WEBVTT - Lone Star State Team Report: Where do the Astros and Rangers stand?

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<v Speaker 1>Chandler Rome, Let's welcome them on from the athletic and

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<v Speaker 1>also crush city territory. What's going on with the Astros, Chandler,

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<v Speaker 1>They're just all they got to do is stay like

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<v Speaker 1>one or two games above five hundred and they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>win this division.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, they may win by five games if they stay

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<v Speaker 2>one or two games above five hundred. Look, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you do have to give them credit for winning games

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<v Speaker 2>they are supposed to win. But I mean, they just

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<v Speaker 2>played three games in San Francisco where the Giants gift

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<v Speaker 2>rap them. Two of those three games, they were pretty

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<v Speaker 2>close to getting swept in that series, and all of

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<v Speaker 2>a sudden, they went to out of three. They're coming

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<v Speaker 2>home for a nine game home stand against all AL

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<v Speaker 2>West teams, which is a good thing for the Astros.

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<v Speaker 2>They play the Mariners this weekend for three and then

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<v Speaker 2>they get the Angels and A's back to back, two

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<v Speaker 2>of the worst teams in the American League. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a soft portion of their schedule that they can really

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<v Speaker 2>make some hay here if they can just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hold serve on this homestand win all three of these series.

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<v Speaker 2>With the way the divisions wrapping up and way it's

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<v Speaker 2>shaping up, they may not have to do much more

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<v Speaker 2>than that to give themselves a pretty comfortable cushion atop

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<v Speaker 2>this division, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, make it? Make it makes sense?

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<v Speaker 4>Very top heavy lineup. Starting pitching hasn't been good, Like

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<v Speaker 4>how are they finding ways to even be relevant? And

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<v Speaker 4>they obviously hunta Brown missing some time this year doesn't help,

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<v Speaker 4>But how have they even put themselves in this position?

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<v Speaker 2>KP. Their bullpen has been incredible since about May first,

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't get probably the credit that they deserve

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<v Speaker 2>for how good they've been since May first. They have

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<v Speaker 2>a two point eighty six bullpen era. Only the Red

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<v Speaker 2>Sox have a lower one in Major League Baseball. Josh

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<v Speaker 2>Hater has been unhittable since coming off the IL on

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<v Speaker 2>June Thirty's allowed three earned runs all season since June thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Just made his first multi inning appearance this weekend this

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<v Speaker 2>week in San Francisco, which is a good thing for

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<v Speaker 2>the Astros because there were some questions as to whether

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<v Speaker 2>he be able to throw multiple innings coming off of

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<v Speaker 2>the bicep injury and the shoulder injury last season. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's gonna be a regular occurrence. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's something he's going to you know, he has told

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<v Speaker 2>them he will do in certain situations. Brian Abray, You

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<v Speaker 2>them getting him back to normal has been a godsend.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got a one point eighty seven ERA since May third.

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<v Speaker 2>He was awful in April, but they've they changed some

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<v Speaker 2>things with his delivery. They stopped they told him to

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<v Speaker 2>stop throwing on flat ground. So he's doing all of

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<v Speaker 2>his work on the bullpen mounds between between outings. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean he's wearing high socks. That his superstition is now

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<v Speaker 2>that he wears high socks to pitch every time. He's

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<v Speaker 2>been unhittable since then. So they've got those two guys

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<v Speaker 2>pitching well. But they've got aj Blueball who has been

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<v Speaker 2>a breakout kind of middle relief sensation as a rookie.

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<v Speaker 2>He can give them multiple innings, he can get them

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<v Speaker 2>once to re line up that they need. They can

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<v Speaker 2>do bulk rolls like that. Steven Okert has been so

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<v Speaker 2>value both on the field and off the field, kind

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<v Speaker 2>of keeping this bullpen together. He's become a clubhouse leader.

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<v Speaker 2>But their bullpen has really kept them afloat to where

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<v Speaker 2>they are because look, they their rotation is very thin.

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<v Speaker 2>They trust maybe two or three starters in this rotation,

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<v Speaker 2>Peter Lambert, Hunter Brown and Hayden was Nesty's had a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of nice starts off with Tommy John and then,

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<v Speaker 2>like you mentioned at KP, their lineup is about as

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<v Speaker 2>top heavy as it can get. And you saw on

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<v Speaker 2>this past road trip Jeremy Panie was in a three

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<v Speaker 2>for thirty eight funk, Jordan Alvarez has at humbered in

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen games, and Estak Paratus has just kind of been okay.

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<v Speaker 2>When those three guys are not playing at an elite level,

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<v Speaker 2>it is really really hard for this offense to score

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<v Speaker 2>any runs.

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<v Speaker 1>Chandler earlier this year, I came on here and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe A. Spotta, I feel bad if Joe A. Spotta

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<v Speaker 1>loses his job because I feel like he's doing a

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<v Speaker 1>great job.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you agree with.

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<v Speaker 1>Me that Joe Aspota has done a remarkable job with

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<v Speaker 1>the injuries he's had to deal with the loss of players,

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<v Speaker 1>the ins and outs of the guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Is Joe A.

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<v Speaker 1>Spot have been as good as it looks like he's

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<v Speaker 1>been from the outside looking in?

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<v Speaker 2>I think, so, you know, an Asia, you know you

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<v Speaker 2>you and I both know there's more that goes into

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<v Speaker 2>managing than just on field tactics and strategy. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>some stuff that I'm just not privy to that's behind

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<v Speaker 2>closed doors that I'll never hear about. But I have

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<v Speaker 2>not heard a bad word about Joe A. Spotta from

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<v Speaker 2>any of his players, from anyone in this clubhouse. And

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he has kept this thing together. Now

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<v Speaker 2>two of his three seasons, they have had just awful starts.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember in twenty twenty four, they started twelve and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four and things were looking pretty bleak, and that team,

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<v Speaker 2>he stayed steady, guided them to a division title. Last year.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to remember Jordan Alvarez played forty eight games

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<v Speaker 2>last year. If Jordon Alvarez plays in like fifty eight games,

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<v Speaker 2>that team probably makes the playoffs and maybe wins the division.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this year they start out twenty and thirty one,

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<v Speaker 2>they're now, you know, a game and a half up

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<v Speaker 2>on the Rangers, really two and a half games up

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<v Speaker 2>because they have the tiebreaker over the Rangers. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think also you look at the way Joe has had

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of massage this pitching staff, one that is undermanned,

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<v Speaker 2>one that has a lot of guys that they counted

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<v Speaker 2>on in the rotation, Guys that they counted on to

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<v Speaker 2>pitch well that are not pitching well. He's had to

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<v Speaker 2>really kind of, you know, adjust his planning. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the way they deployed that bullpen game yesterday in San

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<v Speaker 2>Francisco with Tatsuya Emi only giving them three innings. The

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<v Speaker 2>way that he has been aggressive with how he handles

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<v Speaker 2>his bench late in games, to where he makes matchups

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<v Speaker 2>with his relievers. Like, I think he's doing everything he

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<v Speaker 2>can with the roster. He has to put everyone in

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<v Speaker 2>an advantageous position. Now a manager can put a player

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<v Speaker 2>in a team in an advantageous position, it's still up

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<v Speaker 2>to the players to execute, so it's on them. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think Joe's done an admirable job. I think Chad

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<v Speaker 2>Tracy and Will Venable are going to fight it out

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<v Speaker 2>to see who wins al manager of the Year, but

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<v Speaker 4>Hey is the baseball world not talking enough about the

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<v Speaker 4>season Jordon Alvarez is having.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I hope they are. I mean, I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>my best to kind of say what's out there and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of, you know, share what he's doing, because this

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<v Speaker 2>is something unprecedented, almost unprecedented. If he wins the Triple Crown,

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<v Speaker 2>he will be the first left handed hitter to win

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<v Speaker 2>the Triple Crown since Carl Yastremsky in nineteen sixty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about that, Think about how long it's been since

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<v Speaker 2>a left handed hitter won the Triple Crown. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think the thing about jord On that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people are starting to learn, but I think we're maybe

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<v Speaker 2>kind of misunderstood coming into the season. Everyone you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of see him and you pigeonhole him into like the

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<v Speaker 2>David ortiz archetype, kind of the big, lumbering slugger. Jordan's athletic.

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<v Speaker 2>He can get going when he wants to. Now they

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to put him in left field because theyn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to risk the injury. But he's more athletic than

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<v Speaker 2>maybe meets the eye. And also, this guy is a

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<v Speaker 2>pure hitter, like you can see. I mean, he leads

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<v Speaker 2>the he leads the American League in batting average by

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<v Speaker 2>a very wide margin. Like this is not just a

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<v Speaker 2>strikeout or homer guy. This is not a three true

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<v Speaker 2>outcome guy. He he is as pure of a hitter

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<v Speaker 2>as they have in their lineup in terms of pitch recognition,

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of if a guy throws him something on

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<v Speaker 2>the outer half and all he has to do is

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<v Speaker 2>shoot it through the right side. He'll do that if

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<v Speaker 2>he's not going to try to pull a pitch and

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<v Speaker 2>he can't pull, he's just gonna wait on the other one.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the thing about Jordon that is always

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<v Speaker 2>impressive to me. Do you know he's used the ABS

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<v Speaker 2>challenge system twice all year and he is a guy that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you look at some of the underlying metrics,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a guy that can sometimes get bitten by it.

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<v Speaker 2>But he just doesn't want to think about He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to doesn't really care about that much. He just

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<v Speaker 2>knows innately that he will get his pitch. He knows

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<v Speaker 2>that he can wait for his pitch and wait to

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<v Speaker 2>pitch her out. And his pitch recognition is so good

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<v Speaker 2>that this is as complete a hitter as there is

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<v Speaker 2>in the sport. And I think, you know, he's used

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<v Speaker 2>this year to kind of announce that to everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Which one chandler if he doesn't win the triple Crown,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think he I think he's got average locked up.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he had him all pretty much locked up.

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<v Speaker 1>But he hasn't hit a home run in what two weeks?

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<v Speaker 1>Over two weeks now, I thought this was a luck

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's tied with home runs with Cam and

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<v Speaker 1>Arrow in the American League. Is that the one you

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<v Speaker 1>think that if someone gets him, it'll be in that

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<v Speaker 1>and have teams just stop pitching to him because his

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<v Speaker 1>lineup is so top heavy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Adrian, they really haven't been pitching to him since

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<v Speaker 2>like the middle of May, since like he really started

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<v Speaker 2>going on the I mean it's been all year that

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<v Speaker 2>they really haven't started to pitch to him. But the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he saw Paradis behind him is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>one of their better hitters helps, right, It helps that

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<v Speaker 2>you have Paradis behind him, and you can't just completely

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<v Speaker 2>walk Alvarez because Paradis can come up and make you pay,

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<v Speaker 2>and he has in a few instances. But yeah, Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't homeward in thirteen consecutive games, which is not his

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<v Speaker 2>longest career streak, but certainly his longest streak of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and with the season he's having, it's kind of remarkable

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<v Speaker 2>to see that that he hasn't homeward in thirteen straight games.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, yesterday San Francisco, he hits a ball

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<v Speaker 2>to right field there that would have been a homer

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty seven of thirty ballparks, but instead kind of

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<v Speaker 2>bangs off that twenty five foot high wall in right field.

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<v Speaker 2>On Monday in San Francisco, he hit a ball one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and eighteen and a half miles an hour off

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<v Speaker 2>the bat. It was a line drive to right field.

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<v Speaker 2>He elevates that thing a little bit more. That thing's

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<v Speaker 2>in McCovey cove. There's nothing wrong with Albert's I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think you can look at this stretch and say like

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<v Speaker 2>he's something or anything. I just think, you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>one of those kind of weird parts of baseball where

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<v Speaker 2>he just hasn't gotten one out of the ballpark recently.

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<v Speaker 2>He's still getting hits, he's still getting on base. But

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<v Speaker 2>to answer your question, yeah, I think home runs is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the thing that he's going to have

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<v Speaker 2>to really try to hold off Junior Camanaro if he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to win the MLB Triple Crown, which is still

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<v Speaker 2>a possibility, He's going to have to hold off Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Schwarber as well. If you're Jeff Bagwell, you have to

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<v Speaker 2>be a little happy because Jeff Bagwell owns the Actro

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<v Speaker 2>single season franchise home run record at forty seven Jordan's

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<v Speaker 2>at thirty five. Now, I still think there's a chance

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<v Speaker 2>he could get it. But I thought, you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you'd asked me a month ago, I thought Bagwell's record was,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, already broken. Then now I'm starting to think

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<v Speaker 2>that maybe just maybe Bagwell hold on to that record

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the season.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, who do you believe is a bigger threat to

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<v Speaker 4>the Astros, The Mariners or the Rangers?

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<v Speaker 2>Man KP. I keep wanting to say the Mariners, but

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<v Speaker 2>they just keep losing and they just keep playing like crap.

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<v Speaker 2>For no I mean, for Noah, I don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>better way to describe it. They just keep playing bad baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Mariners gave it to the Astros earlier this season.

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<v Speaker 2>The Mariners already own the tiebreaker over the Astros in

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<v Speaker 2>the AL West, if that even matters late in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>They've already won the season series over them. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>if you were to ask me just straight up, I

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<v Speaker 2>think the Mariners have the best roster in the AL West.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just they have not played anywhere near that capability.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, I'm gonna stop saying the Mariners because

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<v Speaker 2>I keep saying them and they just keep proving me wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>So I got someone have to say the Rangers. Even

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<v Speaker 2>though the Astros have really had the Rangers number all

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<v Speaker 2>season and they've already won the season series over the Rangers,

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<v Speaker 2>there was some thought that, you know, the Astros sweeping

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<v Speaker 2>them in early in late July would have sent the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers in the cell mode. But instead they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>just stood pat. I know they trained Josh Smith, but

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<v Speaker 2>they just sort of stood Pat. But with a Valdi

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<v Speaker 2>on the il with an elbow, that's never a great sign.

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<v Speaker 2>The Astros have weirdly fared pretty well against Jacob de

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<v Speaker 2>Grom this year. That line, there's a lot of parallels

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<v Speaker 2>I think between the Rangers and the Astros, just in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of top heavy lineup, in terms of a rotation

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<v Speaker 2>that really only has two or three starters you can

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<v Speaker 2>really count on. I think the Astros have a far

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<v Speaker 2>better bullpen, But I'm going to say the Rangers. But

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, you know, I think this is the

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<v Speaker 2>Astros division to lose. It is all in front of them,

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<v Speaker 2>and like I said, they have a very soft schedule upcoming.

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<v Speaker 2>If they can seize advantage of that, then maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>put this thing out of reach. You know, maybe by September.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Well that's that's not that far away, Chandler. So

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<v Speaker 1>if it's out of reach by September, then the Mariners

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<v Speaker 1>and Rangers both collapse. But that's a whole different We'll

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<v Speaker 1>have plenty of time to discuss that. Adrian Hauser the

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<v Speaker 1>other day pitched and you had an interesting note about

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<v Speaker 1>second round picks. He's the last Astro second round pick

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<v Speaker 1>to produce a positive Major League.

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<v Speaker 2>B war War right.

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<v Speaker 1>B war House was drafted in twenty eleven and accrued

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<v Speaker 1>all of his war with other teams. Did the Astros

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<v Speaker 1>only hit on their first round picks and they just

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<v Speaker 1>skipped the second round every year?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's interesting they really haven't hit on their first

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<v Speaker 2>round picks either. But when you hit on Alex Bregman

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<v Speaker 2>and Kyle Tucker in the same draft, it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>masks your first round pick problems recently. But here's the thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I had a had lively discussion with a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of people on social media just kind of about that

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<v Speaker 2>and about how there are other teams that have not

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<v Speaker 2>farewell with second round picks. I think the Cubs will

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<v Speaker 2>pointed out, I think the Phillies will pointed out here's

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<v Speaker 2>the difference between those teams and the Astros in Jim

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<v Speaker 2>Crane's ownership Senior. The Ashros have never given a hundred

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<v Speaker 2>million dollar free agent deal. They don't spend money in

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<v Speaker 2>free agency. They do not build their teams through free agency.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not how it works. So they can't really get

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<v Speaker 2>away with being as bad as they have been in

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<v Speaker 2>the first and second round of drafts. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>draft and develop type organization. This is an organization that

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<v Speaker 2>will spend money on contract extensions for homegrown talent. They

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<v Speaker 2>did it with Bregnant, they did it without Tuove, they

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<v Speaker 2>did it with Alvarez. But this is not a team

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<v Speaker 2>that generally goes out and spends to cover up its

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<v Speaker 2>drafting deficiency. This team has to be good at drafting.

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<v Speaker 2>As part of the reason they hired Dana Brown. It

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<v Speaker 2>was because of his draft acumen and at his previous stops.

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<v Speaker 2>So but they have made up for some of their

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<v Speaker 2>early round debacles. They've made up for it by drafting

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<v Speaker 2>Hunter Brown in the fifth round. By drafting you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Chas McCormick was a breakout guy. They drafted him in

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<v Speaker 2>the twentieth round. They've had some mid to late round

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<v Speaker 2>picks really hit for them that have helped to offset that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's more crucial for the Astros to hit on

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<v Speaker 2>their first and second round picks and maybe some other

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<v Speaker 2>teams just because that's how they've run their franchise. They

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<v Speaker 2>have not run their franchise as a club that spends

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<v Speaker 2>lavishly in free agency, and to this point it's worked

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<v Speaker 2>for them. But they're now at a point where their

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<v Speaker 2>farm system's pretty ranked, pretty low. They held onto all

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<v Speaker 2>of their prospects during this deadline and hopes that these

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<v Speaker 2>guys that the lower miners can can keep developing and

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<v Speaker 2>work their way up. But yeah, they've got to be

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<v Speaker 2>better in those first and second rounds, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Jane, their last one. I have a fan question.

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<v Speaker 1>It's from Bennett Scroley. Her name Jocelyn in Oakbrook, Illinois.

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<v Speaker 1>She wants to know is Jeff Blum. She's a White

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<v Speaker 1>Sox fan. Is Jeff Blum finally getting the national recognition

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<v Speaker 1>that he deserves actually as a White Sox, White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>legend in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 3>Not Astros.

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<v Speaker 2>He's coming for you, ag. I think he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>bring it, Jeff, bringing on g Off. He's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>on the mantle with you as the five White Sox

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<v Speaker 2>that are most known out there and booths. But no,

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<v Speaker 2>Blumber did the Sunday Night baseball game in San Diego

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<v Speaker 2>this past weekend. He's gonna do the Sunday night baseball

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<v Speaker 2>game again this Sunday, alongside Jason Bennetti from dyk In Park.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Astra's Mariners. Blommer's the best man, Like, he's really

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<v Speaker 2>good at this. And if you're in Houston, if you

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<v Speaker 2>subscribe to Space City Home Network, you've already known this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know how funny he is. You know the personality.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, this dude knows ball like and if

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<v Speaker 2>and I think the thing about Blumber that I really

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate and AJ you know this a little bit from

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<v Speaker 2>being in broadcasting, Like it can be hard when you

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<v Speaker 2>work for a team, when you're on a rights holder

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<v Speaker 2>and RSN broadcast, it can be hard to be honest

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<v Speaker 2>on those things, right, Like you always kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>to put lips on a pig. You have to say

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<v Speaker 2>things are going great when they're not going great. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Blummer does a great job of being honest about

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on while not disparaging or putting anybody down

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<v Speaker 2>or and keep in towing the line of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that he's working for, you know, an ASTROS broadcast.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think he does a phenomenal job of that,

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<v Speaker 2>having data analysis, having stats, and having just his professional

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<v Speaker 2>experience to be able to back that stuff up. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna get more notoriety and he should. I hope he's. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope he's next to you on a national game

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<v Speaker 2>pretty soon.

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<v Speaker 1>AJ No, because he'd be mad because then he couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>take that Saturday off. So every time I come to Houston, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not there, jet Plum because he's home doing nothing right,

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<v Speaker 1>sitting on a couch, combing his hair, drinking a beer,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever Jet Plum does on his off days. Every time

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<v Speaker 1>I come to town, Blum does not show his face.

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<v Speaker 1>So at least at least I can say that, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he gets nice off days. It's usually a Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>So Chandler, we appreciate it, buddy, Thanks for everything. Listen

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<v Speaker 1>to more Chandler on Crush City Territory on YouTube wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you get your pods.

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<v Speaker 1>All right here we are with the better looking by

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<v Speaker 1>far of the two Dallas News beat reporters of the

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<v Speaker 1>Texas Rangers. Evan Grant had to take a day off

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<v Speaker 1>he usually is our guy from the Dallas News. He's

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<v Speaker 1>probably polishing his five head he has, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what you call the top of your head, Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's probably either stuffing his face or polishing his head.

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<v Speaker 1>So in Ranger Land, they just hover around five hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>They've been five hundred for about three years.

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<v Speaker 6>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the take on the team from the Dallas side

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<v Speaker 1>of things?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes you can be fooled

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<v Speaker 7>by a record or fooled by what you see, but

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<v Speaker 7>this is a five hundred baseball team. They've been I

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<v Speaker 7>guess officially one game under five hundred to start the

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<v Speaker 7>last season. They've been an average offense and average rotation

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<v Speaker 7>and average bullpen in The only why that has not

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<v Speaker 7>hurt them more is this is just a rough division

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<v Speaker 7>this year, and they've been able to get by with

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<v Speaker 7>being average. But it's it's hard to look at their

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<v Speaker 7>sixty and sixty one record and say anything other than

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<v Speaker 7>that's kind of exactly who they've been this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I just did a Rangers game a couple weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and White Langford was as hot as anyone could be

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<v Speaker 1>on the planet. And now he's what six for fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four something like that. I know he said he's been

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<v Speaker 1>really bad, but is it fair for this team?

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<v Speaker 3>Really?

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<v Speaker 1>They rely so much on Langford Seeger to be hot, right,

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<v Speaker 1>They just rely on these two guys mostly to carry

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<v Speaker 1>this entire team.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that fair to those guys? No?

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<v Speaker 7>I don't think it is, and I think you look

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<v Speaker 7>you like the last fifteen games, they have five different

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<v Speaker 7>everyday players who are hitting under two hundred. Corey's come

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<v Speaker 7>back from the IL, and he's looked mostly like the

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<v Speaker 7>Corey Seger of old, and it kind of hasn't mattered

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<v Speaker 7>because the guys around him have also not been hitting.

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<v Speaker 7>You guys know, you can sustain three or four guys

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<v Speaker 7>in a slump, but when the entire lineup is cold,

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<v Speaker 7>which this team's lineup has been for two two and

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<v Speaker 7>a half weeks now, it kind of doesn't matter what

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<v Speaker 7>Corey and Whyett do if the guys can't hit him

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<v Speaker 7>in or if there aren't guys on base to drive in.

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<v Speaker 7>So you know that that's been the biggest takeaway since

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<v Speaker 7>Corey has come back, is you look at last night.

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<v Speaker 7>He went three for four, hit two extra base hits,

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<v Speaker 7>and they lose a one run game to the Angels

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<v Speaker 7>because no one else in this lineup is hitting right now.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to ask you about Jock Peterson. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I was there for a little bit last year. He

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<v Speaker 4>obviously had a you know, awful season last year. What's

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<v Speaker 4>what's kind of led to the turnaround and how much

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<v Speaker 4>has kind of move into that leadoff spot really kind

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<v Speaker 4>of changed his approach.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think if you ask him, he'll tell you

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<v Speaker 7>that there's not really any secret turnaround. This is just

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<v Speaker 7>who he's always been and last year is the outlier, because,

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<v Speaker 7>trust me, we've asked him a few times this year

0:21:53.960 --> 0:21:57.240
<v Speaker 7>about what has gone into this flip, and he's kind

0:21:57.240 --> 0:21:58.960
<v Speaker 7>of an adamant that this is no this is just

0:21:58.960 --> 0:22:02.359
<v Speaker 7>who I am. But being back in the leadoff spot,

0:22:02.400 --> 0:22:04.840
<v Speaker 7>I mean it's given the Rangers that kind of leadoff

0:22:04.880 --> 0:22:07.199
<v Speaker 7>hitter they haven't had since Marcus Simmons was at his

0:22:07.240 --> 0:22:10.720
<v Speaker 7>best in twenty twenty three. He's been an absolute heater lately.

0:22:10.960 --> 0:22:14.160
<v Speaker 7>He has this great approach to the plate where he's

0:22:14.240 --> 0:22:17.159
<v Speaker 7>drawing walks. He's having these hard fought at bats against

0:22:17.240 --> 0:22:19.359
<v Speaker 7>lefties too. I mean, he doesn't get a ton of

0:22:19.400 --> 0:22:22.959
<v Speaker 7>reps against lefties. This year, especially now that the Rangers

0:22:22.960 --> 0:22:24.919
<v Speaker 7>have Justin Fosk, you to kind of flip out for

0:22:25.000 --> 0:22:27.600
<v Speaker 7>him late in games, but he's put for some good

0:22:27.640 --> 0:22:30.560
<v Speaker 7>at bats against them, and I think the way he's played,

0:22:31.200 --> 0:22:32.800
<v Speaker 7>you know, really the last few months has kind of

0:22:32.800 --> 0:22:34.800
<v Speaker 7>been like an energizer bunny for this team. I know

0:22:34.840 --> 0:22:37.480
<v Speaker 7>in that clubhouse that's kind of the deal. But even

0:22:37.480 --> 0:22:39.800
<v Speaker 7>on the field, like the way he's played, like you

0:22:39.840 --> 0:22:42.280
<v Speaker 7>can tell he's a guy who wants to win here,

0:22:42.320 --> 0:22:44.240
<v Speaker 7>who wants to get to the playoffs, and you know,

0:22:44.280 --> 0:22:46.600
<v Speaker 7>the way he's swung the bat kind of shows.

0:22:46.280 --> 0:22:49.960
<v Speaker 3>That, Yeah, he's been really good. I mean the leadoff spot.

0:22:49.960 --> 0:22:52.600
<v Speaker 1>Who thought that Jock Peterson is a leadoff guy would

0:22:52.680 --> 0:22:54.560
<v Speaker 1>would be good for his offense?

0:22:54.600 --> 0:22:55.200
<v Speaker 3>He's been.

0:22:55.320 --> 0:22:57.600
<v Speaker 1>He's been really good. One what about Evan Carter. Evan

0:22:57.640 --> 0:23:01.560
<v Speaker 1>Carter in twenty twenty three came up. He is kind

0:23:01.560 --> 0:23:04.320
<v Speaker 1>of the darling of the ball right in the World Series,

0:23:05.119 --> 0:23:08.320
<v Speaker 1>and since then he's been injured, he's had back problems,

0:23:08.359 --> 0:23:12.359
<v Speaker 1>he can't hit lefties. Now he's just not anybody. Are

0:23:12.400 --> 0:23:14.480
<v Speaker 1>the Rangers about at that point where it's put up

0:23:14.560 --> 0:23:15.639
<v Speaker 1>or shut up with Evan Carter?

0:23:17.359 --> 0:23:20.199
<v Speaker 7>I think the thing they'll look at, is this is

0:23:20.240 --> 0:23:22.919
<v Speaker 7>the healthiest he's ever been in the single season. He

0:23:22.960 --> 0:23:25.679
<v Speaker 7>has not gotten this kind of runway yet as a

0:23:25.720 --> 0:23:29.120
<v Speaker 7>major leaguer. He said, career highs and games played played,

0:23:29.160 --> 0:23:31.440
<v Speaker 7>appearance is all this. So he's kind of going through

0:23:31.440 --> 0:23:36.000
<v Speaker 7>his first prolonged slump as a big leaguer that wasn't

0:23:36.040 --> 0:23:39.080
<v Speaker 7>injury related. If you look at the month of July,

0:23:39.480 --> 0:23:41.560
<v Speaker 7>he looked kind of like what they thought they'd be

0:23:41.560 --> 0:23:44.919
<v Speaker 7>getting out of Evan Carter, a good contact guy, doubles power,

0:23:45.119 --> 0:23:50.040
<v Speaker 7>really quality plate appearances. But since kind of the deadline,

0:23:50.080 --> 0:23:53.560
<v Speaker 7>he's just sort of fallen off the cliff. The one

0:23:53.680 --> 0:23:57.120
<v Speaker 7>thing that is going to save him is his defense.

0:23:57.400 --> 0:24:01.480
<v Speaker 7>He's an unbelievable defender in center for few he has

0:24:01.560 --> 0:24:04.119
<v Speaker 7>been this season, and I think they see real value

0:24:04.160 --> 0:24:06.280
<v Speaker 7>in that as like a winning trade even if he's

0:24:06.280 --> 0:24:09.640
<v Speaker 7>not hitting. But to your point, at some point, when

0:24:09.680 --> 0:24:13.800
<v Speaker 7>does hitting under two hundred outweigh good defense. He's going

0:24:13.840 --> 0:24:15.760
<v Speaker 7>to get the rest of this year. I really think that.

0:24:15.960 --> 0:24:19.480
<v Speaker 7>But you're going into twenty seven with having three big

0:24:19.560 --> 0:24:22.000
<v Speaker 7>league seasons of kind of under production under your belt,

0:24:22.000 --> 0:24:23.480
<v Speaker 7>like it is time to show that you can be

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<v Speaker 7>an everyday player.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I want I want to ask you about the

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<v Speaker 4>trade deadline. What's kind of the word on logan of Hoppy?

0:24:31.080 --> 0:24:32.800
<v Speaker 4>How's he doing in Triple A? When's he going to

0:24:32.840 --> 0:24:35.359
<v Speaker 4>rejoin the team? And then do you believe that they

0:24:35.440 --> 0:24:37.440
<v Speaker 4>gave up on a guy like Josh Smith a little

0:24:37.440 --> 0:24:40.679
<v Speaker 4>bit too soon or is that partially due to the

0:24:40.720 --> 0:24:44.000
<v Speaker 4>production of Justin Fossho and obviously what Durant has been

0:24:44.040 --> 0:24:44.880
<v Speaker 4>able to do this year.

0:24:46.119 --> 0:24:48.000
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think on a Hopy like they want to

0:24:48.080 --> 0:24:50.080
<v Speaker 7>keep him down Triple A. They want to get him right.

0:24:50.720 --> 0:24:53.080
<v Speaker 7>That's why you see Elias Diaz and Austin Wins getting

0:24:53.119 --> 0:24:56.400
<v Speaker 7>starts behind the plate right now with Kylelegashioka and Danny

0:24:56.480 --> 0:25:00.919
<v Speaker 7>Jansen out, I think they like what the potential flyer

0:25:01.080 --> 0:25:03.160
<v Speaker 7>they have an o' Hoppy. He's hitting well at Round

0:25:03.240 --> 0:25:05.720
<v Speaker 7>Rock right now. The defense is still a work in progress,

0:25:05.760 --> 0:25:08.720
<v Speaker 7>but they view that more as a long term play

0:25:08.800 --> 0:25:12.080
<v Speaker 7>than anything that can immediately help them now. In terms

0:25:12.119 --> 0:25:14.640
<v Speaker 7>of Josh Smith, look, he got he got a good

0:25:14.680 --> 0:25:18.640
<v Speaker 7>runway here. He's maybe their best player in twenty twenty four,

0:25:18.720 --> 0:25:22.000
<v Speaker 7>had some really high highs last year, but he got

0:25:22.000 --> 0:25:24.400
<v Speaker 7>a runway to be the everyday second Baseman this year

0:25:24.600 --> 0:25:27.240
<v Speaker 7>and it just didn't take. So I don't think you

0:25:27.280 --> 0:25:32.040
<v Speaker 7>can say it was for a lack of giving him opportunities.

0:25:32.440 --> 0:25:35.239
<v Speaker 7>He got that playing time, he got those reps. He

0:25:35.320 --> 0:25:38.080
<v Speaker 7>just wasn't hitting. And I think to your point, having

0:25:38.160 --> 0:25:42.520
<v Speaker 7>Foscue helps having Zeke Durand be that utility guy who's gosh,

0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:44.920
<v Speaker 7>I think he's seventh in al in war right now,

0:25:45.040 --> 0:25:47.840
<v Speaker 7>you know, as a utility guy like that kind of

0:25:47.920 --> 0:25:50.919
<v Speaker 7>hurts Josh Smith's value. Nicky Lopez was great, you know,

0:25:51.000 --> 0:25:52.800
<v Speaker 7>for a month or two when they got him, so

0:25:53.720 --> 0:25:55.720
<v Speaker 7>it made him expendable and they were able to save

0:25:55.760 --> 0:25:57.400
<v Speaker 7>a little bit of money in the process too, which

0:25:57.400 --> 0:26:00.640
<v Speaker 7>I think ultimately is is really what drove that decision.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, give me kind of a holistic view real quick.

0:27:04.960 --> 0:27:07.720
<v Speaker 4>We know that the Aos has just kind of been

0:27:07.760 --> 0:27:11.320
<v Speaker 4>a division this year. I'm looking at all these names,

0:27:11.359 --> 0:27:14.000
<v Speaker 4>and you mentioned some of these names, you know, Higashioka,

0:27:14.200 --> 0:27:20.760
<v Speaker 4>Josh Young, Dan Janssen, Jack Lighter, Nathan Boldie. Talk to

0:27:20.840 --> 0:27:24.280
<v Speaker 4>Ranger fans. Are they a team that you believe that

0:27:24.320 --> 0:27:27.480
<v Speaker 4>can still win this division if all these guys get

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<v Speaker 4>healthy or if what happens.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, absolutely, mean what, they're only a game game and

0:27:33.160 --> 0:27:36.280
<v Speaker 7>a half out of first place right now. As long

0:27:36.359 --> 0:27:40.600
<v Speaker 7>as this division continues to be really average, I don't

0:27:40.640 --> 0:27:43.200
<v Speaker 7>see how you can say this team is out going

0:27:43.240 --> 0:27:46.520
<v Speaker 7>into the final six weeks here, especially if Corey starts

0:27:46.560 --> 0:27:50.000
<v Speaker 7>hitting jack lighters, making a rehab start tonight. If they

0:27:50.040 --> 0:27:53.160
<v Speaker 7>get him back in some role, that's a really valuable arm.

0:27:53.960 --> 0:27:56.960
<v Speaker 7>If you get the catchers back, that gives you depth there.

0:27:57.920 --> 0:28:00.440
<v Speaker 7>Josh Young he's going to do some more imaging on Friday.

0:28:00.560 --> 0:28:02.520
<v Speaker 7>We'll see where that goes. But if you get him

0:28:02.560 --> 0:28:04.800
<v Speaker 7>back any point, that's a three hundred hitter you're adding

0:28:04.840 --> 0:28:07.520
<v Speaker 7>back into your lineup. And just the biggest thing I

0:28:07.600 --> 0:28:11.160
<v Speaker 7>come back to is this has not been a good division.

0:28:11.400 --> 0:28:14.320
<v Speaker 7>It's there for the taking. The thing is, we've said

0:28:14.320 --> 0:28:18.000
<v Speaker 7>this so many times with the Rangers this season, that hey,

0:28:18.000 --> 0:28:20.200
<v Speaker 7>this is a great opportunity to make a push and

0:28:20.200 --> 0:28:23.439
<v Speaker 7>the division make some separation. They get this week against

0:28:23.520 --> 0:28:26.280
<v Speaker 7>the Angels and the A's and you say, this is

0:28:26.320 --> 0:28:29.320
<v Speaker 7>your window to separate yourself from the Astros. And they've

0:28:29.320 --> 0:28:31.400
<v Speaker 7>gone one and two so far and have looked really

0:28:31.480 --> 0:28:34.320
<v Speaker 7>bad doing it. So that's gonna be the thing like,

0:28:34.359 --> 0:28:37.840
<v Speaker 7>can they capitalize on these runs against under five hundred teams?

0:28:37.840 --> 0:28:41.760
<v Speaker 7>Can Wyatt Langford and Corey Seeger be the aircraft coreat

0:28:41.800 --> 0:28:44.800
<v Speaker 7>carriers this team needs. Can those injured guys come back

0:28:44.840 --> 0:28:48.280
<v Speaker 7>and be productive in some way? You don't have to

0:28:48.280 --> 0:28:50.640
<v Speaker 7>squint to see how it all works out in these

0:28:50.640 --> 0:28:53.240
<v Speaker 7>final six weeks. It does just feel like we've been

0:28:53.280 --> 0:28:55.480
<v Speaker 7>saying that a lot this season at different junctures.

0:28:56.760 --> 0:28:59.240
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it seems like it's well, heck, the whole Al

0:28:59.280 --> 0:29:02.040
<v Speaker 1>West talk about the Mariners, right, if they if they

0:29:02.080 --> 0:29:04.800
<v Speaker 1>get healthy and get going, the Astros, if they get

0:29:04.800 --> 0:29:06.720
<v Speaker 1>healthy and get going and get going and get going.

0:29:07.040 --> 0:29:09.080
<v Speaker 1>Mackenzie Gore, though the last month or so has been

0:29:09.080 --> 0:29:11.640
<v Speaker 1>a bright spot. What has he changed anything in his

0:29:11.720 --> 0:29:14.960
<v Speaker 1>pitch repertoire and in his in his usage? Has he

0:29:15.040 --> 0:29:17.600
<v Speaker 1>done anything different than what Mackenzie Gore did before he

0:29:17.640 --> 0:29:18.360
<v Speaker 1>came to Texas.

0:29:19.480 --> 0:29:21.400
<v Speaker 7>I think I think it's just a lot of it's

0:29:21.400 --> 0:29:23.280
<v Speaker 7>more comfort too, and I think they've been kind of

0:29:23.280 --> 0:29:26.960
<v Speaker 7>imploring him to to use his full arsenal. He's got

0:29:27.000 --> 0:29:29.840
<v Speaker 7>a lot of really good pitches and it's easy for

0:29:29.920 --> 0:29:31.920
<v Speaker 7>him to get stuck on that great fastball and that

0:29:32.000 --> 0:29:34.880
<v Speaker 7>great curveball. But but he's got a really strong, well

0:29:34.960 --> 0:29:38.200
<v Speaker 7>rounded arsenal, and I know they want him to to

0:29:38.280 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 7>diversify that when he can. But I think what you're

0:29:41.880 --> 0:29:44.640
<v Speaker 7>seeing is the Mackenzie Gore that the Rangers gave up

0:29:44.680 --> 0:29:47.800
<v Speaker 7>five prospects on. You know, like the natural talent is there,

0:29:47.960 --> 0:29:51.280
<v Speaker 7>it's just can you avoid that one bad blow up

0:29:51.280 --> 0:29:53.720
<v Speaker 7>in him. It's kind of derailed him several times this year.

0:29:54.520 --> 0:29:57.800
<v Speaker 7>I think in his starting in Santaheim on Monday, like

0:29:58.920 --> 0:30:00.400
<v Speaker 7>get up a home run in the for sad thing

0:30:00.480 --> 0:30:02.240
<v Speaker 7>and then kind of just settled in, kind of shook

0:30:02.240 --> 0:30:04.440
<v Speaker 7>it off, which we haven't seen a ton of this year.

0:30:04.480 --> 0:30:06.560
<v Speaker 7>So if he can do that where he cannot let

0:30:06.680 --> 0:30:10.280
<v Speaker 7>the two out hit or the home run or the

0:30:10.560 --> 0:30:13.360
<v Speaker 7>walking the nine hitter completely derail his start, then the

0:30:13.440 --> 0:30:15.600
<v Speaker 7>Rangers have a really good starter. And that's kind of

0:30:15.600 --> 0:30:18.239
<v Speaker 7>what they saw when they, you know, gave up a

0:30:18.400 --> 0:30:20.000
<v Speaker 7>big chunk of their farm system for.

0:30:21.520 --> 0:30:21.720
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:30:21.760 --> 0:30:23.760
<v Speaker 4>I want to just my last one for you about

0:30:23.960 --> 0:30:28.640
<v Speaker 4>Jacob de Gram. Has he answered questions about the trade deadline?

0:30:28.760 --> 0:30:31.040
<v Speaker 4>Did the front office answer questions about the trade deadline

0:30:31.080 --> 0:30:35.080
<v Speaker 4>and confirm that he in fact uses no trade clause

0:30:35.160 --> 0:30:37.760
<v Speaker 4>or is this all just kind of alleged rumors.

0:30:39.360 --> 0:30:42.040
<v Speaker 7>Neither the front office or Degram have gone on the

0:30:42.120 --> 0:30:44.880
<v Speaker 7>record saying that. But but that is the case. You know,

0:30:44.920 --> 0:30:47.520
<v Speaker 7>de Grom did speak the day the trade deadline, and

0:30:48.280 --> 0:30:51.120
<v Speaker 7>he didn't say the words I invoked my no trade clause,

0:30:51.160 --> 0:30:53.280
<v Speaker 7>but he made it clear like I want to stay here,

0:30:53.520 --> 0:30:57.000
<v Speaker 7>I want to win here. I believe in this team.

0:30:57.120 --> 0:30:59.160
<v Speaker 7>You know, I think this is the core that can win.

0:30:59.440 --> 0:31:01.840
<v Speaker 7>He talked about seeing this team win in twenty three,

0:31:02.040 --> 0:31:05.000
<v Speaker 7>which he was on the roster for. He was hurt, obviously,

0:31:06.080 --> 0:31:08.800
<v Speaker 7>I think that fires him up. So no, not on

0:31:08.880 --> 0:31:11.240
<v Speaker 7>either side has talked, you know, on the record about

0:31:11.560 --> 0:31:15.240
<v Speaker 7>the no trade clause aspect. But de Grom did spend

0:31:15.280 --> 0:31:18.080
<v Speaker 7>five or so minutes talking with us about you know,

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:20.120
<v Speaker 7>he wants to be here and he wants to win here.

0:31:20.480 --> 0:31:22.520
<v Speaker 7>And I think that's kind of galvanized a lot of

0:31:22.560 --> 0:31:25.080
<v Speaker 7>the team too. The guy has salute him now when

0:31:25.080 --> 0:31:27.640
<v Speaker 7>they get on base. The day of the deadline, they

0:31:27.640 --> 0:31:29.520
<v Speaker 7>wrote the general on a piece of tape and put

0:31:29.560 --> 0:31:33.120
<v Speaker 7>it above his name plate above his locker. So I

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:36.320
<v Speaker 7>think seeing a guy liked de Grom, a two time

0:31:36.520 --> 0:31:40.360
<v Speaker 7>sign Award winner, likely future Hall of Famer say I

0:31:40.440 --> 0:31:42.400
<v Speaker 7>want to win here. I do think that's how a

0:31:42.400 --> 0:31:44.520
<v Speaker 7>real impact on this clubhouse.

0:31:46.400 --> 0:31:48.160
<v Speaker 3>That's right, that's where Sean. Where are you from, by.

0:31:48.080 --> 0:31:49.920
<v Speaker 7>The way, I'm from Boston.

0:31:50.640 --> 0:31:51.160
<v Speaker 3>Oh okay.

0:31:51.200 --> 0:31:53.000
<v Speaker 1>I was thinking Canada because you have kind of a

0:31:53.040 --> 0:31:54.520
<v Speaker 1>little Canadian accent going.

0:31:55.040 --> 0:31:58.840
<v Speaker 7>It's Northeast Dish, Northish, so.

0:31:58.280 --> 0:32:00.600
<v Speaker 1>You don't have like the masshole, don't have like the

0:32:00.680 --> 0:32:04.600
<v Speaker 1>ca right. But now when you drop the about it's

0:32:04.640 --> 0:32:05.280
<v Speaker 1>like the a boot.

0:32:05.360 --> 0:32:07.240
<v Speaker 3>It's like, oh man, he's from Canada.

0:32:07.520 --> 0:32:09.600
<v Speaker 1>I was like, you know, Kevin Pilara played for Canada,

0:32:09.680 --> 0:32:11.880
<v Speaker 1>Kevin Pilari, So you're like Kevin Plar You're a Canadian

0:32:11.880 --> 0:32:12.640
<v Speaker 1>that moved to Dallas.

0:32:12.640 --> 0:32:13.480
<v Speaker 3>It would have been awesome.

0:32:14.760 --> 0:32:18.040
<v Speaker 7>No, No, I'm from Boston. I've tried pretty hard to

0:32:19.080 --> 0:32:21.680
<v Speaker 7>avoid falling into the Boston accent as much as possible,

0:32:21.760 --> 0:32:24.800
<v Speaker 7>especially when I'm speaking in a public setting. You know,

0:32:24.960 --> 0:32:27.280
<v Speaker 7>it's I love the accent. I grew out of it.

0:32:27.320 --> 0:32:27.680
<v Speaker 2>I think.

0:32:28.280 --> 0:32:31.720
<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's fair, that's fair. That's fair, Sean. We appreciate it.

0:32:32.160 --> 0:32:34.360
<v Speaker 1>Tell Evan we did not say hi. Please make sure

0:32:34.360 --> 0:32:37.280
<v Speaker 1>you pass that message along. I'm sure he's probably he's

0:32:37.280 --> 0:32:39.280
<v Speaker 1>probably at the Golden Corral right about now on his

0:32:39.360 --> 0:32:42.640
<v Speaker 1>third trip through the through the meats line. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to check out more intel from Sean in

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<v Speaker 1>the Dallas News, follow him on Twitter at slash x

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<v Speaker 1>sorry at McFarlane underscore Sean, We'll be right back, Thanks Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks guys,