1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Everybody involved should have known better. Kellenick should have run, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Sneaker should have benched him, and acun you should have 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: dealt with this privately rather than in public form. 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: All right, let's hit the inside Scoop with FT senior 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: insider Ken Rosenthal. A lot of great topics covered on 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 2: Fair Territory yesterday, by the way, that I encourage you 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: to check out. 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 3: Before you even start. Let's just ask the question that 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 3: America wants to know. Oh yeah, is it MLB or 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: the MLB? 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: This is not even a question MLB not the MLB. 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: Mag In fact, I will have this to share with you. 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: One of my three children, who should not be named, 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: called it the MLB once and there was some discipline administered. 15 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: Ken. I am calling child services on you right now. 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 3: Child Service. 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: I didn't say it was physical discipline. 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: I just know that it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. 19 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 3: That's that sounds like child services need to be called 20 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: on Ken. 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 4: Yeah, what are you gonna say? 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: And they're gonna say, wait, they said, what the MLB? 23 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: Oh now, so then why is it the NFL, the NBA, 24 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 3: and why is it not the MLB. 25 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 4: I'm with you, Ken, I think it's MLB. 26 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: I don't know the answer to that, Aja, I haven't 27 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: given it much thought, believe it or not. 28 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 4: I believe that. 29 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: All I can tell you, Ken is many of your 30 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 2: colleagues are really angry about this. I know that because 31 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: they're seeing it more frequently in the national stratosphere, other publications, 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: social media. It's just starting to kind of creep over. 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: And for so long people would be like, no, this 34 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: is not what we say, or you are new to 35 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: watching our league or being a fan of our league. 36 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 2: So I just wanted to make sure we did a PSX. 37 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: We haven't talked about it on this show for two years. 38 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: I'll just say one thing, and this might be a 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: guess as to why it's not the MLB as opposed 40 00:01:54,640 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: to the National Football League, NFL, NBA, NHL. Those acronyms 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: all end in the league, right, major League Baseball. It's 42 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. That makes it a little odd sounding 43 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: when you say the Major League Baseball, it sounds more 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: natural to say the National Football League. So maybe that's it. 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: And my colleagues do get upset about this from time 46 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: to time. I noticed it on X, even in conversation, 47 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: But we all have better things to worry about. 48 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 4: You finally agree with me. 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: Ken, That's exactly what I run this one together. A 50 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 3: good It doesn't make any sense to say the Major 51 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 3: League Baseball It's like, why do people say the Ohio 52 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 3: State University. No one cares you went to Ohio State. 53 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 3: Stop stop trying to make yourself cool think you are. 54 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: The U is just dumb, Like, I mean, who's whose 55 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 3: thing is like this? I mean, come on, let's me say. 56 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 4: It's not like that, not you. 57 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 3: It's more like a I don't know what you're doing 58 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 3: it wrong. 59 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 4: That was an eb exactly. 60 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: That's definitely not a you. 61 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 4: But and the you is not even relevant anymore. So 62 00:02:58,480 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 4: let's continue. 63 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna I'm not going to dispigine. 64 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: Let's not get the Florida boy going here. 65 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly. 66 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 3: All right, let's get to business. National Champs Ken Basketball School. 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: Now, Ken, you were just covering the Rangers and the 68 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 2: Dodgers this past weekend. I want to start with the Dodgers. 69 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: What I will call pitching injury epidemic I do think 70 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: still exists here. They spoke last year about how they 71 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: were going to spend the off season or part of 72 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: the off season, figuring out how they can do this better. 73 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: Do you feel like there are any changes within the organization, 74 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: Because we have the Blake Tryna news and there's still 75 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: plenty of guys that are hurt for them already. 76 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: It seems to me what they were talking about then 77 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: was more at the minor league level and trying to 78 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: get guys in a better place physically so they can 79 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: sustain themselves and stay healthy. I don't know that they 80 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: made changes at the major league level. All teams make 81 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: tweaks in the off season that I expect would have happened, 82 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: but I haven't asked specifically if they've changed things. And 83 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: clearly we need to remember here they're coming off a 84 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: deep run in the postseason. Whatever a team does this, 85 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: the Dodgers or anyone else, there is a toll to 86 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: pay the next season. Sometimes you'll see pictures not as effective. 87 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes you'll see them get hurt. Blake tryin and was 88 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: used heavily in the postseason, right, so it's not exactly 89 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: a shock that he's down for a little bit. Glass 90 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: now is always hurt. When they acquired him, he was 91 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: a guy who had that reputation and little has changed 92 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: to adjust that reputation. So I don't know that it's 93 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: anything abnormal what's going on with them right now. It's 94 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: merely a continuation of what has happened in the past. 95 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: But with the difference being they went so deep in 96 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: the postseason, you have to expect a little bit of 97 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: these kinds of problems to occur. 98 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 3: Ken a little bit of a different topic than the Dodgers, 99 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 3: who you know, just seem to figure everything out. 100 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 4: The Braves. What happened with the Braves? 101 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 3: Has there been anything else from the Akunya Snicker? Have 102 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 3: they had a conversation that you know of? Has there 103 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: been any talk because I just thought it was crazy 104 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 3: that Acuna would say this, you know at all, but 105 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 3: especially on Twitter deleted you know whatever? But any has 106 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 3: there been any conversations about this from the Braves or 107 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: each other. 108 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that they've talked to each other yet. 109 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: I imagine they will. And as I wrote yesterday, everybody 110 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: involved should have known better. Kellenick should have run, Sniker 111 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: should have benched him, and Acuna should have dealt with 112 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: this privately rather than in public form such as x 113 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: that said. As I wrote, also, Acuna had a point, 114 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: and I know that he and inciar Day and Azuna 115 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: had previously not run hard and that's what led to 116 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: their benchings. Where Kellenick has not been that kind of 117 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: guy that have not had that problem with him, it 118 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: still was a bad look not to bench him in 119 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: that situation. Keep in mind they hadn't had a two 120 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: game winning streak all year at that point, games tied, 121 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: he gets thrown out at second base. So from that perspective, 122 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: I thought Sniker missed an opportunity there to make an 123 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: example of a player who might not even be with 124 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: them once Acunya returns, and he did not take it, 125 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: And with that he left himself open to that kind 126 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: of question from Acunya, which we can all agree was 127 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: probably not the right thing to do publicly on Acunya's part, 128 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: but I understood where that was coming from. 129 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 5: I got a little bit roasted in the chat because 130 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 5: I said, should we loosen the social media during the 131 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 5: game ban in Major League Baseball? We want more connection 132 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 5: to players. Should Major League Baseball loosen that to some extent? 133 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 5: Or should it just be a cold blanket no? 134 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: Well, this relates more to jash Chisholm Junior's tweet the 135 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: other day about the umpire and honestly, Eric, in my opinion, 136 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: they should not loosen it. And the reason I say 137 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: that is a player's focus during a game should be 138 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: on the game. And hey, you've heard teams like the 139 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: Angels talk about banning phones in the clubhouse because it's 140 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: deteriorating or detracted. I should say from players focus during 141 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: a game, it's not the place to be tweeting. I 142 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: don't think and I can see where the Lee could 143 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: loosen it, But my goodness, I would imagine you want 144 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: your players more focused than looking at X one minute, 145 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: looking at Instagram another and then maybe looking up at 146 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: the field and see what's going on. 147 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 4: I don't know that that's a great look. 148 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 5: It could be exciting for us though, to talk about. 149 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: But anyway, krats, do you like spending an hour on 150 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: grocery shopping? 151 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 4: Nope? 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What else are 178 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 5: we missing that is going to come into play in 179 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 5: a negative way in these minor league parks Steinbrenner or 180 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 5: at Sutterfield. 181 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: The one thing that we haven't discussed much, but certainly 182 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: as a factor in a one deck stadium is wind. 183 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: There is greater wind perhaps in these states. Certainly the 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: greater potential for wind being a factor. We've seen that 185 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: at times at Steinbrunner Field, and it can come into 186 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: play later in the season, and certainly with both parks. Also, 187 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: speaking of atmospheric conditions, it's going to get warm in 188 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: the summer months in both places. So I'm anxiously waiting 189 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 1: to see how these things play out. It's really too 190 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: soon to form a judgment one way or the other. 191 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: We all know it's not an ideal circumstance. One of 192 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: these circumstances is self inflicted. That would be the Sacramento A's, 193 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: and the other is simply the result of natural disaster, 194 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: the hurricane that of course blew the roof off Tropicana Field. 195 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: So you can't compare them in that regard. And it's 196 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: unfortunate that this has happened at all that baseball has 197 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: to be playing in minor league parks. But again, we'll 198 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: just have to see how this all evolves over time. 199 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: And my greater concern really is for the A's because 200 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: the Rays are going to move back to try a 201 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: kind of field at some point certainly appears that way. 202 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: Who knows how long the age are going to be. 203 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: In Sutterfield, we hear three years, that's their goal. They 204 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: still haven't broken ground yet. In Vegas could be four years. 205 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: That is not a healthy thing for the sport. I 206 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: am sorry. It is not healthy to have a team 207 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: playing in a minor league park for even three years, 208 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: much less four. 209 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 3: Ken on this, on this rule. Why can't we get 210 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 3: why can't we get cameras at every major league park 211 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 3: right down the line that are just stationary cameras. I 212 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 3: know it wouldn't be that big of a cost. 213 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 4: You don't need anyone manning them. 214 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 3: Why can't we just have a camera on each line 215 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: that just sits there. I mean, you could put it 216 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 3: on the whatever you need to be. You put it 217 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 3: on the side, you know, one of the sides of 218 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 3: the facade of the stadium, whatever. It doesn't have to 219 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 3: be someone standing there holding it. Just put a camera 220 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 3: down the line. We should be able to figure that. 221 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 3: You could take the telestraighter and draw a straight line 222 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 3: up from the foul pole and say it was fair 223 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 3: or foul. I just don't understand this should be This 224 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: could be the easiest solution the Major League Baseball has 225 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: ever had. Didn't that sound stupid by the way. 226 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: Age, I hadn't thought of that, But sure that would 227 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: be a solution. It doesn't seem to be that kind 228 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: of cost lea solution. It's not going to cost you 229 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: that much money. As you said, I don't know why 230 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: they don't do that. I haven't asked why they don't 231 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: do that, but certainly in the future at those ballparks, 232 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: in particular with the shorter foul poles, that would be 233 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: one way to get around what's going on. 234 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 4: Now. 235 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: Let's point out too that the foul pole with Steinburner Field, 236 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: the two of them, they are within the boundaries of 237 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: what MLB wants, which is a thirty foot high foul pole. 238 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: That's the minimum, and they're thirty feet. But in a 239 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: larger stadium, stadium with three decks, you have a ninety 240 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: foot foul pole. And if there had been a ninety 241 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: foot foul pole at Steinberner Field the other day, I 242 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: believe Aaron Judge would have had a home run. 243 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 5: Do we feel like this has to be collectively bargained 244 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 5: or can it be collectively bargained that you know what, 245 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 5: we're not playing at. We're not playing at minor league 246 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 5: parks baring a natural disaster. 247 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: I would expect eric that in the next round of 248 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: collective bargaining negotiations, this is going to be a topic. Now, 249 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: keep in mind, the players Association agreed to what's going 250 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: on here, certainly in both situations, and you can say 251 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: in some ways they had no choice, and certainly accommodations 252 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: were made for players to ensure that the facilities were 253 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: as up to major league quality as humanly possible. But 254 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: I would expect, yes, that in the next CBA this 255 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: is something the union will want to look at because, 256 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: let's face it, it's not an ideal situation, and it's 257 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: not an ideal situation for many reasons. But let's look 258 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: at it solely from a player's perspective. Are you able 259 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: to achieve as a player, your full optimal ability playing 260 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: in one of these places where you don't have the 261 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: facilities and the different areas of improvement that you could 262 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: pursue in bigger parks, in major league parks and places 263 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: that have all kinds of resources available to players. That 264 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: would be a concern of mine. 265 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 2: As a union, Ken, I want to take us to 266 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 2: the Red Sox. I know you talked for a moment 267 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 2: about Tristan Cassis yesterday on Fair Territory, so people can 268 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: check that out. But just getting some questions here in 269 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 2: the chat about him and also about Yoshida and just 270 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 2: how you see their roster playing out over time. If 271 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: health doesn't make things change automatically. 272 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: It's a good question, obviously, and let's start by saying 273 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: there's never a problem when you have too many good players, 274 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: and that could be where the Red Sox are headed 275 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: with Roman Anthony Cumming or eventually Marcelo Mayer as well. 276 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: But it seems to me as far as the Casas 277 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: Yoshida question is concerned, at some point there is going 278 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: to need to be a decision and one of those 279 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: guys is probably not going to be on the roster now. 280 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: I wrote in the off season, and I had some 281 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: fun with this. Yesterday I wrote a column saying, picture 282 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman at third base, and picture Tristan Cass is 283 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: going traded to the Mariners for one of their pitchers. 284 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: And I heard from a number of members of Red 285 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: Sox Nation telling me, well, I won't even say what 286 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: they said, but that's it. They signed Bragman, of course, 287 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: and they still have this question with Cassis at least 288 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: as long as Devers is a DH too, because keep 289 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: in mind he might want to get back to the 290 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: field at some point. So these are issues that might 291 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: resolve on their own, might require the team to resolve 292 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: them in some fashion. But yeah, they have a question 293 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: with all of these guys. There's too many of them 294 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: to fit on one roster. It's a good thing, but 295 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: ultimately it's going to lead to some kind of move 296 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: one way or the other. 297 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 5: Ken we are twenty plus games into the season. Can 298 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 5: you give us your villain for the twenty twenty five 299 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 5: season so far? 300 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: That would be John Fisher, and for all the reasons 301 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: we just stated, he is the oclon as owner. They 302 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: are playing in a minor league park. They're playing in 303 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: a minor league park because of the way things evolved 304 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: in Oakland. And you can blame people all you want, 305 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: and listen, there's plenty of blame, I'm sure to go 306 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: around on both sides, but this whole thing should never 307 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: have happened. There is not an excuse for a major 308 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: league team to be stuck repeat, stuck at a minor 309 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: league park for this length of time, and I don't 310 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: know why league allowed it to happen. They would blame 311 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: Oakland as they have in the past. That's fine, but 312 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: still this was a situation that to me should have 313 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: been avoided. So John Fisher would be the guy. He's 314 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: the guy that we named the dork of the week 315 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: after on fair Territory. So how am I gonna go 316 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: with anybody else? 317 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 3: All right? Well, Ken, you can't say me, You can't 318 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 3: say me. So who's your hero? 319 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: So far? Besides me? 320 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: We all know it's me, So besides me superhero. 321 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: Well, there's some great athletes in the game right now. 322 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: We all know that Bobby Wick Junior, Elie de la Cruz, 323 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: O'Neil Cruz right down the list. But the guy that 324 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: stands out to me, and he's having so far an 325 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: MVP season, is Fernando Tatist junior. And what he can 326 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: do on a baseball field is just so remarkable and 327 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: so cool to watch on a daily basis. We've seen 328 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: him now improve his plate discipline. He's one of the 329 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: great right fielders in the game. Didn't come up as 330 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: a right fielder. Learn that position offensively. Of course he's 331 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: a freak, so I would say right now, because of 332 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: what he has done so far for the Padres, who 333 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: have been one of the great stories of the early season, 334 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: I would go with him. Elie de la Cruz would 335 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: be a close second because of of course the things 336 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: he can do on a baseball field, but Tatis actually 337 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: kind of plays like a superhero out there. 338 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 2: Did you see that story or I don't know, or 339 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 2: quote about how this offseason Tatist was working with his 340 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 2: dad and he's like, you're not a complete hit or 341 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: something along those lines, because you don't have the right 342 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 2: approach to get on base more consistently. 343 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: I did see that buster only from ESPN reported that, 344 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: I guess in his reporting from the Sun the Night 345 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: Baseball broadcast he collected that anecdote, and it's a really 346 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: good one and it just speaks to a player of 347 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: his caliber still needing to improve, at least in his 348 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: father's estimation, and Tatis Junior evidently took it to the 349 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: heart and we've seen a dramatic improvement along those lines. 350 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: So good for him, man, And again just what he 351 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: is doing for that team, which has a lot of 352 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: injuries right now from Jackson Merrill to cronin Worth too. 353 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: Of course our eyes who just got hurt. It's pretty impressive. 354 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Musk grows out for what the whole year new 355 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 2: darbish is out there missing a lot? 356 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 3: Kem. 357 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 4: I want to know. 358 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 3: You brought it up about a rise. Do you think 359 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 3: there'll be a day? And I don't want this to 360 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 3: say yes. I don't want yes to be your answer, 361 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 3: so don't say yes. Do you think we'll see a 362 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 3: time where it's like college where they do the two 363 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 3: bases to try because I don't think that would have 364 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 3: avoided either rowdy to les or the Luisa Rii situation. 365 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 3: But that's something they're going to more and more in college, 366 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 3: trying to lower high school and little leagues. Do you 367 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 3: think that's something that Major League Baseball would imploy and 368 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 3: implement at some point? 369 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: I don't see it aj And as frightening as that 370 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: injury was, and at times as we've seen things can 371 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: happen at first base in particular, I don't see that happening. 372 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: And you can just look at the frequency of these plays. 373 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: We see what maybe one or two or three a year. 374 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that that's enough to warrant a rule change, 375 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: and you could say the buster posey play, Yes, that 376 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 1: was one that certainly warranted a rule change, and there 377 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: weren't that many collisions that resulted in those kinds of injuries. 378 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: But to me, that was a much more obvious choice. 379 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: So I don't know that we'll ever see what you're describing. 380 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 3: Now, you want it real quick, AJ, buster posey rule stupid, 381 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 3: I'll say it. No, not that. But do you want 382 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 3: the two base thing? 383 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 5: No? 384 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 3: U MLB players, no crafts wants it. 385 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 4: No, no, no. I don't want the. 386 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 3: Buster or posy rule. I don't want the chase outly rule. 387 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 3: Let's let them get some contact. We can touch each 388 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 3: other in this league. Okay, It's okay to run a 389 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 3: dude over every once in a while, doesn't it. J. 390 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: I love your nineteen fifties approach, But when you're talking 391 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: about salaries being where they are and player safety being 392 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: the issue that it is, I think both rules have 393 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: had a positive effect without detracting from the game. 394 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 3: I now have my two snowflakes of the week, Scott 395 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 3: and Ken, so we go. 396 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: That's fine. 397 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 3: AJ have to do a power ranking between Ken and 398 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 3: Scott on snowflake ability. 399 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: I prefer and bring all the name call you want. 400 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: It wasn't snowflake is a name call. 401 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 2: The name call, yeah, he's he's obsessed. It's like his 402 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 2: word of the week, Ken, So we're just letting him 403 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 2: ride it out. 404 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad he has one. 405 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 3: I haven't seen snowflake in a long time. 406 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's right. It doesn't snow very often exactly. 407 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, we're trying to, you know, limit the concussions. 408 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 2: I do understand that part. So not everyone's as big 409 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 2: as strong as AJ and Krats. So anyway, Ken, thank 410 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: you very much, appreciate it. We'll catch you later this week. 411 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: Thanks guys. 412 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 2: Fair Territory from yesterday, you can catch Ken on the Dodgers, 413 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 2: on Ronald Acuna Junior, and many other topics. He gets 414 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 2: into the Tristan Cossus conversation a little bit too with 415 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 2: a fan question, So go check it out wherever you 416 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 2: get your shows.