WEBVTT - Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti

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<v Speaker 1>Aj Hinch is so logical and strategic and like high

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<v Speaker 1>level poker player with his roster and with the way

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<v Speaker 1>he manages.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we've got Tiger's broadcaster Fox broadcaster Jason Benetti joining

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<v Speaker 2>us right now. Good to see you, Bud. Been listening

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<v Speaker 2>to you a lot lately. You're crushing it, and I

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<v Speaker 2>have to start here. What the heck's going on? You're

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<v Speaker 2>calling to the most unique plays I think I've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 2>and it happens in the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>What are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I have no idea. The Tiger's season

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<v Speaker 1>has been overserved, like there's something something has happened to

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<v Speaker 1>the Tigers season. There's insanity every night. There was insanity

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<v Speaker 1>every night from August on last year. I have no idea,

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<v Speaker 1>and I like, we had just seen a couple innings

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<v Speaker 1>before the replay of the Abray you won, which was crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>like great job a Bray you and Rafaela. Zach McKinstry

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<v Speaker 1>was even shocked. Like if you look at the reactions

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<v Speaker 1>of Dingler and McKinstry, they're like, what what was that?

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<v Speaker 1>I did that happen? And they're the ones who did it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean, I think that's pretty much a microcosm

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<v Speaker 1>of what the Tigers have been the last calendar year.

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<v Speaker 3>All right. By the way, we had this argument because

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<v Speaker 3>when I text you to come on our show today,

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<v Speaker 3>I said, and you said, you might be in your Uber.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm happy that you're not in your Uber. But do

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<v Speaker 3>you take an Uber Excel, do you take an Uber

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<v Speaker 3>black or do you take a different Uber that I

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<v Speaker 3>never heard of, like an Uber van or something. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I never get black or practice do you think I

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<v Speaker 1>go to I never practiced alack. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we had this with Matthew Boyd and he's like,

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<v Speaker 3>I might crowds ask if he takes an uber or

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<v Speaker 3>a taxi. I'm like, nobody takes taxis as the big.

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<v Speaker 1>Leagues now, so uh, you know, just regular Uber, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need Uber black. I do, like if there's

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<v Speaker 1>the extra two dollars for like, uh lift, like preferred

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever, because the cars are supposed to be cleaner,

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<v Speaker 1>and like, I don't like my big pet peeve is

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<v Speaker 1>getting into an uber or lyft and the person has

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<v Speaker 1>just recently smoked, like I don't want to smell, like

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<v Speaker 1>I just left Blackjack at the Flamingo. When I get

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<v Speaker 1>in a car and then out of a car, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>out for that.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, I've been in cars with you. That is such

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<v Speaker 3>a lie, dude. That is the that is like the

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<v Speaker 3>that is like the biggest line, like you don't want

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<v Speaker 3>a special car like that is such crap because we

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<v Speaker 3>go what are you talking about?

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<v Speaker 1>Where?

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<v Speaker 3>Escalate XL please because that.

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<v Speaker 1>Is not true.

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<v Speaker 3>When the shows up in there in their car. Where

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<v Speaker 3>were you a Baltimore? We were at Botam. Don't tell

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<v Speaker 3>me to complain, no at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, here's the deal. Here's the deal in Baltimore. I

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<v Speaker 1>said to AJ after we got out of the car.

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<v Speaker 1>In Baltimore, I said, first time driving for this guy,

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<v Speaker 1>because that was not an uber. That was the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that picked us up. Because we were going like six

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<v Speaker 1>miles an hour. The one time up a hill, we

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<v Speaker 1>were literally almost stopped. So it has nothing to do

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<v Speaker 1>with the size of the car. It had everything to

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<v Speaker 1>do with the idea that the person probably would have

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<v Speaker 1>been better off starting in a go cart.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a player. I thought we might have to

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<v Speaker 3>get out and push because we were Yes, guy, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if we're gonna make it up. This ill

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<v Speaker 3>that's what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, I don't know if we're going to make it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like Glynnstone was driving us. He was using

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<v Speaker 1>his feet first and then the pedal.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, by the way, what's lyft? I don't know what

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<v Speaker 3>lift is?

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, lift is an over competitor. Sorry a sponsor. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually now we want now, you definitely want.

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<v Speaker 3>And I gotta ask you before we before we dig

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<v Speaker 3>into the Tigers, as you're the Michigan sportscaster of the year,

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<v Speaker 3>reigning champion.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you happy?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you happy to be the Tigers broadcaster? He still

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<v Speaker 3>wish you were maybe the Rockies or the White Sox broadcaster,

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<v Speaker 3>because I mean, you know they're they're having equally good

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<v Speaker 3>seasons the last couple of years. You know, it's very

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<v Speaker 3>very similar.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what that motion is. Yes, I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>very happy as the Tigers announcer. I will tell you

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<v Speaker 1>that when I walked into rate Field yet, the security

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<v Speaker 1>guard outside said to me, I was like, hey, White

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<v Speaker 1>Sox are better. He goes, at least we're not the Rockies.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, yeah, I get after it.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, that is true.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, hey, it is tough though, I mean, you can

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<v Speaker 2>tell us about this, right because you've been a team

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<v Speaker 2>broadcaster for quite a while now. How much easier is

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<v Speaker 2>it to do your job when the games are competitive

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<v Speaker 2>and fun versus I'm sure I don't know which years

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<v Speaker 2>you've been through and how tough they are, but I

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<v Speaker 2>know some friends of mine I won't name them in

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<v Speaker 2>the industry who have been part of, you know, teams

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<v Speaker 2>that went through long tanks, rebuild, whatever, and they're like,

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<v Speaker 2>I love calling games, but this gets tough. One hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and ten plus losses.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the you know, honestly, Like, I did a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of minor league seasons that were like rough win seasons two,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody on this show, no, it was like the miners,

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<v Speaker 1>there's even less to play for, So like, I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of used to doing seasons that go south. That happened

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of the miners for me. The one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that I would say I think is really cool about

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<v Speaker 1>this Tigers team as a narrator is that aj Hinch

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<v Speaker 1>is so logical and strategic and like high level poker

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<v Speaker 1>player with his roster and with the way he manages

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<v Speaker 1>that I can see after watching him for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>like patterns, but I know that there's there's always a

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<v Speaker 1>point to what he's doing, so I can search out

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<v Speaker 1>the point of what he's doing and try to get there.

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<v Speaker 1>In terms of personnel, like why is this batter up?

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<v Speaker 1>Why did Andy Ibanyas hit here? Why didn't he hit there?

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<v Speaker 1>What is it about the pitchers? Stuff? Because there's always

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<v Speaker 1>a why and a pretty distinct specific why. So to me,

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<v Speaker 1>it's about more having the logic of somebody in charge

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<v Speaker 1>that like really does specifically want certain matchups. That makes

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<v Speaker 1>it a lot easier than when you're guessing.

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<v Speaker 4>Sometimes all right, let's go to this roster. Let's go

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<v Speaker 4>to this roster that has been winning the whole year.

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<v Speaker 4>And then Wenzel Perez comes back. Oh, and he just

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<v Speaker 4>comes out banging. Parker Meadows plays in his first game,

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<v Speaker 4>and what does he do? Oh, it gets a few hits,

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<v Speaker 4>but he also makes a diving play in the third

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<v Speaker 4>most important position on the field in center field. Like

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<v Speaker 4>you would never look at the Tigers and go they

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<v Speaker 4>have tons of depth because in the offseason it was

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<v Speaker 4>like their neck and neck for the Alex Bregman.

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<v Speaker 3>All they got it. They didn't get bragmant.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh it almost seems like the Tigers are like, piss off.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't even need bragman. We don't need extra depth

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<v Speaker 3>because we've been winning and.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of these players who have just come back are

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<v Speaker 4>adding to the team that's already been winning.

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<v Speaker 1>And they've already played a really tough stretches schedule too. Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you look, they have like the fourth easiest schedule

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<v Speaker 1>remaining in baseball by win percentage. Maybe it's like sixth

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<v Speaker 1>as of today, but it's definitely in the bottom third

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<v Speaker 1>to the league. And you know, Parker Meadows coming back

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<v Speaker 1>improves one thing the Tigers just have not done a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot of this year. They've been number one in

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<v Speaker 1>baseball and extra bases taken so like first to third,

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<v Speaker 1>second to home. We've seen Joey Kora just spinning the

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<v Speaker 1>wheel and waving people around. Coming into yesterday, they were

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<v Speaker 1>dead last in stolen bases. Parker Meadows immediately in Game

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<v Speaker 1>one steals a base since coming back from injury. And

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<v Speaker 1>then also the outfield defense just got so much better.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned when Seal Perez Riley Green moves to the corner,

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<v Speaker 1>you get Meadows and center. Even though Hobby was great

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<v Speaker 1>in center field, Parker Meadows is like state of the

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<v Speaker 1>art in center field, So now you can run out

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<v Speaker 1>configurations where there are three center fielders. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>a huge part of this thing too. So yeah, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a really scary team that I think probably until

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<v Speaker 1>like ten days ago, still was kind of lurking nationally.

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<v Speaker 3>This team was young, had a young lineup.

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<v Speaker 4>Anytime you have hobby buyers in your lineup, you're not

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<v Speaker 4>really working too many counts. Have you seen the change

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<v Speaker 4>that having a glabor torres who has more walks than

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<v Speaker 4>strikeouts in the lineup? Have you seen how the lineup

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<v Speaker 4>maybe navigates at bats differently from last year where it

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<v Speaker 4>was chaos in the bullpen and if our pitching doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>do anything, you know, we're not going to win. To

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<v Speaker 4>now a lineup that, to me, I see a difference

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<v Speaker 4>in how they attack at bats.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree, and I think like I think that playoff

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<v Speaker 1>experience last year showed the young guys what it takes

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<v Speaker 1>to succeed, even specifically offensively in the playoffs. I think

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<v Speaker 1>probably they really believe that their hitters meetings are as

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<v Speaker 1>detailed as can possibly be. I love that picture, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, that is like the grainiest, most hilarious black

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<v Speaker 1>and white picture ever. That's amazing. That's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>Tiger of the Day today on our telecast. I have

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<v Speaker 1>to imagine. But Glabor Torres. AJ Hinch was talking about

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<v Speaker 1>this when we were in Houston. Josh Reddick had stopped by.

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<v Speaker 1>He's doing some print posts for the Astros, and AJ

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<v Speaker 1>was like, man, when we added a guy like Reddick

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<v Speaker 1>or like other quote unquote professional at bats in Houston,

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<v Speaker 1>you could see the impact on the lineup and you

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<v Speaker 1>all know that like you see it. But anecdotally it's true.

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<v Speaker 1>Glaber Torres is a really difficult specifically first inning at

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<v Speaker 1>bat generally, and the Tigers for the balance of this

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<v Speaker 1>season have been at the top of the league in

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<v Speaker 1>pitches seen in the first inning. They made life really

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<v Speaker 1>difficult last night on Jonathan Cannon and then bounced him

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<v Speaker 1>very early from that game. And it's in part because

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<v Speaker 1>of Glaber's patience and willingness to put together a really

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<v Speaker 1>strong at bat. I'm totally with you Kratz.

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<v Speaker 2>So Jason, what's the kryptonite, what's the fear right now?

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<v Speaker 2>And what will we be talking about over the next

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<v Speaker 2>month and a half come trade deadline time, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this team's clicking, they've got a great record,

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<v Speaker 2>they're in a great spot. But of course they're going

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<v Speaker 2>work on things at the trade deadline and try and

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<v Speaker 2>go all further than they did last year.

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<v Speaker 1>What would you do? What's on the wish list? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, kryptonite and wish list probably, I

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<v Speaker 1>would say are a little bit. The fear is injury, right,

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<v Speaker 1>They've they've handled the injury very well so far this year,

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<v Speaker 1>with three center fielders on the ais ale to start

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<v Speaker 1>the year. I think the thing that they would go

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<v Speaker 1>get if I'm just looking at the numbers and overall

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<v Speaker 1>picture of the roster, would be swinging miss in the bullpen. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The bullpen has had a very nice era this year,

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<v Speaker 1>top five. The strikeout rate is not fantastic, So I

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<v Speaker 1>think we have seen enough in the past couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks in tiger Land where Cage Smith comes in out

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<v Speaker 1>of the Cleveland bullpen and strikes out the side, or

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<v Speaker 1>like Randy Rodriguez's stuff, or you know whoever, out of

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<v Speaker 1>that San Francisco bullpen that we just saw in Detroit.

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<v Speaker 1>I think swing and miss stuff in the bullpen probably

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<v Speaker 1>would be on the list, and then I think the

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<v Speaker 1>injury thing would be the kryptonite. But you can also,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, before the last day of lie if you

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<v Speaker 1>have an injury, you can settle that at the trade deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I would say number one would be

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<v Speaker 1>swing and miss out of the bullpen that I would

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<v Speaker 1>think that they would really start to think about.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I want to take us back to the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the conversation because we didn't really dive in too much.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you talk to any of the guys that had

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<v Speaker 2>the pinball place right, because you've called two now, so

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<v Speaker 2>did you talk to McKinstry or Dingler? And then I

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<v Speaker 2>guess the other side was two Red Sox players, so

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<v Speaker 2>maybe less likely, but I mean any aftermath from that,

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<v Speaker 2>and also how rare it is. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>you can even look that up. I know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>on the call yesterday you mentioned, you know, is this

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<v Speaker 2>the first time ever we got a what two five

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<v Speaker 2>play to play in foul ground to make an out.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that was looked up, but anything

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<v Speaker 2>after the fact that you learned about.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a very quick text with McKinstry last night. But

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<v Speaker 1>like I once we're in the clubhouse today. I'll get

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<v Speaker 1>you some answers on that, but I like I think

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<v Speaker 1>they were both for sure, for sure, that was my takeaway.

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<v Speaker 1>We tried to look it up, but I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that that has ever happened. There were a couple two threes, though,

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<v Speaker 1>like the nineteen eighty World Series. It happened twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>David Ross to Anthony Rizzo. They both happened on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the diamond, catcher to first base. I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen any catcher to third base. But we did

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<v Speaker 1>get a substantial amount of tweets of people telling on

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<v Speaker 1>folks who said in their replies, I did it in

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<v Speaker 1>Little league. So I'm certain it's happened and people have

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<v Speaker 1>done it, but not in Major League Baseball according to

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<v Speaker 1>what we saw. But no, I haven't talked to him

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<v Speaker 1>at any length. I'm gonna do that today.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a very famous one of me running over Gordon

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<v Speaker 3>Beckham in the Metrodome when he tried to play third

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<v Speaker 3>base catching the ball. Actually, Jason, you'll love this. Gordon's

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<v Speaker 3>grandmother had a picture painted of it of me crippling

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<v Speaker 3>Gordon Beckham. Why would she have a picture, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>but she made. She it was like a painted picture.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like a portrait of me, like running Beckham

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<v Speaker 3>and I running into each other in the metro. She

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<v Speaker 3>he had to over. He had to hang it over

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<v Speaker 3>like his fireplace in his house because it was a

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<v Speaker 3>grandmother bought of worms. He's like, what am I supposed

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<v Speaker 3>to do with this thing?

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<v Speaker 1>Did? What did he say to you? Have to Did

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<v Speaker 1>he say the boys are grinding? Aj the boys are

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<v Speaker 1>grinding grinding.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, Gordon, get off the tracks when the train's

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<v Speaker 3>coming through. Okay, should have caught that, called me off.

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<v Speaker 1>I guarantee you he got the worst of that right

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<v Speaker 1>like he was. Did he get flatten into what happened?

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<v Speaker 3>He might have missed a week. I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't remember he retired now. Wow, God, I didn't say that.

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<v Speaker 3>I love Gordon. I love you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kidding too. Uh, all right, I got one more

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<v Speaker 2>for you on these two plays. I'll do the nerdy

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<v Speaker 2>broadcasters side of me, because we do, of course have

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<v Speaker 2>some aspiring broadcasters that watch and listen. How does that

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<v Speaker 2>play out in your brain? I feel like things happened

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<v Speaker 2>differently for different broadcasters. I know there's some broadcasters right

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<v Speaker 2>who try to visualize certain moments, games, playoff, games, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>and what kind of calls they want to make. Most

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<v Speaker 2>I think don't and they just kind of flow. In

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<v Speaker 2>this case, you don't know what's happening at all to

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<v Speaker 2>any extent. So how does that play out in your brain?

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<v Speaker 2>If you can try to give me play by play of.

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<v Speaker 1>The brain while this is happening, Yeah, you know it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good question. The first thing that I would

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<v Speaker 1>say is, once you do a bunch of games, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that you can call to play if it's routine, right,

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<v Speaker 1>You know that, like if it's a pop up, he's

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<v Speaker 1>either going to catch it or he isn't, so you're

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<v Speaker 1>ready for that. So I think the thing that's changed

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<v Speaker 1>for me over the last handful of years five six years,

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<v Speaker 1>as I've done more and more major League baseball is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of waiting for the oddity and ready for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that I'm like expecting it in any way, shape

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<v Speaker 1>or form, because I'm certainly not. But he's either going

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<v Speaker 1>to catch it or he's not. So like you have that,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about watching this play this moment, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I think you just react as a human being, like

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<v Speaker 1>my call last night. I don't know that anybody's gonna say,

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<v Speaker 1>like in broadcasting school, be like no, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>what waite what? But that's what ran through my head,

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<v Speaker 1>is like not again, right, like we what are we

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<v Speaker 1>going to keep having these sorts of plays? And he

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<v Speaker 1>just pinned it to his leg and I was I

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<v Speaker 1>was just shocked more than anything. And then it's like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what did that look like to me? And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I try to analogize or like whatever pops in my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really have an enormous filter, as people will know,

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<v Speaker 1>so like if it pops in my mind, I'm probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say it.

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<v Speaker 3>Jason, by the way, you're pretty funny. I think you're funny.

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<v Speaker 3>What I just want to know this, did you realize

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<v Speaker 3>back in what was it? What year were you in

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<v Speaker 3>double A with that Fox would hire Joe Davis, You

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<v Speaker 3>and Adam, I mean all of you guys. One of

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<v Speaker 3>you's in Montgomery, one of you was in wherever? I

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<v Speaker 3>mean all three weren't you guys, all three in the

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<v Speaker 3>Southern League at the same time doing or around the

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<v Speaker 3>same time and something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we were in the miners altogether. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>ever in the same league. Joe was in the Southern League.

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<v Speaker 1>Adam was doing like Indie or he was doing double

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<v Speaker 1>A in the I think like the East Coast maybe

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<v Speaker 1>or something like the Summerset Patriots that they were Indie Bough.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I was in Salem, Virginia with an Astro's team.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know, you ever seen Borat where Borat goes

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<v Speaker 1>to the rodeo That was in our parking lot. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was awesome. I love Salem, Virginia. It's a great place.

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<v Speaker 1>The rodeo is actually in that parking lot. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>actually true. Uh but yeah, no, it's it's nuts. It's

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<v Speaker 1>honestly nuts. Like it's it's I wish more minor league

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<v Speaker 1>announcers would get a chance in the majors because I

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<v Speaker 1>think there is a lot to having called a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of games, like I will tell you I'm not nearly

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<v Speaker 1>as ready for plays like that like we've seen if

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't done a ton of games where I've made

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<v Speaker 1>mistakes like you get to in the miners. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>good call.

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<v Speaker 3>Awesome. By the way, you eat more than any of

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<v Speaker 3>those guys combined. Just so just throwing it out there.

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<v Speaker 1>He throws down.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh this hamster.

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<v Speaker 1>Once this hamster stops running in the wheel, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to be four hundred pounds. Oh my metabolism is saving

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<v Speaker 1>my life right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, enjoy it while you got it.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, props to whatever Fox executive is

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<v Speaker 2>the scout that goes to those minor league games and

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<v Speaker 2>he's like, I think we got a guy.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a guy. Keep him on the radar.

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<v Speaker 3>Seriously five years.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they do with analysts too. That's how they

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<v Speaker 1>do it with analysts too. They go and why they

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<v Speaker 1>look for the most irascible catcher they can find, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, that guy's gonna be awesome. Yeah, I can

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<v Speaker 1>confirm that's real.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Like when I worked at MLB, we would talk to

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<v Speaker 2>guys sometimes and be like maybe maybe future broadcaster. Yeah

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<v Speaker 2>that was a big conversation. We'd be like, this guy

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<v Speaker 2>might have it. Uh, Jason, great stuff man, Great to

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<v Speaker 2>catch up. Good to see you. Enjoy the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the series.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll catch you down the line.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks guys.