1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: All right, folks, the regular season is over. It is 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: time for Fair Territory, the postseason edition. We're going to 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: preview all four series as we go into the show today. 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Then we're going to talk about the managers who might 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: be in trouble, what might be going on in the 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: next couple of days. I expect a good amount of action, 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: But first, let's look at the playoff series. Let's go 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: one by one. We'll start with the American League. We'll 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: start with the big one, the rivalry, the Red Sox 10 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: and the Yankees, two focal points of this series. As 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: you see the matchups right there, Aaron Judge will be one, 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet will be the other, and of course they've 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: had some memorable matchups already this season. In the regular season. 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: Crochet has not lost to the Yankees this year four starts. 15 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: He's been mostly brilliant against them, and Judge has had 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: his difficulties against Crochet three for fifteen, eleven strikeouts. Why 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: will Aaron Judge be the focal point. He's coming off 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: one of the great seasons by a right handed hitter 19 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: in Major League history, the third time he has done that, 20 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: and of course, as we all know, he has struggled 21 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: in the postseason. Let's look at Judge regular season and postseason, 22 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: and I'll show you what I'm talking about. I'm sure 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: Yankee fans are well acquainted with these numbers. Those are 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: his career regular season numbers. Two ninety four, batting average 25 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: four to thirteen, on base six fifteen slug for an 26 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: OPS over one thousand. Now, let's look at the postseason 27 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: for Aaron Judge. Not quite as good. Batting average two 28 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 1: oh five, on base three eighteen, slug four point fifty. 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: I believe he has sixteen homers and an OPS of 30 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: seven sixty eight. Not horrible, not great. You might say, 31 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: ken small sample size. Well, yes, that's what the postseason is. 32 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Small sample size, and the Wildcard series is the smallest 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: of sample sizes. Now I mentioned Crochet. He'll be the 34 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Game one starter for the Red Sox. He is their 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: main hope for stealing the series and going deep into 36 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: the postseason. There aren't many in October anymore, many guys 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: that you can count on and say, Wow, he's got 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: a chance to carry his team. I would say Trek 39 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: schouolbl is one. I would say the Dodgers have a 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: couple themselves maybe there's one or two others you'd put 41 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: in that category, maybe Brian wu if he's healthy with Seattle. 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: But Crochet, as you see right there, the Red Sox 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: say it. He is their guy three and zero with 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: a three point twenty nine ERA in four starts against 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: the Yankees this season. You see that too. Red Sox 46 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: haven't lost to the Yankees in the playoffs since two 47 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: thousand and three. None of that stuff matters. What matters 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: is who is on the field. And what matters also, 49 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: of course, is the other starting pitching in this series, 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: Max Freeze with the Yankees, Carlos Rodan and probably Cam Schlitzler, 51 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: and also the bullpens. Now the Red Sox are gonna 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: come in Game two with Brian Beayo and Brian Beyo 53 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: has been really good for the Red Sox in the 54 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: situations against the Yankees. Matchups against the Yankees, I should say, 55 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: two point three to five ERA in eleven starts against 56 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees, one point four to four in five starts 57 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: at Yankee Stadium. He likes that stage. He's not going 58 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: to be cowed by it now. He had one great 59 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: start at Yankee Stadium this year, seven shutout innings another 60 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: one in September that wasn't as good, so maybe the 61 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: Yankees had figured something out. Now the bullpen is going 62 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,839 Speaker 1: to be really interesting too, because the Yankees bullpen seemingly 63 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: somewhat stabilized. I say that reluctantly, and the Red Sox 64 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: pen leading up to Chapman, who has been the best 65 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: reliever in baseball this season, has been much better Greg 66 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: Reiser and Garrett Whitlock and Connelly early the rookie coming 67 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: on forty four to eight strikeout to walk ratio in September. 68 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: So this will be most likely a great series. It 69 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: would be even better if Roman Anthony was involved, but 70 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: he is not going to be involved. Now the other 71 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: American League series now, the winner of the Red Sox 72 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: Yankees faces the Blue Jays. The winner of the Tigers 73 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: Guardians will face the Seattle Mariners. Now, this series is 74 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: a matchup that we've seen twice in the last couple 75 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: of weeks. Tigers Guardians al Central. You saw what happened. 76 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: The Guardians had one of the greatest, not one of 77 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: the greatest, the greatest comeback in Major League history from 78 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: fifteen and a half games down to catch the Tigers 79 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: for the division title doesn't matter now everything starts over 80 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: with the postseason. And as strange as this is, as 81 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: the Tigers went three and thirteen down the stretch, the 82 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: Guardians eighteen and four Trek Skoubl gives the Tigers the 83 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: same advantage that Garrett Crochet gives the Red Sox even 84 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: over Max Freed in the other series. So this too, 85 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: is going to be a rather interesting series because of 86 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: the rivalry involving these two teams, and also the Guardians, 87 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: for all of their magic this weekend and in September, 88 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: one of the worst offenses we've ever seen in the 89 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: postseason two twenty five batting average lowest in the major leagues. 90 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: They ranked twenty eighth in runs. There are only three 91 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: other teams that have ever made the postseason with that 92 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: lower rank. It's two teams from the twenty twenty expanded Playoffs. 93 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: There were sixteen teams in the Pandemics shortened season barely 94 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: even count and then the two thousand and five San 95 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: Diego Padres with Bruce Bochi as their manager. So the 96 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: Guardians aren't exactly a major offensive threat, but the Tigers 97 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: haven't been either. In September and the Tigers offense has 98 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: been a question. Really. Even when they were hot, people 99 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: were saying, well, how are they doing this? They're not 100 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 1: that dynamic an offense. And in September the Guardians offense 101 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: was actually better. So this will be the third time 102 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: in three weeks the Guardians are going to see schoobl 103 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: They've had limited success at best against them. They had 104 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: one crazy guards ball innings against them or that kind 105 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: of inning against him in their previous series. But I 106 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: would expect School was going to be really good. Gavin 107 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: Williams and the rest of the Guardians rotation has been 108 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 1: incredible down the stretch. That's why they stole the AL 109 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: Central title from Detroit. And the Tigers rotation being on 110 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: schoolbl it's Jack Flaherty, it's Casey Meiser's in decent at times, 111 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: I don't know and I don't know about their bullpen either. 112 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,799 Speaker 1: So what looked like a dominant Tigers team turned into 113 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: a much less dominant Tigers team. And the one thing 114 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: I'll say about Detroit though, as we go into this, 115 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I have a vivid memory of the twenty twenty three 116 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: Texas Rangers eight and eight down the stretch. They lose 117 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: three or four in Seattle in the final series to 118 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: blow the division title, They've got to go all the 119 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: way across the country to face Tampa Bay. We all 120 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: thought they'd be a quick knockout and they weren't. So 121 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: maybe the Tigers find their footing here. But the Guardians 122 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: have this thing going with them. They're going to be 123 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: at home where they've been a really good team. We'll 124 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: see how this plays out in the American League. Now 125 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: in the National League. Two really interesting series, and I 126 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: know people are going to say, wait a second, the 127 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: Reds have no chance against the Dodgers. Actually they do 128 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: in my estimation, and they do because of a guy 129 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: that I sho have mentioned with Scooble and Crochet earlier, 130 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: Hunter Green. Hunter Green has been one of the most 131 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: dominant pitchers in baseball the last month or so. And 132 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: he's not the only dominant starter that the Reds have. 133 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: They also have Nick Ludolo and Andrew Abbott. Andrew Abbott 134 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: likely will get some cy Young votes. This is a 135 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: rotation that in a short series can do some damage. 136 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: The problem for the Reds actually it's twofold. They don't 137 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: really hit either. Like their Ohio neighbors. They are particularly 138 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: vulnerable to left handed pitching and the Tigers. I'm sorry, 139 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are going to throw a bunch of left 140 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: handers at them in this series, starting with Blake Snell 141 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: in Game one and a number of relievers. Red's only 142 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: twenty fifth in ops against left handed pitching this season. 143 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: And the other thing that is an equalizer for the Dodgers, 144 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: if you don't even call it that, maybe even an 145 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: advantage for the Dodgers is their rotation. We're talking about Snell, Yamamoto, 146 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: and Shoyotani, likely in Game three. The Dodgers seemingly watch 147 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Otani in Game three so he can have a day 148 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: off after the day he pitches, So regardless of whether 149 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: they win the series in three or whether he starts 150 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: Game one of the DS, he'd have a day off 151 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: after he pitches. That rotation that I just listed, Snell, Yamamoto, Otani, 152 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: that's as good as the Reds rotation. But at the 153 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: same time, you just don't know how this is going 154 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: to play out. And the other factor here the Reds 155 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,559 Speaker 1: bullpen has been hot. It's also got to be tired 156 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: at this point after that stretch run in which they 157 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: caught the Mets and beat them out for that final wildcard. 158 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 1: The Dodgers' bullpen big time question. We know that now 159 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: we're going to see Sasaki in the bullpen in this series, 160 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: not Kershaw. Kershaw started the last game and will not 161 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: be available, will not be on the roster, But that Dodgers' 162 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: bullpen has been an area of vulnerability, There's no question 163 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: about it. So the winner of this series will face 164 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: the Phillies. That would be an amazing matchup if it 165 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: was Dodgers Phillies. That's really what you would want to 166 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: see in an NLCS type situation. But here there you go. 167 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: Most people, virtually all people, I'm sure, will pick the Dodgers, 168 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: and I understand it. The Dodgers though might not have 169 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: Will Smith. They're facing a team with a really good rotation. 170 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: I don't see the Reds winning, but I can see 171 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: a scenario in which this is much closer, at least 172 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: in the games and the way they're playing out than 173 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: we think it's going to be. And finally, the final series, 174 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: this one is really interesting. It's Padres at Cubs, two 175 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: teams that, at various points this season looked like perhaps 176 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: the best team in baseball. It was early in the 177 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: season for both of them. The Cubs had that dominant 178 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: offensive first half. The Padres had that amazing start and 179 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: then the deadline again when they reinforced themselves. People like 180 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: myself were thinking, Wow, they can overtake the Dodgers. They 181 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: can be really good. Now it didn't happen for the Padres, 182 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: and I see them now as a team that is 183 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: very dangerous going into this postseason. Now they're much better 184 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: at Petco than they are at home. Of course, they'll 185 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: be on the road at Wrigley. The thirty eight and 186 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: forty three on the road this season, fifty and thirty one. 187 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, this is the yes, the Padres thirty eight 188 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: and forty three on the road. The Cubs are rather 189 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: good at Wrigley, as we all know, fifty and thirty one. 190 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 1: The question is can the Padres with their bullpen, emerge 191 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: as this dominant force in the postseason. Now their offense 192 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: a little questionable here. Loriano being hurt is not going 193 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: to help matters at all. But Tatisan Merrill have gotten 194 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: hot many had a big season finale on Sunday. I 195 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: can see the Padres putting this together. Now. I don't 196 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: know that it's going to happen. And they've been a 197 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: team where times it's looked like something is missing this season, 198 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: especially in the second half. But if they get quality starts, 199 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: and they should out of Pavetta in Game one and 200 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: Cesar King maybe in Game two, they can be a force. 201 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: Now the Cubs too are in the same category. They 202 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: can be a team that goes on a run here, 203 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: but we haven't seen that click in quite some time. 204 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: And Kyle Tucker, he's coming back now, came back this weekend. 205 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: We'll see how he is in the playoffs. We'll see 206 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: if he's okay coming off that leg injury. I just 207 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: don't know whether the Cubs offense is going to ignite 208 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: the way we saw it ignite in the first half. Again, 209 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: it hasn't happened. What is underestimated about the Cubs is 210 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: their pitching. It's been quite good. And yes they're going 211 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: to be without Cad Horton, their best starting pitcher down 212 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: the stretch, the rookie who will be either first or 213 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: second in the NL Rookie of the Year bouting, but 214 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 1: they still have him Monaga, they still have Boyd, they 215 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: still have Jamison ty On, and the Padres have struggled 216 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: against lefties, and in Monaga and Boyd are both left 217 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: handed padres nineteenth in the league in ops against left handers. 218 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: So I don't know which way this is going. I 219 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: don't know which team is going to end up facing 220 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: the Brewers, but this is going to be a test 221 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: of two teams that we've seen at times this year 222 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: be really good. Can they be really good again in 223 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: the postseason. Well, we're about to find out. So there 224 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: you have it, the top four series, the first four series, 225 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: we're going to see Wildcard series, then leading to the 226 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: division series, the Mariners, the Blue Jays, and in the 227 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: National League the Phillies and the Brewers. They get to 228 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: rest up and get to see how this all plays out. 229 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 1: This week, we'll be right back with the inside. 230 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: Dish Okay aj our slab pack ripping continues. Now, you 231 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: just ripped a card that I. 232 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: Think you're actually going to keep. 233 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: I am, I'm going to keep it. It's a Ken 234 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 3: Griffy junior rookie card. The old is the famous upper 235 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: deck one, I believe it is. And yeah, heck y, 236 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 3: I'm gonna keep it because I'm gonna get Griffy to 237 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 3: sign it. 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Well, there's only one thing to talk 258 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: about in this segment this week, because this is a 259 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 1: big day in baseball. This will be a big week 260 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: and month in baseball for managerial changes. I wrote about 261 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: this on Friday in The Athletic. I went through fifteen 262 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: teams that could have a change in their head of 263 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: baseball operations or their manager's seat, and we're going to 264 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: go through some of them here because I'll obviously in 265 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: baseball things change quickly. Things might have even changed this weekend. Now, 266 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: the big question I'm sure a lot of Mets fans 267 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: have after their team has collapsed with a three hundred 268 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: and forty million dollar payroll, is Carlos Mendoza. From every indication, 269 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: Mendoza is safe. He's not going to be held responsible 270 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: for that pitching staff, the retation in particular collapsing. You 271 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: see it right there, Andy Martinez reporting last night the 272 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: Mets have no plans to fire Carlos Mendoza, but I 273 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: am quite certain there will be some changes with the Mets, 274 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: perhaps on their coaching staff, perhaps in their mix on 275 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: the roster. I don't know what's going to happen there, 276 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: but I would expect that it's not going to be 277 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: simply something where they say, you know what, let's run 278 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: it back next year with the same cast. And now 279 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: that's not happening. Not when you do what the Mets did, 280 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: embarrass yourselves in the final four months of the season. 281 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to some that are more realistic. 282 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: Now we have four interim managers that must be decided 283 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: upon by their respective teams at some point in the 284 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: near future. Washington with the El Cairo, Colorado with Warren Schaeffer, 285 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: Baltimore with Tony Mansolino, and Pittsburgh with Don Kelly. I 286 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: would say Kelly is the most likely of those to stay. 287 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: The Pirates did play better under him than they did 288 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: under Derek Shelton. The real question in Pittsburgh is the 289 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: future of their general manager, Ben Sherrington, who has presided 290 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: over six straight losing seasons. If Sherrington goes, perhaps then 291 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: Kelly goes too. But right now we don't have any 292 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: indication one way or the other how that is all 293 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: going to turn out. Two other big questions regarding managers 294 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: in Atlanta and in Texas Brian Snicker and Bruce Brocci. 295 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Will they continue on or will they retire or step aside. 296 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: That is something that looked pretty clear at one point 297 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: this season, at least for Snicker, seemed like he was 298 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: going to retire, but in recent weeks he's kind of 299 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: hinted that he'd like to stick around, maybe not end 300 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: on the way he did with that injury, moret season 301 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: that the Braves had. They still have a ton of talent. 302 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: They still have a roster that should contend for a 303 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: division title next year, certainly a postseason birth. If this 304 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: job opens, it might be the most desirable job of 305 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: all of them, but it's not clear whether it's going 306 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: to open. Bruce Bochi in Texas. I was around him 307 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: this weekend. He is giving no indications one way or 308 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: the other of what he wants to do, whether he 309 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: wants to continue managing, be it in Texas or in 310 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: San Francisco. If that opens up. It's been a rumor 311 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: going around. I'm not sure I see it, but stranger 312 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: things have happened. So Bochie has to make a decision, 313 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: and the Rangers have to make a decision too, And 314 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: as I wrote, the Rangers are going to be cutting 315 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: payroll this off season because they didn't get to the 316 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: playoffs after increasing payroll, and it's going to come down 317 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: does Bochie want to be with that team for another 318 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: year of potential frustration And if hypothetically the Giants are 319 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: interested in him, Trebuster Posey has some interest in Bruce Boci. 320 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: What do he want to risk his legacy there by 321 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: going back into an uncertain situation in a tough division. 322 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: None of these questions we have the answers to, but 323 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: we should find out more in the coming days. Now 324 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: I mentioned San Francisco. That's a really fascinating situation. Bob Melvin, 325 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: their manager, had his option picked up on July first, 326 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: So on July first, just three months ago, Buster Posey, 327 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: as president of Baseball Operations, determined that he wanted Bob 328 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: Melvin for his manager in twenty twenty six. And yet 329 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: the Giants season was one of such extremes highs, lows, 330 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: highs and low's again that certainly there is talk in 331 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: the Bay Area, and there are articles written by Andrew 332 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: Baggerley of the Athletics this morning and others about Melvin's 333 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: uncertain future. It is not certain he's going to come back. 334 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: The players really like him, they have been outspoken on 335 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: his behalf, but it doesn't mean that Buster Posey sees 336 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: it that way. So that's a situation to watch. And 337 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: Minnesota is another one. Minnesota with Rocco Baldelli. You might say, hey, 338 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: they traded half their team at the death. Come on, 339 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: you can't fire the guy after they did that, traded 340 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: after their team at the deadline had their usual run 341 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: of injuries. WHOA wait a second, But Baldeli has been there, 342 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: I believe seven years now, and they may decide we're 343 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: going even younger. We just want to make a change 344 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: and go to a different manager who perhaps would be 345 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: more suited to managing an even younger team that they 346 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: had at the end of the season. Not sure that's 347 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: going to happen. Starting August eighteenth, when Rocco Baldelli challenged 348 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: the Twins to be more aggressive on their base, on 349 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: their running base running, that team picked it up a 350 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: little bit. So perhaps the management of that team looks 351 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: at them and says, okay, you know what, he got 352 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: them going again, at least in that respect, Let's keep 353 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: him on uncertain situation. The team was recently not sold 354 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: but took on some minority investors, so they've been kind 355 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: of in a weird spot the whole season. We'll see 356 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: how that plays out. And then Joe A spot it 357 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,479 Speaker 1: in Houston. Now, Joe spotted to me, does not deserve 358 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: to be fine, and in fact, a couple of weeks 359 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: ago I wrote he was the front runner for American 360 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: League Manager of the Year for keeping that team going 361 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: when they had so many injuries eighteen players on the 362 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: injured list in late July, including eight starting pitchers. They 363 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: lost Alvarez or don Alvarez for almost three months. Jeremy 364 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 1: pagne Izach Parade's miss significant lengths of time, as did 365 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: their closer, Josh Hayter. The fact that they contended as 366 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: long as they did was actually an upset, but their owner, 367 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: Jim Crane is something of a wild card, and Dana Brown, 368 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: their general manager, when asked by reporters, including on the 369 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: Athletics chandeler Rome yesterday, about Spottish status, did not give 370 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: a firm commitments that we're going to evaluate everything. Well, 371 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: the teams generally always do that. But at the same time, 372 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: to hold a spotter responsible for what happened there, to me, 373 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: would be a serious mistake, and if he got out 374 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: there as an available manager, I imagine he would get another 375 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: chance pretty quickly. Two other situations to mention, only because 376 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: if these teams flame out early, it's possible that you 377 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: could see a change. Philadelphia Affilies with Rob Thompson, New 378 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: York Yankees with Aaron Boone. I really don't see Boone 379 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: getting fired. They played well down the stretch. They look 380 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: like a team right now. Yes they could go out 381 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: in the first round, but yes, they also could go 382 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: to the World Series and maybe even win it. They 383 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: have that much talent. They have an offense that, while yes, 384 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: is home run reliant, can also beat you in other ways. 385 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: They have a starting rotation led by Max Fried and 386 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: Carlos Rodon that is really good and a bullpen that 387 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: has not yet put it together, but at the same 388 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: time is really good when it's clicking. So I don't 389 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: see them playing poorly. I don't see them firing Aaron Boone. 390 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Rob Thompson. I don't really see that one either. But 391 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: the Phillies have had progressively earlier exits in each of 392 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: the last two postseasons World Series in twenty two NLCS, 393 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: in twenty three Division Series twenty four. Should they get 394 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: knocked out in the Division Series? Yeah? Could you see 395 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: the question arising? You certainly could. 396 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 4: So that is a whole lot of talk about a 397 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 4: whole lot of different managers that might be or it 398 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 4: might not be in trouble. We're gonna see in the 399 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 4: coming days how this all plays out. 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But what happened here was 428 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: a collapse of starting pitching that really doomed the Mets. 429 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: I was looking yesterday offensively since the deadline, they were 430 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: number one in the majors, number one in runs per game. 431 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: This was simply a product of a failed rotation. Now, 432 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: they made some poor decisions Stearns did in the off season. 433 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: Sean Maniah was maybe a good picture, but not someone 434 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: you can necessarily rely on the way they did. He 435 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: did get hurt and that compromised him. Frankie Montos was 436 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: a decision they always questioned. People always questioned Clay Holmes 437 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: turned out to be a good signing. I would say, 438 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: so they had that. They didn't go for any of 439 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: the frontline guys, and that's something Stearns does not like 440 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: to do. And maybe that's the lesson here. Maybe you've 441 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: got to go and go big for a starting pitcher 442 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: in a way that they didn't. They were in the 443 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: Crochet talks but did not get him. Now they do 444 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 1: have the three kids McLain, Sprote and Tong that presumably 445 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: will play big roles for them next season. You could 446 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: argue they should have brought up McClain earlier. But to 447 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: be in the position they were in so shorthanded, and 448 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: I know they had injuries too. Griffin Canning was another one, 449 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: but to be in that position, that's the lesson here. 450 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: You cannot be that short on starting pitching. You've got 451 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: to have better death depth, I should say. So we'll 452 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: take one more question before we get out of here. 453 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: Let's see what we got here. This one comes from 454 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 1: Omar Alesanta, who asks do you think the Brewers will 455 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: continue their incredible regular season carry it into the postseason. 456 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: That is one of the defining questions of this October. 457 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,239 Speaker 1: And I would say that the Brewers are in a 458 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: good spot here. I don't know, as I said earlier, 459 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: that the Cubs or Padres are going to be that 460 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: dominant a postseason team. They've had their moments, yes, and 461 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: they have questions about them. The Brewers are a team 462 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: that people underrate simply because they're the Brewers. Ah, they 463 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: playing this small market. They don't have big stars other 464 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 1: than Yelge. No, they've had great pitching all season. Now 465 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: it's a little banged up right now, and that's going 466 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: to be one of the questions they have to deal with. 467 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: How's Tyler or McGill, how is Jose Quintana? What do 468 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: you do with the miz who struggled down the stretch. 469 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: But Freddy Peralta has been dominant, the missing Woodruff, Peralta, Priester, 470 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: that group pretty dawn good. That's the key to the Brewers. 471 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: They're pitching that has been the key. And they're also 472 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: a team that doesn't strike out much. Those kinds of 473 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: teams generally farewell in the postseason. The Brewers and the 474 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Blue Jays are both in that particular profile. So I 475 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: do expect the Brewers to play well. Doesn't mean they'll 476 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: win the division series. Against the Cubs or Padres. But 477 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: they are not a fraud. They are not this impost. 478 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: They finished ladies and gentlemen with the best record in 479 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: the major leagues over one hundred and sixty two games. 480 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: You don't do that by accident. All right, with that, 481 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: that's the show. We will be back on Thursday, myself 482 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: and Alana Rizzo for our usual live Thursday show at 483 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: twelve thirty Eastern. You know where to find us, YouTube, Apple, Spotify. 484 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: Let's enjoy the Wildcard series and we'll back talking to 485 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: you again on Thursday. 486 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 5: Bet MGM players will receive an MLB parlay Boost token 487 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 5: to use the token at a parlay wager made up 488 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 5: of entirely lb bets to your bet. Slip and activate 489 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 5: the tokens four extra winnings if you're wager that was 490 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 5: made with the parley Boost token wins Gambling problem were concerned, 491 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 5: there is help. 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