1 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: US gets another life and it works out for them. 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: It's the FT Live postgame Show. It's presented by Fox One. 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: That's where you can watch all of the WBC games. 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: It's Braun, It's Kratz, and it's man who played a 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: lot of baseball in Canada, but he is an American, 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Polar KP. I'm going to go there. Canada has 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: a problem with the US right now in sports. Sorry 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: about it too soon, whatever you want to say. 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: For it's been three really tough ones in the last 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: you know, four or five months. Canada is going to 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: get their shot again. But once again, for the audience 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,599 Speaker 2: out there, I am American. So I was rooting for 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: Team USA today as I have always been rooting for 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: Team USA. The only one that hurt my feelings a 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: little bit obviously the Blue Jay is losing to the 16 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: Dodgers in the World Series. 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: That I was rooting for Canada. 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: That is fair. So what happened? Kratz? Do you feel 19 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: better about Team USA now heading into a mapp against 20 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, just a little Dominican Republic team that is 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: full of superstars, enthusiasm and a want for this title, 22 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: maybe more than a World Series. If you were watching 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: our Trisua Whitaker talking to Julio Rodriguez about twenty four 24 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: hours ago about this. 25 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 3: I never felt bad about the US team. There was 26 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 3: also nothing that they were going to show me in 27 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 3: tonight's game against Canada that was going to tell me 28 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 3: that the dr was scared of them. US wasn't going 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: to do anything that they weren't gonna They weren't going 30 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 3: to score fifteen runs against Canada. They weren't going to 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: start bat flipping or any kind of swaggy swag that 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: the Dominican is at home going, whoa, we're afraid of 33 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 3: that team they have. We'll get We'll get to that 34 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 3: matchup coming up. But I was never worried about the 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: US team. All the kerfuffle that was going on, it 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: was it was Ancillary's stuff. It was stuff outside of 37 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: the players. The players domain. The players are still the players. 38 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 3: The lineup is ridiculous. The fact that Pete Crow Armstrong 39 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: and Bryce Terrang are doing two of the best guys 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: that are hitting on the team, or the eight to 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: nine hitters in their regular lineup. 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: So this was actually a pretty close game when you 43 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: add it all up. You said they weren't going to 44 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: really convince you of anything different. Well, I will say, KP, 45 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: if we take out the first two tune up games 46 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: for Team USA, they have not looked dominant against team 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: teams that have big leaguers. Right, So they won by 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: two over Mexico, they got blasted by Team Italy, and 49 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: now up against Canada, which does have twenty plus big leaguers, 50 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: they won by two. Are you more worried about the 51 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: pitching or the hitting going into what could be Dominican 52 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: Republican then either Japan or Venezuela after that? 53 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: Well, I first want to say what krat said. I 54 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 2: think I with what he said. I don't think there's 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 2: anything they could have done or did tonight to scare 56 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 2: the dominic or Republic of their matchup. But I think 57 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: as a fan of Team USA, I think there's a 58 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: lot they could have shown tonight to give you a 59 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: little bit more confidence going into that matchup. The fact 60 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: that you know, really in that seventh inning, you know, 61 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: Canada had their best hitter up, their leader, their captain, 62 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: with a runner at second and third base and no outs, 63 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: and unfortunately didn't come up with, you know, being able 64 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: to advance the runners and get a run across there. 65 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 2: But that game got very close to being a tie 66 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: score going into the you know, bottom of the seventh inning, 67 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: top of the eighth inning. I think they could have 68 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: shown I think if they would have came out and 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 2: they would have just dominated Team Canada like we felt 70 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: like they should be doing, I think I would have 71 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 2: had a lot more confidence for them going into this 72 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: next matchup. 73 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 3: But to answer your. 74 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: Question right now, it's honestly, I mean, Paul Skens is 75 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: gonna pitch tomorrow. I think you were when they played 76 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: team when they played the Dominic Republic. I think you 77 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: have to have all the confidence in the world Monday, sorry, 78 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: I think you have to have all the confidence Sunday. 79 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: I think you're gonna have all the confidence in the world. 80 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: And him starting that game, yes he's on a shorter 81 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: leash than normal, but I think you have to be 82 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: a static if your team USA and he's taking the bump. 83 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 2: But right now, I think it's the offense. I think 84 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: it's just sometimes when you put the best players in 85 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: everyone's team on the same team, the lineup doesn't have 86 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: the same flow as a normal lineup. And I think 87 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: you know, in normal circumstances when you have a bunch 88 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: of when you have superstars and you have a bunch 89 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 2: of role players, everyone kind of fits into the role. 90 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: But when you have all the team's best players, there's 91 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: just not a lot of continuity in their lineup. And 92 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: I think that's why you're seeing these guys at the 93 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 2: bottom of the order who are superstars, but they're also, 94 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 2: you know, not the you know, Bryce Harper's and Aaron 95 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: Judges of the world. I think they're just kind of 96 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: fitting in where they're supposed to and they're just trying 97 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 2: to do their job. It feels like everyone else is 98 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: trying to carry the team. So the offense scares me 99 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 2: right now a little bit. 100 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 3: I said I would have said. Besides the fact that 101 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: Paul Skeens is going I mean, obviously you have the 102 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: best the best start to any career of any big 103 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 3: league pitcher in Paul Skins. To me, just the overall 104 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 3: fact that the home run tonight by Bo Naylor for 105 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 3: Team Canada was the most home runs that any team 106 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 3: has given up. So Team USA has given up the 107 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 3: most home runs their entire pitching staff. So as a whole, 108 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: that's not great. I get it's from Nolan mclan and 109 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 3: Ryan Yarborough who who might not be pitching in big spots. 110 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 3: We don't know what's going to happen, but it's just 111 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 3: overall as a team that's kind of concerning. It's concerning 112 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: that they're giving up those home runs. It's also they're 113 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 3: playing in Houston, so you know, it's a little bit 114 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: shorter to the to the gaps down to Crawford boxes. 115 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: But I don't know, I guess, I guess. I just 116 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 3: trust the lineup, trusting the lineup that they're going to hit. 117 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 3: But you're also facing some dudes. You face three dudes 118 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: that they had no idea who they were, Wilkinson, Ashman 119 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 3: and I forget the other guy that uh Well pitched 120 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 3: for Canada. 121 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: Well. Also, Felipamont appeared for the ninetieth time in the 122 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic. He's done, I think for them what 123 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: they say, he's a farmer now. He's been out of 124 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: the game for a long time. You guys both probably 125 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: faced him. And I don't know, Kratz, did you come 126 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: across him? Were you in the same word with him? 127 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: On the Phillies. 128 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 3: One of my good friends that I haven't my buddy. 129 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: My buddy texted me, he goes, Felipa Mont is still 130 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 3: playing and I was like, that's what I said. His 131 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: phone numbers changed, some of the relationships that he's had 132 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: have changed, so I couldn't even get a hold of 133 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 3: that person anymore. So like I would love to talk 134 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 3: to Filipa Mont, but watching him pitch was unbelieving. I 135 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 3: mean a was my golf partner, he was my roommate 136 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 3: one time. Like this guy was the Bee's knees in 137 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 3: the Cliff Lee trade. He was. 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And then Cliffley ended up 172 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 3: coming back in free agency to the Phillies. And so eleven, 173 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: twelve and thirteen, I played with Felipe Belmont in the 174 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 3: big leagues and in Triple A together. 175 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: And then wasn't he eventually on the Blue Jays or 176 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: in the Blue Jays system too? 177 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 3: He tried, he made, he tried to make a comeback. 178 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: Okay, right enough. 179 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: I think he formally asked for his release so that 180 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: he could participate in this. I think he was. Yeah, 181 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: I think he like was still in the Blue Jays 182 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: organization in some capacity and they had to formally release 183 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 2: him so that he can go out in Pittsford team Canada. 184 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: Wow, still after eleven years not pitching in the big leagues, 185 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: they own you like that. I mean, I knew that, 186 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: you know, late bloomers can get stuck in the arbitration 187 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: U contingency for a long period of time, but I 188 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: didn't know it was that bad geez. You guys got 189 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: to work on that in your next CBA. Anyway, Yeah, 190 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: thank you. Other parts of this game, let's point out 191 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: number one. I mean, the tam Usa offense was not 192 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: knocking the cover off the ball, but they got the 193 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: job done right making contact and I actually felt like 194 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: you saw some similarities with tem Usa and the Dominican Republic. 195 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: I didn't get to watch that whole game because eventually 196 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: transitioned here, but dr poured in most of their runs 197 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: and what a two inning span, and they weren't going 198 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: off power wise either. But you get to see how 199 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: some of these stars can play to what's given to them, 200 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: string together some hits and score some runs that actually 201 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: started right off the jump with the Bobby Witt nine 202 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: pitch walk that helped. I felt like there was a 203 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: little bit of a sigh of relief. It's been kind 204 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: of a lot for Team USA over the past forty 205 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: eight hours, and we've gone over what's caused all of that, 206 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: and Mark de Rosa has certainly taken a little bit 207 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: of heat. He spoke and essentially said during the game 208 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: that everybody's his A lineup because there was a lot 209 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: of A lineup versus B lineup. The quote A lineup 210 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: was back in there and they put five runs together. 211 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: But KP, what did you think of the way that 212 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: they swung the bats today? Yeah, there wasn't power. They 213 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: weren't barreling balls left and right, but they did what 214 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: they needed to do to create some offense. Yes, against 215 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: some pitchers that are not the world's finest. 216 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 2: And I think if this was game eighty one of 217 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: a regular season, you say, hey, they did enough to win, 218 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 2: but you know this is win or go home, and 219 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 2: this is our version of the dream team, you would 220 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: expect them to be able to put more than five 221 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 2: runs across the board against. Like Cratsey mentioned, you know, 222 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 2: they have a couple pictures that aren't big league pitchers 223 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 2: and names we haven't really heard of. Not to take 224 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 2: away from their talent and what they're able to do, 225 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: but these guys are used to facing the best in 226 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: the world and being able to go out and dominate 227 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 2: every day. I think there's just a challenge with a lineup. 228 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 2: It's not the fault Mark de Rosa and who he 229 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: puts in the lineup, or how you know this whole 230 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 2: team was brought together. It's just when you ask a 231 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 2: bunch of superstars to get on one team and to 232 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: just kind of try to figure it out. You know, 233 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 2: lineups have flows to them. You know, I think when 234 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 2: you think about some of the best lineups in baseball, 235 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 2: a lot of times those lineups have been together for 236 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 2: a long time. Everyone kind of knows their role within 237 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: that lineup, and you're asking people to potentially do different 238 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: things than normal than they normally do. There's some challenge 239 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 2: to it, but ultimately, when you have that much talent 240 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 2: on a roster, you're going to figure out ways to 241 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 2: get you know, w's. You just have to worry about 242 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 2: when they when they in their next matchup and they're 243 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 2: facing you know, a legit starter and then the bullpen 244 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 2: for the dr is going to be legit. It's gonna 245 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 2: be you know, legit guys coming out of that bullpen. 246 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 2: Are they going to be able to manufacture enough runs? 247 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: And you know, obviously there's questioning on the pitching side 248 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 2: after Paul Skens goes, are they going to be able 249 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: to keep up high octane offense down like the Dominican 250 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 2: Republic down. 251 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 3: It's going to be a very interesting matchup. What I 252 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 3: want to see is how d Row and his staff 253 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 3: figures out who's going to play the next game. He's 254 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 3: already said that will Smith will catch, which is one 255 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 3: of my question marks, not saying that cal Raley shouldn't 256 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 3: be in there, but Will Smith is very good. Cal 257 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 3: Raley is very good. Cal Raley doesn't have a hit 258 00:12:55,559 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: yet this series this WBC. Do they keep right Harper 259 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 3: in there. I don't think they're gonna mix. I don't 260 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 3: think they're gonna put Paul Goldschmidt back in there, so 261 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: I think it's still Bryce Harper. But then the other 262 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 3: question is Alex Bregman, like he's not doing as well 263 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 3: as say Gunner Henderson in the time that he's gone 264 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 3: in there. Do they go to Gunner Henderson with a 265 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 3: guy like Luis Severino. Do they go with, hey, you know, 266 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 3: how have you done against Louis Severina. It'll be interesting 267 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 3: to see how they how they build this lineup with 268 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 3: those pieces that have when they've been in there, they've 269 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: done well. Do they move Bryce Harper down? Do they 270 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 3: put Gunner Henderson in and say, Gunner, you're hitting second 271 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 3: because Bobby you go right left right to judge and 272 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 3: you know, so I think there's I think there's some choices, 273 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: Like like KP said, they're gonna have to score, and 274 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 3: they're gonna have to score against Severino, and then they're 275 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 3: gonna have to score against ninety nine to one hundred 276 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 3: and one from every dude coming out in the bullpen. 277 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, what do they do in center field? 278 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: Is well, you know, as I mean, if you think 279 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: about there is no A and B. But there was 280 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 2: the initial lineup and Byron Buckson was in that initial lineup, 281 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 2: and then it was Pete crow Armstrong, and then it 282 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: was Byron Buckers and then it seems like it's been 283 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: pc A you know, last two games. Do they stay 284 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: with him? You know, we don't really know what goes 285 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: on behind closed doors. The conversations with uh, you know, 286 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 2: when you when you ask permission for these guys to 287 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 2: play and what their team's expectations are. Is Byron Buckson 288 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 2: a guy that you know has to play. Can he 289 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: sit a couple of days in a row, because right 290 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: now PCA has been arguably one of their best hitters. 291 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 2: Does Hee go out there and play on Sunday? There's 292 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 2: there's some tough decisions that you know, the ros is 293 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 2: gonna have to make, but some of them are out 294 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: of his control, I believe too. 295 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: It's funny. I'm going through the comments while you guys 296 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: are chatting that there's one who's particularly going hard at US, 297 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: like why does it seem like these guys are at 298 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: a memorial service? Did they lose money on the game? 299 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: And then there are plenty of others pointing out, hey, 300 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: when the US wins by two runs against Team Canada 301 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: here with no superstars, does that really instill confidence against 302 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic. So before we spin it forward and 303 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: start previewing, I do want to say, like, sure, we're 304 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: all rooting for the US, we're excited about it, but 305 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: I do think that we should be critical at times 306 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: like this wasn't one hey if they like had a 307 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: freaking party, US you know, wins ten two, they're bashing Homers. 308 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: We're like, oh shit, this looks like a different team now, right. 309 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: Forget everything from the pool and how they had to 310 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: sit there and be Italian for a night and root 311 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: for Team Italy to win and all of that. This 312 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: team is showing their colors now and it's like, yeah, 313 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: they played well, it was fine, But like you said, Kratz, 314 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, nothing was going to show you something one 315 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: way or another. For me, I would say if they 316 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: put up a ten spot, I would feel a little better. Here, 317 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: let me phrase it this way. It's still spring training. 318 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: Season wise, most years, these superstars are used to building 319 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: themselves up, Right, some guys are slow starters in their career, 320 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Judges, not clearly if you look at last year. 321 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: But some guys are, Like how much do you think 322 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: that's a factor here with players? 323 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 3: Right? 324 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: If everybody's quote in mid season form and then heading 325 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: to the postseason, it's not like you always see the 326 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: best version of a player then, But do you think 327 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: there are some players that don't completely have their superpowers 328 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: and aren't able to find it at this time of 329 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: year as much? 330 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 3: For sure? And you probably have to ask somebody that's 331 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 3: closer to superstar status, somebody that played every day compared 332 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 3: to somebody who's on the bench. I felt like the 333 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 3: times that I played in the playoffs and the times 334 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: that I played in international competition, my number is elevated 335 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 3: because of the fact that I understood not playing every 336 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 3: single day. Some of these guys are not playing every day, 337 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 3: or I understood that at the beginning of spring training, 338 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 3: I gotta be ready, Like if I'm not ready for 339 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 3: this moment, like I could get cut, I could where 340 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 3: these guys, like you said, or you kind of alluded 341 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 3: to Scott, they're trying to get in their rhythm. And 342 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 3: the best thing you can do is getting a rhythm 343 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 3: to the very first game of the season and bang, 344 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 3: you're playing. You're playing four days in a row, then 345 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 3: you guys have an off day, then you're playing six 346 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 3: days in a row, and all of a sudden, now 347 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 3: you're in a rhythm and as an everyday player. And 348 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 3: all these guys are everyday players, and they take care 349 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 3: of business for the entire season because they're gonna get 350 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 3: six hundred at bats. You can run into a little 351 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 3: bit of a schmeck here and there, and that's okay. 352 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 3: The issue is it might not be okay when you 353 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 3: get eliminated. So that's the issue here, and you're never 354 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 3: You're never gonna be like, oh well, if that's the case, 355 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 3: then we should just get all bench players. No. I'm 356 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 3: just saying, they got to want it, and they have 357 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 3: to want it more than a team that wants it 358 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 3: more than any team in the Dominican Republic that I've 359 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 3: seen in this tournament. 360 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: Okay, let's do this. I think it's time. Let's spin 361 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: this forward. Let's have some fun. You want a little spice, Okay. 362 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: I am as excited for this game as almost any 363 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: game for years. This is the premier matchup. The best 364 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: game and the best experience of my life was the 365 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: US against the Dominican Republic in twenty seventeen when I 366 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:22,719 Speaker 1: was able to call that game. So let's do this. 367 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: The United States is matching up against Dominican Republic. If 368 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: you want dumb amounts of superstar power in the lineup, 369 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: this is for you. This is, in my mind, better 370 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: than seeing two all star teams. Actually not even close. 371 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: Of course, they're playing for something real. There should be 372 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: a lot more togetherness. This is a real all star game, right. 373 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: This is everything that every sport dreams of, every league 374 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: dreams of hockey has been able to create this just recently. 375 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: You get the best players in the world like US 376 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,479 Speaker 1: and DR and lineup y specifically. There's plenty of good 377 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: pitching there too, but we know that in this tournament, 378 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: especially from a team like the US, you don't get 379 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: all the best big lineup wise you do, so we're 380 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: super pumped for this. All the games are on Fox one, 381 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: by the way, so let's rip that real quick too, 382 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: to let everyone know. You can get a seven day 383 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: free trial of Fox one today. So if you've had 384 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: any issues, say you don't have cable or you're looking 385 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: for the games, sure you can go to any of 386 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: the TV stations that are carrying it, like now Fox 387 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: but before that FS ONEFS too, the whole deal. Otherwise, 388 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: Fox one is for you. Go get the app seven 389 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: day free trial, Baseball season around the Corner, regular season 390 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: Baseball Saturdays with AJ and many others. So check it out. Okay, 391 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: let's do this kp US against DR. What are you 392 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: thinking is going to happen in this game? Where do 393 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: you like matchups? 394 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 2: I mean, first of all, it's a one game playoff, 395 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: so anything could happen. But you know, I think the 396 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 2: DR is just coming in offensively, swinging the bats really well, 397 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: with a lot of momentum, a lot of swag, and 398 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 2: like you mentioned, you know, and Julio Rodriguez even mentioned it, 399 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 2: like this is for a lot of Dominican born players, 400 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 2: this is bigger than the World Series. For them to 401 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 2: win a gold medal and represent their country, you know, 402 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 2: is the pinnacle of their career. And not to say 403 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 2: it's not as important to some of the guys. 404 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: On Team USA. 405 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: It's just such a cultural difference. You know, when you 406 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 2: grow up in the States, you dream of playing in 407 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 2: the big leagues and you dream of, you know, winning 408 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: a World Series. A lot of Dominican players obviously dream 409 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 2: of playing in the major leagues, but representing their country 410 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 2: is like the greatest honor they could have. So, I mean, 411 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 2: USA is gonna have to wake up in terms of matchups. 412 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you really need to get a 413 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 2: lot out of Paul Skiings. I mean, if there's a 414 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 2: picture on the planet that can kind of navigate through 415 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 2: the star studded lineup that Dominican has, you have the 416 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: right guy on the mound. It's where do you go 417 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 2: to after Paul Skins is done? Howard do you ridge 418 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: the gap to potentially get back to you know, the 419 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: back end of the bullpen, of the bed Nards and 420 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 2: the Witlocks and obviously Mason Miller there. You know, that's 421 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 2: the question. 422 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 3: But I don't know. 423 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 2: I'm gonna defer to Cratsey here because I just think 424 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 2: you know, the swag and the how much it means 425 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 2: to the players in the Dominican might just be too 426 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 2: much for the US to overcome. 427 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I guess that that's the easy answer, 428 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 3: and I completely agree. And I thought the Dominican was 429 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 3: going to be the team to be in this tournament 430 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 3: and they're showing that, except once you get to Paul 431 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 3: Skins and you say, Okay, well, how are you going 432 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 3: to beat Paul Skans. Paul Skeen's giving up twenty one 433 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 3: home runs in his first two full seasons in the 434 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 3: big leagues, not going to hit a lot of dingers 435 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 3: against them. So the Dominican who was hitting tons of 436 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 3: dingers before tonight, when they score ten runs with zero dingers, 437 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 3: So to me, that is the separator right now. If 438 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 3: Paul Skiings can figure out how to navigate what type 439 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 3: of Dominican lineup he's gonna face. Sometimes it's a catcher. 440 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 3: You're you're watching guys and you're like, these guys are 441 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 3: going for the downs right now. These guys are going 442 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 3: for all or nothing. And then if Paul Skins can 443 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 3: navigate the lineup that way, he's gonna give them five innings, 444 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 3: no runs, one run, and I think he's gonna have 445 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 3: a lot of success. If the Dominican says, We're totally 446 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 3: fine not hitting any home runs. We're just gonna put 447 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 3: the ball in play. I think Paul Skeens has to 448 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 3: change his approach. I think it has to be more. 449 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 3: It has to be more of that splinker. It has 450 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 3: to be more of him running balls farther in exactly 451 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 3: what I said about Hung Jane Ryu. He did an 452 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 3: okay job of tonight against the Dominican early, and then 453 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 3: he he didn't last very long, which you know, I 454 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 3: didn't know what his pitch count was going to be. 455 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 3: But you have to you can't. You can't live away 456 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 3: against the Dominican. You have to make them uncomfortable. So 457 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 3: the matchup to me is how many times the Dominican 458 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 3: hitters feet move in the first inning. Paul Skins can 459 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 3: get those guys from Fernando Tatis to Vladimir Guerrero to 460 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 3: want want so it doesn't matter. Don't don't move Wan 461 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 3: SODA's feet. He knows the strike zone. He's not changing 462 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 3: his approach. But Tatis, Vladdie, you get them to move 463 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,479 Speaker 3: their feet. I'm not saying throwing up in at him. 464 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 3: I'm saying, move their feet now. All of a sudden 465 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 3: it's going to open up a way for you to 466 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 3: get soft contact and not get hurt with big damage 467 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 3: to the big part of the ballpark. 468 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: Did you say something about Homer's krafts because you know 469 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: Austin Wells Homer. 470 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 3: Oh, he did. Homer to walk it off. So that 471 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 3: was the one home run? Sorry when it was? 472 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: When it was the comments after we posted this, I 473 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: missed miss is getting more Dominican by the day. His words, 474 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: three run Homer and that is your mercy rule against Korea. 475 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: They smashed them and it's Louis Severino on the other side, 476 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: if we didn't say it already against Paul Skeans for 477 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: this one. So that is the separator, right, I mean, 478 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: you can talk about dr feeling themselves more and looking 479 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: like they're just enjoying everything more. That doesn't necessarily mean 480 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: they're going to win the game. But Kate Pete, the 481 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: X factor is you might have Paul Skeens for five 482 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: ish innings against Louis Severino and Team USA might get 483 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 1: to him early. He's not a bad pitcher, but he's 484 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: not Paul Skeens. He's nothing close to it. 485 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think that's something that they're going 486 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 2: to have to do is I think if the US 487 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 2: can score early and score a couple of runs off 488 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 2: Luis Severino, puts a little bit more pressure on the 489 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 2: dr to have to try to hit a monster in 490 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 2: Paul Skeans. But I was going to ask Cratsy. From 491 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 2: a catcher's perspective, obviously, it's a lot more difficult to 492 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 2: potentially navigate a lineup that's trying to put the ball 493 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 2: in play versus trying to swing for the fences. But 494 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 2: when you have a guy like Paul Skeans, is it 495 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 2: even you know, beneficial for your offense to just try 496 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 2: to put the ball in play where you just try 497 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 2: to everyone's got to try to clip them like you're 498 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 2: trying to maybe get a walk and hit a two 499 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 2: run homer. I mean, I don't think you're stringing four 500 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: or five hits off of them in an inning. 501 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 3: You're not. But you're trying to create situations where you 502 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 3: can hit with two strikes against a guy like Paul Skins. 503 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 3: If you're taking team at bats and people are gonna 504 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 3: be like, what this dude struck out over two hundred guys, 505 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 3: you know all this stuff. I understand that, but they 506 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 3: have to get Paul. Paul Skins is the best pitcher 507 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 3: in that can pitch in the game on Sunday, and 508 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 3: you are trying to get him out of the game. 509 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 3: So team at bats where you're not trying to go 510 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 3: only for damage, or if you are going only for damage, 511 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,719 Speaker 3: then you're just waiting for the middle middle pitch. You 512 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 3: can't chase corners, you can't chase and that's where and 513 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 3: that's what Paul Skins I mean, Paul Skeens is one 514 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 3: of the best pictures on the planet right now. People 515 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 3: would say it's either Terce Google, Garrett Corchet or Paul Skeens. 516 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,679 Speaker 3: So you have to have a you have to have 517 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 3: an approach. And if Dominican has the same approach for 518 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 3: the entire team, they'll be successful against them. If it's 519 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 3: each man for themselves and they're like, well, I know 520 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 3: we're supposed to be working account here, but I'm getting 521 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 3: one off early here and see see what can see 522 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:21,159 Speaker 3: what can happen. But Scotty had asked about matchups. Scotty 523 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 3: asked about matchups. If you go around, go around the 524 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 3: diamond right now, for me, the only the only three 525 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 3: places that I could think where team USA. If you're 526 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 3: going position by position has the advantage to me, I 527 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 3: think starting on the mound, it's Paul Schemes. I think 528 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 3: behind a dish Will Smith, and I think in right 529 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 3: field Aaron Judge. Other than that, I have a hard 530 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 3: time believing that you can say definitively the US has 531 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 3: a better player at any of the positions than what's 532 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 3: than what the Dominican has. 533 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and we can do a tell a tape. Well, 534 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: I guess maybe not. It's the weekend. We're not doing 535 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: enough to you tomorrow. 536 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: So I would say I would say shortstop too, I'd 537 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 2: say short yeah. 538 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 3: Bobby Witt, Yes. 539 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 2: But when you were talking about matchups too, I mean 540 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 2: I think, I think, and this is no offense to 541 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 2: cal But the guy that I think moves the needle 542 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 2: for the team USA as Will Smith, because much like 543 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 2: you talked about, I think he's just a complete hitter. 544 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 2: He knows how to kind of keep you know, the 545 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 2: line moving. 546 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 3: You watch him play the other day. 547 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 2: He has this ability to you know, be out in front, 548 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 2: hit a double to left field. He could shoot a 549 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 2: ball at the right field, Like, this is the perfect 550 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 2: guy you need the lineup. He's not an all or 551 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 2: nothing type of hitter. He's going to grind out at bats, 552 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 2: He's gonna see a ton of pitches. I love that 553 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 2: he's going to be in the lineup because you know, 554 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 2: he lengthens that lineup so much. He makes it so 555 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 2: much deeper. And it's hard to say because Kyle Rowley 556 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: and a lot of our opinions should have been the 557 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 2: m v P. But in a one game sort of 558 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,040 Speaker 2: elimination game like this, you need a guy like that 559 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 2: who's just an absolute just nightmare to face. He's gonna 560 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: fight and has the ability to do anything he wants 561 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 2: with the bat. 562 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: Some people are like, why didn't they save Christopher Sanchez 563 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: for this game? I'll he pitched tonight. 564 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 3: That. Yeah, let's not. Let's not get into the whole 565 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 3: pitching like he was on his five days. This is 566 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 3: why Terror Skuball wasn't able to come back for a 567 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 3: potential championship game like they're on their days. We can't 568 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 3: just go all right, well, I'll pitch less and I'll 569 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 3: throw on four days, or I'll just take my six days. 570 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 3: Yet it might bump me to like a four day 571 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 3: rest for opening that. No like that, that's clearly not possible, 572 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 3: and yeah, you know what, it'd be great. Luis Severino 573 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 3: is also a very good pitcher. Christopher Sanchez was top 574 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 3: three cy Young vote get or last last year. But 575 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 3: why didn't they shave Paul Skins for the finals? If 576 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 3: they if they beat Dominican here tomorrow on Sunday. 577 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can play that game. But it'll be Nolan 578 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: McLean if they're able to advance, and he'll go up 579 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: against either Japan or against Venezuela. Okay, let's get to 580 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: the player of the game now. We're going to go 581 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: backtracking just for a moment here, because the US did 582 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: have to get past Canada and there was a lot 583 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: of negative attention around the team. I will say this too, 584 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: and I think this is fair. Expectations are very high 585 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: when you put together a roster like this, and I 586 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: do think they should be high. We've had what five 587 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classics in the US has won one time. 588 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: Let's go guys, you know, and that they've talked for 589 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: years about how they feel like they've been able to 590 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: recruit the big boys now, which you do see some big, 591 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: bigger names than we've ever seen there. They finally got 592 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: judge in they've got schemes leading the pack. You've got 593 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: them for your semi final against the vaunted all star 594 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: looking lineup of Dominican Republic. But I also want to 595 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: highlight how they were able to pluck a number one 596 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: starter of the league leader in strikeouts on the national 597 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: league side this past season. He is our MLB Rivals 598 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: Player of the Game. You logan, Web's got it, KP. 599 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: It's a guy who always gives you efficiency. But then 600 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: now he's a strikeout pitcher and it looks like that'll continue, right. 601 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: I mean, this was a low k per nine guy 602 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden had the biggest strikeout 603 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: spike of anybody in baseball last year. And they were 604 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: describing one of the many ways that he became that, 605 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: but he was like, oh, two strikes, I think I'm 606 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: gonna put guys away. Now. He definitely is, you know, 607 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: one of those, hey, let me get quick outs kind 608 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: of guys. That's how he's been able to rack up 609 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: innings and this time in the past year, he's been 610 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: able to put guys away, and he's pitching differently with 611 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: two strikes. And you saw that tonight too, right. 612 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think it's just the evolution at 613 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: logan Web. I think it's just honestly, it's a mentality. 614 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 2: When you have the sinker that he has, why wouldn't 615 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 2: you try to get you know, early contact, week contact 616 00:30:58,800 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 2: on the ground. 617 00:30:59,360 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 3: And be efficient. 618 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 2: Not only is logan Web now striking out a lot 619 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 2: of hitters, what he's done over his last four or 620 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 2: five years of his career is he throws close to two, 621 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 2: if not over two hundred innings every year. So he's 622 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 2: kind of figured out the perfect blend of Hey, let's 623 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 2: try to be efficient. But when I do get two strikes, 624 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 2: I can be a little selfish here, and I could 625 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 2: try to go for the strikeout, throw strikes early, get ahead, 626 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 2: and when I get two strikes too, one two, I 627 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 2: can be a little selfish. I can go for some 628 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 2: swing amiss and when when that doesn't happen, if guys 629 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:34,959 Speaker 2: lay off, if I don't get the punch out, then 630 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 2: I just get back in the zone and I do 631 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: what I always do, and I induce weak contact. It's 632 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 2: just crazy that more pitchers don't kind kind of view 633 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 2: pitching like that. Is because you can blend the two. 634 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 2: I think there's value in both. I think there's value 635 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 2: in being able to go deep into games and pitch 636 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 2: two hundred plus innings, and there's also value in the strikeout. 637 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 2: But we don't need to be trying to strike out 638 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 2: a hitter from pitch one. Be efficient when you work, 639 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 2: when you work fast, work ahead, and you keep your 640 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 2: defense in bawl, you're gonna still find yourself in you know, one, two, 641 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 2: two counts. Then be a little selfish for a pitcher too, 642 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 2: and try to get a punch and if not, get 643 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 2: back to pitch into contact. 644 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 3: No. Oh yeah. And he doesn't walk guys either, like 645 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 3: he continued to get into deep into games not walking guys. 646 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 3: And he's up to strikeouts this past year, but he's 647 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 3: led the league the last three years in innings pitch. 648 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 3: That didn't stop last year when he added the extra strikeouts. 649 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 3: To me, and in no way does he look or 650 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 3: his mannerisms or anything look like him, but he reminds 651 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 3: me a lot of a prime roy Holiday in the 652 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 3: sense that is he a strikeout pitcher. No, but he 653 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 3: gets strikeouts. He's a guy that wants to be out 654 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 3: there for all nine innings, and he will rack up 655 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 3: his strikeouts because he's out there for seven or eight innings, 656 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 3: he will rack up strikeouts because he gets ahead and 657 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, you're in a two haul and 658 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 3: now that change up's broken out. Now he runs that 659 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 3: slider way off when you're afraid of him backdoor and 660 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 3: that sinker as a right handed hitter. But the thing 661 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 3: that I think he did it, I saw Roy Holliday 662 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 3: try at the end of his career when he was 663 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 3: still good twenty ten, twenty eleven, he tried to elevate 664 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 3: the fastball more and he just wasn't able to do 665 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 3: it because everyone was looking down for that cutter, sinker, curveball. 666 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 3: If he threw, it's that splitter they developed the year 667 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 3: he threw the perfect game and no hitter in the playoffs. 668 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 3: But Logan Webb's now firing that ball up in the zone. 669 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 3: And I think that's where his strikeouts started to come 670 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 3: more this year, because he did that enough where guys 671 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 3: go and KP knows you're looking down, down, down, All 672 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 3: of a sudden, woo, I might not I might need 673 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 3: to swing at that whoop. Now I'm swinging over the 674 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 3: sinker as the next pitch, and it's it's a devastating 675 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 3: combination and he'll be up there this year again in 676 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 3: cy Young vote. So unfortunately he plays in the same 677 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 3: league as Paul Skins. 678 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, good luck to anyone else trying to rack up 679 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: cy Young awards for the next well only a few years. 680 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,840 Speaker 1: Then he'll hit free agency and we'll see what happens. 681 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: One other note on the pitching front, because some in 682 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: the chatter asking about Joe Ryan last I checked. It's 683 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 1: not officially confirmed, because I heard he's got a bullpen 684 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 1: session tomorrow Saturday, and if that goes okay, then he 685 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: should be available for the final. So I do think 686 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: you're going to see both Nolan McLain and Joe Ryan 687 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: for the final. My guess is that they'll start McClain. 688 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 3: That's that's what Ken said today. 689 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: That'll start McLain, and the Mets are a little more 690 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: tight with their pitching. I mean they made Clay Holmes 691 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: go home obviously, but I think it would be Nolan McLain. 692 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,480 Speaker 1: You tell me, because I wasn't on today. 693 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,800 Speaker 3: No, I mean just we asked the same question because 694 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 3: of Joe Ryan possibly joining. It's not quite official yet, 695 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,880 Speaker 3: but if he joins, I said, is he going to 696 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 3: be the starter? And Nolan mclan will be bounced out, 697 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 3: and as far as Ken knows, he's still listed as 698 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 3: the starter. It would be Joe Ryan to help that, 699 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 3: and maybe and maybe McLean's. You know, McLain, I think 700 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 3: went three innings last time, so I mean you don't. 701 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 3: I don't think you want to go seven bullpen guys 702 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 3: if possible to back up a starter, So I think 703 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:23,839 Speaker 3: Joe Ryan gives you that. But also Joe Ryan's only 704 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 3: made one start, so that's where they wouldn't throw him 705 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 3: in to start. It would be more of he'd come, 706 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 3: he'd get his pitches and whatever. That looks like probably 707 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 3: a clean inning if I were to guess, But from 708 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 3: from Ken, it still sounds like Nolan mclan's getting the 709 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 3: start if they make the finals. 710 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: Mhm. And we'll wrap this conversation up this way. For 711 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: those of you that didn't think we're excited for TMOSA, 712 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: hey yeah, they're in the semifinals. We're excited for them. 713 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean, but the expectations are high. And 714 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: we did start the show pretty hot saying how the 715 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: US keeps poking ended it lately, saying they're better at 716 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: them in sports right now, they beat them in women's 717 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 1: acumen's hockey and now in baseball. I mean it's that 718 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: kind of year where they're just lining up against Canada 719 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: and they're beating them. Now, this one I think was 720 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: drawn up in their favor a little bit, but good 721 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: for them. 722 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 2: Do you think do you think it was also insult 723 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,319 Speaker 2: after that seventh inning when the producer just fired on 724 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:28,320 Speaker 2: Freebird after David Bettnar escapes that jam? Was that also 725 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,319 Speaker 2: just like you didn't hear it? Yeah, as soon as 726 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 2: they got out the inning, it was like immediately queued up. 727 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 2: It was like the guitar solo from Freebird. It was like, man, 728 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 2: they're just trying to kick Canada where they're down right now. 729 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 2: That was their obviously best opportunity to try to tie 730 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 2: the game. There, they're captain up the middle of their order, 731 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 2: up you know, second and third, no outs and and 732 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 2: Bennard escapes not giving up any runs straight into Freebird 733 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:54,800 Speaker 2: and then commercial break. 734 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 3: Producer producer gold. Anytime directors, producers could do something like that, 735 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 3: that's gold and I think maybe are a little bit 736 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 3: of a subdued celebration is exactly why people are like, wow, 737 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 3: this is a lose lose situation. If you're playing Canada, 738 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 3: like you beat them, you're supposed to, you lose to them. 739 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 3: What are they doing? And so I think it just 740 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 3: is or it also could be the fact that these 741 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 3: guys are looming. These guys, this team right here, they're looming, 742 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 3: And I think it's like, do you celebrate the Canadian 743 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 3: win because you celebrated the Mexico win and you got 744 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 3: smacked in the mouth by Italy. Now do you celebrate 745 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 3: this win? Yes? Absolutely, high fives. Here we go onto 746 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:44,879 Speaker 3: the dr Yeah. 747 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: I don't think they're having a three hour grab a beer, 748 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 1: tell a story session in the clubhouse right now. They're like, okay, boys, 749 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,879 Speaker 1: let's get to work. I know, no game tomorrow. I mean, 750 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: go live your life. But I think they're they're in 751 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: a little more of like a hey, we're about to 752 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: enter it a battle. This is the best lineup they 753 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,240 Speaker 1: will face. Japan's really good. Venezuela has got good talent. 754 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: Theminican team here is special right now, so we'll see 755 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: what happens. It's going to be freaking awesome. It is 756 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 1: one of the best baseball events of the year. And 757 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 1: on our way out here, thank you to Fox one 758 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:21,280 Speaker 1: for sponsoring the postgame show and thank you to MLB 759 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,360 Speaker 1: Rivals for hooking us up with the player of the 760 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:27,760 Speaker 1: game announcement. 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