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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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I am actually coming to you live from
Breckenridge, Colorado.

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I am looking out at a beautiful mountain
scene right now.

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I'd like to apologize.

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It's been about three weeks since we have
done one of these, but we have a lot to

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talk about.

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So buckle in.

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Here we go.

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Joe, you're going to give us a quick
Astros recap because they are officially

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tied for first place now.

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And then I'm going to talk a little

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About the Braves and the All -Star game
and the Home Run Derby and all sorts of

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stuff.

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So here we

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Yeah, so the last time we talked, the
Astros, I believe, had just finished up a

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series with the Blue Jays.

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So they then moved on to play the
Minnesota Twins.

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Unfortunately, they lost that series two
games to three, but they would come out in

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the first game of that series and blow the
doors off the Twins, winning 13 to 12.

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That score is a little misleading because
the Twins kind of had a little late inning

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rally in the ninth where they scored seven
runs.

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And the Astros just could not find that
last out.

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But I mean, the offense just exploded.

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Althupe had an RBI, Bregman had an RBI,
Pena had three, Myers had two, and

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Loprofito had two.

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Basically everybody on the offense
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win that game 13 to 12, as I mentioned.

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Sean Dubin pitched two and two thirds.

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He gave up three runs, five hits.

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It was a bullpen game.

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It was, you know, pitcher by committee and
unfortunately Luis Contreras or yes, Luis

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Contreras was just not able to get that
those last three outs for us.

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He had pitched one and two thirds innings
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So it was kind of understandable.

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He was gassed, but Josh Hader was able to
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and pitch that third of an inning and get
us out there out

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that first game of the series with a win
against the twins.

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Unfortunately, however, we would drop the
next two.

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We would drop the second game nine to
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And it was kind of a weird lineup because
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game.

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I believe that was the game that he got
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And so he wasn't in the lineup the next
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And Bregman was batting lead off.

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The offense just could not find their
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John Singleton had a big day.

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had two RBI's, but outside of him and
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much.

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They were one for six with runners in
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base.

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it just wasn't our night.

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Hunter Brown, he gave up seven runs.

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He gave up five in the first two innings
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But he was still able to get us six
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And we really needed that because as I
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the night before.

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So getting out of there with six inning
pitch, six innings pitch was a real, you

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know, upside for Brown, even though he
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But it is what it is.

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He had a bad start and a streak of starts
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And, know, you're you're allowed one of
those duds at times.

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And then unfortunately, the Astros would
go on to lose the finale.

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It was a really close game, came down to
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The twins would walk it

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specifically Christian Vasquez, he would
hit a home run off a Josh Hader in a non

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-safe situation because as I mentioned the
game was tied in the ninth and that's how

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they won it.

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Christian Vasquez, former Astro hit a home
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I mentioned in the last podcast which has
been you know three weeks since then Josh

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Hader has a home run problem this year his
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And I believe his hard hit percentage is
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And that's not good.

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You definitely cannot have that as your
$95 million closer.

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Outside of that, he's been solid since
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in non -save situations, he hasn't exactly
pitched great because we do not have the

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guys to rely on to go into those non -save
situations in the late innings.

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We just don't have those guys on this
roster right now.

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which I'm hoping that we can address at
the trade deadline and I'll get more into

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that in a few minutes.

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But you know, Brian Abreu, Ryan Presley
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struggles so far this season.

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So none of them have been exactly
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And then you got guys like Taylor Scott
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you don't know how much of that is chance
so far.

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And if you look at their expected stats,

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you know, Seth Martinez is kind of going
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And you kind of see that today against the
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And I know that Taylor Scott's expected
numbers are a lot better than Martinez's,

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but I expect him to come back down to
earth a little bit as well.

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I don't expect him to, you know, continue
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because that's really what he should have
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So I do expect a little bit of regression
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But I think that the Astros need to
address a high leverage situation at the

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trade deadline and sacrifice an area like
first base for that because the Astros,

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you know, their farm system has been
ravaged because of, know, the science

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stealing scandal and, you know, just being
dominant for so long that they don't

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exactly get those top tier prospects in
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They have enough to get a high leverage
reliever that can really change the

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dynamic of the bullpen.

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So I hope that they're able to do that.

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But moving on, the Astros would then go on
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Marlins coming back to Houston right after
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The Astros would go on to sweep the
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They took the first game for game.

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Sorry, four to three.

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And Bregman had a big game.

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He had three

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I believe he had a big home run late in
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So, you know, that was huge.

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And, you know, I wasn't really able to
watch much of this series because I was

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dealing with a lot of, you know, of the
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So I don't really have a great
understanding of what happened, but I

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remember correctly, Bregman had a clutch
home run near the end of the game.

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Moving on to the second game of the
series, the Astros would win 9 -1, popping

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off on the Marlins.

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Bregman had an RBI again continuing his
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He's been great so far since June.

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He's kind of picked it up in the absence
of Kyle Tucker, which has been really

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great to see because it's kind of been
interesting over these last couple of

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weeks.

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The Astros' success has started since Kyle
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with Bregman also stepping

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And Yiner Diaz as a matter of fact I'm not
gonna forget him because he's also been

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playing out of his mind and actually
speaking of Yiner He had three RBI's in

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this game to go along with Joey Lo Perfito
having to So, I mean they've all been just

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the whole lineup has been clicking since
Kyle Tucker has been absent with the

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world's worst bone brews

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I'm calling BS on that.

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I think that he was more seriously injured
and the Astros just didn't want their fans

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to panic.

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But they've honestly survived and been
thriving since he's been absent.

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So, you know, there hasn't been really
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But the Astros would then go on to win the
third game of the series, 6 -3.

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Let's see.

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Bregman had an RBI, again continuing to
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Singleton has been playing really good,
more than you could have asked.

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He had an RBI, Pena and Loprofito all had
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Myers had an RBI and then Cesar Salazar
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It has been a succeed by committee effort
for the Astros so far on this street.

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They've been winning by passing the baton
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win them games, which I

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was part of the problem during the first
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roster.

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Because in the middle of a game, Jose
Abreu would be in the biggest spots and

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time and time again, he would fail.

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And I'm not trying to pile on to the guy,
but it puts a lot of pressure on everybody

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else to perform when you know you have
that one guy in the lineup that is just

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not going to get it done.

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It does not matter what situation he was
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He could not handle it.

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And that puts a lot of pressure on the
eight other guys in the lineup to try to

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hit the long ball, to try to make the big
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Because you know that eventually Jose
Bray's name is gonna be called and he's

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not gonna do anything.

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So I think that taking the pressure off of
everybody else has really increased the

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Asher's ability to just produce more runs.

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Their offense has been pretty good over
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They've had a couple of rough patches
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But outside of that, their offense has
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And another person that has been kind of
putting a strain on the lineup is Chaz

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McCormick.

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And I'm not going to let him slide because
he has just been awful this year.

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He had another big moment today.

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And he's just been really bad.

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He's downright unplayable.

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don't think that Joey Lopofito should be
the player that gets optioned when Kyle

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Tucker gets back.

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It should be Chas McCormick because he
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minor leagues right now because he is just
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I don't know what he did over the off
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again.

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And he needs to do what he was doing
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I know that baseball is a weird game.

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One season you have the best season of
career and the next season you get humbled

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out of your mind.

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But it's just unfortunate the way that the
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has just been left behind because he was
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year's team.

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I was really hoping that he would have
proved Dusty Baker wrong like Yiner Diaz

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currently is, but it's just unfortunate.

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But moving on, the Astros would go on to
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They would lose two out of the three
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They would win the first game six to
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And this series was frustrating because
they did come out and Hunter Brown pitched

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amazing in that first game.

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sorry, six innings, five hits.

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two earned runs, five strikeouts and two
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He has again, ever since that Kansas City
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believe his next start or his next start,
but the start in Detroit where he really

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started to figure it out.

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He's been, you know, the absolute model of
consistency, basically giving the Astros

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six inning pitch every time he goes out
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But you know, he pitched really well
against Andrew Heaney who also, you know,

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he didn't pitch horribly.

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He actually

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Pitched almost the exact same stat line as
Brown just winning any less But you know

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the Astros were able to win a good game
against the Rangers and it's unfortunate

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that the Astros and take the series
because they really could have buried the

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Rangers and kind of ended their season I
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after this last series with the Orioles
But they could have done it themselves,

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which it would have been so just you

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I don't know how to explain it.

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Words can't explain it.

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It would have been great if the Astros
could have ended their season here.

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But they would end up losing the second
game of the series and extra innings two

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to one.

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The offense just didn't do anything.

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And that was kind of where I mentioned
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struggling, recapping the Marlins, but
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They were two for nine with runners in
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play well at all offensively.

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It was their game to win because they had
so many opportunities.

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But you know, both teams just weren't able
to capitalize when they did get runners

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on.

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And that's why the score was so low.

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It was kind of a pitcher's duel and we
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Spencer Argeti pitched great.

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He had seven strikeouts over six innings.

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He only gave up two hits and one run and
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But you know, he pitched, he pitched good
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And it's unfortunate that he didn't get
the win on that game because that was a

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very winnable game.

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And then to finish off the Rangers series
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would lose to the Rangers 2 -4.

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Renel Blanco, he gave up two runs in the
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runs over six innings.

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He would have five strikeouts and two
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Once again, the offense just had their
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They were 0 -9 with runners in scoring
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This was another game where neither team
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The Rangers were just a little bit better
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it.

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But if I remember correctly, the Astros
had their moments where they were putting

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pressure on the Rangers and they couldn't
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I believe there was a basis loaded
situation where there were no outs and the

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Astros did not score a run, which is
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But it's baseball.

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Those moments are going to happen.

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It's just frustrating in the moment, but
you kind of have to get over it.

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kind of reset your mind going in the All
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But the Astros finished off the first half
of the season on a high note.

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Nonetheless, they ended the first half
with a 50 and 46 record and they would end

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with sole possession of second place in
the AL West.

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I believe two games out from the Mariners
at the time and coming out of the All

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-Star break facing the Mariners for sole
possession.

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of the AL West and the Astros coming out
of the All -Star break would beat the

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Mariners in a three game series, two games
to three, winning the first game three to

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nothing against the Mariners beating Luis
Castillo after, you know, him going seven

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innings.

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He gave up three, three runs.

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So he took the loss.

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Hunter Brown, like I said, model of
consistency gave us six innings, no earned

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runs, five strikeouts and three walks.

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He did just enough to get us the win.

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The Mariners offense is horrible.

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So, you know, he didn't have to do much,
but he just had to, you know, do enough.

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Yiner Diaz had a clutch, two run RBI in
the third against Luis Castillo, which was

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awesome.

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You know, earlier in the season, people
were calling for Diaz to be benched now

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he's the cleanup hitter on one of the
hottest teams in baseball.

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so it just, feels so gratifying to,
finally see him start to shine like the

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player everybody knew he would be.

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it's just unfortunate because, you know,
Dusty Baker really held him back last year

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playing Martin Maldonado over him.

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And just, it sucks to think about what the
Astro season could have been like if

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Martin Maldonado wasn't getting regular
reps, in the Astros lineup.

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Beside Jose Abreu, might I add, two of the
worst qualified hitters in the league last

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year, getting reps in the same lineup.

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And you have Jiner Diaz sitting on the
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It's just it makes me mad.

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It was managerial malpractice.

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And I'm just so glad that the Astros are
finally thriving the way that they should

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have been all season after dealing with so
much adversity through injury and just

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poor performance and bad luck.

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But the Astros would gain possession of
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by percentage points, but they

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go on to win the second game of the
series, taking sole possession of first

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place in the AL West by record.

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They would win four to two.

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The Astros kind of battled out this game.

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They grinded.

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They got up early in the fourth inning
scoring one.

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They would go down in the sixth, giving up
two.

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And then they would go on to score two
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the eighth.

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kind of sabotaging Ryan Stanek, former
Astro, and kind of forcing him out of the

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game and forcing him to kind of rethink
his decision to not resign with us.

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But he's been dealing with injuries and of
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this was kind of his first start after an
IL stint, I believe, or after dealing with

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some back spasms.

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So he didn't pitch well to the betterment
of us.

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So the Astros would go on to secure the
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They would win being helped by some great
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in the eighth inning.

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That was awesome to see them, you know,
locking down the corners.

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Fomber Valdes pitched well.

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He pitched five and two thirds.

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He had one mistake to Julio Rodriguez,
which cost him the two runs that the

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Mariners would score.

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But moving on to today's game.

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Today's game was kind of a disappointment.

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Because the Astros just couldn't do
anything against Brian Wu and the Mariners

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bullpen.

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You know, that's really all I can say.

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They were three for eight with runners in
scoring position.

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They left five men on base Jordan Alvarez
tried to carry them to victory today.

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Hitting for the cycle, which was crazy to
see.

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I swear to God he hit one 500 feet and
stat cast is lying because that hit I

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believe the the facade of the third deck
in

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T -Mobile Park, but apparently it only
went 429 feet.

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I'm calling BS.

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Chas McCormick had an opportunity in the
middle of the game with a runner on third.

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He was a pinch hitter and he just has not
looked good.

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He's batting 206 and he's just not been
playing good.

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He's like I said, downright unplayable
right now.

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He needs to be sent down.

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He needs to be getting regular reps in the
minors to see if he can fix whatever's

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going on with them.

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And you know, it's just frustrating
because he did play so well last year and

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the team could really use his production
But it is what it is at this point.

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We have some guys that can kind of step in
that we've seen And hopefully Kyle Tucker

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comes back and continues to play at the
MVP level.

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He has been playing at Renault Blanco lost
the game today pitching five and two

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-thirds giving up all or not all four but
for earned runs He's lost

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three out of his four last starts, not to
his fault on all of them.

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I believe that the Ashers haven't played
well offensively in the games that and I

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believe two of the games that he has lost
out of those three.

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This one, obviously he gave up four runs,
which I mean, in my opinion should still

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be good enough to get you the win.

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But Seth Martinez came in and he kind of
blew that opportunity.

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He pitched a one and one third inning.

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and he gave up a home run.

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He got a three run home run and the six to
the Mariners after the Astros kind of

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tried to rally back.

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And the Astros just weren't able to come
back offensively after that.

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Like I said, the Mariners bullpen kind of
shut us down after that.

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So that's a recap of the Astros last three
weeks.

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There's kind of that break in between the
All -Star game.

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So they had time to kind of rest and reset
because their bullpen had been used to

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hell.

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Ryan O 'Brien came out in the first game
of the Mariner series and he pitched well,

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but that second game he got bailed out by
a pinch running mistake.

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You know, being able to pick off a lead, a
lead off walk at first.

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So I'm a little concerned with him still
because he did look horrible.

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But it is what it is.

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Like I said, I hope we can address it at
the trade deadline.

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But just moving on to the Braves, Kirby,
let me know how you feel about the Braves

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in the last three weeks.

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Hmm Joe, think I'm gonna hold my breath on
how I really feel about it.

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It's been an interesting last three weeks
First of all, I've been telling y 'all

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since May since May 1st.

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They've been a 500 team.

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They are still a 500 team Since we last
talked there seven and six they played

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They played a series against the Phillies
Then they went out west to Arizona and to

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San Diego before the All -Star break and
then since the All -Star break They've

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been at home playing the Cardinals

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And let me just say so far, it looked
pretty positive there for a minute because

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they won their series against the
Phillies.

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We saw a really good start from Spencer
Schwellenbach and once again from Reynaldo

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Lopez in the two wins.

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We did not see a good start for Max Fried
in game one of that series.

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And I'll get to Max Fried in just a little
bit because that's a whole different topic

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that I'm going to touch on.

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So needless to say, this year against the
Phillies, we are four and two against

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So we've played exceptionally well against
them.

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And then following the Philly series, they
went out West Arizona, had a four game

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set.

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They won the first two, which actually put
them on a four game win streak.

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And things were actually really starting
to look up.

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Well, then they blew it and lost the next
two.

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During the two wins, saw some really good,
we saw some really good pitching from

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Chris Hale once again.

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The dude is just, he's unreal Joe.

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Right now he is the NL Cy Young.

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I mentioned in our last pod that I wish he
would have started the All -Star game, but

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it was all about Paul Skeens in the All
-Star game, pitching against Soto and

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Judge.

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And I'll talk about that in a minute too,
because I actually got the privilege to

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go.

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And then let's see, moving on to the San
Diego series.

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The San Diego series was actually really
good too, because we saw another good

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start from Spencer Schwellenbach.

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The kid has six different pitches and he
throws them well and he throws them with

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authority and he doesn't walk a lot of
guys Which I really appreciate seeing

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because I don't like guys getting free
bases They ended up losing the middle game

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of that set they got shut out by Dylan
cease He just he looked like Dylan cease.

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That's all I'm gonna say about that And
then the last game of that series Chris

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Dale pitch once again, he wasn't on it
wasn't his best

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But they still won the game six to three
and you know ended it went into the all

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-star break with a dub Now since the all
-star break there at home, they just lost

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well literally just lost a series to the
Cardinals And It hasn't looked good Joe

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they won they had a doubleheader Saturday
because their game got rained up Friday

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They won the first game of the
doubleheader and then lost the second game

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of the doubleheader sunny gray

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actually gave up several home runs, but
still managed to throw quite a few innings

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and really helped their bullpen kind of
rest up a little bit.

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And then today, Joe, today sucked.

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First of all, we all woke up this morning
to the news about Max Fried.

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He's been placed on the 15 day IL with
left forearm neuritis, which all of us had

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to Google what that medical term was this
morning.

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And he actually,

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Came out and said that, you know, during
the All -Star game during his warmups, he

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felt something while he was doing his arm
circles.

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And then he also said that he's been
feeling some burning in his hand, which I

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don't know about you Joe, but that sounds
like he's going to have his second time at

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Now here's the thing though, Max Fried is
a free agent after this season.

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Does that mean that they throw him a three
year extension and then let him rehab the

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whole first year?

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And then they give him two years to see
where he's at and maybe re -up another

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extension after that.

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I don't know.

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but there was no structural damage done to
that done.

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You know, there was no structural damage
to his elbow, to any of the ligaments, any

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of that stuff.

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So that's, that's pretty good news.

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if you go to Google, it does not look like
good news.

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It looks like horrible news.

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so I, I'm not really sure what to think
about that.

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so we woke up to that this morning.

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Then the game happened.

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they lost the game.

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already, you know, we've already
established that.

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But then literally like the last inning of
the game Ozzy always gets hurt Ends up

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fracturing his wrist and he's gonna be out
at least eight weeks Eight weeks from now

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is about the middle of September.

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I Can't I mean we can't even guarantee
that he'll actually be ready in eight

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weeks because that's gonna be kind of
tricky coming back from a wrist injury I'm

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sure I'll have to have a rehab sent to so
no telling how long he's actually going to

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be up now with that being said

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Braves fans have been chomping at the bit
to get Nacho Alvarez up to the big

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leagues.

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I absolutely love this kid, okay?

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I got to see him in spring training this
year.

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I love the way that he plays.

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He plays hard.

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He's not a big dude either.

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I'm not gonna put this comparison on him,
but to me, he reminds me a lot about Tuve,

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just the way that he plays.

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I think he's an eventual second baseman in
the game.

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He takes a ton of walks.

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He's got a great hit tool and he doesn't
strike out a

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And since he actually got promoted to
Gwinnett about 27 games ago, he He's

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really showed some power there since he
got promoted to Gwinnett He's he's got a

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really nice slash line.

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He's got an OPS over a thousand He's got
seven homers in 27 games.

450
00:26:21,607 --> 00:26:26,287
He's got five steals and only 20
strikeouts too, which is really nice I'm

451
00:26:26,287 --> 00:26:30,447
not sure where he's gonna bat tomorrow
when he comes up and makes his debut But I

452
00:26:30,447 --> 00:26:32,459
would honestly love to see him near the

453
00:26:32,459 --> 00:26:34,440
just because of his on -base ability.

454
00:26:36,002 --> 00:26:39,294
So that is like the one positive that
Braves fans are going to get out of this

455
00:26:39,294 --> 00:26:42,476
Ozzy Albies injury is we're finally going
to get to see Nacho at the big league

456
00:26:42,476 --> 00:26:43,127
level.

457
00:26:43,127 --> 00:26:48,971
Now I will say this, I have heard that the
pitching at the AAA level this year is not

458
00:26:48,971 --> 00:26:49,771
good.

459
00:26:49,891 --> 00:26:53,874
So no telling what we're going to see from
Nacho at the big league level.

460
00:26:54,355 --> 00:27:01,003
So it's as if it wasn't already a big
enough task.

461
00:27:01,003 --> 00:27:06,124
for Alex Anthopoulos to go out and get at
least one bat, maybe two bats and a

462
00:27:06,124 --> 00:27:08,005
starter possibly.

463
00:27:09,545 --> 00:27:14,466
The Max Free News, the Ozzy Albee News
really throws a wrench into their plans.

464
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:19,108
I don't know what that looks like now, but
I do have a couple of ideas.

465
00:27:19,108 --> 00:27:22,879
I don't know that we're quite ready for
that yet for that part of the talk, but

466
00:27:22,879 --> 00:27:27,830
there are several different trade options
and several different teams that have good

467
00:27:27,830 --> 00:27:30,795
pieces that I think would actually fit the
Braves' needs.

468
00:27:30,795 --> 00:27:34,358
And then not only for this year, but also
for next year.

469
00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:36,231
So Joe, do want to go from here?

470
00:27:36,231 --> 00:27:38,243
Because we have a lot of other things we
need to talk

471
00:27:40,583 --> 00:27:46,357
Well, I think we could talk about some
potential trade deadline moves that both

472
00:27:46,357 --> 00:27:50,720
of our teams could make and then kind of
how we see the rest of the season playing

473
00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,530
out.

474
00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:56,585
know, true contenders, pretenders, you
know, things of that nature.

475
00:27:56,585 --> 00:27:59,436
So I'll go ahead and start off with the
Astros.

476
00:28:00,438 --> 00:28:06,742
And this is going to kind of be an injury
update and a trade deadline talk because

477
00:28:07,232 --> 00:28:12,234
There have been some setbacks with the
Astros starting pitching relief that they

478
00:28:12,234 --> 00:28:14,765
were expecting to come by the trade
deadline.

479
00:28:15,345 --> 00:28:17,887
Both Lance McCullers, Luis Garcia Jr.

480
00:28:17,887 --> 00:28:22,908
and Justin Verlander all face setbacks in
the three weeks that we did not talk,

481
00:28:23,029 --> 00:28:27,831
which has kind of been a big blow to their
hopes that they could rely on those three

482
00:28:27,831 --> 00:28:33,593
guys to come back and kind of be a trade
deadline acquisition.

483
00:28:34,514 --> 00:28:35,814
McCullers is

484
00:28:35,902 --> 00:28:39,083
I'm going to pretend like he doesn't exist
until he actually exists.

485
00:28:39,364 --> 00:28:44,266
Luis Garcia on the other hand is a little
frustrating because he did throw and a

486
00:28:44,987 --> 00:28:46,848
couple of rehab games.

487
00:28:47,709 --> 00:28:50,480
But he just came out of that second game
not feeling very healthy.

488
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:57,274
And which is really concerning because
they did kind of rush him along which I

489
00:28:57,274 --> 00:29:02,777
had mentioned before concerned me a little
bit just because you know kind of want to

490
00:29:02,777 --> 00:29:05,118
give someone coming off Tommy John the

491
00:29:05,318 --> 00:29:10,141
most amount of time that they can have
possibly to fully recover, they rushed him

492
00:29:10,141 --> 00:29:16,955
because he was saying that he felt like he
was at a better place than where they were

493
00:29:16,955 --> 00:29:18,385
expecting him to be.

494
00:29:18,486 --> 00:29:24,689
And it has led to them having to kind of
tamper expectations on him coming back

495
00:29:24,689 --> 00:29:28,852
within the next month or two, which is
unfortunate because I was really hoping to

496
00:29:28,852 --> 00:29:33,104
see him contribute meaningful endings to
this team.

497
00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:34,044
Lance McCullers Jr.

498
00:29:34,044 --> 00:29:37,756
as I mentioned, he's not real until I
actually see him pitch on the Major League

499
00:29:37,796 --> 00:29:39,116
stage again.

500
00:29:39,177 --> 00:29:40,347
He had a setback.

501
00:29:40,347 --> 00:29:41,878
He's a no throw right now.

502
00:29:41,878 --> 00:29:43,478
Luis Garcia Jr.

503
00:29:43,699 --> 00:29:46,180
Luis Garcia is at least throwing right
now.

504
00:29:47,380 --> 00:29:51,422
But he's just not throwing bullpens.

505
00:29:53,423 --> 00:29:56,494
I don't know what Lance's deal is.

506
00:29:56,494 --> 00:30:00,446
I mean, I've voiced my frustrations with
how Lance McCullers Jr.

507
00:30:00,534 --> 00:30:04,316
treats his rehab assignments and treats
any injury that he goes through.

508
00:30:05,217 --> 00:30:08,319
But he's just, he's hurt again.

509
00:30:09,681 --> 00:30:13,453
Dana Brown already mentioned it, which was
kind of shocking that he probably won't be

510
00:30:13,453 --> 00:30:15,214
a starter when he comes back.

511
00:30:15,214 --> 00:30:22,629
They will probably utilize him as a
bullpen arm if he comes back.

512
00:30:23,170 --> 00:30:25,172
I don't know what to say about Lance.

513
00:30:25,172 --> 00:30:28,746
I would love to love the guy, but I don't
because

514
00:30:28,746 --> 00:30:31,647
This is how all of his entries have played
out over the years.

515
00:30:31,647 --> 00:30:33,228
He pitches injured.

516
00:30:33,228 --> 00:30:36,909
He, he doesn't take his rehab.

517
00:30:37,050 --> 00:30:39,281
Like, I don't know if he doesn't take his
rehab seriously.

518
00:30:39,281 --> 00:30:40,421
I don't know him.

519
00:30:40,421 --> 00:30:47,044
I don't know what he does, but to me, him
pitching injured has only cost the Houston

520
00:30:47,044 --> 00:30:51,075
Astros, you know, to be worse off.

521
00:30:51,646 --> 00:30:55,077
so I, I've tried to hold him accountable
to that.

522
00:30:55,698 --> 00:30:56,658
people

523
00:30:57,426 --> 00:31:00,228
And the Astros community, they still love
him.

524
00:31:00,328 --> 00:31:03,370
Even though I see what it has been for
him.

525
00:31:03,971 --> 00:31:09,314
As I mentioned, pitching, pitching injured
and rushing rehabs and not taking the best

526
00:31:09,314 --> 00:31:15,558
options when it comes to you know, whether
it be surgeries or you know, just rest.

527
00:31:15,739 --> 00:31:19,821
But Justin Verlander is also dealing with
a neck injury right now.

528
00:31:21,183 --> 00:31:22,964
He had a setback.

529
00:31:23,004 --> 00:31:26,216
I don't know what's going on with him and
his neck, but

530
00:31:26,774 --> 00:31:30,194
He had a setback so he's kind of slowed
down.

531
00:31:30,194 --> 00:31:35,274
He did throw 25, a 25 pitch bullpen, I
believe yesterday.

532
00:31:35,274 --> 00:31:39,534
So that's at least some good news, but
he's just not progressing as fast as we

533
00:31:39,534 --> 00:31:40,594
would like.

534
00:31:40,674 --> 00:31:45,814
The Astros have been surviving with a five
man rotation, but they need a six starter

535
00:31:45,814 --> 00:31:50,314
that they can rely on, which is where the
trade deadline talks come in.

536
00:31:50,314 --> 00:31:54,234
There have been rumors that the Astros
have been involved with a guy like Zach

537
00:31:54,234 --> 00:31:56,374
Efflin, I believe.

538
00:31:56,374 --> 00:32:02,654
Tyler Anderson and Yandy Diaz from the
Rays.

539
00:32:03,234 --> 00:32:10,134
think that like I mentioned earlier, I
think that they should focus heavily on

540
00:32:10,134 --> 00:32:17,234
starting pitching and a leverage arm
because as it stands right now, while they

541
00:32:17,234 --> 00:32:23,434
have been pitching really good, I do not
trust a rotation that has a 40 year old

542
00:32:23,434 --> 00:32:24,274
Justin

543
00:32:24,918 --> 00:32:29,258
Sorry, I think it's like 41 year old
Justin Verlander, a mental headcase from

544
00:32:29,258 --> 00:32:32,578
Ravel Des, who has not been very
consistent this year.

545
00:32:32,578 --> 00:32:36,138
Renell Blanco, who will have thrown the
most amount of innings in his major league

546
00:32:36,138 --> 00:32:41,258
career and Hunter Brown who has, well,
yes, he has pitched good in this last

547
00:32:41,258 --> 00:32:44,358
stretch, hasn't been doing it against the
best opponents.

548
00:32:44,358 --> 00:32:46,078
I'm just going to be honest.

549
00:32:47,238 --> 00:32:48,958
You know, that scares me.

550
00:32:48,958 --> 00:32:49,838
That really does scare me.

551
00:32:49,838 --> 00:32:52,378
I think they need another top tier starter

552
00:32:52,778 --> 00:32:56,601
you whatever they can get out of their
already depleted farm system.

553
00:32:56,601 --> 00:33:02,065
There are like three guys that I think
that are untouchable in that farm system.

554
00:33:02,065 --> 00:33:08,810
And that's going to have to be Luis Baez,
Jacob Melton, then Bryce Matthews.

555
00:33:08,810 --> 00:33:14,354
And then everybody else is, know, you can
have a fire sale down in Sugarland and

556
00:33:14,354 --> 00:33:15,695
Corpus for all I care.

557
00:33:15,695 --> 00:33:20,608
Those guys are the only three that I see
are legit prospects for this team so far.

558
00:33:20,608 --> 00:33:24,189
That's probably what other teams have also
evaluated, which is going to make it hard

559
00:33:24,189 --> 00:33:25,559
letting go of them.

560
00:33:26,380 --> 00:33:28,800
But you're just gonna have to convince
them that you have something else and

561
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:33,752
someone else that you don't actually want,
but you want them to have, you know,

562
00:33:33,752 --> 00:33:36,832
that's just, that's kind of how the Astros
have gotten away with a lot of their other

563
00:33:36,832 --> 00:33:40,343
trade deadline acquisitions over the
years.

564
00:33:40,684 --> 00:33:44,335
I'm kind of impressed that people actually
even trade with the Astros anymore because

565
00:33:44,335 --> 00:33:48,556
so many of those traits have been one
sided where the Astros are the only team

566
00:33:48,556 --> 00:33:49,180
that

567
00:33:49,180 --> 00:33:50,991
any of the benefits of the trades.

568
00:33:50,991 --> 00:33:51,871
But who am I?

569
00:33:51,871 --> 00:33:53,552
I'm not going to complain.

570
00:33:53,872 --> 00:33:57,073
you know, I've been on the winning side,
so I don't care.

571
00:33:57,814 --> 00:34:03,576
But an interesting name that I keep seeing
popping up is, as I mentioned, coming

572
00:34:03,576 --> 00:34:08,518
along with the Rays and Yandy Diaz as a
first baseman.

573
00:34:08,518 --> 00:34:10,319
And I kind of think that that's
unnecessary.

574
00:34:10,319 --> 00:34:13,260
I think that they need to go after a high
leverage bullpen arm.

575
00:34:13,861 --> 00:34:16,642
I think that, you know, first base has

576
00:34:18,208 --> 00:34:21,949
You know, pretty good since Jose Bray who
hasn't been on the team anymore.

577
00:34:21,949 --> 00:34:24,760
I think that he's been doing just fine.

578
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,791
He's playing above replacement level at
this point, which is all I can really ask

579
00:34:28,791 --> 00:34:32,312
from John Singleton, who was kind of come
out of nowhere.

580
00:34:32,312 --> 00:34:38,994
It was a great pickup, I guess last year
when they decided to go get him and it's

581
00:34:38,994 --> 00:34:40,604
paying dividends right now.

582
00:34:40,724 --> 00:34:45,555
So I can't ask John Singleton to do any
more than what he's already doing.

583
00:34:45,555 --> 00:34:46,416
Could it get better?

584
00:34:46,416 --> 00:34:47,326
Yes,

585
00:34:47,572 --> 00:34:53,916
He does have the traditional lefty righty
splits, but at the same time, there are

586
00:34:53,916 --> 00:34:57,869
other needs, like I said, in an already
depleted farm system.

587
00:34:59,030 --> 00:35:02,151
You know, we're just, dealing with reality
here.

588
00:35:03,333 --> 00:35:07,786
There are other teams that can outbid the
Astros because they have more prospect

589
00:35:07,786 --> 00:35:08,856
capital.

590
00:35:10,217 --> 00:35:13,319
And just, it's, you got to deal with what
you're working with.

591
00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:15,901
I don't think that first base is a major
concern.

592
00:35:15,901 --> 00:35:17,376
I think the offense can.

593
00:35:17,376 --> 00:35:19,626
get by with what they have right now.

594
00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:23,978
And that means obviously I don't think
that they should pursue someone like

595
00:35:23,978 --> 00:35:25,357
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

596
00:35:25,357 --> 00:35:28,029
or Pete Alonso as well.

597
00:35:28,029 --> 00:35:29,599
just I don't think it's necessary.

598
00:35:29,599 --> 00:35:35,181
I really do believe that this team's
biggest weakness right now and going

599
00:35:35,181 --> 00:35:40,952
forward will be starting pitching and
relief pitching, specifically high

600
00:35:40,952 --> 00:35:46,264
leverage because they will be getting Kyle
Tucker back sometime in the near future,

601
00:35:46,264 --> 00:35:47,208
hopefully.

602
00:35:47,208 --> 00:35:50,721
I believe that those offensive struggles
might be offset.

603
00:35:52,002 --> 00:35:56,466
You know, or those often those worries on
offense might be offset when hopefully

604
00:35:56,466 --> 00:36:01,580
everybody continues to click and you add
Kyle Tucker and MVP candidate into that

605
00:36:01,580 --> 00:36:02,451
lineup.

606
00:36:02,451 --> 00:36:07,255
So hopefully he just negates the need for
a first baseman all around because he

607
00:36:07,255 --> 00:36:12,479
brings back that offensive production that
we just haven't had since he's been gone.

608
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,830
But that's my that's my Astros trade
deadline take.

609
00:36:15,830 --> 00:36:21,190
There aren't really too many names flying
around right now specifically because as

610
00:36:21,190 --> 00:36:25,450
we mentioned in the last couple of
episodes a lot of teams are gonna hold

611
00:36:25,450 --> 00:36:31,150
until the very last minute because of just
the playoff format you could be four games

612
00:36:31,150 --> 00:36:39,450
out and under 500 at this point and still
technically be a contender So everybody's

613
00:36:39,450 --> 00:36:43,490
gonna hold until the last minute and you
know a lot of things can change in the

614
00:36:43,490 --> 00:36:45,788
next two weeks, but I

615
00:36:45,788 --> 00:36:51,965
deadline is coming up on Wednesday the
31st so we will see how the Astros do

616
00:36:51,965 --> 00:36:57,791
hopefully Dana Brown makes some shifty
moves and hopefully Jim Crane allows him

617
00:36:57,791 --> 00:37:00,894
to be the GM that we all know that he can

618
00:37:01,815 --> 00:37:04,336
Well, I think those are great ideas for
the Astros.

619
00:37:04,336 --> 00:37:06,998
I definitely agree with them going to get
a starter.

620
00:37:08,159 --> 00:37:12,301
As for the Braves, like I said earlier,
things kind of changed today once we got

621
00:37:12,301 --> 00:37:15,302
the news about Max Fried and Ozzy Albies.

622
00:37:15,443 --> 00:37:18,525
But not to mention Joe, we've already lost
Ronald Rekunia for the year.

623
00:37:18,525 --> 00:37:20,605
We've already lost Spencer Strider.

624
00:37:21,286 --> 00:37:23,667
We don't know when Michael Harris is
coming back.

625
00:37:24,008 --> 00:37:26,739
I thought he was going to come back right
after the All -Star break, but that hasn't

626
00:37:26,739 --> 00:37:27,769
been the case.

627
00:37:28,150 --> 00:37:30,231
I'm hearing now another three weeks.

628
00:37:30,231 --> 00:37:31,262
I'm not really sure about that.

629
00:37:31,262 --> 00:37:33,593
Once again, he'll have to go through a
rehab stint.

630
00:37:35,074 --> 00:37:40,127
So essentially, right now, it would be
great to go get two bats because you've

631
00:37:40,127 --> 00:37:46,671
got like four holes in the lineup between
Orlando Arcia and Eddie Rosario and Adam

632
00:37:46,671 --> 00:37:47,741
Duvall.

633
00:37:48,102 --> 00:37:52,124
And not to mention right now, Joe, another
big hole that they have is Matt Olson.

634
00:37:52,424 --> 00:37:56,206
Matt Olson is on a Chris Davis type of
crash.

635
00:37:57,079 --> 00:38:00,219
If you remember Chris Davis, when he
played for the Orioles, he had 54 homers

636
00:38:00,219 --> 00:38:02,199
or 57 homers, whatever it was.

637
00:38:02,199 --> 00:38:08,119
And then like immediately after that,
right down the drain, horrible.

638
00:38:09,199 --> 00:38:10,159
Well, it was horrible.

639
00:38:10,159 --> 00:38:13,619
And right now Joe, Matt Olson is one of
the same.

640
00:38:13,699 --> 00:38:17,539
He's still hitting balls hard, but he's
not taking his walks.

641
00:38:17,659 --> 00:38:19,699
He's not having a bit of luck.

642
00:38:19,699 --> 00:38:22,019
And quite frankly, Joe, he has been
terrible.

643
00:38:22,019 --> 00:38:25,619
And for the first time today, Brian
Snicker got the broad idea to move him to

644
00:38:25,619 --> 00:38:26,979
the spot.

645
00:38:27,491 --> 00:38:31,333
And that's about as low as it can go
because the rest of their lineup is just

646
00:38:31,333 --> 00:38:32,273
as bad.

647
00:38:34,154 --> 00:38:39,656
So I have seen them in connection to the
raise.

648
00:38:39,656 --> 00:38:43,518
I have also seen them in connection to the
Blue Jays because of Alex Anthopoulos'

649
00:38:43,518 --> 00:38:45,038
previous employer.

650
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:52,762
As far as the raise go, there's one trade
that I could see happening because it

651
00:38:52,762 --> 00:38:55,283
benefits them this year and next

652
00:38:55,351 --> 00:39:00,311
because next year you're going to have an
issue when Ronald Acuna comes back because

653
00:39:00,311 --> 00:39:03,051
more than likely he's not going straight
back to right field.

654
00:39:03,511 --> 00:39:05,611
He's going to have to DH some.

655
00:39:05,631 --> 00:39:09,551
The one move that I would actually like to
see is them to go get maybe Randy or

656
00:39:09,551 --> 00:39:10,631
Rosarina.

657
00:39:10,631 --> 00:39:15,111
Now he started off the year absolutely
terrible, but if you go and look at his

658
00:39:15,111 --> 00:39:19,871
last 28 days, he's actually been
exceptionally well, played exceptionally

659
00:39:19,871 --> 00:39:20,471
well.

660
00:39:20,471 --> 00:39:25,291
He's got an 883 OPS and done even better
than that as of recent.

661
00:39:25,829 --> 00:39:29,280
so uncle Randy, welcome to Atlanta.

662
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,411
I would love to see that guy in a Braves
uniform.

663
00:39:31,411 --> 00:39:33,561
I think he would fire up the boys too.

664
00:39:34,361 --> 00:39:38,242
another name that I have seen in
connection to them from the race is also

665
00:39:38,242 --> 00:39:39,503
Zach Efflin.

666
00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:43,764
that would be just a, basically a mid
rotation starter for them.

667
00:39:44,004 --> 00:39:45,964
that could eat some innings down the line.

668
00:39:46,345 --> 00:39:51,366
now granted, if they get max freed back,
then you can see, you know, a, a playoff

669
00:39:51,366 --> 00:39:54,995
rotation of Chris sale and Reynaldo Lopez.

670
00:39:54,995 --> 00:39:56,455
and Max Fried.

671
00:39:57,056 --> 00:40:00,236
And then honestly, right now, Charlie
Morton is pitched better as of late.

672
00:40:00,377 --> 00:40:04,698
But then you've got guys like Spencers
Wellenbach, and when he's on, dude's on.

673
00:40:04,698 --> 00:40:05,848
But he's just going to have to develop.

674
00:40:05,848 --> 00:40:06,978
He's a rookie.

675
00:40:07,299 --> 00:40:12,330
I have also seen them in connection, like
I said, to the Blue Jays when it comes to

676
00:40:12,330 --> 00:40:16,381
guys like Kevin Gossman, because there was
already a, you know, he was already a

677
00:40:16,381 --> 00:40:17,662
brave one time.

678
00:40:17,762 --> 00:40:21,513
And then also to somebody else that's
played exceptionally well lately is George

679
00:40:21,513 --> 00:40:22,333
Springer.

680
00:40:22,667 --> 00:40:27,098
I don't know if the Braves would want to
take on that contract because that would

681
00:40:27,098 --> 00:40:32,090
put them into the third text, third ledger
text threshold, but it would be really

682
00:40:32,090 --> 00:40:33,950
nice to have him at the top.

683
00:40:34,150 --> 00:40:38,771
And he is also somebody that has played
really well as of late.

684
00:40:39,632 --> 00:40:45,714
I think overall, I think the bullpen is
okay.

685
00:40:45,714 --> 00:40:49,515
know, everybody, they've got guys that
they could actually put in the bullpen

686
00:40:49,515 --> 00:40:50,775
that are down in AAA.

687
00:40:50,983 --> 00:40:56,215
AJ Smith Schaver that guy has a cannon for
arm days bill Hernandez If they want to go

688
00:40:56,215 --> 00:40:58,675
get another high leverage lefty, I'm not
opposed.

689
00:40:58,675 --> 00:41:04,947
I think that'd be a great idea And then
you know the as far as the lineup the

690
00:41:04,947 --> 00:41:08,558
lineup has got to be reconstructed They've
got to add some bats at least two bats if

691
00:41:08,558 --> 00:41:12,609
they want to compete Because honestly
right now Joe if you go look at the stats

692
00:41:12,609 --> 00:41:17,010
the brace pitching staff is the best in
the league They've got the best eRA

693
00:41:17,191 --> 00:41:18,271
They've got

694
00:41:19,319 --> 00:41:21,900
They've got, think they've given up the
least amount of home runs.

695
00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:25,081
They lead in several categories and if
they don't lead in it, they're in the top

696
00:41:25,081 --> 00:41:25,922
five.

697
00:41:26,282 --> 00:41:30,423
So those are some moves that I know
they've been connected to.

698
00:41:30,644 --> 00:41:33,565
A lot of people in Braves country want
them to go get Brent Rooker.

699
00:41:33,565 --> 00:41:35,486
Brent Rooker can't play the outfield.

700
00:41:35,486 --> 00:41:38,727
And if I'm the ASGM, I'm not picking up
the phone on the Braves call.

701
00:41:38,727 --> 00:41:42,159
I'm just not doing it because they've been
screwed so many times by the Braves on

702
00:41:42,159 --> 00:41:46,430
different trades between Matt Olson and
Sean Murphy.

703
00:41:46,971 --> 00:41:47,811
So.

704
00:41:48,061 --> 00:41:51,344
I think the the Randy move would be great.

705
00:41:51,344 --> 00:41:55,788
I think that would really bring some fire
to the clubhouse too because they don't

706
00:41:55,788 --> 00:41:57,359
have a lot of those guys.

707
00:41:57,359 --> 00:41:58,380
They have Chris sale.

708
00:41:58,380 --> 00:42:03,485
have Jerick Kellnick, but Kellnick is not
quite to his potential of what he could be

709
00:42:03,485 --> 00:42:03,715
now.

710
00:42:03,715 --> 00:42:05,346
Granted he has played better.

711
00:42:06,127 --> 00:42:09,149
You know he's played better at certain
points during the season.

712
00:42:09,149 --> 00:42:13,243
He was on a little bit of a skid before
the All -Star break, but he had a home run

713
00:42:13,243 --> 00:42:15,054
today and had a triple yesterday so.

714
00:42:16,575 --> 00:42:20,947
You know, he's getting there, but it's
these guys have to develop at the big

715
00:42:20,947 --> 00:42:21,938
league level.

716
00:42:22,959 --> 00:42:26,821
so those are some of the moves that I
would like to see them do, but there's a

717
00:42:26,821 --> 00:42:31,973
part of me too, Joe, that I can honestly
see the Braves since they have had so many

718
00:42:31,973 --> 00:42:38,507
injuries, just standing pat and maybe
getting one bat and maybe like a, a mid

719
00:42:38,507 --> 00:42:43,349
rotation starter that can just eat up some
innings, that's on an expiring contract.

720
00:42:43,370 --> 00:42:46,327
like maybe one those guys from the reds,
like Frankie Montoss.

721
00:42:46,327 --> 00:42:51,107
Um, you know, nothing, nothing seriously
huge, um, because next year they're going

722
00:42:51,107 --> 00:42:54,647
to get, you know, they're hopefully going
to have a healthy Ronald Acuna jr.

723
00:42:54,647 --> 00:42:56,747
At some point, they're going to have a
healthy Michael Harris.

724
00:42:56,747 --> 00:42:58,067
I'll have a healthy Ozzy Albies.

725
00:42:58,067 --> 00:42:59,787
I'll have a healthy Sean Murphy.

726
00:42:59,787 --> 00:43:04,067
Um, they've had an entire all -star team
that has been on the injured list this

727
00:43:04,067 --> 00:43:05,487
year at some point or another.

728
00:43:05,627 --> 00:43:07,707
Um, so it's just, it sucks, man.

729
00:43:07,707 --> 00:43:09,447
It's been, it's been a rough year.

730
00:43:09,447 --> 00:43:14,067
Um, but we're going to know a lot in the
next 10 days of, know, where the

731
00:43:14,067 --> 00:43:15,587
organization wants to go.

732
00:43:15,861 --> 00:43:19,343
And like we've already talked about with
the Astros, all you have to do is get into

733
00:43:19,343 --> 00:43:22,314
the postseason and then anything can
happen.

734
00:43:22,314 --> 00:43:24,375
So no telling what's gonna happen.

735
00:43:24,375 --> 00:43:27,957
I would love to see them go get Randy or
Rosarina or George Springer.

736
00:43:28,137 --> 00:43:31,599
Both of those guys are also really good in
the playoffs.

737
00:43:31,599 --> 00:43:33,799
We have seen that year in, year out.

738
00:43:35,020 --> 00:43:37,721
So yeah, that's kind of what I think.

739
00:43:37,902 --> 00:43:40,583
So what do we got next,

740
00:43:42,282 --> 00:43:47,635
Well, I just want to talk about some of
the better teams in the league and what

741
00:43:47,635 --> 00:43:49,806
their needs are at the moment.

742
00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:54,889
Teams like the Orioles, Twins, Yankees.

743
00:43:54,889 --> 00:43:59,171
We've already talked about the Astros and
the Braves, the Mariners.

744
00:43:59,292 --> 00:44:05,175
I'm kind of going on an AL tension right
here because that's kind of my territory.

745
00:44:05,275 --> 00:44:09,317
And with the Royals as well.

746
00:44:10,983 --> 00:44:15,086
As it stands right now, the Blue Jays are
going to sell.

747
00:44:15,086 --> 00:44:16,426
They need to.

748
00:44:16,627 --> 00:44:19,019
They're not a really good team at all.

749
00:44:19,019 --> 00:44:21,371
So they're going to be selling.

750
00:44:22,232 --> 00:44:28,557
They've got pieces that they can go out
and sell for the future.

751
00:44:29,378 --> 00:44:30,559
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

752
00:44:30,559 --> 00:44:32,701
being one of them, as you mentioned,
George Springer.

753
00:44:32,701 --> 00:44:37,524
But they've also got guys like Yusei
Kikuchi, who could be a good decent

754
00:44:37,524 --> 00:44:39,666
starter for a team needing

755
00:44:39,666 --> 00:44:44,109
to eat innings and then Jimmy Garcia who
was a decent arm out of the bullpen.

756
00:44:44,109 --> 00:44:47,411
He's not great, but you know, kind of get
the job done.

757
00:44:47,551 --> 00:44:51,833
The Orioles are going to buy aggressively
as they should.

758
00:44:52,934 --> 00:44:55,066
You know, they need they need some
pitching.

759
00:44:55,066 --> 00:44:56,486
They need to bolster their staff.

760
00:44:56,486 --> 00:45:05,882
So I'm sure that they're going to be
aggressive and that yes, they do which

761
00:45:07,028 --> 00:45:10,971
Yeah, which is why I believe the Astros
aren't going to go for a top echelon

762
00:45:10,971 --> 00:45:11,311
starter.

763
00:45:11,311 --> 00:45:15,315
They're going to go for a more middle of
the pack guy, but I really do think that

764
00:45:15,315 --> 00:45:17,026
they need that top line starter.

765
00:45:17,026 --> 00:45:21,530
So that'd be nice if the Orioles pitching
staff could find it in the next two weeks

766
00:45:21,530 --> 00:45:26,574
and kind of ease their front office's mind
because a lot of those guys are from

767
00:45:26,574 --> 00:45:32,959
Houston or at least our organization and
we know how they make trades and they make

768
00:45:32,959 --> 00:45:34,921
big splashes of the trade deadline.

769
00:45:34,921 --> 00:45:37,085
So moving on.

770
00:45:37,085 --> 00:45:38,045
Hold on.

771
00:45:38,045 --> 00:45:44,770
Okay, so I have seen rumors and I'm, know,
rumors are nothing really about Jackson

772
00:45:44,770 --> 00:45:45,771
Holiday.

773
00:45:47,673 --> 00:45:51,605
Do the Orioles move him at the trade
deadline for a front of the rotation

774
00:45:51,605 --> 00:45:52,516
starter?

775
00:45:53,217 --> 00:45:54,027
Like for the right guy?

776
00:45:54,027 --> 00:45:56,274
I mean.

777
00:45:56,274 --> 00:45:56,735
possibly.

778
00:45:56,735 --> 00:46:00,398
I mean, he performed so poorly here at the
big leagues that they might just take that

779
00:46:00,398 --> 00:46:07,294
chance and move him, move on from him in
hopes that they win this

780
00:46:10,059 --> 00:46:15,080
I would be really interested to see what
he could bring in a return.

781
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:22,422
Because you figure if you used him and
maybe you Heston Kerstad, those two guys

782
00:46:22,422 --> 00:46:27,504
right there could probably go get you any
arm off a bad team that you wanted.

783
00:46:28,484 --> 00:46:36,876
Whether they wanted to go get Kevin
Gossman, maybe if they wanted to, I don't

784
00:46:36,876 --> 00:46:38,107
even know, that's tough.

785
00:46:40,981 --> 00:46:43,835
man, that's crazy to think about what they
could do.

786
00:46:43,835 --> 00:46:47,178
You know, just putting up one or two of
those pieces.

787
00:46:47,980 --> 00:46:50,052
I think that they are definitely going to
get a starter.

788
00:46:50,052 --> 00:46:50,713
They need a starter.

789
00:46:50,713 --> 00:46:52,344
They need bullpen help too.

790
00:46:52,625 --> 00:46:56,620
Their lineup is great, but it's going to
be interesting to see what they do with

791
00:46:56,620 --> 00:46:57,631
the dead line.

792
00:46:59,149 --> 00:47:05,950
So moving on to the Rays, they finished
the first half of the season on a strong

793
00:47:05,950 --> 00:47:11,470
note, but otherwise they have played
horribly this season and below

794
00:47:11,470 --> 00:47:12,270
expectations.

795
00:47:12,270 --> 00:47:13,850
They're 50 and 49 right now.

796
00:47:13,850 --> 00:47:19,670
So they're most likely going to sell at
the deadline in hopes of kind of

797
00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:22,130
replenishing for 2025.

798
00:47:22,302 --> 00:47:25,463
And as we already mentioned, couple of
pieces from the raise that they could

799
00:47:25,463 --> 00:47:30,104
provide to continuing teams, guys like
Zach Efflin, Brandon Lowe, Esauk Parades,

800
00:47:30,104 --> 00:47:32,055
and then as you mentioned, Randy Rosarina.

801
00:47:32,055 --> 00:47:34,566
Well, I would love to be on the Astros.

802
00:47:34,566 --> 00:47:39,527
I've advocated for Randy Rosarina to be an
Astro for so long.

803
00:47:40,047 --> 00:47:45,259
I'm going to be so butthurt if he ends up
being a brave, but those are just some of

804
00:47:45,259 --> 00:47:47,649
the guys on the raise.

805
00:47:49,578 --> 00:47:54,022
that could be potentially sold at the
trade deadline because they are not

806
00:47:54,022 --> 00:47:55,262
contenders.

807
00:47:56,023 --> 00:48:00,477
The Red Sox, the Red Sox are an
interesting team right now because I don't

808
00:48:00,477 --> 00:48:05,270
really think that they're that good, but
their record is better than the Astros.

809
00:48:05,971 --> 00:48:14,508
The Red Sox are like a real like wild card
because they have just played so up and

810
00:48:14,508 --> 00:48:19,021
down this season and I just don't
understand them.

811
00:48:19,790 --> 00:48:25,492
But the Red Sox are probably going to be
buyers and they need starting pitching and

812
00:48:25,492 --> 00:48:31,393
relief pitching which every team needs but
specifically right -handed relief pitching

813
00:48:31,734 --> 00:48:37,935
So they will be on the market as well like
so many other teams for a Right -handed

814
00:48:37,935 --> 00:48:40,556
relief pitcher the Yankees.

815
00:48:40,556 --> 00:48:44,967
god They have been playing awfully them
and the Mariners are kind of in a free

816
00:48:44,967 --> 00:48:47,618
-fall right now for two very different

817
00:48:48,252 --> 00:48:52,263
the Yankees pitching staff has just been
God awful and their offense hasn't been

818
00:48:52,263 --> 00:48:53,363
much better.

819
00:48:54,564 --> 00:49:01,276
but they like, yeah, they need a line of
help, they're, they're starting pitching

820
00:49:01,276 --> 00:49:02,146
has also been awful.

821
00:49:02,146 --> 00:49:03,356
Carlos Rodan has been awful.

822
00:49:03,356 --> 00:49:07,327
Nestor Cortez has been awful and Marcus
Stroman has been awful.

823
00:49:07,848 --> 00:49:10,278
and then Clark Schmidt has an injury right
now.

824
00:49:10,278 --> 00:49:11,819
So they're deemed up there.

825
00:49:11,819 --> 00:49:12,039
Good.

826
00:49:12,039 --> 00:49:16,070
Garrett Cole has come back and he's
pitched, good for them as Garrett Cole

827
00:49:16,070 --> 00:49:16,860
should.

828
00:49:17,126 --> 00:49:20,738
But with under performances from DJ to may
who and labor Torres, they really need

829
00:49:20,738 --> 00:49:25,883
that lineup help As well, I mean they need
almost everything at this point they

830
00:49:25,883 --> 00:49:30,687
started off as one of the hottest teams in
baseball and they're kind of You know

831
00:49:30,687 --> 00:49:36,071
falling back to the rest of the pack Alex
Redugo has also been awful for them as

832
00:49:36,071 --> 00:49:36,381
well.

833
00:49:36,381 --> 00:49:41,945
He's a groundball machine and he has just
not been helping their case so far in

834
00:49:42,942 --> 00:49:45,533
I guess the second half of the first half
of the season.

835
00:49:45,533 --> 00:49:47,083
Let's just put it that way.

836
00:49:48,343 --> 00:49:52,345
And then moving on to the AL Central, the
Gardinals, I mean the Gardinals, the

837
00:49:52,345 --> 00:49:54,645
Guardians, they're going to be buyers.

838
00:49:54,745 --> 00:49:56,326
Their offense is killing it.

839
00:49:56,326 --> 00:50:02,967
They just need a bullpen depth because
their pitching has been a little

840
00:50:03,608 --> 00:50:05,128
inconsistent at times.

841
00:50:05,128 --> 00:50:09,109
So they'll be looking to add some more
bullpen arms and probably a starter as

842
00:50:09,109 --> 00:50:12,930
well, but probably like a middle

843
00:50:13,238 --> 00:50:17,798
middle of the road starter because they've
just been playing so well offensively that

844
00:50:17,798 --> 00:50:20,938
they can afford a middle of the road
starter.

845
00:50:21,178 --> 00:50:25,698
The Royals are going to be by, but they're
going to buy with 2025 in mind.

846
00:50:26,038 --> 00:50:28,678
They've kind of cooled off from their hot
start.

847
00:50:28,678 --> 00:50:31,178
They're 55 and 45.

848
00:50:32,518 --> 00:50:40,858
And I believe they are, they're five games
back of the division with Minnesota and

849
00:50:40,858 --> 00:50:42,598
the Guardians ahead of them.

850
00:50:42,614 --> 00:50:47,814
So it'll be really interesting to see what
they do, but this could be a real make or

851
00:50:47,814 --> 00:50:50,114
break trade deadline for the Royals.

852
00:50:50,114 --> 00:50:51,374
It could go one of two ways.

853
00:50:51,374 --> 00:50:56,694
It could go really good for them and they
could have the depth that they need to

854
00:50:56,694 --> 00:51:00,654
make a run in 2025, or it could go really
bad where the moves that they make aren't

855
00:51:00,654 --> 00:51:06,754
going to contribute to the 2025 team and
they need to reset over the off season and

856
00:51:06,754 --> 00:51:10,234
they need to reset in 2025 during the
season.

857
00:51:10,538 --> 00:51:15,182
So it's a really big year for Kansas
City's front office to see what they can

858
00:51:15,182 --> 00:51:15,962
do.

859
00:51:16,163 --> 00:51:19,925
The Tigers are going to sell because
they're the Tigers and they're bad.

860
00:51:21,487 --> 00:51:25,721
They have some pieces, Jack Flaherty
maybe.

861
00:51:25,721 --> 00:51:32,386
Yeah, Scoobal could be one of them as
well, but I kind of doubt that they sell

862
00:51:32,386 --> 00:51:37,550
on him just because he is such a dominant
pitcher from the left side.

863
00:51:37,550 --> 00:51:38,220
And

864
00:51:39,191 --> 00:51:43,091
I think the Orioles could go to Flaherty
for pretty much nothing to be honest with

865
00:51:43,091 --> 00:51:45,191
you since he's on an expiring contract.

866
00:51:45,211 --> 00:51:48,771
I think Flaherty is gonna be one of the
hottest commodities just because he's on

867
00:51:48,771 --> 00:51:50,431
an expiring contract.

868
00:51:50,511 --> 00:51:53,851
And there's probably 15 teams that are in
on that guy right now.

869
00:51:53,851 --> 00:51:55,091
He's having a great year.

870
00:51:55,091 --> 00:51:57,711
And I'm sure that a lot of teams are
probably gonna offer that extension too if

871
00:51:57,711 --> 00:51:59,411
they get the opportunity to trade for

872
00:52:00,468 --> 00:52:04,360
Yeah, twins, they're going to be buyers.

873
00:52:05,321 --> 00:52:10,385
They don't really have very much depth in
their organization, but they could use the

874
00:52:10,385 --> 00:52:11,785
rotation help.

875
00:52:12,586 --> 00:52:14,808
But they don't usually go off to rentals.

876
00:52:14,808 --> 00:52:20,371
So, you know, they're just they're kind of
stuck where they are.

877
00:52:21,412 --> 00:52:23,674
But, you know, they're going to they're
obviously going to make a move.

878
00:52:23,674 --> 00:52:24,724
They're in contention right now.

879
00:52:24,724 --> 00:52:29,027
They're five games back to the division
for Kansas City, and they're currently in

880
00:52:29,027 --> 00:52:30,358
a postseason.

881
00:52:30,702 --> 00:52:31,893
spot if I'm not mistaken.

882
00:52:31,893 --> 00:52:36,476
you know, they've been playing really well
this season and they've been missing Royce

883
00:52:36,476 --> 00:52:39,469
Lewis for a pretty big chunk of it.

884
00:52:39,469 --> 00:52:42,841
So they get him back and you know, their
lineup keeps producing the way that it has

885
00:52:42,841 --> 00:52:43,691
been.

886
00:52:44,092 --> 00:52:47,534
They're definitely gonna, you know, try to
make a run for it.

887
00:52:47,955 --> 00:52:49,876
The White Sox are obviously gonna sell.

888
00:52:49,876 --> 00:52:55,810
They've got a lot of interesting pieces
because individually some of them have

889
00:52:55,810 --> 00:52:57,321
been playing very well.

890
00:52:58,586 --> 00:53:01,419
Guys like Garrett crochet and then Luis
Robert jr.

891
00:53:01,419 --> 00:53:08,344
Are going to be hot commodities along with
Michael Copac Those are all gonna be guys

892
00:53:08,344 --> 00:53:11,697
that are gonna be highly sought after at
the trade deadline and it'll be

893
00:53:11,697 --> 00:53:16,221
interesting to see Where each of those
guys land because they have been so good

894
00:53:16,221 --> 00:53:22,446
for such a bad team I really have no idea
like I have no idea where any of those

895
00:53:22,446 --> 00:53:27,520
guys are gonna go but they're all gonna be
made available because

896
00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:29,631
The White Sox are horrible.

897
00:53:30,312 --> 00:53:31,592
Moving on to the Angels.

898
00:53:31,592 --> 00:53:32,853
The Angels are going to sell.

899
00:53:32,853 --> 00:53:33,924
They're horrible.

900
00:53:33,924 --> 00:53:35,895
I'm just going to move on from them.

901
00:53:35,895 --> 00:53:38,766
The Astros, obviously I've already
mentioned they need pitching.

902
00:53:38,766 --> 00:53:45,059
They cannot rely on Spencer Arigatis, Jake
Vlos, and Renell Blanco to carry them to a

903
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:47,331
postseason series win.

904
00:53:47,331 --> 00:53:52,154
Obviously they won't be relying on the two
other guys outside of Blanco, but as I

905
00:53:52,154 --> 00:53:56,406
mentioned, Blanco is on pace to hit his
inning.

906
00:53:57,652 --> 00:54:03,336
his highest career inning number and you
know what the injuries that they've

907
00:54:03,336 --> 00:54:05,967
already had, they need a starting pitcher.

908
00:54:06,008 --> 00:54:10,311
They don't have the depth to go get a top
of the line guy, but they desperately need

909
00:54:10,311 --> 00:54:11,161
a top of the line guy.

910
00:54:11,161 --> 00:54:15,214
So it'll be interesting to see how they
play things out.

911
00:54:15,214 --> 00:54:17,746
The athletics, they're going to be
sellers, but they're probably going to be

912
00:54:17,746 --> 00:54:22,009
a little selective about it because they
do have guys like Mason Miller and Brent

913
00:54:22,009 --> 00:54:25,801
Rooker who are playing out of their mind
right now.

914
00:54:25,801 --> 00:54:27,202
So they're not going to,

915
00:54:27,382 --> 00:54:31,722
sure they're not going to sell either one
of those guys because they do have control

916
00:54:31,722 --> 00:54:33,802
of them for such a long time.

917
00:54:35,322 --> 00:54:40,242
But, you know, I don't know that they're
very confusing all the time and they've

918
00:54:40,242 --> 00:54:47,082
already they actually put out their first
promotion for their their 2024 or not

919
00:54:47,082 --> 00:54:49,602
sorry, their 2025 schedule where they're
going to be in Sacramento.

920
00:54:49,602 --> 00:54:52,462
And that was just the weirdest thing ever.

921
00:54:52,922 --> 00:54:56,682
But anyways, the Mariners they're going to
they're going to

922
00:54:56,682 --> 00:55:01,645
be buyers because they need to be buyers
because they need a bat like Pete Alonzo,

923
00:55:01,645 --> 00:55:02,836
Luis Robert Jr.

924
00:55:02,836 --> 00:55:04,526
and Vladimir Guerrero.

925
00:55:04,567 --> 00:55:07,799
They're all connected to the mariners in
some way, or form.

926
00:55:07,799 --> 00:55:10,330
The mariners have the depth to go get
them.

927
00:55:10,430 --> 00:55:13,231
The Rangers, they should sell.

928
00:55:13,692 --> 00:55:14,522
They need to sell.

929
00:55:14,522 --> 00:55:15,133
horrible.

930
00:55:15,133 --> 00:55:16,773
They're really bad.

931
00:55:17,134 --> 00:55:21,096
They're starting pitching as garbage and
their lineup has been very inconsistent.

932
00:55:22,137 --> 00:55:24,170
So yeah, they just need to sell.

933
00:55:24,170 --> 00:55:27,503
And that is my American league trade
deadline recap.

934
00:55:28,251 --> 00:55:29,111
Okay, Joe.

935
00:55:29,111 --> 00:55:32,523
Well, looking at the National League right
now, there's not a lot of teams that are

936
00:55:32,523 --> 00:55:36,935
actually out of it unless you're a member
of the Colorado Rockies, who I'm repping

937
00:55:36,935 --> 00:55:42,297
tonight because we're in Colorado, or the
Miami Marlins, who really suck.

938
00:55:42,297 --> 00:55:44,638
The Astros, you know, shoved it to them.

939
00:55:45,378 --> 00:55:48,950
So with that being said, Joe, there's a
lot of teams that are probably either

940
00:55:48,950 --> 00:55:50,840
going to stand pat or they're going to
buy.

941
00:55:50,901 --> 00:55:53,622
The Phillies are probably the most
complete team in baseball right now.

942
00:55:53,622 --> 00:55:55,782
They could probably use a bullpen arm or
two.

943
00:55:57,749 --> 00:55:59,319
comes to the Dodgers.

944
00:56:00,041 --> 00:56:04,044
The Dodgers tried to buy everybody that
they could this pass off season.

945
00:56:04,344 --> 00:56:09,568
And some of them are hurt, being Tyler
Glass now and Yamamoto.

946
00:56:09,689 --> 00:56:11,670
They could use a starter or two.

947
00:56:11,710 --> 00:56:14,152
They could also use help in the outfield.

948
00:56:14,152 --> 00:56:21,128
In no telling, you know, the situation
with Betts and Lux and Miggy Rojas in

949
00:56:21,128 --> 00:56:23,079
their third base situation.

950
00:56:23,420 --> 00:56:27,805
They could very easily be in on like the
Garrett crochet.

951
00:56:27,805 --> 00:56:34,591
and Robert Deal, they could be in, if the
Tigers were to try to want to move like

952
00:56:34,591 --> 00:56:39,444
Riley Green and Scoobel or Flaherty, they
could be in on that.

953
00:56:39,685 --> 00:56:46,169
That would really bolster their rotation
and their lineup.

954
00:56:46,570 --> 00:56:50,293
Then when it comes to the Brewers, they
should absolutely buy.

955
00:56:50,293 --> 00:56:52,515
They could probably use a batter too.

956
00:56:52,815 --> 00:56:56,298
And then whatever arm they go get Joe,
they will develop them well.

957
00:56:56,298 --> 00:56:57,739
That's what the Brewers do.

958
00:56:57,739 --> 00:57:01,841
Everybody that they get that becomes to
the Brewers Pitch as well.

959
00:57:01,962 --> 00:57:06,115
I don't know what they do different, but
they do something right We've already

960
00:57:06,115 --> 00:57:07,105
talked about the Braves.

961
00:57:07,105 --> 00:57:12,209
They need a lot Which just sucks because
going into the season that's not something

962
00:57:12,209 --> 00:57:20,534
I thought I'd be saying So here we are the
Cardinals I Don't really know What the

963
00:57:20,534 --> 00:57:23,356
Cardinals are going to do because their
offense right now doesn't look that

964
00:57:23,356 --> 00:57:27,699
horrible They could probably use some
bullpen help

965
00:57:27,703 --> 00:57:29,423
Just like everybody.

966
00:57:29,563 --> 00:57:30,683
The Mets.

967
00:57:31,683 --> 00:57:35,903
I don't know what like these teams like
the Mets, the Diamondbacks, and the

968
00:57:35,903 --> 00:57:37,283
Pirates, and the Padres.

969
00:57:37,283 --> 00:57:39,043
They are all above 500.

970
00:57:39,143 --> 00:57:41,503
All of them are incomplete teams.

971
00:57:41,923 --> 00:57:45,063
But I don't know if any of them are
actually going to make a move.

972
00:57:45,063 --> 00:57:50,043
I would love to see the Pirates go out and
get a couple of bats to help them to

973
00:57:50,043 --> 00:57:51,443
bolster their offense.

974
00:57:51,503 --> 00:57:54,323
Because you've already got Skeens, you've
already got Mitch Keller, you've already

975
00:57:54,323 --> 00:57:55,643
got Jared Jones.

976
00:57:55,783 --> 00:57:57,694
So you've got a decent rotation to start.

977
00:57:57,694 --> 00:58:01,477
You've got, you know, if Skeen's with a
star of the year with the Pirates, he's

978
00:58:01,477 --> 00:58:03,228
probably leading for the Sion right now.

979
00:58:03,228 --> 00:58:04,328
Not kidding.

980
00:58:05,149 --> 00:58:06,910
But he didn't, so here they are.

981
00:58:09,931 --> 00:58:14,413
Looking at teams like the Reds, they
already said today that they are going to,

982
00:58:16,014 --> 00:58:19,765
they already said that they're going to
move the pieces that are on expiring

983
00:58:19,765 --> 00:58:21,716
contracts like Frankie Montas.

984
00:58:21,716 --> 00:58:24,297
And I believe it's Nick Martinez, one of
their pitchers.

985
00:58:24,917 --> 00:58:28,419
The Giants, okay, the Giants are
interesting too because they have pieces

986
00:58:28,419 --> 00:58:29,759
they can move as well.

987
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:33,021
Like Michael Conforto, they can move Blake
Snell.

988
00:58:33,321 --> 00:58:37,422
They can move both of those guys and, you
know, free up some money for next year.

989
00:58:39,615 --> 00:58:41,136
And then you got the Cubs.

990
00:58:41,457 --> 00:58:43,159
Joe, the Cubs are a train wreck.

991
00:58:43,159 --> 00:58:44,659
The Cubs suck.

992
00:58:45,461 --> 00:58:47,702
Their rotation is really good.

993
00:58:48,864 --> 00:58:52,257
They've actually got a bullpen arm that I
think will be the perfect reunite for the

994
00:58:52,257 --> 00:58:54,209
Astros, which is Hector Neris.

995
00:58:55,630 --> 00:58:58,494
I would love for the Astros to go back and
get Hector Neris.

996
00:58:58,494 --> 00:59:02,997
And he's not very expensive either.

997
00:59:03,839 --> 00:59:04,214
Yeah.

998
00:59:04,214 --> 00:59:08,997
there's a lot to be desired, which is why
the Astros didn't resign him over the

999
00:59:08,997 --> 00:59:10,068
offseason.

1000
00:59:10,616 --> 00:59:16,016
The Cubs need a lot of help but Joe
they're not they're not going to make the

1001
00:59:16,016 --> 00:59:22,036
postseason they are you know as of
yesterday they were 47 and 53 And that

1002
00:59:22,036 --> 00:59:27,296
there's no there's no end in sight for
them playing any better Their offense is

1003
00:59:27,296 --> 00:59:28,176
absolutely atrocious.

1004
00:59:28,176 --> 00:59:32,096
They have guys like names be Swanson that
are they're be there another five years

1005
00:59:32,096 --> 00:59:36,896
that suck I guarantee you that Danes be
Swanson becomes the next Javi Baez.

1006
00:59:36,896 --> 00:59:38,616
I am NOT kidding on

1007
00:59:38,812 --> 00:59:42,618
His bat was mediocre to begin with before
he signed with the Cubs.

1008
00:59:42,618 --> 00:59:47,375
That's why the Braves wanted nothing to do
with him And I think he becomes the next

1009
00:59:47,375 --> 00:59:54,027
hobby bat by us And he got even more money
than by us Yes Go ahead

1010
00:59:54,027 --> 00:59:59,211
you, would you, would you want Dan's be
sponsored on the current Braves roster

1011
00:59:59,211 --> 00:59:59,941
right

1012
01:00:04,343 --> 01:00:09,583
No, honestly, because right now to be
honest with you, Joe Orlando RCA plays

1013
01:00:09,583 --> 01:00:13,983
just as good a defense as him and he's not
making any money And the both of their

1014
01:00:13,983 --> 01:00:18,423
bats suck So why why would I want Dan to
be back for you know?

1015
01:00:18,423 --> 01:00:21,483
What they were what they were actually
estimating him getting like 19 million a

1016
01:00:21,483 --> 01:00:25,423
year Do I want a guy making 19 million
hitting 688?

1017
01:00:25,423 --> 01:00:26,363
No, I've already got that guy.

1018
01:00:26,363 --> 01:00:33,783
His name is Matt Olson So I don't I don't
need another Matt Olson on the team so

1019
01:00:34,013 --> 01:00:35,724
No, I don't.

1020
01:00:37,084 --> 01:00:41,206
know, Danzbe did have some big clutch
moments, especially like in the World

1021
01:00:41,206 --> 01:00:45,228
Series and the playoffs, you know, several
times.

1022
01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:48,589
But no, I don't want Danzbe back to be
honest.

1023
01:00:48,589 --> 01:00:51,431
And to be honest with you, Joe, I don't
know that there's a shortstop out there

1024
01:00:51,431 --> 01:00:55,412
right now that actually fills the Braves'
needs because most of the teams that are

1025
01:00:55,412 --> 01:00:59,134
in contention have good shortstops and
they're not going to trade said piece.

1026
01:01:00,935 --> 01:01:01,751
So.

1027
01:01:01,751 --> 01:01:04,991
You know, for a while there, I was hoping
the Mets were going to be atrocious and

1028
01:01:04,991 --> 01:01:08,891
they were going to want to deal with
Lendor because I would have given up the

1029
01:01:08,891 --> 01:01:10,471
farm for Lendor.

1030
01:01:10,531 --> 01:01:13,891
But that's just not going to happen now
because they're above 500.

1031
01:01:13,951 --> 01:01:20,611
So now then another interesting case is
the Nationals because they have a couple

1032
01:01:20,611 --> 01:01:22,411
of pieces as well that they can move.

1033
01:01:22,411 --> 01:01:25,911
I know they've got a couple of guys in
their bullpen and then also Jesse Winker.

1034
01:01:26,171 --> 01:01:30,071
Jesse Winker actually fits pretty well for
the Braves because he's on an expiring

1035
01:01:30,071 --> 01:01:30,965
contract.

1036
01:01:30,965 --> 01:01:38,649
However, I know that there are problems
with Winker in his clubhouse, how he is as

1037
01:01:38,649 --> 01:01:39,960
a clubhouse guy.

1038
01:01:40,200 --> 01:01:43,692
I know he's had issues in the past and I
know that the Braves are very close knit

1039
01:01:43,692 --> 01:01:49,885
in their clubhouse and they don't like
people coming in and messing up their mojo

1040
01:01:50,826 --> 01:01:52,207
for the wrong ways.

1041
01:01:52,207 --> 01:01:55,929
So I don't see them actually going to get
Jesse Winker.

1042
01:01:56,390 --> 01:01:57,400
Randy or Rosalina?

1043
01:01:57,400 --> 01:01:59,511
Yeah, I can see them going to get

1044
01:01:59,607 --> 01:02:01,987
But not Jesse Winker.

1045
01:02:03,807 --> 01:02:06,087
That's pretty much it for the National
League.

1046
01:02:06,187 --> 01:02:10,487
If I had to pick Joe, think that, I really
do think, even though they lost a series

1047
01:02:10,487 --> 01:02:14,107
to the Pirates, think the Phillies are the
best team, as much as that pains me to

1048
01:02:14,107 --> 01:02:14,887
say.

1049
01:02:14,887 --> 01:02:17,607
But right now, they are also the most
complete team.

1050
01:02:18,247 --> 01:02:21,827
but it's, once again, it's gonna
mainstream to see how they do, you know,

1051
01:02:21,827 --> 01:02:26,347
the next 62 games or so, because you've
got like Ranger Swar as he hasn't pitched

1052
01:02:26,347 --> 01:02:27,703
well as of late.

1053
01:02:27,703 --> 01:02:30,025
How is Christopher Sanchez gonna do?

1054
01:02:30,026 --> 01:02:32,148
Is Zach Wheeler gonna be able to hold up
again?

1055
01:02:32,148 --> 01:02:33,890
How is Aaron Nola gonna do?

1056
01:02:33,890 --> 01:02:36,553
Aaron Nola's got a lot of miles on his
own.

1057
01:02:36,754 --> 01:02:38,005
So, I don't know.

1058
01:02:38,005 --> 01:02:40,277
It's gonna be interesting to see for sure.

1059
01:02:44,478 --> 01:02:50,928
Alright, well with that being said, you
were able to experience the All -Star game

1060
01:02:50,928 --> 01:02:53,953
and the Home Run Derby over this last
week.

1061
01:02:53,953 --> 01:02:57,928
Tell us a little bit more about your
experience there in Arlington.

1062
01:02:57,961 --> 01:02:58,521
Okay, Joe.

1063
01:02:58,521 --> 01:02:59,482
Well, let me just say this.

1064
01:02:59,482 --> 01:03:05,765
First of all, the ranger stadium may be
ugly from the outside, but the inside is

1065
01:03:05,765 --> 01:03:07,556
actually exceptionally nice.

1066
01:03:07,997 --> 01:03:10,998
It's got great, a great concourse area.

1067
01:03:11,479 --> 01:03:14,820
It's just, it's, it's nice on the inside
to say the least.

1068
01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:19,063
But anyway, so I ended up going to the
home run Derby.

1069
01:03:19,063 --> 01:03:20,483
I had a great time.

1070
01:03:20,483 --> 01:03:26,086
I actually, I'm not saying that the, the,
the, the format was my favorite because I

1071
01:03:26,086 --> 01:03:27,255
am an old school guy.

1072
01:03:27,255 --> 01:03:31,255
I like the old 10 outs, know, no matter
how many homers you hit, that's how many

1073
01:03:31,255 --> 01:03:32,355
homers you hit.

1074
01:03:32,395 --> 01:03:34,735
If it's not a homer, it's an out.

1075
01:03:34,735 --> 01:03:36,575
So I love the old way.

1076
01:03:36,575 --> 01:03:39,915
But the new way is still pretty
entertaining because it's on a timer.

1077
01:03:40,735 --> 01:03:42,155
It was a good experience.

1078
01:03:42,155 --> 01:03:45,815
It was really interesting, Joe, seeing the
behind the scenes stuff, because we

1079
01:03:45,815 --> 01:03:49,095
actually watched them set up the stars
that the player stood on.

1080
01:03:49,095 --> 01:03:53,215
We watched them bring out the giant Texas
flag that they walked out behind.

1081
01:03:54,255 --> 01:03:55,955
So that was really neat.

1082
01:03:56,375 --> 01:04:01,529
It is definitely, I think, overall better
on TV, unless you are sitting like

1083
01:04:01,529 --> 01:04:03,800
directly behind home plate in the first
level.

1084
01:04:04,301 --> 01:04:08,924
But then it's also interesting too, Joe,
because what you don't see is like, okay,

1085
01:04:08,924 --> 01:04:11,726
let's say Jose Ramirez was getting ready
to go back in the box.

1086
01:04:11,726 --> 01:04:16,890
Well, there is a guy from, you know, from
the TV network standing next to Jose

1087
01:04:16,890 --> 01:04:20,833
telling him when he can get back in the
box because of TV time.

1088
01:04:20,833 --> 01:04:23,684
They don't want guys just hopping right
back in there because then they're going

1089
01:04:23,684 --> 01:04:24,915
to miss that on TV.

1090
01:04:25,291 --> 01:04:27,933
So there's like literally guys standing
there like telling them like, okay, now

1091
01:04:27,933 --> 01:04:31,415
you can get back in the box and you can,
you know, you can continue your at bat.

1092
01:04:31,556 --> 01:04:36,218
So it is, it is one of those events that
is made for TV.

1093
01:04:36,239 --> 01:04:37,680
But in person, it was great.

1094
01:04:37,680 --> 01:04:42,503
We saw a really good finals between
Teoscar Hernandez and Bobby Witt, which to

1095
01:04:42,503 --> 01:04:47,667
me, Joe, I think that really sums up
baseball in a nutshell because you had,

1096
01:04:47,667 --> 01:04:52,480
you know, basically Latin America against,
you know, the U S and you know, those are

1097
01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:54,091
two of the biggest.

1098
01:04:54,251 --> 01:04:58,693
baseball, you know, areas.

1099
01:04:59,133 --> 01:05:01,094
You know, they've ranked the most talent.

1100
01:05:01,234 --> 01:05:02,795
So it was really cool to see.

1101
01:05:02,795 --> 01:05:06,586
I wish Bobby Woods would have got over the
fence just to give him one more swing.

1102
01:05:06,586 --> 01:05:10,817
But overall, it was a, it was really a
good Derby, especially the finals.

1103
01:05:11,238 --> 01:05:15,800
And then the next day, it was the home
run, I'm sorry, was the All -Star game.

1104
01:05:16,020 --> 01:05:20,882
Now, we didn't have plans to go to the All
-Star game.

1105
01:05:20,882 --> 01:05:23,923
My buddy Chris actually got us a table at
Texas Live.

1106
01:05:24,852 --> 01:05:30,065
But we ended up and he also got us tickets
to the All -Star Game Village, which I

1107
01:05:30,065 --> 01:05:33,818
will say Joe was very well done.

1108
01:05:33,878 --> 01:05:38,621
There was all sorts of things to do if you
had families or if you had kids.

1109
01:05:39,142 --> 01:05:43,845
My favorite part was they had all sorts of
history.

1110
01:05:43,845 --> 01:05:46,047
They had all sorts of history from the
Negro leagues.

1111
01:05:46,047 --> 01:05:49,549
They had all sorts of history from Japan.

1112
01:05:49,549 --> 01:05:51,490
They had all sorts of history.

1113
01:05:52,799 --> 01:05:57,760
you know, when it came to like women's
softball and things like that.

1114
01:05:57,801 --> 01:06:03,582
So really getting to walk down the halls
and see all of that was really awesome for

1115
01:06:03,582 --> 01:06:06,223
me because I do like baseball history.

1116
01:06:06,403 --> 01:06:11,164
They also had a ton of vendors there like
Rawlings.

1117
01:06:11,525 --> 01:06:15,116
Rawlings had every glove you could imagine
except the lefty glove, which, you know,

1118
01:06:15,116 --> 01:06:16,376
that just sucks being a lefty.

1119
01:06:16,376 --> 01:06:17,706
So.

1120
01:06:19,467 --> 01:06:20,387
But that was really fun.

1121
01:06:20,387 --> 01:06:22,088
They had the world's largest baseball
there.

1122
01:06:22,088 --> 01:06:24,648
I don't know if that's really true or not,
but that's what they said it was.

1123
01:06:24,648 --> 01:06:26,029
That was kind of neat.

1124
01:06:27,469 --> 01:06:29,770
But other than that, I really enjoyed the
village.

1125
01:06:29,830 --> 01:06:33,651
We ended up getting last minute tickets to
the game itself.

1126
01:06:33,991 --> 01:06:38,852
Shout out to Vivid because Vivid is a
great place to buy tickets through.

1127
01:06:39,753 --> 01:06:42,733
We sat near the foul pole down the third
base line.

1128
01:06:43,994 --> 01:06:45,364
I enjoyed the All -Star game.

1129
01:06:45,364 --> 01:06:49,055
I enjoyed seeing Max Fried and Reynaldo
Lopez go out on pitch.

1130
01:06:49,067 --> 01:06:53,029
I enjoyed seeing Marcelo Zuna go out and
having it bad or two.

1131
01:06:54,131 --> 01:06:55,381
The All -Star game was great.

1132
01:06:55,381 --> 01:06:56,132
It was packed.

1133
01:06:56,132 --> 01:07:00,715
I saw a ton of content creators there,
People that, you know, they do Jersey

1134
01:07:00,715 --> 01:07:04,648
swaps or they, you know, they have their
own media companies or, you know, this or

1135
01:07:04,648 --> 01:07:05,478
that.

1136
01:07:05,639 --> 01:07:09,721
So I enjoyed actually seeing some of those
people in real life, that they're not just

1137
01:07:09,721 --> 01:07:10,922
behind the screen.

1138
01:07:12,523 --> 01:07:13,944
It was packed.

1139
01:07:14,285 --> 01:07:16,065
The All -Star game was great.

1140
01:07:16,786 --> 01:07:18,231
We saw Shohei.

1141
01:07:18,231 --> 01:07:22,951
do what Shohei does best and hit a bomb,
which was really cool.

1142
01:07:22,951 --> 01:07:24,071
And that was awesome.

1143
01:07:24,071 --> 01:07:28,051
I was actually standing kind of up near
the car box section when that happened.

1144
01:07:28,051 --> 01:07:31,911
And it was like, know, 15, 20 rows deep,
no doubt for sure.

1145
01:07:31,911 --> 01:07:33,191
So that was cool.

1146
01:07:33,191 --> 01:07:36,951
You got to see Jaren Duran, absolutely
Torch 1 -2.

1147
01:07:36,951 --> 01:07:41,371
That is a guy, if the Braves wanted to go
out and sell the farm away for Duran, I

1148
01:07:41,371 --> 01:07:43,671
would 100 % be behind them.

1149
01:07:43,731 --> 01:07:45,751
That dude is a spark plug.

1150
01:07:46,211 --> 01:07:47,771
He steals bases.

1151
01:07:48,053 --> 01:07:53,606
I mean, he does everything well and he's
going to be a star for a long time, I

1152
01:07:53,606 --> 01:07:54,426
think.

1153
01:07:54,707 --> 01:07:59,779
So overall, very positive experience from
both the home run derby and the All -Star

1154
01:07:59,779 --> 01:08:00,649
game.

1155
01:08:01,050 --> 01:08:05,272
I think if I had to choose one, I would
definitely go back to the All -Star game

1156
01:08:05,272 --> 01:08:08,864
and watch the derby on TV or watch it like
at a bar or something like that, you know,

1157
01:08:08,864 --> 01:08:11,095
with baseball, you know, people around me.

1158
01:08:12,336 --> 01:08:15,468
But overall, Joe, it was an incredible
experience.

1159
01:08:15,468 --> 01:08:18,119
And next year, the game is in Atlanta.

1160
01:08:18,279 --> 01:08:22,762
Now granted that the last time we tried
this, there was some issues with the state

1161
01:08:22,762 --> 01:08:25,583
of Georgia and some political issues.

1162
01:08:25,643 --> 01:08:29,275
So I'm hoping that doesn't happen again,
because I want to see Atlanta have an all

1163
01:08:29,275 --> 01:08:30,246
-star game again.

1164
01:08:30,246 --> 01:08:33,828
Not just because I'm a Braves fan, but
because the stadium there is incredible.

1165
01:08:33,828 --> 01:08:35,869
The battery is incredible.

1166
01:08:35,949 --> 01:08:40,321
They have so much room to do so many
different things as Major League Baseball

1167
01:08:40,321 --> 01:08:41,251
could do.

1168
01:08:42,813 --> 01:08:47,435
And Joe, just like we talked about on our
last podcast.

1169
01:08:47,723 --> 01:08:54,386
Rob Manfred mentioned that there would be
conversations about them wearing their

1170
01:08:54,386 --> 01:08:55,766
jerseys again.

1171
01:08:55,867 --> 01:09:02,229
And that just made me happy because we'd
already been talking about that, about how

1172
01:09:02,329 --> 01:09:06,111
guys should be able to pick which jersey
they want to wear.

1173
01:09:06,311 --> 01:09:11,193
If Bryce Harper wants to wear the powder
blues from Philly, let him wear it.

1174
01:09:11,333 --> 01:09:15,455
If Shohei Otani wants to wear some
throwback jersey from the Dodgers, let him

1175
01:09:15,455 --> 01:09:16,195
do

1176
01:09:16,317 --> 01:09:21,922
You know, if you know, ex player wants to
wear if if you know, William Contreras

1177
01:09:21,922 --> 01:09:25,714
wants to wear the Brew Crew City Connect,
let them do it.

1178
01:09:25,875 --> 01:09:28,477
I think that should be the players choice.

1179
01:09:28,477 --> 01:09:33,541
You know, they already a lot of them don't
want to go because it's not a day off.

1180
01:09:33,541 --> 01:09:35,102
It's not a week off.

1181
01:09:36,564 --> 01:09:40,897
So at least let them have the freedom to
choose what they are going to wear and

1182
01:09:40,897 --> 01:09:42,708
represent their team.

1183
01:09:43,029 --> 01:09:45,685
And then the last thing I'll say, Joe,
about the All -Star game.

1184
01:09:45,685 --> 01:09:49,437
One of the coolest things before we went
to the Village, we actually got to watch

1185
01:09:49,437 --> 01:09:54,529
the players be escorted on a golf cart to
the red carpet from their hotel, which was

1186
01:09:54,529 --> 01:09:56,680
really neat because I saw like Vladdy Jr.

1187
01:09:56,680 --> 01:10:00,441
and Jose Ramirez because they're both very
recognizable.

1188
01:10:00,441 --> 01:10:02,202
Jaren Duran as well.

1189
01:10:02,742 --> 01:10:06,094
So that was really cool too, because
literally their hotel was connected pretty

1190
01:10:06,094 --> 01:10:09,905
much to Texas Live and they hopped on golf
carts with their families and they were

1191
01:10:09,905 --> 01:10:11,706
escorted to the red carpet.

1192
01:10:12,687 --> 01:10:13,507
So

1193
01:10:13,673 --> 01:10:16,144
I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

1194
01:10:16,285 --> 01:10:21,558
I highly recommend if you're going to go
to one, go to the All -Star game, spend

1195
01:10:21,558 --> 01:10:25,810
the whole day there, get tickets to the
red carpet, do all the things like that.

1196
01:10:25,810 --> 01:10:27,651
The All -Star Village was amazing.

1197
01:10:27,651 --> 01:10:32,354
Go to the game, get there early and just
enjoy it.

1198
01:10:32,354 --> 01:10:35,936
It was a very worthwhile experience.

1199
01:10:37,257 --> 01:10:39,458
So yeah, that's kind of my take on it.

1200
01:10:39,738 --> 01:10:41,799
Anything else we need to discuss tonight,
Joe?

1201
01:10:43,750 --> 01:10:45,711
no, I think that's about it.

1202
01:10:45,911 --> 01:10:50,283
it was great hearing your thoughts about,
you know, the all star game experience.

1203
01:10:50,283 --> 01:10:53,994
would love to be able to get to experience
that here in Houston.

1204
01:10:53,994 --> 01:11:00,337
they need to hurry up and build that,
that, ballpark village that they've been

1205
01:11:00,337 --> 01:11:03,068
talking about building for the last five
years now.

1206
01:11:03,068 --> 01:11:05,619
Jim Cray needs to hurry his ass up on
that.

1207
01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:10,671
and what all, what these two new stadiums
are about to be built either in Las Vegas

1208
01:11:10,671 --> 01:11:11,641
or in,

1209
01:11:12,566 --> 01:11:13,106
St.

1210
01:11:13,106 --> 01:11:17,286
Petersburg, you know, I think the Astros
opportunity to host an all -star game here

1211
01:11:17,286 --> 01:11:20,926
in Houston is getting slimmer and slimmer
with all these new stadiums starting to

1212
01:11:20,926 --> 01:11:26,326
pop up everywhere And we didn't even
mention that though the Rays actually got

1213
01:11:26,326 --> 01:11:32,266
approved for a new stadium I believe it's
gonna be like 2 .1 billion dollars To be

1214
01:11:32,266 --> 01:11:32,846
built in st.

1215
01:11:32,846 --> 01:11:35,606
Petersburg, which I think is a mistake
because they're gonna have the same

1216
01:11:35,606 --> 01:11:39,286
problems they have with the trap right now
But you know what?

1217
01:11:39,286 --> 01:11:39,906
not my money.

1218
01:11:39,906 --> 01:11:41,270
It's the

1219
01:11:41,270 --> 01:11:43,731
state of Georgia and their taxpayer money.

1220
01:11:43,731 --> 01:11:45,031
it is what it is.

1221
01:11:46,812 --> 01:11:53,133
Some news that we did not mention was
Julio Rodriguez today suffered a pretty

1222
01:11:53,133 --> 01:11:54,814
serious ankle injury.

1223
01:11:54,814 --> 01:11:58,255
I haven't heard any updates on it, but it
looked like he broke his ankle.

1224
01:11:58,255 --> 01:12:03,466
So that only hurts the Mariners more
offensively because he had kind of, you

1225
01:12:03,466 --> 01:12:05,356
know, started playing well for them.

1226
01:12:06,197 --> 01:12:09,798
But I just thought I wanted to touch on
that because that is a pretty significant

1227
01:12:09,798 --> 01:12:10,758
injury.

1228
01:12:10,848 --> 01:12:12,912
for one of the faces of the league.

1229
01:12:12,912 --> 01:12:14,514
Definitely.

1230
01:12:14,514 --> 01:12:17,356
Well, thanks everybody for listening to
our pod.

1231
01:12:17,356 --> 01:12:20,820
Sorry that it's been a few weeks, but like
Joe said, we had some issues with the

1232
01:12:20,820 --> 01:12:21,781
hurricane.

1233
01:12:21,781 --> 01:12:23,862
I've been traveling here and there.

1234
01:12:24,083 --> 01:12:28,347
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1235
01:12:28,347 --> 01:12:29,448
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1236
01:12:29,448 --> 01:12:33,131
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1237
01:12:33,131 --> 01:12:35,874
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1238
01:12:35,874 --> 01:12:37,415
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1239
01:12:37,429 --> 01:12:41,212
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1240
01:12:41,212 --> 01:12:45,504
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1241
01:12:45,504 --> 01:12:50,538
I want to say Joe Shout out to my fiance
Kelsey for finding the tickets for the all

1242
01:12:50,538 --> 01:12:51,969
-star game and the home run derby.

1243
01:12:51,969 --> 01:12:56,573
That was pretty cool We love using vivid
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1244
01:12:56,573 --> 01:12:57,393
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1245
01:12:57,393 --> 01:13:00,766
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1246
01:13:00,766 --> 01:13:01,897
We really appreciate it.

1247
01:13:01,897 --> 01:13:05,339
Appreciate it and we will be back much
sooner than

1248
01:13:05,496 --> 01:13:07,941
Hopefully maybe next Saturday or next
Sunday.

1249
01:13:07,941 --> 01:13:09,683
So have a good night everybody.