WEBVTT - Colton Cowser, two walkoffs in two days!

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<v Speaker 1>Aw something you don't see every day, to walk off

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<v Speaker 1>wins in two days for the Orioles who needed it.

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<v Speaker 1>They needed a big homestand they have the makings of

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<v Speaker 1>one here winning three of four to start the homestand

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<v Speaker 1>against the Tigers and Monday thriller against their Rays nine

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<v Speaker 1>seven and thirteen innings. What a wild game. And we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to review that in a lot more today here

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<v Speaker 1>on Berdland Territory with Steve Maleski, Brad Brock and Tim Barblace. So, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>two to two game after nine that's hard to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you might forget that the way it ended up,

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<v Speaker 1>two in the eleventh for each team, one in the twelfth,

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<v Speaker 1>two runs in the top of the thirteenth for the

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<v Speaker 1>Rays that made it seven to five, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>Orioles scored four to win it nine to seven. So

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<v Speaker 1>much happened. And before we get into Cows, a real

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<v Speaker 1>quick note on just a resiliency I guess of the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't know how you guys felt watching that game.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt, we get to the second or third time,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not going to be able to answer this time,

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<v Speaker 1>but they did each time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, like you said, it was a thrilling win.

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<v Speaker 2>I think when you're watching that game, just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>how the season has been going. They gave up those

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<v Speaker 2>couple of runs and you kind of get, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a little disheartened there, and it's all how they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>how they're gonna scratch together a couple here after not

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<v Speaker 2>being able to do much the first nine. But like

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<v Speaker 2>you said, that was just a big, big resiliency win

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<v Speaker 2>and just big comeback each inning that they gave up runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think, uh, this might have been one of

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<v Speaker 2>the bigger wins we've seen this season. The opponent, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>just getting down like they did in extra innings. We

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<v Speaker 2>haven't seen them come back a ton, but just the

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<v Speaker 2>offense did a great job and you know the pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>there that they gave up some runs, but they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>allow the lead to get bigger, and I think that

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of the key there. They gave up the

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<v Speaker 2>two but with this new extra innings format, it's two

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<v Speaker 2>runs isn't a terrible number to come from behind. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think, uh that that will get overlooked a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit because they gave up their runs, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>not giving up the third or fourth run is really

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<v Speaker 2>what was able to allow them to win the game yesterday.

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<v Speaker 3>It was such an unbelievable game. Guys like just and

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<v Speaker 3>Stevie said it. The Race took the lead in the eleventh, twelfth,

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<v Speaker 3>and thirteenth inning, and the Orioles were able to grind

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<v Speaker 3>their way back into it every single time. And Colton Kowser,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously he played the role of hero.

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<v Speaker 4>But you think of all of the guys that.

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<v Speaker 3>Led up until that point, you know, Leoti Taveres coming

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<v Speaker 3>through with the double blaze, Alexander even Jackson Holliday hitting

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<v Speaker 3>the sackfly to tie the game at that point.

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<v Speaker 4>There were just so many guys that made big time

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<v Speaker 4>impacts in that game. And heck, you know, with it

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<v Speaker 4>going thirteen, you almost forget about Kyle Bradish and the

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<v Speaker 4>start that he was able to deliver.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, four hours of baseball, a lot happened, a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>some good, some not good. But the Oriols outlasted the

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<v Speaker 1>Rage and they the Oriols do have a winning record

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<v Speaker 1>at home fifteen and thirteen something to build on, and

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<v Speaker 1>they need to turn a three and one homestand start

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<v Speaker 1>into a seven and three or something like that. It

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<v Speaker 1>could really be a difference maker for this team. So, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday morning, Colton Cawser was batting one ninety three with

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<v Speaker 1>a five point thirty ops. Two walk offs in two

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<v Speaker 1>days get his OPS over six hundred. The last oriole

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, and back to back days, not games, remember,

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<v Speaker 1>because there was a game in between that where he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have a walkoff Sunday night was Fred Lane in

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen seventy five. I believe it. What nineteen eighty five,

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<v Speaker 1>May tenth and eleventh, So pretty impressive stuff. What could

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<v Speaker 1>it mean for Calser here in the next few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, See, we were kind of talking before the before

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<v Speaker 2>the episode. It's just that powers there. Everybody knows it's there.

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<v Speaker 2>Just got to see more contact. It seems like whenever

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<v Speaker 2>he makes contact, solid contact with the ball, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred foot homer. It's it's really impressive with his contact,

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<v Speaker 2>and I see him having better at bats. Early in

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<v Speaker 2>the season, he really really struggled on off speed pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, it's now he's able to kind of spoil

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<v Speaker 2>those pitches to kind of get to more fastballs. At

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<v Speaker 2>least that's what it's seen here in the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks. I think you know them just talking about

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about the other day, just him working really hard,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's more of an approach base than

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<v Speaker 2>it is working on a swing. He kind of mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>it after the game yesterday. It's just get up there,

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<v Speaker 2>forget about the approach. Just try to put the bat

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<v Speaker 2>on the ball and get better swings off. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of what you're seeing here lately. And I'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to see him get more at that. It's more consistent

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<v Speaker 2>playing time. I know they try to get him against

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<v Speaker 2>righties only, but he's just one of those guys I

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<v Speaker 2>feel it could be a huge difference maker that I'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to see him just get a four or five

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<v Speaker 2>game stretch where he played every game, took every bat.

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<v Speaker 2>You just never know what you can get from him.

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<v Speaker 2>He has shown it before and I'd love to see

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<v Speaker 2>it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>We touched on this a lot Sunday guys, where he's

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<v Speaker 3>such a big X factor for this offense, and he's

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<v Speaker 3>been a feaster famine player throughout his career, but right

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<v Speaker 3>now he's doing a lot of feasting and in the

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<v Speaker 3>month of May he's got a very respectable seven eighty

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<v Speaker 3>nine ops but especially in these past eight games where

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<v Speaker 3>three point thirty three batting average ops over twelve hundred.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got the three home runs, obviously two of those

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<v Speaker 3>being walkofs. You know what, he can deliver defensively, but

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<v Speaker 3>if he can just be more consistent as a hitter,

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<v Speaker 3>that's just gonna do wonders for this team. It really will.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting scenarios coming up Tuesday night or right handers, so

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<v Speaker 1>cows are almost assuredly we'll be in there Wednesday and Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>look like lefties the Oels will face. I'm reaching the

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<v Speaker 1>point where I'm putting Cows are in over O'Neill. It's

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<v Speaker 1>gotten that bad for Tyler O'Neill. He was signed to

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<v Speaker 1>hit lefties. He's not even coming close to hitting them.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a decision they got to consider here

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<v Speaker 1>coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think so too. And you know what I

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<v Speaker 2>think with Colton, he has such a contagious personality that

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<v Speaker 2>when he gets going, I feel like he could jumpstart

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<v Speaker 2>other guys on this team in this offense. I could

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<v Speaker 2>just tell by the reactions how much this team really

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<v Speaker 2>cares about Colon and how like his success. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>just one of those things I'd love to see him

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<v Speaker 2>and get out there. Like I'm with you, Steve, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he should play these next three four games, just

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<v Speaker 2>see you just never know. It's the production isn't coming

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<v Speaker 2>from the other guys. You just have reached the point

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<v Speaker 2>of the season. Why not give it a shot and

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<v Speaker 2>see what he can do? Like you said, t him

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<v Speaker 2>with his defense, he gives you more out there than

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<v Speaker 2>other guys give. And I just love to see if

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<v Speaker 2>he could get high.

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<v Speaker 4>You just never know.

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<v Speaker 2>He could go in a two week tear and have

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<v Speaker 2>five or six homers and really just kind of jump

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<v Speaker 2>start everybody. And like I said, with his personality, just

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<v Speaker 2>being around the team a couple of years ago in

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<v Speaker 2>the clubhouse, he was so friendly to everybody. Was guys

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<v Speaker 2>kind of joke with him. He's kind of the one

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<v Speaker 2>that guys go to and joke with and get along with.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, you just never know what he could do

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<v Speaker 2>for the team as a whole.

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<v Speaker 3>He's definitely got that outgoing personality and it's very infectious

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<v Speaker 3>and you can tell that the team really really loves it.

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<v Speaker 3>But he seems like he's in this hot streak like that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's where it's just keep letting it ride, and Steve,

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<v Speaker 3>you're right. The Tyler O'Neil signing, it just has not

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<v Speaker 3>played out how they would have been visioned. At this point,

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<v Speaker 3>he is really, really struggle struggling against left handed pitching,

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<v Speaker 3>to the point where you look at Colton Cowser's numbers

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<v Speaker 3>being a left handed bat, He's got better numbers than

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<v Speaker 3>Tyler o'meal hitting left handed pitching. So I don't even

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<v Speaker 3>think it's that huge of a decision at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>You got a ride with the hot hand.

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<v Speaker 1>Colton Cowser man two special swings. He hit one four forty,

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<v Speaker 1>he hit one four twenty five, and they both produce

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<v Speaker 1>walk off wins for the Orioles, two in two days.

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<v Speaker 1>You've never had a walk off hitting his pro career,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least his major league career, and now he's got

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<v Speaker 1>two in a row. We'll talk about some more O's

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<v Speaker 1>topics coming up here in a moment on Birdland Territory.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad, you made an interesting point about Cowser so well

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<v Speaker 1>liked in there is clear the reaction of his teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes that does tell us a little something. Not that

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<v Speaker 1>they wouldn't have a great reaction for any walk off wind. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but these guys looked like it was, you know, Game

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<v Speaker 1>seven of the Alcs or something. So it's okay, it's

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<v Speaker 1>okay are your fans when you have a win like that,

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay to have fun for a few minutes. But

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger picture of Cawser is kind of the loose

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<v Speaker 1>guy in there a lot, and when he struggled the

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<v Speaker 1>last year or two, there's we've seen less of that

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<v Speaker 1>now the media we're not there for We're only there

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<v Speaker 1>fifty minutes, you know, before the game. There's hours. It's

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<v Speaker 1>stuff going on in there we don't see, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's probably still that same loose guy. It gets

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<v Speaker 1>harder to do that, I think when you're struggling. When

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<v Speaker 1>he was drafted, the area was drafted, they brought the

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks to del Marva from Florida and a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of us drove all the way to Salisbury to interview him.

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<v Speaker 1>Never met Colton Kwser within the first thirty seconds of

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<v Speaker 1>He's like six or eight is cam mass and cameras

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<v Speaker 1>are all there. Maybe this kid will be nervous. He

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<v Speaker 1>looks into the camera and he goes, Hey, how's my

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<v Speaker 1>hair look? Do I look good today? And I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>this kid is loose man, he's just having fun. And

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<v Speaker 1>that was Colton Cawser. That is really who he is.

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<v Speaker 1>And so that can I hope for the Orioles means something.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely, I think you're having guys like that in

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<v Speaker 2>the clubhouse. It's like you said, when you're struggling, it's

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<v Speaker 2>tough to be that guy all the time. But I

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee when the media is not in there, and these

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<v Speaker 2>guys have come up together, they've spent so much time together,

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<v Speaker 2>They've had success, they've had failure together, And I just

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<v Speaker 2>think he's just one of those guys that everybody pulls

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<v Speaker 2>for that you just can't help but like want to

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<v Speaker 2>be around him, want to see him do well, because

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<v Speaker 2>when he's doing well, everybody's more loose, and it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>a personality a Saulid Just like I said those couple

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<v Speaker 2>of times doing the series in twenty four to twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, it was just he was one of those

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<v Speaker 2>guys that everybody gravitates to that they want to joke

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<v Speaker 2>with they want to have a good time with and

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of personality is huge in a clubhouse. And

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<v Speaker 2>it would be great to see him get back to

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<v Speaker 2>having success and just get back to being that loose

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<v Speaker 2>guy that everybody saw a few years ago, because, like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, it is tougher to be that guy because

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<v Speaker 2>you have more eyes on you when you're not having

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<v Speaker 2>as much success. So to get him back to being

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<v Speaker 2>just that loose go out there, just have fun, hit

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and hit it hard whenever you get a chance.

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<v Speaker 3>Bred how important is that clubhouse dynamic? Because obviously you

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<v Speaker 3>don't want twenty a six Colden Cows. There's all these

0:11:04.120 --> 0:11:06.720
<v Speaker 3>guys crazy outgoing, but I just think of you know,

0:11:06.800 --> 0:11:10.520
<v Speaker 3>the Orioles twenty twelve through sixteen, Like you have a

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<v Speaker 3>serious guy like a nick Mark Cakis or a more

0:11:12.920 --> 0:11:15.840
<v Speaker 3>low key guy like JJ Hardy, but then Adam Jones

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<v Speaker 3>is pieing people and Chris Davis is a really funny guy.

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<v Speaker 4>Like, how important is that clubhouse dynamic?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's huge, And I think it's one of those

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<v Speaker 2>things that has kind of been lost the last few

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<v Speaker 2>years is they try to look at everything as a

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<v Speaker 2>number and as a how do we slot this guy

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<v Speaker 2>and how we sought that guy in and the club

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<v Speaker 2>the clubhouse, just personalities and the atmosphere is such a

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<v Speaker 2>big X factor that when you look at these teams winning,

0:11:42.960 --> 0:11:45.520
<v Speaker 2>you can tell the teammates that love being around each

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<v Speaker 2>other and love going to the field every day and

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<v Speaker 2>having guys like Cold in there and like Adam Jones

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<v Speaker 2>and Chris Davis, these guys that could just make it

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<v Speaker 2>easier over one sixty two game season, regardless of how

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<v Speaker 2>good or bad you're doing, it just makes it easier

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<v Speaker 2>to go to the ballpark. You have more fun and

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<v Speaker 2>you just you. It helps you to remind you that

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<v Speaker 2>we're here playing a kids game and at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, just go out there, have fun, do

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<v Speaker 2>what you do best, and at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody will ever say anything bad about you because you're

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<v Speaker 2>just out there doing the best you can and you

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start starting pitching, and this stat snuck up on

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<v Speaker 1>me a little bit. But the last six games, the

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<v Speaker 1>rotation ERI is two seven to three. Now that includes

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<v Speaker 1>an opener, but I have three quality starts in six games,

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<v Speaker 1>which is really five. You can't count it opener. You're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna get the quality start. So that's a start

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<v Speaker 1>of something here. You need much more than that. But

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<v Speaker 1>boz is starting to go bradish to twenty two era,

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<v Speaker 1>last four, really good, yesterday, young all year. Now, who's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the fourth or fifth to really get

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<v Speaker 1>this thing? Humming?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I think that's kind of the key. I've

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<v Speaker 2>kind of mentioned before that when the starting rotation, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to see one time through the rotation everybody put up,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it's not a quality start, just a good

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<v Speaker 2>start to get the team off to a good start.

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<v Speaker 2>And they've kind of done that here the last six starts,

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<v Speaker 2>I think six six seven starts, it's been good getting

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<v Speaker 2>zero's up on the board, giving the offensive chance to

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<v Speaker 2>get into the game. And that's kind of what we

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<v Speaker 2>haven't seen over a stretch of six games so far

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<v Speaker 2>to this point in the season. And Kyle Bradis is

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<v Speaker 2>kind of turning into that ace that we thought and

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<v Speaker 2>he's been really really impressive his last four. He's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of giving you that stopper if they lose two or

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<v Speaker 2>three in a row with him starting, you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>he can jump start the starting rotation and get this

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<v Speaker 2>team back on track. It's been really impressive to watch,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think they're they're kind of getting into a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a group here, and I'd love to

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<v Speaker 2>see you continue another time through the rotation and then

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<v Speaker 2>from there you just never know. They can go on

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<v Speaker 2>a three week stretch of really really good starts.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeh, Steve, you got the stat up right there. Kyle Bradish,

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<v Speaker 3>over his last four starts, he's been unbelievable. And even

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<v Speaker 3>when you look at it from a season perspective, prior

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<v Speaker 3>to this four game stretch getting ERA over five, now

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<v Speaker 3>his ERA is in the threes, which is really really

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<v Speaker 3>great to see. And like you were saying, Brad Bradish

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<v Speaker 3>when he's going well like he is now, he is

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<v Speaker 3>one of those guys you expect the Orioles to win

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<v Speaker 3>every time he goes out. And yesterday was a pitchers

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<v Speaker 3>duel early on in that game, and look, when Bradish

0:14:17.120 --> 0:14:18.959
<v Speaker 3>gave up the home run, you're thinking, oh my gosh,

0:14:19.000 --> 0:14:22.360
<v Speaker 3>one to nothing against McClanahan, and the offense is really scuffling,

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<v Speaker 3>like they might be done at this point, but the

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<v Speaker 3>Orioles were able to continue to battle. Bradish was able

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<v Speaker 3>to give them length, giving them his third quality start

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<v Speaker 3>in his last four outings. Like you said, Shane Bose,

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<v Speaker 3>he is definitely trending in a positive direction. Brandon Young

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<v Speaker 3>has been rock steady. Now it's just about getting Trevor Rodgers, right,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's got to be the big thing. And look,

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<v Speaker 3>we haven't had an update on Dean Kramer in a while,

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<v Speaker 3>but maybe we see him come back in the month

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<v Speaker 3>of June. I know, the last time Michael IIAs talked

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<v Speaker 3>about that that was the end of April set several

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<v Speaker 3>weeks at that point.

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<v Speaker 4>But Kramer this point, and you know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's high highs and low lows, but you know, as

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<v Speaker 3>Era is always going to be around four at the

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<v Speaker 3>end of the season, and I think that that would

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<v Speaker 3>be a welcome addition at this point to the staff.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we hadn't mentioned Chris Bassett, who obviously can

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<v Speaker 1>be pitching a little better and was expected to. So

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<v Speaker 1>the rotation looked like it was potential plus here an

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<v Speaker 1>opening day and so we haven't seen that, but maybe

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<v Speaker 1>in the last week we had and so Trevor Rodgers

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<v Speaker 1>getting it goen would be big. There were some things

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<v Speaker 1>to like from that last start and not like so

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<v Speaker 1>we were saying on the show the other day. Hard

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<v Speaker 1>to read into what exactly is going to happen here,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe he turned the corner. And so I do

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<v Speaker 1>give the Orioles points for resiliency, and no one is

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<v Speaker 1>selling three and one as they turned the season around.

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<v Speaker 1>Not close to that. But if you're going to turn

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<v Speaker 1>the season around, it has to start with something like

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<v Speaker 1>three and one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know what, Steve two. Watching the game initially,

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Palmer made a great point that I had to

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<v Speaker 2>know this. He talked about Ali Rutchman holding his target

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit longer, and after hearing him bringing up

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<v Speaker 2>that point, I'm thinking of the starters. Kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>struggle was pitched strike one and Kyle Braddish especially was

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<v Speaker 2>really struggling with strike one. Ali Rushman is really holding

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<v Speaker 2>his target longer, which was kind of what guys did

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<v Speaker 2>when I was playing, and I love that. When they

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<v Speaker 2>started going to the sweep up motion, it got really

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<v Speaker 2>hard for me to kind of know where my target

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<v Speaker 2>is and what I'm trying to aim at. But these guys,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been really holding target just it's it's a very

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<v Speaker 2>it's a short period longer, but it's noticeably longer. And

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<v Speaker 2>I've been noticing Kyle braddis being able to get in

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<v Speaker 2>the zone, especially with his fastball super early in the counts,

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<v Speaker 2>and I really think that's been his turnarounds, just being

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<v Speaker 2>more aggressive of strike one, using his fastball to get ahead,

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<v Speaker 2>and then getting to his off speed pitches and yes

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<v Speaker 2>should I also noticed he kind of flipped his slider

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<v Speaker 2>and curveball usage from his last two stars, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's always so interesting as a player watching how

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<v Speaker 2>a guy is going to go and faces a team

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<v Speaker 2>two starts in a row, and what he does with

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff that's seen you within a week. There's no surprises,

0:17:03.240 --> 0:17:05.240
<v Speaker 2>there's not going to be anything that's thrown your way

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<v Speaker 2>that you haven't seen. But he flipped his curveball in

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<v Speaker 2>slider usage, and I thought that was really really amazing

0:17:10.400 --> 0:17:13.440
<v Speaker 2>yesterday to watch he kind of didn't abandon the slider,

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<v Speaker 2>but he didn't throw his first slider, I think until

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<v Speaker 2>the third or fourth inning, and then he used it

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<v Speaker 2>from there. But he threw almost double the amount of

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<v Speaker 2>curveballs he threw from the last start to yesterday's start,

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<v Speaker 2>and it really had them off balance. They were kind

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<v Speaker 2>of looking for the sweeper coming at him as a

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<v Speaker 2>left ear away and he was just throwing a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more twelve to six and it really kept them off

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<v Speaker 2>balanced that entire start.

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<v Speaker 3>In those type of situations, Brad, do you see that

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<v Speaker 3>as more advantage batter advantage pitcher?

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<v Speaker 4>Seeing someone that quick within a week.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta think it's advantage batter. I think just like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you see the shape. There's no the last start,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of get in your second and third at bat,

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<v Speaker 2>you've seen it all, and now it's like within a

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<v Speaker 2>week you maybe face three pitches I think five pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>in between his start, so you haven't seen a ton,

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<v Speaker 2>but you've seen everything. He threw a hunt over a

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<v Speaker 2>hundred pitches the last start, and he threw ninety something there,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just goes to show how good Kyle Bradish

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<v Speaker 2>can be with his stuff. It doesn't matter if you

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<v Speaker 2>face him back to back starts, it doesn't matter if

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<v Speaker 2>you've seen him three or four times that outing. He

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<v Speaker 2>just has. He has elite stuff, and his fastballs to me,

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<v Speaker 2>have just been the difference maker. His two seamen is

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<v Speaker 2>cutter cutter, four seamer as he calls it. The h

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<v Speaker 2>is really the difference maker to me because then he

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<v Speaker 2>gets his breaking ball and there's just you're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to do much damage.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, you know. I love a good pitcher's duel

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<v Speaker 1>McClanahan and Bradish. That is fun to watch, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course the craziness at the end was a different kind

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<v Speaker 1>of fun to watch. We almost got two games in

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<v Speaker 1>one day as the Orioles got an important victory on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday afternoon at Camden Yards. There is presented by Fan

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<v Speaker 1>Dole and okay, here's a little bit of an outside

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<v Speaker 1>the box nomination to hit one Taylor Ward. He's only

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<v Speaker 1>hit two all year, we know, But the pitcher he's

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<v Speaker 1>facing Tuesday night. Oh, by the way, Griffin Jacks. He

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<v Speaker 1>homered against at the Trap and if you remember, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a leadoff homer. It seemed to be a pitch

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<v Speaker 1>he was hunting because he was way out in front

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<v Speaker 1>of ninety six. It seemed that in his mind it

0:19:09.080 --> 0:19:11.359
<v Speaker 1>was like, if I get one here, I'm getting that

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<v Speaker 1>bad head out and I'm gonna drive one for a change.

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<v Speaker 1>And he did. And if he can do it, then

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he can do it more. We know his track

0:19:19.840 --> 0:19:23.560
<v Speaker 1>record says he can do it more. But it's just

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<v Speaker 1>strange to see a guy with thirty six homers have

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<v Speaker 1>just two. He's got one hundred games to go, so

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's getting thirty six this year. But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's only going to hit six or

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<v Speaker 1>eight either.

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<v Speaker 2>How about you guys, Yeah, I think at this point

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<v Speaker 2>with that many games left, I mean there, I can't

0:19:40.280 --> 0:19:43.679
<v Speaker 2>imagine twenty twenty five. You know, It's it's just hitters.

0:19:43.960 --> 0:19:47.200
<v Speaker 2>They get so hot and they get they go through stretches,

0:19:47.240 --> 0:19:50.440
<v Speaker 2>and I really think the wristhand when he got hit,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that ended up being really what has sat

0:19:52.720 --> 0:19:54.920
<v Speaker 2>this power to there's at this power to this point,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think he's being more aggressive, which tells me

0:19:57.359 --> 0:19:59.240
<v Speaker 2>that he's starting to get more of an idea of

0:19:59.280 --> 0:20:02.280
<v Speaker 2>what he's he's trying to drive. When you're seeing more pitches,

0:20:02.520 --> 0:20:04.360
<v Speaker 2>to me, it kind of you're trying to get more

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<v Speaker 2>into the count, trying to get pitches to maybe hit

0:20:06.119 --> 0:20:08.199
<v Speaker 2>the other way, just trying to get something that you

0:20:08.280 --> 0:20:11.120
<v Speaker 2>can get the offense kind of rolling. But when you're

0:20:11.160 --> 0:20:13.720
<v Speaker 2>going and hunting swing earlier in the count, that tells

0:20:13.760 --> 0:20:15.600
<v Speaker 2>me you have a better idea of what you're trying

0:20:15.600 --> 0:20:17.239
<v Speaker 2>to do to hit for more power. I think that

0:20:17.359 --> 0:20:19.520
<v Speaker 2>was when I was pitching, when I see guys swinging

0:20:19.520 --> 0:20:22.639
<v Speaker 2>early in the count, they're they're trying to go deep in.

0:20:22.720 --> 0:20:25.200
<v Speaker 2>When you're you get later in the count, they're more

0:20:25.200 --> 0:20:26.720
<v Speaker 2>willing to kind of take to hit the other way

0:20:26.840 --> 0:20:29.760
<v Speaker 2>or kind of hits what is pitched to them. But

0:20:29.760 --> 0:20:31.960
<v Speaker 2>when you're out there hunting earlier, that just goes to

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<v Speaker 2>tell me he's feeling better and he's really trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get out in front of pitches and kind of put

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<v Speaker 2>a good swing and a home run swing on pitches.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, We've talked a lot about Taylor Ward's season and

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<v Speaker 3>just how it's so bizarre.

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<v Speaker 4>Right even with him.

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<v Speaker 3>Slumping a little bit of late, he still hasn't on

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<v Speaker 3>base of over four hundred, which is fantastic. But this

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<v Speaker 3>is someone even if you throw out last year the

0:20:57.320 --> 0:21:00.520
<v Speaker 3>career best season with the thirty six homers, three of

0:21:00.560 --> 0:21:04.159
<v Speaker 3>his prior four seasons he had twenty three homers or more. So,

0:21:04.680 --> 0:21:07.280
<v Speaker 3>he has that in him and you're just waiting to

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<v Speaker 3>see it. But you're right, Brad, I feel like he

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<v Speaker 3>has been much more aggressive of laid and with him

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<v Speaker 3>changing that bandage er if you will, casing around his hand,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe that's kind of given him a little bit more

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<v Speaker 3>confidence as well. But those type of hand injuries, man,

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<v Speaker 3>they're just so serious and gosh, Jackson Holiday kind of

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<v Speaker 3>a perfect example. Obviously it's not a handmade injury with

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<v Speaker 3>Taylor Ward, but anytime a hitter takes a pitch off

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<v Speaker 3>his hand, man, I just can't even imagine, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>going back the next day continuing, you're taking four appats

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<v Speaker 3>a day swinging at a pitch that's ninety six ninety seven, Like,

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<v Speaker 3>oh my gosh, I can't even imagine that pain.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, So he hits one against Griffin Jacks last time.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see what he does here the rest of this series.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's an interesting note on Ward. He does not show

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<v Speaker 1>good batspeed, and he never has. Some peoples have said

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<v Speaker 1>to me, Steve, look at his bat speed this year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's in the lower four percent of major leagues. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year was in the lower fifteen percent. You get thirty

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<v Speaker 1>six homers with eighty five percent of major league hitters

0:22:12.880 --> 0:22:16.240
<v Speaker 1>possessing more bat speed last year. So that is not

0:22:16.720 --> 0:22:19.479
<v Speaker 1>his game. The record shows as that. So he can

0:22:19.560 --> 0:22:23.119
<v Speaker 1>hit homers without prolific batspeed. He's done it before. So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see if Taylor Ward can get one for the

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<v Speaker 1>Tim, we were talking before the show. You noted the

0:23:00.080 --> 0:23:04.960
<v Speaker 1>renovation for cedric moments. This is my mind a great

0:23:04.960 --> 0:23:08.600
<v Speaker 1>Oriole thirty thirty, the only oriol to ever do that,

0:23:08.680 --> 0:23:12.000
<v Speaker 1>by the way, with all the great stave ad and

0:23:12.040 --> 0:23:14.480
<v Speaker 1>a guy was demoted at one time to double A

0:23:14.920 --> 0:23:17.639
<v Speaker 1>and I went and interviewed him that year in Bowie

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<v Speaker 1>and he looked me in the eye and said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to be back. I promise you I'm straightening some

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<v Speaker 1>things out. And he came back to be thirty thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is a special guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Just an unbelievable story. When you think about that, Steve.

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<v Speaker 3>This is someone that came up at the end of

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<v Speaker 3>the twenty eighteen season. It was so cool seeing that

0:23:37.240 --> 0:23:40.480
<v Speaker 3>tribute video that the Orioles did for him, and remember

0:23:40.520 --> 0:23:43.320
<v Speaker 3>Adam Jones letting him lead the team out of the

0:23:43.400 --> 0:23:46.880
<v Speaker 3>dugout and obviously him taking over center field from Adam

0:23:46.960 --> 0:23:50.440
<v Speaker 3>and Adam of course ack of an Oriole himself, but said,

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<v Speaker 3>you's think of the just the defensive plays.

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<v Speaker 4>That he made.

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<v Speaker 8>I know the game in Seattle, Brad, you're on the

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<v Speaker 8>call of that one where he's robing the holme and

0:24:00.640 --> 0:24:02.760
<v Speaker 8>then he's hitting the go ahead home run, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>at the bottom half through the top half of the

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<v Speaker 8>next inning.

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<v Speaker 4>This was someone that.

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<v Speaker 3>Was there throughout the entire rebuild, right like right at

0:24:11.960 --> 0:24:15.200
<v Speaker 3>the end of the teardown of eighteen and then having

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<v Speaker 3>the thirty thirty season in twenty one, and then part

0:24:18.440 --> 0:24:21.440
<v Speaker 3>of the rebirth where the team winning one hundred and

0:24:21.480 --> 0:24:24.879
<v Speaker 3>one games in twenty twenty three. Cedric Mullins was a

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<v Speaker 3>humongous part of all of that and absolutely deserve that

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<v Speaker 3>standing ill yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was great to see anytime a guy comes

0:24:34.760 --> 0:24:37.159
<v Speaker 2>back that spent that much time and I mean his

0:24:37.240 --> 0:24:39.640
<v Speaker 2>story with you know, talking about him getting sent down

0:24:39.720 --> 0:24:42.239
<v Speaker 2>was almost the trajectory that that whole thing went on.

0:24:42.320 --> 0:24:45.920
<v Speaker 2>It's you had you know eighteen happened and the struggles

0:24:45.960 --> 0:24:48.600
<v Speaker 2>that just kind of happened of the whole organization for

0:24:48.680 --> 0:24:51.640
<v Speaker 2>that five six year period. But then he's back there

0:24:51.960 --> 0:24:53.439
<v Speaker 2>being one of the key parts of the team that

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<v Speaker 2>wins the division one hundred games. It's just it's a

0:24:55.680 --> 0:24:58.000
<v Speaker 2>great story. And that that call in Seattle, that was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the coolest things I've seen. I know, I

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<v Speaker 2>had known said just he was a guy that came

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<v Speaker 2>up all the time and got defensive innings when Buck

0:25:05.760 --> 0:25:07.119
<v Speaker 2>was the manager and I was on the team, and

0:25:07.119 --> 0:25:09.320
<v Speaker 2>we had always heard about him. This kid could play

0:25:09.440 --> 0:25:11.480
<v Speaker 2>great defense. They were just wondering when the offense was

0:25:11.480 --> 0:25:13.960
<v Speaker 2>going to come around. But just being there on that

0:25:14.000 --> 0:25:16.400
<v Speaker 2>call and having him come lit in that game late,

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<v Speaker 2>makes an unbelievable catch to save the game, then goes

0:25:18.920 --> 0:25:20.720
<v Speaker 2>out hits a home run. He had a home run

0:25:20.760 --> 0:25:22.760
<v Speaker 2>foul in that at bat, and then hit a home

0:25:22.840 --> 0:25:24.919
<v Speaker 2>run fair in the same pat I was like, I

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<v Speaker 2>was at shock and I felt bad. I kind of

0:25:27.920 --> 0:25:29.960
<v Speaker 2>jumped over Kevin when I was like yelling in the mic.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just it was just cool. It was it

0:25:31.880 --> 0:25:34.320
<v Speaker 2>was such a as a baseball fan my whole life

0:25:34.520 --> 0:25:36.480
<v Speaker 2>watching something like that happen and getting to be on

0:25:36.520 --> 0:25:38.840
<v Speaker 2>that call in a big series out there in Seattle

0:25:38.840 --> 0:25:41.359
<v Speaker 2>against a team that was really good. We saw unbelievable

0:25:41.400 --> 0:25:43.680
<v Speaker 2>starting pitching from Seattle, and for said to go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and just do that, it was just kind of

0:25:45.160 --> 0:25:47.760
<v Speaker 2>like it was just a cool full circle thing watching

0:25:47.840 --> 0:25:49.280
<v Speaker 2>him in the minor leagues and then getting to be

0:25:49.359 --> 0:25:51.520
<v Speaker 2>on the call when he's one of the bigger names

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<v Speaker 2>on the team, and just it was a great story.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was great to see him get his due

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday at Camdon Yards and get a great standing ovation because,

0:25:58.160 --> 0:26:00.359
<v Speaker 2>like you said, he was really really good Oriol And

0:26:00.359 --> 0:26:02.280
<v Speaker 2>to hear the fact that he was the only thirty

0:26:02.280 --> 0:26:05.040
<v Speaker 2>to thirty player in Oriel's history, it's just kind of

0:26:05.080 --> 0:26:07.360
<v Speaker 2>mind blown, like you said, with I mean multiple Hall

0:26:07.359 --> 0:26:09.880
<v Speaker 2>of Famers and just unbelievable players that have come through

0:26:09.880 --> 0:26:12.400
<v Speaker 2>Baltimore that he's the only one with that stat. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just it was great to see him out the Yeshay

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<v Speaker 2>and get that ovation like he did, because he really

0:26:15.880 --> 0:26:17.120
<v Speaker 2>did deserve something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I think of a character integrity class. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>I think I want to think of Cedric. He as

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of a team. You hope your team is good,

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:29.200
<v Speaker 1>and he won a lot of games, obviously. I think secondarily,

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<v Speaker 1>you hope you have a bunch of good guys who

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<v Speaker 1>represent your team in town. Well, Cedric Mullins did it

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<v Speaker 1>beautifully for many years, so said, welcome back to Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>Brad shang Bos goes Tuesday night for the Orioles. It

0:27:05.400 --> 0:27:07.880
<v Speaker 1>looks like knocking on wood here for him. He's turned

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:10.800
<v Speaker 1>the corner a bit. Are you seeing signs of that?

0:27:11.880 --> 0:27:14.840
<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Absolutely, I think he's looking more like the pitcher

0:27:14.840 --> 0:27:16.600
<v Speaker 2>they hope they signed, and that they signed to an

0:27:16.640 --> 0:27:20.480
<v Speaker 2>extension here these last few starts, just giving them length

0:27:20.520 --> 0:27:23.160
<v Speaker 2>and giving them just unbelievable outings. He's been He's been

0:27:23.200 --> 0:27:25.760
<v Speaker 2>really good and it's been fun. To watch. It's been

0:27:26.320 --> 0:27:28.320
<v Speaker 2>kind of impressive to watch him kind of just flip

0:27:28.359 --> 0:27:31.040
<v Speaker 2>the script on his season these last few starts. Hopefully,

0:27:31.400 --> 0:27:33.760
<v Speaker 2>obviously you hope he can continue this stretch he's on,

0:27:33.920 --> 0:27:36.160
<v Speaker 2>but it's a picture that they hoped and I hope

0:27:36.200 --> 0:27:38.159
<v Speaker 2>to see him go out there again tonight. It's not

0:27:38.280 --> 0:27:40.360
<v Speaker 2>easy task. Like we talked about, Braddis did a great

0:27:40.400 --> 0:27:43.280
<v Speaker 2>job facing the same team twice. He has the added

0:27:43.280 --> 0:27:46.560
<v Speaker 2>pressure of facing former teammates and his former team now

0:27:46.600 --> 0:27:48.960
<v Speaker 2>two starts in a row. So it's definitely a tough

0:27:49.000 --> 0:27:51.239
<v Speaker 2>challenge tonight against a team that didn't score a lot

0:27:51.240 --> 0:27:53.040
<v Speaker 2>of runs against the starter last night, a team that

0:27:53.200 --> 0:27:55.439
<v Speaker 2>puts up runs and puts up good at bats. So

0:27:55.480 --> 0:27:58.359
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a really fun challenge. And I always

0:27:58.359 --> 0:28:00.600
<v Speaker 2>love seeing guys get a challenge like this really step

0:28:00.680 --> 0:28:02.439
<v Speaker 2>up to the occasion. It would be great to see

0:28:02.640 --> 0:28:04.080
<v Speaker 2>that as go out there tonight and just do what

0:28:04.119 --> 0:28:07.240
<v Speaker 2>he did last week. And at the TRUP he.

0:28:07.280 --> 0:28:09.920
<v Speaker 3>Was fantastic, and that started against the Trump. I believe

0:28:09.960 --> 0:28:12.960
<v Speaker 3>he only gave up two hits there. But that's kind

0:28:12.960 --> 0:28:15.440
<v Speaker 3>of an added layer with it, Brad. When you think

0:28:15.520 --> 0:28:18.520
<v Speaker 3>of former teammates and like they kind of know the

0:28:18.560 --> 0:28:21.480
<v Speaker 3>ins and outs with you as a pitcher as well.

0:28:21.520 --> 0:28:25.400
<v Speaker 3>Like it's kind of an interesting dynamic there too, going

0:28:25.480 --> 0:28:28.080
<v Speaker 3>up against your former team as a pitcher even more so.

0:28:28.480 --> 0:28:31.720
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely. I think Ben McDonald talked about that last

0:28:31.760 --> 0:28:33.560
<v Speaker 2>week on the broadcast. He just said, it's not easy

0:28:33.600 --> 0:28:36.040
<v Speaker 2>your first time, so it'll be interesting if like the

0:28:36.080 --> 0:28:38.600
<v Speaker 2>emotions are kind of gone and like he got that

0:28:38.640 --> 0:28:40.000
<v Speaker 2>first one out of the way, if he goes out

0:28:40.040 --> 0:28:41.880
<v Speaker 2>and who knows, he could be even more dominant this time.

0:28:41.920 --> 0:28:45.160
<v Speaker 2>It's just it's definitely tough facing your former team and

0:28:45.280 --> 0:28:47.920
<v Speaker 2>those guys know everything about you. The pitching coaches are

0:28:47.960 --> 0:28:50.760
<v Speaker 2>still there. All the analytics and the data is all there.

0:28:50.800 --> 0:28:53.680
<v Speaker 2>They've seen this guy multiple times. He was a minor

0:28:53.760 --> 0:28:55.640
<v Speaker 2>league guy with the Race too, I believe, so it's

0:28:56.000 --> 0:28:59.000
<v Speaker 2>they He was there his entire career. So it's going

0:28:59.040 --> 0:29:01.240
<v Speaker 2>to be a challenge tonight for sure. And the Race

0:29:01.240 --> 0:29:03.560
<v Speaker 2>team has been hot. They beat him yesterday and hopefully

0:29:03.640 --> 0:29:05.239
<v Speaker 2>can go out and they can take the series and

0:29:05.280 --> 0:29:09.000
<v Speaker 2>look for sweep tomorrow. And it's just one of those

0:29:09.120 --> 0:29:12.719
<v Speaker 2>huge opportunities I feel like, to finally carry the momentum

0:29:12.800 --> 0:29:15.160
<v Speaker 2>of a big win into today and kind of just

0:29:15.560 --> 0:29:17.960
<v Speaker 2>grasp the season and kind of turn it around here.

0:29:18.160 --> 0:29:19.560
<v Speaker 2>You know, you just never know what can happen if

0:29:19.560 --> 0:29:20.280
<v Speaker 2>they can win tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, is this finally the time for Birdland to make

0:29:25.240 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 1>the run you've been waiting on for weeks? You know,

0:29:27.920 --> 0:29:29.800
<v Speaker 1>you think about the Oriols and the Rays. It should

0:29:29.880 --> 0:29:31.920
<v Speaker 1>be too too. The O's let a game get away.

0:29:32.080 --> 0:29:33.880
<v Speaker 1>They got blown out in that first game at the

0:29:33.920 --> 0:29:35.760
<v Speaker 1>trop but then they were down a run at the

0:29:35.880 --> 0:29:39.800
<v Speaker 1>very end of the game, lost by three Tuesday night. Wednesday,

0:29:39.880 --> 0:29:42.000
<v Speaker 1>should have won up by two in the athletic get

0:29:42.040 --> 0:29:45.400
<v Speaker 1>away and did win on Monday. So they've really been

0:29:45.480 --> 0:29:48.640
<v Speaker 1>good games here since the first few innings of the

0:29:48.680 --> 0:29:51.920
<v Speaker 1>first game. Os and Rays and Tim. That would be

0:29:51.960 --> 0:29:53.200
<v Speaker 1>an uplifting series win.

0:29:54.440 --> 0:29:55.480
<v Speaker 4>That's all you're looking for.

0:29:55.840 --> 0:29:59.040
<v Speaker 3>It's what we were saying Sunday, Like, it was far

0:29:59.080 --> 0:30:01.440
<v Speaker 3>from a pretty series against the Tigers, but you took

0:30:01.440 --> 0:30:03.160
<v Speaker 3>two of three. Now you got to find a way

0:30:03.200 --> 0:30:07.120
<v Speaker 3>to split today tomorrow that way win another series and

0:30:07.120 --> 0:30:09.160
<v Speaker 3>then the Blue Jays come to town for four, find

0:30:09.200 --> 0:30:12.640
<v Speaker 3>a way to at least split that series. Like they

0:30:12.760 --> 0:30:15.280
<v Speaker 3>just got to start stacking series wins that they've only

0:30:15.280 --> 0:30:17.720
<v Speaker 3>won back to back series just once all year.

0:30:17.960 --> 0:30:19.760
<v Speaker 4>They have a chance to make it too tonight.

0:30:20.480 --> 0:30:22.160
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, real, go ahead, Brad.

0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:24.040
<v Speaker 2>I was just gonna say, at this point, it's like,

0:30:24.880 --> 0:30:27.440
<v Speaker 2>throw pretty wins out the win as a win at

0:30:27.440 --> 0:30:29.400
<v Speaker 2>this point, and like, I mean that win, the runs

0:30:29.440 --> 0:30:31.520
<v Speaker 2>they scored early in that game. That kind of looked

0:30:31.520 --> 0:30:33.600
<v Speaker 2>like those defense a little bit there early in this season,

0:30:33.600 --> 0:30:36.680
<v Speaker 2>throwing balls in the dugout, making errors, given extra bases,

0:30:36.960 --> 0:30:38.880
<v Speaker 2>and the orders took advantage of it. So it's kind of,

0:30:39.080 --> 0:30:41.880
<v Speaker 2>who knows, maybe that kind of is shifting their luck

0:30:41.920 --> 0:30:44.040
<v Speaker 2>a little bit. And at this point, it's pretty wins

0:30:44.080 --> 0:30:46.160
<v Speaker 2>don't matter. It's all about getting w's and just like

0:30:46.200 --> 0:30:48.240
<v Speaker 2>you said, stacking series wins series wins.

0:30:48.400 --> 0:30:50.200
<v Speaker 1>It's a good point. Rays haven't had a four ERA

0:30:50.320 --> 0:30:53.240
<v Speaker 1>games since twenty twenty one. That was also against the Orioles.

0:30:53.520 --> 0:30:56.000
<v Speaker 1>Oh by the way, and again knock on wood here,

0:30:56.200 --> 0:31:00.000
<v Speaker 1>there haven't been a lot of defensive meltdowns or missed

0:31:00.280 --> 0:31:02.440
<v Speaker 1>There have been a few. The p Alonzo played the

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<v Speaker 1>other day comes to mind, but the Orioles are starting

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<v Speaker 1>to slowly clean it up on the D. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>see how the series plays out. Hope you enjoy it

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<v Speaker 1>oriole fans at the yard, Ozen raised, and then Toronto

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<v Speaker 1>in for the rest of the homestead. We will be

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<v Speaker 1>back soon with another edition of Birdland Territory.