1 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory, the 2 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: live edition, myself and Alana Rizzo. Alana, it's been sort 3 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: of a monumental week in the sport with the Pete 4 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: Rose news. We've also reached the one fourth mark of 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: the season. I feel like I haven't stopped writing all week, 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: So let's get into it. 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ken, great to be with you as always as 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: we get into the lead. Scott Miller yesterday on Foul 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 2: Territory said that this decision about Pete Rose affects the 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 2: integrity of the game. What is your take on that 11 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: and how does this affect the Hall of Fame Ken Alana. 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: Rob Manford, in his statement announcing the reinstatements of the 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: players who were deceased, said, a person no longer with 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game. 15 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: That literally is true. Those people are no longer here, 16 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Pete Rose, Shuless, Joe Jackson and all of the others. 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: But while well it's not a direct threat, certainly there's 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: chips away at the integrity of the game, and we 19 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: can cite other things that have done that as well, 20 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: all of the associations with gambling companies not just by 21 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, but by media companies like all of 22 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: the ones that I work for. This has chipped away too, 23 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: and it's offered a different perspective on gambling that existed 24 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: all those years ago when Pete Rose was managing and playing. 25 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: So while I don't know that you can say there's 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: a direct threat if a current player gambles on baseball 27 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: and is found to have gambled on baseball, he's going 28 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: to be banned. But what we've opened up here, what 29 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: Manfred has opened up here, is a path to forgiveness 30 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: for breaking baseball's most sacred rule. And that is the 31 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: concern that you've kind of just lowered the standards that 32 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: you had in place for so many years. And as 33 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: for the Hall of Fame, that's a very interesting question. 34 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: As everyone is reported, that's not going to be an 35 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: issue until December twenty twenty seven. That's the first time 36 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: Pete Rose, Trulis, Joe, and the others can appear on 37 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 1: a Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot. And even to get 38 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: on that ballot, they have to be nominated through another 39 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: bouting process, which I believe that they will be eight 40 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: members or eight people players are on that ballot, that 41 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: Classic Baseball era committee ballot. You need twelve of sixteen votes. 42 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: And if you saw the story in The Athletic yesterday 43 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: quoting a dozen Hall of Famers about Rose, you saw 44 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: the mixed feelings that exist among them and those veterans. 45 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: Committees are comprised of current Hall of Famers, executives, media members. 46 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: It's a sixteen person panel, and he will need twelve votes. 47 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: Will he get twelve votes? I'm not sure. Time generally 48 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: helps the cases of players who have done things that 49 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: were untoured. We've seen that with the steroid era. The 50 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: younger writers who were really not part of that, who 51 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: are not covering the game at that time, have generally 52 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: been more for given forgiving then the older writers like 53 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: myself who witnessed it. With Rose, it's a little bit different. 54 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: He of course played and managed a long time ago, 55 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: and now he has passed. But I wonder if in 56 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: time there will be some softening on him, and if 57 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: some of the people who have been opposed to him 58 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: will take a little bit of a different view. I 59 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: don't know that that's the case. People seem pretty set 60 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: in their ways on Rose one way or the other. 61 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: But we're not even gonna have to be talking about 62 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: this for two more years. 63 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: Well, let's be clear, Ken, this has nothing to do 64 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: with the writers. He was banned because of the league, 65 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: not because the writers haven't let him in. Oftentimes, though, 66 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: when you talk about the steroid era and those guys 67 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: with the asterisk or question mark as to whether or 68 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 2: not they should get in, some folks think that there 69 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: should be a place in the Hall, perhaps that has 70 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: an asterisk next to those guys. But based on what 71 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: they did on the field a la Pete Rose in 72 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: his playing career, only he should be in there. Based 73 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: on that, is there a case to that? 74 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: No question on playing accomplishments alone. Pete Rose would be in, 75 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: Barry Bonds would be in, Roger Clemens would be in. 76 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: None of us would doubt that. But I want to 77 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: amplify the one point you just made there alone, and 78 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm glad you made it. The Baseball Writers never had 79 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: a chance to vote on Pete Rose one way or 80 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: the other when he was on the permanently ineligible list. 81 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: The Hall made a decision shortly after that that those 82 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: players would not be eligible for the Hall of Fame. 83 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: So the ten year period which was previously fifteen years 84 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: that we would have had to vote on him. It's 85 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: now expired. So that is why he goes to a 86 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: veterans committee. Now, all of these things that we talk 87 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: about regarding Rose, the steroid era, Everyone's going to have 88 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: their own opinions on it. But as Jason Stark wrote 89 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: in The Athletic, you could make the case that this 90 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: opens the door that for the players who serve steroid suspensions. 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking specifically of Alex Rodriguez here. What Manford 92 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: is saying, according to Jason, is that he Rose served 93 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: his time effectively. He's of course passed, but he served 94 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: his time, he served his penalty. Alex Rodriguez certainly did that. 95 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: He's eligible to be elected to the Hall for that reason. 96 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: But if you're a voter and you haven't voted for 97 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez, who falls into the same category, 98 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 1: broke the rules after they were in place, as opposed 99 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: to the players who were living in what a Rod 100 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: wants called the wild wild West era. If you have 101 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: that view of Rose that he can get in, now, 102 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: well why not look at a Rod and Bonds. I'm 103 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: not a Rod and Manny the same way. It's different 104 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: There are different nuances involved, but people are going to 105 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: maybe have different opinions because of this ruling. 106 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I ked certainly not a black and white issue. 107 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: A lot of questions, probably more questions and answer surrounding 108 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 2: this decision. Of course, get those questions in for Ken 109 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 2: and Grill and Ken. That segment is coming up momentarily. 110 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: Not only is it, you know, the thing that our 111 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 2: sport is talking about as far as Pete Rose is concerned. 112 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 2: But back to baseball. Can it is now the quarter 113 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 2: pool of the season. As we sit here on May fifteenth, 114 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 2: we've played about a month and a half, which seems 115 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 2: crazy to me. It seems like yesterday was opening Day. However, 116 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 2: there are some surprises that you've noticed through this first 117 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 2: forty forty five games. 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: What are they? Well, we're going to take you through 119 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: five teams that I have maybe performed either better or 120 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: worse than expected. Now, I will give this caveat as 121 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: I always do. It's not a complete list. If the 122 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: team is missing, it's not because I hate them, But 123 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: let's go through it because it's an interesting list and 124 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: it kind of shows you how for all we talk 125 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: about in the offseason, all we expect things to happen. 126 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: They don't always turn out at least in the early 127 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: part of the season the way they think. Now, the 128 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: first of these teams, well, they would be the team 129 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: that is the hottest team in baseball right now, the 130 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: best team in baseball right now by their record. That 131 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: would be the Detroit Tigers. Now you remember the Tigers 132 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: from last season, Alana, they stuck into the playoffs, they 133 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: had the pitching chaos thing going. But as you've mentioned 134 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: to me, they are the most complete team in the 135 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: game right now. And look at those standings, just the 136 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: overall standings where they stand, better record than the Dodgers, 137 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: better record than the Padres, the Mets, the Yankees, the Guardians, 138 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: the Phillies. They are the best team in baseball through 139 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: one fourth of the season. 140 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, happy birthday by the way to a J. Hinch. 141 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: He's got those guys believe in Ken. I tell you what, though, 142 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 2: other other surprises in terms of the Padres, what do 143 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: you think about them? 144 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: The Padres are a surprise to me, and not that 145 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: I didn't think they would be good. They were great 146 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: last year and they took the Dodgers to five games 147 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: in the division Series, had a lead in that series. 148 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: Probably should have won that series and didn't. But the 149 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: reason in my mind there were surprise and maybe in 150 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: some fans' minds, is because of their off season it 151 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: was pretty much inactive. Now they ultimately signed a bunch 152 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: of players and here they are. Those are the offseason pickups. Paveda, 153 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: Kyle Hart, Gavin Sheets, one of the great surprises of 154 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: the season, Jose Galacias, Jason hot Hayward Connor, Joe who's 155 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: already gone, Elis Diaz, and Martin Maldonado. Here's a stat 156 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: that will stun you. None of those players this season 157 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: are making more than four million dollars. That's where the 158 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: Padres were in a payroll sense. They were restricted. Now 159 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: Paveta has more money coming in his four year deal. 160 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: He has opt outs after years two and three, but 161 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: this year his total earnings will be four million. So 162 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: it's rather amazing that the Padres have gotten contributions out 163 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: of so many of those players, even though in free 164 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: agency they clearly were limited. And it's a testament to 165 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: what they had in place. It's a testament to the manager, 166 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: Mike Schilt. They are one of the bigger impressive teams 167 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: in baseball right now. 168 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 2: And it's fun to see. I love the competition in 169 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 2: the NL West. A lot of folks talking about what 170 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 2: the AL West was going to be. Can the AL East. 171 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 2: The NL West is hot, hot, hot in terms of 172 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 2: those top four teams in there. Another team that's surprising most, 173 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 2: I think in a positive way, is the Saint Louis Cardinals. 174 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: Tell us more absolutely, and I've written this, I've said 175 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: it on our air. I didn't like their offseason. They 176 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: were caught in between. You either pick a lane here, 177 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: you gotta go all in, not all in, but just try. 178 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,719 Speaker 1: And they didn't do that. They didn't add anybody of consequence, 179 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: or you start transitioning, which is what they promised they 180 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: would do at the end of the season. And at 181 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: that point you figured, all right, they trade Arnado, which 182 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: didn't happen because he vetoed one. They just couldn't get 183 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: that done. But they would also trade Eric Fetti and 184 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: Ryan Helsley, a starting pitcher and a reliever. Well, they 185 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: didn't do that, and they entered the season kind of 186 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: in this in between place. But look at them now. 187 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: Look at them in the NL Central, just one game 188 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: behind the Chicago Cubs. They just came off a nine 189 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: game winning streak, ended yesterday in the doubleheader against the Phillies, 190 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: but they end up winning that series against the Phillies 191 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: after in the second game rallying from a five to 192 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: one deficit to win fourteen to seven. They are among 193 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: the league's better scoring teams. Their rotation has given them 194 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: a lot of innings. They're top five and innings pitched 195 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: in the rotation. So it's been a surprising Starter raises 196 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: the question what will they do at the deadline, And 197 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: we've got season to play out yet. We'll see how 198 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: this all transpires over the next couple of months. But 199 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have definitely been a surprise. Brendan Donovan, Victor 200 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: Scott the second. They've had some really good things happening, 201 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: Arenato's resurgence. It's been interesting to watch and now it'll 202 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: be interesting to see where this all goes. 203 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 2: New York Sports Empire. In our chat, Ken says Minnesota 204 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 2: and Saint Louis have been halapenos. That means that they 205 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: are hot, hot, hot. All right, let's talk about the 206 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: Mariner's offense. When we talk about the Mariners, Ken, we 207 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: always talk about the starting rotation, but it's the offense 208 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 2: that is surprising. 209 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 1: Very surprising, and it's cal Raley, it's a resurgent Jorge Polanco, 210 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: it's JP Crawford coming back and looking like himself, and 211 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: a team that is increasing its scoring rate by more 212 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 1: than a run per game from last season. You see, 213 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: last year three point seven runs per game, they were 214 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: twenty first in the majors. This year four point eight 215 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: runs per game. They're eighth. Now, that's not the whole story. 216 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: The starting pitching, which has been the backbone of this team, 217 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: the foundation, there are some cracks there. Kirby has been 218 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: on the il all season, Logan Gilbert the same for 219 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: the most of the season, and now Bryce Miller joins them. 220 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: So that is an issue that has surfaced with Luis 221 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: Castillo not being maybe as good in the past or 222 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: as good in the present as he has been in 223 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: the past as well. I'm worried about that from their perspective. 224 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: But offensively they have been a surprise. They've cooled off 225 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: of late, they have not played quite as well. But 226 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: this is a team that in a weekend Al West 227 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: certainly could be a factor and will be a factor. 228 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: One team ken that is certainly surprising, and I think 229 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: you and I have discussed this before. Are the Baltimore Orioles. 230 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 2: This is a team ken that may not even make 231 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 2: the postseason. What sticks out to you the most one. 232 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: Of the worst teams in baseball so far, Alana, there's 233 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: no sugarcoating it. And what sticks out the most, and 234 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: we've talked about this ad nauseam, is their rotation. And 235 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: I want to show you where their rotation ranks because 236 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: it's right near the bottom, twenty eighth in rotation era, 237 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: ahead of only Miami and Colorado. That is the story 238 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: of the season, but it's not the only story. Their 239 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: offense as well has been a huge disappointment. Now. Part 240 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: of it is they're falling behind four to nothing seemingly 241 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: in every game. It's hard to catch up. It's hard 242 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: to play that way. And they have a lot of 243 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: young players we talk about them all the time, who 244 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: have not experienced that much adversity. But their offense has 245 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: been a failure as well. And I want to show 246 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: you one other number here because this is interesting too. 247 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: Runs per game. Look at them last year four point 248 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: nine runs per game, fourth in the majors. This year, 249 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: they're down more than a run per game. The Mariners 250 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: are up more than a run per game. The Oriols 251 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: are down more than run per game. They rank twenty fourth. Now, 252 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: when you have questionable pitching, as we've seen they have 253 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: questionable pitching, you've got to outscore your opponents. They're not 254 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: doing that. Now. I gave you the reasons why they're 255 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: not doing that. Those are some of them. But their 256 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 1: performance as a whole has been pretty much inexcusable. And 257 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how they get out of this because 258 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: they're not going to be able to pitch their way 259 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: out of it. It seems. Even with Efflyn back, and 260 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: then even if the offense a nights, you have the 261 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: pitching problem. So it's been a really tough road for 262 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: the Oriels so far. Biggest surprise perhaps in the game, 263 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: and most disappointing team in the game as well. 264 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, you took the words right out of my mouth. 265 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: Certainly the most disappointing team. Really thought that they could 266 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 2: pick up where they left off last season ken and 267 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 2: hopefully get back into that postseason. Although it is just 268 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: the quarter pole, a lot can happen. As we sit 269 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 2: here on May fifteenth, I guess to your point, my 270 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 2: biggest surprise is we discussed your top five is really 271 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: the Tigers and Shawn Michael and our chat says, stop 272 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 2: saying that they're a surprise. They've had the best record 273 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 2: in baseball since August first of last year. I think 274 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 2: what my biggest surprises Ken is Hobby Bias and kind 275 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 2: of the resurgence of Hobby Baias has ignited him again. 276 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 2: And whatever Aj Hinch is selling, Hobby Bayas is buying 277 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 2: the position change. He's doing some really special things. So 278 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 2: it's good to see Hobby Baias back again. 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Can the Cardinals make the playoffs with 306 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: their current roster after winning the season series against Philadelphia? 307 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: Well, it's interesting the Philadelphia point because it showed that 308 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: they can do this against better teams, and their winning 309 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: streak was basically assembled against some lesser clubs, but the 310 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: winning the series in Philadelphia two of three very impressive. 311 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: Now with their current roster short, they can make the 312 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: playoffs and if Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker ever get going, 313 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: they have really something special perhaps in place. But I 314 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: do worry about their bullpen a little bit. I worry 315 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: about their rotation holding up. I don't know, as presently constituted, 316 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: if there are anything more than a third or second 317 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: wild card. But here's the thing. If in John Mozayloc's 318 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: last season as president of Baseball Operations, they're in contention 319 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: in July, I would expect them to add. And if 320 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: they add, and they supplement themselves in some fashion, maybe 321 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: they are a better team than we ever imagine. They're 322 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: already better than we thought, but could they go to 323 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: that next level that remains to be seen. 324 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: Next question here for you, Ken on Grill and Ken 325 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 2: comes from Scott Braun going back to the O's as 326 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 2: we circle back to Baltimore. Shall we hit the panic 327 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 2: button on the Orioles yet? And if so, could they 328 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 2: be big deadline sellers? 329 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: I guess Scott couldn't wait for FT to ask me 330 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: that question, but the panic button, it's too soon, and 331 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: still have to wait and see if they can get going. Now. 332 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: The first thing I'm worried about with them is the 333 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: status of their manager, because at some point. We've seen 334 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: the Pirates do this, We've seen the Rockies do this. 335 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: Even though it's not the manager's fault, A team can 336 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: choose to make a change in the hopes of igniting 337 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: itself somehow. Really hasn't happened with either one of the 338 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: cases I just mentioned, but that is always the logic 339 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: when a manager gets dismissed. And if you're Mike Elias, 340 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 1: you're the general manager of the Ools, you're thinking, Okay, 341 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: we've got to try to salvage this. Should this be 342 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: the way to go. They don't have a guy on 343 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: staff to necessarily replace plant Brendon Hyde, they don't have 344 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: a particularly experienced coaching staff. I don't know that it's 345 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: the right move for them. In fact, I would suggest 346 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: it is not. But they do need to get going 347 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: quite obviously. Yes, if they do not get going, Scott absolutely, 348 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: they are a big deadline seller, and they've got some 349 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: very attractive pieces Zach Eflin, Cedric Mowens, Junior, Sir Anthony Domingez, others. 350 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: They could do some things, but they need to try 351 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: to salvage their season first. 352 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's going to be difficult to fix the ship 353 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 2: there in Baltimore Scott also saying, Oh's tanked hard and 354 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 2: lost a generation of fans. Was it worth it? We 355 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 2: shall see. Next question here on Gorilla and Ken comes 356 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 2: from Wesley and then circling back to shoeless Joe Jackson, 357 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 2: with Joe taking the money, Ken knowing about the conspiracy, 358 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 2: not playing hard until after game five of the nineteen series, 359 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 2: and more issues. Why do people still take his side? 360 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 2: Is the movie to blame? Is this just the movie? 361 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,719 Speaker 1: I don't know the answer to that. He did hit 362 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: three seventy five in the series, and that's why some 363 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: people say, well, how badly could he have been throwing 364 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: games if he was hitting three seventy five in the series. 365 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: I don't have great knowledge of shoeish Joe Jackson. Yes, 366 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: it was even a little bit before my time. 367 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 2: You didn't cover him. 368 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: Weird. But at the same time, he too is now 369 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: eligible and there will be a debate, a renewed debate 370 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 1: about exactly what his role was in the nineteen nineteen 371 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: Black Sox scandal. Yeah. 372 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 2: Interesting to see what's going to happen with all of this. 373 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 2: As I said before, I think many more questions than 374 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 2: answers here. All Right, we're going to be right. 375 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 3: Back in just a second, FT fam, let's talk about 376 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 3: the HOF app. If you're into parlays, but sometimes you're 377 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 3: missing the mark more than you would like to? Can 378 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 3: I introduce you to some serious analytics on an app 379 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 3: that is easy to read and comprehend. And I'm sitting 380 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 3: next to a man who knows how to place a parlay. 381 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, and the biggest thing is breaking down a parlay 382 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 5: With this Hall of Fame app, there's the situations that 383 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 5: you'll be you'll find easier to do. It's very helpful 384 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 5: and understanding. And if you like, you know, gambling, sometimes 385 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 5: this is really good to know. 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Download 395 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 3: the HOF app on iOS or Android, enter code foul 396 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 3: and you're all set. 397 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 2: Dude, dude, dude, as you hear it. Time now for 398 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 2: Dude of the Week. This is our standout performers for 399 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 2: this week. Kenn who is. 400 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: Yours, Alana you mentioned him earlier. Almost stole my thunder, 401 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 1: But it's Hovey bias, and we saw him do some 402 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: amazing things this week, walk off Homer and all that. 403 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: And what's interesting to me about him is, here's a 404 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: guy who signed a six year, one hundred and forty 405 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: million dollar contract and performed poorly, got hurt, and it's 406 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: the kind of situation where he could have sort of 407 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: packed it in, right, He could have just said, I'll 408 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: do my best, but whatever, it's not going that well. No, 409 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: he didn't do that. He accepted a diminished role, he 410 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: accepted a position change. He also improved his plate discipline. 411 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: It's been the buggaboo throughout his career and he has 412 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: been a selfless member of the best team in baseball 413 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: and an example for everyone on that team and for 414 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: have bias to kind of swallow his pride and do 415 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: all these things and tell aj Hinchen spring training, whatever 416 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: you need me to do, that's due to the week material. 417 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: So he is the Dude of the Week. 418 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 2: Very deserving he is walking more, he is striking out less, 419 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 2: He's still hitting the bombs. Elmago, Ken Rosenthal is back. 420 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 2: My Dude of the Week is Austin Barnes. And it's 421 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 2: hard to say that a Dude of the Week is 422 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 2: a guy that just got DFAED. But the reason I 423 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 2: pick Austin is because, of course I've known Austin for 424 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: a very long time. However, this has been a guy 425 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 2: that is the longest tenured guy with the Los Angeles 426 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 2: Dodgers not named Clayton Kershaw Kershaw by the way making 427 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: his eighteenth season start, or starting for the first time 428 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 2: this season in his eighteenth year for the Dodgers, but 429 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 2: Austin Barnes has been such an instrumental part of what 430 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 2: the Dodgers have been able to do over the course 431 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 2: of his eleven years there. The reason I say that 432 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 2: also is because while not a starting catcher can the 433 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 2: way that Austin has done everything that has been asked 434 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 2: of him and all of the behind the scenes things 435 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 2: that he's done for this organization two World Series championships 436 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 2: with him. Oftentimes he ended up getting the postseason time 437 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 2: behind the plate even if he wasn't the regular season catcher. 438 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 2: The timing on this is a little interesting, Ken, just 439 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: because I know that Kersh would have loved for Austin 440 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: to catch him. I guarantee you it'll be Will Smith 441 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 2: and not the Dalton rushing behind the plate. But it 442 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 2: would have been kind of nice to see Austin ketch 443 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 2: Kersh one last time. However, you get it. It's a business, right, 444 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 2: It's just hard to see a guy like that go. 445 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: He's one of the staples of what the Dodgers have 446 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: done for the last many years, and a very popular 447 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: guy in the clubhouse as well, a guy who's kind 448 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: of in the middle of the action all the time 449 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: as far as jabbing people and having fun teasing. So yeah, 450 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: Austin Barnes is at a great run. 451 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt about it. We love him all right, 452 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,439 Speaker 2: And I'm now for the opening the front end, if 453 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 2: you will, for dork of the week. Go ahead, Ken, 454 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 2: who's yours? 455 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: Hold on, I'm going to take the heat off of 456 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: you today. I know how frustrated you are with your 457 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: hometown team, the Colorado Rockies, but allow me to do this, 458 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: Dick Montfort Rockers Rockies owner, he is the dork of 459 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: the week and he's the dork of the week because 460 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: this team not only is seven and thirty six, but 461 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: they are operating without vision, and they've operated without vision 462 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: for quite some time. They've been criticized by me and 463 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: others for being too insular, and that criticism, I'm sorry, 464 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: is fair. This is a team that's behind in research 465 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: and development, behind in Latin America, they're behind in technology. 466 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: They don't trade anybody, they love their players, and look 467 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: at where they are. I'd like to see some kind 468 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: of plan here other than you know what, our young 469 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: guys are great. And I know Estrada got hurt, and 470 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: I know Tovar got hurt, and I know Bryant is 471 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,959 Speaker 1: hurt as well, but my gosh, seventeen thirty six, it's 472 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: an embarrassment. And yet they just roll merrily along as 473 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: if we're good. No, you're not good. Dick Montfort Dark 474 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: of the Week. 475 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 2: One hundred percent couldn't have set it better myself. My 476 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 2: dork of the week is Rob Manfred and Major League 477 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: Baseball for the timing of this ineligibility clause for the 478 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame. I understand that Pete Rose certainly can't 479 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: do anything from the grave, but I would have liked 480 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 2: if they were going to change this, and I know 481 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: that they've had some additional pressure as of late. But 482 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 2: if they were going to change this, at least do 483 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: it when he was alive, to give him a sense 484 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 2: of perhaps maybe he has an opportunity to get into 485 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 2: the Hall of Fame. What difference does it make now 486 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 2: that the man is, you know, six feet under. I 487 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 2: think it's ridiculous whether you put him in with an 488 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 2: asterisk or not to do it after he has passed. 489 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: I think is just is unbelievable. 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All right, for our new friends watching over 506 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: on nesson Sportsnet Pittsburgh and nessa nation, we say goodbye 507 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 2: to you for now. All right, Ken, let's talk about 508 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 2: what is coming up for you. I see that you're 509 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 2: at home right now, and I joke with you that 510 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 2: you're only home one day a month. Lisa probably has 511 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 2: to introduce you have to reintroduce yourself to her every 512 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 2: single time. You've got the Braves and Red Sox this weekend, Ken, 513 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 2: right now to you. Who are the Braves? 514 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, but since their zero to seven start, 515 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: they've been really good twenty one and fifteen really good. 516 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: As a stretch, that's putting it too far, but they 517 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: have played better. Have they played to their fullest capabilities yet? 518 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: Absolutely not. It's been kind of interesting over the last 519 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: ten days or so. They've played in their last nine games, 520 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: eight one run games, and the other one was decided 521 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: by three runs. So are they going to be once 522 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: Acuna and Streider are back this kind of juggernaut that 523 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: they've been in the past. I would say that's possible. 524 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: And the emergence of Drake Baldwin, their catcher, has been 525 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: kind of intriguing. In recent days. They've had some bullpen hiccups. 526 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: Glaciers seems to have settled down a little bit. I 527 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: don't know where they are just yet, and they're going 528 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: to have some bumps continued along the way, but they 529 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: are at least back to five hundred and back to 530 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: where they should be. Actually a little bit below five 531 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: hundred right now, but in that area. And they got 532 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: to five hundred and a pretty quick turnaround considering where 533 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: they had started at that to seven. So you ask 534 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: me who the Braves are, I don't know exactly, but 535 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: it's a developing story. Let's put it like that. 536 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 2: And the Red Sox continue to be a developing story too. Ken. 537 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 2: This is a team that was just swept by the 538 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 2: Detroit Tigers, one of your surprise teams of the season. 539 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 2: What do we make of Boston? 540 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: I don't know either. And this team too, is one 541 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: that is kind of evolving and needing to play better 542 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: in every aspect of the game game. They just have 543 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: not been what we thought they would be at the 544 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: start of the season. Now they're going to evolve too 545 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: further as the season progresses. We're going to see Marcelo 546 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: Mayer and Roman Anthony at some point and I don't 547 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: know how they fit them in exactly, but they have 548 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: all of these players. Their rotation, to me, is a concern. 549 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: Howk just went on the IL. Of course Bueller is 550 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: on the IL. It's interesting their third in rotation innings 551 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: and twenty first in rotation era. And let's face it, 552 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: that's with Garrett Crochet having a sub too. So they 553 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 1: had some bullpen issues this week in Detroit. They've got 554 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: issues kind of all over the place at times. But 555 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: I still expect that they're going to be like the Braves, 556 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: a team that we are watching in the second half 557 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: and even before that, because there's just too much talent there. 558 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 2: How About they get to face Trek Schoogle yesterday and 559 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 2: Chris Sale tomorrow. That's our you know, that's going to 560 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 2: be interesting for them as far as reigning, say Young 561 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 2: award winners. All right, Ken, best of luck on the 562 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 2: braves in Red Sox Safe Travels. We appreciate it. Thanks 563 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 2: for answering all the questions today. Coming up next, it's 564 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 2: gonna be Foul Territory, of course. A. J. Pierzinski, Eric Kratz, 565 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 2: and Scott Braun. They're going to welcome in Dodgers Max Munsey, 566 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 2: new Rangers hitting coach Brett Boone is going to be there, 567 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 2: and Pete Rose's lawyer, Jeffrey Linkov. That should be interesting. 568 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 2: And then after Foul Territory, Clint Passius and myself are 569 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 2: going to be joined by Bill Plunkett of the OC 570 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: Register talking all things Dodgers, with Sasaki going on the 571 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 2: I L and the new catcher behind the plate that's 572 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 2: going to do it for fair territory. We'll see then