1 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Hemmor Territory Podcast, Episode one, 2 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: nine to eight. I am your host s Brad rowand 3 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: coming to you on a Tuesday evening here in mid 4 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: and May, and I'm joining as I always am, by 5 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: Scott Coleman. Scott, We're going love on YouTube. It's a 6 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: celebratory atmosphere. The Braves are for the first time whole 7 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: season back to five hundred. 8 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: How are you hell, Brad? I am doing great. 9 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 3: I think this was the fourth opportunity the Braves have 10 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 3: had in the last two weeks to get back to 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 3: five hundred, and lo and behold, they finally did it. 12 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 3: The long national nightmare is officially over. Braves are five hundred, 13 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: which is not a small thing when you start out 14 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 3: a season zero to seven. 15 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not a small thing. And we'll get to 16 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: the nuts and bolts of the game. And it was 17 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: actually rarely a no, I won't say comfortable. It was 18 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: a semi comfortable win by the end. It was not 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: a total nailbiter in the way that every game has 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: been for literally a week before this. It made the 21 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: rounds yesterday and by the way, if you missed it yesterday, 22 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: we had an episode on this same feed from our 23 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: colleagues Steven Tolbert and Sean Coleman breaking down all things 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: from Monday and beyond and the latest news. But on 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: after that game, it was kind of came to light 26 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: that it was the longest streak in MLB history, with 27 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: seven straight games alternating one run wins and one run losses. 28 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: It's more of a fun fact than anything was my 29 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: meany thing, but just means you're playing a lot of 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: close games, and to win a game by three runs 31 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: felt like it was a runaway on this particular evening. 32 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: Hey, and you know what, the Braves did some things 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: that you need to do to win baseball games, consistently 34 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 3: adding insurance runs late. 35 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: That's a sight for sore rise. 36 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: And it's a small thing, but adding that third extra 37 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 3: run in the eighth inning to give the Braves a 38 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: three run cushion on a night where they did not 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: have Rice Eleglaciers, it just felt like the weight of 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 3: the world was off everyone's shoulders. A lot to get to. 41 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: On tonight's game, Drake Baldwin had another fantastic night. Every 42 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 3: time that kid finds himself in the game, he does 43 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: something positive to health the team. 44 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: Spencer s. 45 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: Rollenbach has now had two really good starts in a 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 3: row after a little bit of a shaky end to 47 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 3: the month of April. So yes, a lot of good 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 3: positivity on the show tonight. Two wins against the Nationals 49 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 3: and hopefully now that they are finally back to five hundred, 50 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 3: they can build off this and kind of put everything 51 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 3: in the rear view. Me. 52 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: Absolutely, they are twenty one to fourteen in the last 53 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: thirty five games. You want to be an optimist, that's 54 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: pretty good. It's a nice have a win pace. Granted, 55 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: did you started zero to seven, you dug a hole, 56 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: But hey, they've been pretty well getting out of it 57 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: and we'll come back to the game in a second. 58 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: We do want to talk about something though, that was 59 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: not on field relate well, I guess it was on. 60 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: Field related, not game related. 61 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: Today for the Braves is depending return of arguably the 62 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: best brand in baseball, certainly one of the top five 63 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: players in baseball when healthy. His name is Ronald Cooon 64 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: and junior he became a certain He began his rehab 65 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: step officially in the ford A Complex Complex League on Tuesday. 66 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: As Shaun Stephen discussed last night. We're a little bit 67 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: uncertain of how this is going to look, but it's up. 68 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: By the middle of the day to day, it was like, oh, 69 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: he's going to play today and it's going to be 70 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: an official rehab assignment and all those things. And by 71 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: all accounts and all, we've seen his clips, like they're 72 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: not televising this game in full. But he howerd his 73 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: third at bat and apparently looked great, So all signs 74 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: positive for a pretty important player for the Braves. 75 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 76 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 3: Man, it's just so good to see Ronald Acuna Junior 77 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 3: back on a baseball field. 78 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: If folks have not. 79 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 3: Seen the home run the Braves Twitter ac count hosted it, 80 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 3: and I mean just the sound of the baseball off 81 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 3: of Ronald's bat. It sounds differently than just about every 82 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: other player on the in the world. And Ronald not 83 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 3: only had the homer, but he also had a really 84 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 3: well hit line drive that the second baseman leaped and caught. 85 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: That's encouraging. It was only five innings, it's only the 86 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: Florida Complex League. All of those caveats apply, but so 87 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: good to see Ronald out there playing a real baseball game. 88 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 3: He had the biggest smile on his face when he crossed. 89 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: Home plate and went into the dugout. 90 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 3: I'm sure for Ronald just a mental just to knock 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 3: that mental barricade down to play a semi real baseball 92 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 3: game for the first time in a long time. 93 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: Really good to see. 94 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and by all accounts, so this is something that's 95 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: been Runald and some chors. It's been polarizing, not really 96 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: to us, but to some people. He's been polarizer. But 97 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: one thing that everyone agrees all Ronald Kunya is that 98 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: he loves baseball. The guy loves playing baseball. Like even 99 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: when he was unable to run post injury, he was 100 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: taking VP and posting videos like this winter, you know, 101 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: like when he obviously couldn't play yet, but he could 102 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: stand there and he could swing, and the guy just 103 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: loves baseball. You definitely see that. You want to overly 104 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: analyze three videos that we were able to see tonight, 105 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: but very very encouraging there. And then there was a 106 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: report that actually came out from Annual Alvarez Montes on 107 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: Twitter that Ronnie told him he's gonna fly to Atlanta 108 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: on Wednesday and potentially join Gwinett as soon as Thursday 109 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: to continue his rehab. That's not been confirmed or announced 110 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: by the Braves, but it was retweeted by Justice Tiscano, 111 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: Mark Bowman like people that are around the team, and 112 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: presumably would not just blindly retweet that if it was 113 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: definitely wrong. So I'm gonna assume it's right. All the 114 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: caveats apply, but this is obviously a pretty good sign. 115 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: And look at our guy. Justin Tiscano speculated, and to 116 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: be very sure, he was not reporting. He was speculating, 117 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: maybe Roy runs back in like a week and a half, 118 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: like they have a homestand next week. We're not that 119 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: far away if he's already, even if it's buzzed about 120 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: him going to Gwinnette, he can't be that far away. 121 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was great to hear that Ronald is playing 122 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 3: to be back with the team tomorrow. And then hey, 123 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 3: if he's ready to go, and if the training staff 124 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 3: feels like Ronald's knee is ready to go for her 125 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 3: rehab assignment, let's do it. We are all to see him. 126 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 3: And I'm not saying that you become reckless with Ronald 127 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 3: and push him. And I'm sure he's gonna have a 128 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: day off here and there, not gonna play nine full innings. 129 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 3: Probably not gonna go one thousand percent right out of 130 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 3: the gate too, just to make sure everything is good. 131 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 3: But yeah, so exciting, so encouraging. Ronald looks good. The 132 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 3: power was there tonight. And of course we'll see how 133 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 3: he looks when he faces better competition, but so far, 134 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: so good. And the idea that Ronald the Coody and 135 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: Junior could be in right field, in batting, leadoff for 136 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 3: this team and ten to fourteen to twenty one days 137 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 3: is it's just so exciting to say that out loud, 138 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 3: and I know everybody is excited for this kid to 139 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 3: come back. 140 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: It's kind of funny because I know I have it. 141 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: I think you have been as well, Like we're okay. 142 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: It seems like with him being careful with Ronnie in 143 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: a way that not every fan is, and I totally 144 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: get that, but I had a feeling in my soul 145 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,679 Speaker 1: that as soon as Ronnie was on a baseball field 146 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: in a uniform, he was not gonna be okay being 147 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: slow played too much, you know what I mean, Like, 148 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: once he's out there, you get a little bit of 149 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: a taste of it. They're not gonna go keep off 150 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: the field for very long. I don't think so. Maybe 151 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: get to guess to Gwinette if that report is accurate. Again, 152 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: if right now he plays a few games there, I'm sure, 153 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: but uh yeah, keep. 154 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 2: An eye on it. It's coming. 155 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: Normally we would have led with a pretty big win 156 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: for the Braves today. We kind of did, but I 157 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: wanted to make sure we got this in the beginning 158 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: because this is this is big. 159 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 2: This is a big deal. Honestly, right hasn't played in 160 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 2: the year. It is what it is like. 161 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: Most guys would not command first segment treatment after a 162 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: big win for the Braves, but there's basically one guy 163 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: that would on the roster, and he happens to be 164 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: the guy coming back. 165 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it would be if this timeline that folks 166 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 3: are kind of assuming is correct. There's also the countdown clock, 167 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: because the Braves did officially begin Ronald's rehab effectively twenty days. 168 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 3: The Braves have to activate Ronald from the injured list 169 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: if you will. It seems like we're gonna come up 170 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 3: on basically a full calendar year. I think Ronald tore 171 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: his knee. I think it was May twenty fifth or 172 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 3: May twenty sixth. Humble brag. I was in Sorrento, Italy, 173 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 3: and oh, I remember that you were going, and I 174 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 3: knew I was in this little hole in the wall 175 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 3: restaurant which was phenomenal, no cell phone service. I come 176 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: out in my phone had dinged like twenty times in 177 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 3: a row, and I thought, oh, no, who died? And 178 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 3: then I, you know, you open up Twitter and I 179 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: think you texted me, and everybody texted me, and of 180 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: course it was the worst for Ronald. So it will 181 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 3: be basically a full calendar year, it seems like for 182 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: Ronald to come all the way back and man just 183 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 3: going to be rooting for him so much. And let's hope, 184 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: even if I don't think it's fair to expect him 185 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 3: to be the MVP otherworldly superstar, at least right out 186 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 3: of the gate, let's hope that Ronald is more of 187 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 3: himself than the player he was in twenty twenty two, 188 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 3: which was still fine and frankly better than seventy percent 189 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 3: of major leaguers. But we know how good this kid 190 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 3: can be when everything is going. 191 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: Right, absolutely and a little bit of synergy. Perhaps if 192 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: he returns around that date to be like exactly a 193 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: year later, and hopefully he is himself and you know, 194 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: a positive update everyone that was on the scene sharing video, 195 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: the media people that were there like, hey, looks great 196 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: to us, and that's a small thing, but also not 197 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: a small thing when you've been out, when you've been 198 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: out as long as Ronnie has been out. All right, Scott, 199 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: we could pivot back to the game and it was 200 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: a good one. 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He is obviously 230 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: a big time prospect, big time player. He hits a 231 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: two run homer today when I don't know about you, 232 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: I was feeling a little bit pessimistic at the time, 233 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: given that the Brads were down to two. The first 234 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: pitch of the game goes over the wall for Washington, 235 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: but hey, Drake to the rescued and it wasn't only Drake, 236 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: but that was a big sway to everybody going. And 237 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: he had a massive game once again. 238 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we're gonna get to Drake Baldwin here in 239 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 3: one second. But a little bit of hot live breaking 240 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 3: news here on the show. But Brian Snicker did confirm. 241 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 2: We'll do it live, Scott, We'll do it live. 242 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 3: Do it live, Baby, Live television. Brian Steker did confirm 243 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 3: that Ronald is going to begin to rehab or continue 244 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 3: his rehab stint with Gunette on Thursday. So beautiful if 245 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: you were in the area, get your tickets now. That 246 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 3: will be really really cool. And yeah, another player who's 247 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 3: really really cool, Drake Baldwin. Every time this guy plays, 248 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 3: something good happens, whether he starts, whether he pinch hits, 249 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 3: whether he's a defensive substitution late in the game and 250 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 3: throws out a base runner. Baldwin is so impressive. And 251 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 3: he is up to a one hundred and sixty WRC 252 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 3: plus now while playing forty percent of the time. That's 253 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 3: so hard to do, especially for a young kid who 254 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 3: is getting his first taste of the major leagues. That's incredible. 255 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 3: And he had another great night on Tuesday, three hits, 256 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: the homer double off the wall, late that ended up 257 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 3: being an insurance run. Had a single as well, where 258 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 3: he just kind of poked his bat out and popped 259 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 3: the ball down the right field line. He is a 260 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,839 Speaker 3: complete hitter at the age of twenty four, and that's 261 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 3: really hard to find, as difficult and challenging as this 262 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: game can be for a rookie. 263 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was gonna say, do you remember back in March, 264 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: and look, we're not always right, but we were kind 265 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: of yelling at, yelling into the boy, like, hey, Drake's 266 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: not struggling. Like the numbers were really bad for the 267 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: first I don't know, it was like a week or two. 268 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: It wasn't very long, but he had really ugly like 269 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: counting stats he was I think it was like a 270 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: sub two hundred all this stuff. 271 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 2: We were like, guys, he looks great. The play appearances 272 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 2: look great. 273 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: And look, I wasn't expecting him to be back over 274 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: at nine hundred oops by the middle of May. 275 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: That's how good he had spends at that point in time. 276 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: And maybe he isn't quite this, to be fair, like, 277 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody's this, but maybe he is. 278 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: That'd be awesome if he is. And yeah, he looks incredible. 279 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: And it's there's there's two things I want to get to. 280 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: One of them is kind of an Internet point and 281 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: one of them I want to lead with this. This 282 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: is more me doing me things. The Braves are awesome 283 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: at catcher again, and it feels like since you and 284 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: I started doing this podcast or a version of this podcast, 285 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: like a decade ago, it's almost always been that way. 286 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: The Braves just somehow figure out a way to be 287 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: awesome at catcher at all times. Right now, basically it's 288 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: almost all Baldwin and Murphy. There was a little bit 289 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: of Chadwick Trump when Murphy was hurt, but it's mostly 290 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: Ballwin and Murphy together, they're currently two of the top 291 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: three hairs on the team this season and WRC plus. 292 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: Both playing catcher, they have combined for an eight sixty 293 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: OPS and a one thirty nine WRC plus. This is catcher, folks, 294 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: one of my hobby horses for years that the baseline 295 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: of catcher is low more than you think that it is. 296 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: So those numbers are great anywhere at catcher. Those numbers 297 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: are uber elite basically, and they're currently top three in 298 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: Baseball in Fangrafts war at catcher like, you can't really 299 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: be better than that catcher realistically, and they were really 300 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: good the previous years. Even last year, when we all 301 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: know how bad Murphy was by his standards, they were 302 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: still eleventh in baseball. And that's not just Ashal League, 303 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: that's in all of baseball and catcher war even with 304 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: Murphy doing that, So like, you can't overlook that. But 305 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: here's a transition to point number two. Catcher's a weird 306 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: position where you don't have one guy playing every single 307 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: day unless it's JT. Real Bootso who plays basically every day. 308 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: Even the star catchers sit twice a week, you know 309 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: what I mean, on average one and a half times 310 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: a week. And that kind of throws in this sprinkle 311 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: that we've been talking around for weeks now about how 312 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: Baldwin should probably play more. But also you have this 313 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: guy Shaw Murphy, who contrary to maybe a lot of 314 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: fans believe it's actually quite good at baseball and has 315 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: an all star background, all that stuff, and it's paid 316 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: well all these things. Number two story here is like 317 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: what do you do Because I saw Steven did this, 318 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: I think you did it as well. 319 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 2: Tonight. 320 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: Are we firing up that the Drake Baldt went to 321 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: left field? Canons, Are we about to do this because 322 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: it's a talking point of nothing else. 323 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 2: Are are you there? 324 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 3: I am. I am ready to have a real conversation 325 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: about moving Drake Baldwin to left field in some kind 326 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 3: of capacity. Now, look, it's easier said than done. From 327 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 3: my understanding, Drake has never played outfield ever, like high school, 328 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 3: minor leagues never. He is a supreme athlete. I thought 329 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 3: one of the coolest nuggets that you had with Gar 330 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 3: of the Deck when you talked about the minor league 331 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 3: system a month or two ago, is that Baldwin was 332 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 3: a phenomenal hockey player in high school. He's a really 333 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 3: good athlete. Now moving from ketcher to left field, that 334 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 3: is easier said than done. But because of some of 335 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 3: the things the Braves have done, especially this regimen with 336 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 3: Nthopolis and team moving players to left field somewhat unconventionally, 337 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 3: I don't think it's an absolute zero that they don't 338 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: at least think about it internally. And if Bridugo continues 339 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 3: to not hit much and Eli White, the fairy dust 340 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 3: eventually fades. 341 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, I think it's a it's worth. 342 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 3: Talking about tonight on the podcast after yet another good 343 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 3: night for Baldwin. 344 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: I don't want to do this. 345 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: I'll probably be the person pouring the cold water on this, 346 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: and not because of what you might think. Leftfield's a 347 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: spot where you can put guys who can't play defense. 348 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: If we're being one hundred percent honest about it, now 349 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: a little bit less and truest park. It's kind of 350 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: a weird park for that. But numerous players have been 351 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: put in left field that are not great defenders. Mar 352 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: Solo is doing this. Brave's tenure as included in left field. 353 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: That's the most recent example. Jorges Hilaire famously played left 354 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: field last season. 355 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 2: Didn't go very well. 356 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: It was pretty bad, and they looked at themselves in 357 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 1: the mirror and say, we cannot carry him anymore because 358 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 1: we have Marcelo Zoon on the team. And this is 359 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: not new ground. But the presence of Ozuna is the 360 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: reason why this is actually a discussion point, because if 361 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: the Braves had a less than standout DH, they would 362 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: just DH ball when Murphy a lot, but they can't 363 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: do that because Marcelo Zuna is too good to not play. 364 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: That's a simple version of that, but I just sawt 365 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: our YouTube comments Evan gas Is brought up. Yeah, yeah, 366 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: Evan gass used to be a catcher. He was gonna 367 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: be a bad catcher. He ended up playing leftfield. He 368 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: couldn't play there either, but the bat was good enough 369 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: for a while it played. I get all that. I 370 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: think there are two factors to consider. Number one is 371 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: what we already led with Ronald Accouney is coming back 372 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: pretty soon, and now that you can't play ball when 373 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: a left field with Ronnie, But you do have more 374 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: options once Ronnie comes back, you might maybe you go 375 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: to a platoon of Eli White and alex Erdugo, whoever's 376 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: playing better, whatever it's gonna be, that's a better option 377 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: than having to play both of them every day. 378 00:17:58,720 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 2: That's important to note. 379 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: Also, Jerkson Profar, who is I know, probably gonna be 380 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: umber one right now, is going to be back in 381 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: a couple of months, Like he's not gonna be gone forever, 382 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: and they've paid him money. He's going to come back 383 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: and play. We assume that's one angle here. The second 384 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: one is, while Balwin is a good athlete, I'm I'm 385 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: glad you live with this. He's never done it. Before, 386 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna be bad out there. And by the way, 387 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: he's like he's actually quite slow, like sprint speed wise, 388 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: Like he's not like a he's a good athlete, but 389 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're like covering ground on the outfield and 390 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: making breaks and being able to run and all these things. 391 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: So I don't know what to do here, and I'm 392 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: personally I get the fantasy baseball aspect of it, like 393 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: it's the same, it's not exactly the same. It's similar 394 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: to people that want to play Eli White at shortstop 395 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: because he might be able to do it a little bit, 396 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: and he might be able to do it a little bit, 397 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: But I think that that's more of a fantasy baseball 398 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,239 Speaker 1: thing than it isn't ever reality thing. If I had 399 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: to guess, maybe they'll fake it at some point. Maybe 400 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: Nick Allen's batt will be so bad at some point 401 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: and they just can't do it anymore. But with Baldwin, 402 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: I have no doubt he can stand out there, even 403 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: with like three days of practice, could probably figure out 404 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 1: how how to grab a glove. It's the question is 405 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: do you want him to do that? Because their thing 406 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: is while they do have Murphy sign long term, and 407 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: that matters a great deal in this situation. Don't you 408 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: want Baldwin to still be catching and like honing his 409 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: craft as a catcher if you believe it's gonna be 410 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: a star catcher long term. I'm not saying that play 411 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: out though for two months is gonna like totally ruin that. 412 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: But you might want to have him with a catcher's 413 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: men out a lot, like just to just to get 414 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: ready to go. And if you one thing that would 415 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: be even harder for him to do is play left 416 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: field sometimes and catchers sometimes. That's really hard to ask 417 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: for a guy who is really talented. But there's like 418 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: just so many dominoes that I personally would not do it, 419 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:40,959 Speaker 1: but I do understand why people do want to do it. 420 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is definitely something that would require a lot 421 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 3: of creativity and moving parts. And you're right, when Acunya 422 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 3: comes back, then you're you're only trying to fill one 423 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 3: outfield spot, assuming everybody's healthy with Akunya and Harris, so 424 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 3: maybe we won't feel the field crunch as much. If 425 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 3: you're playing Dugo and Eli White, you can probably roll 426 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 3: with the hot hand. I don't know, I probably view 427 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 3: those two players as relatively equals in my mind. But 428 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 3: if Drake Baldwin continues to hit like this. 429 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 2: I get it. I get it, I really do. And 430 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 2: it's not just like he has results, is it. 431 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 3: Bats are phenomenal. He had that game winning hit against 432 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 3: the Reds last week against Taylor Rogers, who is a 433 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 3: nasty lefty, and Baldwin battled them for seven or eight pitches, 434 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: kept fouling stuff off and then got a fastball up 435 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 3: on the zone and ripped it to left field. That 436 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 3: isn't a bat that longtime major leaguers dream of having. 437 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 3: And he's so advanced and know it is not as 438 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 3: simple let's just move him to left field. This is 439 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 3: not moving a center fielder to left field, or a 440 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 3: shortstop to second base, or a first baseman the DH. 441 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 3: This is something that would acquire a lot. You're right 442 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 3: that you would have to then figure out the schedule 443 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 3: of when Sean Murphy is gonna sit. Then you have 444 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 3: to make sure Baldwin's ready to catch. It is not 445 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 3: a clean one for one by any means, But Baldwin 446 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 3: might be so good, and it might be such a 447 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 3: good hitter that at some point the Braves internally have 448 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 3: to have a very real conversation because they have done 449 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 3: this in the past with Austin Riley, William Contreras moved 450 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 3: the left field for a while. Like it's not completely 451 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 3: out of the question for this organization. 452 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is the one spot where you can do it. 453 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: And this is a probably a more winter conversation, but 454 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: it does make you think a little bit about the 455 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: long term because Murphy is signed and while I get 456 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: all that, Ozuna is a free agent and if Bozuna 457 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: is not on the team, and again you're you're worse 458 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: right away if you don't have Marcelo Zuna, who's been 459 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: really good for two years now, like that that's a 460 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 1: real thing. 461 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 2: I'm not downplaying that. But most other. 462 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: Teams will just have a natural solution to this problem. 463 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: And by the way, problem is using a giant quote, 464 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: this is not a problem to have two awesome catchers. 465 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: That's a good thing that you're gonna want to have. 466 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: But they just don't have the stash position and maybe 467 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: that's maybe that's left field for two months or whatever 468 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. 469 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 2: So we'll see. 470 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: I'm not totally out of If they announce tomorrow, then 471 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: we're gonna that they're handing drake ball when a left 472 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: fielder's glove. I won't be upset. I just will be 473 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more uneasy than some might be. But hey, 474 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna they're not gonna ruin him in two months. 475 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: I don't think he's a tough kid by all accounts, 476 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: smart killed bot accounts, and it'll be fine. And uh, 477 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: it's going well at catcher for the Braves. 478 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, life death taxes, Braves. Yeah, Braves have good catching. 479 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 3: It's been for thirty five years now, they've had really 480 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 3: good catching. 481 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 2: That is somehow true. 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That's 507 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 4: Arena Club dot com slash foul codefoul. 508 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: Okay, Scott offensively, not too much more to add to 509 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: the game on Tuesday, other than just noting that Ossi 510 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: Albi's had this really really really ugly slump going on 511 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: and he got two hits today, including an RBI. Nice 512 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: to see. Doesn't fix everything, but it's just he was. 513 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: I think it was over twenty eight. 514 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: It was. 515 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: It was about a week without anything good for Ozzy. 516 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: So that's a small win. Maybe it's not to miss 517 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: it for the future. 518 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 3: Two hits tonight for Ozzy, including that additional insurance run 519 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 3: in the eighth, was great, and that was kind of 520 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 3: like the quintessential, like what we know Ozzie Alby's four. 521 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 3: It was the pitch off plate, which is the whole thing, 522 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 3: but just bang the ball into left center field, got 523 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: the runner in. Had a single earlier. I think at 524 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 3: one point Ozzy was over thirty one, over thirty one 525 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 3: with one walk over his last thirty two plate appearances. 526 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 2: He needed it. 527 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 3: We're not going to say that he's back in the 528 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 3: you know, the World Series is back on after a 529 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 3: two hit night, but I'm sure Ozzie's sleeping a little 530 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 3: bit better tonight. 531 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, just a small win. 532 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: Other than that, not too much else to add, other 533 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: than I've seen some stuff in the chat about Mattelson. 534 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:58,959 Speaker 1: I know Medicals is not playing that well right now 535 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: by standards. The underlying stuff is the underlying stuff looks great. 536 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: Not worried, and uh, I don't I don't mean anything 537 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: by this, but uh the nick Allen fall off, as 538 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: has happened with the swiftness offensively in the way that 539 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: it probably was always going to the glove is very helpful, 540 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, Sands. The error that we all lamented the 541 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: other night that costs the Braves almost cost the Braves, 542 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: I should say, but uh no, it's not nothing else. 543 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 2: To really add offensively in this Gameles you. 544 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 3: Do, m No, nothing really. It was great that the 545 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 3: offense picked up Schullenbach the two to zero early deficit 546 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 3: and it was. 547 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 6: Like, here we go again. 548 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 3: They're gonna lose another game when they could get to 549 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 3: five hundred. Old friend Michael Staroca on the mound. But 550 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 3: the offense, great job, Baldwin, big tip of the cap, 551 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 3: and then a nice job by the rest of the 552 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 3: lineup to add on and give some insurance. 553 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: Like eleven hits. Eleven hits is a good good figure 554 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: for the Braves. Only five runs like that thought, it's 555 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: not a crazy output, but eleven hits and only two 556 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: extra races. So a bunch of singles you don't love. 557 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: Don't always love singles, but it is what it is. 558 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: On the pitching side, this will be breezy special Swallenbach 559 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: looked good. I poked fun at the first pitch of 560 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: the game home run that he allowed, but even then 561 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: that pitch was out of It was out of the zone, 562 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 1: which is a great swing by the opposing player. 563 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 2: What are you gonna do? 564 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: And from there he sails in seven innings tour and 565 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: runs six base runners allowed. Pitched very well and gave 566 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: the Brands a chance the entire way, and the bullpens 567 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: lamb the door. 568 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, and one thing on Schwallenbach, I wanted to mention 569 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 3: he is so good defensively. 570 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 2: On the sort. 571 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you heard this guy. He's a 572 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: former short stop. Have you ever heard Hill? Really he 573 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: played shortstop? 574 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's a great running joke at this point, 575 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 3: but yeah, I mean he can feel this position really well. 576 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 3: Worked into the seventh inning. I think Schwallenbach made it 577 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 3: through the sixth and seventh innings with a combined sixteen 578 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 3: pitches or something like that to kind of help bridge 579 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 3: the gap. And just a tip of the cap to Schwallenbach. 580 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 3: Two good starts in a row after really just kind 581 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 3: of a rough patch of games, and that's to be expected. 582 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 3: He is to young sometimes when you're so good right 583 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 3: out of the gate, you get unfair expectations, but really 584 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 3: nice job seven innings tonight. Did not need to text 585 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 3: the bullpen. And credit to both Till and Lee and 586 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 3: Pierce Johnson for covering the eighth and ninth without any 587 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 3: kind of drama. 588 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, no drama, and I will well, we will leave 589 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: at least for tonight. The glaziest conversation to Sean Steven yesterday, 590 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: I talked about this that nauseum. He's not pitch ball 591 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: this season. That's fair to say. He also was not 592 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: really bad last night. He got very unlucky Nick Allen, 593 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: mixed the first error of the season at at a 594 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: bad time. 595 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 2: All those things. So we'll see. 596 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: But I think people were list of the people that 597 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: I saw were like, Oh, is he not a closure anymore? 598 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't think that's that's that's the case. 599 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 2: He didn't. 600 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: He didn't pitch tonight because he had pitched it to 601 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: the two previous days. It's a pretty obvious thing. They 602 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: don't like. I think they've done it like two or 603 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: three times ever since he got here, pitched three days 604 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 1: in a row. 605 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 2: They don't like to do that. 606 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: And I think that was a pretty normal especially with 607 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: they're up by three, like there's no reason. 608 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: To pitch him again. 609 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: And uh, we'll see on Wednesday, perhaps with bravety and 610 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: lead a gle. I don't know where your conference level 611 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: is on him, but mine's probably higher than the fan 612 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: bases is, but not not. 613 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 2: Through the roof to be very very clear. 614 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: Need you to figure it out soon, Iggy. This is look, 615 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 3: you're right. Last night was not really his fault. He 616 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 3: gave up a couple of hits, but it's gonna happen. 617 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 3: But rice El has been anything but good. My concern 618 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 3: level A one being not a concern in the world, 619 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 3: A ten being full alarm sirens ringing like a six. 620 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 2: I think for me, I. 621 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 3: Don't feel I don't feel good when Ryce ell Iglesias 622 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 3: comes in the game. And that's one not what you 623 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 3: want with your closer. In two, it's just not something 624 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 3: we've really seen from him since the trade or really 625 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 3: his whole career. 626 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 2: He has been awesome. 627 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, just have to help you figures figure some things out. 628 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: I did find myself being a little bit thankful that 629 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: this is his last season under contract, because if that 630 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: was a if that was a longer term deal right now, 631 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: I would be more concerned than I am now, because look, 632 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: the long short of it is, if it goes bad, 633 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: they can pull the plug. I'm not. I'm not that 634 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: point to be very clear. The next time he's next 635 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: time he's called upon, I call, I give him the 636 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: ball in the in the role. But if he pulls 637 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: up for another two weeks or whatever, you could just 638 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: yank him and maybe not forever. If he's owed fifty 639 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: million dollars. Still it's like a lot harder to kind 640 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: of do that dance. 641 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 2: But maybe not. 642 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: Anyway, that's a different topic of an over day. All right, Scott, 643 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: let's look ahead and the rest of the series and give 644 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: a rare semi quick show from you and I, who 645 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: are prone to being long on this podcast. Two markings 646 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: out lift in the series. It's a four gamer. They 647 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: play Wednesday night and then Thursday afternoon. Wednesday is probably 648 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: the worst pitching matchup of the four games on paper, 649 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: which is reflected in the betty market. And before aybody 650 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: says something, I look at the betty market to tell 651 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: you what the projections are more than anything else about betting. 652 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,479 Speaker 1: But it's Bryce Elder. It gets Mitchell Parker, and as 653 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: we said a lot the last week or two, Bryce's 654 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: pitch really well. So I'm not saying that they can't 655 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: play well with Bryce Lelder. I'm just saying, on paper, 656 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: this is one of the next better starters and probably 657 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: still the braves worst starter. So we'll see how this 658 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: goes with the Ridge's still favorite to win the game. 659 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: And I think the National's bullpen, by the way, is 660 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: a catastrophe by all accounts, so that's obviously advantage Braves 661 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: on paper. 662 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, let's hope the Braves can keep it rolling. They 663 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 3: got to five hundred, let's not go back below. And 664 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 3: Bryce Elder has done a really good job in his 665 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 3: last really two three weeks, getting a decent amount of 666 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 3: swing and miss, which is really encouraging, not a lot 667 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 3: of hard contact. And Mitchell Parker, who's starting for the Nationals, 668 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 3: is a lefty, so we'll see what they do with 669 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:39,719 Speaker 3: the lineup. And Parker is interesting. His numbers are all 670 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 3: over the place, not a lot of strikeouts, a lot 671 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 3: of walks, but he's given up one home run in 672 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 3: forty innings this season. He's due for some regression. Hopefully 673 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 3: the Braves can take advantage and let's have a breezy win. Brett, Yeah, 674 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 3: I want to be greedy, but let's not do another one, 675 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 3: you know, three to two game or four to three 676 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 3: ball game or extra innings those just man, extra innings 677 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 3: just kill me. Let's let's hope the Braves can keep 678 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 3: it rolling. The Nationals have lost seven in a row, 679 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 3: I think now and just yeah, they got off to 680 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 3: a pretty good start, but I think they're starting to 681 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 3: falter the way we kind of expected them to falter 682 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: as the season war on. 683 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, Parker, like you said, has the interesting peripherals. He 684 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: doesn't have a ninety first percentile barrel rate, so he 685 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: does not get hit hard. That's that's the way he's. 686 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: The way he tends to succeed is by not getting 687 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: hit hard, basically. But that can change as fast as possible, 688 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: and maybe as soon as Wednesday, uh elsewhere quickly because 689 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: we might have a podcast because the GA because the 690 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: Braves play on Thursday afternoon, borring big news on Wednesday, 691 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 1: we will not have a show WEDNESDA night because it's 692 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: it's a very quick turnaround and the bravest and the 693 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: series with Smith Shov against Trevor Williams, and it's like 694 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: a Scott Coleman morning game. I believe it's like a 695 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: nine am start for those of you in Arizona, like 696 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: Scott is, that'll be an interesting watch for you on Thursday. 697 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: But two, it'll games they're at home. We know a 698 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: story like you said, you put you said it perfectly. 699 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: Let's just not go back below five hundred from this 700 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: point forward. The best thing you can possibly if they 701 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: could just win another one and say, all right, a 702 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: little cushion, stay there and up, up and up and uh, 703 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: no guarantees, but certainly a better vibe today than it's 704 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: been for a little while. And five hundred you could 705 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: say it's overrated. Maybe it's like it's kind of an 706 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 1: arbitrary endpoint, but still it just feels better than below it, 707 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: especially when you've been under that number all year long. 708 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: It's like you try to get there, and you get there, 709 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: and you get there, and you kick it quick at 710 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: there and now they're finally there and maybe go to 711 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: the green now instead of the red. 712 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 2: That'd be fun. 713 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can tell yourself a fun story of from 714 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 3: five to thirteen. So at one point they were eight 715 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 3: games below five hundred. Eight games below five hundred back 716 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 3: to five hundred and what a month. Basically, that's really good, 717 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: and Akunya is getting closer. Spencer Streider will throw a 718 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 3: bullpen on Wednesday, and then the Braves will make your decision. 719 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 3: But it seems like and I'm guessing that Strider will 720 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 3: be back with the team maybe this weekend in Boston 721 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 3: or early next week when they go to Washington to 722 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 3: play the Nationals. Strider back, Accoona back. Let's get everybody healthy. 723 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 3: The last frickin thing I'm gonna hang on every piece 724 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 3: of wood in my house. The last thing we need 725 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 3: is an injury. Now, get everybody healthy, and then let's 726 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,480 Speaker 3: let's start. You know, let's have a summer that the 727 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 3: Braves when we were all hoping to have a team 728 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 3: that looks like a playoff team and is gonna keep 729 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 3: winning games and hopefully not relying on one run, blood 730 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 3: pressure rising wins every night, because those are gonna kill 731 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 3: us all by the middle of June. 732 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: I'm legitimately worried about Steven's health if this continues. So 733 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: shotust our guy. Yeah, just you know, a lot of 734 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: a lot of wear and tear. Some of these late 735 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: nights listen, Scott ust the games are getting over at 736 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: a reasonable hour out where you are. These these are 737 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: some late nights for us when they go when these 738 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: games go late and extra innings, and it might kill. 739 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 2: Stephen by the end of the season. 740 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 3: If this is off, Bruce, I have to say now 741 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 3: that we have quite a bit of data, the pitch 742 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 3: clock is maybe the greatest thing to happen to Major 743 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,479 Speaker 3: League Baseball in the history of the game. 744 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 2: It is. 745 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: It is delightful, and we love, we love baseball. We 746 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: are yes, we have ninety nine percentile higher baseball fans 747 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: and we still yes, one hundred percent agree review of that. 748 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 3: Alex, Yeah, Alexanthopolis I think said it best. What has 749 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 3: that guy done? But Alex and Thopolis told I think 750 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 3: it was Buster only in a radio interview. He loves baseball. 751 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 3: Baseball has been his livelihood for twenty years. He's a 752 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 3: very wealthy man because of baseball and it's his life work. 753 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 3: But he does not love four hour baseball games in 754 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 3: May or any time a year. 755 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 2: Quite honestly, Yeah, we're we're here. 756 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 3: I really wasn't sure, and here we are. That was 757 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 3: our random pitch clock segment of the night. But We 758 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 3: are pro pitchclock and it just no one wants to 759 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 3: sit there for four hours, even as people who love baseball. 760 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 2: Speaking of pitch clocks, let us get out of here. 761 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: How about that for a segway at the end of 762 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: the podcast, Scott, if we haven't listeners, and we might actually, 763 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: because we're live on YouTube, someone might have found us 764 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: for the first time. We appreciate we're part of faalid Territory. 765 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: Subscribe Scott. If they want to follow more from you individually, 766 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: where can they do that. 767 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 3: I am at Scott Coleman at fifty five on Socials, 768 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 3: and I will keep it brief so you don't hit 769 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 3: me with a pitchclock violation. I don't know what that means, 770 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 3: but keep it brief. 771 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: Follow this man, Follow Scott Coleman on social media. Follow 772 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 1: me if you want to. I'm at bt Roland, Twitter, 773 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: Blue Sky, all those places. We're also as a show 774 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: at Hammer Territory on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. We will blast 775 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: out extra things and follow us all and please please 776 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: please do us a favor. Subscribe to the podcast anywhere 777 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,720 Speaker 1: you find your podcast. If you're listening on the audio side, 778 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: that's fantastic. I personally an audio listener to podcasts. That's 779 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 1: just my vibe, but a lot of people go YouTube 780 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 1: as well. 781 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 2: You can do both. 782 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: Subscribe like rate review, tell your friends we appreciate it, 783 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 1: and with a new Fordy and we'll sign off here. 784 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 1: I supell say everybody, we definitely appreciate it, and we'll 785 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: see you all next time.