WEBVTT - Jeff Fletcher talks SOARING Angels

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<v Speaker 1>I think, Ohapi and Netto, those are the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>I think most of the baseball world that ignores the

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<v Speaker 1>Angels or makes jokes about the Angels should pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to these guys. Those are definitely the core guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we're back with Jeff Fletcher. He covers the Angels

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<v Speaker 2>for the So Calm News group. He's joining us. Jeff,

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see you again, and also at this time,

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<v Speaker 2>it is great to have you on during a time

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<v Speaker 2>period where the Angels have won seven games in a row,

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<v Speaker 2>really resurrecting themselves from the burial ground, right, because this

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<v Speaker 2>is a team that obviously hasn't been good for years,

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<v Speaker 2>and so when you look at the start that they

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<v Speaker 2>were off to you and see them already what they

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<v Speaker 2>were in like the ten below five hundred ranger, Like

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<v Speaker 2>season's done, let's talk about some trade pips, talk about

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<v Speaker 2>next year, and then here they come. So how surprising

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<v Speaker 2>is this and what's happening?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I mean, first of all, I think if you

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<v Speaker 1>would have just if I'd have been in like a

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<v Speaker 1>coma for the first fifty games of the season and

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<v Speaker 1>then just woken up today and looked at the stats,

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<v Speaker 1>it would not be a surprise. I mean, there are

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<v Speaker 1>a game under five hundred. If you look at all

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<v Speaker 1>the individual players, like, nobody is really crazy out of

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<v Speaker 1>what you would expect. What's been weird is the way

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<v Speaker 1>they've gotten there. Because they started off eight and four,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's like, oh man, maybe they're really good. And then

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<v Speaker 1>for three and a half weeks they were horrendous. Everything

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<v Speaker 1>went wrong, everybody was terrible, and then basically they had

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<v Speaker 1>about two weeks where they were a little better, and

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<v Speaker 1>then this last week where just everything went right.

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<v Speaker 3>They all are on a tear.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's hitting, which has brought all their numbers back to

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<v Speaker 1>where they should be. So, you know, right now they're

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four and twenty five, which is certainly not far

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<v Speaker 1>out of the range of what you would have thought

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<v Speaker 1>they would have been. You know, last year they were bad,

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<v Speaker 1>but they looked like they should be better. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that I figured they were going to be probably

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<v Speaker 1>a seventy eight win team, seventy seven, seventy nine somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere around there. So twenty four and twenty five, that's

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<v Speaker 1>right in line with where they ought to be.

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<v Speaker 3>So I want to get into some guys here. All.

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<v Speaker 4>First off, let's talk a little bit about Mikerout. How's

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<v Speaker 4>he doing, where are you seeing him at right now,

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<v Speaker 4>and expectations for him coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he's been running. He ran at eighty percent the

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<v Speaker 1>other day, so I think he's been kind of doing

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<v Speaker 1>that every other day. Probably today, I would expect he

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<v Speaker 1>might try to get up to one hundred percent. If

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<v Speaker 1>that goes well, then he's going to run the bases,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think once he can run the bases, then

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<v Speaker 1>he's ready to go. So nobody really wants to give

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<v Speaker 1>an official time frame because with Trout, you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>times we think he's all ready to come back and

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<v Speaker 1>then something happens. But if nothing else happens, I would

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<v Speaker 1>expect to see him within four to seven days from now.

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<v Speaker 3>Talk about another Guy Ward.

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<v Speaker 4>Eight consecutive game with an extra base hit, talk about

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<v Speaker 4>his presence, and you know, he's the first Angel to

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<v Speaker 4>accomplished that beat since ten Salmon did back in two thousand.

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<v Speaker 3>I find that absolutely incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean that's pretty good. Eight eight games in

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<v Speaker 1>row in extra base It is not easy to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's a guy that's always been super streaky, and

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the year he ends up with

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<v Speaker 1>a ops like seven forty to seven seventy, So that's

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<v Speaker 1>right where he is right now, but it was really

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<v Speaker 1>bad for a little while, so he's just sort of

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<v Speaker 1>catching up to where he's supposed to be, and I

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<v Speaker 1>would expect him to end up around this same level,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm sure that's going to be with some big

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<v Speaker 1>hot and cold streaks between now and the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the season.

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<v Speaker 5>This is the time of year where we start talking

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<v Speaker 5>about All Star through this hot streak through the entire season?

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<v Speaker 5>Is Logan'll hopy the All Star? Or am I missing

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<v Speaker 5>somebody else? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Netto is probably the best player right now all around.

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<v Speaker 1>He missed a couple of weeks the beginning of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's obviously Bobby wit Junior is a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>short stuff too, so he's going to be the starter.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I think either of those guys could

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<v Speaker 1>make a case. It just sort of depends on how

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else that those positions is doing. But those are

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<v Speaker 1>certainly the top two guys right now. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if Trout comes back, you know, who knows what he

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<v Speaker 1>would do in a month before the All Stars are picked,

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<v Speaker 1>So it'll be interesting to see is.

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<v Speaker 5>This team more fun to watch than other years. Think

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<v Speaker 5>outside of just the seven seven game winning streak, think

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<v Speaker 5>of like an entire like why an Angels fan would

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<v Speaker 5>come to see a five hundred team. If the hot streaks,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, low streaks, they end up as a five

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<v Speaker 5>hundred team, are they more fun to watch? Are the

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<v Speaker 5>Angels as an organization putting a better product out on

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<v Speaker 5>the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I mean, I think it depends how much you

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<v Speaker 1>buy the young guys. So like Netto o'hapi, Nolan Shanawell

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<v Speaker 1>has been better lately, Jack Ohanowitz and Jose Soriano and

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<v Speaker 1>the starting rotation.

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<v Speaker 3>Have been a little up and down.

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<v Speaker 1>If those kind of guys, those five guys all are

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<v Speaker 1>doing well, then you can really have some hope for

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<v Speaker 1>the team in the long run, regardless of what the

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<v Speaker 1>record is. You know, at the moment, if they're just

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<v Speaker 1>good because you know, Joan Mancatta is on fire, Hora

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<v Speaker 1>Solaier gets hot, or even Taylor Ward gets hot, then

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<v Speaker 1>it's less easy to be excited about it because those

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<v Speaker 1>guys really aren't the long term. So I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it comes down to. Like Neto Ohapi Shana, Will Kohanawitz, Soriano.

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<v Speaker 1>That's really the young core. So if those guys are good,

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<v Speaker 1>then there's hope.

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<v Speaker 5>This will probably be perceived as very negative, but you

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<v Speaker 5>look to the Angels with trade chips at the trade deadline. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>this streak has got everybody thinking, Bye, I'm still thinking

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<v Speaker 5>more trade? Is there any Is there any like give

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<v Speaker 5>in from Artie Moreno or whoever supersedes the GM at

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<v Speaker 5>the time, from not trading players in the recent history,

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<v Speaker 5>they just haven't done a lot of trades that you

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<v Speaker 5>would think, Okay, maybe you could get something for them

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<v Speaker 5>at the trade deadline.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, they definitely have Kenny Jansen. You could

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<v Speaker 1>definitely trade him if he's still doing well. The deadline

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<v Speaker 1>closers tend to get you a pretty good return at

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<v Speaker 1>the deadline. Joam Mankata has been great right now, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's only been healthy for a few weeks, so we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see what he's doing two months from now. Taylor Ward

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<v Speaker 1>is a guy that he's got a year of control

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<v Speaker 1>after this year too, so if he continues to hit

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<v Speaker 1>really well, they definitely could get something for him. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year they consider trading him, but he really went in

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<v Speaker 1>a terrible slump right before the deadline, so they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really get the offers that they that they thought were

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<v Speaker 1>worth making the deal. And you know, Tyler Anderson too

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, not an ace by any means, but

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<v Speaker 1>a team that just needs to fill some innings and

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<v Speaker 1>needs to get to October could be interested in a

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<v Speaker 1>picture like that, So they definitely have some pieces, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it depends how they look and what the

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<v Speaker 1>trajectory looks like. As far as a guy like Ward,

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<v Speaker 1>who you could have for next year too, they'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to make that judgment like can we be good in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty six and if so, do we want to

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<v Speaker 1>keep Taylor Ward? These other guys are a free agent,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, they don't have to make that decision.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think that's really the way they're looking at it.

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<v Speaker 5>Has the organization or Ron Washington laxed their approach to

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<v Speaker 5>not dhing Mike Trout because he's going to go in

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<v Speaker 5>there as a reporter. He goes in there and swings

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<v Speaker 5>five hundred times when he DHS. But now he had

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<v Speaker 5>another injury. They have they gone back, relaxed a little

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<v Speaker 5>bit on and maybe we might DH him for the

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<v Speaker 5>longevity of him this season.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think that they're open to having him DH.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that they don't necessarily feel like it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a huge difference in terms of what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>If obviously if he needs a DH to play, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what's gonna happen, you know, and Horeus Hilaire would go

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<v Speaker 1>out there every day in right field if that's the

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<v Speaker 1>option that they have. But you know, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>they probably are going to just see how it goes.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly, if he needs DH more, that's what's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>If he needs more days off, that's what's.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>But before he got hurt, he played every single game,

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<v Speaker 1>which I don't think anybody expected. So I think if

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<v Speaker 1>he went into the year and said he's gonna you

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<v Speaker 1>know that you can get one hundred and twenty games

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<v Speaker 1>out of him, they would take that in a heartbeat.

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<v Speaker 1>And right now, you know that's still possible, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if he comes back soon. So I don't know that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen, but I'm just saying that they've already built in,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, forty some games that he's gonna miss, So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that they're open to whatever gets him on

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<v Speaker 1>the field the most, basically in the lineup the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff, what did you think when they mentioned how they

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<v Speaker 2>felt like Trout moving away from centerfield into the corner

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<v Speaker 2>was really more of the key and that they could

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<v Speaker 2>actually hurt themselves by putting him at DH because he

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<v Speaker 2>would take so many swings. I mean, Todd Fathers buddies

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<v Speaker 2>with Trout, and I feel like we've kicked this around.

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<v Speaker 2>Even AJ like this, dude's a pro. He knows that

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<v Speaker 2>he's had trouble staying on the field. I'm sure he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to still be out in the field playing corner

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<v Speaker 2>outfield over DH. But at the same time, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think he's going to take five hundred swings. If he's

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<v Speaker 2>dching for the day, he'll get his routine down, but

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<v Speaker 2>he'll know that he's most valuable if he's given them

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<v Speaker 2>four or five at bats per game. So do you

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<v Speaker 2>think that was the right call when we look back

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<v Speaker 2>at the decision to spend pretty big on SO Layer

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of block them from having Trout at DH

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<v Speaker 2>or putting them in a less favorable outfield defense position,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's been a problem for them at times anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think, first of all, at the time they

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<v Speaker 1>had the opportunity at SO Layer, it was a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable amount of money, and I don't think you at

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<v Speaker 1>that point want to really eliminate players because of Mike Trout, because,

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<v Speaker 1>as we've seen a lot of times, you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Trout, so you don't want to go and not

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<v Speaker 1>get players figuring you're going to have Mike Trout fill

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<v Speaker 1>this role and then all of a sudden he's hurting

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have them. So I think that this problem

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<v Speaker 1>that came up having two dhs is a better problem

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<v Speaker 1>than having no DHS, which might have been the case

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<v Speaker 1>if they had not gotten Solare. So for him taking

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<v Speaker 1>too many swings, you know, I also thought maybe that's

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<v Speaker 1>a little not given Mike enough credit for his own

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<v Speaker 1>taking care of himself. I think they felt he did

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<v Speaker 1>that in the past, but I think he's done a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things in the past that he's learned from,

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<v Speaker 1>so I don't know that he would necessarily do that again.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's they just sort of wanted to have

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<v Speaker 1>some options, and I think that that's what what given

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<v Speaker 1>Clair getting Celaire did for them.

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<v Speaker 5>How have they accommodated the media in West Sacramento. I

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<v Speaker 5>should have asked, were you were you at Sacramento? Were

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<v Speaker 5>you at the Sacramento A Stadium? Okay, yeah, sutter Field

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<v Speaker 5>did West Sacramento accommodate for you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was. It was nice.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it was a teeny little press box, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was a great view. It was a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a nuisance to have to walk out to center

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<v Speaker 1>field to the clubhouse before and after the game, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's other ballparks. We were just at Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium and it's a pain in the butt to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the visitor's clubhouse at Dodger Stadium too, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're worse things the field. The players said that the

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<v Speaker 1>clubhouse and the food and the weight room and all

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff was better than in Oakland, So I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be okay. I think the most interesting

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<v Speaker 1>thing is going to be when it gets really hot

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<v Speaker 1>in the summer and it gets really windy, Like is

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<v Speaker 1>every game going to be twelve to ten?

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's going to be an interesting scene. But

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<v Speaker 1>as far as just the logistics and the amenities, I

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<v Speaker 1>think they'll be able to make it there for three years.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, draft, while we're on the clubhouse. We talked about

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<v Speaker 2>this a couple of months ago and having checked in

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<v Speaker 2>on it, so I feel like it's fair to do

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<v Speaker 2>so now from the media perspective, how has the lack

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<v Speaker 2>of cell phone usage in the clubhouse looked? Do you

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<v Speaker 2>see it and if that's still being implemented. I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>curious from an inside baseball perspective, inside the clubhouse, what

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<v Speaker 2>are they doing? Like, are they chatting more, are they

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<v Speaker 2>watching TV? Playing card games? I mean, I know all

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff goes on anyway, but curious if you actually

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<v Speaker 2>see the impact of that. I'm not trying to put

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<v Speaker 2>wind and losses on it. You know, some fans are like,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter, it does matter, I don't care. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just curious, like, from a lifestyle perspective, what does that

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<v Speaker 2>look like to take cell phones away from gen z ers.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that kind of disappeared when the season started. They

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<v Speaker 1>said that they were going to try to do it

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the season, but I think it just sort of evaporated.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in spring training there are a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>places that they could go outside of the clubhouse when

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to use their phones. In a regular season,

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<v Speaker 1>there's less space and so it's just not as logistically

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<v Speaker 1>workable to do that, and so I think guys are

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<v Speaker 1>now on their phones in the clubhouse. But they did

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<v Speaker 1>kind of make a point of saying, like, don't get

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<v Speaker 1>out of control with it. And if we're seeing that

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<v Speaker 1>you're not getting what you have to do done because

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<v Speaker 1>you're scrolling on Instagram, then we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>do something else. And I think it was partly the

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<v Speaker 1>reason they had. It was partly to get them to

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<v Speaker 1>like communicate with each other, but the other part was

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<v Speaker 1>just to get them to do something. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>talked to Tyler Anderson one time about it, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's times where I sit there and I

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<v Speaker 1>have five minutes to kill before I need to go

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<v Speaker 1>to do a workout or something like that, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna sit down and scroll on my phone for

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes and the next thing, you know, it was

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes. And you know, there went fifteen minutes that

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<v Speaker 1>he could have been working on something else. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that was part of it. But basically now it's

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<v Speaker 1>the same as it ever was at this point the season.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the job of the phone. Those apps, they

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<v Speaker 2>know what they're doing. They'll keep you there. Have been

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<v Speaker 2>there many times I went in for one thing and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, wait, what was I here for? Wait, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>watching you know, I'm watching puppies? What am I doing here?

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway?

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<v Speaker 2>Who are we not talking about or what are we

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<v Speaker 2>not talking about with this team that we should be

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<v Speaker 2>talking about?

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<v Speaker 5>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, our show covers all thirty. We're giving love

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<v Speaker 2>today to the Angels for a great wind streak going on.

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<v Speaker 2>What's a name or just a component of what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on with this team that you see on an everyday

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<v Speaker 2>basis and an every game basis that we're not seeing

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<v Speaker 2>or not talking enough about.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think we've hit everybody, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Hopy and Netto those are the guys that I

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<v Speaker 1>think most of the baseball world that ignores the Angels

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<v Speaker 1>or makes jokes about the Angels should pay attention to

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<v Speaker 1>these guys. Those are definitely the core guys. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>the two you know, star players, and they're potentially like

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<v Speaker 1>multi year All Stars going forward. And it's pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>at catcher and short stuff. Those are positions you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to have lockdown. So I think kind of the next

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<v Speaker 1>question for the Angels is are they going to sign

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<v Speaker 1>these guys to big multi year extensions and lock them

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<v Speaker 1>up because they're definitely, you know, at the ages twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four and twenty five, right now looking like their long

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<v Speaker 1>term studs. Do you think they will That's a great question.

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<v Speaker 1>They haven't really had other than Trout, they haven't really

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<v Speaker 1>had another guy that's it's even been an issue. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how they would approach it, but I

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<v Speaker 1>would if I were them. But it's not my money,

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<v Speaker 1>That's true.

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<v Speaker 2>Last one for me, if things go awry and this

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<v Speaker 2>team ends up more in the ninety plus loss range again,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think this is a year that could cause changes,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's GM, manager, etc. Like For me, it's measuring

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<v Speaker 2>the expectations of the boss. Right, every team is run

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<v Speaker 2>by a dictator. That's just how it is, right, there's

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<v Speaker 2>one person who makes the decision. They're called a controller,

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<v Speaker 2>Zary ma Reno for many years. Do you think his

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<v Speaker 2>expectations are high enough that he would try and do

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<v Speaker 2>something drastic this year? Because obviously there hasn't been winning

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<v Speaker 2>for a while.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The team's playing well, so you're seeing a little taste

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<v Speaker 2>of what this could look like. But if it does

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<v Speaker 2>go awry, what could happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean definitely Ron Washington and Perrymansion. It could

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<v Speaker 1>be gone at the end of the year. If they

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<v Speaker 1>have another bad year and you're looking at, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>ninety ninety five losses because certainly last year they were

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<v Speaker 1>bad and Perry got a contract extension I think was

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<v Speaker 1>an acknowledgement from Artie that he liked the direction. But

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<v Speaker 1>that direction has got to keep going. They've got they've

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<v Speaker 1>got to improve, and if they don't improve, then then

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<v Speaker 1>I would be surprised if both of those guys are back.

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<v Speaker 1>But as we sit here today, they certainly look like

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<v Speaker 1>they're improved. You know, we'll see what the next one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and twelve games springs, but it's definitely looks better

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff, thanks for swinging by. Appreciate the time at Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>Fletcher ocr is the follow on Twitter and check out

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<v Speaker 2>his work with the Orange County Register. Thanks Jeff, appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>the time.

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<v Speaker 1>M all right, thanks guys,