1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Monday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal, here with you for the next I don't know, 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: twenty five minutes or so. We have a lot to 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: talk about after an interesting weekend of baseball, with many 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: interesting weekends ahead. The first thing to talk about, of course, 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: is the Dodgers Padres series, a surprising outcome to many 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: of us, given the way the Padres were playing so 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: well going into that series, and given that the Dodgers 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: have not really. 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: Reached a peak all season. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: Well, all of that changed over the weekend at Dodgers Stadium. 12 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: What happened. 13 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: The Dodgers swept the Padres, regained the lead in the 14 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: NL West, now lead by two games. And let's go 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: through the three games. A little bit before, I mentioned 16 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: some Padres concerns that kind of were amplified by this series. Okay, 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Friday Night, Clayton Kershaw brilliant against the Padres and six innings, 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: one run. That was on a night when the Padres 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: had to throw a bullpen game, Michael King going on 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: the injured list. Saturday, Dylan Cees, who has had an 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: inconsistent season, was inconsistent again, six walks in three and 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: a third innings. The Dodgers, for whatever reason, had ceases, 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, ahead in a bad place, and they 24 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: did a really good job against him. Also in this 25 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: game Blake Snell six innings scoreless. It was the second 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: half Blake Snell that were accustomed to seeing, and Will 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: Smith the catcher for the Dodgers throughout three base runners, 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: three attempted steelers in the first two innings, and then 29 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: finally Sunday you saw that game. Darvish was just okay, 30 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: not even that for the Padres. Glass now was decent 31 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: five innings for the Dodgers, and Mookie Betts with the 32 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: go ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the Dodgers' 33 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: bullpen bent. 34 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 2: But didn't break to complete the sweep. 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: So you have in this series, Manny Machado going one 36 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: for twelve, Xander Bogart's won for eleven, j Croninworth for seven, 37 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: Tatis struck out in were times okay. The Padres offense 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: has been a question at various points this season, but 39 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: one question that has arisen with them with regard to 40 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: their offense is their surprising lack of power. It seems 41 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: only to be coming from Morol Loreano right now their 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: new trade deadline acquisition. That's an exaggeration, but Loreanno is 43 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: the one guy who went deep in this series for 44 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: the Padres. Actually they had a couple of other homers 45 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: as well, but they are not hitting home runs. 46 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 2: And I want to show you where they rank among 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: the league. 48 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: Leaders in this regard, because this is a telling graphic 49 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: that we're about to show you home runs for the season. 50 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 2: The Yankees are number one. 51 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: One hundred and ninety five, Dodgers number two, one eighty five, 52 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: The Padres are twenty ninth at one five, twenty ninth, 53 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: and that Pirates of course next at eighty eight. They 54 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 1: are last in the majors, So the Pirates, I'm sorry. 55 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: The Padres offense is a concern and it has been 56 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: a concern. And obviously the Dodgers pitching is getting healthier. 57 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: We're gonna see Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates and Michael 58 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: Kopek before the end of the month most likely. So 59 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: the Dodgers look like again they've taken command. We'll see 60 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: exactly how this fares out next weekend in San Diego, 61 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: but right now, the Dodgers again have the lead, and 62 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: there are two other things with the Padres that kind 63 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: of bothered me a little bit just watching the games. 64 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: Starting pitching now, it's been an issue kind of at 65 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: various points this season. They traded two of their starters 66 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: to Kansas City to make room for Michael King coming 67 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: back and to do some other things of course, to 68 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: get Freddy. 69 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: For me, Nick Paveda at. 70 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: The top, he's been really good. Cease should be at 71 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: the top. He's been inconsistent. As I mentioned King's injury, 72 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: this left knee inflammation not expected to keep him out long. 73 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: And then you Darvish really has not been good for 74 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: the most part at all. It's got about a six 75 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: ERA since coming off the injured list. So that's a concern. 76 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: And you might say ken doesn't matter in the postseason 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: because the Padres bullpen is so good they're going to 78 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: shortened games and they can just get a couple of 79 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: nings out of their starters and go from there. Well, 80 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: there's a concern there as well. And the concern there 81 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: is that the Padres bullpen has three relievers in the 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: top nine in appearances, Jason Adam, Jeremiah Estrada, and Adrian Morejone. 83 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: Those three guys again top nine in appearance is in 84 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: the majors, and the concern obviously would be that one 85 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: or more of them wear down by the postseason. Now 86 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: they might say, well, Padres still have Mason Miller and Roberts, 87 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: Suarez and others. Yes, true, but the bullpen is their lynchpin. 88 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: It's what they will use to yes, shorten games and 89 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: win games. If it's not exactly right, after a starting 90 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: rotation that is not exactly right, then you have a problem. 91 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: Tatis is another question. No home runs in his last 92 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: ninety seven played appearances. That's the longest stretch of his career. 93 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: But I would expect that when the lights come on 94 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, tatists will be Tatis again, even though 95 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: he has had somewhat of a rocky season. So the 96 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers again look in command of this division. They play 97 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: again next weekend in San Diego, much different environment. We'll 98 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: see what happens then, Okay. Manager Dave Roberts from the 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: Dodgers joins Alana Rizzo and Clint Pesius on Dodgers' Territory 100 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: today at noon Pacific three Eastern. Right after foul Territory, 101 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: tune in, subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your 102 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: podcast to the entire Foul Territory Network. Also this weekend, 103 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: a couple of disturbing injuries came to light. The biggest 104 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: one is Zach Wheeler, and this one is a troubling one, 105 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: not just from a baseball perspective, but from a life perspective. 106 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: A blood clot near his right shoulder. We don't know 107 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: more about that yet. They're going to get more information 108 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: as this week goes on. He's going for more testing today. Obviously, 109 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: a blood clot is always serious. That's the biggest thing 110 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: with Zach Wheeler. The question now is one getting him 111 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: healthy and of course two, what does it mean for 112 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: the Phillies going forward. It certainly appears that Zach Wheeler 113 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: will be out for the regular season and possibly the 114 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: postseason as well. We don't know that for a fact yet. 115 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: But the Phillies' rotation without him, well it's simply not 116 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: the same. It's really good. But Zach Wheeler was a 117 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: cy young candidate, was brilliant in the first half, probably 118 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: should have started the All Star Game, but even then 119 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: he was having some physical issues that he was worried about, 120 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: and that's one reason he bowed out of the game. 121 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: So let's look at that Phillies rotation without Wheeler, because 122 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: as I said, it's still good, it's just not quite 123 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: the same. Christopher Sanchez brilliant season. He is at the 124 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: top of this thing two point four five ERA, Ranger 125 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: Suarez at three point two eight, Taiwan Walker who's having 126 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: a resurgence three point three four, his us Lozardo, and 127 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: Aaron Nola, who came off the injured list yesterday after 128 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: about a three month absence. Wasn't good against the Nationals. 129 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: Wasn't good before he got hurt either. You see the 130 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: ERA there six point nine two. So we're gonna have 131 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: to see what kind of contribution Nola can make, if any, 132 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: to this team in the postseason. And you saw also 133 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: at the bottom of back graphic Andrew Painter. He is 134 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: a great Phillies pitching prospect. But while he was expected 135 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: to be a contributor in the second half, as you 136 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: saw five point one five ERA at triple A nine 137 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: point four five in August. So Painter still has some 138 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: things to work out in the miners. He is not 139 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: yet ready for the majors. So that's the Phillies. The 140 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: other disturbing injury clearly Josh Hater left shoulder capsule sprain, 141 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: and that one will keep him out at least three weeks. 142 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: He's not going to throw. He believes he will be 143 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: out for the rest of the regular season. Did not 144 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: rule out the postseason, but I would say the chances 145 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: are slim that we're gonna see him again this year 146 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: if we do bonus for the Astros. And what's interesting 147 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: about the Astros besides what's happened to their bullpen in 148 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: which everyone has to move up a rung right, Brian Abreu, 149 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: Bennett Susso all of these guys will now pitch in 150 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: a later role. The depth is not the same as 151 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: it was with Hater, the most dynamic reliever in the sport, 152 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: or at least one of them. The Astros aren't playing well. 153 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: There's seven and eight since the deadline when they acquired 154 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: Carlos Korea. They're fourteen and twenty since July sixth, and 155 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: in this six game homestand they just completed against the 156 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: Red Sox and Orioles, they were outscored forty four to seventeen, 157 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: shut out twice by the Orioles, nearly no hit on 158 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: Friday Night. If ever, there was an opportunity for the 159 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: Mariners to grab this thing. It's right now now. Jordan 160 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: Alvarez is on a realbilitation assignment for the Astros. He's 161 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: coming back. That's gonna be a huge boost for Houston. 162 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: But at the same time, no Josh Hater. A team 163 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: that has been decimated by injuries all year, Houston I'm 164 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: talking about, and a team that again is wobbling. It's 165 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: the time right now for the Mariners to step forward 166 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: and do something. All Right, Finally, this weekend, I want 167 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: to talk about the Yankee six. I was there Saturday 168 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: for the Fox broadcast with Aj Prazenski. He actually let 169 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: me talk. Yes, it was great, Aj, Adam Wainwright, Adam amein. 170 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: That was a bit of a wild game. Twelve eight, 171 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: I believe is the final score. The Yankees end up 172 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: sweeping the Cardinals and the Guardians have lost four or five. 173 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: So if you look at the American League wildcard standings, 174 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: the panic that was perhaps setting in for the Yankees 175 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: and their fans about a week ago has been, let's 176 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: say diminished. The Yankees now have again a three and 177 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: a half game lead in the wild card standings. It's 178 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: pretty comfortable. You see it right there, Yankees at sixty 179 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: seven and fifty seven. Guardians have lost four or five, 180 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: They've fallen back. The Royals are still there four games back. 181 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't expect either of those teams to mount the 182 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: serious challenge for a couple of reasons. One is the Yankees' schedule. Now, 183 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: we saw in the last week they played five of 184 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 1: six games against the Twins I'm sorry, six games against 185 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: the Twins and Cardinals and won five of them, five 186 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: and one to the Twins and Cardinals. The Twins a 187 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: team that traded ten players at the deadline, the Cardinals 188 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: a team that traded their top three relievers and spent 189 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: the weekend playing without two of their best position players, 190 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: Brandon Donovan and Wilson Contraras. Clearly this has an effect 191 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: on the quality of competition and the Yankees. Yes, they 192 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: played better and Anthony Volpi playing much better in the field, 193 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: doing some good things there. They still have a lot 194 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: of questions. Max Free does not look great, their bullpens 195 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: still has to be sorted out, and when will our 196 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: and judge play the field. All of these questions still 197 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: are there for the Yankees. But that schedule is going 198 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: to be their saving grace. It is the easiest remaining 199 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: schedule in the majors, according to Fangrafts. They go to 200 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay next for a series that begins tonight, and 201 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: then they have Boston at home for four. I'll be 202 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: there Thursday night for Fox. That's going to be a 203 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: big series for the Yankees. But again, the rest of 204 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: their schedule not too bad. 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You deserve quality 229 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 4: care from someone who cares well well well well. 230 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: Time now for the inside Dish, the part of the 231 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: show where I go inside a story I've written, a 232 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: trend in the game, or talk about something else entirely. 233 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: But today I want to talk about something that I 234 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: completely omitted in the first part of this program, and 235 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: I completely omitted it because I wanted to talk about 236 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: it in this segment. 237 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: What am I referring to the Brewers. Their fourteen game winning. 238 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: Streak ended yesterday finally, but the Brewers are still in 239 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: position with the best record in the Majors by six games. 240 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 2: This team leads the Majors. 241 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: By six games over the Toronto Blue Jays, who have 242 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: had a remarkably good season as well. 243 00:12:58,640 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 2: The Brewers, with. 244 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: The eighth lowest payroll in the game, are doing this, 245 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: leading the majors and run score, doing all kinds of things. 246 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: And as I wrote today in The Athletic, there's a 247 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: lesson there if anyone in baseball cares to heat it. 248 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: And the lesson you see it in every ball the 249 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: Brewers put in play, every runner they advance, every cutoff 250 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: man they hit, every extra base they take. And the 251 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: lesson is that here is a team that is at 252 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: least trying to play the game properly at a time 253 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: when too many organizations place too much emphasis on the 254 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: next big analytical thing and too little emphasis on sound 255 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: fundamental play. Now, as I wrote, and I want to 256 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: be very clear about this, because people get excited and upset, 257 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: I am not bashing analytics. Far from it. Analytics are 258 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: integral to the game. They've been an important part for 259 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: years now. They help players get better, they help teams evaluate, 260 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: they enhance everything about baseball. What I am saying here, 261 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: what my point is is that while organizations seem to 262 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: obsess over enhancing pitching velocity, hitters exit velocities. Why can't 263 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: they do the same on the fundamental side, Why can't 264 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: they emphasize and stress running the bases properly, hitting the 265 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: cutoff man, all the little things, all the subtleties that 266 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: make baseball such a wonderful sport. We've talked a lot 267 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: about the Yankees flaws in recent weeks, right, We've kind 268 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: of focused on them. It goes back to Game five 269 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: of last year's World Series. But it's not just the 270 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: Yankees who often stumble their way through games. We see 271 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: this with every team in every game every night. It 272 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: drives a lot of fans crazy, drives a lot of 273 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: old school baseball people, crazy, drives some media crazy. It's 274 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: not the game that we grew up watching. And I'm 275 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: not talking about going back twenty years. 276 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: No analytics, no, just play the game right. 277 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: So, as I wrote today, and I want to show 278 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: you this passage, this is one I'll quote from because 279 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: it kind of sums up the entire article. The Brewers 280 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: are an outlier exploiting a new market inefficiency knowing how 281 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: to play baseball. They obsess over little things, in part 282 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: because they generally do not pay for superstars who do 283 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: big things. Most Brewers make too little money and possess 284 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: too little service time to defy their detail oriented leader, 285 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: manager Pat Murphy, and the team's highest paid player, Lefield 286 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: of Christian Yellowich practices what Murphy preaches, inspiring his teammates 287 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: to do the same. Now, the point about Murphy is important. 288 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: It's important because he can get away with doing things 289 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: that other managers can. He can bench South Frilick and 290 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: Caleb Durban in the middle of a game in April 291 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: because they weren't doing things properly from a fundamental standpoint. 292 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: He can criticize and bench Joey or Tiz in July 293 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: for not taking the right approach offensively, and in that 294 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: sense he's actually add an advantage because he has younger players, 295 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: players with less service time, as I mentioned, guys that 296 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: aren't going to stand up to him. Teams in small 297 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: markets don't deal with the noise as well that big 298 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: market teams do. And Brian Cashman made this point Friday 299 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: in Saint Louis when we were talking to him. I 300 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: talked to him about this as an aside. I asked 301 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: about the Yankees accountability and hey, what's going on there? 302 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: And he said, listen, in a big market, there is 303 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: so much instant accountability from fans, the media, so much 304 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: going on that if anything, leaders, managers, coaches have to 305 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: take more of a supportive stance with players. So you 306 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: don't see Aaron Boone criticizing players. Now that's a whole 307 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: different issue. We can get into that, and we have 308 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: gotten into that. But what I'm talking about here is 309 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: Murphy has a freedom that maybe some other teams don't. 310 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: It's almost similar to the Tampa Bay Rays and the 311 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: way they operate. They can do things because there's little 312 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: media and fan scrutiny there that other teams do not, 313 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: So that is part of this. Another part of this is, yes, 314 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: the Brewers have had good fortune during this incredible fifty 315 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: three and seventeen run, a run that has extended almost 316 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: over half a season. Their batted ball luck has been 317 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: off the charts. Okay, batting average on balls and play 318 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: actual numbers exceeding expected numbers, all of that, but you 319 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: look at some of the other numbers too. They're at 320 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: the top in defense and in base running. Their strikeout 321 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: rates and contact rates are much improved over last year 322 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: when they it's the same kind of team essentially, and 323 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: some of the base running numbers also are better outs 324 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: on the bass down, extra base takeing percentage up. All 325 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: of these things contribute to what is an excellent offensive club. 326 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: You see right there. They're offensive numbers first in the 327 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: majors and runs per game. They also do a tremendous 328 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: job on the pitching side, pitching program, the development of pitchers, 329 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: guys who come over there and improve, it's pretty good 330 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: and they do a good job with that, better than 331 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: a lot of clubs, and it's one reason they are 332 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: so successful. Quinn Priester is an example of that. Trevor 333 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: McGill is an example of that. There are other examples 334 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: up and down their staff as well. They didn't do 335 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: much at the deadline. We know that they didn't do 336 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: much in the off season. 337 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 2: We know that. 338 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: I've been critical of that with them, especially during the 339 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: off season when I thought they had a chance to 340 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: do some things. They had just lost Devin Williams, they 341 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: had just lost Willia domas Hey, they needed some reinforcement. 342 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: They do it their way, and it's an awfully successful way. 343 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: And again it's a way that other teams should emulate, 344 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: not necessarily in the way they're constructed. They do what 345 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: they have to do under payroll restrictions. But in the 346 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: way they play the game, they scrap, they fight, they 347 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: beat teams in any number of ways, and as I wrote, 348 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: there's lesson here and it's high time other teams took notice. 349 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: All right, we will be back with grilling ten right after. 350 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 2: This, Okay, Kratz. 351 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 4: I opened up Arena Club, put my own money in there, 352 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 4: and I wasn't gonna go big. 353 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 2: I know. 354 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 4: We went over the Ruby pack a week ago. This 355 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 4: time I just went for the low level pack, where 356 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 4: it's an easy entry point twenty five bucks. You can 357 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 4: get yourself a big Boy card. The Grail has many 358 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 4: good options. I slice open the pack. We're looking at 359 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 4: it if you're watching us right now, and I pull 360 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 4: a card from the nineteen fifties, super cool. I enjoyed 361 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 4: the experience looking at it. It's Jim Gilliam. It's a 362 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 4: top set from the mid fifties. But I got an 363 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 4: offer for more than what the Slap. 364 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 2: Pack costs, and I sold it back. 365 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 4: Tough times for the Dodgers right now, don't at me, 366 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 4: but I got twenty eight bucks instantly, so I can 367 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 4: buy another one of those packs and try and get 368 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 4: what I want. 369 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: Absolutely the excitement I heard Kip say before. The excitement's 370 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 3: in the chase you sold. Now you get to open 371 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 3: another one. I enjoy when you slide it across the 372 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 3: screen there and the pack opens. 373 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 4: Arenaclub dot com slash foul twenty percent off your first 374 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 4: lab packer card purchase. Get after It. 375 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: Time now for grilling. Can the part of the show 376 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: where I answer your questions? Let's get right to them. 377 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: First one comes from Corey, who asked, should the Pittsburgh 378 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: Pirates are for Connor Griffin, the game's number one prospect 379 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: a carving copy of the Jackson Churio contract, or do 380 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: you think it is too early? 381 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 2: Maybe this off season. 382 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: It's an interesting question because Cheerio, as Corey remembers, signed 383 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: an eight year, eighty two million dollar deal with the 384 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: Brewers before playing a major league game. It's kind of 385 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 1: an unprecedented deal. Connor Griffin is not as far along 386 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: as Churio was. Churio was about to make the Milwaukee Brewers. 387 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: Connor Griffin just got promoted to double A. He's an 388 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 1: exciting prospect. 389 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: We all know that. Say it's too soon. 390 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: Now if I'm the Pirates, though, I'm at least thinking 391 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: about it and trying to maybe start some conversations, because 392 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: let's face it, the Padres aren't exactly known for keeping 393 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: their homegrown prospects long term. 394 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 2: They've done it a few. 395 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: Times, no question, Mitch Keller, Brian Reynolds, they acquired in 396 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: a trade, they signed these guys. But in general, let's 397 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: face it, the Pirates lose players, they don't keep them. 398 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: Connor Griffin is an incredibly talented player, a guy who's 399 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: gonna hit and do some things in the major leagues, 400 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: no doubt. But I would say, let's see what he 401 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: does in double A, maybe even Triple A. Let's say, 402 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: until he's on the footstep of the majors before we 403 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 1: anoint him with millions and millions of dollars. 404 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:43,719 Speaker 2: All right. 405 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: The next question, this one comes from let's see, it 406 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: doesn't come from anybody, but it's a question. Oh yes, 407 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts on the reaction to Rob Manfred's 408 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: realignment comments. If you watch Sunday Night Baseball last night, 409 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: the Little League Classic, the ESPN announcers interviewed Rob Manford 410 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: during the game, and he spoke about the potential for 411 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: expansion and realignment and what that would mean for the game. Now, 412 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: this is something that Manford has talked about for years. 413 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 2: I went back. 414 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: After that interview and looked at something I wrote in 415 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, more than seven years ago, in which he 416 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: explained why realignment and why thirty two teams as opposed 417 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: to thirty is a magic number for baseball realignment would come. 418 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: It was in this article after expansion and with thirty 419 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: two teams you would have eight fourteen divisions. You could 420 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: do it geographically, and as Manford explained in this article, 421 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: and as he explained last night, the advantage to that is, 422 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: well multiple advantages to it. 423 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 2: Really. 424 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: One is just having teams closer together, bunched together in 425 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: their divisions, So that would reduce travel obviously, where and 426 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: tear is a concern. You want to keep players as 427 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: healthy as possible, have them traveling as little as possible. 428 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 2: That's one thing. 429 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: The other part, and this is something he mentioned last 430 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: night as well, the postseason in the division series. Now, 431 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: we could have say, I don't know, Red Sox versus Angels. 432 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: That was one example I believe he used, or maybe 433 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: it was in the article East Coast, West Coast. You 434 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: have games starting at ten o'clock on the East coast, 435 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: you have teams traveling across country. With geographic realignment, you 436 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: could set up your playoff system so at least in 437 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: the early. 438 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 2: Rounds that wouldn't happen. 439 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: You'd have the West Coast teams playing in the West 440 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: Coast time slot ten o'clock, whatever it might be, and 441 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: the East Coast teams playing in the East Coast slot. 442 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: That too is an advantage. So all of this is 443 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: on the table. All this is going to happen at 444 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: some point. Manfred and the baseball owners have been waiting 445 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: for the Rays and the A's stadium situations to resolve 446 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: before moving forward with expansion, the expansion that would lead 447 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: to realignment. But again, it's going to happen. And I 448 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: was a little surprised that people sounded like that we're 449 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: hearing this for the first time last night, but it 450 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: was national television and it was the commissioner talking. But 451 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: this is something that again has been under discussion for years. Okay, 452 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,479 Speaker 1: one final question before we go, let's see what we 453 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: have here. Why do you hate the Dodgers? Says James Bostram. 454 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: That's an interesting question since Padre fans are always asking me, 455 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: why do I hate the Padres. As I've always explained 456 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: when I get these questions, I hate all thirty teams. 457 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 2: That's how you guys see it. So that's what I'm 458 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 2: going to embrace. Actually, no, you play good, I write 459 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 2: good about you. It's pretty simple that way. 460 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: You do things that are dumb, I write that those 461 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: things are dumb. 462 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 2: That's how it works. 463 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: And Blue Jays fans think I hate them, Yankee fans 464 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: at times think I hate them, Mets fans, on and 465 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 1: on and on. 466 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 2: The nature of my job. I get it. I'm comfortable 467 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 2: with it. 468 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: But guess what, I'm gonna keep writing what I think, 469 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: and what I think is off of a reflection of 470 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing on the field. All right, With that, 471 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna close it out. We've got our Thursday show 472 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: coming up, of course, Live with a lot of Rizzo. 473 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for that on Thursday. That will be at 474 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 2: twelve thirty Eastern. 475 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: Have a great week, everyone, lots of good days. 476 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 2: Wallhead. 477 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 5: BETMGM is giving you the chance to win a prize 478 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 5: every day during the baseball season. Step into the batter's 479 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 5: box for BETMGM. Swing for the Fences. Free to play 480 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 5: game Visit the BETMGM app to access the game, and 481 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 5: you'll score a prize if you hit a single, double, triple, 482 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 5: or home run. 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