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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to episode number one forty five of the Marine

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get it rolling and we welcome you to this

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Marine Layer Podcast, part of the Just

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<v Speaker 1>Baseball podcast network, Recording Thursday afternoon, July eleventh, post series

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<v Speaker 1>from the Padres series down in San Diego, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was nice to see the Mariners had one of their

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<v Speaker 1>best offensive performances of the season in Game one, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they had a more normal Mariners offensive outing in

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<v Speaker 1>Game two and still managed to win both games. And

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<v Speaker 1>now Lyle the Mariners are setting themselves up with a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good chance to go into the break underratedly Hot,

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<v Speaker 1>Is that too optimistic of a take or do we

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<v Speaker 1>need to be negative again?

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's not too optimistic, because if you win both

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<v Speaker 2>games against the Padres, which they did, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>win three or four against the Angels, that's winning five

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<v Speaker 2>of your final six going into the break, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good stretch, even if it's against what is mostly

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<v Speaker 2>an serious org in the Los Angeles Angels. You take

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<v Speaker 2>wins where you take wins, they all count the same. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>to your point about the polar opposite days against the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like there's probably some correlation to that, Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not. The starting pitchers that were on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>each day for the Padres ak one that's basically a

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<v Speaker 2>triple A starter and another that's had a really good

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<v Speaker 2>year in Michael King.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would say so, And let's say Julio's days

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<v Speaker 1>epitomized both of those. Julio dominated on Tuesday. That was

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<v Speaker 1>good to see. He had his best offensive game of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, second four hit game of the season, first

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<v Speaker 1>game with four hits and multiple extra base hits this

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<v Speaker 1>year is what he should probably be doing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more often. And he turns around on Wednesday and as

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<v Speaker 1>a sombrero, So it's a start.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a start. Wasn't it a golden sombrero. Wasn't it

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<v Speaker 2>for straw?

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<v Speaker 1>It was a golden sombrero for strikeouts? Yeah? But hey,

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<v Speaker 1>one golden sombrero and one best offensive game of the

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<v Speaker 1>season is better than two bad offensive games, So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll take it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is true. Look, the Mariner swept the series, two

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<v Speaker 2>game series, but they swept it against the team that's

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<v Speaker 2>in a playoff spot right now. In the Padres. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>take your wins where you can get them. Hopefully, this

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<v Speaker 2>sparks something. Is it guaranteed to spark something. No, we're

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna need to see what that Astro series looks

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<v Speaker 2>like out of the break to really gauge what this

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<v Speaker 2>team could look like moving forward. But still, you take

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<v Speaker 2>your wins where you can take your wins. There are

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<v Speaker 2>fifty wins this year, a lot faster than they were

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty three, so that's another good sign. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to stay on the positives here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well I was gonna say shatout Jorge Polanco and

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<v Speaker 1>why this is such an important stretch for him is

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<v Speaker 1>because this is this upcoming series against the Angels is

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<v Speaker 1>the last series where the front office isn't tied down

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<v Speaker 1>essentially with something else or the draft. They're tied down

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<v Speaker 1>with the draft. The drafts on Sunday, and that's very

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<v Speaker 1>important to them, especially organization like the Mariners, which has

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<v Speaker 1>done such a great job drafting, and this big reason

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<v Speaker 1>why they're so successful. Right now, it's not one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>percent on Joge Plonko's mind. He wants to play well

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what, but he the Maritors will be more

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<v Speaker 1>active with moves once the draft is over, and Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>Depoto and Justin Hollander can put their full effort on

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<v Speaker 1>this current roster opposed to drafting their future one, which

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<v Speaker 1>is why it was probably important for Jorge Plonco to

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<v Speaker 1>have a really good series in San Diego. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know if him having an insane four games set

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<v Speaker 1>against the Angels will save him. I feel like his

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<v Speaker 1>fate for the most part, has already decided based on

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<v Speaker 1>the first ninety or so games of the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>it wouldn't hurt it certainly wouldn't hurt now later more

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<v Speaker 1>than ever to break out and start hitting like we

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<v Speaker 1>know he used to be able to hit, because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure the Mariners would much rather players on their own

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<v Speaker 1>roster play significantly better and impact the offense rather than

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<v Speaker 1>having to go dish out some of these prospects they

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<v Speaker 1>really don't want to trade. So it's a start. Does

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<v Speaker 1>it continue?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know. I wouldn't say Jorge Polanco's totally dead.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying he's in a great spot. But if

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<v Speaker 2>we get close to the trade deadline and he's still

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<v Speaker 2>hitting well and the Mariners still haven't acquired a second baseman,

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<v Speaker 2>they may not do it. They may not go get

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<v Speaker 2>a second basement. They may stick with Polanco. Now, he's

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<v Speaker 2>really gonna have to show signs. Some of the power

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna have to come back. Strikeouts are gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to go down, He's gonna have to consistently make real

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<v Speaker 2>contact with the ball, all that stuff. But if he

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<v Speaker 2>really has a good month of July, the Mariners may say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>let's shift our focus to going and getting outfielders. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go get outfielders. Let's potentially get a reliever. Christian Walker's

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<v Speaker 2>out there. That's another potential option for a rental. We've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about first base. Potentially. If Polanco really hits, they

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<v Speaker 2>may say we can focus on other spots. Now. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think anybody's banking on the fact that Polanco's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get hot, but we'll see. I wouldn't say he is

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<v Speaker 2>totally dead in the water again. I would not say

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<v Speaker 2>he's in a great spot. I would say these next

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks are extremely important for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you say so? If not dead in the water,

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<v Speaker 1>Even though he had a really good two games in

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego, his starting spot now is probably not guaranteed.

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<v Speaker 1>There are many people after the off day on Monday saying, well,

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<v Speaker 1>Jorge Plunko probably shouldn't be starting anymore. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's totally fair and I was in that boat as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Now his starts will probably be a little bit more mixed,

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<v Speaker 1>but totally on the bench. Like, say they start him tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have the lineup yet, Say they start him

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<v Speaker 1>tonight on Thursday, that idea for now would probably falter

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<v Speaker 1>for Scott Service, like, well, if he's gonna continue to hit,

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<v Speaker 1>we might as well leave him in the lineup, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's been pretty evident they don't really trust Bliss, at

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<v Speaker 1>least not at this point. Is development at the plate

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<v Speaker 1>consistently and they would rather that be Jorge Plunker. So

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<v Speaker 1>there's some things to juggle. They're gonna ride his hot hand,

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<v Speaker 1>not certainly not benching him until they're forced to do otherwise, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think in conclusion, the month of is gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>extremely crucial for Jorge Polanco, and especially these next two weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>If he can prove that he can have a real

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<v Speaker 2>turnaround second half, maybe the Mariners will stick with him.

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<v Speaker 2>If not, they'll probably go out and get somebody. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's I think that's fair to say.

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<v Speaker 1>So does he need to have a good game, you think,

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<v Speaker 1>like every single day, all the Angel series, then all

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<v Speaker 1>the Astro series as well, to avoid any of that,

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<v Speaker 1>because if he goes out there tonight and has three

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<v Speaker 1>strikeouts and looks terrible again at the plate, people are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna want him right back there on the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if he has to have a three

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<v Speaker 2>hit night every night, but he's gonna have to have

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<v Speaker 2>good series after good series. He's gonna have to look

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<v Speaker 2>back at the end of each series and say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I was a contributing factor in the offense. I made

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<v Speaker 2>an impact. Nobody gets a two to three hit night

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<v Speaker 2>every night. But he is going to have to string

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<v Speaker 2>together some good games consecutively. I think that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he might need to based on how bad he

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<v Speaker 1>was the first three months, lost a lot of ground.

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<v Speaker 2>See right, Yeah, there's still some time before the deadline.

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<v Speaker 2>There's about three weeks, so I think I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>still some times for some time for things to play out,

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<v Speaker 2>especially considering the trade deadline and the moves that get

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<v Speaker 2>made at the trade deadline seem to get pushed further

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<v Speaker 2>and further back every year. So if the trade deadline

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't really get crazy, till forty eight hours before. That

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<v Speaker 2>gives Jorge Polonko a lot more time. If it starts

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<v Speaker 2>early this year, it may not, but if it's the former,

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<v Speaker 2>we may see Jorge Polonco get a lot of playing

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<v Speaker 2>time until August first to see can this truly turn

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<v Speaker 2>around or is this just not gonna work?

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have to see.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. Okay, Before we get to our mailbag, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to give everybody a quick little programming update for

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<v Speaker 2>next week's show. So we've talked about TJ and I

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be in Dallas. We're going All Star Week.

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<v Speaker 2>We're fired up about it. We'll probably talk about that

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<v Speaker 2>a little more later in the show, but we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have a little bit of a change for this upcoming

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<v Speaker 2>week and when we release our podcast, especially with the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star break going on. So instead of Wednesday and

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<v Speaker 2>Friday this week, we're gonna put out an episode Monday

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<v Speaker 2>and then a normal episode Friday. Monday's episode will be

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<v Speaker 2>probably a somewhat short one, but it'll be all about

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<v Speaker 2>the Mariner's first round draft pick. It'll be about whoever

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<v Speaker 2>the Mariner's select in the first round. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do a dive into him, who the player is, what

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<v Speaker 2>he can bring to the table, and kind of our

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<v Speaker 2>instant reactions to the pick. That'll be out first thing

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<v Speaker 2>Monday morning, after the draft Sunday night, So that'll be Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Friday we'll recap All Star Week and we're

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<v Speaker 2>also planning, at least as of now, to have Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Doyle on with us to recap the entirety of the

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<v Speaker 2>draft and break down a bunch of the Mariner's picks

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<v Speaker 2>with us so we can get some expert insight from him.

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<v Speaker 2>So Monday Friday, those are when the podcast are coming

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<v Speaker 2>out this week. After that it'll be back to normal.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get into our mail bag now. We got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of good questions here in this meal bag, covering

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<v Speaker 1>a variety of topics, So let's start off on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure I have the name right. Kalem Mow on

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube sends us this question. I'd love to get your guys'

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts on why you think Scott continues to you Mitch

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<v Speaker 1>Hanneger as a lefty masher, including pinch hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>I almost want to turn this back to you because

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<v Speaker 2>you texted me as we're doing prep for this show

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<v Speaker 2>and said, have you seen some of the other Mariners

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<v Speaker 2>bats against left handed pitching.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's so let's cover that. So let's start with

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<v Speaker 1>Mitch Hanneger himself as a lefty master. Because this is

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<v Speaker 1>why this question was burned. Why does Scott Servis use

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<v Speaker 1>Mitch Hanneger as a lefty masher When Mitch Hanneger this

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<v Speaker 1>season has a seventeen WRC plus against lefties, not one

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen seventeen, meaning that is eighty three percent below league

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<v Speaker 1>average against left handers. That's not very good. Now here's

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<v Speaker 1>an idea. Let's start based off of Mitch's past. Mitch

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<v Speaker 1>in is passed in twenty twenty two, is last season

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<v Speaker 1>with the Mariners. In his last somewhat healthy season, had

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<v Speaker 1>a won twenty WRC plus against lefties, and twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one one, Mitch Hanneger had a one forty eight WRC

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<v Speaker 1>plus against lefties. So there's a bit of a track

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<v Speaker 1>record that Scott Servis wants to go off of in

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<v Speaker 1>hopes that Mitch Hanneger hits better against lefties. The problem is,

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<v Speaker 1>for Scott's sake, he doesn't have much else to go

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<v Speaker 1>off of when looking at right handed bats to fates

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<v Speaker 1>lefties or left handed, we'll get to start with the

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<v Speaker 1>righty's and then we'll go to lefties. In terms of outfielders,

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<v Speaker 1>the Mariners have available to them to hit against lefties,

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<v Speaker 1>so let's run through the other right handed hitting outfielders.

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<v Speaker 1>Julio's playing every day no matter what, so that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>even matter what he does against lefties because he has

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<v Speaker 1>to play anyways. Victor Roebliss has played well in his

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<v Speaker 1>small sample as a Seattle Mariner, but it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>he's crushed lefties in his career. Is a one zero

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<v Speaker 1>three career WRC plus against lefties. Not amazing, not not terrible,

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<v Speaker 1>but not great. So there's no over the top inclination

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<v Speaker 1>to play Victor Roebliss over Mitch Hanneger against lefties. You

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<v Speaker 1>can make the case, especially right now based on how

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<v Speaker 1>Hanniger's hitting, but career wise, there's no real incentive for

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<v Speaker 1>him to do that. And Dylan Moore, out of the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six games he's played this season, has only played

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen in the outfield, so saying he should be a

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<v Speaker 1>realistic option to replace Hanneger in the outfield as this

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<v Speaker 1>roster is currently constructed is not not what Scott how

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Servis wants to roll at this point. So remember

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six games, nineteen games he's played in leftfield, not

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<v Speaker 1>even right field, left field for Dylan Moore. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Demo's hit against lefties, but they've needed Demo on the

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<v Speaker 1>infield more than they've needed him in the outfield this season.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why he's not the option or place it Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what about the lefties, because this question frames well, guys

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<v Speaker 1>like Luke Rayley are hit better against lefties than Mitch

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<v Speaker 1>Handerger does. Well, the lefties have not been great against

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<v Speaker 1>lefties this year. Not a very shocking development, but they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been. Luke Rayley has a seventy six WRC plus

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<v Speaker 1>against lefties this year. Dominic canzone Lyle against lefties this

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<v Speaker 1>year has a negative sixty five, negative sixty five WRC

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<v Speaker 1>plus against lefties this year. In case you were curious,

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<v Speaker 1>the combined WRC plus of those two against lefties is eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why those two won't get nods over Mitch

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<v Speaker 1>Hanneger against lefties. What about the guys in the miners, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan Class who's just got called up this week, is

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<v Speaker 1>unproven and most people I would say, still don't believe

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<v Speaker 1>he's ready ready as a big league hitter, so that's

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<v Speaker 1>why he doesn't get the nod. Samad Taylor has a

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<v Speaker 1>career sixty one wrc plus against lefties. Cade Marlowe is

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<v Speaker 1>a lefty himself and has a high strikeout rate, so

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<v Speaker 1>that also wouldn't work. So ultimately it comes down to

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<v Speaker 1>the Mariners don't have enough options to hit lefties in

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<v Speaker 1>there in at the big league level and at Triple

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<v Speaker 1>A level for what they need Mitch Handerger to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So Scott Servis really has no choice at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't because the other options are not good enough

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<v Speaker 1>to hit against lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>We should probably preface the canzone thing with. He has

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<v Speaker 2>a very very small sample size against left handed pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's why is WRC plus is pretty low. But

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<v Speaker 2>Luke Rayley, there's an argument there, seventy six versus seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a fair argument, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Not really, it's still not productive.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're talking about why is Mitch playing over

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<v Speaker 2>certain guys, well.

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<v Speaker 1>Luke Raley plays every day anyways now.

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<v Speaker 2>So he has to sometimes sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes, Yeah, But Luke Rayley is your best offensive bats

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<v Speaker 1>so I think that's an easier argument. What about what

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<v Speaker 1>what about other guys besides Luke Raley? Because you have

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<v Speaker 1>to fill two corner outfield spots, and the other options

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<v Speaker 1>I just listed don't make a compelling case.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so this is under the assumption Julio and Raley

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<v Speaker 2>are playing every day and then everybody else is fighting

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<v Speaker 2>for that last spot. Correct. I've started to think about

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<v Speaker 2>this over the last few days, and again, like we

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<v Speaker 2>always have to preface these Mitch Haniger talks with these

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<v Speaker 2>are not fun conversations to have because Mitch Haniger's loved

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<v Speaker 2>here by the Mariners in the Pacific Northwest, by the

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<v Speaker 2>fan base for good reason. He's been here a long

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<v Speaker 2>time fan favorite, works his tail off. Guys in the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room and the clubhouse love him. But if we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about on field production, it has really really been tough,

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<v Speaker 2>especially here in twenty twenty four, or more here in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four. Obviously, the majority of his career has

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<v Speaker 2>been very good, but Cad Marlow started to get pretty

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<v Speaker 2>hot over the last week in Tacoma. He's had a

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<v Speaker 2>really good start to July. His ops for the years

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<v Speaker 2>starting to climb up. It's about seven thirty now, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm starting to think about the idea of him being

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<v Speaker 2>on this roster over Mitch Hanneger until the Mariners make

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<v Speaker 2>a trade for another outfield bat. And I say that

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<v Speaker 2>because one Marlow's now swinging it to you know he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a better defender than Mitch Hanneger. Mitch

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<v Speaker 2>Hanniger is almost a negative one war player this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and a lot of that's because of his defense. And

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<v Speaker 2>Hanneger for the year also has an eighty three WRC plus.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think about it like this, do you trust

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<v Speaker 2>Marlow to be essentially an eighty WRC plus bat in

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<v Speaker 2>the big leagues and put up better than a seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>WRC plus against left handed pitching. The answer that's yes,

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<v Speaker 2>And I feel like a lot of people will answer

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<v Speaker 2>that question with yes, might be worth it. Mariners are

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<v Speaker 2>in first place. I know it's a tough thing to

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<v Speaker 2>swallow the money. I know it's a tough thing to

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<v Speaker 2>let go of a fan favorite, But I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the way cade Marlow's starting to play and the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that we know he is a fine outfielder, and

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<v Speaker 2>say just feels like he provides a little more value

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<v Speaker 2>at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's more valuable point too, But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that just kind of gets still overall, just gets away

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<v Speaker 1>from the question like how do Mariners operate organizationally? They're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to call up Caid Marlow so he can

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<v Speaker 1>hit lefties, so and I gain and ultimately that's what

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<v Speaker 1>the that's what the question is searching for. So but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>kid Marlow would make the Mariners better. That is a

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<v Speaker 1>correct answer. He would make the Mariners better than what

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<v Speaker 1>Mitch Haniger is currently putting up in the same position

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<v Speaker 1>right now. That is correct, But it's not a in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of answering finding a guy to hit against lefties

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<v Speaker 1>currently in the organization that currently does not exist.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yes, I agree with that. But if it's more

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<v Speaker 2>of a broad question of Hannager on the roster versus Marlow,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm starting to think Marlow might do a lot for

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<v Speaker 2>this team, ear least right A lot might be a

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<v Speaker 2>strong word, but be a be a positive contributor or.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, essentially, he could just be a replacement level

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<v Speaker 1>player and be more valuable than Mitch like zero war.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all you need, sure exactly. Okay, let's get to

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<v Speaker 2>our second question here. This is on YouTube from Daniel Fleming,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, if you could add any concession stand

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<v Speaker 2>at T Mobile Park, what would it be and why?

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<v Speaker 1>I have an answer for you ready, mm hmm, Skyline

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<v Speaker 1>Chili because it's the greatest food on planet Earth, and

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<v Speaker 1>we need the heart of the Midwest inserted into T

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<v Speaker 1>Mobile Park.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Park is really missing is average to crappy chili doused

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<v Speaker 1>in cheese, you put over spaghetti, hot dogs, whatever, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you want to put it on. That's what Tmobile Park

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<v Speaker 1>is really missing mid West values.

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<v Speaker 2>Baby dude, Skyland Chili is not food. Skyline Chili is

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<v Speaker 2>not food.

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<v Speaker 1>Dog food more like it. I'm actually kidding. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>what I would have put in there. I actually went

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<v Speaker 1>significantly higher quality stuff. Now, I'm not going to some

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<v Speaker 1>top tier restaurants saying they should put that in T

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<v Speaker 1>Mobile Park because because you know, that's not what the

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<v Speaker 1>average fan can do. Have you seen these Italian ficacia sandwiches?

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen them? He's looking around on some videos.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't.

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<v Speaker 1>No. Okay, well they are like Florentine, AKA, they're from Florence.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's where they originated from. If I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>in your Italian. You could please leave a comment and

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<v Speaker 1>tell me I'm an idiot, and that's okay. But they've

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<v Speaker 1>opened a few of these in New York, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the great food cities we have in this country, and

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<v Speaker 1>they have these sandwiches all over Italy, but they made

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<v Speaker 1>their way here to America, so now most Americans who

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<v Speaker 1>don't travel internationally can have them. And they have these

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<v Speaker 1>focacious sandwiches that are just first of all massive, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're packed at tim O Park. Would probably cost twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five dollars, but if you're curious, you can look up

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<v Speaker 1>this place. It's called I'll try and pronounce this correctly

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<v Speaker 1>all antiko v v I n aio. I'm not not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna try and pronounce the eli to spell it out

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<v Speaker 1>a l l apostrophe A n t I co o

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<v Speaker 1>space v I n a io. And now my Italian

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<v Speaker 1>ancestors are rolling over in their graves and that's totally fine.

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<v Speaker 1>But the sandwiches are insane. They look really good for

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<v Speaker 1>Katcha is amazing and I think it would be a

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<v Speaker 1>very authentic thing to add to t Mobile Park. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it would be a lot of fun. And now

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<v Speaker 1>that they're a chain, it works out so hey for.

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<v Speaker 2>People say that that, that'll say that's a crazy idea.

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<v Speaker 2>There's didn't type fung at T Mobile Park. So people

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<v Speaker 2>can get bougie and Seattle with their food options at

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<v Speaker 2>T Mobile Park. You want to, you want to have

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<v Speaker 2>something like crazy Italian sandwiches, why not?

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<v Speaker 1>It's like there's crab in the outfield. You can you

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<v Speaker 1>can get Moto Pizza, which is already high quality pizza upstairs.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like they're not high quality apps. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>the real Moto pizza is really good like it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is specialty pizza. And I think a Facaca sandwich

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<v Speaker 1>is on the level as specialty pizza. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>the same, same idea, same le level of food.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, I went a little more simple with my answers.

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<v Speaker 2>If there's gonna be pizza the ballpark, I said, Joe's Pizza,

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<v Speaker 2>another New York City staple. It is amazing. It needs

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<v Speaker 2>to make its way out, its way out west. It

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<v Speaker 2>needs to make its way to Tmobile Park. Other than that,

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<v Speaker 2>I just picked two chains that Seattle doesn't have but

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<v Speaker 2>desperately needs. Raisin Canes, which is coming to Seattle here

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<v Speaker 2>soon enough. I can't wait. And then in and Out.

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<v Speaker 1>That'll be good. Those would be the first locations in

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<v Speaker 1>a ballpark for those foods.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I get I get behind that. So I thought about Joe's.

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<v Speaker 1>I did think about it, which is the best pizza

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<v Speaker 1>I've had. However, Teamobile Park already has Ballard Pizza in

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<v Speaker 1>the park, which is the exact same thing, not the

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<v Speaker 1>same quality. And remember when you bring a pizza chain

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<v Speaker 1>into a ballpark, or any food into a ballpark, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna be as good. So with the exact same

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<v Speaker 1>the exact same thing, I don't know if there like resonate,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's not the right way, but there would already

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<v Speaker 1>be something almost exactly like it. And how however, there

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<v Speaker 1>won't be something exactly like raising canes, and there won't

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<v Speaker 1>be something like in and Out there, So that I'm behind.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Hey, sign me up. Listen, vallad pizza is fine,

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<v Speaker 2>but nothing's Joe's pizza. If we even get seventy five

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<v Speaker 2>percent of Joe's pizza, Team Mobile Park, sign me up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Oh, I'm in for that. Let's get to the

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<v Speaker 1>next question. This is on YouTube from at the Connor

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Trade and he says aside from the obvious sellers

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<v Speaker 1>White Sox, Marlins, et cetera. Who are the most two

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<v Speaker 1>most intriguing sellers from each league? And who's your number

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<v Speaker 1>one trade target from.

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<v Speaker 2>Each So I tried to branch out a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>with this because because the question states aside from the

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<v Speaker 2>obvious team, so not the A's, not the White Sox,

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<v Speaker 2>not the Marlins, teams like that. I'll start with the AL.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, blue Jays and Ray's for the Al or sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought about the Blue Jays and Rays. I kept

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<v Speaker 2>the Rays and said Brandon Lao, who we've talked about,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be a fit. That makes a lot of sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Rental bat second base WRC plus is close to one

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty hits the ball hard. That makes too much

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<v Speaker 2>sense for the Mariners if they're going to need a

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<v Speaker 2>second basement. The other one, I will admit this one's

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a pipe dream. But with the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers being out of it or not out of it,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're not playing well, they're under five hundred, they're

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<v Speaker 2>still seven back in the division if they keep losing,

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<v Speaker 2>and they got to the point of the deadline where

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<v Speaker 2>they actually thought about doing some selling, like again, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>say this as a pipe dream idea, but Nathaniel low

0:23:37.800 --> 0:23:39.720
<v Speaker 2>would be a pretty sick addition. So if I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>talking about good fits for the Mariners first baseman two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half years of control, it's like a one

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<v Speaker 2>to ten WRC plus hitter walks a decent amount, doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>strike out a ton. Would love to get that guy

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<v Speaker 2>in Seattle. Now, again it's probably a pipe dream, but

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<v Speaker 2>would love to see Nathaniel Lowe.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, this question was tricky because when He's says, aside

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<v Speaker 1>from the obvious sellers, the problem is there are so

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<v Speaker 1>few sellers in major true sellers in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>because of the third wild card. So note, just because

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<v Speaker 1>we are picking these teams as sellers does not mean

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<v Speaker 1>these teams will sell because most of these teams are

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<v Speaker 1>within five games of the wild card or less right now,

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<v Speaker 1>which for some teams is very doable.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me say this too. One, I agree with you. Two,

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<v Speaker 2>I did my al guys. Give your al guys, then

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<v Speaker 2>we can do the n all guys after.

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<v Speaker 1>So my al guys, I did choose the Blue Jays

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<v Speaker 1>because I think they can have the most impact of

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<v Speaker 1>any team on this deadline. If they're selling, they can buy.

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<v Speaker 1>They can swing Pennant races with the pieces they have

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<v Speaker 1>available to them with whoever they decide to trade with.

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<v Speaker 1>And for the Blue Jays, I think Vlatti was too

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<v Speaker 1>obvious and it again just doesn't really sound like he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get traded. So I'm gonna choose the guy I've

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<v Speaker 1>been hammering for a while and I think would make

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<v Speaker 1>the Mariners better, and that's Danny Jansen. I think they

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<v Speaker 1>need a cat You think they need another catcher. I

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<v Speaker 1>really think they And then the other team I chose

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit Tigers. They might sell, they might not. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a couple of intriguing options. Jack Flaherty's on a rental,

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<v Speaker 1>will be a rental if you trade for him. The

0:25:11.280 --> 0:25:14.480
<v Speaker 1>Mariners don't need starters, though, but they do have Mark Canna,

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<v Speaker 1>who if you want someone that would be a soft

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<v Speaker 1>buy what we were talking about last week or sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week, soft buying and improving in an outfield spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of having Mitchanagher, you have Marcanna instead, and you

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<v Speaker 1>upgrade quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, when I was looking at the Blue Jays,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought about the idea of Justin Turner even though

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<v Speaker 2>he's thirty nine years old. I thought to myself could

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<v Speaker 2>play the corner infield DH if you need him to.

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<v Speaker 2>Has been a great bat over the majority of his career.

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<v Speaker 2>But then I dug into some of the peripherals and

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<v Speaker 2>he is in the first percentile of bat speed. So

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you know what, that's probably not a great fit,

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<v Speaker 2>which is why I ended up pivoting somewhere else. So

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<v Speaker 2>thought about it, didn't go through with the idea National League.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, Giants and Diamondbacks again, will these two teams sell?

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<v Speaker 2>We don't know. The NL wild card is so up

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<v Speaker 2>in the air, but if they do, my two guys

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<v Speaker 2>on the list are two players we've talked about, Lamont

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<v Speaker 2>Wade Christian Walker. Christian Walker would be a great, great,

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<v Speaker 2>great addition for this team at the deadline. Should have

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<v Speaker 2>been an all star power bat one thirty three WRC

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<v Speaker 2>plus hitter ops is eight forty Reynal wouldn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>give up a ton and you could roll with Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Lockler in twenty twenty five if you don't re sign

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<v Speaker 2>Walker in the offseason. So I said Walker for the Diamondbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>and I said Lamont Wade for the Giants. Who we've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about, is sort of a platoon bat. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, when you're WRC plusing neither nearly one sixty

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<v Speaker 2>and you're walking almost twenty percent of the time, I'm interested.

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<v Speaker 1>I had the Diamondbacks as well, and I chose the

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<v Speaker 1>Cubs and said, although the Cubs this news came out

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<v Speaker 1>right before we hit record with Cody Bellinger going on

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<v Speaker 1>the IL, because that would have been my most intriguing target.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're not a huge Cody Bellinger guy, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think he could have had some sort of value

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<v Speaker 1>if you acquire him at the deadline. Who knows if

0:27:01.240 --> 0:27:03.600
<v Speaker 1>he's going to be back and playing by the time

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<v Speaker 1>the deadline rolls around, which will eight impact his value.

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<v Speaker 1>B could incline him no matter what now to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up his player option next year, which is twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>and a half million dollars. So I'll keep the Cubs

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<v Speaker 1>with the Diamondbacks though outside of the Blue Jays, their

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<v Speaker 1>pieces if they decide to sell, can impact that. It

0:27:21.560 --> 0:27:24.200
<v Speaker 1>can swing a Pennant race if they want, like Christian

0:27:24.200 --> 0:27:27.080
<v Speaker 1>Walker's that could. We talked about Randall Gritchick. He is

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of a soft buy. He would make a

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<v Speaker 1>massive impact if you put him in the outfield as

0:27:33.200 --> 0:27:35.399
<v Speaker 1>a right handed bat. For how he's hit this season.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Seawall's also an option as well. So those are

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<v Speaker 1>I think those are two pretty good ones right there,

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<v Speaker 1>Diamondbacks Cubs. There's a lot of teams you could choose

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<v Speaker 1>the National League because they're all bunched right together.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, and that National League wildcard race is going

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<v Speaker 2>to have some impact here. In the next few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>We will start to see some teams fall out of

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<v Speaker 2>it a little bit more. We've already seen it a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. I know the Cubs are technically about three

0:27:58.000 --> 0:28:01.040
<v Speaker 2>and a half back now, but Bellinger got they're still

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<v Speaker 2>way under five hundred. Some of these teams will sell

0:28:03.600 --> 0:28:05.280
<v Speaker 2>because some of these teams will look at their roster

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<v Speaker 2>and say, we are not quite a playoff team, and

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<v Speaker 2>because of that, they'll be willing to ship some pieces away.

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<v Speaker 1>next mail bag question. This comes from Ellen Rhodes on Instagram,

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<v Speaker 1>and her question is unpopular opinion. Munos has had too

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<v Speaker 1>many walks, have seen a lot of blown saves from

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<v Speaker 1>him dot dot dot so is Andres Muno's walking too

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<v Speaker 1>many batters?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the blown saves thing might be a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit out of proportion. But sure, if you're watching Andres

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<v Speaker 2>Munos and saying I would like to see him be

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<v Speaker 2>more in the strike zone, that is a fair take.

0:29:53.560 --> 0:29:56.640
<v Speaker 2>Andres Muno's had a really really good command back in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two, and since then it's gone downhill. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't change the fact that he is. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>change the fact in saying that he's not one of

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<v Speaker 2>the game's elite relievers, because he is. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>would like, if you're saying I would like to see

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<v Speaker 2>one of the game's best relievers also throw a few

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<v Speaker 2>more strikes, Yeah, that's a fair take, because Andres Mugnoz

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<v Speaker 2>also throwing more strikes would only do that much more

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<v Speaker 2>for him.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, At this point, I view his twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two command as an outlier because the rest of his

0:30:26.480 --> 0:30:30.480
<v Speaker 1>career he's been about a ten percent walk guy, about

0:30:30.480 --> 0:30:33.520
<v Speaker 1>ten percent and that's not horrible. That's only the forty

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<v Speaker 1>fifth most in terms of percentage among all relievers. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>the leader in walks most walks his worldest Chapman, is

0:30:40.800 --> 0:30:44.240
<v Speaker 1>over twenty percent. So he's not the worst. He's almost

0:30:44.880 --> 0:30:48.240
<v Speaker 1>middle of the packs the wrong term. But you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's fine. I don't think it's the end of the

0:30:50.120 --> 0:30:52.400
<v Speaker 1>world when you have stuff that moves like his does.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember his sinker moves drastically armside. It's sometimes hard to

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<v Speaker 1>get that pitch in the strike zone. And if you

0:31:00.480 --> 0:31:02.920
<v Speaker 1>compare that to his twenty twenty two season, where he

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<v Speaker 1>only had to really worry about two pitches one his

0:31:06.080 --> 0:31:08.600
<v Speaker 1>slider breaks the same direction every time, and his fastball

0:31:08.600 --> 0:31:11.640
<v Speaker 1>was straight, so he didn't really have to worry about

0:31:11.680 --> 0:31:14.040
<v Speaker 1>his pitch moving too much out of the strike zone.

0:31:14.520 --> 0:31:17.000
<v Speaker 1>If Andre s Munoz tries to paint inside corner to

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<v Speaker 1>Ariety's now with the sinker, that pitch could just take

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<v Speaker 1>off and run inside way more and it'll be a

0:31:22.160 --> 0:31:26.520
<v Speaker 1>ball no matter what. So you know, it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more difficult for him. Now his pitches move more.

0:31:29.520 --> 0:31:31.600
<v Speaker 1>And if your pitches move more, and more likely than not,

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<v Speaker 1>you will struggle to throw strikes at times that's normal

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<v Speaker 1>for a reliever. I don't really think it's the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the world, because ultimately he's also still striking out

0:31:41.240 --> 0:31:44.000
<v Speaker 1>over thirty percent of the batters he faces, And as

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<v Speaker 1>long as there's enough separation between your walk rate and

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<v Speaker 1>your strikeout rate, I think you'll be Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's not the end of the world. And to

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<v Speaker 2>that point and to your logic, it's the same thing

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<v Speaker 2>with Matt Brash when he's healthy. His stuff is so

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<v Speaker 2>ridiculous that he's probably never gonna be an elite command

0:32:01.280 --> 0:32:04.760
<v Speaker 2>guy because his stuff just moves too much to sometimes

0:32:04.800 --> 0:32:08.120
<v Speaker 2>have real real command over his pitches. Like like those

0:32:08.240 --> 0:32:11.000
<v Speaker 2>those Matt Brash sliders have a mind of their own.

0:32:11.680 --> 0:32:15.000
<v Speaker 2>You can't always know where it's going because they break

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<v Speaker 2>too much. So yeah, with the Munyo sinkers in his

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<v Speaker 2>new arsenal now, because it's different than what it was

0:32:20.680 --> 0:32:23.920
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty two, he may end up having stuff

0:32:23.920 --> 0:32:26.840
<v Speaker 2>that moves so much that he just doesn't always command

0:32:26.920 --> 0:32:31.200
<v Speaker 2>the zone as much. But I will say, if you

0:32:31.280 --> 0:32:34.720
<v Speaker 2>want to get him throwing a few more strikes again,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that's a crazy opinion. Like, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>right now, he's in the eighteenth percentile major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 2>in walk rate. He doesn't have to be in the

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<v Speaker 2>eightieth percentile the way he was in twenty two, but

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<v Speaker 2>maybe around league average, maybe in the fiftieth percentile something

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<v Speaker 2>like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But that number compares him to starters too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so for relievers he's more middle of the pack.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, it like just a little bit more. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not saying he's gonna be George Kirby with his command.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not. But if if you are a person again

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not that concerned about it, and you're not that

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<v Speaker 2>concerned about it, I'm just playing the side of If

0:33:10.640 --> 0:33:12.960
<v Speaker 2>you are a person that says I would like to

0:33:12.960 --> 0:33:15.800
<v Speaker 2>see Munnos throw a few more strikes, I will say, okay,

0:33:16.080 --> 0:33:18.080
<v Speaker 2>like that is not the hottest take in the world.

0:33:18.120 --> 0:33:21.680
<v Speaker 2>That is, like you have a fair, fair backing point

0:33:21.720 --> 0:33:24.200
<v Speaker 2>with real data to say, okay, I'd like to see

0:33:24.280 --> 0:33:26.120
<v Speaker 2>him throw a few more strikes is at the end

0:33:26.200 --> 0:33:27.840
<v Speaker 2>of the world. Now, I'm just saying it's not the

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<v Speaker 2>hottest take in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>So what at his best will get him down from

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<v Speaker 1>eleven percent to eight percent? That'll be good.

0:33:35.520 --> 0:33:39.880
<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm, sure, Yeah, that'd be great. All right, next question.

0:33:40.040 --> 0:33:42.840
<v Speaker 2>This is from Cardi Rave, also on Instagram. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>which prospect would you be most sad to see leave

0:33:46.520 --> 0:33:47.120
<v Speaker 2>via trade?

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<v Speaker 1>My answer is Colt Emerson. There have been people talking

0:33:51.800 --> 0:33:54.680
<v Speaker 1>about that he could eventually be named the number one

0:33:54.720 --> 0:33:58.160
<v Speaker 1>prospect in all of baseball. He is immense upside, He

0:33:58.160 --> 0:34:02.080
<v Speaker 1>plays a premium position, and ultimately, when it comes to

0:34:02.080 --> 0:34:05.920
<v Speaker 1>the Mariners farm system, he is farther along than felnin

0:34:06.000 --> 0:34:08.400
<v Speaker 1>Selston is, which is the only player in the farm

0:34:08.440 --> 0:34:12.840
<v Speaker 1>system talent wise, he compares too. So that's why my

0:34:12.880 --> 0:34:15.000
<v Speaker 1>answer would be that because you'd see Colt Emerson a

0:34:15.080 --> 0:34:16.360
<v Speaker 1>year before you'd see Felning.

0:34:19.080 --> 0:34:22.440
<v Speaker 2>Isn't it crazy that, while it's not fair to do

0:34:22.520 --> 0:34:25.359
<v Speaker 2>the Corey Seeger comp for Colt Emerson, the fact we've

0:34:25.400 --> 0:34:28.000
<v Speaker 2>heard people say that number one. And then there's the

0:34:28.040 --> 0:34:31.959
<v Speaker 2>similarities of Corey Seger was picked in the twenties, left

0:34:32.000 --> 0:34:34.920
<v Speaker 2>handed high school bat, shot his way through the Miners,

0:34:35.520 --> 0:34:38.279
<v Speaker 2>jumped up the prospect rankings, and was a top three

0:34:38.400 --> 0:34:42.160
<v Speaker 2>prospect when he debuted. Kind of feels like Colt Emerson

0:34:42.200 --> 0:34:45.120
<v Speaker 2>has a chance to do the exact same thing, and

0:34:45.160 --> 0:34:48.160
<v Speaker 2>that's wild. I can't promise any I don't think anybody

0:34:48.200 --> 0:34:50.200
<v Speaker 2>can promise he's gonna be Corey Seeger, and to put

0:34:50.200 --> 0:34:53.560
<v Speaker 2>those expectations on him just isn't fair. But the fact

0:34:53.600 --> 0:34:55.520
<v Speaker 2>there's people out there saying, yeah, Colt Emerson could be

0:34:55.520 --> 0:34:57.440
<v Speaker 2>the number one prospect in baseball here soon enough is

0:34:58.280 --> 0:35:00.560
<v Speaker 2>crazy and Marion's fan should be fired up about it.

0:35:01.560 --> 0:35:04.879
<v Speaker 2>I actually pick Fellnan Celestine as my number one now,

0:35:04.880 --> 0:35:08.080
<v Speaker 2>Cole Emerson was a very very close second. But I

0:35:08.120 --> 0:35:10.319
<v Speaker 2>feel like Felnan's got a chance to be a number

0:35:10.320 --> 0:35:12.759
<v Speaker 2>one prospect in baseball at some point too. And the

0:35:12.800 --> 0:35:15.120
<v Speaker 2>fact he's got a nine to eighty four OPS in

0:35:15.160 --> 0:35:18.520
<v Speaker 2>the Complex League right now. I know it's the Complex League,

0:35:18.920 --> 0:35:22.080
<v Speaker 2>but we're seeing our first glimpse of Felnan seleistin Stateside

0:35:22.080 --> 0:35:23.840
<v Speaker 2>this year and what he can do. And I'm sitting

0:35:23.840 --> 0:35:27.600
<v Speaker 2>there watching and saying, wow. So we married have two

0:35:27.600 --> 0:35:30.200
<v Speaker 2>guys who I don't want to see them go anywhere

0:35:30.200 --> 0:35:31.680
<v Speaker 2>with They better stay in this system.

0:35:31.840 --> 0:35:34.160
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they can both stay. That's fine, that's fine. We

0:35:34.200 --> 0:35:36.520
<v Speaker 1>covered the basic We used this segment to say, please

0:35:36.520 --> 0:35:38.560
<v Speaker 1>don't trade those players. Thank you?

0:35:38.800 --> 0:35:40.399
<v Speaker 2>Yes, correct, yep.

0:35:40.840 --> 0:35:45.520
<v Speaker 1>There. The next question comes from Asher underscore Aver, butch

0:35:45.880 --> 0:35:49.680
<v Speaker 1>On Instagram, And this question is, who's one current player

0:35:50.000 --> 0:35:52.200
<v Speaker 1>you would love to have on the one hundred and

0:35:52.320 --> 0:35:56.960
<v Speaker 1>sixteen win two thousand and one Marinner team.

0:35:57.160 --> 0:35:59.080
<v Speaker 2>We just talked about him, but can I say Andre's

0:35:59.120 --> 0:36:02.440
<v Speaker 2>Munno's You're gonna look at that one roster. It was

0:36:02.480 --> 0:36:05.400
<v Speaker 2>really good. It wasn't perfect if you go down position

0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:09.120
<v Speaker 2>by position, but number one, there weren't a lot a

0:36:09.120 --> 0:36:11.200
<v Speaker 2>lot of relievers that were throwing the way Munyos was

0:36:11.200 --> 0:36:12.799
<v Speaker 2>thrown back then, there might not have been any, to

0:36:12.840 --> 0:36:15.440
<v Speaker 2>be totally honest with you. And when you look at

0:36:15.480 --> 0:36:19.880
<v Speaker 2>the Mariners bullpen, Kaziro Susaki was phenomenal, Arthur Rhodes was phenomenal.

0:36:20.120 --> 0:36:24.440
<v Speaker 2>But if you had a true, true dynamite closer ahead

0:36:24.440 --> 0:36:26.879
<v Speaker 2>of those two to form a three headed monster that year,

0:36:27.520 --> 0:36:30.360
<v Speaker 2>I would do a lot that shortens games the six innings.

0:36:30.480 --> 0:36:32.759
<v Speaker 2>And when you already have guys in your rotation like

0:36:32.800 --> 0:36:36.120
<v Speaker 2>Freddy Garcia, like Aaron Seeley, like Jamie Moyer who can

0:36:36.200 --> 0:36:38.800
<v Speaker 2>easily go six strong, give it right off to the

0:36:38.840 --> 0:36:39.600
<v Speaker 2>bullpen after that.

0:36:40.680 --> 0:36:42.560
<v Speaker 1>Munyos was my pick too. I mean, he would be

0:36:42.600 --> 0:36:44.680
<v Speaker 1>talked about in lore if he pitched on that team

0:36:44.719 --> 0:36:47.200
<v Speaker 1>with the stuff he currently has. It's like the one

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:50.120
<v Speaker 1>player in base baseball who throws one hundred and three

0:36:50.160 --> 0:36:52.680
<v Speaker 1>miles an hour. Back then the one guy right out

0:36:52.719 --> 0:36:55.839
<v Speaker 1>of the bullpen, he's got this insane slider and all

0:36:55.920 --> 0:36:57.920
<v Speaker 1>this stuff like that, that would be pretty insane. I

0:36:57.920 --> 0:37:00.000
<v Speaker 1>think that's the easy one. I think if we saw

0:37:00.520 --> 0:37:02.480
<v Speaker 1>this year Brash, you could make a case for him too,

0:37:02.560 --> 0:37:04.799
<v Speaker 1>just because I mean legitimately they would talk about him

0:37:05.160 --> 0:37:07.680
<v Speaker 1>in the history books. It's like, could you remember seeing

0:37:07.680 --> 0:37:13.239
<v Speaker 1>this guy? He was absolutely insane? Right? And then my other,

0:37:13.480 --> 0:37:16.759
<v Speaker 1>my last honorable mention, if you wanted a little bit

0:37:16.760 --> 0:37:19.600
<v Speaker 1>more upside in the rotation, I know the rotation was insane.

0:37:19.640 --> 0:37:22.239
<v Speaker 1>It was the best in baseball. All five guys made

0:37:22.280 --> 0:37:26.040
<v Speaker 1>every single start that season, which is insane, and they,

0:37:26.200 --> 0:37:28.640
<v Speaker 1>like legitimately didn't have to worry about the rotation at all.

0:37:29.200 --> 0:37:31.960
<v Speaker 1>But I think that rotation if they added a current

0:37:32.040 --> 0:37:35.239
<v Speaker 1>day Logan Gilbert, would they wouldn't complain about that because

0:37:35.280 --> 0:37:40.960
<v Speaker 1>that dude has unbelievable stuff that outside of a select

0:37:40.960 --> 0:37:44.560
<v Speaker 1>few guys just wasn't a thing in two thousand and one.

0:37:45.360 --> 0:37:47.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, imagine Logan Gilbert pitching at the top of that

0:37:47.560 --> 0:37:49.800
<v Speaker 2>rotation with Freddy Garcia. Then you have Aaron Seey and

0:37:49.880 --> 0:37:52.120
<v Speaker 2>Jamie Moore behind him. A lot of teams use four

0:37:52.160 --> 0:37:54.760
<v Speaker 2>starters in the playoffs. Now, man, imagine if the Mariners

0:37:54.800 --> 0:37:57.840
<v Speaker 2>had that luxury back then. And you talk about Munno's

0:37:57.880 --> 0:38:01.040
<v Speaker 2>being discussed in lore logan, it might be too. You're

0:38:01.040 --> 0:38:03.600
<v Speaker 2>talking about a dude who's six y six, has insane

0:38:03.920 --> 0:38:05.919
<v Speaker 2>extension and gets right on top of you. He throws

0:38:06.000 --> 0:38:08.879
<v Speaker 2>ninety nine. He's got six pitches in his arsenal. That

0:38:08.960 --> 0:38:09.920
<v Speaker 2>wasn't a thing back then.

0:38:10.680 --> 0:38:12.800
<v Speaker 1>Nope, that would be a lot of fun. Maybe it

0:38:12.840 --> 0:38:15.640
<v Speaker 1>would have beat the Yankees, wouldn't be so traumatized.

0:38:16.960 --> 0:38:19.840
<v Speaker 2>Stupid Derek Jeter flip. The marriage should have gotten to

0:38:19.840 --> 0:38:21.120
<v Speaker 2>play the A's that year, And if the marriage had

0:38:21.120 --> 0:38:22.440
<v Speaker 2>played the A's, they would have beat him.

0:38:22.480 --> 0:38:24.680
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, won the world.

0:38:24.840 --> 0:38:28.520
<v Speaker 2>Also, that diamond vaccine was pretty good with Randy and

0:38:28.560 --> 0:38:32.160
<v Speaker 2>Kurt Schilling. Like I I won't say for sure, but

0:38:32.880 --> 0:38:35.560
<v Speaker 2>better chance, that's for sure. Also, shout out my friend

0:38:35.600 --> 0:38:37.520
<v Speaker 2>Alex when you were talking about Matt Brash, how you

0:38:37.560 --> 0:38:39.160
<v Speaker 2>said Brash would have been talked about in the lore.

0:38:39.560 --> 0:38:41.600
<v Speaker 2>He put out a tweet last year on Opening Night

0:38:41.680 --> 0:38:44.080
<v Speaker 2>that kind of blew up, and I think it was hilarious.

0:38:44.080 --> 0:38:46.839
<v Speaker 2>He tweeted that video of Matt Brash striking out Jose

0:38:46.920 --> 0:38:49.720
<v Speaker 2>Ramirez when Ramirez fell on his backside, and my friend

0:38:49.719 --> 0:38:52.400
<v Speaker 2>Alex captioned it with if Matt Brash threw a baseball

0:38:52.440 --> 0:38:54.920
<v Speaker 2>in February of sixteen ninety two, he'd be burned at

0:38:54.960 --> 0:39:01.400
<v Speaker 2>the stake, Which, well, is there a point there? Maybe? Probably,

0:39:01.560 --> 0:39:05.600
<v Speaker 2>like yeah, but yeah, that's a fun question that that

0:39:05.680 --> 0:39:08.160
<v Speaker 2>O one team. It's fun to reminisce on. But I'd

0:39:08.160 --> 0:39:10.200
<v Speaker 2>also like to see a current version of the Mariners

0:39:10.200 --> 0:39:12.080
<v Speaker 2>do something like the one team. That would be that'd

0:39:12.120 --> 0:39:19.360
<v Speaker 2>be awesome nice, you know, yeah, exactly. Okay, next question,

0:39:19.440 --> 0:39:21.360
<v Speaker 2>we have two more to go. This is from bd

0:39:21.680 --> 0:39:25.880
<v Speaker 2>N five point fifty five forty on Instagram. He says,

0:39:26.200 --> 0:39:29.080
<v Speaker 2>since Jerry's contract hasn't been extended, will the ms be

0:39:29.200 --> 0:39:30.600
<v Speaker 2>more aggressive at the deadline.

0:39:31.840 --> 0:39:34.440
<v Speaker 1>I think the MS should be aggressive at the deadline

0:39:34.480 --> 0:39:37.279
<v Speaker 1>no matter what Jerry Depoto's contract status is. And I

0:39:37.320 --> 0:39:40.920
<v Speaker 1>don't think just because of what Jerry Depoto's contract status is,

0:39:41.320 --> 0:39:45.319
<v Speaker 1>they will be more aggressive. If this was a real thing,

0:39:45.360 --> 0:39:49.320
<v Speaker 1>if this what would actually happen and Jerry didn't believe

0:39:49.400 --> 0:39:52.080
<v Speaker 1>he would be part of the Mariners next year, he

0:39:52.120 --> 0:39:55.400
<v Speaker 1>would trade Cole Emerson or Feloning Selston or both an

0:39:55.440 --> 0:39:58.879
<v Speaker 1>attempt to massively upgrade the roster. I don't think he's

0:39:58.920 --> 0:40:02.160
<v Speaker 1>gonna do that. Therefore, I don't think, because he has

0:40:02.480 --> 0:40:05.160
<v Speaker 1>doesn't have a contract yet that we know of, that

0:40:05.239 --> 0:40:06.800
<v Speaker 1>he's gonna trade those guys. That would be more of

0:40:06.840 --> 0:40:09.879
<v Speaker 1>a Jacksie thing. That would be more of a more

0:40:09.920 --> 0:40:15.360
<v Speaker 1>of a different incumbent President of Baseball Operations move opposed

0:40:15.400 --> 0:40:19.239
<v Speaker 1>to what Jerry Depoto will do. Ultimately, we'll see, but

0:40:19.400 --> 0:40:21.880
<v Speaker 1>I don't think so. I think they should be aggressive,

0:40:21.920 --> 0:40:26.120
<v Speaker 1>no matter what it is, because frankly, the Mariner us,

0:40:26.120 --> 0:40:28.959
<v Speaker 1>as Mariners fans, deserve an aggressive deadline in a push

0:40:29.000 --> 0:40:31.200
<v Speaker 1>to the playoffs because you and I know what happens

0:40:31.200 --> 0:40:32.480
<v Speaker 1>if they don't make it.

0:40:33.520 --> 0:40:37.160
<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm. I think they should be aggressive. I think

0:40:37.160 --> 0:40:39.719
<v Speaker 2>they should go out and get some real pieces. But

0:40:39.800 --> 0:40:42.680
<v Speaker 2>Jerry Depoto is also not AJ Preller, and Jerry Depoto

0:40:42.719 --> 0:40:45.200
<v Speaker 2>will never do what Aj Preller does. That's not his style.

0:40:45.400 --> 0:40:48.479
<v Speaker 2>It's not a sustainable style. And with the Mariners knowing

0:40:48.480 --> 0:40:53.799
<v Speaker 2>they are a franchise that doesn't have unlimited payroll. There

0:40:53.840 --> 0:40:55.759
<v Speaker 2>are other ways they have to build a great team,

0:40:55.760 --> 0:40:58.440
<v Speaker 2>and part of that is through the draft, through international signing,

0:40:58.760 --> 0:41:01.920
<v Speaker 2>and having good farm system. So because Jerry understands that,

0:41:02.000 --> 0:41:03.520
<v Speaker 2>and he very well does. Like if the two of

0:41:03.560 --> 0:41:06.240
<v Speaker 2>us understand it, we know Jerry Depoto and Justin Holland

0:41:06.239 --> 0:41:11.120
<v Speaker 2>are understand it. That contract or not, They're not just

0:41:11.200 --> 0:41:13.600
<v Speaker 2>gonna ship all these guys out of town for two

0:41:13.640 --> 0:41:16.439
<v Speaker 2>months to have a potential run. They're just not gonna

0:41:16.480 --> 0:41:19.279
<v Speaker 2>do it. So I don't think Jerry to Poto is

0:41:19.320 --> 0:41:21.360
<v Speaker 2>gonna do that. I think the Mariners should be aggressive

0:41:21.440 --> 0:41:25.440
<v Speaker 2>like you. I don't think they're gonna be irresponsible. But

0:41:25.560 --> 0:41:28.759
<v Speaker 2>to the point of the contract that being said, like

0:41:28.840 --> 0:41:30.759
<v Speaker 2>the Marriagers need to get this done. I know they've

0:41:30.760 --> 0:41:32.719
<v Speaker 2>gotten it done in September a lot of years, but

0:41:33.360 --> 0:41:35.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't know what we're waiting for. Like, I know,

0:41:36.080 --> 0:41:39.360
<v Speaker 2>not everybody out there loves Jerry Depoto. I would challenge

0:41:39.360 --> 0:41:43.279
<v Speaker 2>anybody who doesn't to tell me who you feel comfortable like,

0:41:43.680 --> 0:41:45.920
<v Speaker 2>who you'd want to see get brought in instead, And

0:41:46.000 --> 0:41:48.600
<v Speaker 2>do you trust the group that would be responsible for

0:41:48.719 --> 0:41:51.520
<v Speaker 2>hiring the new president of Baseball Operations and the entire

0:41:51.560 --> 0:41:54.480
<v Speaker 2>staff to do a successful job with a new hire.

0:41:54.800 --> 0:41:56.279
<v Speaker 2>I think Jerry to Poto has done a lot for

0:41:56.320 --> 0:41:58.520
<v Speaker 2>this organization. I think they're heading in a good direction.

0:41:58.840 --> 0:42:00.600
<v Speaker 2>I think they have a window that's gonna stay opened

0:42:00.600 --> 0:42:02.200
<v Speaker 2>for a while with all these prospects and all the

0:42:02.200 --> 0:42:04.920
<v Speaker 2>bats they have coming. So I hope they get this

0:42:04.960 --> 0:42:05.640
<v Speaker 2>contract done.

0:42:06.239 --> 0:42:09.360
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I still again hope they're aggressive at this

0:42:09.400 --> 0:42:12.680
<v Speaker 1>deadline because they need this roster needs it. It needs it,

0:42:13.000 --> 0:42:16.600
<v Speaker 1>contract or not. The final mailbag question we have is

0:42:16.640 --> 0:42:20.319
<v Speaker 1>from Mica B. Millard on Instagram, and his question is

0:42:20.840 --> 0:42:24.040
<v Speaker 1>make a convincing case for Felix Hernandez to be inducted

0:42:24.360 --> 0:42:26.080
<v Speaker 1>into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

0:42:28.920 --> 0:42:34.120
<v Speaker 2>So you can make a case. I don't think Felix

0:42:34.200 --> 0:42:36.239
<v Speaker 2>is gonna end up getting in. I just don't know

0:42:36.280 --> 0:42:39.799
<v Speaker 2>if he quite sustained dominance for long enough to do it.

0:42:40.160 --> 0:42:43.880
<v Speaker 2>But if you do want to make a case, most

0:42:43.960 --> 0:42:46.359
<v Speaker 2>fifty War pitchers seem to get into the Hall of Fame.

0:42:46.600 --> 0:42:49.440
<v Speaker 2>More often than not that happens. Felix was a couple

0:42:50.320 --> 0:42:54.040
<v Speaker 2>percentages shy of fifty wins above replacement for his career.

0:42:54.400 --> 0:42:56.960
<v Speaker 2>Here's an example. Jim Cat of the Twins, he pitched

0:42:57.000 --> 0:42:59.680
<v Speaker 2>through the sixties, the seventies, tiny bit into the eighties.

0:42:59.719 --> 0:43:03.479
<v Speaker 2>He pitched for twenty five years. He threw a lot

0:43:03.520 --> 0:43:06.560
<v Speaker 2>more innings and pitched for a lot longer than Felix did.

0:43:07.080 --> 0:43:10.280
<v Speaker 2>Yet the two had nearly the same career war Felix

0:43:10.320 --> 0:43:13.759
<v Speaker 2>has the lower career er. Felix has a cy Young

0:43:13.800 --> 0:43:17.080
<v Speaker 2>where Jim Kat doesn't. Felix also has six top ten

0:43:17.160 --> 0:43:21.200
<v Speaker 2>cy Young finishes. Kat had two. So if you want

0:43:21.200 --> 0:43:23.319
<v Speaker 2>to compare Felix, Ornandez to some other guys that are

0:43:23.360 --> 0:43:26.279
<v Speaker 2>in the Hall of Fame, you can do it, and

0:43:26.360 --> 0:43:29.920
<v Speaker 2>there are cases, but it's still gonna be a tough case.

0:43:31.200 --> 0:43:35.080
<v Speaker 1>The difference is now that Felix will get hurt because

0:43:35.080 --> 0:43:37.719
<v Speaker 1>he didn't pitch enough. I would say back in the day,

0:43:38.320 --> 0:43:40.120
<v Speaker 1>they were back in the day. I mean, you can

0:43:40.160 --> 0:43:43.480
<v Speaker 1>go back into the nineteen hundreds anytime there when guys

0:43:43.480 --> 0:43:45.520
<v Speaker 1>were getting inducted into the Hall of Fame. I think

0:43:45.560 --> 0:43:47.200
<v Speaker 1>the bar was a little bit lower to make it

0:43:47.200 --> 0:43:48.680
<v Speaker 1>in the Hall of Fame. There are some players in

0:43:48.719 --> 0:43:50.920
<v Speaker 1>the Hall of Fame who were in fact average players.

0:43:51.680 --> 0:43:56.080
<v Speaker 1>So if you go off of that theory, sure, But

0:43:56.280 --> 0:43:59.799
<v Speaker 1>modern day we have a lot of statistics available to

0:44:00.280 --> 0:44:02.399
<v Speaker 1>and the process to get into the Hall of Fame

0:44:02.480 --> 0:44:06.279
<v Speaker 1>is evolving that it just is less likely. Based on

0:44:06.320 --> 0:44:10.240
<v Speaker 1>the volume that Felix has pitched, it is less likely.

0:44:10.440 --> 0:44:12.719
<v Speaker 1>There's a few stats you could cherry pick and make

0:44:12.760 --> 0:44:16.680
<v Speaker 1>a case for Felix. For example, he has more strikeouts

0:44:16.719 --> 0:44:20.520
<v Speaker 1>than a notable modern Hall of Famer, Roy Halliday. He's

0:44:20.560 --> 0:44:22.960
<v Speaker 1>got morek's than he does. He's got more k's than

0:44:23.000 --> 0:44:26.480
<v Speaker 1>my namesake in the Hall of Fame, Christy Mathewson, pitched

0:44:26.520 --> 0:44:28.920
<v Speaker 1>in a different era. However, he has got more strikeouts

0:44:28.920 --> 0:44:31.759
<v Speaker 1>than him. It's more strikeouts than Jim Morris and a

0:44:31.760 --> 0:44:34.359
<v Speaker 1>bunch of other Hall of Famers. How about a true

0:44:34.360 --> 0:44:37.879
<v Speaker 1>modern example. These guys have been compared quite a lot

0:44:37.920 --> 0:44:40.759
<v Speaker 1>when they were pitching. He has pitched more innings than

0:44:40.800 --> 0:44:43.879
<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw. Do you know that Clayton Kershaw's a slam

0:44:43.960 --> 0:44:44.720
<v Speaker 1>down Hall of Famer.

0:44:46.040 --> 0:44:48.960
<v Speaker 2>That's actually kind of crazy. More innings than Kershaw.

0:44:49.480 --> 0:44:52.000
<v Speaker 1>Now, Kershaw's the better pitcher, no doubt. He's got four

0:44:52.080 --> 0:44:54.600
<v Speaker 1>Cy Young's, He's got an MVP. I wouldn't argue that

0:44:54.640 --> 0:44:57.160
<v Speaker 1>for a second. Clayton Kershaw will go down as one

0:44:57.200 --> 0:45:00.360
<v Speaker 1>of the three greatest left here at handing pa of

0:45:00.400 --> 0:45:04.080
<v Speaker 1>all time. He's insane. But if we're talking about volume,

0:45:04.160 --> 0:45:06.719
<v Speaker 1>I mean Kershaw's getting in without much of an issue.

0:45:06.760 --> 0:45:07.160
<v Speaker 2>Henna.

0:45:07.400 --> 0:45:09.719
<v Speaker 1>He's gonna get in the high nineties of votes when

0:45:09.719 --> 0:45:11.759
<v Speaker 1>he gets on the ballot when he eventually retires, and

0:45:11.760 --> 0:45:14.200
<v Speaker 1>he'll retire soon. He could retire with lessonings in Felix,

0:45:14.840 --> 0:45:17.800
<v Speaker 1>but Felix has pitched more innings than him. Believe it

0:45:17.880 --> 0:45:22.320
<v Speaker 1>or not, how about a higher Here's a niche stat.

0:45:23.120 --> 0:45:26.719
<v Speaker 1>It's called adjusted war seven. So war seven takes your

0:45:26.840 --> 0:45:31.040
<v Speaker 1>seven best, your best seven year stretch of war and

0:45:32.040 --> 0:45:36.600
<v Speaker 1>accumulates it together into one number. That stat is helped

0:45:36.719 --> 0:45:40.160
<v Speaker 1>use to calculate jaws, which Jay Jaffy came up with,

0:45:40.520 --> 0:45:44.320
<v Speaker 1>where you add a player's career war his War seven,

0:45:44.360 --> 0:45:46.239
<v Speaker 1>you add him together, and you divide him by two,

0:45:46.760 --> 0:45:49.840
<v Speaker 1>so you can measure how much better was this player

0:45:49.880 --> 0:45:53.439
<v Speaker 1>outside of their peak seven years. And it helps, I'd say,

0:45:53.920 --> 0:45:55.919
<v Speaker 1>raise the bar for guys who had an amazing seven

0:45:56.000 --> 0:45:59.479
<v Speaker 1>years and lowers the bar for guys who had great

0:45:59.520 --> 0:46:03.520
<v Speaker 1>long career but weren't as good at their peaks. So

0:46:03.600 --> 0:46:08.640
<v Speaker 1>that's what that number does. So adjusted war seven accounts.

0:46:08.719 --> 0:46:11.520
<v Speaker 1>It tries to adjust the pitchers used to throw three

0:46:11.640 --> 0:46:14.960
<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty innings. It essentially caps your season for

0:46:15.040 --> 0:46:17.719
<v Speaker 1>the old guys at two hundred and fifty innings and

0:46:17.760 --> 0:46:20.520
<v Speaker 1>makes it more favorable for modern pitchers who don't throw

0:46:20.560 --> 0:46:23.640
<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty innings. Here are some guys who

0:46:23.680 --> 0:46:28.200
<v Speaker 1>Felix has a higher adjusted WAR seven where he ranks

0:46:28.239 --> 0:46:31.319
<v Speaker 1>sixty fifth after adjusting for some of these inning counts.

0:46:31.360 --> 0:46:33.719
<v Speaker 1>By the way, sixty fifth all time, and there are

0:46:33.760 --> 0:46:36.759
<v Speaker 1>sixty six pitchers in the Hall of Fame? Might I

0:46:36.800 --> 0:46:41.040
<v Speaker 1>know sixty six and Felix on this list is sixty fifth.

0:46:41.800 --> 0:46:42.960
<v Speaker 1>Do you think care col is gonna.

0:46:42.760 --> 0:46:43.320
<v Speaker 2>Be Hall of Famer?

0:46:45.080 --> 0:46:47.399
<v Speaker 1>He's running that way, he's trunning in that way. Well,

0:46:47.400 --> 0:46:49.719
<v Speaker 1>Felix has a higher adjusted WAR seven than he does.

0:46:50.640 --> 0:46:53.280
<v Speaker 1>That's one thing to note. He's got a higher adjusted

0:46:53.280 --> 0:46:54.799
<v Speaker 1>WAR seven. Then you might have heard of this guy,

0:46:54.840 --> 0:46:55.439
<v Speaker 1>Nolan Ryan.

0:46:57.200 --> 0:47:00.320
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that guy was half decent, and there's.

0:47:00.280 --> 0:47:02.279
<v Speaker 1>Plenty of other Hall of famers. Felix has a higher

0:47:02.280 --> 0:47:05.000
<v Speaker 1>adjusted WAR seven then, so it's not impossible to make

0:47:05.040 --> 0:47:06.000
<v Speaker 1>a case for Felix.

0:47:07.000 --> 0:47:07.319
<v Speaker 2>It's not.

0:47:07.640 --> 0:47:10.160
<v Speaker 1>I don't think it's a slam known case. He probably

0:47:10.200 --> 0:47:14.880
<v Speaker 1>could have used three to four more peak Felix seasons

0:47:14.960 --> 0:47:18.400
<v Speaker 1>or close to peak Felix seasons, then he would have

0:47:18.440 --> 0:47:20.880
<v Speaker 1>an almost certain case for the Hall of Fame. The

0:47:20.960 --> 0:47:25.200
<v Speaker 1>problem is Felix spent a few years in the middle

0:47:25.440 --> 0:47:28.080
<v Speaker 1>and then a couple of really bad seasons at the end,

0:47:28.400 --> 0:47:32.320
<v Speaker 1>which left a sour taste in many of our mouths

0:47:32.360 --> 0:47:34.120
<v Speaker 1>in terms of how he's getting in the Hall of Fame.

0:47:34.800 --> 0:47:38.719
<v Speaker 1>But it's not impossible. You know, there's only twenty eight

0:47:38.840 --> 0:47:42.200
<v Speaker 1>guys who have appeared in as many or more of

0:47:42.239 --> 0:47:45.680
<v Speaker 1>the top five in cy Young voting appearances. It's it

0:47:46.920 --> 0:47:47.440
<v Speaker 1>that something.

0:47:47.760 --> 0:47:50.880
<v Speaker 2>It's really good. Yeah. I mean, if you want to

0:47:50.920 --> 0:47:53.600
<v Speaker 2>just use the Harold Bains meter, Felix is getting in.

0:47:54.000 --> 0:47:56.279
<v Speaker 2>I've seen people on Twitter talk about that a lot.

0:47:56.440 --> 0:47:59.120
<v Speaker 2>When any player passes the Harold Bains meter, meaning you

0:47:59.160 --> 0:48:02.439
<v Speaker 2>surpass thirty eight point eight career wins above replacement aka

0:48:02.600 --> 0:48:06.279
<v Speaker 2>war like, people will be like he passed the Baines meter.

0:48:06.360 --> 0:48:08.560
<v Speaker 2>He passed the Harold Bains meter because Harold Bains got

0:48:08.600 --> 0:48:11.600
<v Speaker 2>in with less than forty wins above replacement for his career.

0:48:11.600 --> 0:48:13.640
<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of people feel like Harold Bains

0:48:13.719 --> 0:48:16.160
<v Speaker 2>probably wasn't a Hall of Fame caliber player. But if

0:48:16.200 --> 0:48:18.320
<v Speaker 2>you want to use that for Felix, you can. Harold

0:48:18.320 --> 0:48:22.319
<v Speaker 2>Bains played twenty two years, Felix played fifteen. And when

0:48:22.360 --> 0:48:24.359
<v Speaker 2>you look at Felix's peak, even though he probably could

0:48:24.360 --> 0:48:26.960
<v Speaker 2>have used more of a ten year stretch of dominance,

0:48:27.320 --> 0:48:30.000
<v Speaker 2>that seven year stretch of dominance he had from nine

0:48:30.080 --> 0:48:33.480
<v Speaker 2>to twenty fifteen, he was one of the game's best.

0:48:33.560 --> 0:48:36.040
<v Speaker 2>He was in the top three to four pitchers in

0:48:36.080 --> 0:48:38.840
<v Speaker 2>baseball year after year. It's right up there with Kershaw.

0:48:38.880 --> 0:48:41.479
<v Speaker 2>He was right up there with others. And the fact

0:48:41.520 --> 0:48:45.360
<v Speaker 2>he has six top ten cy Young finishes says a lot.

0:48:45.680 --> 0:48:48.759
<v Speaker 2>I do wonder if his case would be elevated had

0:48:48.760 --> 0:48:51.239
<v Speaker 2>the voters actually gotten it right in twenty fourteen and

0:48:51.280 --> 0:48:53.279
<v Speaker 2>given him that Cy Young over Corey Klueber. If you

0:48:53.280 --> 0:48:55.120
<v Speaker 2>had that second Sy Young right now, you think people

0:48:55.160 --> 0:48:56.239
<v Speaker 2>look at him different.

0:48:56.239 --> 0:49:00.439
<v Speaker 1>With hell because that list is pretty exclusive. Is less

0:49:00.440 --> 0:49:03.640
<v Speaker 1>than ten? Right, less than ten guys have won multiple.

0:49:04.239 --> 0:49:06.279
<v Speaker 2>Well, and yeah, and Blake Snell's one of them.

0:49:06.360 --> 0:49:09.239
<v Speaker 1>But yeah, which which makes it a really interesting Well,

0:49:09.239 --> 0:49:11.319
<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell's not a Hall of Famer, but which is

0:49:11.320 --> 0:49:13.759
<v Speaker 1>why it's a really interesting list, because there are Corey

0:49:13.800 --> 0:49:16.600
<v Speaker 1>Klueber's not a Hall of Famer, but he's won multiple

0:49:16.600 --> 0:49:18.239
<v Speaker 1>Cy Young's and was one of the best pictures of

0:49:18.239 --> 0:49:22.080
<v Speaker 1>his decade. He unfortunately didn't have that length. Felix had

0:49:22.080 --> 0:49:23.920
<v Speaker 1>more length than Corey Klueber did.

0:49:24.960 --> 0:49:27.799
<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah, so there is a case. If you just

0:49:27.840 --> 0:49:29.760
<v Speaker 2>heard the two of us dive into it and TJ

0:49:29.880 --> 0:49:32.759
<v Speaker 2>really dove into it, there is a case. But I

0:49:32.800 --> 0:49:35.000
<v Speaker 2>think both of us are in agreement here and saying

0:49:35.080 --> 0:49:35.960
<v Speaker 2>it will be tough.

0:49:36.640 --> 0:49:38.879
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it'll be tough for him. We hope he makes it.

0:49:38.880 --> 0:49:41.120
<v Speaker 1>It'll be pretty cool. His speech would be pretty amazing.

0:49:41.200 --> 0:49:44.759
<v Speaker 1>But unfortunately, I think Felix right now, lands in the

0:49:44.760 --> 0:49:46.240
<v Speaker 1>Hall are very good.

0:49:47.080 --> 0:49:49.080
<v Speaker 2>I would agree with that. Hey, if he gets in,

0:49:49.120 --> 0:49:50.160
<v Speaker 2>are we going to Cooperstown?

0:49:50.880 --> 0:49:51.319
<v Speaker 1>I'm down.

0:49:52.200 --> 0:49:55.200
<v Speaker 2>I'm down fun, be finally fun.

0:49:55.320 --> 0:49:56.359
<v Speaker 1>What was the last time you were there?

0:49:56.400 --> 0:50:01.680
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've been twice. I think the most recent time

0:50:01.719 --> 0:50:04.920
<v Speaker 2>was in high school. I was.

0:50:06.400 --> 0:50:09.719
<v Speaker 1>Ten. It's been a while. But are you down if

0:50:09.719 --> 0:50:11.720
<v Speaker 1>he makes it, makes it, I'm.

0:50:11.600 --> 0:50:14.879
<v Speaker 2>In yeah, trying yeah, same here, same here.

0:50:15.440 --> 0:50:18.080
<v Speaker 1>All right, let's close out the show. Now, that was great,

0:50:18.480 --> 0:50:21.279
<v Speaker 1>great mailbag questions as always, guys, We'll get to another

0:50:21.280 --> 0:50:25.000
<v Speaker 1>mail bag in about a month, good, good range of questions.

0:50:25.040 --> 0:50:26.959
<v Speaker 1>I thought that was a lot of fun. But let's

0:50:26.960 --> 0:50:30.200
<v Speaker 1>close up the show now with speak your Mind, Speak.

0:50:29.880 --> 0:50:37.680
<v Speaker 2>Your Mind Spot. That would be unwise. What is necessary

0:50:38.760 --> 0:50:39.840
<v Speaker 2>is never unwise.

0:50:41.160 --> 0:50:41.799
<v Speaker 1>What's on your mind?

0:50:41.880 --> 0:50:46.160
<v Speaker 2>Low? You know, I was talking to you last Friday

0:50:46.160 --> 0:50:49.839
<v Speaker 2>when we got done hosting Brocken Salk and talking about

0:50:49.880 --> 0:50:53.360
<v Speaker 2>how man I had been so fixated and so focused

0:50:53.400 --> 0:50:57.080
<v Speaker 2>on preparing for that show and doing that show and

0:50:57.120 --> 0:51:00.080
<v Speaker 2>making sure it went smoothly to really see much of

0:51:00.120 --> 0:51:05.759
<v Speaker 2>what was coming in days past that, in weeks past that,

0:51:06.040 --> 0:51:07.960
<v Speaker 2>and the second we got done with that show, I

0:51:08.040 --> 0:51:10.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of had this realization. Once we were done with it,

0:51:10.160 --> 0:51:12.040
<v Speaker 2>we felt good about it. I don't want to say

0:51:12.080 --> 0:51:13.600
<v Speaker 2>it was a weight lifted off our chest because we

0:51:13.600 --> 0:51:15.200
<v Speaker 2>were excited about it, but I think both of us

0:51:15.280 --> 0:51:18.960
<v Speaker 2>were very, very, you know, detailed about wanting to get

0:51:19.000 --> 0:51:21.000
<v Speaker 2>it right. So once that was over, I sat there

0:51:21.040 --> 0:51:24.040
<v Speaker 2>and thought to myself, well, we're going to Dallas in

0:51:24.080 --> 0:51:26.200
<v Speaker 2>a week for All Star Week, and now sitting here

0:51:26.200 --> 0:51:29.319
<v Speaker 2>recording this podcast, it's a day till we leave. So

0:51:29.920 --> 0:51:32.000
<v Speaker 2>I think that's what's mostly on my mind right now,

0:51:32.160 --> 0:51:35.080
<v Speaker 2>is this is our second All Star week. It's our

0:51:35.080 --> 0:51:37.040
<v Speaker 2>second and two years. It's also the first one we've

0:51:37.080 --> 0:51:41.120
<v Speaker 2>traveled for, and I'm really really excited about it. I

0:51:41.160 --> 0:51:43.040
<v Speaker 2>think we've got a lot of fun stuff in mind.

0:51:43.160 --> 0:51:44.919
<v Speaker 2>I think we're going to do a lot while we're there.

0:51:45.640 --> 0:51:48.759
<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I've been thinking about it basically since we

0:51:48.880 --> 0:51:50.879
<v Speaker 2>ended hosting the show on Brock and Salt last week.

0:51:50.880 --> 0:51:54.480
<v Speaker 2>That sitting here thinking about that. Yeah, I can't wait

0:51:54.520 --> 0:51:54.719
<v Speaker 2>to go.

0:51:55.560 --> 0:51:57.560
<v Speaker 1>And I can't blame us for doing that on brockn

0:51:57.560 --> 0:52:00.440
<v Speaker 1>Salt because think about it, like in just Peel back

0:52:00.440 --> 0:52:02.719
<v Speaker 1>the curtain for some of our listeners. In reality, it's

0:52:02.760 --> 0:52:05.560
<v Speaker 1>an audition, is that that's what we were doing. We

0:52:05.560 --> 0:52:11.840
<v Speaker 1>were auditioning to get more opportunities, cause you don't get

0:52:12.840 --> 0:52:16.480
<v Speaker 1>you know, you don't always get opportunities like that. So

0:52:16.520 --> 0:52:19.799
<v Speaker 1>if you do get it on commercial radio, on big

0:52:19.840 --> 0:52:22.680
<v Speaker 1>market radio, you want to do well, like you really

0:52:22.719 --> 0:52:24.399
<v Speaker 1>want to put all your effort into it. You want

0:52:24.400 --> 0:52:27.560
<v Speaker 1>to sound right, even if you aren't. Of course, there

0:52:27.560 --> 0:52:29.440
<v Speaker 1>are some some people in some of the clips we

0:52:29.520 --> 0:52:31.560
<v Speaker 1>posted in the last couple of days who say we weren't,

0:52:31.600 --> 0:52:34.239
<v Speaker 1>which is, you know, it's fine, that doesn't matter, but

0:52:34.320 --> 0:52:36.600
<v Speaker 1>ultimately you want to spend all the energy possible to

0:52:36.600 --> 0:52:39.160
<v Speaker 1>make sure an opportunity like that comes out again, and

0:52:39.239 --> 0:52:40.960
<v Speaker 1>which I think it will, by the way, based on

0:52:41.000 --> 0:52:43.480
<v Speaker 1>some of the feedback we've gotten. But anyways, so like

0:52:43.560 --> 0:52:45.239
<v Speaker 1>it makes sense we spent all that time on that,

0:52:45.280 --> 0:52:48.640
<v Speaker 1>but now you're right, we get the we get the

0:52:48.640 --> 0:52:51.279
<v Speaker 1>sort of clearance of that, and now the opportunity to

0:52:51.320 --> 0:52:54.480
<v Speaker 1>go to mull around in Dallas and meet some fans.

0:52:54.520 --> 0:52:56.560
<v Speaker 1>Hopefully some of you will be out there in Dallas

0:52:56.560 --> 0:52:58.440
<v Speaker 1>as well. That would be super awesome if we get

0:52:58.440 --> 0:53:00.840
<v Speaker 1>to run into some of you and you know, network

0:53:00.880 --> 0:53:02.640
<v Speaker 1>them on the content community and some of the more

0:53:02.719 --> 0:53:05.120
<v Speaker 1>legacy media community. Some of the guys people we ran

0:53:05.160 --> 0:53:08.239
<v Speaker 1>into at All Star Week last year in Seattle that

0:53:08.280 --> 0:53:10.480
<v Speaker 1>we hope to also run into here in Dallas. I've

0:53:10.520 --> 0:53:12.840
<v Speaker 1>never been to Dallas, so like checking off new cities.

0:53:13.239 --> 0:53:15.160
<v Speaker 1>So that'll be a fun part of it as well.

0:53:15.680 --> 0:53:17.839
<v Speaker 1>And yeah, it should be a lot of fun. It'll

0:53:17.840 --> 0:53:20.680
<v Speaker 1>be a little hot, which is fine, but it's gonna

0:53:20.719 --> 0:53:22.759
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a blast. I'm really looking forward to.

0:53:22.880 --> 0:53:24.839
<v Speaker 1>We got some fun content ideas that I don't think

0:53:24.840 --> 0:53:27.239
<v Speaker 1>we've done yet, which is nice. So we get to

0:53:27.239 --> 0:53:29.160
<v Speaker 1>try some new things. I know people always like new

0:53:29.200 --> 0:53:32.320
<v Speaker 1>things and new ideas, and we're hoping to uh hoping

0:53:32.320 --> 0:53:33.480
<v Speaker 1>to use them, so it'll be a lot of fun.

0:53:33.480 --> 0:53:35.920
<v Speaker 1>We'll try and we'll vlog the entire thing all be

0:53:35.960 --> 0:53:37.800
<v Speaker 1>on our YouTube channel. You guys can come along for

0:53:37.880 --> 0:53:39.640
<v Speaker 1>the ride with us whenever we get to get around

0:53:39.680 --> 0:53:41.920
<v Speaker 1>to posting those, So that should all be a lot

0:53:41.960 --> 0:53:43.960
<v Speaker 1>of fun too, So I'm really looking forward to it

0:53:44.000 --> 0:53:44.319
<v Speaker 1>as well.

0:53:45.080 --> 0:53:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we were sitting brainstorming this week about what type

0:53:48.200 --> 0:53:49.799
<v Speaker 2>of stuff we wanted to do at All Star Week,

0:53:49.840 --> 0:53:51.279
<v Speaker 2>and I think the two of us put our heads

0:53:51.280 --> 0:53:53.320
<v Speaker 2>together and thought us some ideas that, like you said,

0:53:53.520 --> 0:53:57.160
<v Speaker 2>we haven't done yet, both for social media for YouTube blogs,

0:53:57.440 --> 0:53:59.279
<v Speaker 2>and we think people are really gonna enjoy them. So

0:53:59.600 --> 0:54:03.120
<v Speaker 2>hopefully you're keeping your eyes peeled on our social pages

0:54:03.160 --> 0:54:06.920
<v Speaker 2>and our YouTube pages to see all that stuff. And yeah,

0:54:07.040 --> 0:54:09.279
<v Speaker 2>I think I think as long as we have the

0:54:09.280 --> 0:54:11.279
<v Speaker 2>opportunity to do it, which we will since we're going

0:54:11.520 --> 0:54:13.600
<v Speaker 2>it's it's gonna be really fun. And I think we're

0:54:13.600 --> 0:54:15.239
<v Speaker 2>gonna connect with a lot of the people too that

0:54:15.680 --> 0:54:17.840
<v Speaker 2>we've had on this podcast, even we haven't had on

0:54:17.880 --> 0:54:20.480
<v Speaker 2>the podcast, that we've connected with in the past that

0:54:21.120 --> 0:54:24.080
<v Speaker 2>you know are big in the content community or just

0:54:24.120 --> 0:54:27.640
<v Speaker 2>in the baseball community. It's fun like a week. All

0:54:27.640 --> 0:54:29.120
<v Speaker 2>Star Week is one of the two times of the

0:54:29.239 --> 0:54:32.120
<v Speaker 2>year where the whole baseball world really comes together, and

0:54:32.200 --> 0:54:34.360
<v Speaker 2>All Star Week even more so than the Winter Meetings.

0:54:34.360 --> 0:54:36.359
<v Speaker 2>The Winter Meetings is the other time where you kind

0:54:36.360 --> 0:54:38.640
<v Speaker 2>of have the whole whole baseball world together. But all

0:54:38.680 --> 0:54:41.080
<v Speaker 2>Star Week there's so many people there. You have all

0:54:41.120 --> 0:54:43.360
<v Speaker 2>the players that come into town, you have all the

0:54:43.440 --> 0:54:45.080
<v Speaker 2>legacy media that comes in the town. You have all

0:54:45.120 --> 0:54:47.400
<v Speaker 2>these content creators that come into town. You have all

0:54:47.440 --> 0:54:51.719
<v Speaker 2>these celebrities that come into town. Like the opportunities at

0:54:51.760 --> 0:54:53.880
<v Speaker 2>All Star Week to do a bunch of content, to

0:54:53.920 --> 0:54:56.000
<v Speaker 2>meet a bunch of people, and really to have a

0:54:56.000 --> 0:54:59.440
<v Speaker 2>bunch of fun. It's it's endless. So we're really excited

0:54:59.440 --> 0:54:59.839
<v Speaker 2>about it.

0:55:00.400 --> 0:55:02.920
<v Speaker 1>We'll get a celebri on the mic. Which celeb should

0:55:02.920 --> 0:55:03.120
<v Speaker 1>we get?

0:55:03.120 --> 0:55:07.319
<v Speaker 2>I hope? So Sidney Sweeney, why would she be at

0:55:07.360 --> 0:55:08.880
<v Speaker 2>All Star Week? Why not?

0:55:09.120 --> 0:55:09.920
<v Speaker 1>Is the real question.

0:55:11.320 --> 0:55:14.319
<v Speaker 2>I think there's a better chance she would throw out

0:55:14.320 --> 0:55:15.759
<v Speaker 2>a first pitch in the Mariner's game than being at

0:55:15.760 --> 0:55:18.440
<v Speaker 2>All Star Week, because I'm pretty sure she's from Washington.

0:55:19.239 --> 0:55:20.759
<v Speaker 1>That'll be good, So we'll get her on the mic then,

0:55:21.560 --> 0:55:24.160
<v Speaker 1>But any other celebrities that decide to show up there,

0:55:24.200 --> 0:55:26.800
<v Speaker 1>like do a lipa shows, whatever, getting on the mic.

0:55:26.719 --> 0:55:29.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, whatever you say. Listen if you want to talk

0:55:29.520 --> 0:55:32.760
<v Speaker 2>about celebrities that could be content people like two guys

0:55:32.800 --> 0:55:34.960
<v Speaker 2>we really like are the broadcast boys who have a

0:55:35.000 --> 0:55:37.040
<v Speaker 2>huge channel, Like they're gonna be there. They're playing in

0:55:37.040 --> 0:55:40.799
<v Speaker 2>the Celebrity Softball Game, so the potential to run into

0:55:40.840 --> 0:55:43.520
<v Speaker 2>them would be really fun. But if you're thinking of

0:55:43.600 --> 0:55:45.439
<v Speaker 2>real celebrities, well there are.

0:55:45.440 --> 0:55:49.319
<v Speaker 1>Real celebrities in that that the Celebrity Softball Game too,

0:55:49.960 --> 0:55:54.000
<v Speaker 1>like actors, no exactly, singers exactly.

0:55:54.560 --> 0:55:58.600
<v Speaker 2>So who are we gonna see again? Like like you

0:55:58.800 --> 0:56:00.279
<v Speaker 2>kind of don't know, And that's kind of how the

0:56:00.280 --> 0:56:02.040
<v Speaker 2>fun of it. There's people we were already planning to

0:56:02.080 --> 0:56:03.680
<v Speaker 2>meet up with, like to meet with and to meet

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<v Speaker 2>up with, but there's also the unknown factor of who

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<v Speaker 2>you might just run into and talk to and might

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<v Speaker 2>get on the mic for some social media stuff. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we are excited. The other thing I have for

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<v Speaker 1>speak your Mind. I just want to give a shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to the people creating House of the Dragon. They

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<v Speaker 1>have done a phenomenal job. Me as the one of

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest Game of Throne snobs on this planet, who

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<v Speaker 1>has watched the original series four times through, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's when I do that, it's hard for a spinoff

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<v Speaker 1>series to meet my expectations in the same realm. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they've done it. I'm not gonna spoil anything, but the

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<v Speaker 1>last episode they did, episode four, halfway through their second season.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 2>It was.

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<v Speaker 1>It is so good. Just the fact that you're able

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<v Speaker 1>to consistently make good episodes after you messed up season

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<v Speaker 1>eight of Game of Thrones just so bad, you just

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<v Speaker 1>ruined it it And to come back make a spin

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<v Speaker 1>off on a different storyline earlier in the timeline and

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<v Speaker 1>make it really good with all the CGI and stuff

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<v Speaker 1>with the dragons, it's just amazing. So I need to

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<v Speaker 1>give them a shout out. They've done a phenomenal job

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<v Speaker 1>and they've made my Sundays significantly better.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, to be really good. And I've been watching too.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to spoil anything either. But there's not

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of TV series out there, movie series that

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<v Speaker 2>make spin offs and just nail it. They have nailed it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope it continues to be a really really

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<v Speaker 2>good show because it seems like it's trending that way.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and they got four seasons too, so you know

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna do a lot. I think they're filming another

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<v Speaker 1>spin off right now, so as long as the same

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<v Speaker 1>people keep directing it, I think it'll still be pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm interested to see if they were to make a

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<v Speaker 1>show without dragons in it how it would do. Because

0:57:48.000 --> 0:57:51.360
<v Speaker 1>the lore of dragons make it. They just they make it.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes it look a lot better. I'll say. The

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<v Speaker 1>current like House of the Dragon, as you would imagine,

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<v Speaker 1>has so many dragons, and it's so beautifully shot, and

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<v Speaker 1>the graphics of how they create these things is just amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>So to have a show without that would certainly be

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting, So I'd see how they do it. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the next spin off they're doing does not have

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<v Speaker 1>dragons in it, so I'd be curious to see how

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<v Speaker 1>they do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, me too. I'm sure I'll watch that one also

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<v Speaker 2>whenever it comes out. But hopefully they've got a plan

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Hopefully they've got some ways to keep people

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<v Speaker 2>engaged and interested. I guess we'll see, Yeah, we will,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. I think that just about wraps up this

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<v Speaker 2>edition of the Marine Layer Podcast. One final reminder, episodes

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