1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: This is Count Fauchet and you're watching fish on First. 2 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to episode ninety of Fish Unfiltered on the Fish 3 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: on First podcast, part of the Foul Territory Network and 4 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: presented by jet Ski Rentals of South Florida. No aj 5 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: Ramos on this episode. No Kevin Barrall, no Isaaca Zoot. Instead, 6 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: you got me. Eli Sussman, the founder of Fish on First, 7 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: wanted to do a rare solo pod in the hours 8 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: leading up to the start of the World Baseball Classic. 9 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: Just like the previous iteration of the tournament, this one 10 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: is hosted very heavily by Lone Debat Park in Miami, 11 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: home of the Miami Marlins, so the connections are inescapable. 12 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: Marlins players themselves are more heavily involved in this tournament 13 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: than any previous iteration of the WBC. Felt that I 14 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: could do kind of a deep dive about all those 15 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: connections between Marlin's players that are being involved. What can 16 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: you expect to see from them over the course of 17 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: the tournament, What realistically their team's chances are of winning 18 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: the whole thing. The Marlins in their history, as you know, 19 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: do not frequently get to the MLB postseason. If you 20 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: ask the players themselves, this is the closest thing to that, 21 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: if not directly on par with that, if not even 22 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: something more extraordinary on a higher level, This tournament could 23 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: be a huge piece of these players entire legacy as 24 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: professional baseball players. We want to give them their deserved 25 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: attention for that. We're going to have Kevin and Isaac 26 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: covering the tournament at the ballpark, so that's checking in 27 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: throughout the entire tournament. That's going to be a whole 28 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: lot of fun, and we hope that you hop in 29 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: and check out our shows over the course of that 30 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: entire process. Wanted to set the table first before again, 31 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: is that I have some highlights to show of these 32 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: guys with their countries. And yeah, we're gonna break it 33 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: all down in terms of the logistics of the tournament, 34 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: including for fans trying to attend the tournament at lone depot, 35 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: and then at the ends you're gonna get my all 36 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: wise predictions for how I think this tourney is gonna 37 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: play out once the dust settles. 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Through 54 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: the years, there's never been more than seven members throughout 55 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: the Marlins organization that've done it. That were seven back 56 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: in two thousand and nine, there were another seven in 57 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,839 Speaker 1: the most recent torn in back in twenty twenty three, 58 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: and the only time that Marlins players had been part 59 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: of the championship winning team was in twenty seventeen with 60 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: both John Carlos Stanton and Christian Yelich with the US. 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: That's the only time that the US has won believe 62 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: it or not, so far in WBC history. This time around, 63 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: different story. There's going to be ten Marlins participating, so 64 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: quick hits on each of them, six different countries. The headliner, 65 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: of course, san Dii al Contra. This is going to 66 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: be his second career WBC. He was the undisputed ace 67 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: of the team three years ago and a team in 68 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: the DR that was massively disappointing. They were arguably the 69 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: favorites to win it, if not co favorites heading into 70 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and they did not even get out 71 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: of group play or I should say pool play. Well 72 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: like then, and now they're going to be based in 73 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: Miami without the entire course of the tournament, felt like 74 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: to some extent that the crowd would be behind them 75 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: and that their talents was going to be overwhelming, especially 76 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: on the position player side, and with Sandy's help on 77 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: the mounds, and yeah, I mean Sandy was pretty mediocre 78 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: in his one start, and even outside of that, they 79 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: had a lot of guys underperform, which is always a 80 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: possibility in baseball over the course of a small sample. 81 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: That's what we see in the playoffs every single year. 82 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: And the same volatility that we notice every year in 83 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: the postseason is going to apply to the WBC, even 84 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: with the stakes being so high. That's what makes this 85 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: such a fascinating social experiment with Sandy. We know that 86 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: he's going to pitch at least one game. You know, 87 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: we can't totally grew out the possibility that dr gets 88 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: upset again, doesn't advance deep. He is locked in to 89 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: start the final game of their pool play stage and 90 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: it very I wouldn't say it's coincidental, probably more than 91 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: that that it's going to be a rematch against Venezuela, 92 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: the same team that he pitched against back in twenty 93 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: twenty three and his loan started the tournament. He'll be 94 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: facing them on March eleventh. He's gonna have one final 95 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: tune up start in Marlins camp before that to get 96 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: stretched out a little bit more. Clinton McCullough, Arnold's manager, 97 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: says that Sandy will have a limit of about sixty 98 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: five pitches in the course of this game against Venezuela, 99 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: absolute max. Maybe he gets through five innings. If he 100 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,679 Speaker 1: is really efficient and dominant, more likely expect four innings 101 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: would be kind of the that's gonna be a ballpark guess. 102 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: If things go relatively well for him, that's what you'll see. 103 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: So that's especially if there's gonna be some stakes of 104 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: that game, it would be all the more entertaining. Even 105 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: if DR is in good position to advance, they might 106 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: they don't win all their previous three games, they might 107 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: really need that one to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals. 108 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: So that would be even better from a entertainment perspective. 109 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: If there's some still something on the line for Sandy 110 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: right there, If you really want to look ahead, this 111 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: lines him up to make a second start if DR 112 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: advances all the way to the championship. The championship is 113 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: going to be a March seventeenth, so five days rest 114 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: in between that this start and what would potentially be 115 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: the final and this far ahead. You know the Marlinson 116 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: say one way or the other, whether or not he'd 117 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: be making that appearance, I think Sandy all indications are 118 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: that it'll be his choice if they are still alive, 119 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: whether or not if he wants to do it. Recognizing 120 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: that even though he's done this once before in this tournament. 121 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: The future is never promised, you know, there's no guarantee, 122 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: especially with a really competitive nation like DR, that he'll 123 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: get another opportunity to do this. So if DR lives 124 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: up to its potential, I think we are going to 125 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: see Sandy pitch in that final game in his home 126 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: ballpark once again. That's that's certainly the headliner here. Going 127 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: back to this master list, all get Stein Ramirez is 128 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: going to be his battery mate. I would think it's 129 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: pretty likely that Augustine is gonna behind the blade for 130 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: Sandy when he makes that start against Venezuela. This will 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: certainly be his WBC debut. Sort of lucks out for 132 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: being honest, just because catcher is a relatively thin position 133 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: compared to the other positions on the diamond for this club. 134 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: So Augustine he had an up and down rookie year 135 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: we could say, where he was on fire at the beginning, 136 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: especially from an offensive perspective, and then really faded down 137 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: the stretch. Still makes it onto this team as the 138 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: backup to Austin Wells. They brought in a white guy 139 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: with a less direct connection to d R to be 140 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: their starting catcher, and Augustine should still see some action. 141 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: I would hide a degree of likelihood that he's going 142 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: to behind the plate for Sandy when he makes that start, 143 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: and potentially if Sandy makes a second start towards the 144 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: end of the tournament. Other than that, maybe Augustine has 145 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: some low leverage pinch hitting appearances. There's so much position 146 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: blade talent on that roster that I don't think they're 147 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: gonna use him, and he's not gonna be much of 148 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: an upgrade over some of those other guys. It's gonna 149 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: be more about if they're winning comfortably in some games, 150 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: there'll be an opportunity for him to get an extra 151 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: at bat or two just to let those guys rest 152 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: and keep them in their best POSI condition. Moving forward, 153 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: his defense is going to be really under the microscope 154 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: here early in occasions from spring training. It looks kind 155 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: of similar to last year. You know, this small sample, 156 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: can't really say strongly one way or the other. By 157 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: the standards of what you see on other teams. I 158 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: think it's gonna he could be a liability again. And 159 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: but that being said, even when we have these understandings 160 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: of what a player's skill set usually is that's the 161 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: fun of being in these small samples. Maybe he really 162 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: steps up and maybe just over the course of I 163 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: mean best case scenario, maybe he catches three total games 164 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: in the tournament and probably just two, probably just games 165 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: that Sandy starts. It's gonna be a really small sample, 166 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: and maybe he steps up and really distinguishes himself. Again, 167 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: that is one of the many reasons why this tournament 168 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: is so captivating, because the Sea guys elevates in the situation. 169 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: This is going to be the first time that Augustine's 170 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: been under this kind of spotlight, and I'm kind of 171 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: excited to see how he does. If it's any indication 172 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: in exhibition game action, he ripped a single with one 173 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: hundred and thirteen mile per hour exit velocity. That's the 174 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: kind of that's a harder hit ball, for context, than 175 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: any Marlins player has had in a spring training game 176 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: to this point. So that element of his game is 177 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: still very, very present and very alluring. So he is 178 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: kind of even in a small sample, I'm going to 179 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: be absolutely locked into every pitch that he catches behind 180 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: the plate and every time that he steps up to 181 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: the plate as a batter in that same pool. Javier 182 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: Sonoha bit of a fan favorite, I would say at 183 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: this point, coming off his first full season at the 184 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: big league level winning a Gold Glove award, He's he's 185 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: going to play several different spots what we expect for 186 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: Venezuela in exhibition game action. He's already been at third 187 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: base and he's already been in center field. You know 188 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: that he's willing to go anywhere. He's the epitome of 189 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: a super utility guy. And I'll be fascinated to see 190 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: how high in the lineup that Snoha is batting, because 191 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: in one of these exhibition games he's all the way 192 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: up at number two in their lineup. But I think 193 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: either way, he's well positioned to start at least half 194 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: of their games, if not the majority of their games, 195 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: despite being on the young and inexperienced side for another 196 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: country that has a very deep pool of talent to 197 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: select from. That will be a lot of fun. Just 198 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: like Sandy and just like Augustine, he's going to be 199 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: playing every step of the tournament in his own backyard 200 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: of Lone Depot Park. So we get to Jacob Marcy now, 201 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: and this is where the ancestry becomes less obvious. He 202 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: was not born in Italy, not raised in Italy, but 203 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: his ancestry, if you go far enough back, he does 204 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: have Italian roots, so that is why he is eligible. 205 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: Most of Italy's roster is the same situation. It's an 206 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: American white guys who were born to American parents or 207 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: at least half American parents, and yet they're still eligible 208 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: to play. Italy is drawing a lot of buzz as 209 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: being one of the sleeper teams in this tournament. They 210 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 1: don't have a history of going past the quarterfinals, I 211 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: don't think, but this is the year where they might 212 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: be able to do it. As we'll get into later 213 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: when we kind of break apart this bracket, and Marcy's 214 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: gonna be playing every day, so this is a clear 215 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: fit on this roster. He's gonna be there every day 216 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: center fielder. It seems like he's gonna be batting leadoff too, 217 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: at least against right handed pitching. We'll see if they 218 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: do the same against lefties. Marcy's going to get a 219 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: great opportunity here. Needless to say, he impressed during his 220 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: two months in the big league at the ends of 221 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: last year. He's a huge piece this Marlin's future. He's 222 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: not gonna be starting off the tournament in Miami because 223 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna a separate pool. As we'll get to. Still, 224 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can really raise his profile dramatically 225 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: over the course of this tournament, just because he's gonna 226 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to step to the plate more often. 227 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: Here with Canada, a trio of Marlins players are all 228 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: on their roster, all in the position player side. It's 229 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: own Casey, Otto, Lopez, Liam Hicks. With both Casey and Otto, 230 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: they are returning to the WC after previously participating in 231 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, but their profiles have gone up considerably 232 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: since then. Casey is now close to a consensus top 233 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: one hundred prospect and he is heading into what should 234 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: be a mostly full season at the big league level. 235 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: And with Otto, needless to say, he has burst onto 236 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: the scene over the last three years. He had maybe 237 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: two games of big league experience. He had as little 238 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: as possible back in twenty twenty three, and yet he's 239 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: still played regularly for Canada during that tournament and now 240 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: he's entrenched, says an every day caliber and middle infielder 241 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: at the big league level. He will be the everyday 242 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: shortstop for Canada in this tournament, and with Casey it 243 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: looks like he should be playing right field for Canada 244 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: in the course of this tournament, if from the exhibition 245 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: games are telling in that regard. He got to slow 246 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: start this spring in Marlins Camp had a nice showing 247 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: during Tuesday's exhibition game with an RBI single with a 248 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 1: diving catch in left field for that game. So I 249 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: guess it's still to be determined which corner outfield spot 250 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: we'll see Casey yet when the real games begin for 251 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: him this weekends. Liam Hicks nice story where he was 252 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: not on their team the previous edition of the WBC 253 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: Catcher is somewhat of a thin position for that country 254 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: where Bo Naylor is the other catcher on the roster 255 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: with him. Bow Naylor got more considerable playing time and 256 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: they got it some reps the previous tournament. But Hicks 257 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: is coming off the better year I would say overall, 258 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: at least offensively. He certainly was a higher floor, more 259 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: reliable player, and we've reporded on this spring how Hicks 260 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: is hitting the ball harder, throwing the ball harder, like 261 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: he's made his offseason gains and I actually translated to 262 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: him being a more impactful player than he even was 263 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: as a rookie in twenty twenty five. So I think 264 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna we'll see how they exactly they distribute the 265 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: playing time. I feel like it's gonna be a little 266 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: bit more of a role than Augustine has with DR. 267 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: Excited to see that how it it plays out. For 268 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: Hicks and for all three of those guys. It's certainly 269 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: an unprecedented situation. I take that back, because in twenty 270 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: twenty three with DR, the Marlins had Sandy and Johnny 271 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: Quaido and Jean Sigura. But this one feels a little 272 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: bit different because both Otto is kind of a long 273 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: term building block for them. They hope that Casey is 274 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: going to be as well. In Hicks is, you know, 275 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: kind of a controllable piece if nothing else. So having 276 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: younger guys that, at least in the case of both 277 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: in Hicks's case, has only been to Marlin throughout his 278 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: brief major league career to this point, I think that 279 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: connection feels a little bit stronger here. So I imagine more 280 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: than a few Marlins fans will be pulling for Canada 281 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: to do well in the course of this tournament final 282 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: few guys to get to Jared Serna. He is on 283 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: the forty man roster with the Marlins, but still a prospect. 284 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: For those of you Sikos. During the offseason that followed 285 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: Winter Ball, you know that Jared Cerna was awesome in 286 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: the Mexican Winter League. He actually set a league single 287 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: season record for triples, even though he didn't even play 288 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: the whole season in the Winter League because he's pulled 289 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: early by the Marlins for participating, but even in a 290 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: limited sample, he set an all time record for a 291 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: league that had been around for at least half a century, 292 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: and very fittingly, in an exhibition game on Tuesday, he 293 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: laid in that game recorded a triple. I'll show you 294 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: the highlights on the other side of the break. So 295 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: that is probably some a deep cut that I imagine 296 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: most people did not see any significance in, but I 297 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: did because I knew about that context. So a Cerna, 298 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: I'm unabashaorly higher on him than the rest of our 299 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: fish on first staff. I believe he just slipped off 300 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: of our fof top thirty list. At the most recent 301 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: update in January, I was pulling for him to still 302 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: be on there. He's coming off a terrible year in 303 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: the minor leagues, mostly a double leg last season with 304 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: the taste of Triple A Jacksonville. At the end, I 305 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: still believe in the bat, I really do. I think 306 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: he's going to be able to hit plenty of line 307 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: drive singles, doubles and triples, even if the home run 308 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: power is in question. It's and it's a little unclear 309 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: the defensive fit. He has a lot of versatility a 310 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: La Javier Sonoha. I wouldn't say he's as effective defensively 311 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: at those positions as that snow is at the same age. 312 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: That's going to be the both sides of the ball 313 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: are going to be important to watch over the course 314 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: of the season, the regular season, once we get there. 315 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: In terms of in this tournament, we'll see exactly how 316 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: they utilize him. It's been unclear. It's kind of in 317 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: that Snowhaw bucket where I wouldn't be surprised at all 318 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: if he plays in most of the games, but in 319 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: terms of where he bats in the lineup, how often 320 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: he plays a full game. You know, Mexico is another 321 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: deep organization in terms of the guys that they have 322 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: to actually the other options that they have at both 323 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: the infield and outfield positions. Then final two guys who 324 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: are not on the Marlins forty men roster, Yeddi Cape 325 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: participating for Cuba and Ian Lewis for Great Britain. With Yiddi, 326 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: he is a Cuban native defected when he was a teenager, 327 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: signed with the Marlins and international free agency five years ago. 328 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: He's he has not lived up to his potential in 329 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: terms of being an overall prospect, but it is challenging 330 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: for Cuba to get defected players to actually represent the 331 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: country in the course of this tournament. They had to 332 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: go pretty far down the depth chart to get to 333 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: Yiddi and he'll be playing some middle infield for them 334 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: over the course of this tournament. So, Sir, he am 335 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: a big privilege for him, despite the fact that his 336 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: minor league production over the past several years has been underwhelming. 337 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 1: But again, this is the kind of opportunity for somebody 338 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: that is highly questionable whether he'll even make it to 339 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: the major leagues at some point. This is for him. 340 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: This is undoubtedly a big career highlight to be able 341 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: to participate with Ian Lewis. He is a native of 342 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: the Behindas and because Bahamas is part of the Commonwealth 343 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: under the United Kingdom, that's how he's eligible to participate 344 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: on half of Great Britain. More famously, Jazz Chishom Junior 345 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: is playing this time for Great Britain. I remember Jazz 346 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: wanted to participate three years ago when he was still 347 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: in Marline. At the time, he was coming off a 348 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: significant injury though, and was not able to do so. 349 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: So now Jazz is the captain of that team. Ian 350 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: Lewis is on there similar vain as like a Serna 351 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: in Snoha, where because of his versatility, I think we'll 352 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: see quite a bit of him for however long Great 353 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: Britain is in the tournament, but for Cuba because of 354 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: the political geopolitical complications, and Great Britain for more obvious 355 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: reasons these rosters are I'd be a surprise if they 356 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: made it out of pool play. So we got to 357 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: embrace it while he's while he's still around, because it 358 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: might not be particularly long. We're going to wrap it 359 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: up on the other side of this break. I'm going 360 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: to show you some highlights from the exhibition games that 361 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: these players have d so far, and we'll get to 362 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: some logistics in terms of how the bracket is constructed, 363 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: and some things for fans to know if you're going 364 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: to be intending games at Long Depot, and then finally 365 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: my predictions for the WBC Stick with us. 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That's been the majority of the games 386 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: taking place, and in lieu of regular Grapefruit League or 387 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: Cactus League games, we've had these countries against major league teams, 388 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 1: and in some cases teammates against teammates because of the 389 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: ones that have ordinarily are affiliated with major league teams 390 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: briefly taking that time away from them. Some highlights from 391 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: the Marlins just from day one of the exhibitions, and 392 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: there's gonna be more stuff coming out on Wednesday that 393 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: we'll cover on fof on our various platforms. Marlins were 394 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 1: pretty impressive in this first a Augustine Ramirez with a 395 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: hard hit single. That game was particularly notable because dr 396 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: got to play it in front of their home crowd 397 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: in the Dominican Republic. One of two exhibition games against 398 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: the Detroit Tigers, and Augustine is the starting catcher for 399 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: the second exhibition game. As I'm recording, this is his 400 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: own case making a diving catch and left for Canada, 401 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: and both he and Liam Hicks had RBI hits over 402 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: the course of that first game out of Lopez had 403 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: an infield hit as well. And these games are great. 404 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: I wish all of them were televised. Not all of 405 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: them are. For example, the one between the Marlins and 406 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: Israel was not televised and there were maybe more than 407 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: a few overreactions to that, the fact that the Marlins 408 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: were shut out by Israel, another team that is towards 409 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: the bottom of the talents rankings for this WBC. Some 410 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: of us surprising outcome that Marlins wond win. But that's 411 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: the ultimate example of how small sample sizes, weird stuff happens. 412 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: Then from the Venezuela game against the Houston Astro, Javier Snohow, 413 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: he was a defensive replacement in that game, had a 414 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: great throw from from third base. And then in Mexico, 415 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: which Jared Sertna had himself a good game. As I mentioned, 416 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: he plays a lot of different positions Marlins used mainly 417 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: in the middle infield, spot second and short, but he 418 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: was in right field in the later endings of this game, 419 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: this exhibition game, and then he ripped a triple, which 420 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: is yeah, that's that's cur enough for you. The ultimate 421 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: the triples Master diving into third days in the game 422 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: that Mexico won against the Arizona Diamondbacks. I would take 423 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: a look at this bracket for anybody that is unfamiliar. 424 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: Four pools, five countries in each pool, so twenty total, 425 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: just like the previous tournament, twenty countries participating, which is 426 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: tied for a record. I would guess that over time 427 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: we eventually get to twenty four. That feels like the 428 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: dream number for the tournament, to maybe have six countries 429 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: in each pool. But anyway, this is how it's currently 430 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: set up. We'll strow a Pool D just because that's 431 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: the one that is most top of mind for Marlins fans, 432 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: considering that it is in Miami and you'll be able 433 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: to attend it. That's the one with Venezuela, Dominican Republic, 434 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Israel, and nick or Wagra, and 435 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: most of those teams were in Pool D the previous 436 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: edition of the tournament as well. Once again, Venezuela and 437 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: dr are gonna be favored to advance. It would be yeah, 438 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: it would be an upset if any others came out 439 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: of the pool aside from them. Out of each of 440 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: these pools, both the winner and the runner up advance. 441 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: That's how you start with twenty and then it gets 442 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: narrowed down to eight because you get two each from 443 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 1: each of these pools. So the Marlins have representatives in 444 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: Pool D, that's gonna be Sonha from Venezuela, Sandy in Augustine. 445 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: For DR, you get a pool see that's the one 446 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: where there's no Marlins presence. It's hosted in Tokyo, Japan. 447 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: That's the pool that starts first. The first games of 448 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: the tournament are gonna be from over there do the 449 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: time difference. Japan obviously the favorite in that pool, Australia, Korea, Chechnya, 450 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: and Chinese Taipei which is Taiwan. So those they start 451 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: earlier because they also need to travel further in order 452 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: to participate in, you know, the subsequent rounds of the tournament, 453 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: to get all the way over to Miami and to 454 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: give them a fighting chance to deal with some of 455 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: the jet lag and other complications of that travel. Going 456 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: to Pool B that is headlined by the United States 457 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: of course, United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain, and Brazil. 458 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: From the Marlins, you have Serna there for Mexico, Marci 459 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: there for Italy, Ian Lewis there for Great Britain. United 460 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: States would be stunning if they didn't advance, So it's 461 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: really up for grabs that second spot, the expectation being 462 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: that it will be between Mexico and Italy to get 463 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: that other opportunity to advance, and it can really go 464 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 1: either way. Then there's Pool A that is hosted in 465 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:46,120 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico by Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, Panama and Colombia 466 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: the other countries participating. So you have four Marlins over 467 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: there Guide Cape with Cuba, and you have Casey Lopez 468 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: and Hicks for Canada right there. Over the course of 469 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: six days, I guess you know. Yeah, each of these pools, 470 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: it's teams are playing four games over the course of 471 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: six days, so each of them get at least one 472 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: day off, if not well two days off over the 473 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: course of it. And there are some it's very creatively 474 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: scheduled where you get some primetime games. The one that 475 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: is I think most eye popping is Venezuela in Dominican Republic. 476 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: That's the very final game of Pool D as mentioned before, 477 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: that's the one that Sandy is starting, the one that 478 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: Augustine is probably catching and the one that we all 479 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: hope has some real ramifications in terms of who maybe 480 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: who wins the pool and gets, you know, last licks 481 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: when they're playing their quarterfinal game. That's something to consider there. 482 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: Then the Lone Depot is going to be hosting all 483 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: the games in the both the semifinals and the championship. 484 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: The semifinals are going to start on the fifteenth, there's 485 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: gonna be the second semi final on the sixteenth, and 486 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: then the championship is on the seventeenth, which means that 487 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: if you do the math here, it's four pool games 488 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: and then if you advance, you get to the quarterfinals, 489 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: then the semis, then the championship, and it's eliminated games 490 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: during the course of those rounds. It's a maximum of 491 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: seven games. That's what I'm trying to like, even though 492 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: I can try to liken it to the MLB postseason, 493 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: even if you all that, it's really more like a 494 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: single MLB postseason series. It's a max of seven games. 495 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,199 Speaker 1: If you're a position player, you'd be lucky. Even if 496 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: you get to the finals, you're probably not going to 497 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: get more than thirty played appearances. I mean if you're 498 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: a pitcher, there's technically a way to squeeze in three 499 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: starts at the absolute max, but I think only the 500 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: teams that gets to the championship potentially could have ones there. 501 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: For most of these guys, it's just gonna be two starts, 502 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: even if they make a very deep run in there, 503 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 1: it takes. That's why the roster sizes are what they are. 504 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: Instead of twenty six, it's thirty thirty player rosters on here, 505 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: and I think that's fun. I think it's great that 506 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: even some big names are going to there's gonna be 507 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: so many complimentary pieces on this roster that gives us. 508 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: For a manager, it's I mean, the pressure is probably 509 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: something that makes it not as fun as it could be, 510 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: But in terms of challenging, giving you so many options 511 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: and strategies to pursue as a manager, you have ways 512 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: you can go here that you couldn't over the course 513 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: of an actual major league or minor league season just 514 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: because of the expanded roster size in there. So a 515 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: couple other things that I wanted to get to before 516 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: getting out of here should be Yeah, I wanted to 517 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: give you guys a briefing. If you're playing to attend 518 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: games at Loan Depot. The parking, well, the tickets themselves 519 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: are understandably very expensive over the course of the tournament, 520 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: and especially for the more competitive teams, the ones that 521 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: are projected more competitive, and also for the games later 522 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: on in the rounds, but also on the parking side, 523 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: I imagine that is very expensive. That's something that you 524 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: have to pre pay. If you're a Marlins fan. You 525 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: know that some of the only games when the games 526 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: actually fill up or come close to being sellouts, it 527 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: is very challenging to navigate the streets of Little Havana. 528 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 1: So it is recommended by the Marlins, and is recommended 529 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: by me that you consider the other options that are 530 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: out there for getting close to the ballpark rather than 531 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: driving there directly. They do have this park and ride 532 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: set up where for fifteen dollars they can get a 533 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: spot that is what about a mile away from the ballpark, 534 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: if not slightly less than that, And it's a fifteen 535 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,239 Speaker 1: dollars spot over there, which is just going to be 536 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: a tiny fraction of what the actual parking directly at 537 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,360 Speaker 1: the ballpark is going to cost. There'll be much less 538 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: traffic when you're coming in and coming out from this 539 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: location either in the west Lock Garage or the Hickman Garage. 540 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: One of those is on Northwest third Street, the other 541 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: one is on Northwest second Street. The Marlins did this 542 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: last time for the WBC, and it's just one of 543 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: those options out there that I think if you care 544 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: about efficiency, if you don't want to spend your entire 545 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: day just to get in and out of one game, 546 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: and you know, we want to give yourself some allevia 547 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: some of the stress involved with traffic, that's one of 548 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: those options out there, as is bright Line if you're 549 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: coming in from a greater distance anyway and you want 550 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: to it's I know bright Line itself is not technically 551 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: the cheapest, the most efficient thing under normal circumstances, but 552 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: that's another one that I think compared to the parking 553 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: rates that you're going to get at low depot under 554 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: this high demand event, it's going to be better than that. 555 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: And I do think the WB that Brightline does have 556 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: a discount that they're running for twenty five percent off 557 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: groups of three or more. All things considered, do the math, 558 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: you'll think about whether it applies to you that one 559 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: has a complimentary shuttle as well from the Miami Bright 560 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: Line station to the ballpark that runs very frequently. That 561 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: partnership that the Marlins have had with Brightline has been 562 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: in existence for a few years, so they've ironed that 563 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: out by now. I remember, this is kind of what 564 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: I did when I was attending the previous WBC in 565 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and I was happy with that experience. 566 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: Just something to keep in mind there for those attending 567 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: the games. It's gonna be great memory just being in 568 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: the crowd for these high stakes games that have, more 569 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: so than in any other previous WBC, a higher percentage 570 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: of actual Major League star players. It's gonna be great. 571 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: But to make it as great as possible, I would 572 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: try to find a way to get there without driving 573 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: in directly to the ballpark. So as we wrap this up, naturally, 574 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: I can't preview this without giving you my predictions, my 575 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: own analysis in terms of how this is going to 576 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: play out. And I did refresh our little Prediction Time 577 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: video just to set myself up. This is prediction time. 578 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: That's my prediction, But who knows. Who knows? Tommy Hudden 579 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: is going to be in our Prediction Time intro as 580 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: an honor to the retiring broadcast legends my WBC predictions here, 581 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: I'm just going to give you the teams I think 582 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: we'll make it to the finals, one that's going to 583 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: win the championship, and who my tournament is going to be. 584 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: I'll go with Chalk. When it comes to the United 585 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: States side of the bracket, I do think that they 586 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: fulfill their potential by at least getting to the championship game. 587 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: The US has only won the tournament once, but now 588 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: I think any way you slice it, this is their 589 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: best roster yet, certainly in terms of high upside frontline talent, 590 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: from Aaron Judge to Paul Skins, Bobby Wood Junior, like 591 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: several guys that are either the consensus number one at 592 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: their position cal Raley thing the best example of consensus 593 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: number one best guy at their position, are on this 594 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: team and by all accounts, fully healthy for this tournament. 595 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: So I think I'd be surprised if they lose more 596 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: than once over the well, they can only probably lose 597 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,959 Speaker 1: once in pool play, but I think they're going to 598 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: make it to the championship in pretty impressive fashion this 599 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: time around. On the other side of the bracket, I 600 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: think dr has a huge bounce back from where they 601 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: were in twenty twenty three and makes it all the 602 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: way to the championship as well. That would require upsetting 603 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: the defendant champion Japan on their way there, and I 604 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: think they are able to do that. Their lineup is 605 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: just immensely deep, including several guys that stand down on 606 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball as overall players, so that 607 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: the talent is just overwhelming. And I think the chemistry 608 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: is pretty good too with that team, because there are 609 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: quite a few guys that were there in twenty twenty 610 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: three as well, and even if that was a negative 611 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: experience for them as a whole, having that camaraderie can 612 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: only help, and ultimately in the championship game, I think 613 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: that makes a difference dr being more closer together than 614 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: the US. I think that shows up when you have 615 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: these high leverage situations. That's something that Japan has taken 616 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: enormous pride into the fact that they invest so much 617 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: energy in time and resources in terms of preparing for 618 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: tournaments like this well in advance. That has voted well 619 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: for them several times, in the fact that they've won 620 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: the WBC more than any other country, and I think 621 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: DR in this case is going to pick up a 622 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: win and take then the United States in Miami, probably 623 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: with Sandy appearing in that championship game. I don't think 624 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: he'll be the MVP though. I think I'll go with 625 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: a hitter to be the position to be the MVP 626 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: for DR during the championship run. And this one might 627 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: surprise them people, but Julio Rodriguez will be my pick there. 628 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: Not exactly under the radar player as a whole, but 629 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: on this team a guy that had to you know, 630 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: didn't necessarily light it up as a hitter over the 631 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: course of the past couple of years at the major 632 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: league level. But when you adjust for the ballpark that 633 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: he's played in, he's an awesome player. When he gets hot, 634 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: I think he is right up there with the best 635 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: most complete players in all baseball, between both that his 636 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: base running and his center field defense. And I do 637 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: expect him to play every single game of this tournament 638 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: and to get hot at the right time and win 639 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: MVP in this case. I know, of course, what your 640 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: predictions are. There's a really no well, there's a right 641 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: answer at the end of the day, but there's no 642 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: easy answer here just because of how close these games 643 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: are when you get down to it. If the twenty 644 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: twenty three tournament is any indication, yeah, I just can't 645 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: wait for this. And thanks again for listening to the 646 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: solo show with the Eli Susman here on Fish Unfiltered. 647 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: So we will be back with another a couple more 648 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: episodes of this podcast later on this week. We have 649 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 1: fof Live on Thursday night, and then we have another 650 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: episode of Unfiltered, that one with Kevin and Isaac and 651 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: AJ That'll be great. That's coming out on Friday. 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