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A's Worries Mount After Frustrating 2-1 Loss: Jacob Wilson's Injury Looms · The House Always Wins Media Network | A’s Baseball Podcasts

0:00
What is up, guys? Good evening. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.
0:08
Hope your day was wonderful.
0:13
As far as the A's day, not so good on a lot of different fronts.
0:19
Obviously, the loss to the Orioles 2-1 in a very frustrating fashion.
0:25
But I think more pressing is the potential long-term injury with Jacob Wilson.
0:34
This is being reported by Mark Polishuk from MLB Trade Rumors.
0:42
A's manager Mark Kotze told MLB.com, Ian Quinlan, and other media after the game
0:54
that we will have more imaging tomorrow and have further details on the timeline for Wilson.
1:02
Quinlan noted that Wilson was seen in the clubhouse wearing a sling on his left arm.
1:09
It seemed inevitable that Wilson will hit at least the 10-day injured list
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and the shortstop season could potentially be in jeopardy depending on the severity of the sprain.
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This has me, obviously, and every A's fan out there extremely, extremely worried
1:38
about the outlook of Wilson's injury.
1:42
By first look, it didn't look great. He looked in pain.
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And the initials report from Martin Gallego sounded like it wasn't going to be that serious.
1:53
It wasn't going to be that long.
1:55
But after the latest report from MLB Trade Rumors and a sling around his arm
2:05
and adding that up with the pain, he potentially looked in.
2:12
It's not out of the realm that we could be looking at a potential July-August type of return
2:20
and a stint on the 60-day IL for Wilson.
2:25
That's a possibility. That's not out of the realm of any type of situation or possibility out there.
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We don't know.
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But it seems like at least a stint on the IL is inevitable,
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which would mean, even on a 10-day IL, it means that Wilson's return probably wouldn't be until minimum, mid-June.
2:58
I think best-case scenario, you're looking at a mid-June return for Wilson.
3:07
Asher, what's happened to me? I really want to blame the ump, but some of those pitches need to be challenged.
3:14
Today, it's tough, right?
3:19
A lot of those situations, it's hard to decide what to challenge, what to not, and so forth.
3:28
And it's easy for us on the visual side to say, hey, challenge it.
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Don't, because we've got that box, et cetera.
3:38
BBQ, what's up, man? If Butler can't hit, you would think he would give more effort on defense.
3:43
Did you see the pink paint on his face? I did not.
3:48
What a clown. He's so bad. He's struggling, man. There's no question about it.
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There's no question about it. And how unclutch are all of our hitters?
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So many balls called strikes, and none of them had the courage to challenge.
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It's tough in a tight ball game like that to use up those challenges when the pitcher may need to use them, et cetera.
4:12
I mean, I don't think we can really blame anything on today's games with the exception of we just didn't hit, man.
4:22
We didn't hit. I think that's the bottom line, guys. We simply did not hit.
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And we collected altogether four hits. We struck out ten times.
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We walked four times. We didn't hit many balls hard.
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Cortez had a couple of hit balls hit hard. Soderstrom had some opportunities.
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He didn't come through. Rooker had some opportunities. He chased the pitch way out of the zone.
4:53
I don't think we can blame anything on today's game with the exception of we just didn't hit.
5:01
I mean, let's be honest, guys. I mean, yeah, the umpiring and the challenges and this and that, sure.
5:10
We didn't hit. Stop. We just didn't hit.
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I was kind of exaggerating a little bit with regard to Chris Bassett last night.
5:22
I thought Bassett was okay. I didn't think he was six innings, four hits, one run, 6Ks good.
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I mean, their opener, what was his name? Keegan Aitken, one inning.
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He got through that inning in what, five pitches? He came into the game with like a 10 ERA.
5:46
Everybody's been hitting these guys. We just didn't come to play. We didn't come to hit.
5:51
Simple as that. Had nothing to do with anything else.
5:57
Butler needs to get traded. Play Colby Thomas.
6:01
You want to trade Butler when his values were zero and it would almost be just like basically a salary dump.
6:08
Too soon, bud. Too soon.
6:12
Spill on myself. What a day.
6:18
Ultra, I want my Nick Kurtz back. This imposter has zero power and looks the part of a high OBP leadoff guy.
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As of late, he's been good. He didn't have a good day today. 0 for 3, 2Ks.
6:36
For the series, Kurtz was, what was Kurtz for the series?
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4 for 12, 3 runs scored, 2 doubles, a triple, 2 RBIs, 2 walks, 2Ks, a stolen base.
6:53
It's pretty good. Ultra. But you're right. I mean, there's no power right now, but he's hitting good.
7:03
I think that'll come around. We had a good road trip, guys. Went 3-3 on the road trip.
7:08
We are who we are at the end of the day. With that being said, are we losing games and winning games in ways that us fans wouldn't expect? Absolutely.
7:20
bbq. Wilson seems pretty injury prone. If I remember correctly, got injured in the first game in his big leagues.
7:27
Yeah. When he crossed home, when he scored, I believe he did. And he was on the IL for a little bit last year.
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I think it was the risk. And then this year, I think it's just bad luck. I wouldn't put that on anything of, hey, he's fragile.
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You know what I mean? I just think, but there's a distinct possibility we lose Wilson for months.
7:55
That's a concern. Do you think they could salary dump Butler if they wanted to? I'm not sure if anyone would want him.
8:05
Yeah. I don't know if you'd want. The thing with Butler is his salary for the next few years is so team friendly.
8:15
He's not making a whole lot. 28, 29, 30, he's making some bank. But for the next couple of years, yeah, I don't think they're going to do a salary dump on Butler yet.
8:26
I don't think they're going to give up on Butler quite this soon. I mean, the problem is, is BBQs like Butler stinks.
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I mean, don't get me wrong, but do we have anybody really sitting there that can replace Butler and say, hey, he's way better?
8:44
The first thing you're going to say is Bolte. OK, well, Bolte first has to prove first has to come up to the major leagues and pass the proof he can do something there.
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But right now, when you look at the A's like complete farm system and team at this time, we're not like overloaded with outfielders.
9:04
We don't have like so many outfielders out there where it's like, oh, my God, we can just choose from whoever.
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There's no room for Butler. No. So the question is, is like, OK, we get rid of Butler, but then who?
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Butler's probably the best option we have right now. We're not deep in the outfield, guys, not in the farm system.
9:35
Not on our current roster. Colby Thomas is great, yeah, against left handers, but he's just I mean, he's somebody that doesn't really move the needle.
9:50
You couldn't do much worse than Butler. But yeah, we're not talking about worse, we're talking about who can get us better.
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I don't want to trade Butler. I don't want to dump Butler for Butler, if you know what I mean, BBQ.
10:05
I don't want to get rid of Butler and he has this ceiling. And then all of a sudden we get another Butler.
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There's no one out there that's really proven they're better than Butler at his worst.
10:17
My point is, Kurt seems to have changed his game in order to adapt. I know. Yeah, it does. Doesn't it, Ultra?
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Yeah, it does.
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Yeah, it does.
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Yeah, it does, man. Yeah, it does.
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You kind of hit a spot right there, Ultra. That's a great point you made. Simple. It's a simple take you just made, but it hit hard right there.
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Yeah, I agree.
11:05
Yeah, I don't disagree with that. Time will tell, but for right now, Butler's not even really scaring warning tracks or home runs, right?
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There's no question about it. He's been hitting better. Four for 12 in the Philly series.
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Four for 12 in the Orioles series.
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Three for 13 in the Guardians series. Two for 11 in the Royals series. I'm trying here. I'm looking, trying to find a pattern. Three for 12 in the Rangers series. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know.
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I don't know.
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Of course they could, Raiders, but the whole thing is what do you want to give up? I mean, you're talking about some players right there.
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We'd have to give up a load.
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I don't think you really want to yet. You know, I don't think we're in bad shape. I don't think we're in bad shape right now, guys. I think when you look at, we're 21 and 19.
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Remember guys, to our expectations and who we are as a team and the goals we set at the beginning of the season, we're 21 and 19.
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I think the big frustrating part with A's fans right now is how we've won those 21 games.
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If we won all those 21 games, 12-7, 13-8, just completely out slugging everybody, what are we saying?
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Oh, pitching stinks, bullpen stinks. We already knew that in the off season. When's jump Arnold win and all these guys coming up? It's a matter of time, right? That's what we'd be saying.
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But we're winning games, 1-0, 3-2, 4-1. We're kind of grinding out wins and we're losing. It's like we're losing. We've lost so many games like 2-1.
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We're like, there's a problem with our hitting. And I think it's just the situation is we are who we are. We're a young lineup. We're getting better.
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22-year-olds, 23-year-olds are playing as 22-year-olds and 23-year-olds. Included in that is a Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz. Age matters.
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They're going to get better, guys. We're going to get better. With all things being said, we're in a good position. And I know this lineup's going to get hot. I know this lineup's going to get hot.
14:03
Straight A's. Kurtz is going to go to a streak where he's had eight home runs in 10 games and no one will care anymore. He's hitting the ball harder than anyone in baseball.
14:11
Bingo! Well said. Well said, Sammy. Well said.
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Again, being MLB ready is a must. It can't be one guy in a slump. So let's rush Bolte into a situation. So let's rush Bolte into a situation that he's not ready for.
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I think he's ready. I'm the biggest proponent of not rushing young guys. And I've always had one theme. Dominate level to level. Advance. And if you get to the triple-A level and dominate, it's time.
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Bolte's done that. Morales, that wasn't the case. Jump, let's take our time. Arnold, let's take our time. DeVries, excuse me, let's take our time.
15:09
Bolte is dominating. It's time. And like I said, I'm the biggest. And you've got to also remember Vegas 2028. Henry Bolte will be Rule 5 eligible next year. He's put in his time.
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It's not like we're rushing Bolte. He'll be Rule 5 eligible next year. BBQ, I'm sure Kurtz wants to hit home runs if he could. Something just wrong with the swing or approach. I think Sammy, he's hit the ball hard.
15:39
He's drawn walks. Pitchers are pitching to him a lot more carefully too. You got to take that for account as well. We're all right. We're all right. Days like today are going to happen. We're okay.
15:57
Okay. Ultra. Kurtz, EVs dropped the last several games in a row 1-2-3. I didn't know that.
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I mean, what we're talking about what? Last several games? I haven't seen that. I haven't seen that.
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I have not seen that. I trust you, but I haven't seen that.
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Sam, he hit two doubles well over 100 MPH yesterday. He's in the 99th percentile in hard hit rate and 97th adrenaline exit below. He's hitting the ball in the air plenty.
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Ultra, maybe we're getting it. Guys, maybe we're being a little too critical of old Nicky Kurtz.
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Like I said, 4-12, three runs, two doubles, a triple, two RBIs, two walks, stole a base.
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I think it was a good series, guys. Just because he had a series where he went 0-3, a walk and two Ks. And by the way, he struck out twice today.
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That was the only time he struck out all series long. He went 2-5 in Game 1. He went 2-4 in Game 2.
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He had two doubles in Game 2. He had a triple in Game 1. Guys, I think we're being...
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Listen, if we're going to make these complaints at the beginning of the year, I wouldn't disagree.
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Now, with what Ultra said at the beginning, is he changing his approach from a leadoff spot? Maybe.
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Maybe. Same time he's getting on base, he's hitting the ball hard.
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Listen, I believe in the traditional way. I don't think he should be leading off.
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But I said it last night. That is based on just a simplistic way of how I believe baseball lineups should be set.
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That is a completely selfish and my way of how I think lineups should be set. Doesn't make me right.
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Butler's numbers are worse than he's playing. He's been so unlucky.
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But you've got to also remember, Asher, he's also gotten a few breaks too, right?
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He's hit balls hard, yeah. But you've got to remember also the ball against, was it KC I think?
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Or the series against Cleveland? He hit a pop-up, no one caught it. He's gotten his fair share of breaks as well.
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He's gotten his bloopers. He's gotten his hits he should have nowhere deserved to get.
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So I think his average, and I believe that with all players.
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Gelof's gotten a lot of lucky infield hits as well.
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But at the same time, he's also hit the ball in the nose at people where it's kind of unlucky.
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So I understand exactly what you're saying, but it's worked both ways.
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It's worked both ways. He's gotten his lucky type of hits as well.
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100 mbh is about average for Kurtz though.
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That means he's barreling balls.
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He was 99% for most of the year in exit velocity.
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No worries for Gertie. I'm with you, Owen. I'm not worried about him.
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Guys, Ultra, he had a good series though.
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Not critical of Kurtz, just want to see the dude as the beast he was last season.
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I will say this, is he playing to an MVP level caliber that he was last year? No.
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He's not. But we're 40 games in.
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We're all right.
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I think that's what you mean, Ultra. That's what you're getting at.
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And I think what Straight A's is saying, I'm saying,
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Owen's saying is like, hey, he's having a solid year.
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He's having a solid year.
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What you're saying is like, hey, he's not having an MVP here.
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You guys are both right.
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BBQ, Ultra Monitor's right. Kurtz was a must watch at bat every time last year.
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I mean, I don't care about the must watch.
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I don't want him in baseball games.
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I understand. I know what you're getting at.
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But, yeah.
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Yeah. I mean, you said, BBQ, you sound like an ESPN commercial with that statement.
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I mean, it sounds like an ESPN commercial.
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Ultra Monitor is right. Kurtz is a must watch at bat every time.
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Come on, BBQ.
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This is not an ESPN commercial.
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He's doing okay. I get what you're getting at.
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But, stop.
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Butler didn't get picked off today. We're moving in the right.
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Did Butler get on base? He did get on base.
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He had a walk. Butler in the series, two for 11.
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A run scored, five strikeouts, a walk.
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I wanted to see him steal in the ninth, first pitch.
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I was hoping he would just take second.
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We're down one. Shit.
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Kurtz has a 139 WRC+.
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He's just starting to heat up. I agree.
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He'll be hitting 280 by season end with 25 to 30 bombs.
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No question.
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Depending on Wilson's injury timeline, do you think—
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No, I don't.
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I don't think—
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Leo's hitting 260 right now.
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Leo has to prove he can hit double A pitching.
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And this is no knock on Leo.
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Leo's awesome. What he's doing is amazing.
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He's going to be an all-star. He's going to be an amazing player.
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But he's not ready for big league pitching right now.
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No.
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Not this year.
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He has to hit double A pitching first.
22:01
I think it's going to be Hernes every single day.
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It's Hernes. We don't have any other shortstops.
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I was thinking of
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I was thinking of
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Brett Harris.
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Brett Harris is an elite defender
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at third.
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He's played—Brett Harris has played
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52 games.
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He hasn't played any shortstop in his career
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in the major league level.
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He's played 52 innings
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at the triple A level.
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And he hasn't been good defensively at shortstop.
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His comparison—his comp at shortstop
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is like a Max Muncy.
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He is Max Muncy at third base.
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Brett Harris at shortstop is Max Muncy at third base defensively.
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Same type of comp.
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Not good.
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It's going to be Hernes every single day.
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The other option you do have,
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and I was talking with Straight A's
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about it earlier,
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is possibly
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Drew Swift.
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Drew Swift was a 2021
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eighth-round pick out of Arizona State.
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Defensively, he's ridiculous.
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Hitting's gotten better.
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He's hitting 283 in Vegas.
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Hitting-wise, what you'll see from Drew Swift,
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if he gets to get the call,
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is comparable to like a Denzel Clark.
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But defensively, he's ridiculous.
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Problem is, you're going to have to make room for Drew Swift.
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You got to DFA somebody.
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You got to make room.
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Henry Bolte is going to get that first option.
24:07
Curious on your thoughts as Wilson as a hitter.
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I love Wilson as a hitter.
24:11
Does he chase bad pitches sometimes, Owen?
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Sometimes does he just make you go absolutely insane?
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He's an aggressive hitter.
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He gets after it.
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He's going after it.
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He's going to look to bang.
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Now, I mean, as far as like a pure hitter,
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in the sense of like
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taking pitches and working the count,
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yeah, no, he's not that guy.
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But as far as hitting and placing the ball and making contact,
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I think Wilson's phenomenal.
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I think he's awesome.
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I think he's ridiculously good.
24:47
I love Jacob Wilson in every part of his game.
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I like him a lot, Owen.
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I like him a ton.
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I can see the other side of like,
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hey, some pitches he swings at just,
25:00
yeah, you have to take the good with the bad.
25:03
Owen, you're right about Bassett pitching his best guy.
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I was kind of half kidding.
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I was kind of half kidding.
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I didn't really believe that.
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I can't believe you didn't see the pink face on Butler.
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He looked like Hello Kitty or a, I missed it.
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I missed it, PBQ.
25:24
Not worried about Hernes at short.
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He was good there last year when Wilson went on the IL for the, yeah.
25:31
Hernes is good, man.
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He's going to fight you.
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He's a tough at bat.
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He's solid in the field, has good speed.
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He was awesome in AAA last year.
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He was great for the WBC.
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He's fine.
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Is it a downgrade?
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No question about it.
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But in other words, I'm not really,
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I don't think there's anybody better at the AAA level than Hernes.
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Hernes is a solid defender.
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I wouldn't consider him great.
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He's a good defender.
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I don't think there's anybody that's a better hitter.
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And you guys were like, well, hitting.
26:08
Well, shoot, remember something guys in AAA last year,
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Hernes tore it up with the bat.
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Understand how big the jump is from 3A to the major leagues.
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I can't think of anybody I would rather have at the plate.
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This may seem off, right?
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I don't know who I would rather have at the plate at any level.
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If you were to take the whole A's farm system and say, Hey,
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who's going to play shortstop.
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There's no, for me, offensively, the number one guy is Gerald Hernes.
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At the MLB level this year.
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Now tell me somebody who's better.
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Tell me somebody who's better now.
27:01
Pink eye shadow.
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I missed that.
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I saw the fuzzy belt.
27:06
I'd like to see McNeil at lead off more.
27:11
Yeah.
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McNeil had a tough series, right?
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What did McNeil do this series?
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I think it was over.
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Oh, for 10, three K's.
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I'd like to see McNeil at lead off more.
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You should have to be hitting over 200 before you're doing all that.
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Join us.
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Join us.
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Join us.
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Join us.
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Join us.
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Join late.
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What do you think we should do with Bolte right now?
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And do you think he gets the call coming back?
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I think you have to, I think he's earned it.
27:52
I think they're going to wait and see what the deal with Wilson is.
27:56
If the injury is serious with Jacob Wilson, you put them on the 60 day IL.
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And it is Henry Bolte that takes that roster spot.
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If it's not serious or as serious, you put Wilson on the 10 day IL.
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You DFA somebody like Junior Perez to make room for Henry Bolte.
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Something like that.
28:36
I've always felt that Wilson should be the everyday lead off.
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And with Wilson going to IL, I feel like it needs to be McNeil.
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I've said it for a long time, guys.
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For me, the perfect lead off guy, and I hope he figures it out.
28:55
And BBQ and the rest of you are going to go nuts is Lawrence Butler.
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But Lawrence Butler right now isn't even close.
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I want Lawrence Butler to be good so bad.
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Because this team just goes to a whole new hemisphere.
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If Butler's good and you have him leading off.
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It changes everything.
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But he's not even close right now, guys.
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He's not even close.
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As far as McNeil and Wilson, yeah, we've tried it before earlier in the season.
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I don't know.
29:44
Sterner was great today, man.
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Can't say anything about Sterner today.
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Two thirds of an innings.
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I mean, he had two outings this series.
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He's good, man.
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He pitched an inning and a third.
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One walk, two Ks, no hits, no runs, no nothing.
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He pitched two thirds of an inning today.
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He was sharp, man.
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He pitched a total of 19 pitches in both his outings.
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We can't say nothing about Sterner today.
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We can't say anything about Sterner today.
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We can't say anything about Sterner.
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Sterner was really, really good.
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I'm happy for him.
30:40
Can we play McNeil at short?
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Cortez at second and bring up Bolte up.
30:47
Wow, we're stretching there.
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No, I mean, you could do anything.
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But guys, I mean, I'm okay with Hernandez at short.
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I'm okay with Hernandez at short.
31:01
Hernandez is fine.
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He doesn't have the glitter.
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He doesn't have that big name.
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He doesn't have drafted out of this, there, and that.
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He's just a hard worker that shows up every day
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and is going to grind you and is going to fight you.
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I'm fine with Hernandez.
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He sounds like an A.
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I want Hernandez.
31:27
I'm okay with Hernandez.
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Hernandez is going to play every single day.
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Cortez is going to play in right field.
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I want him platooning with Colby Thomas.
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I want Butler platooning with Henry Bolte in center.
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I want McNeil at second.
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I want Hernandez at short.
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I want Gelof at third.
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Kurtz at first.
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We're fine, guys.
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We're two games up in first place.
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We're okay.
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We're just fine.
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We're just fine.
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I'm all right.
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You guys should be good, too.
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We're fine.
32:05
We got a big series coming up, I tell you what,
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against St. Louis.
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And they're going to be dogs.
32:12
We better come up playing.
32:13
We better play with a little bit of an edge.
32:17
Still think Perkins should get an opportunity to be the primary closer?
32:20
I do.
32:21
I didn't think he looked bad on Friday night, ultra.
32:26
He walked the first guy.
32:27
Always been an issue with him, right?
32:29
Struck out the next two.
32:33
What happens sometimes with Perkins is he gets ahead of the count,
32:38
and then it's just like,
32:39
you know, it was a good example with his outing against,
32:42
what was it?
32:43
Basilo on Friday?
32:45
Samuel Basalo.
32:48
Lined a single up the middle.
32:52
That was the only hit he allowed.
32:58
I still like Perkins.
33:00
I still like Perkins.
33:03
Agree on Butler, him being a good league off.
33:05
It is, man.
33:06
Asher.
33:07
I mean, I've talked about this a lot, guys.
33:09
2024.
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And it's so important.
33:12
We get Rooker and.
33:15
Butler back to.
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Some.
33:21
Scenario where.
33:23
They were the players.
33:25
We thought they were when we signed to extensions.
33:28
In 2024, in August and July and August.
33:31
Guys, we were the fourth best team in all of this.
33:33
We are so good.
33:35
And the offense was carried by three people.
33:38
Believe it or not.
33:39
During that stretch.
33:40
Well, for.
33:43
You had Butler and Rooker on just the biggest tears ever.
33:48
Do you guys remember?
33:49
We had Max Schumann batting nine.
33:52
And Max Schumann, when he played, he got so many opportunities.
33:56
He reminds me a lot of.
33:58
I don't know.
33:59
Reminds me a lot of Schumann.
34:01
And he was able to flip that lineup over.
34:04
To Butler.
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And at that time, if you guys remember.
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Rooker batted second.
34:10
But they was on a tear too.
34:12
During the stretch.
34:14
In 2024 over that.
34:16
Couple of months.
34:18
But yeah, we're a different team.
34:20
We're a different team.
34:22
We're a different team.
34:24
We're a different team.
34:26
We're a different team.
34:27
Yeah, we're a different team.
34:29
Oh, Asher Medina today.
34:30
Oh, my God.
34:33
Two innings.
34:34
Four Ks.
34:37
Wow.
34:38
Yeah.
34:39
That was exciting.
34:45
Rance.
34:46
I know he didn't play today, but Mark Kleiner Jr.
34:49
Stinks.
34:50
Yeah.
34:52
We know.
34:53
We know, but we know.
34:57
Guys, we're all right, man.
34:59
Let me give you the rundown on St. Louis.
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We're all right.
35:05
We're 21 and 19, guys.
35:09
We have five games left in this 15-game stretch.
35:15
We're not that team yet.
35:18
Good, great teams figure out a way to sweep today.
35:22
Against a below-average team in the Orioles.
35:25
We're not there yet.
35:26
We're not that type of team.
35:29
We're young.
35:30
We're growing.
35:31
We're getting better.
35:33
We're not a great team yet.
35:37
I don't even think we're a good team.
35:40
We're a solid team.
35:42
We're a solid young team that's getting better with an extremely high ceiling.
35:50
That's who we are.
35:51
That's who we are.
35:56
So does it suck we lost today?
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Fuck yeah.
36:02
But that's baseball, man.
36:06
And I'm not trying to sugarcoat it or like, hey, no, it sucks.
36:10
But I did have a feeling we were going to get beat today just because that's how baseball works.
36:18
I didn't think it was going to be the way it happened.
36:22
I didn't think it was going to be the way it happened.
36:26
First game on Tuesday, Andrew Polante versus Jeffrey Springs.
36:30
Polante 3-3, 4.34 ERA.
36:35
When you're talking about this St. Louis Cardinals team, it starts and goes with...
36:48
It starts and goes with Jordan Walker.
36:52
And Jordan Walker, when you want to talk about...
36:57
JJ Weatherholt's kind of tearing it up too.
36:59
When you want to talk about players that was one of the top prospects in baseball,
37:05
that people thought was going to be the next coming of somebody,
37:09
that an organization literally gave up on.
37:14
Jordan Walker's that guy.
37:17
Now, you stick with somebody.
37:19
You stick with somebody.
37:21
You stick with somebody.
37:22
You stick with somebody.
37:23
You stick with somebody.
37:25
Then all of a sudden, boom.
37:27
Jordan Walker right now, 299, 11 bombs, 29 RBIs, OPS, 955.
37:37
Right now, the way he's playing, he's a National League MVP candidate.
37:44
JJ Weatherholt, one of the top prospects in all of baseball,
37:47
seven bombs.
37:49
Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman, old school vets.
37:54
Just a good, solid team.
38:01
So Jordan Walker is a perfect example.
38:04
It's like, hey, you got to stick with guys.
38:06
You got to stick with guys.
38:10
My A's, quick reminder, we are discussing first place problems.
38:13
That's true.
38:14
Some teams have the luxury of players and farm systems we got.
38:20
You're right.
38:22
That's a good point, my A's, and we rarely agree.
38:26
Vegas, what's your take on the homestand?
38:30
Giants and Cardinals.
38:32
You got two teams on paper that, yay, with their given records,
38:37
St. Louis has actually records, unbelievable.
38:40
And the way they're playing is really, really good.
38:41
I think St. Louis is a really, really good team.
38:50
I think we got to win each series.
38:54
We got to keep taking steps forward.
38:59
If we were to go four and two on the upcoming homestand,
39:03
I would consider it a huge success.
39:05
I would be okay if we're three and three,
39:08
and I would consider two and four a failure.
39:11
I think the Giants are better when their record is,
39:15
and I think St. Louis is a team that is starting
39:20
to get the attention of a lot of people out there.
39:24
It's the first time this season,
39:27
this young A's team has faced some sort of adversity.
39:32
What happens if they say,
39:34
Wilson, hey, he's out for three months.
39:40
This A's team is going to be out for three months.
39:43
What happens if they say,
39:45
Wilson, hey, he's out for three months.
39:48
What happens if they say,
39:50
Wilson, hey, he's out for three months.
39:53
This A's team has some adversity coming up.
39:56
You could say that Jacob Wilson
39:59
is one of their huge leaders, on the field leaders.
40:07
It would be huge.
40:09
That would be a huge setback.
40:11
How will they respond?
40:13
What kind of leadership does this team have?
40:15
How is the culture?
40:17
All that stuff matters
40:19
when somebody like a Jacob Wilson goes down.
40:23
We'll see.
40:25
We'll see.
40:30
If we get through this,
40:33
if the A's get through this,
40:36
they come out the other end,
40:38
and all of a sudden,
40:40
we're playing 500 ball,
40:43
come August, and we're right in the mix of things.
40:47
Wilson comes back,
40:49
you got something.
40:51
You got something.
40:54
Got a guy over there named Jordan Walker
40:57
likes to kill baseballs and don't like pitchers.
40:59
Yeah, you said that.
41:01
Need Muncie back.
41:03
Well, yeah, we do.
41:06
But we need Muncie
41:08
for who we thought he was going to be,
41:10
and I think he'll be that guy.
41:13
But right now,
41:15
I'll be honest with you, Vegas.
41:18
If it's between Gelof and Muncie
41:21
at third base,
41:24
I'm taking Gelof.
41:27
Right now, I think
41:29
Zach Gelof's a better baseball player
41:31
than Max Muncie.
41:34
So I'm not quite there
41:36
as far as we need Muncie back now.
41:42
Do I want Muncie back?
41:44
Of course I do.
41:46
Of course I do.
41:48
But is he
41:50
a bigger loss than Jacob Wilson?
41:53
Not even close.
41:57
Not even close.
42:01
We're all right, guys.
42:03
We're all right.
42:05
21-19, what was our record last year after 40 games?
42:09
You said it, 21-19.
42:13
Muncie comes back.
42:15
It's going to be a while before we get Muncie back.
42:17
I don't think we see Muncie back until July.
42:21
We're in May now.
42:24
He's probably healthy by
42:28
June-ish.
42:30
Has to go to Vegas for a rehab assignment.
42:33
When he does come back?
42:36
I'm thinking July, guys.
42:38
I don't see Muncie coming back before July.
42:42
I could be wrong.
42:45
I could be wrong.
42:47
Asher, do you think we see Bolte on Monday?
42:50
I sure hope so.
42:56
It's hard to imagine.
42:58
Even Bolte went one for four today.
43:00
He obviously cooled off, but had a 17-stolen base.
43:04
It's hard to imagine they're not having that conversation.
43:16
I would think so.
43:18
I would think so one way or the other.
43:21
You can't imagine that he won't.
43:27
Tuesday, here is the schedule, guys.
43:29
Here is your probable pitchers.
43:34
Polante Springs
43:38
on Tuesday.
43:40
Wednesday, I'm going to the game on Wednesday.
43:43
Libertor, Matthew Libertor
43:47
He killed us last year.
43:49
I think he started against us last year.
43:51
2-1-1, 4.07 ERA against J.T. Ginn.
43:55
And on Thursday,
43:57
McGreevy and Jacob Lopez.
44:00
McGreevy's been pitching.
44:02
2.18 ERA,
44:04
3-2.
44:10
Yeah.
44:14
We'll see what happens.
44:16
Appreciate you guys.
44:18
Thanks for coming by.
44:20
That's what we're looking at right now, guys.
44:22
Hey, listen.
44:24
Brutal loss today.
44:26
No one likes it.
44:28
2-1, stinks.
44:30
3-3 road trip.
44:32
We lost the first two games of the road trip, too.
44:34
We come back and win three of the next four.
44:42
Hey,
44:43
if that's
44:45
us complaining and crying and being pissed off,
44:47
let's be complaining and crying and pissed off all year long.
44:51
So we'll take it.
44:53
You said it, Andrew.
44:55
3-3. We're all right.
44:57
We're all right, guys.
44:59
We can't be mad about that either.
45:01
I think we're a little bit more frustrated at how today went down.
45:04
Yeah.
45:06
I think we're a little bit more.
45:08
I think we'd feel a lot better
45:10
if Severino just got rocked.
45:11
Right?
45:13
And we lose something like 7-3.
45:18
Can't complain.
45:20
Can't complain.
45:23
So, hey, it's what it is.
45:26
All good.
45:29
Cortez didn't get a good jump on that Gelof single.
45:33
I don't know.
45:35
I don't know. I thought
45:36
I thought anybody was going to really have a hard time scoring on that one, Andrew.
45:41
I thought it was a solid hit up the middle.
45:44
Center fielder made a good play,
45:46
fielded it, and made a good throw.
45:48
And Cortez is no speedster.
45:50
I didn't think it was anything it had to do with a jump,
45:53
or I just think it was a good play, a good throw,
45:55
and Cortez isn't a speedster,
45:57
and they gunned him out.
45:59
I thought it was the right send with two outs.
46:01
I thought it was the right send with two outs.
46:05
At certain times, you've just got to tip your cap.
46:10
He was out by a mile.
46:12
Surprised it wasn't close to be fair.
46:14
Gelof didn't hit it hard.
46:16
I just thought it was a good play.
46:18
Even when he hit it,
46:20
I was like, uh-oh, this is going to be close.
46:22
This is going to be close.
46:25
So,
46:27
I don't think there was any type of bad break on that one,
46:31
or Cortez didn't get a good jump, or whatever.
46:36
I just thought it was just a good play.
46:40
You know?
46:42
I like the send.
46:47
Baseball.
46:49
Stupid game. Stupid game, right?
46:51
Anyway, guys, you take care.
46:53
You guys have a good night.
46:55
Got a lot of shows tomorrow.
46:57
Habit Hunter already posted their show about this Orioles series.
47:02
Hobbs has a lot to say.
47:04
Tomorrow's going to be exciting.
47:06
You got all on green with Robbie and Stud.
47:08
They're going live tomorrow at 4.30 Pacific Standard Time.
47:12
Be sure to check that out.
47:14
My man Straight A's will be around tomorrow.
47:16
I think there is a good possibility
47:21
we get a little budget baseball action.
47:24
Excited about that.
47:27
Rance, live on Tuesday.
47:30
Live watch party on Tuesday.
47:33
Be sure you join.
47:35
We might have some prizes, some giveaways,
47:37
like we had two weeks ago.
47:39
Hopefully Rance don't go with three.
47:42
He's due for a win.
47:44
But we'll see what happens.
47:47
Bobby, A's better not sleep on the cards.
47:51
Yeah, I don't think they will.
47:53
They are way better than people gave them credit for.
47:56
They played the Padres hard in that series.
48:00
I mean, I don't think there's anything secret right now
48:05
about the Cardinals.
48:07
I think they're playing great baseball.
48:09
I think they're second place in the Central.
48:12
But I think right now they're a playoff team.
48:15
Let's check it out.
48:18
23-17.
48:22
Yeah, we're good.
48:23
We're good.
48:25
10-10 at home, 13-7 on the road.
48:29
God, that Central's killing it.
48:32
Jeez.
48:34
Thank God we didn't play in the NL Central.
48:37
Later, Andrew.
48:40
Yes, sir.
48:42
I'll be here after game one on Tuesday night.
48:45
Wednesday I'm not going to be out the old game Sacramento.
48:49
West Sacramento, excuse me.
48:50
But hey, check out the channel tomorrow, guys.
48:53
There's a lot of good shows coming on tomorrow.
48:56
Mariners swept Cards in three on that third turf.
48:59
The M's suck.
49:01
The A's will take two of three from the Cards.
49:04
I hope you're right.
49:06
I hope you're right.
49:08
Wait, Booney.
49:10
Okay.
49:12
I'm going to the game on Wednesday.
49:14
Yes, sir.
49:16
I'll be there on Wednesday.
49:18
You going to be there?
49:21
If you are, message me on X.
49:25
Maybe we can hook up.
49:27
For sure, dude.
49:29
For sure.
49:31
Message me on X.
49:33
Would love that.
49:35
Take care, fellas.
49:37
Appreciate you guys.