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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Kylee Forber and welcome to The Philly Show.

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Speaker 2: Rubin Tomorrow Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd Zelecki. It's the Philly Show.

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Speaker 2: It's Friday, January thirtieth, twenty twenty six. Guys, who's better

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Speaker 2: the Phillies or the Mets. Oh, Phillies won the division

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Speaker 2: last year by thirteen games, but the Mets won the

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Speaker 2: off season. And we know Pennance are always won in

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Speaker 2: the off season, always every year. So yeah, we thought

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Speaker 2: exactly right. So we thought we would spend today's show

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Speaker 2: because there's a lot of angst I think in Philly.

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Speaker 2: I think it was just a lot of interest in

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Speaker 2: how much better have the Mets gotten, how much have

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Speaker 2: they improved compared to the Phillies. Phillies running it back

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Speaker 2: arguably depends who you talk to. We talk to fans,

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Speaker 2: and most people they'd say either running it back Philly

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Speaker 2: is a point. I we got a couple of new faces,

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Speaker 2: new center field or new right fielder, however you want

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Speaker 2: to look at it. But let's you guys have any

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Speaker 2: thoughts on this right off the top of your head,

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna throw some numbers out at you guys. Well,

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Speaker 2: for fangrafts war. Everybody loves fangrass war. They do these projections.

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Speaker 2: The Mats are now fourth in Major League Baseball and

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Speaker 2: projected war for twenty twenty six. The Phillies are seventh. Oh,

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Speaker 2: that doesn't really.

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Speaker 3: Mean that's the old Pakoda that's the right number that

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Speaker 3: it is ever so accurate.

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Speaker 2: The Royd g biv.

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Speaker 1: Yes, Bill Pakota or Biff pok Ova.

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Speaker 4: Boom Bill always think it's the most silliest thing ever

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Speaker 4: when you look at an iPad and you say, okay,

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Speaker 4: we this is the team, this is the twenty six players,

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Speaker 4: and this is what's projected to be correct.

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Speaker 3: This is the number of wins they're going to have.

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Speaker 3: It's the biggest joke of all time.

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Speaker 2: Ruben, where do you stand on Pakoda projections? Jeezus. But

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Speaker 2: it's a little just it's a little reference point. It

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Speaker 2: injects a little bit of dialogue into the off season

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Speaker 2: as spring training approaches, you know, but we got to

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Speaker 2: be careful what we say today, guys, because you never

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Speaker 2: know who's listening up in New York.

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Speaker 5: The New York Post did a whole story about the

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Speaker 5: Philly Show about a week and a half ago, about

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Speaker 5: our comments following the Boba Schett heists, as Jim called it,

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Speaker 5: the Luftonza heist.

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Speaker 2: At Look, what they don't.

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Speaker 1: Know is they just woke up to us because Ruben

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Speaker 1: crushes the Mets all the time.

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Speaker 2: Well here, well here he goes.

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Speaker 6: There I lived it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you were there. You lived it. So who is

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Speaker 2: better the Mets or the Phillies. That's what we're going

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Speaker 2: to be talking about today. Uh let's I'm gonna do

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Speaker 2: a real quick recap Phillies. What they do this offseason.

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Speaker 2: Schwarber resigned j T Real Mutel, They signed Brad Keller,

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Speaker 2: Adolis Garcia. They traded for Jonathan Bolan, Cale Bachis, Zach

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Speaker 2: popp Is on a major league deal, out Rangers score

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Speaker 2: as Matt Strom, Harrison Vader, Jordan Romano, and not yet

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Speaker 2: but he will be. List of Phillies have a change

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Speaker 2: of heart, Nick Castianos The Mets, of course, their additions Boba, Shad,

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Speaker 2: Freddie peerul To, Marcus Simon, Lewis, Robert Jr. Hore Polanco,

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Speaker 2: Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, Out, Pete Alonzo, Brandon Nimo, Edwin Diaz,

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Speaker 2: Jeff McNeil, Tyler, Rogers, Ryan Helsley, What do you think

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Speaker 2: of that?

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Speaker 6: A lot of bodies out, a lot of bodies in.

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Speaker 3: I was the only comment that I want one of

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Speaker 3: the comments that I will make about that. Yes, I

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Speaker 3: gotta to commend David Stearns. Obviously was not working for them. Uh,

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Speaker 3: they needed to make change. I sort of agree with

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Speaker 6: They they did not have the right mojo.

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Speaker 3: And whether you like Nimo and McNeil and Alonso and

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Speaker 3: Edwin Diaz, it just didn't work for them. Regardless of

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Speaker 3: for them. And you got to commend David Stearns for

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Speaker 3: making the changes. Are they going to be better because

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Speaker 3: of it? No idea, the Pakoda says it. I don't

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Speaker 3: necessarily believe that that's, you know, going to happen. But

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Speaker 6: You know the simeon will he bounce back?

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Speaker 3: You know what kind of years Polanco go to a

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Speaker 3: playing first base every day. I mean, there's all types

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Speaker 3: and I think the pitching is still an issue for

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Speaker 1: I mean, they added some offense in Barba Schett. I

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Speaker 1: loved that pickup. We would have loved him if he

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Speaker 1: was here, or loved that pickup if the Phillies could

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Speaker 1: have closed that deal. But you know, but the Mets

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Speaker 1: also subtracted some offense and Pete Alonso, who you know,

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Speaker 1: helped them score a lot of runs over the years.

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Speaker 1: So Bashette and Alonzo where I think I'm interested to

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Speaker 1: see what happens is in the bullpen because they lost

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Speaker 1: Dias Off a great year. Rogers pitched well, and you know,

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Speaker 1: they bring in two guys from the Yankees, Weaver and

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Speaker 1: Devin Williams, who struggled in the Bronx last year. So

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Speaker 1: they bring him two Yankee guys. You know, I could

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Speaker 1: conceivably see them taking a step back in the bullpen,

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Speaker 1: and we know how important bullpens are. A lot of

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Speaker 1: depth in the rotation but you know, until they just

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Speaker 1: to depend on uh, you know, we let Nolan McLain,

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Speaker 1: he looked awfully good last year. Does he take a

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Speaker 1: you know, a step forward towards solidifying a spot this

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Speaker 1: youngster Jonah Tong. I don't know if he's gonna be

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Speaker 1: in the big leagues right away, but certainly an awful

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Speaker 1: lot of ability. Probably getting ahead of things a little

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Speaker 1: bit todd here because I know you want to match

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Speaker 1: up things, but I still think that rotation Phillies, if

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Speaker 1: the Phillies rotation, if all that question marks come back,

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Speaker 1: you know in the affirmative, I think they have a

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Speaker 1: better rotation, and that's why I might give them the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so we're gonna gett We're gonna go positioned by

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Speaker 2: position here. But first I want to say, we're so

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Speaker 2: We appreciate your support. All right, let's get rolling here,

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Speaker 2: let's jump right into it. We're gonna go position by

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Speaker 2: a big group Catcher Francisco Alvarez or JT. Real Muto.

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Speaker 2: Francisco Alvarez had an interesting year last year. He got

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Speaker 2: playing so poorly offensively and defensively. Confidence was shot. They

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Speaker 2: July bat at two seventy six eight home runs nine

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Speaker 2: have him as a Mets Catchers as a whole four

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Speaker 2: Torrens is going to be Alvarez's backup. What so you

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Speaker 2: guys think, Catcher, who do you give the edge to?

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Speaker 1: Who do you give it to?

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Speaker 6: I give it to the Phillies.

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Speaker 3: I go to the Philly because you experience It's not

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Speaker 3: just about the numbers here, It's about the experience and

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Speaker 3: the ability to run a run a staff.

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Speaker 6: I got JT. Uh uh flying colors over Francisco Alvarez.

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Speaker 2: I guess, I just I just believe so much in

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Speaker 2: the importance of JT to this pitching staff correct and

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Speaker 2: you know some of the metrics say, you know that

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Speaker 2: a number on it, obviously, right, because that's why the

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Speaker 2: Phillies in the in the inreal Muto were at such

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Speaker 2: an impasse for the longest time. But he is so

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Speaker 2: incredibly valued now. Alvarez better offensive catcher, you know, no

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Speaker 2: doubt about it. But I think JT just brings so

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Speaker 1: I agree, I think j T completes the Phillies pitching staff.

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Speaker 1: I have broken this rivalry down position by a position

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Speaker 2: All right, there we go, There we go. So let's

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Speaker 2: move up the first base line to first base. You've

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Speaker 2: got Horge Polanco versus Bryce Harper. Polanco is going to

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Speaker 2: he did play shorts, He's played a ton of shortstop,

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Speaker 2: don't know, you know, I assume he can go over

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Speaker 2: you're going up against one of the best players Hall

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Speaker 2: of Famer. You know, I think any any any GM

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Speaker 1: Plant This is you know, we're within what a couple

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Speaker 1: That's right, And I give the edge to the Phillies there.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt about it. Okay, So second base, this

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Speaker 2: very interesting second base. You have Marcus Simeon versus Bryce

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Speaker 2: and Stott Simeon. He was third for al MVP in

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Speaker 2: when the Rangers won the World Series. The last two years,

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Speaker 2: he has been a below average offensive player, elite defender,

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Speaker 2: After the All Star break last season, Marcus Simon batted

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Speaker 2: He's thirty five batted a combined two thirty four six

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Speaker 2: Bryce and Scott had a really nice second half last

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Speaker 2: year more than you know. Also a very good defender.

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Speaker 2: So who do you get the edge to you there? Guys?

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Speaker 1: Tough one good. I struggled with this one, like you said,

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Speaker 1: both very good defender. Stott's a heck of a defender,

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Speaker 1: and I like the chemistry he has with Trey Turner

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Speaker 1: up the Meddle. I also liked that eight to fifty

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Speaker 1: the light a little bit last year Bryson Stott, remember

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Speaker 1: we had Kevin Longhan. He said he had that conversation

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Speaker 1: with him, said, do you want to do thirty your

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Speaker 1: whole life? And Stott really started making some adjustments and

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Speaker 1: got it going together. I like Simeon. He's a couple

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Speaker 1: of years removed from that great season. I'm going to

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Speaker 1: give Scott the edge a little bit, younger legs, and

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Speaker 1: I like the second half and have some faith that

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Speaker 1: I thought this was was a tough one.

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Speaker 6: Todd what he got.

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Speaker 1: And they're both both Bowman and Bashett are entering their

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Speaker 2: Draw about you, Jim.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Turner had Turner. Yeah, this really this is a

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Speaker 6: I got I got the phillies on this one. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: One, slight edge of the Yeah, I like it.

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Speaker 1: I broke it down outfield versus outfield. Okay, So I

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Speaker 2: This is an interesting one. Louise Robert R. Versus Justin Crawford. Now,

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna give the edge to Luis Robert Junior only

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Speaker 2: get him out of that hellscape of Chicago with no

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Speaker 1: Here In this one, and we know you're not a

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Speaker 1: But I think you're gonna get a lot of effort

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you got you gotta get on the field here,

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Speaker 2: This is an easy this is a he's a no brainer.

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Speaker 1: So in terms of offense, offensive production, putting runs on

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Speaker 3: Greed, Yeah he's I mean, he's like if you're talking

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Speaker 6: This is a no brainer.

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Speaker 1: And as though he ain't ever getting comfortable, he's been

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Speaker 3: And this is a no brainer.

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Speaker 2: Zach Wheeler, Andrew Painter, Taiwan Walker, Fangrafts War projections. Gotta

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Speaker 2: throw those out there. Philly's rotation fifteen point eight, Mets

432
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Speaker 2: twelve point three, So a big edge to the Phillies

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Speaker 2: rotation via fangrafs war. I would have to agree with

434
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Speaker 2: Fangrafts for war, and also the old fashioned eye test

435
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Speaker 2: and just watching these guys pitch. I mean, especially if

436
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Speaker 2: Zach Wheeler comes back and the talk about him is

437
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,840
Speaker 2: so weirdly like upbeat and positive, it's almost kind of like,

438
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Speaker 2: can it possibly be the doing he'd be doing this well,

439
00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,119
Speaker 2: but yeah, everybody seems to be pretty upbeat about his

440
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Speaker 2: recovery so far.

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Speaker 3: I think if Wheeler's healthy, then it's it's clearly, clearly

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Speaker 3: an edge to the Phillies.

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Speaker 6: Now there's been some talk about Franbur Valdez. He has

444
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Speaker 6: not signed yet, There's talk about fran Ra Valdez coming

445
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Speaker 6: to the Mets.

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Speaker 3: I think depth wise, I think the Mets. I take

447
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Speaker 3: the the Mets. They've got better depth. But I would

448
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Speaker 3: say that just on paper right now. Again, we don't

449
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Speaker 3: win championships on paper, but right now, as a scout

450
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Speaker 3: and as an evaluator, I would see that the I

451
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Speaker 3: would say that the Phillies are have the edge here

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Speaker 3: in the rotation.

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Speaker 6: It's one of the strengths of the team.

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Speaker 3: And if it's not the strength of the team, then

455
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Speaker 3: they're in and a whole lot of shit.

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Speaker 1: You know, we talk about the acquisition of Peralta, we

457
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Speaker 1: talk about Zach Wheeler coming back healthy and doing Zach

458
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Speaker 1: Wheeler type things. Phillies still might have the best picture

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Speaker 1: on both teams, and that's Christopher Sanchez, who has in

460
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Speaker 1: the last two seasons, you know, vaulted right there to

461
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Speaker 1: number one status and has a chance I think this

462
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Speaker 1: season to really firm that uh lay ball up and

463
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Speaker 1: I expect him to because he you know, we talked

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Speaker 1: about Schwarber never comfortable, Sanchez never comfortable, great worth, work, ethic,

465
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Speaker 1: always getting better. I think he, you know, finished second

466
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Speaker 1: to Cy Young last year, twenty two quality starts to tie,

467
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Speaker 1: you know, tie for the major league lead. Uh not comfortable, power, fastball,

468
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Speaker 1: great change up, great pitching aptitude. I think we could

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Speaker 1: see another great season from from Christopher Sanchez. He might

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Speaker 1: be the best pitcher on on both staffs.

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Speaker 2: He's got that look about him, man, when he's just

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Speaker 2: in the clubhouse on the mound, looks like a stud pitch.

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Speaker 1: And Lozardo's really good, and Wheelers really good, and Panter's

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Speaker 1: got great ability if he ever puts it together.

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Speaker 2: Nolah's huge concerned.

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Speaker 3: About starts out of Lozardo, man, and he threw he

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Speaker 3: had a Cy Young worthy. You know he'd be in

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Speaker 3: that conversation too if he didn't get blown up a

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Speaker 3: couple of years.

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Speaker 6: Oh yeah, with those he's pitch tipping.

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Speaker 1: With those two starts. There were twenty earn runs in

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Speaker 1: those two games inane he added like a three point

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Speaker 1: zero three ra or something. If you take those out

484
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Speaker 1: and he's pitching for a contract. Great motivator, yep, and

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Speaker 1: he's a great kid.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I like the Phillies. I think the Freddie Peroulta acquisition

488
00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,480
Speaker 1: was a must for the Mets. I love this kid,

489
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Speaker 1: Nolan McClain, great talent. But I'll take the Phillies rotation,

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Speaker 1: you know, over the Mets. I just think it's a

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Speaker 1: better rotation. I think it's the strength of the Phillies team.

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Speaker 1: I mean, there's some question marks. Some things have to

493
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Speaker 1: go right, but you can say that about every team.

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Speaker 1: Things have to always go right for teams.

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Speaker 2: No doubt about it. All right, But let's finish up

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Speaker 2: with the bullpen. The Mets bullpen we mentioned at the top.

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Speaker 2: They added Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. They have a

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Speaker 2: j Minter Brooks, Raley Louis former Phil Luis Garcia, Wascar, Brazobah.

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Speaker 2: Phillies of course, a Jouan, Duran Alvarado, Jose Alvarado, Brad Keller,

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Speaker 2: Ryan Kirkan, Kennerbanks, Jonathan Bolan, Fangrafts war Phillies four point six,

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Speaker 2: Mets three point three. So the numbers like the Phillies,

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Speaker 2: but Ruben and Jim like the Phillies.

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Speaker 6: I like the Phillies.

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Speaker 3: I mean, I I you know Devin Williams, you know,

505
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Speaker 3: a few years back may have been a bigger difference,

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Speaker 3: but people have made some adjustments on him.

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Speaker 6: I know he finished the season off a little bit better.

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Speaker 3: With the Yankees, and he started obviously, he's really struggled

509
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Speaker 3: for a long time with the Yankees. I like Gironduran.

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Speaker 3: I mean that Joan Duran's as good as it gets.

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Speaker 3: As far as the Closures are concerned, I'm I got

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Speaker 3: the Phillies, man. I like the fact that they added Keller.

513
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Speaker 3: I think that they have Alvarado was a big arm.

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Speaker 3: It will bounce back. I think he'll throw well. I

515
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Speaker 3: think Kirk Ring will bounce back after that tragedy in

516
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Speaker 3: the playoffs. And you know, Tenor Banks actually done a

517
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Speaker 3: nice job for really really good, solid job, very underrated.

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00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,440
Speaker 3: I like that combination of of of guys over the Mets.

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Speaker 3: But again, and you never know what's gonna happen during

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Speaker 3: the season, but u but as of right now, I'll

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Speaker 3: give the edge of the Phills.

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna give the edge to the Phillies as well,

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Speaker 1: because the Mets subtracted Diaz and the Phillies, you know,

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Speaker 1: they're they're they're you know, criticized for quote unquote running

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Speaker 1: it back just a couple of months, you know, with

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Speaker 1: into last season or with a couple of months to go.

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Speaker 1: They acquired Johann Duran. Johann Doran, and he's a difference maker,

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Speaker 1: and they're gonna happen the whole year, and they're gonna

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Speaker 1: have the whole year. So the subtraction of Diaz with

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Speaker 1: the late season, you know, trade deadline acquisition of of

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Speaker 1: Doran and having him the whole year, I think it's huge.

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Speaker 1: I think the Phillies know where they're going to go

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Speaker 1: in the ninth inning. It's not one of these years

534
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Speaker 1: where they're scratching their head. So coming right out of

535
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Speaker 1: the gate, they're gonna have guys slotting in.

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Speaker 6: Uh.

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Speaker 1: They're gonna know who's coming out there in the ninth

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Speaker 1: dinning and who's who's gonna slot in uh in front

539
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:13,240
Speaker 1: of him, and they got to do their jobs. Alvarado's

540
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:18,920
Speaker 1: big key. He's gonna come out firing Keller like that acquisition,

541
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Speaker 1: especially you know, in that seventh or eighth and see

542
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Speaker 1: what happens. But on paper, I have to give the

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Speaker 1: Phillies a bit of an edge there. Devin Williams a

544
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Speaker 1: question mark after what he did in Yankee Stadium last year.

545
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Speaker 1: And he's still in yank in you know, New York,

546
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Speaker 1: and that's tough. That's a cauldron up there. It's like

547
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Speaker 1: Philly when things are going bad. New York's tough. When

548
00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:43,920
Speaker 1: things are going bad, Boston's tough. So he needs to

549
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Speaker 1: come out and established himself quickly. Devin Williams does, and

550
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Speaker 1: I think Johann Duran will And already has established himself

551
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Speaker 1: as an ass kicker in Philadelphia. Yeah, absolutely has.

552
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Speaker 2: I wasn't keeping track here, guys, but it feel like

553
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,920
Speaker 2: if we added, if we tallied up everybody's choices, it

554
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,000
Speaker 2: was maybe pretty I mean almost even. You know, Phillies

555
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:11,560
Speaker 2: versus Mets. In other words, it's not a lopsided as

556
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,520
Speaker 2: lopside is. Maybe some people think one way or the other.

557
00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,160
Speaker 2: Phillies are still a pretty good team, you know.

558
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:23,920
Speaker 3: Everything's are the Raining, are the Raining nationally champs. They

559
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,080
Speaker 3: got to be the crowned. I mean, you know, the

560
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:32,960
Speaker 3: people are chasing the Phillies. They won by over thirteen

561
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Speaker 3: games or whatever it was.

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Speaker 6: Nobody was close. I know Atlanta will have a much

563
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Speaker 6: better year this year.

564
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Speaker 3: They'll be healthier it'll make things very difficult, and they

565
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Speaker 3: could be.

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Speaker 6: They're going to be in the mix, There's no question

567
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Speaker 6: about it.

568
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,880
Speaker 3: They've got a lot of talent, and for their sake,

569
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Speaker 3: I'm sure they're hopeful that they're healthy. But it should

570
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 3: be a very interesting l east.

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Speaker 2: It should be. It's just so funny, Like you think

572
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:02,000
Speaker 2: back to the summer, right, and you know we were

573
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,480
Speaker 2: giving thumbs down to Luis Robert Junor. I don't think

574
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,800
Speaker 2: a lot of Phillies fans were excited about Louis Robert

575
00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 2: Junior when that was maybe a possibility. It's like, oh

576
00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:12,160
Speaker 2: my god, forget about it. This guy bring up justin Crawford.

577
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,440
Speaker 2: And then you fast forward a few months later, it's like,

578
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,760
Speaker 2: oh my god, justin Crawford, the Mets got Louise Robert Jr.

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Speaker 2: I mean, the guy is so talented. You know, it's

580
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:26,680
Speaker 2: just funny how some perspectives changed and perceptions change in

581
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Speaker 2: a few months with everything that has happened.

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Speaker 1: But you know who's got the better mascot?

583
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Speaker 3: Oh please don't be ridiculous.

584
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:47,040
Speaker 4: Why, I don't know, an embarrassment.

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Speaker 6: I also.

586
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Speaker 2: I also want to say this though, Uh, the Braves

587
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 2: should be pretty good. This year too, I think really

588
00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,600
Speaker 2: bounce back and and and so I don't want anybody

589
00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,240
Speaker 2: down in Atlanta going, oh, they're overlooking their braves. This

590
00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:02,280
Speaker 2: that's not what it is. It's just everybody up here

591
00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,360
Speaker 2: right now has been focused on the Mets so much,

592
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Speaker 2: especially after they stole Bobachette. You know. The feeling is

593
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Speaker 2: that they stole bobershet from the Phillies at.

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Speaker 3: The last and they basically took contrast in in in

595
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Speaker 3: off seasons, one team that basically jettisoned a bunch of

596
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Speaker 3: guys that had been there for many years, including McNeil,

597
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Speaker 3: Nimo and Alonso as well as h Das.

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Speaker 6: I mean there's four guys that were like core players

599
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Speaker 6: for them gone.

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Speaker 1: One team shook it up and one team.

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Speaker 3: One team they took the dice and they fired them,

602
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,080
Speaker 3: and the other team stayed stayed pretty consistent.

603
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Speaker 2: Absolutely. So there you go. Spring Training Pitchers and Catchers

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Speaker 2: is on February eleventh. And I tell you what, man,

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Speaker 2: the way the weather's been guys the last few days

606
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Speaker 2: that his soul sol sucking.

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00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:53,360
Speaker 6: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: Wait, so going down next week and I'm going down

609
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Speaker 3: again the following week.

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Speaker 2: So you're going you're him back down. All right?

611
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:06,040
Speaker 6: Oh yeah, oh god, I got lined for a reason.

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Speaker 2: Bro, isn't this weather just the worst raccoon?

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Speaker 6: Thank you? That's those glasses. I better start putting on

614
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,200
Speaker 6: a little sunscreen. I'm not listening to Schmidty enough.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you should listen to the Schmidt Well next time,

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Speaker 2: dow Hey, Before we go, I do want to send

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Speaker 2: my condolences to the great Philadelphia writer Dan McQuaid, who

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Speaker 2: passed away, uh this past week at age forty three.

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Speaker 2: Dan uh, you know he worked at dead Spin, Philly

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Speaker 2: mag You know, he worked all over the place. Defector,

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Speaker 2: a great, great guy back when like Twitter was like

622
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Speaker 2: at its peak, when it was so much fun to

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Speaker 2: be on. Guys like Dan McQuaid were so great and

624
00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,480
Speaker 2: like his spirit was amazing. He would reach He was

625
00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:55,080
Speaker 2: at the Phillies game years ago where the fanatic was

626
00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,160
Speaker 2: dressed up as Batman. He was supposed to drop in

627
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Speaker 2: from a helicopter. He's supposed to sky dive in, and

628
00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:02,680
Speaker 2: the wind was so bad, and so the fanatic is

629
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Speaker 2: hanging from this helicopter for like twenty five minutes, and

630
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,600
Speaker 2: Dan Baker had to stretch out this whole bit. And

631
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,839
Speaker 2: so Dan Baker's trying to stretch out this whole bit.

632
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:15,360
Speaker 2: It was absolutely hysterical as Dan Baker's trying to like, oh, no, fanatic,

633
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,839
Speaker 2: what are you going? You know he's doing this whole thing.

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Speaker 2: It was a great moment. Dan I always popping his head.

635
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Speaker 2: Every once in a while, Dan would talk about it.

636
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Speaker 2: But if you're not familiar with Dan's work, you've got

637
00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,080
Speaker 2: to go read the story he wrote in Philly magg

638
00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:33,160
Speaker 2: several years ago. He watched Rocky two the training montage.

639
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Speaker 2: It was like a minute long, and he was watching

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00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,520
Speaker 2: it and this is how his brain worked, and he said,

641
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,200
Speaker 2: I wonder because he saw these different parts of the city.

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00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,160
Speaker 2: So he went and he actually figured out if Rocky

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Speaker 2: actually ran this thirty second montage and the order it

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Speaker 2: was presented in the movie. It was like a thirty

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Speaker 2: mile run. It was so genius, so funny, so clever.

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Speaker 2: I'll put a link in the description, so if you're

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Speaker 2: watching this on YouTube, you can click the link and

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Speaker 2: read it, or if you're listening listening to us on

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Speaker 2: out that way. By my condolences to him, what a

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Speaker 2: what a great guy man, just one of the all

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Speaker 2: time a great Philly guy, great Philly guys. So yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 2: all right, guys. We will be back next week as

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Speaker 2: we gear up for more spring training talk. I might

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Speaker 2: have a few surprises next week. I don't know.

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Speaker 6: We might have some guests.

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Speaker 2: We might have some guests. We're working on it, all right.

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