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Hey everybody, welcome back to the
Throwing Partners podcast.

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It's Kirby and Joseph here.

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Coming to you on this Sunday night, it is
Father's Day.

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So shout out to all the dads out there or
dads to be, and all the moms that played

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the role of dad.

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So happy Father's Day.

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It was a great day.

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I went and spent the weekend with my mom
and dad and celebrated my dad.

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So I'm glad to see that he is doing well.

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Joe, it's been quite the week in Braves
country and I know it has an Astros world

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as well.

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So if you could give us our usual Astro's
update, let's get this thing rolling.

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I'm ready.

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All right, well the Astros went three and
three this week.

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They played a three game series against
the Giants in San Francisco and then they

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finished off the week with a three game
series against the Tigers here in Houston.

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Starting off on Monday, you know, the
Astros struggles have continued and they

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basically played back to back
heartbreaking games.

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As some would say the worst losses of the
season back to back.

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With that game on Monday The Astros would
lose four to three and extra innings

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against the Giants they I mean they I
Don't even know how to describe it.

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It's so frustrating to talk about still
because they had the game it was It was

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within reach and then you know, it just
fell apart.

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You know, they had scored two runs and
extra innings for the first time You know

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all season

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And it seemed like they, you know, had
finally put something that like put a good

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inning together in extra innings for the
first time since this whole Manfred

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Ghostrunner was added.

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But then, you know, Montero comes in and,
you know, he only gets one out.

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He gives up four hits and that's the game.

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A lot of people were complaining that it
was bad bullpen management.

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to have Montero in in that situation to
begin with, dating back to the weekend

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series against the Angels, which was a
real point of contention considering that

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Espada had, I believe, Presley and Abreu
pitched that Saturday game when they were

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up 6 -0.

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And they had pitched, or at least, sorry,
Presley had pitched three days in a row.

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And he wasn't available for the Monday
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So, I mean, it's just, it's tough.

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You know, the bullpen management wasn't
great.

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but it's like starting pitching was great.

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Spencer and Getty pitched five and two
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He gave up four hits, one run.

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He had three walks and six strikeouts.

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you know, and we did see signs of
improvement from him.

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Unfortunately though.

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His start this weekend was not great.

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But the Astros lose a heartbreaker in the
first game on Monday.

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And then they go and Ronell Blanco shines
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They get the win.

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Ronell Blanco has been the Astro stopper.

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And if anybody doesn't know what that
means, it means when the team is on a

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losing streak, you can always rely on him
to come in and shut it down.

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Get that team a much needed win.

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And that's exactly what he's been for the
Astros so far this season.

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Basically every time his name has been
called in the rotation, he has stepped up

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to the moment.

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And he's dazzled and he deserves to be an
All -Star this year, that's for sure.

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He just needs to make a couple more good
starts and I think that he should be a

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lock for the All -Star.

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He's been pitching out of his mind and he
almost threw another no hitter today if it

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wasn't for his high pitch count.

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but we would win the game on Tuesday,
three to one.

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And like I said, Blanco struck out eight
and over six innings and Dubon scored

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twice, playing his second game back in San
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Houston.

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So, that was a little sweet revenge for
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And moving on to the Wednesday game, that
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The Astros just, I mean, they need to beat
bad teams and I mean, I guess, I mean,

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they are a bad team, like I've been saying
so far this season and the Giants are a

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bad team and they lost the series.

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You know, they just couldn't find a way to
win it.

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The Giants got on, I believe it was from
Brr early in the game and he just, he was

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giving up hard contact everywhere.

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They homered.

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I believe twice off of him and he was just
not able to, you know, be effective.

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like we usually is, he was giving up a lot
of fly balls, and was not getting very

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many ground outs.

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So, once again, the bullpen was pretty
taxed and you know, just Joe Espada has

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been put in a tough situation because
people have been complaining about, you

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know, the way that he's been using the
bullpen and the usage.

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And it's really.

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In my opinion, it comes down to poor
roster construction.

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You've got guys like Sean Dubin and
Martinez, Nick Martinez in the bullpen.

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And those are unproven guys that have not
looked good all season long.

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And, you know, they're expected to be put
in high pressure situations.

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You know, a lot of people were complaining
that they weren't used in.

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in the game on Monday and sorry I messed
up.

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It was Montero who had pitched three days
in a row on Monday.

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That's why people were complaining that he
was in the game.

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They said that he was overused starting
from the weekend.

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But then one of guys like Sean Dubin and
Nick Martinez in the game who are two

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triple A guys that should not be on the
roster.

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I don't know why they're on the roster.

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You know, you're putting any manager in a
tough position when you're constructing a

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roster like this.

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And it just, it goes to show, you know,
the problems that have been created over

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the last two years from choices after we
won the world series.

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And I will get into more of that.

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I'm going to keep complaining about it
just because I feel like it.

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I don't care if it gets tired.

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I honestly believe that this is where the
Astro struggle stem from.

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And I don't believe that anything is going
to be fixed until.

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we actually allow the people who are put
in place to do their jobs.

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So they dropped the series against the
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Again, they really needed that series win.

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They really needed a sweep.

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Obviously that didn't go according to plan
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They dropped the first game.

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They needed a series win.

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We're not able to get the series win.

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So moving on to the Tigers, again, they
needed a sweep.

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And you know what?

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They came out and Hunter Brown, I
mentioned this last week.

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you know, he has been dominant over the
last six or seven starts and you could

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basically throw out, you know, the first
six starts that he had in the season

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because he is not the same pitcher
anymore.

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He added that sinker slash two seam and he
has been so much more effective against

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right -handed batters, which is who he
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He pitched seven scoreless innings and the
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You know, like I said, Hunter Brown, he
struck out nine.

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So he's, he's starting to get that swing
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in 2022 as a September call up.

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And, you know, like I said, he struggled
the first, you know, six starts, but he

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honestly, I think we can, we can probably
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You know, he might struggle here and there
from time to time, obviously, like all

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players do, but this might be the real
Hunter Brown.

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And, you know, I think that he has stepped
up big when the Astros have needed him the

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most, you know, losing or not having guys
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Christian Javier.

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You know, I think I believe if what I
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were correct.

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Justin Verlander had notified the team
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Friday.

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So stepping up there, making sure that,
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of the series, especially because of what
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You know, just stepping up when his name
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I think, you know, he's a, he's been super
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horrible Kansas city start.

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So like I mentioned, it was really big
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Friday because Saturday the Astros just,
they did not play well.

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I had other words for that, but I'm not
going to use that language on, on this

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podcast.

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They had, they lost 13 to five.

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Spencer Arrighetti made an emergency start
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notified the team of neck discomfort on
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Air Getty was on regular rest.

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His routine was thrown off by a day
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So make of that what you will.

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I believe that he was put in a tough
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But you have to go out there and step up.

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I mean, like I said, Hunter Brown has
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The team knew on Friday that Verlaner
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Hunter Brown was able to step up and make
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But Air Getty put in a tough situation,
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He pitched poorly, very, very poorly.

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I mean, his stat line was awful.

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He only pitched an inning and a third.

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He gave up five hits and seven runs.

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He had two walks, two strikeouts, and he
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And then Sean Dubin came in to relieve for
him the name that everybody was screaming

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for in extra innings on Monday.

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And he gave up six hits, three runs.

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He had two walks, no strikeouts.

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That's kind of why everybody was saying
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because he gets a lot of strikeouts.

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it looks like he gives up a lot of hits,
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So, you know, take it that way you will,
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three and two thirds innings.

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He gave up three hits, one run and he had
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So like I said, you're, I mean, this was
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The Astros were not mounting a comeback.

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And you've got Sean Dubin and Nick
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innings for you, giving up runs.

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I mean, and you want to trust these guys
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I just, I don't think so.

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I don't think that that's a good roster
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I'm going to keep repeating that.

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I'm not even going to blame Dana Brown at
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are tied as well.

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But I mean, just.

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The lack of accountability from ownership,
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seasons in a row, which I truly believe is
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And I didn't even freaking mention that
Jose Abreu was cut before this Tiger

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series.

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Didn't even mention that, but I'll get to
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happened.

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I'm baffled that it even happened.

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I'm baffled too, but I'm glad that they
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that's that's a little bit of
accountability that they finally been able

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to show me But let's just finish off this
Detroit series real quick.

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The Astros won today winning the series
four to one We're now Blanco.

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I mean, like I said a little while ago
he's gonna be an all -star just he needs

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to make one or two more really competitive
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I think that he's got that all star locked
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He threw seven scoreless innings.

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He also threw seven no hit innings.

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He had one hitting inning where it got a
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but he was able to escape that.

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And you know, he's been great.

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He's been fantastic.

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He's, he's another guy who has also
stepped up big, you know, coming into the

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season, we knew that we weren't going to
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You know, Luis Garcia, Lance McCullers,
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JP France had just, you know, started
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That's why he made the start that he did
against the Blue Jays when he threw his no

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hitter.

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You know, he's been huge and, you know, I
mean, I just, I, I, I'm going to go back

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to the sticky substance thing.

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I think that it is so laughable that he's
got that on his record now.

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because I'm going to say it again.

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I think that that's a stupid rule.

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It's a legal substance provided by MLB.

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He could want to put it wherever, you
know, he wants.

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It should still be okay because it's there
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the mound.

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I just, I don't understand that.

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Like he did not deserve that.

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He is pitched phenomenally.

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His story is great.

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He deserves to be an all star.

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He, like I said, two more good starts.

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He will be an all star.

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And he deserves it because I mean, his
journey to the big leagues is one that,

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you know, you, you dream of as a kid
coming out of, you know, a Latin American

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country where, you know, you maybe weren't
recruited at a younger age, like some of

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these players were, but you were able to
stick with it and get recruited at an

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older age, you know, grind through the
minor league process.

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And then finally find that one thing that
sets you above like out and above.

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you know, some of these other guys and you
know, he has just been incredible for this

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team so far.

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Honestly, if I had to pick an MVP for the
season so far, I'm going to say it's Ranel

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Blanco because he's been the most
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this season.

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He's gone out there and he's dominated
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You know, finding that change up might be,
you know, the stair step for his career,

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honestly.

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And I'm just, I'm excited to see him
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I hope that he can continue this fairy
tale run that he's had so far.

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So that's a little bit about what the
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was a lot of other things that happened
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And we've got some news about what Dana
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days as it pertains to the trade deadline.

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Jose Abreu was cut and I'm just going to
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his year as an Astro this year.

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He racked, he, he, he, accumulated a
whopping negative 1 .6 war and 113 at

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bats.

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He had 14 hits, two home runs.

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He hit 124.

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I can't believe my eyes when I'm reading
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He scored 10 runs.

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He had seven RBIs.

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He had an OBP of 167.

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my God.

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He had a slugging of 195 and OPS of 361
and an OPS plus of four.

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Those okay.

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So to build a perspective He basically got
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chances So basically once every other game
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but more than likely maybe like a walker
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being even lower than that.

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That's like one for seven every two games
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averaging like one maybe two hits out of
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That's horrible

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Yeah.

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And I just, I just want to explain this
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the league average is 100.

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So if you're batting, let's say if you
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24 % better than, you know, the league
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His OPS plus was four.

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Like,

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even 40, not 44, 4, like this many.

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My favorite.

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he was, he was, he was.

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he was horrible.

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His time as an Astros over, you know, it's
easy to dog on him just because he played

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so poorly.

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But, you know, hearing all of the great
things that so many people in the White

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Sox organization have have said about him
and, you know, even people in the Astros

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Clubhouse have said about him.

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It's honestly disappointing to see, you
know, the way that this contract played

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out.

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You know, everybody at the time loved the
signing and I get it revisionist history

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is, you know, you go back in time and you,
maybe you take a little bit of a harder

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look at the numbers and you, you see that
that decline is greater than, you know,

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what you're investing in, but you want
like, I didn't want him to play bad,

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obviously, because I don't think anybody
wanted him to play bad.

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No one wanted him to fail, but it got to
the point where he was failing so often

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and hurting this team so bad that.

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You just couldn't have him in the lineup
anymore.

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It was unavoidable.

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Every big moment was he was coming up to
the plate or it was a ball hit to him that

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he couldn't field.

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And like I said, no one wanted him to
fail.

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Everybody wanted him to be successful
because that would obviously mean that the

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team is being helped and in a time when
the team were desperately needed it.

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So it was really, it's really
disappointing that, you know, this

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contract played out the way that it did.

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The Astros are going to eat.

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you know, the $30 million that are left on
his contract.

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And honestly, I mean, like I said, I wish
that it didn't play out this way.

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I wish him the best I do.

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But I'm really thankful that the Astros
finally made the move to let him go and

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just eat the contract.

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And it is really just disappointing at the
end of the day, but I'm hoping, you know,

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the Astros can can now.

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you know, address the elephant in the room
and address, you know, the big need at

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first base.

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I think John Singleton is okay for the
time being, but I think you got to think

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bigger picture.

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and you've got to find someone better than
John Singleton.

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you know, and hopefully this might create
some more consistency.

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The Astro so far in June, it's been the
tail of the season.

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It's.

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You know, Altuve is batting 314, Pena is
batting 204, Alvarez 354, Bregman 340,

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Jake Myers 152, Mauricio Dubon 256, Yiner
Diaz 355, John Singleton 211.

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It's no one can get hot at the same time.

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It's everybody is just they're either
hotter or not and it just fluctuates and

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There is no, you know, they cannot put it
together all at once.

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And I keep saying it, but it is, it is a
fact.

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It's like they have all had such a good
individual seasons for the most part, but

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not at the same time.

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No one is doing it at the same time.

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There was maybe a week where I believe
they had a, was it a six game or seven

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game win streak?

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And that was about it.

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That was the only time that it looked like
the Astros had put it all together.

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But other than that, I mean, it's been a
month since they've won three games in a

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row.

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That's how inconsistent they've been.

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That's horrible.

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And, you know, Joe Espada has made some
mistakes.

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I like, I'm not going to like go out here
and think that he's infallible.

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He's, he's made some mistakes.

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He's, he did not manage the bullpen very
well in the Angel series.

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And I will, you know, I will acknowledge
that, but.

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I do not think the larger problems have
been because Dusty Baker or Martin

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Maldonado are no longer on this team or
managing this team.

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I think that it has to do with poor roster
management from the GM by committee staff.

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And I think that, you know, I'm going to
keep saying it.

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James Click was, you know, a very big part
of why this organization was successful in

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2022.

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He got Mauricio Dubon for Parker, not
Parker Mersinski, the Astros catcher.

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I don't even remember his name.

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He's so irrelevant.

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I don't like he was released by the Giants
in like two months that like he got a very

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key role player on this team.

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Someone that can play almost every
position for some guy that the Giants

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would literally DFA two months later.

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He got Yiner Diaz and Phil May Tom for.

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Miles straw, who everybody cried about at
the time at the, in the trade deadline in

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2021, you got Kendall Graveman and Rafael
Montero for Abraham Toro.

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Like these are all moves that played a
very big role in that 2022 world series.

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And then you just told them to go F off at
the end of the season because you thought

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that you could do it better.

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And I just, there's also, there's one
trade in particular, the Willer of Braille

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you trade.

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Mm.

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for, Christian Vasquez, who I'm going to
admit, you know, some people have said

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that we could have won the world series
without Christian Vasquez.

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He did call that no hitter.

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I like, I'm going to be honest.

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I don't know if the Astros won that world
series without that no hitter.

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you know, that Philly's offense was toured
at the time, but.

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You know, the Astros had an opportunity to
go get Wilson Contreras straight up for

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Jose Yerkidi, who is now out with Tommy
John.

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for the rest of the season and probably in
the 2025.

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And they gave up Willer Abreu and Emmanuel
Valdez to very high prospects and to

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prospects that have, you know, I believe
that Valdez hasn't played very well and

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his time in the majors, but Willer Abreu
has been killing baseballs for the Red Sox

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so far this year.

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That's someone in the Astros organization
that they really could have used.

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But Dusty Baker vetoed that trade.

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James Click knew what he was doing.

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He...

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He knew what the stats said for Jose
Urquide.

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Jose Urquide is not a good pitcher in my
opinion.

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I think that his hands were handcuffed by
Jim Crane and Dusty Baker.

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They need to just let these GMs who they
are putting in place do their jobs.

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Two guys that I think that Dana Brown
actually played a role in getting,

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freaking Victor Caratini and Taylor Scott.

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You know, I can very clearly tell you that
those are guys that Dana Brown probably

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scouted and liked.

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moves which is what he learned in Atlanta.

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Yeah, Josh Hader does not scream a Dana
Brown type move.

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At all.

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crane move.

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That exactly.

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And that's the problem is I can see where
Dana Brown has had, you know, played a

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role in.

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And I, it is very, there's such a stark
contrast in the way that, you know, Dana

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Brown operates signing Josh Hader or Dana
Brown operates going and getting out a

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Victor Caratini and a Taylor Scott.

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Like there's a very two ends of the
spectrum to, you know, take a flyer out on

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two different guys and then one.

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you know, the very pricey flashy move that
I don't believe Dana Brown was very happy

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about or would have agreed to.

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That's, I mean, and you know, he, I
started all this off by talking about the

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comments that he made regarding the trade
deadline.

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And I think that he doesn't really have a
say in it.

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He's going to say whatever Jim Crane tells
him to say, because he likes his job.

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You know, I would too, if I were him, you
know, Jim Crane was the one that came out

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and said after the, the Josh Hader signing
that, you know, the window was going to be

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open as long as I'm.

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the owner, but he's really done some work
to hamper that.

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And the position that they're in right
now, they're, I believe, six games under

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500, they're seven games out of the
division.

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They've got to play some good baseball to
get back in it if they genuinely want to

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be.

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Buyers at the deadline because if they
continue to keep playing the way that they

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have been, you know, just winning series,
not sweeping and, you know, occasionally

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losing, you know, a series to a bad team.

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There there's no reason why they should be
buying at the deadline.

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They need to be selling.

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They need to be getting assets in the
minor leagues and they need to be building

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the farm system back up.

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They need to be getting prospects that
they could potentially develop because the

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Astros have a very good player development
system in place right now.

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Everybody loves to hate on their minor
league system, but they are constantly

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producing big league players that can go
out and produce at some point.

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Like Chas McCormick and Jake Myers, for
example, no one had them on the radar.

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Renell Blanco, no one had them on the
radar.

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Before 2020, Christian Javier and Luis
Garcia, no one had them on the radar.

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They're now big league staples.

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I mean, all of these guys, the Astros
player development has produced, but...

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You can't really do that right now when
you have a subpar minor league system and

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you got to go build those assets back up.

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And that's why I think buying at the
deadline would be a mistake.

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And like I said, he's going to say
whatever, you know, Jim Crane wants to

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hear, I get that, but I would really like
to see him, you know, go make the moves

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that he, he believes will benefit this
team.

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And I'm going to end it there because
we're almost 30 minutes in now, and you

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got to talk about the Braves.

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Alright Joe, well I mean overall that was
a great Astros update.

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Some of the moves that Jim Crane decides
that he wants to do were just frustrating.

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Because Dana Brown could have easily gone
out and gotten two or three really solid

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relievers for the price of one Josh Hader.

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Who would have filled out that bullpen
completely.

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They wouldn't have had the obvious holes
there.

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And that bullpen would have actually been
complete and had plenty of depth.

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Because that's one thing Dana Brown
learned from Alex Anthopoulos is...

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We don't run out of depth.

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We're not going to be caught with our
pants down.

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We are going to have plenty of depth,
quality depth.

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have been caught with their pants down.

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several times.

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So anyway, let me get into the Braves
update here.

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It was also a 3 -3 week, but let me tell
you, after Wednesday, this was a very doom

450
00:27:49,834 --> 00:27:55,074
and gloom type of week because they lost
Tuesday and Wednesday, so the Orioles, and

451
00:27:55,074 --> 00:27:56,814
it looked really bad.

452
00:27:57,414 --> 00:28:00,634
Tuesday, Max Fried pitched.

453
00:28:00,714 --> 00:28:05,068
He threw five innings, he gave up four on
runs, had two walks and three Ks.

454
00:28:05,090 --> 00:28:09,750
He made one bad pitch really to Jorge
Mateo and he put it into the seats for a

455
00:28:09,750 --> 00:28:11,130
three run bomb.

456
00:28:11,350 --> 00:28:16,630
For some reason, Brian Snicker thought it
would be a fantastic job to put Marcelo

457
00:28:16,630 --> 00:28:19,710
Zuna in the five hole that night.

458
00:28:19,710 --> 00:28:23,630
Don't understand that one at all because
he's arguably the MVP, which I will get

459
00:28:23,630 --> 00:28:25,190
into later.

460
00:28:26,030 --> 00:28:30,690
And this was actually the second time in
like less than a week that they had

461
00:28:30,690 --> 00:28:31,970
actually been shut out.

462
00:28:31,970 --> 00:28:36,290
And before their first shutout of this
year, they had gone over a year without

463
00:28:36,290 --> 00:28:40,560
being shut out So it was very alarming to
see him get shut out the offense.

464
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:47,610
Well, I mean just did absolutely nothing
And then Wednesday They also lost against

465
00:28:47,610 --> 00:28:52,390
the Orioles four to two Spencer swelling
Bach though.

466
00:28:52,390 --> 00:28:56,370
Let me tell you we were six innings He
only gave up four hits to a very good

467
00:28:56,370 --> 00:29:00,690
Orioles team gave up two on runs He had
two walks and he'll and he had three

468
00:29:00,690 --> 00:29:00,970
caves.

469
00:29:00,970 --> 00:29:01,538
I

470
00:29:01,538 --> 00:29:04,198
The command is there for Schwelly.

471
00:29:04,198 --> 00:29:06,168
I really like watching this guy pitch.

472
00:29:06,168 --> 00:29:12,398
He's got some plus plus pitches and He the
command is just awesome to watch this guy

473
00:29:12,398 --> 00:29:18,478
is he's gonna stick in the rotation The
Braves offense once again did not look

474
00:29:18,478 --> 00:29:24,238
good but in the top of the eighth Matt
Olson came up and hit a Game -tying to run

475
00:29:24,238 --> 00:29:25,718
homer, so I'm like, okay.

476
00:29:25,718 --> 00:29:28,718
Well, at least we're not gonna get skunked
You know, so that made it two to two well

477
00:29:28,718 --> 00:29:31,266
then at the bottom of the eighth they blew
that freakin lead and

478
00:29:31,266 --> 00:29:36,566
To Colton Kouser on a two run homer off
Joe Jimenez And that was a ballgame.

479
00:29:36,566 --> 00:29:37,856
They lost four to two.

480
00:29:37,856 --> 00:29:44,446
So right there that actually dropped them
to 35 and 30 on the year Which is kind of

481
00:29:44,446 --> 00:29:47,856
alarming and the offense like I said just
man.

482
00:29:47,856 --> 00:29:54,406
It's just it was looking bad Anyway, so
Thursday they played a day game And they

483
00:29:54,406 --> 00:29:58,306
actually actually ended up winning this
game six to three

484
00:29:58,498 --> 00:30:03,978
Reynaldo Lopez, kind of like Ronel Blanco,
he's been the stopper this year.

485
00:30:04,658 --> 00:30:10,678
He threw six innings, no runs, one walk,
eight Ks, and actually lowered his ERA to

486
00:30:10,678 --> 00:30:12,258
169.

487
00:30:12,538 --> 00:30:17,018
Reynaldo Lopez is an all -star and he
should be in the top three in the Scion

488
00:30:17,018 --> 00:30:20,178
conversation, probably outside of Rangers
-Juarez.

489
00:30:20,178 --> 00:30:22,038
He looked fantastic.

490
00:30:22,038 --> 00:30:23,928
He's cool, calm, and collected on the
mound.

491
00:30:23,928 --> 00:30:25,346
He doesn't get excited.

492
00:30:25,346 --> 00:30:30,206
He can sit 93 to 95 and amp it up to 98
when he needs to.

493
00:30:30,206 --> 00:30:33,446
The dude is just absolutely just pitching,
man.

494
00:30:33,446 --> 00:30:35,426
It's great to see.

495
00:30:36,086 --> 00:30:42,346
Michael Harris actually had probably a
game -saving catch in center field in the

496
00:30:42,346 --> 00:30:45,506
ninth inning, which gave them two outs.

497
00:30:45,546 --> 00:30:46,966
Fantastic catch.

498
00:30:46,966 --> 00:30:50,706
I was like, man, this is like a total web
shim here.

499
00:30:51,066 --> 00:30:53,922
And then another good sign from that day.

500
00:30:53,922 --> 00:30:58,762
Ozzy Albie's had four hits and as a team
the Braves hit five doubles.

501
00:30:58,762 --> 00:30:59,922
So five extra race hits.

502
00:30:59,922 --> 00:31:01,382
I'll take that all day.

503
00:31:01,382 --> 00:31:05,542
So like I said, they won that game six to
three that ended their five game losing

504
00:31:05,542 --> 00:31:09,522
streak, which had been their longest
losing streak since 2017.

505
00:31:09,642 --> 00:31:13,622
That was before they won their first of
six division titles.

506
00:31:13,962 --> 00:31:16,422
So good to get back on track there.

507
00:31:16,422 --> 00:31:19,502
Then they come home and they play the
Rays.

508
00:31:19,502 --> 00:31:22,622
The Rays have not been a good team this
year, which is kind of surprising for

509
00:31:22,622 --> 00:31:23,258
them.

510
00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:28,898
Friday night they played Chris sale came
out ballin through seven innings He gave

511
00:31:28,898 --> 00:31:34,058
up two runs had two walks and he had seven
case And he really didn't even have his

512
00:31:34,058 --> 00:31:39,918
best stuff, but that helped bring his era
back down under three to 298 They offense

513
00:31:39,918 --> 00:31:46,478
actually had seven runs in the first two
innings Which I just felt like 20 23 to me

514
00:31:46,478 --> 00:31:50,518
where they put up a crooked number in the
first inning and then the game's over

515
00:31:50,858 --> 00:31:52,930
Ozuna and Riley both had a homer

516
00:31:52,930 --> 00:31:56,450
and Riley was actually a triple short of
the cycle.

517
00:31:56,610 --> 00:32:00,650
The only bad part about this game is
Michael Harris led off the game with a

518
00:32:00,650 --> 00:32:05,870
single, Ozzy Albies hit a double right
after that, and Harris came up kind of

519
00:32:05,870 --> 00:32:10,930
limp going to third, and turns out he's
got a hamstring strain.

520
00:32:10,930 --> 00:32:14,190
So no telling how long this guy's gonna be
out, it could be a month, could be six

521
00:32:14,190 --> 00:32:14,930
weeks.

522
00:32:14,930 --> 00:32:19,916
I'm not expecting to have him back until
after the All -Star break.

523
00:32:20,354 --> 00:32:22,494
But they did win that game 7 -3.

524
00:32:22,494 --> 00:32:23,274
Offense looked great.

525
00:32:23,274 --> 00:32:24,974
I was very pleased to see that.

526
00:32:24,974 --> 00:32:28,174
Saturday, they won again 9 -2.

527
00:32:28,174 --> 00:32:32,134
Charlie Morton, kind of looked kind of
rough in the first inning.

528
00:32:32,474 --> 00:32:34,514
But he ended up going six innings.

529
00:32:34,514 --> 00:32:36,854
He only gave up the one run in the first.

530
00:32:36,854 --> 00:32:38,544
Had two walks and eight Ks.

531
00:32:38,544 --> 00:32:40,054
Quality start.

532
00:32:40,094 --> 00:32:42,494
Great job Charlie Morton, 40 year old.

533
00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:44,734
The offense had four homers.

534
00:32:44,734 --> 00:32:47,618
And finally, something that we saw in this
game.

535
00:32:47,618 --> 00:32:51,458
I have been screaming this for like two
weeks that Jared Kellnick needs to hit

536
00:32:51,458 --> 00:32:59,098
leadoff He made a swing adjustment I'm
sorry a stance adjustment May 21st in

537
00:32:59,098 --> 00:32:59,938
Chicago.

538
00:32:59,938 --> 00:33:05,338
Okay, I have the numbers pulled up right
here Since that stance adjustment

539
00:33:05,338 --> 00:33:05,798
adjustment.

540
00:33:05,798 --> 00:33:12,878
This is three yesterday on fan graphs
Jared Kellnick has a 152 WRC plus He's

541
00:33:12,878 --> 00:33:16,962
sitting 308 with a 352 OBP and a 554 slug

542
00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:21,762
and his K percentage is down like 9 points
and he's actually taking his walks and if

543
00:33:21,762 --> 00:33:27,442
it wasn't for some umpires absolutely
hoeing him on probably 3 or 4 different 3

544
00:33:27,442 --> 00:33:31,562
-2 called strikes he'd probably have 3 or
4 more walks.

545
00:33:31,822 --> 00:33:36,442
So he gets to hit leadoff finally and then
he hits a homer which is awesome.

546
00:33:36,902 --> 00:33:41,462
And like I said the Braves had 4 homers
that day between their leadoff hitter

547
00:33:41,462 --> 00:33:46,530
their 3 -hole, 4 -hole and 5 -hole which
was Kelnik, Ozuna, Olsen and Riley.

548
00:33:46,530 --> 00:33:50,210
The guys that they need to get going, they
were all going.

549
00:33:50,630 --> 00:33:55,590
Kalnick had three hits, Ozuna had three,
Olsen had two, and Riley was actually on

550
00:33:55,590 --> 00:33:58,470
base three times with two walks and the
homer.

551
00:33:58,550 --> 00:34:03,170
So really good to see from the middle of
their order because Riley had really been

552
00:34:03,170 --> 00:34:03,560
struggling.

553
00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,130
He'd been going through it.

554
00:34:06,130 --> 00:34:07,380
So that was Saturday's game.

555
00:34:07,380 --> 00:34:08,990
They won that game 9 -2.

556
00:34:09,150 --> 00:34:13,890
And then today, today they lost 8 -6.

557
00:34:13,890 --> 00:34:16,658
However, the offense looked good again.

558
00:34:16,806 --> 00:34:20,746
Hurston Walter pitched.

559
00:34:20,766 --> 00:34:22,266
He's just not ready for the big leagues.

560
00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,166
He's given up too many walks.

561
00:34:24,725 --> 00:34:26,126
But he's got good stuff.

562
00:34:26,126 --> 00:34:29,666
He's going to be a good major leaguer, but
it's not his time yet.

563
00:34:29,666 --> 00:34:31,366
He's got sent back to Triple A.

564
00:34:31,366 --> 00:34:34,426
They're going to bring up another reliever
to cover him.

565
00:34:34,426 --> 00:34:37,046
But he's just he's not ready yet.

566
00:34:37,046 --> 00:34:40,646
Kelnick and Riley Homer it again, which
was great to see.

567
00:34:40,826 --> 00:34:43,606
Riley, that's three straight games for him
with the Homer.

568
00:34:43,626 --> 00:34:46,360
The Braves need that guy going if they're
going to win ballgames.

569
00:34:46,498 --> 00:34:50,218
Matt Olson had three hits and Travis
Darnow had two of them.

570
00:34:50,478 --> 00:34:54,798
This was actually their fourth straight
game with six or more runs.

571
00:34:54,818 --> 00:34:58,578
So to say that the Braves offense is back,
I'm going to go ahead and say that their

572
00:34:58,578 --> 00:35:00,058
offense is back.

573
00:35:00,478 --> 00:35:04,588
Kellenick is having some fantastic at bats
from the leadoff spot.

574
00:35:04,588 --> 00:35:06,218
He's taking a lot of pitches.

575
00:35:06,398 --> 00:35:08,428
He's got a lot of power up there.

576
00:35:08,428 --> 00:35:12,838
For some reason, I guess since the stance
adjustment, he just he looks a lot more

577
00:35:12,838 --> 00:35:13,778
comfortable up there.

578
00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:16,450
And like I said, if it wasn't for some
umpires hoeing him,

579
00:35:16,450 --> 00:35:21,830
3 -2 or whatnot, he would probably have a
lot more walks as well.

580
00:35:21,870 --> 00:35:24,870
So that was the weekly update from the
Braves.

581
00:35:24,870 --> 00:35:28,230
I think it's pretty positive looking
forward because now they're going to play

582
00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:30,990
the Tigers who are not a good team.

583
00:35:31,950 --> 00:35:34,790
I mean, if the Astros can take two out of
three, hopefully the Braves can at least

584
00:35:34,790 --> 00:35:36,530
take two out of three.

585
00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:40,550
Yeah, but let me say this though.

586
00:35:40,550 --> 00:35:43,476
A big part of their offense and their
struggles...

587
00:35:43,650 --> 00:35:47,930
goes to Orlando Arcia and Adam Duvall.

588
00:35:47,930 --> 00:35:53,850
Orlando Arcia has a negative F -war since
April 19th.

589
00:35:53,850 --> 00:35:59,010
For those of you who don't know, that
actually factors in offense and defense.

590
00:35:59,010 --> 00:36:04,470
So for those of you who say, well, his
defense is making up for it, no, it's not.

591
00:36:04,470 --> 00:36:07,460
He is a negative war player since April
19th.

592
00:36:07,460 --> 00:36:10,410
That is like an eight week stretch now.

593
00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:11,864
However,

594
00:36:12,834 --> 00:36:19,594
My guy Nacho Alvarez has a 394 OBP between
AA and AAA.

595
00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:23,204
He doesn't have a ton of power, but he
gets on base a lot.

596
00:36:23,204 --> 00:36:24,834
He takes his walks.

597
00:36:25,074 --> 00:36:28,254
He hustles and he's got decent speed.

598
00:36:28,274 --> 00:36:32,514
And so far he actually looks like he's
playing shortstop pretty well.

599
00:36:32,554 --> 00:36:40,522
So I'm not saying that Orlando Arce's job
is on the line, but...

600
00:36:40,522 --> 00:36:43,702
Nacho Alvarez is knocking on the door
telling him that he needs to get it in

601
00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:47,862
here because Nacho looks like he wants to
play pro ball.

602
00:36:49,522 --> 00:36:55,202
He doesn't have a lot of power, but man
that OBP at 394 through those two leagues

603
00:36:55,202 --> 00:36:59,302
just screams a guy that's going to hit
nine hole for the Braves and then be on

604
00:36:59,302 --> 00:37:05,302
base two or three times a game and really
being helping those guys at the top

605
00:37:05,302 --> 00:37:06,404
driving runs.

606
00:37:07,010 --> 00:37:11,250
Adam Duvall is unplayable against right
-handed pitching, but Brian Snicker keeps

607
00:37:11,250 --> 00:37:12,140
running him out there.

608
00:37:12,140 --> 00:37:13,560
He must have blackmail on Snicker.

609
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,970
That's all I can figure because Duvall is
literally worse than we would be, Joe.

610
00:37:16,970 --> 00:37:18,370
I'm not even kidding.

611
00:37:18,430 --> 00:37:21,250
He is absolutely atrocious against right
-handed pitching.

612
00:37:21,250 --> 00:37:22,830
It's awful.

613
00:37:23,330 --> 00:37:27,870
I would give a dumpster a shot in right
field before I would get Adam Duvall

614
00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:28,990
another chance.

615
00:37:28,990 --> 00:37:31,870
He is horrible against right -handed
pitching.

616
00:37:32,890 --> 00:37:35,234
I don't know if he needs a day off or an
IL stint.

617
00:37:35,234 --> 00:37:37,934
But man, it's rough to see him out there.

618
00:37:37,974 --> 00:37:40,814
And then I said I was actually going to
talk about Marcelo Zuna.

619
00:37:40,814 --> 00:37:42,274
Yes, I am.

620
00:37:43,574 --> 00:37:48,854
For those of you who don't know, Marcelo
Zuna is having a career year.

621
00:37:48,994 --> 00:37:50,484
He is leading the National League.

622
00:37:50,484 --> 00:37:53,134
Now, this is through some of yesterday.

623
00:37:53,654 --> 00:38:01,174
With an OPS, home runs, RBIs, total bases,
OPS plus runs created and a whole bunch of

624
00:38:01,174 --> 00:38:03,174
nerd stats on baseball reference.

625
00:38:04,514 --> 00:38:06,914
That's really good.

626
00:38:07,434 --> 00:38:10,494
Shohei Otani is not leading in those
categories.

627
00:38:10,954 --> 00:38:13,554
Ozuna is also second in batting average.

628
00:38:13,554 --> 00:38:15,054
He's sixth in hits.

629
00:38:15,054 --> 00:38:18,734
He's fourth in OBP and he's second in
extra base hits.

630
00:38:19,694 --> 00:38:25,854
I know that people want to say Keitel
Marte is the MVP because of the war

631
00:38:25,854 --> 00:38:30,894
numbers or maybe you look at Shohei
because of his war numbers.

632
00:38:30,894 --> 00:38:32,834
I don't care because...

633
00:38:32,834 --> 00:38:37,794
If we're talking about most valuable,
without Marcelo Zuna, the Braves are an

634
00:38:37,794 --> 00:38:42,994
under 500 team and their season is very
doom and gloom.

635
00:38:42,994 --> 00:38:48,354
Marcelo Zuna is 100 % in my opinion, the
NL MVP right now.

636
00:38:48,354 --> 00:38:54,914
I don't like the whole idea of the war
stats to begin with because DHs obviously

637
00:38:54,914 --> 00:39:00,294
get knocked because of their lack of
defense, which I don't get if you don't

638
00:39:00,294 --> 00:39:02,420
play, how do you get knocked on that?

639
00:39:02,530 --> 00:39:09,370
But anyway, I still believe that I think
right now Ozuna is the MVP over Marte.

640
00:39:09,970 --> 00:39:17,610
Other than that, one person I did not
mention on that MVP list and because of

641
00:39:17,610 --> 00:39:19,710
what happened today is Mookie Betts.

642
00:39:19,710 --> 00:39:23,970
Probably my favorite player outside of the
Braves and Astros organization.

643
00:39:24,150 --> 00:39:26,510
Mookie Betts actually fractured his hand
today.

644
00:39:26,510 --> 00:39:29,370
Got hit with a 98 mile an hour pitch.

645
00:39:29,530 --> 00:39:31,682
I don't know how long he's going to be
out.

646
00:39:31,682 --> 00:39:33,462
I would imagine four to six weeks.

647
00:39:33,462 --> 00:39:37,982
But I absolutely hate that for Mookie
because I love watching that dude play.

648
00:39:38,682 --> 00:39:40,822
So that just sucks for Mookie.

649
00:39:40,882 --> 00:39:45,222
And then also too, more Dodger news.

650
00:39:46,142 --> 00:39:53,682
Yamamoto is actually gonna be out due to a
strained rotator cuff on the 15 day IL.

651
00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:56,282
So no telling how many starts he's gonna
miss.

652
00:39:56,282 --> 00:39:59,982
But in my opinion, Yamamoto and Mookie
being out is the same as Ronnie and

653
00:39:59,982 --> 00:40:01,058
Strider being out.

654
00:40:01,058 --> 00:40:02,878
That is their comp.

655
00:40:03,898 --> 00:40:08,758
So the Dodgers depth is once again going
to be tested and we'll see how they do.

656
00:40:08,758 --> 00:40:10,558
Once again, their division sucks.

657
00:40:10,558 --> 00:40:13,718
So they'll probably hold that divisionally
just fine.

658
00:40:13,938 --> 00:40:16,658
But it's tough seeing both of those guys
out.

659
00:40:16,658 --> 00:40:19,338
I want to see the stars healthy, that's
for sure.

660
00:40:19,458 --> 00:40:21,146
Joe, what else we got today?

661
00:40:23,536 --> 00:40:27,276
well, you covered the Dodgers injury news.

662
00:40:28,116 --> 00:40:32,306
the Yankees were the first team to 50 wins
this week.

663
00:40:33,416 --> 00:40:35,346
and gosh darn it.

664
00:40:35,346 --> 00:40:39,936
If there was ever a year where I want to
pluck my eyeballs out during the world

665
00:40:39,936 --> 00:40:44,196
series, I think this one might be the year
because it's really shaping up to be, to

666
00:40:44,196 --> 00:40:46,336
be a Yankees Dodgers world series.

667
00:40:46,336 --> 00:40:50,876
So far, I know that you still got to go
through the crazy test of the postseason,

668
00:40:50,876 --> 00:40:52,436
but I mean,

669
00:40:52,436 --> 00:40:57,776
The Yankees lead all of baseball and runs
scored and runs allowed.

670
00:40:58,436 --> 00:41:01,576
And they have just, they do everything
right now.

671
00:41:01,576 --> 00:41:06,116
I mean, I still don't understand how
people were down on them going into the

672
00:41:06,116 --> 00:41:07,356
season.

673
00:41:07,616 --> 00:41:12,456
I don't know if I've brought up, you know,
getting back a healthy Anthony Rizzo and a

674
00:41:12,456 --> 00:41:13,656
healthy Aaron Judge.

675
00:41:13,656 --> 00:41:20,536
Anthony Rizzo has been garbage, I think
for a little while now so far this year,

676
00:41:20,656 --> 00:41:22,196
if I'm not mistaken.

677
00:41:22,196 --> 00:41:26,376
I heard some reports that the Yankees were
trying to figure out what they're going to

678
00:41:26,376 --> 00:41:28,956
do with him, but Jesus, man.

679
00:41:28,956 --> 00:41:34,436
I mean, they're just, they're solid in
almost every facet of the game.

680
00:41:34,436 --> 00:41:39,396
And that's without Garrett Cole, who has
made a couple of rehab starts now.

681
00:41:39,876 --> 00:41:45,636
So, who knows how much better they are
going to get once he returns.

682
00:41:45,676 --> 00:41:46,900
It's just.

683
00:41:46,900 --> 00:41:50,880
I mean, you got to give the props to them
as just someone who likes to see

684
00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:51,660
competitive baseball.

685
00:41:51,660 --> 00:41:56,220
I mean, they've just they made they went
out if they knew what they needed to do

686
00:41:56,220 --> 00:42:00,060
this offseason and they made the moves
that they needed to, you know, regardless

687
00:42:00,060 --> 00:42:01,940
of what the cost was.

688
00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:06,310
You know, and that's something I like to
see from teams.

689
00:42:06,310 --> 00:42:08,220
I like teams that are aggressive.

690
00:42:08,220 --> 00:42:12,492
I hate it as an Astros fan because, you
know, the Yankees have.

691
00:42:12,596 --> 00:42:16,256
You know, been in our way for a couple of
runs to the World Series, you know,

692
00:42:16,256 --> 00:42:20,756
obviously not stopping us, but you know,
they've been in the way kind of 2022.

693
00:42:20,756 --> 00:42:26,776
It was more of like a, you know, just a
small, you know, little fly that we just

694
00:42:26,776 --> 00:42:30,996
swatted away, but you know, in 2017, they
gave us a run for our money.

695
00:42:30,996 --> 00:42:38,132
2019 was pretty, you know, exciting, but,
you know, I, I mean, they're just, they're

696
00:42:38,132 --> 00:42:39,832
They're playing out of their mind.

697
00:42:39,832 --> 00:42:43,322
The Dodgers are also going crazy right
now.

698
00:42:43,322 --> 00:42:46,312
I mean, with their stacked top half of the
lineup.

699
00:42:46,992 --> 00:42:51,652
I don't know how they're going to bounce
back or I don't know how they're going to

700
00:42:51,652 --> 00:42:57,432
compete without Mookie who has been on
pace for an MVP to the season up there

701
00:42:57,432 --> 00:42:59,812
with Otani and Ozuna.

702
00:43:00,472 --> 00:43:06,672
But and especially losing Yamamoto, who
has been better as of late, it's going to

703
00:43:06,672 --> 00:43:07,956
be very interesting to see how.

704
00:43:07,956 --> 00:43:12,416
the rest of their season plays out because
you know, Lord only knows how long both

705
00:43:12,416 --> 00:43:16,196
Mookie and Yamamoto are going to be out
with some pretty serious injuries.

706
00:43:16,996 --> 00:43:20,696
I mean, the Phillies are also on a tear.

707
00:43:22,496 --> 00:43:24,076
I mean, they're not me.

708
00:43:24,076 --> 00:43:25,616
I don't even know what to say anymore.

709
00:43:25,616 --> 00:43:27,006
They pitch really well.

710
00:43:27,006 --> 00:43:30,096
They did just lose a big series against
Baltimore.

711
00:43:30,336 --> 00:43:33,846
But I mean, Baltimore has also been
killing it.

712
00:43:33,846 --> 00:43:36,026
I mean, you called it earlier this season.

713
00:43:36,026 --> 00:43:37,684
Gunnar Henderson has been.

714
00:43:37,684 --> 00:43:38,874
playing out of his mind.

715
00:43:38,874 --> 00:43:43,344
He's also up there for an AL MVP.

716
00:43:44,864 --> 00:43:47,844
The Guardians have been playing good.

717
00:43:47,844 --> 00:43:51,944
The whole AL Central is just an
interesting case study.

718
00:43:52,024 --> 00:43:58,174
I don't know if they're gonna continue to
all play this well, but the Guardians,

719
00:43:58,174 --> 00:44:01,904
Kansas City, and the Twins are all playing
some pretty good baseball.

720
00:44:01,904 --> 00:44:03,404
No, I don't know if...

721
00:44:03,540 --> 00:44:07,220
If they can sustain that, like, I don't
know how sustainable it is for all three

722
00:44:07,220 --> 00:44:12,400
of them to be this good, but they've so
far all played really good.

723
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:17,080
And honestly, I think that the Royals are
probably.

724
00:44:18,020 --> 00:44:22,620
I would say out of the three teams, I
think the Royals and the guardians are the

725
00:44:22,620 --> 00:44:23,260
most real.

726
00:44:23,260 --> 00:44:28,100
I think the twins could potentially be
frauds, but you know, we have to wait for

727
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,220
the season to play out.

728
00:44:29,220 --> 00:44:33,484
I think that the twins lack real depth,
pitching wise.

729
00:44:33,556 --> 00:44:39,476
And I don't know if their lineup can
really keep it going, but we'll see.

730
00:44:39,476 --> 00:44:43,036
Maybe they make some moves at the
deadlines to shore up some of their

731
00:44:43,036 --> 00:44:44,056
weaknesses.

732
00:44:44,536 --> 00:44:47,176
But yeah, I mean, I don't know.

733
00:44:47,176 --> 00:44:47,426
That's.

734
00:44:47,426 --> 00:44:52,666
a team that is not lacking pitching depth
and especially starting pitching?

735
00:44:53,172 --> 00:44:56,112
Alright, we're going to talk about the
Mariners because they've also been playing

736
00:44:56,112 --> 00:44:59,452
really well as of late and they've been
pulling away from...

737
00:44:59,452 --> 00:45:02,320
They've been separating themselves from
the AL West.

738
00:45:02,562 --> 00:45:08,962
So as of yesterday, they played in 73
games and their starters had thrown 45

739
00:45:08,962 --> 00:45:10,782
quality starts.

740
00:45:11,042 --> 00:45:14,362
That is six better than the next team,
which is the Phillies.

741
00:45:14,542 --> 00:45:18,042
That's unreal for those of you who don't
know.

742
00:45:18,042 --> 00:45:20,222
That is phenomenal.

743
00:45:21,962 --> 00:45:28,762
If they go out and get a bat or two at the
trade deadline, which they absolutely

744
00:45:28,762 --> 00:45:30,868
should, and they said they will,

745
00:45:31,042 --> 00:45:35,132
That Mariner's team is going to be really
good going into the postseason.

746
00:45:35,132 --> 00:45:42,152
I was talking to my dad earlier and I told
him straight up, I said, you know, if

747
00:45:42,152 --> 00:45:46,932
there's one team that's going to ruin my
scenario of the Yankees and Dodgers World

748
00:45:46,932 --> 00:45:48,772
Series, I think it could be the Mariners.

749
00:45:48,772 --> 00:45:50,192
I really do.

750
00:45:50,192 --> 00:45:55,152
They remind me a lot of the 2022 Astros
and I follow the Mariners closely,

751
00:45:55,152 --> 00:45:58,222
especially right now because of the
position the Astros put themselves in.

752
00:45:58,222 --> 00:46:04,276
But this team reminds me a lot of the 2020
Houston Astros, the 2022 Houston Astros.

753
00:46:05,244 --> 00:46:10,244
just one of the most dominant pitching
staffs and you know, the history of the

754
00:46:10,244 --> 00:46:15,364
game, that's why 22 Astros team, one of
the most dominant bullpens of all time.

755
00:46:15,364 --> 00:46:20,784
And the regular season and in the
postseason, and you know, a really solid

756
00:46:20,784 --> 00:46:22,404
starting rotation.

757
00:46:23,024 --> 00:46:27,704
and the app, the 2022 Astros didn't need
to score very many runs to win baseball

758
00:46:27,704 --> 00:46:28,764
games.

759
00:46:29,744 --> 00:46:32,172
and you know, they.

760
00:46:32,180 --> 00:46:36,920
because the pitching would pitch so well
that, you know, they score three or four

761
00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:40,480
runs and the game is over because you just
know that you could hand the ball off to

762
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:43,880
any guy in there and, you know, they're
gonna shut it down.

763
00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:46,260
And that's what really the Mariners do
remind me of.

764
00:46:46,260 --> 00:46:47,910
I mean, they're not blowing teams out.

765
00:46:47,910 --> 00:46:52,740
They're not, you know, they're not doing
anything particularly well on offense, but

766
00:46:52,740 --> 00:46:54,500
they're getting some timely hits.

767
00:46:54,500 --> 00:46:56,060
They're putting that best together.

768
00:46:56,060 --> 00:46:59,500
They're keeping it close, late in games.

769
00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:01,492
And then they're finding a way to,

770
00:47:01,492 --> 00:47:07,652
to get those one or two extra hits that,
you know, they've played in a lot of close

771
00:47:07,652 --> 00:47:13,612
games and they've had a couple, they've
had their fair share of walk -offs so far

772
00:47:13,612 --> 00:47:16,552
this season and late inning wins.

773
00:47:16,952 --> 00:47:20,292
So their pitching staff is keeping them in
games and their offense is doing just

774
00:47:20,292 --> 00:47:20,872
enough.

775
00:47:20,872 --> 00:47:24,692
And I think that that perfectly embodies
the 2022 Astros.

776
00:47:24,692 --> 00:47:28,332
And I think that, like you said, if they
go out and get a bat, that they could

777
00:47:28,332 --> 00:47:30,828
really be a contender for sure.

778
00:47:30,868 --> 00:47:37,968
Which sucks, obviously for me, but as a
fan of baseball, their games are so fun to

779
00:47:37,968 --> 00:47:41,688
watch with the energy that those fans
bring in Seattle.

780
00:47:41,688 --> 00:47:49,408
They may be some stupid people online, but
they do know how to cheer for their teams

781
00:47:49,408 --> 00:47:50,628
up there in Seattle.

782
00:47:50,628 --> 00:47:55,488
That's all you can really ask for is a
good atmosphere at a baseball game.

783
00:47:56,194 --> 00:47:59,234
I mean, it's unreal looking at their one
in one run games this year.

784
00:47:59,234 --> 00:48:01,904
The Mariners are 17 and seven.

785
00:48:01,904 --> 00:48:04,976
Good for a second away percentage.

786
00:48:05,356 --> 00:48:08,536
that's almost the exact opposite of what
the Astros are.

787
00:48:08,536 --> 00:48:12,426
So it's just it's really a tale of two
seasons.

788
00:48:12,426 --> 00:48:19,736
Honestly, I mean just it's I don't even
want to get back into it, but it's been

789
00:48:19,736 --> 00:48:20,296
tough.

790
00:48:20,296 --> 00:48:23,956
It's been a struggle run one game one run
games.

791
00:48:23,956 --> 00:48:26,546
The Astros are five and 14.

792
00:48:26,546 --> 00:48:27,416
So there you go.

793
00:48:27,416 --> 00:48:30,036
It's literally almost the exact opposite.

794
00:48:31,316 --> 00:48:35,096
The Astros have been in positions to flip
their record.

795
00:48:35,096 --> 00:48:38,276
I mean, they've given themselves the
chances.

796
00:48:38,276 --> 00:48:41,876
They're just not getting those timely hits
like the Mariners are.

797
00:48:41,996 --> 00:48:47,336
Which is why some people still believe
that the season is salvageable because you

798
00:48:47,336 --> 00:48:51,876
have a ball or two fall when they don't.

799
00:48:51,876 --> 00:48:56,556
And maybe the outlook on the season is a
lot different, but it's not happening for

800
00:48:56,556 --> 00:48:58,116
this team.

801
00:48:58,376 --> 00:48:59,796
Quite honestly.

802
00:48:59,796 --> 00:49:01,556
You know, I do think that it's a
crapshoot.

803
00:49:01,556 --> 00:49:06,936
I think that with all the injuries that
keep piling up, you know, we don't know

804
00:49:06,936 --> 00:49:09,016
how severe the verlander injury is.

805
00:49:09,016 --> 00:49:11,206
I know that he did throw today.

806
00:49:12,476 --> 00:49:16,356
but you know, you've got Tucker still out,
you know, everybody was saying that he was

807
00:49:16,356 --> 00:49:20,356
going to be back by Friday and he still
hasn't done any baseball activity.

808
00:49:20,356 --> 00:49:22,828
You know, he might need a little bit of a
stint.

809
00:49:23,106 --> 00:49:27,980
Yeah, they were saying, I guess yesterday,
that he's gonna need some rehab games.

810
00:49:28,372 --> 00:49:32,692
Yeah, he's probably going to need some
rehab games and just the inconsistency

811
00:49:32,692 --> 00:49:37,932
with the lineup and just, you know,
compile all of these things that the bad

812
00:49:37,932 --> 00:49:45,972
bullpen, the back half of the bullpen, you
know, Ryan Presley, a Ken came in today

813
00:49:45,972 --> 00:49:47,552
and did not.

814
00:49:47,552 --> 00:49:52,952
He, I mean, he got out of it without
giving up a run, but he, he wasn't able to

815
00:49:52,952 --> 00:49:54,122
get a clean inning.

816
00:49:54,122 --> 00:49:58,212
He gave up the one hit or the first hit of
the game.

817
00:49:58,484 --> 00:50:02,624
when he took the ball in the eighth, Josh
Hader gave up a run, you know, he's been

818
00:50:02,624 --> 00:50:04,824
giving up a lot of hard contact lately.

819
00:50:04,824 --> 00:50:09,274
Someone was saying online is like, Jesus
Christ is every time Josh Hader comes in,

820
00:50:09,274 --> 00:50:11,804
is someone going to have to make a leaping
grab at the wall?

821
00:50:11,804 --> 00:50:17,364
Because I've seen that on a handful of
occasions so far this year where he's been

822
00:50:17,364 --> 00:50:20,644
saved by good defensive plays at the wall.

823
00:50:21,124 --> 00:50:25,984
Obviously he wasn't saved during that walk
off against the angels, but like good

824
00:50:25,984 --> 00:50:26,868
Lord.

825
00:50:26,868 --> 00:50:29,228
Can we get some consistency from this
team?

826
00:50:29,228 --> 00:50:30,258
That's all it takes.

827
00:50:30,258 --> 00:50:35,948
It's just the smidgest amount of
consistency from everybody at one time.

828
00:50:35,948 --> 00:50:41,448
And I truly do believe that this team
could find themselves in a race, but that

829
00:50:41,448 --> 00:50:43,408
it just hasn't happened so far this year.

830
00:50:43,408 --> 00:50:44,668
It hasn't happened.

831
00:50:44,668 --> 00:50:49,028
They need, something needs to go right for
them to where they figure it out.

832
00:50:49,028 --> 00:50:52,088
But I mean, that's, it's, it's been
frustrating.

833
00:50:52,088 --> 00:50:54,628
It's been frustrating to watch and they're
not a good team.

834
00:50:54,628 --> 00:50:57,004
And I can admit that as a fan of the team.

835
00:50:58,632 --> 00:50:59,622
that's just that simple.

836
00:50:59,622 --> 00:51:03,862
think Dana Brown has been saying that they
are going to be buyers at the deadline?

837
00:51:03,862 --> 00:51:06,102
He's been very hard nosed on that.

838
00:51:06,102 --> 00:51:08,802
Do you think they are actually going to be
buyers?

839
00:51:08,802 --> 00:51:12,304
Because right now I think they're what,
seven games under 500?

840
00:51:13,172 --> 00:51:16,332
They are six games under 500.

841
00:51:16,332 --> 00:51:20,332
They are nine games back at the division
and they are seven and a half games back

842
00:51:20,332 --> 00:51:23,052
of a wild card spot, I believe.

843
00:51:23,452 --> 00:51:25,152
Seven, just seven games back.

844
00:51:25,152 --> 00:51:27,472
And it's interesting.

845
00:51:27,472 --> 00:51:31,952
So Jim Bowden, a writer for the athletic
came out with an article this week

846
00:51:31,952 --> 00:51:37,632
highlighting every team's needs and with
Dana Brown's comments on the fact that the

847
00:51:37,632 --> 00:51:39,812
Astros will be buyers at the deadline.

848
00:51:39,812 --> 00:51:41,412
He didn't say they might be.

849
00:51:41,412 --> 00:51:42,868
He didn't say, you know,

850
00:51:42,868 --> 00:51:44,408
We'll see.

851
00:51:44,888 --> 00:51:47,368
It has literally been straight up.

852
00:51:47,428 --> 00:51:49,258
We will be buyers at the deadline.

853
00:51:49,258 --> 00:51:55,028
So it has been an attitude change, you
know, from earlier on in the season.

854
00:51:56,148 --> 00:51:59,828
He wrote that the Astros will be targeting
starting pitching, which he said that the

855
00:51:59,828 --> 00:52:05,068
Astros, I mean, sorry, Dana Brown said
that the Astros are we're going to look to

856
00:52:05,068 --> 00:52:07,428
acquire two starting pitchers at the
deadline.

857
00:52:07,428 --> 00:52:09,218
He said that without even any pressure.

858
00:52:09,218 --> 00:52:12,308
So that just tells you where his mentality
is at.

859
00:52:12,500 --> 00:52:16,900
They're going to try to look for starting
pitching a first baseman and a reliever.

860
00:52:16,900 --> 00:52:21,080
And the starting pitchers that they have
listed are Jesus Lazzardo, Garret crochet,

861
00:52:21,080 --> 00:52:26,000
Luis Severino, Tyler Anderson, Jack
Flaherty, Eric Fried and Trevor Williams,

862
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:29,200
who is currently on the I L a first
baseman that they're going to be looking

863
00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:31,850
to target or Peter Lanzo, Vladimir
Guerrero Jr.

864
00:52:31,850 --> 00:52:33,060
and Paul Goldschmidt.

865
00:52:33,060 --> 00:52:34,680
Goldschmidt has been awful.

866
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:37,840
Peter Lanzo was a contract dump for the
Mets.

867
00:52:37,840 --> 00:52:40,290
Well, actually, no, he's going to be a
free agent.

868
00:52:40,756 --> 00:52:42,716
The end of this year, correct?

869
00:52:42,716 --> 00:52:44,456
It's an expiring.

870
00:52:44,456 --> 00:52:44,806
Okay.

871
00:52:44,806 --> 00:52:45,016
Yeah.

872
00:52:45,016 --> 00:52:45,136
Yeah.

873
00:52:45,136 --> 00:52:45,486
Yeah.

874
00:52:45,486 --> 00:52:50,776
So he's it's not a it's not a salary dump
more of a he's just gonna be a free agent.

875
00:52:50,776 --> 00:52:55,516
So they want to get rid of him as a rental
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

876
00:52:55,516 --> 00:52:56,826
The Blue Jays aren't playing well.

877
00:52:56,826 --> 00:53:01,496
They're looking I think to do the same
thing as the Mets will be to Pete Alonso

878
00:53:01,496 --> 00:53:04,356
because I don't think he signed a contract
yet either.

879
00:53:05,576 --> 00:53:07,764
so, you know, I think

880
00:53:07,764 --> 00:53:09,194
Paul Goldschmidt has been bad.

881
00:53:09,194 --> 00:53:11,024
Paul Goldschmidt would be a contract dump.

882
00:53:11,024 --> 00:53:15,024
And I don't, I'm not sure how many years
he has left on his contract, but he is

883
00:53:15,024 --> 00:53:15,844
making some money.

884
00:53:15,844 --> 00:53:20,784
So that would also that it would, if he's
on an expiring deal, that would be an

885
00:53:20,784 --> 00:53:23,524
expiring deal and a salary dump at the
same time.

886
00:53:23,524 --> 00:53:33,944
And then some relief pitchers are Kyle
Finnegan, Michael Koepke, Lucas Urkeg and

887
00:53:33,944 --> 00:53:35,404
then Tanner Scott.

888
00:53:35,404 --> 00:53:36,852
So not Taylor, Ursegg.

889
00:53:36,852 --> 00:53:39,972
Yeah, I don't know how to pronounce that
weird ass spelling.

890
00:53:39,972 --> 00:53:41,638
But and then Tanner Scott.

891
00:53:43,284 --> 00:53:44,520
Sorry, what'd you say?

892
00:53:45,462 --> 00:53:46,842
Ursaeg is really good.

893
00:53:46,842 --> 00:53:48,378
He's got great stuff.

894
00:53:49,802 --> 00:53:50,302
okay.

895
00:53:50,302 --> 00:53:58,832
Well, anyhow, and then Tanner Scott, not
Taylor Scott, are the relief pit round out

896
00:53:58,832 --> 00:54:00,462
the relief pitchers at the Astro.

897
00:54:00,462 --> 00:54:03,192
He's Jim Bowden say that the Astros
target.

898
00:54:03,812 --> 00:54:06,232
And that's that's pretty long list of
guys.

899
00:54:06,232 --> 00:54:09,692
I don't know if they have the assets to go
out and get literally any one of them

900
00:54:09,692 --> 00:54:15,812
because I think that the Astros might have
one or two guys in the minor leagues that

901
00:54:15,812 --> 00:54:18,484
they do like one of them.

902
00:54:18,484 --> 00:54:25,184
being someone who threw or was part of a
combined no hitter this weekend for this

903
00:54:25,184 --> 00:54:29,024
space, not the space Cowboys, the Corpus
Christi hooks.

904
00:54:29,024 --> 00:54:37,604
And I believe his name is Jake Bloss, who
was the Astros number 10 prospect.

905
00:54:38,064 --> 00:54:40,164
He's got a 98 mile per hour fastball.

906
00:54:40,164 --> 00:54:46,464
He throws strikes and he's got good power
stuff and he's got good movement on his

907
00:54:46,464 --> 00:54:47,804
secondary pitches.

908
00:54:48,532 --> 00:54:53,342
And Dana Brown came out and said that
they're not afraid to promote guys fast.

909
00:54:53,342 --> 00:54:57,772
And I think that that would be someone who
if God forbid another injury happen might

910
00:54:57,772 --> 00:55:04,092
get the call up sometime soon, depending
on how serious Verlander's injury could

911
00:55:04,092 --> 00:55:05,112
be.

912
00:55:05,192 --> 00:55:11,332
But that might be someone that teams are
looking for at the deadline because the

913
00:55:11,332 --> 00:55:18,432
archetype that he is is something that a
lot of teams value in a prospect.

914
00:55:19,132 --> 00:55:24,792
so I don't know if they're willing to give
up on him or give him away for a rental

915
00:55:25,311 --> 00:55:29,392
when, you know, the season could very well
be lost at this point.

916
00:55:29,672 --> 00:55:30,632
I don't think it would make sense.

917
00:55:30,632 --> 00:55:36,232
I think would make more sense to trade a
guy like Alex Bergman who we, who we have

918
00:55:36,232 --> 00:55:37,992
a little bit of news about.

919
00:55:38,432 --> 00:55:40,108
so, you know,

920
00:55:41,346 --> 00:55:42,240
Yeah, -

921
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:47,320
Bregman and get rid of a piece like Chaz
for somebody, but more specifically Alex

922
00:55:47,320 --> 00:55:50,476
Bregman because Kirby is about to mention
a Y.

923
00:55:51,170 --> 00:55:52,070
Okay, Joe.

924
00:55:52,070 --> 00:55:57,790
So the other day I was out at a restaurant
and I was talking to some people and we

925
00:55:57,790 --> 00:55:59,250
overheard them talking about baseball.

926
00:55:59,250 --> 00:56:02,790
So I'm like, Hey, me, me and my buddy,
Joe, we have a podcast.

927
00:56:02,790 --> 00:56:05,700
And so I was trying to promote the pod a
little bit.

928
00:56:05,700 --> 00:56:08,310
And so we started talking about the
Astros.

929
00:56:08,610 --> 00:56:15,550
and one of them, is basically friends of
friends, of Alex Bregman's wife.

930
00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:21,314
and they, she cuts her hair and apparently
his wife.

931
00:56:21,314 --> 00:56:25,294
stated that they want to get out of dodge.

932
00:56:25,294 --> 00:56:27,894
They want to be out of Houston.

933
00:56:28,374 --> 00:56:33,494
So if that is true, if they really do not
want to come back to Houston, if they are

934
00:56:33,494 --> 00:56:37,854
done living in Houston, I'm trading Alex
Bregman.

935
00:56:38,514 --> 00:56:44,434
Especially if you are a few games under
500, if the playoff odds are maybe not in

936
00:56:44,434 --> 00:56:47,834
your favor, maybe they're less than 50%.

937
00:56:48,226 --> 00:56:51,816
If I know for sure, if I'm Dana Brown, I
go to Bregman or his agent and I say,

938
00:56:51,816 --> 00:56:54,406
look, do you want to sign an extension
here?

939
00:56:54,406 --> 00:56:59,306
And if the answer is no, and especially if
it's a hard no, that guy's gone.

940
00:56:59,326 --> 00:57:06,126
Trade into a contender and get some kind
of value back because he will be valuable

941
00:57:06,126 --> 00:57:08,446
to another team specifically.

942
00:57:08,446 --> 00:57:16,066
He can play third base well, he could DH,
he can get on base at a good clip, he can

943
00:57:16,066 --> 00:57:17,246
hit doubles.

944
00:57:17,250 --> 00:57:22,270
He can get some value, even though a lot
of times it doesn't look like it.

945
00:57:22,270 --> 00:57:27,330
But I would actually trade him, especially
if they're not in a position to possibly

946
00:57:27,330 --> 00:57:28,510
make the postseason.

947
00:57:28,510 --> 00:57:31,270
And you know that he doesn't want to come
back.

948
00:57:31,550 --> 00:57:34,670
I'm sure there are a lot of teams that
would like to have him playing third base

949
00:57:34,670 --> 00:57:36,530
instead of their current one.

950
00:57:36,530 --> 00:57:40,690
There's a lot of teams in the National
League right now, just looking at the

951
00:57:40,690 --> 00:57:47,276
standings, who are in the race, because
the National League right now sucks.

952
00:57:47,618 --> 00:57:51,558
I mean, I think there's only like four or
five teams total in the National League

953
00:57:51,558 --> 00:57:53,998
that are even above 500.

954
00:57:54,338 --> 00:58:01,928
So you've got the Padres, the Nationals,
the Diamondbacks, the Giants, the Reds,

955
00:58:01,928 --> 00:58:07,918
the Pirates, the Cubs, and the Mets, who
are all a game and a half out of the third

956
00:58:07,918 --> 00:58:09,378
wild card spot.

957
00:58:10,718 --> 00:58:14,758
Alex Brayman could go play third for
pretty much any of those teams, except

958
00:58:14,758 --> 00:58:17,230
maybe a couple that haven't established
third baseman.

959
00:58:17,574 --> 00:58:22,554
And like I said, I don't know if that
rumor is true or not, but I found it very

960
00:58:22,554 --> 00:58:25,534
interesting that he and his wife do not
want to come back to Houston.

961
00:58:25,534 --> 00:58:31,014
And if they don't buy, trade him, you
know, get some kind of value for him,

962
00:58:31,014 --> 00:58:35,414
whether it's a starter, a reliever,
somebody with some contractual control, or

963
00:58:35,414 --> 00:58:38,134
maybe a highly thought after prospect.

964
00:58:39,114 --> 00:58:42,694
Maybe this is kind of my thought, Joe.

965
00:58:44,474 --> 00:58:47,130
Maybe they replace him.

966
00:58:47,458 --> 00:58:52,698
with a starter and that's one less thing
they have to look for next year or during

967
00:58:52,698 --> 00:58:54,338
the offseason.

968
00:58:54,738 --> 00:58:57,738
Or maybe they look for an outfielder.

969
00:58:57,738 --> 00:58:59,348
I don't know.

970
00:58:59,348 --> 00:59:02,858
It would be really interesting to see what
he could get at the trade deadline for

971
00:59:02,858 --> 00:59:06,418
sure, especially depending on how he's
playing or maybe how he plays over the

972
00:59:06,418 --> 00:59:07,640
last two months.

973
00:59:08,436 --> 00:59:11,276
Yeah, maybe they look for his replacement.

974
00:59:11,576 --> 00:59:18,076
Maybe they look for a minor league player
that handles the hot corner very well and

975
00:59:18,076 --> 00:59:19,576
has a good bat.

976
00:59:19,576 --> 00:59:20,556
I mean, who knows?

977
00:59:20,556 --> 00:59:26,556
I mean, if that rumor is true, Alex
Bergman continues to play well.

978
00:59:26,556 --> 00:59:33,836
He's raised his average to 240 and he's
now got a 103 WRC plus.

979
00:59:33,836 --> 00:59:34,764
I mean,

980
00:59:34,868 --> 00:59:36,848
He's going to be a hot commodity at the
deadline.

981
00:59:36,848 --> 00:59:39,728
And if he doesn't want to be here, then we
don't want him here.

982
00:59:39,728 --> 00:59:44,408
Honestly, quite honestly, like if we're
going to continue to play crappy baseball

983
00:59:44,408 --> 00:59:49,248
and as a team, we need those
reinforcements in the minors or we need

984
00:59:49,248 --> 00:59:51,948
some control for some pitching.

985
00:59:51,948 --> 00:59:55,918
Then get out, go, go play for a contender
for half a season.

986
00:59:55,918 --> 00:59:59,718
And then you figure out what you want to
do with your life in the off season.

987
00:59:59,718 --> 01:00:03,468
I mean, I hate to be as blunt as it is,
but I mean, this city has given him

988
01:00:03,468 --> 01:00:04,588
everything.

989
01:00:05,428 --> 01:00:08,968
You know, and if he doesn't want to be
here, then.

990
01:00:08,968 --> 01:00:12,088
Bye, the team is not playing well.

991
01:00:12,088 --> 01:00:15,188
You're part of the reason why the team
hasn't been playing well.

992
01:00:15,188 --> 01:00:21,388
You know, you reap what you sow and so get
out.

993
01:00:21,808 --> 01:00:23,488
Like give us something more valuable.

994
01:00:23,488 --> 01:00:26,188
I mean, that's really how I can put it.

995
01:00:26,188 --> 01:00:31,988
I think the Astros have done a bad job of
keeping their star players over the years.

996
01:00:31,988 --> 01:00:33,780
I know that you know.

997
01:00:33,780 --> 01:00:37,000
Look, you know looking back at it, you
know contracts like George Springer's

998
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:41,380
contract haven't really panned out the way
that the Blue Jays wanted it Carlos Correa

999
01:00:41,380 --> 01:00:46,260
has continued his injury problems as a
twin, but when he does play he has played

1000
01:00:46,260 --> 01:00:50,860
decent for them But you know that that's
some guy that's that's Carlos Correa

1001
01:00:50,860 --> 01:00:55,920
Honestly is the guy that I look at the
most and I I wish that The Astros kept

1002
01:00:55,920 --> 01:01:00,180
just because it was leadership and you
know that he wanted to be here He wasn't

1003
01:01:00,180 --> 01:01:02,672
afraid to be outspoken

1004
01:01:03,028 --> 01:01:07,948
when other guys in the Ashrows Clubhouse
were taking a pounding after the sign

1005
01:01:07,948 --> 01:01:09,088
-stealing scandal.

1006
01:01:09,128 --> 01:01:12,008
That's a guy that rode for his teammates.

1007
01:01:12,468 --> 01:01:17,588
And Alex Bregman, he kind of just curled
up into his shell and he hasn't been the

1008
01:01:17,588 --> 01:01:19,648
same player since.

1009
01:01:20,868 --> 01:01:26,748
And he hasn't had that same energy and I
think everybody can tell.

1010
01:01:26,748 --> 01:01:29,036
And if he doesn't wanna be here, then...

1011
01:01:29,044 --> 01:01:30,904
Give us something valuable at least.

1012
01:01:30,904 --> 01:01:37,884
I mean, I know that if we don't trade him
and we just get a qualifying offer from

1013
01:01:37,884 --> 01:01:43,484
him and he doesn't sign with us, we do get
a draft pick, which could be pretty good

1014
01:01:43,484 --> 01:01:45,844
if we continue to be bad this year.

1015
01:01:49,584 --> 01:01:54,184
But getting a solidified prospect who has
actually played instead of taking a flyer

1016
01:01:54,184 --> 01:01:58,956
on someone who hasn't played in the
minors, I think is the more surefire bet.

1017
01:02:00,148 --> 01:02:03,168
you know, I would take that probably seven
out of 10 times.

1018
01:02:03,168 --> 01:02:08,448
So, you know, I just, it's frustrating to
hear that, as someone who's been a fan of

1019
01:02:08,448 --> 01:02:17,868
this team, you know, from day one, dating
back to before 2017, obviously, but you

1020
01:02:17,868 --> 01:02:20,768
know, he's, he's gone through his
struggles here.

1021
01:02:20,768 --> 01:02:23,088
You know, he started off his career.

1022
01:02:23,598 --> 01:02:27,348
I believe it was like one for 32 and 2016.

1023
01:02:27,348 --> 01:02:28,300
I mean,

1024
01:02:28,980 --> 01:02:35,040
And we, I mean, we built a culture around
him because we believed in him and we

1025
01:02:35,040 --> 01:02:36,160
didn't give up on him.

1026
01:02:36,160 --> 01:02:40,060
And, you know, to see that, you know, he
doesn't want to be here as a little

1027
01:02:40,060 --> 01:02:40,520
disheartening.

1028
01:02:40,520 --> 01:02:41,080
I'm not going to lie.

1029
01:02:41,080 --> 01:02:41,760
And I get it.

1030
01:02:41,760 --> 01:02:45,840
You know, these athletes, they're drafted
to these teams and cities that they have

1031
01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:49,160
no connection to, most of the time.

1032
01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:52,240
And they want to go be, you know, where
they're familiar.

1033
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:55,020
You know, I believe that that's probably
what Kyle Tucker wants to do.

1034
01:02:55,020 --> 01:02:56,812
He wants to be in Florida.

1035
01:02:56,884 --> 01:03:01,384
because he's another player that I've
heard does not want to be here as well.

1036
01:03:01,384 --> 01:03:06,844
But you know, if they sometimes money
talks, and I don't think that the Astros

1037
01:03:06,844 --> 01:03:08,774
have done a good job of giving their star
players money.

1038
01:03:08,774 --> 01:03:13,024
But at the same time, I do think that they
have been fair to Bregman.

1039
01:03:13,344 --> 01:03:17,324
It just sucks that he doesn't want to be
here anymore is really what I'm getting

1040
01:03:17,324 --> 01:03:17,954
at.

1041
01:03:17,954 --> 01:03:19,734
Agreed.

1042
01:03:20,134 --> 01:03:23,914
Joe, is there anything else on the
Doctrine Night that we need to talk about?

1043
01:03:23,914 --> 01:03:26,854
We've talked about Bregman not wanting to
be in Houston.

1044
01:03:26,854 --> 01:03:32,464
We have talked about our teams very much
in depth.

1045
01:03:32,564 --> 01:03:33,374
I have one.

1046
01:03:33,374 --> 01:03:37,454
Shout out to Orbit for making it into the
Mascot Hall of Fame.

1047
01:03:37,454 --> 01:03:39,634
I love that for Orbit.

1048
01:03:39,694 --> 01:03:41,974
Fantastic Mascot.

1049
01:03:41,974 --> 01:03:46,074
Other than that, Joe, what else is there?

1050
01:03:46,530 --> 01:03:48,788
I think we pretty much wrapped everything
up.

1051
01:03:48,788 --> 01:03:51,108
Yeah, there's nothing really else for me.

1052
01:03:51,108 --> 01:03:55,968
I basically got all of my rants from today
and that I've been holding back.

1053
01:03:55,968 --> 01:03:57,088
Not really.

1054
01:03:57,328 --> 01:04:00,598
But yeah, I mean that pretty much wraps it
up for the Astros.

1055
01:04:00,598 --> 01:04:06,228
Hopefully they can go out this week and
beat a really bad White Sox team and then

1056
01:04:06,228 --> 01:04:11,728
you know, be competitive against a really
good Baltimore Royals team.

1057
01:04:11,728 --> 01:04:15,308
I shouldn't even be saying competitive
because honestly a lot of these games that

1058
01:04:15,308 --> 01:04:16,962
they've been losing have been competitive.

1059
01:04:16,962 --> 01:04:17,880
Mm -hmm.

1060
01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:19,860
want them to go beat the brace off the
wheels.

1061
01:04:19,860 --> 01:04:21,120
I don't want close games.

1062
01:04:21,120 --> 01:04:27,000
I want I want them to pound them Probably
not gonna happen It'll probably be like a

1063
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:31,220
heartbreaking three to two loss where they
blow the lead and you know the eighth

1064
01:04:31,220 --> 01:04:36,200
inning Ryan Pressley's probably gonna go
up like two doubles back -to -back and

1065
01:04:36,200 --> 01:04:42,200
that's gonna be the game but you know, I
Like I'm starting a rant again.

1066
01:04:42,200 --> 01:04:45,540
I'm done Have a happy Father's Day.

1067
01:04:45,540 --> 01:04:46,456
Have a good week.

1068
01:04:46,456 --> 01:04:46,918
I

1069
01:04:46,918 --> 01:04:52,538
one more thing that I'll close on and then
I'm gonna give one last update about the

1070
01:04:52,538 --> 01:04:53,938
pod itself.

1071
01:04:54,798 --> 01:05:02,658
So today, June, what is it, 16th, this was
actually the 10 year anniversary since we

1072
01:05:02,658 --> 01:05:04,218
lost Tony Gwynn.

1073
01:05:05,178 --> 01:05:08,878
Joe knows this, I am a contact hitter just
like Tony Gwynn.

1074
01:05:08,878 --> 01:05:10,578
I don't do much more than that.

1075
01:05:10,578 --> 01:05:12,564
We were even kind of built the same.

1076
01:05:12,610 --> 01:05:15,470
I love Tony Gwynn.

1077
01:05:15,470 --> 01:05:17,450
I love what he did for the game.

1078
01:05:17,590 --> 01:05:19,490
I love watching him play.

1079
01:05:19,490 --> 01:05:22,410
I love his hitting philosophies.

1080
01:05:22,410 --> 01:05:28,930
He's a Hall of Famer, 15 time All -Star,
seven time Silver Slugger, eight time

1081
01:05:28,930 --> 01:05:34,210
Batting champ, 3 ,141 hits.

1082
01:05:34,210 --> 01:05:40,930
He hit 394 in 1994 and he had 200 hits
five different seasons.

1083
01:05:42,146 --> 01:05:44,456
So just shout out to Tony Gwynn.

1084
01:05:44,456 --> 01:05:49,406
Really wish he was still alive and still
with us because his knowledge, his wisdom

1085
01:05:49,406 --> 01:05:51,986
and his love for the game was just like
none other.

1086
01:05:52,146 --> 01:05:54,266
So shout out to Tony Gwynn.

1087
01:05:54,486 --> 01:05:58,886
And then the last thing, Joe, that I have
for the night is obviously we've been on

1088
01:05:58,886 --> 01:06:01,966
YouTube for a long time now since the pod
started.

1089
01:06:01,966 --> 01:06:06,446
But as of this week, we are actually on
Apple podcast as well.

1090
01:06:06,446 --> 01:06:09,666
So if you could go to the Throwing
Partners pod.

1091
01:06:09,666 --> 01:06:13,686
Our logo is on there, so it's easy to
find.

1092
01:06:13,686 --> 01:06:17,816
If you could leave us a five -star review,
that would really help the show.

1093
01:06:17,816 --> 01:06:19,726
We would really appreciate that.

1094
01:06:19,726 --> 01:06:24,226
And then also, please remember to like,
share, and subscribe to our YouTube

1095
01:06:24,226 --> 01:06:24,786
channel.

1096
01:06:24,786 --> 01:06:27,026
That also helps our show.

1097
01:06:27,066 --> 01:06:29,386
And thanks, everybody, for listening.

1098
01:06:29,526 --> 01:06:33,746
Sorry that we rancid a little bit, but
sometimes it's just needed, because our

1099
01:06:33,746 --> 01:06:36,286
teams right now are just a little bit
frustrating.

1100
01:06:36,626 --> 01:06:38,338
So thanks again, everybody.

1101
01:06:38,338 --> 01:06:41,870
Have a wonderful Father's Day and we'll
see you next week.