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Phillies checkup w/Jim Salisbury: Luzardo FIRE, Taijuan’s resurgence, John Middleton factor · Foul Territory

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  Speaker 1: I mean they were putting teams through the woodchipper. I
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  Speaker 1: thought they were going to win the World Series in
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  Speaker 1: twenty three, and then all of a sudden they came
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  Speaker 1: back home from Arizona and the bats went cold.
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  Speaker 2: There we go our buddy Jim Salisberry with the nice
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  Speaker 2: Philly show shirt.
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  Speaker 1: How you doing, guys?
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  Speaker 2: Hey good?
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  Speaker 3: How are you?
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  Speaker 2: And how did the Phillies look right now?
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  Speaker 1: Jim? They look pretty good. I mean tonight they're going
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  Speaker 1: to go for another series win, and that's to me
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  Speaker 1: kind of the key win series. Stack them up and
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  Speaker 1: you're going good places. So I heard you guys mentioned
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  Speaker 1: Lozardo a little bit a few minutes ago, and he'll
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  Speaker 1: be on the mountain tonight. He's had two really good
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  Speaker 1: ones so far, racking up those strikeouts. He's added a
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  Speaker 1: little wrinkle with that, with that sweeper, and he looks
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  Speaker 1: really good. So looking forward to that one tonight. But
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  Speaker 1: they've you know, they've they've played very well. You know,
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  Speaker 1: there's some concerns here and there, but who doesn't have
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  Speaker 1: concerns here and there?
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  Speaker 2: Do you think that more teams should have given Hayzu
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  Speaker 2: Solizardo more of a look? I remember when that trade
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  Speaker 2: was made. You can tell me more about the return package.
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  Speaker 3: But yeah, like Phillies got them.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought it was a heck of a trade.
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  Speaker 1: And I don't know, you know where the Marlins were
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  Speaker 1: and what they were entertaining. Phillies had a really good shortstop.
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  Speaker 1: They give up a good young shortstop prospect named Starlin Cobba,
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  Speaker 1: and they give up an outfielder, speedy outfielder, last name
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  Speaker 1: of Boyd, And you know it was the Phillies. They
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  Speaker 1: had some infield depth, middle infield depth in the modern leagues,
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  Speaker 1: and Cobb is a very good prospect. But they had
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  Speaker 1: a couple other guys they like as well in the
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  Speaker 1: middle infield, most notably Aiden Miller. So you know you
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  Speaker 1: can you could deal Caba and get a guy like Lozardo.
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  Speaker 1: Two years of control there obviously came with some fine print.
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  Speaker 1: He didn't pitch a lot last year. I think only
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  Speaker 1: twelve starts had that stress reaction in his back. But
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  Speaker 1: they checked him out really good medically and felt comfortable
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  Speaker 1: making the deal. And if he looks as good as
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  Speaker 1: he has looked so far and stays healthy, he's going
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  Speaker 1: to be a good one. I think you guys both
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  Speaker 1: know He's got pretty much top of the rotation stuff
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  Speaker 1: when when he's on, when he's healthy, and if healthy,
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  Speaker 1: I like a guy turned it on towards free agency
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  Speaker 1: with two years to goo. Rangel Suarez hits free agency
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  Speaker 1: after this season, so if he moves on, which I
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  Speaker 1: have a feeling he might, Lozardo steps into that spot.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, right now, to me, the Phillies were
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  Speaker 1: around here in Philadelphia. A lot of people criticize him
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  Speaker 1: for not doing a lot this winter, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: I can understand where people were coming from compared to
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  Speaker 1: some of the big sexy signings of the last handful
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  Speaker 1: of winters. You know, Harper, Turner, Castiano Schwarber, before that
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  Speaker 1: Wheeler and then you know, retaining Wheeler, retaining real Mudo.
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  Speaker 1: Those were big headline grabbing transactions. Phillies didn't have those
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  Speaker 1: this winter. But I think to say they did nothing
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  Speaker 1: is just not correct when you look at the so far,
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  Speaker 1: the performance of his Lozardo and the upside the potential
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  Speaker 1: upside there.
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  Speaker 3: Jim, you mentioned lozarda but what about Tywan Walker? He
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  Speaker 3: said two good starts.
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  Speaker 1: For this team. I mean, he was there.
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  Speaker 3: You know, they were booing the crap out of him
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  Speaker 3: on opening day, right when he got introduced. So now
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  Speaker 3: he's gone out and had two great starts, can he
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  Speaker 3: help them for the rest of the year because I
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  Speaker 3: know he's changed some things. He's changed some grips, and
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  Speaker 3: he's changed his body a little bit, and he's made
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  Speaker 3: some adjustments. But can't toe Tywan Walker helped this team
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  Speaker 3: for the rest of the year and be in their rotation.
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  Speaker 3: I know when Ranger comes back, we'll see, but I
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  Speaker 3: mean this seems like a guy that they're gonna need
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  Speaker 3: it for a long haul.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, you never can have enough starting pitching, you know
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  Speaker 1: that AJ and I think that's one of the Well,
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  Speaker 1: there were a couple of reasons that they were reluctant
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  Speaker 1: to move on from him this winter. I don't think
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  Speaker 1: they could find a taker. He was owed thirty six
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  Speaker 1: million dollars. You don't just walk away from that. Plus,
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  Speaker 1: you try something remedial with him and maybe he can
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  Speaker 1: provide you some depth. And now he's providing them more
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  Speaker 1: than depth. He's made two starts, hasn't given up a
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  Speaker 1: run in nine innings, done a really good job for
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  Speaker 1: this team. And hats off to him because you know
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  Speaker 1: he endured it last year. This is not a tough uh,
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  Speaker 1: not an easy place to play. It's a tough play,
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  Speaker 1: tough city to play in. And he endured a lot
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  Speaker 1: last year. He really really hurt it. But you know
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  Speaker 1: he put his f in. You know, their pitching program,
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  Speaker 1: Caleb Cotham, the pitching coach, and his staff put together
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  Speaker 1: an off season conditioning, throwing, workout program, whatever you want
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  Speaker 1: to call it, and he went to work on that
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  Speaker 1: in Arizona. He's built some more arm strength, he's gotten
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  Speaker 1: in better shape, he's added a little bit of velo,
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  Speaker 1: so he's tick up there. That's helped really, you know,
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  Speaker 1: every everything, especially his splitter. But you know, you mentioned
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  Speaker 1: the booze he was. He was booed in spring training.
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  Speaker 1: Who gets booed in spring training other than maybe like
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  Speaker 1: an opponent kind of mockingly. I mean, he was booed
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  Speaker 1: his last two outings in clear Water, the friendliest place
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  Speaker 1: on earth, and that couldn't have been easy. He's booted
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  Speaker 1: out opening day during introductions, and you know, he comes
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  Speaker 1: out and during the first home stand and pitches a
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  Speaker 1: good ball game. Pitched a good ball game in Atlanta
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  Speaker 1: the other night, and he was really you know listening
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  Speaker 1: to him speak after his start in Philadelphia when he
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  Speaker 1: beat the Rockies. It was kind of moving actually, because
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  Speaker 1: he said his mom was there and she had tears
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  Speaker 1: in her eyes up in the stands, and somebody asked him,
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  Speaker 1: has she ever cried at one of your games before?
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  Speaker 1: And he said, yeah, here last year when I was booed.
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  Speaker 1: So nice human story. Do I think he can help them? Sure?
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  Speaker 1: I do. I think he can help them all year,
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  Speaker 1: whether it's somewhere in the bullpen as a spot starter,
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  Speaker 1: when Suarez comes back. It's like it's like that saying,
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  Speaker 1: if you hit, they will find a place for you.
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  Speaker 1: If you get outs, they will find a place for you.
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  Speaker 1: So what we're seeing from Taiwan Walker right now is
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  Speaker 1: probably unexpected, and you know, a nice little bonus. So
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  Speaker 1: that's off to him.
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  Speaker 1: Now.
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  Speaker 3: Listen on this show all the time we talk about
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  Speaker 3: the owners and how we like some owners, and how
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  Speaker 3: they handle their teams and how they don't listen. John
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  Speaker 3: Middleton's a stud when it comes to owning the team.
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  Speaker 3: He wants to win. He's engaged with the fans, he's
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  Speaker 3: engaged with the media. He shows his emotion. I tell
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  Speaker 3: the story I saw him last year in City Field
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  Speaker 3: when they lost, and just the look on his face
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  Speaker 3: like this can't happen again, right walking through the tunnel
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  Speaker 3: after the after the Phillies a loss of the Mets,
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  Speaker 3: and then he comes out with his article or his
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  Speaker 3: interview he did the other day was a Philly show, right, yeah, Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: it was unbelievable. He's talking about the age of the
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  Speaker 3: team and how he wants to win. He wants to
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  Speaker 3: do the parade and all that stuff.
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  Speaker 1: Like how cool is that to.
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  Speaker 3: Have an owner that just wants to rock and win.
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  Speaker 3: I mean he's like, yeah, I know, I'm spending a
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  Speaker 3: lot of money, but I want to win. And that's
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  Speaker 3: so awesome to hear for not only like a fan
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  Speaker 3: that's not a Phillies fan, but for Phillies fans. I'm
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  Speaker 3: fired up.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, he's a he's a Philadelphian, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: on top of it, he's very competitive and on top
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  Speaker 1: of it all, if you get out of line, he'll
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  Speaker 1: put you in a half Nelson. He was a college
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  Speaker 1: wrestling champion, you know, during his college days. So competitive,
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  Speaker 1: puts his money where his mouth is, wants it badly
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  Speaker 1: for his city, for his town, for the fan base,
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  Speaker 1: and for himself. He flat out admits that the performance
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  Speaker 1: of the Phillies is his legacy and he wants one
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  Speaker 1: really bad. I mean they won one and oh eight.
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  Speaker 1: He was an investor in the team, but you know
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  Speaker 1: now he's the point man and he wants it badly.
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  Speaker 1: He's a huge Eagles fan. He has seen them win
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  Speaker 1: two of them. He's been Jeffrey Lorie's box for both
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  Speaker 1: of them, and you know, he wants nothing more than
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  Speaker 1: to raise one. And like I said, puts his money
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  Speaker 1: where his mouth is. They're like third and payroll I think,
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  Speaker 1: just just a little bit behind the Mets three hundred million,
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  Speaker 1: give or take, and they if they need to fix
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  Speaker 1: a hole at the deadline, you know, he will write
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  Speaker 1: more checks if he has to. So yeah, he's not
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  Speaker 1: one of these guys that that you know is gonna
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  Speaker 1: hold back here and there. And he speaks his mind.
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  Speaker 1: He's very upfront about how much he wants it. He's
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  Speaker 1: close the players. Players like playing form. They put the players.
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  Speaker 1: I mean you can talk to players about what a
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  Speaker 1: place this is to play. They really put the players
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  Speaker 1: in their families first. It's a very desirable destination. And
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  Speaker 1: you know, three years in a row they've been to
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  Speaker 1: the postseason and come up short and you know, the
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  Speaker 1: clock is ticking on this nucleus. Everybody knows it, and
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  Speaker 1: they want it badly, and they have a team that's
• 10:26
  Speaker 1: capable of doing it. And if there's a hole to field,
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  Speaker 1: they'll they'll do it at the at the deadline if
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  Speaker 1: they have to.
• 10:33
  Speaker 2: I liked his answer about the Dodgers. It was right
• 10:35
  Speaker 2: before the series was starting and he was like, hey,
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  Speaker 2: I remember the season series last year going pretty well
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  Speaker 2: for us, and that's wasn't even close, and then they
• 10:45
  Speaker 2: go out and take it to the Dodgers over this
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  Speaker 2: past weekend. So do you think that the Phillies match
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  Speaker 2: up well against La.
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  Speaker 1: Well, we just saw they did, right. I mean, they
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  Speaker 1: want a series there. I do think in October everything
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  Speaker 1: potentially can be different. Everything is magnified and you have
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  Speaker 1: to do I know it's cliche, you have to do
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  Speaker 1: little things. And the Phillies cannot afford coal spells offensively
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  Speaker 1: like they've had the last two autumns. I mean, they
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  Speaker 1: were sitting pretty in twenty three, and I mean they
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  Speaker 1: were putting teams through the wood chipper. I thought they
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  Speaker 1: were going to win the World Series in twenty three,
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  Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden they came back home
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  Speaker 1: from Arizona and the bats went cold last year. Game
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  Speaker 1: one against the Mets, they get a leadoff home run
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  Speaker 1: from Schwarber and a great pitching performance from Zach Wheeler,
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  Speaker 1: seven shutout, and they don't close it. They don't win
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  Speaker 1: that game. That series turns right in that game. I
• 11:47
  Speaker 1: think this team has put a lot of pressure on
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  Speaker 1: itself into October, and it has shown in the offense,
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  Speaker 1: you know, leaving the strike zone, not bringing balls into
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  Speaker 1: the strike zone, pressing offensively. So they have to avoid that.
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  Speaker 1: But if they do that, anybody can beat anybody in October.
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  Speaker 1: I really believe that the I mean the Dodgers have
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  Speaker 1: really built a super team. You know, we saw last
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  Speaker 1: year how good they can be in October. They really
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  Speaker 1: do a lot of the little things. So although the
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  Speaker 1: Phillies beat them last week and it was exciting and
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  Speaker 1: it electrified everybody in town, I think October baseball is
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  Speaker 1: completely different. But I also think that Phillies can beat anybody,
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  Speaker 1: especially with this starting pitching staff. They give you a
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  Speaker 1: chance every night, the starting pitcher that maybe some hole
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  Speaker 1: here or there in the bullpen they need to address,
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  Speaker 1: and they need to remain consistent offensively, but you know
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  Speaker 1: they got that starting pitching that's always going to give you.
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  Speaker 1: You'll always take that.
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  Speaker 2: I want to ask you about Kyle Swarber. What do
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  Speaker 2: you think of the start that he's off to. And
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  Speaker 2: I know you spoke about him on the Philly Show
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  Speaker 2: the other day, if you want to let everyone know
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  Speaker 2: what you said there.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, he's just been smoking. I mean absolutely, what a
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  Speaker 1: great signing he's been when you look back, he's been.
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  Speaker 1: This is his fourth year. He signed a four year,
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  Speaker 1: seventy nine million dollar deal worth every penny. A great signing.
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  Speaker 1: They have two guys, three guys on this team, really
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  Speaker 1: four guys probably with Kluded real Mudo. You know, Turner,
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  Speaker 1: Harper and Zach Wheeler, especially Harper, Wheeler and Schwarber. They've
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  Speaker 1: been great signings for this team. We haven't seen Trey
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  Speaker 1: Turner really turn it on yet, like I think he
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  Speaker 1: can hit a big home run last night. Still a
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  Speaker 1: lot of years left on that contract. But you talk
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  Speaker 1: about Schwarber, Harper, Wheeler, great great signings. And I tell
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  Speaker 1: you Schwarber's influence has felt, you know, in the batter's
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  Speaker 1: box nightly. They didn't go to the playoffs for ten
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  Speaker 1: years before he got here. Ten straight seasons. He comes here,
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  Speaker 1: they bat him leadoff. He's unconventional in the leadoff whole.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of people squawk about it, but they go
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  Speaker 1: to the postseason for years in a row with him
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  Speaker 1: the leadoff hole. HiT's a whole bunch of home runs.
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  Speaker 1: Last year hit fifteen leadoff home runs. They won thirteen
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  Speaker 1: of those games. So it's an early impact. It's fun
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  Speaker 1: to watch when he's red hot like he is now.
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  Speaker 1: He's an awful lot of fun to watch. Great, great
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  Speaker 1: hand eye coordination, powerful short, powerful swing, generates hillatious bat
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  Speaker 1: head speed, and never comes out of his swing, always
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  Speaker 1: remains balanced, hits the ball really hard. He's just an
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  Speaker 1: impactful guy between the lines and in that clubhouse. He
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  Speaker 1: is a tremendous leader. I've seen some good ones over
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  Speaker 1: the years. I go back to Darren Dalton, and this
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  Speaker 1: guy is right there. The way he cares for his teammates,
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  Speaker 1: the way he pulls for his teammates, the way he
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  Speaker 1: builds them up, the way he always has their best
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  Speaker 1: interests in mind, the way he sacrifices for them. So
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  Speaker 1: he's been a total package signing. It's going to be
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  Speaker 1: in interesting to see what happens. You know, he's going
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  Speaker 1: to be a free agent after the season. I think
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  Speaker 1: everybody would love to have him back. But if I'm
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  Speaker 1: a team out there that is on the doorstep, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, like the Phillies are, But if I'm a
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  Speaker 1: young team that is on the doorstep, boy what a
• 15:20
  Speaker 1: signing he would be for that team because he's going
• 15:23
  Speaker 1: to help you offensively, he's going to help you in
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  Speaker 1: the clubhouse. So I expect the Phillies to make a
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  Speaker 1: serious bid to retain him, probably after the season. The
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  Speaker 1: stakes are so high this season, with a huge payroll,
• 15:37
  Speaker 1: with the stars up and down the lineup, with the
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  Speaker 1: ticking clock, they need to win. They need to win.
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  Speaker 1: I think that's where all their focus should be right now,
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  Speaker 1: even above who's a free agent, who do we need
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  Speaker 1: to extend? Just concentrate on winning right now. And I
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  Speaker 1: think that's a healthy mindset. But Kyle Schwarber, he's in
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  Speaker 1: the postseason every year. He's an incredible winner, and he's
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: had a huge impact there and he's had a huge
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  Speaker 1: impact on his eight and start that the Phillies are
• 16:01
  Speaker 1: off to well. I picked him to win the National
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  Speaker 1: League Home run Championship. So I agree with you, Jim
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  Speaker 1: Good pick home run champion. I picked him to win
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  Speaker 1: the home run Championship in the National League this year.
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  Speaker 1: So before he gets the ball four sixty the other
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  Speaker 1: night in the four six, it would have been seven
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  Speaker 1: hundred in the bank.
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  Speaker 3: But that's a whole different story. Speaking of the bank,
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  Speaker 3: I saw her was voted the best ballpark Atmosphere, best
• 16:27
  Speaker 3: ballpark something or other the other day, so it's great.
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  Speaker 3: It's unbelievable. I was there this weekend. You didn't say Hi,
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  Speaker 3: it's a big deal. I know you're busy. I know
• 16:35
  Speaker 3: you're busy.
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  Speaker 1: It's cool.
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  Speaker 3: I was there on Saturday. It's fine. But I have
• 16:38
  Speaker 3: a couple of questions. What's your go to food? Because
• 16:40
  Speaker 3: every time I go, I have to get chicken and peach,
• 16:42
  Speaker 3: I have to get crab fries with the cheesy sauce,
• 16:44
  Speaker 3: and I have to go see Frankie two scoops and
• 16:46
  Speaker 3: get my ice cream? So how do you stay away
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  Speaker 3: from the ice cream? Every day? With frank in there
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  Speaker 3: and his rotating menu And he comes in, he's like, well,
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  Speaker 3: here's the lineup today.
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  Speaker 1: What do you want?
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  Speaker 3: And I want He's going to give you my special right,
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  Speaker 3: So what's your go to? And then how do you
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  Speaker 3: avoid eating ice cream every day? Because if I work
• 17:02
  Speaker 3: with the Phillies, I'd be in there every day just
• 17:05
  Speaker 3: crushing ice cream.
• 17:07
  Speaker 1: I consciously avoid it because that that lunch room is
• 17:11
  Speaker 1: so so great. I just have to because I have
• 17:14
  Speaker 1: trouble working working like on a full belly. I need
• 17:17
  Speaker 1: to have an empty belly or I can't work. But
• 17:21
  Speaker 1: concession wise, you know that Manco Manco Pizza is really good.
• 17:27
  Speaker 1: It's from the Jersey Shore and that's This is a
• 17:30
  Speaker 1: John Middleton owner story for you. He was not happy
• 17:34
  Speaker 1: with the pizza at the ballpark and he wanted to
• 17:36
  Speaker 1: have good pizza and he just they decided to bring
• 17:38
  Speaker 1: in Manco and Manco from the Jersey Shore. So that's
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: good pizza. Try that when you get there. Those crab
• 17:44
  Speaker 1: fries are really good. Everything's good. There's good cheese, steaks
• 17:49
  Speaker 1: all over the ballpark. You can't go wrong. It's it's
• 17:52
  Speaker 1: a great atmosphere. And you know, from where the press
• 17:57
  Speaker 1: box is a beautiful view of downtown. You've seen it.
• 18:00
  Speaker 1: But I mean when that team is winning, they they
• 18:04
  Speaker 1: knock it out all the time, and they had it
• 18:06
  Speaker 1: was cold and dreary and rainy against the Dodgers, and
• 18:10
  Speaker 1: they sold it out three nights in a row. I
• 18:12
  Speaker 1: think six home games. I think five of them have
• 18:14
  Speaker 1: been sellouts. People love a winner in Philadelphia and they
• 18:18
  Speaker 1: will support a winner. And the Phillies, you know, putting
• 18:22
  Speaker 1: some good teams on the field and getting great support.
• 18:24
  Speaker 1: I mean, this is the city aj that has the
• 18:28
  Speaker 1: national league record for sellouts, two hundred and fifty seven
• 18:31
  Speaker 1: straight sellouts, you know, during the during what I call
• 18:34
  Speaker 1: the Jimmy Chase, Ryan era, Charlie Manuel, Cole, Hammels, all
• 18:38
  Speaker 1: those guys like I think it started in seven or
• 18:42
  Speaker 1: eight and it went to two thousand and eleven twenty twelve,
• 18:46
  Speaker 1: So two hundred and fifty seven straight sellouts, and that
• 18:49
  Speaker 1: place just rocks, and it's a it's a lot of
• 18:52
  Speaker 1: fun to be at that ballpark when this team is winning.
• 18:56
  Speaker 1: And you know, Opening Day was really special because Brandon
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: Graham brought out the Super Bowl Trophy and he had
• 19:03
  Speaker 1: it in his left hand and he threw out the
• 19:05
  Speaker 1: first pitch. He never put down the super Bowl Trophy,
• 19:07
  Speaker 1: threw it out with his right hand, and I'll tell
• 19:11
  Speaker 1: you what it made. The hair on my next stand
• 19:13
  Speaker 1: up when forty four thousand people started singing Fly Eagles Fly,
• 19:20
  Speaker 1: and then immediately shifted to let's go Phillies. So it's
• 19:23
  Speaker 1: pretty cool place.
• 19:24
  Speaker 2: That's cool.
• 19:25
  Speaker 3: Yeah, the best cheese steaks and all the stadium in
• 19:28
  Speaker 3: the visiting clubhouse. But I feel as a as a
• 19:30
  Speaker 3: as immediate person going in there and ordering when it's weird,
• 19:33
  Speaker 3: Like I'm not going to walk in there and we're like, hey, Kevin,
• 19:35
  Speaker 3: visiting clothes. Can I get a cheese steak. It's just
• 19:39
  Speaker 3: it's just it's just not what I'm doing.
• 19:42
  Speaker 1: My buddy Todd Zeleki, he's my podcasting partner on The
• 19:46
  Speaker 1: Philly Show. He did a story on that guy, and
• 19:48
  Speaker 1: I think Colorado Rockies have a three series record. They
• 19:52
  Speaker 1: ate some ungodly amount of cheese steaks.
• 19:54
  Speaker 3: And chestakes for breakfast, lunch, dinner.
• 19:57
  Speaker 1: It's like, oh, he get tired.
• 20:00
  Speaker 3: I never thought i'd say that, but you get tired
• 20:01
  Speaker 3: of him after a while. Yeah, you're so good and
• 20:03
  Speaker 3: you just want to cant.
• 20:04
  Speaker 2: He's gotta be tough to play with throwing down that many.
• 20:07
  Speaker 3: That's why you got away for an autin.
• 20:08
  Speaker 2: Right right, Well, Jim, this is awesome, great to have
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: you back on keep crushing it on the Philly Show.
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: The show the other day live at the Park with
• 20:16
  Speaker 2: Middleton was awesome. Thanks for joining us.
• 20:18
  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's my pleasure and thank you for having me