1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal here with my friend Alana Rizzo. And Alana, 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of Pennant Race action to discuss, 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: and I want to start off by talking about one 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: of my favorite things every September, unknown players contributing in 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: a big way to Pennant Race contenders. And who am 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: I talking about. Let's just use the Al West as 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: an example. Leo Reevis sign is a minor free agent 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: January twenty twenty three for the Mariners. Last night walk 10 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: off home run Leo Reevis Jason Alexander, thirty two years old, 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: undrafted free agent Houston picks him up seven scoreless for 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: the Astros last night and a huge win against the 13 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: Blue Jays. And finally, Michael Hellman Texas Rangers. Weaver claim 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: in May two huge homers against the Brewers in the 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: Rangers sweep this week. More of this fun is coming, Alana, 16 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: but we've got some serious stuff to discuss as well. 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: We do, Ken great to be with you is always 18 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: on this Thursday. Yeah, they're looking to the young guns 19 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: to make things happen for them, but when you look 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: at the other teams ken that are typically perennial postseason contenders. 21 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: You have to think just when things are going great, 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: they went bad. Tell me more about the Mets situation. 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: The Mets were at one point this season the talk 24 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 1: of baseball. They were forty five and twenty four early June. 25 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: They looked like the best team in the majors. Their 26 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: record was the best in the majors. And then the 27 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: rotation disintegrated and now they are looking at a real problem. 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: You could see on June twelfth, where they were best 29 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: record in the majors. Their rotation at that time was 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: the best by ERA and now it ranks twenty fourth 31 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: in the ERA. I shouldn't say now, since then it's 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: twenty fourth in the RA. And you see their record 33 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: since June thirteenth, the fourth worst in baseball. Their lead 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: in the Wildcard race is down to two games, and 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: effectively over the Reds, it's one game because the Reds 36 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: hold the tiebreaker. The Giants are also two games back. 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: But the Mets, as they approached the finale of their 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: series in Philadelphia tonight, they've lost the first three games 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: of this series. They are in a position that they 40 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: never wanted to be in and they are looking if 41 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: this doesn't turn around, and if they can't hold on 42 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: at one of the most disappointing seasons in their history. 43 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: Joel Sherman of The New York Post has written about this. 44 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: He has basically asked a question, would this be the 45 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: most disappointing team, because of course they've spent three hundred 46 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: and forty million on this club, brought in Juan Soto, 47 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: signed some starting pitchers, and yet here they are life 48 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: and death to reach the postseason, not exactly allow on 49 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: what they had in mind. 50 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: No doubt about that. And across town. Can the New 51 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 2: York Yankees we thought I wrote them off, I said 52 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: they're not even gonna make the postseason? Shows you what 53 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: the heck? I know what's going on with the Yanks. 54 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: The Yankees look like they were in good shape a 55 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: week ago, actually a couple of days ago. What happened? 56 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: They started off that Houston Toronto six game set by 57 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: going four and two. Then they had Detroit, and of 58 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: course they've got another tough series in back of this one, 59 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: and yet in the first two games against Detroit their 60 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: bullpen has fallen apart. They again raise all these questions 61 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: that look to be resolved. Their bullpen was the thing 62 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: that they fix the most at the trade deadline, and 63 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: yet except for Bednar, it remains something of a mess. 64 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: It's inconsistent, to say the least. And I don't know 65 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: where it's going with the Yankees right now. The division 66 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: looks pretty much out of reach. They're three games back, 67 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: as are the Red Sox of the Toronto Blue Jays, 68 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: and they've got a series against the Red Sox coming up, 69 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: and that series is going to be really important toward 70 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: determining which team would have home field advantage in the 71 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: wildcard round, if indeed that's how this ends up, and 72 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: it's certainly trending that way. You just look at the 73 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: standings here. The Yankees and Red Sox both up two 74 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: and a half games over the Mariners in the wildcard race. 75 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: They hold commanding positions. In other words, it's just a 76 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: matter of which one finishes ahead of the other. And 77 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: as for the rest of the wildcard race, you see 78 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: what's going on there. The Rangers are a game and 79 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: a half and back of the Mariners. The Mariners, in turn, 80 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: are only a game back of the Houston Astros in 81 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: the Ale West, so we could be looking at a 82 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: hugely wild finish in the West. But for the Yankees 83 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: and the Red Sox, it's going to be a question of, all, right, 84 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: where does this series start and that series. You can 85 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: make the case either way. Yankees prefer being at home, 86 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: Red Sox prefer being at home. Maybe the Yankees be 87 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: better off on the road so their fans don't turn 88 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: on them if things go awry, But no, I would 89 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: expect that every team in the postseason, in the wildcard 90 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: picture would prefer to be at home. It's as simple 91 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: as that. Comfortable and all the things that come with 92 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: playing at home. 93 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you always hear about I get to sleep in 94 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 2: my own bed. That makes a big difference. Ken, you 95 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: were talking about the Rangers and the Astros in the 96 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: Al West. The Rangers lost all of their studs, yet 97 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: here they are we're still talking about them in terms 98 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: of a possible postseason contender. 99 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: I mentioned Cody Freeman is another one. Dustin Harris had 100 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: a big hit for them last week, and Asuna has 101 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: been also a contributor. Young guy. It's incredible what has 102 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,679 Speaker 1: happened with their team. For I would say five months 103 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: they were arguably the most disappointing team in Baseball at 104 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: least right there with the Braves. My other World Series pick, 105 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: by the way, this year, Rangers and Braves had that workout, 106 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: but because of all the injuries they had in late August, 107 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: Simeon Evaldi Seger, you thought there's no way they're done, 108 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: and yet they've drawn energy from those players I just mentioned, 109 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: the younger, less experienced players. They're going to get Seger 110 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,679 Speaker 1: back probably next week. Adolie s Garcia might be coming 111 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: back as well, and once that happens, I assume they'll 112 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: be in a really good spot to challenge the rest 113 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: of the way and see where they end up. They 114 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: play at City Field Friday night. It's fascinating series ahead 115 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: of us there. Rangers at mets op will be started 116 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,119 Speaker 1: by none other and former Mets ace Jacob de Groun. 117 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: It's gonna be an interesting I tell you what, it's theater. 118 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: You can't make this stuff up. Ken, So let me 119 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: ask you this question, because we just don't know. Does 120 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: this mean we're going to get an exciting, unpredictable October 121 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 2: or are we really just gonna get a random champion 122 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 2: Because it doesn't seem Ken in the thirty teams that 123 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: there's one that really sticks out. 124 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: Alna, I totally agree with you, and it certainly appears 125 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: from this vantage point right now as we look at this, 126 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: that this could be one of the more wide open 127 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: postseasons in recent memory. Now, the one caveat I'll say 128 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: to that is the Dodgers suddenly seem to have found 129 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: their rotation. And I know it's come against two last 130 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: place teams, the Orioles and Rockies, and the Rockies are horrific, 131 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: but Yamamoto and Glass, now you know, Tani and Kershaw, 132 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: all of these guys are pitching well. Oh and I 133 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: forgot Blake Snell. He was really good last night. If 134 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: those guys, if they can find obviously a lot of 135 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: quality in their rotation, that's gonna give them an advantage, 136 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: and that would, in my mind perhaps make them the favorite. 137 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: But that said, we've watched the Dodgers all season, Alana. 138 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: You watch them as closely as anyone. They've been an 139 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: enigmatic team, a team that's been somewhat disappointing. And maybe 140 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: now they're rounding into form and things are going to 141 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: be better, and Mookie Bett's certainly playing better. But I 142 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: don't know that I entirely trust the Dodgers. Their bullpen 143 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: has been a bit of a mess, so we'll see. 144 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: But to your original point, yeah, it looks wide open 145 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: the American League. Who knows Tiger's and the Blue Jays 146 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: two best teams jockeying for the best record in the 147 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: league home field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. I 148 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: don't know that either as invincible. Jeff Hoffman gave up 149 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: another homer last night. The Tigers looked good the last 150 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: two nights, but they were kind of coming off lethargic 151 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: run there for about two weeks. So yeah, it's looking 152 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: really interesting. 153 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this about the can I have 154 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: my own opinion on it, but I want yours and 155 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: your perspective. Oh you Nobu Yamamoto through one hundred and 156 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 2: twelve pitches, that's a career high for him. He gives 157 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: up the home run to Jackson Holiday. I think Andy 158 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: pi Has could have made a better attempt to get 159 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: that ball, considering a no hitter was going on, But 160 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: that's neither here nor there. Would you have sent Yama 161 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: back out or did Dave Roberts, in your opinion, make 162 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 2: the right call of bringing in the pen. 163 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: I don't know. It looks bad because of the outcome. 164 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: That's the only reason that looks bad to me. And 165 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: I would have sent him out, of course. And I 166 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: know it's a career high, but my gosh, we count 167 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: pitches all the time alone, and we count everything in 168 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: this sport, and understandably, so it's that kind of sport. 169 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: It's very statistically driven. But no hitters are special. No 170 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: hitters are once in a career perhaps for most pitchers. 171 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: And Yamamoto had a chance there, of course you send 172 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: them back out. I don't even think there's any question. 173 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 2: That's funny. See, I wouldn't have I think Dave made 174 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: the right decision because the next pitch, maybe one thirteen, 175 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: maybe he blows out his arm. And you got to 176 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 2: think that you would believe, you would believe Ken Rosenthal 177 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: that your bullpen could get one out. That is neither 178 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: here nor there, My friends, all right, coming up here, 179 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 2: don't forget to get your questions in for Ken Grill 180 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 2: and Ken is next. And by the way, we have 181 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: some breaking news right after. 182 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 3: This ftfam let's talk about fair Harbor. And if you're listening, 183 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 3: I hope that you watch this conversation at some point 184 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 3: because we're doing show and tellcrats shorts. They can be 185 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 3: used as a bathing suit. 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Once again, that's fairharbo r 196 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 3: Clothing dot com backslash foul for twenty percent off your 197 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 3: first purchase and use promo code foul. 198 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 2: Time to get those questions in for Ken Rosenthal. But 199 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 2: we do actually have some breaking news. Can you and 200 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 2: Britt Jeroli, both of the athletic of course, have some 201 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 2: Orioles news. 202 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: What is it? Well, you see it right there. And 203 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: it's interesting because some Oriel fans perhaps were wondering if 204 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: mich Elias would be back at all, considering how disappointing 205 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: the team has been this season. It turns out the 206 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: team promoted him to president of baseball Operations last winter, 207 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: and now they're starting to build out their front office 208 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: under him. You remember last week they hired Danny Has, 209 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: national scouting Director to be a special assistant and their 210 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,079 Speaker 1: plan right now is to hire a general manager under Elias, 211 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: so another executive to help things along for the Orioles. 212 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: This represents obviously a show of faith in Elias. That 213 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: show of faith came even before this disappointing season. And 214 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: this is a team that has played very well since 215 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: late May forty nine and forty one since May twenty eighth, 216 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: sixth best record in the majors, and they firmly believe 217 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: that if they get their pitching straight, which is happening 218 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: to some extent with Trevor Rodgers emerging, Kyle Bradish ninth back, 219 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: if they can get their pitching right, and they've got 220 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: to rebuild their whole bullpend this winner, then they can 221 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: be back to where they were in twenty three and 222 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: twenty four. 223 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really thought this team was going to make 224 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: a postseason Pushken When this season started, it was like 225 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 2: they looked so good top to bottom. What went wrong. 226 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: Starting pitching, and that was the failure of this club. 227 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: It's the reason Brandon Hyde was fired as manager. The 228 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: starting pitching was just awful at the start of the season. 229 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: Charlie Morton was kind of the symbol of this all. 230 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: He found it and was good enough to get traded 231 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: to the Detroit Tigers, where he now is part of 232 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: their rotation. But they had injuries. Grayson Rodriguez was one 233 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: of them. They had disappointing performances. They just weren't good 234 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: enough in that part of it. And the other thing, Alana, 235 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: They've had some stagnation and regression among their young position players. Now. 236 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: Injuries are part of that too, with Rushman and Kowser 237 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: and others. Westburg's another one, but Donough Henderson hasn't been 238 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: as good. Jackson Holline really hasn't broken through yet. Now 239 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 1: they have Visaiah, they will go into next season confident 240 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: that these guys are gonna bounce back. Progression as a 241 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: young player is not always linear, and we'll see what happens. Then. 242 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: It's going to be an interesting team to watch. 243 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 2: Do you think that Adley Rischman is there next. 244 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: Year, Yes, no question. And he's there because Samuel Bassio 245 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: is not proven as a catcher. There are questions in 246 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: the industry whether he will ever catch, could be a 247 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: first baseman DH in the long run. Short term, Rushman 248 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: is the better defender, and the Orioles believe he's going 249 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: to bounce back. Now. It was a difficult second half 250 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: of twenty four and a rough start to twenty five 251 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: before he got hurt. But Adli Ruchman they still believe 252 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: and see as a centerpiece of what they're going to do. 253 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: All right, love the information there on the O's ken. 254 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: Let's get in a question from our chat. Bernie Suarez 255 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 2: wants to know he's talking about the Astros. Are the 256 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: Astros in trouble? The Rangers seem to be making a run. 257 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: The Rangers are definitely making a run. The Mariners are 258 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 1: playing better after their little lull six fifteen, whatever it was. 259 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: I don't know why that. I'd say the Astros are 260 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: in trouble, but there are clear questions there. Their offense 261 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: has been a disappointment, even after the return of Jordan Alvarez. 262 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: They rank something like twenty fourth in the majors and 263 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: runs per game, and remember the deadline they reinforced. The 264 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: offense with Correa, with Jesus Sanchez, with Ramon Urias. So 265 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, they have not clicked offensively. And they've 266 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: had some pitching injuries too, just this week, Luis Garcia 267 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: on top of Spencer Arraghetty, and then Josh Hater that 268 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: was a couple of weeks ago. He's out for the 269 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: rest of the season as well. So I don't know 270 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: that they're in trouble. They've got the pedigree still to 271 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: hold on in the Ale West, but it's a lot 272 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: closer than they ever imagined. It would be thinking that 273 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: with the deadline and with Alvarez coming back, that they 274 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: would ignite, and that really has not happened. 275 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 2: All right, let's talk about the Atlanta Braves. I really 276 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: thought that this was going to be it for the Skip. 277 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 2: I thought Brian Snicker was going to hang up the cleats, 278 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: if you will, longtime baseball man, great baseball mind. But 279 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 2: there are thoughts Ken out there that he is kind 280 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 2: of toying with returning in twenty twenty six. What more 281 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 2: can you tell us? 282 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: He addressed that yesterday with reporters who cover the team, 283 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: and somewhat surprisingly, at least to me, he said, you 284 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: know what, I'm not sure that I want to step 285 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: down just yet. I'm maybe hungry to finish this thing 286 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: off and turn around what was a pointing season this 287 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: year and not go out on this poor note. Bryan Sticker, 288 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: if he wants to return, I believe will be permitted 289 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: to return by the Atlanta Braves. It seems to me 290 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: the job is his as long as he wants it 291 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: at least, you know, in a reasonable fashion. But it's 292 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: going to be really interesting to see what he decides, 293 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: what he and his family decide on just where he is. 294 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: He seems to be healthy, even though he's an older manager, 295 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: of course, and his comments yesterday indicate to me that 296 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: he hasn't lost that fire. That if anything, the fire 297 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: was lit even higher this season because of how intensely 298 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: disappointing it has been. So they're gonna be good next year. 299 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: They're gonna have the pitching back, and they're gonna have 300 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: all of their position players and all the things that 301 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: went wrong. I would presume some of them at least 302 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: are going to go right, and they'll make some off 303 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: season moves as well. So I can see Snicker kind 304 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: of wanting to taste that again, and I take another job. 305 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think when you've been in the business as 306 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: long as he has, it's so difficult to stop. So 307 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 2: many folks have a difficult time making the transition out 308 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 2: of the game, and they just don't know what to 309 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 2: do with themselves. Can We would be remiss if we 310 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: didn't mention that today is the twenty fourth anniversary, if 311 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 2: you will, of the nine to eleven terrorist attack in 312 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 2: the United States. Do you remember what you were doing 313 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 2: on that day twenty four years ago? And first of all, 314 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 2: I can't believe it's almost been a quarter a quarter 315 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 2: of a century. But what do you remember about that 316 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 2: day in particular, and how did it affect you? 317 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: Of course I remember, and I was riding an exercise 318 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: bike and watching television, and that's how I saw the 319 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: whole thing unfold. I'm a New York native, so obviously 320 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: it hurt, but it hurt for every American and it 321 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: was just a terrible event. I'll be wearing the nine 322 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: to eleven Museum bow tie tonight for Philly's Meths broadcast 323 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: from Philadelphia, and next year we're going to have for 324 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: the twenty fifth anniversary Yankees and Mets playing on nine 325 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: to eleven which will be an incredibly special And I 326 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: also remember the first game back, the Piazza game, when 327 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: we put the home run against the Braves. I covered 328 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: that game. It was really emotional. The World Series that 329 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 1: year with the Yankees playing the Diamondbacks was really emotional. 330 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: It's a time when I never want to revisit again, obviously, 331 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: and there have been a lot of dark days in 332 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: the country's history, including just some recently, but we all 333 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: remember it, and we all just want to make sure 334 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: that something like that never happens again. 335 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I remember I was getting ready for work. I 336 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 2: lived in Denver, Colorado at the time. This was way before, 337 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 2: well not way before, but it was before I got 338 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: into journalism. And I remember my building. I was in 339 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 2: the hospitality industry at the time, and our hotel was 340 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 2: next to what is the World Trade Center in Denver. 341 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 2: So obviously it's not the same as New York, but 342 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 2: it was the World Trade Center there in Colorado. And 343 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 2: just remembering it felt to me ken like the world 344 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 2: had stopped. It felt so uneasy and such a time 345 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 2: of just questions and insecurity and wondering what was next. 346 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 2: And I remember thinking, and our gas price is going 347 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 2: to go through that. I mean I was thinking all 348 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 2: kinds of different things about that, and then the reflection 349 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 2: of all the people that were, you know, that perished 350 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 2: in that having to decide whether jumping out of a 351 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 2: tower was better than you know, burning alive in a tower. 352 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: And it's just a horrific act on our country. And 353 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 2: to your point, I hope it never it never happens again. 354 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 2: But to all of those that were affected on that 355 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 2: day twenty four years ago, our thoughts are still with you, 356 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 2: of course, our prayers for you and the ones that 357 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 2: you've lost. I mean, a lot of those folks ken 358 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 2: would have been getting married now or seeing their grandchildren 359 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 2: now or whatever, and it's it's difficult, it's difficult to swallow. 360 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 2: So again we wanted to pay respect to that. We 361 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,239 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys taking a moment to listen. We're going 362 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 2: to be right back after a quick break for Dude 363 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 2: and Dork of the Week. 364 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 3: Time for your weekly Arena Club segment where we see 365 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 3: what AJ pulls from a slab pack and we go 366 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 3: pull a little emerald pack. This week, AJ looking for 367 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 3: something big. 368 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: Always, I'm always looking for the big thing. Next. 369 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 3: Big things, got big money, big money, baby, We've got 370 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 3: a Dave Winfield card from nineteen seventy four to seventy 371 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 3: four tops card from this Emerald pack. Estimated value three 372 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 3: hundred bucks. You could sell it back for two seventy 373 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 3: sold sold. I feel like you are into more of 374 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 3: the current players. Would that be accurate? 375 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 1: Like legend in my showroom might have a Robin you out, 376 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 1: I have a Griffy Rookie card. I think that's true. 377 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: So I mean I have some older vintage your players. 378 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: Bob Gibson, Oh yeah, you have Gibson, So I know 379 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: I disagree Scott, but Dave Winfield for that amount of 380 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,719 Speaker 1: money back, I'm reselling it. 381 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 3: And if you want to get your own pack or 382 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 3: new card, you can get twenty percent off your first 383 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 3: slab pack or card purchase at arenaclub dot com. Slash 384 00:19:47,160 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 3: foul dude, dude, dude. 385 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 2: All right, time for due to the Weekken, who do 386 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: you have? Who is your and out performer this week? 387 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to go with Mookie Bets. And remember it 388 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: was about a month ago, Alana when MOOKI basically said 389 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: my season's over, at least from a statistical standpoint, I 390 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: won't have my usual season and I'm going to just 391 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: play for the team. Well, since he said that, he's 392 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: been basically the mookie Bets of old and wet. Over 393 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: the past thirty one games, he's hitting three thirty three 394 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: with the nine to thirty one ops really hot in 395 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: his last seven games for nineteen batting average, four homers, 396 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: eight extra base hits, fourteen RBIs. That's in the seven 397 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: game period. So MOOKI good to see you back. 398 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, welcome back, Mooke. We appreciate you. Marcus Lynn Betts MLB, 399 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 2: which is so funny that his initials are MLB. All right, 400 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: my dude of the week, it's not baseball. I appreciate 401 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: you guys. Letting me go off on a limb here 402 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 2: the Denver Broncos. I'm born and raised in Colorado, Denver 403 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 2: Broncos football fan my entire life. It's the only thing 404 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 2: that keeps my dysfunctional family together. One of our goals 405 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: is to make sure that we're engaging community umbers three 406 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 2: sixty five days a year in the area and around 407 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,719 Speaker 2: the stadium. And what they're doing is they have a 408 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 2: proposed new stadium plan still in Denver, Colorado. But what 409 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: I love about this is it all is privately funded. 410 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 2: This is not tax payer dollars. And what they're trying 411 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,479 Speaker 2: to do is have a new football stadium surrounded by 412 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 2: restaurants and activities, very much like what the Montforts have 413 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 2: done in Loto with Coursefield and that unbelievable McGregor Square area. 414 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 2: They've done a really good job. I rip on the 415 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 2: Rockies a lot, but the Montforts have done an amazing 416 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 2: job with that and that's what the new ownership group 417 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 2: of the Broncos is trying to do. So they are 418 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 2: my dudes of the week. Go Broncos were one to oh, 419 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 2: and I'm glad the Chiefs are zero and one. But 420 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 2: that's either here nor there. 421 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: Second, you say the words privately funded, Yes, privately funded, 422 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: that's among owners. Well I tell you about public funds. 423 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 2: Ask the athletics. I don't know what's happening, but the Broncos, 424 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 2: if you're not going to take their tax dollars, you're 425 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 2: gonna build a brand new stadium. I would love it 426 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 2: if you named it, you know, Alana Rizzo Field at 427 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 2: Mile High or whatever it is. I appreciate that. Okay, 428 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 2: my dude of the week is out there. Candida's time 429 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 2: for dork of the week. 430 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: Okay, as usual, we have a plethora of candidates, but 431 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm not going to let the Dodgers off the hook 432 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: for what happened last Saturday night at Camden Yards. This 433 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: was one of the more memorable games of the season, 434 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: if not the most memorable, and it was just a 435 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: shocking outcome. Let's go back to the details. For eight 436 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: and two thirds innings, Yoshinoba Yamamoto had a no hitter 437 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: at that point. After eight and two thirds, with one 438 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: out to go, the Dodgers led three nothing. They had 439 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: a ninety nine point five percent chance of winning that game. 440 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: That was their win probability, ninety nine point five percent chance, 441 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: and the other point five came in. They blew that 442 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: game and detailed it a little bit. It was a 443 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: comedy of erarors in a certain respect, and it was 444 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: so appropriate that the Orioles made this comeback on the 445 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: night they celebrated now Ripkin's thirtieth anniversary of breaking Lou 446 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: Garrigg's record. That was the shock of shocks again. The 447 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: game of the year for me and the Dodgers for 448 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: losing it, the Dorks of the week. 449 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so am I because I was sitting there 450 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: tweeting it like, oh my gosh, if you're not watching, 451 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 2: you should probably tune in. Blah blah blah. And then 452 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 2: it was like Jackson Holiday, which is so ironic too, 453 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 2: Ken that he the Holiday family requested permission from the 454 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: Ripkin family for Jackson to wear number seven and then 455 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: he breaks up the no no Andy Pae has I 456 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 2: don't know what the heck he was doing in the outfield. 457 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 2: Then you have to pray that your bullpen can get 458 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 2: one flipping out, and they couldn't. I almost went to 459 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 2: bed after the no no was I was like, all right, well, no, 460 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 2: No's over, I'm going to go to bed, and I 461 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 2: stayed up like and I shouldn't have because then I 462 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: just got pissed. All right, My my York of the week, 463 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: besides myself, is Philly's Karen Ken. I mean, I know 464 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 2: I'm not really going out on a limb here, but 465 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 2: my goodness, woman, what are you doing? And now, I mean, 466 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 2: just first of all, I don't think that this woman 467 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 2: should have lost her job and people should be stocking her. 468 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 2: I mean that's just ridiculous. Okay, be the bigger person, 469 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,959 Speaker 2: but the way that she handled this situation, my goodness you, Karen. 470 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 2: You phillies, Karen are my dork of the week. And 471 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 2: I tell you what, Ken, she's getting served karma is 472 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 2: is not a good thing. I tell you that. 473 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: Yes, and she did get a five thousand dollars offer 474 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: for that ball if she autographed it and said I'm 475 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: sorry in the inscription. But of course she's not going 476 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: to do that because that would identify her. People wouldn't 477 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: know who she is. Now, I'm with you a lot. 478 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: At one point I want to make here, the social 479 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: media witch hunt takes place in a number of different ways, 480 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: at a number of different times. It's ridiculous. The woman 481 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: did something wrong. Okay, we all have our bad moments, 482 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: maybe not publicized the way this one was, but I 483 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: don't care for that at all, and that needs to stop. 484 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 2: I agree, completely leave her alone. She did a bad thing, 485 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 2: but you don't need to harass her. Ken, tell us 486 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 2: a little bit more about the Native Nations baseball team 487 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,479 Speaker 2: and the article that you recently wrote. This is interesting stuff. 488 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: I wrote a couple of days ago and actually worked 489 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,239 Speaker 1: on it for nine months on and off. What it 490 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: is is an effort by the former Major league pitcher 491 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: DJ Carrasco to build a national program for Native American 492 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: players that doesn't exist right now, and they've took a 493 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: very dramatic first step recently by having the first Native 494 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: American team compete in the Babe Ruth World Series in Branson, Missouri. 495 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: Their long term dream is to build out an infrastructure 496 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: where you have a national program from childhood up through 497 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: adulthood for Native American players and then ultimately to get 498 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: a team into the World Baseball Classic. That's complicated, it's 499 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: going to take time. It's not something that can happen 500 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: right away, but it's certainly an appropriate dream. And Alta 501 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: we talk this and you mentioned it to me off 502 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: the air. Baseball is always looking for talent. Well, here 503 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: is an untapped source of talent, the Native American community. 504 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: Now we have some Native American Major leaguers, but the 505 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: point of this program is to identify the players, maybe 506 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: on reservations, maybe in rural areas, who don't get the 507 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: opportunities that guys like Ryan Helsley did and John Gray 508 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: did and some other players because those guys went to 509 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: public high schools, they went to college in many cases, 510 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: and they're in a different category. What they want to 511 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: do is create opportunities for players who are not getting 512 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 1: those opportunities now. And it's a wonderful idea. It's an 513 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 1: incredible program that DJ Carrasco is trying to start here 514 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: and is starting has started, and we'll see where it goes. 515 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 1: But that was the point of writing it, and I 516 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,479 Speaker 1: hope people read it to see just what's going on 517 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: here because it's kind of a cool effort and an 518 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: effort that really anybody can everybody can get behind. I 519 00:26:59,040 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: love it. I love it. 520 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 2: What was the most interesting thing that you've found out 521 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 2: when you were spending nine over the course of nine 522 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 2: months to put this together, just that. 523 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: This was happening really and that things were progressing, and 524 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: that DJ Carrasco, who is Native American but in a 525 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,959 Speaker 1: very small way, but he's not a guy who is 526 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: part of a tribe really or anything like that. He's 527 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: mostly Mexican American. That's his greatest lineage, and this is 528 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: his passion. And there's a guy named Ryan Flynn who 529 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: created the baseball program, the national program in New Zealand, 530 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: and they're kind of combining on this, and these guys 531 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: are incredibly passionate about what they're doing, and they want 532 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: to make this as big as possible, so we will 533 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: see what happens. Dusty Baker had an interesting quote in 534 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 1: this article, Jacob Elsbury. Jacoby Ellsbur, I'm sorry, cannot be 535 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,439 Speaker 1: the last great Native American player. There have to be 536 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: some players there. I know they are. Dusty has contributed 537 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: time and money to the Native Nations effort, and others 538 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: are getting behind it as well. And again we'll see 539 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: where it goes. Alana. But it's a cool thing that 540 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: DJ Carrasco is trying to do. 541 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 2: I agree with you, and please if you take the 542 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 2: time to read it, that would be great. Learn more 543 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 2: about the Native Nations article. We want to say goodbye, 544 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 2: thank you guys for being here, thank you for watching 545 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,719 Speaker 2: and listening. Foul Territory is next. 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