1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome to Big Fish Small Pod. I'm Andrew Werdahl, 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: and today is September fourteenth. Really, what we have here 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: today is another game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Marlin's baseball 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: in September isn't exactly like the most straightforward of narratives 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: to follow, So really, what I'm doing with today's Big 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: Fish Small Pod episode is looking at yesterday's game, the 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: debut of Jordan Grossen's overall the Marlins outing against Bailey Falter, 8 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: a crafty lefty, and the rest of the Philadelphia Phillies. 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: The Marlins and the Phillies do play again today with 10 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Edward Cabrera squaring up for the Marlins at six forty 11 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: pm at Lone Depot Park. But really, like what I 12 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: want to talk about today is the debut of Jordan Grossans, 13 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: which I thought was really promised. Obviously, like it's his debut. 14 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: He certainly fit in the picture of a Major League 15 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: baseball game, like he certainly was the part. He had 16 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: some of the harder hit balls in the game, a 17 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: really like well hit like well contacted ball to center 18 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: field for like an early flyout, but he did hit 19 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: like a ground out over one hundred miles an hour, 20 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: showing that like bat speed exit velocity that you want 21 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: to see in any Marlins batter. Really, he looked to 22 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: have a solid build overall, did show some aggression up 23 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: the plate, and overall did really look the part. And 24 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: I do anticipate him being a part of this Marlins 25 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: team heading into twenty twenty three. And beyond, what is 26 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: it like to watch your brother make his big league debut? 27 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: You know that kid. A lot of people might not 28 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: know it, but when he was growing up, he was 29 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: undersized and he had to go through a lot of 30 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: adversity and to actually get to where he's at now. 31 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: And you know, if you've looked through his his minor 32 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: league history, he's had a couple of really bad injuries 33 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: and you know, to see him finally, you know, prove 34 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: everybody wrong and you know, do what he's capable of 35 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: doing here at the big league level in Miami, It's 36 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: it's a dream come true being able to watch him, 37 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: being able to watch him doing so. 38 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: Certainly, the beyond part is absolutely a prediction, but he 39 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: will almost undoubtedly be a part of this Marlins twenty 40 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: twenty three team. And it really isn't clear what the 41 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: capacity will be. Could he be given like a starting 42 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: position at like third or potentially second base, or could 43 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: he fill in more as a utility player for the 44 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: middle infield with obviously like the build to handle third 45 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: base and possibly even add some strength that could help 46 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: with that long throw against the like relatively crafty lefty 47 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: Bailey Falter for the Phillies, it seemed like the Marlins 48 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: often got aggressive on his pitches, trying to like get 49 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: them well, like trying to surprise this young player early 50 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: by getting those like first pitch strikes that they're directed 51 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: to meet, directed to throw. And Falter has like certainly 52 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: good enough stuff and varied enough stuff to keep the 53 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: Marlins off balance if they are literally just going to 54 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: as a unit. Really the Marlins swung at his pitches, 55 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: hit his pitches in the air and flight out lightly 56 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: at least the first time through the order, and there 57 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: was more like potent contact that second time through. Migey 58 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Rowe got it going with a single, like a sharp 59 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: single day, La Cruz hit his home run, and overall 60 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: it was a frustrating game for the team. You could 61 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: see it on the field of play. Miguel Rojas in 62 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: a moment after ending the at the dish, he threw 63 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: down his equipment in the dirt and just to it 64 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: felt like a moment where he was physically taking out 65 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 1: that frustration. Later on, after an out in the ninth inning, 66 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: Brian Anderson conveying some information to like Charles LeBlanc about 67 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: the picture they were facing kind of like clearly had 68 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: something again frustration going on, passed like down the dugout 69 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: after he like gave the information, carried that frustration just 70 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: said to himself others like just like a like a 71 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: muttered expletive just to himself. Just that like immediate frustration. 72 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: That's just like between you and you know, the athlete 73 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: you're trying to be. On the other side with Philadelphia, 74 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: I saw something that I really liked with Jean Segura. 75 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: It was really like noticeable how his really developed lower 76 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: body with his swing in support of his swing. There 77 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: was a moment early in the game where he got 78 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: a single off of Sandy just by like staying on 79 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: a pitch that was well very fast and far away 80 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: from him. But with his like lower body strength, he 81 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: was able to like stay strong and on that pitch 82 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: and send it away. It was like a really impressive thing, 83 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: and it was like one of those things that like 84 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: I was imagining Brian Anderson with like such a ability there, 85 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: able to like reach those pitches that are like maybe 86 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: even chase pitches, breaking pitches away, that extra like bit 87 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: of power to like keep your swing going despite the 88 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: off balanced nature of some of those like reach pitches 89 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: on the mound. Sandy was as just unbelievable as ever. 90 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: It's so easy just to like see him closing out 91 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: like a Game seven of the World Series, just seriously 92 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: being just better than the competition, whatever the competition. It's 93 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: a shame that there isn't the same sort of electricity 94 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: behind his starts that you would see in those moments, 95 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: because it's absolutely just like picturesque with what you hope 96 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:23,239 Speaker 1: to see there. 97 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: This like. 98 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: Picture that can just go the distance pounding one hundred. 99 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: It's incredible just performance, it's like a feat of athleticism. 100 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: It's incredible. That's really all I have for you on 101 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: today's Big Fish, Small Pot. I'll be back with you 102 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: on Friday of this week as the Marlins look to 103 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: face the Nationals, But until then, as the Marlins close 104 00:06:51,520 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: out this series with the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phillies the only 105 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: team in baseball that is named for a sandwich. But anyways, 106 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: I have been Andrew Ridault. Keep your ears tuned to 107 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: Fish Dripes for the latest, and be with us for 108 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: our continued coverage of this series against the Phillies.