1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: All right. It is Wednesday, September twenty fourth, and the 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Yankees were taking on the White Sox in game two 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: of a three game set and they were trying to 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: inch up on Toronto for the top spot in the 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: American League East. Max Freed was on the mound and 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: he was going for win number nineteen. My recap and 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: your reactions coming up next. This is Pinstripe Territory. She 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: just wanted to talk at Phil. All Right, how's it going, everybody? 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: Welcome back, Welcome back. Tonight was one of those nights 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: where I'm sure a lot of you did what I did, 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: and that is I had multiple games on major playoff 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: implications tonight, Major Division implications tonight. But first we got 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: to talk about mister Aaron Judge. And I want to 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: give a shout out to friend of the show, Brian Hoak, 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: because a lot of times he tweets the important moments 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: when something happens, he'll tweet it out almost instantaneoue. And 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: because I have his alerts turned turned on, my wrist 18 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: will vibrate on my watch and I'll see Brian Hoke 19 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: and I know something's about to happen. He's about two 20 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: or three seconds ahead of my TV broadcast. So in 21 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: a big moment, it's not uncommon to get a little 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: spoiler alert from Brian Hok. It's kind of like Pavlov's dog. Right, 23 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: here's the bell starts drooling because it thinks food is coming. Well, 24 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: when I get to Brian Hoke, you know, tweet on 25 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: my wrist. It's like my own version of pavlogs. You know, dog, 26 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: I just snapped my head back to the TV. But 27 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, tonight, I was, you know, watching both games 28 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: at the same time. I had the Yankees on. I 29 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: had the Red Sox versus the Jays on. Judge was 30 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: at the plate, it was in between pitches, and I 31 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: turned my head for a second to watch the J's 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: and my wrist vibrates and I'm like, uh oh, So 33 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: I snapped my head back and I see Judge go 34 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: deep home run number fifty. And yes, the Red Sox 35 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: defeated the Blue Jays for the second straight night, crushed them. 36 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: And the Yankees have now pulled even in terms of record. 37 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: You can't say they're in first place because the Blue 38 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: Jays have the tie breaker, but the Yankees have pulled 39 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: even in the standings. Now with the Toronto Blue Jays 40 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: and best record statistically in the American or yeah, in 41 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: the American League. Now, basically it's up to the Yankees 42 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: to just keep winning. Just win the rest of your 43 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: games and hope the Blue Jays lose one. That's all 44 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: you gotta do. I know it sounds easier said than done. 45 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: But four games left, you win all four, you're ninety 46 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: four and sixty eight. You'll sign up for that. And 47 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: the pressure has got to be building now on the Jays. 48 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: It has got to be building. You know, they have 49 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: been in first place or at least tied with the 50 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: n since July second, puffing out their chests, talking all 51 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: sorts of smack here in the comments. You know that 52 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: we're the team to beat where your daddy, all that stuff, 53 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: And now look at them. They are in free fall. 54 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: They are playing poorly at the worst time. They're playing 55 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: a team that needs to beat them in their own 56 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: you know, playoff hunt. They have a lot to lose, 57 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: and that team's got a great manager and a lot 58 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: of momentum. I guarantee the Blue Jays are not comfortable. 59 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: Boba shut is out, Bassett's hurt, Surezer got rocked again, 60 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: and they finish off against the Rays, who don't roll 61 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: over for anybody. They don't roll over for anybody. So 62 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: if the Yankees can just treat the next four games 63 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: like must win playoff type of games, even though you're 64 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: not playing playoff caliber teams, you're playing the Dredges, the Drags, what, 65 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: however you say it of the American League instead of 66 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: the Midsummer collapse, we might be talking about one of 67 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: the best comebacks the Yankees have ever had, something we'll 68 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: remember for decades. That's what we're looking at potentially here 69 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: over the next four days. So get hyped. There is 70 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: this line in finding NUMO. Just keep swimming, right, Just 71 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: keep swimming, Just keep swimming, Yanks. Your arms may tire, 72 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: you may be tempted to let yourself sink. But if 73 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: you win the next four games against the dregs of 74 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: the American League, you're probably American League Eastern champions, and 75 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: you're probably getting a first round by and home field 76 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: advantage and some much needed rest. Hell of a job 77 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: getting this far. All right, let's talk about the game. 78 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: Got it going? Key takeaway? So the first inning I 79 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be one of those nights it 80 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: was kind of painful, you know. Yankees loaded the bases 81 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: with nobody out three straight walks, and then it was 82 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: I believe three to zero on John Carlos Stanton, but 83 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: Stanton popped out, and then Rice struck out, and then 84 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: they replaced the pitcher and gold Schmidt struck out. So 85 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: bases loaded nobody out, they didn't score, and I'm thinking, 86 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 1: oh God, here we go again. They played some sloppy 87 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: baseball early on. Ryan McMahon charged with an error initially, 88 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: and then they switched it to Jazz Chisholm. We saw 89 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: Judge make a throw from the outfield eighty five miles 90 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: an hour back in towards the infield, and for a 91 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: minute I thought that might be what we remember about 92 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: his night. But then he went deep for a two Yeah, 93 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: was it a two run shot? Now a three run 94 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: shot in his first home run, and then later on 95 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: he tacked on his second home run of the night, 96 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: a solo shot. Two home runs in the evening for 97 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge. Fifty and fifty one in the same game 98 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: for the second year in a row. Unbelievable. And I 99 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: don't want to hear about Judge fatigue when it comes 100 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: to MVP voting. That's BS to me, the player who 101 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: earns it should get it. Bonds won seven MVPs, Clemmens 102 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: won seven. Cy Youngs you can give Judge another MVP, 103 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: especially when he got one stolen from him in twenty 104 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: seventeen and a couple of nights ago, we were wondering 105 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:30,679 Speaker 1: how many homers he would have if if he didn't 106 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: miss all that time due to injury. I saw this 107 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: post on Reddit from the user glad dimension forty one thirty. 108 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: I guess someone actually did the math, he said. After 109 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: watching him hit number fifty, I decided to look up 110 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: his stats and saw something that kind of shocked me. 111 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: His average season is two ninety three average, four to twelve, 112 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: on base percentage six thirteen slugging, one hundred and fourteen games, 113 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: eighty two RBIs thirty six homers, So thirty six home 114 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: runs in one hundred and fourteen games is one in 115 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: every three point one three games. Now, if you consider 116 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: the time he lost due to injury, notably twenty eighteen, 117 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,679 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, and then twenty twenty three, and not even 118 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 1: including COVID, you you know you project for one hundred 119 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: and fifty games over those years instead of the time 120 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: he missed, and he'd have an additional one hundred and 121 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: thirty games played in forty two home runs and be 122 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: around four hundred and twenty five RBIs. And I mean 123 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: that's insane. Four hundred and twenty five home runs in 124 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: ten seasons and nine hundred and twenty five RBIs having 125 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: come up late after being a college student, and you know, 126 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: basically dragging his way through the minor leagues. And this 127 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: wasn't a guy who got put in the minor leagues 128 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: when he was eighteen years old. He didn't make his 129 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: debut till he was twenty four, and he should have 130 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: if he had stayed healthy. You know, four hundred and 131 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: twenty five homers, that's nuts. Anyway, Yankees tacked on a 132 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: couple of more. You had Rice with a triple, he's 133 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: got four triples. Now, you had a double from Jazz, 134 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: You had a ribby knock from Goldschmidt. Freed was unbelievable 135 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: tonight through one hundred and seven pitches. We'll talk more 136 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: about him in just a minute, and then eight eighth inning. 137 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: Trent Grisham with the all expenses paid complimentary beverage Kart 138 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: service included round trip, first class mustache rods, thirty four 139 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: home runs, bullpen nailed it down, and baby, that is 140 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: ninety wins for the end. Apparently cal Rawley just hit 141 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: number fifty nine. This is breaking news from Frank Baseball here. 142 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 1: I think he might get to sixty. I don't know 143 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: if he's gonna get to sixty two or sixty three. 144 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: I really don't want him to break Judge's home run record. 145 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: But he's a you know, two fifty hitter. This year, 146 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: Judge is going to win the batting title. And you know, 147 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: for all the historic stuff about you know, Roley setting 148 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: the record for a switch hitter, and you know, maybe 149 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: hitting sixty home runs, Judge might do something historic too. 150 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: Pointed out by Michael Kay, how many players have hit 151 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: fifty home runs and won the batting title, Mickey Mantle 152 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: and Jimmy Fox, and Judge would be the third. And 153 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: Judge right now hitting I believe three twenty eight, three 154 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: twenty eight with a one point one three six ops 155 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: and he is your belt winner. And how many RBIs 156 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: does he have? 157 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 2: Now? 158 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: One hundred and nine ribbies, He's got twelve stolen bases, 159 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: four fifty five on base percentage unbelievable. Another amazing year. 160 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: I think it's worth just kind of taking a look 161 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 1: at his career and just the number. I mean, fifty 162 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: two home runs as a rookie with one hundred and 163 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: fourteen RBIs, you know, and this is a guy who 164 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: he had such an awful strikeout rate as a rookie 165 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, forty two strikeouts in eighty four at bats. 166 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: After his cup of coffee, he hit four home runs. 167 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: I remember he hit that big home run in his 168 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: first at bat, but only at one seventy nine. And 169 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: I remember before the twenty seventeen season watching Michael Kay 170 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, if this guy hits two, 171 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: fifty two, forty, he's going to run into forty home runs. 172 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: And I remember thinking, wow, imagine a rookie hitting forty 173 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: home runs. Well, he hit two, you know, well he 174 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: hit fifty two, and then of course he had the 175 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: injury in twenty eighteen, only hit twenty seven. Twenty nineteen 176 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: another injury. I believe that was the oblique year, and 177 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: he hit twenty seven. Then twenty twenty was the COVID year, 178 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: only had nine, and then twenty twenty one. This one 179 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: surprises me because he hit thirty nine home runs in 180 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty eight games. That was an odd year. 181 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: Usually if he has that many games. You see he 182 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: hits a gazillion home runs for one hundred and fifty 183 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: seven games in his In his free AGENC season of 184 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, sixty two home runs three to eleven average. 185 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: That was the first time in his career that he 186 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: hit three hundred. The next year, dealt with some injury 187 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: problems to sixty seven thirty seven home runs. He was 188 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: on pace to have another sixty home run year, ran 189 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: into the wall in LA messed up his toe. He 190 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: did have a couple of three home run games that season, 191 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: though I was at the second one. And then last 192 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: year bounces back three twenty two to fifty eight home 193 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: run one hundred and forty four RBIs, but collapsed in 194 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Now that's gonna be something that he needs 195 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: to solve this year. So far three to twenty eight, 196 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: fifty one home runs, one hundred and nine RBIs. I 197 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: want him to get to at least fifty three. I 198 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: want him to beat his rookie year. I want him 199 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: to top that. For whatever reason, I don't know. Just 200 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: esthetically pleasing. All right, we got a couple of chats here. 201 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: Vianni says, remember y'all, even if they overtake the Jays, 202 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: they can't go back to a tie. Just keep winning, 203 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: no opinion, one hundred percent, you got it. I mean, 204 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: there's four games left. Just win them all. Just go 205 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: out and win them all. And you control your own destiny. 206 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: If I guess you don't really control your there's no if. 207 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: If you control your own destiny, but win the next 208 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: four gives you a great chance. Mkelly says, we are 209 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: more confident this year without Juan Soda and the Mets 210 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: in the midst of a tough collapse. They are barely 211 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: hanging onto a wild card spot. They're down eight to 212 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: two tonight and Soto zero for three on the night. 213 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: And then Richard C. Rand of The Channel says, thoughts 214 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: on Devin Williams twenty twenty six, Come on, don't smoke crack. 215 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: He says, Edwin Diaz was terrible his first year, and 216 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: we have a history of closers finding their stuff after leaving. Yeah, 217 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 1: maybe you're right, but yeah, I'm still gonna say no. 218 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about Max Freed, who had 219 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: a good night. You know, tonight was you know, almost 220 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: a routine outing for him. The White Sox were no 221 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: match for him, and he dominated as he's expected to do. 222 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: But you know, seven innings of one run ball was 223 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: just the tip of the iceberg for this year for him. 224 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: When Max Fried signed with the Yankees in December, it 225 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: was eight years, two hundred and eighteen million. It was 226 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: the biggest contract ever for a left handed pitcher. I 227 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: believe it beat David Price. A lot of people were 228 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: not super excited. There may be a little bit dejected, 229 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: even because we had just lost Juan Soto and this 230 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: was clearly a pivot move, so you know it was 231 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: plan B right away. But I want you to think 232 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: about it this way. If the Yankees re signed Sodo, 233 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: they probably don't get Max Freed. They're not gonna spend 234 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: you know, nine hundred million on two players. Not gonna happen, 235 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: Which means that when Garrett Cole went down, the Yankees 236 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: would have been one more pitcher short, and I don't 237 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: think they would be in the position they're in right 238 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: now had Max Freed not had the season that he had. 239 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: Right Cole goes down with Tommy John Freed goes from 240 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: being number two to being the ace, and man, he 241 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: has stepped up as much as I can remember any 242 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: player ever stepping up with the Yankees, with the possible 243 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: exception of Aaron Small, a castaway pitcher that the Yankees 244 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: got for a buck fifty and he went ten to 245 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: oher one year, Freed has been worth every penny and more. 246 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: And the one thing that concerned me was his health. 247 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: I had one of the guys from Hammer Territory on, 248 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: which is the Braves version of Pinstripe Territory, and the 249 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: guy that I had on Sean he basically said that 250 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: Freed's health was a concern and that he'd be surprised 251 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: if he made thirty starts. Well, he made thirty two 252 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: starts now, and he turned in a career year nineteen wins, 253 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: two point eighty six era phenomenal performance. I'm Matt's rade 254 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: career year. TEC a few voicemails, It's just a reaction. 255 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 2: Nice Hi, Derek, this is Rick from New Jersey. Just 256 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 2: wanted to inform you and all Yankee fans that the 257 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 2: oldest living Yankee, Bobby Schantz, who played on the team 258 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 2: from nineteen fifty seven nineteen sixty, including the nineteen fifty 259 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 2: eight championship team. He turns one hundred on Friday, the 260 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 2: twenty sixth. I believe he's the oldest living member in 261 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 2: eight different baseball organizations, including the old Washington Senator Spansion team. 262 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: He won the most Valuable Player award in nineteen fifty two. 263 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 2: He's still very coherent. He's one of the nicest guys ever. 264 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 2: He was my favorite player as a kid. I'm a 265 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 2: seventy three year old man now, and I saw the 266 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: Yankees as a kid in the late fifties, and I 267 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: was one of the few people twenty three thousand of 268 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 2: us in the Spans nineteen sixty one, I saw Roger 269 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 2: Maris at a sixty first home run. One nothing game anyway, 270 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: Go Yanks, and hope you can use this take care. 271 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: I bet well. 272 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: First of all, I appreciate the call. You sound great 273 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: for a seventy three year old now. Bobby Schantz nineteen 274 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: fifty two, twenty four and seven record two point four 275 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: eight ERA in thirty three games started for the Philadelphia A's. 276 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: He did play for the Yankees in fifty seven through 277 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty. Hell of a career and congrats on one 278 00:16:55,560 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: hundred years old. Hopefully two days left. A lot of 279 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: things coming down to the wire here, and I feel like, 280 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of these these older guys, they 281 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: don't get their due for the kind of numbers they 282 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: put up. Twenty four and seven with a two point 283 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: four to eight era and I'd never heard of him. Unbelievable. 284 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: That is a crazy, crazy good year. All Right. We 285 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: got Bobby the. 286 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 3: Bear, Derek, Bobby the Bear. I'm no longer in Atlanta. 287 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 3: I'm on vacation in the Bronx. The ambulance is sounding 288 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: right outside my window. That's kind of funny. 289 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: Oh, hilarious, hilarious. 290 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 3: Anyway, I was at the game tonight. What a thrilling game. 291 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 3: The game was incredible. 292 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: Dude, appreciate the call, Bobby the Bear. Louis Penfield says, 293 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: my man, we can do this. We're gonna take the division. 294 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: Go Yanks two to it with shots on me. Well, 295 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: I don't, I don't drink, but I appreciate it. Thank 296 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: you so much. Richard C says, Judge, gonna go two 297 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: thousand and nine a rod this postseason. Oh man, I 298 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: would sign up for that. Oh god, that would just 299 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: make my that would make my uh my world cruise 300 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: Control says Guardians in first place they beat? Did they win? 301 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: Let me just get the scores here. Let's go through 302 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: the scores real quick. A lot of stuff going on 303 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 1: around the league. So Cubs beating the Mets. Uh and yes, 304 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: the Guardians beat the Tigers five to one. Tanner bide 305 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: with the win, Rays beat the Orioles, Red Sox over 306 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: the J's again, Phillies beat the Marlins, Brewers pick up 307 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: win number ninety six. I got a chance to win 308 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: one hundred and then Nationals beat the Braves. Braves have 309 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: really never backed up that huge year that we all 310 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: thought they were gonna have. I mean, you know, after Acoon, 311 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: you got injured couple years ago. He's never recovered, even 312 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: though he's back. Rangers up on the Twins, and Pirates 313 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: over the Reds four to three, and the eleven schemes 314 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: pitched in that game. So all right, ladies and gentlemen, 315 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and get to Omaha steaks real quick. 316 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: Then I'll be back to wrap it up. 317 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 3: Krats. 318 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 4: Let's talk about Omaha steaks. 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One man's whole life at Richard c says, 342 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: assuming no Milwaukee homefield advantage through the playoffs, including the 343 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: World Series still in play, I mean it could happen 344 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: if the Yankees get hot. Let's keep winning, Just keep winning, 345 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: That's what we've been saying. We've got some steak talk here, 346 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: t bone wag you. I'm more of a New York 347 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: strip guy, but I like a little Ribbi. I like 348 00:20:56,560 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: the bone in Ribbi, and I could use a steak 349 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: right now. I know it's ten o'clock at night and 350 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: I probably shouldn't have a stake, but man, we got 351 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: some frozen steaks in the fridge. I'm thinking about it, 352 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: I really am. But nothing to celebrate yet. Yankee still 353 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: gotta win the East by a game, still four games left. 354 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: Anything could happen, right, So, like we said before, just 355 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: keep winning, Just keep doing your thing one more time. 356 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: Edwin Cortez says, do you prefer the Tigers or the 357 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: Astros in the playoffs? That's a great question. Honestly, I 358 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: hadn't really thought about it that much. Like I usually 359 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: try not to stress too much about who they're gonna play, 360 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: because like, anybody can beat anybody in the playoffs, right, 361 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: I Mean, all you really need, especially in a short series, 362 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: especially if it's a three game series, is one guy 363 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 1: to get hot, Like, you know, one guy has a 364 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: really good series, and it could be you know, the 365 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: number eight hitter, and it can, you know, sink your 366 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: whole season, right, And I really hated the single game 367 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: elimination because I mean, the fluke could end your season. 368 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: But you know, facing Scooble when the playoffs doesn't feel right, 369 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: doesn't feel good. But the Astros, I mean, they've been 370 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: our daddy for a long time, let's be honest about that. 371 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: I think if I had to pick one, I'd probably 372 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: pick Houston because I think it would be more fun 373 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: to beat Houston, right, And I think the Yankees would 374 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: beat Houston. Whereas you know, you face Scoble and the 375 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: Tigers who knows who knows and the school and the 376 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: Tigers might have to use Scooble on the final day 377 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: of the season, right, That's what Kay was saying. But 378 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: all right, ladies and gentlemen, I'll be back tomorrow, see 379 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: you next time. 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