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Jackson Holliday Has Arrived · The 3-0 Take

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Three O Take, where we talk
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all things Major League Baseball.
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Here's Kyle Corwin and Nate Reyes.
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It all starts right now. Welcome back to the Three O Take
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presented by Sick Geek. This is episode 423.
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I'll be your host, Kyle Cord, and I'm here with my Co host,
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Nate Reyes. Goodnight.
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Hello, Happy. Middle of the week Slash end of
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the week. I know I like your ideology
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where if you're listening to this on Thursday, that's
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basically the weekend cause Friday doesn't even really
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count. You know what I mean?
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Like everyone knows, you're not really working.
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Look, if there was one, if there's been one thing of the
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life of this podcast that I have truly tried to adopt into my
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life, it's the way of thinking that Thursday is basically
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Friday, which means it's basically the end of the week.
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There you go. That is the key to having three
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day weekends every week. Die on that hill, my friend.
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Die gladly. Yeah.
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And if you're listening on Friday, hello.
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It's a bonus. I'm a little late to the party,
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but I mean, we're glad you're here.
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We're glad you're listening. Speaking of being glad we're
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here. We're glad Jackson Holiday is
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here. It is the Jackson Holiday era,
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officially. Hate to rain on the parade a
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little bit, but the Sox didn't really.
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Care how much? They didn't really care, they
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said. Oh, this Jackson Holiday kids
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coming up. Would be a shame if he went over
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three to start the game. We're currently recording during
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the Sox OS game as as we speak so it's possible maybe he gets
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another AB. In fact I think at this point
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it's it's most definitely possible so we'll get to that
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when it when it rises. But as of right now, O for
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three, he's got an RBI to his name, but a rather uneventful
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debut. But not to take away from the
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excitement that Orioles fans have been experiencing for the
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last 24 hours. Man, it has been.
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It has been quite, quite a whirlwind and I say Orioles fans
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really baseball fans general. I think this has been one of the
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most hyped prospect call UPS since what Bryce Harper possibly
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in term in terms of league wide impact, Yeah, I mean you've got
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you've got previous top prospect call UPS that have have sparked
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some excitements in amongst fan bases, amongst cities, amongst
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regions even. But in terms of like nationwide
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feel, I mean, I I think the Jackson holiday has to be up
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there with like the Harpers, no. Well, I mean the the beauty of
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our generation is that we are now looping back to seeing the
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next generation crack in, right? Obviously we witnessed pretty
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much all of Matt Holiday's career.
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So being able to hear since like, I don't know, maybe he was
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like 1415 years old of like how good this kids gonna be.
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It's cool to see. It's super cool to see.
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It's like it's easy to root for, like even with us being, you
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know, fans of teams opposing them and arguably, you know,
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rivals in the division, it's like it's still, it's cool to
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see I, I'm a sucker for like generational torch passing in
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baseball. And what other organization
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knows that better than the the Baltimore Orioles, specifically
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referring to our good friends, family.
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I mean, there's there's a lot to cover there with all of what you
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just said, going back to your original point about us being
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aware of this name for a while. Did you by chance see Buster
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Only's tweet? I did.
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I did. I mean what Let let's let's call
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it Spade Spade. Buster only has had some misses
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over the years like he's he's put his foot in his mouth a time
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or two. But he absolutely shooter nailed
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nailed this He tweeted back on November 14th, 2013.
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So what a a decade ago, he said. Matt Holiday's son, future All
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Star hasn't scared us there yet. We.
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Don't know what son he's talking about.
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He could have been talking about the other one, 'cause there's
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another kid who's like, looking just as sweet.
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Ethan, I think, is his brother. His brother?
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No. Well, I I knew.
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I know. I think we know is Jackson, but.
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No, yeah, yeah. It's definitely, definitely
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Jackson. And the only reason we know that
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for sure is because I guess somebody dug this tweet up and
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it's been making its rounds. So I'm assuming he's getting all
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these notifications on Twitter and he's been going back and
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like letting people know he kept the receipts.
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He's like following up to people's replies on that tweet,
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which is very funny. It's very, it's very, very much
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something I would do if I I had a a shot like that, but.
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I follow this account on on Twitter.
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That's like the unfortunate tweets like before.
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Something like that. Really.
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Yeah. You know what I'm talking about?
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Like, it's like the split second of like a team putting out a
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tweet and then the next thing you know, it's like the total
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opposite. But yeah, I saw that.
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I love that. Good for Buster only, you know
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what I mean? Like, get yours, dawg.
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Get yours. Save those receipts.
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How about the videos of him like playing with Matt Holiday and
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Coors Field as a like a little guy he's like?
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You know, four or five years old little kid.
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Speaking of video, I did, I did have the the call up video
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queued up and I know everybody loves a good call up video.
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So in case you haven't caught that, I've got it queued up for
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us right here, Jax. What's up, man?
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First, I just want to commend you for have you gone about your
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business down here, dude? Like that's not easy to do.
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You kind of carry yourself with a chip on your shoulder.
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And I and I think these guys, they notice it.
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They they feed off of it. All right.
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So keep doing what you're doing, all right.
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It's just a matter of time. Just a matter of time.
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Has your has your dadman in town.
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I know they have come in shit, all right.
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My brother's right in the middle of.
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His season, He's in. His season.
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OK, so I mean, I he's probably a great resource for you, right?
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I'm sure that you guys are tight.
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He's giving you good advice and all those times that you've been
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in the locker room and stuff, you know how this goes.
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OK, so for tomorrow, trying to get guys out early first
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tonight, Tonight, I want you to call your dad.
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I want you to talk to him. And I want you to thank him for
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all the times that he's allowed you to come to the clubhouse, be
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on his past list, you know, let you hit with the big boys.
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That's that's pretty special. And it plays into a lot of what
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you're about. The second thing I want you to
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tell him is that now it's time for him to ask permission to be
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on Jackson holidays. Pass list 'cause you're on the
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big list. Awesome.
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Hell, yeah. All right.
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Awesome. I'm fired up.
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I'm fired up. You've been exceptional down
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here, brother to be 20 years old.
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I appreciate and handle all this stuff, dude.
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Thank you. All right.
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Congratulations. Thank you.
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Call your dad. You're welcome.
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My first, my first take away from that video and I know this
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sounds terrible like this should not have been my first take away
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but it almost sounded like his manager was about to bust out
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and I'm fired up. You fired up.
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Yeah I'm fired up. You fired up.
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Yeah. It's almost like he had to stop
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himself before he said it. But anyway it was I mean that's
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a that's a great that's a great call up video.
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I'm a sucker for anytime anytime old dad gets gets looped into it
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in some way or another. And in this specific example
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we're we're obviously talking Matt Holiday.
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But anytime you see these prospects getting caught up and
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it's like, hey, call your dad like or call your parents or
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whatever, I'm like. Yeah.
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There's there's never, there's never a dry eye after that.
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Yeah, I think it's cool. I I think The funny thing is, is
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that like I, you know, living in Colorado for so long, I got to
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watch Matt Holiday like on a regular basis.
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And I don't think people realize like how stoic that guy is.
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Like rarely do you get much out of him and you can tell it's
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it's it's passed down to Jackson, 'cause you can tell
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he's he's a little bit of the same.
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But the manager like to me brings up an excellent point of
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like, we'll get into the timing of the call up, but the fact
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that you're getting called up this quickly, a lot of it has to
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do with your your your makeup, right?
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A lot of it has to do with how you handle things, how you treat
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your work every day. Like all of us fans on the
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outside are like, what is, what are we waiting for for a lot of
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different prospects, right? Like, let's get him up here,
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let's get him up here. Sometimes there's just
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maturation process that needs to happen.
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Sometimes there's just growing up that needs to happen.
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Like these, these are kids you have to be like settle into
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being a young man. And so I think like he he brings
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up a good point for the way he's handled this stuff.
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It seems like he's he's checked every single box.
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I personally, I don't really understand the timing though I
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don't get the I don't get it. Why not break camp.
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It's before the service time deadline.
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Things are like, I'm just. I'm a little confused with the
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timing. I don't really.
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Yeah, so they're not my understanding, and I've I've had
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to confirm just to make sure I was.
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I was understanding it properly. My understanding is that they
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were not, not that they were setting out like on a mission
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to, but they were not able to successfully navigate the whole
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service manipulation time in that regard.
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They would have had to wait, I think.
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What like? It was like four or five days,
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right? Four or five days, Yeah, that's
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kind of what I was saying, Four or five days.
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So it it depends on what narrative you look at.
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Because if you're going with the narrative that, hey, this team
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really just cares about locking up another year, then it's like,
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well, they didn't do that. Then it's like, OK, well, if
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you're a believer that they, they took the route that they
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did because they truly believed that he wanted they that they
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believed in their hearts that they wanted him to get some ABS
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against lefties. Because apparently that was the
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big, the big thing coming out of camp.
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And it's like, OK, well, how many, how much experience, how
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many ABS did he get in that regard?
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Yeah, how many lefty lefty matchups did he?
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Really. It was maybe like it was maybe a
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dozen. Like you can't get that in like
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a side field while you're still in Spring, you know what I mean?
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Like I I just, that's what I'm saying.
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And like, that's the only part that bugs me, is that I just, I
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don't fully understand the timing.
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I don't fully agree with the fact that he didn't break camp.
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I don't agree with Tony Kemp being DFA D I've been texting
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the group chat with you, me and Ryan, and I'm like, why is Urea
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still in this picture, dude? Like what is this about?
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I don't think, but I don't think Tony Kemp even has a hit this
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year though. Yeah, but like the versatility
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defensively. I'm not saying like you got to
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DFA somebody, you got to clear a spot in some way.
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It just it was it was just strange for them to bring him in
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midway through spring, sign him, have him break camp with the big
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league roster and then like Jackson is just kind of like
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needing more ABS. The whole thing was treated a
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little weirdly. I don't think anyone's going to
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care in a month. I don't think anyone's thinking
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about this stuff at it at any other point.
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It's just strange, that's all. I didn't quite get it.
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Yeah, I'm like, if this was if this was the route you're going
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to take where you're not going to manipulate it for the service
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time, then let them open the season in Baltimore and just
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ride the buzz like 100. Percent 100%.
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I know I was kind of. I was kind of throwing a little
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bit of shade, like, oh, sorry, the Sox had to ruin the debut.
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But like, it's kind of not having this game kind of almost
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all but in the books at this point we're looking at, I mean
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top 7 bases are juice for the OS.
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So it's possible they're only down to, it's possible they come
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out of this with a win. Regardless, it's in terms of
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Jackson Holiday's contributions. It's been kind of anti climatic.
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So like, let him let not. Not that they could have seeing
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this happening. They're like, OK, we're gonna
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call him up on April 10th, then he's gonna go O for three or O
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for whatever, but like either let him break camp with the club
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or or take your year, whatever, like one or the other this, the
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timing is just very strange. It's it's something like you
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were saying. It's just something I I don't
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quite understand, but I'm glad he's up.
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The kid deserved it. I mean the he was raking it in
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in Norfolk. He hit.
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He was hitting 330-340-2595 to Jacks, 9 Ribbies, 5 Double S and
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twelve walks. What's terrifying is that he
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wasn't even having the best year out of that group down there.
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Can can we just do like, a whole episode on the Norfolk tides?
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Dude, bro that. Lineup is like, do all of them
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have and OPS over 900? I'm pretty sure, except maybe
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one guy in that lineup. It's stupid.
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It's stupid. They're stacked.
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And yeah, just insane. Yeah, I don't know, man.
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What are your thoughts on the the number 7 aspect of it?
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I thought that I thought the the, the story that came out of
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that decision was was pretty cool.
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Yeah, yeah, Cal's tweet and then the little maybe 32nd segment
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that that Bill Ripken had on MLB Central this morning.
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I I love the perspective of it. And again, I think it has to do
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with like this. It has to do with families.
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It has to do with like, baseball families.
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It it'd be one thing if it was just another prospect.
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I really think it would be one thing.
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But the fact that I'm positive that there's been plenty of
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sources that Bill and Cal have been able to talk to,
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understanding, being like, hey, like this kids, the real deal.
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He's got the make up for it. He's a respectful kid.
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There's probably a lot of conversations going into that,
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but I love, love what Bill was saying.
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He's like, you know, like it it brings my bad, my dad back into
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the conversation. Like it it brings him almost,
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you know, a part of the picture again.
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And for those to be attached, it's like that's an important
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thing. So like, I think it's cool for
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for Ryan and and the rest of his family to like, you know, have
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have Cal Senior like mentioned again, big part of it, you know?
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Yeah, I I'm, I'm with you. I think if it was if it.
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Just got busted open, buddy. You you spoke.
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You spoke too soon. No, I like I said, I was like,
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OK, bases are juice. They could, they could blow this
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thing open. I mean, it could go either way.
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You hate to see a rally killed right before Jackson comes up,
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but they just took a 7-5 lead. Was it a three run Jack?
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I'm behind. Three run Jack over left center
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monster tank job. Well, I mean, the rally wasn't
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necessarily killed. It was just, well, I yeah, I get
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what you're saying. I know home runs kill rallies.
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I'm in that place. Sure.
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That's fair. Yeah.
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Yeah, that's fair. OK.
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Yep. There it is.
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Three run Jack. Daddy hack too.
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Yeah, Love that, Love that. Anyway.
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Anyway, I mean my point still sands.
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I'm again not knocking Jackson Holiday.
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The the the outcome of this game is independent of how Jackson's
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done. And again it goes back to what I
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just said. This is first of all, I love
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that it's at Fenway. I mean if you're going to have a
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debut with the fact that it's at Fenway, there's a lot of
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historical elements to this call up story.
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The number 7 Fenway, there's a lot, there's a lot in the mix
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there. But again, this is Hindsight's
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2020, but there's a little bit, a little anti climatic they
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should have, They should have broke camp with the team.
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He gave them every reason to keep them or to keep him on the
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roster. Coming out of camp they didn't,
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but here we are. But yeah, to your point, I think
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for the number seven, I think if it was any other prospects I
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think. I don't even think it's a
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question. I don't even think roaching the
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subject. Yeah, you're not presenting that
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to the Ripken family at all. You're not even putting them in
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the situation to make that decision because that's just
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uncomfortable for everybody involved, correct?
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I am curious though, who did. Did we find out who initiated
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that? I don't know that.
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I'm not sure. Is it Matt?
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I'm not sure I think you'd be cool just cause like Matt wore 7
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for a lot of his career. I know you wore 5 as well, but.
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We need to address that, by the way, whenever you're done.
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What? What?
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What? What?
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My my misunderstanding of cows. Of cows.
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But finish your thought. Finish your thought.
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Finish. Your thought Yeah, I don't know
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what the. I mean, I don't.
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Has Jackson been like Has he been wearing 7?
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You know, I honestly he's. Like 9 years old, I I haven't
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seen any of footage footage of him playing.
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Yeah, Israel. He's still at the age where,
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like, you go over to the box on the first day of practice and
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just pick the jersey. I think the number I believe
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you're not allowed to take leads off of first base yet and on
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deck needs to be in the dugout. And the number.
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The numbers only go up to 12. You can't make anything other
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than. That, and 12 is for the big kid.
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Exactly. That's tough.
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Yeah. I don't know, man.
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I like it. Either way, it's I wore 7 in in
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high school and college, so like, I'm I'm a little biased.
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I love that number. So.
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Oh, that's right. He was wearing 18 in Norfolk.
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Shout out Spencer, live live chat he, he said.
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He said he's 18 and as he said that I I pulled up the picture
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of him balling out in Norfolk. So confirmed 18.
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But I think that's a sweet baseball number.
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It's a perfect number. It really, genuinely is,
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especially as an infielder. Just hits different.
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Anyway, what are we gonna say about Cal's tweet?
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You. OK, so hear me out.
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Hear me out. Not to not to keep harping on
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the seven thing, but I I needed to get this out there.
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I I shouldn't be putting this out there.
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But you know, full, full transparency.
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It's an integrity move, SoCal tweeted out today.
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He said our family's thrilled that Jackson Holiday will be
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wearing Dad's number seven. Excited to watch him play.
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And so you know me with the content creator mindset, I just
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have to, I often times I have to scan things like if if
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something's going down that needs to get out, I don't really
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have time to sit there and process.
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So I saw Cal's tweet and I'm like, oh, and I saw other
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accounts posting the tweet. And I'm like, oh, this is going
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to have to be something that I put out.
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And so I just put out the post of the tweet having read it
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where it says our family's thrilled that Jackson Holiday
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will be wearing dad's number seven.
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Excited to watch him play the whole time I'm going, yeah, I I
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mean, that is cool. Like, he's wearing Matt Holiday
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like his dad's number seven. Like, it doesn't surprise me he
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went with dad's number and then I start seeing pictures of Cal
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Senior popping up and I'm like, what is this about?
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And then I had to put two and two together.
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I said, oh, obviously he's talking about Cal Senior.
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I knew this. It's not my proudest moment
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especially with as much as I love and appreciate the Ripken
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family. But it just wasn't.
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Wasn't at the forefront of my mind and joked aside, that goes
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back to Billy's point it it brings Cal Senior back into the
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mix 100% A. 100% And for anyone that's not like a die hard
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Oriole fan, I'm sure a lot of, a lot of baseball fans learned
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that Cal Senior rocked #7 today. I don't think.
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I don't think there's a ton of people that had that in the in
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the vault, you know what I mean? But anyway, yeah.
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So let me ask you this with the quote UN quote big three.
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Unfortunately you were this was like right around wedding time
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for you. But I was on Ryan's show and
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they they brought up the question of regarding Adly,
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Gunner and Jackson. In a perfect world, the OS
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extend all three. But if you could only extend one
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of these guys. I said, Gunner, I said.
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I think my gut would have said, like if you'd have asked me like
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last November, I think is what I said.
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I would have gone Adly just because I I very much value the
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importance of having a captain or not necessarily an official
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captain but you know somebody steering the ship from behind
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the dish and Adly has proven I mean that you look at the you
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look at the splits from when he got there to to where they are
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now and. And to the winning percentage is
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just declined like yeah, like getting.
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Swept maybe like once or twice in the Adly era.
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But I I said I think I I would probably switch my vote now to
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Gunner. So my question to you is, of
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those three, who were you? Who would you extend if you
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could only extend one I? Would agree.
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I think Gunner being partial to to shortstops, I don't want to
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put this out in the in the universe.
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I don't want to put this out there, 'cause I don't know, like
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how much merit it really has, but like Adly body type and
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athletically gives me vibes that he will not finish his career as
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a catcher. He gives me a lot of like Joe
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Mauer vibes. I think he moves pretty well
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right now as a catcher, like base paths.
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But you can tell like that's he's a those are heavy heels.
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You know what I mean? Like everything he does is it's
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kind of big movement. It's not super fluid.
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Don't get me wrong, he's an absolute freak.
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But I I just, I have that feeling like there is going to
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be this weird. What do we do with him?
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Because his body's starting to wear down a little bit.
24:11
I think gunner's gunner. And I think worst case scenario
24:16
if a shortstop loses a little range, you slide him over to
24:19
3rd, you tell him to put on another 15 lbs and and let him,
24:24
you know just tear up that that right center.
24:29
The ball just flies there. So I I don't know.
24:31
I would want Gunner is that a fair answer?
24:36
I don't think there's a wrong answer.
24:38
I. Don't know.
24:45
And as as as much as I think he will live up to the hype, he
24:50
hasn't yet, so I can't say Jackson.
24:54
Well going back to Spencer in the live chat he said if Holiday
24:57
puts up numbers comparable or better than Henderson this year
25:00
would you change your answer to Holiday?
25:02
For me the question is and they're talking about on the
25:05
broadcast tonight, they're talking about where Jackson
25:09
Holiday fits into the five tool player description and the pop
25:14
was the one that they're they're unsure of right now like he's
25:17
he's got it but to classify him as like an 80 grade complete
25:23
package 5 Tool player, I don't know I mean he hit what 15, he
25:29
had 15 jacks in the Miners last year.
25:32
I don't know if that how that translates to the big leagues
25:36
but I mean if you're putting up close to that I don't know if I
25:39
don't know if we can really. I don't know if we can expect
25:45
much more than that from Jackson, at least at this day.
25:49
And I know it's like super early.
25:51
He's like 12, but I don't know how many, how much power we can
25:56
expect from him at this stage in his career.
25:58
For any nerds out there, power grades at 60, running grades at
26:07
60, ARM and fielding are at 55. Those are the lowest hits at 70.
26:15
I don't think there's going to be any issues.
26:18
I just. I texted Ryan this couple.
26:23
I don't know, maybe a week ago. I was like this roster gives me
26:27
headaches. I see log jams all over the
26:29
place. All over the place.
26:33
Dude, I it's it's very easy as a non Orioles fan to get kind of
26:38
mixed up with with all of the like all of the young dude like
26:41
you've got, you've got Cowzer, you've got Westberg, you've got
26:45
Mayo, you've got Holiday. I mean, there's certain names
26:48
you're obviously not gonna get mixed up, but.
26:50
There are certainly Logjam, Heston, Heston, Kurstad.
26:55
Kurstad. Yeah, I mean, what the heck,
26:59
dude? Like Mayo, I think slots at
27:01
third. I think he plays corners.
27:04
But like, are you not? I asked Ryan.
27:06
I was like, are they gonna move on from Mount Castle?
27:08
Like who? Who do you?
27:10
Who do you move out of the picture?
27:12
Like, who do you move on from? You gotta create room somewhere.
27:16
I guess they tanked for a couple years too long.
27:20
Yeah, too. Too many top prospects?
27:22
Sorry. On their hands.
27:24
Did I say that out loud? Not a bad problem to have I
27:29
guess. Any other thoughts on the on the
27:32
holiday call up slash debut? I mean at the very least they
27:39
might be able to sneak out of here with a win.
27:40
Again, we're recording during the game.
27:42
It's Bottom 7 at this point in time.
27:44
But I mean I I'm I'm just glad it's finally here and there was
27:52
there was like a a weird calmness that came out came over
27:57
me like again not an Orioles fan.
28:00
But you know you get you get like anxious for these you get
28:03
like second hand anxiety. You get like I'm.
28:06
I'm watching him take his AB and I we're sitting there.
28:08
I was I told Meredith I was like I'd be crapping my pants right
28:11
now And you mentioned you mentioned his dad Matt just
28:15
being completely stoic and I'm sitting here watching watching
28:19
him answer these questions. Jackson answered his questions
28:23
before the game for pregame media availability.
28:26
And I'm like, this dude is talking like he's a 30 year old
28:31
vet. It's it's unbelievable.
28:34
So you know, good, good for him. I'm I'm glad the the era has
28:39
finally begun. I I I do too.
28:42
I am. I'm also glad I I think giving
28:46
him, I think it's cool 'cause like, you hate to see struggle,
28:51
but like worst case scenario, maybe he goes oh for tomorrow as
28:54
well. But then they got the the six
28:56
game home, seven, no, six game home stand after that.
29:01
And so like maybe getting the jitters out a little before
29:05
going home before the hype helps a little bit.
29:10
Maybe you can get the first knock out of the way tomorrow
29:12
and really just settle in for the home stand, which would be
29:14
pretty cool. But yeah, who knows?
29:17
At this point just go over, yeah just for to round out the the
29:22
road trip and then just bust out at home like yeah it should have
29:27
happened opening day but it's fine.
29:28
Like I'll, I'll, I'll let. There's a lot, man.
29:31
There's a lot going on. There's a lot to be excited
29:33
about. And you know, part of me is a
29:37
little bit of a hater, part of me is a little jealous.
29:39
But it is what it is. You know they they got a decent
29:43
formula over there. Speaking of being a hater, I put
29:48
out. I put out a tweet.
29:49
I was getting like a lot of blowback, but I put out a tweet
29:53
today. Where else?
29:53
Like Baltimore Orioles. Call up Adley Rechman, call up
29:57
Gunner Henderson. Win 101 games, trade for Corbin
30:00
Burns, Call up Jackson Holiday, Red Sox.
30:03
Hey, we're bringing back real ketchup to Fenway.
30:06
That's kind of. That's kind of where we're at.
30:08
That's a big highlight right there.
30:10
It's a big deal. I I was getting called a hater.
30:13
Not exactly sure why. Got nothing but love for the
30:16
O's. I think, I think O's fans are a
30:19
little sensitive to the tanking conversation.
30:22
I think they're it's a touchy, sore subject.
30:26
I get it. And people rest the baseballs.
30:30
I think we're all very aware of what that game plan was for 7-8
30:35
years. Yeah, yeah, but.
30:39
And and people are coming after me almost as if they're like,
30:42
questioning my Red Sox fan hood. And they're like, yeah, but do
30:46
you know what it took to get those names?
30:48
And I'm like, what happened? Like, has happened.
30:54
Like, what have you done for me lately?
30:56
Recently, Who would you, who would you rather be a fan of?
30:59
Yeah, it's true, really there. There are a few teams that I
31:02
would put above the Orioles, Forget the Red Sox there.
31:05
There are a few teams that I'd put above the OS at this point,
31:08
just with the the buzz that they got.
31:09
Like I don't care how last year. And the new owner, you know what
31:12
I mean? Like all of it's like coming
31:15
together the the possible renovations or expansions to
31:20
like the the grounds around Camden Yards.
31:23
Like everything is going Orioles way and the window is just
31:29
cracking open. Oh's fans just got awake.
31:35
Got to be waking up every day going, who's got it better than
31:38
us. Feeling good, feeling great.
31:42
It's unreal. All right, let's let's put a bow
31:45
on that as gunner. Legs out of stand up triple.
31:53
Basically a stand up triple. Let's talk some Blake Snell
31:56
debut here real quick. Made his first start for the
32:00
Giants. Was not pretty. 3 innings, three
32:04
hits, three runs. I believe he was on a little bit
32:07
of a pitch limit. Given again that this was his
32:10
his first outing for the club, but not not exactly what you
32:15
would have hoped for him. He did have 5 KS, but just a
32:20
little, a little sloppy. I mean, his first inning was
32:24
very much a Blake Snell inning. Couple walks, couple KS.
32:31
He had four full counts, struck out one, threw 26 pitches.
32:38
So he was. It was very like it was
32:41
organized chaos. He.
32:44
Yeah. Can you imagine being an
32:46
infielder behind him? I'd lose my mind.
32:49
That would lose my mind. Yeah.
32:53
I yeah, I'm gonna go and assume, 'cause I didn't see any minor
32:58
league starts. Did he just do, like, extended
33:02
spring training workouts or what?
33:05
What was that? I think some.
33:07
Simulated games or something? I believe he was getting a a
33:10
decent amount of side work in at the.
33:13
Like before signing. HQ Yeah, yeah, Yeah.
33:16
So. I mean, he was, I think, I think
33:19
he was standing HQ now. I'm serious.
33:22
See that? You know what?
33:23
Like a you know? What it makes me think of a
33:24
facility that he has. It makes me think of when when
33:30
the when Gru from Despicable Me like tries to go steal the moon
33:35
back from whatever his face is and he like sneaks into the
33:39
place and there's just like a giant Shark Tank that's swimming
33:43
around. That's what I think Boris lives
33:45
in. I think he just lives in like
33:47
this, this Doctor Evil. Yeah, Tower dude.
33:53
That's a great point. I would love to see a picture of
33:55
Scott Boris House. Like what is it?
33:58
Just black interior everywhere. All black, All black.
34:02
Black brick. Black paper towels, Bats flying
34:07
around. Just a mess.
34:10
But yeah. Anyway, his his clients.
34:12
Blake Snell. Not exactly the sharpest outing,
34:14
but you know it's early for him, at least so.
34:17
I wouldn't, Yeah. I wouldn't stress.
34:18
I would. Stress.
34:19
About it topped out in 97 I saw and hardest hit ball was 90 exit
34:28
V low off of him so you know that's what he does that's what
34:33
he does. So I think Giants fan has got to
34:37
feel pretty decent like I'm I'm like delightfully surprised to
34:41
see what Jordan Hicks is doing. We all know that like you know
34:47
Kyle Harrison has a a really high ceiling and is expecting to
34:51
do well and and Logan Webb's gonna be fine.
34:53
I know it's been a rocky start so like there's a lot of things
34:56
going well for the Giants. There's a lot of things to be
34:59
positive about, but whoa, did you see that?
35:10
What happened to the OS? Hit like an 8 run home run or
35:12
something I. Just got the update.
35:15
Interpreter of Otani to be charged after federal
35:19
investigation absolves Shohei of wrongdoing.
35:23
Well, that's the most predictable headline of all
35:25
time. Shohei is officially out of the
35:27
woods. Quick investigation, super quick
35:35
investigation. There any who's did he look good
35:43
in the in the Giants uniform to you?
35:45
Did you like it? Do you like 7 on him?
35:49
You know, that's a that's an interesting question 'cause I
35:51
hate. Single digit numbers on
35:53
pitchers. Yeah I'm not crazy about it but
35:57
you know he looks alright in Giants uni.
35:59
Like I I didn't hate it. It wasn't it wasn't like a Soto
36:03
and pinstripes kind of feel. I was like oh, this guy this guy
36:06
was a maid for the the off white the.
36:09
Giant Uniform is is a fantastic uniform and it looks good on
36:14
most people so. It's a baseball classic right
36:17
there. Yeah, Speaking of uniform, Skip
36:23
Schumacher might be in a a new uniform for the 2025 season.
36:29
What a weird did we? I was thinking about this as as
36:32
I was pulling my nose together. Did we mention this at all?
36:35
Like I I feel like we did. We.
36:37
I feel like we touched on it. Briefly touched on it, but we
36:40
didn't get into detail. Yeah.
36:43
And I think more kind of developed in the recent days,
36:46
with reports coming out that apparently that he's just, I
36:54
guess, prepared to quote, explore new options.
37:02
Owner Bruce Sherman agreed to void the 2025 team option as a
37:07
quote show of good faith, allowing him to seek other
37:12
options this winter, which I read that it was.
37:16
It was mainly about Kim Ming. Yeah, and that's that's what I
37:20
was reading as well. Apparently he the the article
37:24
that I was reading he was not happy with the departure of GM
37:29
Kim Ng and it really speaks to a a tweet that I came across.
37:35
But forgive me, I don't have the.
37:37
I don't. I didn't get the username, I
37:38
just saw the tweet, but it said do the Marlins have any sort of
37:41
long term plan or is it all just a daily vibe thing?
37:45
Dude. And that's all chicken wire and
37:47
duct tape down there. That perfectly sums up what the
37:51
Marlins are doing. Like there's no long term vision
37:54
there. We, you and I came to the
37:56
defense of Jeter and which is hard for me to do, but we came
37:59
to the defense of Jeter in terms of the vision he was trying to
38:03
craft. We got.
38:04
Bombarded for that too. We did the the winning mentality
38:08
that I think he was trying to reinvigorate the team with, and
38:12
they just didn't seem like they were very receptive to it.
38:15
And the moves that they have made since letting Jeter walk
38:20
simply have not made sense. And I I I think essentially
38:26
turning Skip Schumacher loose is just another line to that
38:31
narrative. Because everywhere that I'm
38:35
reading says that regardless, like, completely independent of
38:40
how the Marlins season ends up this year, they could lose out
38:43
for the rest of the season. Everything that I'm reading says
38:45
that he still will be a highly touted manager, managerial
38:51
option for clubs needing to fill that void for the 2025 season.
38:58
I think so, that that tells you everything.
39:00
'S aware, yeah, everyone's aware of what that is.
39:03
It just it it really this gives me A's vibes.
39:07
This gives me A's vibes. We're just happy to collect a
39:10
check kind of thing. It was really strange for for
39:15
them to have a a wild card appearance last year.
39:18
I mean like first round exit or not, like considering the hill
39:22
they had to climb. Like you got to give them a lot
39:25
of respect for pulling that out and and working their way in,
39:28
especially with that division. So for them to work their way
39:32
into the wild card, then for owner to come bring somebody
39:38
else else in as VP of Operations to give Kim Ming a boss.
39:44
Kim Ming leaves and and the only move you do in the offseason is
39:51
to bring in a what seems to be barely having a pulse career TA.
40:00
You made no additions. You did nothing.
40:06
You bring in Tim Anderson and then you give your your new
40:09
manager, who from what I can tell has done a really good job,
40:14
who won manners to the year. You give him no new weapons, you
40:17
give him no new toys to work with.
40:20
It's all really strange to me, man.
40:22
And I told you the Ohtani, not to keep going back to him, but
40:29
to bring in his contract where there was a specific clause that
40:35
if someone is fired, which I would go ahead and assume is
40:40
talking about like manager or GM, if there's a change, Ohtani
40:45
will have an opt out. I think this is going to become
40:50
more normal with a lot of contracts, with a lot of
40:54
contracts specifically to a manager, you know what I mean?
40:59
Like for Skip Schumacher to say, all right, well, I'm gonna move
41:01
my family out of Miami to wherever now I need to know that
41:06
in this three or four year deal that you're giving me, you're
41:09
not going to change plans halfway through.
41:14
And I think for the average fan, like they need to understand
41:17
that, like typically organizations just it's not a
41:21
flip of the switch. It takes a few years to change
41:24
philosophy. It takes a few years to change,
41:27
move around scouting, change your analytics department.
41:31
Like there's a lot of work that goes into changing an
41:34
organization and to just quickly pull a trigger.
41:39
I I'm very confused with the Marlins.
41:41
They've always confused me ever since the move to Miami.
41:45
I or moving the name at least to Miami and the new stadium.
41:49
All of it is just a big question mark, man.
41:51
And again for sure gives me A's vibes.
41:56
Sacramento as vibes? The Sacramento as of Las Vegas
42:02
yeah. I mean it it wasn't that long
42:05
ago where one of our bits was the whole like let's go Marlins
42:08
thing and we we set it seemingly every episode and to see how how
42:13
quickly things have changed. It's kind of sad because I've
42:17
I've we've talked about on here before the Marlins are a team
42:20
that have like the energy is certainly there.
42:25
Yeah, the the energy is there to to work with.
42:31
I mean, Florida residents may have a different opinion, but I
42:34
feel like it's not a terrible place to have a ball club.
42:38
Like I I feel like there's a rich.
42:40
Like, I don't know. Like there's there's a baseball
42:44
market to be tapped into down there.
42:47
They're not tapping into it, but it is there.
42:50
And so to just be, to be the the biggest thing is like, forget
42:56
culture, forget ballpark, forget energy.
42:59
The the biggest mistake that they're continuing to make year
43:04
after year, it seems, is they're mismanaging very smart baseball
43:08
minds, right? And you, you, you've lucked into
43:13
some very brilliant people being either on your on the diamond or
43:19
in your front office and you've basically shooed them away.
43:23
You don't get to luck into that year after year.
43:27
I mean you you you ended up with two 3-4 people depending upon if
43:30
you want to throw Jeter into the mix and and and maybe some
43:33
others, but you're going to be sitting there empty handed and
43:38
you're going to be out of luck and then you're going to have no
43:40
talent on the field and no brains in the front office.
43:43
And then at that point, what is, what is there left to work with?
43:47
I don't know. Me neither.
43:50
It's exhausting though. Weird spot to be in moving along
43:56
here. Trevor's story out for the
43:58
season. Look, it's tough, man.
44:06
I I don't think I realized how much I appreciated Trevor's
44:11
story until this most recent ordeal with him.
44:17
Just a freak accident. A diving play when they're in in
44:21
Anaheim test comes back. I think they went out for a
44:25
second opinion. Comes back and says that he has
44:29
to go season end undergo season ending surgery for a fracture in
44:34
his shoulder. Meaning that by season's end in
44:39
2024 he will have played 145 of a possible 486 games.
44:45
He is in the in the middle of a six year, $140 million deal with
44:49
the Sox. But with that said, I as I as I
44:55
was saying I don't. I don't think I realized how
44:57
much I appreciated the player that Trevor Bauer, Trevor Power.
45:02
Trevor's story is until this most recent ordeal because I
45:08
watched the the interview after I guess after the the decision
45:15
was was made and he just could not keep it.
45:19
He was doing everything in his power to keep it together.
45:22
And you you could just tell by by listening to the things he
45:28
was saying and how he was saying them that this dude cares about
45:33
the game. He cares about being there for
45:35
his teammates as much as he can be.
45:38
And he's, he said himself that like he prides himself in being
45:41
able to to to be there to to just be able to offer that
45:47
availability to whatever team he's with, whether it be, you
45:50
know, the Rockies, the Red Sox, whoever.
45:52
Whoever's employing him, he wants to make sure that he's
45:56
given everything he can. And I think he really took a
45:58
step forward this offseason with that infielders camp that he he
46:03
ran and I really felt like and he he even made my list of of
46:10
play the the list I've mentioned a few times on the pod, the
46:14
players I believe in for 2024 and it's just kind of a
46:17
hodgepodge list of names. And he was on that list because
46:20
I'm like you know what he's had some bad breaks.
46:22
But I feel like I feel like this is going to be a big year for
46:25
him And he he started off. He had, he had a decent start
46:29
all things considered and I I think he was really going to
46:31
heat up. But just as I, as I mentioned
46:36
the the the video was what really just did it in for me and
46:41
I actually for those who haven't caught it yet, I have it queued
46:45
up for us here. You know missing last season you
46:49
you feel that you know you you miss your teammates.
46:52
You miss playing the game. You just know what it takes.
47:14
You know. But I'll be all right.
47:25
So if you watch it you can you can really see these fight back
47:28
the tears. But even if you just listen you
47:29
know he's. I mean you can just tell the
47:32
pain that's that's behind his voice and it just sucks man.
47:36
Like there just seems to be guys around the league that just
47:40
can't seem to shake this. And I don't know why, but I I
47:43
feel differently about this particular case than I do.
47:47
Somebody like Chris Sale, and not that I have any ill will
47:51
against Chris Sale, but for some reason they're very similar in
47:54
terms of just not being able to shake freak injuries and stuff
47:57
like that. But for some reason, with Trevor
47:58
Story, I just feel differently about it.
48:00
And I don't know why, but he, like I said, man, he's just,
48:04
he's he's broken up about it. Yeah, and that's, I think that's
48:09
the difference between him. And if you're going to attach a
48:13
name as far as like missed games go, you can't sit here and say
48:18
that, you know he's anything like an Anthony rundown.
48:23
You you know, like you can just tell he cares more.
48:28
Just to prove to you guys that there is longevity and and
48:33
durability typically outside of these freak injuries.
48:37
When he first came in full time in 2017, he played 145 games.
48:42
Next year, one 57145. Again in 2019-2020 COVID year 60
48:49
games, he played 59 and then his last year in in Colorado, 142.
48:55
And as you mentioned before, just in a Sox uniform.
48:58
It's only been 145 games in three years.
49:03
It sucks for sure. And like I kind of I've I I
49:07
feel, I feel bad for you guys, man.
49:09
Like it's you know I never want you know opposing injuries or
49:16
anything you know. And it's the dude Rakes.
49:20
He Rakes and he is as as much as of of a bad rapid that he gets
49:26
for for his defense. I I watched him a lot when he
49:30
was a Rocky and that dude flashes leather and he can show
49:34
it off, but it is weird. There's something weird going on
49:39
man, between you know Story and Pavetta and who we'll get into
49:45
later and and Giolito, that's over $50 million of payroll that
49:52
are done for the year. That's 26% of your payroll,
49:56
buddy. It's hard to do anything with
50:00
that. You know, like it's hard for any
50:02
organization to be missing 1/4 of their you can't say team, but
50:07
1/4 of their of their structure, you know what I mean?
50:13
1/4 of their foundation. These are guys that you rely on.
50:16
These are these are you know a walking 4-5 war per year type
50:23
guys that you're know. Pavetta maybe not quite yet but
50:26
the other two for sure. So it's weird, it's there's some
50:30
weirdness going on, some bad luck for sure.
50:33
I think, I think John Henry was was all but banking on these
50:38
types of things happening so that he would be able to justify
50:41
his lack of activity, lack of spending in the offseason.
50:49
Because if you if you don't have these pieces, if you don't have
50:53
a Nick Pivetta for if you're if you're out Nick Pivetta for an
50:56
extended period of time. If you if you're out story for
51:00
the remainder of the year and some other pieces maybe fall by
51:02
the wayside then you're going well what good would
51:05
reinforcements have done if you're John Henry.
51:08
So I think behind closed doors he he might be he might be
51:14
pleased not that he's wishing injury on people but he's going
51:18
OK like this is this is working out from a financial point of
51:22
view because it's it's going to it's going to show that I didn't
51:26
necessarily need to spend the money because these things were
51:30
bound to happen anyway. So why would I needed why would
51:33
I have needed to fork over money for for pieces that wouldn't
51:36
have mattered in the long run. But Speaking of forking over
51:39
money, he did keep sticking it with the Red Sox here.
51:44
The Red Sox did extend sedan Raphaela 8 year $50 million deal
51:50
that will buy out a few a couple years of free agency.
51:58
He is their number 4 prospects. He's he's been off to a a a
52:02
pretty good start. He's he's saved a couple games
52:07
on the defensive side of things. He has the ability to man an out
52:14
man an outfield. He can also man the six hole
52:17
shortstop. So you know it's it's not the
52:21
it's not the worst sign in team's ever made.
52:23
I think there's some good potential here.
52:25
He's very athletic and can provide some versatility and I
52:28
think that versatility might even be coming into play already
52:31
because there's talks of possibly fill in the Trevor
52:34
Story void with Sudan Rafaela for the time being until they
52:40
can maybe get some other options worked out or get some other
52:43
guys some some more reps. You said it's Sudan, right?
52:47
Saddam Rafaela. Yeah, I haven't heard it out
52:49
loud yet. So cool.
52:53
It is very back loaded by the way.
52:55
If you saw that the contract is is super back loaded, you know
53:01
it really grows. I think it's like a million next
53:05
year grows like 3, then five, then seven and then you know by
53:08
his last year he's gonna be 30 years old in 2031 and he's only
53:13
making 13 mil. So like this is, I think it's a
53:17
really smart team friendly deal. We know that this is gonna, it's
53:23
already the new trend. It's a little bit of a lottery
53:27
ticket but in reality like it's it's not that bad.
53:31
Like you don't feel that bad. It gives you plenty of even the
53:34
even the signing bonus is being spaced out over each year.
53:38
So it's like nothing's really hitting too hard, gives you
53:45
plenty of flexibility. And then like if he does pan out
53:48
and if he does crack into his prime for, you know, the last
53:53
3-4 years of this deal, like, heck yeah, at, you know, 1013 a
53:58
year, Who cares. I would take it.
54:04
Yeah. Look I'm not trying to be a a
54:06
pessimist here. I I just I see the vision there.
54:11
There's certainly a foundation being laid here with certain
54:13
extensions. I think Costas is next.
54:15
Hopefully they can get something worked out with him.
54:18
You've already got Devers, you've got Rafael, you've got
54:21
Baio, you've got you've got some dudes there that can create a a
54:26
not half bad core if if things pan out the way we're expecting
54:31
them to. But I just wish that as the
54:34
Boston Red Sox who are a major market team, we're not treating
54:38
the last few years as if they're a a small to mid market team.
54:43
Like I I I don't think these years needed to be wasted.
54:48
But you know these extensions that are popping up you know, I
54:52
I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna hate on them.
54:54
I just wish that we would have utilized these last couple years
54:58
a little bit better. You only need.
55:01
You only really need a couple, a couple pieces to fill in the
55:06
cracks. You know what I'm saying?
55:08
Like if you move everybody down a slot in the order after
55:11
getting a big bat, move everybody down in the rotation
55:14
of slot after getting a big arm, like you can see how it can
55:19
change things. Look at, I mean like Soto's a
55:21
different story, but like look at Soto in a Yankee lineup and
55:24
it makes you feel a lot better. So it's it's there for the
55:30
taking. If they want to go get it just
55:33
and I can see why you're frustrated 'cause it is a weird
55:38
help me, I'm poor. Enter that GIF.
55:42
Exactly. Yeah, exactly.
55:45
Somebody I'm I'm pretty excited about with the socks though, as
55:49
we switch gears here into some guys that have been kind of
55:53
going off lately. At the top of my list here, in
55:57
no particular order, Tyler O'Neill entering, entering
56:01
Wednesday nights or entering Wednesday altogether was leading
56:07
the AL with home runs. I think he was actually tied.
56:10
He was tied with Trout. I think Trout has six as well.
56:13
But he was leading the AL and home runs runs on base, slug OPS
56:20
and a little nugget here for those who maybe didn't know he
56:23
actually. I can't remember who who put
56:27
this out, but I saw a post that said he had.
56:29
He's had Opening day home runs as, as we know, the opening day
56:32
home run king. Not only did he hit a home run
56:37
on like the official opening day this season, he hit opening Day
56:41
home runs in Anaheim and Boston as well.
56:44
Like for those respective opening days, Boston's was like
56:49
super late as we very well know. Like this.
56:51
This is the first series to at home against Baltimore but
56:55
Opening Day home runs this year in Seattle, Anaheim and Boston
56:59
so that was pretty cool. Shota Imanaga has yet to give up
57:05
a run this season. Two starts, 10 innings pitched,
57:08
4 hits allowed, no walks and 12 KS.
57:12
So that acquisition is looking very good for the for the
57:17
cubbies. So love that move.
57:20
I actually, I was, I was locked in very yeah, very much so.
57:25
I was locked in for his first start.
57:27
I believe it was against the Rockies and that.
57:30
Was the stole spring training game I went to?
57:33
It was one of his starts. Nice.
57:36
OK. Yeah.
57:37
Yeah. Like, I I think you, you got to
57:39
take advantage of of, I don't even know.
57:43
I haven't paid attention at all of, like, what the weather's
57:45
been like in Chicago. But like, if you can get off as
57:48
a pitcher, get off to a hot start while it's cold, while
57:53
it's frigid, you know these hitters aren't super warmed up
57:56
yet. Like, you know what I mean?
57:57
Like, just get it going. Just get the ball rolling
58:00
quickly. He looks good, man.
58:02
It's impressive. To that to that point it was
58:05
gross on opening day at Wrigley. So he's taking taking full
58:10
advantage a guy that I I'm not kidding dude.
58:14
I'm really excited with this with this particular individual
58:17
start Spencer Turnbull back-to-back scoreless outings
58:22
he's he's tallied 11 innings thus far 13 KS and only one walk
58:27
for the fill. So talking about a team that I
58:31
personally have in the World Series this year.
58:33
If he can give them if he can eat some innings not not just
58:37
eat innings but if he if he can provide some some value out of
58:41
that spot in the rotation look out that is I think that is some
58:47
some that's a that's a bonus that that club was not
58:51
necessarily expecting much out of.
58:53
So good for good for Spencer Turnbull.
58:59
The aforementioned Mike Trout, currently tied again entering
59:04
Wednesday, currently tied with the MLB lead with six homers and
59:07
ranks 4th with an OPS of 1150, Continuing the narrative of this
59:13
being a redemption season for Mike Trout.
59:15
Man, I love that. Telling you I feel good
59:18
Exhausting him to stay healthy. I.
59:20
Like I like it. I need him.
59:23
Maybe the dream scenario is if he got traded at some point.
59:31
I don't know at this point it yeah.
59:33
But at this point it almost it it almost kind of just feels
59:36
weird like he's he's clearly bought into it.
59:39
He's he's accepted his role into this dumpster fire of an
59:46
organization like he he signed here long term.
59:49
He knew I think he knew what he was getting involved in to a
59:52
degree. I think he he was maybe misled a
59:54
little bit but you you have to have some awareness in terms of
59:58
what you're getting what you're signing up for.
1:00:01
But at this at this point I just I don't care where he plays.
1:00:04
I just want to see him stay healthy man.
1:00:06
I the the thing the thing that gets to me though I saw a lot of
1:00:10
accounts. I've seen a lot of accounts
1:00:14
recently talking about now that he's going off, like, is Mike
1:00:17
Trout, is Mike Trout still the best player in baseball?
1:00:20
Or, like, is Mike Trout getting back to being the best player in
1:00:23
baseball? Like, OK, OK, so Shohei leaves
1:00:27
town and now we're gonna, we're gonna start this narrative back
1:00:30
up again. It's just it just seemed a
1:00:33
little little hypocritical, that's all.
1:00:36
I'm not gonna name names, but I I saw it out there and I'm going
1:00:41
Why? Why all of a sudden are we
1:00:43
bringing this back up? Is what it is.
1:00:47
Just let my man cook in silence. That's that's his, that's his.
1:00:50
His dream scenario. Let me just cook in silence.
1:00:54
Yeah, no eyes out there. Crazy.
1:01:04
Garrett Crochet Another guy's off to a very strong start, 18
1:01:09
innings pitch over three starts 21 KS again.
1:01:12
To reiterate, all of these performances are are entering
1:01:16
Wednesday the 10th, so things things may change.
1:01:19
But entering Wednesday, Garrett crochet 18 innings over three
1:01:22
stars, 21 KS, which is second in baseball and an ERA of two flat
1:01:28
so. Get that little Speaking of
1:01:30
flat, that leg kick. Yeah, little weird leg kick.
1:01:34
He's got rocking. It's different, man.
1:01:37
Super short up in here. It's different.
1:01:41
I like it. I like it.
1:01:43
He wasn't he. He was the one that did he pitch
1:01:50
in the College World Series And then.
1:01:54
Uh oh. Get a chance.
1:01:57
You're talking about for Tennessee?
1:02:01
It was a few years ago. Oh no.
1:02:05
Who was? Yeah, Crochet went to Tennessee.
1:02:09
Yeah, he was called up in September by the White Sox.
1:02:12
The same year, right? Became the first MLE player in
1:02:15
six years to reach the big leagues in the same year in
1:02:17
which he was drafted. Yeah.
1:02:18
OK, then I'm not I. Knew he went to Tennessee, but I
1:02:20
couldn't remember if if that if it was that same fall.
1:02:23
I'm not crazy. That's funny.
1:02:25
Good recall there, my friend. Thank you.
1:02:28
Yeah, he's, he looks like he's. Settling in I love.
1:02:32
That. You got nothing to lose.
1:02:34
You got nothing to lose. If you're that organization, try
1:02:36
them out as a starter and it looks like it's paying off, so.
1:02:42
Speaking of nothing to lose, chalangaliers of the Sacramento
1:02:50
A's of Las Vegas, you may as well just go out there and take
1:02:53
Daddy Hacks man. Boost your Boost your trade
1:02:56
stock. Whatever it is that you you're
1:02:58
trying to boost gets. Pad those stats.
1:03:00
Boost those numbers. He did that Tuesday night 3
1:03:04
bombs against the Rangers Look I gotta I gotta shine a light on
1:03:10
A's performances when they come along.
1:03:12
Cause ventures say it's probably not gonna be too many of them
1:03:14
but one of the want to give a tip of the old ball cap to Shay
1:03:19
Langoliers. MJ Melendez I saw AI saw a post
1:03:25
that said, as of Tuesday, MJ Melendez has a career WAR of .7.
1:03:31
His first hundred and his first 277 career games.
1:03:35
He accumulated a war of .2. His last nine games .5.
1:03:42
That's a tough look because I'm kind of like him.
1:03:44
I kind of like his bat. You see, you talked him up big
1:03:48
like the last year or two, like you.
1:03:49
See potential in his bat. I think it's gonna come at some
1:03:52
point. I don't know if it's like
1:03:54
league, the league type thing, but I don't know man.
1:04:02
I. Provided you a little defensive
1:04:03
versatility. Something about it.
1:04:07
I'm a fan. So I mean last again.
1:04:10
Entering Tuesday, his previous nine games had more than doubled
1:04:14
his career WAR. So good for you, my friend
1:04:22
Jordan. Jordan Alvarez, his last 24 ABS.
1:04:26
He's got fourteen hits, four bombs and 11 ribbies.
1:04:32
I'll say it again, he's a man amongst boys.
1:04:36
He really is. He really, genuinely is.
1:04:40
Literally, Figuratively, metaphorically, figuratively,
1:04:43
all of all of the all of the types.
1:04:47
He gives me big poppy vibes. He always has.
1:04:50
And I would, I would venture to say.
1:04:56
I would venture to say he might be a better hitter.
1:05:02
I don't know if he'll match the power numbers, but like how much
1:05:08
time, how long it took for Poppy to start peppering that left
1:05:12
field wall. You saw it late in his career.
1:05:16
You see it right now if you were Don like you were Don he goes
1:05:19
with. Conviction man.
1:05:20
Oh, it's conviction. Yeah, Ball's.
1:05:23
Driven. I don't even know.
1:05:26
How old do you think he is? Give me a guess.
1:05:30
Jordan, I'm gonna say 28, 2626. Wow.
1:05:48
I told you I he gives me, he gives me poppy vibes.
1:05:52
Dude, a key. He's a great hitter.
1:05:57
It's he's not just like a a swing and miss power guy like
1:06:01
the guy is is a very, very good hitter.
1:06:06
I don't know. I love it, man.
1:06:07
We'll see it in the end. Especially love having him on my
1:06:11
fantasy team. Tyler Anderson back-to-back.
1:06:15
Now this is I feel like a name that's been stored under the
1:06:17
radar a little bit back-to-back seven inning outings he had he
1:06:22
allowed four hits in each but he has not given up a run yet and
1:06:26
has eight combined KS. So you know you got some you got
1:06:32
some arms popping up on these teams that well I won't say
1:06:36
popping up but possibly re emerging for some of these teams
1:06:40
that really don't have. Yeah.
1:06:42
Don't have much to look forward to this this particular season,
1:06:46
but you know you you love having a good a good story for each
1:06:51
club and Tyler Anderson is certainly certainly one of them.
1:06:59
Another Tyler that's been lights out.
1:07:02
Tyler Glass now 7 innings pitched.
1:07:05
His last outing against the Twins. 14 KS The only picture
1:07:12
with I. Don't.
1:07:14
There's not much. There's not much better to
1:07:16
watch. It's disgusting.
1:07:19
Yeah, it's just, it's all it's sold.
1:07:23
It's just arms and elbows and then this release point is just
1:07:28
in front of your nose. Would you hear about guys having
1:07:33
unhittable stuff? Like, think Tyler Glass now?
1:07:37
Yeah, like his health. His his availability is one
1:07:41
thing when he is on the mound and he is locked in truly
1:07:46
unheadable stuff. It's disgusting.
1:07:48
He was the only pitcher referencing his most recent
1:07:51
start, the only pitcher with 14 plus KS on fewer than 90 pitches
1:07:55
in a game since pitches were first tracked in the 88.
1:07:59
Or since 88, That's crazy. Nowadays.
1:08:02
That's even crazier. That's efficient right there,
1:08:06
man, Is that the start? Just saying like what are you?
1:08:17
Going to say. Helmamoto doesn't need to be an
1:08:19
Ace. Bueller coming back, He doesn't
1:08:22
need to be an ace when you have glass.
1:08:25
Now that can do this like there takes a lot of pressure off a
1:08:29
lot the rest of the rotation. Yeah, but that's a dangerous
1:08:32
like you don't want, you don't want guys like Yamamoto and and
1:08:36
and company settling in, getting comfortable, thinking that like
1:08:39
all right Glass now is going to lead the staff.
1:08:41
Because I hate to say it, it's like a Trevor story, a Chris
1:08:46
Sale kind of situation. You just you you wouldn't wish
1:08:51
it. You don't want it.
1:08:52
I'm sure there's Padres and Giants fans out there that would
1:08:55
disagree. But generally speaking baseball
1:08:58
fans don't want to see Tyler Glass now on the shelf.
1:09:02
So I I think you're absolutely right though.
1:09:07
Like if if he can keep this up, he's off to a great start Three
1:09:10
and O 225 ERA, 29 KS across four stars.
1:09:15
Like if you can, if you can put up Tyler Glass now type numbers
1:09:20
for a a stretch of time this season, they're gonna be in much
1:09:26
better shape. They're already in great shape
1:09:28
leading the division. They're.
1:09:30
But. If he can keep this up, they're
1:09:31
in a good spot. You got anything else we got?
1:09:38
We got weekend series to watch and then I gotta, we gotta close
1:09:41
the book. Let's do it.
1:09:42
You know, we'll go first. You got it.
1:09:45
Who do you got? Give me the Battle of PA Give me
1:09:49
the Pirates at Phillies. We all know what the what the
1:09:57
Jolly Rogers been looking like lately.
1:10:02
It's exciting stuff. Phillies I don't think have
1:10:04
really like, quite turned it on yet, especially offensively.
1:10:07
I don't think we've seen what we're used to quite yet.
1:10:11
Still early. It's all good though.
1:10:13
Game one starts tomorrow. It's a four-game set.
1:10:15
It's at 6:40 Eastern. You got Jared Jones going
1:10:18
against Ranger Suarez. Game two Friday night.
1:10:22
Also 640 Eastern. You have Bailey Falter,
1:10:25
Christopher Sanchez Game 3 Three O 5 Eastern on Saturday.
1:10:32
That's Marco Gonzalez finding a trying to find a new start over
1:10:36
in in Pittsburgh and then as we mentioned before a hot Spencer
1:10:42
Turnbull. And then game four is the one to
1:10:45
watch. If you got time for it on Sunday
1:10:47
it's 135 Eastern. It's the big boys.
1:10:50
Mitch Keller going against Zach Wheeler, I like it.
1:10:57
I like it a lot. That's a good one.
1:10:59
Just hope the pirates can can keep it up For me.
1:11:03
I got the Rangers at the actually.
1:11:06
Yeah, Rangers in Houston. First game is Friday, 8:10 PM
1:11:11
Eastern. You got Dane Dunning going up
1:11:12
against JP France Saturday. You've got Andrew Heaney versus
1:11:20
Ronell Blanco who had a an exceptional follow up to his no
1:11:25
hitter, took a no hitter into the yeah 5th and that.
1:11:31
Five and 2/3, I think it was, yeah.
1:11:34
Yeah, 5th or 6th I need so that'll be.
1:11:37
Heaney to figure it out for my squad.
1:11:39
Fantasy Squad needs some help. Yeah, figure it out.
1:11:42
That's at 4:05 on Saturday, and then Sunday we've got a 2:10 PM
1:11:49
Eastern start. You got Nathan Iavaldi going up
1:11:53
against Christian Javier and that is a three-game set, so
1:11:57
that'll be wrapping up Sunday, but that should be a that should
1:12:00
be a good one. Of note though, it's not not
1:12:03
necessarily a series that you need to feel obligated to tune
1:12:07
into, but Jackson Holiday will be making his Camden Yards debut
1:12:13
on Friday against the Brewers. So if you're into that, sure,
1:12:18
check that out. I believe, I think we're talking
1:12:20
about today it is Apple TV. So you know, baseball is a funny
1:12:26
game sometimes. That's just how the cookie
1:12:28
crumbles. You'd love to have that.
1:12:31
You'd love to have that home cooking type of broadcast.
1:12:35
But alas, Apple TV. So we're probably gonna get a
1:12:40
bunch of folks that probably haven't watched the Orioles in
1:12:45
couple years talk about Jackson Holiday making his Candy Nars
1:12:48
debut. So that'll be fun.
1:12:49
Good for Apple TV, though, 'cause they're about to gain
1:12:51
like a million and a half users. I don't think there's anyone in
1:12:56
Baltimore that's not gonna watch.
1:12:57
Look, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna say Apple TV is involved
1:13:00
in some sort of conspiracy here with the timing of of the call.
1:13:04
That manager got a cut. But, but I'm just saying, I'm
1:13:08
not saying anything. I'm just saying.
1:13:11
That's so good. Closing the book here real quick
1:13:13
and we'll get out of here. The Cubs meltdown versus the
1:13:18
Padres? My goodness, you gotta be better
1:13:23
cubbies. Come on though, I read that the
1:13:30
Yeah 9. Unanswered That.
1:13:33
I read that their win probability was at 99% entering
1:13:38
the bottom of the sixth. Padres scores 7 Fernando with A2
1:13:46
run Jack in the 8th which was Pimped I.
1:13:50
Saw I saw a tweet that I like. I can't fully disagree 'cause I
1:13:54
have witnessed it. Atati's bomb in Petco hits very
1:14:01
different. I've.
1:14:03
I get that sense. I'm glad you said that because I
1:14:05
watched a video and I like, I don't even remember what I said.
1:14:09
But I said something out loud and I was like, wow.
1:14:11
It's different there. There's just something that,
1:14:14
like, you can tell when you're there.
1:14:16
You can't wait to see what he does.
1:14:19
The instant you see that, it's gone, like it's it's a show,
1:14:24
man. It's cool.
1:14:26
Need to get out there for that I gotta.
1:14:28
I gotta witness that I might have to just book like a whole
1:14:30
series, just in case he doesn't. I would recommend if you get a
1:14:34
day game and a night game, yeah that would because like such a
1:14:38
beautiful ballpark. Need to need to make it happen.
1:14:45
More arm injuries. You you alluded to it earlier.
1:14:47
Nick Pivetta believe was the flexor tendon strain as was
1:14:52
Josiah Gray with the flexor tendon tendon strain.
1:14:58
Framber Valdez as well Elbow inflammation just are I
1:15:04
admittedly I feel like this is it's probably somewhat normal in
1:15:10
terms of the arm the number of arms that are going down
1:15:12
comparatively. But I just feel like the
1:15:17
baseball world is watching a lot more closely now and so we're I
1:15:21
I know I am at least like I'm, I'm more aware making more note
1:15:26
of the number of guys that are going down, especially with with
1:15:30
all the commotion. I think it's the quality of
1:15:32
names. I think that's that that as
1:15:34
well. I saw something on on Twitter
1:15:37
that was like I don't remember who, but they had like a graph
1:15:41
up of like elbow or shoulder injury.
1:15:47
IL stints on April 10th, like it was specific to at this point in
1:15:53
the season and going back to 2018, like this is kind of on
1:15:57
par. We're pretty much pacing what
1:16:00
we'd normally pace for the last four or five years.
1:16:05
I think it's just the the, the names.
1:16:06
These are big names, big, big names, and we're missing big
1:16:12
names. When you talk about missing
1:16:14
Degrom, Verlander, Scherzer, Kershaw, we have names that
1:16:17
aren't pitching right now. These names show up even more
1:16:22
and even brighter. So sucks, sucks.
1:16:27
I'm. I'm tired of it.
1:16:28
Cole. You know another one.
1:16:30
Just we have like huge names, you know, Cy Young, names that
1:16:35
just, oh. It's a huge list.
1:16:36
We haven't even got. We didn't even get that, but
1:16:38
it's a huge list. But Sour Cookie crumbles.
1:16:43
And then the last item I had was the well second to last item I
1:16:51
had just wanted to throw in there.
1:16:53
Couldn't let the episode pass without mentioning The Fanatic.
1:16:55
More teams have since come out that the they're missing their
1:16:59
uniforms from Fanatics. So I think the latest one we
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heard was the Giants are are are delayed on their city connects
1:17:09
which I did see a lot of Giants fans say like honestly it's not
1:17:12
the worst thing to happen like we're we're kind of OK without
1:17:15
those for a while So to which I to to which I would say you know
1:17:21
I I may have to agree with you on that one but it's still the
1:17:24
the issue remains that fanatics the fact that the contract has
1:17:28
not been terminated the relationship has not been
1:17:31
severed yet it's beyond me but and then last item did you by
1:17:37
chance see the Rowdy Teles stepping in for David Bednar
1:17:43
post game. Big fan, Big fan.
1:17:47
Changed my perspective a little bit on Rowdy.
1:17:50
I've been wondering why he continues to get the
1:17:52
opportunities he does, but he seems like a good clubhouse guy.
1:17:56
I I I like that and there's no reason, no reason for Pittsburgh
1:18:05
fans to to be acting that way. Have some patience.
1:18:08
Give him some time. I know I understand he was
1:18:10
lights out the last couple years, but like, he'll be fine.
1:18:14
He'll be OK. Tell you what, man, the Pirates,
1:18:21
Pirates fans, they they witness a couple back-to-back hot starts
1:18:25
for these these Pittsburgh Pirates and they get, they get a
1:18:28
little too big for their britches.
1:18:31
They start feeling themselves a little bit too much.
1:18:33
It's like chill out, slow down, relax.
1:18:36
Who you are, You're still in first place?
1:18:38
Yeah, Yeah. I mean at the end of the.
1:18:39
Day You're the You're the Pirates.
1:18:41
But if anything, that's kind of like a silver lining thing.
1:18:43
Like on the Yankee conversation, like everyone's feeling like,
1:18:46
hey, we're doing pretty good. Consider all things considering
1:18:48
like Judge is not like he's non existent right now and we're
1:18:51
still winning games. Like it feels good.
1:18:53
The Pirates should have like a similar, hey, we don't even have
1:18:57
like our All Star closer on right now and we're still
1:18:59
getting ball, still getting dubs like we're good.
1:19:04
He'll figure it out. He'll be fine.
1:19:06
I don't understand the Boeing. I don't like it.
1:19:09
And that was weird. One of those blown saves was
1:19:12
like, you know, a Cobrian Hayes throwaway, I think, right?
1:19:16
It was someone that like, threw it away and and it went into the
1:19:20
dugout. So the guy from second scored
1:19:22
and it was a walk off the other day.
1:19:25
So, like, I understand, you know, he's not looking great.
1:19:29
But have some Dang patience, man.
1:19:32
Especially with pitchers right now.
1:19:37
Let them. Let them warm up.
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Little warm up let's let's keep this season rolling hopefully.
1:19:44
Hopefully those of you listening aren't overreacting too much to
1:19:48
what's been going down the last couple weeks but still got a lot
1:19:51
of baseball left some some pretty slow starts across the
1:19:56
league, players and teams alike, but also some some very
1:20:00
promising starts for for some guys that I think 1:00 we we
1:20:03
expected but two there's some. Some names that we we got into
1:20:08
tonight and and some that we didn't even mention yet that are
1:20:12
are off to some hot starts. So latch onto those.
1:20:15
Those feel good stories and as always we we wish you and your
1:20:21
team the best of luck as we continue to get this season
1:20:24
going. Still early, but I think that'll
1:20:29
about do it for episode 423. Unless you got anything else, my
1:20:32
friend. Aaron Boone with his 34th
1:20:35
ejection. So we're just got to keep that
1:20:37
train rolling, you know what I mean?
1:20:39
I'm surprised we made it this far into the season for the
1:20:41
first one. Let's keep that mental tally
1:20:43
rolling. Yeah.
1:20:44
Oh, God bless you guys. You're awesome.
1:20:47
Don't go chasing curveballs. Love you all and as always,
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looking forward to talking more baseball with you guys soon.
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Until next time, stay filthy.