1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to this week's edition of Fair Territory. We've 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: got a special show in store for you today, a 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: little bit of a different kind of start. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: To the show. We've actually got a theme. 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Yes, an overriding theme to the playoffs that involve teams, 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: and that involves the players that they've selected. They've chosen 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: over the years, mostly in free agency. And the reason 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: I'm doing this at this particular time is because the 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: two teams leading their respective league championship series, and I 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,959 Speaker 1: know it's not over yet, the two teams leading are 11 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: two teams that pick the right guys. I'm talking about 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: the Phillies and I'm talking about the Rangers. Now you 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: can also include the Astros in this. They've been mostly 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: extending players of their own over the years, not particularly 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: participating in free agency, but they have made great choices. 16 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: They've got a big payroll. 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: But I really want to focus on the Phillies and 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: Rangers because these are teams unlike the Mets, unlike the Yankees, 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: unlike the Padres, unlike these big money teams that flop 20 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: this year. These are teams that have succeeded because of 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: the players that they chose, and I want to start 22 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: off talking today about really the guy who has become 23 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: our generations, mister October, and I'm talking about Bryce Harper. 24 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: And while on the bus last night from Houston to Dallas, Yes, Fox, 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: we took a big party bus and we had a blast. 26 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: While on the bus, I kind of looked at some 27 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: comparisons and I want to start here with Bryce Harper 28 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: and how he compares to two I would call them 29 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: legends of the game, Reggie Jackson and Babe Ruth. Let's 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: start with Bryce. These are Bryce's career postseason statistics. They're incredible. 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: Forty three games slash line two ninety two batting average, 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: three to fifty two on base six fifty two slug 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: fifteen home runs in one hundred and sixty one at 34 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: bats pro rate that over six hundred and forty at bats, 35 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: which is basically a regular season, a one hundred and 36 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: sixty two game season. That's a sixty home run pace. 37 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: All right, that's Bryce Harper in the postseason. Here's Babe Ruth. 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: Now the qualifier with the Babe, of course, is that 39 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: he played only in the World Series. There were no 40 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: expanded playoffs back then. Played in forty one games a 41 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: comparable number to Bryce Harper even better slash line three 42 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: twenty six, batting four to seventy, on base seven forty 43 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: four slug fifteen home runs in one hundred and twenty 44 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: nine at bats. Now, those numbers are I would say, 45 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: better than Bryce's. But Bryce is at least in the 46 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: same conversation. And here's Reggie Jackson played in the most 47 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: postseason games by far of any of these three players 48 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: two seventy eight, three p fifty eight five twenty seven 49 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: in his slash line eighteen home runs in two hundred 50 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: and eighty one at bats. Again, the point is not 51 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: to say Bryce Harper is a better player in the 52 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: postseason than Reggie Jackson or Babe Ruth. All I'm saying 53 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: is that his statistic are relatively comparable. The Phillies gave 54 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: him thirteen years, three hundred and thirty million, and at 55 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the time I remember writing, all he wanted to do 56 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: was beat John Carlos Stanton three hundred and twenty five million. 57 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: And he's taken this deal, and he's taken a low 58 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,839 Speaker 1: aav And you know what I was wrong. Bryce said 59 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: at the time he wanted to be in Philly. He 60 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: has proven to be an amazing Philadelphia Philly and he 61 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: is not alone. This team invested in Kyle Schwarberg. Yes, 62 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: this team invested in Nicostianos. Yes again. And let's look 63 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: at Zach Wheeler, who has been their Game one starter 64 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: four times. 65 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: In the past two seasons. 66 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: And as Jason Stark wrote today in his Weird and 67 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: Wild column in The Athletic, He's got some of the 68 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: best game one numbers in Major league history for a 69 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: guy with four or more game one starts. Here is 70 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: Zach Wheeler's postseason career. It's the guy who signed a 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: five year, one hundred and eighteen million dollar contract that 72 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: expires after next season. Two point sixty three ERA and 73 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: five fifty four and two thirds innings. That's pretty good. 74 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: Opponents slash line one fifty six batting average, two oh 75 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: six on bays, two forty slug and his whip that's 76 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: walks and hits per inning pitch. It's point seven zero 77 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: point seven. That's the lowest in any nine start span 78 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: in postseason history. That's that comes from the great Sarah Langs. 79 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: That's amazing performance. Now we go ver the Texas Rangers. 80 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: We start with Corey Seeger, who is a hitting Robot 81 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty five million, Marcus Simeon one of 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: the great durable character players in our game and a 83 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: pretty good hitter himself, and fielder one hundred and seventy 84 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: five million. And the guy on the mound yesterday, the 85 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: guy who escaped a bases loaded, none out jam in 86 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: the fifth inning and put together another brilliant postseason performance. Yes, 87 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm talking about Nathan Evaldi. Nathan Ivaldi was out with 88 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: right fore arm tightness for a time in August, came 89 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: back in early September without a rehab assignment. First start 90 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: against the Houston Astros at Globe Life gets rocked. Didn't 91 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: pitch all that consistently in September. But here we are 92 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: in October, and here we go again with mister Ravaldi. 93 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: Let's look at his postseason numbers, because they, too, like Wheelers, 94 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: are impressive. Nathan Evaldi on a two year, thirty four 95 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: million dollar free agent deal, nine starts in the postseason 96 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: for his career two point eight seven e A and 97 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: sixty two and two thirds innings. 98 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 2: That's pretty darn good. 99 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: Opponents slash line, well, it's not as good as Wheelers, 100 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: but it's pretty good. Two eleven two forty three oh four. 101 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: This is impressive postseason performance. This is what you want 102 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: when you pay players big money. Nathan Evaldi's not in 103 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: Simeon's category and secres category as far as the financials. 104 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: And yes, I know the Rangers paid Jacob Degram one 105 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty five million and he had Tommy John 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: surgery almost immediately. No team is perfect in free agency. 107 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: In fact, it's probably more common to be wrong in 108 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: free agency than it is to be right. To get 109 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: not as much value out of those contracts as you 110 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: really should. That's okay, that's what happens. But these two 111 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: teams have demonstrated that you can spend big in free 112 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: agency and you can do rather well. Now I am 113 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: covering the Alcs for Fox, and we shift now to Arlington. 114 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: And what's odd about this series is that the Astros 115 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: all season long have not been a good home team. 116 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: They are now forty and forty five at home, including 117 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: postseason this year, and on the road they've been much better, 118 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: third best road record in the Majors. And at Globe 119 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: Life they have been a holy terror. Let's look at 120 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: their numbers at Globe Life Field, They're incredible. 121 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 2: This season. 122 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: They are six and one at Globe Life. They're averaging 123 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: nine runs per game. They're slash line three twenty three 124 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: three ninety six forty six. That's an OPS of one 125 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: point zero three six. The only player, the only individual 126 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: player who had a better OPIA than the Astros entire 127 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: team at Globe Life this year, and this is for 128 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: the season, is Shoheo Tani. What I'm saying is Otani's 129 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: OPS led the majors this season. The Astros as a 130 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: team at Globe Life had nearly as good an OPS. 131 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: It's pretty incredible. So we'll see as the series shifts 132 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: if the Astros can turn this around. It's going to 133 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: be rather interesting. Max Scherzer in Game three for the 134 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: Texas Rangers, pitching for the first time in more than 135 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: five weeks. The Astros are going to counter with Christian Javier. 136 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: They've got Katie lined up for Game four. The Rangers 137 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: probably will go with this glorified bullpen game in Game 138 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: four depends on who pitches behind Shuzer. They could go 139 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: Heani and Dunning the same way they did in Game 140 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: one of the DS. Okay. One other major story that 141 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: broke on Monday, and this was. 142 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: A major story. 143 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: This was a shaker, almost as big a shaker as 144 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: when this person was hired. And I'm talking, of course, 145 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: about the Marlins parting of ways with their general manager 146 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: Kim Ang. Now you might remember when the Marlins hired 147 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: Kim Ang. They sure didn't mind the positive publicity they 148 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: got for hiring the first female general manager in the 149 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: game's history. They didn't mind all the press. They didn't 150 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: mind being labeled as this progressive, great organization. 151 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 2: They sort of bassed in it. 152 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: Well, when you basking that and then you have this 153 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: separation with this person who accomplished a great deal with 154 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: your franchise, then you're going to get ripped when this 155 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: all falls apart. And it all fell apart, I encourage 156 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: everyone to read brit Giroli's story today in The Athletic 157 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: about Kim Ang's departure and why it happened. She has 158 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: all the details. Basically, she wrote that Kim Aang felt 159 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: that she was stripped of power, underappreciated, and that manifested 160 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: itself in several ways. For one, they did not give 161 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: her a contract extension. 162 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: They simply picked. 163 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: Up her option for next year, their end of the 164 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: mutual option. 165 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:01,599 Speaker 2: She declined. 166 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: Why did she decline Well, in part because she didn't 167 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: get an extension, in part because they wanted to bring 168 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: in a president of Baseball operations over her, and in 169 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: part because she didn't have control of the personnel. She 170 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: wanted to make some changes in certain departments. She wanted 171 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: to get rid of some holdovers people she felt were 172 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: holding the organization back, and Bruce Sherman, the owner, evidently 173 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: said no. So here's kim Ang. What did she do 174 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: as Marlin's general manager? Once she hired the likely manager 175 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: of the year in the National League, or at least 176 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 1: the leading candidate for manager of the year, Skip Schumacher. 177 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: She made the Arise trade, getting Luise Rias for Pablo Lopez, 178 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: and you can certainly say, hey, I'd rather have the 179 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: starting pitcher, but Ariz helped change that franchise's offensive identity. 180 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: The Solaire signing was a really good one. 181 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 2: She built a bullpen. 182 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: This one run game record that they had last season 183 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty that was so horrible, they turned it 184 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: around into a great one run record in twenty twenty three. 185 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: And to top it all off, what was the final 186 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: outcome of all the Kimmang did the Marlins, making their 187 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: first playoff appearance, albeit an expanded format, for the first 188 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: time in a full season, the first time in a 189 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: full season since they won the two thousand and three 190 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: World Series. For all that Kimyang is out, Bruce Sherman 191 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: couldn't figure out how to keep her. We will have 192 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: more on Bruce Sherman when we get to the Dork of. 193 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 2: The week time. 194 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: Now for the inside dish. This is the part of 195 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: the show where I go inside a story I've written, 196 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: or maybe inside a story going on in the game, 197 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: or maybe I do a reflection on something that happened 198 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: on this day in nineteen eighty nine. We were sitting 199 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: here taping in Arlington on October seventeenth, twenty twenty three, 200 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: and thirty four years ago, I was sitting in the 201 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: press box at the old Candlestick Park in San Francisco 202 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: when the place started shaking thirty four years ago, the 203 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: San Francisco earthquake, right before Game three of the World Series. Now, 204 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: I'm from the East Coast. I had not been to 205 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: the West Coast very much in my life at that point. 206 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: But the moment the press box started swaying, and it 207 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: was swaying I knew exactly what it was. 208 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: I knew it was an earthquake. 209 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: It was a hot day in San Francisco. People would 210 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: later say it was earthquake weather. And when the moment happened, 211 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: when the earthquake just started and rumbled for quite a 212 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: few seconds, the crowd cheered. The crowd thought, hey, this 213 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: is pretty cool. Good omen for the Giants. They're down 214 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: to nothing in the series. Haaa. Well, no one was 215 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: laughing when we actually learned what had happened in that earthquake, 216 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: a six point nine earthquake by the Richter scale. Sixty 217 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: three people ended up dying. Nearly four thousand were injured. 218 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Part of the Bay Bridge collapsed. There was no power 219 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: in San Francis Go the Bay area for days. There 220 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: was no water. It was a chaotic scene at the stadium. Initially, 221 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: I remember we went down to the field to try 222 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: to talk to players. They were on the field, they 223 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: were not in the clubhouse, but pretty much everyone scattered quickly. 224 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: I had a rental car I believe I was staying 225 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: in Oakland. Got in the rental car, didn't know where 226 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 1: I was going, mind you, and there was a massive 227 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: traffic jam. 228 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 2: There was just no movement. 229 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: Remember, part of the Bay Bridge had collapse that was 230 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: not so far away, and the roads were kind of 231 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: a mess. 232 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 2: Things were just happening. 233 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: So I walked back to the stadium, kind of not 234 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: knowing what to do. At the time, I am twenty 235 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: seven years old, I'm still a beat writer at the 236 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: Baltimore Evening Sun and I found as I walked back 237 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: toward the stadium three writers coming out too who were. 238 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 2: From San Francisco. 239 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: It was Bruce Jenkins, who was still a legend at 240 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: the San Francisco Chronicle, Joan Ryan, who had an amazing 241 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: career of her own, and they were with the great 242 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: Amas Boswell of the Washington Post. And I believe it 243 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: was Bruce who said, Hey, hop in my car. 244 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: We're going back to the Chronicle. 245 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: We're going to write there. 246 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 2: They have generators for power. 247 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: You can write there, you can hang out there with us. Now, 248 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: they didn't hardly even know me. I was basically a 249 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: kid in the business, but that was an active kindness 250 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: by Bruce. I will never forget. And I did go 251 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: back with them to the San Francisco Chronicle where they 252 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: did have power lights by generators. It was dark in there, 253 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: but I found a place on the floor and started writing. 254 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: And I wrote my stories. And remember this was an 255 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: era well before cell phones. I could not call anyone. 256 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: In fact, when the earthquake had happened, I jumped on 257 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: the landline immediately called my then fiance I was two 258 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: months away from getting married, told her I was okay. 259 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: I don't know how the call got through, but it did. 260 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: But back in the Chronicle they had phones that were 261 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: working landlines, so I was able to dictate the stories 262 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: that I wrote to were three of them. That night, 263 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: A lot had happened and it was just a crazy scene. 264 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: Now after I was done writing, and God. 265 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 2: Knows what hour it was. 266 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: At that point, I worked for an evening newspaper so 267 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: I could write all night. And the people at the 268 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: San Francisco Chronicle, God blessed them. They put out a 269 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: paper the next day. 270 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 2: It was a miracle. 271 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: I went back to my hotel, but I couldn't get 272 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: to my room because the elevators weren't working, the doors 273 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: weren't open. 274 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 2: It was just a mess there. 275 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: So I found a friend of mine from college who 276 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: was living with his fiance at the time. They let 277 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: me stay at their place for one night. Then after 278 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: that a relative of my wife's who lived in San Francisco. 279 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: They put me up for a while. I couldn't get 280 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: back into the hotel for I don't know, maybe it 281 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: was a week. So in the interim there were no games. 282 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: Series was postponed for a bit. No one knew what 283 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: was going to happen. It was a rough scene in 284 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: the Bay Area. A tragic of men had occurred. So 285 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: I essentially stayed in the area, stayed with my wife's relatives, 286 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: and started writing news stories about what had happened in 287 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: the Marina district, about all the different things that were 288 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: going on as we. 289 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: Waited for play to resume. 290 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: And I remember maybe a few days into this, it 291 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: might have been a week for all I know, I 292 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: can't remember exactly. The Commissioner of Baseball at the time, 293 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: fay Vinson, had a candlelit press conference, yes, lit by candles, 294 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: at the Saint Francis Hotel. He basically said at that 295 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: press conference, We're not going to cancel the series. There 296 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: was talk of that we're not. 297 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 2: Going to relocate the series. 298 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: There was talk of that this was the Giants versus 299 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: the A's, the Bay Area series. He said, we'll resume 300 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: when it is proper to resume. He called the World 301 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: Series a modest little event in the grand scheme of things, 302 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: which it certainly was at the time. And as it 303 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: turned out, the series did not resume for twelve days. 304 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: We talk about the layoffs, Oh my gosh, the five 305 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: day layoffs before the Efficient Series, the end of the 306 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: Wildcard Series, and the effect that might have. The World 307 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: Series was postponed for twelve days, and it finally resumed, 308 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: and of course the A's went on. 309 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 2: To their sweep. Now here's the kicker. 310 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: The series resumed, but I had to go home. And 311 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: I had to go home because I was the best 312 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: man in a wedding for one of my friends from college, 313 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: a wedding that was scheduled around the World Series. Because 314 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: everyone knew, well my friend who was having me in 315 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: the wedding knew that I would have to go to 316 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: the World Series. The wedding was scheduled at a date 317 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: when the World Series was supposed to be over. Well, 318 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: it got delayed and delayed the twelve days, as I mentioned, 319 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: and eventually I could not miss my friend's wedding, so 320 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: I went home. Missed Games three and four, but I 321 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: will never forget that experience. These memories are so vivid 322 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: to me still. Of course, I've had many great times 323 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: in the Bay Area since and many fond memories, but 324 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: that particular time earthquake in nineteen eighty nine, thirty four 325 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: years ago, unforgettable time. Now for dude and dork of 326 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: the Week during the playoffs, there certainly are many candidates 327 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: for due to the Week. We can go with the 328 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: birthday boy Monday Night, Bryce Harper, We've talked about him. 329 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 2: We can go with Kyle Schwarber. 330 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: We can go with Zach Wheeler. We can go pretty 331 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: much any member of the Philadelphia Phillies, Jordan Montgomery, Nathan Valdy, 332 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: I can go right down the list. But my Dude 333 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: of the Week is a kid that most of us 334 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: had never heard of as of say September one. His 335 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: name is Evan Carter. He is the rookie sensation for 336 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: the Texas Rangers. He has made quite a statement in 337 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs with his plate discipline, with his offensive performance, 338 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: with his defense, with his base running. That was a 339 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: second round pick in twenty twenty, kid who wasn't seen 340 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: a lot in high school, and the Rangers were thrilled 341 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: to get him, and at the time, the pick was 342 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: kind of ripped. 343 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 2: I remember a lot of people saying, who is this guy? 344 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: He's not worthy of a second round pick. The Rangers 345 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: actually thought he was a first round talent who had 346 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: fallen because he had not gotten a lot of exposure 347 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: and not played in a lot of showcases, not been 348 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: out there like some other players might be at stage 349 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: of their career. So Evan Carter for his performance, for 350 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: all that he has done for the Texas Rangers since 351 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: coming up. Remember he came up because the Dolice Garcia 352 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: was injured in that Houston massacre series in early September. Well, 353 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: he's had quite an impact. And he saw my interview 354 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: with him on Fox after Game one. He is a 355 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,959 Speaker 1: refreshing personality. I asked him about the pressure. He said, pressure, 356 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: I'm just having fun. Evan Carter Dude of the Week, 357 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: Dork of the Week. Well, I referenced this in the 358 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: first segment, but I want to come back to it. 359 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: And I know we have a lot of ownership representatives 360 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: in Dork of the Week, and it's because a lot 361 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: of times ownership representatives deserve Dork of the Week. Now, 362 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: Bruce Show is the owner of the Miami Marlins. And 363 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: here's what Bruce Sherman has done after each of the 364 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: team's last two playoff appearances. The first was in twenty twenty, 365 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: that was in the shortened season. In this one, of course, 366 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three, twenty twenty playoffs end, Marlins don't 367 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: win the World Series, their president of Baseball Operations, Michael Hill, 368 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 1: bids farewell. He's got twenty twenty three Marlins make the playoffs, 369 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: first time in a full season since two thousand and 370 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: three when they won the World Series. I mentioned that earlier, 371 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: And what happens Marlin's part ways with Kim Ang. What 372 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: is the common denominator here? And of course we can 373 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 1: throw in Derek Jeter, who did not last. 374 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: With the Marlins under Bruce Sherman. 375 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: Either the common denominator is the owner. The owner who's 376 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: not keeping competent people, highly qualified people, people who did 377 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: well for him. They don't want to stay. Bruce Sherman, 378 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: you've got a franchise that has challenged. We know that 379 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: it's tough to build an audience in the South Florida market. 380 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: There are a lot of other things to do in 381 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: that beautiful weather and the Marlins have had trouble drawing, 382 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: trouble doing a lot of things. But my goodness, when 383 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: you get a competent operator, not just competent, highly skilled, respected, 384 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: someone who has brought great attention and positive press to 385 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: your franchise and she wants to leave and your runner off. 386 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 2: Bruce Sherman Dork of the Week. All right, everyone, I 387 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 2: want you. 388 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: To keep cool during the playoffs by protecting your eyes 389 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: with a product from our new sponsor, Shady Rays. Shady 390 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: Rays are an independent sunglasses company that has a world 391 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: class product just as good as all the expensive sunglasses 392 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: out there. 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A 413 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: lot of Giants fans are asking the same question, And 414 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: of course there is one superstar available in this year's market. 415 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 2: His name is sho Heotani. 416 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: I don't see the Giants as a favorite to get Otani. 417 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure how they view Otani. I'm sure 418 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: they'll be in the mix, but if if you're the Giants, 419 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: he might not be in your mind the answer. Now, 420 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 1: of course, he's the answer for any team he'll hit 421 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: next year. He'll be able to pitch presumably in twenty 422 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: twenty five and beyond. But the Giants kind of need 423 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: a lot of help, and in free agency they have 424 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: not been so successful. Even in trades, remember John Carlo 425 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: Stanton rejecting a trade to the Giants. They have not 426 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: been successful. For whatever reason, it seems to me, players 427 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: if they're going to go to San Francisco, want to 428 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: be overpaid, or they want a real reason because of 429 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: the state taxes. Maybe some players have political views that 430 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: are not in line with some of the political views 431 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: that most San Franciscans have. I don't know the reason exactly, 432 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: but what I'm getting to is, if the Giants want 433 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: to get a big time star, it seems to me 434 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: that because the free agent market is then they're going 435 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: to need to make a trade, and they're going to 436 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: need to make a trade that is uncomfortable for them 437 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: because of course it would involve some of their top prospects. 438 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: You make a trade with a player who does not 439 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: have a no trade clause. He has to come, he 440 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: can't leave. And they've got some young talents, so maybe 441 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: they get someone with some service time remaining before he 442 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: becomes a free agent. That would be a route that 443 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: I expect them to explore this offseason. Obviously they've had 444 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: some bad luck in the free agent market too. Korea 445 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: had agreed to go there, his physical turned up a 446 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: problem that the Mets also found out later. If I'm 447 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: the Giants and I'm in a thin free agent market 448 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: and I'm not the front runner necessarily to get Otani, 449 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: then I look hard. 450 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 2: At making a big trade. 451 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: All right. Next question comes from Joe's Saint Hilaire Bona. 452 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: He says, you hit the new market inefficiency, going for 453 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: it and trying to win. Can you please expand on 454 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: why competitiveness and investment in winning baseball has been replaced 455 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: with efficiency and value. Joe, I do not have all day, 456 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: but you hit on something very important here and the athletics. 457 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: Cody Stavenhagen made this great point the other day about 458 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: how the Rangers are taking advantage of the new market 459 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: inefficiency and the new market and efficiency is going for it. 460 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: It's trying to win the World Series right now, not sustainability, 461 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: not taking five years and trying to make the playoffs 462 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,719 Speaker 1: every year and seeing if we get lucky. No teams 463 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: like the Rangers and the Phillies are going for it. 464 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: They've made that very clear with their spending, with their approach, 465 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: with everything that they've done in recent years. Now it 466 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: could bite them long term. It kind of bit the 467 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: Red Sox in Boston after Dave Dombrowski left. I get it, 468 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: and maybe the Rangers will have the same kinds of issues. 469 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: That arise, But if you get a World Series out 470 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: of it, well kind of as worth it. I think 471 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: Boston likes the fact that they won the twenty eighteen 472 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: World Series with Dave Dombrowski as their general manager. I 473 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: would imagine Texas Ranger fans like what their franchise is 474 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: doing right now. There's nothing guaranteed for the Alcs still, 475 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: and certainly nothing guaranteed as far as a World Series victory. 476 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: But all this talk of sustainability he drives fans little nuts. 477 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 2: This is an entertainment business. 478 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: The idea is to win. Next question it comes from 479 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: little Boo attorney at law all or whatever that means. 480 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: Why does Verlander's postseason record not get him blasted like others? 481 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: Here is justin Verlander's postseason eer three point five to 482 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: one in two hundred and twenty and a third innings. 483 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 1: That's the equivalent of a full season three point five 484 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: to one in two hundred and twenty and third innings. 485 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: Now he has a World Series record that he is 486 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: not necessarily pleased with. Remember last year he finally got 487 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: his first World Series win, the three homer game with Sandoval. 488 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: Going back to the early twenty tens, that's something on 489 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: his record. He had not pitched well necessarily in the 490 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: World Series. His first World Series, if you go back, 491 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: was when he was a rookie and exhausted at the 492 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: end of that season. There was a circumstances in play. 493 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: But if I'm justin Verlander, I'm pretty proud. 494 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 2: Of my postseason record. 495 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: I'm pretty proud of the way I pitched in Game 496 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: one of the ALCS at age forty, I'm good. 497 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 2: So no, he doesn't deserve to get blasted, all right. 498 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: The last question, and this one is a doozy. The 499 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: question is what are the loudest outdoor and indoor stadiums 500 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 1: you have. 501 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 2: Been in during the postseason? 502 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: Indoor is easy. Metrodome nineteen ninety one Twins Braves incredible 503 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: World Series and it ended in a big way for 504 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: the Twins. Actually, nineteen eighty seven was pretty good too, 505 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: the Metrodome World Series there that was against the Cardinals, 506 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: seven games Twins won. So those two nineteen eighty seven 507 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: and ninety one, the Metrodome was thunderous outdoor. I know 508 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: this might be Recncy biased, but it's pretty hard to 509 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: beat Citizens Bank Park right now. Now, I haven't been 510 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,479 Speaker 1: there this postseason. But I was certainly there quite a 511 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: bit last postseason and it was rather deafening. It was loud, 512 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: it was vibrant, it was exciting. 513 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 2: Energy was off the charts. 514 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: I will say this. Camden Yards for Game one of 515 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: the DS this year was pretty good. Globe Life Field 516 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 1: for Game one of actually Game three of the DS 517 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: after the Rangers finally returned home from their two week 518 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: road trip. 519 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: Pretty good. 520 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 1: Mini May Park over the years, really good. So while 521 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: Citizens Bank Park stands alone, some of those others are 522 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: right up there with them. 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