1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: But I will say this as well about the Angels. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 2: You want to make more money, you want to get 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: better gates. How about building a better team. 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: That's how you do it. 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, welcome to fair territory with Ken Rosenthal. I 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 3: am Alana Rizzo. Ken must be having some difficulty with 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 3: his technology. Ironically, we were just talking about technological issues. 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 3: A big show coming up for you today on this 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 3: half an hour as we get ready to welcome Ken 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 3: back in as soon as he has that all figured out. 11 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 3: Let's start with the Metropolitans right now. The New York 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 3: Mets are the hottest team in baseball, in fact, a 13 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 3: seven and zero sweep at home, including a sweep of 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 3: the Philadelphia Phillies, a team that many thought would actually, 15 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 3: you know, contend in the terms of the NL East title. 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 3: But it's not just the fact that they're doing it 17 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 3: with starting pitching. They're also doing it, of course because 18 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 3: of Pete Alonso, who was the talk of the off season, 19 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 3: was going to stay as a New York Met? Ken Rosenthal, 20 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: welcome in or was he going to go? He is 21 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 3: a Met and he has again provided dividends for the Metropolitans. 22 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: Welcome back. What do you make of the Mets and 23 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 3: this great start. 24 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: First of all, Alana, thank you and sorry for the 25 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: technical difficulties to start the show. I don't know why 26 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: I got zapped out of hyperspace, but I did. Now 27 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: the Mets are absolutely the most intriguing team going right now. 28 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: And there's intriguing because not just Alonzo, and that's one thing, 29 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: but the starting pitching is the other. And let's start 30 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: with Alonzo because what he is doing at the plate 31 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: is remarkable. If he had done this last year, his 32 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: free agency would have gone a lot differently. But I 33 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: want to show you just what the difference is as 34 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: far as his plate discipline, because this is the most 35 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: striking element of his strong start. 36 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 2: His chase rate you can see at. 37 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: The right column it's way down. Walk percentage is up 38 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: on base way up. That is what is keing this 39 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: whole thing for Peter Alonzo and for the Mets. When 40 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: you have this lineup that they do, Lindor Soto, Alonzo, Nimo, 41 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: others as well, frans Cisco Alvarez coming back today, as 42 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: well as Jeff McNeil. You've got something pretty special brewing there. 43 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: And offensively they've been really good now The starting pitching 44 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: is the other surprise. This is perhaps the bigger surprise 45 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: because if you ask people like myself, the supposed experts 46 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: going into the season, what was the Mets' biggest question 47 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: with starting pitching. 48 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: It's no doubt. 49 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: About that, and Clay Holmes converting from the bullpen to 50 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: the starting rotation has done terrific. 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: For the Mets. 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: And even with Mania and Mantas out, they've got to 53 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: find in Griffin Canning. And let's look at their rotation 54 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: era compared to the rest of the league, because a 55 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: lot of this is going to blow you away. The 56 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: Mets rotation era is leading the league by what is 57 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: that point seventy five point seven to six per nine innings. 58 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: That's a huge gap right now between the Mets, the Tigers, 59 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: the Rangers, the Reds, and the Royals. Those are the 60 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: top five and that just shows you how well they're 61 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: pitching overall. They lead the majors in era as well, 62 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: and it's just been for the Mets a charmed, magical start. 63 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: But I don't know that it's necessarily something that is 64 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: outside of where they are capable of being. They are 65 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: really good and we're seeing. 66 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 3: That, Yeah, they are really good. And obviously I met 67 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 3: that Justin Steele was a member of the Chicago Cubs. 68 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 3: We're going to talk about the Cubs and the Dodgers 69 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 3: coming up back to the Mets and the Phillies for 70 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 3: just a second. So my apology there for that. Obviously, 71 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 3: I know Justin Steele is not on the Mets. But 72 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 3: when you look at the Phillies ken specifically the bullpen, 73 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: there are some Philly fanatics, if you will, that are 74 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 3: a little bit upset about the construction of the bullpen. 75 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 3: So what are you seeing or what are you not 76 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 3: seeing from the bullpen arms of Philadelphia? And are they 77 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 3: really missing the services of Jeff Hoffman, who was an 78 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 3: All Star you know last year. 79 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: They clearly are missing Hoffman, There's no doubt about that. 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: And yes, their bullpen has been a little bit out 81 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: of sorts in the early part of the s And 82 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: I'll show you the Hoffman versus Jordan Romano comparison because 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: that's the switch that was made. The Toronto Blue Jays 84 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: signed Hoffman, the Phillies signed Jordan Romano. Obviously, Romano was 85 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: a one year deal, Hoffman was a multi year deal. 86 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: But the comparison between the two right now is rather ugly, 87 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: at least from the Phillies perspective. There's Hoffman twelve and 88 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: a third innings, eighteen strikeouts, one walk, one point four 89 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: to sixty RA five for five and save opportunities. And 90 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: there's Jordan Romano, who has struggled, there's no question about that. 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: Nine in the third innings, nine strikeouts, six walks, thirteen 92 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: and a half ERA. He's not really closing, but he's 93 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: one for three in save opportunities. So the Phillies still 94 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: have some formidable arms in that bullpen. They've got Alvarado, 95 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: they've got Kirkering, they've got Guys Strom being another who 96 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: can do the job. But for whatever reason, they just 97 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: haven't started that well this year. 98 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: And clearly the. 99 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: Mets right now, as Bryce Harper said after yesterday's game, 100 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: are the better team. But I will say and we'll 101 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: say this over and over again until it's time not 102 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: to say it anymore. It's still pretty early, so I 103 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: don't know that I'd be that worried about the Phillies. 104 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, there have been some things that have come 105 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: up run us in scoring position being another that have 106 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: been weaknesses so far. 107 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: All right, much more to come here on Fair Territory 108 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 3: with Ken Rosenthal, we're gonna talk about the Cubs and 109 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 3: the Dodgers. 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Let's 138 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 3: go back to the Cubs for a second, Ken, because 139 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: this again I'll be at a short series. But the 140 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 3: fact is they dominated the Daughters by one run in 141 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 3: each game. There was some offense, but the Cubs bested 142 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 3: the World Series champions. Are they the best team in 143 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 3: baseball right now? 144 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: I wouldn't go that far, but they're really good and 145 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: their offense certainly is the best in the majors right now. 146 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: And that is the. 147 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: Biggest surprise with the Cubs so far. They're on pace 148 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: to score more than a thousand runs. Now are they 149 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: going to do that? No? Is p Crow Armstrong going 150 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: to be a thirty homer sixty stolen base, one hundred RBI. Guy, 151 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: probably not, but what they've done so far has been surprising, 152 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: and it's been all the more intriguing because they've done 153 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: this against a very tough schedule, a schedule that club 154 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: officials feared. 155 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 2: Might bury them early. 156 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: But now they're done with the Dodgers, done with the Diamondbacks, 157 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: done with the Padres, and their offense has just been 158 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: absolutely outstanding. And you look at the guys at the 159 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: top of the lineup, it's Hap and Suzuki, and it's 160 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Bush and of course it's Kyle Tucker, and that is 161 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: what has. 162 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 2: Keyed their resurgence offensively. 163 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: Ultimately, the bottom of the order will determine whether this 164 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: is a. 165 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 2: Really good offense or not. 166 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: But let me show you Elana just where they stand 167 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: in the majors in runs per game, because like the 168 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: Mets with the rotation, this is a big gap. The 169 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: Cubs right now averaging six point twenty seven runs per game. 170 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: That's almost the run per game more than the next team, 171 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: that's the Yankees at five point four to eight. You see, 172 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: the Diamondbacks are right there, the Reds and the Brewers 173 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: as well. Interestingly enough, we've got the Reds on the 174 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: good rotation list and the good scoring list, and they're 175 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: only about a five hundred team so far, so maybe 176 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: that will change because those are good signs. But the Cubs, man, 177 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: they are bringing Wrigley Field back to where it should be, 178 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: that electric atmosphere that we saw when they were really 179 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: good in the mid twenty tens. And even with the 180 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: Dodger fans marching through Wrigleyville yesterday and kind of take 181 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: it over things, Cubs had a pretty good couple of days. 182 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, the Cubs get the win, they get the sweep, 183 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 3: so you can have all the pantone two ninety four, 184 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 3: you know, fans in the stands if you want to, 185 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 3: but the Cubs ultimately with the victory. Let's talk about 186 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 3: the schedule, though, Ken, because you mentioned it. April opponents 187 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 3: for the Cubbies the Athletics San Diego, Texas, the Dodgers, 188 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 3: the Padres Arizona, the Dodgers again, the Dodgers and the 189 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 3: Cubs are done playing each other. Finally, the Pirates and 190 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 3: the Phillies. Now in May, it gets supposedly a little 191 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 3: bit easier, right, They have the Marlins, the Giants, who 192 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 3: are a good team, the Mets, Miami, the White Sox 193 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: Miami again, Cincinnati, Colorado, Cincinnati, and they are done with 194 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 3: La San Diego and Arizona. So one would think that 195 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: they got through the toughest part of their schedule and 196 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 3: maybe they can even you know, pad that lead a 197 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 3: little bit. So the schedule ken is in the cubs 198 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 3: favor it is, but. 199 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: A lot of you know this from years of covering 200 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: the game too, that can be a trap, and you 201 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: can't ease up when you're playing lesser teams. It's still 202 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, and on any given night, any team 203 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 1: can beat any other. And as someone pointed out to 204 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: me yesterday with the Cubs, he said, hey, the days 205 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: when the Pirates are pitching Paul Skeins and the days 206 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: when the Marlins are pitching Max Meyer, we can. 207 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 2: Bring him into the conversation as well. 208 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: Those days those teams are like playoff teams. So it's 209 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: not as easy as you think. But certainly just getting 210 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: through what they've gotten through with the Dodgers, the Padres 211 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: and Diamondbacks being done with those teams that you would 212 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: think is a huge advantage because those three teams are. 213 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 2: Candidates to be the best team in baseball too. 214 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: So you're looking at that and just seeing what should 215 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: be for the Cubs, a little bit of an easier 216 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: road now, whether they take advantage of it, whether they 217 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: continue playing as well, that all remains to be seen. 218 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, so hot of Sharma with this tweet. After being 219 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 3: an afterthought for too long, the Cubs are once again 220 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 3: I must see attraction to your point, Ken Miller, Ken Rosenthal, 221 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 3: they have regally rocking on an entertaining group that's off 222 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 3: to a hot start. So it's fine. I think, you know, 223 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 3: baseball's better when the Cubs are good. It's just, you know, 224 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: it's one of those teams, one of those franchises that 225 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: you like to see have success. Let's speak about the 226 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,119 Speaker 3: Arizona Diamondbacks for just a second and the bullpen reshuffle. 227 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 3: Tory Lavello, who is one of my favorite guys in 228 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 3: the game. I know people love playing for him because 229 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 3: of his communications, and he had a bit of a 230 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 3: self critique about burning one of his relievers. What do 231 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 3: you make of this? 232 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: Well, it was interesting what he said was that with 233 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: aj Puck going down now that maybe he used him 234 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: too heavily, and what he referred to was not just 235 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: putting him in games but warming him up and not 236 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: putting him in games, burning him, so to speak. And 237 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: that can happen with managers and relievers. Sometimes the score 238 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: will shift. For instance, you're using a leverage guy or 239 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: planning to use a leverage guy, and all of a 240 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: sudden you go from three to one to up six 241 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 1: to one. 242 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 2: You don't want to use him, but that can take 243 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 2: a toll. 244 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: And the one point I want to make here besides 245 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: praising Lavello for his asti because most managers do not 246 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: admit when they might have made a mistake. But beyond that, 247 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: it's very difficult for those of us on the outside, 248 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: including media but of course fans as well, to judge 249 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: a bullpen usage when we don't always have all of 250 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: the information. Now, you might say, can reporter's job to 251 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: get the information, Well, sometimes they don't volunteer the information, 252 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: and they don't answer the questions when asked, because sometimes 253 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: a reliever might be feeling less than one hundred percent 254 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: and might ask for a few days off. Sometimes you'll 255 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: have situations like this where a manager has gotten a 256 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: guy up a few times in recent days and he's 257 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: not ready. And again we don't necessarily have all of 258 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: this access to this information. So there are things that 259 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: happen with bullpen usage that sometimes look kind of hard 260 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: to figure out and weird. Right, you don't really see 261 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: why this is going on. But at the same time, 262 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: there are explanations, and if the teams give it explanation, great, 263 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: If not, sometimes it's. 264 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: A little hard to judge. 265 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: So I always caution myself and even fans too. 266 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 2: We need to find out more, We need to know more. 267 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 2: We don't always know everything. 268 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: I guess that's the point I'm trying to make. 269 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 2: We don't always know everything. I know that's hard for 270 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 2: people and so media to believe. But it's the truth. 271 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 3: Oh, I mean, if it's on X, then it must 272 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 3: be true. And speaking of teams that sometimes keep information 273 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 3: close to the vest, that's our first question in Grill 274 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: and Ken. Let's get to it all right, here's the 275 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 3: opportunity to ask Ken Rosenthal some questions about this great 276 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 3: game of ours. The first one is in regards to 277 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 3: Blake Snell. And the reason I said that is because 278 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 3: the Dodgers sometimes keep things very close to the vest, 279 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: and Justin wants to know, are we screwed here? In 280 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 3: la is Blake Snell out for the year. Remember Ken. 281 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 3: The reason Justin is asking this is when they put 282 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: Blake Snell on the shelf. It was only supposed to 283 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 3: be about to start. Well, now they've shut him down again, 284 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 3: not necessarily disclosing a ton of information. But what do 285 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 3: you make of it? 286 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what to make of it, But I 287 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: do know that teams, the Dodgers included, but not exclusively them, 288 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: frequently say one thing about injuries and it turns out 289 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: to be an Now, sometimes it's not that they're lying, 290 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: it's just that things don't improve as quickly as they 291 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: might hope. But I don't know that we can necessarily 292 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: even think that Blake Snell might be f for the year. 293 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: Excuse me. 294 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: But at the same time, it's concerning. 295 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: It's concerning anytime a player or pitcher says or is told, Hey, 296 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be okay in a week or ten days, 297 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: and then it's not. And this seems to be where 298 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: we are with Snell. The most recent il placement along 299 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: these lines is Corey Seeger. 300 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 2: With the Texas Rangers. 301 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: Ah that mild Corey's gonna be okay. 302 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 2: Okay, maybe, but we'll see if. 303 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: He's back in ten days. And I used to work 304 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: with someone at the Baltimore Sun. His name was Peter Schmuck, Yes, 305 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: that was his name, and Peter always would say, always 306 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: overwrite injuries. And what he meant was, don't take the 307 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: club's word for it. Write it like worst case scenario. Now, 308 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: you can't really do that, but he was joking, and yeah, 309 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: oftentimes these things turn out to be worse than the 310 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: clubs think. Grayson Rodriguez with the Orioles s guy ever 311 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: coming back, he gets hurt and we think, hey, he. 312 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 2: Might be back girly mid April. No, he's not back yet. 313 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: So this kind of thing happens all the time with Snell, though. 314 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: The only thing you can only go with the information 315 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: that you have and you're given. And it doesn't seem 316 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: to be season threatening or anything like that. 317 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, Greason Rodriguez only one of the question marks when 318 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 3: it comes to the Orioles rotation. It seems like that's 319 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: in flux and quite the mess over there in Baltimore. 320 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 3: Another question regarding the Dodgers, are they being too cautious? Ken? 321 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: What I mean by that? Are they being too cautious 322 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 3: in terms of Snell and Otani playing the long game, 323 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 3: if you will, not rushing them to come back too soon. 324 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: No, they're not, in my opinion, and a lot I 325 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: want you to weigh in on this as well, because 326 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: you follow this team so closely. But everything they are doing, 327 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: literally everything is pointing toward October. They want five starters 328 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: or three or four starter is more likely to be 329 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: ready to go in October at full throttle, kind of 330 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: the way Yamamoto was last year after. 331 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 2: He missed so much time, he came back in September 332 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: then was really. 333 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: Good in October. And with Otani, they're slow playing it. 334 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: For that reason. With Snell it's a little bit different. 335 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 2: He is hurt right now. We'll have to see how 336 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 2: it goes, but they're. 337 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: Going to be extra cautious with not just pitchers but 338 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: position players as well. 339 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 3: I couldn't agree with you more. There's no reason to 340 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 3: rush show Hey Otani back. I know everyone pet's heads 341 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 3: are falling off because the Dodgers just got swept by 342 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 3: the Cubs. They're not you know, one hundred and sixty 343 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 3: two and oh, they're not on that pace. But again 344 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 3: to your point, this club is built for October. I mean, 345 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: it's an abomination if they don't get into the postseason. 346 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: They're thinking long term and they will have their reinforcements 347 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 3: coming back. Obviously with Clayton Kershaw coming back. Gonsolin's going 348 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 3: to be back soon, so they do have some arms 349 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 3: coming back. Another question for you here on Grill and Ken. 350 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 3: This is from foul Teratory, our group over there is 351 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 3: there an Al East rotation that is World Series worthy? 352 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: That's a really good question, and actually there might be one, 353 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: but it's not from a team that you might expect. 354 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay's rotation once Shame klanahan comes back, is going 355 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: to be really good. It's McClanahan, it's Shane Boz, It's 356 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: TDJ Bradley, it's Drew Rasmussen. Zach Lttel's their fifth right now. 357 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: He's more than an adequate starter, So that could be one. 358 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: Now you're asking about teams that are more likely to 359 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: be there. The Yankees theoretically with Freed, Rodan and Schmid 360 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: and if Louis Heal comes back. Okay, maybe the Red 361 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: Sox now now that Bio is back, with Crochet Bueller 362 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: coming on. Maybe, But I understand the question. The Ools, 363 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 1: I would certainly say, are not a World Series type rotation, 364 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: and the Blue Jays, if Sherzer gets healthy and Bassett 365 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: and Burrios and Gossman are good, they're okay too. So 366 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: it's not as if these teams all have terrible rotations. 367 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 1: And you know what, too, we've seen this, Teams with 368 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: dominant rotations don't always necessarily end up as World Series champions. 369 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: Those aren't necessarily the teams that are going to win. 370 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: The Dodgors rotation last year headed by Flaherty with Bueller 371 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: in it and Yamamoto it was good, it wasn't amazing. 372 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: So you can win in a number of ways. 373 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: And the way teams bullpen, now, I would expect that 374 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: the next World Series champion is not going to be 375 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: necessarily the team with the best rotation. 376 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 3: All right, So you're saying that the Seattle Mariners will 377 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 3: not be the World Series champion because they have the 378 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 3: best rotation. I know I'm not saying that. 379 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: And the Bards are playing really well without George Kirby, 380 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: and their offense has been surprisingly good in the last 381 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: week or two. So if you have it, great, but 382 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: I'm saying you don't necessarily need it. 383 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, the Mariners putting one to the Boston Red Sox yesterday. 384 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 3: All right, coming back, we are going to talk about 385 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 3: the dude and the dork of the week. 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He's 419 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: got a one point one six ERA thirty one strikeouts 420 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: and six walks. He has been absolutely dominant. He is 421 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: my Dude of the week and he's my due to 422 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,959 Speaker 1: the week because he's not a guy that we've necessarily 423 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: talked about, and yet he has thrust himself right into 424 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: the cy Young well, the early Cy Young conversation. 425 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a good call for me. It is going 426 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 3: to be Blue Jay's reliever. Paxton Schultz and this is 427 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 3: a guy that basically made his major league debut Ken 428 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 3: and then just went ahead and set a record. So 429 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: good for him. Watching the Blue Jays broadcast and Dan 430 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 3: Shulman was talking about how the fact that he's, you know, 431 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 3: making his major league debut, then he goes out there 432 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 3: and has makes the record for strikeouts by a reliever 433 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: to start his debut. So Paxson Schultz, congratulations to you. 434 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 3: Way to you know, get the job done. I mean, 435 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 3: he goes out there and just absolutely shoves. I mean 436 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: maybe that's because Ken and you've covered this game a 437 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 3: very long time too, maybe it's better to you know, 438 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 3: know what you don't know type of situation. I just 439 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 3: think that's pretty cool. Like he goes out there, He's like, oh, 440 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 3: I've played this game my whole life. He absolutely was 441 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 3: able to carve down the Mariner's lineup. 442 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Alana, And sometimes it does happen that way, and 443 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 1: let's acknowledge too. Nick Kurtz last night his major league 444 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: debut for the Athletics. I think the first hit he 445 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: had was one hundred and twelve miles an hour off 446 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: the bat. This guy was at junior at Wake Forest 447 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: a year ago. At this time really exciting prospect. And 448 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: I also consider for due to the week Soda Strom 449 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: from the A's as well, because he is major league 450 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: home run leader right there in the middle of that race, 451 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: and he'll say, he said, I'll go to left field. 452 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 2: Let's let Nick Kurtz play first base. 453 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: You don't see that kind of thing often from major leaguers, 454 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: So Tyler Soderstrom good choice as well. 455 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, a lot of dudes this week. All right, time 456 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 3: now for the John Fisher dork of the week. Okay, Ken, 457 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 3: who do you have? 458 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 2: All right, I'm not gonna bild labor this. 459 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: We've talked a lot about this on fair territory, on 460 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: foul territory, but my collective dorks of the week are 461 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: the trio from Atlanta, Snicker, Kellennick, and Acunya. As I 462 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: wrote the other day, they all should have known better. 463 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: Kellenick should have run hard, Snicker should have benched him, 464 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: and Akunya if he had a problem, should have told 465 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: the manager privately rather than blast it out on X 466 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: only to take it down later. So we're not gonna 467 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: go into all the details again, but that was just 468 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: not the best look. The good news for the is 469 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: that they're playing a lot better, and they're up to 470 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: ten and fourteen. 471 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 2: Now they look like they're going to stabilize, and. 472 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: Once Acooni gets back, they'll be that much better too. 473 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, one thing I've learned is there's certain teams that 474 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 3: you don't count out. And the Atlanta Braves Ken, the 475 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 3: Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers, those are three of 476 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 3: the teams that I never count out. My dork of 477 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 3: the week happens to do with the other team in 478 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 3: Southern California, and it's not the Padres, it's the Angels. 479 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 3: And why on earth they would schedule a six twenty 480 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 3: nine pm game on a travel day. So this club 481 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 3: is going to have to play at six twenty nine, 482 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 3: then they have to fly. I believe they're going to 483 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 3: Minnesota next correct. Then they play in Minnesota a night game, 484 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 3: and then they have a day game the next day. Now, 485 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 3: with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, six twenty nine pm ken 486 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 3: is the latest minute allowed by the CBA, and then 487 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 3: you know a day game is standard. That's what they 488 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 3: should have done, what they typically do if they can. 489 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 3: The home team gets to decide if they're going to 490 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 3: have a day game on a get away day. I 491 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 3: just don't understand why the Angels thought. I mean, I 492 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 3: guess it's because of the gate. Obviously, you want to 493 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 3: be able to make money, but you gotta put I 494 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 3: would think you'd want to put your players first. 495 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: You would think a lot that would be what a 496 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: major league franchise would do. But the Angels, according to 497 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: the story by Sam Blum, which was terrific, have consistently 498 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: done this kind of thing, playing night games on a 499 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: travel day or a getaway day, I should say. 500 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 2: And it just speaks to where they are as a franchise. 501 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: And we've talked about them being dysfunctional under owner Arte 502 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: Moreno for quite some time now, and that dysfunction manifests 503 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: itself in any number of ways, and this is the 504 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: latest one. And not only do you put your players 505 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: in a physically compromised state because they get less rest, 506 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: but it's a morale thing too. It ticks the players off, 507 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 1: and it makes it a less pleasant place to be. 508 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: And I'll add one more thing on the great Angels. 509 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: Griffin Canning, one of the worst pitchers in Major League 510 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: Baseball last year with the Angels. Suddenly he's with the Mets, 511 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: one of the better pitchers in Major League Baseball this year. 512 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's all because of the Angels screwing 513 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: up and the Mets doing great things with pitching, which 514 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: they are doing, but that's a reflection too on where. 515 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 3: They are and some of the reasoning for this. I 516 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 3: guess doing the math, it was going to be against 517 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 3: Paul Skins. It's not. Paul Skeins is actually pitching the 518 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 3: next day, so the six to twenty nine PM start 519 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 3: will not be opposed to with Paul Skeins. It's got 520 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 3: to be because obviously they want the gate and there's 521 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: more attendance in night games. But it's a long season. 522 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 3: And talk about ticking off the players, you are absolutely 523 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 3: right when it comes to that doesn't sound like a 524 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 3: priority in the next CBA, though, ken since most teams 525 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 3: avoid this type of practice. I mean, it's like, seems 526 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 3: like the Angels are the only ones doing this, So 527 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 3: I would imagine next CBA this isn't much of a conversation. 528 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 2: Probably not. 529 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: There are greater things for the players and owners to 530 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: be fighting about, money being one of them, being two 531 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: of them, and the rest of them too. But I 532 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: will say this as well about the Angels. 533 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 2: You want to make more money, you want to get 534 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 2: better gates. How about building a better team. 535 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: That's how you do it. 536 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 3: Yeah? Amen? 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Gambling problem or concern called one eight hundred gambler. 547 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 3: All right, Ken, I know that you have your big 548 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 3: game on Saturday for Fox. Where are you headed and 549 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 3: give us a quick thought about this upcoming matchup. 550 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: Wrickleyfield, which has been the place to be in baseball 551 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: this week. The Phillies are come in fresh off getting 552 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: swept by the Mets in New York, so it's a 553 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 1: big series for them, and Saturday's matchup is Heesus Lozardo 554 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: versus Ben Brown Lozarto of course having a tremendous year 555 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: so far for the Phillies. Ben Brown is the guy 556 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: essentially stepping up for Justin Steele in the Cubs rotation. 557 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 1: So it's going to be really interesting to see these 558 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: two teams go at it to see how long the 559 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: Cubs can sustain this crazy offense that they've had, and 560 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting as well to see whether the Phillies 561 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: kind of start getting it going, because I imagine that 562 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: they will pretty soon. 563 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's another team. When I talked about teams that 564 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 3: I never quite give up on, the Philadelphia Phillies and 565 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 3: Rob Thompson in that whole group, another team that you 566 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 3: know that they're going to get things going in the 567 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 3: right direction. Well, thank you to everybody that has been 568 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 3: with us today on Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal and yes, guys, 569 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 3: I know that Justin Steele is a Cub. Geez, thanks 570 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 3: for watching us here today. Don't forget. Foul Territory is 571 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 3: next coming up with me aj Eric Kratz. Scott Braun 572 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 3: is off. But we have a big guest list, Carlos 573 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 3: Mendez of the Mets, Bartolo Cologne, former Met, and Tim 574 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 3: Kirchin of course, and then Dodgers Territory returns after Fouled 575 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 3: Territory with myself and Clintasius. Trevor May, host of May Day, 576 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 3: is gonna join us as well. For Ken Rosenthal, I'm 577 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 3: Alana Rizzo. We'll see you next time.