WEBVTT - Episode 392 - Cubs Recap, Diamondbacks Preview

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<v Speaker 1>Episode three ninety two of Bucco Banter.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, we're gonna talk about the weekend series versus the Cubs,

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<v Speaker 2>the Wolf Game, oh against the Diamondbacks. Very important series

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<v Speaker 2>this week. Thank you for tuning in, Scott, cue the music.

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<v Speaker 3>I fe one on one to see a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>them in my taste with he and my lemonade, because

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<v Speaker 3>I let the way taste beth Seas as the Pirates

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<v Speaker 3>and he let me run the base. Yeah, my time

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<v Speaker 3>is like my money because I can't.

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<v Speaker 4>Afford to waste.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh why see is alloyans in my date to my

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<v Speaker 3>dates or to stick by the plate syndic case have

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<v Speaker 3>the case from my race at my pace cleared brands

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<v Speaker 3>that snake.

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<v Speaker 5>Welcome back to another episode of Bucco Banter and fellas.

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<v Speaker 4>We are on.

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<v Speaker 5>The precipice, the eve of probably the most pivotal game

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<v Speaker 5>of the Pirates season, and ironically it's the Wolf Game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the Wolf Game. Let's go. I'll tell you what.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's give ourselves a pat on the back here because

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<v Speaker 2>the timing of the Wolf Game was impeccable.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we really did it.

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<v Speaker 1>We did it.

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<v Speaker 2>We pointed our fingers at a calendar at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, and we said July twenty seventh, this Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>it has to be the Wolf game. It has to

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<v Speaker 2>be Diamondbacks first Pirates on a Monday in July. Little

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<v Speaker 2>do we know it's gonna be the most important game

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<v Speaker 2>of the season. It really is, Scott. They didn't play

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<v Speaker 2>well this weekend. They salvaged a series. The offense is

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<v Speaker 2>going a little bit all right, but you have a

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<v Speaker 2>wild card contender coming into your territory.

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<v Speaker 5>There are one game above us at them, one game

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<v Speaker 5>like this series means so much in all seriousness, it

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<v Speaker 5>means so much. And I for one, and we'll get

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<v Speaker 5>into it. I like the pitching matchups for the most part.

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<v Speaker 5>I think they have a big opportunity here to have

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<v Speaker 5>a good week to salvage this homestand.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah they do. It didn't get off to a good start.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like, let's address it real quick. Show to

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<v Speaker 2>Imanaga has a point what two four era against point? Now, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the only Pirate to have an earned run off of

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<v Speaker 2>Show to Imanaga is Tommy Fam.

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<v Speaker 1>A home run from Tommy Fam. That's it. That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's crazy.

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<v Speaker 5>They didn't have an extra base hit Friday or Saturday.

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<v Speaker 5>And this is an offense that has produced extra base

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<v Speaker 5>hits pretty easily this year, at a higher clipton most teams.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's saying something. I thought maybe they could jump

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<v Speaker 5>out on Matt Boyd. But the soft tossing lefty strikes

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<v Speaker 5>again in Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>It really did.

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<v Speaker 2>And what we deemed to be the most important homestand

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<v Speaker 2>some time got off to a rough start again.

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<v Speaker 1>You won Game three. You're still above water.

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<v Speaker 2>You're able to go in to this week on a

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<v Speaker 2>positive note. The offense is going a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Lao seems to have snapped out of it today.

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<v Speaker 2>All did all took was to change his walk ups

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<v Speaker 2>sound yeah to a little h lol, Wayne remix there

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<v Speaker 2>so a Millie and he got going all right. Ryan

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<v Speaker 2>O'Hearn gets off the schneid, hits a grand slam on

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<v Speaker 2>his birthday, as Marilyn Valdez was having good at baths,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't going deep. Hits a home run Sean Ross.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's talk about Sean Ross.

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<v Speaker 5>I was just gonna get to that plus rob power,

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<v Speaker 5>plus rop power. I mean, this is this the guy

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<v Speaker 5>that has hit home runs at very easily throughout the

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<v Speaker 5>miner It's an awesome story there.

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<v Speaker 4>Signed out of indie.

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<v Speaker 5>Ball from Puerto Rico, played Juco in Texas and made

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<v Speaker 5>it all the way up to the bigs and he

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<v Speaker 5>got an opportunity and salvage did it.

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<v Speaker 4>Shout out to Sean ross Man. That's a tremendous story.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>With the Pirates having the catching situation they have now,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy will be getting evaluated in Pittsburgh this week and

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<v Speaker 2>then the decision will be made. Henry Davis obviously has

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<v Speaker 2>had his struggles throughout the year. Rafael Floor is headed

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<v Speaker 2>to the i L. So it's next man up mentality,

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<v Speaker 2>and he got the start on Sunday and he took

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of it. He was a big piece and then

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<v Speaker 2>winning this game, squad a really big piece. Braxton took

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<v Speaker 2>the mound. It's a better start than it was in

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<v Speaker 2>New York. It wasn't real quick.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, because something I want to talk about was Braxton.

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<v Speaker 5>Are we at all concerned about Braxton Ashraft? Because I have,

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<v Speaker 5>for one, I'm a big believer in Braxton. I know

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<v Speaker 5>the last few starts have been four to five earned runs.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, that could be a sign of fatigue. He's

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<v Speaker 5>thrown more than he ever has, But are we are

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<v Speaker 5>we concerned at all about him? Like, is there what

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<v Speaker 5>is the panic meter at for Braxton ashraft On?

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<v Speaker 2>A skilled to once to ten, I'd probably tend being

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<v Speaker 2>let's move him to the bullpen right now.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not like a two, I would say, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 5>would say I would say probably four, but like three,

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<v Speaker 5>three maybe I think four might even.

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<v Speaker 1>Be stretching in the right there.

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<v Speaker 4>Three Yeah, yeah, there we go.

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<v Speaker 5>But uh, I would be open to pulling in a

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<v Speaker 5>Foster Griffin from the Washington Nationals in a trade if

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<v Speaker 5>it included a believer or to I don't know what

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<v Speaker 5>relief were Week one from the Nationals, but like, he's

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<v Speaker 5>a guy that I think could pitch in long relief

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<v Speaker 5>and could also spot starter stretch out that rotation to

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<v Speaker 5>a six man rotation if you were able to reprove

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<v Speaker 5>the bullpen and give some guys some rest, Like, I

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<v Speaker 5>think he could be super valuable also give a different

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<v Speaker 5>look from the left side. So yeah, I'm not too concerned.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, I think he's gonna have everyone.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a long season.

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<v Speaker 5>It's one hundred and sixty two games, and guys are

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<v Speaker 5>not going to look pitcher perfect every single game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they're gonna want to start controlling his innings.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be surprised if you get a start here

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<v Speaker 2>where it's number of pitches or innings, whatever comes first.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it happened to Jared Jones in year

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<v Speaker 2>one against the Mets, where he went five innings fifty

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<v Speaker 2>pitches and then he got pulled and the excuse for us, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're controlling his innings. He's a young pitcher, he hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>thrown this much. I could see this is the same

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<v Speaker 2>happening for Braxton coming soon. But if you do make

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<v Speaker 2>a move to extend that rotation to give a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more help on the back end, I'm a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit less concerned.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay has some breaking news here.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, it's not exciting, but it is actual news

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<v Speaker 2>and by the time you hear this, it will be

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<v Speaker 2>old news.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jay, what do we hear right now?

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<v Speaker 6>The White Sox have acquired jose Yorkati. Not sure what

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<v Speaker 6>the return is, but they just traded for him.

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<v Speaker 1>So okay.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm actually shocked because out of all the guys that

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<v Speaker 5>they had to dfa to make room for Sean Ross,

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<v Speaker 5>I thought that he would have had the less likelihood

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<v Speaker 5>to be acquired. But to be honest with you, he's

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<v Speaker 5>pitched the most of this year that he had than

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<v Speaker 5>he has in the past two years.

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<v Speaker 4>He's gotten better as the year's gone on, So good

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<v Speaker 4>for him.

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<v Speaker 6>Good for him for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it was a move that they knew they were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to make a trade for. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>The offense was quiet since the last game in New York,

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<v Speaker 2>all the way up until Game three, and we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it a little bit in terms of what we

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<v Speaker 2>saw from guys like O'Hearn and Law and just the

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<v Speaker 2>struggle that they've been going through up until today at least,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it was just more of a product

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<v Speaker 2>of the situations that they were putting themselves in the lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of fatigue, But there was really nothing

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<v Speaker 2>with the swing that I was worried about, and I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think that showed today.

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<v Speaker 2>They were able to get arrowed the ball, do some

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<v Speaker 2>damage and good counts and strike early on and that's

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna help this.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, when they go we go right, there's very little.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like obviously as Maryland hitting home and slugging helps,

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<v Speaker 2>but when you have guys like that at the top

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<v Speaker 2>of your lineup that aren't doing anything, it's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>harder for the rest of the group to tag along.

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<v Speaker 1>So very excited for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hoping that that carries over and they've gotten over

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<v Speaker 2>that slump. We got Felix Dori Tero back right handed

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher back to the Pirates. For Katie, I have no

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<v Speaker 2>information on him whatsoever, So Jay, if you do, feel

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<v Speaker 2>free to hop in.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm happy that the Cubs are out of town. Scott.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm looking up his numbers right now. Looks like he's

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<v Speaker 4>on the complex.

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<v Speaker 6>Twenty one year old in the Complex League has a

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<v Speaker 6>four point five r and eighteen innings with twenty four strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 6>So I think for Jose or Katie, you're definitely happy

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<v Speaker 6>to walk away with that that return.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I mean we don't have to spend really any

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<v Speaker 1>more time on that six.

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<v Speaker 4>There.

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<v Speaker 1>You go, all right, that's fine, that's fine.

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<v Speaker 4>People are going to freak out.

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<v Speaker 2>People will freak out because he's had a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>good starts, but.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it is what it is there, Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited just to get to the Diamondback series because

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<v Speaker 2>I you know you can go back to the Brave

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<v Speaker 2>Bean Live show. I went on a rant a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit this morning about obviously the bullpen still having the

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<v Speaker 2>issues and us talking about trying to steady the ship

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<v Speaker 2>until August third. We're getting closer and closer now. The

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<v Speaker 2>games are getting more meaningful. Every day matters. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to find a way to close out these ballgames and

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<v Speaker 2>then give a little bit of relief quite literally, relief

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<v Speaker 2>to these starting pitchers and to keep you into ballgames

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<v Speaker 2>and guys like Brandon Eisert. It's not cutting it. Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>Mattson really struggled the other day. Ron Marenaccio didn't play

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<v Speaker 2>well in his first game back. We talked to Ron

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<v Speaker 2>on Saturday. That episode will be out on Wednesday about

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<v Speaker 2>some of the characteristics about what the Pirates believed in

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<v Speaker 2>him and what they've talked to him about in his

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<v Speaker 2>first couple of days with the team. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just not the best start to his Pirates career. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of just been the same with the entire bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>Right There's been some guys that have been better as

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<v Speaker 2>the year has gone on, Mason Montgomery being one of them.

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<v Speaker 2>He's really come into his own a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>issues still with Walks, but he's.

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<v Speaker 5>Always going to be susceptible to that long ball too.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean today he gave up one to give it

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<v Speaker 5>make it a one run game. But I thought like

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<v Speaker 5>he was in contention for Pitcher of the Week this

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<v Speaker 5>week because he was the only reliever that was really

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<v Speaker 5>contributing at all throughout the week and he made an

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<v Speaker 5>impact there. So you know, he's a guy that I

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<v Speaker 5>think is still young. He debuted last year and this

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<v Speaker 5>is he's someone that I think could be a future

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<v Speaker 5>high leverage guy that you could rely on.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay, come on in here, you guts something to say.

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<v Speaker 6>I feel like I just wanted touch on this really

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<v Speaker 6>quickly with the fan base lately. There's been so much

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<v Speaker 6>quit lately, I feel like that I've seen and I

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<v Speaker 6>wanted to mention this really quickly because it's been driving

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<v Speaker 6>me off the wall. This team, like you said Scott

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<v Speaker 6>earlier in this episode, is one game out of a

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<v Speaker 6>way out card spot right now, and it seems like

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<v Speaker 6>with every tough loss this team goes through, people just

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<v Speaker 6>want to sell and be done. Like I've seen so

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<v Speaker 6>much white flag waving from people that were so tired

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<v Speaker 6>of losing through those bad those bad teams, and I

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<v Speaker 6>just wanted to put out a call to action, like

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<v Speaker 6>where where did the belief in this team go? Because

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<v Speaker 6>although the offense has struggled within the last like series

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<v Speaker 6>or two, this is still like arguably the top three

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<v Speaker 6>offense in the sport, and they're going to get guys

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<v Speaker 6>back after the after the trade deadline, not not even

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<v Speaker 6>mentioning whoever they might add to the bullpen as well.

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<v Speaker 6>I just feel like I've seen a lot of quit

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<v Speaker 6>in the fan base lately. I just wanted to remind

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<v Speaker 6>people that this is such a good team that if

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<v Speaker 6>you're going to buy into a Pirates team, buy into

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<v Speaker 6>this one. There's no reason to be calling for a

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<v Speaker 6>sale right now at all.

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<v Speaker 5>No, they definitely should not sell, and I think it

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<v Speaker 5>would cost a lot of people their jobs if they sold.

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<v Speaker 5>Something I was going to touch on today I couldn't

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<v Speaker 5>make it to the live was for someone that has failed.

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<v Speaker 5>So you don't see too many people do so poorly

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<v Speaker 5>at their job and keep their job for seven plus years.

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<v Speaker 5>So I feel like there is definitely some sense of

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<v Speaker 5>urgency here. Even at the five hundred mark, you've got

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<v Speaker 5>to go for it.

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<v Speaker 4>You just have to.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's where we're at right now, Guys, I don't

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<v Speaker 5>think selling is remotely an option, and the pirates are

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<v Speaker 5>going to make every effort to buy. Now that could

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<v Speaker 5>from what we want versus what they actually do, could

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<v Speaker 5>be wildly different, right, but there is going to be there.

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<v Speaker 5>They are going to go into this deadline with the

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<v Speaker 5>buyer's mindset.

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<v Speaker 2>I touched on this this morning. Look at it this way.

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<v Speaker 2>For ten years, you really haven't had any meaningful baseball

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, even close to the All Star break. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>It's all been doom and gloom pretty much all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Every move, every season, every game up until this point

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<v Speaker 2>has not been meaningful. And Scott, every year we talk

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<v Speaker 2>about it. All we ask for after the All Star

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<v Speaker 2>break is to show up to the ballpark and have

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<v Speaker 2>a meaningful baseball game, something that matters that you're hanging

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<v Speaker 2>on for every single inning because it means something.

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<v Speaker 1>And you have that right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't quit. I love what you said, Jay, don't

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<v Speaker 2>quit on this team. I know it's frustrating. I know

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<v Speaker 2>that baseball is reactionary and after one game getting beat up,

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<v Speaker 2>it's sell the farm. This team doesn't have it people

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<v Speaker 2>want to fire everybody. It's baseball. Guess what, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have another couple of games like that. Now, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>keep saying that, like, hey, that's baseball, that's baseball, it's baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously something has to change, this team has to go

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<v Speaker 2>on a streak. But why not just be bought in

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<v Speaker 2>right now. I'm not trying to be an apologist, but

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<v Speaker 2>you're watching games that mean something, right, so as a fan,

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<v Speaker 2>just enjoy enjoy it right now. Be critical, that's fine, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but don't be irrational.

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<v Speaker 5>Just know that you're watching meaningful baseball games. Like, not

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<v Speaker 5>every game is going to go your way. And recently

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<v Speaker 5>we've had we had a bad weekend. We were able

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<v Speaker 5>to cap it off on a positive note. But like,

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<v Speaker 5>just know that you're watching games that mean something. You're

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<v Speaker 5>not watching a team that is already out of it,

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<v Speaker 5>which was what we're used to over the past decade.

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<v Speaker 5>Right at this point of the season, so yeah, let's

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<v Speaker 5>let's you know, be critical when necessary, but also know

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<v Speaker 5>that you're watching meaningful baseball and and that's important. And

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully we can say that in September two because I

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<v Speaker 5>think that we have a big opportunity with this offense

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<v Speaker 5>here to to really make a name for ourselves here

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<v Speaker 5>in Pittsburgh, and you know, push the Cubs, push the

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<v Speaker 5>Diamondbacks and and be in contention when it's all said

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<v Speaker 5>and done.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not telling you to just be hey, they lost, lucky,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in it type deal, just happy to be here situation.

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<v Speaker 1>This team should be here.

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<v Speaker 2>They're too talented not to be You should be angry

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<v Speaker 2>when they lose games because it's meaningful, right, but the

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<v Speaker 2>whole season's over, pack it up type deal.

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<v Speaker 1>The stick is old, it really is.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it's lazy just to lose a game

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<v Speaker 2>and say, hey, the season's over. Okay, it's not. Crazier

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<v Speaker 2>things have happened. Look at what the Red Sox have done.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying that the Pirates are.

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<v Speaker 1>Capable of that.

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<v Speaker 2>They haven't proved to us yet that they can go

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<v Speaker 2>on a streak. But crazier things have happened. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>this team is too talented not to be in the situation,

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<v Speaker 2>or to be at this time of the year and

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<v Speaker 2>not try and win ball games like they have the

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<v Speaker 2>roster to do it. You got to make the moves.

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<v Speaker 2>You should be pushing the team to make these moves,

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<v Speaker 2>but don't be a lazy fan and just call it

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<v Speaker 2>a day when a couple of games don't go your way.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, well, I agree one hundred percent with that said, Like,

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<v Speaker 5>you're allowed to and you're allowed to feel however you

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<v Speaker 5>want to feel, but you're allowed to be very angry

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<v Speaker 5>because as I am that this team has yet to

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<v Speaker 5>address a very glaringly obvious.

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<v Speaker 4>Issue, which is the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 5>They've left games on the board week in and week out,

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<v Speaker 5>which feels like one or more every week. Like this

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<v Speaker 5>team could be ten games over five hundred at this point,

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<v Speaker 5>Like they really could be even more. And I know

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<v Speaker 5>that sounds crazy, but they definitely could be. So the

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<v Speaker 5>unwillingness and the inability to change that, Like be upset

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<v Speaker 5>with that. I am Adam is Jay, everyone is like

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<v Speaker 5>you should be. But they're still with all that happening,

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<v Speaker 5>there's still in contention, and all we can do is

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<v Speaker 5>hope that they make those necessary changes and continue to

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<v Speaker 5>contend here in these meaningful games.

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<v Speaker 2>It was one home run shirt short, one as Marilynd

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<v Speaker 2>Baldez home run short of getting a wand tattoo you.

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<v Speaker 1>Want to talk about being bought in, ladies and gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm putting my body on the line out here, all right, Permanent,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm willing to get a magic wand tattoo for this team.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you willing to do? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't hit the home run, he didn't hit a

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<v Speaker 2>second one. So you know, I did look to Scott

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<v Speaker 2>after the first one. I said, oh, buddy, here we

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<v Speaker 2>go coming down to the wire here. But this team

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<v Speaker 2>has shown that they can fight back, that they can

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<v Speaker 2>go through a little bit of a rough stretch and

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<v Speaker 2>then get the bats going again. They don't have quit

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<v Speaker 2>in them by any means that there's still a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of questions that need to be had. Scott, did you

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<v Speaker 2>see anything else's series they really stood out to you?

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<v Speaker 2>Or maybe that you were slightly disappointed in coming back

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<v Speaker 2>for the first home sand.

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<v Speaker 5>No, just you know, I think some of the decision

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<v Speaker 5>making that we've talked about already, right, Like, I think

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<v Speaker 5>that's been the that has been the theme of the series.

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<v Speaker 5>I think a lot of things could have potentially gone differently. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>you can't help that the offense came out kind of cold, right,

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<v Speaker 5>They've got to find an answer to soft, soft tossing lefties.

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<v Speaker 5>They've gotta they've got to find an answer. They're not

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<v Speaker 5>going to be much of a contender if they don't.

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<v Speaker 5>And they've got their next test this Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll get into that. But that's an obvious issue.

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<v Speaker 5>You go up there and face the Jamison tie on

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<v Speaker 5>at righty like it's it's no problem, and they jump

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<v Speaker 5>jump on them right right at the moment, right at

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<v Speaker 5>right at the beginning of the game. But you gotta

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<v Speaker 5>find an answer for the left handed pitchers. And I

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<v Speaker 5>think that's that's something that continues to worry me, along

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<v Speaker 5>with their bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's the same issues. It's the same issues every

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<v Speaker 2>single time. We we sound like a broken record talking

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<v Speaker 2>about it. But I think if I were to pinpoint

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that I saw this series where I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>like got them, I'm over, it is Marcelo Zuna. You

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<v Speaker 2>know again, I'm kicking a dead horse.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been said a billion times, but with a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more playing time, it's just like, ah, man, we're

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<v Speaker 2>going through this again. The bats just have not been good,

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<v Speaker 2>the approach has not been good. It's not worth it

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<v Speaker 2>to see the one game where he goes one for

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<v Speaker 2>three with a single and you're like, oh, maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>swing's coming back. That's the one thing I think this

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<v Speaker 2>organization needs to get away from is the hope in

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<v Speaker 2>somebody after an extended period of time where you've let

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<v Speaker 2>the leash go to the very end and then some

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<v Speaker 2>That's the one thing I'm curious about what's going to

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<v Speaker 2>happen in the next week. If he stays on this roster,

0:19:42.280 --> 0:19:44.720
<v Speaker 2>they just cut their losses. If they cut their losses,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be impressed because this team would stretch it to

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<v Speaker 2>the very end if possible. But really, I mean, with

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<v Speaker 2>with some additional at bats, that's the only thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just like, Man, this lineup, it's a dead end

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<v Speaker 1>right there.

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<v Speaker 5>They could be a lot more flexible of a team

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<v Speaker 5>without him. And you look at their record with him

0:20:04.880 --> 0:20:06.320
<v Speaker 5>in the story line, but I think it's like twenty

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<v Speaker 5>five and thirty nine or something crazy like that. He's

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<v Speaker 5>out of the lineup today after being in the lineup

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<v Speaker 5>Friday and Saturday, and look at the off how quick

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<v Speaker 5>they got off to a jump start. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 5>he's the only reason, but like, he is a whole

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<v Speaker 5>and we have to acknowledge that and hindsight twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 5>We like the signing at the at the forefront, right.

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<v Speaker 5>We were all for it, but they could have hindsight.

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<v Speaker 5>They could have used that twelve million to sign.

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<v Speaker 4>Two or three believers.

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<v Speaker 5>I think they have the opportunity to write ship. I

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<v Speaker 5>don't think you can go through the end of the

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<v Speaker 5>season with Marcelo Zon on this roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if you're going to be a serious contender, right

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<v Speaker 2>and you're looking for that flexibility. I think when Horowitz

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<v Speaker 2>gets back, I'm fingers crossed that he's okay with getting

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<v Speaker 2>hit in the head the other day because his rehab

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<v Speaker 2>has gone well otherwise. But you're just allotted so many

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<v Speaker 2>more options when Spencer Horowitz is there in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>the DH right field and first base, between him, Valdez

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<v Speaker 2>and Ryan O'Hearn, you're giving a ton more options right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan O'Hearn can get a lot of days off, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Valdez can get some days just in the DH spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, even Horwitz can as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's a trio there that is to be desired,

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<v Speaker 2>but we just really haven't been able to see yet.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm excited for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited when August eighth comes around if this team

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<v Speaker 2>is still playing good baseball, what the status is with

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<v Speaker 2>O'Neil Cruz. But we just really been robbed of seeing

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<v Speaker 2>everything come to fruition this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>It's frustrating because we talk about the talent and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just you can't get it all in the same room

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, absolutely, it's frustrating. And hopefully that comes sooner

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<v Speaker 5>rather later, because Andy's on the precipice of coming back,

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<v Speaker 5>and god willing, Spencer Horwitz is not too far away,

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<v Speaker 5>and then we'll see what's going on with O'Neil Cruz.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think they can manage with Jake Makeham in centerfield.

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<v Speaker 5>In the meantime, Adam, do you want to get into

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<v Speaker 5>the preview for this upcoming series because this is a

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<v Speaker 5>very very big series for Rates.

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<v Speaker 1>I do, I really do. But before we do.

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<v Speaker 2>I need to give a shout out to forty four

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<v Speaker 2>Pro the glove company. I'll go out and say it

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<v Speaker 2>probably the coolest custom gloves that you can make. We've

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<v Speaker 2>seen them just as a product of being in the

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<v Speaker 2>baseball world and being on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of these guys have some crazy looking gloves.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean look at Jacob Mizerowski has about a billion

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<v Speaker 2>of them, but they've really gone viral over the past

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years and creating these wild concepts, and part

0:22:39.359 --> 0:22:41.840
<v Speaker 2>of what Bucko Bander does, I think aligns with what

0:22:41.880 --> 0:22:45.680
<v Speaker 2>forty four is doing in all seriousness, because what our

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<v Speaker 2>goal was is enjoy baseball, make it fun. Right, it's

0:22:49.760 --> 0:22:51.840
<v Speaker 2>a kid's game. You want to have fun with it,

0:22:51.880 --> 0:22:54.960
<v Speaker 2>and forty four does exactly that with allowing players to

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<v Speaker 2>show their personalities, just like how we try and do

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<v Speaker 2>with our mini mic interviews, but through equipment and the

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<v Speaker 2>and it goes viral just by showing it on the

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<v Speaker 2>field and being able to express themselves a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more other than just having a uniform. And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I'm proud to announce that we've partnered with forty four

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<v Speaker 2>has well worn forty four has echoed the same about

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<v Speaker 2>the people over there. That we've been able to get

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<v Speaker 2>been working on this.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just great people.

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<v Speaker 2>They love baseball, they love the personality of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and they do a great job providing these guys with

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<v Speaker 2>Scott and I have had forty four gloves way before

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<v Speaker 2>this even took place, which is the funny part about it.

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<v Speaker 2>We play Men's League softball with forty four custom gloves.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott has two Italian flags on his glove.

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<v Speaker 5>To four man like was it was a no brainer

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<v Speaker 5>from the get go, and look at us now we're

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<v Speaker 5>working with forty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Any other company would be like, absolutely not, We're not

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<v Speaker 1>But forty three allowed you to express yourself. Yeah. Two

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<v Speaker 1>they say, listen, do you want three? Do you want four?

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<v Speaker 2>We can make the whole thing Italian, and they would

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<v Speaker 2>and you can go. And the point I'm getting at

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<v Speaker 2>this is not just for pros. This is not just

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<v Speaker 2>for guys in the show or playing professional baseball. This

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<v Speaker 2>is for all the baseball players out there, all the

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<v Speaker 2>softball players out there. You could go to forty four

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<v Speaker 2>down to the seams man, all the way down to

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<v Speaker 2>the seams, to the stitching logos, everything and more. You

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<v Speaker 2>just go to their website and guess what if you

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<v Speaker 2>type in Buco twenty on the website, you're going twenty

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<v Speaker 2>forty four pro and you get twenty percent off your glove.

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<v Speaker 2>So huge shout out to that new partnership of Bucko Banter,

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<v Speaker 2>and we appreciate them for supporting us.

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<v Speaker 1>And anytime you see a guy.

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<v Speaker 2>With a forty four pro glove, just no Buco Banters

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<v Speaker 2>right there with them along the way. All right, So Scott,

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<v Speaker 2>that being said, let's get into the previews versus the

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona Diamondbacks.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's do it.

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<v Speaker 5>The Diamondbacks enter this series fifty five and fifty one

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<v Speaker 5>second in the NLS, one game up in the wild

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<v Speaker 5>Card above us tomorrow the Wolf game. Bad day, bad

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<v Speaker 5>day to be Meryl Kelly, I'll tell you that much.

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<v Speaker 4>He's going up against Mitch Kelliber. He's also going.

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<v Speaker 5>Up against the Wolves, a PNC part Meryl Kelly enters

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<v Speaker 5>eight to eight with a five twelve ERA and eighteen

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<v Speaker 5>games one hundred and three point two things pitched six

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<v Speaker 5>five k's and a one four to eight whip.

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<v Speaker 4>He'll throw a deep arsenal at you.

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<v Speaker 5>He throws a four team change, cutter, a curve, slider, sinker,

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<v Speaker 5>plus command command. Walks are usually not an issue. Velocity

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<v Speaker 5>is a below average. If his command is off, his

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<v Speaker 5>fastball can be hit hard, can be vulnerable to the

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<v Speaker 5>left handed power. That's something that we don't lack. Mistake,

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<v Speaker 5>change ups or cutters can leave the yard. Not a

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<v Speaker 5>huge strikeout pitcher. He prefers we contact over chasing punch outs.

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<v Speaker 5>The chase the change is the signature pitch here, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday, he got Bubba Chandlerver's right handed pitcher Brandon fat

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty six five and one of the four four

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<v Speaker 2>three e r A in eighteen games, sixty five innings,

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<v Speaker 2>forty five k's with the one three to two whip.

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<v Speaker 2>The arsenal is a four seam sinker, curve, sweeper, cutter, change.

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent strike thrower, consistently attacks his own and rarely beats

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<v Speaker 2>himself with walks. The fastball command is strong when he's

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<v Speaker 2>locating at the top of the zone. Hitter struggle to

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<v Speaker 2>square him up trending upward. Since his recall, he's delivered

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<v Speaker 2>multiple quality starts. He is susceptible to the long balls,

0:27:00.000 --> 0:27:02.600
<v Speaker 2>and he stays in the zone so often. The sweeper

0:27:02.640 --> 0:27:06.159
<v Speaker 2>best swing and miss offering features significant horizontal movement and

0:27:06.280 --> 0:27:10.640
<v Speaker 2>is particularly effective against right handed hitters. That is Tuesday's game.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, if you want all of these, you

0:27:12.720 --> 0:27:16.160
<v Speaker 2>can go to bucko banter dot com, enter in your email,

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<v Speaker 2>go to your email opt in. Very important that you

0:27:18.920 --> 0:27:20.560
<v Speaker 2>do that, and then you will get all the pitching

0:27:20.560 --> 0:27:24.040
<v Speaker 2>breakdowns and more. Scott closes off with Wednesday, probably the

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<v Speaker 2>toughest matchup of the entire show.

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<v Speaker 4>I kind of hinted at this earlier.

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<v Speaker 5>We've struggled with Leeftenant pitching, and we've already struggled with

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<v Speaker 5>this guy at Twardo. Rodriguez is going to face Jared

0:27:33.359 --> 0:27:36.320
<v Speaker 5>Jones on May fifth against the Pirates. He went seven innings,

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<v Speaker 5>two hits nowhere and three walks seven k's in a

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<v Speaker 5>nine to zero Arizona win nine.

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<v Speaker 4>To three with a two six four ERA.

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<v Speaker 5>This year kind of reinvented himself one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 5>two and two thirds innings pitch eighty six k's he

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<v Speaker 5>throws a four scene change curve cutter sinker, excellent command

0:27:51.480 --> 0:27:54.320
<v Speaker 5>when he's ahead, and account changes speeds effectively keeps hitters

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<v Speaker 5>from squaring the ball up consistently.

0:27:56.600 --> 0:27:59.080
<v Speaker 4>Fastball Velo is below average.

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<v Speaker 5>If hitters force him into this so early in accounts

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<v Speaker 5>of stuff is much more hittable to change.

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<v Speaker 4>The best weapon throws to both lefties and righties. Guys.

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<v Speaker 4>If there's a.

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<v Speaker 5>Theme here, we're facing three starting pitchers that live in

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<v Speaker 5>this z out. We're not gonna We're gonna see guys

0:28:13.520 --> 0:28:16.560
<v Speaker 5>that aren't gonna walk. Many guys give up free passes.

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<v Speaker 5>We're seeing a lot of fastball change up guys too,

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<v Speaker 5>guys that don't have overpowering stuff. I think this is

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<v Speaker 5>a big opportunity for the Pirates to go on and run

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<v Speaker 5>and also stend this streak against lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>Seriously huge series. Massive. It's time to show up. You

0:28:36.359 --> 0:28:38.280
<v Speaker 2>showed up for uns or Palooza weekend. You had some

0:28:38.320 --> 0:28:42.440
<v Speaker 2>good giveaways. I know the results weren't there, but you

0:28:42.480 --> 0:28:43.760
<v Speaker 2>really want to show your fandom.

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<v Speaker 1>Show up to panc Park this week. We got to

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<v Speaker 1>have that place.

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<v Speaker 2>Rocking Man again, meaningful baseball show that Pittsburgh is a

0:28:51.160 --> 0:28:54.200
<v Speaker 2>baseball town because it is. I've seen the way that

0:28:54.200 --> 0:28:56.560
<v Speaker 2>people show up and root for this team when things

0:28:56.600 --> 0:28:58.840
<v Speaker 2>are going their way, and we really haven't seen it

0:28:58.880 --> 0:29:01.440
<v Speaker 2>too much in our lifetime, but the small sample size

0:29:01.480 --> 0:29:04.400
<v Speaker 2>that we do have, it's been electric and it is

0:29:04.480 --> 0:29:07.360
<v Speaker 2>awesome to see that crowd in a full PNC park.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's keep it going.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we got our hitter and picture of the Week,

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<v Speaker 2>brought to you by Smashed Waffle in Oakland. You go

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<v Speaker 2>to Smash Waffles in Oakland, you mentioned the Bucko Banter

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<v Speaker 2>to Smashed Waffles in Oakland, mention the Bucko Banter home

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<v Speaker 2>run of the week, and you get twenty percent off

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get it started with a hitter of the Week.

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<v Speaker 2>It's none other than Nicky Knocks, Nicki Barrels, Nikki g

0:29:42.840 --> 0:29:47.280
<v Speaker 2>Nick Gonzalez of the Gonzales Gonzales Law Firm. Nine for

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six three forty six average, one bomb in three RBIs.

0:29:51.680 --> 0:29:55.600
<v Speaker 2>He's just been mister consistent this year. Just barrel to

0:29:55.760 --> 0:29:58.760
<v Speaker 2>ball all the time, great at bats. You see him

0:29:58.800 --> 0:30:01.080
<v Speaker 2>talk about his swing on will Be, talked about it

0:30:01.120 --> 0:30:06.880
<v Speaker 2>on bench banter. He's really just learned his mechanics very

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<v Speaker 2>well and finally he's healthy and it's working to his

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<v Speaker 2>advantages here.

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<v Speaker 5>Scott, Yeah, absolutely gotta love what you're seeing from Nick

0:30:14.200 --> 0:30:16.880
<v Speaker 5>Gazella is like top five and hits in the whole

0:30:16.960 --> 0:30:18.840
<v Speaker 5>league I think right now one hundred and eighteen. So

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully he keeps it going. He's been mister consistent. Let's

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<v Speaker 5>go to picture of the week. This is a new one,

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<v Speaker 5>Bubba Chandler, who started off the year kind of slow,

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<v Speaker 5>right He's this is a guy that I could see

0:30:30.800 --> 0:30:33.000
<v Speaker 5>breakout in the second half, and he did in this

0:30:33.080 --> 0:30:35.880
<v Speaker 5>last start six and the third two hits, no earn.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the big stat here is one walk five

0:30:38.640 --> 0:30:43.560
<v Speaker 5>k's generate eleven whiffs. Bubba Chandler is our picture of

0:30:43.560 --> 0:30:45.880
<v Speaker 5>the week. There was a lot of guys to pick from.

0:30:46.240 --> 0:30:51.959
<v Speaker 5>Jared Jones, Mitch Keller, Wilbert Dutell's return was awesome, so

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<v Speaker 5>that's a positive. But Bubba Chandler is the guy to

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<v Speaker 5>take the cake this.

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<v Speaker 1>Week, and it leaves me with one last thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>By the time you listen to this episode, it's either

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<v Speaker 2>late on Sunday night or Monday on your way to work.

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<v Speaker 2>You got your nine to five, you got it a

0:31:09.360 --> 0:31:11.560
<v Speaker 2>day job that you're grinding through. And it's hard to

0:31:11.600 --> 0:31:15.280
<v Speaker 2>show up in the summer when it matters most, but

0:31:15.360 --> 0:31:17.960
<v Speaker 2>it's easier to do it when you got your pack

0:31:18.040 --> 0:31:22.840
<v Speaker 2>behind you. And the Wolf Game is perfectly scheduled for

0:31:22.960 --> 0:31:26.000
<v Speaker 2>that because the Monday, and it's a meaningful one. You

0:31:26.160 --> 0:31:28.680
<v Speaker 2>gotta continue to win ball games. You gotta continue to

0:31:28.720 --> 0:31:31.440
<v Speaker 2>stack wins, and going out there on the top of

0:31:31.440 --> 0:31:35.240
<v Speaker 2>the rotunda with all of your friends and having a

0:31:35.280 --> 0:31:38.400
<v Speaker 2>good time is what matters at the ballpark, and what

0:31:38.440 --> 0:31:41.720
<v Speaker 2>you're doing matters because it's gonna help the Pirates beat

0:31:41.760 --> 0:31:45.960
<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks on Monday, and then that's gonna propel into Tuesday,

0:31:46.160 --> 0:31:48.320
<v Speaker 2>and then that's gonna carry over to Wednesday, and then

0:31:48.360 --> 0:31:50.800
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna go to Cincinnati and you're gonna kick some

0:31:50.840 --> 0:31:57.320
<v Speaker 2>masks there. The Wolf Game matters, ladies and gentlemen, all right, Jay,

0:31:57.320 --> 0:31:58.280
<v Speaker 2>get in here real quick.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me hear it. There we go.

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't hear out of that guy?

0:32:04.920 --> 0:32:08.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, love it dropping out WU in the comments here.

0:32:09.240 --> 0:32:09.600
<v Speaker 1>Let us know.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're gonna be at the Wolf game, we'll be

0:32:10.920 --> 0:32:13.520
<v Speaker 2>at the top of the rotunda. We'll have some wolf stickers.

0:32:13.880 --> 0:32:16.840
<v Speaker 2>Got a wolf flag coming around, We got some wolf tattoos.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, it's gonna be a good time. We're letting

0:32:19.240 --> 0:32:21.960
<v Speaker 2>loose tomorrow. Man, we're letting loose. I I know a

0:32:22.000 --> 0:32:23.640
<v Speaker 2>lot of people that are coming to the Wolf game.

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<v Speaker 2>Just have a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>Man. Let's let's let's go ball out all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy the buckos, play in baseball, Scott, unless you got

0:32:31.200 --> 0:32:31.720
<v Speaker 2>anything else.

0:32:31.760 --> 0:32:32.960
<v Speaker 1>Let's let's get out of here.

0:32:33.360 --> 0:32:35.520
<v Speaker 4>Let's get out of here. Let's uh have a good

0:32:35.560 --> 0:32:37.280
<v Speaker 4>week at the ballpark.

0:32:37.400 --> 0:32:43.080
<v Speaker 5>Let's enjoy the wolf game, and let's hoist it.

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<v Speaker 3>Be seats as the pirates can't he let me run

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<v Speaker 3>the base. Yeah, my tame is like my money because

0:32:46.440 --> 0:32:47.080
<v Speaker 3>I can't.

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<v Speaker 4>Afford to waste.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh why see is all my date to my dates?

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<v Speaker 3>Or to stick by the plate sitting