1 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Hammer Territory Podcast. Wherever 2 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: you are and wherever you are listening, hope you have 3 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: had one hell of a week, because it was one 4 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: hell of a. 5 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: Friday night if you are the Braves. 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: Span the Braves getting a big victory, a comeback victory 7 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: at a clutch time, one that they desperately, desperately needed. 8 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: Steven Tobert, it's good to talk with you again. And Stephen, 9 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 1: we'll start off with this real quickly before we get 10 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: into the breakdown of the game. It literally felt like 11 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: a total one point eighty in terms of perception of 12 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: the game in about a fifteen minute span. That eighth 13 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: inning was probably the best executed dolphinsive inning we've seen 14 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: from the Brave, just not only this season, but one 15 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: of the best we've seen basically over the past few years. 16 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: It could not have come into better time, the Braves 17 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: getting into big victory over the Twins to start off 18 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: the weekend series. 19 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 3: Yeah what's up, buddy? Yeah? How about that mood change? 20 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: I mean this, this was going to be a much 21 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 3: different podcast going into that eighth inning. It just looked 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 3: like another night where the Braves just had absolutely nothing 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 3: on offense. It was. It was just a you know, 24 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: kind of a futile effort. The first you know, eighty 25 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: percent of that game there they were going up against 26 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 3: a guy with a nine and a half era, didn't 27 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: have a hit to like the fourth inning, I mean 28 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 3: never really even threatened to score. Kelnick had a solo homer, 29 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 3: but that was I mean, they basically didn't even have 30 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: a rally. And it was just one of those nights 31 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: where it just felt like it was gonna be another 32 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 3: miserable podcast that we had to do after another miserable win. 33 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: And then the eighth inning happened, and you know, all 34 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 3: of the at bats for like eight straight at bats 35 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: were awesome, Like even Riley's about to start the ending 36 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: he struck out, but it was like a nine pitch 37 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 3: at bat, and then you know, Ozuna walked and then 38 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: Matt Olsen and then you know we're gonna get into 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: all the details. But yeah, I mean, just an awesome win. 40 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 3: You know, I think the Braves are two to zero 41 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 3: and they're Friday night Reds. Those might need to be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 42 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: Saturday Sunday Reds for a little while until we get 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: a winning streak going. I'm not sure we can just 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: wear those on Friday nights. But huge win. We'll get 45 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: into it. It's what we're gonna talk about tonight. Basically 46 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: just this game. So yeah, but great, great win and 47 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 3: really change the entire tenor of this show. 48 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: The thing that I'll say is, you know, if you 49 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: want to look at a basically a two second clip 50 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: that would perfectly summarize the Brave season up to the 51 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: point of Michael Harris's bat, down four to two with 52 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: the opportunity to tie the game. When Michael Harris first 53 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: made contact on that ball, Steven, it went right to 54 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: the second baseman, and you could see Michael Harrison the 55 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: batter's box, delay himself and kind of poke his head 56 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: to the side, and it just seemed like he went 57 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: from are. 58 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: You bleeping kidding me? Oh bleep Yeah? 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: When that ball went into right field, you could just 60 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: see the relief on his face. That to me perfectly 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: summarizes this game. How it could not have come at 62 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: a better time. But we're gonna get into some of 63 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: the details. But another thing that stands out to me 64 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: before we get into some of the specific players, is 65 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: that overall, in general, Keleny hit the home run, yes, 66 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: but we didn't rely on an outburst of home runs in. 67 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: A rare of currents. We just relied on. 68 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: Putting good at bats consistently together and look at the outcome. 69 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: That to me is an extra ingredient that could really 70 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: allow for this hopefully to be the turnaround we're looking 71 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: for to put some wins together, especially back by this offense. 72 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean they can go. They went the whole 73 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 3: They went, you know, eighty eighty five percent of the 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 3: game and couldn't stack more than one at bat, one 75 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: decent at bat, and then you get to the eighth 76 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: inning and everybody it's I mean, listen, the Twins have 77 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 3: had bullpen problems. You know, Griffin Jackson has had a 78 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 3: rough year, but he throws hard. I mean, he's a 79 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 3: you know, last year he was a monster. That was 80 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: ninety eight. He's got you know, he's got good off 81 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 3: speed stuff like that's not an easy gotta do it against, 82 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: even though his numbers haven't been great this year, and 83 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: everybody just put up great at bats. I mean, you know, 84 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 3: I think it was like a nine pitch strikeout. It 85 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 3: went a Zuna walk, Olsen single, Ozzie had a walk. 86 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 3: I think no Ozzy had the infield the infield single, 87 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 3: Murphy had the walk, and then Michael Harris had the 88 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 3: single Drake Baldwin. We're gonna get into some of the 89 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: details and some of the stuff that Snit did that 90 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: we thought was pretty good as well. But yeah, just 91 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: like stacking good at bats, which we have not seen 92 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: basically at all this year. This was the first time 93 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: they'd scored five runs in an inning since that Friday 94 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: night game against the Miami like two weeks ago at 95 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 3: home where they won ten nothing. They have this this 96 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 3: is only the second time all year they've scored five 97 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 3: runs in an inning, and that means that, you know, 98 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: that's what that means. The only way you're gonna score 99 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 3: five runs in the inning if you're stacking good at bats, 100 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 3: and that's just we have not seen that enough this year. 101 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 3: And it was so nice, especially down four to one 102 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 3: at the time. God, it was so nice to see 103 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: basically an entire turn through the lineup where everybody, you know, 104 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 3: Murphy laid off some really tough pitches down in the 105 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 3: count to get a big walk in that inning, Like 106 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 3: everybody just had like a great at bat, and we 107 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 3: just haven't seen a lot of that, and man, what 108 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 3: unbelievable timing, you know, basically because after that inning, you know, 109 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 3: you're dealing with Duran and you're probably not doing that 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 3: against Duran in the ninth. So this was they you know, 111 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 3: they were kind of down to their last real chance 112 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 3: to get back in the game, and they pulled it off. 113 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 3: And that's just that was awesome, awesome to watch. 114 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And you know, we talk about, you know, I 115 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: talk about the fact that Michael Harris, you know, when 116 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: it came to his you know, getting the big hit 117 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: to tie the game. Well, we'll talk about, you know, 118 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: some of the moves that Snicker made in a minute. 119 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: But I want to put tonight's FanDuel Sports Network Player 120 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: spotlight on a player who I think may have been 121 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: the most deserving of getting that big hit, and that 122 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: was Drake Baldwin. 123 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: Stephen. 124 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: We talked about it all year long. Baldwin had put 125 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: together good at bats, made great contact, and just has 126 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: not gotten any work close to the expected results that 127 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: he deserves for how good he's been. But he hits 128 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: his first career home run in Toronto tonight, comes off 129 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: the bench, puts together a big at bat and is 130 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: able to get the job done. Even at times when 131 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: he's not gotten the job done, he's still shown that 132 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: his approach is highly effective. It was really awesome to 133 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: see him delivering in a big moment and just speaks 134 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: to how valuable a piece of to this team he 135 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: can be with how good he is at putting together 136 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: good at bats. 137 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was tweeting about this tonight, like there was 138 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 3: a world when Murphy started playing a lot more because 139 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 3: Murphy was so hot when he came off the il, 140 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,239 Speaker 3: Like there was a world where Baldwin's at bats begin 141 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 3: kind of deteriorating because he's not playing as much. And 142 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: at that point, like you're like, all right, maybe Liss 143 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 3: time to get a traditional backup and let Drake go 144 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 3: down and just play every day in Triple A. There's 145 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 3: no shame in that. And honestly, the bats may have 146 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 3: gotten even better since his playing time. Like the quality 147 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: of at bats he's putting up with the sporadic playing 148 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 3: time that he's getting and basically a pinch hit here 149 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: or there and then a start here or there is 150 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: really unreal for a rookie. I mean, he's putting up 151 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 3: like the kind of a bat. You would expect a 152 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: guy who's been in the league for ten years, who's 153 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 3: used to not playing every day, used to staying ready. 154 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: This is not what young players. It's very hard to 155 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 3: have young players on your bench because it's a hard 156 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 3: thing to do to stay ready even if you're not 157 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: playing every day, and young players aren't used to doing it. 158 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 3: And that has been incredible to watch with Drake, and 159 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 3: it makes it it makes it so much easier to 160 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 3: leave him in that role when he's doing it this well. 161 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 3: Like I really was concerned when Murphy started playing more that, 162 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 3: you know, it's just it's not natural for a young 163 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: player to be able to stay ready like that. And 164 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 3: he's just been stacking good at bats and he deserves 165 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 3: I mean, he deserves like a ten game hitting streak 166 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: for all the hard outs he made earlier in the year, 167 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 3: the quality of bats he had with nothing to show 168 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 3: for it. I just could not be more impressed. It 169 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 3: is literally like watching somebody. He's twenty four years old. 170 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 3: It's like somebody it's like watching somebody who's like eight 171 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 3: years older than that, who's been around, who's seen every picture. 172 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 3: You know, he's seeing a lot of these pictures for 173 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: the first time ever. And it's just really, really quality 174 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 3: at bats from a rookie. And you know, there was 175 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 3: a point where you could have talked me into sending 176 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 3: him back down to play every day and just getting 177 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 3: a traditional backup for Murph. I'm past that. Like he's 178 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 3: just a major leaguer now, Like there is no there's 179 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: no going back to Gwinnett. He's just a major league 180 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 3: player now. And we'll figure out the playing time, we'll 181 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 3: figure out the abats, the innings catching, but he needs 182 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 3: to be on the roster. He's one of the best 183 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 3: hitters on the team. His ad bats are incredible, his 184 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 3: approach is incredible. It's desperately what this team needs. And yeah, 185 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: shout out to Drake Baldwin for the professionalism he's shown 186 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: in a role that's not really built for rookies and 187 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: he's done it incredibly well. 188 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: Absolutely a bit more on that in just a second, 189 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: but we put the Fandel spotlight on Drake Baldwin because 190 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: of how. 191 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 2: Well that he is playing. 192 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: We've got some new names and some familiar names back 193 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: in the Braves lineup as well. 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Yes, we've talked about 217 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: at times this year Snicker has fallen back into where 218 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: he's not made the best of decisions when it comes 219 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: to the bullpen and what have you. But tonight he 220 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: managed to win. And not only that, he effectively added 221 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: to the Brave's ability to win with multiple decisions. It 222 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: was a great sequence to see from the Brave Skipper. 223 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, so to set it up if you didn't watch, obviously, 224 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 3: the Braves are down four to one going into the 225 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 3: bottom of the eighth. They have the middle of the 226 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 3: older duellop Riley, Ozuna and Olsen. Riley strikes out really 227 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 3: good at bat, like a nine pitch at bat. It 228 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: was a three two count strikes out, Azuna walks, Olsen singles, 229 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 3: and then Ozzie hits a little infield single and so 230 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 3: they've got a run on the board, and they've got 231 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: two guys on and they're down too, and then Murphy walks. 232 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 3: Murphy has a really good play appearance. He walks, and 233 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 3: this is kind of Snid's first move is he takes 234 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 3: out Murphy for Eli White because obviously that's the go 235 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: ahead run. So and this is a really good use 236 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 3: of your you know, of your fast guy, even though 237 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 3: it's not a stole and base opportunity. If somebody gaps 238 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 3: a double, you got to be able to score the 239 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 3: go ahead run there, and if it's Murphy running, he 240 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 3: probably doesn't and Eli White absolutely would. So yeah, tremendous 241 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 3: use of Eli White. And then you know, obviously they 242 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 3: bring Michael. You know, they make a pitching change. It 243 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 3: was notable to me that they did not go to 244 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 3: a lefty. I thought they were going to go to 245 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 3: a lefty. I don't know Minnesota's bullpen as well, so 246 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe they didn't have one, but they 247 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 3: went to another righty against Mike, which I thought was 248 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 3: an advantage for the Braves. I was sure they were 249 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 3: going for a lefty there, but they didn't. They went 250 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 3: for a righty. Mike Rips the first pitch of the 251 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 3: at bat, Like you said, it looked like it was 252 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 3: going to be a lineout. And by the way, if 253 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 3: the second basement had caught that, he could have had 254 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 3: his choice of where to go to double up because 255 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 3: everybody was running like there was. If the second base 256 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: second basement caught that ball, it was a just a 257 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 3: inning ending double play, and he could have picked any 258 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 3: base to throw to, but obviously he did. The ball 259 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 3: gets through, and then it's a tie game, and there's 260 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 3: a runner on first and third, and then Mike Steeles 261 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 3: and then of course the next bat is it was 262 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 3: supposed to be. I think it was supposed to be 263 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 3: Nick Allen and Snit pitch its for Nick Allen with 264 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 3: Drake Baldwin. And this is important because obviously that's the 265 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: one good thing about having Orlando Arcia still on the bench. 266 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 3: You're never gonna pinch it Orlando, but he can come 267 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 3: in and play short. And I think Snith should do 268 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 3: this more. Actually, you know, he's very hesitant to use 269 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 3: his backup catcher, but in situations like this, where you 270 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 3: have either Nick Allen or Land Arcia at the plate 271 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 3: in a big spot, you need to pitch hit Drake 272 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: Baldwin and just let the other guy come in and 273 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 3: finish the game. I know that's risk because you're down 274 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 3: to one catcher, but you know, the amount of times 275 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: catchers get hurt in games is not is not a lot. 276 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 3: It doesn't happen nearly as much as manager's spirit happening. 277 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 3: And so I thought it was a really good move 278 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 3: bringing Drake Baldwin in. I thought they might walk him, 279 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 3: but you know, he's a rookie, so obviously the guy 280 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 3: decided to challenge him and he rips the ball back 281 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 3: up the middle. But it was a really good It 282 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 3: was a really well managed in ing from stint. I thought, he, 283 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 3: you know, the Braves bench isn't great right now, obviously 284 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 3: because they're you know, they're missing some guys. Having Ozuna 285 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 3: back helps a lot tonight obviously, But yeah, I thought 286 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: Snip put all the right buttons there, and especially especially 287 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 3: pinch hitting Drake Baldwin for Nick Allen there and just 288 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 3: having Orlando finish the game. I think he needs to 289 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 3: pull I love that he did it tonight. I think 290 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 3: he needs to pull the trigger on that same idea 291 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 3: a little more aggressively in other games as well. 292 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and the other thing that I'll say about this 293 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: is is that I don't, in any way, shape or 294 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: form like I think the Braves had the deepest offensive 295 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: bench in baseball, or that they have the most talented 296 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: bitch or anything like that. 297 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: But it does. 298 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: Feel like that there's a pretty versatile bench here, right, 299 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: because you have the ability to present you know, sources 300 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: of quality at bats depending on whether you're facing a 301 00:14:58,800 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: right of or lefty. 302 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: You got some speed that you can put in place. 303 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: You've got the ability to be able to if you 304 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: take like Alan out, you can put rc in, if 305 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: you take Murphy out, you could put Baldwin in somewhere 306 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: in the lineup. You've got trustworthy pieces on this bench, 307 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: and we've not always had that when it comes to 308 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: the Braves. Plus also, obviously you know some good fielding 309 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: options as well, So I think the versatility of this 310 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: Braive's bench could allow for them to find success in 311 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: these spots where they need to make a rally laden innings. 312 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Having universal bench gives Brian Snicker options and if he 313 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: has confidence in those options, hopefully we'll see this more 314 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: often than not where he makes good decisions. 315 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 3: And I'll say this, there was an inning earlier in 316 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 3: the game, it might have been the inning before, I 317 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 3: can't remember, but they had brought in a lefty and 318 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 3: Kellnick was up, so they pinch hit and the first 319 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 3: guy of the bench was Stuart Fairchild. And then you 320 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 3: realize that like the three right handers the Braves have 321 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 3: on the bench are Fairchild, Eli White and whoever's not 322 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 3: playing shortstop that day today it was Orlando, And so 323 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 3: like the Braves need another right handed bench, Like they 324 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 3: need a guy who when somebody brings in a lefty 325 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 3: to go against Kellennick or Verdugo, Like they need a 326 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 3: legitimate right handed outfielder who can be a threat. And I, 327 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 3: you know, I'm not gonna bash Stuart Fairchild, but like 328 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 3: he was defaed by the Reds who are not good 329 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 3: and he's not good, and Brian day La Cruz was 330 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 3: a minor league signing. He's like, the Braves need that, 331 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 3: like legitimate right handed outfielder off the bench, And I 332 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 3: don't know they have it right now, but that's gonna 333 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 3: be a weakness because teams are gonna bring in lefties 334 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 3: to face Kellen Nick or Verdugo and you want to 335 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: be able to counter that. And today the Braves had 336 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 3: to counter it with Stuart Fairchild. It you know, predictably 337 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 3: did not go well. So you know, in terms of 338 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 3: the bench, I think that's one place Alex needs to 339 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 3: improve a little bit. Is we need another right handed 340 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 3: out you know, it's gonna have to be like a 341 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 3: Loreano situation last year, where somebody gets cut, you bring 342 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 3: him in and they find success. Obviously, that's what they 343 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 3: were hoping to do with Fairchild. Hasn't worked, didn't work 344 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 3: with Brian da la Cruz. You might have to rotate 345 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 3: a few guys in before one sticks. But that is 346 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 3: one area I see the team could really use little 347 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 3: more help. Is that kind of primary right handed bat 348 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 3: off the bench? 349 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: You know, I did not have it on my Bengo 350 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: card tonight, Steven Tober, But seeing you endorse the Braves 351 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: resigning Alex Duval to become a part of the organization 352 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: again as an option, I didn't expect. 353 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: For you to go that. 354 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: Who is Alex Daval Adam Adam Davall. I was talking 355 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: about Alex and then going to Adam. Okay, sorry sorry, 356 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: and the delivery was not there. We'll we'll do better. 357 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: Shout out Tom Adam and Alex Dabal whoever Alex. 358 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 3: Dabal is his brother, it's lesser known brother. 359 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: But the other thing I will say is they do 360 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: have an Alex in there. 361 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 2: You'd like this segue. 362 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: They do have an Alex in their system, and of 363 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: course that's the one that got called up today. Alex Verdugo, 364 00:17:55,040 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: the Braves surprise late end of spring training signing, one 365 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: that we've kind of all scratched our heads about. Then 366 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: it wound up being quite a valuable signing when we 367 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: found out what occurred with Profar. He became a part 368 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: of the Braves organization today in terms of the major 369 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: leagues and put right into the leadoff spot for Atlanta tonight. Overall, 370 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: zero for five, but some quality at bats put some 371 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: really good hard hit balls into play. Also, let's not 372 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: forget the fact that Marcelo Zuna, he got kind of 373 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: the stuff going in the eighth inn with that walk. 374 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: The thing I'm getting at Steven is that it's good 375 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: to just have major league talent in the lineup. I'm 376 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: not necessarily saying that Alex Berdugo all of a sudden 377 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: is going to become a Ramon Lariano esque addition to 378 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: this club. You hope that he certainly will. But the 379 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: point is is that seeing him at the top of 380 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: that order, you get a little bit more comfortable. I feel, 381 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: you get someone that you know has kind of been 382 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: around for a while and can put together some quality 383 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: of bats. More consistently than the other Braves' options. Good 384 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 1: to see Verdugo finally get a chance. It'll be interesting 385 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: to see what he can contribute to this lineup as 386 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: we go forward. 387 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 3: Well, what I noticed about Radugo tonight is one he 388 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 3: had two one hundred mine hour lineouts in his first 389 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: two at bats, and I was just thinking to myself, 390 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 3: I mean, maybe it's just anybody that puts on a 391 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 3: Brave's uniform at this point, it really felt like, you know, 392 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 3: welcome to the team. You know, this is kind of 393 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: a rite of passage on this team is you gotta 394 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 3: have some some bullets right at people. So that was, 395 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 3: you know, he had quality at bats tonight. The other 396 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 3: thing I noticed is he did take a lot of 397 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 3: bad pitches, and that sounds like something that's you know, 398 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 3: kind of taken for granted. But honestly, with the braves 399 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 3: other leadoff options right now, none of them know how 400 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 3: to take bad pitches. They all swing at bad pitches. 401 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 3: So just having a guy like his second at bat 402 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,719 Speaker 3: it ended up being like one hundred and four mile lineout, 403 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 3: but he got to like a three to one count, 404 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 3: and honestly, I can count, like on one hand the 405 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,679 Speaker 3: number of times, like Michael Harris has been in a 406 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 3: three to one count, So honestly, just being able to 407 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 3: take pitches and work counts. You know, I'm not expecting 408 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 3: Alex Radugo to be anything crazy, but the gas outfield 409 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 3: has been so bad this year that, like, even if 410 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 3: he puts up like a ninety WRC plus, which is 411 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 3: kind of what he's done the last couple of years, 412 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 3: that is a stark improvement over what they've gotten so far. Now, 413 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 3: obviously everybody expects Michael to bounce back at some point. 414 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 3: He obviously had the big hit tonight. He had a 415 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: single in the bat before the big hit tonight as well, 416 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 3: so he had two hits tonight. My guy, Mike has 417 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 3: got to learn how to take a walk. He's got 418 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,479 Speaker 3: to learn how to stop swinging at so many crappy pitches. 419 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 3: He's swinging at more crappy pitches this year than he 420 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 3: ever has before. We got to fix that. But he's 421 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 3: got so much talent. I mean, we saw the running 422 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: catch at the wall tonight off Byron Buxton's bat, Like, 423 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 3: he's got so much talent. But yeah, Bridigo, you know again, 424 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 3: you gotta temper expectations but I like him better than 425 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 3: Brian day La Cruz or Jared Kelnick. I know Kellen 426 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 3: at Homer tonight, but like, at least he can take 427 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 3: a walk and he's not going to strike out thirty 428 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 3: percent of the time, and I couldn't say that about 429 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 3: any of the other guys. So we'll see how, you know, 430 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 3: we'll see what they put him. Leadoff was aggressive, you know, 431 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 3: but I understood why Snit did it. It's gonna be 432 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 3: to see what happens when there's a lefty on the mound. 433 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 3: If like Stuart Fairchild is gonna get starts, are they 434 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 3: gonna put a left here? They're gonna put Dugal or 435 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 3: a Celnik in versus a lefty? I don't know. We'll 436 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,959 Speaker 3: see what they do again. Is another reason I think 437 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 3: the Braves need another right handed outfielder. But yeah, notable 438 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 3: first game. I thought he had some good at bats. 439 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 3: We'll see how it goes. 440 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely and got off to a pretty good start tonight, 441 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: So you certainly hope that that continues when it comes 442 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: to this Braves organization. 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That's neutrofol dot com promo code foul. 466 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 8: A band watch me some things and not be guys. 467 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 8: I'm just gonna they have my local thought through they 468 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 8: win in the shads gas streamer. 469 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 2: So Stephen. 470 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: Another thing that certainly stood out tonight that you know, 471 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: was was the theme for much of the game before 472 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: that big eighth inning to get the win was of 473 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: course Bryce Elder on the mound for the Braves, and 474 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: it was quite interesting because earlier this week, in a 475 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise move, the Braves had optioned a J. 476 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: Smith Schauber down to the Miners. You know, the thought was, okay, 477 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: this was just a move that they're making in order 478 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: to potentially kind of position their pitching staff, you know, 479 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: obviously with the return of Spencer Strider earlier this week. 480 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: But the reason wound up giving Bryce Elder a start, 481 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: and once again he proved to be ineffective. I feel 482 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: like that was a bit of a waestionable move right now. 483 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: You need as many you need as high quality and 484 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: arms as possible, pitching as many hintings for the Brave 485 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: as you can get a J. Smith Schaufer just seems 486 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: to be a better option for Bryce Elder. It just 487 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: seems like that right now, you can't really trust Brice 488 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: Elder to make any more starts. 489 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't get it, you know, I said it 490 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 3: at the time last week when it happened. I don't 491 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 3: understand they had the choice to option either Elder or 492 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 3: or smith Schover. I don't understand why they picked smith 493 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 3: Schover on top of the fact that Elder has got 494 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 3: like an eight eer A and an eight FIP right now, 495 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 3: and Elders are both in like the fours AJ just 496 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 3: has more upside, And you know, I understand that that 497 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 3: AJ is a bit of a mystery, but Elder is 498 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 3: not a mystery in the worst way possible. It's like 499 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 3: that old like consistency is not necessarily a compliment. Have 500 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 3: you heard that? Like that Elder is extremely consistent in 501 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 3: the worst way, Like you just know exactly what you're 502 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 3: gonna get, and listen, I'm not only the impression that 503 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,719 Speaker 3: a J. Smith Schover is gonna like come in and 504 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 3: save the rotation, Like he's twenty two and he's gonna 505 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 3: have to learn on the job and his command's not great. 506 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 3: But Bryce Elder is just a I just don't think 507 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 3: Bryce Elder is a major league pitcher. Like there was 508 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 3: a time where Bryce Elder was at least like a 509 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 3: serviceable fists charter. I don't even think we're there anymore. 510 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 3: I mean, his last like thirty starts, he's got an 511 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 3: er like in the seventh. That's a that's a massive 512 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 3: sample size. And then you watch him pitch, You're like, yeah, 513 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 3: I get it, Like he throws ninety miles an hour, 514 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 3: and he doesn't have great command, Like I don't know 515 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 3: how he gets anyone out. Quite honestly, he hangs his 516 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 3: slider like three or four times in any he hangs 517 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 3: that slider just in the right at the bottom of 518 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 3: the zone, and guys just tee off on it. It's like, 519 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 3: I don't want to be too give because the Braves won, 520 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: But I don't understand why Bryce Elder gets the leash 521 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: that he gets, especially when you could have optioned either 522 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 3: one for the same money. Like it was not It's 523 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 3: not like that there's no real reason to option. You 524 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 3: didn't gain anything by pitching pitching Elder in this game 525 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 3: versus Michelle, But it was just a choice, and I 526 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 3: I just just I disagreed with it. I disagreed with 527 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 3: it at the time it happened. I disagreed with it 528 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 3: before the game started tonight, and I disagreed with it 529 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 3: tonight when it when Bryce Elder showed us once again 530 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 3: he's not a major league pitcher. He just needs to 531 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 3: be in Gwinnette. He's just he's he's an organizational arm 532 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 3: and we just need to treat him like that. And 533 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 3: I don't understand why he gets the leash that he 534 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 3: gets when there's clearly more talented guys that, yes, will 535 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 3: be inconsistent, but will least give you higher upside. 536 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:50,199 Speaker 2: Agreed. 537 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: And the other thing I can really come to is durability, 538 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: Like you can at least expect for him to take 539 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: the ball every fifth day. 540 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 2: But just because you can expect you got to take 541 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 2: the ball. 542 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: Every fifth day doesn't mean that that's the best decision 543 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,479 Speaker 1: every fifth day. The other thing that I will say, though, 544 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: that was good to see, and I feel like that 545 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm starting to it feels like a theme that we're 546 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: starting to see here. I feel this Brave's bullpen overall 547 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: has been a bit better to expected than the numbers 548 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: suggests I don't have the expected numbers in front of me, 549 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: but it seems like that this Braves bullpen is continuing 550 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: to kind of find its way. 551 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: In terms of being successful. 552 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: Four scorelessenings tonight again played a big role. Even though 553 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: the offense rightfully so deserves a lot of the credit tonight, 554 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: this bullpen deserves credit as well. It really seems like 555 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: some guys are falling into place in terms of the 556 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: roles that they're expected to do. And also a clean, 557 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, pretty dominant ninth inning from Rice ll Iglesias 558 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: was nice to see an overall great performance from this 559 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: bullpen in a needed time. 560 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 6: Yeah. 561 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously you're down four to one. You can't 562 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 3: afford to go down any more than that. You know, 563 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 3: if the bullpen had come in given up three runs, 564 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 3: then that you know game's over. So yeah, huge four 565 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 3: innings of shut out ball. I think they only got 566 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 3: one strikeout in those four innings, which is funny. But 567 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 3: a lot of weak contact, like Aaron Bummer came in, 568 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 3: got a bunch of weak ground balls, they got some 569 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 3: pop ups they did have. I think, uh that one 570 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 3: that Buston hit to the wall obviously was pretty fortunate 571 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,959 Speaker 3: to get an out from that, but yeah, really strong. 572 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 3: And I'm still not convinced about this bullpen. I still 573 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 3: think the Braves need another high leverage arm, just like 574 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 3: I thought they needed another high leverage arm for the 575 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 3: last six months and I was sure that they were 576 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 3: gonna go get one in the offseason. I still think 577 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 3: we're in need for another one. But yeah, every game 578 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,959 Speaker 3: they go score I mean, you can't argue with scoreless baseball. 579 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 3: You can't argue with four scoreless innings to hold the 580 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 3: lead right there and give the offense a chance to 581 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 3: catch up. So I think the Braves need more more 582 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 3: depth there. You know, Kimber's gonna come up at some point. 583 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 3: He's looked pretty good in the minors so far. Obviously 584 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 3: it's the miners, so you expect him to look good. 585 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 3: But he'll be up relatively soon and we'll see where 586 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 3: they are. But they're gonna need They're gonna need more 587 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 3: Knights like this. It's been an inconsistent start for Listen. 588 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,719 Speaker 3: It's been an inconsistent start for literally every group on 589 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 3: this team. Offense, starter's, bullpen, no one has been good. 590 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 3: That's why the team is six and thirteen. But more 591 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 3: nights like this will help. And obviously four scoreless innings 592 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,479 Speaker 3: allowed the offense to come back big night, big night 593 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 3: for the bullpen. 594 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and so where that kind of sets us the 595 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: stage is once again allowing for the Braves to be 596 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: able to turn this into an opportunity to kind of 597 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: get some momentum going. And Steven, I think there's three 598 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: big reasons as to why tomorrow is such an important game. One, obviously, 599 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: is the Braves just building off a victory, this offense 600 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: being able to put to put together two consistent good performances. 601 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: They have an opportunity to do it against a pitcher 602 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: that they should have some success against and Simeon Woods Richardson. 603 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: But the ability for them to be able to put 604 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: two good offensive performances together and get another series win, 605 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: that's the first reason why I think it's an opportunity. 606 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: The second reason why I think it's an opportunity, Stephen, 607 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: is because if you look at the Brave schedule, now 608 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: is the time for them to make their move. I'm 609 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: not saying that the season, you know, they're one or 610 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: two losses away from the season being o firm, but 611 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: over the next month basically through May fifteenth. The end 612 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: of May is pretty hard. But basically, through May fifteenth, 613 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: this team is playing against a bunch of teams that 614 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: they should be favored against. You've got the Dodgers and 615 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: you've got the Diamondbacks sprinkled in there. Yeah, they're probably 616 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: on the same level or higher than the Braves right now. 617 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: But this is an opportunity where the Brads are going 618 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: to be playing a bunch of series over the next 619 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: month against teams they should beat. They're also at the 620 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: end of this month going to knock out another West 621 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: Coast road trip, so they're in a part of this 622 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: schedule where not only are they facing teams they should beat, 623 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: but they're getting another hard road trip out of the 624 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: way as well. They need to find success now. But 625 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,719 Speaker 1: the biggest opportunity of all, Steven is who is on 626 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: the mound tomorrow night. Chris Sail an opportunity at redemption. 627 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: Certainly hasn't been the start of the season that he 628 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: or the Braves wanted for him. Chance for him to 629 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: put together a very good start against a team that 630 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: he's pretty familiar with, and the chance for getting them 631 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: to get the series win a lot riding on tomorrow 632 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call it a must win, but another opportunity 633 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: for a big win for the Braves. 634 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, this team still hasn't won two games 635 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 3: in a row. Like, let's start there. Let's just win 636 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 3: two games in a row. You know, it's impossible to 637 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 3: have a winning streak until you can win two games 638 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 3: in a row. A lot of it will be about 639 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 3: Chris Sale. He's been bad. I mean he he is 640 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 3: literally the first person to admit that he is called 641 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 3: his start embarrassing. He says he's not sleeping at night. 642 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 3: He just stares at the ceiling. Same Honestly, that's kind 643 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 3: of how I sleep these days with the Braves. But 644 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 3: he's one good start away from you know, a different 645 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 3: narrative to the season. The Twins have a lot of 646 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 3: guys banged up on their offense. This is not a 647 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 3: healthy Twins team. They're missing you know, three or four 648 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 3: of their big bats. They're missing Lopez, their they're big starter. 649 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean tomorrow they're starting Tomorrow is a 650 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 3: guy that Braves should should should hit. They should score 651 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 3: six or seven runs tomorrow. Now, I never expect this 652 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 3: offense to score six or seven runs anymore because They've 653 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 3: just so many times come into games like this where 654 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 3: they should do well and gotten dominated. So it is 655 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 3: a big start because on Sunday, obviously you have Joe Ryan, 656 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 3: and Joe Ryan's a monster, So like that's not you know, 657 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 3: I think it's Joe Ryan versus Grant Holmes. Grant Holmes 658 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 3: has been good, but like, that's not a game. That's 659 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 3: probably not a game you're expecting to win just because 660 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 3: the pitching max. I mean, Joe Ryan is legitimately one 661 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 3: of the best pitchers in baseball. So we'll see. It's 662 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 3: a big game tomorrow, though, get some momentum, get a 663 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 3: get two games in a row the first time all year. 664 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 3: You know, if you win tomorrow, you have your chance, 665 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 3: first chance at a sweep, and then that's how you 666 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 3: really get momentum, and that's how you really start cutting 667 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 3: into some of this deficit that you've built for yourself 668 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 3: is sweeping teams when you have the chance to. The 669 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 3: Twins are not healthy, they've not played well, you know 670 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 3: to start the year. They've had a really slow start. 671 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 3: This is a team you need to beat up on 672 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 3: when you're at home, and like you said, there's got 673 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 3: They've got some series coming up where they could beat 674 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 3: on some bad teams. You know, they got Colorado coming up, 675 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 3: They've got Pittsburgh coming up, They've got a couple of 676 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 3: series with Washington. Like yeah, like you said, the Dodgers 677 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 3: and the Diamondbacks are sprinkled in there. But the next month, 678 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 3: the Braves can really make them, hey, completely erase this 679 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 3: deficit and start, you know, the summer months with kind 680 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 3: of a fresh start. By then Acuna will be back 681 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 3: and see what happens. But like you said, you got 682 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 3: to take advantage of this this stretch, and it starts 683 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 3: tomorrow against a a not a great pitcher, a not 684 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 3: a great lineup, and the guy that won the saw 685 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 3: Young last year on the mound. For your chance to 686 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 3: win a second game in a row for the first 687 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 3: time all year, Let's do it. Let's do that. We 688 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 3: need we need to games in a row and then 689 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 3: we'll see what happens. But you got it. You can't 690 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 3: have anything until you get two games in a row. 691 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 3: So Chris Sale, I need you, buddy, I need I 692 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 3: need twenty twenty four, Chrisale, I need my guy to 693 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 3: go out and throw like five six scoreless innings. Get 694 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 3: the mojo back. I need the offense to show up. 695 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 3: I need six or seven runs to make it a nice, 696 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 3: easy win. No one's got to worry about it. That's 697 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 3: what I need. Okay, that's what we need right now. 698 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 3: Is we need a seven nothing win tomorrow. That's what 699 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 3: I'm calling right now, seven nothing win. Chris Sale dominates, 700 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 3: offense dominates, easy win. Let's do it. I'm in, I'm in, 701 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 3: if you're in. 702 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: I was ready for the church organ music to start 703 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: playing a hall of Oh. Stephen Talbert absolutely and hey, 704 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 1: that is the perfect way to end this edition of 705 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: the Hammer Territory Prodcast. I know we've had a couple 706 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: of hashtags here, bring it home for Brad and all 707 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: this different stuff. Just win, damn it hashtag, just win, 708 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: damn it. 709 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 3: Let's win. 710 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's that's what we've got. For Steven Tolbert. 711 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: You could find him at be Underscore Outliers one slash 712 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: x one of the best when it comes to covering 713 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: the braves. My name is Sean Coleman. You can find 714 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: me at Stat's sec on Twitter, slash x. Hammer Territory 715 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: across all forms of social media. Fout part of the 716 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: Foul Territory Family of podcast. 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