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Speaker 2: With the World Baseball Classic out of the way, we

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Speaker 2: are now just one week away from opening night, Yankees

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Speaker 2: versus the Giants, and we've got a lot of things

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Speaker 2: that can determine how the Yankees season unfolds tonight. The

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Speaker 2: top ten X factors, Anthony Volpi's last chance, does John

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Speaker 2: Carlos Stanton have one more big year in him? And

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Speaker 2: will Brian Cashman go for it at the deadline? This

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Speaker 2: is Pinstripe territory.

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Speaker 1: One of the talk that's soul.

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Speaker 3: We're the New York Yankees.

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Speaker 2: How's it going, everybody? Welcome back, Welcome back. First comment

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Speaker 2: to the night goes to Richard Lee, who says Cole

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Speaker 2: looking good on the mound with good velocity. My heart

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Speaker 2: had a jolt seeing him cover first base. Well, at

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Speaker 2: least he remembered to cover it this time again just

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Speaker 2: one week from opening. It's gonna take some getting used

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Speaker 2: to for me doing shows, you know, at midnight again

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Speaker 2: right out of the gate. But I would much rather

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Speaker 2: do it at the beginning of the season than have

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Speaker 2: to do it in the middle of the season or

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Speaker 2: the end of the season when I'm really tired. But

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Speaker 2: let's begin with the big news of the day. Yes,

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Speaker 2: Garrett Cole makes his first appearance since Tommy John surgery.

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Speaker 2: It felt really good to open up my pitcher spotlight

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Speaker 2: today and see this guy, this man staring back at me,

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Speaker 2: finally on the hill, and he brought his fastball with him.

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Speaker 2: He topped out at ninety eight point seven miles an hour.

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Speaker 2: The only pitch I didn't really see him throw was

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Speaker 2: the change up. He threw six fastballs, two sliders, two

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Speaker 2: knuckle curves, no walks or strikeouts. He gave up two hits.

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Speaker 2: He worked a scoreless inning, so sporting a zero era.

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Speaker 2: And yes, he did have to cover first base and

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Speaker 2: he fell down on the first play of the game.

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Speaker 2: But you know, it's not a surprise that he was

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Speaker 2: spotting his fastball the way that he typically what, or

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Speaker 2: his breaking pitches for that matter, when he's back in

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Speaker 2: John will tell you, is the last thing to return.

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Speaker 2: Hopefully it comes back. But you can start the clock now,

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Speaker 2: because basically this was the beginning of spring training for him,

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Speaker 2: the beginning of rehab against hitters for him. I'd expect

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Speaker 2: him to make probably five or six or seven appearances

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Speaker 2: puts him back sometime in May. But hey, even if

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Speaker 2: it's late May, you'll take it. But welcome back to

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Speaker 2: Garrett Cole. It's good to have you back, my man.

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Speaker 2: Tonight we are going to talk about ten X factors,

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Speaker 2: and Garrett Cole spoiler alert is one of them. So

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Speaker 2: to talk about is number ten, that is Luis Heel

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Speaker 2: and man, this feels like a make or break season

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Speaker 2: for Luis Hell because, let's be honest, his debut, well

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Speaker 2: not his debut, is his rookie season. His official rookie

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Speaker 2: season in twenty twenty four was electric. He looked like

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Speaker 2: Rookie of the Year. He really carried the load when

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Speaker 2: Garrett Cole was out with that elbow edema. And then

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Speaker 2: he comes back, the velocity wasn't quite what it was,

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Speaker 2: the command wasn't great. He doesn't get as many strikeouts

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Speaker 2: I know we don't really care that much about spring stats,

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Speaker 2: He has gotten the velocity up to ninety seven, which

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Speaker 2: That may not sound like a huge deal in March,

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Speaker 2: the clock on Louis Heel and once the clock starts,

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Speaker 2: you know it's time for him to, you know, put

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Speaker 2: let's face it, we got some really good young arms

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Speaker 2: but number ten on my list Louise Heel X Factor

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Speaker 2: really think this is the year that we find out

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Speaker 2: and that's the dilemma. Three point thirty three this spring,

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Speaker 2: can't trade him. If there's that potential, you can't move

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Speaker 2: putting up eight to nine wins this season, everyone has

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Speaker 2: he probably is the first guy you look at, even

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Speaker 2: run the bases. But Spencer Jones has a higher upside,

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Speaker 2: No doubt. Spencer Jones has fifty home run power. I

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Speaker 2: think the Yankees are gonna be looking for thump. They're

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Speaker 2: think that's the way they will go. The other path

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Speaker 2: I didn't include him. But he definitely is an X factor.

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Speaker 2: If he reverts back to the pre twenty twenty five

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Speaker 2: And I think you got to give Spencer Jones a chance.

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Speaker 2: And that's why you know he's such a fascinating X factor,

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Speaker 2: Is he a piece for the future, a cornerstone of

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Speaker 2: is a humongous, humongous season for Anthony Volpi. Not only

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Speaker 2: plays hard. All of that is true, But to me,

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Speaker 2: he has always looked more like a second baseman physically.

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Speaker 2: That's just how I see it. I don't see a rangy,

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Speaker 2: the type of scrappy player that he should have been

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Speaker 2: I think he's got a short leash too, and the

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Speaker 2: hard decision might be send him back to Triple A,

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Speaker 2: with Anthony Volpe. He is no longer in the prospect phase.

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Speaker 2: He's not in the he's young, let's give him time. Face.

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Speaker 2: This is the pro prove it phase. He has got

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Speaker 2: This is a big one because the Yankees have a

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Speaker 2: Number four Carlos Loogron. Hey, this is amazing. This guy's

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Speaker 2: I've been watching baseball now for practically forty years, thirty

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Speaker 2: not saying that Carlosa Grande is Mariano Rivera. I'm not

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Speaker 2: That's a lot of pressure to put on a kid.

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Speaker 2: I'm not even saying it's going to be a great

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Speaker 2: and I don't want to see it in Scranton. That

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Speaker 2: Austin Well said he had no doubt that Carlos le

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Speaker 2: Who would you rather have taking the ball in a

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Speaker 2: Then he comes back and honestly, he looked as good

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Speaker 2: He has always been more of like a destroyer than

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Speaker 2: Number two, Number two the pitching Cole and Rodin. We

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Speaker 2: know how important it is for those guys to be

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Speaker 2: healthy coming back from surgery. Will either or both of

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Speaker 2: them get back to one hundred percent? I can tell

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Speaker 2: you this. If they're both at one hundred percent, the

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Speaker 2: Yankees are going to be a problem for the American League.

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Speaker 2: If you get one and one, you know, fifty to fifty,

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Speaker 2: it's less certain. And if both you have trouble getting back,

436
00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,320
Speaker 2: the Yankees are gonna have a tough time even making

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Speaker 2: the playoffs. There's not a whole lot of analysis I

438
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Speaker 2: need to go into on this one. Both of these

439
00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,879
Speaker 2: guys are super important and their health is going to

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Speaker 2: be determinative. Is that a word of the Yankee season?

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00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,280
Speaker 2: But like I said, Cole pitch today he looked good.

442
00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,560
Speaker 2: Carlos Rodon not far behind. Hopefully by Memorial Day these

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Speaker 2: questions will have been answered and these guys will be

444
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Speaker 2: cruising towards great seasons. And Number one, everyone's favorite general manager,

445
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Speaker 2: Brian Cashan, will he go all in at the deadline

446
00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:14,280
Speaker 2: to improve this team this winter. The big moves were

447
00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:20,320
Speaker 2: bringing back Trent Grisham, which a little bit questionable. Sorry Trent, Sorry,

448
00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:26,000
Speaker 2: sorry buddy, but that was a big move. Twenty two

449
00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,320
Speaker 2: million dollars trading for Ryan Weathers, bringing back Cody Bellinger.

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00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:35,000
Speaker 2: They're basically running it back. I think the Cashman is

451
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Speaker 2: going to have to move some of these young players

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Speaker 2: at some point to get a bat. We're gonna find

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Speaker 2: out how much he hugs prospects and whether or not

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Speaker 2: he can actually have the cajones to go out there

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Speaker 2: and make a big move at the deadline. I watched

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Speaker 2: the Red Sox players in the WBC, and it's clear

457
00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,600
Speaker 2: to me that they are a talented team. Roman Anthony's

458
00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,399
Speaker 2: going to be an unbelievable player. William or Bray is

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Speaker 2: a really good player. I'm not convinced that Brian Cashman,

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Speaker 2: at this point in his career, has the killer instinct

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Speaker 2: to get the Yankees over the top. I hope I'm wrong.

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Speaker 2: Got his smug face just anyway. Let me know in

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Speaker 2: the comments what you think about the Yankees. GM who,

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Speaker 2: in my opinion, is always X factor Newmero who No, wait,

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Speaker 2: start with Jason from Allentown.

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Speaker 4: Hey, Derek, Jason and Allentown. Always enjoy watching your podcasts. Man.

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Speaker 4: You have one on tonight about the WBC. I just

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Speaker 4: need to correct you. He said, you know, you gave

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Speaker 4: the built Roman Anthony first contribution to the WBC win tonight,

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Speaker 4: And he said, probably the first and only time you'll

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Speaker 4: give it to a Red Sox. But I mean, you've

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Speaker 4: had scenarios in the past where you've given belts to

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Speaker 4: the opposition when they, you know, kind of help feed

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00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,760
Speaker 4: us a win, not saying Roman Anthony will get one

506
00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,680
Speaker 4: in the future, but you've given it to the opposing

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00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:56,640
Speaker 4: picture for you know, giving it up to us from

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00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:59,760
Speaker 4: time to time, so you know, don't say never. You

509
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Speaker 4: know it's the Red Sox.

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Speaker 2: Appreciate it. Appreciate it. Hey, Jason, just because you corrected me,

511
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,640
Speaker 2: and you were correct on that one percent, you, my friend,

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Speaker 2: are getting their first ever voicemail belt. Jason from Allentown,

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Speaker 2: your belt winner tonight, Jason from Allentown, And I haven't

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Speaker 2: decided yet. This is an artist rendition of Jason. I

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00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:29,880
Speaker 2: haven't decided yet if I'm going to keep the spring

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Speaker 2: training belts. I want you guys to let me know

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00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,120
Speaker 2: in the comments whether we should keep them. We've given

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00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 2: out now we've got Judge with two belts, and we

519
00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:39,120
Speaker 2: got eight other people with belts, including Jimmy Hoffa and

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00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,480
Speaker 2: Frankie Baseball. So I haven't decided yet if I want

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00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:44,800
Speaker 2: to keep it. I might change my mind on that.

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Speaker 2: I was going to let let the tally run all year,

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Speaker 2: but I might reset it. I might reset the clock.

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Speaker 2: But thank you so much, Jason from Allentown. Congratulations you're

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Speaker 2: the belt winner.

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Speaker 1: Here's another call, Hey, Derek, I just read online that

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Speaker 1: the Yankees almost practically signed Junior common Aro back in

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, but they're international director. I don't want to

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Speaker 1: say his name. He decided to go in another direction,

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Speaker 1: So who knows if Yankees maybe could have had their

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00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:25,120
Speaker 1: third base been for a while. Now. I think him

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Speaker 1: and Roman Anthony are going to give the Yankees trouble

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Speaker 1: for a fair amount of time. Unfortunate leave.

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Speaker 2: Well, Junior Cameron Aro, well, definitely Roman Anthony. But Junior

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Speaker 2: Cameraro had forty five home runs last year. He's already

536
00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:44,400
Speaker 2: a huge problem. He's got an unbelievable swing, unbelievable batspeed,

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Speaker 2: and it seems like the verdict is in. People want

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Speaker 2: to reset the belt and go regular season only. Okay,

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00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,680
Speaker 2: we'll do that. Okay, I'll reset it on opening night.

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Speaker 2: We'll go back to zeros for everybody. Sorry Frankie Baseball,

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00:30:55,560 --> 00:31:00,200
Speaker 2: But yeah, cam and Arow them not signing him a

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Speaker 2: huge mistake, and it might be one of the reasons

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Speaker 2: they fired their international director. All right, here's Stephen from Italy.

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Speaker 2: Now I listened to this already and his call kind

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Speaker 2: of cuts out a couple of times, So I don't

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Speaker 2: know if it's the connection or what. But he did

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Speaker 2: make some good points. I want to play it, so

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Speaker 2: bear with us.

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Speaker 3: Hi, Derek, it's Stephen from Italy. I'm watching you and

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Speaker 3: Frankie baseball after the US Dominican Republic game over my

551
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:31,840
Speaker 3: morning coffee. Right about Lebroney, I think you should be

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Speaker 3: in the bullpen. And the reason is that it's not

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Speaker 3: a normal year where you've got your five to six

554
00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,920
Speaker 3: starters and one goes down and there's the next guy up.

555
00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,480
Speaker 3: We have four stub with who are coming off the

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Speaker 3: injured lists some in the season, hopefully just going to

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Speaker 3: replace anybody who goes down who's in the starting rotation

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Speaker 3: at the beginning of the season. So I don't think

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Speaker 3: there's really a Hey, I mean, we have almost you know,

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Speaker 3: eight starter as I lost count, you know, if you

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Speaker 3: count everybody who's I don't think he's gonna get called

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Speaker 3: up as a starter, uh, you know under those conditions,

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00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:14,760
Speaker 3: and we could really use somebody, you know, a long

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Speaker 3: relief pitch. He's somebody who's coming out of the bullpen

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Speaker 3: throwing two maybe even three innings.

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Speaker 2: Yeah it cuts out after that, but yeah, two three innings,

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00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,840
Speaker 2: I could see that. You guys remember Mike King when

568
00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,360
Speaker 2: he was with the Yankees, like not towards the end

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Speaker 2: when he was a starter, but when he was pitching

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Speaker 2: out of the bullpen, how good he was at coming

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Speaker 2: in and pitching a couple of innings and holding the

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Speaker 2: game close. And you know, we had We've had a

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Speaker 2: number of guys like that over the years that have

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00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,320
Speaker 2: done a really good job at like keeping the game

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Speaker 2: tight and allowing the offense to come back. And when

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00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,880
Speaker 2: you have a great offense, those guys are really important

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00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,280
Speaker 2: because a lot of teams have thin bullpens and it

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00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,520
Speaker 2: gives the Yankees offense a chance to come back. Alfredo

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Speaker 2: with Sevis comes to mind back in nine. Ramiro Mendoza.

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Speaker 2: If you guys remember Ramiro Mendoza. I'm gonna pull up

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Speaker 2: Ramiro Mendoza. Uh in uh his career. Let's see, we're

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Speaker 2: gonna go back to. Let's go back to it was

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Speaker 2: probably nineteen ninety eight. Let's check out Ramiro Mendoza. In

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Speaker 2: nineteen ninety eight. He went ten and two out of

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Speaker 2: the mostly out of the pen, one hundred and thirty innings.

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Speaker 2: I mean, just huge, huge contributions from him. That was

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Speaker 2: ninety eight. See what he did in ninety nine, nine

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00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,120
Speaker 2: and nine four point twenty nine. And then let's take

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Speaker 2: a look at Alfredo. As savis, I probably spelled that wrong.

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00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 2: There we go one and two, six point five two

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00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,560
Speaker 2: era back in twenty fourteen. But if you go back

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Speaker 2: to two thousand and nine ten and one with a

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00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:53,360
Speaker 2: three point five to four that year for the championship,

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Speaker 2: Yankees still only forty three years old, he's the same

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Speaker 2: age as me. Wow, but uh, Alfredo saves. It's huge.

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00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,160
Speaker 2: Those middle relief guys who can give you valuable innings

597
00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,840
Speaker 2: are just so important, and I think Legron he could

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Speaker 2: be one of those guys to begin and then eventually

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00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:16,040
Speaker 2: if he has success, a high leverage reliever. So agree,

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Speaker 2: Here's Mary Beth.

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Speaker 3: You know it's Mary Beth.

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00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:21,760
Speaker 4: And I'm.

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Speaker 2: Disappointed.

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00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:29,319
Speaker 4: I'm sad and the same Aaron Judge. Let him at

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Speaker 4: least have won this, Okay.

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Speaker 1: Now it's up to the Yankees to bring him.

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Speaker 4: Home a championship. Okay, all right, goodbye.

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Speaker 1: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Aaron Judge was catching some heat today and continues to

610
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,239
Speaker 2: have trouble on the big stage. Ol. He did play

611
00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:44,000
Speaker 2: well in the postseason last year, but not his best

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Speaker 2: showing in the WBC Finals. But all right, ladies and gentlemen,

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Speaker 2: that's it for me tonight. I'll be back probably on

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Speaker 2: Friday or Saturday. I'm gonna have Frankie Baseball. By the way,

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Speaker 2: I bought Frankie a new mic. I sent Frankie a

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Speaker 2: new mic, and I sent him one of these, a

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Speaker 2: fun hat. We sent them a victory hat. And when

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Speaker 2: he's on, we're gonna have dueling victory hats. So thanks

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Speaker 2: for watching, Like, subscribe all that good stuff. Yankee Baseball

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