WEBVTT - Mets on FIRE: Tim Healey joins

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that the hitting seems to be coming around

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<v Speaker 1>is highly encouraging because this is a lineup that should

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<v Speaker 1>score a ton of runts.

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<v Speaker 2>The New York Mets are playing ball right now. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about him with Tim Healey. You can follow him

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<v Speaker 2>at Tim b Heey on Twitter, Mets beat writer for

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<v Speaker 2>News Day. Tim good to see it. How is the weekend?

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<v Speaker 2>In multiple ways? The performance from the Mets sweeping the

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<v Speaker 2>Cardinals and also the turnout from fans seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>getting a lot of attention as well.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up man, it's hey man, how are you?

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<v Speaker 1>Both of those were a resounding success. Four and zero

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<v Speaker 1>against the Cardinals, nice little four game sweep, well rounded pitching, hitting, fielding,

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<v Speaker 1>They did a little bit of everything, especially yesterday, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the turnout was great. As Francisco Lindor put it

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday after the game, quote, it wasn't like this last year.

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<v Speaker 1>So funny what effect winning on fans? It's a tale

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<v Speaker 1>as old as time. You can mix in all the

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<v Speaker 1>mascot races and good concession stands and all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you win, people will come, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't win, people aren't going to be as interested. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a big success for the Mets so far.

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<v Speaker 1>They had a sellout, I believe Saturday night, but really

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<v Speaker 1>all four games, really strong crowds, lively, crowds, energetic. They

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<v Speaker 1>gave Wan Soto a standing ovation before one of his

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<v Speaker 1>at bats amid his you know, so called struggles, which

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<v Speaker 1>is probably too strong of a word. But it was

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<v Speaker 1>a big weekend and a good weekend for the Mets.

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<v Speaker 1>They've been beating up on bad teams, which is what

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<v Speaker 1>they're supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 4>Tim what was the most specific? But by the way,

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<v Speaker 4>mon Soto doesn't need a standing ovation?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, let's.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought's more.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna ask you about that that quote you had

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<v Speaker 4>later about nine and we are not going to go

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<v Speaker 4>there yet. But what's one most encouraging thing for the

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<v Speaker 4>Mets fans? Was it the pitching this weekend, because they

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<v Speaker 4>pitched really well, especially Senga, Or was it the offense

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<v Speaker 4>came to life?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was the offense because the pitching has

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<v Speaker 1>been there through the first three three and a half weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>They have the best staff in baseball rotation and bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>so the fact that the hitting seems to be coming

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<v Speaker 1>around is highly encouraging. Because this is a lineup that

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<v Speaker 1>should score a ton of runs, and so.

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<v Speaker 3>Far they haven't.

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<v Speaker 1>So the fact that yesterday, for example, each of the

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<v Speaker 1>top four guys had an RBI at least one RBI Lindor, Soto, Alonzo, Nimo.

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<v Speaker 1>If that top half of the lineup comes alive the

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<v Speaker 1>way they did the last couple of days, then the

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<v Speaker 1>Mets really are going to be in cruise control.

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<v Speaker 5>All right. So you talk about this pitching staff, is

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<v Speaker 5>this enough of a sample size? Now a year of

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<v Speaker 5>creating value in the pitchers that they brought over last

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<v Speaker 5>year with Manaya and Sevarino and now this year including me.

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<v Speaker 5>I said, I don't know. This pitching staff's not there

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<v Speaker 5>like they're twenty two games you two, I've had a

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<v Speaker 5>couple year articles you'd said about it. Is this enough

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<v Speaker 5>of a sample size to say Mets fans are like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 5>don't worry about we won't go out. We won't be

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<v Speaker 5>mad that we don't go after Corbyn Burns, we won't

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<v Speaker 5>be mad that we didn't get Max Freed, we won't

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<v Speaker 5>be mad about what they're building in this like how

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<v Speaker 5>to pitch for the Mets.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they've done plenty to earn the benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>the doubt at this point, given what they did last

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<v Speaker 1>year with Severarino and Manaya, given what they've done so

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<v Speaker 1>far this year with Canning and Clay Holmes, not to

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<v Speaker 1>mention Tyler McGill, who's taking a big step forward, code

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<v Speaker 1>is Sanga, who's been healthy and excellent. And then the bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a classic David Stern's bullpen in that you

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<v Speaker 1>might not know a lot of their names, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>nasty and collectively they're going to shut you down. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been super impressive, barely a weak link among the eight

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<v Speaker 1>man pen.

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<v Speaker 3>So is it a big enough sample size? I'd say yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>They've deserved the benefit of the doubt at this point

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<v Speaker 1>because they've shown they're able to take pictures who in

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<v Speaker 1>the past we're not healthy and or good and make

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<v Speaker 1>them both of those things, which is pretty incredible. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's going to stay at this level for

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<v Speaker 1>a long stretch, but if they get good performances for

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of months from a couple of these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Manaia comes back, and then Frankie Mantas comes

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<v Speaker 1>back from their injuries, then the Mets are gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>in good shape, not to mention the arms they have

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<v Speaker 1>coming up on the farm, Brandon sprote Blade, Tidwell, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of there's a lot to like for the

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<v Speaker 1>Mets on the pitching front.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I'm gonna get to this since it's taken

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<v Speaker 2>over in New York, since a lot of the radio

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<v Speaker 2>hosts don't actually watch ball or no ball and whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to. You can be a casual fan too.

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<v Speaker 2>So how's Mon Soto doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Juan Soto is doing fine? Do you want me to

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<v Speaker 3>elaborate on that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, but he doesn't have Aaron Judgeting behind

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<v Speaker 4>him anymore. He only has Pete a Lonzo has a

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<v Speaker 4>eleven ops right now?

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<v Speaker 5>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>But do you know the context? Like in New York,

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<v Speaker 2>some of the radio wieners are like, he's terrible, He's

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<v Speaker 2>so bad. They only look at like two stats to

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<v Speaker 2>sum up what they're doing, and really they think about

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<v Speaker 2>this stuff. So they've already won. We're talking about them,

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<v Speaker 2>although we're not throwing out names, but just for people

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<v Speaker 2>to understand, right, if a Mets fan's catching this, where

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<v Speaker 2>are we at on Sodo right now? And his three

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<v Speaker 2>eighty five on base percentage?

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<v Speaker 3>Three eighty five. That's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think his OPS is in the low eight hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>now too, So basically where what it is is, Juan

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<v Speaker 1>Soto did not perform at an MVP caliber level for

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<v Speaker 1>the first three weeks of the season. And I suppose

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<v Speaker 1>given his unprecedented contract that comes with unprecedented hype and

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<v Speaker 1>excitement and unprecedented scrutiny of course, so I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just this silly New York sometimes echo chambers, social

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<v Speaker 1>media radio, blah blah blah. My take is if Juan

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<v Speaker 1>Soto struggling for three weeks features him getting on base

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<v Speaker 1>at an elite rate and having an ops of seven

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<v Speaker 1>point fifty eight hundred now above eight hundred, then he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be okay and the Mets will be okay. So that

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<v Speaker 1>whole dust up last week was much ado about nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion, Wan Soto is a great baseball player,

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<v Speaker 1>great hitter especially, so you know he'll be He'll get.

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<v Speaker 5>We have a fan chat question here from armand he's asking,

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<v Speaker 5>can you give us any update on the Ventos injury.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he did not play yesterday. He hoped yesterday afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>to be available today Monday. But it sounds like that

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<v Speaker 1>growing discomfort, growing whatever that he left the game with

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday was no big deal. They figured it was hydration.

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<v Speaker 1>He felt well on Sunday that he didn't even go

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<v Speaker 1>for an MRI or anything, so it sounds like he

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<v Speaker 1>should be totally fine.

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<v Speaker 3>So good news there for the Mets.

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<v Speaker 4>There you go, all right, Yeah, that's good. They got

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<v Speaker 4>baby and Akunya playing well too, So it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 4>interesting when old Jeffy McNeil comes back. What they tried

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<v Speaker 4>to do with him. Maybe they just say, hey, jeff,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe keep playing golf. These dudes are doing pretty good.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm kidding.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm good the center fielder now, Yeah, but they have

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what are they gonna do about?

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<v Speaker 4>What are they gonna do when McNeil comes back? That

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<v Speaker 4>is an interesting the problem the Mets A're gonna have.

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<v Speaker 1>It's super interesting and I don't know the answer. We

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<v Speaker 1>might learn more today with McNeil back in Queen's to

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<v Speaker 1>check in amid his rehab assignment, which probably will continue

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<v Speaker 1>for a couple of more days. So it isn't an

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<v Speaker 1>imminent or urgent question for the Mets, but it but

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<v Speaker 1>it is an interesting one because Lukunya has been playing

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<v Speaker 1>well and the Mets really like him.

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<v Speaker 3>Carlos Mendoza really likes him.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to They hope that he continues to earn

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<v Speaker 1>these every day or almost every day at bats that

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<v Speaker 1>he's been getting over the last week, week and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>If that happens, it gets a little awkward because do

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<v Speaker 1>you put a Coony in center some days and McNeil

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<v Speaker 1>a second, or do you let Acuonie stay at second

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<v Speaker 1>with his excellent defense and chemistry with Francisco lindoor and

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<v Speaker 1>try McNeil in center, which they've done a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>in recent years. But let's be honest, he's not a

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<v Speaker 1>center field or really, he's just a guy who can

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and hold his own.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's good enough. I don't know. David Sterens really

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<v Speaker 3>likes defense up the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>So it'll begin with who's the odd man out roster wise,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Bret Baidy, maybe Jose Azocar.

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<v Speaker 3>But there are at bats to be had.

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<v Speaker 1>I would think between center field, second base DH where

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<v Speaker 1>the Mets.

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<v Speaker 3>Have not gotten a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, that's a puzzle for Carlos Mendoza and

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<v Speaker 1>the Mets to figure out, and it's it doesn't necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>fit neatly together very easily.

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<v Speaker 5>That's funny.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a good problem to have. It's a good listen

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<v Speaker 4>when you have too much depth. It's a good problem

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<v Speaker 4>to have. So Mets fans a couple years ago were complaining,

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<v Speaker 4>we don't have anybody. I got too many people. And

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<v Speaker 4>that's a good thing, all right. I got to ask him,

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<v Speaker 4>what were your thoughts when Pete Alonzo had his triple?

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<v Speaker 4>Did you tell him when he was going around second

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<v Speaker 4>you can carry a piano on your back, you just

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<v Speaker 4>don't have to stop and play it. And his legs

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<v Speaker 4>they got a little bit squirrely right when he was

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what happened. I mean he did someone.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm surprised no one on the Mets bench didn't bring

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<v Speaker 4>him oxygen at third base.

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<v Speaker 1>When Pee Alonzo gets it going on the bases, it

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<v Speaker 1>is a delight to watch because it's not always the smoothest,

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<v Speaker 1>it's certainly not the fastest, but he is hustling, he

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<v Speaker 1>is trying out there, and you're never going to catch

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<v Speaker 1>Pete Alonzo's sleeping. And they certainly didn't catch him sleeping

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<v Speaker 1>on that triple the other day.

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<v Speaker 3>Just love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Lonz has been off to a great start and

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<v Speaker 1>he is busting it around second to third. So shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to Peter Alonzo, who always runs hard.

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<v Speaker 2>You always get the hey, kids, you can play baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>You might not be the fastest, you might not be

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<v Speaker 2>the most athletic, But man, Pete's having a year too.

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<v Speaker 2>You're seeing anything differently last one. For me, you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>anything differently from Pete that's leading to this success. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>what's he's saying?

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<v Speaker 1>Not really, He's just a rare kind of locked in

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I would say more locked in than I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen him, even more so than his record breaking

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<v Speaker 1>rookie season in twenty nineteen. I do wonder if, deep down,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe not so deep down, for Pete Alonzo, he

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<v Speaker 1>took the off season during which baseball is an industry

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<v Speaker 1>collectively shrugged at him in free agency and said, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll show you. I'll show the Mets who only gave

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<v Speaker 1>him a two year deal. He'll show the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty nine of other teams who didn't really want him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's gonna put up a great year so far,

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<v Speaker 1>through twelve or thirteen percent of the season's absolutely doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a long year, as we all know, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>been he's been amazing, you know, twelve hundred ohps or so,

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<v Speaker 1>right up there on the leader boards on all the

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<v Speaker 1>important stats. RBIs especially he should drive in a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of runs this season with Lindor and so to ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of him. So I suffice to say he'll probably be

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<v Speaker 1>getting a bigger contract this offseason, if not earlier.

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<v Speaker 4>Tim, by the way, tell them, I know you're in

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<v Speaker 4>the media food room, but I mean you're doing an interview.

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<v Speaker 5>I know.

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<v Speaker 4>The press boxes are literally have known as if you've

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<v Speaker 4>never been to a have you been to the city field.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to walk through the food to get to

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<v Speaker 4>the press. It's one of the weirdest setups. So you

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<v Speaker 4>have to walk through the crowd and then you have

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<v Speaker 4>to walk through the media food room and then so

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<v Speaker 4>whatever they're making, I hope it's good because there's a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of noise behind you, crashing and banks.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry, I don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Know if it's Howie. Is it Howie back there? He's

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<v Speaker 4>looking for that soud he has on in that picture.

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<v Speaker 1>How he's not here yet, But we got some popcorn

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<v Speaker 1>getting going to the boxes.

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<v Speaker 3>We got the cookies coming out, so it's kies good there.

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<v Speaker 1>The balls starting to get rolling here, so we're in

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<v Speaker 1>good shape.

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<v Speaker 2>That's your food report.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh those cookies are good in New York.

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<v Speaker 4>And they always have a little ice cream on the

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<v Speaker 4>side and usually some other goodies.

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<v Speaker 5>Notice I don't talk about the other it's always the sweet.

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<v Speaker 5>What should we look forward to for this series? I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>this is one versus two right now. They've always the

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<v Speaker 5>last few years, the Mets have dominated the Phillies. Pitching

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<v Speaker 5>staff has changed, but the pitching staff has dominated this lineup.

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<v Speaker 5>Do they continue that here or is it something that

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<v Speaker 5>I'm seeing a little bit of a different outlook this year?

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<v Speaker 1>This series is very interesting and I'm less interested in

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<v Speaker 1>the standings right now. Mets are one, Phillies are two. Great,

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<v Speaker 1>that's fun, But I'm more curious to see what the

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<v Speaker 1>Phillies look like because I haven't seen them yet this year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, more than highlight real packages. So the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years, the Phillies have gone a little less

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<v Speaker 1>deep into October than they did the year prior. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year they lost in the Division Series to the Mets

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<v Speaker 1>in a series that frankly was not very close four games,

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<v Speaker 1>but barely even needed to go that long. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious to see how the Phillies respond. I Brendan Nemo

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned yesterday, and it's easy to believe him that the

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<v Speaker 1>Phillies probably want to come out and make a statement early,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is their chance to do that. They have

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<v Speaker 1>Nola tonight and he's not been very good so far

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<v Speaker 1>the season, but the next two days are Christopher Sanchez

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<v Speaker 1>and Zach Wheeler, who's Oh, he's a good time when

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<v Speaker 1>he's pitching against the Mets. So it's it's a big series.

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<v Speaker 1>The Phillies look on paper like they should be a

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<v Speaker 1>better team. So far, that hasn't really been true since

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<v Speaker 1>the Mets have been doing basically a.

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<v Speaker 3>Little bit of everything.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think we'll find out more so about the

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<v Speaker 1>Phillies this week than the Mets, at least from my perspective.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's because I watched the Mets all.

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<v Speaker 2>The time exactly. Yeah, you definitely will learn more about

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies than the Mets. Yeah, Tim, great to have

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<v Speaker 2>you on.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Go get a cookie per a j and we'll catch

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<v Speaker 2>you soon enjoy the game later great.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you guys very much.