High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast - Final Out: Cristopher Sanchez Hurt In Phils Latest Loss

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

Jack Fritz reacts to Cristopher Sanchez leaving Tuesday night's game with forearm tightness and discusses what to do about the Phillies ice-cold offense. Presented by Miller Lite. To purchase Ring the Bell by Jack Fritz and Kevin Reavy go to RingTheBellBook.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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WIP Jack Fritz hanging out with you here on this Tuesday night as we react to yet another frustrating loss by the Fills and one that could have been made a lot worse with some some injury stuff and Just starts it just continues a a frustrating starts the season where it feels more the same than a totally changed Team the game wrap-up is sponsored by Roto-Rootouter when plumbing problems hit wrap them up quick and call Roto Router the team tackles Clogs and leaks so you can stay in the game Roto Router your MVP for plumbing solutions to one five five nine two Ninety four ninety four is how you get in if you were at City Field driving back

Maybe you left early you saw a lifeless performance and you said not tonight Or if you watch the game on the couch like I did would love to hear from you as well Let's get to the biggest takeaways of the game brought to you by Morgan and Morgan America's largest Andre law firm and a lot like last night. It's you just feel like you're watching a different class of baseball and You feel like you're watching two teams going in opposite directions and you're watching a team in the Mets that has self-belief instead of self-doubt. And what was so evident and frustrating and really

a good microcosm, I guess, of the difference between these teams, is the two out hitting. And there's a lot of frustration points from tonight, but every single run the Mets scored tonight was with two outs. That's resiliency. That's not giving up on an inning.

And it feels like every single time the Phillies have two outs and a runner in scoring position, they don't come through. And I mean, I know it's April 22nd and I get it, but it is absolutely gut check time for this team to figure out what they want this season to be. Because there was some absolute garbage baseball tonight played by them yet again.

And what's annoying is, you know, they're playing like a team that, it's like last year didn't phase them. Last year didn't bother them. Last year didn't create some kind of burning sensation in their stomach that they can't wait to get back out there and prove to the baseball world, no, we had a bad stretch, we had a bad week, we're better than that. No, what you're seeing is a team that looks like is on its last leg. That's what you, it looks like you're watching night in, night out. And it's a really frustrating part, a

spot to be in, you know, obviously that they don't have enough horses in the bullpen, but my frustration point with with this team continues to be an Offense that is overpaid and under performs Again on a night in night out basis. Yes shut down by Griffin Canning tonight and I know that he's he's had a good season for the Mets and the Mets clearly have some kind of pitching lab that they've developed up there and guys have gotten better you know the Phillies obviously you know they have they have a really good pitching development system too it's just you watch the Mets and you

watch the Phillies and they don't even look like they belong in the same field one team has belief one team looks like they're having fun one team looks like that they they they can't wait to get to the ballpark and one team looks like they're just dead and and they're just slogging through the day and and just moping around a baseball field and the two innings that that really pissed me off tonight is First the top five top fifth top of the fifth

Start singles to lead it off great Trey three pitches three freaking pitches and he strikes out of Course, there's some chase involved in that. Harper walks next. They move up to second and third. Two outs. Okay. Here you go. Get the breakthrough moment. Nope. What does Nick Castaigones do? First pitch is in the frickin' first base dugout. And he's swinging at it and then he goes down Later in the at bat on a similar pitch. I mean that's the that's the bull crap that

sunk them Five months ago. That's the crap. That's the nonsense. That's the losing baseball. It's a joke It's a joke. It's an absolute joke. It is terrible baseball. Terrible baseball. Top of the sixth, Max Kepler leads off with a walk. First pitch.

First pitch. JT Real Muto grounds into a double play threat over inning over it's that's that's infuriating and to make matters worse later in the game Kyle Schwab gets picked off because he gets deeked by Tyrone Taylor in centerfield after after they blew it and made it 5-1. I don't care if it's 5-1. I don't want to see Schwab in the lineup tomorrow. Do something, do something. That's inexcusable.

Orion Kirkering, get a freaking out. I mean, get an out. It's two outs, it's Alonzo, you're in for that spot. You're a high leverage reliever. Do your job. I mean, do your job. Why every single night, it seems like these guys cannot do their job is beyond me.

Beyond me. Why do they swing at first pitch when they don't have to swing at first pitch? Why are they rushing to get out? Why aren't they working counts? Why are the bullpen arms not coming in and getting jobs done? I Orion Kirkering if he's not gonna be if he's not gonna be great this bullpen has no shot no shot Get Alonzo out get Alonzo out. It's as simple as that. It's as simple as that. Oh My god. Oh, it's it's it's just brutal. It is just brutal April 22nd

yelling and screaming unbelievable Travis California joins show what's happening Travis? What's up, Jack? Yeah. Yeah. How you doing, buddy? Not great probably about the same as you right now, I Mean everything you said is like perfectly on point, but the thing that's just really Taking me off the side like to add on to what you said is just that this team

like They just it just seems like it feels like they cannot win a frickin series at truest part of the city field and I don't know why especially six four six four nineteen since 2022 at City Field six four six for the last nineteen yeah it just feels like like every time they have a series in Atlanta or a series in New York it just feels like why should I even watch like it just feels like every time they have a series in Atlanta or a series in New York, it just feels like, why should I even watch? It just feels like every single time they're just going to roll over and they do all... I understand they beat the Braves in the playoff in 2022 and 23, but I don't care anymore.

That was freaking two years. Just freaking show up. You're the NL East champions. Good for you. When the Braves had a million injuries and the Mets were Terrible for the first half of the season like nobody cares anymore You can beat up on the Marlins you can beat up on the Nationals good for you

show up to Atlanta show up to New York and get a pair of balls and stop rolling over and Show them you're there and like your piss like. Like Atlanta, I understand, like whatever, they don't have much more to prove against them. Fine, still win a series. The Mets, they freaking embarrassed you last year in the NLDS. And they show up this year and they look like, they just don't wanna be there.

Like how are you not motivated? Like us fans sitting on the couch at home can't stand the Mets and want to beat the crap out of them and the players show up and it's just like, they're just like, oh, what you do? Like whatever. Like I I just I don't understand and I guess like I'm not done yet sorry I'm just I'm so frustrated just let it all out buddy let it all out I just I just don't understand how you show up to

city field in Truist Park every single series and roll over like the Braves were one and eight when we played them and we've fucking made them look like an all-star team And of course they got their mojo back now. They're gonna be ahead of us in no time like in my opinion maybe I'm being a little dramatic, but It just feels like the magic that they had in 2022 and 2023 is gone I could just like there's just nothing going on with this team. It just feels like I don't even like them I don't know. I don't know what freaking Garrett's stubs with the glue. I don't know what the hell the issue was begging for stop. We're begging for stop Z bring it back

I have no idea but like it just feels like it's just a group of guys that just like don't even like each other I just showing up in her miserable every day like yeah, and just one more thing. Sorry, I knew you got to take other calls I'm not trying to single anybody out but like Bryce Harper the fact that he signed with the Phillies and suddenly cannot hit at City Field is just infuriating. Like you're making $330 million over your 13-year contract here. You're supposed to be the face of the franchise. And even like last year, I actually didn't realize this until the series in Atlanta. Apparently he didn't home her against the Braves last year. It's like, dude, those are the two teams that we like really need you to show up against.

Like we're supposed to- Yeah, but he's killed the Braves. I mean, he had the home runves last year. It's like, dude, those are the two teams that we really need you to show up against. Like, we're supposed to just. Yeah, but he's killed the Braves. I mean, he had the home run there this year. Yeah, he's not good against the Braves, but like. Yeah, he's not great in the city field. Yeah, it's fine. Cut the baseball at city field, and it's infuriating.

And the bullpen, I don't even know, I've called you a million times and talked about the bullpen. I just, I still don't understand how Dumbrovsky had thought it was gonna be good enough after last year having Hoffman and Estevez, I still don't understand how Dumbrovsky had thought it was going to be good enough after last year having Hoffman and Estevez and even like Sarantheni with higher upsides, Soto with high, like it didn't work out then. I don't understand how he thought it getting worse was going to work out.

Like the Braves are making like little tiny fringe moves in their bullpen. Like at least they're trying something like they like, they're just continuing the same thing over and over, making zero additions, zero subtractions. Like they're not doing anything. They just keep showing up every day doing the same thing over and over. And the manager just has this attitude like, Oh, we'll get in the model. Like, no, you won't. No, you won't. I like, nobody thinks that they're going to win them all. The players probably don't even think so.

Like they can beat up on the Marlins and the nationals all they want until you show up and like you grow up here and you stand up against the Mets or the Braves in their stadiums and win A three-game series like I will not I can't take this game seriously. Anyway, I just literally cannot I appreciate the phone call I I I think it's becoming more and more evident and really it was evident when they lost to the Mets last year That they needed to shake up they needed a shake up and I know that you're probably going to lose a deal if you, but sometimes you got to take a step back to take a step forward and this team continues to, they didn't respond the way that you hoped they would have responded. I think that's becoming more and more clear.

You know, they didn't respond, again, You doubled down and you did the same thing two years ago. They lost the Diamondbacks and you banked on the inner fire carrying them through and it worked for a majority of the season. But when they went out the way they went out to just run it back and no, I mean, Lizardo, 100% great trade. Great trade. Gray trade.

Romano, positive side, Kepler, I think he's going to be a good player. But that's not the, they're just, they're just fringe moves. They're not waking anyone up. They're not, they're not shaking anything up. All this is, is more of the same. These guys are too comfortable. And again, they don't have the inner fortitude that I think a lot of us wish they had. And I just think this series has been so eye opening

for a lot of people. And I think that's what makes it that much worse two one five five nine two 9494 on the other side we will get to the biggest story of the game the player of the game and development up in Lehigh Valley all that's coming up next here on the final out on sports radio 94 WIP Welcome back. It is the final out Jack Fritz hanging out up next here on the final out on sports radio 94 WIP. Welcome back It is the final out Jack Fritz hanging out with you here on this Tuesday night as

we react to a another lifeless performance from the Phillies and One thing that's that is becoming Obviously, there's a million things that are frustrating, but you watch the difference between the two short stops and Lindor's, defensively it's obviously not even close, but leadership wise he's bouncing around, he looks like he's having fun out there obviously getting big hits and Sure, it took him a couple years to settle in to New York but that's that's the frames of school or the door that we saw in Cleveland for a long time and you know

that's a guy that you paid a lot of money to that is rising and and getting better and living up to the hype and looks like it be the best player in a championship team or the second best player in a championship team. One of the biggest problems with the Phillies is they have Bryce Harper who I think we agree can be the best player in a championship team but that second guy just really isn't there. I mean it's probably Schwabr but I think on a team that you hope can win a World Series I think Schwabr should be your fourth most valuable offensive player, third sure, but he's

been second and it's at times he's been their most valuable offensive player it's been a great signing and want them to resign him It's not a knock on Schwerber it's just you paid that guy a ton of money to be the second best player and a guy that is gonna help you put you the put this team over the top and It's just not even close. It's it's not even close. I know he had the Four hate game over the weekend, but it's a lot of singles. It's a lot of just piss-poor at bats. And obviously we know about the defense.

And with him not being, like I think the frustrating part about the trade conversation is he's still a good player. When you look at the overall numbers, it's gonna be bare out that he's a good player. She's not a special player, he's not a star player. And you look at this team and it's where are the stars? And we talk about the stars, you look at the lineup,

you look at those lineups tonight and it shouldn't even have been close. That's, again, on top of everything else that makes tonight frustrating. You look at those lineups and it's a, it should have been a mismatch. The Mets lineup after Alonso, Vientos has hit in 167. Like he's had a horrible start to the year.

Starling Martez, Cooked, Luis Terenz, Tyrone Taylor, Luis San Alacuna and Jose Azucar. Who can I? I've never heard of, I watch baseball every single night. Never heard of in my life. Never heard of in my entire life. That's a mismatch. That's a, that should be a mismatch. Scott Turner, Harper, Schwab, Percassianos, Kepler, Real Muto, Boum, Rojas. Rojas is the lead with even average. Like Rojas had a good hit tonight. He struck out three times, but whatever. Like Rojas is starting to at least put some thump on the baseball, I don't know.

But that should not, you should not lose that game. Now obviously part of the reason they lost is the big story of the game, which is the injury report, which is brought to you by the Plumbers Union Local 690, protecting the health of the nation. Visit plumber690.org, and that is the Christopher Sanchez injury. And he said after the game

that he'd never felt something like this before, but he's confident that it's not structural damage. He threw a lot of pitches early in the game, a lot of high stress pitches, maybe. That could have caused it Hopefully it's more precautionary More than anything, but obviously forearm tightness. We know what that leads to So it's almost you just wake up tomorrow and pray the MRI goes

Well when there's adrenaline like it is right now that's flowing through his body I'm sure he feels fine who knows how it's gonna respond in the morning. So, you know, I've seen the Phillies do this a million times with injuries where they say night of, ah, it's fine, fine, fine, and bang, he's on the IL. And I mean, the most classic example is like when Hoskins tours ACL, Rob Thompson was saying he was like jogging around

in the locker room. It's like, no, no, no,L. We don't don't start you know saying Trying to get people's hopes up So I hope everything is fine with Sanchez but forearm tightness We know what that leads to I and when we know that what it guys we know what it can lead to So that's obviously a concern now the nice part is is They do have Some some depth here to where they should be able to now obviously if it's if it's the worst of the worst

It's a totally different Conversation, but they should be able to absorb an injury if he has to miss a couple starts you know they can shuffle some some some guys around because of some off days and Ranger tonight up in Le lei through five scoreless and allowed two hits and um, you know look like ranger from all the reports that we saw so Ranger obviously we know that painter's on his way again. I hope sanchez is perfectly fine. They do have some Some some guys that are getting closer I mean even if they have to dip into a Mick Abel who is throwing really well, but Lehigh Valley

I know that he had fallen off prospect wise but You know, it's kind of taking the a nice leap this year. So Obviously we will monitor that one but Chris Sanchez not too much concern post game, it seems like. And Rob Thompson, similar saying they don't believe there is structural damage. Where is my guy, Dave and Marilyn, what's happening, Dave? I don't even know what to say, but the Turner second at bat, with runners on second and third two outs, if you just look at the pitches that he swung at, what is he doing?

It's like there's no plan. Like you said, he went four for five, but the OPS is 600. The other guy that's just frustrating as heck is BOM I mean, yeah, you have two hits, but they're all singles like Hold on they tell me all the time that this team slugs They have 12 they have 21 home runs this year 12 by Harper and Harper and Schwab er and then that I mean We played 24 games. The next highest is three.

Well, is it bad they've allowed 30 plus home runs? Is that not a good mix there? Not a good ratio there. I just feel like they, I don't know, it feels like one of those years that the Mets have had in the past where everybody thinks they're okay and it's just gonna, I think this year's gonna, it feels like it's just gonna blow up. And sure, I mean, it might be what they need. I don't know, it might be like what they need to

realize this is just not gonna work. Is it just totally fail and hit rock bottom because it's had in that way. Well, the the problem is Dave and the scary part for me is that the Mets, I mean David Stearns is just getting started there and they got Soto and it's not like he's been that good. He's batted 2-30. No he hasn't been good. And I mean but like like you said with Lindor you just look at the energy. He is starting, I mean, like, it's taken him a while to adjust, but he is a, he's a leader, he's a, like, you know, he's a captain of their team,

and, you know, it's what they say Schwaber is for us, but Schwaber isn't our best player. Like, you can't, like, I mean, he can only do, like, he can only- Well, he can be a part of it. it and the stuff that he pulled tonight like ah terrible the base running what the heck is that it's terrible I mean I just don't know what's going on well at some point can someone just can someone just be held accountable for something like sure sure we'll understand it sure

really like I don't know when it became so taboo, and it's 100% with the analytics movement because of win probability. Shortboard not being in the line of tomorrow gives them the worst chance to win. But it could be better in the long term. I love Kyle Shortboard. That can't happen tonight. Make an example out of one of the important players and a quote unquote leader of the team. I bring up Charlie and Jimmy all the time. People always talk about Jimmy and the, not running out of the first base and that's when he benched him.

He benched Jimmy Rollins in 2009 for throwing to the wrong base in Tampa Bay for five games. Like, I just, I don't get it. Just sit him tomorrow, sit him tomorrow, see if get it. He, just sit him tomorrow. Sit him tomorrow, Steven sends a message, who cares? Like the series has already been a disaster, Dave. Who leads off tomorrow is the question. That's what Peterson going.

Like what's the lineup look like tomorrow? I just have no idea. Just leave Scott there, just leave Scott there. Who cares? I think you do. He's hitting the ball and you can't put Turner up there I mean, no, well, I don't know. It's just like I feel I feel like, you know, I know we're 24 games in I know it's a a

Like, you know, you really we watch these games we react every night, but like it's there's something wrong They're just like you can yeah, I just sent it. There's something wrong Totally totally and I appreciate the phone call David. I Think everyone I if you're one of the fans that still is not reacting God bless you. I don't know how you do it But the the mojo of the team just just feels off I mean this whole thing just feels off and I know a lot of people are saying this is the Bucs game with the Eagles last year where they're two and two and

That Bucs game they have Lane they didn't have AJ Brown, you know What whatever I know that I know that the bye week and that they they figured some stuff out Of course, I just don't I just don't get the feeling from this team I know that the bye week and they figured some stuff out, of course. I just don't get the feeling from this team. I just don't. They feel like a dead team walking. Maybe they need rock bottom to wake up the front office and make it so painfully clear to Dave Nebraska that he needs to make kind of of change to shake up something here

He's got a he's got to try something Start at the leadoff. That's the that's the big change. I mean fine, but Man, I just it's a it's a it's a terrible watch almost every single night Andrews in Roxborough. what's happening, Andrew? Hey Jack, how's it going? I'm sure not great, right? Not well, buddy, yeah, not well. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, I just wanna say, been listening to you for a while, listen to the show, high hopes, love it. Thank you, buddy. Been a big fan, yeah. I'm sitting here in my living room pitch dark in agony, about ready to shed a tear. 24 games in the season. I just, I literally can't like with this team, like it's actually ridiculous. Like what they've been doing.

And like you've been saying, like everyone's insane tonight. It's like the approach at the plate with runners on is inexcusable. Like it's feeble. Like I don't understand. Like there's, like you said, there's no plan. They have absolutely no plan and they have no idea what they're doing. And it's like sitting here watching the game, it's like, it's almost like comedic. Like you watch the game and you're all you're like, oh, yeah

Let's see how they let's see how I screw this. Oh, you're waiting for them You're waiting for him to screw it up. It's yeah the lack of faith that we have in them Like again a perfect example is the Mets two out hitting versus the Phillies two out hitting the Phillies the Phillies are chasing out of the strike zone and Begging to get themselves out and the Mets are putting together great at bats and getting big hits. And I mean it's just, what's so frustrating is that the Mets, they brought in David Stearns, obviously a smart front office guy.

And like I think the Phillies and Mets pitching wise, I think Cotham is on the level that they are. I think that Phillies and Mets pitching wise, I think Cotham is on the level that they are. I think that's fine. But hitting wise, the Phillies feel like they are absolute dinosaurs when it comes to hitting development versus that Mets team where they look like they're up with Modern Times and even like that Giants series last week. That was evident too. That was evident.

Oh, it's Kevin Long. Bringing him back was beyond lazy. Yeah. And I was at the 11- 4 game with Noel on the hill, so that was my first game of the season. I got to take my girlfriend out to her first ball game of the year, and she was like, what am I watching? And she's not a big baseball fan,

and I had to apologize to her multiple times. She was like, this is not the product that we've seen in the last couple years. And I think I'm about to hop on a plane to London tomorrow and I think back to last year where things all really fell apart so it's pretty pretty full circle that you know we're coming back to this moment I'm already 24 games in a season so like I said I'll hop off but thank you Jack it's just it's a joke and I'm already ticked off and I'm sure a lot of people are too. Well save travels to London and maybe you go into London will will change the mojo around the player the game is

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On the other side we'll get to a look at tomorrow get more your phone calls And there actually was some positive developments from the bullpen tonight all that's coming up next on the final out on sports radio 94 WIP welcome back it is the final out jack fritz hanging out with you here for the next couple minutes for handing things off to ashlyn sullivan she'll take you through the rest of the night here on the station and judged by the phone calls people not happy and absolutely do not blame them at all a lot of frustrating aspects of this team on top of Possibly losing one of the best pitchers in the National League Christopher Sanchez

Again after the game Rob Thompson said they don't think it's gonna be and they don't expect any structural damage Chris Sanchez Echoed something similar but again when there's a lot of adrenaline the night of I think it's kind of hard to get a gauge so we'll see how tomorrow goes and hopefully wakes up and everything feels mostly okay and maybe misses a starter too but obviously we know forearm tightness we know what that can lead to and Man, I just really really hope that that is not the case Drew was in Westchester. What's happening, Drew? Hey, Jack. Um, yeah, just driving back from the game. I was there

I'm so sorry. Well, you know, look the weather was just too good to pass up So but I did make the decision to not I Went for the upper level seats because i i wasn't sure how close i wanted to be to the crime scene that might unfold which ended up being correct about so but we thought it wasn't too close to the action and didn't pay too much sure be there but i don't know but but the i'd have

it like what comes into play here i mean the i'd have to obeyed a baseball fan you don't have to have played the game at a high level uh... to to have the i can't be something that tells you and make you act like what am i watching like what am i watching in terms of not knowing what a ball or a strike looks

like coming out of a picture panaming for veteran players like turner you know everybody copy on a family or a strike looks like coming out of a pitcher's hand. For veteran players like Turner and everybody, Castellanos, I mean, it's like they just look silly, especially with runners on base, and it's just frustrating to no end. And it's just, I don't know whether it's the approach that comes from, is Kevin Long an influence here? I mean, should a head roll just to shake things up?

I mean, I wouldn't be opposed to it. I mean, we've been watching the same thing over and over, you know if kevin long influence here i mean should i had rolled just to shake things up i wouldn't be opposed to it i mean we've been watching the same thing over and over so yeah i'm well and they also just might be a man was that some guys are born with the ability to track a baseball and some guys are are not i mean that might be what we're dealing with here as well but same time i mean what's what's going on about tray is that is that last night he did work two walks and

there's been some signs of it. But it's like when there's a pressure situation and you get so amped up and he doesn't have a slow heartbeat that he just rushes to do everything. Same thing with Cassiano. Cassiano's just hitting over 300 with runners in scoring position. They get so jumpy and they never seem calm. They never just let the game come to them. They always try to hit that seven run home run. For a group of veteran players, they just seem so clueless up there. So clueless. Yeah so it's frustrating to watch and but I'll be honest I mean my my ire is directed mostly at Dumb Rousky of anyone player coach manager the GM to me is responsible for for this and for no

progress for the past two years basically so't you know he he's the one that basically had you know captain team basically pretty thing you you've talked to it i mean pretty much on change in terms of the lineup and just week here and there you know with mary field two years ago now it's not kepler what are you doing like so

why i want the philly in or so after this why i want the philly in? So answer this. Why weren't the Phillies in on Kyle Tucker? Why, why were we not in on him? Well, listen, there's, there's two different camps here. You know, the one camp is, well, why do you really want to trade the prospects for a core that you is getting older or do you want to extend the window and you know bring up and develop the Aidan Millers and the Crawfords and the Painters and I mean they gave up Isak

Paredes who's a pretty good third baseman and they gave Cam Smith who I know no one here really cares about but that's a that's just a better prospect he's in between Painter and Miller I I guess, and the Phillies just don't have that guy. So they're kind of stuck in a situation of, they don't wanna put the cupboard bare for a guy who's gonna hit free agency. I mean, Kyle Tucker, I'd be surprised

if he signed an extension in season. And like, do you wanna give up all that for a rental? I think that's the decision they made. It sucks, he's unbelievable, but I do get it. If that, if that makes any sense, Drew. Yeah, I mean, I get it too. I mean, I do, but it's just frustrating. It's frustrating that, you know,

we have to just run this back and not, and not surprisingly 24 games in, this is what we're seeing and yet they're seven and two against the nationals and marlins and and you what you know what was that I can't that they keep the rock you try and they're six and nine against real baseball I mean you know it it's only 24 games but I'm you know but but you know but but we know these guys we can't do do what they do and

over the course of uh... the last three regular season certainly it has not been any kind of a juggernaut team and uh... two months first two months of last year you know so yet uh... you know felt so it's it's it's it's just frustrating and i don't know what you know i don't know what the catalyst could be to change it other than these guys look at themselves in the mirror

But you know if you want to get rid of Kevin long to shake it up. I'm all for that all right there he goes true in wesh ester and the frustrating part about dumbrowski is Obviously he set the team up to fail with the bullpen heading into the year I think that's pretty inarguable at this point and Just not even finding an interesting kind of arm that that has some upside that's frustrating but he spoke his strength if it's not gonna be analytics if it's not gonna be whatever it's supposed to have it's supposed to be having a good feel for a ballclub and knowing what wins and what doesn't win and to do this again and be back in the same spot seemingly

is it's a miss and that's supposed to be his calling card he's gonna back in the same spot seemingly, it's a miss. And that's supposed to be his calling card. He's gonna go on the Hall of Fame one day and he won a pennant here and that's great. And he was really good early. But these last couple of years of just running it back and expecting things to change and believing in the guys and not shaking up the chemistry,

you're kind of watching this season so far and you hope, again, I hope this isn't the case, but you know, I think there's certainly a feeling this could just be a waste of a year. And that sucks to feel in April 22nd, but I think there's some of that kind of sentiment brewing out there. Tomorrow, Zach Wheeler looking to play stopper

on the mound against the Mets obviously David Peterson goes for them He you know He's had some really dominant starts against the Phillies and they they tagged him for I think four runs and four innings the last Time I played last year, but he's had a really good start at the year 2.7. The RA Had traditionally has walked a lot of guys but last two outings have hasn't hasn't walked the batter and Wheeler You know, I thought last time I got some Marlins is really good. It's the Marlins tomorrow be a step up in competition Last week he went away from his four seamer a little bit more like I am traditionally used to watching Zach Wheeler power his four seam up in the zone to

Miss bats and against the Marlins I wonder if it's a change of arsenal. He used his two seam remorse to do that and get swing and miss. And it was dancing. So, I mean, I feel like he can just do whatever and it's largely going to work. But hopefully they come out tomorrow with a win and can at least salvage something and maybe have a little positivity heading into the off day and then obviously to Chicago to face the Cubs. So a tough, tough week here of Phil's baseball,

and it hasn't been the best start, that's for sure. Either way, that's gonna do it for me. Thanks to everyone that hung out tonight. We will, I mean, the afternoon show tomorrow, Ike's, Pike and Fritz, we will react post-game to what is hopefully a Phil's win. But at the current state, I don't know about that one happening.

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