1 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welk to episode eighty four of the 2 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory Podcast. I am your host, Brad Rowland, coming 3 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: to you on a Wednesday evening, and I am joined 4 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: on today's podcast as I almost always am by Scott Coleman. Scott, 5 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: not everyone will see us, but we're on video right now. 6 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: Isn't that weird? 7 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: We are? It is a little weird, Brad for the 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: first time. We'll see how many times we do video. 9 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: But some video content on Hammer Territory tonight. And hey, 10 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 2: the Braves did us a solid. They want a game 11 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: on Wednesday to keep them in the race. We'll say, Unfortunately, 12 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: the three teams they are chasing and the wild card 13 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: also happen to win. But hey, it's a lot better 14 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: than if they lost tonight. If they would have lost 15 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: to Cincinnati for what would have been a fourth loss 16 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: in a row, then you really start to get fatal 17 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: about the season. But overall, the Braves are still in it, 18 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 2: only two games back, and hopefully the teams ahead of 19 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: them will lose a couple of games this weekend and 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,279 Speaker 2: the Braves can keep on winning. 21 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: That's right. And while we just conlluded to this, if 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: you are a new listener, you will maybe not know this. 23 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: We's been an audio only podcast for the duration, going 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,639 Speaker 1: back to our old place, a sp Nation slash box. 25 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: We've had a YouTube channel for a while which people 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: already subscribed, so thanks for doing that. But also we're 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,199 Speaker 1: trying out some video stuff, so be patient with us. 28 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: Hopefully we'll have stuff up there for you. But please 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: subscribe across the board to this podcast. In fact, we 30 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: are part of the Foul Territory Network, which we should 31 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: also say at the top of the show. We're on Apple, 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: We're on Spotify, et cetera. Please subscribe to the podcast 33 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: anywhere you find podcasts, and now again on YouTube with 34 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: the video stuff occasionally. Also, we have a new show 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: from Tuesday night, just yesterday's in this from our colleagues 36 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Sean Coleman and Steven Tolbert and then Scott and I 37 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: talked on a Sunday, so plenty of uh you know, 38 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: back catalog to catch up on. As you allude to, 39 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: it was a positive night of the Braves, but not 40 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: a overwhelmingly one. A positive one because of the way 41 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: that the other teams fared. But look, I felt bad, 42 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: legitimately bad for the fact that Steven and Sewan had 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: to record last night because it was a bad spot. 44 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: And usually it's you and I that like, like we 45 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: we have some bad luck Sunday nights and things like that. Uh, 46 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: I want, I wanted to just do it for them 47 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: because I felt bad making them do it. But uh, 48 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: you put it perfectly if this had been a loss. 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: I tweet this last night, So let's just start here 50 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: for a second. Actually, did it feel to you as 51 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: it did to me that last night was like the 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: lowest point of the season from an optimism standpoint, Because 53 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: I just said it plainly, like this is for me. 54 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: It was the first time the entire season that I 55 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: thought it was more likely than not if the Braves 56 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: missed the playoffs. Did that? Is that crazy or my 57 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: my out of bounce here from last night? 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: No, you're not crazy. I mean there have been some 59 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: really bad moments this season. 60 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: Certainly, I mean big picture like for the season and 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: making the playoffs for anything else. 62 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: Last night was the first time I, sincerely putting my 63 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: analyst hat on, thought the Braves were not going to 64 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: make the playoffs. And I mean, mathematically are they in it? Yes, 65 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: there's only eleven baseball games left Brad, which is kind 66 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: of crazy to think about that this time in eleven days, 67 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: we could be without Atlanta Braves baseball for six months. 68 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: But yes, losing the third game in a row last night, 69 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: the way they lost it, you could just see the 70 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: train wreck coming in slow motion. And again, man, it's 71 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: we've kind of lost track on what is the quote 72 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: unquote low point of the season, because there have been 73 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: so many, but last night the vibes were for me personally, 74 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: about as bad as they have been all season long. 75 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 2: And thank god they won on Wednesday, or otherwise it 76 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: would have felt like the season was very much on 77 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: life support had they not found a way to win tonight. 78 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, especially because the Mets won and the Diamondbacks one, 79 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: and it would have been three, all those things and 80 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: we won't we won't really get that entire podcast. Shouts 81 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: to our guys Sean Stephen for recording through that and 82 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: breaking down the game on Tuesday. But all the all 83 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: the issues kind of as we'll get into in a second, 84 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: flared up a little bit tonight and what became a 85 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: win for the Braves on Wednesday, there was the sticky 86 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: situation was second and third and no outs, where you 87 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: should be confident that the Braves are going to score, 88 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: and no one's confident anymore. They did end up scoring tonight, 89 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: which was nice, and look, you alluded to it, I 90 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: know Sean Stephen did last night. Part of the optimism, 91 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: if you want to find it right now, is yes, 92 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: there's only ten games left eleven days, ten games, but 93 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: they do play the Mets head to head, so you 94 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: have some control over that matchup. The Diamondbacks, your hometown 95 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: ares what a diamond If people don't know, this scout 96 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: is an Arizona resident, have not been playing fantastic baseball 97 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: for a little while. They had this incredible hot streak 98 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: mid season that we won't have to talk about in depth, 99 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: but they were the best even baseball are like a 100 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: six week span, like they just didn't lose forever. But 101 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: now they're kind of back to normal again, so that 102 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: there's some space there. And one of the reasons why 103 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: the projection models, whether it be fangrafts, et cetera, have 104 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: had some optimism relatively about the Braves because it essentially 105 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: the Podreys feel like they're in at this point. They're 106 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: not mathematically in, but they're in a driver's seat for sure, 107 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: but it's not just the Mets. 108 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, padre Man, credit to San Diego. They comed ninety 109 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 2: million dollars nine zero million dollars in payroll from last 110 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: year's team. They trade won Soto, they get rid of 111 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: Blake Snell. I mean, they lost a lot, and they 112 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: are a very good team and kind of feel like 113 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: the Diamondbacks from a year ago. 114 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: Quite honestly. Yeah, they're rolling, So I'm kind of putting 115 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,679 Speaker 1: them in the side a little bit. Baring complete disaster. 116 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: They're going to be in. But it's not just the Mets. 117 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: And while we're focusing, I think we certainly guilty of this. 118 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: We focused a lot on the Mets the last couple 119 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: of weeks with good reason. They were the team that 120 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: was the closest team anthy the brains are going to play, 121 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: But the Diamonds are also a team that the Braves 122 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: could pass. That's that's possibly in play. 123 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: Then. 124 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: Anyway, we've talked about it all the way around. We're 125 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: going to get into in depth the game on Wednesday. 126 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: It's a one gamer for us tonight because there was 127 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: a podcast last night talking about their results. But I 128 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: just wanted to do a little a little bit of 129 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: a vibe check at the top of the show, certainly 130 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: better than it was that it would have been twenty 131 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: four hours ago with us, and better all the way around. 132 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: But before we dive into the game on Wednesday, which 133 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: became a seven to one victory for the Braves and 134 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: were from our faulatory of tour partners and cool. 135 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 3: We get it. 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The Braves did score seven runs in 161 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: this game, but the outset it was like, oh man, 162 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: this is not the approach you want to see. It's 163 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: not the results you want to see. And yet they 164 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: scratcher went along in the early portion of the game 165 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: and we're getting into Scholnock was awesome, but it was 166 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: not always moosale and this was definitely a pins and 167 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:18,559 Speaker 1: needles game for the most part. 168 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, despite scoring the seven runs, Jacob Junis 169 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 2: look like a cy young candidate against the Braves, and 170 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 2: that's not a surprise to anybody. Who's followed this team. 171 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 2: It feels like they do pretty well against the best 172 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 2: arms and they can't hit some of the I mean, 173 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 2: Junas isn't terrible, but I mean I think he made 174 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 2: it through four or five innings with like forty five 175 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: pitches and there was just no patience, no power. I mean, 176 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: I think there was one base runner in the first 177 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 2: couple innings. Thankfully, as the game progressed, the Braves figured 178 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: it out. It looked like they were about to do 179 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: their usual Atlanta Braves thing and just kind of send 180 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 2: us off the deep end. But thank god, Geo Urshella, 181 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: of all people, was tonight's hero. But it was very 182 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 2: much more of the same in the early going until 183 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: they figured it out later on. 184 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: We will go kind of blow by blow about the offense, 185 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: but I wanted to stop and make sure that we 186 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: highlight this because we're all guilty of this on some level. 187 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: That the pitching has been all reliable all year long. 188 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: We've covered that, but tonight special Onebuck was probably the 189 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: MVP of the game for the Braves in some respects, 190 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: Like your starter goes out there and throws six innings 191 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: of one run ball in Cincinnati, a hitters Park. By 192 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: all accounts, like he pitched very well. I don't want 193 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: to just gloss over that he had the one kind 194 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: of hiccup a couple starts to go against Toronto. But 195 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: he's been really, really good and still technically he only 196 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: had three earned runs allowed in that start, even though 197 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: we know he was worse than that, Like, he was 198 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: pretty bad in that start, but he has this amazing streak. 199 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: He's pitching great, and I want to make sure we 200 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: talked about that, because like it's not it shouldn't just 201 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: be assumed for a still rookie guy. 202 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it was business as usual for Schwelly 203 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: and really just never ran into any kind of trouble. 204 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: His command was strong. It was victimized by some poor 205 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 2: defense and right feel, which we should probably talk about 206 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: because it has become such a theme with jorgesl Layer. 207 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean most years, Spencer Schwellenbach would have 208 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 2: a very real claim to the National League Rookie of 209 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 2: the Year award. It's pretty stacked this season with Paul Skeines, 210 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 2: Jackson Merrill in San Diego, Jackson Curio and Milwaukee. I mean, 211 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 2: all of those guys are having phenomenal seasons, and I 212 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 2: think Spencer will probably finish fourth in that voting, and 213 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 2: that's a balid. I mean, all of those players are 214 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 2: very deserving on their own of winning the award, But 215 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 2: for Schwellenbach Man literally every time he has gone out there, 216 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: with one exception, for what three months now, he's given 217 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 2: the Braves a very good chance to win every single time. 218 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 2: And I mean, rookie or not, that is very difficult 219 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 2: to find. And just we cannot say enough good things 220 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 2: about what Spencer Schwellenbach has done for this team. 221 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's pretty wild, and we won't give you all 222 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: the stats, but this is his nineteenth major week start. 223 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: I believe he has been charged with more than four 224 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: earned runs exactly one time, and four armed runs is 225 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: not the It's not like you're awesome, but you give it. 226 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: You give a team a chance when you do that, 227 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: and I believe it's all this is Also, I think 228 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: it's like fourteen or fifteen times it's been three runs 229 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: or less, including ten in a row, so that's it's 230 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: incredible and you're right, like he's not gonna he has 231 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: no chance, respectfully to win nationally Rookie of the Year 232 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: but in many years he would and he's been that 233 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: level of players since he came up, and it feels 234 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: like he's been up for a long time now. He 235 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: really hasn't been. It hasn't been that long. It's like, 236 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: it's crazy. It's the one spot where the Braves have 237 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: had a lot of uncertainty in the pitching staff, but 238 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: once he came up, it's not being uncertain. Like you 239 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: remember when we did all those podcasts about that, about 240 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: that fifth star spot and how without without Strider, it 241 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: was like, man, it was really dicing for a while. 242 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: I say, oh, by the way, small, the ball comes 243 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: up and within like a week or two, it's like, oh, 244 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: we're good. Yeah. 245 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 2: I try not to remember the Allen whining, the Darius Vines, 246 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 2: the God I mean, there were some some rough ones 247 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: in there. Yeah. I mean, it's not a coincidence that 248 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 2: once Schwellenbach settled into that fifth spot, this rotation has 249 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: pretty clearly been the best in the game. Schwenbacker passed 250 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty innings this season on the whole. 251 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 2: It's a big mark, and for a team that lost 252 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 2: Spencer Streider so early in the year, I think we 253 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 2: all felt that even while the big dogs at the 254 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 2: top of the rotation were going to be good, the 255 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 2: Braves really really, really needed someone to step up, and 256 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 2: thank goodness, it has been Schwellenbach. Young pitchers are hard 257 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: to project, but it feels like the Braves have found 258 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 2: a real core piece here for at least the next 259 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: couple of years. 260 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely uts did a second ago, but the one run 261 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: allowed by Schwellenbach, we don't know that it would have 262 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: not been allowed. He did allow a hit after this, 263 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: but Horace Alat did not help. So when they traded 264 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: for Horace Hilaiir, we did acknowledge at the time like 265 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: it was a defensive risk. Right. The bat has been 266 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: up and down, but it's still played just with the Braves, 267 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: like he's hit enough. But the glove man it is, 268 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: it's pretty rough. He turned a double into a triple, 269 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: which is what we're referring to in the sixth ending 270 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,599 Speaker 1: the one run that actually scored h. Yeah, he's a DH. 271 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: I mean we know that, but he's a DH. And 272 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a long, long, long conversation probably in 273 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: October and hopefully maybe in November about how the Braves 274 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: are gonna handle Solaire Ozuna and Ronald Acunia might have 275 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: to get you a little bit next year coming back 276 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: from the injury. A lot of guys who probably should 277 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: be dhing and Horace Hilaire is a dh Let's just 278 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: say that. I mean, that's kind of the It seems simple, 279 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: it seems I'm not trying to be derogatory because, like 280 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: he again, the bad plays, but man, it is rough 281 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: out there. It's worse than we thought it was gonna be. 282 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: I'll say that. Yeah. 283 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: I mean, we did about two hours of trade deadline 284 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 2: preview at the end of July, and I promised you, 285 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 2: not even just on the podcast, but just in my 286 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: you know, for kicks, would go on fangrafts and look 287 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 2: at like literally every out field they're imaginable to try 288 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 2: to figure out who the brain like, who who's Alex 289 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 2: and Thopless's guy. And through all of my research, I 290 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 2: never once even thought about Solaer because he's not an outfielder. 291 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: He hasn't met an outfielder for three years. So when 292 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 2: they made the trade, it was very clearly a let's 293 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 2: hope that he drives in more runs than he allows 294 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 2: to score. But man, I mean the Braves do have 295 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 2: a big decision to figure out this off season. We 296 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: will save that talk for another day, but at least 297 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 2: in the short term, I think you just have to 298 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 2: close your eyes and pray that the baseball does not 299 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: get hit the right field, because seemingly every night, every 300 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: two nights, every three nights, there is some kind of 301 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 2: adventure in the right field. 302 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, the defense has been bad enough where I'm looking 303 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: at baseball rippers right now, not Fangrafts. But he came 304 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: into his night with like an ops like well of 305 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: eight hundred with the Braves, which is not like an 306 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: elite but very strong, like a good hit, and he's 307 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: still then like a league average player. I mean, I'm 308 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: not evenly not sorry, replacement level player because the defense 309 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: has been so bad by the by the number, so anyway, 310 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: uh relevant, Fortunately didn't matter in this instance. But it's 311 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: been too many times when I think we're all holding 312 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: our breath and I have to I do have to 313 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: laugh a little bit though, at just how mad the 314 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: beat guys get. I love them all. They get so 315 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: mad on Solar's defense. It's like the it's like the 316 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: trigger for all of them to scond. O Bowman do 317 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: all of them. It's just like guys there you can 318 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: just feel it when like they leave a lot of 319 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: things alone. And then if so, Lara makes are a 320 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: blender in the outfield. It is like the end of 321 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: the World on Twitter, which is very funny to me. 322 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, maybe maybe being there in person first, Yeah, on TV, 323 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: like I mean every night. I mean obviously those guys 324 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 2: get paid to be at the Hall Park just about 325 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 2: every night. But yeah, it's it has become more of 326 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 2: an issue than maybe I was expecting or most people 327 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 2: were expecting, to be honest. 328 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: Okay, let us dive back into the actual nuts and bolts. 329 00:15:59,520 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 2: Right. 330 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: You got Ozuna homering in the seventh inning. It's one 331 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: to one. The Braves had this tiny leave that was 332 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: not safe. They give it back, no problem. Marcel Azuna. 333 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: We've alluded to this a few times recently, but he 334 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: had not home rouge since August twentieth. That is a 335 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: calendar month essentially, and for a guy who had been 336 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: in the legitimate triple Crown pursuit, he no longer is 337 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: because that home runs just took off and Otany's got 338 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: you know, fifty or whatever it's going to be. But 339 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: the crazier stat for me even is that he had 340 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: not had an RBI since August twenty seventh, and RBI 341 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: is must have been I tracked closely, but that's a 342 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: long time for your number one hitter all year long 343 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: to I have an RBI. He still has one hundred 344 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: after the day, but he's he's been pretty ordinary or 345 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: probably worse than that for about a month now. And 346 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: again not picking on him, he's been awesome this year, 347 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: but he broke out of it tonight, which is good 348 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: to see home run also a double later in the game. Yeah, 349 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: he has to be himself. I mean, we joked about 350 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: it on Sunday right about how he and Matt have 351 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: kind of switched places. It'd be nice to have both 352 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: of them being good and also still raking, which is 353 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: nice to see, but having two of those guys would 354 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: be even better. 355 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 2: Yes, and I think you have to hope, And granted 356 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 2: we're getting very late into the season, but Cincinnati is 357 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 2: a hitter's paradise. And then next up for the Braves 358 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 2: after Thursday's game, the finale in Cincinnati is a trip 359 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 2: to Miami, where I mean, famously at this point, Marcello 360 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: Zuna not just his season, but rejuvenated his career last season. 361 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 2: So I think with Marcel, obviously the Braves need him 362 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 2: to hit. They need Matt Olsen to hit, as he 363 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 2: has done now for almost two months. He's been quite good. 364 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 2: Michael Harris had a homer as well, which is encouraging. 365 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 2: We talked about Solaier has picked it up offensively. God 366 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 2: knows if they get anything out of the catchers that night, 367 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: and then you know, Ramon Loriano continues to do a 368 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 2: nice job. But yes, the Braves absolutely need Marcel to 369 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 2: be at his very best as he has been for 370 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: most of the season. And let's hope that the home run, 371 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: which was a no doubter four hundred feet to center field, 372 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 2: Let's hope this kind of gets him going. 373 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: Speaking of Loriano, he was within is it fair to 374 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: say inches? I would say inches of a home run 375 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: in the seventh and that you know, if you were 376 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: a listener regularly, you will know this. Scott coined this 377 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: term of America's favorite game, which is involves Charlie Morton 378 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: and hit by pitches. So I've coined this America's second 379 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: favorite game. And I'm saying that with with heavy sarcasm 380 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: because the Braves. It's not anybody's favorite game. Uh, And 381 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: that is, can the Braves score run or at least 382 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: at least one run was second and third and no 383 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: outs and crediting Sean and Steven again from last night 384 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: they went over in a lot more detail, but the 385 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: Braves have bad, comically bad at scoring runs when they 386 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: should score runs in great situations for the last not 387 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: only that three game of this streak this week, but 388 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: even before that, it's been tough all year long. And 389 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: again they're at least they were winning this time around. 390 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: They were up by their up by a run. When 391 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: this happened, it was two to one, but second, the third, 392 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: no outs after Loreano's near home run as a double 393 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: and uh, right on cue you get a couple of 394 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: strikeouts from w Maryfield and Orlando Arcia and uh, man 395 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: arcias was was tough? Uh? Any thoughts on that before 396 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: we go? 397 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 2: How does Orlando Arcia find himself in like the most 398 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 2: important potential rally of the game. 399 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: Everything, He's just always up. It's every it's every it's 400 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: every day. Right now he's up. And I feel bad 401 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: because I've always been like the nose, like the Arcia skeptic. 402 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: I think everybod's kind of joining my side now. But man, 403 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: I don't know how. He's always up. He's always up 404 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: every game. Literally, biggest moment of the game. Oh, here 405 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: comes Orlando and then he swings at four sliders off 406 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: the plate. 407 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 2: He slams his bat and I mean, I get it, man, 408 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 2: he he cares, he wants. 409 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: To get the head. 410 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 2: But it is it's like the old like the ball 411 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: finds you like you know, you substitute it in a 412 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 2: shortstop and then there's four line drives at you in. 413 00:19:59,000 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: The next two innings. 414 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 2: Amazingly, no matter what the situation seems like, Orlando is 415 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 2: in the middle of the rally or potential rally every 416 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 2: single time. And thank god Geo Urshella came through with 417 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 2: that hit to center field or else. I mean, it 418 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 2: would have been like full on doomsday if they wouldn't 419 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 2: have scored a run in that situation. 420 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was actually gonna ask you this. You know, 421 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: they were winning when this happened. I say that if 422 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: they had not scored, I'm convinced, and this is not rational. 423 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: I'm usually very rational. I've convinsed they would have lost. 424 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: I don't know why I'm convissed of that, but if 425 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: they hadn't scored again, I'm gonnused they would have lost 426 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: the game. 427 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 2: Because they have. I mean, that is how how many 428 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 2: games have we watched this season, especially lately last couple 429 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 2: of weeks, where a chance to either blow the game 430 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 2: open or to add on an insurance run or two 431 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 2: or three, they don't do it, and then without fail, 432 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: the team finds a way to score a couple of runs, 433 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 2: and I mean it was it was literally last night's game, 434 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 2: it felt like we were trending towards another just backbreaking loss, 435 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 2: and again tonight, at least for one night, the Braves 436 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 2: figured it out and then not only that, but they 437 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 2: continue to add on in the following innings, which is 438 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 2: nice because it gave I sall I Glacias the night off. 439 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 2: Joe Jimenez still pitched, but he didn't have to throw 440 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 2: in a one run game. Instead, it was I think 441 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 2: a five run lead at that point. So those are 442 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 2: not small things by any means, and the Braves did, 443 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 2: to their credit, a better job tonight of taking advantage 444 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: of those couple of situations, and. 445 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: They put the game away, and Gio Rochella shouts to 446 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: him even with tonight, like his bath's not been very good. 447 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,479 Speaker 1: We've certainly marveled, and I think he's got a lot 448 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: of credit and duly so for playing great defense. Yeah, 449 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: third base, he says, a even including tonight, a sixty 450 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,959 Speaker 1: three WRC plus with the Braves, which is really really bad. 451 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: So he's just been okay, he's plugged the he's plugged 452 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: the gap and that's all he had to do, which 453 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: to his credit, as we'll come back to it in 454 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: a second one. We talk about Azzi Alby's but he 455 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: had he had a big the biggest swing of the game. 456 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: I know they were already winning, but two outs, no disaster, 457 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: he singles. It was a great play appearance. He worked 458 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: at three to one count. He was actually patient in 459 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: a way the Raiser are not being patient. Recently had 460 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 1: a double later on in the game. If it wasn't 461 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: Swallen BOXX MVP, it was probably Orchelle just because for 462 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: those two swings, so shots to him that was badly needed. 463 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 2: Well in look, man, the offense, it's bad. No one's 464 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 2: gonna say differently. A third of this lineup every single 465 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 2: night was Dfade. 466 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 5: Just fight it. 467 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, I mean we could, we could go 468 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: line by line, but yeah, it's it is kind of funny. 469 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: I don't know about you. This happened to you on 470 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: social media where there's this perennial conversation right now about 471 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: the Braves about whether it's like injuries or guys underperforming, 472 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: when the obvious answer is both, yes, like obviously both. 473 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: But sometimes you look to the lineup and I know you've 474 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: done this and shared it on Twitter, and you look 475 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: at the lineup and it's like, how do we how 476 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: did we get here with this lineup? Like you could 477 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: you could pass the top four or five, and it's 478 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: like a total way. It's not anybody's fault, it's just 479 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: the way it is. It's just brutal. You got all 480 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: these guys who shouldn't be starting every day, they're starting 481 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 1: every day, and our show is one of them. And again, honestly, 482 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: if you guaranteed me what he would get, what he 483 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: would give the Braves when he stepped into that role, 484 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: thrust in there with off the scrap peep, I would 485 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: have taken it and the Braves would have too. I'm 486 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: very sure. Just catch the ball, don't embarrass yourself. It's fine. 487 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: And he has, but it's just it is very funny. 488 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: You could talk tobout six, seven, eight nine, and it's 489 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: just a wasteland every day. Yeah, it looks like a 490 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: hangover lineup after they were clinched. I mean, seriously, it's 491 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: been I mean, you're right to answer, we were talking 492 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: about a minute ago. It's it is some kind of 493 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: mix of crushing injuries, wild underperformance, and bad approach and 494 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: then just some bad luck too. I mean, it is 495 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: all your. 496 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 2: Combination of those. And I know you were tweeting about 497 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 2: it yesterday how bad the Braves have been in high 498 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 2: leverage situations, like unbelievably bad as a team. 499 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: We're baseball. I was gonna say, if you missed this, 500 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: they're actually they're the White Socks are worse. They're worse 501 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: than the National League, but the White so the White 502 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: Socks are bas spasher play team. So they're functionally if 503 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: you're the Whites, they're thirtieth and everything this year with 504 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: the White Sox. But if you miss this, Iras Fangris 505 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 1: has this high leverage calculation, which is I won't get 506 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: into the whole format, but it makes total sense. It's 507 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: high leverage, is what it is. The Braves last year 508 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: were number one in all of baseball. They had a 509 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: one thirty nine w RC plus in high leverage. That 510 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: is incredibly good. And obviously they had a stork office 511 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: last year number one in baseball this year. Granted, different personnel, 512 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: all that stuff. They are literally functionally last two year, 513 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: twenty ninth or thirtieth. If you want to take the 514 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: White Sox out, that's it's incredible. So even as bad 515 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: as the personnel has been for the Braves, it's as 516 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: far as who's been available. You shouldn't be last in 517 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: that category. You shouldn't be. There are teams that have 518 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: not been trying for several weeks and months now. It 519 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: had been, but the Marlins had been awful for months 520 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: and months, just as just picking once of a hat, 521 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: and they're ahead of the Braves in that metric. It's like, yeah, anyway, 522 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: they did it today. 523 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, in our in our wildest most pessimistic dreams, six 524 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 2: months ago, we could have never come up with this. 525 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 2: But here they are ten games to go. They they 526 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 2: have a chance, by some miracle they have. 527 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: By the by the pitching staff is the reason why 528 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: that that's true. By having the arguably the best pitching 529 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: staff in baseball this year, and I hope I don't 530 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: have to do this. We've alluded to the show that 531 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: we're gonna do in October if they don't make the playoffs. 532 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: I will have a stat sheet as long as the 533 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: document that we usually have just about how good the 534 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: pitching staff has been and how crazy it might be 535 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: to have that good of pitching and not make the 536 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 1: playoffs with a team that was supposed to be offense first. 537 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: That little caveat like the Mariners are the Mariners, right? 538 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: The Mariners are this team that's built on pitching and 539 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: pitching alone, and we understand their bats are not gonna 540 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: be very good. The brains are not built that way. 541 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: It's supposed to be an offense first team. That it's 542 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: something've been pitching first all year long. 543 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 2: Well, and I mean again, well, we'll probably have to 544 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 2: do the show regardless because we're, you know, twelve month operation. 545 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: But that's right. 546 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 2: I mean, this is an organization that was running out 547 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 2: three Hall of Famers in the rotation for a decade. 548 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 2: This pitching staff has to compare at least somewhat to 549 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 2: those famous teams in the nineties and early thousands and 550 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 2: again that's a deep dive. Maybe we'll do Hopefully it's 551 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 2: not in like two weeks. Hopefully it's in a month 552 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 2: and a half. But yeah, yeah, just a tip of 553 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 2: the cap to the pitching staff and again Schwellenbach tonight 554 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 2: was really really good. 555 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: Shouts to Schwelley. But yeah, you know, seven to one victory, 556 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 1: we can kind of leave it there. Michael Harrison homer, 557 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: which we snoked that to two days in a row. 558 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 1: I still don't want him hitting lead off, but is 559 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: there are no good options, as we've covered many times, 560 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: and he homer it again, which is good to see. 561 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: Anything else you want to add on the game before 562 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: we kind of preview Thursday, which is an early start, 563 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: by the way, and get out of here on a 564 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: shortened edition because of the fact that the Braves play 565 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: a game in checks Notes fifteen hours has a recording 566 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: this podcast. Yeah, the Braves. 567 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 2: Anecdotally I didn't look this up, but anecdotally it feels 568 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 2: like the Braves have been pretty bad in Getaway Day, 569 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 2: but they have Chris Sale on the mound, and man, 570 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 2: they need to find a way to win on Thursday 571 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 2: if they're going to find themselves in the playoffs. 572 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is not a getaway day stat. But they 573 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: are only twenty seven and twenty five in day games, 574 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 1: and they are ten games over five hundred and night games. 575 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: They've been better at night than during the day. It's 576 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: probably random on some level, but there you have it. 577 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: Speaking of not random stats, I should say I think 578 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: I said this on Sunday Show too, but the Braves 579 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: are twenty one and seven with Chris Sale on the mound, 580 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: and they are sub five hundred without Risale on the mount. 581 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: He's on the mount on Thursday. So some confidence inherent 582 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: in the best picture in baseball pitching for you at 583 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: one ten on a Thursday. Yeah, man, let's hope Chris 584 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: springs it. You know, we talked about this on the 585 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: Sunday Show. But if the Braves need Chris Sale to 586 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: bank three more starts, he can do it on regular 587 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: rest the rest of the way. And by the way, 588 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 1: they're probably gonna need it, Scott, I got the situation 589 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: is worse now than it was on Sunday for the Braves. 590 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: They're probably gonna have to The chances have them clinching 591 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: before the last day of the season are not impossible, 592 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: but it is less likely. Let's say after freestright loss 593 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: probably needs a sweep of the Mets. Is the only 594 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: one to be able to clench by then, Yeah, it's 595 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: probably right. 596 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, now, look, the vibes, especially last night, 597 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 2: were atrocious. Tonight a little better. The Braves won, although 598 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 2: everybody else did. But hey, now the Mets have four 599 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 2: games against the Phillies, whereas the Braves have one more 600 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 2: against the Reds and three against the Marlins. Then they 601 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 2: both teams are off on Monday, and then comes the 602 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 2: biggest series of the season for both the Braves and 603 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 2: the Mets, Tuesday through Thursday. If you're the Braves, and 604 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 2: tell me what you think about the spread. If you're 605 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 2: the Braves, I feel like you have to be Well, 606 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 2: you don't have to be, but I think you really 607 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,239 Speaker 2: want to be no worse than one game behind New 608 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 2: York when that series starts. 609 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think realistically you probably obviously want to sweep 610 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: the next four games. You know, we're talking with four 611 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: games left this week before the Mets. You gotta go 612 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: three and one. That's just what it is. You gotta 613 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: go three and one. Four and zero would be better, 614 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: of course, but given the competition, given that you. The 615 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: hardest game on the slate is the Reds game, because 616 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: the Marlins are worse than the Reds and Sales pitching 617 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:35,719 Speaker 1: in the Reds game, which is kind of the way 618 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: you want to set it up. So going three to 619 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: one and yeah, you hope that the Phillies help you. 620 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: They're still having to play. They're gonna clutch the playoff spot, 621 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: like probably today, is it today or tomorrow one of 622 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: those two. They're gonna clutch plaoff spot, but not the 623 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: division title just yet. They're gonna try. I mean, I 624 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: think maybe maybe you get one hangover day this weekend 625 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: from the Phillies. But it's four games they're gonna try, 626 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: and at least three of them hopefully they don't get killed. 627 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: It's like, hey, please, Phillies, don't at least just put 628 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: the series, do something to just help the breaks out 629 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: a little bit over the weekend, and then but look tonight, 630 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: it's it's tough that obviously you wish the Diamondbacks and 631 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: or the Mets would have lost, but you just got 632 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: to go win games. And I know that's cliche, but 633 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: and I'm sure Snits. I didn't see Snitt's post game tonight. 634 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: But I'm sure he's just like, we got to take 635 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: care of us, and that is true. They just got 636 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: to win games, and okay, let's just be let's just 637 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: do this in the vacuum. Right, they have ten games left, Scott, 638 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: how many do they need to win it to get 639 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: in the playoffs? Take a guess. I mean factoring in 640 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: the Mets series two, which, yeah, right, I think. 641 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 2: I mean, if they go eight and two, I would 642 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 2: be surprised if they did not make it. 643 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, the only way they might not if 644 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: they go eight and two is if the two of 645 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: the losses, the two losses are to the Mets. That'd 646 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: be the only way I could see that happening would be. 647 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: But even you're right, I think eight and two gets 648 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,719 Speaker 1: you in seven. I think seven and three you're probably 649 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: likely to get in unless you lose the Mets series. Yeah. 650 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 2: And an important note, so baseball does not do the 651 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 2: game one sixty three anymore. It is head to head, 652 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 2: and currently the Braves and Mets are tied five. 653 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: Of course they are. 654 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 2: So it kind of feels to me, I mean, this 655 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 2: is not a hot take or a bold take, but 656 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 2: to me, it feels like whoever wins the series next 657 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 2: week in Atlanta is going to the playoffs. 658 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: Matt, you know, yeah, yeah, we're doing it. I'm doing 659 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: it too. The Diamondbacks are still in this too. Like 660 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: the only reason why we're talking, well, it's the Mets 661 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: to their arrival, but the Bridges don't play the Damamacks, 662 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: so it's not that head to head, but the d 663 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: Backs the Brains actually have syb recover them. I believe 664 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: it's five to two in favor of Atlanta, so that 665 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: might come into play as well, which is helpful to 666 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: have that in your back pocket. You gotta win the 667 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: Mets series. We kind of understand that, but there are 668 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: some factors on the margins which favor the Braves, which 669 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: is part of why I've been trying to tell people 670 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: for two weeks now, Like why some of the productions 671 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: still like the Brays more than it might seem like 672 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: they should, is that they have time breakers, they have 673 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: schedule advantages, all these things at the end and doesn't matter, 674 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: maybe not, but you gotta win games. And I think 675 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: we said it, but they gotta go to it's Miami 676 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: this weekend in Miami is not a team that's very 677 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: good you gotta win these games and famously, and we 678 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: wont go all your numbers. But the Braves have been 679 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: pretty bad against bad teams this year, which is unfortunate. 680 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: You still rather have a bad team in a vacuum. 681 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: I get why you would say the other one the 682 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: other side of that now, because the Brays have been 683 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: so bad relatively against the likes of the White Sox 684 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: and the Reds. So they finally beat tonight for the 685 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: first time. But you still want to have bad teams 686 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: just rationally. 687 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 2: Well, and it sets up about as well as you 688 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 2: can possibly ask for Cincinnati for one, Miami for three, 689 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 2: the Mets play the Phillies, the Phillies for four, and 690 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 2: the Diamondbacks now play the Milwaukee Brewers for four games 691 00:32:55,880 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 2: in Milwaukee. Now, the Brewers did clinch the division tonight, 692 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 2: but if you go look at the standings, there's basically 693 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 2: a three way race between the three division winners, presumably Philadelphia, Milwaukee, 694 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 2: and Los Angeles, although the Padres are not dead in 695 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 2: the West. It's those three teams. Only two of them 696 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 2: get the first round by and the break. And I 697 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 2: know there's this whole conversation about rest versus rust, and. 698 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: Everyone wants to buy. I promise you they all wants 699 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: to buy. 700 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 2: Guess what, Teams who get the first round by have 701 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 2: a one hundred percent advance rate to the NLDS. Teams 702 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 2: that don't get the buy do not have a one 703 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 2: hundred percent advance rate, no matter how shitty the Braves 704 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 2: have been in that series the last two years. So yes, 705 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 2: Milwaukee may not go like all the way out. Maybe 706 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 2: the Phillies clinch one day this weekend. They may not 707 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 2: go all the way out. But those are still two 708 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 2: really good teams and they can absolutely beat New York 709 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 2: and or Arizona. 710 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's absolutely case, and we'll keep an eye on 711 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: this as well. We'll let Sean and Steven talk about 712 00:33:58,280 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: this tomorrow. I think it's the plan for them to 713 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: record y podcasts either tomorrow or Friday. But Ozzy Alby's 714 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: is supposed to come back on Friday in Miami, and 715 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: there was some talk today about what they might do. Obviously, 716 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: when he is back, he's going to play. They're not 717 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: going to not play him and bring him back. That's 718 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: that's not gonna happen. He's batting right handed. Only you 719 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: and I were spekling about this off line. There was 720 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: a thought for a minute that whit Maryfield might go 721 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: to the outfield. I never understood that in any way, 722 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: shape or form, beyond the fact that he has a 723 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: broken foot, which, by the way, you can't just gloss 724 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: over that he has a broken foot. Respect to Geo 725 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: Gio Orshella, you don't take out Loreano to leave Orcello 726 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 1: at third base. Let's just say, and what's an infielder 727 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: and all this so we'll see what they do again. 728 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: It's probably a more of a preview topic for tomorrow's 729 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: show with Stephen and Sean, But that's a decision I 730 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: have to make. Do you have Do you have a 731 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: thought before we sign off here about that? What they 732 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,760 Speaker 1: what you would do? Give it up? Presuming Od's gonna plan. 733 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 2: On Friday, I'm going to guess that man, you know, 734 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 2: Wit Mirifield has had an interesting time with the Braves. 735 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 2: He was red hot for a while, but man, even 736 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 2: after and with the broken foot, Wit is just not 737 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 2: hitting at all. 738 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: I think the Braves like him. 739 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 2: I think he does an okay job getting on base 740 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 2: when he's going right. He has a little bit of speed, 741 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 2: although with the broken foot, I'm not sure. I would 742 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,280 Speaker 2: guess that the Braves will keep Urshella at third base 743 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,799 Speaker 2: for the defense because he's he's been there for you 744 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 2: know what a month now since they've lost Riley and 745 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 2: have Ozzie at second base and just kind of see 746 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 2: how it goes. I don't know, I mean, man at 747 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 2: least thinking ahead. You know, Miami has a couple of 748 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 2: left handed starters in the rotation, or at least they did. 749 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 2: I don't know if they've shut anybody down, but Miami 750 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 2: has some lefties. New York has at least two lefty 751 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 2: starters who they can go to. And that's huge for 752 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:59,720 Speaker 2: Ozzy Alby's because not only does he crush left handed pitching, 753 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 2: but it sounds like his swing is much more comfortable 754 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 2: from the right side. But the real question for me 755 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 2: at least is what does Ozzie look like against right 756 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 2: handed pitching? And we'll see just twenty I mean, it 757 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 2: might end up being like ten at bats from his 758 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 2: return to the end of the season, just based on 759 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 2: how the pitching lines up. 760 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and like I said, he's he has cachet and 761 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:23,919 Speaker 1: you can debated whether you should or not. He's he's 762 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: gonna play. I don't think there's a world where they're 763 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: not going to play Aussie if he is available to 764 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:32,359 Speaker 1: play health wise. And to your point about Whit, I 765 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: know he came back and had a couple, maybe one 766 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: or two GOO games post broken foot. I believe he 767 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,400 Speaker 1: is OH for his last fourteen in the last four games, 768 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: so an ill timed swoon, including a bass streakout tonight. 769 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 1: So we'll see again fall upon that on the next 770 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: show with Steven and Sean. But a decision has to 771 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: be made. I presume it'll be Auzzi when Ozzie's available, 772 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: which means only one of sorry, only two of the 773 00:36:56,120 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: meryfield Urschella Lorian. It's been mostly the left fielder some 774 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: callic of course in there, only one of those guys 775 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: is going to stick because mary Field's either going to 776 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: play left or third or not at all. We'll see, 777 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: all right, Scott. That's a video podcast for those of 778 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: you watching on YouTube. God bless you for wanting to 779 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: see our faces. I don't know why you would, but 780 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: here we are. I appreciate you being here. Please tell 781 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 1: folks for that can find all of your lovely musings 782 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: about the brave Scott. 783 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:26,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right, man. Twitter is a dark place these days. 784 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 2: But yes, thanks to everybody. If you would, if you 785 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,280 Speaker 2: don't already, please hit the If you're watching on YouTube, 786 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 2: please hit the follow button, hit the little bell. You'll 787 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,319 Speaker 2: get notified whenever shows go live. And it's always a 788 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 2: big thank you to our podcast listeners. You all are 789 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 2: the real heroes for sticking with us even during this very, 790 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 2: very frustrating Brave season. But we'll have plenty of shows 791 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 2: really throughout the rest of the regular season and playoffs. 792 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 2: So again you have our sincere gratitude. And let's hope 793 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 2: Brad you and I are set to talk next on Sunday. 794 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 2: Let's help the Braves have racked up three, if not 795 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 2: four wins between now. 796 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: And then, it would be nice. And yes, thank you 797 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: to everyone for listening to the podcast. We are part 798 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: of foul Territory. One little hack that I will share. 799 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's tisted here or not. 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Yeah, so we. 816 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 2: Gotta get We need an intern. 817 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: If we're gonna we're gonna, yeah, we're gonna need it. 818 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna need a college kid to help us with TikTok. 819 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: I am very watched at this point in time, But anyway, 820 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: thank you Scott for being here. As always, thanks to 821 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: you for listening. Stay tuned. We'll have more from Sewan 822 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 1: and Stephen later on this week. Scott and I'll be 823 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: back on Sunday, and we'll see you all next time.