1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: There's Jedi Warris. Welcome to The Philly Show. 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: Good morning everybody. 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 3: How are you, Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd so lucky. 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: We are part of the followed Territory Network. 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 3: It's The Philly Show. January thirteenth, twenty twenty five. Eagles 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 3: victory Monday. We figured, we figure we got to mention 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 3: the Eagles because that's all people are gonna be talking 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 3: about until they and you know, all the way up 9 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 3: to the Super Bowl run if they get that far, 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 3: So we have to mention that. For me, it was 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: a little more painful because I'm a good Packers fan. Sorry, 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 3: that's all right, that's yeah. 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: I was in the house. 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 2: I was in a house full of Eagles fans yesterday. 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 3: My five year old daughter Margo is open in my 16 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 3: face yelling boot Packers go Eagles. 17 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: So I felt at home. 18 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: But big win for the Eagles. 19 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 3: You know, they got to tighten it up on offense, 20 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 3: I think, But you know, got got the first one 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 3: out of the way. 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: Jalen maybe knock knock some rust off. 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: There they go. They're on their way. They're on the 24 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: way to the super Bowl. 25 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was the the Jay Giles band Ball, the 26 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 5: j Giles band Love Against Hurts Hurts. 27 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: That right, I love it. 28 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:22,559 Speaker 2: I remember that great. 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 6: Boston band or was it Boston band? I didn't know 30 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 6: they were from Boston. 31 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: Jay Giles, Oh yeah, from Boston. 32 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 6: Love Her was a big Boston band by the way 33 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 6: back in the day, right around that same time. Maybe 34 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 6: a little bit. 35 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I didn't think the pack were very good, Todd. 36 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 4: No, I am. 37 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: And you know what, Yeah, I was thinking about this 38 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: last night. Uh, the Packers are really the only team 39 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: I root for. Like, I'm a real die hard Packers fan, 40 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: and it allows me to remember what fans feel, you know, 41 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 3: covering the Phillies every day, I kind of you know, 42 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: I'm I'm inside. 43 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 4: I try to like take a step back. 44 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: And provide fans, you know, uh, some perspective on what things, 45 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 3: why things are happening, why things aren't happening, why you 46 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: should panic, why you shouldn't panic. 47 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: And as a Packers fan, I'm just like, Jordan Love 48 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: ain't the guy, man, Jordan Love is not the guy. 49 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 2: They are not going to win a super Bowl this guy. 50 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: And I'm going so I really want to read what 51 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 3: all the Packers writers and people have to say today 52 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 3: about that. 53 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: Because I am really down on my squad. I'm really 54 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: down on my squad right now. 55 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: And so you know when over the past couple of years, 56 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: you know, people down in Jalen Hurts and then the 57 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 3: Eagles and earlier this season, Nick Sirianni, I'm. 58 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 2: Going, how you want to fire this guy? 59 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 6: Now? 60 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 3: I kind of go, ah, yes, I remember the frustration, 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 3: the over the top frustration of being a fan of 62 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 3: a team. 63 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 6: I mean, I continue to marvel just to staying on 64 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 6: the Eagle subject. Sure, continue to marvel. How amazingly different 65 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 6: the defense looks with Vic Fangio at the Helm. It 66 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 6: is amazing. It's one of the most amazing turnarounds I 67 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 6: think in sports. Obviously there's some maturity with some of 68 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 6: the players, and you know Howie Roseman deserves a ton 69 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 6: of credit about, you know, bringing in some of these folks, 70 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 6: But what Vic Fangio has done based on what they 71 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 6: were looking like last year to where they are this 72 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 6: year on the defense, it's just insane. It's hard for 73 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 6: me to even mat It's like literally taking it's almost 74 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 6: like taking a bullpen or a rotation and flipping it 75 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 6: completely and making it like go from the worst to 76 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 6: the best. That's a hard thing to do and really 77 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 6: impressive what's going on there. 78 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 3: If the Eagles win the Super Bowl, We'll have to 79 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 3: have Phillies fan Vic Fangio on the show. 80 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: I mean it's sometime in February, right. 81 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 6: No doubt. Man, he's old school and I love what 82 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 6: he brings to the table. Obviously, Hurts did not look sharp, 83 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 6: and I'm not sure what the scheme was with Kellen Moore, 84 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 6: and I've been pretty impressed with him for most of 85 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 6: the year, but it looked like a different offense should 86 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 6: have been better, and it was not very sharp for me. 87 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: So you're right. 88 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 5: It is sometimes really nice, especially when you're in the 89 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 5: line of work we've been in. 90 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: For a long time. 91 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 5: Uh, it's just nice to be a fan and not 92 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 5: have to worry about, Oh my god, I got to 93 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 5: write a good lead here, I gotta make deadline. I mean, 94 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 5: we always talk about it, like you'll bump into a 95 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 5: Phillies fan or a friend of yours is a Phillies fan, 96 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 5: and you know, the Phillies will rally for a dramatic 97 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 5: come back in the bottom of the nine for four 98 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 5: runs to win, and you know everybody's buzzing about what 99 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 5: a great game it was. But you know, you have 100 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 5: just ripped out your insides because you have to turn 101 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 5: around your story and in six minutes, you know what 102 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 5: I mean. It's agony sometimes, but it's just nice. Not 103 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 5: no keyboard, you know, maybe a big play to wings 104 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 5: and watch the watch the game. 105 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: I love the NFL playoffs for that reason. 106 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 6: Well that's the interesting part about that is I typically 107 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 6: do too, But then when I go to the tailgates 108 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 6: and stuff, I get people pounding what's going on with 109 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 6: the Billies? How can they haven't done anything? Why? I'm like, 110 00:04:59,160 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 6: can I watch? 111 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 7: It's enjoyed this, have a beer and smoke a cigar 112 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 7: and hang out, and the people want to like start 113 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 7: bashing the Phillies for you know, I'm like, dude, there's 114 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 7: still one of the top five teams in baseball, maybe 115 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 7: the right if you look at you know, if you 116 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 7: just look at. 117 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 6: The numbers and you look at what they've done. I 118 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 6: know that's a disappointment because of the playoffs and all 119 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 6: that the last few years, but it's still one of 120 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 6: the best teams in baseball and maybe the best rotation 121 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 6: in all of baseball. Like when are they going to 122 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 6: do something, said do something that's a huge move. And 123 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 6: and I think that you know, people want to see 124 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 6: they don't know who Lozardo is. No one, I mean 125 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 6: most of the most the basic fan doesn't know that. 126 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 6: Doesn't you know, that's that's not Cole Hamil's. You know, 127 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 6: it's not a left hander that that that that that 128 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 6: shoots out at them. But the reality of it is 129 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,679 Speaker 6: they have a the best rotation. I think in Baseball 130 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 6: Depth one to five. It's hard for me to imagine 131 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 6: that there's a better rotation. Maybe Arizona they got cortman 132 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 6: Burns pretty good if they stay healthy. Seattle's Seattle's excellent, 133 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 6: and obviously at La is you know, is healthy. That's 134 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 6: a really really good one. But that's a big question 135 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 6: on the health. And they have six guys, six or 136 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 6: seven guys that can roll out there. But you know, 137 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 6: everybody's well, I'm worried about the Mets. Well, they had 138 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 6: one player, they got Swon Soto, they did get Sean 139 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 6: Maniya back. But dude, you know, if you're going to 140 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 6: start with, you know, comparing teams player for player, I 141 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 6: like the Phillies. 142 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 5: Have you seen these Like I'm already starting to see 143 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 5: people make picks, you know, for the division, and almost 144 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 5: everyone I've seen has the Phillies number one. And Bryce 145 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 5: Harper seems quite confident. He's now a badista. 146 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 6: Yeah. And he's a breadmaker. He makes a fine he 147 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 6: makes a fine love of bread. I understand that is 148 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 6: a nice banana bread. 149 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: Oh I saw the coffee he was making. 150 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 6: Oh no, he's he's the standason of the kitchen. 151 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely, Well. 152 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: He'll impress me if you can make a meat loaf. 153 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 6: I had an unbelievable meat loaf the other day at 154 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 6: your place. Jimmy over at the uh the seniors what 155 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 6: was it called the hot Stove Seniors hot stove in. 156 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 5: Phoenixville, Phoenixville Senior Center Hot Stove group. 157 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: He was, he was dazzling, fantastic. 158 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 6: It was fun to speak to the folks. Speaking of folks, 159 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 6: let's talk a little bit about the La fires Man 160 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 6: and how much you know we're we gotta send some 161 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 6: love out there. Talk talk to a lot of guys. 162 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 6: Actually texting with a bunch of guys. Greg Dobbs texted 163 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 6: with Jimmy Rollins. They they're safe. I know that Greg 164 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 6: dogs had to evacuate sent me a bunch of scary, scary, 165 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 6: awful pictures. Uh, there's so many people. I think what 166 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 6: you were talking about, Chase Utley todd that he lives 167 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 6: right next to Rob mclhaney, right. 168 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 3: I know, Rob tweeted out that he had to have acuate, 169 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 3: so hopefully. I don't know what that means about homes 170 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 3: and whatnot, but just all I mean, the images obviously 171 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: are terrible. 172 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 6: It's just amazing. I mean it looks like apocalyptic in 173 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 6: a lot of ways. I mean, it's really awful. And 174 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 6: our prayers to all of them and anyway people can 175 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 6: support them, man, it'd be great. But I know, I 176 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 6: know it's an awful, awful thing, and hopefully they can 177 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 6: contain it soon. 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One guy they got was 204 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 3: Max Kepler. He's going to be the left fielder. Max 205 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 3: hopped on a zoom on Thursday and chatted with reporters 206 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: for about ten to fifteen minutes. We all either listen 207 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 3: to the call or were on the call. Did anything 208 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 3: jump out to you, guys, I mean, for me, He 209 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 3: seemed like somebody who really wanted to stress that I 210 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 3: am healthy, and when I'm healthy, I think I. 211 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 2: Can be very very good. And that's of course what the. 212 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 3: Phillies are hoping that he is healthy and that he 213 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 3: is very very good because it's just a one year deal. 214 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 3: But they don't have a lot of outfield depth, and 215 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 3: if he performs like he performed last year, that's going 216 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 3: to be a problem spot, you know, because they don't 217 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 3: really have anybody that can step in and and and 218 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 3: help him out. 219 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 9: Really, I enjoyed the call listening to him, and what 220 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 9: kind of struck me about it was how how analytics 221 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 9: is in everything, and it's it's very valuable. 222 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 5: I know analytics takes it on the chin, but there's 223 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 5: so much you can gain from analytics. 224 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: And you know, you. 225 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 5: Watch a picture's bullpen and all of a sudden, some 226 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 5: of his spin and some of his vela was down. 227 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 5: Well maybe that's an indicator of an injury, right, very 228 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 5: very valuable, or an indicator of decline in some way. 229 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: Kepler talking about how his. 230 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 5: Exit velocities last year were coming down and they were 231 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 5: able to kind of dig into that data and and 232 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 5: and the reasons that he was losing some exit velocity 233 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 5: off the bat, and it was determined that he had 234 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 5: a core injury that was addressed, uh you know, abdominal 235 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 5: cores that was addressed with surgery. So maybe a healthy 236 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 5: player is a better healthy player. 237 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: Is a better player. 238 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 5: So maybe you know, the surgery and getting that core 239 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 5: injury repair will unlock something in him, you know, because 240 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 5: I certainly think they're going to need his bat at 241 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 5: that bottom third of the order that's attractive, get some 242 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 5: thunder down below, if indeed he's going to provide thunder. 243 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: So big question is what are they going to get 244 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: out of a healthy. 245 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 5: Mexicup or maybe that you know, enhances his performance and 246 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 5: to how's he going to do with the adjustment to 247 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 5: left field because he's really only been a right fielder, 248 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 5: so right. 249 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,359 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean the most important thing for me obviously 250 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 6: as his health. And you know, I go back and 251 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 6: start thinking about guys like Raoul of Banyez when Raoul 252 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 6: was really going well with us when we had him, 253 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 6: and I was a little bit longer of tooth, but 254 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 6: you know, he had an MVP type season going on 255 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 6: in the first part of that once his first season, 256 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 6: and then he developed that that core injury and it 257 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 6: really affected him for the rest of the year. And 258 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 6: I think that more than anything else. You know, when 259 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 6: when when older players start to get breakdowns, you know, 260 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 6: the question is can they come come back? I mean, 261 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 6: he has some unbelievable years. Was it twenty two and 262 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 6: twenty three, I think it was or twenty one and 263 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 6: twenty two when he was a really good player. I 264 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 6: mean you start looking at the break breaking down his 265 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 6: numbers and his ops and his overall production, and when 266 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 6: he is a healthy player, Man, this guy is a 267 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 6: good one. And it seemed like he was, you know, 268 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 6: sort of peaking in those years, and then they had 269 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 6: he had a very very difficult obviously twenty twenty four. 270 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 6: And I will tell you this, if you can't use 271 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 6: the middle of your body, if you can't lose your 272 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 6: using lower half, you're done as an athlete. I mean 273 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 6: you're really done. I mean I used to talk, we 274 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 6: used to talk about hands and feet. If you're hands on, 275 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 6: your feet aren't well. If your middle body, if your 276 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 6: core is not working in baseball, you can literally do nothing. 277 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 6: And so so that's an important one. I'm just hopeful 278 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 6: that he's able to make the adjustments that he had 279 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 6: some fanboy in him though. 280 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 10: I think when I when he was talking, I mean, 281 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 10: it felt like he felt like like, oh my god, 282 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 10: I'm gonna be playing with like all of these It 283 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 10: was interesting to listen to a guy who's played basically 284 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 10: in ten years in the big leagues to listen to 285 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 10: him and. 286 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 6: Say, hey, I look to see how these guys go 287 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 6: about it and how they're you know, how they're you 288 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 6: know this is I've seen this you know team from Afar, 289 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 6: and I've seen it up close when we played against him, 290 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 6: and you know, it's almost like he was impressed by 291 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 6: the fact that there's a you know, there's a Harper, 292 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 6: and there's a real Muto, and there's a Turner and 293 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 6: Schwober and I think those that's sort of he almost 294 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 6: looked like kind of a fan, you know, thinking about 295 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 6: being able to play with him. He's nervous and excited 296 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 6: about it, which is I kind of like the youthful 297 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 6: sort of youthful exuberance and hopefully he does learn something 298 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 6: from some of those guys and and can fit in nicely. 299 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 3: He seemed to acknowledge that he is stepping into a 300 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 3: situation where there's a real expectation to win. And not 301 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 3: to say that you play for the Minnesota Twins you 302 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 3: don't expect to win, But I think it's maybe a 303 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 3: little bit different where maybe in the back of your mind, 304 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 3: as a Twins player, you're going, all right, if we 305 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 3: have everybody play really, really well, maybe the front office 306 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 3: will make a trade in July. Or maybe if everything 307 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 3: breaks right, we can get to the Alcs and when 308 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: or when the division get to the Alcs and maybe, 309 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 3: oh man, if we prayed real hard, we could get 310 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 3: to the World Series. Where I think this team goes 311 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 3: in going we can win the World Series this year. 312 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 3: So everybody needs to step up. And so he seemed 313 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 3: to acknowledge that difference in expectation. And then and again, 314 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: I've never set foot in the Twins clubhouse. I don't 315 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 3: know what it was like there, but there are definitely 316 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 3: more stars, more expectations. I went to school in Minnesota. 317 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 3: Different vibe in Minnesota, much different vibe in Minnesota than 318 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 3: there is in Philadelphia. 319 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 2: Believe it. 320 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 3: So, Max Kepler comes to Philadelphia trying to fill a 321 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 3: hole in left field. I think he recognizes that he 322 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 3: needs to step up and deliver and produce not only 323 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 3: for himself in getting a new contract, but for Bryce 324 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 3: Harper and Trade Turner and Kyle Schwerber and Nick Castiano, 325 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 3: Jtrialmota and all those forty five thousand fans that are 326 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 3: gonna make the stands every single night watching him play. 327 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 5: Agree, he needs to be good. But let's not forget he, 328 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 5: in my opinion, is a complimentary player, right He's you know, 329 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 5: we talk about it all the time. You need your 330 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 5: big boys to be your big boys. And I view 331 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 5: him as a complimentary player and potentially a very good 332 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 5: one and an important one finishing his importance. But this 333 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 5: team is gonna you know, the guys who are gonna 334 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 5: drive this team are Wheeler, Nola, Suarez, Turner, Harper, Schwarber, 335 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 5: Castiano's real Muto bomb Stot. 336 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: That crew. That's a that's a crew that is more 337 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: than ready to win. 338 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 6: So all, I would totally agree with that, Jim. And 339 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 6: the other part of that is, you know people were 340 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 6: talking about, well they need the players who make contact 341 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 6: and not strike out so much. Well, I did look 342 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 6: into the numbers a little bit with Max Kappa when 343 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 6: he was going to have his best years, and generally overall, 344 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 6: uh he strike out he strikes out less than the average, 345 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 6: and he also walks more than the average, especially in 346 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 6: the years that he had his best years. So he 347 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 6: is one of those guys that little makes a little 348 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 6: bit more contact. And you know, there was a question 349 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 6: about whether he can hit against lefties. He feels confident 350 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 6: that he will, and so I agree that he's a 351 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 6: complimentary player. But you never know how guys are going 352 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 6: to react in a new environment. And with that expectation, 353 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 6: you know, we had the Lance Parishes of the the 354 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 6: you know, we had the Lance Parishes of the world. 355 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 6: We've had, you know, other players who've come in a situation. 356 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 6: Of course, the pressure on this guy is not nearly 357 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 6: as high to have that kind of impact. He is 358 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 6: a complimentary player, and I think he needs to come 359 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 6: in feeling that that he's just just do your thing, 360 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 6: just just add on. Don't have to be a life saver, 361 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 6: because he doesn't, because that's not his job. He's going 362 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: to hit in a sixth or seventh or eighth hold. 363 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 6: And I think that that's I think that's the sort 364 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 6: of the mindset that he needs to have. He's just 365 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 6: creating some depth for really really solid not life. 366 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just I like the expression just add on. 367 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 5: It's like like when you're playing in a scramble and 368 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 5: you're the worst golfer. I'm not saying he's I'm not 369 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 5: diminishing him, but when you're playing golfer in the scramble 370 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 5: with a bunch of good guys, if you can make 371 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 5: you know, hit a wed shot or make a pot 372 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 5: and that gets your team over the top. 373 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 6: Absolutely and then straight out I like that. I like 374 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 6: that Algy Jim bringing out our game. 375 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: This is my year, this is my year. 376 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 6: This is your year, buddy, You're taking it to the 377 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 6: next level. 378 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 3: It's Kepler talked on Thursday and then Friday night word 379 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 3: breaks and this was not a surprise. Jeff Hoffman former 380 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 3: Phillies reliever. Former Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman signs a three year, 381 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 3: thirty three million dollar deal with Toronto. They said that 382 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: he is going to get an opportunity to close. We 383 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 3: knew he wasn't going to come back, but uh, you know, 384 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 3: Jeff had a real nice Phillies career. Do you have 385 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 3: any reaction to the contract that Jeff Hoffman got from 386 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 3: Toronto and do you think there's still a chance that 387 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 3: you know, maybe the Phillies, one of these other relievers 388 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: that we've kind of talked about linger out there long 389 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 3: enough that they can maybe snatch one up before opening day. 390 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 5: You know, I was happy you got a three year deal. 391 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 5: That's that's nice, that's a good coin. 392 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 6: Yeah. 393 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 5: I think he earned it, did a good job here. 394 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 5: Philadelphia should mean a lot to him. It's kind of 395 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 5: where his career came together. I think he learned a 396 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 5: lot from the Phillies' staff, and he went out and 397 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 5: did it himself. 398 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: He deserves most of the credit. 399 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 5: Not surprised he's moved on, because you know, we've talked 400 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 5: about it now throughout the winter that they just don't 401 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 5: seem to want to do multi year deals in the bullpen. 402 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 5: In fact, I spoke with an agent at the winter 403 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 5: meetings said they just want to keep their bullpen guys 404 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 5: to one year deals, and that, you know, I'm sure 405 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 5: hurt Hoffmann's chances of coming back. I wonder if they 406 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 5: might make it run at somebody who lingers a little 407 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 5: while longer out there in the bullpen. 408 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: On said one year deal. 409 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 5: But let me ask you, Tod if if they sign 410 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 5: John Doe reliever, let's say for six million dollars where 411 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 5: they are on the tax, that's actually a twelve million 412 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 5: dollar outlay, right. 413 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 3: Or that's that's more that would be more than a 414 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 3: twelve million dollar outlay. That'd be like, yeah, that'd be 415 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 3: again at this point, their text one hundred and ten 416 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 3: percent for every dollar spent. 417 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 2: So uh yeah. 418 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 3: The other day I crunch the numbers in they're like 419 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 3: at three forty five overall, they're they're the projected payroll 420 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 3: on fangraphs. 421 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 2: I think I wrote this down somewhere. 422 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, only, Yeah, the projected the projected payroll right now 423 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 4: in fangraphs is three hundred and seven point five million, 424 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 4: more than six and a half million. 425 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 2: Dollars over that fourth luxury tax. 426 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 3: So right now, if that those numbers that projections end 427 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 3: up being true, they're going to pay more than forty 428 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 3: eight million dollars in tax penalties to push the total 429 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 3: payroll commitment to more than three hundred and fifty five 430 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 3: and a half million dollars. 431 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 6: Good. 432 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 2: So yeah, so yeah, great. 433 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 5: Point tie a five million dollar reliever, it's probably more 434 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:47,719 Speaker 5: like eleven. So I think we have to frame it 435 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,239 Speaker 5: that way in terms of are they done are they 436 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 5: not done? With they take a shot at somebody who's 437 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 5: still out there. You know, I don't know what there's 438 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 5: more that that meets just the sticker. 439 00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 6: Price, right. 440 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 3: And also, I think in those conversations, aren't they saying 441 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 3: if it's not a Kirby Yates or you know, one 442 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 3: of those types of Carlos Sistevez, if he lingers on 443 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 3: the market, if it's more of that one year, five 444 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,479 Speaker 3: million dollar guy. Do you think John Middleton David dem 445 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 3: Brows are going, do we really want to drop eleven 446 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 3: million dollars on a five million dollar reliever? How about 447 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 3: we see what we have and then maybe reload and 448 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 3: address the right spots in July. I mean maybe they 449 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 3: go that way as well. And I'm sure that's part 450 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 3: of the conversation, right. 451 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 6: No doubt. And if I'm sitting there in the front 452 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 6: office and people are still saying things like this, the 453 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 6: Phillies are cheap, dude, They're not. Okay, that's a ridiculous 454 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 6: amount of money. And as I used to say as 455 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 6: a GM, if I can't put together a contending team 456 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 6: with this amount of money, then I'm not doing my 457 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 6: job well. And they have I mean, listen, they have 458 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 6: a really, really good ball club, especially on paper. Do 459 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 6: they need to perform, Yes, they do, but they still 460 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 6: have a very strong team. They're not too long a 461 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 6: too that you need to really worry about that too much. 462 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 6: There's maybe a little bit of concern with JT just 463 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 6: because he's had some drop off the last couple of 464 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 6: years in some areas. But I do think that they 465 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 6: have some protection with him with Marshaw because I think 466 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 6: they're going to back him off a little bit as 467 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 6: far as his playing time is concerned, which may make 468 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 6: him a more productive player over one and ten or 469 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 6: one hundred and twenty games instead of hundred and thirty. 470 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 6: And so, you know, you can't call this team cheap. 471 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 6: And I do believe that they're probably gonna hold some 472 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 6: powder for you know, for maybe a deadline move or 473 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 6: something like that, because we talked about this doing this 474 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 6: a little bit last year. But my thing is this, 475 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 6: these guys have to get it done. These players, their 476 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 6: money was spent already. They spent this money to make 477 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 6: this team good for a long time, and this is 478 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 6: part of the long time. This is part of that window, 479 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 6: and they're hoping that other guys step forward. Once some 480 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 6: of these guys drop off for are no longer contracted, 481 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 6: and so you can't tell you can't tell me that 482 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 6: the Phillies are cheap, are cheap. You can't tell me 483 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 6: that they're not committed to winning because they they've made 484 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 6: the outlay as far as the money is concerned, and 485 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,959 Speaker 6: it's up to the players to perform and to make 486 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 6: the adjustments that are necessary during the right times and 487 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 6: play better during the playoffs when it's necessary for them 488 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 6: to take it to the next level. Yeah. 489 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 3: Again, that's They're projected at the second highest pay roll 490 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 3: in baseball in twenty twenty five. Only the Doctors have 491 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 3: committed more. So still more money to spend. You never 492 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 3: know what the Yankees and the Mets are going to 493 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 3: finish up, but you know. 494 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 6: They spent a lot. 495 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 2: They spent a lot of money, you. 496 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 3: Know, Rubin, you mentioned players coming up down the road. 497 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 3: We had Jonathan Mayo on the show last Friday from 498 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 3: MLB Pipeline. I thought that was a real fun listen. 499 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 3: I was listening to the car running around doing errands 500 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,479 Speaker 3: over the weekend and it was really good. So if 501 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 3: you haven't checked that one out, go back and listen 502 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 3: to Jonathan Mayo. He brings a lot of great insight 503 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 3: on the Phillies farm system and a lot of these prospects, 504 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 3: including the heavy hitters that might be here this year 505 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 3: or next year or whenever. 506 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: So who did the Eagles play next weekend? 507 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 2: Ruben? Do you know that question? 508 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 3: Because as soon as the game was over, I turned 509 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 3: it off. 510 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 6: Well, it's either going to be what what the Vikings? Well, 511 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 6: it's not going to be is it Commanders? A chance 512 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 6: to be the Commanders? Now? The Commands? 513 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: They played? 514 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 2: Vikings Rams play tonight. 515 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: I think it's that one, Okay, that one? 516 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 6: Or is it the Commanders because it's a it's a 517 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 6: it's a lower seed. You know what. I should know this, 518 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 6: but I don't. 519 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: Well, as an. 520 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 3: Exactly give us cut us a brake. As a Packers fan, 521 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 3: I hate the Vikings. The Vikings are my cowboys. So 522 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 3: if the you know, there's nobody really the Vikings more 523 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 3: than me. 524 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 9: Yeah. 525 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 2: Oh, I just think I despised the Minnesota Vikings. 526 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 3: I loved them when they went on the Art Museum 527 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 3: a couple of years ago and did that stupid skull 528 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 3: chant and then they got throttled by the Eagles in 529 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 3: the postse and that in the playoffs, that was a 530 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 3: tremendous moment for me as a lifelong Cream Bay Packers fan. 531 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 3: So we'll be back later this week with more Phillies talk. 532 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 4: Maybe we'll answer some fan questions. 533 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 2: If you got any, feel. 534 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 3: Free to throw us a note, shoot us a note 535 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:19,919 Speaker 3: on any of our social media channels. 536 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 2: Maybe we'll address some of those and we'll have more 537 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 2: to talk about. 538 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 3: There's always ball to talk about, so we'll talk to 539 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 3: you guys later. 540 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: Smell you later. 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