1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: should say I'm Ken Rosendal here with Alana Rizzo and Alana. 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: I want to start the show with a quote from 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: Matt Gilb's article in The Athletic this morning about the Phillies. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: It's not a quote, actually, it's quoting Matt because he 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: said something incredibly profound about baseball. What Matt said is 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: no one has any idea about anything in this sport. Now, Matt, 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: of course was writing about the Phillies problems at City 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: Field and the sweep that the Mets imposed on them, 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: but it's true, no one has any idea about anything 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: in this sport, even the people on X, even the 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: people in social media, even all of the people out 13 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: there who think they know more. We know nothing, which 14 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: is the enduring beauty of baseball. 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: And I think what he's referring to, obviously, Ken, great 16 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: to be with you as always on this Thursday, is 17 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: the Phillies have a queen's problem and the Phillies just 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: got swept by the New York Mets. What is happening? 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: Good question if you're the Phillies. And this is a 20 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: problem that dates back to twenty three and includes, of course, 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: the postseason last year, they have struggled at City Field. 22 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: It's one of those weird baseball things. Or the Mets 23 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: that much better than the Phillies. No, of course not, 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: but this has had profound implications for the Pennant races. 25 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: Suddenly the NL East is at least somewhat realistic for 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: the Mets their four games back, and even more significantly, 27 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: what has happened here is the Phillies no longer command 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: one of the top two records in the National League. 29 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: They were right there or not right there with Milwaukee, 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: but they were second to Milwaukee. Now, after last night 31 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: the Dodgers winning, the Dodgers have slipped ahead of the Phillies. 32 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: So for the Phillies it's kind of problematic. Now the 33 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: wildcard race is pretty much decided. You see it right there, 34 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: the Reds of four and a half games back. It's 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: like the Royals in the American League. The Royals are 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: three back in the American League wildcard race. Expect either 37 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: one of those teams to get there, barring some kind 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: of Minnesota Twins twenty twenty four collapse. But these races 39 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: are still alive. The Division races, as we'll discuss in 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: a little bit, are quite good as well. But the 41 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: Phillies thing, there was not a race. There were seven 42 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: games up going into this series, and now there is 43 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: one because they're only four games up. And yeah, if 44 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: you're the Phillies, you're wondering what the heck is going on. 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: And from the Mets perspective, Nolan McClain, last night, this 46 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: kid suddenly looks like an ace. They are hitting again. 47 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: Yent Dos is hitting again. You've got Soto and the 48 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: Door and Alonzo all awakening from their August slumber or 49 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: whatever that was. They're an interesting club once again. 50 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the Mets. All the Dodgers, I should say, 51 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 2: have the Mets to thank for putting them in a 52 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 2: position right now, Ken in which the Dodgers could get 53 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: a buy just based on seating. How important do you 54 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: think that is to be able to get that buy 55 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: in the first round. I guess it depends on how 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: how well you're playing at the time. Do you want 57 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 2: the break or do you not? 58 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: Alana, every team would say they want the break. Now. 59 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: We have seen examples in recent years, the Diamondbacks a 60 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, even the Rangers a couple of 61 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: years ago of teams in the first round breaking out 62 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: and going all the way into the World Series. It's 63 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 1: just more difficult that way. And if you're the Dodgers, 64 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: for instance, do you want to expose yourself to a 65 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: best of three, even though it would be at your 66 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: stadium most likely where anything can happen. You can go 67 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: into a situation where you're facing a hot team and 68 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: then you have also two or three more games to 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: play and to use your pitching staff in those games. 70 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: They'd rather have the rest. All teams would rather have 71 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: the rest. Sometimes these teams come out flat after having 72 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: the rest. But if you're the Dodgers, you want one 73 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: to get the division, which now they have a two 74 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: game leader with San Diego, not exactly secure, but better 75 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: than they were, and you want also to get that 76 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: buy no question, they want that. The Phillies would want 77 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: it to if only to rest your banked up players. 78 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this, Sho Heeo Tani. Obviously a 79 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: key component to that Dodgers, not only the starting rotation, 80 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: but of course to the offense. Breaking out the split 81 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 2: ken to right handed hitters looked really good yesterday. Nine 82 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: K's five innings. What did you see? 83 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: I saw a really, really good pitcher and I watched 84 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: that game last night. He does things with the baseball 85 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: that not a lot of pitchers can do. And when 86 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: I talk like that, when I say that, what I 87 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: mean is he can manipulate the ball in ways that 88 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: a lot of other guys can't. That's sweeper or I 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: don't know if it's a sweeper slider. It was breaking 90 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: horizontally like crazy the split as you mentioned, Alana. He 91 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: broke that out to write and in hitters, which he 92 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: really had not done before. It's a pitch he still 93 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: has to command, but he has so many weapons. He 94 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: is so good, and if he is going to be 95 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: the guy we saw last night in the postseason, which 96 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: is of course his goal, then you're looking at Otani, Snell, Yamamoto, 97 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: that is pretty good. Put it that way. 98 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this, and maybe what do you 99 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: think the way Kershaw has been pitching lately. We've had 100 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: this conversation a lot on Dodger's territory. I know it's 101 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: been talked about in other places as well. Do you 102 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: go Glass now Ken or do you go Kersh? 103 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: Well, we're talking about the fourth starter it all goes well, right, 104 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: So it's not that big a deal. You wouldn't even 105 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: figure in the Division series. I would go Kersh in 106 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: the playoffs with Glass now right behind them. It's not 107 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: a bad decision to have. It's a good one. And 108 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: I would want to see also how those two guys 109 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: are physically. Both of them have different physical variables in 110 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: play here Kershaw, his age, Glass now his various ailments 111 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: that always seem to crop up. So I would want 112 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: to see just exactly where they are. But if they 113 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: get there with Otani Yamamoto and going forward where they 114 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: are are now, of course, yes, then they're going to 115 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: be in a really good spot. 116 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 2: No question about that. Alex Vessia hitting the il one 117 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: of the Dodgers' relievers, Ken, is this more of a 118 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 2: situation in your opinion, that the kid just needs some rest, 119 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,119 Speaker 2: especially with the return of Tanner, Scott and Kirby Yetes 120 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 2: Yates give him a blow a little bit. The Dodgers 121 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: are pretty good about that whole phantom I l and 122 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,119 Speaker 2: the moving parts of giving guys rest when needed. 123 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: I can't believe you would suggest the team would use 124 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: this phantom il, especially the Dodger, But yes, they are 125 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,799 Speaker 1: quite good at that, getting their guys breathers at different times. 126 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: Vessi has been used hard really all season, so yes, 127 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: it would behoove them to give him a little bit 128 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: of time off now. And I'm sure he's got something. 129 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: Barking pictures always do it this time of year, so 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: you could justify it. We joke about the phantom I 131 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: l but yes, it's legit, I would think in this case. 132 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: All right, let me ask you this, the Milwaukee Brewers 133 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: signing Eric Fetti. Did that surprise you? 134 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: Yes, and the Brewer's entire season in a number of ways, 135 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: of course. But if you remember at the start of 136 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: the season, they basically had no pitching healthy. They had 137 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: to do some weird things to start the season, and 138 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: of course that crazy Yankee series happened, and then their 139 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: pitching got really healthy, and I was writing quite a 140 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: bit about their depth and how they can do some 141 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: things to the deadline, and they ultimately traded in Estra 142 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: Cortez Junior. Now they're in a situation where they're not 143 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: so healthy and it's not horrible. They lost McGill to 144 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: the IL yesterday with a flex restrain. He thinks it's 145 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: not serious. We'll see. But they signed Fetti because they 146 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: had to pitch Aaron Ashby last night in place of 147 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: Quinn Priester, who they had pushed back a couple of 148 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: days because he has a risk issue. They wanted Fetti 149 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: to back up Aaron Ashby, which he did and did 150 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: reasonably well. It was four to third innings tour and 151 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: runs not bad. So they're in kind of an unusual 152 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: state right now where they're a little bit in flux 153 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: with their pitching. They've got Strisney ready to go. They've 154 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: got Robert if you remember him. This is a talented dude. 155 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: He is on a rehab assignment. He might be coming back. 156 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: So they still have a really good position, or they're 157 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: still in a really good position. Remember it's Freddie Peralta, 158 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: it's the Miz, it's Brandon Woodruff. They're okay, and they've 159 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: got a number of other bodies and a number of 160 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: other relievers in the mix as well. But it's interesting 161 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: that they're in this kind of uncertain spot right now 162 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: at this moment with their pitching staff. Now for all 163 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: that's going on with them, and they haven't played as 164 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: well of late as well. They are still six games 165 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: up for the best record in the National League, six 166 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: games ahead of the Dodgers, and they also are six 167 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: and a half games up on the Cubs, so they're 168 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: in a comfortable or reasonably comfortable position. It's still late August. 169 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: Anything can happen, but I like where the Brewers are, 170 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: so they too, like the Dodgers, just have to get 171 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: to the finished line and get their healthy with their pitching, 172 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: and that is what they are trying to do. 173 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 2: What is the biggest area of concern when you think 174 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 2: about a flexsore strain with Tyler or McGill, I mean 175 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 2: fifteen day il for him. Nothing too serious, that's what 176 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: he says. Although when I think of flex soor strain, 177 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 2: I worry about that. 178 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: I always worry about that. And again, we'll just have 179 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: to wait and see how this goes. But before we 180 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: go out of this first segment, I want to show 181 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: you something Alta that is really cool. If the season 182 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: ended today, here is how the postseason would look and 183 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: there are some amazing matchup here. This is if the 184 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: season ended today. So again, you don't know what's going 185 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: to happen. The bye teams in the National League, the 186 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: Brewers and the Dodgers. We've discussed that. Mets at Phillies 187 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: in the Wildcards, sorry, no city field. Padres at Cubs, 188 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: that would be an amazing series. And for all the 189 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: things the Cubs have gone through, I've got a better 190 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: record than Padres. They've got one of the better records 191 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: in the National League. It's right there with the Dodgers 192 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: as well. So that's the National League. Now the American League. 193 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: This is quite interesting too. The bye teams, the Blue 194 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: Jays and the Tigers. They're fairly comfortable. The blue Jays 195 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: four game lead over the Red Sox, four and a 196 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: half over the Yankees. They should get there. And in 197 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: the wild card Mariners at Astros in the AL West 198 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: Championship and Yankees at Red Sox in the AL East 199 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: kind of consolation bracket. So those would be really cool matchups. 200 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: The one thing, as cool as these things are, first 201 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: of all, they can change. Obviously, they can change. And 202 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: the other part that's bugging me a little bit about 203 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: this season, it's all kind of decided right now. We're 204 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: not even in September, and I'm not talking about the matchups. 205 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking about we know who the twelve teams pretty 206 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: much are going to be the Reds, Yes, they're still 207 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: in it. The Royals, Yes they're still in it. Big 208 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: series this weekend against the Tigers, another one coming up 209 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: against the Mariners. But I just see the twelve teams 210 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 1: we just listed as the most likely playoff draw. 211 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: Ken In what universe would you have thought that the 212 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 2: Tiger and the Blue Jays would have been the teams 213 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 2: with the buye in the American League? 214 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: Would not have thought that in any universe, Alna, But 215 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: give both teams credit. Tigers have built grant at a 216 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: big league in the AL Central and the Blue Jays 217 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: this is a team that I have kind of doubted 218 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: for a while now, and I've doubted them because they 219 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: have not played to their talent level. They've not played 220 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: to their ability. And yet this season, I would say 221 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: they've exceeded their talent level. Now they've got some star players, 222 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: but it's the role players who have really defined their season. 223 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: I know Springers had to bounce back year in Vladim 224 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: Baschett's being great, but it's guys like Barger and all 225 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: these other ones, Ernie Clement who have really defined them. 226 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: And good for the Blue Jays, they're right there. 227 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel finally the offense and the defense has 228 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: surrounded the good pitching at some more complete team in 229 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 2: terms of the Toronto Blue Jays. Okay, much more to 230 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 2: come on Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal. 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Should 258 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 2: they call up Peyton Tolly, a young man that certainly 259 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 2: has comparisons to Garrett Crochet. Obviously Fitz is now on 260 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 2: the il. What should they do? Matthew Harnett wants to know. 261 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: They need a starter. I believe it's either tomorrow or Saturday, 262 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: and Kyle Harrison is one candidate. Peyton Tolly is another. Now, 263 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: Peyton Tolly is kind of a two pitch guy, but 264 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: he's extremely talented. And from talking to Red Sox people, 265 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: you hear the David Price comparison from I believe two 266 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: thousand and eight. Remember when David Price came up and 267 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: was out of the bullpen in the playoffs. That was 268 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: quite a weapon. The Red Sox are in a little 269 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: bit of a funny place with a rotation. They're getting 270 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: great work out of Crochet. Of course, he's a say 271 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: young candidate, as well as Brian Beao and Giolito fourth 272 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: and fifth spots a little bit walks so Peyton toly 273 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: is a guy that to me is really interesting. Kyle Harrison, 274 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: who came over in the Devonstrate, has had some success 275 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: in the major leagues. He's not been horrible, so he's 276 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: going to get a shot too. I expect we're going 277 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: to see both before the seasons over, and actually we'll 278 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: see one of them most likely in the next couple 279 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: of days. 280 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,119 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this about Walker Buehler, Ken Rosenthaler, 281 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: you surprised that they made that move when they did 282 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 2: to put Buehler in the pen. 283 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: No, and it's all performance based at this time of year, 284 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: that's the beauty of it. No more messing around. It's 285 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: all who can get us there and who is the 286 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: best possible option for the postseason. And Walker Buehler he 287 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: just was not that guy for them. So what happened 288 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: with him taking him out of the rotation was not 289 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: a surprise to him or anyone else who's been watching 290 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: that team all year. 291 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, no question about it. Next question involving the New 292 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: York Mets shocker from our guy Scott Braun. What do 293 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: Kennon Laalana think about the Mets suddenly building a new 294 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: rotation at the end of the season with prospects who 295 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 2: many people didn't expect to see until twenty twenty six. 296 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: I love it, and it's just what we were talking 297 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: about with regard to the Red Sox. You want to 298 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: put your best foot forward at this point of the season. 299 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: There's no more and let's give Frankie Montas a chance. 300 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: I'm just using as an example. I know he's hurt 301 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: right now, but we're not looking at that. We're looking 302 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: at who is going to be the best guy on 303 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: the mound that particular day. Nolan McLain has been an 304 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: absolute revelation, stunning what he has accomplished so far. I 305 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: encourage you to read Will Salmon's story in The Athletic 306 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: Today about last night's game. It's a great story and 307 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: it describes how this guy just flummixed the Phillies. All right. 308 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: Jonah Tong he's the next one coming up. They've got 309 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: wrote in reserve as well. Go with these guys. Why 310 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: not if they are capable, And certainly McLain is there's 311 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: a maturity about him for a guy who wasn't even 312 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: really a full time pitcher until two years ago, that 313 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: is quite unusual. Yeah, the Mets are going to fire 314 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: these bullets, and rightly so why not? 315 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 2: This is a question that makes me laugh because it's 316 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 2: a question I have every single year. It's regarding the 317 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 2: Houston Astro videos two oh seven. How do the Astros 318 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 2: always end up on top of the division even with 319 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 2: the injuries that they have suffered this season, like Blanco 320 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 2: and Alvarez. They just got Alvarez back. Let's not forget that. 321 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 2: You know, Bregman's not there anymore, Tucker's not there anymore. 322 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 2: They've had a lot of injuries, yet there they are 323 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 2: right at the top. 324 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely. At one point, what was it's seventeen players on 325 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: the injured list, including eight starting pitchers. It is amazing 326 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: what they've done and it speaks to of course, their culture, 327 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: their history, recent history, their knowledge of what it takes 328 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: to win. That's a big part of this now is 329 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: back he walked, I believe, four times in his first 330 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: seven played appearances in this last series, and then last 331 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: night hit a home run. Now that hand is going 332 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: to be perhaps problematic. We'll see if he is fully 333 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: capable of being ur Don Alvarez, but even if not, 334 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: he's a presence. So they're in reasonably good shape right now. 335 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: I'd like them a lot better if Josh Hater was healthy. 336 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: We didn't mention him, or the person asking the question 337 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: didn't want him. But they're formidable and it's going to 338 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: be a really interesting race down the stretch between them 339 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: and the Mariners. Because the Mariners, I've said this before, 340 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: to me, they're like the Blue Jays, talented, but show 341 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: me prove it, and they have not yet done that. 342 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: They've not yet gotten over the hump. I don't know 343 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: that winning the division would be what their fans would 344 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: consider that to be, though certainly would be a step forward. 345 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: Winning a playoff series or two certainly would be. So 346 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: the Ale West is going to be rather intriguing down 347 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: the stretch, especially with Ao Hinos Suarez seemingly coming out 348 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: of it now. So we'll see. 349 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 2: That was a huge sign, of course for the Mariners. 350 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 2: Hasn't quite been exactly what they needed yet, but perhaps 351 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 2: that tide is about to change. The next question is 352 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 2: in regards to I guess the Rockies and the Saint 353 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 2: Louis Cardinals, because we know that John jose Look is 354 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 2: in his final year there as in Saint Louis. Any 355 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 2: chance that he goes to Colorado or is another front 356 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: office fit better for him. 357 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: I don't expect that he is going to jump into 358 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: another job where he'd be the head of baseball operations. 359 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: He's done this a long time, since two thousand and seven, 360 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: I believe. So we're talking about almost two decades in 361 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: that job, which is a high stretch job. And whatever 362 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: your opinion of John isaila like, I'm just talking about 363 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: the difficulty of the position. So I would expect that 364 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: if he does anything next year besides being a consultant 365 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals, he would accept a lesser role rather 366 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 1: than a head of base operations role. Now, could he 367 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: be a club president overseeing everything? I guess he's president 368 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: based operations for the Cardinal. I don't know if it's 369 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 1: that much of a distinction, but I would be surprised 370 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: if he was the guy in Colorado simply because it 371 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: seems to me from talking to him, from talking to others, 372 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: he wants to take a step. 373 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: Back, And wouldn't it be interesting for him to go 374 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 2: to Colorado Ken just because that's a massive rebuild. I mean, 375 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 2: I could see maybe an organization perhaps that has a 376 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 2: little bit more they're a little bit closer to winning 377 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: than maybe Colorado. Maybe that would be more intriguing for him, 378 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 2: if at all. 379 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would think you're right, Alta, that Colorado is 380 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: such a difficult puzzle to solve. That coming off what 381 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: he's coming off of a couple of really difficult years 382 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals. I don't know did he wants to 383 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: jump into that. I'll use the word mess because it 384 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: is a mess. They need so much work done on 385 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: their infrastructure and everything else. It's going to take a 386 00:19:58,320 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: while for them to get where they want to be. 387 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 2: All right, time now for a little break. We're gonna 388 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: come back and talk about Dude and Dork of the Week. 389 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 1: Oka KP. 390 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 3: This is your first arena club experience. We're going to 391 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 3: open a slab pack together. So first off, we're gonna 392 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 3: buy one of those twenty five dollars slab packs and 393 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 3: we get to see what is in the pack. There 394 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 3: it is the Grail, which is the best card in 395 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 3: the pack and worth the most. There are some other 396 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 3: cards that we're chasing, and you can see the entire 397 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 3: lineup so that you know what you're in the running for. 398 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 3: There's the Yamamoto signed card. Now let's open up our 399 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 3: pack and see how we do. We have ourselves a 400 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 3: really cool graphic and then a show Heyo Tani fifty 401 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 3: to fifty card from last year. What do you want 402 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 3: to do? Should we sell it right back to them 403 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 3: for sixteen or should. 404 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 2: We keep it? 405 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: You should give it to me. 406 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 3: I'll keey, good answer, Fine, I will give it to you. 407 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 3: Since the Blue Jays didn't getto Tani, you can get 408 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 3: this fifty to fifty card instead. Use the code foul 409 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 3: ful to get yourself twenty percent off your first slab 410 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,479 Speaker 3: pack or card purchase. Yes, you get to keep that 411 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 3: card if you want it. They send it to you 412 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 3: foul at Arena club dot com slash foul. 413 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: Dude, dude, dude. 414 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 2: Okay, give us the props. Ken Rosenthal, who is your 415 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 2: dude of the week. 416 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: All right, I was really tempted to give it to 417 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: the A's second best record in the Major since July 418 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: twenty fourth, just swept the Tigers. But we have not 419 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: talked on this show about Michael Harris the second and 420 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: his remarkable crunaround with the Atlanta Braves. I want to 421 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: show you the stats kind of before and after, because 422 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: they illustrate just how far he has come. This was 423 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: one of the worst offensive players in baseball, if not 424 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: the worst, through July tenth. Two of five batting average 425 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: five thirty nine OPS. Since July tenth, when he raised 426 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: his hands over his head, he had them down around 427 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: his chest three forty three batting average one point zero 428 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: zero one ops. He is the dude of the last 429 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: two months, actually two and a half months at this point. 430 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: So Michael Harris, good for you. I always love it 431 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: when players were down kind of turn it around, and 432 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: he's certainly done that in a big way. 433 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 2: Comeback player of the year quality. 434 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know because that kind of 435 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: relates to last year more than in season comeback. But 436 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: he's certainly done a lot this season. 437 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 2: I'm happy for him. It's good to see those types 438 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 2: of guys, good, good dude playing well as well. All right, 439 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 2: minus Colson Montgomery, because anybody that can hit four home 440 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 2: runs in a week is a big deal. But how 441 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 2: about a home run in four straight games? We often 442 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 2: hear about that from the superstars, and maybe a lot 443 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: of folks don't even know who Colson Montgomery is. But 444 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 2: he has fourteen home runs in forty three career games, 445 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: So good for him. I'm happy to see a young 446 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 2: man that is making the most of the time that 447 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 2: he's been given. 448 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: White Sox top prospect and a guy who had some 449 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: swing issues in the minor leagues and has really come on. 450 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: But as we go to Dork of the Week, the 451 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: White Socks are going to get nominated or named in 452 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: another way. 453 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 2: All right, York of the Week, here we go. 454 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 1: All right, a lot, I'll take it right out here. 455 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, you teased it, go for it. 456 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give it to Chicago White Sox. And here's 457 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: why they didn't trade Luis Robert Jr. At the deadline. Now. 458 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 3: I know his. 459 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: Value is not what it once was, but they were 460 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 1: facing a situation you either trade him or you face 461 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: the decision of picking up his twenty million dollar option. 462 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: We're not gonna trade him. We didn't like the offers. 463 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: That's fine, I understand that. But here they are now 464 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: guess who might be done for the season. Luise Robert Jr. 465 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: What a shock he would finish the season because of 466 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: that strain left hamstring with one hundred and ten games played. 467 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: He's played more than one hundred and ten only once 468 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: in his career. So what do you do now? You 469 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: probably pick up the option, That's what they're signaling, because well, 470 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: what else are you gonna do? But paying twenty million 471 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: for a guy I know. I know he's a really 472 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: good defender, and I know he's a great base runner. 473 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 1: But it's a waste of money. I know they've got 474 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: financial flexibility. It doesn't matter. This was not handled well 475 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: by the White Sox Dorks of the Week. 476 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 2: I feel like they've handled this whole Louise Robert Junior 477 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 2: situation wrong the entire time. It's just been a messy, 478 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 2: entire situation. Okay for me, my doork of the week 479 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 2: is Major League Baseball? What are we doing? Do we 480 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 2: hate our own sport? Why are we announcing the twenty 481 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 2: twenty six schedule in the middle of the day on Tuesday? 482 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 2: I just don't understand, Like, what is the point in 483 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 2: an afternoon on Tuesday afternoon. By the way, Taylor Swift 484 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 2: and Travis Kelce got engaged on the same day, at 485 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 2: least they noticed or posted it on the same day, 486 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: and it was National Dog Day. What are we doing 487 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 2: major League Baseball? Like, let's let's have a little bit 488 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 2: more of a decent timing of this. Do we need 489 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 2: to know where we're playing in twenty twenty six on 490 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 2: August twenty sixth I ask you Ken Rosenthal a lot. 491 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: I would just ask you, what is a better day 492 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: for this? Now, they were already late with the schedule. 493 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: That might have factored into why it came out on 494 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: a Tuesday. But when would we do this? I don't 495 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: know of a great time. And by the way, they 496 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: did get blown out of the water by Taylor and Travis. 497 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 2: That I mean, my goodness, Travis and Taylor taken over 498 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 2: the spot. 499 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. 500 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 2: I don't know, just not a Tuesday afternoon. I mean, 501 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 2: there's got to be a Friday night on Friday nights 502 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 2: at Sunday, and I don't know when people are actually 503 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 2: paying attention. I mean, how many games are being played 504 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,239 Speaker 2: on it? Anyway? I digress. All right, we want to 505 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 2: say goodbye to all of the folks watching us on TV. 506 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us. We will be right back 507 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 2: with our YouTube fan right after this. All right, for 508 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 2: those of you on YouTube still with us, Hello, welcome back, Alana, Rizo, 509 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal here on Fair Territory. Let me ask you this, Ken, 510 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: the Kansas City Royals make the postseason if. 511 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: If they get really hot, and that's what it's going 512 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: to take. Now, They've got the Tigers this weekend at home. 513 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: They are playing better, and they're hitting better. They've been 514 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: an offensively challenged team really for most of the season. 515 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: So I would say, Alana, they've got a slug, they've 516 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: got to get great work out of their starters. I mean, 517 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: all of the things you would normally say. But this 518 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: is a team capable of doing that. I just don't 519 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: know if they're going to have enough and if any 520 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: of the team's currently in wild card position, the Red Sox, Yankees, 521 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: Mariners will slip enough for the Royals to come up. 522 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 1: But I'm eager to see them this weekend against the 523 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: Tigers in Kansas City. I'm eager to see that series 524 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: they haven't against Seattle coming up in a couple of weeks. 525 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: I believe, and let's face it, Bobby Witt, Vinnie Paspuentino, 526 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: zal Perez, Yastremsky's there now. It's a better looking offense 527 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: then it's been, and I don't rule them out. It's 528 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: just kind of a long road. Their playoff odds this 529 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: morning are fourteen percent. That sounds about right to me. 530 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 2: Are you more excited to see this Ale Central matchup 531 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 2: or Aj Pierzinski, who's doing the with you on Fox? 532 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: Well, that's an excellent question. I saw Aj last week, 533 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: so I'd be good not seeing Aj this week. But no, 534 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: I actually, in all seriousness for all the shenanigans on 535 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: Foul Territory, I love working games with AJ. We have 536 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: a lot of fun, and we'll be with Jason Bennetti 537 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: this weekend, so I expect, let's just put it this way, 538 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: a lively broadcast with those cats in the booth. 539 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jason Bennetti is great. I know that AJ is 540 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 2: already on his way there. If not already, he is 541 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 2: on his way soon. We're gonna go ahead and say 542 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 2: goodbye for now. Thank It's for everybody for watching and listening. 543 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: Foul Territory is next thefore mentioned Aj Przinski, Scott Gronder 544 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: live from the pro Rivals Open with Eric Kraat. 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