WEBVTT - Topkin on streaky temp home Rays

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<v Speaker 1>I think if they fall out of the race, you

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<v Speaker 1>could see them trade some more of these veterans because

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<v Speaker 1>they really like the young core, some of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>that they've got to look at this part of the

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<v Speaker 1>year and some of the prospects that are on the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Topkin from the Tampa Bay Times is here to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the Rays. Topper, good to see you. What

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<v Speaker 2>are you seeing man? The race are getting themselves back

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<v Speaker 2>in the mix.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not only winning, they're winning at home, which was

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<v Speaker 1>even the bigger issue earlier this season as they tried

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out what kind of jinks the Yankees put

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<v Speaker 1>on them. It's time, Brenner Field. But yeah, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a roll right now. Back over five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred for the first time since like the first week

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. A lot of things are clicking for

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<v Speaker 1>them right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Topper, first of all, clean it up with your background.

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<v Speaker 3>Clean it up you actually have rays. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 3>know you've covered the race in certain sception, but you

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<v Speaker 3>don't have to have the rays behind you, Like, don't

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<v Speaker 3>take your work.

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<v Speaker 1>Home with you. The over under, in my head was

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<v Speaker 1>like ninety seconds into the show before you said something

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<v Speaker 1>about that. So I think I got the under there.

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<v Speaker 1>We should have got the MGM bet on that line.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, this is a.

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<v Speaker 3>Day.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, missus Topkin picked these up when we were in

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle one year. Pretty cool, actually they are.

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<v Speaker 3>And I got to meet I met your wife, didn't

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<v Speaker 3>I this year in Clearwater?

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<v Speaker 1>I got.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, she's way too good for you. So we as

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<v Speaker 3>long as we established that, we're good as we all

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<v Speaker 3>can say. Though, But let me ask you this the race,

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<v Speaker 3>Scott goes there in second place, they're one game over

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<v Speaker 3>five hundred. Okay, it's not like they're close to the

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<v Speaker 3>Yankees and they're chasing. The rest of the division is

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<v Speaker 3>also garbage right now? How good can this team be?

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<v Speaker 3>I know, yes, they're playing well right now, but is

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<v Speaker 3>this really a playoff team with the way the roster

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<v Speaker 3>is constructed.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the fair answer AJ is to let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>see where they are in a month when they get

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<v Speaker 1>some of these guys back. I mean, Hassan Kim just

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<v Speaker 1>started his rehab assignment yesterday. Uh, they've been pretty impressed

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<v Speaker 1>with how that bat has looked in the drill to

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<v Speaker 1>this point, so he's going to get a spot in

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<v Speaker 1>that line up when he gets back. They've been kind

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<v Speaker 1>of piecing it together a little bit. Johnny de Luca

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<v Speaker 1>was a guy they were counting on a lot. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been out since the first week of the season. He

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<v Speaker 1>should be back in the next week or two. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly in the bullpen, so there's a couple of pieces

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<v Speaker 1>they've been missing. Getting Josh lowback, though, was big, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's no coincidence that this six game winning streak kind

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<v Speaker 1>of spawned shortly after he returned. Lent in that lineup

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. So are they a playoff team? I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's going to be as much about how much

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<v Speaker 1>other mediocrity there is in the American League right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and it seems like there's quite a bit. But I

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<v Speaker 1>do think a better read on this team will be

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<v Speaker 1>in about, like I said, two, three weeks or a month,

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<v Speaker 1>when they kind of get back the team they expected

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<v Speaker 1>to have at this time of year. They knew how

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<v Speaker 1>Sun Kim wasn't going to be back to late May

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<v Speaker 1>early June, the other guys, obviously the injuries that took

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<v Speaker 1>some people out to Luca and Josh Lovey and two

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<v Speaker 1>of the big ones. So let's see what it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like in a few weeks and then I can give

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<v Speaker 1>you probably a more fair answer.

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<v Speaker 4>Now you said you mentioned the six game win streak.

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<v Speaker 4>They have not I'm just reading this now. Actually they

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<v Speaker 4>have not trailed for the last forty four innings, not once.

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<v Speaker 4>Would you credit that to low and all? This lineup?

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<v Speaker 4>Kind of are they jumping out early or is this

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<v Speaker 4>the pitching staffs product that is really holding teams in

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<v Speaker 4>check to start of the games, that gives their offense

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<v Speaker 4>a little chance to kind of get situated and get

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<v Speaker 4>their feet under them.

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<v Speaker 1>A little bit of both. Tip I mean the starting

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<v Speaker 1>pitching for this six game stretch as a one point

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<v Speaker 1>five to ozer by the starters, and they're all working

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<v Speaker 1>five or six innings, so obviously that's been part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>They've scored first, I think in the last four games

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<v Speaker 1>and five of the six, so it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of both. They and they had not been doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>That was something that they were very much on the

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<v Speaker 1>opposite side of for the first month, month and a

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<v Speaker 1>half of the season. They were not scoring first, and

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<v Speaker 1>like most teams, their records much better. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen and six when they score first, So it's an

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<v Speaker 1>obvious thing, but it's definitely helped them as part of this.

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<v Speaker 1>So a little bit of both and just tacking on

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<v Speaker 1>runs would probably be the third thing. We've seen a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of games this year where they'll get a couple

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<v Speaker 1>earlier and then the bats go quiet or they're quiet

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<v Speaker 1>all night, and then they score a couple in the

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<v Speaker 1>seventh or eighth when it's a little too late. So

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<v Speaker 1>scoring in different innings, in multiple innings, and having that

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<v Speaker 1>starting pitching get it to the bullpen, which has been

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good. Even though Usaida hasn't been sharp, the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of them have been pretty sharp.

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<v Speaker 3>Topper, how's the ballpark playing? You mentioned it that the

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<v Speaker 3>Yankees have put a jinx on it. Now listen, the

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<v Speaker 3>Razors super top heavy, home heavy the first half of

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<v Speaker 3>their season at home. How's this going to play out

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<v Speaker 3>for them? And then what's the ballpark been like? We

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<v Speaker 3>just said Cody Clemens who played there yesterday and said

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<v Speaker 3>it's great. You know, they fixed it up. They made

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<v Speaker 3>it into as close of a big League park. But

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<v Speaker 3>from the race standpoint, they're in the Yankees home side,

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<v Speaker 3>they probably have everything they want, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean the actual accommodations, the under the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>under the stands kind of stuff for tremendous. The dining room,

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<v Speaker 1>the training room, the weight room looks like a health club.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that I spent a lot of time in health

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<v Speaker 1>plugs a j. I'll just say it before you do,

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<v Speaker 1>but all that stuff is tremendous. The out tools. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the field itself, it's very narrow, foul territory. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>structure obviously around the outfield. So that's why the wind

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<v Speaker 1>has been such an issue. You know, there's just not

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<v Speaker 1>that normal you know, two or three or four decks

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<v Speaker 1>of stands. The lights seem to be a little dim.

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<v Speaker 1>A few players have commented on that, both home and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, both rays and other team players. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think they've done the best they could. What's been curious

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<v Speaker 1>is that kind of the reputation was it was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be mini Yankee Stadium launching pad a ton of runs.

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<v Speaker 1>The first month or so, the wins were really causing problems.

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<v Speaker 1>They were very variable, changing going different ways. Balls were

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<v Speaker 1>getting crushed to left that were getting knocked down, balls

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<v Speaker 1>were getting crushed to right that were getting knocked down.

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<v Speaker 1>Then flies that you didn't think we're going out, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going into the seat. So it seems to have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>with the heat, which probably makes sense the balls carrying

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<v Speaker 1>a little better to right. That's where the winds tend

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<v Speaker 1>to blow from left to right. We've seen a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of those. There was a game, one of the homers,

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<v Speaker 1>I think against the Astros the other night, the right

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<v Speaker 1>field just started to camp under it about six or

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<v Speaker 1>eight feet in front of the track, and then just

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<v Speaker 1>like it hit the jet stream, kind of like sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>they do at Yankee Stadium, with the same dimension. So

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<v Speaker 1>it maybe is playing a little truer to what the

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<v Speaker 1>reputation was, which was balls are going to fly in

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<v Speaker 1>the hot weather.

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<v Speaker 3>What about the home run that was hit the other

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<v Speaker 3>day top or that went three hundred and twelve feet

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<v Speaker 3>but the fence said three hundred and fourteen feet on stadcast,

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<v Speaker 3>Can you explain that one to me? Because I could

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<v Speaker 3>never figure that one out.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't. There's been a couple things. Stat cast is

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<v Speaker 1>like change distances. After they've put one up, they've put

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<v Speaker 1>another one out there, They've reconfigured it. There was one game,

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<v Speaker 1>actually this happened twice, there was a home run hit

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<v Speaker 1>that was said to only be a home run at

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<v Speaker 1>Steinberner Field, but not at Yankee Stadium and they have

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<v Speaker 1>the exact same dimensions, so couldn't figure that one out either. So, I,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the stuff those guys do at stat Cast

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<v Speaker 1>is obviously remarkable, but I don't know they're having a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of incongruities like that that haven't made a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of sense. I guess because the Steinburner Field program, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure was pretty new to what they already have in there.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Toper, since I have you on, I have

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<v Speaker 3>to ask this, are the Rays going back to the

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<v Speaker 3>Trot for sure next year? And then when are you

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<v Speaker 3>going to have to move to Orlando when they become

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<v Speaker 3>the Orlando Rays.

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<v Speaker 1>Again. I also had an over underside bet on you

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<v Speaker 1>bringing up Orlando. I'm doing really well here. The the

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<v Speaker 1>plan is to go back to the Trot. Now. I

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<v Speaker 1>think everything we say, given the horrific things that happened

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<v Speaker 1>to this community last year, have to be prefaced by

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<v Speaker 1>you know, mother nature permitting. Right if there's another hurricane

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<v Speaker 1>or even you know, severe storms that that mess up

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<v Speaker 1>their plan and cause significant delays or you know, further

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<v Speaker 1>damage that would change that. But they are expected to

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<v Speaker 1>start work here in June. Start the prep work. They've

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<v Speaker 1>already ordered the first part of the roof it's a

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<v Speaker 1>very convoluted thing. I guess it's purchased in Germany, assembled

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<v Speaker 1>in China and then has to be shipped over here.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So they're still, you know, in the process of that,

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<v Speaker 1>but they've got the first part of it ordered. The

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<v Speaker 1>idea is that they start working on this in August.

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<v Speaker 1>MLB is very involved in this. They're monitoring it. They

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<v Speaker 1>have someone like on the working Committee that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>meets every week or so. There's a strong effort and

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<v Speaker 1>commitment both from the league, the team, the city to

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<v Speaker 1>get this thing reopening time to start next season. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what to tell you, if you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I assume they'll ask to start the season on the

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<v Speaker 1>road if they need a couple extra weeks. I would

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<v Speaker 1>assume they call the Yankees back or the Phillies or

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<v Speaker 1>something and say, hey, we need a place to play

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<v Speaker 1>for a couple of weeks. So I do think the

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<v Speaker 1>intention is they go back to Troup and they have

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<v Speaker 1>three years remaining on their lease. Beyond that, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I do know that your buddy's in Orlando, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're actually the secret financier. The other people are just

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<v Speaker 1>the front men. They've been talking a lot. They are

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<v Speaker 1>talking a good game, they're doing press releases, they're putting

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<v Speaker 1>out statements, they're putting out videos. They seem very confident.

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<v Speaker 1>I have read a couple of stories saying that it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna cost more than they estimate, which happens to

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<v Speaker 1>every sports enterprise, both buying a team and building a stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't I don't think you should buy all

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<v Speaker 1>of the Dreamers shirts yet. Aj. I think you should

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<v Speaker 1>don't invest all of your money in those just yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Well, first of all, when they get to Orlando,

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<v Speaker 3>they're not going to be called the Dreamers, I can

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<v Speaker 3>tell you that. So, but they might also not be

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<v Speaker 3>called the Race, so you might have to change into Core.

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<v Speaker 1>In your house. Okay, Okay, Well I also think I

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<v Speaker 1>won't be covering them then, so I think there's a

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<v Speaker 1>long work out. By the way, I have. No, the

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<v Speaker 1>Dreamer doesn't do it for you.

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<v Speaker 3>No, that was that was Pat Williams who passed away.

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<v Speaker 3>That was his. That was his way just to get

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<v Speaker 3>a name out there. And uh no, the Dreamers would

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<v Speaker 3>not be what the name would be, so it would

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<v Speaker 3>be it would also would not be the Athletics. So

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<v Speaker 3>we're good with we have two that were covered that

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<v Speaker 3>they won't be Okay, it won't be the Athletics and

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<v Speaker 3>it won't be the Dreamers. But I do have to

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<v Speaker 3>tell this story tover. I saw you in spring training.

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<v Speaker 3>I saw you when we were in Clearwater doing our show.

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<v Speaker 3>I ran into you and your wife behind home Plate

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<v Speaker 3>and I got the witness the first ABS Challenge live

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<v Speaker 3>and in living color in person, and you were standing

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<v Speaker 3>next to me, and I was like, well, hold on,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to see this. And it was quick and

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<v Speaker 3>it was cool and I'm all for it. Have you

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<v Speaker 3>thought about that anymore? Have you mentioned it to any

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<v Speaker 3>other players about how it was in spring training? Because

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was one of the coolest things I

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<v Speaker 3>had ever seen, and it was so fast, it was

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<v Speaker 3>like boom.

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<v Speaker 1>Just hanging out with you, that was the bigger moment

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<v Speaker 1>for me than the first ABS Challenge.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I acknowledged you that I actually acknowledged you

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<v Speaker 3>in public.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, I mean that was that was very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, before I answer your question, I have

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<v Speaker 1>to point out that like two days later after I

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<v Speaker 1>saw you, as when I fell and broke my leg

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<v Speaker 1>in Port Charlotte. My broken kneecap, so I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I started to wonder if there's been a connection with

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<v Speaker 1>that too, or you all that being said, that's true,

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<v Speaker 1>you could have psychologically tripped me. I do think that

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<v Speaker 1>the players, for the most part liked how quick it was.

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<v Speaker 1>I still think there's some debate over if you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, should you only have it on the

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<v Speaker 1>limited number of challenges and thus you have to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of gamble when it is going to be the highest

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<v Speaker 1>leverage moment, or should you just have it in place

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<v Speaker 1>the system where it's in place for every pitch, or

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<v Speaker 1>where it's called automatically. So I don't think there's uniformity

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<v Speaker 1>on that, but I do think there was I hate

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<v Speaker 1>to say this, Scott, I really hate to say this.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep note of this that I agree with AJ, but

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<v Speaker 1>I do think the players, for the most part, were

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<v Speaker 1>pleased with how quickly it went to My only guys

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<v Speaker 1>were used to it, obviously, but the guys you've never

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<v Speaker 1>seen it before were pretty pleased with how quickly. The

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<v Speaker 1>funnier part was seeing the spring training games in the

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<v Speaker 1>ballparks where it wasn't set up, such as the poor

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte Stadium, where players would tap their hat and ask

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<v Speaker 1>me for the appeal when it wasn't in place.

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<v Speaker 2>There You're on fire today, Topper. You get the agreeings

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<v Speaker 2>with AJ, but you also, you know, stole one of

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<v Speaker 2>his diss comebacks whatever you want to call it, before

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<v Speaker 2>you could drop it, which is always a strong play.

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<v Speaker 2>I did feel that one coming as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me ask you a sorry, god gonna say, after

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<v Speaker 1>I saw what Tory Hunter said about him, I had

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<v Speaker 1>to be a little more more on the attack.

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<v Speaker 3>See the of the one of the greatest compliments I've

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<v Speaker 3>ever been given by a next teammate. By the way,

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<v Speaker 3>I have to admit that I love you, Tori, but

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Expect that, so I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 4>The checks in the may that's exactly, the checks in

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<v Speaker 4>the emails.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, the poster out there too, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you can find that stuff. I mean, we had great

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<v Speaker 2>combos with toy. If you don't know what we're talking about,

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<v Speaker 2>let me jump back to raise. Uh, do you think

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<v Speaker 2>costs on Kim can make a big impact? And also

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<v Speaker 2>do you think if this team hangs around in this

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<v Speaker 2>range they will do some slight adding. I know it's

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<v Speaker 2>early and we still have to see how things play out,

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<v Speaker 2>but they did do a mini fire sale last trade deadline.

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<v Speaker 2>I know they don't get the same pressure topper as

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<v Speaker 2>other fan bases put on, but there still is a

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<v Speaker 2>fan base that would like to see them compete most seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>and they would like to see that last year turns

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<v Speaker 2>into a more competitive.

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<v Speaker 5>Hmtle bit, you're freezing up on me there, you froze

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<v Speaker 5>up last year, more competitive team?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, yeah, I got the point of her. Scott. I

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<v Speaker 1>do think that you know, there's been a there was

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<v Speaker 1>a CeNSE ofs extreme disappointment last year. I do think

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<v Speaker 1>that they would like to return that. And I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, knowing how many things went against them this year,

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<v Speaker 1>that they were dealing with having to find a new

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<v Speaker 1>home and you know, scrambling and having to move to

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<v Speaker 1>Steinburner Field and dealing with you know, it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a season long thing. I mean, John Schneider had

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<v Speaker 1>some comments the other day after the Blue Jays lost

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<v Speaker 1>about how hard it was to concentrate in the heat

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<v Speaker 1>and play in the heat, and you know it's only

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<v Speaker 1>going to get worse. So the Rays is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a long nights just going to be rain now,

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<v Speaker 1>even with the only handful of games in July and August,

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<v Speaker 1>so they know they're up against it. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think there'd be a certain sense of within reason, as

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<v Speaker 1>it always is with the Rays, of trying to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of show up what they could handle all that they

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<v Speaker 1>were faced with this year, all these challenges of having

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<v Speaker 1>to relocate, of having to play outdoors in the heat,

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<v Speaker 1>and find a way to get into the playoffs. So

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<v Speaker 1>I do think they'd be motivated to do that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it go either way too. I think if they

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<v Speaker 1>fall out of the race, you can see them trade

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<v Speaker 1>some more of these veterans because they really like the

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<v Speaker 1>young core, some of these guys that they've got to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this part of the year, and some of

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<v Speaker 1>the prospects that are on the way. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>there could be a lot of action for the Rays

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<v Speaker 1>either way come July, depending on where they are in this.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I like it, and I'm back on frozen topper.

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<v Speaker 1>Good stuff. Good to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate the time, man, We'll talk soon anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>AJ can't wait till we hang out again. Buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh hold your brother, we got to go to a game,

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<v Speaker 2>youk right, You guys come out over to time rid

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<v Speaker 2>or Field.

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<v Speaker 3>I just got a text for Mike Herman, the Twins

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<v Speaker 3>travel guy. He's like, this is the closer going to

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<v Speaker 3>be all year. You're not going to come say I.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, I don't don leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll work on a show f T at the minor

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<v Speaker 2>leagues for one day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all right. I'm on, come on, come on. You

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<v Speaker 1>let you know.

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<v Speaker 3>As long as we got shade fans and your conditioning,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>And we got Fox. We do have air conditioning in

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<v Speaker 1>the press box. There you go. It might happen, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Topper