1 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: Hello everyone that looks to episode forty of the emmor 2 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Territory Podcast. I am your host, Brad Roland, coming to 3 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: you on the fourth of July. Yes, all, on the 4 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: fourth of July, and I'm joined this evening after another 5 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: loss for the Braves by Scott Coleman. Scott, it's a holiday. 6 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: We were hoping for some more positive news, but in 7 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: the end, the offense is the offense. 8 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, good to be on with you on this 9 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: fourth of July. Hope everybody out there is doing well. 10 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: Please be safe this weekend. I know that it's a 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: fun time for sure, even if the Braves are not 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: a lot of fun to watch. I mean, I don't know, Brad. 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: I think you and I over the years especially, have 14 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: tried to be calm during the storm and maybe be 15 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: you know, bring some nuance to discussions and not call 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: for everybody to be fired every time something goes poorly. 17 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 2: But man, these games are bad, like tough to watch, 18 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: and it's been this way for the better part of 19 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: the season. I'm just not sure what we can say 20 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,639 Speaker 2: at this point. Yeah, we'll get into it. Of course, 21 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: we'll be probably much more brief than we usually are. 22 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: When you and I get together because it is a holiday, 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: it is late. I don't even know how we. 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: Decided between the two of us do do a podcast 25 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: on July fourth, But here we go some extra content 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: for everybody. We should say at the top of the 27 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: show we are part of fauld Territory. Checkout Falluil Territory 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: on a regular basis, plus their affiliate shows, of which 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: we are one of them, and please subscribe to this 30 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: podcast anywhere you might find podcasts that includes Apple and Spotify, overcast, 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: or even on YouTube, although it is audio only, but 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: we're still on YouTube as well. And we also have 33 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: two shows already this week from Steven and Sean are 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: regular colleagues, plus Scott and I talked on Sunday, so 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: all that's still a little bit at this point in time. 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: But we have to lead with the status is kind 37 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: of making the rounds right now. I know Steven shared it, 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: I know you shared it as well. It's crazy, man, 39 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: but this kind of encapsulates the season and this it 40 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: was lengthened by tonight's four to two loss on this 41 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: Thursday by the Braves. Atlanta has not won a game 42 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: in which the opponent has scored at least four runs 43 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: since April seventeenth, and as we said, it is now 44 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: July fourth, So if you do the mouth on that 45 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: a little bit, Scott, it's been a while. That is 46 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: twenty seven consecutive losses by the Braves when they allow 47 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: four runs. And yes, obviously you're gonna lose more often 48 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: than you win when you give up four or five, 49 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: six runs plus. I get that, But to not win 50 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: a single one of those games in two and a 51 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 1: half months is kind of breathtaking, especially for a team 52 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: that was built on its offense. 53 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: It is unfathomable. It is mathematically improbable. I mean mid April, Brad, 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: what was going on in mid April? That was two 55 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 2: days after tax deadline day. The regular seasons of the 56 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: NBA and NHL were still ongoing. 57 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: We wed, the Braves were let's see the Braves. We 58 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: were weelve through five. 59 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, we were three weeks into the season. It was 60 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: April seventeenth in Houston. Was the last time the Atlanta 61 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: Braves one a baseball game against a team that scored 62 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 2: four runs or more. It is hard to comprehend. There's 63 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: there's not even a joke to be made here, Like 64 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: it's it has been awful. It has been so frustrating 65 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: to watch night in and night out, and you know, 66 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: I think maybe you feel like you're a bad fan 67 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: or a fickle fan. If the other team scores a 68 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: couple of runs and your first thought is, well, this 69 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: game's over, You're absolutely right, because the game is over. 70 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: Because for two and a half months, Brad, if the 71 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: other team scores four runs, the Braves lose. I don't 72 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: know what else to say. I mean that they the 73 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: bats who were hitting well early in the year are 74 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: not hitting like they were. The bottom third of the 75 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: lineup is a literal zero every single night, and part 76 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 2: of that is injury. But we're midway through the season. 77 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 2: Every team in baseball has injuries. The Phillies are missing 78 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 2: three of their top six and they keep winning ball games. 79 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: I don't know, Brett. It has been such a frustrating 80 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: and challenging year. And at the end of the day, 81 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 2: the Braves are still somehow nine games above five hundred 82 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: because the pitching has been unbelievable. But man, it is 83 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: just you tune in every night and it's like, Okay, 84 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: hopefully they don't score four runs or it's a loss. 85 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I was gonna bring up it if you didn't. 86 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: The Braves have been so good pitching wise that it 87 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: is papered over a lot of the struggles. None of 88 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: this is new, but it is kind of just a 89 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: crazy encapsulation because, like I know, we just talked around it, 90 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: but four runs is not a lot. I mean, it's 91 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: it's not crazy that you would win some games when 92 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: you allow four runs. And the Braves are third right 93 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: now in all of Major League Baseball in Team ELRA 94 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: that is starters, that is relievers, that is every single 95 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: guy on the roster combined TMYRA. They're third in all 96 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: of baseball, and if they weren't third in all of baseball, 97 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: they'd be five hundred right now or worse. So it's, uh, yeah, 98 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: you and I, as you kind of allude to, we're 99 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: kind of known for being a little bit level headed 100 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: on this stuff, and I still, in a moment of clarity, 101 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: would probably tell you not to worry that much. At 102 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: the same time, no one even us could even could 103 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: attempt to kind of downplay how frustrating it's been in 104 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: this statu It's still I'm staring at at our document 105 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: right now. It is blowing my mind. Still just processing 106 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: all of the different things that had to happen to 107 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: lose twenty seven straight games. When you allow four runs 108 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: or more and tonight it's a great example, Like we're 109 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: actually going to talk about tonight's game a little bit 110 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: on Thursday, and look, it was not the best of 111 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: Charlie Morton, but objectively, the pitching staff did enough. They 112 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: allowed four runs. And coming into the year, Scott, if 113 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: I asked you in March before Ryan's injury, yes, obviously 114 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: there's injury stuff, I get it. But even with that, 115 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: if I asked you in March, simulate the game tonight 116 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: you allow four runs more than it's just okay, the 117 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: bullpen is really good. What is the percentage chance the 118 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: Braves win the game in March? 119 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, sixty percent. 120 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: Right, you would have felt pretty good. Like, obviously you're 121 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: gonna lose some of those, but four runs is like 122 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: a totally fine outcome for what the Braves offense was 123 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: supposed to be. Like, Okay, here's another example for everybody 124 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: listening right now. The Braves, this includes tonight, have a 125 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: three point four to seven team era that is number 126 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: three in all of baseball. Obviously, some games are playing 127 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: more than more than nine innings. But the basically the 128 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: median era in baseball is four right now, the fifteenth 129 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: era in baseball is the Cubs. They are three point 130 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: nine to nine, so essentially four runs allowed is dead 131 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: smack league average. You're supposed to win some of those games. 132 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: It just doesn't make sense. 133 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, come on, well, and again, if we turn the 134 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: clock back to March. Four runs was a training exercise 135 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 2: for this team last year. I mean, how many times 136 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: did the Brave score four runs in the first inning 137 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: of a game in twenty twenty three that crazy stretch 138 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: were seemingly every night they were putting up a crooked 139 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 2: number early in games. There's only so much that can 140 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: be asked of the pitching staff. And yes, Charlie Morton 141 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: was not fantastic tonight. He gave up a couple of 142 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 2: Homer's game kind of spiraled on him quickly there. But 143 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: four runs cannot be a death blow for any team. 144 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 2: It's not sustainable. It is a miracle. This team is 145 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: still nine games up and comfortably in the playoff picture 146 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 2: as we you know, there's only seventy seven games left. 147 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: Brad. 148 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: This is not an April fifteenth problem. 149 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: No, it is July fourth, famously right now. 150 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've mentioned it's July fourth about seven times now. 151 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: But I mean again, man, I don't know. It doesn't 152 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: feel like there are adjustments being made in the box. 153 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: That they continue to hack away and not work the count, 154 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: not get on base. The walk rate is really low, 155 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 2: and to be fair, the walk rate has been lower 156 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 2: in previous years. This has not been a team that 157 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: walks a ton during this division run, and especially the 158 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: last three years where the roster has very much been 159 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: the same. But wouldn't you think naturally some adjustments would 160 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: be coming at some point, like, Okay, we're not hitting 161 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 2: home runs like we did last year. Maybe we should 162 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: try to foul off a few more pitches. Maybe we 163 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: should draw a few more walks. Maybe we shouldn't hack 164 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: at the first pitch of seemingly every other at bat. 165 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: You would think that Kevin Sitzer and the front office 166 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: gurus and the players would come together and make some 167 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 2: kind of adjustment. And other than a couple of days 168 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: in June against Tampa and Detroit, this lineup just has 169 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 2: been awful for two and a half months now, with 170 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 2: seemingly no end in sight. 171 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's very right. And I know that Steven and 172 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: Sean went down this rabbit hole a little bit more 173 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: than we're going to tonight. But part of this is 174 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: just who's in the lineup. I mean, all due respect 175 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: to guys like Zach shortened forest Wall, but those guys 176 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: shouldn't be playing and they are so. When the bottom 177 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: of the order is to total zero every single night, 178 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: I mean literally every single night, it makes life difficult. 179 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: And all those things are certainly relevant, but this goes 180 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: beyond that. It's a crazy, crazy thing, and we had 181 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: to lead with it. It just felt like we were 182 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: going to talk about the game. We are gonna talk 183 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: about the game in a second. But that's that is 184 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: too it's too crazy to ignore. And zero for twenty 185 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: seven and games you allow four runs or more is 186 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: just it is mind blowing. Let us talk about the 187 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: game on Thursday a little bit more. We talked about 188 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: the encapsulation of it, a four to two loss. Morton 189 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: was fine, he wasn't great. He didn't allow a hit 190 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: to the fourth inning, actually, which is kind of crazy 191 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: for how things ended up, and he of course went 192 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: single home run, strikeout, home run in the fourth and 193 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: then allowed another run in the sixth inning with kind 194 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: of the aid of an error by Zach Short. Still 195 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: Morton was like, you know, not not good. He was 196 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: not awful either. The bullpen was good. Grant Holmes continues 197 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: to be. He is an era of like, yeah, one 198 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: point four to two right now for a guy who, 199 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: besides his head of hair, no one was talking about 200 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: whatsoever until very recently, Shosta Grant Holmes. I guess yeah. 201 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: One of the few pleasant bright spots of the last 202 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: couple of weeks has been Grant Holmes. And what a 203 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 2: great story for him. I'm sure he is on cloud nine. 204 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 2: And you know, in terms of we talked about the 205 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 2: pitching and offensively, it looked like the game was gonna 206 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 2: be just fine. Yeah, they you know, lead off while 207 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 2: or two runs in the first single from Kelnick and 208 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: then a double from Ozzie Alby's that just missed being 209 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 2: a homer, and. 210 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: That was it, Scott, that was it. Fast forward. 211 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 2: It's truly it. And it feels like it has been 212 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 2: that way quite a few times in recent weeks and months, 213 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 2: where the Braves will score a run or too early 214 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: and then there is nothing else. They did have an 215 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 2: opportunity in the fourth inning. 216 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 1: I mean, let's talk. Let's talk about this because usually, 217 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: if you haven't listened to us for a long time, 218 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: our playoff episodes are a little different. We we get 219 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: pretty granular in game by game situation stuff. Really would 220 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: Scott and I go deep into a third base send 221 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: But uh, I, it's spent a couple hours now since 222 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: this happened. We're recording this podcast like ten o'clock Eastern. 223 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: I still cannot believe these sent medals. I cannot believe 224 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: that happened. There there were no outs. Just for if 225 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: anybody didn't see this game on now, it's July fourth, 226 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: people are traveling and stuff. Olsen walks to lead off 227 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: the fourth, Riley hits a double to the left field corner. 228 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen is not fast, Scott, I gotta be honest 229 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: with you. I like midd Olson a lot. Not fast, 230 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: very slow, very very slow. To encapsulate that he has 231 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: corner stack cast eleventh percentile sprint speed this year, so 232 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: he isn't the slowest based runner in the league, but 233 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: he is in the bottom eleven percent of base runners. 234 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: And as a reminder, there were no outs here, So 235 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: if you watch only how close it was to the plate. 236 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: You could say, I would say accurately, it took a 237 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: pretty awesome relay throw to get him at the plate. 238 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:00,599 Speaker 1: That's fair. But why are you sending You're one of 239 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: your slowest runners with no one out and you would 240 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: have had second and third no outs, and it was 241 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: like it was the ninth and it was the tying run. 242 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: Like I don't understand the thought process. I don't understand 243 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: any of it, and yeah, what would Everyone made this 244 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: joke on Twitter, and I understand him. My replies when 245 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: I said this about them straining him anyway, and look 246 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: they might have. I'm uh. Our conversation has been very 247 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: negative at the about the offense tonight. I get that, 248 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: But you still would like it you and I put 249 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: my analyst cat back on, you still feel pretty decent 250 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: about scoring at least one run if you had second 251 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: and third, no one out. I would like that situation 252 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: more than setting metals and into a situation where he 253 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: might get thrown it. 254 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's very much a when it rains, it pours, Yeah, 255 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 2: and it feels like just on the margins. The Braves 256 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 2: have been very bad in recent weeks. They have been 257 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: a little unlucky. I mean, San Francisco had the go ahead. 258 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 2: Uh had two not just one Brad, but two check 259 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: swing doubles. You perfectly rolled down the first and third baselines. 260 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 2: You know, Charlie could not believe that Matt Chapman's home 261 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: run got over the fence. 262 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: I agree, by the way, having watching it upside, I 263 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: didn't from the pitch like Charlie did. I was surprised 264 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: just watching the play that it what were the fence? 265 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 2: Yes, So it just feels like the Braves have just 266 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 2: run into Not only are the Braves playing poorly, but 267 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 2: they've also run into some bad luck. I tweeted the 268 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 2: other night that it feels like every single game the 269 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 2: other team is making some unbelievable highlight reel defensive play 270 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 2: against Atlanta, and it was, I mean, it was a 271 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 2: perfect relay. And if it's a second later, Matt probably 272 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: gets in safe. And even if the next three hitters 273 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 2: of Adam Duval, Sean Murphy and I forget who was 274 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 2: batting eighth to my force wall, I believe aren't great. 275 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,719 Speaker 2: You can't send you cannot get Matt Olson thrown out 276 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: at home and. 277 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: No ELTs, no else. And because the thing is, even 278 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: if you and feel not us, of course, if you 279 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: get a ground out or I mean, because the thing is, 280 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: the Giants were up by a run at that point 281 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: in time, They're not going to probably play the infield 282 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: in in the fourth inning, Like you get a ground 283 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: now he probably scores a run. Sack Fly would have 284 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: scored a run and you'd get multiple chances at it. 285 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: And not to pick on Matt, but like he's one 286 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: of the last guys you would want trying to score 287 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: on that kind of play. It was just a yeah, 288 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: you put it perfectly. When it rains. Of course, I 289 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: was hoping it wasn't gonna come up to come back 290 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: to Mike the Braves at that point in time when 291 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: I was making notes, but I was like, man, this 292 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: is gonna be those things they don't if they don't 293 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: score on the run. And they didn't score on the run, 294 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: so yes, you're. 295 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: What yeah, And I mean not only did they not 296 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 2: score another run, but the offense was completely lifeless after that. 297 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: They had three singles the rest of the game. So 298 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 2: this was in the fourth so from the fifth inning on, 299 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 2: all they had were a couple of singles, one of 300 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 2: which was an infield single from Marcel. One was another 301 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: single that was erased on a double play on the 302 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 2: very next pitch by Marcel as well, Yeah, by Marcel, 303 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 2: and he's cooled off. And look, man, I know Marcel 304 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 2: has been pretty bad for a couple of weeks, but 305 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: it's not on him to single handedly carry this offense 306 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: every night. 307 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: Check the numbers on marself for the season. I understand 308 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: that he, like you said, he's been struggling. He still 309 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: has an ops of like nine to fifty for the year. 310 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: Like you can't really if he's just bad for another month, 311 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: then sure, but like until then, I mean, I have 312 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: our time plowing. Marcelo's doing it. He's He's really the 313 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: only guy you could say him and Kellernick actually tweeted 314 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: this with two Him and Kellnick are the only two 315 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: guys who I would objectively say have been above what 316 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: you what you would have projected back in March on 317 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: the entire roster offensive. 318 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you know, a good sign is that Austin 319 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 2: Riley continues to mash baseballs. Yeah, he was good on 320 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 2: the whole. His season is still down from his very 321 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: lofty standards, but a that's because he's been a fantastic 322 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 2: player for years now and b you know when he 323 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 2: got off to the slow start that he did. It's 324 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 2: going to take some time for Austin's numbers to get 325 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 2: back to what we come to expect from him. But again, 326 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 2: just three singles which did no damage. After the fourth end, 327 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 2: it was easy, easy breezy for Logan Webb, who is 328 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 2: a very good pitcher. 329 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: Right. 330 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 2: It's not the White Sox situation from a week ago 331 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: where the Braves got dunked on by a bunch of 332 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 2: rookies and Jared Schuster and those types. You know, San 333 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 2: Francisco has a good bullpen, good back end of their bullpen, 334 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 2: so it was a tough pitching matchup tonight. It was 335 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: really the one I think in the series where the 336 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: Braves were probably underdogs in the pitching aspect, but you 337 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 2: have to find a way to do something. No walks again, 338 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 2: they barely get on base. 339 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: Brad. 340 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 2: The power is empowering. Steven had a great line on 341 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 2: one of the shows this week that it's like the 342 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 2: mon stars from Space Jam have come and zapped all 343 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 2: the power from the lineup and the Braves got to 344 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: get their their magic water back because it's just very, 345 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: very little is going right for this team. Right now. 346 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, we did kind of note that on our mini 347 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: preview back on Sunday night with you and I about 348 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: how this you know, Logan Web is the guy that 349 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: kind of circle in this matchup, and that's not even 350 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: really being charitable, that that's just true. I think we've 351 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: dunked on the Bribs offense enough tonight to say that 352 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: that it was probably not the biggest shock in a 353 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: vacuum to be facing a really good picture and struggle 354 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 1: a little bit. But yeah, tough scene before we look 355 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: at the Philly series and then get out of here. 356 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: In a shortened version of a podcast again on a holiday, 357 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: Lano Arcia is still out. He missed the entire series 358 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: with the abscessed tooth and a pretty bad infection. By 359 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: all accounts, Snicker said he's been dealing with a lot. Essentially. 360 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: He wasn't even at the ballpark again today. Snith said 361 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: pregame that they're hoping to have him at least around 362 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: the team on Friday. We've noted repeatedly on the show 363 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: how bad he has been, But at the same time, 364 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: Zach Short is slugging one forty nine, so it's like 365 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: there's a all due respect to Zach Short. 366 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 2: So this is you know, we've been doing this podcast 367 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 2: that Hammer Territory for a little more than two months now. 368 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 2: This is probably the most defeated that Brad and I 369 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 2: have done. I don't know if it's coming across in 370 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 2: our voice. 371 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: It's also July fourth, so it's like, what are we 372 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: What are we even doing here at ten o'clock at 373 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: not Eastern time? So maybe maybe we're just massa causs 374 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: and hopeing people appreciate that that we did the podcast. 375 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 2: But yeah, shout out, shout out to the listeners who 376 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 2: are sticking with us. I don't know, maybe at some 377 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 2: point the braves will wake up. But yes, I didn't 378 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 2: mean the pile on Zach Short there. I just looked 379 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 2: up at the box score for a night and you 380 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 2: know ESPN's box scores have the built in season long 381 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: average OBP slugging and I was like, oh, man, one, 382 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 2: that is yeah, worse than I thought. It was Zach 383 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: Short catching strays. Zach, Yeah, No, it's it's not his fault, man. 384 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 2: I mean, he is the epitome of like a backup 385 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 2: infielder and correct he's being thrown out there and Orlando 386 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 2: has been bad. I hope, I mean, I hope off 387 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 2: the field, I hope he's doing okay for sure. Absessed 388 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: tooth and an infection sound that sounds awful. 389 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah. If it's bad enough for a pro athlete 390 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: to not be even with the team for a couple 391 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: of days, it's not it's bad. That's not. Yeah, that's 392 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: so fun. So just an update there more than anything else. 393 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: I doubt he plays on Friday. I would. I would 394 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: imagine you'll see Zac short. In the opener of that series, 395 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: there was the brief moment we should at least acknowledge 396 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: where people thought that Nacho was coming up when he 397 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: got scratched on Wednesday. Why's that people? I mean Scott. 398 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 2: There was about a five minute stretch for folks who 399 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 2: might have missed it. Nacho Alvarez was scratched from his 400 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 2: start in Gwinett and everyone was like, oh man, it's time. 401 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 2: And then friend of the pod, Justin Tiscano of the 402 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 2: Ajac very sadly tweeted out that Natcho was actually just 403 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,239 Speaker 2: a little under the weather and they had scratched him 404 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 2: from the game, so that was a false alarm. 405 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: I only a picture, Justin, and I don't know that 406 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: this happened, but I know how this stuff works, as 407 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: I have some sources with Hawk stuff I do, and 408 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure Justin was like, I'm going to make one 409 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: phone call and they're gonna tell me right away that 410 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: either whether he's in or out, and Justin knew he 411 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: had to do that right away, and unfortunately he got 412 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: piled on. But it wasn't his fault. He was, Yeah, 413 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: he was just a messenger. 414 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 2: Justin is doing his job as sadly in this case, 415 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: the bear of bad news. Yeah, I mean, I don't know, Brad. 416 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 2: It's funny looking at the shortstop position. We'll see how 417 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 2: long A Orlando is going to be out. I am 418 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 2: quickly growing to the point of I don't really care 419 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 2: what Nacho Alvarez can do defensively. I just want to 420 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 2: see if he can give any kind of a spark 421 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 2: to this lineup that again cannot win. If the other 422 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 2: team scores four runs, let's hammer that point one last 423 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 2: final time. Yeah, I don't know what they're going to do. 424 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 2: This is the trade deadline is less than four weeks away, 425 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 2: and I did want to make a quick point on that. 426 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 2: I know some folks have been saying, you know, what 427 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 2: is Alexanthopolos doing. He needs to make him move. And 428 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 2: I don't want to sound like an Alexanthopolis apologist here, 429 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 2: but there has been basically no movement across the league. 430 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 2: That the Brewers added a pitcher the other day. I 431 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 2: guess Luis a Rise was traded for two months ago 432 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 2: from Miami to San Diego. But I mean that there 433 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 2: has not been any moves across the league. And it's 434 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 2: not like Alex is the only one who hasn't done something, 435 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: but we are quickly approaching that point and it is 436 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 2: becoming glaringly obvious that some kind of infusion of talent 437 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 2: and life needs to be brought into this lineup if 438 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: they're going to be a serious contender. 439 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and he'll be doing I'm sure working on that 440 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: quite a bit. I would echo exactly what you said there, 441 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: just practically. It doesn't mean that you can't do a 442 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: deal right now, but it's not. It's still very early 443 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: on that cycle, so it's not as surprise that they 444 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: haven't made moves, but that is going to tick down 445 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: and tick down as we closer to the end of 446 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: the month. While we're here, the draft is ten days away, 447 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: which is a very different thing in baseball. It's not 448 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: it's not going to help you in the present, but 449 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: that's a big event. It's ten days away, So just 450 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: flagging that. So that's just a little check in. I'm 451 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: not a huge draft person, but we usually try to 452 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: do a little bit of draft covered with a little 453 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: bit a little bit of that at some point hopefully, 454 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: but just to circle with I actually just forgot that 455 00:21:58,200 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: it was that soon, to be honest with you, So 456 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: this is for me, I'm saying, ten day's away of 457 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: the draft. 458 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I with MLB draft stuff, I always defer to 459 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 2: people who are much smarter than me. Same then people 460 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: who follow it much closer than I do. And hey, 461 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: let's hope the Braves draft a future first ballot Hall 462 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 2: of Famer in ten days. But we will. We'll try 463 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: to get a guest or something like that onto the 464 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 2: show to talk a little more in depth, who knows 465 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: either college or prep baseball far more than Brad and 466 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 2: I do. 467 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: All right, let us preview the Phillies series and then 468 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: we'll get out of here. Obviously it's a showdown. What 469 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: I would say is that is the biggest series the 470 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: Braves have had to date this season. Clearly, the Vioges 471 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: are not fantastic right now, but it is the first 472 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: time that they have seen the Phillies since the opening 473 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: series of the year, and given that Philadelphia is very 474 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: clearly in the driver's seat in the nationallygue East, this 475 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: is one that everyone has had circled for a while. 476 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: A couple of national TV games in the mix. They 477 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: play on Apple TV plus Everyone's favorite I know, including 478 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,719 Speaker 1: Scott's on Friday, and then they're actually on big national 479 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: TV Fox on Saturday as well. It seems like a 480 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: lot of time ago. But the Scott this is gonna 481 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: gonna sound crazy after this whole podcast. The Braves won 482 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: two of the three games in Philly back in March, 483 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: and here's the money thing. They scored twenty five runs 484 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: in three games. 485 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 2: It's like a week's worth of that happened this year, Scott. 486 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: That was it. That was this season. 487 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 2: It feels like a different lifetime. Of course, you had 488 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: a healthy Ronald and a healthy Michael Harris, but you know, 489 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 2: it's been a while since the Braves have seen Philly, 490 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 2: and man, the Vibes were really good after that opening 491 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: weekend series and ever since Philadelphia, I believe has the 492 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 2: best record in baseball. They are very, very good. They 493 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 2: have withstood some key injuries. They have not been healthy either. 494 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 2: It's not like every single thing has gone well for Philadelphia. Yeah, 495 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 2: and you know, we're here in the first week of July. 496 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 2: It kind of feels like if the Braves don't win 497 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 2: this series, the East is probably over. Not impossible. 498 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, thank you, thank you for using 499 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 1: probably because I'm not doing that whole thing. But you're right. 500 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: I think you're right. It will fill very dire on 501 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: Sunday night if they don't want the series. As far 502 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: as the division is concerned. 503 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 2: Yes, talking division only. Wildcard is a whole other animal. 504 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 2: They still have a heavy lead over the field for 505 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 2: the third wild card spot. But as we record tonight, 506 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 2: going into the series, Philadelphia has an eighty four point 507 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: five percent chance to win the division according to Fangrafts, 508 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 2: and that's going in. So we talked about if they 509 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 2: were to lose the series, then you're talking about Atlanta 510 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 2: being ten or twelve back. God forbid, they get swept 511 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 2: ten or twelve back with about seventy five games to go. Again, 512 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 2: not impossible, not psych the Braves couldn't do it, but 513 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 2: it feels like if they don't at least get two 514 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,479 Speaker 2: out of three this weekend, that the division is going 515 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 2: to be slipping through their fingers. 516 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: Yes, that is definitely the case, and right now it's 517 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: nine game depicit. It's eight in the lost column. Philly's 518 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: been great, and that's the one thing. Last year it 519 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: was not close. The Braves were the better team in 520 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: the River season. We all kind of acknowledged that they 521 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: won the division very comfortably by the end. I always 522 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: thought Philly was good. I did not envision the Phillies 523 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: doing fifty seven and thirty to start the season with 524 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: the best run differential in baseball. So they've been better 525 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: than anyone could have projected, even the biggest optimist of 526 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: the Phillies. And the brains have been worse. So that 527 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: kind of those two things combined leads to a nine 528 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: game deficit on July fourth. But yeah, it's uphill battle 529 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: for sure. I kind of buy that percentage is correct. 530 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: I think the Braves have a chance, but they would 531 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: have to turn into the Braves and they haven't been 532 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: that this season, and the Phillies have already cooled off 533 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: to some extent like they have leveled off their six 534 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: and four in the last ten. They lost by a 535 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 1: considerable margin tonight, for instance, and they had the injuries 536 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: like you said, but the gap is the gap. The 537 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: Braves have built that and Phillies built that on their end, 538 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: and here we are. They're still really good. And just 539 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: to say, I know I named this earlier about the 540 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: Braves pitching staff being so good, the Phillies are number 541 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: one in ra and by a comfortable margin. They have 542 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: had very clearly the number one staff in baseball, and 543 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: not just not just starters but bullpen as well. And 544 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: the starters are awesome. We knew that going in. On 545 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: the bright side, if you're looking for a bright side, Scott, 546 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: you and I are huge Zach Wheeler stands and he's 547 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: not pitching this weekend. That helps. 548 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Braves do catch a little bit of a 549 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 2: break this weekend. No Zach Wheeler and no Chris Sanchez, 550 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 2: who out of nowhere has been one of the best 551 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 2: pitchers in baseball this season. He's like Tom Glavin two 552 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 2: point zero with some of his numbers. If you look 553 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 2: in much. 554 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: I should say that though, Scott, you and I I 555 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: think jinxed him because we already made that note and 556 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: then he gave seven runs tonight today the cups, Oh 557 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: the power, the power of our jinks is very strong, 558 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: Chris Sanchez. But you're still right. He still has Austin 559 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: North for the year. 560 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 2: But it took a hit today, So yeah, very unbrand 561 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 2: but yeah, so no Wheeler, no Sanchez, the Braves will 562 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 2: see Aaron Nola for the nine hundredth time in Aaron 563 00:26:58,359 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 2: Nola's career. 564 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, Free versus Nola is like groundhog Day basically for everyone. 565 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: I would say on Friday and then Saturday, Spencer Schwellenbach 566 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: a big start for him against Ranger Suarez, who has 567 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: just developed into one of the top left handed pitchers 568 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: in the game, has just crushed Atlanta in the playoffs 569 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 1: the last couple of years, and he has a two 570 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: point two seventy r to lead the Phillies this year. 571 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: So he's been very, very even better than I'm not 572 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: sure it's better than Wheeler, but he's been as good 573 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: as Wheeler, which is crazy. 574 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, honestly, if Cy Young voting was tomorrow, 575 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 2: it would probably be some mix of Chris Saylee, Zach Wheeler, 576 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 2: Ranger Swarez, Tyler glasnow, and I mean that that's probably 577 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 2: the big four, right, I mean that I think in 578 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 2: Vegas those are the YEA rodds on favorites. 579 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think, yeah, I think you're right. Maybe you 580 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 1: could throw Logan Web in there. He's he's had some 581 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: numbers that are the guy that Braves saw tonight just 582 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: for reference, because I think I think he leads the 583 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: National League at innings right now and has really numbers. 584 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think all the guys, I mean, Sanchez 585 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 1: is maybe up there too, as crazy as that sounds, 586 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: even including today, but right it's a lot of Phillies 587 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: and Chris Sale at the top, which is impressive for 588 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: Chrisale of course, who again, just to say this out loud, 589 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: you and I didn't talk about it this week. Man, 590 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: he was awesome again. He's just ridiculous. 591 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's unbelievable. Max Fried is on a fantastic run 592 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 2: as well, So we'll see Freed vers Nola on Friday. 593 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 2: Feels like a really important game for the Braves and 594 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 2: at the end of the day it's just one of 595 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 2: one hundred and sixty two and they'll play the next 596 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 2: day win or lose. But that feels like a big 597 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 2: game on Friday Night. Aaron Nola has been good, as 598 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 2: he usually is. We mentioned Schwellenbach against Ranger Suarez and 599 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 2: then Ronaldo Lopez against a rookie in Michael Mercado, who 600 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: I believe just made the first start of his career 601 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 2: a couple of days ago. Let's hope that Rinaldo bounces back. 602 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 2: I'm still not absolutely certain the Braves aren't going to 603 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 2: drop a spot starter in there to push everybody back, 604 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 2: as they've done a few times. 605 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was a circle into probables today because you know, 606 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: the Braves usually released their probables on the day before, 607 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: and they did announce Rinaldo. But I have my grown 608 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: up too, Like you know, ESPN kind of just pencils 609 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: in the reg rotation. So those are not officials. So 610 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: I always wait for the the official Braves ones and 611 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: they because I think you and I rely on there. 612 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: Rinaldough you know, regression was always coming there. It should 613 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: not be a surprise to anyone that he was not 614 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: going to hold down a mid ones era all year long. 615 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: But I think that they will. They have been careful 616 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: with him and they will be. But I will say 617 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: this guy. I wonder if they understand that this is 618 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: a big series and they're not going to try to 619 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: maybe send somebody like Elder Whinings or whoever in that spot. 620 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I think you're right. I would imagine though 621 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 2: Rye Ronaldo hopefully his command comes back to him. That's 622 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: gotten away from him a bit in his last two starts. 623 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 2: But for the Phillies lineup, there's no Bryce Harper, which 624 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 2: I know Bryce Harper is an unbelievable baseball player. 625 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, no JT. 626 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 2: Real Muto, who is with a knee issue. No Kyle 627 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 2: Schwarber with a groin So no Harper, no rem Uto, 628 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 2: no Schwarber. That's a big chunk of what the Phillies 629 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 2: try to do offensively. So maybe the Braves are catching 630 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 2: Philly at the right time. And just to hammer home 631 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 2: the point, if the Braves want to win their seventh 632 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: Division in a row, they just about have to win 633 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 2: the series at least two out of three. You can 634 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 2: never predict or call for a sweep in baseball because 635 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 2: that's just kind of a silly and losing proposition. But 636 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 2: if they don't win the series, I think the tone 637 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 2: on Sunday Night will be it's not over in the division, 638 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 2: but it's probably over, and then it's really time to focus. 639 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: On the wild card. Yeah, and to bring it full 640 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: circle on this half hour or so edition of the 641 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: Hammor Territory Podcast, it'd be nice if they score more 642 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: than four runs in some of these games. How about that? 643 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 2: Wouldn't it be nice if this weekend, of all weekends, 644 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 2: the Braves lineup wakes up and gets back to normal. 645 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: I am not holding my bread after we talked about this. 646 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: It would be very on brand if like Freed wasn't 647 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 1: very good on Friday, but the Braves scored like twelve 648 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: runs at one, like twelve to six against Aaron Nola. 649 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,959 Speaker 1: Would that would that be extremely on brand for everybody. 650 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: Whatever we have to do we can. 651 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 2: We will field all the emails and all the tweets. 652 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 2: We will happily do our service to get the team 653 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 2: going again. Yeah, it would be very on brand for 654 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 2: Nola against Freed, like neither guy makes it out of 655 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 2: the fourth inning and. 656 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: The Braves actually what will be good? All right, Scott, 657 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: let's get out of here. I'm no longer going to 658 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: stick up any more any more of your time and 659 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: get you divorced. On July fourth. What's happening in your life? 660 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: Anything to plug before we get out of here? 661 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 2: Nothing to plug, Brad. I am actually gonna see these 662 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves in person in the field next week. 663 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, baby, the Scott's dbachs. 664 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 2: We love it, Diamondbacks Braves should be a good old time. 665 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 2: It's going to be about eight million degrees out here. 666 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 2: I know people in you know, the Greater Georgia area 667 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 2: do not care about our weather problems, but. 668 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: One would assume that roofe will be closed to Chase 669 00:31:58,200 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: Field next week. 670 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 2: Closed or I am I'm going to go right on 671 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 2: back home. But no, man, Let's let's hope I know 672 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 2: we were. I think we got some frustration out in 673 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 2: the show. Let's hope the Braves figure some things out 674 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 2: this weekend, win this series against Philadelphia. We will be 675 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 2: back on Sunday night with the show. And uh yeah, Brad, 676 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 2: take care of yourself. Hope everybody out there had a 677 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 2: great fourth be safe this weekend. And uh yeah, let's 678 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 2: let's score some runs, Brad. We can't keep doing these 679 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 2: four run auto losses any longer. 680 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: That just about covers it. And yeah, I think that 681 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: people who listen to the show. They're they're more like 682 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: used to Stephen and Sean being a little bit more 683 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: emotional than we are. I think that's bit fair to 684 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: say about losses. Maybe maybe maybe tonight changes that. We 685 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: were pretty fired up all the way. So anyway, thank 686 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: you for being here, Scott. We will have a show 687 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday. I will not be on it because I 688 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 1: have to travel, but you were in good hands Scott. 689 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: I think is gonna be the host on Sunday. Just 690 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of foreshadow in there, and I know 691 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: how much Scott loves to host the podcast and drive 692 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: the ship. 693 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 2: I do my very yeah, I do my very best. 694 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: You do it great. Yeah. Anyway, ki Is. 695 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 2: I try not to say about forty five times, but 696 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 2: we all do that. 697 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: I stutter. It is what it is, all right, let's 698 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: get out of here. Thanks for listening, everybody. We do 699 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,719 Speaker 1: appreciate it, especially on a holiday or while you are 700 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: traveling this weekend. 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