WEBVTT - D-backs BACK in NL Wild Card Spot After Crushing A's With 5 Homers

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<v Speaker 1>Hello and welcome to another episode of Snake's Territory, part

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<v Speaker 1>Friedman alongside Jack Summers and Jack Diamondbacks. They did the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>They took two out of three from the A's. Certainly

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<v Speaker 1>a sweep would have been nice. Monday game was not great,

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<v Speaker 1>that did not allow for that. But the Diamondbacks get

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<v Speaker 1>a walk off win on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the

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<v Speaker 1>bats were alive and well. Diamondbacks put up arguably their

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<v Speaker 1>best offensive showing of the season. Fifteen runs on seventeen hits.

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<v Speaker 1>Another big series win for this team.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a close game early, right, I mean it

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<v Speaker 2>was you know, two two after the top of the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth and then kaboom. I mean, you know, they scored

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<v Speaker 2>twelve runs in the next two innings. So we don't

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<v Speaker 2>see that every day. That was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>All those home runs, you know, all the hits falling

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<v Speaker 2>in better approaches at the plate. I mean, this is

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<v Speaker 2>what we've been waiting for.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean early on, for the first half of

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<v Speaker 1>this game. This was very much a baseball game, and

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<v Speaker 1>there were legitimate concerns like are the Diamondbacks about to

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<v Speaker 1>lose two out of three to a team that entered

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<v Speaker 1>this series, But I think two wins in the entire

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<v Speaker 1>month of July, And yeah, it was a competitive game

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<v Speaker 1>up to that point. Diamondbacks put up a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>runs in the bottom of the fourth inning they took

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<v Speaker 1>a two to one lead. The A's then responded. Jeff

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<v Speaker 1>McNeil hit a solo shot in the top of the

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<v Speaker 1>fifth to tie the game, and then the bottom of

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<v Speaker 1>the fifth came along Jack and kind of felt like

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<v Speaker 1>the d Backs were gonna let another opportunity go by

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<v Speaker 1>the wayside Kutel a leadoff double Heraldo Perdomo moved him

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<v Speaker 1>to third with the ground doubt, which felt like a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing. But then Corbyn Kale grounds out, the run

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't score, and you're like, all right, here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>This might be a rough situation where the Dbacks can't capitalize.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the Dbacks went home run, lock, double home run,

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<v Speaker 1>single home run the rest of that inning and come

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<v Speaker 1>away with seven runs a nine to two Diamondbacks lead

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<v Speaker 1>at that point, and maybe the most notable hit in

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<v Speaker 1>that inning. There were obviously quite a few big ones,

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<v Speaker 1>but Ryan Waldschmidt put the icing on the cake there

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<v Speaker 1>and that fifth inning with his first major league home run,

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<v Speaker 1>giving the Diamondbacks that nine to two lead.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I was sitting in the press box with gambo

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday night and Alex Weiner and I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>rhetorically turned around the gamble and I said, is well,

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<v Speaker 2>are you ever going to hit a home run this year?

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<v Speaker 2>Is he going to get one? And I was just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of being, you know, typical sarcastic me and Gambos

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<v Speaker 2>took it quite earnestly and goes, oh, yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 2>he will. So I had fun texting and forth with him.

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<v Speaker 2>A you were right, but it was no cheapy either.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, it was a pitch inside, but

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't you know, it wasn't a middle middle cookie.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, he got the bat head around and

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<v Speaker 2>launched that sucker four hundred and thirty one feet. So

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<v Speaker 2>that was great to see. I mean, you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>in there, but we hadn't seen it. And hopefully this

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<v Speaker 2>is the first of many more to come.

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<v Speaker 1>It definitely took a while for this to happen for

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<v Speaker 1>wald Smid. There's there's no getting around that. This was

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<v Speaker 1>his one hundred and forty second Big League played appearance

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<v Speaker 1>where where this actually happened. So yeah, I think if

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<v Speaker 1>you'd ask me when he first came up when that

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<v Speaker 1>was going to happen, I probably would have thought he

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<v Speaker 1>would pull that off a whole lot sooner. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like that's just kind of a mental thing

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<v Speaker 1>where once you hit the first one, it kind of

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<v Speaker 1>allows you to be more relaxed up there at the

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<v Speaker 1>plate to know, like, hey, I am capable of hitting

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<v Speaker 1>a home run in the major leagues. And Ryan Waldschmid

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<v Speaker 1>is a big piece to this team. He has swung

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<v Speaker 1>and missed quite a bit since coming up to the majors.

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<v Speaker 1>His strikeout rate is still around thirty five percent, but

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<v Speaker 1>with a good game today he also singled later in

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<v Speaker 1>this one. His ops is now up to six eighty two.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd love to see him settle in as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even if it's just a league average contributor offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>that would be a really big boost for this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, and talking about getting booths, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Corbyn Carroll looks like he's back getting that home run,

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<v Speaker 2>getting off the Schneid there then just missing one later.

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<v Speaker 2>As I know that you were very excited about the

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<v Speaker 2>location of the pitches that he's been hitting, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>then you turn around you look at Nolan Arnado, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>several walks and of course a big home run and

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<v Speaker 2>James McCann, I mean, you know, gets his two starts

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<v Speaker 2>a week and here he is home. I'm worrying again.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was this one hundredth career homer and that

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<v Speaker 2>happened in the same inning with Waltschmith. So that was

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<v Speaker 2>a nice juxta position too, get undred homer guy gets

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<v Speaker 2>his first homer. A lot of fun there.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the location on the Corbin homer. I was

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<v Speaker 1>indeed intrigued. It definitely got the gears turning a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit on just the types of pitches that Corbin has

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<v Speaker 1>been dealing with and the way that he's been attacked

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<v Speaker 1>this season. There's no it's no secret, right it's been

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<v Speaker 1>high fastballs, specifically four seen fastballs not just above the

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<v Speaker 1>zone but in the strike zone. And as you can

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<v Speaker 1>see here, that's exactly where this pitch was. It was

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<v Speaker 1>center cut, but in the top third of the zone.

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<v Speaker 1>Ninety six miles per hour gauge jump is certainly a

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<v Speaker 1>hard thrower. And not only did Corbin hit it out,

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<v Speaker 1>but he hit it out to the opposite field, which

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<v Speaker 1>is always a great sign. And I did some checking

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<v Speaker 1>on this. I tweeted about it as well. Well, you

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<v Speaker 1>go back to June tenth, this is about a month

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<v Speaker 1>and a half Corbyn Carroll only has three hits on

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<v Speaker 1>four seam fastballs that are in the top half of

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<v Speaker 1>the play, whether whether in the zone or out of

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<v Speaker 1>the zone, just in the top half vertically, and two

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<v Speaker 1>of those hits have come in the last twenty four hours.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a single that was up in the zone

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday that he drove for a hit. I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>was in the third inning. And then there was the

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<v Speaker 1>home run in this game. Corbyn also a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>it bats later, laced a triple to the opposite field.

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<v Speaker 1>Another really nice swing there. That was a splitter that

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<v Speaker 1>was down out of the zone. So some positive signs

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<v Speaker 1>here for Corban jack not just against these four seam

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<v Speaker 1>fastballs that have given him so many fits, but that splitter.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that was a great swing as well. It's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to feel like maybe this drought is coming to

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<v Speaker 1>an end.

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<v Speaker 2>For him. Yeah, I mean early in the game, things

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<v Speaker 2>didn't quite feel that way. As we look at this

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<v Speaker 2>game and how it ended up. He won fifteen to five,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, Corbyn hit into a double play. Albeit

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<v Speaker 2>it was a very hard hit ground ball, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was still a ground ball. R had second basement hits

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<v Speaker 2>into a double play and kills a Rally in the

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<v Speaker 2>first inning, you know, and the team was kind of

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<v Speaker 2>just barely hanging on. Meryl was struggling with his pitch count.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't thrown terribly by any means, but he was

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, getting deep into counts or the A's

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<v Speaker 2>were getting him deep into counts. He had fifty seven

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<v Speaker 2>pitches for the first three innings. It took you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the two homers to take a two to one lead

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<v Speaker 2>in that bottom of the fourth, and then it was

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<v Speaker 2>a tie game and the top of the fifth, so

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this was kind of an on edge game.

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<v Speaker 2>They really needed Merrill to get deep in the game

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<v Speaker 2>to protect that bullpen. I mean, that was the main story. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>they got all this offense that allowed them to go

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<v Speaker 2>with Carrillo for two innings, and you know, then you

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<v Speaker 2>brought in Loasaca for one and then of course Ildemaro

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<v Speaker 2>Vargas pitched the ninth inning, which Tory had some comments

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<v Speaker 2>about that he wasn't overly comfortable with it, but sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>you know that's what you need, right, Like the offense

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<v Speaker 2>took over today for Merrill Kelly, who wasn't able to

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<v Speaker 2>get six or seven innings. So you know, Merrill was

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<v Speaker 2>fine five innings, two runs most days you'll take that.

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<v Speaker 2>They really needed six or seven innings from him today,

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<v Speaker 2>weren't able to get it, but the offense made up

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<v Speaker 2>for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Tory did say after the game that Meryl was a

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<v Speaker 1>little under the weather, so I think that was part

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<v Speaker 1>of the part of the calculus in cutting him in

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<v Speaker 1>eighty seven pitches. But yeah, he wasn't the most efficient.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, eighty seven pitches in five innings. You'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to have seen him at least touch the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 1>There's another part of me. Obviously, this game got out

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<v Speaker 1>of hands and it didn't really wind up making a difference,

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<v Speaker 1>But there's another part of me that's like, maybe protecting Meryll,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, third time through the lineup isn't isn't a

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<v Speaker 1>bad decision a bad idea kind of in general, this

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<v Speaker 1>game was probably not the game where you were going

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<v Speaker 1>to play, where you were going to go that route,

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<v Speaker 1>or where you wanted to go that route, because, as

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<v Speaker 1>you said, the bullpen is a in a pretty rough

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<v Speaker 1>spot right now. But from what we've seen from Meryl

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<v Speaker 1>this season, it's it's kind of hard to feel confident

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<v Speaker 1>with him facing a top of a lineup for the

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<v Speaker 1>third time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, right now, for the eighteen starts that

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<v Speaker 2>Merrill's been out there, he's roughly a five VR guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's fourth or fifth starter level performance.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of what he is this year and

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<v Speaker 2>some there's a few games in there where he looked

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<v Speaker 2>like the Meryll of old. There's quite a few games

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<v Speaker 2>where he looked like gold Meryl. You know right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't aware that he was ill. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>filling me in on that full disclosure. I had to

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<v Speaker 2>leave immediately towards the end of the game, and I

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't able to hear Tory's postgame comments, So that's news

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<v Speaker 2>for me, and you know, I hope he's feeling better.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know when you said he was under the weather,

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<v Speaker 2>was it the heat or fatigue or was you know

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<v Speaker 2>some kind of illness. Tough game to go out there

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<v Speaker 2>and be a major league pitcher and throw eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>pitches if you're not feeling your best. So hats off

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<v Speaker 2>to Marrow for getting that done. And I just I

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<v Speaker 2>was intrigued to see Courier today. You know, I thought

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<v Speaker 2>that the stuff looked interesting. Obviously, it was his major

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<v Speaker 2>league debut. There were some rough edges there in that

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<v Speaker 2>second inning of work, but I think overall, very intriguing arm,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm looking forward to see you a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more of what he can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I think I think even though Korea

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't you know, all that sharp in this game. There

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<v Speaker 1>were some big misses at times. He winds up giving

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<v Speaker 1>the run in his second inning of work. But it

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<v Speaker 1>is indicative of like this version of the Diamondbacks, that

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<v Speaker 1>you call up someone when you desperately need an arm

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<v Speaker 1>and he's throwing it, you know, a cutter at ninety

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<v Speaker 1>three and a sinker at ninety eight and a four

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<v Speaker 1>seamer and he's got a splitter and a sweeper and

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<v Speaker 1>a curveball, and you know, the threshold in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff out of the bullpen has definitely been raised. He

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<v Speaker 1>really didn't give up much hard contact at all in

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<v Speaker 1>that inning. You just might have liked to see the

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<v Speaker 1>command a little bit sharper there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean he get one hard hit ball, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the whole game, it's the whole two innings that he worked.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, he didn't get a ton of swing and miss,

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<v Speaker 2>but he got some, you know, a little bit here

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<v Speaker 2>and there. So more please. I mean, obviously, you know

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<v Speaker 2>Dre Jamison went on the il. We'll talk about that

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit later. And I think Corio's probably going

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<v Speaker 2>to be here for a little bit. I mean, there

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<v Speaker 2>aren't really any other pictures that they can bring up

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<v Speaker 2>right away to replace them, so I would expect him

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<v Speaker 2>to stick around for most of this road trip.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they've really been wheeling and deal in with Reno,

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<v Speaker 1>sending guys back and bringing him up over and over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again, and it feels like Correo is maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the end of that where he's going to stick around

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<v Speaker 1>for a while. Diamondbacks didn't have to tax their bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>much in this game, which was very much needed. You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Ildamar Vargas pitching the ninth inning, and he certainly

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<v Speaker 1>played a role in that. Tory said after the game

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<v Speaker 1>that had he gone to Brandon Garcia, which is who

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<v Speaker 1>he would have gone to if he'd gone to another

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<v Speaker 1>guy to the bullpen. Had he made that move, Garcia

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<v Speaker 1>would not have been available for the game tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 1>against the Saint Louis Cardinals, which is obviously very important

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<v Speaker 1>and also worth noting. Garcia's last outing came on Monday

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<v Speaker 1>in a low leverage spot when the Diamondbacks wound up

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<v Speaker 1>losing the game. So Garcia is the diamondbacks best relief

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<v Speaker 1>pitcher right now, and using him in back to back

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<v Speaker 1>low leverage situations wouldn't have felt right. So you and

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<v Speaker 1>I were texting back and forth about this. Going into

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<v Speaker 1>the ninth. I was team I was really team James McCann.

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<v Speaker 1>And then and then Vargas showed up out there and

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, okay, all right, Vargas works too. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a little scary Jack he did allow for the

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<v Speaker 1>first five to reach base. He hit Jonah him with

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<v Speaker 1>a pitch. It was like a two to two county.

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<v Speaker 1>It just dotted a sixty seven mile per hour fastball

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<v Speaker 1>in his own and then he and then he plunks

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<v Speaker 1>Hime and it's like, oh gosh, like he just might

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<v Speaker 1>not be capable of getting them out of this without

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Garcia having to come in any way. But props

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<v Speaker 1>to Ildmorrow. Jack not only did he have three hits

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<v Speaker 1>in the game and to walk as well, but he

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<v Speaker 1>also was able to shut the door in the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 1>only gave up two runs, and Brandon Garcia as a result,

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<v Speaker 1>is preserved and is able to go with the game tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, our friends at Azy Snakepit were also asking, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it was about, you know, has anybody had the

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<v Speaker 2>walk off hit the night before and then and then

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<v Speaker 2>the next day, you know, pitched the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 1>Ildamorrow has been doing it. And we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk a little more at Ildemar of Vargas after the

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<v Speaker 1>break because he was, of course the man of the

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<v Speaker 1>hour on Tuesday night and he did it in very

0:14:11.360 --> 0:14:14.360
<v Speaker 1>Ildemar of Vargas fashion. So don't go anywhere. We're going

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<v Speaker 1>and done that. Jack. Of course, there was some Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Seawall chatter that came out of the Tuesday game, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get to that in a moment, but sticking on

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<v Speaker 1>the positive side, because the Diamondbacks did win this game,

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<v Speaker 1>the crisis was averted, and Ildamara Vargas was right at

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<v Speaker 1>the center of it. Bases loaded one out in the

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<v Speaker 1>tenth inning. The Diamondbacks had already tied the game, but

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Tawa had just struck out, and so there was

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<v Speaker 1>still this feeling of like, all right, the Diamondbacks with

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<v Speaker 1>runners in scoring position, you're not necessarily feeling the most confident,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Iil Damara Vargas puts together this at bat.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a one to two count and he gets a

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<v Speaker 1>ninety nine mile per hour fastball that was basically at

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<v Speaker 1>his head but vertically speaking, it was sort of on

0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:01.000
<v Speaker 1>the outside part of the plate, and somehow not only

0:17:01.040 --> 0:17:03.320
<v Speaker 1>does he put it in play, but he hits it

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<v Speaker 1>to the opposite field and he gets like on top

0:17:07.440 --> 0:17:11.439
<v Speaker 1>of it and manages to ground it through for a

0:17:11.560 --> 0:17:15.399
<v Speaker 1>game winning single. This was like the most ildemar of

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<v Speaker 1>Vargas thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever, absolutely, and you know, he's probably the only guy

0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:22.520
<v Speaker 2>on the team that could actually hit that pitch. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I don't think even could tell who's probably

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<v Speaker 2>got the next best back control and you know, makes

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<v Speaker 2>the most contact, it strikes out the least. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even think Kutel could could get on top of that pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, kudos to him. That was not an

0:17:38.200 --> 0:17:40.359
<v Speaker 2>easy thing to do, but it was still kind of

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<v Speaker 2>funny just to see him hit a ball in that

0:17:42.800 --> 0:17:47.359
<v Speaker 2>location and be able to knock it through, so huge

0:17:47.400 --> 0:17:50.040
<v Speaker 2>moment for him. The right guy at the right time

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<v Speaker 2>is really exactly who you wanted up maybe at that

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<v Speaker 2>point in time, somebody that's going to put the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in play. You know, he doesn't strike out, So that

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<v Speaker 2>was key for them obviously to have that right guy

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<v Speaker 2>at the right time. But again, what a pitch. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how he got on top of that, but

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<v Speaker 2>he did. That's some mad skills.

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<v Speaker 1>I of course had to do a Baseball Savant search

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<v Speaker 1>on this, and I learned that this pitch was four

0:18:16.960 --> 0:18:19.919
<v Speaker 1>point three four feet above the plate, which when you

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<v Speaker 1>consider that Ildamorro is like, I don't know what five

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<v Speaker 1>eight maybe something like that. Maybe I'm selling him a

0:18:27.000 --> 0:18:29.880
<v Speaker 1>little short there, but something in that range. So four

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<v Speaker 1>point three four feet above the plate, and I did

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<v Speaker 1>a search. This of course is just the stat Cast era,

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<v Speaker 1>so it goes back to twenty fifteen. That's the data

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<v Speaker 1>that we have. But this was the second highest pitch

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<v Speaker 1>ever hit for a base hit by a Diamondbacks hitter

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<v Speaker 1>in stat Cast history. The one other Diamondbacks hitter who's

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<v Speaker 1>managed to hit a pitch higher than this one is

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Peterson. This happened back on July twentieth, twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>and I watched it back. It was at Wrigley field,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was just an outrageous swing from Jock Peterson,

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<v Speaker 1>and Drew Smiley, who was on the mound, had like

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<v Speaker 1>this big smile on his face and was like, how

0:19:11.920 --> 0:19:14.240
<v Speaker 1>on earth did you do that? So that was four

0:19:14.280 --> 0:19:17.679
<v Speaker 1>point six feet off the above the plate. So I

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<v Speaker 1>have no idea how Jock Peterson managed to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Granted he probably does have a couple of inches on

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<v Speaker 1>Eel Tomorrow height wise, but yeah, that just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>helps capture Yeah, yeah, maybe probably not that much. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a crazy swing. I mean, the Jock swing might

0:19:35.000 --> 0:19:38.040
<v Speaker 1>have even been crazier than what we saw from Eil Tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was also.

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<v Speaker 2>Say again, what was the hit that Jock had.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just like a line drive single in front

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<v Speaker 1>of the right fielder, but it was sharply hit. It

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<v Speaker 1>was like one hundred and one hundred and six off

0:19:51.960 --> 0:19:54.600
<v Speaker 1>the bat or something like that. So it was wild.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought it was also funny that Eil Tomorrow

0:19:58.320 --> 0:20:01.280
<v Speaker 1>in this Wednesday game, I think it was his last

0:20:01.359 --> 0:20:05.520
<v Speaker 1>hit of the game, was like one foot above the ground.

0:20:05.800 --> 0:20:08.560
<v Speaker 1>It was I have no idea how he hit that

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<v Speaker 1>one either. It was like well off the plate outside

0:20:11.280 --> 0:20:14.040
<v Speaker 1>and also well below the zone. And yet that's just

0:20:14.080 --> 0:20:18.240
<v Speaker 1>Gildamar of Argus. He can get to everything, and sometimes

0:20:18.280 --> 0:20:21.960
<v Speaker 1>that's great, and sometimes it's a little bit frustrating because

0:20:22.200 --> 0:20:24.760
<v Speaker 1>he kind of has a knack for chasing way too

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<v Speaker 1>much out of the zone.

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<v Speaker 2>Be careful what she asked for.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, but I guess we should circle back to

0:20:32.680 --> 0:20:37.119
<v Speaker 1>the earlier conversation. The reason the Diamondbacks needed Ildamar of

0:20:37.240 --> 0:20:40.679
<v Speaker 1>Argus to play hero in that Tuesday game was because

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Seawald unfortunately blew the save. In that game, Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 1>had a four to two lead. Seawald goes out there

0:20:49.840 --> 0:20:53.280
<v Speaker 1>and had two outs, but I was able to get

0:20:53.280 --> 0:20:55.080
<v Speaker 1>the first two outs. Then he gives up a triple.

0:20:55.440 --> 0:20:59.280
<v Speaker 1>He has two strikes on Jacob Wilson, and Jacob Wilson

0:20:59.720 --> 0:21:03.639
<v Speaker 1>hit a two run, game tying home run that sends

0:21:03.640 --> 0:21:08.400
<v Speaker 1>the game into extra innings. And unfortunately for Seawald, even

0:21:08.440 --> 0:21:10.760
<v Speaker 1>though this was just his second blown save of the year,

0:21:10.800 --> 0:21:14.040
<v Speaker 1>and he certainly deserves credit for how he's handled this

0:21:14.480 --> 0:21:18.520
<v Speaker 1>those situations, the run prevention element has gotten pretty ugly here.

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<v Speaker 1>You looked up some numbers just before we hopped on.

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<v Speaker 1>Since June fifteenth, he has a nine point nine to

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<v Speaker 1>zero e er. That's eleven earned runs and ten innings

0:21:28.800 --> 0:21:32.800
<v Speaker 1>pitched five home runs in that span. There's no getting

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<v Speaker 1>around to Jack Paul Sewald has really struggled here over

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<v Speaker 1>the past month.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And you know, I mean if you look up

0:21:40.200 --> 0:21:43.840
<v Speaker 2>through that time, like up through the fourteenth, he had

0:21:43.840 --> 0:21:46.880
<v Speaker 2>a three zero eight er, you know, and he had

0:21:46.920 --> 0:21:49.800
<v Speaker 2>seven walks, twenty nine strikeouts. There's four home runs and

0:21:49.880 --> 0:21:52.080
<v Speaker 2>twenty six innings. You're like, Okay, that's a little much.

0:21:52.160 --> 0:21:55.600
<v Speaker 2>But now it's nine home runs and thirty six innings,

0:21:55.600 --> 0:21:59.280
<v Speaker 2>so you know, this isn't working, and the dbacks are

0:21:59.640 --> 0:22:03.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, getting close to probably having to make a

0:22:03.840 --> 0:22:06.840
<v Speaker 2>move there. It's only a matter of time until he

0:22:06.920 --> 0:22:09.919
<v Speaker 2>has a spate. I mean, if he keeps pitching like this,

0:22:10.680 --> 0:22:13.119
<v Speaker 2>it's only a matter of time then he has a

0:22:13.160 --> 0:22:16.159
<v Speaker 2>spate of several blown saves back to back. We've been

0:22:16.200 --> 0:22:19.320
<v Speaker 2>here before where he was lights out for a month

0:22:19.400 --> 0:22:22.159
<v Speaker 2>plus in twenty twenty four and then all of a

0:22:22.200 --> 0:22:24.840
<v Speaker 2>sudden the calendar turned to July and he really fell

0:22:24.880 --> 0:22:31.840
<v Speaker 2>apart and eventually lost his closer's role. And I think that,

0:22:31.920 --> 0:22:33.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's not just the home runs. I mean,

0:22:33.720 --> 0:22:37.080
<v Speaker 2>like I think his extra base hit percentage is like

0:22:37.200 --> 0:22:40.119
<v Speaker 2>fifty six percent or fifty eight percent, like almost sixty

0:22:40.119 --> 0:22:42.959
<v Speaker 2>percent of the hits that he does give up. If

0:22:43.000 --> 0:22:44.960
<v Speaker 2>they don't go for homers, they also go for doubles

0:22:44.960 --> 0:22:49.040
<v Speaker 2>and triples. So it's just a really odd dynamic for him.

0:22:49.040 --> 0:22:51.960
<v Speaker 2>I mean, his strikeout to walk ratio is still fantastic.

0:22:52.000 --> 0:22:55.280
<v Speaker 2>He gets a lot of strikeouts. He's not walking many guys,

0:22:55.760 --> 0:22:58.600
<v Speaker 2>but you know, when he gives up the hits, they go,

0:22:59.080 --> 0:23:03.639
<v Speaker 2>they stay hit. Now what happens next if this continues?

0:23:03.720 --> 0:23:07.200
<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, maybe he reels off seven eighty nine

0:23:07.960 --> 0:23:11.800
<v Speaker 2>outings in a row and you know, it doesn't blow anything,

0:23:12.400 --> 0:23:15.800
<v Speaker 2>doesn't get put into a say, a non safe situation

0:23:15.960 --> 0:23:20.760
<v Speaker 2>that causes him lose a game. But look, Paul is

0:23:20.760 --> 0:23:23.000
<v Speaker 2>what he is, right, and he's not going to be perfect.

0:23:23.080 --> 0:23:26.120
<v Speaker 2>We know that. The question is is what's your tolerance

0:23:26.119 --> 0:23:28.640
<v Speaker 2>for paying when he has these rough stretches.

0:23:30.680 --> 0:23:34.159
<v Speaker 1>I think there's a misconception with Seawald. You kind of

0:23:34.200 --> 0:23:36.960
<v Speaker 1>just touched on it that you know the fact that

0:23:37.119 --> 0:23:40.600
<v Speaker 1>this is a guy who actually does miss bats. His

0:23:40.640 --> 0:23:43.520
<v Speaker 1>strikeout rate is well above the league average, and also

0:23:43.600 --> 0:23:47.679
<v Speaker 1>his walk rate is well below the league average, and

0:23:47.920 --> 0:23:50.359
<v Speaker 1>there's this perception that, like, oh, at ninety one miles

0:23:50.359 --> 0:23:53.000
<v Speaker 1>per hour, you just can't get anyone to swing and miss,

0:23:53.040 --> 0:23:55.639
<v Speaker 1>and it's not true. The numbers are very clear on this.

0:23:55.800 --> 0:23:59.720
<v Speaker 1>The issue is the home runs and the fact that

0:23:59.760 --> 0:24:02.280
<v Speaker 1>he's given up nine of them in the thirty six

0:24:02.320 --> 0:24:05.520
<v Speaker 1>and the third innings this season, and diving a little

0:24:05.560 --> 0:24:08.720
<v Speaker 1>deeper there. I mean, I think the issue is that

0:24:08.840 --> 0:24:12.159
<v Speaker 1>Seawald just doesn't get ground balls. We've touched on that

0:24:12.240 --> 0:24:15.320
<v Speaker 1>in the past, and it's not just that the flyballs

0:24:15.359 --> 0:24:18.200
<v Speaker 1>have gotten out of control. It's that the polled flyballs

0:24:18.600 --> 0:24:21.720
<v Speaker 1>have have approached a range that we've never seen for

0:24:21.800 --> 0:24:26.640
<v Speaker 1>Seawald in his career. The league average pole air rate,

0:24:27.040 --> 0:24:29.280
<v Speaker 1>so this is I know we're getting into the weeds here,

0:24:29.320 --> 0:24:31.639
<v Speaker 1>but this is like the percentage of batted balls that

0:24:31.680 --> 0:24:34.639
<v Speaker 1>are polled flyballs, and these are the types of balls

0:24:34.680 --> 0:24:37.920
<v Speaker 1>that often go for home runs, right, and the league

0:24:37.960 --> 0:24:40.879
<v Speaker 1>average is sixteen point eight percent. Seawal does at thirty

0:24:40.920 --> 0:24:44.360
<v Speaker 1>four percent. You compare that even to a couple seasons

0:24:44.400 --> 0:24:48.000
<v Speaker 1>ago in twenty four where, of course he was also

0:24:48.119 --> 0:24:52.600
<v Speaker 1>removed or was removed from his from his role as closer,

0:24:52.760 --> 0:24:55.879
<v Speaker 1>that rate was twenty point two percent. So we're talking

0:24:55.880 --> 0:24:58.960
<v Speaker 1>about almost like double the number of polled flyballs this

0:24:59.000 --> 0:25:02.440
<v Speaker 1>season compared to a couple of years ago, much much

0:25:02.480 --> 0:25:05.280
<v Speaker 1>higher number than we've ever seen before. And I think

0:25:05.320 --> 0:25:09.760
<v Speaker 1>it leaves the Diamondbacks in a difficult position to evaluate Seawalt.

0:25:09.920 --> 0:25:11.919
<v Speaker 1>I know that everyone is just going to be like,

0:25:12.200 --> 0:25:15.400
<v Speaker 1>he should he should not be the closer tomorrow, and

0:25:15.480 --> 0:25:17.800
<v Speaker 1>I see where you're coming from. I mean, an era

0:25:18.160 --> 0:25:21.360
<v Speaker 1>of four point seven to one is what it is.

0:25:21.880 --> 0:25:24.600
<v Speaker 1>But there's also the strikeout rate that's really good, and

0:25:24.640 --> 0:25:27.359
<v Speaker 1>the walk rate that's really good, and the home runs

0:25:27.359 --> 0:25:31.560
<v Speaker 1>are just kind of this weird, like small sample size

0:25:31.640 --> 0:25:34.880
<v Speaker 1>sort of thing for relievers, and I think it might

0:25:34.920 --> 0:25:37.560
<v Speaker 1>be I don't know how the dbacs are viewing this.

0:25:37.760 --> 0:25:39.520
<v Speaker 1>It wouldn't shock me if the leash here is a

0:25:39.560 --> 0:25:42.560
<v Speaker 1>little longer than people want to see.

0:25:43.160 --> 0:25:46.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, look, he's as a debate has been going,

0:25:46.560 --> 0:25:49.200
<v Speaker 2>you know, all around social media as well. He's twenty

0:25:49.240 --> 0:25:52.600
<v Speaker 2>three for twenty five and in you know, save chances,

0:25:52.600 --> 0:25:56.200
<v Speaker 2>and we've talked about a lot and highlighted and trumpeted

0:25:56.240 --> 0:26:00.240
<v Speaker 2>the fact that he hasn't been blowing any saves. The

0:26:00.400 --> 0:26:05.359
<v Speaker 2>debate about you know, well, high ERA, but good save percentage.

0:26:05.760 --> 0:26:09.080
<v Speaker 2>You know, what is that value there? We can turn

0:26:09.119 --> 0:26:11.520
<v Speaker 2>around and go look at I was looking at win

0:26:11.640 --> 0:26:16.440
<v Speaker 2>percentage added for WPA for relievers that had at least

0:26:16.480 --> 0:26:19.160
<v Speaker 2>eight or nine or ten saves, you know, and he's

0:26:19.240 --> 0:26:21.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of down the list. It's not it's zero point

0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:25.680
<v Speaker 2>nine heading into last night. So of course that went

0:26:25.760 --> 0:26:29.920
<v Speaker 2>down after the meltdown, So you know, his WPA isn't

0:26:30.000 --> 0:26:34.320
<v Speaker 2>very good right now. You know, it's there's a lot

0:26:34.359 --> 0:26:36.800
<v Speaker 2>of ways to skin a cat when it comes to

0:26:37.000 --> 0:26:39.879
<v Speaker 2>trying to evaluate a reliever. But I think you're just

0:26:40.000 --> 0:26:42.200
<v Speaker 2>going to get to the point where sooner or later,

0:26:43.359 --> 0:26:46.200
<v Speaker 2>his approach is going to catch up to him. He's

0:26:46.240 --> 0:26:49.240
<v Speaker 2>a deception guy, and the more teams see him, the

0:26:49.320 --> 0:26:53.399
<v Speaker 2>less deceived they are. That's that's what it's about, you know.

0:26:53.520 --> 0:26:56.000
<v Speaker 2>And and the home runs are always going to be there,

0:26:56.320 --> 0:26:58.680
<v Speaker 2>but it's really alarming that they're coming at the rate

0:26:58.760 --> 0:27:00.879
<v Speaker 2>that they are. Now, now, what is the team going

0:27:00.920 --> 0:27:04.760
<v Speaker 2>to do? I mean, my guess is that if they

0:27:04.800 --> 0:27:07.680
<v Speaker 2>do feel the need and they're not there yet, they're

0:27:07.680 --> 0:27:10.280
<v Speaker 2>going to have more patients than you or I or

0:27:10.359 --> 0:27:14.080
<v Speaker 2>almost any other fan would have. Right That's just the

0:27:14.119 --> 0:27:17.680
<v Speaker 2>reality that's the name of the game here. But if

0:27:17.680 --> 0:27:20.000
<v Speaker 2>they do remove him from the closers role, though, go

0:27:20.080 --> 0:27:23.919
<v Speaker 2>committee and matchups. I think Brandon Garcia might be their

0:27:23.960 --> 0:27:28.199
<v Speaker 2>best reliever, but he's also their only reliable lefty and

0:27:28.280 --> 0:27:31.760
<v Speaker 2>sometimes you do need to play matchups there. So I

0:27:31.760 --> 0:27:33.720
<v Speaker 2>don't think that they're just going to turn around and say, well,

0:27:33.960 --> 0:27:36.200
<v Speaker 2>Garcia is a closer and that's it. I don't think

0:27:36.240 --> 0:27:39.520
<v Speaker 2>that they'll name anybody. Kevin Ginkle's been around a long time,

0:27:39.520 --> 0:27:43.200
<v Speaker 2>but it's not like he's had a ton of success

0:27:43.520 --> 0:27:46.680
<v Speaker 2>when he's been named the closer, So I don't know

0:27:46.720 --> 0:27:48.160
<v Speaker 2>who they're going to go to. I think it would

0:27:48.200 --> 0:27:52.480
<v Speaker 2>more or less be a committee situation. And then once

0:27:52.680 --> 0:27:56.640
<v Speaker 2>Justin Martinez comes back, which I still think is probably

0:27:56.680 --> 0:28:00.320
<v Speaker 2>a couple weeks away from actually being activated into the

0:28:00.359 --> 0:28:02.840
<v Speaker 2>major league roster, and then from there are they going

0:28:02.920 --> 0:28:04.639
<v Speaker 2>to not is going to turn around and make him

0:28:04.640 --> 0:28:07.119
<v Speaker 2>the closer out right out of the shoot. They're going

0:28:07.200 --> 0:28:09.760
<v Speaker 2>to want to ease him in, So, you know, the

0:28:09.840 --> 0:28:12.959
<v Speaker 2>earliest I think that Justin Martinez would be an option

0:28:13.240 --> 0:28:15.879
<v Speaker 2>at closer would probably be four weeks from now, like

0:28:16.000 --> 0:28:18.600
<v Speaker 2>third or fourth week of August, even if he comes

0:28:18.640 --> 0:28:21.399
<v Speaker 2>back in early mid August, I just think he's going

0:28:21.480 --> 0:28:22.920
<v Speaker 2>to need to pitch for a couple of weeks before

0:28:22.960 --> 0:28:23.560
<v Speaker 2>he's an option.

0:28:25.160 --> 0:28:27.840
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree with that. I think anyone expecting j

0:28:28.000 --> 0:28:30.840
<v Speaker 1>mar to just step right in immediately into the closer role,

0:28:31.119 --> 0:28:35.320
<v Speaker 1>I just don't think that's a realistic expectation in terms of,

0:28:35.359 --> 0:28:37.880
<v Speaker 1>like if the d Backs were to name a closer,

0:28:38.320 --> 0:28:41.240
<v Speaker 1>Ginkle is kind of the only other name on this

0:28:41.360 --> 0:28:44.920
<v Speaker 1>roster that feels realistic to me, just because he has

0:28:45.040 --> 0:28:48.120
<v Speaker 1>done it before. We have seen Tory Lavello make that

0:28:48.200 --> 0:28:50.840
<v Speaker 1>decision in the past, and he's had a pretty good season,

0:28:51.680 --> 0:28:55.120
<v Speaker 1>you know, not an amazing, amazing season. Obviously, Monday was

0:28:55.280 --> 0:28:57.680
<v Speaker 1>a rough night for him, but the full body of

0:28:57.720 --> 0:29:01.160
<v Speaker 1>work with Ginkle has been solid. I think Kuan Mario

0:29:01.200 --> 0:29:04.480
<v Speaker 1>and Brandon Garcia, as great as they've been, they're both

0:29:04.600 --> 0:29:09.040
<v Speaker 1>quite inexperienced, and frankly, we're pretty big question marks going

0:29:09.080 --> 0:29:11.840
<v Speaker 1>into this season, Like Brandon Garcia started the year in

0:29:11.880 --> 0:29:14.920
<v Speaker 1>Triple A and Juan Rio is not exactly a lock

0:29:15.040 --> 0:29:17.760
<v Speaker 1>to make the team in spring training, so going from

0:29:17.800 --> 0:29:21.800
<v Speaker 1>that straight into the closing role hard to imagine there.

0:29:21.840 --> 0:29:26.360
<v Speaker 1>So I think Seawald probably sticks around here for a while.

0:29:27.920 --> 0:29:30.480
<v Speaker 1>The thought of Seawald being on the roster but not

0:29:30.600 --> 0:29:33.360
<v Speaker 1>the closer is a little strange to me, Jack, I mean,

0:29:33.400 --> 0:29:37.880
<v Speaker 1>I guess that would be the most likely move. Like,

0:29:38.080 --> 0:29:43.080
<v Speaker 1>they probably still view Seawald as being more valuable than

0:29:43.600 --> 0:29:47.680
<v Speaker 1>Dre Jamison or Harado Correo or you know that kind

0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:50.800
<v Speaker 1>of last man that's in the bullpen right now. But

0:29:51.120 --> 0:29:53.240
<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe you go out and make a trade

0:29:53.280 --> 0:29:57.400
<v Speaker 1>at the trade deadline or Justin Martinez coming back. Obviously

0:29:57.440 --> 0:29:59.920
<v Speaker 1>that changes the calculus and maybe there comes a point

0:30:00.000 --> 0:30:03.760
<v Speaker 1>where Seawald is no longer viewed as like one of

0:30:03.800 --> 0:30:06.080
<v Speaker 1>the you know, eight best relievers on this team.

0:30:07.400 --> 0:30:09.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, look, he's going to have to get

0:30:09.400 --> 0:30:12.040
<v Speaker 2>it together to hold on to his spot. That's just

0:30:12.080 --> 0:30:15.560
<v Speaker 2>the way it is, and we'll see what happens. But

0:30:15.600 --> 0:30:18.240
<v Speaker 2>the last month has been really rough. We've all watched it,

0:30:18.400 --> 0:30:21.400
<v Speaker 2>seen it. You know, there's a lot of people out

0:30:21.440 --> 0:30:22.880
<v Speaker 2>there and said, well, this is sooner or later, this

0:30:23.000 --> 0:30:25.040
<v Speaker 2>is going to happen. He just knew it would. And

0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:28.720
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody you know, really had any doubts

0:30:28.760 --> 0:30:31.920
<v Speaker 2>about the fact that Paul can be a very volatile reliever.

0:30:32.480 --> 0:30:35.680
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's funny. He's such a level headed guy

0:30:36.040 --> 0:30:38.520
<v Speaker 2>when you talk to him in person, but when I

0:30:38.640 --> 0:30:42.080
<v Speaker 2>actually watch him pitch and I watch how he reacts emotionally,

0:30:43.520 --> 0:30:47.400
<v Speaker 2>he's a really emotional pitcher. I think, yeah, And you know,

0:30:47.600 --> 0:30:50.680
<v Speaker 2>I think that he rides that wave and he rides

0:30:50.720 --> 0:30:52.920
<v Speaker 2>that roller coaster with the kind with the results that

0:30:52.960 --> 0:30:56.920
<v Speaker 2>he's getting to a great degree. So you know, hopefully

0:30:56.960 --> 0:30:59.600
<v Speaker 2>he can get his confidence back and get back on

0:30:59.640 --> 0:31:02.280
<v Speaker 2>a role. They're gonna need it. They just can't afford

0:31:02.360 --> 0:31:04.840
<v Speaker 2>right now. Especially, this is never a good time, never

0:31:04.840 --> 0:31:06.920
<v Speaker 2>a good time for a blown save, never a good

0:31:06.920 --> 0:31:11.120
<v Speaker 2>time for a bad stretch from your closer. But right now,

0:31:11.120 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 2>heading up to this trade deadline, this is just as

0:31:15.240 --> 0:31:17.800
<v Speaker 2>big a situation as any for them.

0:31:18.880 --> 0:31:21.920
<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the trade deadline. Of course, that is a

0:31:22.040 --> 0:31:24.880
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0:31:24.920 --> 0:31:28.320
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0:31:28.560 --> 0:31:30.960
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0:31:31.000 --> 0:31:33.840
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0:31:33.840 --> 0:31:37.200
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0:31:40.480 --> 0:31:43.320
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0:31:43.680 --> 0:31:47.080
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<v Speaker 1>and notes piece here. The Diamondbacks have used a lot

0:33:34.800 --> 0:33:38.560
<v Speaker 1>of rookies and really just even like the last twenty

0:33:38.560 --> 0:33:41.040
<v Speaker 1>four hours, it feels like we've had seven different rookies

0:33:41.120 --> 0:33:45.720
<v Speaker 1>have like big moments. But yeah, Coldrake was a big

0:33:45.760 --> 0:33:48.920
<v Speaker 1>part of that. He started the Tuesday game. It kind

0:33:48.920 --> 0:33:51.640
<v Speaker 1>of looked like the sky was falling for him in

0:33:51.880 --> 0:33:55.000
<v Speaker 1>the third inning of that start, but miraculously he was

0:33:55.040 --> 0:33:57.840
<v Speaker 1>able to work his way out of it. Mitch Brad

0:33:57.840 --> 0:34:01.560
<v Speaker 1>of course, another rookie who made another their start on Monday.

0:34:02.640 --> 0:34:05.200
<v Speaker 1>And as far as the future for those guys goes

0:34:05.280 --> 0:34:07.560
<v Speaker 1>Tory Leavello was asked about this, he said, we're having

0:34:07.560 --> 0:34:13.360
<v Speaker 1>those conversations right now. This was before today's game. Lavello continued,

0:34:13.400 --> 0:34:16.400
<v Speaker 1>it looks very good that they'll both stay with us.

0:34:16.600 --> 0:34:20.400
<v Speaker 1>So not like AE hundred one hundred percent at this point,

0:34:20.440 --> 0:34:23.600
<v Speaker 1>but it sounds like Cole Drake and Mitch brad are

0:34:23.680 --> 0:34:24.880
<v Speaker 1>here to stay in this rotation.

0:34:25.880 --> 0:34:29.120
<v Speaker 2>I think they both earned another shot another start. I mean,

0:34:29.160 --> 0:34:31.799
<v Speaker 2>your other option would be to Brin Cabrera back. He's

0:34:31.840 --> 0:34:35.040
<v Speaker 2>eligible on the twenty fourth, so you know, next time

0:34:35.560 --> 0:34:38.960
<v Speaker 2>Bratt or Drake's Karen comes up, they could go that route.

0:34:40.360 --> 0:34:42.560
<v Speaker 2>But I think that especially you know, what we saw

0:34:42.600 --> 0:34:45.840
<v Speaker 2>from Cole Drake very much surprised me. I mean I

0:34:45.880 --> 0:34:48.439
<v Speaker 2>did not based on the fact that he had lost

0:34:48.480 --> 0:34:52.040
<v Speaker 2>so much velocity in triple A Reno this year and

0:34:52.280 --> 0:34:55.680
<v Speaker 2>just a result there who was getting. But you know,

0:34:55.719 --> 0:34:59.319
<v Speaker 2>it was mentioned to me that, look, maybe the fact

0:34:59.400 --> 0:35:01.880
<v Speaker 2>that you know he's very breaking ball reliant to and

0:35:01.920 --> 0:35:03.680
<v Speaker 2>that you know, he was just getting a lot more

0:35:03.719 --> 0:35:08.959
<v Speaker 2>break on the curveball and in this game then maybe

0:35:09.000 --> 0:35:11.239
<v Speaker 2>he was in Reno that might have had something to

0:35:11.280 --> 0:35:12.600
<v Speaker 2>do it. Not that he threw a lot of them

0:35:12.600 --> 0:35:14.920
<v Speaker 2>for strikes, but you know, it really gave the hit

0:35:15.040 --> 0:35:17.680
<v Speaker 2>or something to think about standing in the box. You

0:35:17.680 --> 0:35:20.399
<v Speaker 2>know that that probably was a difficult pitch for them

0:35:20.400 --> 0:35:22.799
<v Speaker 2>to actually pick up. That's a sense that I got.

0:35:23.120 --> 0:35:25.600
<v Speaker 2>Had he located it just a little bit better, I

0:35:25.640 --> 0:35:27.120
<v Speaker 2>think it really would have gotten him a lot of

0:35:27.160 --> 0:35:31.840
<v Speaker 2>swing amiss, So you know, I'm intrigued. Also, his velocity

0:35:31.960 --> 0:35:33.920
<v Speaker 2>was a little bit higher. It was I think ninety

0:35:33.920 --> 0:35:36.279
<v Speaker 2>two ninety three most of the game, or at least

0:35:36.320 --> 0:35:38.799
<v Speaker 2>in the early innings, a little bit higher than what

0:35:38.880 --> 0:35:42.200
<v Speaker 2>he was in Reno. So you know, five innings a run,

0:35:43.200 --> 0:35:45.920
<v Speaker 2>you'll take that almost any day from any rookie starter.

0:35:46.680 --> 0:35:49.120
<v Speaker 2>And that's exactly what he said too. He said, you know,

0:35:49.160 --> 0:35:51.239
<v Speaker 2>I'd like to walk less, guys like to have a

0:35:51.280 --> 0:35:54.400
<v Speaker 2>little bit better command, But you know, you send me

0:35:54.440 --> 0:35:56.560
<v Speaker 2>out there and I go five innings and give up

0:35:56.560 --> 0:35:59.680
<v Speaker 2>one run. Yeah, he was very satisfied with his own outing.

0:36:00.880 --> 0:36:03.799
<v Speaker 1>There was definitely more swing and miss than I expected.

0:36:04.560 --> 0:36:08.120
<v Speaker 1>Thirteen whiffs all together for him, four on the fastball,

0:36:08.160 --> 0:36:10.359
<v Speaker 1>one on the curveball, four on the change up, four

0:36:10.360 --> 0:36:16.120
<v Speaker 1>on the cutter, So those pitches worked pretty well for him.

0:36:16.400 --> 0:36:18.600
<v Speaker 1>He also had a little bit more ride on the

0:36:18.640 --> 0:36:22.680
<v Speaker 1>fastball than I expected. He averaged seventeen inches of induced

0:36:22.760 --> 0:36:25.120
<v Speaker 1>vertical break with the four seemer in triple A, it

0:36:25.200 --> 0:36:28.600
<v Speaker 1>was like fourteen, and you always know the elevation is

0:36:28.920 --> 0:36:31.200
<v Speaker 1>going to have an impact there, so it seems like

0:36:31.440 --> 0:36:34.120
<v Speaker 1>he got a big boost from that. So absolutely you'd

0:36:34.160 --> 0:36:37.120
<v Speaker 1>like to see him throw strikes. Only thirty nine percent

0:36:37.160 --> 0:36:39.239
<v Speaker 1>of his pitches were in the zone, which is that

0:36:39.360 --> 0:36:41.120
<v Speaker 1>number is going to have to come up in order

0:36:41.160 --> 0:36:44.480
<v Speaker 1>to have long term success. But absolutely think he deserves

0:36:44.680 --> 0:36:47.680
<v Speaker 1>another shot. Seems like the Dbacks will give him that.

0:36:48.239 --> 0:36:51.040
<v Speaker 1>On the injury front, we do have a few updates there.

0:36:51.400 --> 0:36:54.319
<v Speaker 1>We kind of mentioned this earlier, but Dre Jamison is

0:36:54.600 --> 0:36:58.399
<v Speaker 1>on the fifteen day injured list with a right hip impingement.

0:36:58.760 --> 0:37:01.960
<v Speaker 1>That's what brought Herado Careo to the big league roster.

0:37:02.680 --> 0:37:05.279
<v Speaker 1>Tory Lavello said that Jamison had been trying to work

0:37:05.320 --> 0:37:08.759
<v Speaker 1>through that and they just made a decision on Tuesday

0:37:08.920 --> 0:37:13.399
<v Speaker 1>to just give him fifteen days and then and then

0:37:13.480 --> 0:37:15.080
<v Speaker 1>get him back to the big league. So it doesn't

0:37:15.120 --> 0:37:18.120
<v Speaker 1>seem like a long absence there. The other big one

0:37:18.120 --> 0:37:21.680
<v Speaker 1>that we got today Jack, Although there's not really a

0:37:21.719 --> 0:37:25.000
<v Speaker 1>ton of information here, but Zach Gallon did go see

0:37:25.040 --> 0:37:28.719
<v Speaker 1>doctor Neil Ella Trash on Monday, and he picked up

0:37:28.760 --> 0:37:32.480
<v Speaker 1>a baseball today and that's about all we know. He

0:37:32.600 --> 0:37:35.920
<v Speaker 1>wanted to see how it felt. And it seems like

0:37:36.080 --> 0:37:40.319
<v Speaker 1>surgery is not being considered. But we don't really have

0:37:40.400 --> 0:37:43.359
<v Speaker 1>any idea what the plan or timeline is for Zak.

0:37:44.560 --> 0:37:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean there's some kind they're just trying to

0:37:48.200 --> 0:37:50.600
<v Speaker 2>work out, like how to rehab him and how to

0:37:50.640 --> 0:37:54.040
<v Speaker 2>bring him back. It's good news for him, good for

0:37:54.120 --> 0:37:57.319
<v Speaker 2>the team that he is not looking at surgery. But

0:37:57.560 --> 0:38:00.160
<v Speaker 2>on the other hand, it sure sounds like something going

0:38:00.200 --> 0:38:02.400
<v Speaker 2>to keep him out at least like another month or more.

0:38:02.760 --> 0:38:04.160
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's going to have to be down for

0:38:04.200 --> 0:38:06.280
<v Speaker 2>a bit and he's going to have to get ramped

0:38:06.280 --> 0:38:09.359
<v Speaker 2>back up. I know that many people will say, you know,

0:38:09.480 --> 0:38:11.799
<v Speaker 2>don't bring him back, just DFA and just get rid

0:38:11.800 --> 0:38:14.920
<v Speaker 2>of him. But you know, the team needs to figure

0:38:14.960 --> 0:38:17.959
<v Speaker 2>out if they can get anything out of him. Who knows,

0:38:17.960 --> 0:38:20.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe there's a redemption story here. Maybe he

0:38:21.000 --> 0:38:24.360
<v Speaker 2>comes back in you know, September and he pitches well

0:38:24.680 --> 0:38:27.560
<v Speaker 2>and he's a big part of a postseason rotation. You

0:38:27.600 --> 0:38:30.120
<v Speaker 2>never know what this game. You can't predict baseball. You

0:38:30.200 --> 0:38:34.600
<v Speaker 2>can't write him off completely. I'm not screaming optimism here,

0:38:35.000 --> 0:38:37.520
<v Speaker 2>but it would be fun to be able to report

0:38:37.840 --> 0:38:39.920
<v Speaker 2>on a redemption arc for Zach Gallen.

0:38:41.960 --> 0:38:46.200
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely not not something you can totally rule out.

0:38:46.640 --> 0:38:50.680
<v Speaker 1>Hope that he's able to get back soon. Other notes,

0:38:50.719 --> 0:38:54.920
<v Speaker 1>we have Michael Soroka through a bullpen yesterday out at

0:38:55.000 --> 0:38:58.760
<v Speaker 1>Chase Field and apparently that went very well. He's expected

0:38:58.800 --> 0:39:01.880
<v Speaker 1>to face live hitters on on Saturday, so he's just

0:39:01.960 --> 0:39:04.560
<v Speaker 1>kind of staying on track. There still going to be

0:39:04.760 --> 0:39:08.399
<v Speaker 1>a little while before we see Soroka. I think still

0:39:08.440 --> 0:39:10.640
<v Speaker 1>safe to say, Jack, that that Soroka is going to

0:39:10.719 --> 0:39:13.120
<v Speaker 1>be after the trade deadline. Do you think that's pretty

0:39:13.120 --> 0:39:14.080
<v Speaker 1>well established now?

0:39:14.920 --> 0:39:17.359
<v Speaker 2>I believe that's the case. Yes, I mean it would

0:39:17.360 --> 0:39:19.560
<v Speaker 2>be a major upset if he actually pitched in a

0:39:19.600 --> 0:39:21.239
<v Speaker 2>major league game before August third.

0:39:22.440 --> 0:39:24.920
<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't think anyone would be upset. The Diamondbacks

0:39:24.920 --> 0:39:26.360
<v Speaker 1>would be super happy about.

0:39:26.160 --> 0:39:28.759
<v Speaker 2>It, but well, it would be an upset, not as

0:39:28.760 --> 0:39:29.440
<v Speaker 2>in upsetting.

0:39:29.520 --> 0:39:33.520
<v Speaker 1>But you know, I get you. I just had I

0:39:33.719 --> 0:39:35.560
<v Speaker 1>just wanted to give you a hard time there.

0:39:36.480 --> 0:39:38.360
<v Speaker 2>Yes, Hey, one thing I was thinking about what the

0:39:38.440 --> 0:39:41.640
<v Speaker 2>Jamison think. Just want to circle back to Jamison. I'm

0:39:41.680 --> 0:39:46.160
<v Speaker 2>not loving the part about he was feeling this hip

0:39:46.200 --> 0:39:50.600
<v Speaker 2>impingement and was pitching through it. One of the things

0:39:50.600 --> 0:39:52.919
<v Speaker 2>we talked about was Soroka, you know, taking his time

0:39:52.960 --> 0:39:55.839
<v Speaker 2>with the glute injury, and it was that he didn't

0:39:55.840 --> 0:39:57.680
<v Speaker 2>want a cascade injury and he didn't want anything that

0:39:57.719 --> 0:40:00.319
<v Speaker 2>was going to screw with his delivery, you know, with

0:40:00.400 --> 0:40:02.839
<v Speaker 2>all the injuries that Jamison has had, and of course,

0:40:02.920 --> 0:40:05.640
<v Speaker 2>you know Tommy John survivor, I really don't like the

0:40:05.719 --> 0:40:08.560
<v Speaker 2>idea of he was actually pitching through a sore hip

0:40:09.840 --> 0:40:12.680
<v Speaker 2>before he actually went on the il. So, you know,

0:40:12.840 --> 0:40:16.360
<v Speaker 2>hopefully they actually give him some real time down here

0:40:16.440 --> 0:40:19.080
<v Speaker 2>and make sure that thing is healed before he starts

0:40:19.120 --> 0:40:19.800
<v Speaker 2>throwing again.

0:40:21.560 --> 0:40:26.880
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, absolutely, hopefully hopefully dres able to get back healthy.

0:40:27.960 --> 0:40:31.960
<v Speaker 1>We get a number of requests about talking about prospects more,

0:40:32.320 --> 0:40:35.480
<v Speaker 1>and we do apologize. It feels like in the chaos

0:40:35.520 --> 0:40:37.360
<v Speaker 1>of the week two week news cycle, it's hard to

0:40:37.360 --> 0:40:39.520
<v Speaker 1>spend a whole lot of time there. But we did

0:40:39.560 --> 0:40:41.160
<v Speaker 1>want to give a shout out on this episode to

0:40:41.239 --> 0:40:45.080
<v Speaker 1>Demetrio Carsantis, who was promoted from Double AM Morillo to

0:40:45.120 --> 0:40:47.960
<v Speaker 1>Triple A Reno. He's now on the doorstep of the

0:40:47.960 --> 0:40:52.239
<v Speaker 1>majors at just twenty one years old. Really impressive numbers

0:40:52.840 --> 0:40:55.920
<v Speaker 1>at several different levels. This year he started, I guess

0:40:55.920 --> 0:40:57.799
<v Speaker 1>he played in the complex a little bit while he

0:40:57.880 --> 0:41:02.120
<v Speaker 1>was rehabbing, but he went to and absolutely destroyed the

0:41:02.160 --> 0:41:05.080
<v Speaker 1>baseball there and d Bacs sent him to double A

0:41:05.280 --> 0:41:08.359
<v Speaker 1>pretty pretty quick. In thirty five games there, he had

0:41:08.400 --> 0:41:12.160
<v Speaker 1>three nineteen with a one thirty WRC plus and now

0:41:12.239 --> 0:41:15.279
<v Speaker 1>he's he's up in Triple A. I not really. I

0:41:15.280 --> 0:41:17.920
<v Speaker 1>don't know if I would say I'm expecting Crysantis to

0:41:18.000 --> 0:41:21.800
<v Speaker 1>make his big league debut this year, but he's close

0:41:21.920 --> 0:41:25.520
<v Speaker 1>enough that I'm not going to say it's impossible. If

0:41:25.560 --> 0:41:28.279
<v Speaker 1>he goes out there and puts up crazy numbers for

0:41:28.560 --> 0:41:31.160
<v Speaker 1>you know, the next month or so, maybe there's a

0:41:31.200 --> 0:41:35.240
<v Speaker 1>world in September where Crysantis can make his big league debut.

0:41:35.719 --> 0:41:38.400
<v Speaker 1>We know how the d Bacs do not exactly have

0:41:38.480 --> 0:41:42.200
<v Speaker 1>a ton of depth offensively right now. And if I mean,

0:41:42.239 --> 0:41:44.200
<v Speaker 1>if he just goes out there and Rakes and Reno

0:41:44.440 --> 0:41:46.640
<v Speaker 1>like he might make a case for himself.

0:41:47.440 --> 0:41:49.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, you only get to add two guys. I mean,

0:41:49.480 --> 0:41:51.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, your roster goes to twenty eight, and you

0:41:51.760 --> 0:41:53.080
<v Speaker 2>know at least one of them is going to be

0:41:53.080 --> 0:41:57.319
<v Speaker 2>a pitcher, so you've only got one position player that

0:41:57.360 --> 0:41:59.560
<v Speaker 2>you can add at that point. So we'll see who

0:41:59.640 --> 0:42:02.439
<v Speaker 2>it is. You know, Could it be Demetro Croissantis. Could

0:42:02.440 --> 0:42:06.640
<v Speaker 2>it be Manny Pina, you know, I mean, the guy's up,

0:42:06.680 --> 0:42:09.000
<v Speaker 2>but as he already his thirtieth homeer, and I don't

0:42:09.000 --> 0:42:11.440
<v Speaker 2>know that he did the last twenty four hours, but

0:42:12.040 --> 0:42:14.359
<v Speaker 2>you know, could be one of those guys. You know,

0:42:14.440 --> 0:42:17.160
<v Speaker 2>maybe they meet the extra catcher, although they have three

0:42:17.160 --> 0:42:20.080
<v Speaker 2>catchers on the roster right now if you include Adrian

0:42:20.080 --> 0:42:23.319
<v Speaker 2>del Castio and that well, see, I mean I think

0:42:23.400 --> 0:42:26.520
<v Speaker 2>that for me, I would like to see them give

0:42:26.760 --> 0:42:30.919
<v Speaker 2>Crossantis the proper amount of time to cook. I don't

0:42:30.920 --> 0:42:32.360
<v Speaker 2>want to see him rush to the majors.

0:42:33.640 --> 0:42:37.120
<v Speaker 1>I think that most likely brings him into next season.

0:42:37.239 --> 0:42:40.719
<v Speaker 1>I think that's probably probably fair to say there's a

0:42:40.840 --> 0:42:43.840
<v Speaker 1>something might have gone wrong if Croissantis is in the

0:42:43.840 --> 0:42:46.560
<v Speaker 1>big leagues in a couple of months. You know, you

0:42:46.560 --> 0:42:48.719
<v Speaker 1>wouldn't you wouldn't want to see him forced into that.

0:42:48.960 --> 0:42:52.560
<v Speaker 1>So nonetheless, still super impressive for him to reach that

0:42:52.680 --> 0:42:55.080
<v Speaker 1>level at just the age of twenty one, especially given

0:42:55.719 --> 0:42:58.880
<v Speaker 1>the injuries that he's dealt with in his young professional career,

0:42:59.400 --> 0:43:03.200
<v Speaker 1>so definitely worth a shout out there. We should take

0:43:03.200 --> 0:43:05.040
<v Speaker 1>a look at the standings real quick before we get

0:43:05.040 --> 0:43:07.960
<v Speaker 1>out of here. This is what we got. This is

0:43:08.040 --> 0:43:11.680
<v Speaker 1>still like midway through the action on Wednesday. The Marlins

0:43:12.040 --> 0:43:15.239
<v Speaker 1>game is not done as of the time of recording.

0:43:15.760 --> 0:43:20.080
<v Speaker 1>The Phillies as well. The Pirates are playing the Yankees.

0:43:20.080 --> 0:43:22.160
<v Speaker 1>They had a double header today. We don't know the

0:43:22.200 --> 0:43:25.040
<v Speaker 1>outcome of the second game, so this is probably gonna

0:43:25.080 --> 0:43:28.120
<v Speaker 1>change by the time you all see this. But nonetheless,

0:43:28.160 --> 0:43:31.080
<v Speaker 1>as of right now, the Diamondbacks are in a tie

0:43:31.560 --> 0:43:35.520
<v Speaker 1>with the Pittsburgh Pirates for that third wild card spot,

0:43:36.200 --> 0:43:40.239
<v Speaker 1>and there's four teams right behind them, all within two

0:43:40.239 --> 0:43:43.359
<v Speaker 1>and a half games, so things really tightening up here, Jack.

0:43:43.440 --> 0:43:45.640
<v Speaker 1>But this is about as good as this has looked

0:43:45.640 --> 0:43:47.600
<v Speaker 1>for the Diamondbacks in quite some time.

0:43:48.560 --> 0:43:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Yankees, by the way of leading the Pirates

0:43:51.640 --> 0:43:54.240
<v Speaker 2>to nothing in the top of the eighth as we speak,

0:43:54.640 --> 0:43:58.840
<v Speaker 2>so that means that if for any reason the Yankees

0:43:58.840 --> 0:44:01.520
<v Speaker 2>are able to hold onto that, then the dbacs would

0:44:01.600 --> 0:44:05.000
<v Speaker 2>actually take over that top spot. But the third spot,

0:44:05.040 --> 0:44:06.800
<v Speaker 2>I should say, the third.

0:44:06.600 --> 0:44:12.040
<v Speaker 1>Wild looks like the maybe we should stop talking about this,

0:44:12.080 --> 0:44:14.200
<v Speaker 1>because I was just about to say that the Marlins

0:44:14.200 --> 0:44:17.239
<v Speaker 1>were losing two one to the Astros, and then just

0:44:17.280 --> 0:44:19.320
<v Speaker 1>as I was going to say, at the score change

0:44:19.360 --> 0:44:22.600
<v Speaker 1>to two to two, the Marlins apparently just tied that one.

0:44:22.719 --> 0:44:25.440
<v Speaker 1>So anyway, these games, by the time you all get

0:44:25.480 --> 0:44:28.400
<v Speaker 1>to this are are probably over and we'll have a

0:44:28.400 --> 0:44:33.080
<v Speaker 1>little bit more clarity, but certainly a big, big series

0:44:33.120 --> 0:44:36.279
<v Speaker 1>win for the Diamondbacks. Taking care of business against the

0:44:36.280 --> 0:44:40.160
<v Speaker 1>A's and looking ahead of the d Backs have more

0:44:40.440 --> 0:44:45.000
<v Speaker 1>very important games right around the corner. Of course, they're

0:44:45.040 --> 0:44:47.680
<v Speaker 1>having to play this bizarre game against the Saint Louis

0:44:47.680 --> 0:44:52.600
<v Speaker 1>Cardinals on Thursday. Brandon fought against Michael McGreevy. That's the

0:44:52.640 --> 0:44:55.840
<v Speaker 1>pitching match up there, and then the d Backs will

0:44:56.040 --> 0:44:59.640
<v Speaker 1>hop on another plane and fly to Washington, d C.

0:44:59.800 --> 0:45:03.359
<v Speaker 1>For the weekend. They'll take on the Nationals and are

0:45:03.560 --> 0:45:07.279
<v Speaker 1>expected pitching matchups for that NAT series at Wardo Rodriguez

0:45:07.280 --> 0:45:11.279
<v Speaker 1>against Zach Lttel, Mitch Bratt and Foster Griffin, and then

0:45:11.360 --> 0:45:16.160
<v Speaker 1>Cole Drake and Miles Michaelis in the finale. So this

0:45:16.280 --> 0:45:19.879
<v Speaker 1>is one long road trip Jack that the Diamondbacks are

0:45:20.080 --> 0:45:21.880
<v Speaker 1>setting out on right.

0:45:21.960 --> 0:45:24.279
<v Speaker 2>And remember, folks, these are East Coast games, so be

0:45:24.400 --> 0:45:26.719
<v Speaker 2>sure to check your game times. These are all going

0:45:26.800 --> 0:45:29.920
<v Speaker 2>to be afternoon, late mid late afternoon games for the

0:45:29.960 --> 0:45:34.920
<v Speaker 2>Diamondbacks in Arizona time, so be sure to look it up,

0:45:35.000 --> 0:45:37.919
<v Speaker 2>and you know, make sure that you catch as many

0:45:37.960 --> 0:45:41.000
<v Speaker 2>of these games live as you can. We'll be doing

0:45:41.280 --> 0:45:44.160
<v Speaker 2>a live post game on Tuesday. I believe, right, Jesse,

0:45:44.880 --> 0:45:45.560
<v Speaker 2>is that the day we.

0:45:45.560 --> 0:45:50.480
<v Speaker 1>Picked lot well, so live postgame on Friday would be

0:45:50.480 --> 0:45:53.440
<v Speaker 1>the next one. Oh yeah, I'm sorry, Friday after the Nationals.

0:45:53.480 --> 0:45:56.160
<v Speaker 1>The Nationals game on Friday next week is too far

0:45:56.200 --> 0:45:59.360
<v Speaker 1>away for me to figure that out right now, but yes, Friday,

0:45:59.360 --> 0:46:02.400
<v Speaker 1>Friday night will be our next episode. Will be live

0:46:02.560 --> 0:46:06.040
<v Speaker 1>after the first game of that series against the Nats

0:46:06.719 --> 0:46:09.840
<v Speaker 1>were we were doing some research on the Nts ahead

0:46:09.840 --> 0:46:12.960
<v Speaker 1>of the show. The d Backs are we think going

0:46:13.000 --> 0:46:16.000
<v Speaker 1>to have three lefties pitch in that series, and the

0:46:16.080 --> 0:46:20.399
<v Speaker 1>Nationals are a great offense against against anyone. They've They've

0:46:20.400 --> 0:46:24.400
<v Speaker 1>been unbelievable offensively this year, but you look at what

0:46:24.440 --> 0:46:28.360
<v Speaker 1>they've done against lefties this season, it's not real comforting.

0:46:28.480 --> 0:46:32.319
<v Speaker 1>A two seventy eight batting average here with a eight

0:46:32.480 --> 0:46:36.920
<v Speaker 1>thirty one. Ops. I guess maybe this isn't every single

0:46:37.040 --> 0:46:41.560
<v Speaker 1>guy on the team I want to hitters, Okay, thank you.

0:46:41.640 --> 0:46:43.680
<v Speaker 1>So these are just these are just the right handed

0:46:43.760 --> 0:46:47.239
<v Speaker 1>hitters against lefties. But like you know, James Wood is

0:46:47.280 --> 0:46:50.520
<v Speaker 1>still pretty good against lefties. CJ. Abrams can hold his

0:46:50.600 --> 0:46:52.840
<v Speaker 1>own as well. So this is a team that is

0:46:52.880 --> 0:46:55.840
<v Speaker 1>definitely built to crush left handed pitching, and the d

0:46:55.960 --> 0:46:59.279
<v Speaker 1>Backs are sending three of them out there in that

0:46:59.400 --> 0:47:01.439
<v Speaker 1>series over the weekend. At least, that's what we think

0:47:01.960 --> 0:47:04.239
<v Speaker 1>things are gonna We think that's how things are gonna

0:47:04.239 --> 0:47:06.760
<v Speaker 1>line up. So, uh, that's a that's a big one.

0:47:07.080 --> 0:47:10.920
<v Speaker 1>The Nationals just beat the Rockies eight nothing earlier today,

0:47:11.400 --> 0:47:14.160
<v Speaker 1>and there's still very much in this as well.

0:47:15.320 --> 0:47:19.520
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and there's a lot of debate about the rock

0:47:19.880 --> 0:47:24.480
<v Speaker 2>the Nationals viability in this wildcard race, you know. There.

0:47:24.680 --> 0:47:29.560
<v Speaker 2>I think that they're not anywhere near being a seller yet,

0:47:30.400 --> 0:47:32.480
<v Speaker 2>but they may not be buyers as well. Jesse, I

0:47:32.560 --> 0:47:35.320
<v Speaker 2>know you've been doing a lot of reading of what

0:47:35.560 --> 0:47:40.319
<v Speaker 2>their management is saying and how they're presenting themselves, so

0:47:40.360 --> 0:47:42.640
<v Speaker 2>maybe you know you have some insights there as to

0:47:43.040 --> 0:47:44.640
<v Speaker 2>what their likely turn is to be.

0:47:45.920 --> 0:47:48.520
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think it's still very much to be determined,

0:47:49.000 --> 0:47:51.759
<v Speaker 1>but just reading a few stories here and there in

0:47:51.800 --> 0:47:54.319
<v Speaker 1>the past couple of weeks, it seems like it's a

0:47:54.360 --> 0:47:58.720
<v Speaker 1>pretty conservative front office. Just the way that they're talking

0:47:58.800 --> 0:48:00.840
<v Speaker 1>right now, I think they are open to buying. I

0:48:00.840 --> 0:48:02.960
<v Speaker 1>don't think that's out of the question by any means,

0:48:03.360 --> 0:48:07.120
<v Speaker 1>but I think they probably have to be really close.

0:48:07.360 --> 0:48:10.160
<v Speaker 1>I think if they slip back to maybe even like

0:48:10.239 --> 0:48:13.239
<v Speaker 1>three games out of the picture or something like that,

0:48:13.600 --> 0:48:15.799
<v Speaker 1>they they seem like the type of team that's going

0:48:15.880 --> 0:48:18.160
<v Speaker 1>to lean towards sell more quickly. They did not expect

0:48:18.160 --> 0:48:20.880
<v Speaker 1>to be in this position at all coming in coming

0:48:20.920 --> 0:48:25.080
<v Speaker 1>into the season. They very much outperformed those expectations. So

0:48:25.400 --> 0:48:28.480
<v Speaker 1>totally anything is on the table as of right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I think they're I think they're a tough team.

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<v Speaker 2>If they get any kind of pitching at all, I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're very formidable. So you know, maybe they'll you know,

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<v Speaker 2>zig while everyone's expecting them to zag. And I mean

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<v Speaker 2>if their lineup keeps hitting like this and they're right

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<v Speaker 2>there in the race, I mean, you know, they may

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<v Speaker 2>change their mind and say, you know what, let's go

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Let's let's grab a pitcher or two. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, you put some decent pitching on

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<v Speaker 2>that team and all of a sudden, it's a whole

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<v Speaker 2>different ball of wax. I mean their offense is legit. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. We were looking at expected wOBA around the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dodgers are number one. The Washington Nationals are

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<v Speaker 1>number two. So even you look at the expected stats

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<v Speaker 1>and they're very much right in this as one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best offenses in baseball. So this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a crazy week and a half or so leading

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<v Speaker 1>up to the trade deadline. We are excited to follow

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<v Speaker 1>along with all of you and give our thoughts along

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<v Speaker 1>the way. As we said earlier, our next show will

0:49:30.840 --> 0:49:34.479
<v Speaker 1>come on Friday night. We'll be live after that first

0:49:34.560 --> 0:49:37.960
<v Speaker 1>game against the Washington Nationals over on YouTube, so we

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<v Speaker 1>would love to see you there. In the meantime, you

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<v Speaker 1>can find us on social media. I am at Jesse

0:49:43.440 --> 0:49:47.320
<v Speaker 1>and Friedman. Jack is at Show Wizard fifty nine on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and our show is at Snake's Territory. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find Jack's written work over at Arizona Diamondbacks on

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<v Speaker 1>SI Jack any final thoughts here as we head into

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<v Speaker 1>a bizarre one day road trip thing in Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hopefully it won't rain, and hopefully they'll get some

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<v Speaker 2>good weather in Washington this weekend as well. We're in

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<v Speaker 2>that time of year where those parts of the country

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<v Speaker 2>are really muggy. That bullpen barely got through today, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be really interesting to see how the

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<v Speaker 2>team handles the rest of this road trip that they're

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<v Speaker 2>coming up on.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, now, Sports City's pretty rough.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the scheduling there is pretty brutal, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've officially jinked the Diamondbacks when it comes to the

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<v Speaker 1>weather during that road trip. So we'll see, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens. Maybe not. I think the forecast right now

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<v Speaker 1>is looking pretty good for Saint Louis tomorrow. Hopefully it

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<v Speaker 1>stays that way. Thank you again to all of you

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<v Speaker 1>for being with us. We really appreciate your time, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be back with another edition once again on Friday

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<v Speaker 1>night of Snake's Territory