1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: For me. That wouldn't be I could I could hit 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: some home runs in the playoffs finally, so I wouldn't 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: I'd be I'd be off four it. 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 2: I'll take the over in that game. Whatever it said, 5 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: I'll take the over. Happy Thursday, Welcome to the media 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: with Mary Field. How you doing? 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: What great? 8 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 3: You? 9 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: How you boys doing good? Good? 10 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: AJ? You want to check in from your parts unknown? 11 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 3: Well, no, I just want to know why wad is 12 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 3: in the closet, Like, we can't get lights in the closet. 13 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 3: I don't understand. It is a cool closet, but still 14 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 3: we need. 15 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: This is my locker. Oh yeah, yeah, we've moved, we 16 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: moved spots. This is my locker. I got all my 17 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: jerseys from uh little league to like my middle school 18 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: football jersey, travel ball jerseys all the way to college 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: and then through the big leagues. Pretty cool. 20 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's cool. I think I see the Brice jersey 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: down there too. 22 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. I got a whole wall here of Hagen jerseys. 23 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: I got like AJ Prazinski, Eric Kratz. 24 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: You got my microphone? 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, exactly, I bring the homes. I got Jeter 26 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: each Row, Ricky Henderson Kershaw, Eric Cosmer, Joe Mauer. I 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: got a cool wall here, all right. 28 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: So wait, welcome to media, Welcome to foul territory. He's 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: not here as a guest, He's here to guest host 30 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: with AJ and myself. Great guest lists coming up in 31 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: a little bit too. But walk us through the retirement 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: announcement the other day, the message messages that you received 33 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: about it and from us, obviously, congrats man, what a career, 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: three time all start, all kinds of accolades to go 35 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: along with it. 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you. I mean, I really I've known that 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: retirement was gonna be in the cards since since playing 38 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: last year. I just wasn't the same for me. My daughter, 39 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: my first or my wife and I first child was 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: born in March during the right in the middle of 41 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: spring training last year, and just playing the year, I 42 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: kind of, like I wrote in my little spiel that 43 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: I was asked to put out but I just wasn't. 44 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: I'm not good enough to show up and play and 45 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: I had to there. I had to be a lot 46 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: that went into it for me to be successful. My 47 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: focus had to be on it all. My energy had 48 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: to be geared towards it. My preparation needed to be 49 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: at a level different than other people's because frankly, my 50 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: talent wasn't on the same level as most people in 51 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: the big league. So my daughter came about. My whole 52 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: focus was different. The game became harder because I wasn't 53 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 1: as prepared, and I just knew that that wasn't sustainable 54 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: and that wasn't fair to to me, to my family, 55 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: to my teammates. And so really last year I kind 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 1: of knew that that was going to be the end 57 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: for my playing career, and I'm I was totally cool. 58 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: Did the game is trending in a way that's going 59 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: away from players like myself, which is fine. It's you know, 60 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: games evolved and the way games are played and viewed evolve, 61 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: and that evolution, unfortunately wasn't good for me, but it's 62 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: good for the game, I think. And uh so, yeah, 63 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: I'm happy to be on this side now. And I 64 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about a scouting report. All I 65 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: gotta worry about is who we're talking to and what 66 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: I'm talking to you guys about. I don't have to 67 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: worry about sliders or two seams or splitters or or 68 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: anything like that. So it's been a it's been a 69 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: great transition for me. 70 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, dude, it's been a great run. And it's way 71 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: easier on this side. Obviously I don't have the playing experience, 72 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: but take it from AJ or from anyone else. Right, 73 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: AJ is really good at Like suddenly you watch the game, 74 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: it looks a little easier and you can spend you know, 75 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: everyone's money, a little bit easier to pick up players. 76 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: Right, AJ, absolutely, absolutely much easier. Trust me. With the 77 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 3: farther you get away from home plate, the easier the 78 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: game is. You'll be sitting I guarantee you'll go to 79 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: a game. Sometimes you'll be sitting in your luxe sweet 80 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: that you'll get because you know the Royals will bring 81 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: you back or the Braves or the Phillies or someone 82 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: for some sort of reunion thing. You'll be sitting to 83 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 3: me like, gosh, why couldn't that dude hit that slider? 84 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 3: It's so easy when I played. Just never forget, I'll 85 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 3: tell you this, Never forget how hard it was, and 86 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 3: never forget that playing baseball is the hardest thing in 87 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 3: the world to do. 88 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: Oh no, there's no question, And I don't imagine forgetting 89 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: that anytime soon. That was honestly another reason. Well, another 90 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: reason that I felt retirement was right for me was 91 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: it took me so long to grind to get to 92 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: the big leagues. I don't think a lot of people 93 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: understand how difficult it was for me to kind of 94 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: kick in that door. And then once I did, I 95 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: had a good stretch of good play, and then the 96 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: first kind of when I started struggling towards the end 97 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: of twenty three in Toronto and got benched and then 98 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: didn't get to play in the playoffs and didn't really 99 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: get a lot of calls in the offseason as a 100 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: free agent with the Philly as a bench roll, I 101 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: didn't really have that drive to claw and scrap and 102 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: grind my way back to being the player I was 103 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: because this game is so hard, and I spent so 104 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: much energy getting to where I was, I didn't think 105 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: I could do it again. 106 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: Two things, But do you think that you know as 107 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 3: a bench players, as a utility guy, it's harder to 108 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 3: find a job because teams want to give it to 109 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 3: the younger guys, and you can't have it like even 110 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: a blip on the radar as far as your numbers go, right, 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 3: because they just want to get rid of it. They 112 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 3: want to get rid of the veteran guys and went 113 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 3: all young guys because the young guys, oh, we can 114 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 3: pay them seven to fifty, or we can pay a 115 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 3: wit Mayfield a few million, and they feel like they 116 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: can get the same value. Even though I disagree totally 117 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 3: with that. 118 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's definitely a new way they to view it, 119 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: and I disagree along with you that it's there. There's 120 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: so much that goes into being a bench role that 121 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: the numbers, sure numbers just can't quantify. I mean, as 122 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: a bench guy when you're not playing every day one 123 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: you're right, you better get off to a good start 124 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: and have a good base with good numbers, or you're 125 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: it's gonna be You're gonna always be looked at as 126 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, this guy is not a good player. He's 127 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: hitting a buck fifty, he's sitting two hundred. You might 128 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: only have seventy at bats, and most guys go through 129 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: stretches of fifty to seventy at bats where they're not 130 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: playing well. And as a bench guy, those numbers linger 131 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: longer because you don't get the the uh, you're not 132 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: in there as much, so you don't get a chance 133 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: to build on that as much. But but yeah, the 134 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: the value that a bench guy brings, you almost don't 135 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: feel like you gotta have the right mindset because you 136 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: almost don't feel like you're a part of the team 137 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: a lot of times, because guys are running out there 138 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: and playing every day and you're just kind of off 139 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: to the side. You know, there, guys are having conversation 140 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: about what's going on the game, and you almost don't 141 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: feel like you're a part of it because you weren't 142 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: in the game. And so you got to have that 143 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 1: the right mentality and the right kind of attitude towards 144 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: being a bench guy. That it's a it's a hard 145 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: thing to do and a hard thing to have. And 146 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: I've been teammates with guys that were incredible bench guys, 147 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: and then I've been teammates with guys that that weren't 148 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: bad teammates or bad guys, they just weren't good at 149 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: being bench guys. And so there is a almost a 150 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to say, well, there is a special skill, 151 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: because you've got to be able to sit for a 152 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: week and then go in and perform at a high level. 153 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: But there's just a special kind of guy that can 154 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: do it and a really really special kind of guy 155 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: that can play every day and then transition to that 156 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: role and I just wasn't I wasn't that guy. 157 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 3: Okay, So I have two questions for you, now, how 158 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 3: much golf are you going to be able to play? 159 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 3: I guess this's kind of three questions. How much golf 160 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 3: are you gonna be able to play? Is your wife 161 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 3: sick of you being home here? Because that was the 162 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 3: biggest thing once I retire. My wife is like, you 163 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 3: got to get out of the house because you're driving 164 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 3: me crazy. And the last thing is who's going to 165 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: be a better broadcaster? Media? Got you or your former 166 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: teammate Jackie Bradley Junior who's doing stuff for SEC Now? 167 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: Uh one not playing as much golf as I would 168 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: like to be. My daughter is is very she's she's awesome, 169 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: she's so much fun, but she is a very high 170 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: knees baby. She needs attention all the time. And so no, 171 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: my wife is not sick of me being home yet 172 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: because my daughter needs all sorts of attention. And Jackie's great, Yeah, 173 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: jack Jackie's done a great job. I got to listen 174 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: to it a couple of times. Jackie's a little, a 175 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: little soft spoken when I'm sure he'll come out of 176 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: his show a little bit. But uh I I don't know. 177 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: I would, I don't know. 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It's at home too, 208 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 3: that's the thing. It's in Itllano. So they got to 209 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 3: get somebody from the hometown team to do it. And 210 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 3: who better than Akunya. I mean we know this. I mean. 211 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 3: The only thing is he's not gonna be able to 212 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: do is trotter on the bases after you, So it 213 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: might be a little less entertaining than normal. 214 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: This guy's got more juice. This guy's got more juice 215 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: than anybody that I've ever seen. I didn't. I didn't 216 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: get to take the people the last year when I 217 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: was with the Braves, but he was with me in 218 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen in the Japan All Star series Wins Japan 219 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: when he was just a rookie, and I was like, 220 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: this guy is just flipping balls out to left center 221 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: like a left hand, so I'm sorry to right center 222 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: like a left and he was righty and he was 223 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: like on nineteenth at the time, just easy juice. How 224 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna have a lot of ajournal and going playing 225 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: or doing it in front of the hometown team. So 226 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: I expect a big show from him. 227 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, easy win there. You're like, as long as he's 228 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 2: feeling good back healthy, which he clearly is. I mean 229 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 2: he's been on a tear at the plate. The only 230 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 2: thing you're not seeing from him is the amount of 231 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: stolen bases. I think that's a given as to why 232 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 2: we're seeing that right now. But besides that, I mean, 233 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: he's been a monster his first month back. So we'll 234 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 2: see you Kunya at the All Star Game. In the derby. 235 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 2: He'll probably be in the All Star Game too. We'll 236 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 2: be there too. Charge about all right? Let's charge. So 237 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: the dream for some of you that like to troll 238 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 2: the League of the A's and the Rays matching up 239 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 2: in the ALCS unlikely, but the Rays making a run 240 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 2: in the playoffs could happen. They are off to an 241 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: awesome start and the latest year from Ken Rosenthaler, FT 242 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 2: senior insider, MLB and the Rays have engaged in preliminary 243 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: conversations about where the team would play home games if 244 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 2: the Rays made the playoffs. They only seed about ten 245 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 2: thousand in George steinbern Er Field, home of the Yankees 246 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: exhibition and spring training action. So the Rays have been 247 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 2: playing there. They're on an absolute heater. They sell out 248 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 2: almost every game down there in Tampa. You don't have 249 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: to hop across the Causeway. That's been well documented on 250 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 2: this show. But AJ, what do you think about the 251 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: controversy here? Because if they do figure something out, then 252 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 2: the Rays obviously are going to be pissed because they're 253 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 2: going to be playing in a neutral site in the playoffs. 254 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 3: Where are they going to go? That's what I want 255 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 3: to know. Where they going to go? Where do they go? 256 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 3: Do they go to Miami? But there's no Miami fans, 257 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 3: Tampa fans are going to drive to Miami. Do they 258 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 3: go to back to the trap? The Troup can't handle 259 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 3: it right, they go to Atlanta if they're not in 260 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 3: the playoffs, that's the question. Where do you go? I 261 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,599 Speaker 3: mean just keep them there. I'm sorry it's going to 262 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 3: hurt revenues for you guys, but you know what, it 263 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 3: was a natural disaster. It wasn't like this was something 264 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: like Oakland going to Sacramento so then they could hopefully 265 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 3: get to Vegas one day. This was a natural disaster hurricane. 266 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 3: So it this sucks for Rays fans more than anything, 267 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 3: and raise employees and race players and everything just not cool. 268 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 2: It's the league's call, though, as you know well being 269 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: on the rules committee. This is another one of those 270 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 2: situations where the PA can get involved and the players 271 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: can get involved with their take, right, and even the 272 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 2: players on the Rays can be like, hey, we want 273 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: to play in front of this crowd that's been supporting 274 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 2: us all year. But there it looks like there's a 275 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 2: chance that the early rounds could be okay, But especially 276 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 2: once you get to ALCS, if the Rays are there, 277 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 2: it's almost definitely going to get moved for a variety 278 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 2: of factors. Playoff share is obviously one of them. But 279 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: the way TV sets up for those types of games, 280 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 2: they have to give out for the World Series about 281 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: seventy five hundred ticket's a little less for CS, but 282 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: it's still thousands, so that's not gonna work. 283 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just a it's a it's a sucky situation, 284 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: especially in Tampa because it's not really anybody's fault in Tampa. 285 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you could say that they could 286 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: have they should have built a new stadium in Tampa 287 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: years ago, but I mean, the Troup just got destroyed. 288 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: It's not like Oakland where it was just mismanaged from 289 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: from ownership, from the from the jump. But you know, 290 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 1: the Troupe got destroyed, so it's like, what do you do? 291 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: And then they've had you know, they've had to play 292 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: at Stybrunner Field, which again they've they've probably gotten better 293 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: attendance than they would have at the Trot but you're 294 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: still you're playing at a spring training site. It's not 295 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: a you don't have that big league feel to it. 296 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: So I know those guys, I know I feel for 297 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: those guys. And then you get to the playoff conversation 298 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: and the thing that's gonna perk the player's ears up 299 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: more than anything is the playoff share. If you don't 300 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: have but ten thousand people that you can get into 301 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: the gate, your playoff share is not gonna be what 302 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: it should be. So yeah, it's a weird situation. But 303 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: like like AJ said, if you go to Atlanta, you're 304 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have less than probably ten thousand people at 305 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: that game. And if you do, they're not gonna be 306 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: really Tampa fans. They're just gonna be there to wat games. 307 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: So it's not going to be a good atmosphere. And 308 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: I wonder, I wonder if they've kicked the tires down 309 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: the road of doing something at Raymond James. I know 310 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: there's an overlap with football, but I think that would 311 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: be really cool if they could somehow figure it out 312 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: that if Tampa got in, they could kind of like 313 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: they used to do in Oakland and a couple other places, 314 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: where they would have the football and baseball they would share. 315 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: If there was a way you could have a makeshift 316 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: baseball field and Raymond James, even if it wasn't the 317 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: best field in the world, I would think that would 318 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: be better than some alternatives They did it in Miami 319 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: or Atlanta. 320 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 3: They did it with by the way, the Savannah Bananas 321 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 3: did it, and left field was like two hundred feet. 322 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 3: If not, it might not even have been two hundred feet. 323 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 3: It was like one hundred and eighty feet to left 324 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 3: or the right field. So I mean, sure, I'm sure 325 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 3: they would. The Yankees rais and Aaron Judge is like, 326 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 3: oh man, it's one hundred and seventy two feet to 327 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 3: left field. 328 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: I didn't think about that. Yeah, I mean it's just 329 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, it's it just kind of popped them out, 330 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: like that's this an area in Tampa where you can 331 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: pack people in and it's outdoors and you can do whatever. 332 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, if it's one hundred and eighty feet the left, 333 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: I mean for me, that wouldn't be I could I 334 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: could hit some home runs in the playoffs finally, so 335 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I'd be I'd be all four it. 336 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: I'll take the over in that game, whatever it said, 337 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: I'll take the over. You know they had the last 338 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: time the Rays were in the playoffs, which was two 339 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: years ago, and then they had a run for that. 340 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 2: I think they've made the playoffs in five the last 341 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 2: six years, so if you go to two years ago, 342 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, they went a little bit viral in 343 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 2: the wildcard round AJA remember that they were playing against 344 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 2: the Rangers. Rangers dusted them and went on to win 345 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: the World Series. The crowd for those two games nineteen 346 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 2: thousand and seven oh four, and if you do the 347 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 2: eye test, it was lower than that in twenty thousand 348 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: and one ninety eight at the traps and those were 349 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 2: day games. But whatever, I mean, it's playoffs. It was 350 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 2: a poor showing. I mean, obviously you're selling out in 351 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: Tampa right now, still only getting you to ten and 352 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: a half thousand, But it's not that much of a 353 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 2: difference for the early rounds. 354 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: No, no, it's not. And it's the ten The ten 355 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: thousand there will probably feel better. It'll probably be a 356 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: better atmosphere than two thirds of the trop full. So 357 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: it's just like I said at the at the beginning, 358 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: it's just a sucky situation. But you know, I'm glad 359 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: they're talking about it now. I'm sure they'll be come 360 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: up with the best solution that they can. Hopefully they 361 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: listen to the people. 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I'm 386 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 2: just hoping they he'll meet to the CS for one 387 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 2: year to get by, because if they get to the CS, yeah, 388 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 2: it's going to be the storyline that dominates. And the 389 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 2: one thing to go against the natural disaster part is 390 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 2: that place is like saran wrap covering it. I mean, 391 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 2: I've been to the trap, You've been there a million 392 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 2: times with that. That place should have been retired ten 393 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 2: years ago, and they've been talking about a new ballpark 394 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: for a quarter century and they haven't figured it out. 395 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: So finally I think mother Nature stepped in and punched them. 396 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously it was terrible tragedy that went down 397 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: there with the hurricane, but it's like mother Nature showing 398 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 2: how frail that ballpark was and that it shouldn't be 399 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 2: a major league ballpark anymore. At the very least, they 400 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 2: needed to massively redo it. So I do blame you know, administration, 401 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: league ownership the whole deal. And we've talked a lot 402 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 2: about how Stu Sternberg is an exclusive talks with one group. 403 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 2: There's another group making a bid, so hopefully that happens, 404 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 2: so they can move this forward because now as a 405 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 2: Florida resident, I want to see a better baseball setup. 406 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 2: They're making Florida look bad right now. I mean, we 407 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: could have a better baseball setup, whether it's in Tampa 408 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 2: or AJ's favorite Orlando. 409 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: I think I I think if this season shows anything, 410 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: you got people coming up showing up to a spring 411 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: training park to watch it, to watch a game, and 412 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: better numbers than was when they would go to a 413 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: big league park at the Trot or a big league 414 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: park at the trop So I mean, why this this 415 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: should be the deciding factor, Like, hey, look it works. 416 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: If we build a place in Tampa, people are gonna 417 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: show up. They'll have great attendance if they build a 418 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: spot in Tampa. Tampa is a great city. It's a 419 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: really cool city and it's got a great outdoor vibe 420 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: to it. And if you put a ballpark there, I mean, 421 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: it would kill it. I don't, I don't. I don't 422 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: get the hold up. I mean money always hold up. 423 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: But you know it would. I think you would over 424 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: as much as it more as it would cost you 425 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: to build. I think you would you would get that 426 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: back and then some in no time. If you built 427 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: it in Tampa. 428 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 2: I'm totally with you, dude. I mean, we've talked about 429 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 2: it a lot on here, and hopefully the new group 430 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 2: can figure that out. Tampa is just probably not going 431 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 2: to give the same amount of money towards the whole project, 432 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 2: but who cares. I mean, look at the Lightning. It's 433 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 2: been a great example there. All right, let's let's get 434 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: to a couple of things from last night. First off, AJ, 435 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 2: are you're back with this? 436 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 3: Yeah? 437 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: I think you're frozen, dude. 438 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 3: We'll work on and I think I'm not just forever. 439 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. AJ is doing the show from an airport today, 440 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 2: and it's also an international airport outside the country airport, 441 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 2: so it's not necessarily going to be the smoothest Wi 442 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 2: Fi take a swig while Witt tells me about his 443 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 2: former teammate Zach Wheeler, who was dominating all year really 444 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 2: but yesterday him and Ranger Suarez last two nights were 445 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 2: great against the Astros. They lost him booth though, because 446 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 2: the Astro is pitching is South. They've been on fire too, 447 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 2: and Josh Hater quietly is twenty one for twenty one 448 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 2: in saves. But thoughts on those two this year. 449 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: They're just they're They're everything that you want a starting pitcher. 450 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: They're consistent, they're calm, they're poised, they're nasty, they're durable. 451 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: I know Rangers been hurt at the start of this year, 452 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: but I think it's the maybe like one of the 453 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: first times he's ever been hurt. So they're everything that 454 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: you want to starting pitchers. They're clutch that they've both 455 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: been proven to be amazing pictures in the postseason late 456 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: in the postseason. So, uh, I can't say enough about him. 457 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: And they're they're fun teammates too. 458 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. We did the story the other day that I 459 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 2: think mac el brought on Zach Wheeler. Wait and how 460 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 2: he's not the biggest workout guy. Huh, not a big weightlifter. No. 461 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 1: Uh. Funny story about Wheeler real quick is is when 462 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: he signed his extension, he loves raising kines, right, So 463 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: we got a whole schmorgasport of raisin canes for him 464 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: and spring training and had it had a big spread 465 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: for him. And so when I went when I left 466 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: Philly went to Atlanta, we were facing Wheeler. I went 467 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, I go to the raisin canes down the street, 468 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: and I get a thing of raising kings and send 469 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: over to him before he pitches. But before I send it, 470 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: I take a bite out of every single chicken finger 471 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: that was in the box. I send it over to him. 472 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: Then he didn't like that very much. 473 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 2: That's great. Jacob de Gram was awesome yesterday. So I 474 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 2: do want to shout out him dominating and also the 475 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: durability we're seeing from him. Aj we haven't heard about 476 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 2: any hiccups so far. 477 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 3: Would he have if he didn't give up the hit? 478 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 3: Would he have been able to finish that? That's what 479 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 3: I want to know. Will never know. But he was 480 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 3: into the seventh he was only mid eighties pitches. Let's 481 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 3: say he goes one, two, three in the eight Does 482 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 3: Bochi run him out there for the ninth? That's I 483 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 3: don't know, that's the question. But he's nasty. I mean, 484 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 3: he's like the old Jacob Grom from like six seventy eight, 485 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 3: ten years ago, and you know people are like, oh, 486 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 3: his velo's down. Listen, he was still throwing ninety nine 487 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 3: to one hundred in that seventh inning last night. 488 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think they would have let him eat just 489 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 2: based on you know, he's as mid thirties might not 490 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 2: have another chance to do that. And I think it 491 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: was eighty nine pitches, so I mean it could have 492 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 2: gotten dicey real fast. There might have taken one twenty 493 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 2: five to one thirty. 494 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 3: But what's amazing is that was his deepest no hitter 495 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 3: he's ever gone. You would have thought Jacoby Grohn would 496 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 3: have been into the ninth, eighth, ninth before. That was 497 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 3: the deepest one he's ever had. That's what's crazy to me. 498 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is I mean, this is what Texas signed 499 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: up for when they when they signed up to get him. 500 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: The question has always been his durability, but when he's healthy, 501 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: he's always been who he is and that's an elite, 502 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: elite pitcher. 503 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, he is definitely still that guy. And on the 504 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 2: other end, the Orioles have been no hit through seven 505 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: innings I think three times in the past week, and 506 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 2: through six innings I think four times in the past week. 507 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 2: So they're going through it again. 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Barries by Plant in 528 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 2: the Weeds. Let's hit some grades halfway through the season 529 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 2: for the American League. We'll cover National League a different day, 530 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 2: and we're going off of CBS Sports dot Com. Putting 531 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: an article together because we like to at least see 532 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 2: a list from another publication and then comment on some 533 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 2: parts that we like some that we maybe don't like. 534 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 2: Aj From the grades that you're looking at right now, 535 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 2: I think I can see one that stands out to you. 536 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 2: They've got the White Sox receiving a B. And I'll 537 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 2: give you a little bit of context before you probably 538 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 2: let a rip. They said, yep, they're terrible, but they 539 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 2: basically were saying how you could make a case that 540 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 2: they were expected to be even worse than their record 541 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 2: breaking season last year. They did ditch Getor Crochet, and 542 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 2: they pointed to some players that could be a part 543 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 2: of the core of next you know, a better White 544 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 2: Sox team. So they said, better than expecting on the field, 545 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 2: plus young players establishing themselves is a bee for them. 546 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 3: I would have gone to see it the most. Yes, 547 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 3: there are some nice young players. They've made some good trades, 548 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 3: but when you're treating assets like Garrett Crochet, you better 549 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 3: get good players back. Right. They're also on pace for 550 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 3: fifty two wins this year, better than forty one like 551 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 3: they won last year. But they're still in place to 552 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 3: lose one hundred and ten games, So yeah, where there's 553 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 3: some some bright spots you can look at and say, Okay, 554 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 3: well they this and that. But again, like I said 555 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 3: going in the ear, they were never going to be 556 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 3: as bad as they were last year because they set 557 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 3: the all time record last year. I think a C 558 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 3: is where they're at because they haven't had the development. 559 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,719 Speaker 3: Luis Robert hasn't had the development. Now micguil Vargas has 560 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,239 Speaker 3: gone better, but you know some other guys haven't had 561 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 3: the development. Andrew Vaughn's gone now. I'm supposed to be 562 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 3: a big part of this team. So yes, where I 563 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: see the see the upgrades, I also think it's too 564 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: early to judge, and I mean to see it would 565 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 3: have been average because they weren't going to be as 566 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 3: bad as they were last year. I'm sorry, they just weren't. 567 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 3: It couldn't have gone as wrong as it went. 568 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 2: Wait, I'll throw some other grades out there and then 569 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 2: let me know one that you either really like or 570 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: don't like. They've got the Angels with a B, the 571 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 2: A's with a D, the Orioles with an F, the 572 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: Red Sox with a C. The Guardians got to see 573 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 2: the Royals get a C. The Angels got to B. 574 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 2: The Mariners get to see Rays get an a. Jay's 575 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 2: got a B. Rangers get to see Astros at an A. 576 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: I'll touch on the Orioles, I think, well, before I 577 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: do that, I do want to touch on the White 578 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: Sox and give a shout out to Shane Smith. And 579 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: I think that's a big reason why they might have 580 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: gotten to be because you find someone like that who 581 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,719 Speaker 1: is could be your front end starter kind of out 582 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: of nowhere. I think that's a good find. He was 583 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: my brother's college roommate, so I'm a little biased, but 584 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: he's a stud. So nice job Shane, keep shoving. But 585 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: the Orioles, Yeah, I mean, what a disappointment. But at 586 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: the same time, I think that's just that that's why 587 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: baseball is such a volatile sport. It just it just 588 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: varies year by year. You just don't know what's gonna 589 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: happen year by year. And that's why I have such 590 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: a big problem with with a lot of teams going 591 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: all in for the future and and did I get 592 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: there's you got to play for the future a little 593 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: bit and and have some guys coming up, but you 594 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: don't know what's gonna happen year by year. I mean, 595 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: the Orioles were a front runner this year and guys 596 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: are are playing well, and that's what happens in baseball. 597 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: So that's why I'm always such a big component on 598 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: if you have a chance to win, go and win 599 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: this year, because you never know what's gonna happen next year. 600 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: The Orios looking back on last year, probably wish they 601 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,479 Speaker 1: would have made a couple more moves to put themselves 602 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: in a better chance to move forward and move forward 603 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. So yeah, I think in F is 604 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: a proper grade for them. 605 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, for me to take better their second half last 606 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 3: year was great. To me, they're an F. But you 607 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 3: know what why they're an F not I don't want 608 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 3: to put this on the players. The players aren't playing great. 609 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 3: The situation is n F. Sacramento has been an F. 610 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 3: What they've had to deal with has been an F. 611 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 3: The players are starting to pop off about it, So 612 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 3: to me, it's not really I mean, it's a whole 613 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 3: organizational grade and that's why they would be an F 614 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 3: for me, as well as the players could handle this, 615 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 3: it's it's an impossible situation. They're in. 616 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: The Astros get an A and I'm I'm with them 617 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 2: on that one. From CBS handing that out, you're not 618 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 2: operasons and played since May second. He's still out with 619 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 2: that hand injury. I guess you could ding them a grade, 620 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 2: maybe give an a minus because they haven't handled that 621 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 2: injury well and medical staff is part of your team 622 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 2: or whoever is making those calls. But Alto, they had 623 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 2: a slow start. Now he's picked it up, really got 624 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 2: what Hunter Brown and fran Bervaldez who were awesome, but 625 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,719 Speaker 2: a ton of injuries and question marks in the back 626 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 2: end of the rotation. And yet they lose Bregman with 627 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 2: they lose Kyle Tucker. They look like they're going to 628 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 2: win the division. I know there's a long way to go, 629 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 2: but it's a pretty impressive record for what they've dealt 630 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 2: with in the first half of the year. 631 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. And you know, the big piece they 632 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: got in Christian Walker is hasn't even gotten hot yet, 633 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: and so I think that's a I think they're in 634 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: a good spot. And I think when some of these 635 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: pieces start coming back, you get yourd on back, you 636 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: get some guys playing better than you get Walker going, 637 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: it's going to be a gonna be a tough team 638 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: for anybody in the West to compete with. 639 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, they what about the Jays? They gave them b 640 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 2: I thought that was pretty fair. I mean, Jimenez and 641 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 2: Santander have done, you know, almost nothing offensively, especially Santander 642 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 2: compared to what he did a year ago. Yet they're 643 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 2: they're balling. 644 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 3: You know. 645 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 2: We talked to Dalton our show, uh recently here and 646 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 2: starting to see the pop come back for Bo. Are 647 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 2: you buying what the Blue Jays are selling here? 648 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: They're they're a fun team. They're they're a lot of 649 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: fun to watch and and I think a beast probably 650 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: are proper grade. And it's only because of of those 651 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: two guys that you mentioned not playing the way they 652 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: can't play. You got Bo's playing good, He's playing good. 653 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: George's back to playing like George. Dalton has been great 654 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: when Dalton's been able to to be in the lineup. Kirk, 655 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: He's playing awesome. Yeah, guy like Heineman, who's who's killing 656 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: it as as the backup catcher Ernie Clements having it 657 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: just a dynamite year, like you just go. All those 658 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: guys are just they're doing their part. Addison Bargers came 659 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: out of nowhere and and had some really big hits 660 00:31:56,440 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: for him. So yeah, I think I think if if 661 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: you got uh Jimenez and sometimes they're doing that have done, 662 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: if they would have done anything to this point, really 663 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: it'd be an easy A for me. 664 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 2: Aj one more for the c's that were given out, 665 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 2: any that you think should be higher lower guardian C Mariners, 666 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 2: see Rangers. 667 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 3: See no, because they all have problems. The Rangers can't hit, 668 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 3: they've been pitching better, their bullpend. We kind of thought 669 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 3: it was going to be a mess. The Mariners. Listen, 670 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 3: if it wasn't for cal Rawley, they could be a 671 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 3: D because he's carried them. It's just a lot of 672 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 3: these are easy because you know, expectations are put on teams. 673 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 3: And by the way, the Astros should be an A 674 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 3: because what they've done with Jeremy Payne, they've turned them 675 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 3: into one of the best players in the game and 676 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 3: the growth he's shown along with some other guys. I mean, listen, 677 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 3: Joe A. Spotta has done a great job with those Astros. 678 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,719 Speaker 3: So listen, cas are easy to give out. But I mean, 679 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 3: right now, we're halfway there. Let's let's let's let's reevaluate 680 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 3: hearing about the end of July, when the trade deadline hits, 681 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 3: then we'll really see. Because what great did the Twins get? 682 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 2: I don't know. Hold on, I don't think I wrote 683 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 2: that one down. But probably not great. I mean, you know, 684 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 2: it's like I mentioned, aside from that thirteen game win streak, 685 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 2: see they got to see see. 686 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 1: Okay. 687 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 3: My question is is, and I'll be quick on this, 688 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 3: but Carlos Korea keeps coming out and saying we're not prepared, 689 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 3: We're not prepared. What does that mean? What does that mean? 690 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 3: As a player, We're not prepared. Our preparation's not great. 691 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 3: Everyone prepares for games different ways. Every player prepares a 692 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 3: different way. I guarantee you I prepared, different than the 693 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 3: way Wit prepared, the way Todd Frazier prepared, the way 694 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 3: Aircraft's prepared, the way Ross Strippling prepares. So how can 695 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 3: you look at everybody and say, oh, they all need 696 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 3: to prepare like Carlos Korea. Well, he prepares, to guarantee 697 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 3: you differently than I prepared. But I went out and 698 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 3: performed as best I could every night, and he's doing 699 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 3: the same thing. So I don't know. I think, to me, 700 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 3: they could have been a little bit lower. 701 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I wonder if he's clashing with some guys behind 702 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 2: the scenes that you know, he's trying to push and 703 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 2: they're like, yo, I'm not seeing the prep the same 704 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 2: way you are. I wonder if there's a bigger story 705 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 2: to that. Yeah, Carlos is intense, but uh, anyway, topic 706 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 2: for another day. Hey, one minute to go till we're 707 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 2: back for the TV crowd. 708 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: Two. 709 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 2: Max Monsey picked up six RBI's yesterday, four from a 710 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 2: Granny and two from Mother Nature or just the Rockies 711 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 2: being the Rockies, which one? Aj? 712 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 3: I mean this is These are the two greatest RBIs 713 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 3: of Max Munsey's career. I'm sorry. The fact that everyone 714 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 3: was leaving. There's two outs, like we got to finish this, 715 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 3: and he hits a pop up that doesn't go. I 716 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 3: don't even know if this goes what one hundred feet? 717 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 3: Maybe second base is like I got a nope, I 718 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 3: don't And then the best of the first baseman never 719 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 3: sees it, almost hits them on top of his dome, 720 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 3: you know, and that they got to give it a 721 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:40,760 Speaker 3: hit because nobody saw it, and it's two RBI. Knock Max, 722 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 3: next time you come on the greatest two RBIs of 723 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 3: your life, of your career happened, right, I mean, look 724 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 3: almost it's totally in the head and then they bring 725 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 3: the tart out. But thank you. 726 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: If you're Max Munsey, it's the greatest RBIs ever. 727 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, as if the Rockies needed an excuse to give 728 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 2: up a couple more runs and it's just been that 729 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 2: kind of year. What'd you think today? Did you have 730 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:03,399 Speaker 2: a good time? 731 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, great time, Thank you, Thank you all for having me. 732 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: And hey, I'm around so if you want to do 733 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: it again, give me a shout. 734 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, this was fun, ft fam, hope you enjoyed it. 735 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 2: We'll be back tomorrow Friday. Uh AJ, safe travels. You 736 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 2: survived doing a show from an international airport. 737 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 3: I've done on cruise ship international airport, so I'm all 738 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 3: over the place and. 739 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:30,760 Speaker 2: A perfect way to go out here as the bathroom 740 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:33,879 Speaker 2: door opens one last time. You can stay by AJ. 741 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 2: We'll see AJ on on Monday in Vegas. We'll have 742 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 2: all those guys we talked about, like Chef and Dexter 743 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,319 Speaker 2: and whatever joining us on the show. Hod and uh 744 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 2: kipness with us on tomorrow's show. Spender, Schwellenbach and Rosenthal 745 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 2: guest list stays hot. 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