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FanDan Talks Sports EP2 · FanDan Talks Sport

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome back to this episode of Fandan Talk Sports.
• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: This episode is a very special episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is going to be the World Series episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're becoming the matchup.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have several notes to go over.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, I'm excited to get into this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: This one should be a fun one.
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  SPEAKER_00: But first, we'll get into our Bible verse.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Hebrews 12, 2, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and the perfecter of faith.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_00: For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: We'll cover that more deeply later in the episode.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: Um so let's go over a couple things.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, there's news about Jalen Hurts.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_00: I am very upset.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: I'm heartbroken.
• 0:51
  SPEAKER_00: Jalen Hurts is my guy.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: I love Jalen Hurts with all my heart.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: It hurts to see that.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: And if you're an Eagles fan like me, this season's a wash.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: This season's awash.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um lots of rumors that we're just gonna tank the rest of the season.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_00: Try to get Jeremiah Smith.
• 1:09
  SPEAKER_00: I just don't see that happening.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't see how we get that draft position.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm really not even disappointed with the last week's performance.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um I felt like we played fine.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: Uh it is disappointing to lose to the Panthers 25-14, but again, it's Bryce Young.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: Really big fan of Bryce Young, so I'm I'm okay with Bryce Young taking that win for his team.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um the Jaguars won Still Hurt.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, we got the Cowboys this week.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_00: Part of me wants to keep losing these games.
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  SPEAKER_00: We get a good, really good draft position.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, but it's the Cowboys.
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  SPEAKER_00: I would love to beat the Cowboys.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, the Bills are still dominant.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: The Patriots are picking it up like crazy.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: The Browns, Steelers, and the Ravens are all tied four and two in the AFC North.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_00: AFC South, Jaguars are just they're gonna they're gonna keep running away with that.
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  SPEAKER_00: 4-2.
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  SPEAKER_00: AFC West, Chiefs are 5-0, Broncos 4-2, Raiders are 3-3 after a strong start.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Raiders have now lost three in a row.
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  SPEAKER_00: A little disappointing.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was excited for a new contender in that division.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, the Chargers, 0-6.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, I can't tell you what's going on there.
• 2:19
  SPEAKER_00: I can tell you Justin Herbert is statistically one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL this year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Very disappointing to see.
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  SPEAKER_00: NFC East, the Giants are winning 3-2-1.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're winning the division 3-2-1.
• 2:32
  SPEAKER_00: Like, what are we doing here?
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  SPEAKER_00: Eagles 2-4, Cowboys 2-4, Commanders 1-4-1.
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  SPEAKER_00: NFC North, this is a bit surprising.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vikings are 5-0.
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  SPEAKER_00: Packers are 4-2, Bears are 4-2, Lions are 3-2.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think the Lions will keep getting back in there.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think we'll get into this race eventually.
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  SPEAKER_00: NFC South.
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um Panthers 3-2, Falcons 2-4, Saints 2-4, Buccaneers 1-5.
• 2:59
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I like Jalen Daniels for the Buccaneers.
• 3:02
  SPEAKER_00: I think he's a he's a good quarterback.
• 3:05
  SPEAKER_00: It's rough with no Baker.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't see them standing a chance.
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  SPEAKER_00: The division, the Saints, looked really good to start.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teller Shuck is awesome to watch, but again, Bryce Young and the Panthers are just really good.
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  SPEAKER_00: NFC West, we got the 49ers 6-0, Seahawks 3-3, Cardinals 2-4, and the Rams 2-4.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, obviously, the big fall off here is the Rams that are 2-4.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then the Seahawks 3-3 is very surprising to me as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, I think they will pick it up after losing the last two.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Rams have also lost their last two.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 49ers are the real big story here.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're 6-0.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still undefeated teams, 49ers Vikings and the Chiefs.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_00: Um gosh, I hope the Chiefs lose soon.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, we'll be done with football after this.
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um, yeah, I mean, this is a crazy year.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_00: You see a lot of contenders that are really falling to the wayside.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, even when you really look at the Texans, two and four, they were 0-4 at one point.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the their bounce back is now to 2-4.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a rough season for a lot of these teams.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Patriots obviously started off really bad.
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  SPEAKER_00: They were one-two at one point.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now they're four and two.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh the Jaguars lost last week.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, the Giants really being number one is is pretty crazy.
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  SPEAKER_00: NFC East and NFC South are kind of rough divisions right now.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and without the K the Eagles dominating that division, I think it will stay that way.
• 4:37
  SPEAKER_00: Um, let's get into the NBA.
• 4:39
  SPEAKER_00: We are back.
• 4:40
  SPEAKER_00: We are back with the NBA.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um there's not much to talk about.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll just tell you what I've seen so far.
• 4:47
  SPEAKER_00: OKC is OKC.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're awesome to watch.
• 4:52
  SPEAKER_00: Just kidding.
• 4:53
  SPEAKER_00: I hate to watch them.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_00: They're a really good team.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: I hate to watch them.
• 4:56
  SPEAKER_00: I still hate SGA.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: Uh I obviously don't want them to continue winning.
• 5:03
  SPEAKER_00: Uh the Spurs losing their first game, bummer.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think they'll bounce back.
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  SPEAKER_00: Timberwolves, I mean, it is just so fun to watch.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm excited to watch him.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think he's an MVP front runner for this season.
• 5:17
  SPEAKER_00: I would I would love to see him win MVP.
• 5:20
  SPEAKER_00: The Nuggets have yet to play yet, and the Heat have the Cavs have yet to play.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_00: Um, another team that I'm kind of looking forward to, the Knicks obviously lost the 76ers.
• 5:31
  SPEAKER_00: Go 76ers.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um, 76ers look awesome.
• 5:35
  SPEAKER_00: They look awesome.
• 5:36
  SPEAKER_00: LeBron is fitting into his role perfectly.
• 5:38
  SPEAKER_00: He is not the star anymore, and I think that fits perfectly.
• 5:42
  SPEAKER_00: I think him just getting rebounds and assisting is awesome.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_00: The Pacers, I think they're gonna have a huge, huge, huge rebound season now that Tyrese Halliburton is gonna be healthy.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so those are some of the teams that I'm really looking forward to.
• 5:56
  SPEAKER_00: The Celtics, I think, are kind of on their way out now that Jalen Brown is gone and is with the 76ers.
• 6:02
  SPEAKER_00: Like looking at these rosters, the 76ers look awesome.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: Like, they look awesome.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm really excited for them.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think they're definitely maybe the front runners in the Eastern Conference.
• 6:13
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, the Knicks are still there, but they beat the Knicks to start the season, and I get that's game one, but it's huge.
• 6:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um, with the Western Conference, I think the favorites have to be the Timberwolves Thunder Lakers, kinda.
• 6:27
  SPEAKER_00: Like Luka Doncic is still gonna do Luka Doncic's thing.
• 6:30
  SPEAKER_00: I I see them still being like a I don't know, like a four or five seed.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: Um the Nuggets, I would love to see the Nuggets get back to their contending.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Uh last year was a little rough.
• 6:43
  SPEAKER_00: It's it's rough.
• 6:46
  SPEAKER_00: They need to add, and they're not willing to do so.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_00: But whatever.
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  SPEAKER_00: Michael Porter Jr.
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  SPEAKER_00: would have been awesome on this team.
• 6:53
  SPEAKER_00: So um that's all I have to say about basketball, really.
• 6:56
  SPEAKER_00: It's there's been one game that's been played.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: I would say my favorites are the Thunder Timberwolves, and I get 76ers to win it all.
• 7:05
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, Lakers are obviously in there.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can never count out Stephen Curry and the Warriors, though.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, but really in the East, I mean you got the Knicks two, but I don't see them going back to back.
• 7:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um especially there's been a crackdown on players just trying to get to the free throw line.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: Jalen Brunson's obviously a person who takes a big advantage of getting to the free throw line and um getting those buckets there.
• 7:32
  SPEAKER_00: Same with SGA, but everybody is dangerous on OKC.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: You can't just acquit it to him.
• 7:38
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone is really dangerous there.
• 7:40
  SPEAKER_00: We're going a little quack quick to cover these because again, this is the World Series episode.
• 7:45
  SPEAKER_00: We're just doing a quick look over everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then HL, we'll look at standings.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Bruins are 7-2-1, Lightning are 7-2-0, Senator 7-3, Panthers 5-3-2, maybe at least 5-4-2, Canadians 4-3-2, Sabers 4-4-2, Red Wings 3-3-3, Hurricanes already dominating.
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  SPEAKER_00: 8-2-1.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rangers 7-3-1.
• 8:12
  SPEAKER_00: I really talked about last week how I was worried about the re the Rangers and Shisterkin being hurt.
• 8:19
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Dylan Grand is awesome.
• 8:21
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, I just picked him up in fantasy.
• 8:23
  SPEAKER_00: He is awesome.
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  SPEAKER_00: A 9-29 save percentage.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's awesome.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_00: Uh the Islanders are 5-3-1.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ilias Horogan, obviously, the star of the show there.
• 8:32
  SPEAKER_00: The Capitals 5-4-0, Doubles 5-4-0.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_00: The Flyers, 3-6-3.
• 8:37
  SPEAKER_00: Last time we recorded this, the Flyers had zero wins.
• 8:41
  SPEAKER_00: They've now won three in a row.
• 8:43
  SPEAKER_00: Matt Vemishkov looks awesome.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_00: He's putting the puck in the net.
• 8:46
  SPEAKER_00: Penguins 3-6-1.
• 8:48
  SPEAKER_00: They've kind of fallen off.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_00: They've lost their last four.
• 8:51
  SPEAKER_00: The Blue Jackets, 3-5.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_00: Just really don't expect anything from them.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: I would like to see them get better.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: It's not happening.
• 8:59
  SPEAKER_00: We'll cover the Central.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_00: Mammoth are 7-3.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_00: They look awesome.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: They look awesome.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_00: They're just.
• 9:06
  SPEAKER_00: There's nobody that's like unbelievable on their team.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_00: They're kind of just doing it by committee.
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_00: The wild.
• 9:12
  SPEAKER_00: 6-2-2.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_00: Stars 5-3-1.
• 9:15
  SPEAKER_00: Avalanche are 5-4-1.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: They got off to a really hot start, the Avalanche, and they've kind of gone downhill.
• 9:22
  SPEAKER_00: They've lost their last two.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: Same with the Jets.
• 9:25
  SPEAKER_00: Last time we looked at the Jets.
• 9:26
  SPEAKER_00: I'm pretty sure they were first in the division.
• 9:29
  SPEAKER_00: They're 4-3-2 now.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_00: They've lost the last three.
• 9:32
  SPEAKER_00: Predators are eight, two.
• 9:33
  SPEAKER_00: I apologize.
• 9:34
  SPEAKER_00: 3-2-3.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_00: Blues are 4-4-1.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_00: Blackhawks 3-6-0.
• 9:41
  SPEAKER_00: The Golden Knights, they're also looking really good.
• 9:44
  SPEAKER_00: Really good.
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_00: Jack Eichel is awesome to watch.
• 9:47
  SPEAKER_00: I really like Jack Eichel.
• 9:49
  SPEAKER_00: One of the worst takes I've ever had was that Jack Eichel should have gone over Connor McDavid in that draft.
• 9:55
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, that was during that draft.
• 9:59
  SPEAKER_00: Clearly wrong after a couple games in that NHL.
• 10:03
  SPEAKER_00: The Oilers are 7-1 and 1.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, I saw Connor McDavid's on pace for 240 points.
• 10:10
  SPEAKER_00: Um he's so good.
• 10:13
  SPEAKER_00: He's so good.
• 10:14
  SPEAKER_00: He's the best player in hockey.
• 10:16
  SPEAKER_00: Might be the best to ever do it.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_00: Seattle's also looking pretty good.
• 10:19
  SPEAKER_00: 6-3-1.
• 10:20
  SPEAKER_00: Sharks 5-4-1.
• 10:22
  SPEAKER_00: Ducks 4-5-0.
• 10:24
  SPEAKER_00: They've lost four in a row after a really good start.
• 10:28
  SPEAKER_00: The Canucks are 2-8-1.
• 10:30
  SPEAKER_00: They've lost eight in a row.
• 10:32
  SPEAKER_00: They looked really good to start the year.
• 10:34
  SPEAKER_00: Elias Peterson, EP40, was just doing awesome.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_00: They've now lost eight in a row.
• 10:40
  SPEAKER_00: The Kings are 1-4-2.
• 10:42
  SPEAKER_00: They looked terrible.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_00: The Flames are 2-6-0.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_00: They've also looked terrible.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_00: Everybody's kind of all over the place.
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_00: There's nobody that's like crazy dominant.
• 10:51
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, of course, you got the Golden Knights and the Oilers.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then I would say that the Hurricanes are up there.
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  SPEAKER_00: But everybody else is within reach.
• 11:00
  SPEAKER_00: Although the Bruins are 7-2 and 1.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have 15 points in 10 games.
• 11:04
  SPEAKER_00: The Lightning are right behind them.
• 11:05
  SPEAKER_00: They're 7-2-0.
• 11:06
  SPEAKER_00: And then the Senators are 7-3.
• 11:08
  SPEAKER_00: So it's kind of everybody's kind of right there.
• 11:11
  SPEAKER_00: It's early in the season.
• 11:12
  SPEAKER_00: I'm sure we'll see people separate.
• 11:15
  SPEAKER_00: Right now, there's not a lot.
• 11:20
  SPEAKER_00: We went in over the NFL.
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_00: Alright.
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_00: It's time to talk about the World Series.
• 11:25
  SPEAKER_00: I have a couple things that I want to cover.
• 11:29
  SPEAKER_00: The pitching matchup.
• 11:30
  SPEAKER_00: We're going to also go through Baseball Savant.
• 11:33
  SPEAKER_00: We're going to compare some players.
• 11:35
  SPEAKER_00: We're going to do the overview.
• 11:37
  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to cover the history of the franchises, which I do have a lot of notes on this.
• 11:43
  SPEAKER_00: I'm really excited to get into that.
• 11:44
  SPEAKER_00: And then I'll give you my prediction on who I think.
• 11:48
  SPEAKER_00: Another thing that we need to be doing right now is we need to be praying for Jalen Hurts.
• 11:53
  SPEAKER_00: Hopefully it's a speedy recovery.
• 11:55
  SPEAKER_00: Selfishly, I hope it's a speedy recovery, and I hope he does well.
• 11:59
  SPEAKER_00: But outside of football, I hope he can live a good life.
• 12:02
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, we can see what blood clots can do to somebody.
• 12:05
  SPEAKER_00: So hopefully it goes well.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's go over the history of these teams.
• 12:11
  SPEAKER_00: The Brewers obviously established in 1969.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_00: Fun fact, their first year in the MLB, they were the Seattle Pilots, and they went bankrupt in their first year.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: They then moved immediately to Milwaukee in 1970.
• 12:25
  SPEAKER_00: They've been in the NL since 1998.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_00: They have zero World Series, one NL pennant, and that's this year.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_00: They have one AL Pennant, seven NL division titles, one AL division titled, and three wild cards.
• 12:41
  SPEAKER_00: They have four MVPs.
• 12:43
  SPEAKER_00: They have Raleigh Fingers in 1981, Robin Yao in 1982, and 1989, Ryan Braun in 2011, and Christian Yowitz in 2018.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_00: So they have five MVPs, four people that have won it.
• 12:56
  SPEAKER_00: They have three Cy Young winners.
• 12:59
  SPEAKER_00: They have Raleigh Fingers in 1981.
• 13:02
  SPEAKER_00: Pete Vukovic in 1982.
• 13:06
  SPEAKER_00: The 80s were apparently really good for them.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_00: We'll go over that a little more.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then Corbin Burns in 2021.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_00: That's not counting this year.
• 13:15
  SPEAKER_00: With Jacob Mizorowski.
• 13:16
  SPEAKER_00: Of course, Jacob Mizorowski is the odds-on favorite to win it.
• 13:20
  SPEAKER_00: I did cover that in the history of the Brewers.
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_00: So we're going to cover the years that they have either had an MVP or a Cy Young winner and what they've done in that season.
• 13:31
  SPEAKER_00: 1981, they went 62 and 47.
• 13:33
  SPEAKER_00: They were first in the AL East.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_00: They lost the division series 3-2 to the Yankees who lost in the World Series.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_00: They obviously had the Cyon winger and the MVP that year.
• 13:45
  SPEAKER_00: In 1982, again, they had a Cion winger and MVP.
• 13:52
  SPEAKER_00: They went 95 and 67, first in the AL East again, but they lost in the World Series to the Cardinals.
• 13:59
  SPEAKER_00: In seven games, they lost 4-3.
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_00: 1989, they obviously had another MVP.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_00: They went 81 and 81.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_00: They were fourth in the AL East.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_00: They did not make the postseason.
• 14:13
  SPEAKER_00: MVP in 2011 with Ryan Braun, 96 and 66.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_00: First in the NL Central.
• 14:19
  SPEAKER_00: Lost the Championship Series, 4-2 to the Cardinals.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: The Cardinals went on to win the World Series.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_00: 2018, another MVP.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: They had Christian Jelich, 96 and 67.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_00: First in the NL Central.
• 14:31
  SPEAKER_00: They lose 4-3 to the Dodgers in the Championship Series.
• 14:35
  SPEAKER_00: The Dodgers would go on to lose in the World Series.
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_00: So obviously, we see a big theme here is that a lot of the teams that they're losing to in these series are either going on to win the World Series or lose the World Series.
• 14:51
  SPEAKER_00: And the other year so far, they just didn't make the postseason.
• 14:56
  SPEAKER_00: In 2021, they had Corbin Burns win the Cy Young.
• 15:00
  SPEAKER_00: They went 95 and 67.
• 15:02
  SPEAKER_00: They were first in the NL Central.
• 15:04
  SPEAKER_00: They lost the divisional series 3-1 to the Braves.
• 15:07
  SPEAKER_00: The Braves would go on to win the World Series.
• 15:09
  SPEAKER_00: And then obviously I told you I would talk about 2026.
• 15:12
  SPEAKER_00: 2026, they went 103 and 59.
• 15:16
  SPEAKER_00: Unbelievable.
• 15:17
  SPEAKER_00: 103 games, 103 wins.
• 15:19
  SPEAKER_00: That's unbelievable.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_00: They're obviously first in the NL.
• 15:22
  SPEAKER_00: They're in the World Series.
• 15:24
  SPEAKER_00: They have the likely Cy Young favorite, Jacob Mizarrowski.
• 15:27
  SPEAKER_00: And the most important thing, they swept the Dodgers.
• 15:30
  SPEAKER_00: The Dodgers obviously swept them last year.
• 15:32
  SPEAKER_00: And they swept them this year.
• 15:34
  SPEAKER_00: This is the first time in MOB history that a team has been swept the year previous to the one team, and then they sweep the team the following year.
• 15:43
  SPEAKER_00: So again, most of the years that they have had a Scion winner or an MVP, they've gone on to lose the team that's won the World Series or lost the World Series.
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_00: And those instances.
• 15:56
  SPEAKER_00: Now they are in the World Series.
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_00: The only other time we've seen this happen is when they lost the Cardinals in seven games.
• 16:03
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if I see that here.
• 16:06
  SPEAKER_00: I think my odds on favorite is the Brewers.
• 16:10
  SPEAKER_00: Um they are a very good team.
• 16:13
  SPEAKER_00: And now we're going to cover the Rays.
• 16:15
  SPEAKER_00: They were established in 1998.
• 16:17
  SPEAKER_00: Another thing about the Brewers, they have the longest drought in baseball.
• 16:21
  SPEAKER_00: Longest World Series drought.
• 16:23
  SPEAKER_00: They've never won a World Series.
• 16:25
  SPEAKER_00: The only other team that is tied with them is the Padres, who've also came in at the same time as them.
• 16:31
  SPEAKER_00: Neither one of those teams have won the World Series.
• 16:33
  SPEAKER_00: They have the longest drought without winning the World Series.
• 16:37
  SPEAKER_00: I just wanted to cover that.
• 16:38
  SPEAKER_00: Neither one of these teams have won the World Series, so this will be a very interesting matchup.
• 16:43
  SPEAKER_00: We'll go to the Rays.
• 16:44
  SPEAKER_00: They were established in 1998.
• 16:46
  SPEAKER_00: Very recent in the AL East.
• 16:49
  SPEAKER_00: The Zero World Series, two AL Pennants in 2008 and 2020, five LE division titles, five wildcards.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_00: They have zero NVPs.
• 16:59
  SPEAKER_00: That's another thing that I found really interesting.
• 17:01
  SPEAKER_00: They had zero MVPs.
• 17:02
  SPEAKER_00: They had two Cy Young winners, David Price in 2012 and Blake Snell in 2018.
• 17:09
  SPEAKER_00: David Price was awesome.
• 17:10
  SPEAKER_00: Blake Snell is also very good.
• 17:12
  SPEAKER_00: We just saw how efficient Blake Snell is against the Brewers and the Championship series.
• 17:18
  SPEAKER_00: Blake Snell is a very good pitcher, still to this day.
• 17:22
  SPEAKER_00: But we're going to cover the years that they've had a winner and what they've done in the World Series or in the playoffs, I should say.
• 17:28
  SPEAKER_00: David Price won in 2012.
• 17:30
  SPEAKER_00: They went 90 and 72.
• 17:33
  SPEAKER_00: They were third in the AL East.
• 17:34
  SPEAKER_00: They were 90 and 72.
• 17:36
  SPEAKER_00: They were third in the L East and they did not make the playoffs.
• 17:39
  SPEAKER_00: It's unbelievable.
• 17:41
  SPEAKER_00: For a team to win 90 games and not even get a wild card is pretty crazy.
• 17:46
  SPEAKER_00: Blake Snell in 2018, they went 90 and 72.
• 17:50
  SPEAKER_00: They were third in the AL East, and they did not make the playoffs again.
• 17:55
  SPEAKER_00: So both times they have had an award winner.
• 17:57
  SPEAKER_00: They went 90 and 72, and they were third in the L East, and they did not win.
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_00: I wanted to cover their World Series losses.
• 18:04
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, there's 2008 and 2020.
• 18:08
  SPEAKER_00: 2008 they went 97 and 65.
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_00: They were first in the L East.
• 18:15
  SPEAKER_00: They lost the Phillies in five games.
• 18:17
  SPEAKER_00: Phillies won 1-4.
• 18:22
  SPEAKER_00: I'm okay with that.
• 18:23
  SPEAKER_00: Sorry.
• 18:24
  SPEAKER_00: Sorry to the rays.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_00: And then in 2020, uh the COVID shortened year, they went 40 and 20.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_00: They lost to the Dodgers 4-2 in six games.
• 18:32
  SPEAKER_00: That's a big bummer.
• 18:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um, obviously, that contributes to the Dodgers dynasty.
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_00: People consider them a dynasty because they won three times in six years.
• 18:43
  SPEAKER_00: I basically go off of hockey.
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_00: Dynasty is three and four years.
• 18:47
  SPEAKER_00: You think about the Blackhawks, the Kings.
• 18:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um I mean the Rangers at one point did it.
• 18:55
  SPEAKER_00: The Islanders, I'm pretty sure, got there.
• 18:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um Actually, I don't think the Islanders ever got there.
• 19:01
  SPEAKER_00: I think they made it to three World Twos in a row.
• 19:04
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, three Stanley Cups in a row, but lost them.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_00: Alright.
• 19:08
  SPEAKER_00: This is the part that's gonna take up a lot of our time.
• 19:10
  SPEAKER_00: I wanted to go to baseball savant, and I wanted to pair each roster.
• 19:16
  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna go We're gonna go by headers first.
• 19:20
  SPEAKER_00: I think this will be an interesting way.
• 19:24
  SPEAKER_00: Um, there we go.
• 19:44
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, so we're gonna go through their starting rosters here.
• 19:48
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and then I also want to cover some of their U-till guys and um pitching.
• 19:54
  SPEAKER_00: So William Contreras is obviously gonna be the catcher for the Brewers.
• 20:00
  SPEAKER_00: There's more discussion for the Rays, I think, but I'm gonna say Nick Fortez probably gets in there.
• 20:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um and even then, I would probably say Liam Hicks.
• 20:12
  SPEAKER_00: So we can do all three of them.
• 20:15
  SPEAKER_00: Uh I think Hicks has a great debate to be.
• 20:19
  SPEAKER_00: Um the starting catcher.
• 20:21
  SPEAKER_00: So if we look at a lot of these players, Nick Fortez is not good in run value.
• 20:26
  SPEAKER_00: His batting's not great.
• 20:28
  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't whiff and he doesn't strike out, but he's also not barreling the ball and doesn't have extra uh velocity.
• 20:35
  SPEAKER_00: His slug is terrible.
• 20:37
  SPEAKER_00: Um his bat speed is so so.
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_00: He's not squaring up anything.
• 20:42
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he is chasing, though I find it interesting he's chasing so much, but not whiffing.
• 20:47
  SPEAKER_00: Uh he does not walk.
• 20:49
  SPEAKER_00: But you really get him with his catching value.
• 20:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, his blocks are very good.
• 20:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um, his framing's alright.
• 20:57
  SPEAKER_00: It's better than Contreras, but I don't think that's a hard thing to do.
• 21:01
  SPEAKER_00: Um, it's really his blocks.
• 21:03
  SPEAKER_00: His speed is obviously faster than either one of these guys.
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_00: But looking at this, I think they really should start Hicks.
• 21:12
  SPEAKER_00: Um obviously they acquired him this year, and he's done fairly well for them since he's come over.
• 21:20
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, we look at this past series, he was pretty good, and I think he was starting catching from most of that series.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_00: His batting's on a catching level really good.
• 21:29
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 78th percentile.
• 21:31
  SPEAKER_00: His fielding's at the 72nd percentile, but I want to look at his squared at percentage.
• 21:37
  SPEAKER_00: He's 93rd percentile to Wilson Contreras is 89.
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_00: When we talk about really good hitting catchers, we typically talk about Contreras um as somebody who can hit that ball and he hits it well.
• 21:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but we look at Liam Hicks and look at his whiff percentage 98 percentile, the K percentile is he's in the 97% percentile on K per.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_00: So he's not striking out.
• 22:02
  SPEAKER_00: He's doing very good.
• 22:04
  SPEAKER_00: He's about league average.
• 22:06
  SPEAKER_00: I would say in blocks, he's not getting bat speed or sweet spot.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_00: He's not hard hitting.
• 22:15
  SPEAKER_00: His barrel percentage is very low.
• 22:18
  SPEAKER_00: His average exit velocity is really low.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_00: His slug is low.
• 22:24
  SPEAKER_00: His on base is fairly average.
• 22:30
  SPEAKER_00: But these are the things that I find kind of interesting.
• 22:32
  SPEAKER_00: He's squaring the ball up 93% of the time, but his hard hit is a 5%.
• 22:39
  SPEAKER_00: And his barrel is a 13%.
• 22:41
  SPEAKER_00: So it's he's clearly just not getting the results that he's wanting.
• 22:47
  SPEAKER_00: I think his whiff and his K percentage are really good, especially if he's good defensively in the catching position, which he is, he's the best one up here.
• 22:55
  SPEAKER_00: I think there's a big debate to say Liam Hicks should be the starter for the Rays in this World Series over Nick Fortez.
• 23:05
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's honestly what they're going to do.
• 23:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um but looking at this, I would favor the catching of the Brewers.
• 23:15
  SPEAKER_00: I know we're we're talking about Liam Hicks a lot, and he's so close.
• 23:20
  SPEAKER_00: He's so close, he's just not getting the results.
• 23:23
  SPEAKER_00: Um the whiff and the k percentage are really good.
• 23:26
  SPEAKER_00: But and then you look at somebody like Contreras, his whiff percentage is that he's in the 73%, his k percentage is in the 84th percentile.
• 23:34
  SPEAKER_00: So he's still doing really good.
• 23:37
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Liam Hicks is just doing so much better in those stats.
• 23:41
  SPEAKER_00: But then if we look at on base and slugging and exit elite velocity and hard hitting, Contreras is so much better, he's so much better in those areas.
• 23:53
  SPEAKER_00: Sorry for the cough.
• 23:55
  SPEAKER_00: And he's a better base runner.
• 23:57
  SPEAKER_00: Nick Fortez might be the better base runner out of all these guys, he might have the speed advantage.
• 24:01
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I mean, I think you have to go with Liam Hicks for if if you are the Rays.
• 24:15
  SPEAKER_00: Um those in there.
• 24:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, neither one of these guys are stealing bases or anything like that.
• 24:26
  SPEAKER_00: But if I if I'm the Reys, I go in and I start Liam Hicks over Nick Fortez.
• 24:34
  SPEAKER_00: There's more of a conversation, like again, Nick Fortez is also not whiffing and he's not striking out, but he's not squaring up the ball, he's also not really getting on base.
• 24:48
  SPEAKER_00: Um, some things that Hicks does, and Hicks is better defensively.
• 24:54
  SPEAKER_00: Like, I think Hicks is gonna get the edge in the Nick Fortez conversation, but overall, I think Contreras is the better catcher here, especially when you're thinking of offense.
• 25:04
  SPEAKER_00: Defense plainly goes fix.
• 25:07
  SPEAKER_00: That is an easy conclusion to make.
• 25:09
  SPEAKER_00: Offensively, Contreras sweeps them both.
• 25:13
  SPEAKER_00: Uh we're gonna go position by position, and I think the next position we'll go with is first base.
• 25:19
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is an interesting one to cover.
• 25:23
  SPEAKER_00: Jake Bowers has obviously had a career year, and they're going head to head against Jonathan Aranda, who's also had a pretty good year.
• 25:35
  SPEAKER_00: Um, when we're talking about batting, they're both really good.
• 25:38
  SPEAKER_00: The base running of Jake Bowers, obviously better.
• 25:41
  SPEAKER_00: Jonathan Aranda is a pretty good fielding first baseman.
• 25:46
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I mean, if we look at Jake Bowers on base, he's in the 93rd percentile, slugging's at the 83rd percentile, exit velocity is in the 91st percentile, barrel percentage, 92nd, hard hit 94, sweet spot 91, batspeed 93.
• 26:03
  SPEAKER_00: He's squared up, he's not squaring up the ball, which is pretty impressive considering the average exit velocity in his barrel percentage, but squaring it up, he's only in the 34 percentile.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_00: He's not chasing, he's in the 93 percentile, but he is whiffing.
• 26:18
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 18th percentile on whiff, and he strikes out a ton.
• 26:22
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 16th percentile walking, 98.
• 26:26
  SPEAKER_00: So you never know what you're gonna get with him.
• 26:30
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Jonathan Aranda, obviously also very good at batting.
• 26:34
  SPEAKER_00: He cannot run the bases, he's not good at running the bases.
• 26:38
  SPEAKER_00: He's got a value of 5%ile on base running, fielding, um, he's fairly average on base 78, um, slug 71, exit velocity 83, barrel 67, hard hit 80, sweet spot 92, bat speed 26.
• 26:57
  SPEAKER_00: So he's just not he does not have the bat speed to back up a lot of his stats.
• 27:01
  SPEAKER_00: He's squaring the ball up 73%.
• 27:05
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 73 percentile of squaring it up, which is pretty amazing um considering he does not have the bat speed to back it up.
• 27:16
  SPEAKER_00: Um his chase rate, I think that says the 54 whiff 59, K percentage 29, and walking 65 percent.
• 27:29
  SPEAKER_00: So he's this is a very good matchup.
• 27:31
  SPEAKER_00: I think it really comes down to this.
• 27:33
  SPEAKER_00: Jonathan Randa obviously is so good defensively.
• 27:37
  SPEAKER_00: Jake Bowers is not.
• 27:38
  SPEAKER_00: Jake Bowers is a terrible defensive first baseman.
• 27:42
  SPEAKER_00: He's more of a DH.
• 27:44
  SPEAKER_00: We'll cover the DHs in a bit.
• 27:46
  SPEAKER_00: I think Jake Bowers would be so much better if he was in that DH position.
• 27:52
  SPEAKER_00: Uh but that being said, Jake Bowers is sneakily one of the best first baseman in baseball right now.
• 28:01
  SPEAKER_00: Jonathan Randa obviously makes a good argument to be, I don't know, top 15.
• 28:05
  SPEAKER_00: But again, I'm taking the Brewers here with Jake Bowers.
• 28:09
  SPEAKER_00: I think this one's a little more debated because if we talk about the fielding, but again, it's first base, the fielding isn't gonna come back and bite you that much.
• 28:18
  SPEAKER_00: I wonder if they have scoop percentage um on this.
• 28:25
  SPEAKER_01: I don't know.
• 28:27
  SPEAKER_01: I don't know if they have let's see if they have scoop.
• 28:34
  SPEAKER_01: I think that would be interesting.
• 28:50
  SPEAKER_01: So we need to add to get rid of the catching.
• 28:56
  SPEAKER_00: Sorry, guys, this is this is my first time.
• 28:58
  SPEAKER_00: This is my first time.
• 28:59
  SPEAKER_00: Just kidding.
• 29:00
  SPEAKER_00: Um type of average, we'll add that.
• 29:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um again, arm strength, I don't think, really matters.
• 29:06
  SPEAKER_00: It's the first base position.
• 29:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um receiving runs.
• 29:12
  SPEAKER_00: Double plays.
• 29:16
  SPEAKER_03: Um, I think that's fine.
• 29:24
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 29:25
  SPEAKER_03: Okay.
• 29:27
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so yeah, we'll look at their fielding.
• 29:29
  SPEAKER_00: Out above average.
• 29:31
  SPEAKER_00: What did I say?
• 29:32
  SPEAKER_00: Jay Bowers, not good.
• 29:34
  SPEAKER_00: He's in a five percentile.
• 29:35
  SPEAKER_00: He's very bad at it.
• 29:37
  SPEAKER_00: Out above average for Jonathan Miranda.
• 29:39
  SPEAKER_00: He's an 86 percentile.
• 29:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um what does first base receiving runs mean?
• 29:46
  SPEAKER_00: I'm let's look this up.
• 29:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um, runs prevented.
• 30:02
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, okay.
• 30:07
  SPEAKER_00: So it's it just really factors into outside of average.
• 30:11
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think we need to look at that set.
• 30:13
  SPEAKER_00: Um, double play runs.
• 30:15
  SPEAKER_00: Looks like they're not doing that, or they haven't been tracked, so we'll get rid of that.
• 30:19
  SPEAKER_00: I think the house above average is an important thing to have here.
• 30:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but yeah, we'll look at this.
• 30:23
  SPEAKER_00: Jonathan Aranda.
• 30:25
  SPEAKER_00: Much better defensively.
• 30:27
  SPEAKER_00: 86 percentile to Jake Bowers, five percentile.
• 30:32
  SPEAKER_00: That being said, I'm still taking the offense of Jake Bowers.
• 30:36
  SPEAKER_00: Um once again, but the Rays have obviously had the defensive capabilities when it comes to catcher in first base.
• 30:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um, we'll see if that continues with our next position, which we're gonna go second base, we're gonna go Richie Palacios, and we're gonna go Bryce Turang.
• 30:57
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think this will continue because Bryce Terrain is so good defensively.
• 31:03
  SPEAKER_00: He's also one of my favorite players to watch.
• 31:06
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so we'll look at this.
• 31:08
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, Bryce Turing's gonna sweep in pretty much every category.
• 31:12
  SPEAKER_00: Um, besides K Launch Angle 2.
• 31:16
  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
• 31:17
  SPEAKER_00: So obviously, batting kind of favors Bryce Trank.
• 31:20
  SPEAKER_00: This is a guy who had 7.5 war this year to Richie Palacio's 1.8 war.
• 31:26
  SPEAKER_00: Um batting Bryce Turing's in the 89th percentile to Richie Palacio's 44 percentile.
• 31:34
  SPEAKER_00: Base running slightly favors Bryce Turing again.
• 31:37
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 61st compared to the 55th of Richie Palacio's fielding.
• 31:44
  SPEAKER_00: This is Bryce Turang's bread and butter.
• 31:46
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 98th percentile.
• 31:47
  SPEAKER_00: Richie Palacio's in the 17th.
• 31:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I think this is this is almost a clean sweep for Bryce Durang.
• 31:56
  SPEAKER_00: Outside of average, he's in the 99th percentile.
• 31:58
  SPEAKER_00: He is the best second baseman in baseball.
• 32:01
  SPEAKER_00: Um I'd argue that with a wall, I think he is so good defensively and obviously offensively.
• 32:11
  SPEAKER_00: He's hitting the sweet spot 90% of the time.
• 32:14
  SPEAKER_00: The only thing that sucks is he is chasing 80% of the time, which Richie Palacio's oh wait, no, that's good.
• 32:20
  SPEAKER_00: He's not chasing.
• 32:21
  SPEAKER_00: So he wins in that, but his K percentage is in the 25th percentile to Richie Palacio's 76th percentile, they both walk a lot.
• 32:30
  SPEAKER_00: Um the thing that sucks with Bryce Strang is he doesn't have a good launch angle.
• 32:35
  SPEAKER_00: He's always gonna be in that lower percentile, he's in the 12th percentile right here, while Richie Palacios is in the 45th percentile.
• 32:41
  SPEAKER_00: You're more likely to get a home run with Richie Palacio than Bryce Strang.
• 32:47
  SPEAKER_00: But overall, looking at everything, um Bryce Strang obviously has uh the WOBA, the on base, the slug, uh, the exit velocity, the barrel, the hard hit, the sweet spot, the bat speed.
• 33:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um, funny enough, Palacio has the squared up, but loses in the chase.
• 33:08
  SPEAKER_00: Then he leads in the whiff, the K, and then Bryce Turang gets the walk.
• 33:14
  SPEAKER_00: And then Richie Palacio gets the launch angle.
• 33:17
  SPEAKER_00: Bats above average, 99th percentile for Bryce Turang.
• 33:22
  SPEAKER_00: Richie Palacios is in the fifth percentile, so obviously he's somebody who struggles with the fielding at second base, sprint speed, uh Bryce Turang's at the 82nd percentile, um stolen base taken runs, 68th, uh 64th for Richie Palacios.
• 33:41
  SPEAKER_00: This is very cut and dry.
• 33:43
  SPEAKER_00: Bryce Strang is the better second baseman.
• 33:46
  SPEAKER_00: I think that's 3-0 for the Brewers when we're covering these positions.
• 33:51
  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna move on to shortstop.
• 33:55
  SPEAKER_00: Let's go shortstop next.
• 33:57
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is a little more of a fun one.
• 34:00
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I think Taylor Wallace is very good.
• 34:03
  SPEAKER_00: I think he's very good.
• 34:04
  SPEAKER_00: He might be a little underrated.
• 34:06
  SPEAKER_00: Cooper Pratt.
• 34:10
  SPEAKER_00: I think he's alright.
• 34:12
  SPEAKER_00: Um, but I'm excited to see what the comparison here is.
• 34:16
  SPEAKER_00: Taylor Wallace, obviously, he's not a batting guy.
• 34:19
  SPEAKER_00: His base running's really good.
• 34:22
  SPEAKER_00: They are even.
• 34:24
  SPEAKER_00: Cooper Pratt and Taylor Walls are even in the base running.
• 34:27
  SPEAKER_00: The Fioding even favors Cooper Pratt.
• 34:30
  SPEAKER_00: I think I wanted into this.
• 34:33
  SPEAKER_00: I don't understand where Taylor Walls is getting his three and a half war from.
• 34:39
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you look at these guys, the sprint speed obviously favors Cooper Pratt taking runs, they're even.
• 34:47
  SPEAKER_00: Outs above average favors Cooper Pratt.
• 34:50
  SPEAKER_00: The K percentage, the whiff is even.
• 34:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um the sweet spot.
• 34:57
  SPEAKER_00: This is interesting.
• 34:58
  SPEAKER_00: I uh Taylor Walls, I don't understand where his war comes from when his WOBA is so low, his average is terrible, his slug is terrible.
• 35:12
  SPEAKER_00: These are all one percentile, his average axe velocity is five percentile, his barrel percentage is four, hard hit is two, his sweet spot is twenty-eight, his bat speed is really low too.
• 35:24
  SPEAKER_00: I I his algebra average or 19.
• 35:26
  SPEAKER_00: I really don't understand where he gets all that war from.
• 35:30
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if anybody is in the know of why Taylor Pratt, I mean Taylor Walls has three and a half war on this season, please let me know.
• 35:40
  SPEAKER_00: I'm looking at these stats and I go, the only thing that I could see is does he have stolen bases?
• 35:47
  SPEAKER_00: Like, because I'm not quite sure where he gets this value.
• 35:53
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, three and a half war OPS plus of 71, so he has an OPS of six of seven.
• 36:03
  SPEAKER_00: I just not sure where he has 21 stolen bases, which is good, but it's also not like insane.
• 36:12
  SPEAKER_00: He's only been cut like three times, he's only walked 45 times.
• 36:17
  SPEAKER_00: I'm I'm curious to see where he's getting this war.
• 36:22
  SPEAKER_00: Is it just because he's playing shortstop?
• 36:26
  SPEAKER_00: Is it really because he's just playing shortstop?
• 36:28
  SPEAKER_00: How many more appearances does he have than Cooper Pratt?
• 36:34
  SPEAKER_00: Like, why is Cooper Pratt underrated?
• 36:39
  SPEAKER_00: He's 22.
• 36:40
  SPEAKER_00: He had says rookie year, he had 1.7 more, he had 228 abats to 433 of bats.
• 36:48
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so maybe they are more comparable, they're about the same range, but again, Cooper Pratt has an OPS plus of 99.
• 36:58
  SPEAKER_00: He's about average with an OPS plus, I mean an OPS of 718.
• 37:04
  SPEAKER_00: OPS plus is 990.
• 37:06
  SPEAKER_00: 909?
• 37:07
  SPEAKER_00: What am I saying?
• 37:08
  SPEAKER_00: 99.
• 37:08
  SPEAKER_00: He has an OPS plus of 99, so he's about league average, he has 19 stolen bases and three cup ceilings as well.
• 37:17
  SPEAKER_00: I don't understand how Taylor Walls has three and a half war.
• 37:23
  SPEAKER_00: Cause even on this pace, then Cooper Pratt would have less war.
• 37:29
  SPEAKER_00: He would be at a about a three and 3.4, 3.3.
• 37:34
  SPEAKER_00: Chill Wars is a 3.5.
• 37:36
  SPEAKER_00: I don't understand it.
• 37:38
  SPEAKER_00: Because again, we looked at the out to above average, he's in the 19th percentile.
• 37:43
  SPEAKER_00: He's terrible.
• 37:44
  SPEAKER_00: He's am I just missing something here?
• 37:48
  SPEAKER_00: I don't I don't understand like what I'm missing.
• 37:51
  SPEAKER_00: Is like let's look at his arm strength.
• 37:57
  SPEAKER_00: Um I don't know.
• 38:03
  SPEAKER_00: Like, I I don't like even double play runs, he's still in the 7th percentile.
• 38:12
  SPEAKER_00: He's not doing anything.
• 38:13
  SPEAKER_00: His arm strength is really low, he's in the 32nd percentile, which Cooper Pratt is only upgraded in my mind.
• 38:20
  SPEAKER_00: His arm strength is in 77th percentile.
• 38:23
  SPEAKER_00: If anybody in the comments knows, you can message me, you can put it in the comment section on the YouTube.
• 38:30
  SPEAKER_00: Please let me know why Taylor Walls has three and a half war.
• 38:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um, when I look at this and I say Cooper Pratt is just better.
• 38:39
  SPEAKER_00: Is it the walking?
• 38:40
  SPEAKER_00: Is it the walking percentile?
• 38:42
  SPEAKER_00: But they're the same, they're nearly the same.
• 38:44
  SPEAKER_00: Is it the launch angle?
• 38:46
  SPEAKER_00: Um he doesn't chase, he doesn't really whiff, but he strikes out.
• 38:51
  SPEAKER_00: So I don't understand where that war comes from.
• 38:55
  SPEAKER_00: Somebody please let me know.
• 38:56
  SPEAKER_00: We gotta move on.
• 38:57
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I think this is a clear and obvious one.
• 39:01
  SPEAKER_00: This is so again, I would go Cooper Pratt.
• 39:04
  SPEAKER_00: I think the brews are 4-0, and I thought I would lean Taylor Walls looking at war and everything, but I'm gonna lean Cooper Pratt.
• 39:13
  SPEAKER_00: I think there's more there.
• 39:15
  SPEAKER_00: But this is where this ends.
• 39:18
  SPEAKER_00: We have David Hamilton, and we have Junior Camonero.
• 39:23
  SPEAKER_00: I think we know what's gonna happen here.
• 39:27
  SPEAKER_00: Uh it's Camonero.
• 39:29
  SPEAKER_00: Batting Camonero's on the 97th percentile, and David Hamilton's in the 10th.
• 39:34
  SPEAKER_00: Base running, David Hamilton's awesome.
• 39:37
  SPEAKER_00: 94th percentile.
• 39:38
  SPEAKER_00: Junior Camonero can't run to save his life.
• 39:40
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 14th.
• 39:41
  SPEAKER_00: Fielding, somehow junior Camanero has the edge in the fielding at 13 percentile, and David's at 10.
• 39:49
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Woba, 91 for Camaro, 85, average slug, 94, exit velocity 95, barrel 89, hard hit 91.
• 40:02
  SPEAKER_00: Sweet spot.
• 40:03
  SPEAKER_00: He's not getting the sweet spot, which I think is kind of interesting.
• 40:07
  SPEAKER_00: Bat speed, he is the best bat speed in baseball.
• 40:11
  SPEAKER_00: He's squaring it up 32, chase 44 with about average 50k 67th, so he's actually not striking out a lot.
• 40:24
  SPEAKER_00: His walk is really good, he's in the 78th.
• 40:26
  SPEAKER_00: So launch angle, he's not getting a good launch angle.
• 40:29
  SPEAKER_00: His outs above average, he's the one percentile, you know, who's in the two percentile, David Hamilton.
• 40:36
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, he junior Kimonero has a decently strong arm.
• 40:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I'm just assuming he's not very accurate with it.
• 40:45
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna assume that's what it is.
• 40:48
  SPEAKER_00: The base running clearly goes to David Hamilton.
• 40:50
  SPEAKER_00: 95 sprint speed.
• 40:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he's stealing bags.
• 40:54
  SPEAKER_00: David Hamilton.
• 40:56
  SPEAKER_00: Really good once he gets on base.
• 40:58
  SPEAKER_00: It's the getting on base.
• 41:00
  SPEAKER_00: We saw him hit a huge home run in his last series.
• 41:06
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if that happens in the World Series.
• 41:09
  SPEAKER_00: If we're going based off this, Junior Camonero clearly gets the edge.
• 41:13
  SPEAKER_00: I I it's not even really worth the discussion.
• 41:16
  SPEAKER_00: We can just move on to the next one.
• 41:17
  SPEAKER_00: It's a clear, obvious junior Camonero.
• 41:21
  SPEAKER_00: Junior Camonero might be the best batter out of any one of these teams.
• 41:28
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so that was just not gonna go well for David Hamilton.
• 41:32
  SPEAKER_00: And I think the other argument would be Jackson Churio of the Brewers.
• 41:38
  SPEAKER_00: I think this should be a fairly quick one, even though Chandler Simpson, who is also playing very well.
• 41:47
  SPEAKER_00: Ooh, okay, this might be a little more interesting than I thought.
• 41:51
  SPEAKER_00: Jackson Churio is in the 86th percentile of batting.
• 41:55
  SPEAKER_00: Chandler Simpson's in the 12th, base running, junior uh Jackson's at the 65th percentile.
• 42:02
  SPEAKER_00: Wow, Chandler Simpson's at the 99th percentile.
• 42:05
  SPEAKER_00: Fielding also favors Jackson Churio, 88th to Chandler Simpson, 67th.
• 42:11
  SPEAKER_00: I thought that would have been a little bit more close.
• 42:13
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Chandler Simpson obviously has a lot of speed.
• 42:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um Woba, 80 percentile for Churio, one percentile for Chandler Simpson.
• 42:26
  SPEAKER_00: XBA is on on oh gosh, XBA.
• 42:32
  SPEAKER_00: Expected batting average.
• 42:33
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so okay, I was I was right.
• 42:35
  SPEAKER_00: Expected batting average, they're really similar.
• 42:38
  SPEAKER_00: Jackson Churio is 76 percentile to Chandler Simpson 71.
• 42:42
  SPEAKER_00: Slug 87 percentile for Jackson Churio, one percentile for Chandler Simpson, average exit velocity 88th percentile for Jackson Churio, 1% for Chandler Simpson, barrel percentage 81 for Churio, 1% for Chandler Simpson, hard hit percentage 83rd to Chandler Simpson's one sweet spot 41 percentile for sweet spot for Jack Centurio, one per 1 percentile for Chandler Simpson bat speed Chandler Simpson has the slowest bat speed in baseball.
• 43:19
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 1%ile, 77 percentile for Jack Centurio squared up.
• 43:25
  SPEAKER_00: It's so interesting.
• 43:26
  SPEAKER_00: Chandler Simpson is squaring the ball up.
• 43:30
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 99th percentile squaring it up.
• 43:33
  SPEAKER_00: He's chasing at the 39th percentile.
• 43:36
  SPEAKER_00: He's not whiffing, he's in the 99th percentile for not whiffing, and he does not strike out.
• 43:41
  SPEAKER_00: He's one of the best in the baseball.
• 43:42
  SPEAKER_00: He's in the 100th percentile for K percentage.
• 43:45
  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't walk, he doesn't have a launch angle.
• 43:49
  SPEAKER_00: It's very clearly the batting goes towards Jackson Cherryo.
• 43:54
  SPEAKER_00: It's interesting that Chandler Simpson can square it up, doesn't whiff, and he doesn't strike out, but he also doesn't walk.
• 44:00
  SPEAKER_00: He's not walking.
• 44:01
  SPEAKER_00: He's just putting balls in play, which is good.
• 44:04
  SPEAKER_00: Um, fielding outside above average is super close.
• 44:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Chandler Simpson has it in the 94th percentile to the 92nd percentile of Jackson Churio, so they're very even in that.
• 44:16
  SPEAKER_00: Um the arm strength goes towards Jackson Churio, who has the 75th percentile to the 47th percentile on Chandler Simpson.
• 44:26
  SPEAKER_00: Um the sprint speed, 95th percentile for Chandler Simpson.
• 44:30
  SPEAKER_00: I think that's honestly on the low end.
• 44:32
  SPEAKER_00: Um he is so fast.
• 44:35
  SPEAKER_00: He he's arguably one of the fastest players in the M will be uh extra base is taken, 99th percentile, and I mean Jackson Churio is not slow, he's at 88th percentile for sprint speed.
• 44:46
  SPEAKER_00: He's not taking that extra base that he needs to be doing with that speed.
• 44:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um but this again, I'm taking Jackson Churio uh 5 to 1 Brewers right now.
• 44:57
  SPEAKER_00: Centerfield, this is interesting.
• 45:01
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is gonna be another sweep for the Brewers here.
• 45:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you have Garrett Mitchell and you have Cedric Mullins.
• 45:11
  SPEAKER_00: Cedric Mullins has obviously been around for a long time.
• 45:15
  SPEAKER_00: He's just not really doing it anymore.
• 45:20
  SPEAKER_00: Um Garrett Mitchell leads in almost every single statistic category besides launch angle.
• 45:26
  SPEAKER_00: It's interesting.
• 45:28
  SPEAKER_00: We have the one percentile of Garrett Mitchell versus the hundred percentile of Cedric Mullins in that.
• 45:36
  SPEAKER_00: Um neither one of these guys are gonna really hit.
• 45:40
  SPEAKER_00: Um they both strike out a ton.
• 45:44
  SPEAKER_00: Garrett Mitchell definitely has the advantage.
• 45:46
  SPEAKER_00: His average exit V low is really high as in the 96 percentile.
• 45:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, his Woba's 88th, expected batting average, 80th, slug 80th, uh, barrel, 77th, hard hit 96, sweet spot 20th, batspeed 98th.
• 46:03
  SPEAKER_00: So he hits the ball hard.
• 46:05
  SPEAKER_00: He does not have a good launch angle.
• 46:08
  SPEAKER_00: If he is a guy who could figure out the launch angle, then he's amazing.
• 46:12
  SPEAKER_00: But what you're looking at, these guys is their fielding and base running.
• 46:15
  SPEAKER_00: Garrett Mitchell is in the 89th percentile of base running and 73rd and fielding.
• 46:19
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Cedric Mollins, 19th percentile and base running, he just doesn't have that.
• 46:23
  SPEAKER_00: It's not in him anymore.
• 46:25
  SPEAKER_00: But his fielding is the 90th percentile.
• 46:28
  SPEAKER_00: So if we look about outs above average, 93rd percentile for Garrett Mitchell, and his arm strength is in the 90th.
• 46:36
  SPEAKER_00: Outs above average for Cedric Mollins is 96 percentile, which is interesting because he's a 46th percentile in strength.
• 46:45
  SPEAKER_00: That's interesting that he's uh getting so much outs above average with that you could say not great arm running Garrett Mitchell's 98th percentile and sprint speed, extra base take and runs 96th percentile.
• 47:01
  SPEAKER_00: Citramolins is nowhere near.
• 47:03
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is clear and obviously Garrett Mitchell, uh which would make that what 6'1.
• 47:13
  SPEAKER_00: We're 6'1 going through this right now.
• 47:16
  SPEAKER_00: Um we have three positions left, two positions left, and then we're gonna cover pitchers.
• 47:22
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is the pitchers, it's gonna be a little more fun.
• 47:27
  SPEAKER_00: Um we're gonna South Freelick and right field.
• 47:32
  SPEAKER_00: I think this is a a position that the brewers should win.
• 47:38
  SPEAKER_00: Um they have Victor Mesa.
• 47:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um Mesa, I think, should win this pretty easily.
• 47:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and it's a little more interesting than I thought.
• 47:51
  SPEAKER_00: Batting, neither one of them are great.
• 47:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um so when it's like this, what does that mean?
• 48:00
  SPEAKER_00: Like, what does the line mean?
• 48:01
  SPEAKER_00: I don't understand that.
• 48:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um, batting, Victor Mesa wins that easily.
• 48:07
  SPEAKER_00: Base running, Mesa, fielding, Mesa.
• 48:11
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, neither one of these guys are going to be hitting.
• 48:15
  SPEAKER_00: Um, doesn't strike out and he doesn't whiff, he doesn't chase.
• 48:21
  SPEAKER_00: He scores enough, but again, he doesn't have that velocity, the launch angle.
• 48:27
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so he's making contact with these balls, but they're poor hit balls.
• 48:34
  SPEAKER_00: Mesa, um, decent slug, decent barrel, decent bat speed, good launch angle.
• 48:42
  SPEAKER_00: I think if he um squared it up more often, he could be a lot better.
• 48:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um fielding mesa, I mean he's one of the best fielders in right field.
• 48:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so we'll give Mesa that.
• 48:55
  SPEAKER_00: Um, running is Sal Freelick.
• 48:59
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna lean Victor Mesa, which means it's 6-2 going into the DH position, which I think will make it 6-3.
• 49:07
  SPEAKER_00: And then we're gonna talk about pitching.
• 49:09
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and then there's a couple of utility guys and bench players that I do want to just talk about.
• 49:15
  SPEAKER_00: Um but we'll get to that later.
• 49:19
  SPEAKER_00: So this is Christian Yelich.
• 49:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he's been around forever.
• 49:24
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's he's he was that guy growing up.
• 49:29
  SPEAKER_00: Like I looked up to Yelich, I thought he was really good.
• 49:33
  SPEAKER_00: And then we have Yandi Diaz, who has also been around for a very long time.
• 49:40
  SPEAKER_00: I think this very clearly just goes to Yandi, and neither one of these guys field.
• 49:44
  SPEAKER_00: So the batting, um, 88th percentile for Yandi, 22nd percentile for Christian Yelich, he had a really poor year.
• 49:52
  SPEAKER_00: The base running goes toward Yelich, 82nd percentile, base running 13th percentile.
• 49:56
  SPEAKER_00: But again, this is the DH position.
• 49:59
  SPEAKER_00: You don't really care about the running.
• 50:02
  SPEAKER_00: That's not what they're there to do.
• 50:04
  SPEAKER_00: They're there to hit the ball, and Yandy does that really well.
• 50:08
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, we're looking at two and a half war from the DH position to Christian Yelich's 0.1.
• 50:15
  SPEAKER_00: I think Yandi really clears in Woba bad expecting battery average, slug, velocity, um, hard hit, bat speed is very similar.
• 50:26
  SPEAKER_00: Squared up again goes back to Yandi.
• 50:29
  SPEAKER_00: Yelich doesn't chase, that's great.
• 50:32
  SPEAKER_00: But everything else isn't there.
• 50:33
  SPEAKER_00: With percentage goes to Yandi, K percentage goes to Yandi.
• 50:37
  SPEAKER_00: The walks lead in Yelich's way, but not by much.
• 50:40
  SPEAKER_00: Neither one of them have a good launch angle.
• 50:43
  SPEAKER_00: Um, this is this is Yandi Diaz.
• 50:47
  SPEAKER_00: Yandi Diaz wins this um 80 out of 100 times.
• 50:52
  SPEAKER_00: Christian Yelich had a really poor year, which sucks because he came off of a really good season last year, and I was hoping that it would continue.
• 51:00
  SPEAKER_00: It didn't.
• 51:01
  SPEAKER_00: Um, this pitching staff, though, is what I'm really excited to talk about.
• 51:08
  SPEAKER_00: We're switching to pitchers.
• 51:11
  SPEAKER_00: And it's Jacob McZerowski.
• 51:15
  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna go through their number ones.
• 51:17
  SPEAKER_00: So Jacob Mizorowski is obviously their number one for the Brewers for the Rays.
• 51:24
  SPEAKER_00: It's a little more up in the air.
• 51:26
  SPEAKER_00: Who do you who's their number one?
• 51:27
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna say Drew Rasmussen is right now their number one.
• 51:32
  SPEAKER_00: Do I have to search for Rasmussen?
• 51:33
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I do.
• 51:34
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, and they are very similar.
• 51:39
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, these guys are very similar.
• 51:43
  SPEAKER_00: Um, they're two of the best pitchers in baseball right now.
• 51:48
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so it's exciting stuff.
• 51:50
  SPEAKER_00: Run value, uh pitching, Jickamazerowski's in the 90th percent.
• 51:55
  SPEAKER_00: I mean the 100th percentile, fastball is 100th percentile, breaking stuff 96, and off speed 71.
• 52:01
  SPEAKER_00: When we go to Drew Rasmussen, Drew Rasmussen's in the 99th percentile for pitching, fastball's 99th percentile.
• 52:08
  SPEAKER_00: His breaking stuff's in the 41st percentile, so he's not using a lot of breaking stuff, but his off-speed's in the 93rd percentile.
• 52:17
  SPEAKER_00: Uh expected ERA.
• 52:21
  SPEAKER_00: Uh he's in the Jacob Mizerowski's the 99th percentile.
• 52:25
  SPEAKER_00: What's XBA?
• 52:26
  SPEAKER_00: Is it expected batting average?
• 52:29
  SPEAKER_00: I'm assuming it's the same.
• 52:34
  SPEAKER_03: Um, let's see.
• 52:47
  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
• 52:48
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so I was alright.
• 52:50
  SPEAKER_00: Expected batting average, Mizerovski's 99th percentile, expected slug 99th percentile, chase percentage 88th percentile, width percentage 99th, k percentage 100th, batting percentile 80 What I'm apologized, walking percentile 81st, average exit velocity 83rd, barrel percentage 96, hard hit 86, sweet spot.
• 53:17
  SPEAKER_00: Some players tend to get a sweet spot 40 what is that the 49th percentile, ground ball percentage, 61st.
• 53:24
  SPEAKER_00: I love the ground ball percentage.
• 53:26
  SPEAKER_00: I think a ground ball pitcher is awesome.
• 53:28
  SPEAKER_00: We'll see some of them coming up.
• 53:31
  SPEAKER_00: Um expected Eura for Drew Rasmussen, 87th percentile, batting average 69th, slug 78th, chase 76th, whiff 49th.
• 53:43
  SPEAKER_00: So people aren't really whiffing on his stuff.
• 53:45
  SPEAKER_00: He's kind of just beating you, he's just kind of beating you with it.
• 53:48
  SPEAKER_00: He's putting in good location, so you're not really swinging.
• 53:51
  SPEAKER_00: K percentage 75th, walk 97th, average exit, uh 62nd, barrel percentage 79th, hard hit 83rd, sweet spot 63rd, ground ball 65.
• 54:04
  SPEAKER_00: These guys are so similar.
• 54:06
  SPEAKER_00: These are some of the best pitchers in baseball.
• 54:09
  SPEAKER_00: Um, we're gonna look at their pitching arsenal.
• 54:12
  SPEAKER_00: Um, we're gonna cover the four seam.
• 54:14
  SPEAKER_00: Jacob Meserowski's in the 99th percentile in velocity.
• 54:19
  SPEAKER_00: Drew Rasmussen's in the 67th percentile, so they're they're the velocity is different here.
• 54:24
  SPEAKER_00: The run value on the four seam, though, we have the 100 percentile in Jacob Mizraowski for the versus the 91st percentile for Drew Rasmussen, the cutter, they're very similar.
• 54:39
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, 98th percentile for run value for Jacob Mizrowski, 97th percentile for Drew Rasmussen.
• 54:46
  SPEAKER_00: The sinker, this is Drew Rasmussen's pitch.
• 54:50
  SPEAKER_00: Jacob Mizrowski, not his pitch.
• 54:53
  SPEAKER_00: Again, his off speed stuff, not really comparable.
• 54:59
  SPEAKER_00: I think Jacob Mesrowski kind of beats you with the heat and the breaking stuff.
• 55:03
  SPEAKER_00: Drew J Rasmussen can kind of beat you with the speed and the off speed.
• 55:08
  SPEAKER_00: He throws a really good off speed.
• 55:10
  SPEAKER_00: Um, sinker, Drew Rasmussen's in the 99th percentile to sorry, my dog's in the background, to Jacob Mizrowski's 41st.
• 55:19
  SPEAKER_00: Slider, 83rd percentile.
• 55:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Drew Rasmussen does not throw a slider.
• 55:24
  SPEAKER_00: Sweeper, it's kind of a nothing pitch for both of them.
• 55:28
  SPEAKER_00: Uh changeup, 94 percentile for Drew Rasmussen to 72nd and Jacob Mizorowski.
• 55:36
  SPEAKER_00: So, I mean, if we look at the curve, Jacob Mizorowski, 98th percentile to 71st percentile for Drew Rasmussen.
• 55:43
  SPEAKER_00: I think Jacob Mizorowski takes it.
• 55:45
  SPEAKER_00: I think it's very close.
• 55:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, we're already 55 minutes in.
• 55:49
  SPEAKER_00: I think we do one more pitching uh matchup.
• 55:55
  SPEAKER_00: And I gotta choose this very carefully.
• 55:58
  SPEAKER_00: Because I think so there's a couple more things that I want to talk about.
• 56:02
  SPEAKER_00: There's a couple players that I want to highlight.
• 56:05
  SPEAKER_00: Um so let's choose this very carefully.
• 56:11
  SPEAKER_00: I think I want to talk about Logan Henderson.
• 56:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I don't want to talk about Freddie Peralta, even though he's bounced back with the race.
• 56:30
  SPEAKER_00: So he looks amazing with the race.
• 56:34
  SPEAKER_00: Let's talk about Nick Martinez.
• 56:38
  SPEAKER_00: Nick Martinez.
• 56:42
  SPEAKER_00: So this is Logan Henderson versus Nick Martinez.
• 56:46
  SPEAKER_00: Um again, very similar in some stats.
• 56:50
  SPEAKER_00: The pitching value.
• 56:52
  SPEAKER_00: Uh 90th percentile for Logan Henderson, 92nd percentile for Nick Martinez.
• 56:59
  SPEAKER_00: Fastball's 90 percentile for Logan Henderson, fastball percentage percentile for Nick Martinez, 97th.
• 57:07
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, breaking stuff is gonna be better on Logan Henderson's side, off speed's better on Nick Martinez.
• 57:13
  SPEAKER_00: This is a very close race, right?
• 57:15
  SPEAKER_00: They both don't allow walks.
• 57:17
  SPEAKER_00: Nick Martinez does not strike out, is an important thing to look at.
• 57:21
  SPEAKER_00: He's I think he's more of a fly ball hitter, which kind of gets dangerous, especially when we're talking about World Series.
• 57:29
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, where those fly ball hitters kind of scare me a little bit.
• 57:33
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you kind of want a ground ball pitcher, which neither one of these guys are.
• 57:37
  SPEAKER_00: Neither one are.
• 57:38
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Logan Henderson is going to strike people out.
• 57:41
  SPEAKER_00: He's not gonna walk people, but as bad as Nick Martinez is at striking people out, he's the best in not walking people.
• 57:49
  SPEAKER_00: He does not walk anybody.
• 57:51
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he doesn't really get chase, he doesn't get whiff, he does not get strikeouts.
• 57:55
  SPEAKER_00: Um you don't really get a barrel on him, and you don't get a sweet spot.
• 57:59
  SPEAKER_00: That's what I'm saying.
• 58:00
  SPEAKER_00: You don't get a sweet spot on him, but you also don't get ground balls.
• 58:03
  SPEAKER_00: He's a very dangerous pitcher when it comes to um uh maybe double plays, line outs.
• 58:12
  SPEAKER_00: Like he's just not striking people out.
• 58:16
  SPEAKER_00: He's a very good pitcher.
• 58:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he had 3.9 war on this season, Logan Henderson had 3.3.
• 58:22
  SPEAKER_00: These are very good pitchers.
• 58:24
  SPEAKER_00: Again, are these their number twos?
• 58:26
  SPEAKER_00: Probably not.
• 58:27
  SPEAKER_00: I would say Logan Henderson's probably the number two for the Brewers.
• 58:32
  SPEAKER_00: Um, after what we just saw with Freddie Peralta, I think he's their number two now.
• 58:37
  SPEAKER_00: Freddie Peralta is really good.
• 58:39
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, I'm not gonna look at his stat task player comparison because it's gonna show his regular season.
• 58:45
  SPEAKER_00: He did not do well in the regular season.
• 58:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he's a guy who did really well in September, and then is obviously continuing that into the postseason.
• 58:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um so I think the Rays really have the starting pitcher.
• 58:56
  SPEAKER_00: So um hey, Gus.
• 59:03
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• 59:04
  SPEAKER_00: Sorry, my dog is chewing on something.
• 59:06
  SPEAKER_00: Look at him.
• 59:07
  SPEAKER_00: He's just chilling.
• 59:10
  SPEAKER_00: He's a good boy.
• 59:11
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so the Brewers have the bats, the Rays have the starting pitching.
• 59:17
  SPEAKER_00: Some things I wanted to look at was the relief pitching, and I think that really favors the Brewers.
• 59:29
  SPEAKER_00: Um we'll just talk about the relievers.
• 59:35
  SPEAKER_00: Um, the Brewers have Chad Patrick, Aaron Ashby.
• 59:38
  SPEAKER_00: Aaron Ashby has been dominant this postseason.
• 59:41
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, Grant Anderson, D.
• 59:42
  SPEAKER_00: L.
• 59:43
  SPEAKER_00: Hall, who is really good.
• 59:44
  SPEAKER_00: Who's been really good.
• 59:46
  SPEAKER_00: Jojo Romero, he wasn't good.
• 59:49
  SPEAKER_00: He's starting to figure it out.
• 59:50
  SPEAKER_00: They have two closures in Abner Yuribe and Trevor McGill, who are both amazing.
• 59:57
  SPEAKER_00: They have Brandon Woodruff, who might be available for the World Series, and then Dustin May.
• 1:00:04
  SPEAKER_00: Both are guys who have been really good at points in their career.
• 1:00:07
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, Brandon Woodruff has obviously dealt with a lot of injuries.
• 1:00:12
  SPEAKER_00: So I think you could put him in a bullpen role if you really needed him.
• 1:00:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um, the Rays relievers, you have Ian Seymour, uh, Garrett Clevinger, who obviously didn't have a good year, Cole Sessler, Solser, Seuss, Sol, Solser, uh, Tyler Wells, Cam Bowser, Steven Matz, and then they have a really good closer and Brian Baker.
• 1:00:37
  SPEAKER_00: The closers are really comparable in the fact that they're both really good.
• 1:00:42
  SPEAKER_00: They're gonna shut you down.
• 1:00:44
  SPEAKER_00: The relief pitchers really favor the Brewers in this series.
• 1:00:49
  SPEAKER_00: I think the Brewers relief pitchers are the best in baseball, and especially because one of Abner Ruibe or Trevor McGill will be one of those relievers, they won't have a closing role.
• 1:01:01
  SPEAKER_00: I think you have to go with the Brewers relievers.
• 1:01:04
  SPEAKER_00: I think they hands down are better than the Rays relievers.
• 1:01:09
  SPEAKER_00: Um and if we look at it that way, the Brewers have the bats, the starting rotate uh the starting bats, uh the rays have the starting rotation, but the brewers have the relief pitching.
• 1:01:26
  SPEAKER_00: So if you get deep into these games, I think the brewers are really dangerous, and that's gonna continue into their bench in U-till guys.
• 1:01:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um although I there's some U-till guys I really like on the Rays, like Johnny DeLuca, who plays outfield.
• 1:01:42
  SPEAKER_00: I love watching Johnny DeLuca.
• 1:01:44
  SPEAKER_00: You never know what you're gonna get with that guy.
• 1:01:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so I'll cover the Rays, U-til guys.
• 1:01:50
  SPEAKER_00: These are just some guys that I wanted to highlight.
• 1:01:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um, one of them being Liam Hicks, is one of their bench pieces, which I think he's coming more into that starting role now.
• 1:02:00
  SPEAKER_00: Um I got four guys, including Liam Hicks.
• 1:02:04
  SPEAKER_00: Johnny DeLuca, um, I think he's a guy who can take something over with his speed, um, his contact bat, Ben Williamson, Ryan Villade, and then obviously Liam Hicks.
• 1:02:15
  SPEAKER_00: I think Johnny DeLuca is really the carrier of the bench.
• 1:02:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um, when we look at the Brewers, we have guys like Joey Ortiz, Andrew Vaughn, Gary Sanchez, Louis Laura, like Luis Laura.
• 1:02:30
  SPEAKER_00: I think overall the Brewers also have the bench pieces to where if somebody, say, somebody's struggling and they have to put Joey Ortiz in, Joey Ortiz coming off the bench at a 2.6 war.
• 1:02:43
  SPEAKER_00: He's a bench piece right now.
• 1:02:44
  SPEAKER_00: He had 2.6 war this season.
• 1:02:46
  SPEAKER_00: Andrew Ruan, 1.5 war coming off the bench.
• 1:02:49
  SPEAKER_00: Luis Laura, 1.2 war coming off the bench.
• 1:02:52
  SPEAKER_00: Gary Sanchez at 0.5 war.
• 1:02:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um, when we look at the Reyes bench, Johnny DeLuca, again, he is one of my favorite players that is going to be playing in this World Series.
• 1:03:01
  SPEAKER_00: He's not starting.
• 1:03:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he's somebody who's gonna come in for either outfield defense late in a game when you're holding a lead, or when you need some base running.
• 1:03:12
  SPEAKER_00: He has 1.7 war this season.
• 1:03:15
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Ben Williamson 0.8, Ryan Villet 0.8, and Liam Hex 0.7.
• 1:03:21
  SPEAKER_00: So I think the bench also favors the Brewers.
• 1:03:25
  SPEAKER_00: The Brewers have also been here.
• 1:03:28
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I mean, this roster is older, I would say.
• 1:03:32
  SPEAKER_00: Like you have players like William Contreras, um Sal Freelick is kind of getting up there, um, Christian Yelich, but their pitching staff is really young, so I guess you could say that the Rays kind of have the older team with they're both kind of young teams.
• 1:03:52
  SPEAKER_00: Yandey Diaz is kind of their old guy.
• 1:03:55
  SPEAKER_00: Like, these are both kind of young teams.
• 1:03:59
  SPEAKER_00: Um the Rey's pitching staff has obviously been around for a while.
• 1:04:03
  SPEAKER_00: Drew Rasmussen, Nick Martinez, uh, Shane McClanahan, which is another guy that I think if Shane McClanahan gets into a game, he's something somebody that the Brewers need to watch out for.
• 1:04:14
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, he was hurt this season, didn't get a lot of playing time.
• 1:04:18
  SPEAKER_00: Griffin Jacks, Freddie Peralta.
• 1:04:20
  SPEAKER_00: I think the Rays so clearly have the pitching staff, but then I could argue that the Brewers so clearly have the batting.
• 1:04:29
  SPEAKER_00: They so clearly have the batting.
• 1:04:31
  SPEAKER_00: So it really comes down to what team what what's more valuable?
• 1:04:36
  SPEAKER_00: The starting pitching of the Rays or the hitting of the Brewers, and then also the relievers on the Brewers.
• 1:04:46
  SPEAKER_00: Like, what is more valuable when it comes to World Series uh outcomes?
• 1:04:53
  SPEAKER_00: I would say it's probably the hitters.
• 1:04:56
  SPEAKER_00: The hitters are probably more favorable, especially because the the pitching on the Brewers isn't bad.
• 1:05:04
  SPEAKER_00: Like, Jacob Mizurawski's gonna get a game here.
• 1:05:07
  SPEAKER_00: Logan Henderson's gonna get a game.
• 1:05:08
  SPEAKER_00: Robert Gasser has looked really good in the postseason.
• 1:05:11
  SPEAKER_00: Shane Drohan, Cal Harrison.
• 1:05:13
  SPEAKER_00: Ky Harrison's a guy that I think could break out, and I think this is this is his time to break out.
• 1:05:20
  SPEAKER_00: It's in my opinion, I think the Brewers win.
• 1:05:25
  SPEAKER_00: And I think they win in six games, and I think it's gonna be a great series.
• 1:05:30
  SPEAKER_00: I think you're gonna see some great pitching matchups.
• 1:05:32
  SPEAKER_00: One that I really look forward to is the Jacob Mizorowski versus Drew Rasmussen, if that ends up happening.
• 1:05:39
  SPEAKER_00: Um, another storyline here is the Brewers pitching hasn't been good enough to go past five innings.
• 1:05:47
  SPEAKER_00: I think in all starts in the postseason, they've had two games where their starting pitcher has gone past the fifth inning mark.
• 1:05:56
  SPEAKER_00: So that's something to highlight, especially with.
• 1:06:00
  SPEAKER_00: Win, it's Jacob Mizarowski.
• 1:06:02
  SPEAKER_00: Jacob Mizerowski kind of needs to be the player he was in the pre- the regular season.
• 1:06:09
  SPEAKER_00: He hasn't shown that really in the postseason.
• 1:06:11
  SPEAKER_00: They're taking him out of games early, but the Rays, they kind of keep their pitchers in it.
• 1:06:16
  SPEAKER_00: They let those pitchers pitch.
• 1:06:17
  SPEAKER_00: They let them get the wins that they need.
• 1:06:21
  SPEAKER_00: I think honestly, this is gonna come down to who's got a hot bat and who steps up for pitching.
• 1:06:29
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I could see the Rays winning with their pitching, and I could see the Brewers winning with their batting.
• 1:06:36
  SPEAKER_00: Um this is a really good matchup to tail oldest time hitting or pitching.
• 1:06:45
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm gonna lean the hitting.
• 1:06:47
  SPEAKER_00: Honestly, I'm gonna lean the hitting of the Brewers to beat the pitching of the Reys.
• 1:06:54
  SPEAKER_00: But again, it wouldn't surprise me if the Rays just shut them down in five games.
• 1:06:57
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you got Drew Rasmussen, Nick Martinez, Shane McClanahan, Freddie Peralta, and then you can throw in Griffin Jackson there.
• 1:07:04
  SPEAKER_00: They're really a four-man rotation with Freddie, McClanahan, Nick Martinez, and Rasmussen.
• 1:07:11
  SPEAKER_00: Like those four guys, if those guys get a game, then we could talk about it being over.
• 1:07:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um the only thing that hurts the Brewers right now in their pitching is they have Jacob Mizerowski.
• 1:07:24
  SPEAKER_00: Do they push Brandon Brandon Woodruff to pitch a starting outing?
• 1:07:29
  SPEAKER_00: Brandon Woodruff is a very good pitcher.
• 1:07:32
  SPEAKER_00: He's dealt with a lot of injuries.
• 1:07:35
  SPEAKER_00: Um, the rumor is that he could be ready to go and that he could pitch.
• 1:07:40
  SPEAKER_00: Um, like Brandon Woodruff is a very good pitcher.
• 1:07:45
  SPEAKER_00: And if I if he gets a start, look at that.
• 1:07:49
  SPEAKER_00: He's in rehab right now.
• 1:07:52
  SPEAKER_00: They're talking about tough choices to whether include him in the World Seas series roster.
• 1:07:57
  SPEAKER_00: I think if he gets in, he shows the old age.
• 1:08:01
  SPEAKER_00: He's 33.
• 1:08:02
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, this is a guy who's been on the Brewers for his entire career.
• 1:08:06
  SPEAKER_00: He's been there since 2017.
• 1:08:09
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, he's a guy that plays hurt.
• 1:08:11
  SPEAKER_00: Um, in 45 innings this year, he had a 2.98 ERA, um, allowing five home runs.
• 1:08:19
  SPEAKER_00: He had 47 strikeouts, so over a strikeout in an inning.
• 1:08:24
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, this is a guy who was Cy Young 5 in 2021.
• 1:08:28
  SPEAKER_00: He's a very, very good pitcher who has been dealing with a lot of injuries, but he could be a factor.
• 1:08:40
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, I mean, he was injured for a lot of this year, and he could be a major factor in this postseason World Series, and I wouldn't put it past the guy being like, hey, I I'll put my body on the line to get us a chip.
• 1:08:56
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's the first one.
• 1:08:58
  SPEAKER_00: This is will be the first World Series win for either one of this one of these teams.
• 1:09:04
  SPEAKER_00: This is a perfect outcome.
• 1:09:06
  SPEAKER_00: This is a perfect outcome for both of these teams.
• 1:09:10
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I've gone long.
• 1:09:12
  SPEAKER_00: We're a minute and nine minutes in.
• 1:09:14
  SPEAKER_00: I've gone too long.
• 1:09:16
  SPEAKER_00: So let's close with that Bible verse.
• 1:09:19
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, for the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1:09:36
  SPEAKER_00: Again, that's Hebrews 12 through 12 2.
• 1:09:40
  SPEAKER_00: This is a beautiful verse.
• 1:09:41
  SPEAKER_00: It is talking about it's talking about how if you focus and give your life to Jesus, he can guide you in your faith.
• 1:09:51
  SPEAKER_00: As in He He was made human.
• 1:09:54
  SPEAKER_00: He was God on earth.
• 1:09:56
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus is God on earth.
• 1:09:58
  SPEAKER_00: He endured the cross for us, he got rid of the shame, he got rid of shame of sin.
• 1:10:05
  SPEAKER_00: That is what this is about.
• 1:10:07
  SPEAKER_00: He endured the cross, he took away the shame that the cross gives us.
• 1:10:13
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and he sat at the right hand of God.
• 1:10:18
  SPEAKER_00: And I mean, live like Jesus.
• 1:10:22
  SPEAKER_00: Uh live life pursuing him, uh, fixing our eyes on Jesus, pursue Jesus.
• 1:10:31
  SPEAKER_00: Uh perfect your faith as much as you can, and then don't endure the cross.
• 1:10:37
  SPEAKER_00: The cross has already been endured for you, so you don't need to live this shameful life.
• 1:10:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um that's that's my look of it.
• 1:10:45
  SPEAKER_00: He endured the shame of our sin so we could live a shameless life, but also that we need to fix and follow Jesus to get to know God and live an eternal life.
• 1:10:59
  SPEAKER_00: This was another episode of FanDan Talks Sports.
• 1:11:02
  SPEAKER_00: Again, I'm Fan Dan or Aiden or Talks.
• 1:11:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um, this was the World Series episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: Episode two.
• 1:11:12
  SPEAKER_00: Next week I will have a special guest.
• 1:11:14
  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna be diving more into the NFL.
• 1:11:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um so next week will be a fun one.
• 1:11:20
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, thank you for listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: Enjoy your week.
• 1:11:23
  SPEAKER_00: God bless.