WEBVTT - Sinking Seattle M’s w/Ryan Divish

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Davish covers the Mariners for the Seattle Times, one

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<v Speaker 1>of our favorite guests on FT Ryan, Good to see you, man,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course we wish that these were times that

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<v Speaker 1>were a little easier to talk about in Seattle World.

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<v Speaker 1>To give him a ton of credit during the trade

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<v Speaker 1>deadline for getting some things done. Yet here we are.

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<v Speaker 1>They're okay, They're in a playoff spot. But I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to start with the classic Are they okay?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I've talked about this before. I mean, this isn't new.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if they're okay. I think they're in

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<v Speaker 2>a familiar spot. I just actually wrote a story all

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<v Speaker 2>about this about since twenty twenty one, they've had these

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<v Speaker 2>little swoons at the end of every season, right around

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<v Speaker 2>early September or late August. And you know, in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two they were able to play through it. They

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<v Speaker 2>had enough of a lead that they could withstand it.

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<v Speaker 2>The other two years they were short, And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's the biggest thing. I don't know if they're okay

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<v Speaker 2>in a sense that like cal Rawley lived this the

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<v Speaker 2>last few years, JP Crawford, you know, getting down to

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<v Speaker 2>the very last week of the season and getting eliminated

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<v Speaker 2>and knowing that you had a rough stretch that really

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<v Speaker 2>kind of torpedoed your chances is something that kind of looms,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's a motivating factor. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, I mean, like, you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if it makes them tight or you know, as adds

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<v Speaker 2>any additional stress to the situation. But they are not

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<v Speaker 2>playing well right now, particularly on the road, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they have this series against the Braves coming up, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have a kind of an important road trip in

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<v Speaker 2>a few weeks with three at the Royals and three

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<v Speaker 2>at the Astros.

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<v Speaker 3>This travel has to be it this travel, like the

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<v Speaker 3>travel that they're on. They just keep getting crushed with

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<v Speaker 3>this and the Major League Baseball said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to double you up on two East Coast trips.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you ever talk or hear talk from the players,

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<v Speaker 3>honest chatter about being tired on these trips because they

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<v Speaker 3>have the most By the end of the year, they've

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<v Speaker 3>easily logged thousands more miles than any other team.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, like the other night they we played

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<v Speaker 2>in Tampa, seven thirty five start time, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>getaway day. You know, you're flying Atlanta it's a short flight,

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<v Speaker 2>but seven thirty five start time, game gets over at

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<v Speaker 2>like eleven thirty. That's that's late. And you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>big thing is is these guys don't want to get

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<v Speaker 2>twelve hours of sleep, and which I would I would

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<v Speaker 2>kill to have half of that. But yeah, these these

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<v Speaker 2>East Coast trips are tough, and what the Marriors want

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<v Speaker 2>to do, they don't want to keep going back and

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<v Speaker 2>forth to the East Coast. They would prefer to to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, try and bunch up the East Coast trips.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, two and two and like the last

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<v Speaker 2>two series they were in, they were in Baltimore, New York,

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<v Speaker 2>plus the Williams Part game, plus Philly. Then they came

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<v Speaker 2>back from only six at home and then we're back

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<v Speaker 2>out you know what was it? Cleveland, Tampa and Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>And they have these a long trips and it does

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<v Speaker 2>your three hour time difference, it does mess with them.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the sleep factor is a problem. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they talk about it a little bit. The humidity because

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<v Speaker 2>you guys have been to Seattle in July and August.

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<v Speaker 2>It's beautiful there. There is no humidity and it never

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<v Speaker 2>gets above eighty five. You come out here and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a little different, so they've talked about it. I do

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<v Speaker 2>think that that they have not done themselves any favors

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<v Speaker 2>by playing these guys as much as they have. I wrote,

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<v Speaker 2>I checked the other day. They have five guys that

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<v Speaker 2>have played more than one hundred and thirty five games

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<v Speaker 2>this year, and that's the most of any team in baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's significant. You're talking about au Haano Suarez who

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<v Speaker 2>played a lot with the Diamondbacks, but JP Crawford, Cayl Rawley,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Randy Rose Rain and Julio Rodriguez. All those

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<v Speaker 2>guys other than Julio are you know, thirty or above.

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<v Speaker 2>So it does wear on you. And I think we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen some fatigue in the last couple of weeks, just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of grinding everything out.

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<v Speaker 3>All right. So obviously the the roster construction didn't give

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<v Speaker 3>them the flexibility. But let's be honest, the team like this,

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<v Speaker 3>who's right on the edge and doesn't have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of money to spend, they have to play all their

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<v Speaker 3>best players. They have to play those guys have to

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<v Speaker 3>play every single day, and I think they're young enough.

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<v Speaker 3>So unfortunately, this is where they're at going into September.

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<v Speaker 3>But the biggest question for me is the starting pitching.

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<v Speaker 3>How did this starting pitching just all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 3>not show up. This was the superpower that we've been

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<v Speaker 3>crying for the last few years. You know what, They're healthy,

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<v Speaker 3>all their elite, they got it and now they have

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<v Speaker 3>pretty much Brian wu right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think you're seeing some cumulation factors. Accumulation factors

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, Logan Gilbert, Bryce Miller, George Kirby, Bryan

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<v Speaker 2>will all went you know, season high in innings. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean Logan's progressive up to you know, he was over

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred innings last year, one of the few pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>that did that. And Logan, George, Bryce all spent significant

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<v Speaker 2>time on the injured list this year. And with Luis Castillo,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're just seeing kind of wear down. He

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<v Speaker 2>was outstanding in the first half, but second half he

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<v Speaker 2>started to kind of decline. He hasn't been able. There

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<v Speaker 2>was a stretch where he just couldn't get that extra

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<v Speaker 2>day of rest that they love to give pictures, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was a problem. So yeah, and what's

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<v Speaker 2>really striking is their era on the road versus at home.

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<v Speaker 2>I think at home, their top six or seven on

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<v Speaker 2>the road, they're one of the five worst in all

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<v Speaker 2>the baseball And Bryce Miller talked about it the other day,

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<v Speaker 2>is that sometimes when they get away from T Mobile Park,

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<v Speaker 2>where the ball doesn't carry as well and you don't

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<v Speaker 2>get punished for a mistake, they get a little too fine.

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<v Speaker 2>They get a little bit too on the edges. They're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to make the perfect pitch instead of having the

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<v Speaker 2>same mentality that they have at home, which was, no,

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<v Speaker 2>here it is we have good stuff. Here it is,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll throw it in the zone early, get early, get

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<v Speaker 2>ahead early, and you know, take their chances. And they

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<v Speaker 2>just haven't done that on the road, especially on this trip.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's very one of those things about the Mariners.

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<v Speaker 4>They always talk about their pitching, how good it is,

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<v Speaker 4>and then the hitting needs to come up. I want

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<v Speaker 4>to talk about one guy in particular. You henniy O

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<v Speaker 4>Suarez came over. Everybody's excited, you know, it seems seemed

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<v Speaker 4>to me, Yeah, he's got six home runs, but he

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<v Speaker 4>hasn't found his niche a little bit. Have you What

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<v Speaker 4>have you seen from him? And is he pressing a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit or is there you know, something else going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know as well as I do that Geno

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<v Speaker 2>can be a little streaky, and he's just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>in that lew where he's getting you know, he's getting

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<v Speaker 2>his bombs and hitting some power, but the strikeouts are there.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, just the adjustment. It just seems

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<v Speaker 2>like he was so hot in Arizona there was going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a cool off factor. I thought it was

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<v Speaker 2>picking up earlier on this road trip when we were

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<v Speaker 2>in Cleveland. They we saw some homers, a lot of hits,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and I think they're just pitching him a

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<v Speaker 2>little differently too. I've noticed that they, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>can hammer a breaking ball, and I think they've really

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<v Speaker 2>been trying to attack him differently with a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>elevated heaters, trying to get ahead of him that way,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to force some different kind of contact instead of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to go soft away. He really is sat on

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<v Speaker 2>some mistake breaking pitches, and people are making sure that

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<v Speaker 2>if they're throwing a breaking pitch to him, it's well

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<v Speaker 2>out of the zone, hoping they can get some chase.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we'll see him pick it up here a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. He's just kind of one of those guys,

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<v Speaker 2>you know where There'll be seven days where it's unbelievable

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<v Speaker 2>and seven days where it looks like he may never

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<v Speaker 2>get another hit. But we've seen some signs, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the contact rate has been better and some things on

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<v Speaker 2>this road trip.

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<v Speaker 3>What's it gonna take for cal Rally to win the MVP?

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<v Speaker 3>I get it, He's put together quite a year. This swoon,

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<v Speaker 3>the slide he's had in the second half is realistic.

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<v Speaker 3>If he plays one hundred and fifty five games this year,

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<v Speaker 3>that is crazy. I don't care if he caught and

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<v Speaker 3>DH that is crazy. But he's gonna need all those

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<v Speaker 3>games for the team to make the playoffs. So what

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<v Speaker 3>does he need to do down the stretch here to

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<v Speaker 3>overtake judge?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's got to pick up the production level

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<v Speaker 2>and the Mariners have to get in the postseason. I

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<v Speaker 2>know some voters don't really subscribe to team's success as

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<v Speaker 2>actor and all of that, But if the Mariners somehow

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<v Speaker 2>don't make the playoffs and he has this monster season

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<v Speaker 2>but has kind of this slide in the last month,

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<v Speaker 2>that will hurt him in the boating. To me, you

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<v Speaker 2>look at what he does on a daily basis. He

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<v Speaker 2>caught six straight games on the coming out of this

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<v Speaker 2>going into this road trip. I mean we were in Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>He caught every game there, including the day game after

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<v Speaker 2>a night game. My guess is he's gonna catch ninety

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the games in this last in this last month,

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<v Speaker 2>just because he's that good and he can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>control the running game. So if he just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>continues to play, you know, plays off and behind the

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<v Speaker 2>plate as he does, but pick up the production, start

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<v Speaker 2>hitting homers. Let's also start getting you know, just some

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<v Speaker 2>base hits, not just the power, I think he can

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<v Speaker 2>win it. To me, what he does on a daily

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<v Speaker 2>basis is just absurd. I can't fathom how much he

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<v Speaker 2>how much he's hurting. We watch every game where he's

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<v Speaker 2>just getting beaten to death and he won't complain, and

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<v Speaker 2>he won't take himself out of the lineup, and he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want an off day. And it's starting to really,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think we're seeing some of that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of come into effect here where he's just beat

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<v Speaker 2>up a little bit. The swing looks a little slower,

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<v Speaker 2>You're missing some pitches that maybe normally you would hit

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<v Speaker 2>or foul him off when you would normally drive them

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<v Speaker 2>for Homer, but I would think this, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>last three weeks here will kind of pick him up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, with the adrenaline rush of the postseason looming.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it'll be fine. But he's just got to

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<v Speaker 2>kind of pick it up and the Maris have to

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<v Speaker 2>get in the postseason. And I think he has a

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<v Speaker 2>really strong case just because of the positional demands. I

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<v Speaker 2>wrote a whole story on him last year. I followed

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<v Speaker 2>him from a morning in spring training at four thirty

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<v Speaker 2>which was miserable, getting up to meet him at the

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<v Speaker 2>complex at four point thirty in the morning, and on

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<v Speaker 2>a game where he on a day where he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>play in the game, he got there at four thirty

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<v Speaker 2>am and left at six thirty pm. That's absurd. That's

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<v Speaker 2>how much time he put in. He caught multiple pullpens,

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<v Speaker 2>took hacks on the minor league field, did extra work,

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<v Speaker 2>met with some pitchers, talk with a bunch of people.

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<v Speaker 2>It was crazy. He still does that almost every day.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not getting to the field at four thirty am

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<v Speaker 2>for games, but he's one of the first people there

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<v Speaker 2>every day. And I mean it's it's been just to

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<v Speaker 2>see what he's done and to see the success he's

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<v Speaker 2>had is pretty amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>You might have some recency bias here because you just

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<v Speaker 3>saw Tampa. But which of the three teams who have

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<v Speaker 3>all giggity amount of losses the Rangers one and a

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<v Speaker 3>half back, the Royals two back, the Rays two back,

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<v Speaker 3>and you just saw Cleveland three and a half back.

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<v Speaker 3>Which one of these teams seems like they're the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>threat to the Mariners if they continue to swoon and

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<v Speaker 3>fall like they have recently.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the Rays looked ridiculous. Or Junior Camanaro like

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<v Speaker 2>he was hitting p rods all over the field and

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<v Speaker 2>they were They could have rolled it up there and

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<v Speaker 2>he would have hit it at a rocket. I was

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<v Speaker 2>so impressed by him, Like watching that guy take batting

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<v Speaker 2>practices a show. But what makes Tampa really special is

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<v Speaker 2>that bullpen. But they have they have everything that the

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<v Speaker 2>Mariners want in terms of strikeout guys in the middle innings.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you bring in Usetta and Baker and all

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, and then you still have Fairbanks and you

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<v Speaker 2>have Jacks. They get strikeouts. That's what you want in

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<v Speaker 2>a bullpen. And I think when you get into these

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<v Speaker 2>games late, if they can shorten the games. They can

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<v Speaker 2>really be difficult to beat because you know, all Shane

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<v Speaker 2>Boz has to do is give them five or six,

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<v Speaker 2>and he hasn't been very good. He was good against

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<v Speaker 2>the Mariners. That's big, you know. Drew Rasmussen has been great.

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<v Speaker 2>I like the race because I like how they play.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't they're not real flashy other than Camen Arow,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're pretty solid. I the Guardians seem a little

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<v Speaker 2>flawed to me, but you know, you never know. When

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<v Speaker 2>you have Jose Ramirez in your lineup, you're always pretty competitive.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the Rays could be a real threat.

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<v Speaker 2>The one thing is they have real games coming up

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<v Speaker 2>to they have and playing Toronto several times down the

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<v Speaker 2>stretch will be interesting to see where Toronto's at, if

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<v Speaker 2>they have everything locked up or if they're still playing

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<v Speaker 2>for something. That will be a difference maker as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan will armchair quarterback because it's fun. And the Mariners

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<v Speaker 1>were praised for what they did at the deadline. I

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<v Speaker 1>was one of those people that said, yeah, you need

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<v Speaker 1>two corner bats, you go get them. Mission accomplished. There

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<v Speaker 1>the only criticism I had, and I was like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if we want to take this from an a whatever

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<v Speaker 1>I did, aar A minus to a plus, swing and

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<v Speaker 1>Miss guy and bullpen everyone does it, right. They got

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb Ferguson, but talking about a Dernan right or somebody

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<v Speaker 1>like that that was available, and there were other names too,

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<v Speaker 1>of course. So if you're looking back and the way

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<v Speaker 1>that you just described the Rays getting swing and miss

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<v Speaker 1>getting to the end of their game, is that what

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<v Speaker 1>you would have done? Like if you could do a

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<v Speaker 1>redo right now, just add to the trade deadline, would

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<v Speaker 1>you get the reliever or something else.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm a big believer in getting the swing and

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<v Speaker 2>miss guy at the deadline if you can get it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were. They they really wanted a swing and

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<v Speaker 2>Miss guy. They went in on Duran pretty hard, and

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<v Speaker 2>from everything I've been told, they thought they had a

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<v Speaker 2>deal locked up with to with the twins to get

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<v Speaker 2>you on Duran. And at the last you know minute,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the last hour or two of the the

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<v Speaker 2>deadline is when Philly came in and up the offer

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<v Speaker 2>and they the marriage just didn't didn't or wouldn't match it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they should have. Like I haven't gotten the exact

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<v Speaker 2>details on who they were offering, but you look at

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<v Speaker 2>what Philly gave up one was a catching prospect. So

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<v Speaker 2>my guess is Harry Ford was probably somebody that the

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<v Speaker 2>Mariners were willing to give up in that deal. They

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<v Speaker 2>really wanted Duran and they felt like they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to get him, and at the last minute it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of fell apart, and I think that was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty dispiriting for them. And that's another thing too, is

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<v Speaker 2>the marriage have been really good about kind of finding

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<v Speaker 2>relievers off the well we used to call them the

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<v Speaker 2>Island of misfit arms. You know, you find Paul s

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<v Speaker 2>wall for or you get one really good year out

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<v Speaker 2>of uh Drew second Rider or Drew second Rider or

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<v Speaker 2>j Chargua, you know, justin Topa they find these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They haven't been able to necessarily do that this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Edward Bizardo is a guy that's been pretty good, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's why they moved Emerson Hancock to the bullpen is

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<v Speaker 2>hoping that they could find a little magic there and

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<v Speaker 2>get a little bit more swing and miss and just

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<v Speaker 2>get some depth. You know, Jackson cor and Troy Taylor,

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<v Speaker 2>guys who they relied upon, just haven't been who they

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<v Speaker 2>thought they were gonna be this year, and they were

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<v Speaker 2>hoping they'd be something more. All right.

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<v Speaker 4>So after all this talk and we talk about the hitters,

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<v Speaker 4>the pitchers, the team, does this team make the playoffs

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<v Speaker 4>come the end of September.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think they're gonna do it. I think it

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<v Speaker 2>will be the typical down to the last possible day

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll probably you know, last couple of days. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>why not make the anxiety as high as possible. It's

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<v Speaker 2>been like that for quite a while, so I think

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<v Speaker 2>they still I think they still have enough to do.

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<v Speaker 2>It will be really interesting is the Dodgers. They closed

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<v Speaker 2>this season with the Dodgers at home, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are in a real race now. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>like in years past where they're resting guys and just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of playing out the string to get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason. Dodgers got to play. So they have the

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<v Speaker 2>Rockies and they have the Dodgers to close out the season

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<v Speaker 2>at home. I mean, like the Mayor still hold hope

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<v Speaker 2>that they can catch the Astros. I think they're three

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<v Speaker 2>and a half back. You know, they got three games

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<v Speaker 2>in Houston and that could be defining. But they just

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<v Speaker 2>have to play a little bit better, you know, get

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<v Speaker 2>better starting pitching, play a little cleaner in the field,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think they'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, We're keeping an eye on this one. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel for Seattle fans. I want them to get some

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<v Speaker 1>more playoff baseball. I'm sure that would be fun to cover. Ryan,

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<v Speaker 1>good stuff, man, Thanks for joining us. Good to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>And actually at the end here welcome back. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know you've had you back since the little break, the

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<v Speaker 1>little sabbatical, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I took a little break to coach American Legion

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<v Speaker 2>baseball back in Montana, coach my step son. It was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was pretty crazy. I you know, I had a

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<v Speaker 2>few Aaron Boone moments for with the umpires. We we

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<v Speaker 2>ran into the Angel Hernandez and Montana umpires late in

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<v Speaker 2>the season.

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<v Speaker 4>So there was you won't you won't give me a

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<v Speaker 4>shout out, give me his name, give me a shout out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what's the problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Give there's nothing more. Give him, there's no more. He's

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<v Speaker 3>being angel. He wants the love.

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<v Speaker 4>Kid. You don't have to say his name.

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<v Speaker 3>There's nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>If it was John, We're good.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys have all been to Montana. I know you

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<v Speaker 2>guys have spelling. Oh yeah, Montana.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, good, stuff nice well, Ryan, good to see you back.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the time, dude, Thanks guys,