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Speaker 1: They did it. That's my mouth trumpet. I'm very good

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Speaker 1: at a Joe Rico. The White Sox have won a game,

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Speaker 1: almost beating a record. I'm always going for the records.

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Speaker 1: I'm always going for the biggest losers to lose all

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Speaker 1: the games. I wanted the Lions years to go to

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Speaker 1: lose every single game. I wanted the White Sox to

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Speaker 1: lose every single game through the end of the year.

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Speaker 1: Because Joe, I have an appreciation for history and greatness,

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Speaker 1: and you have to appreciate the greatness, that is the

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Speaker 1: awfulness that the White Sox have been.

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Speaker 2: Might be the worst team in history.

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Speaker 3: I know that's been talked about, like at least in

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Speaker 3: the modern era for sure, as long as you and

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Speaker 3: I have been watching baseball. And the funny thing is,

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Speaker 3: like everybody was last year going on and on about

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Speaker 3: how bad the Athletics are, the White Sox are way

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Speaker 3: worse this year than the Athletics were last season.

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Speaker 2: I think it's not even close.

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Speaker 1: It's not remotely well. I mean, did the Athletics lose

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Speaker 1: twenty one straight games at any point last year? So

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Speaker 1: I think that's pretty good for it. Good for the

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Speaker 1: White Sox. By the way, Jonathan Cannon, the pitcher, he'll

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Speaker 1: live in infamy of course, six innings, one run ball

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Speaker 1: as they beat the A's five to one. I will

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Speaker 1: say it's kind of apropos that they beat the a

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Speaker 1: of all the teams, that it was the A's that

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Speaker 1: they did it. Only other thing would have been maybe

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Speaker 1: like the Braves with just how ridiculously bad the Braves

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Speaker 1: offense has been in general. But the White Sox have

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Speaker 1: been a huge, big embarrassment. But congratulations to them. They

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Speaker 1: can throw like a little mini parade with like you know,

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Speaker 1: those eight vault little cars and people can just wave

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Speaker 1: Luis Robert can, you know, drop balls and stuff like that.

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Speaker 1: But the White Sox just absolutely horrendous. Fantasy options have

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Speaker 1: just been kind of blah from that team. Everything around

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Speaker 1: the White Sox has been bleffed. But they did avoid

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Speaker 1: the what was it? Was it twenty three? Was it

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Speaker 1: gonna be? Twenty three? Was going to be the historical

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Speaker 3: I think it was either twenty two or twenty three.

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Speaker 2: Sheets. What's his name not Ben Sheets? Yeah?

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Speaker 3: I loved I loved the Sheets for the White Sox.

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Speaker 3: His dad played for the Age Oh Gavin Sheets, Gavin.

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Speaker 2: Sheets, Thank you, Ben Sheets? What year am I in? Sheets?

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Speaker 3: His father played for the Angels team in the eighties

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Speaker 3: that also had the previous record of like twenty one losses,

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Speaker 3: So they got some stuff to bond about on Father's

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Speaker 3: Day and Thanksgiving. Now talk about their respect of twenty

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's actually fun. Like Princefielder and Cecil, they obviously

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Speaker 1: By the way, what's up to the peanuts and cracker

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Speaker 1: Jacks that are all hanging with us in here? I

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Speaker 1: think I saw our boy Jack Boyce is on a

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Speaker 1: plane to Disney World. There's no way you're watching from

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Speaker 1: the plane. Wi Fi can't be that good. But if

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Speaker 1: you are a shout out to it, probably answer some questions.

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Speaker 1: Pistol right there, what's up, Pistol. If you guys got

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Speaker 1: any questions, feel free to drop them in the chat.

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Speaker 1: We may get to them today on our new schedule.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully you guys are all accustomed to. I know, Monday, Wednesday,

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Speaker 1: So if you guys have got questions, we'll kind of

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Speaker 1: is awesome here. Framber Valdez was one out away from

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Speaker 1: about Framber Valdez, who is definitely been towing on the

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Speaker 3: comparing him to Logan Web or something. He's getting there,

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Speaker 3: Like it has definitely gotten better and it's like the

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Speaker 1: Frambur in that game, by the way, one hundred and

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Speaker 1: So I know that's thrown in. Someone was complaining in

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Speaker 2: Focus Luis Heel against the Angels.

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Speaker 3: Right, Yankees Angels, he's the first game of the second game.

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Speaker 1: I mean, if these even play, by the way, they

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Speaker 2: They're still a concern today.

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Speaker 3: I haven't checked the forecast today, but there's a chance

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Speaker 3: those get those get washed out again.

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Speaker 1: I thought there was a concern like literally all week

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Speaker 3: I wonder when there's gonna be like universal retractable roofs

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Speaker 1: No, you know it, Yeah maybe, but I feel like

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Speaker 1: that's the same conversation of like, when are we going

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Speaker 1: but you know what it is. What it is the Dodgers.

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Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw allowed one run over four and two thirds

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Speaker 1: had five strikeouts against the against the Phillies. What's your

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Speaker 1: level of comfort with Kershawn moving forward? He's not going

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I think he's all right.

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Speaker 3: I don't think he's necessary, like he's never gonna be

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Speaker 3: prime Kershaw again, but he's never ever been bad. Like

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Speaker 3: I think the worst era he's ever put up over

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Speaker 3: he's at a reduced capacity, which at this point following

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Speaker 3: shoulder surgery at his age he probably is. But I

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Speaker 3: In Los Angeles, they got Freeman back. I think Mooki's

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Speaker 3: somebody that should be rostered everywhere. I don't even think

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Speaker 3: in shallow leagues I'd want to leave Kershaw out there.

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Speaker 3: I've always been biased towards Kershaw, but he's just always

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Speaker 2: He hasn't gone so deep into games, but I'm still

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Speaker 1: All the stuff was up in this last start, which

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Speaker 3: He's not somebody I would want to drop or anything like.

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Speaker 2: But I think it's too soon to throw in the towel.

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Speaker 1: I think it's too soon to throw in the towel.

431
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Speaker 1: But I believe he's got Baltimore in his next start,

432
00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,720
Speaker 1: so I'm not starting him there at all. He's been

433
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Speaker 1: getting hit, and he's been getting hit hard, hard like,

434
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Speaker 1: so that change up that he loves to throw. It's

435
00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,960
Speaker 1: got a five hundred batting average against right now the

436
00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,680
Speaker 1: four seamer you're looking at like a two seventy batting average,

437
00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,960
Speaker 1: So how I would approach it. Everything has stunk and

438
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,840
Speaker 1: he's been giving up a lot of like bad contact.

439
00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:31,840
Speaker 1: You got to see if that's going to alter out

440
00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,800
Speaker 1: if right now is a fifty one percent hard hit

441
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,479
Speaker 1: rate against because it's not overpowering stuff and it's not missing,

442
00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,359
Speaker 1: do not start him against Baltimore. See how that goes

443
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Speaker 1: play out the next start. He might just not be

444
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Speaker 1: a guy that we can fully trust, especially in the

445
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Speaker 1: back end of this year, until he gets healthy for

446
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Speaker 1: next season. That might be how we have to approach it.

447
00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,960
Speaker 1: Joe Rico Jackson Holiday in the rookie lookie has been

448
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Speaker 1: pretty pretty good, pretty pretty good since he's returned, Thank

449
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Speaker 1: you very much. Yes, one for two with a solo

450
00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,840
Speaker 1: homer against your Blue Jays. Also super cool. He just

451
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,520
Speaker 1: got pulled in a super important situation which was I

452
00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,320
Speaker 1: really had orioles from Ryan Wormley was losing his mind

453
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Speaker 1: about it. But since returning Jackson Holiday eight for twenty

454
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Speaker 1: three homers eight RBI, he has been great and you've

455
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Speaker 1: seen the complete change and you're actually seeing Kobe Mayo

456
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Speaker 1: b Jackson Holiday from earlier in the year. Is Jackson

457
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Speaker 1: Holiday an absolute must start every way through? And you know,

458
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Speaker 1: same thing like, let's go back to Estock Pardes Jackson

459
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Speaker 1: Holiday or est SOOC parades rest this season.

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Speaker 3: I'd easily go holiday there, easily Holiday for me, what

461
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Speaker 3: about you?

462
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Speaker 1: Yeah, one hundred percent Jackson Holiday.

463
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Speaker 2: Holiday is yeah, I'm Holiday is just like he's going

464
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Speaker 2: to be so so good.

465
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Speaker 3: It's like that ten game sample size earlier in the

466
00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,800
Speaker 3: year really sullied the way that everybody viewed him. But

467
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Speaker 3: I think I said it last week or two weeks

468
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Speaker 3: ago when I was on guys need to go through

469
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Speaker 3: some struggles when they first come up, or within the

470
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Speaker 3: first month or so of coming up, to really just

471
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Speaker 3: realize what they're up against. He went back down, he

472
00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,000
Speaker 3: worked on some things, and now he looks like that

473
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Speaker 3: number one prospect again. So I think wheels are up.

474
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Speaker 3: Holiday is going to be fantastic. If he's still out

475
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Speaker 3: there in shallow leagues, I'd pick him up and start

476
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Speaker 3: him every single day, every single week, assuming that Brandon

477
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Speaker 3: Hyde puts him in the lineup, because you never know

478
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Speaker 3: what that guy what's gonna happen. And we'll talk Kobe Mayo,

479
00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,840
Speaker 3: I'm sure as well, But it's some kind of strange

480
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Speaker 3: decision making in Baltimore, to say the least.

481
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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, I mean I think like he's pretty solidified.

482
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Speaker 1: I don't know if there's a lot of worries of

483
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Speaker 1: that Miteo got heard Westberg is out. Mayo has really

484
00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,679
Speaker 1: really struggled, you know. DVS here was asking about leash

485
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Speaker 1: on prospects, like Mayo says, how long before thinking of

486
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Speaker 1: binging or dropping him? I had Noelvie Marte dropped him

487
00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,560
Speaker 1: and now he is hitting a little bit with the

488
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Speaker 1: guy like in Redraft, you move on like unfortunately, And

489
00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,720
Speaker 1: this has been the trend all year. The guys that

490
00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:57,320
Speaker 1: we really care about have had struggles outside of James Wood.

491
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Speaker 1: I think James Wood has been like relatively even, but

492
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Speaker 1: Holliday had massive, massive struggles, and Mayo is he's got

493
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Speaker 1: a real swing and miss problem right now, with what's

494
00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,960
Speaker 1: left into the season, I'm really not sure that you

495
00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,440
Speaker 1: need to hold on to Kobe Mayo because he's gonna

496
00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,520
Speaker 1: hit lower in the lineup and Jackson Holiday's moving up,

497
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Speaker 1: So I'd prioritize Holiday over Mayo. I'd have a quick

498
00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,800
Speaker 1: trigger finger on a guy like Kobe Mayo in perfect

499
00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,720
Speaker 1: example exactly right Sabo just mentioned, or he'll just sign J. D. Davis,

500
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,720
Speaker 1: So I mean, I think that proves their level of it,

501
00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:26,680
Speaker 1: So on any of these rookies, I'd have a quick

502
00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,560
Speaker 1: trigger finger at this time of the year to not

503
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Speaker 1: sit around. But I also think Jackson Holiday is solidified.

504
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Speaker 1: I really, I really do.

505
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Speaker 2: I think he is.

506
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Speaker 3: I just Brandon Hyde plays so many games it wouldn't

507
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,240
Speaker 3: shock me if they start to, like, I don't know,

508
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:40,760
Speaker 3: I don't really expect him. But if you started sitting

509
00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,760
Speaker 3: against left handed pitching here and there, would that Would

510
00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:43,920
Speaker 3: that really surprise you that much?

511
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Speaker 2: No?

512
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Speaker 1: Nothing, I mean nothing would surprise me. Whether they've been

513
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,399
Speaker 1: playing ramon Orrius the entire year and Jorge Mateo was

514
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,399
Speaker 1: locked in so no, not a one big, single bit

515
00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,320
Speaker 1: would surprise me. Angelo, this is a constant, Angela said.

516
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Speaker 1: Was Welsh doing the Reds game last night? The announcer

517
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Speaker 1: said something about Chris Welsh speaking in other languages. It's

518
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:06,040
Speaker 1: pretty well known the real Chris Welsh, former picture for

519
00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:10,000
Speaker 1: the Reds is the announcer on there. I believe he's famous,

520
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,920
Speaker 1: not great, by the way. I believe he's famous for

521
00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:19,639
Speaker 1: criticizing the chains of Ronald d'acunya well and then and

522
00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,440
Speaker 1: then kind of slamming Ozzie Albi's for taking the money

523
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,040
Speaker 1: whatever that. Yeah, there was some really bad situation, not

524
00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:30,120
Speaker 1: the best, but I have legit been on television shows,

525
00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:34,480
Speaker 1: and they have thought I was him. Dude's like sixty five,

526
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,040
Speaker 1: don't I actually have a pretty young face. I don't

527
00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,479
Speaker 1: buy that whatsoever. And I've also had an article written

528
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Speaker 1: and they said, oh the end. This League podcast hosted

529
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Speaker 1: by Scott Bagman and former Major league pitcher Chris Welsh,

530
00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:51,320
Speaker 1: also incorrect. Absolutely also incorrect. So yes, you will hear that.

531
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Speaker 1: Going to the audience, Michael Impo said, do we think

532
00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:58,480
Speaker 1: Johann Duran has lost his closer role to Griffin Jacks?

533
00:24:58,680 --> 00:24:59,160
Speaker 1: What do you think?

534
00:24:59,160 --> 00:24:59,360
Speaker 2: Show?

535
00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,639
Speaker 3: I think Jack got the most recent save opportunity, but

536
00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,160
Speaker 3: Duran's been outside of the kind of lack of strikeos

537
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,960
Speaker 3: this year, he's still been fairly good. I don't think that,

538
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,520
Speaker 3: I like, unless we actually hear the team say that,

539
00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,440
Speaker 3: I wouldn't drop Duran and assume that Jacks is the

540
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,280
Speaker 3: guy as good as Jacks has been like Duran coming

541
00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,880
Speaker 3: into the season. There are a lot of people who

542
00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,360
Speaker 3: thought Duran was like the best relief pitcher in all

543
00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,119
Speaker 3: of baseball. I don't, and he hasn't done enough to really.

544
00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:25,960
Speaker 3: I mean, he's not he doesn't have that title, but

545
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,880
Speaker 3: Duran still like just pulling up his number he's got

546
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 3: a three forty seven Era one zero two whip.

547
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,480
Speaker 2: He's still been very, very good.

548
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:35,240
Speaker 3: I don't know, what do you think, Well, do you

549
00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,480
Speaker 3: think there's a chance that Jackson takes over the job here?

550
00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:38,359
Speaker 2: I doubt it.

551
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,360
Speaker 1: So I think this is similar to here here there's

552
00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:42,840
Speaker 1: the very first question out of the day. Let me

553
00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,879
Speaker 1: see if I can scroll to it before, like this is

554
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,639
Speaker 1: one of those we weren't even here yet. And Shane

555
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,439
Speaker 1: came in, by the way, shout out Shane. That's my

556
00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,320
Speaker 1: middle name, Shane. What do what do we think Justin

557
00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,320
Speaker 1: Martinez getting a shot in the closer role in Arizona?

558
00:25:55,720 --> 00:26:00,360
Speaker 1: It's a great question. I think there's nobody that can

559
00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,240
Speaker 1: have the lockdown. And I will say this Tory level

560
00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,399
Speaker 1: and I know I'm this is a Twins thing, but

561
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,119
Speaker 1: with the dim of extra a second Tory Levello did

562
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:13,879
Speaker 1: attempt to give it to Ryan Thompson three opportunities. Believe

563
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,480
Speaker 1: he kind of screwed up two of them. AJ Puck

564
00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,280
Speaker 1: came in to save one. Justin Martinez came in and

565
00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,320
Speaker 1: looks phenomenal and got the other one. I think the

566
00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,160
Speaker 1: diamondback situation has the potential to be Hey, We've got

567
00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,280
Speaker 1: multiple guys that can do this. It can be leverage situations.

568
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,359
Speaker 1: I've already said I think aj Puck is going to

569
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:37,679
Speaker 1: be the fireman the biggest critical situations. Justin Martinez might

570
00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,199
Speaker 1: get more opportunities because his when his stuff is on,

571
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:47,119
Speaker 1: he is unhittable. That fastball splitter combination is unhittable. It

572
00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,119
Speaker 1: doesn't have the movement like Emmanuel class A, but it

573
00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,320
Speaker 1: reminds me like that. So I say those things to

574
00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,720
Speaker 1: say that I don't think one of those guys is

575
00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,800
Speaker 1: locked in to all the save opportunities. I do believe

576
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,320
Speaker 1: you will see Paulsey while get a save opportunity. I

577
00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:06,160
Speaker 1: do think Justin Martinez might have moved ahead of Ryan Thompson,

578
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,560
Speaker 1: and they've already not gone to Ginkles, so I think

579
00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,240
Speaker 1: Ginkle's out. So I think that's Puck Martinez in Seawald

580
00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,439
Speaker 1: you're gonna see. Bring it all the way back to

581
00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,760
Speaker 1: the actual question. I don't think Jacks takes all of them,

582
00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,840
Speaker 1: but I do think this is now open up to

583
00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,680
Speaker 1: a spot where they're gonna kind of battle it out,

584
00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,679
Speaker 1: and both of these guys might be getting saved. So

585
00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,119
Speaker 1: I'm not looking to get rid of Duran because I

586
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,960
Speaker 1: don't think he's lost it completely, but I think Jacks

587
00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,680
Speaker 1: has the comfort from the team that they will give

588
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,320
Speaker 1: him opportunities that makes sense.

589
00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:36,879
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that's totally fair. Jackson has been amazing. Like,

590
00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,760
Speaker 3: Jackson has been fantastic this season. I think even in

591
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,479
Speaker 3: standard five by five leagues, he's like a top one

592
00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,639
Speaker 3: hundred player without having a ton of saves, He's been fantastic.

593
00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,040
Speaker 3: I just think Duran is still probably gonna get Like,

594
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,000
Speaker 3: if it was gonna be a split, I think Duran would.

595
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,280
Speaker 2: Still take the majority of them.

596
00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,040
Speaker 3: But Jacks is an interesting guy to speculate on because

597
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,919
Speaker 3: every year we have these guys that are non closing relievers,

598
00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:58,520
Speaker 3: they still have a lot of value and even if

599
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,719
Speaker 3: they're not bringing inconsistent say you get the odd win

600
00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,080
Speaker 3: the odds save tons of strikeouts. With Jacks, even though

601
00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,600
Speaker 3: I don't think he'll like take over that role, he

602
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,480
Speaker 3: could still actually have some value if you're in a

603
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,360
Speaker 3: slightly deeper like twelve teamer and beyond like that could

604
00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:11,560
Speaker 3: still be a nice pickup for you.

605
00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,920
Speaker 1: Closers are the running backs of fantasy football. Every team

606
00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,960
Speaker 1: wants to have two or three of them. There's very few.

607
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,200
Speaker 1: It feels like very few workhorses out there anymore, that

608
00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,120
Speaker 1: teams aren't willing to bounce around. That's just how I've

609
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,440
Speaker 1: kind of approached it. At least one more Lee said,

610
00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,359
Speaker 1: what do we think about diw Rasmussen being activated? Is

611
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,959
Speaker 1: Ji Rassmussen going to be on the level of Jeffrey

612
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,000
Speaker 1: Springs trust more or less.

613
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:36,520
Speaker 2: As of right now?

614
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,800
Speaker 3: I'd say he's a little bit less, even with the

615
00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,120
Speaker 3: struggles that Springs has had. I think Springs is just

616
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,600
Speaker 3: a better pitcher. That doesn't take anything away from Rasmusen,

617
00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,160
Speaker 3: who's actually really good in his own right. But I

618
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,360
Speaker 3: would have to lean Springs all things being equal right now.

619
00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,240
Speaker 3: And I mean, if Rasmussen comes out and looks fantastic

620
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,560
Speaker 3: in his first couple starts, that'll probably change things.

621
00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:56,200
Speaker 2: But I'd have to take Springs.

622
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,960
Speaker 1: I think I agree with you on that. Like in

623
00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,160
Speaker 1: deeper leagues, Rasmus is interesting to speculate on. I'm not sure.

624
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,440
Speaker 1: I'm like looking to crazy speculate in the world of

625
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,440
Speaker 1: the Rays, Like I imagine he's going to be slowly

626
00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,920
Speaker 1: kind of integrated into the entire rotation coming off of

627
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,960
Speaker 1: these injuries. These are gonna be great, guys. Next year,

628
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,959
Speaker 1: I'm going to be back into Rasmussen. I will be

629
00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:19,960
Speaker 1: back into Jeffrey Springs, even however bad it is this year,

630
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,680
Speaker 1: the adjustment period is just a little bit bigger. Hey,

631
00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:26,280
Speaker 1: three up and three down. Willia damis Willia Dams, as

632
00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,760
Speaker 1: Joe would say yesterday, Joe Piece of Pa four for five,

633
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:34,080
Speaker 1: two homers, four RBIs Colin Ray also when seven innings,

634
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,920
Speaker 1: struck out nine didn't give up an earned run and

635
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,160
Speaker 1: James Wood two for three a homer, two RBI and

636
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:44,160
Speaker 1: two stolen bases. Dare we say combo meal or socks

637
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,080
Speaker 1: and shoes? However you want to talk about that, everybody,

638
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,840
Speaker 1: It's a homer and a stolen base. He was awesome yesterday?

639
00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:54,800
Speaker 1: Who was not awesome? Hayden Bird's song. Two innings, seven

640
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,600
Speaker 1: earned runs, Bryce Elder three and two thirds, give up

641
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,120
Speaker 1: seven in runs, walk to give up eight hits and

642
00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:05,960
Speaker 1: was gone. I think I saw the biggest cheer yesterday

643
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,680
Speaker 1: for the Braves was Bryce Elder being pulled because he stinks.

644
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Speaker 1: And lind Or Gunnar Henderson, Brian Reynolds all yesterday over

645
00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:18,680
Speaker 1: with three strikeouts, bad bad, bad injuries. I don't know

646
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Speaker 1: if you saw this one yesterday. Joe Grayson Rodriguez in

647
00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,719
Speaker 1: pre stretch warm up stuff was throwing, looked over at

648
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,720
Speaker 1: his bullpen coach and said, I don't feel right. I

649
00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,680
Speaker 1: don't feel good. He was scratched from that start against

650
00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,680
Speaker 1: the Blue Jays with what are they calling it lat

651
00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:38,880
Speaker 1: terrace discomfort. It's like some lat discomfort. Very likely could

652
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,360
Speaker 1: be an il situation for Grayson Rodriguez and why they

653
00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,320
Speaker 1: went out and made all those very subpar trades. But

654
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,440
Speaker 1: they were trying to get pitching depth because of this

655
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Speaker 1: right here.

656
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Speaker 3: I believe he had the same injury when he was

657
00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,800
Speaker 3: a minor leaguer twenty one or twenty two. I saw

658
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,360
Speaker 3: somebody mention that this was the same thing that bothered

659
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Speaker 3: him a couple of years ago.

660
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Speaker 2: So don't love to see that.

661
00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,280
Speaker 3: Not gonna overreact here, but probably gonna end up on

662
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:01,640
Speaker 3: the shelf.

663
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Speaker 1: Yeah. Maybe one of the saddest ones was Bruce dar

664
00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,280
Speaker 1: Grattarol had been out all season. I don't remember him

665
00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,320
Speaker 1: pitching a lot last year either. I saw him at

666
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:15,360
Speaker 1: the Complex during Arizona Complex Ball. He was working out

667
00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,760
Speaker 1: him Tony Gonsolin, River Ryan. Those were kind of dustin may.

668
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,520
Speaker 1: Those are the guys that were always there. Bruce Dar

669
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,280
Speaker 1: was just kind of sitting around and then all of

670
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,440
Speaker 1: a sudden, boom, he's back. He gets out there eight

671
00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:32,560
Speaker 1: pitches and he's gone with a significant ham string strain.

672
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,520
Speaker 1: They said, by the way, it wasn't a leg injury.

673
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:35,840
Speaker 1: I think it was an arm issue. He had been

674
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Speaker 1: dealing with while he was out all year. Goes in

675
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,120
Speaker 1: and suffers a significant ham string strain. Had to be

676
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,080
Speaker 1: like carried out. Dude, just crying all of that work

677
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,440
Speaker 1: to get back. You know, you don't blame him or

678
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: anything like that, but Bruce Dar, there's a real potential

679
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,040
Speaker 1: Bruis Dar could have been thrust right back into a

680
00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:55,920
Speaker 1: closer role and that is gone. There's no application to

681
00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,680
Speaker 1: talk about except maybe, you know, Evan Phillips will get

682
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,960
Speaker 1: another more opportunities again, and Dustin Daniel Hudson might get

683
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,200
Speaker 1: some of those. It won't be from Bruce Dar.

684
00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:04,520
Speaker 2: Joe.

685
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just like the human side of it. You

686
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,720
Speaker 3: feel so so bad for these guys. Coodeai Sang is

687
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,680
Speaker 3: another one. You know, you spend the whole year rehabbing,

688
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,680
Speaker 3: you come back one game and then and then your

689
00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:16,560
Speaker 3: toast from.

690
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,480
Speaker 2: The Dodgers' perspective.

691
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 3: I wonder do you think there's any chance Michael Kopek

692
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,560
Speaker 3: gets the ninth inning with any regularity.

693
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:27,000
Speaker 1: Regularity? I don't know. Does he get a ninth inning? Yes,

694
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:31,320
Speaker 1: I absolutely do. They are clearly just throwing bullets out there.

695
00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,280
Speaker 1: Who the hell was it the other day? It wasn't Brazier,

696
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,200
Speaker 1: It wasn't fair. I mean, they're just God, who is

697
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,360
Speaker 1: the guy I'm for completely figuring one of those like

698
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:44,160
Speaker 1: black middle in the one that gave up that blew

699
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,240
Speaker 1: the save in like the tenth with the padres. It

700
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:50,040
Speaker 1: doesn't matter. They're all Anthony Bandas to Kopex, to Evan

701
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,520
Speaker 1: Phillips to Daniel Hudson's it's all the same. They're all

702
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,560
Speaker 1: the same guys. None of them are good. It'll probably

703
00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:59,880
Speaker 1: go to Kopekkode Senga just pointing that out. Justin Turner

704
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,760
Speaker 1: day to day after leaving Thursday's game after getting hit

705
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,680
Speaker 1: on the hand by a pitch, Mariners don't want that.

706
00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,560
Speaker 1: Ranger Swarez is scheduled to throw a bullpen session tomorrow,

707
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,000
Speaker 1: hopefully getting into whatever type of rehab assignment they would need,

708
00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:15,280
Speaker 1: and Christian Scott has yet to be cleared in throwing

709
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:19,440
Speaker 1: if anybody was holding out hopes for them. Frindos, Yes,

710
00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:22,760
Speaker 1: you can get involved in the game today by going

711
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,640
Speaker 1: over to our friends over at bet three six five

712
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:28,239
Speaker 1: for the best bets of the day. Look at that

713
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,240
Speaker 1: you did it. Best bets of the day brought to

714
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,200
Speaker 1: you by Bet three six five. You can get in

715
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,480
Speaker 1: the game. Make some of your favorite bets from money

716
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,480
Speaker 1: line to run line to props. Yes, we've always got props,

717
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,120
Speaker 1: and mister Joe Rico has got some props for you today.

718
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,840
Speaker 1: I believe you got one of the guys you hit

719
00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,400
Speaker 1: and nailed last week. You are getting right back on it.

720
00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,240
Speaker 1: So what are some of your favorite bets for today?

721
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,640
Speaker 3: Going back to the Taj Bradley, Well, again, if anybody

722
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,880
Speaker 3: follows me or listens to my stava, you know how

723
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:54,920
Speaker 3: much I love Taj Bradley. He's one of my favorite

724
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:58,320
Speaker 3: pitchers in baseball, and he is constantly disrespected on.

725
00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:59,200
Speaker 2: These strikeout totals.

726
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,360
Speaker 3: It was four and a half with like minus one

727
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,040
Speaker 3: eighty five or something when I checked this morning. He's

728
00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:05,920
Speaker 3: got like a thirty percent strikeout rate. It's like one

729
00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:07,719
Speaker 3: of the five or seven best strikeout rates in all

730
00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,480
Speaker 3: of baseball should not be set anywhere under five. So

731
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Speaker 3: I took the alt line at six plus strikeouts plus

732
00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,680
Speaker 3: one point fifteen for Bradley. Very very attainable there. I

733
00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:18,640
Speaker 3: even thought about going a little crazy with a little

734
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,600
Speaker 3: bit of a ladder or something, but we'll we'll keep

735
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,120
Speaker 3: it at six. We'll keep it at six. You're getting

736
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,359
Speaker 3: plus money there. But if he ends up with seven

737
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,560
Speaker 3: or eight, I would not at all be surprised. Ryan

738
00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:32,759
Speaker 3: O'Hearn facing against Bowden Francis today on Toronto, he just

739
00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,319
Speaker 3: destroys right handed pitching. It's like a one thirty two

740
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,920
Speaker 3: WRC plus all of his home runs i've come against

741
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:38,520
Speaker 3: right handers.

742
00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:39,920
Speaker 2: He mostly plays against right handers.

743
00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:44,080
Speaker 3: But ohearn has really been an excellent, excellent platoon bat

744
00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,160
Speaker 3: for the Oriols this season, over one and a half

745
00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,040
Speaker 3: total bases at plus one twenty. Really liked that one

746
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:50,960
Speaker 3: as well. And maybe you can even get cheeky with

747
00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,480
Speaker 3: a home run there. Not my home run call, but

748
00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,399
Speaker 3: you could get a little cheeky. And then the last

749
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,879
Speaker 3: one is a little more chalky. It's Freddy Peralta over

750
00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,640
Speaker 3: five and a half strikeouts. He's facing the Braves, who

751
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,799
Speaker 3: it might surprise some people. Maybe it won't the way

752
00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:03,960
Speaker 3: the year's gone, but they have the fifth worst strikeout

753
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,720
Speaker 3: rate amongst all teams in baseball, nearly twenty five percent.

754
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,440
Speaker 3: Paralta is pretty routinely going over this. Now it is

755
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 3: juiced to minus one sixty, but you got the other

756
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:13,839
Speaker 3: plus money bets in there, so this one's a little

757
00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:17,080
Speaker 3: bit safer. So Todz Bradley's six plus strikeouts, Ryan O'Hearn

758
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,400
Speaker 3: over one and a half total basis and Freddy Peralta

759
00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,799
Speaker 3: over five and a half strikeouts, all of them at

760
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:22,839
Speaker 3: bat three, six five.

761
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,520
Speaker 1: You know what I might do. I might even play around.

762
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,720
Speaker 1: I think I might do this when we're done. Sometimes

763
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,360
Speaker 1: I like to. It is dangerous, you know, pairing anything.

764
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,960
Speaker 1: You're lessening your odds, of course, but you're boosting your

765
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:38,280
Speaker 1: potential return. Is take toaj Bradley five k's and Freddy

766
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,759
Speaker 1: Peralta five k's. Pair those, they're paired down a little bit,

767
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,560
Speaker 1: but combo them together and I bet you'll get somewhere

768
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:48,240
Speaker 1: between plus to plus one thirty, somewhere in that range.

769
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,040
Speaker 1: And I think I might just play that myself. Someone

770
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,280
Speaker 1: also asked, this is a good one. Justin said anyone

771
00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,719
Speaker 1: think that Fought's strikeout line is a little low today,

772
00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:58,760
Speaker 1: and I think he's going right now, so it doesn't

773
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,000
Speaker 1: matter at this point, Guardians, You're right, it is. It's

774
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 1: like three and a half. There's a couple of those

775
00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,920
Speaker 1: three and a half today that really stand out you.

776
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,279
Speaker 1: Another one, I will tell you it's one of the

777
00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:14,279
Speaker 1: Betting Pros prop cheat sheet favorite plays is Cutter Crawford strikeouts,

778
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,239
Speaker 1: which I believe is at three and a half, and

779
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:21,879
Speaker 1: he has hit that fourteen of fifteen games. But it's

780
00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:25,760
Speaker 1: juiced and the matchup is tough, but fourteen to fifteen games.

781
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,239
Speaker 1: You guys can check out all the others, whether it

782
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:32,280
Speaker 1: is total bases, strikeouts, and it has all the props

783
00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:35,000
Speaker 1: put together. You can check that over at Betting Pros

784
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:36,960
Speaker 1: on the app, you can check the cheat sheet or

785
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,600
Speaker 1: you can just go to Bettingpros dot com and check

786
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,399
Speaker 1: out all their favorite plays. You can check out by

787
00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,839
Speaker 1: percentages on returns, you can sort them by ratings. There's

788
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,160
Speaker 1: a lot of cool ways you can do it, but

789
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: that was one that was on there for Brandon Fought.

790
00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,200
Speaker 1: I'm tinted, but Foughts also had some zero strikeout days.

791
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,520
Speaker 1: I am not into the prop market today. I did

792
00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:57,960
Speaker 1: not solo pickout, though there is one or two that

793
00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 1: I kind of dig. I'm on some line and we're

794
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:04,680
Speaker 1: starting with Minnesota. I'm gonna play the first five money line.

795
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:06,640
Speaker 1: There's a couple of these that have a little bit

796
00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,880
Speaker 1: of juice attached to them, but I really want to

797
00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,440
Speaker 1: lock these in. Also, Minnesota run line one and a

798
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,160
Speaker 1: half might not be a bad play, but this is

799
00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,200
Speaker 1: Joe Ryan versus Jave or Asad. I'm just playing straight

800
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,279
Speaker 1: money line through the first five Minnesota. I'm also gonna

801
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,640
Speaker 1: play a nurfy. There's a couple interesting ones today. The

802
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:28,200
Speaker 1: most interesting is not playable in George Kirby and Tarik Skouble.

803
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,560
Speaker 1: It's ridiculously juiced, but a sneaky one is going to

804
00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:35,120
Speaker 1: Joe's favorite guy, Tampa and Saint Louis. Give me Taj

805
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,319
Speaker 1: Bradley and Eric Vetti. Eric Vetti is actually on the

806
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,399
Speaker 1: lower end of first run. It's given up so far

807
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,359
Speaker 1: this year, and so give me Taj Bradley and Eric

808
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:46,960
Speaker 1: Veetti to kind of lock that down. And then finally

809
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,600
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the San Diego full game run

810
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:53,400
Speaker 1: line minus one and a half against Pittsburgh against Marco Gonzalez.

811
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:56,439
Speaker 1: I think it is, but San Diego full game run

812
00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:59,879
Speaker 1: line minus one and a half San Diego. Those my three.

813
00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,160
Speaker 1: That's Minnesota first five, Tampa Bay Nurfey San Diego. We've

814
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,600
Speaker 1: also got Taz Bradley, Altke's Ryan O'Hearn over one and

815
00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,800
Speaker 1: a half and Freddie Peralta at five five and a

816
00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:14,040
Speaker 1: half over strikeouts. Those are our best bets of the day.

817
00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:18,200
Speaker 1: Just pretend that's Joe Alrico. They're not Joe Pieza. PM.

818
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,880
Speaker 1: All right, mister jo Riico, I did not get a

819
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,000
Speaker 1: home run board today. I will have to shout out

820
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,560
Speaker 1: and get to our boy Ethan because I did get

821
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:29,640
Speaker 1: a homer yesterday, because I had Royce Lewis from Monday

822
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,520
Speaker 1: and Tuesday. It's an im perpetuity until the next show.

823
00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:34,839
Speaker 1: So I did get back on I believe. I don't

824
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,719
Speaker 1: know if fred Dinger is in here. Believe I'm at

825
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:41,040
Speaker 1: twenty four and so I'm not quite at being able

826
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:42,680
Speaker 1: to get on the board here soon. But if I

827
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,640
Speaker 1: can pick this up, maybe, Baby Joe Rico, where are

828
00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:46,879
Speaker 1: you going with your home run call today?

829
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,120
Speaker 2: I'm going Bobby Wit.

830
00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,960
Speaker 3: I've been going with the more niche names when I've

831
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:54,320
Speaker 3: been on the show recently, Nolan Gorman's and the Jorge hilarious.

832
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:56,720
Speaker 3: But we're going shock today with Bobby Witt. He's facing

833
00:38:56,760 --> 00:39:00,359
Speaker 3: Cutter Crawford and Cutter Crawford over his last three games,

834
00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:04,040
Speaker 3: twelve home runs allowed, twenty three point six barrel percentage

835
00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:06,680
Speaker 3: and a thirty five percent homer to fly ball. He's

836
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:11,160
Speaker 3: getting crushed recently. Bobby Witt has been just brilliant this season,

837
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:12,839
Speaker 3: and I think there's a good chance he takes one

838
00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:13,560
Speaker 3: out of the yr tonight.

839
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,360
Speaker 1: I almost picked Bobby with That's very good. Fred Dinger

840
00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:20,120
Speaker 1: always just always in here. Rock and twenty five. I'm

841
00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,719
Speaker 1: at as of the as of Yester actually got a

842
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:27,000
Speaker 1: board yesterday. Port Ethan sent me one yesterday and we

843
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:28,920
Speaker 1: didn't have a show, and then we didn't get one today.

844
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,279
Speaker 1: Thirty was the marker to get on the board, so

845
00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:36,680
Speaker 1: I'm still five away. That could have changed from yesterday today.

846
00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:40,160
Speaker 1: I'm actually gonna go with an Oriole. And you guys

847
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:41,880
Speaker 1: think you know which Oriole I'm gonna go with. No,

848
00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:47,320
Speaker 1: I'm gonna alter away, give me Anthony Santandeer. I picked

849
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,560
Speaker 1: him last week. I think it was and he hit

850
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:53,960
Speaker 1: for me. He is wild against righty's right now, twenty

851
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,600
Speaker 1: four homers against righty's and I believe it's eight against lefties.

852
00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,160
Speaker 1: I think that's his number if I have that correctly.

853
00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,880
Speaker 1: When I was looking at his blit's going against Boden Francis.

854
00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:06,640
Speaker 1: Give me Anthony Santander to get back on that home

855
00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:11,080
Speaker 1: run board, not Gunner Henderson, and hopefully get me rolling

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Speaker 1: a little bit more. Joe Rico on Twitter at Joe

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Speaker 1: Rico ninety nine. We're gonna get you twice next week, buddy,

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Speaker 1: We're gonna get We're gonna be a whole lot more

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Speaker 1: of Joe Rico. Maybe we'll be talking about some streamers

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Speaker 1: into next week and do some more formal pickups. What

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Speaker 2: Nothing crazy, just the usual daily podcast.

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Speaker 3: You guys can check out on my Twitter feed writing

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Speaker 3: a lot of stuff.

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Speaker 2: Everything goes out on Twitter.

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Speaker 3: I post way too much stuff, but you can keep

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Speaker 2: Right on.

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Speaker 1: You guys can find me at is It the Welsh.

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Speaker 1: do it. That's gonna be the episode. We'll be back

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Speaker 1: again on Friday. Casey Bubba back in the house. We'll

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Speaker 1: and bring your questions. Thank you guys as always for

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Speaker 1: hanging out. Shout out to my mom again. People are

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Speaker 1: think someone said to pick Aaron Judge, so let's put

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Speaker 1: it on the board. Aaron Judge from my mom today.

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Speaker 1: Shout out to Mama Welsh and shout out to all

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Speaker 1: of you guys. We love you and we'll talk to

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