Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - 372 | Mercenary Baseball, Rays Take First Place, Tatis Injured, & Kumar Rocker

Episode Date: August 2, 2021

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Hello and welcome to Talking Baseball series recap the first one second half teams are set. There will be no more changes. Let's see how the new people did. Hello and welcome to Talking Baseball. Thank you very much for joining us today as we recap the weekend that was in the world of Major League Baseball. Mooky Bats. My name's Jimmy. I got Jake sitting next to me.

We got Trevor coming to you from California, producer BBD in the corner. And this one's brought to you by new patrons, patrons, Jack Howlett and Tyler Hostetler. Where do we know that name from? Is that from a movie or is that an old pitcher or something? Hostetler. Old QB, I believe, Jeff Hostetler. I think it's also from a movie, I know. Say Oakland Raiders, maybe.

Yeah, yeah, you're right about that. Jake, how are you doing? James, Trevor, BPD, everyone live in the chat. We cleared the deadline. Snaps for us. We're incredible. We're the best. Baseball crushed it.

Ten all-stars or whatever. Every team made a trade. Except the Rocky should be excluded from that because did you really? But I'm doing well. We had a crazy weekend. Hudson Valley Renegades hooked it up for us. We had a blast there. Yankees High A little blitzball.

First page. Pitch, boozy, ice cream, all of it. What a time to be alive. Excited to, like, get in the teeth of this baseball weekend. Because, you know, we got sucked in Yankeesland because they're the most back, as Trevor Plouf has been telling people on the internet. And see what's going on with the other teams. I did a little bit of a standing watch.

There's a couple teams trying to get in the mix, which is a little bit of fun. So excited to talk about it with you, lads. And, you know, with my outfit today, sure, it's a little bit of a weekly dumb ad but also an homage to my guy Arod stepping in with that big D energy as he labeled it determined

darling and dapper A.F and no other D references there, Trev. That's what he said? Yeah, he posted it on Instagram and he captioned it himself. Big D energy determined darling and dapper

as well. It's the best. It's not. It's not You guys can't laugh. It's the best. It's the best to ever do it. I don't like him. And like if I'm, if I meet him, what am I supposed to do?

I'm mad at him. He was mean. It wasn't mean. He just, if he came up and he didn't look at me for longer than half a second. Very uninterested. But like he like follows me comments on like talking yanks and talking baseball. So I was like, hey,

you know, we're at a baseball event. We're covering it. Like, hey. Alex, nice to meet you. Where was this? At California Strong. He was there? He put his hand out to his side without turning his head to face me. Like I walked up next to him.

He stayed looking at the field. He was locked in the game. It was warm up, so the game hadn't started. Yeah, I scouted. He put his hand to his right like this without like addressing me with his eyes. And I shook it and he didn't shake back or squeeze. It just was there. And then he didn't say anything nor look.

And I was like, okay, bye. And then everyone else that we've ever met us said he's a jerk. So I also don't really like Arodd. I met him in like 2007. And yeah, it was kind of, he's kind of weird. It's my favorite alien. He's going through it at the time, I think. I think that's when he got divorced.

I don't even remember him being at that event. I think I just blocked him out. That's because you were killing it. You almost took out Jared Gough, right? Was that that game? Yeah. Yeah, with a double play throw. Wow, so you've been a Stafford guy early.

Oh, I do like Maddie Staff. I do. That's nothing to do with it. I was just playing ball, all right? What am I supposed to do? It's in my blood. Freaking A-Rod. What else is in your blood?

How you doing, Trev? I'm doing great. I love Monday episodes. They are by far my first. favorite episode. It's clean. We know the games. People are just fresh off this weekend of baseball, and here we are to recap it. I think a lot of cool things happened. Had a good weekend off the screen. At home, Teddy's birthday party went well. I got to see some family, some friends. God, I hate A-Rod. Gee, why do you guys? Why do you do it? Why do you got to bring him up?

Boopi bats So the first time I saw the Instagram story I thought it was a fan of A-Rod making kind of a joke about the caption I thought they wrote the caption on top of the A-Rod picture and then I saw it on A-Rod's actual Instagram story

And I was like Undefeated Undefeited Undefee he owns the Timber Wolves I mean You know if you're J-Lo Looking at that Like damn I blew it, huh?

J-Lo is so happy All right All right All right All right Huge baseball weekend Huge baseball weekend

In the AAL A lot of interesting things happened I have the AL So I Your little Your little world A lot of things are going on What are you talking about?

My little world is the American League East And only the top three teams Well, Blue Jays won Three and a half Hey Blue Jays won four and a We're back in Toronto Hambrios

Believe it I just did a sequence episode dropping tomorrow On Barrios Look out Add It does feel cool though that There's no waiver wire Like your teams are set

And it's like off to the races go Yeah You know It does feel good August is usually weird There's all these weird things that come out This is your team Yeah that's it's kind of fun

to, it is the second half, but it's almost like, you know what, if it was college basketball, it's almost like this is like the conference championship week. Okay. Or like the next two months. It's like, you know, you know who's in the, like, you know who's potentially getting there? Now, now beat each other. It's conference play. It's conference play.

Like, you know, they play, Duke plays USC on a boat somewhere and you're like, oh, okay. Now it's like, we're in it. we got loose. It's go time, man. A lot of fans do standings watch the whole time. I can't. I don't. So, like, I fully flip on my brain where now I'm like, okay, well, what did the Red Sox do?

Schedule pod, standings pot now. What did the Mariners do? Like, what did the, you know, I'm now like in that world, but I kind of, I don't allow myself to do that the first half before the All-Star break. I think, you know, before trade deadline. Now it's a nice time. Be like, teams are set. Let's do it. Dang.

I mean, there's a saying for the days that we're in. We're in the dog days, baby, those dog days of August. This is a separator month. It really is. It really is. People who work their ass off in the off season are still feeling good. Guys that didn't might be slowing down on now. It's hot everywhere.

I always thought August was a month where, like, teams that took care of themselves, separated themselves. And then September, everybody, everybody's good in September. because it's that time. You've got to focus up. But August, the month before, this is a separator month. Trev, what was your best month? Oh.

Career-wise. Definitely summertime, I'd imagine, because it was freezing cold in the central and like April, even through May. I would say either June or July. June. I'm just looking at OPS. So just according to OPS, June. You also were a good September player.

Sure was. Clutch. Crunch. time, baby. You and Jee's. Yeah, and I think a part of the dog days of August that I'd want to tie in a little bit, I think we're going to start seeing more silly dugout stuff. The Blue Jays Vladdy had a day off yesterday, so they taped them up to like a to a post. So I think we're going to get more silly stuff to get through August.

162 straight games for Vladie? A lot. Was it really? I know he's Slim Daddy Vladie now, but I mean, he's still a big boy. 162 straight games in minor league facilities and all that. Hats off to Vladdy. That's awesome. He is like young.

That is really cool. I know he's young, but still, you know, stand in the sun. You go to the beach and you're in the sun. You get tired. My standout performers getting a little love for playing a lot of games. Preview. People are jerks. The sun is tiring.

It's exhausting. It is. I mean, it's the sun, Jim. It's like literally we revolve around. People underestimate it, though. Like, I take a random listener of ours. and I say go stand in the sun for three hours. You don't even have to make any plays.

Just standing around. You're going to be tired at the end of the day. And you're going to be like, man, that took a toll on me. They're not not even asking you to mentally lock in or take at bats or make any plays. The sun sucks. Fucking hate summer, dude. It's also awesome, too. I also love the sun.

It's a love hate thing, right? There's going to be a day when we hear about a team that has like a dugout rest specialist. Dude, dugouts have missed. Like a mist zone? Like at six flags, the mist zone? Gosh, not to my knowledge. I don't recall any having any misters in there. Misters, would you go in the mist zone?

Maybe. Yeah, you know, you know what's such a weird practice that everybody still does? Is those ammonia towels? Which, by the way, work excellently. Excellent. Sounds like something I should buy for the office. What are you talking about?

Ammonia towels. that is? No. We're not athletes. I think I'm I think I'll know what you're talking about it. They fill a bucket. They fill a bucket with ice water and there's some ammonia that they put in it. I don't know what kind of, how they dilute it. I think they just put it in the water. Can we pause the show and everyone get rid of their judgment for one second? What the fuck do you mean there's some ammonia in it? What's ammonia?

Oh, no. It's a chemical. Yeah, it's a chemical. I know that. I know that, but like. I don't know what it does, but like. We're not a math pot. We're not a science pot. You would need to deluge. It's amazing. Let's talk some baseball.

Ten men's in. Moni towels. Quick known on the Vlad, I think not that many DH days, too. You would think he'd have had more than he doesn't, looking at his appearances. Good stuff, Lattie. I don't know, man. That's what they have. No mister.

You got your old school ammonia tells. It really feels like almost like an Epsom salt bath. They're in the same ilk. Same family. If you catch my drift. Elk? I just read three different websites. It's the, like, basic four-sentence description of what ammonia is, and I still have zero idea.

Okay. I don't even know what it does. Like, just a chemical that does stuff. It's every chemical. Yeah. People use it for cleaning stuff, maybe. I know that. I can be corrected so quick.

I know that is. Yeah, I don't, ammonia, I know clean stuff. Whatever. Ammonia towels, Jake. Let's get some for back alley-a-bats. Let's do it. What's going on in the AL, Jim? Well, the NEL.

What are you talking? What are you skipping the NL on us? Bone Stimulator. So breaking news, NL comes first and also apparently the Lancaster Barnstormers have a mister in their dugout. And I lived a block away from that stadium for a year. The Lancaster Barn, they have a mister? The Barnstormers. Their minor league team.

Now, it's not pronounced Lancaster, right? It's pronounced. Yeah, it's Lancaster. It's stupid. Lancaster. Yeah. PA. That doesn't make any sense.

BD's Philly. Who has the NL? Treve? That leadoff? A big lead-off hitter today. Let's do it. Tell us. Our juice up top.

Tell us what the hell happened, Tram. The Brewers went into Atlanta and Braves. What are you doing, baby? The Brewers take two out of three, nine, five brew crew, eight one, Braves in game two. And the Brewers took the series two to one. Garcia, Wong, five hits each. Adomis, the greatest player to ever live. Three extra base hits with two freaking home runs.

The Brewers came back from a 401 first inning deficit to win the first game. Garcia, Adomis and Escobar. Eddie, our guy, and it's Brewers debut. They all hit homers. Danesby Swanson tried to do it. He had a great series, two homers and seven ribbies in game two to get the win, but it wasn't enough. Brewers take two out of three from the Braves.

Moving on, the Reds went into New York. And Metz, what is you doing? Baby, the Reds take two out of three out. out of three. Six two reds. Five four Mets in 10. We'll talk about that. And then they got the doors blown off seven to one in game three.

The red slash 262, 533 slugging. They had 16 freaking extra base hits and six homers in the game. The Mets just did not hit. Kyle Farmer? Let's freaking go. Five hits with three extra base hits and a homer. And Jonathan, India. Add for later in the show, four extra base hits with two homers.

Cookie goes four. pitch with one earned run and his season debut. They were wearing the black jerseys. You guys saw those. Look pretty sweet. Byas Homer's and his Mets debut in game two. Drury, our guy, walk off single in game two. And guess what? Kind of more bad news for the MET. DeGrom undergoes an MRI that reveals right form inflammation likely out until September. What is you doing that's? Reds take two out of three from them. Moving on, the Cubs and the nationals in games that Did the fan bases even watch these games anymore? How could you, after they dealt all of their players away?

Max Maness, great tweet you had there. Nationals take two out of three. I'm going to go quick with this one. Four three Nationals, six, three Cubs, and nationals win the rubber match six to five. Hendricks goes seven innings pitched with one and run in game two, and that's all I really care about. Nats take two out of three.

Moving on. Phillies, go into Pittsburgh, and the Pirates take two out of three. Phillies, what is you doing, baby? Ghibi, they win, or they lose 7-0 in the first game. They lose 3-2 in the second game before finally Ghibi comes to the freaking rescue, and they went 15 to 4 in game three. The Pirates starting pitchers, Dune at 265 ERA, the bullpen not so hot.

Phillies didn't pitch well, regardless of who was on the mound. Rio Muta was six hits, three extra base hits, including he had five freaking hits in game three. Let's go. Harper four hits with three extra base hits. I'm guessing in game three also. Gibson, our guy. Let's talk about him a little bit. Six innings, two innings, or six and two-thirds innings pitched,

with only two runs in his Philly's debut to avoid the sweep. He's putting them on their freaking back. The pirates take two or three from the Phillies. Moving on, the Dodgers. Go into Arizona, and they take two out of three because obviously six, five D-backs, they walked him off. as Drewbo Cabrera walked him off in game one. I watched that with my brother over the weekend.

And the Dodgers said, oh, that's enough of that. 8-3 and then 13 to nothing against Jake Snakes. A.J. Pollock, we'll talk more about him later. He had a big series. Chris Taylor, six hits with three extra base hits. Turner, that's Justin Turner. Five hits with two home runs. Eureas goes five shuddy in game three.

And no Dodgers starting pitcher pitches into the six, but who cares? They went two out of three. What else is there? Gonson placed on the 10 days. I. Duffy not expected to pitch for the Dodgers before September is at the trade piece for them. They take two out of three.

Moving on, Rockies at the Padres. They split the series. 3-0 Padres, 9-4 Rockies, 5-3 Rockies, then 8-1 Padres in the finale. Padre starting pitchers, not too hot 6-3 ERA over the series. They needed the trade for pitching, and they did not do that.

Machado, Cronin wore two homers each. Hosmer had six hits. Musgrove, the only one that pitched well It goes seven shutout endings With 11 freaking Ks in game one Way to go Bad news Tatee Jr.

Placed in the 10-day IL His shoulder keeps coming out of his socket, guys. My advice, get your surgery, baby. You think so? That's what happened in the end of it. You don't think you should try and How long is the recovery from surgery? Wait, hold on. Give me snaps, bro.

I just freaking ended that. Like, on cue, baby. That's fair. You dropped a bomb at the end. Yeah. You did drop the conversation starter and a lot of Freakins and a lot of what is you doing? What is you doing, baby? And Gibby puts the Phillies on his back.

They lose two on three. They lose two out of three for the fire. Damn. Stop the sweet. That's huge, man. That's huge. It's called a stopper. Yeah.

Anyways, Tati's back to being serious. Think about all the shoulders we've known that have come out. Bellinger had his shoulder come out. He hasn't been the same since, dude. Tatez did it. I think he did it twice now, or three times now. He changed his swing from a one-headed finish to the two-handed finish. That was fine. But this last time, all he did was slide and put his left arm down the ground, and the damn thing came out of the socket. You can't go around being confident as a baseball player. If anything you do, your arm can come out of the freaking socket.

So they, maybe you try to get him through the rest of the season. You know, we're already in August. Maybe you sit in for a while, get him back for September. But eventually, like, the guy needs to have surgery. Yeah, that sucks. I'll let it play out. Can you imagine? No.

Can you imagine just playing and like, oh, shit, my shoulder might pop out. I had a teammate in hockey. It happened to him, like, after a lot of games. Coach would always have to pop it back in. My college girlfriend. You saw the pain he was in. You remember we were going out one night and her shoulder just popped down. She's a golfer.

She had some shoulder issues. And, yeah, pretty hit. Power moved by her. I actually should give her credit. We were like going to like a, not a clubby place, but kind of a clubby place. So she was in like a dress, shoulder out. And she's like, no, I'm good. Like we can go.

And her like, no, dude. Chill out. And that's Tatis. Miss her. It's not true. It's not true. She's got kids and stuff. I'm very happy with Jessica.

Everyone's happy. It worked out. Oh, my gosh. The other thing I was going to say with the Padres. Hey, good for... Trevor, I'm going to tell you the story about when Jake and her broke... Oh, such a good story. Because it's really good.

I don't know if we should tell it on there, but it's really good. Disco Joe Musgrove shoved was in the running for a standout. He didn't get it, and I don't want Padre fans to be mad at us because they do like getting mad at us. but Big Joe dropped one, which is good because they're starting pitching, hadn't been doing it the past month or so. So hopefully that gets him on track. But yeah, man, I mean, the Padres, we mentioned we're in August, two months left. Like, if they're without Tatis, the Dodgers just loaded up.

We haven't talked about them yet. Sam Fran just did something over the weekend that it's like, damn, these dudes don't stop. The Padres, one-game wild card is starting to get, like, put the pencil away, grab the pen, man. The Padres are 5 and 5 in their... Put the pencil away, grab the pen. Oh, it's set in ink.

You're not going to erase it. Yeah. I like it. The Padres are 5 and 5 in their last 10, 10 and 10 in their last 20, 15 and 15 and the last 30. So the Padres haven't been playing winning baseball for a month. Not good when you're in such a race. The only team really chasing them is the Reds and do you... The Reds?

7 and 3 in their last 10. 11 and 9 in their last 20. Because Joey Votto hit 70 homers in those games. I mean, that's not going to continue. I want the Reds to make it a race. Don't put Joey Votto on your bad side. Just a good tip. No.

Like, he's listening. I love Joey Voddle. Okay, so it's going to continue. Why would it not continue? Well, because nobody in the history of the sport. This is like when you said Gibby wasn't an under two ERA guy, Treve. Treve, I got you. They just need to pass the, they just need, Treve.

Treve. Put the team on his back. Just put the two on his back. Jennings. Know what the Reds need? They just need that performance from a different guy every week. So, like, Winker will do it one week. Castellanos will do it one week.

Your guy, Kyle Farmer, Max Schrock with a big game. Love that. And they take two out of three from the Metropolitan's, which segies us there. They're four back of the wild card, which, hey, a week ago, we were hoping that the Yankees, Toronto, they were four back of the wild card. We were hoping they can get in the mix.

Reds, you're not there yet. But if the Padres flounder a little bit and the Reds division should stink the rest of the way, that could become a conversation. Come on, Reds. 100% it could be. I have a question about the Mets. The Reds beat the Mets.

If the Grom's not coming back, what's the update? Just another setback. They didn't give a timetable, right? I think they said September. Likely out till September. Okay. Well, as a cynical person, that means bad news.

in my opinion. It's not good news. It opens it up for not returning. Which I don't think it was before. Anyway, what's the Mets rotation? And, like, they got Cookie Carasco back. And he actually had a good start for a first time back out or second time, first time.

Who is it? It's Stroman. Walker. Rich Hill, did he get traded to them? Yeah, Rich Hill got traded to them. He's been pretty poor. Carrasco. And McGill, the rook who's actually,

He's been solid for them. But, yeah, I mean, that rotation changes a lot when you take out one of the best pitchers to ever do it. Yeah, but the problem is Taiwan Walker is going through some struggles right now. His last three starts have all been not great. Stroman just had a bad start. I mean, you know, you go, DeGroma's your one is so good that Stroman at the two is great, Walker's three. Once they bump up, you almost everyone's.

out of border. I do have good news. They have the Marlins this week who we just saw. That's a good way to refresh your starting pitching a little bit. And then, you know, we got some caught a little wind this morning. We're scheduled people now. Man, after that, it gets tough for Los Mets. We wondered why the Phillies percentage in the division looked so good a couple weeks ago. It's because it's, what, 13 straight against San Fran and the Dodgers? Jeez. Dodgers at home, then they fly west without an off day in between the flight. And they play the Giants for three, then the Dodgers for three, no off day again. Then they do get an off day as they fly back east and then they play the Giants for three.

And they have three against the Phillies before that. So they got four against the Marlins. They need to win three of those to get going. The good news is, though, if they make it out of that stretch, if they play 500, they play 500 in that stretch, The rest of their September's nice. The Mets have a nice September. And if you get to Gromback for that September, it's really not as, there's ways around it.

But that is going to be a daunting 13-game stretch for them. There's six home games against the Nats around that stretch too, which hopefully can get a little bad. And, man, I just, last team we talked about a West Coast trip, a dangerous West Coast trip. They ended up trading away four of their core players. Nats? The Cubs.

Yeah. Listen. Okay. There's one team in the NL East with a positive run differential. I know it's not an all, it's not a great stat, but I do like to look at it. Can you guys guess the team? NL East. NL. East.

Marlins. Is it still the fish? The Phillies do it? It's the Braves. Boy. And there's only, this is kind of crazy. In the National League, there's only six teams with a positive run difference. and the Braves are the fifth best.

Mostly in the NL West and then Milwaukee's right behind them. I know you can pick apart every stat. The Dodgers, what, Trev? Dodgers are at 165 plus. And the Braves are the only one in the analysts and they're at 49 plus. Everybody else is negative run differential, man. It's interesting.

I want to know why, Trev, and I think this is why run differential is going to start to not matter at all. When teams are losing, they just lose now. Like if you're losing 6-0,000, you're not going to try and come back anymore. You're going to put in a position player or the quadruple-A pitcher that's up for three days

and send them down, and you're going to let them give up as many runs as it takes until they finish the game. So you see 13-0-0 games from the Dodgers or the Yankees get lose 14-0-0 because they just ride Abrae you out, no matter how many runs. So losses now are just, you don't care.

Sure, sure. I feel like that wasn't that way 10 years ago. Like you didn't, teams forfeit games. I'm all about the mercy rule. I'm okay with the mercy rule now. Okay. I don't want a forfeit rule. I don't want a team to be able to say, I'm done.

But if there is like an eight runs after six or something like that, I'm okay with that. Okay. Look into it. People might not like that because there are epic comebacks that happen, but. There's a line. It's tough to figure it out with fans going to a game. and stuff. It's probably got to be like double digits.

Like double digits after seven. Something like that. I just do 10 after 7. Sure. 10 after 7 because they have the double header game already. And maybe it's like a, maybe the like a losing team has to like, no, you can't do that. And we got excited for it. It definitely has to be after beer sales are done because no one, they'll never do anything

before that. The 10 run walk-offs. Yeah, because, you know, if you get to that, that 10th run, it could be a walk-off win. And then you reward the fans with you know a discount to another game if they see it. Tacos. Corn dogs. Jackos. Everyone loves tacos, yeah.

Corn dogs. What else we got, man? Braves are on an incredible win-loss streak, aka win, win, lose, win, lose, win, lose. It's still going. I think they set the MLB record. It was 14 on before they played Saturday. And they

just did it in this three-game set. So that's 17. 17. 17 games where they just can't get the momentum. However they break it is going, in my head, it's fake crucial to the rest of their season. If they do a double win at some point, like they break the Cinderella spell.

July 16th was when it started. They lost to the raise and they beat the rays and they lost to the raise and they beat the Padres and they lost to the Padres and they beat the Phillies and they lost to the Phillies and they beat the Phillies and they beat the Mets and they lost to the Mets and they lost to the Mets. and they lost in the Mets and they beat the Mets and they lost to the brewers

and they beat the brewers and they lost of the brewers. I mean, at least it's the brewers. I mean, it's two weeks of just getting nowhere. Nowhere. Where are you going? Nowhere. Just caught in limbo. What?

What? I didn't hear you. I'm buying the smallest amount of brave stock. I think their August schedule is kind of easy. What? Dude, they go. So it's same. St. Louis, which both those teams are mess right now.

The Braves are the easy team on the schedule. Nationals. Marlins, Orioles. Like, they still have the pecking order there. So while the Mets are in their hell, the Braves have their chance. I mean, this is it. This is the three-week window to see if you have any fight. So Laird had a good couple games.

Jock's been playing well. I like that. Salair had some good games. Yeah, four hits and two games. Change your scenery. I'm curious for you guys, because I don't really have a team that I necessarily root for.

Obviously, you guys are... You're just anti-Met, right? Isn't that how you say it? Yeah. I love the Mets. I like all the teams. I like fun players, fun games. But for Braves fans,

sure, you might sneak into the playoffs. I mean, you probably won't. But if you do, like, how can you get up for it knowing that you're just... Someone's going to beat you, right? Or when you're a fan of a team, Do you make some magic potion in your brain that says they can win? No, no, you're delusional.

I just did a whole speech on talking Yanks about this, that I have accepted delusion for the next two months. I couldn't, I didn't allow myself. You're like, this could happen. Yeah, yeah. You're like the little kid and angels in the outfield. And worst case, you'd- I get that way with the Seahawks.

Yeah, that's fanhood, man. I mean, it's tough to, everyone should be wrapped up in their team. That's how you should be. Drop it, David versus Goliath, and you're clear of literally. anything. Oh my gosh. Like if the Braves get the Dodgers and they're like

3-1 last year, they got Scher, they got Terrier, nobody expects us. It's because you're not in the playoffs. And then they go out and get stuck up. And you're out. Speaking of, how about Cole Tucker's pirates putting up the fight? A, call him up, you sad sacks. Obviously, call him up

to sell some freaking tickets. Sexy as hell. But they've been busting up people's hearts since the All-Star break. They're the ruiners. And Gibby put him on his back. That is fun. See, I was on a ton of spoiler teams. That's the only fun I had in September. It's like, let's keep these guys out of the playoffs.

And in my head, I'm like, God, like, this, we're so bad. I love that being your angle. Trevor Pluth, the spoiler. You can only do that for a few games before you're like, this is, I wish we were not the spoiler. Yeah. We didn't spoil that team I like. I wouldn't mind them in the playoffs.

Wow. Jorge Saler got a hit off John Curtis. Two guys on new teams, right? Yeah. Which led to a Dansby slam. I saw as Drewbo walk off the Dodgers. I was watching the game live. I was like, wow, he's still going.

And kind of looks the same. Like, he'll be playing for the next five years. Like, oh, wait, does Drewbo Cabrera's on that team? It is odd how some names you have in your head as bit players or role players. Then you look up and you're like, wait. Dude's had a really long good career. How'd that happen? Yeah.

Oh, he was legit for a while. Yeah, no, he's not maybe. There's better examples than him, but, you know, still there. Ask cabs. How long has he been in the league? Like, if you had to guess. I looked. Jake looked.

He's out of the game. Out of the game. 12, 13 years. 15. It's been a while. 15. All right, let's do salary because I have it in front of me. Okay.

This is fun. Do you have it, Jim? Do you just look on baseball reference? Yeah, go to the bottom of his baseball reference page. What are we saying? 50? 50 spot? 15 years.

He's probably had like 10 or like, excuse me, like nine of the million. I have more than that, actually. I have the number. Yeah, shoot, I'm going to go, I'm going to go 60 million. Jake, you're in... Treb's closer. 64 million, 329,000. How bad? Good for you as Drewball.

He hasn't saved at all, too. Past six years, he's got a 108 OPS plus. Who? Being a little above league average for the past six years. Love that. In Polish, his name translates to as Grubel Cabrera Statsikski. Yep.

Welcome. Do you guys remember that play he made, like, the bare-handed, then he flipped it behind his back thing? He was on the Indians at the time. One of the coolest plays you're going to see. Okay. For all the people in the chat, go Google that later. Google it.

Coolest play you'll ever see is Struple-Kabrera. Anything else you got to talk about in the NL? Cubs Nats, hilarious, but not really worth it. If they trade everyone, I mean, in the team standing is not worth talking about. That Maxie Man had the, it was a viral tweet that, All the players that they traded. That was pretty cool. A lot of guys.

Dodgers and Brewers hit in like almost too good to talk about area. Who? Dodgers and Brewers. I'm excited for who do the Brewers play next? Is it San Fran? Is that coming up now? Can get there. Because I'm excited for that.

Coltland Brewer, don't care about that. Never have. You've never been a Colton Brewer again. Just don't. Wish I did. Now I'm looking at their best players. They have Pittsburgh, so watch out. Wow.

Giants. Okay. Well, what's their rotation? Figure it out. Come on, man. Come on, why don't you just figure everything out? I'm so excited for the American League. You are?

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Jim Roe. FAP. It said, Kapler's vegan diet regimen will slowly turn the Giants players into women and allow the Dodgers to overtake down the stretch. Newsflash, FAP. Gabe has the exact opposite diet of a vegan. He literally only eats meat and red meat. And ass. Wasn't it his birthday?

I think the team got him a steak. Yeah. With a candle in it. It was a steak cake for his birthday. It was a steak cake, which he did not eat. Don't say steak cake on the show. And we know that. I'll show but.

Is that something bad that I don't know about? Ph. A bit of all right, Jim. Go ahead. The Red Sox went down to hell and got swept by the race. Fleming, Yarbrough, and McClanahan pitch better than Perez, Evaldi and Povetta. Red Sox in a bit of a slide.

I've lost four in a row or not in first place anymore. And the pitching has been bad. Franco had six hits with three. three extra base hits, and eight rays record multiple hits, and six different rays hit home runs, because they're just a whole family of freaks. McClanahan goes six innings pitched one earn run on Sunday night baseball. First time Sunday night baseball was at the trap since 2011. Wow, how about that?

They don't deserve it. Kikei Hernandez has six hits. Good job, Kike. No Red Sox starting pitcher completed six innings. They all gave up five plus earners. runs besides Povetta, so only the other two did. Chris Sale makes his fifth rehab start as expected to make at least one more. Schwaber expected to begin rehab assignment soon.

Gonzalez to be activated Tuesday, so they got help coming, and our buddy Glassnow likely required Tommy John's surgery out for the season. Bummer for him. Indians and White Sox played three games, and it got testy at one point. Lynn versus Mejia in game one, and the White Sox. win McKenzie versus Kikell in game two, and none of those guys mattered as the score went all the way up to 12 to 11. White Sox win the rubber match in game three, Lambert versus Quantrol.

The White Sox had a 370 on base percentage in this series with a 485 slugging. They hit seven home runs. The Indians had 15 extra base hits. How about that? The White Sox starters did not pitch well, but neither did the Indian. A lot of bad starting pitching in August. Ahmed Rosario had five extra base hits with a home run. Fran Mill had five hits and five hits with two extra base hits and a home run.

Jose Breuer got hit in the head. LaRosa ran out. He got mad about it. He looked so old in the process. It was like an eye-opening reminder. Like, oh, my God, he's an old man. Athletics and the Angels played four games, and the athletics won three of them.

Starly Marte, the only athletic to record five hits in the series. Jan Goams homered in his debut with the team. Bassett, Montes, both went seven-inning strong. Stassie was the only angel with four hits. Only five angels recorded multiple hits. Come on, angels, help us out. The Blue Jays swept the Royals, stripling Manoa, Burrios. The pitching gods, they combined for a 098 ERA.

Hey, stripling, Manoa, Burrios, three starts, 098, ERA. The Blue Jays are pitching these days. Manoa went seven, shout out innings. Burrios went six shutout innings in his Blue Jays debut to get the sweep. Guerrero sat game three. They tied him to the bench, as Jake said. Shout out to the Blue Jays. The Rangers took two out of three from the Mariners.

Uh-oh, Mariners, is it all falling apart? They got walked off twice, right? I think, at least once. The starting pitchers for the Rangers didn't even pitch good. Mariners, like, pitch better. Twice? Games two and three walk off, right? Not good.

Andy Abanias game tying two on Homer in the ninth inning of game three before Heim went back to back to walk it off for the second straight game. Taylor Hearn gave up zero earned runs in his second consecutive start in game two. How about that? Abraham Toro stays hot with seven hits and three extra base hits. The Orioles and the Tigers said five. Let's play some baseball. And they sure played.

And that's your AL recap. They sure did. Yeah. What are you going to talk about, Jim? I think it's interesting that the Red Sox get swept. I think it's interesting that the Blue Jays swept. The Mariners lose two out of three. A lot of gaps got.

shortened in the AL and the Rays take over first place as the Red Sox lose four in a row and the Scoop do do do the A's lose a little gap in the wildcard in the second wildcard right? Sure did.

Sure did. Yanks. The Red Sox, they're at a weird spot now where they were saying like, oh, sales coming, you know, that's going to be a move for us. But I don't think Red Sox fans were like really saying Sales and to come save our season because, you know, they've been playing well all years.

They didn't have to think that way. Now you lose four in a row and you're like, they need Chris Sale to be their savior. Do you think, I mean, is he going to be that? I know he's done well in his rehab games, but I don't know if they got enough. I pose the question on my Twitter. Are the Red Sauce going to make the playoffs?

Overwhelming majority of people said yes. I'm not so sure. I'm not as convinced as the general public is on them. It's August, baby. A lot of things happen in August. And they got to go two more months and stick where they're at. And they just, the trajectory isn't there for me, man. And that would be like, that's a huge collapse for them.

Coming out as hot as they did and now out of first place in the AAL East, you know. And they just, I don't know, they don't seem like they're going to be there at the end for me. And I could be totally wrong. But that's like how I feel about them. Curious, it's, yeah, you guys. You're in a momentum game right now. Like, this is a tricky area. I know it's early August.

There's two months of baseball to play. You're right. Their investment in sale is going up by the day. Because even if, like, you know, they've got a pretty good playoff buffer. I mean, the wheels would really have to come off. But even if, You know, and this is where I've been with the raise, and I just always believe in them because they always do this.

They're tied for the best record in the American League with Houston, Tampa. And we've talked about them a lot, and, you know, they're missing a lot of throwers, but they find other guys, and I've liked their lineup all year. I think this is one of the better Ray's lineup, especially with Franco. If he's figuring it out, which he did in this Boston series, look out, man. They've got dudes. So then let's spin that back to Boston.

If they end up in a one-game playoff, one game, your season on the line, how is Sale going to look in these next eight weeks? Because if it's not him, then is it Nate Dog of Aldi? And Nate's had a nice year, but is he your one game on the bump? And imagine if it was Yankees Red Sox one game? Holy smoke. So interested to see, I mean, hey, this is Cora test time. We've been giving Cora a lot of love.

They've been having a great year in Boston. They're going to get Sail back. Let's see what he looks like. I'm not going to bet against Chris Sail. I always believe in talent, and that dude's a freak. They're also going to get Schwabo at some point. So that's another momentum changer potential bump at some point. But, hey, they also went to Tampa.

A reminder, best record in the A.L. With Houston, a team we've tasted all year, and the Trop can be a house of horrors for any team, so I'm not going to fully trash the socks for this one. I get that. I get that. I could just be totally wrong about this. But when I look at, you know, the Yankees are,

they're five and a half back of Boston in the wild card. The A's are three back of Boston in the wildcard. So there is a lot of grounds being made up. But Toronto is surging, too. I think they made some really good moves. It wouldn't surprise me if they went on some, you know, run here. And the Yankees can do the same thing. I think the Yankees look rejuvenated to me.

And I think even Stanton said that, like, you know, you see Rizzo, you see, Gallo in the lineup and kind of perks you up a little bit. Six to midnight, if you will. So I am riding the momentum train. You're right. You brought me back down a little bit. But still in my head, I think it's going to be a dog fight.

This is not a breeze into the playoff scenario with the Red Sox. It's going to be a fight. Red Sox go to Florida. They get swept by one of the best teams in baseball. Yankees go to Florida. They sweep one of the worst teams in baseball. obviously that means the Yankees are better than the Red Sox. Scheduled people.

The wild card game for the Red Sox will be interesting to see who they chose. You know, if there was like an Eovalde sale piggyback situation, when most of these other teams kind of have a guy. Yankees obviously have a guy. You know, the Blue Jays, I think might have found their guy. This is how I know that I'm stupid and dumb and my delusional heart's been hooked. You say the word wild card game?

I squeam because I think the yanks are going to be in it now. They're two and a half out of Oakland. They have an easier schedule. They're playing good ball. Most importantly, they're pitching really, really well. They still didn't score any runs against Miami, but Miami's got good pitching. And I've decided I don't care if I'm being delusional.

Like, I am going to get swept up. We're Yankees fans. Yeah, we're Yankees fans. And just the wildcard word, you just saying it, like who the Red Sox is going to pitch and having to make those decisions and live through that, I'm getting squeamish just thinking about the fucking wildcard. We're like two months away.

I hate the wild card, man. It's so good for baseball in a sneaky weird way. It's a hard attack. There's a comment in the chat. By Living Dead 31. I think Gallo and Rizzo being here gives Judge more competitiveness to be like, hey, I'm still here. And that's 100% true.

Like he likes that he has some weapons besides. him for sure but there's also that alpha mill you know competitiveness that comes out like he said like hey like i know these guys are good and they're the talk of the town right now but like i'm still here that's good for everybody and i think rizzo uh in particular and galo too that's the they have that like mentality like they're going to go in if there's if that was a sleepy clubhouse sleepy like if people were just like mowing around doing nothing that's not going to fly with these guys like i think both those guys, even stepping into a clubhouse, like the Yankees, they'll go and say, let's go.

Let's pick the energy up here. It's time. We got how many games back are we? Like, let's go make these freaking games up now. I love what both those guys have brought. I have something of note. Rizzo standing ovation, by the way. I'll be there tonight. Gallo, too. Gallo, too. You think so?

And, you know, it also helps with those guys on the Yankeesians. which I know they're in a league, but we're here. A couple games ago, Rob Brantley was batting sixth. And now they've got... Shout at Rob. Like, Gary down there and other guys. So their talent helps a lot, too. Red Sox and Blue Jays this weekend have four games against each other.

So that's going to be fun to circle. One team is pitching so well, and the other team is not pitching well. The Red Sox first are going to go play three against the Tigers. And this isn't going to happen because they've already lost four in a row and the Red Sox aren't going to lose seven a row. But tigers haven't swept anyone in a while. Get fat on the tigers or try to Red Sox. Yeah.

Get fat on the tigers. That's old hunting, you know, old hunting quote. Tribal days. That's like Ace Ventura type stuff. Yes. Old hunting quote. I don't know what I'm talking about. Blue Jays, though.

These are pitching good, man. It's cool to see that... I'm a liking. You like? I like. I love burrios there. He looks so good. I know I've already mentioned I'm doing this,

but I was just going over the game. And like some of the pitches he was making. He's got this, he's got the two seam and his slider, and they just go... And he made one pitch against this guy. I won't spoil the episode, but it hurt me to watch this.

The effect there? I watched his highlight. and I don't know if it was a change-up or what, because I saw one change-up that went out of the zone, and then I saw one that dropped. So I don't know if that was like a split or another change, but his, Burios' taster reel can go toe-to-to-toe with a couple guys. And he's 27 years old, and I believe he's going to pitch until he's 40.

Like, that's what he wants to do. He keeps his body in shape. Like, he's one of those dudes. I love this guy, man. In Burrios's start, the Red Sox, the entire lineup, they sat, Vlad, like we said, the entire lineup got on base. Everyone got a hit besides Bigio, but he walked, obviously. It's a pretty good effort by the Blue Jays. Who do they go on to play before they play the Red Sox?

Checking, checking, we'll have it. Checking, looking. Indians, four against the Indians. Go get them. They want to lose. They drop. They're at 500 right now. once you get south of that 500, Cleveland,

there might not be no turning back. Anything else in the AAL? The Rays also don't have like any starters. They have McClanahan and Yarby. Clananan is pitching really well. Patino had a good outing too, man. By the time the playoffs get here, like I think we'll say the Rays have pitching.

They have the best RAA in the A.L. White Sox doing it. Kimbril at the back end, I think he finished two games, or at least he pitched in two games. no base runners. That bullpen is an absolute beast. I think the White Sox are one of those teams.

We're going to be like, oh, yeah. Like when the playoffs start and, like, you see them and that lineup and what they're running out there, you're like, holy shit. Like, we knew they were good, but we kind of just like put them off to the side because they've been running away with the Central Division.

We don't talk about it on that much because there isn't like this intrigue, but they're getting healthy again. They get Eloy back. They made a trade. When are they going to get tested? Like when's playoffs

Are they not? Do they not have Do they play I mean the Yankees They have a Yankee series Coming up When Treve what you're saying is I think when we get to the AL playoffs

And you put it all down on paper You put their top three four starters And you put the lineup down And the bullpen The White Sox are the best team in the AL But we just haven't seen them done it So All right

The White Sox have a good stretch coming up Of the nice test baseball Test baseball Well they have easy They have Royals Cubs, twins, so that's three easy series for them. Then they do have Yankees who are fighting, like actively, like, scratching and clawing the wind.

White Sox are obviously better than the Yankees. And then they have Oakland, same situation. Then they have Tampa Bay. Then they have Toronto. Toronto might be out of it by that point or still fighting and clawing. But that'll be a good stretch for the White Sox just to see them play. They still have a losing record against teams that are about 500. So Yankees, Oakland, Tampa.

Toronto all above 500, so that'll be a nice little run for them and fix that record. In September, they also have A's Red Sox. Angels might fake be alive still back to back to back. Still? Probably not. You have the Angels alive now? No, but they might be trying really hard. Reds at the very end of the year if they're still alive.

Could also be like sitting or Tani to say him for next year. I could go anyway. Even our good friend Nate admitted. They're pretty much done. They traded Studd. After yesterday. Making his start today in the Bronx. Yeah.

Their last... White Sox's last series of the year's Reds, who... That could be a very important series for the Reds. Yeah. Well, I'm excited for that stretch for the White Sox. Oh, no. They played the Tigers again after I forgot.

It bleeds to October. Angels lost three out of four to the athletics, and that's obvious. The athletics are a better team. Reed Detmer's made his debut. Big-time draft pick out of Louisville. Drafted last year, so he took the... The express route and being on the Angels.

But I'll root for him. I'll root for a kid. Sounds like you're not rooting for him. What are you talking about him? I'm rooting for him. I own some of his baseball. Treves definitely rooting for him. That was the definition of ruined for him.

It's not like you're being forced to root for him. No. I'll root for a kid. I'll root for him. I saw Fletcher play in person. Wow. It was pretty fun. It was pretty fun.

You get an appreciation for. for a guy like that if you go watch in person. I think he made an air in the game too, but he also made like a couple of really nice defensive plays and just kind of like one of those guys that's all over the field. I liked him. I liked watching. What a ball player does. Two and a half war this year for Fletch.

Yeah. Good for him. Hot. You want to talk about LaR's? TLR? Yeah. TRL? Total request Live? I mean, that's a meme. He memed himself with the run.

The run. and then when his coach is holding him back and like, what was he doing? Roberto Perez was like, are you okay? Like, come here, guys. He was yelling at,

I'm making the breakdown now. He was yelling at Roberto Perez for calling a high inside pitch when Karen Chack clearly had no control that inning and was missing high. I kind of get it. I obviously don't just yell at the catch her there, but he was, that's what he was saying.

Like, because Perez at one point goes, well, are you yelling at me? He says, Yeah, you called that pitch Because Karen Check had missed the last couple of pitches high So he's like, don't call up and in When the dude's wild high That's what he said in his post game

He's like, no, it's not intentional. I know it's not intentional. I just think it's really bad pitch calling And you have to be more careful and understand When a pitcher is missing the zone high That you cannot call up and in. He's like, I say the same thing there are pitchers all the time. So I don't know, I mean, it looks, it looks,

He's good for the clubhouse. You hear Lance Lynn saying he loved it. He doesn't. defending his guys. That shit still plays. Lance Linder was like, I loved it. I did a great job. He was high-kneying out there. So, sure. We laugh, but I do think that shit matters. Free Brittany. Well, he better start doing shit like that because he's pulled a lot of dumb stuff early in the season. So I think he's really trying to go all out now. Like, guys, I got you. I got you. Dude, I think it's who he is. Like, I don't think he can control that. I don't think it's calculated. Old dogs learn new tricks.

God, when I'm old, I'm just so curious, like, am I going to be like that? Oh, yeah. Yes. I'm probably going to hate all young people. Yeah. I feel like he secretly hates every single young person that's playing. He's just like, damn, I used to be, you know, that guy or whatever. Well, he wasn't really.

He really? His playing career, not hot, right? If I make it to be an old and you want to be mean to me, Trev, send me a printer. I mean, do that now. Yeah. I don't understand that. Me and printers don't get along. Hey, Ashland said she was in a fucking hammer or a printer one day and she never did it.

Okay. We got a hammer and a printer at the office. Ashland. Hald out. The White Sox third base coach really got off the hook because Joe McEwing. He was running and he looked pretty old in the way he was moving. I think that would have been highlighted. But LaRouca said, I got to shit.

shit and I'm in the mall run. Is it still McHuing? I think so. Yeah. Super Jell. Him and I have a good relationship. Obviously, I played their base, so saw him a lot. And I always make fun of him because he has, you know, nowadays, their base coach has got to know all the cool handshakes. So he's just not like inherently that cool.

But dude, you got to play the game. Joseph Earl. So he's got to know all the jumps. He's got to do all this stuff. He's only 48. Maybe he was just running because he was like running. But he's full gray like me. But yeah, he was running all weird too.

Joseph Earl McEwing isn't cool. Is that you're saying? No, he's a nice guy. But like, dude, he's not like he doesn't know how to like that. A swagger guy. He's not a hip. He's had to learn. Play every position.

Jake was impressed with my ability to dab people up the other day at Yankee Stadium. I said I'd just let them do whatever they want with my hand and walk away. Jimmy goes. Jimmy lets them puppet it. Yep. It's full puppet. You give the dead fish. No, I give a little bit of life that it doesn't feel dead,

but whatever they're going to do, my hand's going to do. My advice for handshakes. Listen, everyone. It's slow it down. Like people, when they get into trouble, they go too fast. What you're saying, Jim, like you let people do, you got to just go and feel it. Like, don't assume it's going to happen.

certain way. Just feel the vibe with it. Slow it down a little bit and then everything works out. And it's never bad to go here, clinch. And you can give a snap if you want. Welcome. That ends the whole thing. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome to sex with Trep. Trev. You're laughing. The pandemic helped me out a lot. Because all I do is I just go like this early. Bones are good. Early. Just throw up the knucks. Like, because when we're like, you know, you shake so many people's hands. I almost need hand sanitize around me now. And most people just... Well, shaking a hand is different than dapping up.

It's a whole different. Yeah, one of them I can do and one I can't. Swallowed. All right. That's the A.L. Yeah. That's the A.L. Let's go to the IL.

Yeah. Jake, what happened? Wow. Los Ibido. Hiantes. Two of the best teams in baseball locked up. The Houston Astros went to the San Francisco Giants. Gabe Kapler, San Francisco Giants, and the Giants take two out of three.

They drop the first one. Valdez versus Gossmann. There's a future World Series matchup. 9, 6, and Jim, I think these Giants heard you talking. They get Grinky game two. They win 8 to 6. Oh, I get the end music from last time. Jakey leftovers.

Wow. We do all that sex and handshake talk. And that's what you get. Both teams hit this series. Giants 327. Houston had seven home runs. Yule Garreal, Chris Bryant. Homer's in his first game as a giant boy.

Does it seem like he fits in there with the San Fran vibe? And they hooked it up. They gave them a ton of swag. San Fran, kind of a model organization. We'll circle back on that. Brandon Bell and Tommy Lestella could be coming back soon. Oh, my God. Twins and Cardinals lock up for three, and the Cardinals take two out of three from the twins because they have to.

5-1 cards, 8-1 twins, 7-3 cards with Wayno on the bump and the rubber match. That Cardinals starting pitcher stat about the fastballs is ridiculous. We'll probably talk about that in a second. Molina passes pool holes for fourth most hits in Cardinals history. How about that? Tommy Dupax. Tommy Edmund with a big double. Yankees Marlins.

We already talked about Treves pinstrippers a little bit. And what did they do? They striped some fish, babe. Yankees sweep. They bust out the broomsticks. First time since mid-June. 3-1 Yanks, 4-2. As the Yanks show 4-2d in game 2.

And 3-1 in the finale. They got a little help from the fish in the last game. Appreciate you. you, Brian Anderson. But some good pitching performances. Tyone pitcher of the month in the AL in July. Bugety, boogity, boogity, boogity. Alcantra for the Marlins, if you don't know him,

know who he is because he's pretty awesome. Luke Voight beginning of rehab excitement. And man, H to the Rizzo, Tony Meatballs, was so huge for the Yankees this series. He's selling jerseys, babe. And that's what went on in the interleague. Is that his nickname? Tony Meatball?

We knew a guy that one of our friends called Tony Meatballs. And it's, I mean, that name plays anywhere. Oh, it's a famous mobster. But there's a lot of, uh, a lot of Paizan jokes flying around the Bronx right now with Rizzo and Gallo. Mm-hmm. Story Ellie. Tony Meatball is a real guy. I think so it's a playoff ham.

I think he, probably a lot of Italians had it, but a famous mobster named Tony Meatballs. I think from. Philadelphia. Our friend used to call a guy Tony Meatballs because his friend was fat. Tony Meatballs, Philly guy. I don't mind the nickname. Trevor, we already talked about your yanks. Anything else you need to know or put out there?

Let me go back to these games. I'm just working on my award. I got it figured out now. Twins and Cardinals is that twins and Cardinals is kind of a who cares. Cardinals want you to care. Which is crazy to think. Those were two teams. I mean, I had both when winning the division.

Not even close. I'm going to do it one more time because then I'm not going to do it again. Why did they trade for Hap? Well, because they needed a flamethrower. Yes, now the fastest... Hap says the fastest fastball on the car. If you don't know the tweet I was referencing, they traded for Lester.

His average fastball is 89. Wainwright, 89 and a half. Kim, your guy, Jim, at least he throws underhand. 88.9. LeBlanc is 87.0.8. So Jay Hap is currently the only starting pitcher on that team with a fastball over 90. And it's not much over 90. And it's his only pitch.

90.3, right? Holy smokes, do they need Jack Flaherty back? And a 12-game win streak. Yeah. Hmm. It's tough. I do want to talk about Astro. Dude, why did they trade for Hap?

Why did they give stuff up for him, dude? Don't worry about it. Like Lester. And Lest. Remember, but Lester had flip a coin, he'll give you a good start. Like, do you know how many good starts Jay Hap's had on the year? No, twins fans were so mad. And then they're so happy that they got, like, twins Twitter.

Four. Could not believe they actually got something for Hap. Like, they were celebrating the front office. Like, you got something for this guy? Yeah. So that's kind of where that whole scenario is going out right now. Yeah. It's on.

No offense. Change your scenery. But this year is not great. Yeah, not great. Yeah. I mean, he's had five good games. Changes.

Astros, Giants, great baseball, weird colors, like, because they're like the same, but not the same. So that was really weird for me to watch that.

You don't like when, visually, you don't like when two orange teams play each other? No. Don't like that. But the baseball was really good. Rank, rank these jerseys.

Orioles, Tigers, Astros, Giants. Giants, number one. Classic, nice, beautiful uniform. Then I would go Orioles. I do like the Orioles uniform.

So lots. And then what are the other two? Astros. Tigers. Astros, then Tigers. I hate tigers. Too many belt loops. I really do. Too many belt loops. They're just, they don't do it for me at all.

Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. Listen to these names that were standouts for the Giants. Darren Ruff. Six hits, three extra base hits. Solano, six hits, home run. Justremski, three extra base hits with a home run.

These guys are all just like come out of nowhere players. Yeah. I don't know what they're doing, man. We say this all the time. I don't get it. I've talked to people. I still don't get it. They're like, raise-ish with finding people right now to like just fill it in and perform.

I mean, we've given them a lot of credit, I guess, But to me it seems like we I keep saying Dodgers are going to catch the Giants and they're going to win the division. But the Giants just keep winning, dude. Well, I saw someone in the chat said it. I mean, isn't, you know, you compared them to the Rays. Gabe and their GM, don't they both have Dodger roots?

Right? Like, didn't they help build that up? So, there's another comp for you. I mean, they did it with Muncie and. Well, the Rays, but the Rays sent their base to their front office to the Dodgers. and then, yeah, it's a raised tree. It really is.

All the good coaches and front office executives are basically all from the race, which is wild. Raise up. Their pitching's good. Raised freaking up. I'm interested to see. Did Gossman pitch?

I think Gossman had a bad day. Better than his last one, but 4.1, 3-earn runs, one home run. He did strike out. nine. This was a hitting series a little bit. That line is actually on the road to like

betterness from his last two. That's good. But yeah, it was a lot of hitting. I mean, Framber only went five. Both teams hit seven homers, two games, three games, excuse me. Oh, and Gossman recovered from a bad first inning. There.

Wow. Yeah, I'm interested to see how the Giants do it. I mean, yeah, you're right, Traff. Like we still kind of brush over them. But I don't know how because there's too many. I don't know how to properly like give them credit because I can't point to anything. Because it's just, it's the pitching.

It's like the race. It's like the race. We don't know how to. We don't know how to. All helping. Yeah. Contribute. Treve, you're drinking a little Yankees Kool-Aid.

We obviously are. The starters have been good. That's the only reason I'm drinking the Yankees Kool-A is because Tyone just won pitcher of the month in the AL. Is that right? Yeah. Like that obviously helps. been good. Like, I thought the

spin stuff would affect him a lot. Like, I don't think it's affected him too much. When I watch him pitch, I'm still like, holy shit. So, like, that has to keep up. I think their offense is going to get better. And their pitching's probably going to improve because Anthony Rizzles is at first base. It's going to help the defensive time. He's going to be a huge difference maker on defense. They, uh,

Gallo, too. Gallo, too. I'm still interested to see where they fully play him and how they utilize him because DJ and Gio Orchella, were like down so they didn't have their full starting lineup. Tonight we should see something, I think we should see like DJ should be there probably DJ's back, not G. Okay.

What's up with Britain? He's been having a tough go as of late. I saw some people saying stuff on Twitter. He takes so long. We've seen this after like, he takes a long time to get into a rhythm and routine. And when he's not, it's just wild. So, you know, but it doesn't hurt to put a guy in first because he, gets ground balls at an 80% rate.

So I think he's in his last three outings, he's put someone on and then instantly they get doubled off. His last couple starts, I know yesterday he kind of threw like all balls, but it didn't feel bad. Maybe other people disagree, but it felt fine. I've got a little bit of a yellow up. I got to see some more. And his fastball Velo is down a couple miles per hour, which doesn't necessarily hurt as a

sinker baller, but, you know, that just says something about where you're arm. at and stuff, so interested to see. He's pitched in six games this season. He's pitched in 13 games this season. In six of them, he's induced to a ground ball double play. And in all of the last four that he's pitched, he's gotten. So he gets someone. But that's how he always has been.

I'm not really that worried about him. I think that he'll be locked in come in a little bit. I mean, we've seen this a couple years ago. In his first game, this series when he gave up the run, it was like, I think there was a weird bloop. and was that when Glaber had an error? I think it was that inning. So there's a little funny business

in his bad game of this series. Has Cole, someone in the chat just said he's got, is that almost a five ERA since the beginning of the sticky band? So maybe I'm completely off. The race. The race jumped him pretty good. His last start. That's true.

He's had a couple starts that were nothing, but he's had some dominant starts. I think the overall number is probably fine. But there's been a couple bad. He has to be lights out for them to... Yeah, he's got a 4-28 since the sticky stuff ban. But, I mean, he's got a complete game shutout in there.

Against Houston. Against Houston. He's got an eight-innings pitch to run in there. He's also got a really bad start against the race. So it's not like he's got a 4-2-8 and there hasn't been signs of his ability to pitch without it. It's just been... Dude, your tweet about Rizzo? and how all the uncles are sitting there like,

I like that Rizzo guy. Like that's so spot off. Yeah. So fucking spot off. I know. Some people were trying to look way deeper into it. Like one guy was like, so you don't like them? I'm like, what?

No, I'm just saying like I was sitting on my couch. I'm an uncle. You are the uncle. And he got a hit. And I just said, damn, I like this guy. It's where Gallo has got to find the porch soon because everyone's going to love Rizzo. Personality, power, hits it the opposite way, defense.

Gallo got to find Galo's fine Gallo's always confident and you guys know why. Oh yeah. Penis. All right. Let's move on.

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By the way, the medal count, China is first in gold medals with 29. U.S. has 22, but the overall metal count, U.S. still has the advantage. Now, do you care about that? A big lead in the silver. I do. I do. I like, I want America now to be dominant at the... No, okay.

So if America was winning the gold medal count, but losing the total metal count, would you care about the total metal count? I care more about the gold medal count. Yes. So I need to pick it up. That's what you're saying. They need to pick it up. So you're not happy with the metal count.

I think there's some events coming that they could win USA baseball, lost the heartbreaker this morning. Oh, my dude, Tanaka. Yeah. In extra innings. Well, because they, we'll talk about this. Just for a second. The rules, the extra inning rules are basically like what we have here, except first and second.

So it's very much a can you bunt them over type situation. And of course, Japanese baseball players, like, that's still like a fundamental they teach in Japan. And the U.S. we don't bunt. So that kind of play is not. suited for Team USA. So Japan won. That's off. Tanaka.

You got three shots to have three run homer. Trev. He's younger than Jacob de Grom. What's up with that? With what? He's coming back. The Yankees dick. I'd never would have thought of that.

And there was still COVID shit. Tanaka chucked up the deuses. I'm out of here, bro. Love it. Trev, can I ask you a question? Hot. I remember saying I wanted to ask you this back when it happened.

Extra innings or ninth inning, whatever. There was a runner on second, no outs. Boone said, Glaber bunted over the runner, and then they did win on a sack fly. But after the game, Boone said that he gave Glaber Torres one shot, one swing, to move him over with a hit or hit a home run or a double,

but after that he had to bunt him over. I think he said one pitch, not one swing. Swing? I think swing. Okay. So what would you, as a player, would you hate that? Would you appreciate that? What, because I'm genuinely curious.

Like, if you go up there, it seems like a lot of pressure filled on that one swing, but I think the thought process is that it's nice to give it. I think it depends when it is. Were they, this is this weekend? Last weekend. I think if you're the home team and it's like the bottom of the ninth, I'd rather... If you're going to say you give me one swing,

I'd rather just bunt the whole time. Because if you say you take that swing, you foul it off, now you have to bunt with one strike. It's a whole different ball game. So I'd rather have like a set plan up there. I still do believe in bunting a guy over late in the games, especially when you're tied and you're looking to win a game. But the reason they...

I mean, the reason they don't do it is because they don't practice it, man. It's fucking hard to bunting. You know, if you don't know how to bunt, you go ahead and try to bunt a reliever thrown 98 at you. Like, it's not easy. But I hate that, that he gave him one swing. I don't know. If you're going to let him swing once, you just let him have the abat. People were applauding it.

And I, I immediately didn't like it. I thought, like, just do it or don't do it. Like, you know. That sounds like a very old school thing to do. Like, I'm sure Boone probably had that given to him many times during his career. And he's just, like, carried it over. but he has to realize it.

Sounds like in all of the high school coach So either give him all the chances Or you take it away You don't get it done your way You got to do it my way Player empowerment Okay I also like bunning with two strikes

So how about that You liked bunning with two strikes? Rockeroo check out Check out I mean I do If you're gonna bunt Take all three strikes Don't bunn twice

And then the And then be 02 And then just strike out Like just try to bun again I appreciate it Okay yeah Treve you lead off

you lead off with standout performance yeah this is a guy who has been getting some attention but we don't talk about him too much I'm going with Jonathan India

number one excellent name you can remember that name all the time so that's good for him good brand recognition there he goes three four

with two homers a double so that's three extra base hits and a walk that's a game right there and on the year our guy, a rookie. I didn't know this.

He was drafted fifth overall by the Reds out of University of Florida. Hitting 277. He's got his OVP up to 401. Elite territory for a 24-year-old to be doing that. He's a lot of fun to watch. Our mansplain girls think he's a hot boy too. So it's like he's got the hair and like

he kind of like has a little bit of it all. So I'm rooting for Jonathan. He's been on our radar for a little bit, but finally, I think he'll be happy to know that he gets a standout performance award on talking baseball. Congratulations. Huge for him. Huge. Yeah.

And you like this, Jonathan Joseph. Two first names. JJ. J.J. India. Yeah. John Joe. John Joe's pretty fun. Joe.

John Joe. So shout out, man. Hot boy. You can get on base at a 400 clip. I like it. I'm looking and I'm a like him. My standout performance is a guy who became the first player in big league history to hit his first three career home runs in the same game.

Sebi Zavala of the White Sox, four for four with three home runs. How about that? And a fun name, Seby Zavala. Credible name. Actually made his debut and got his first big. Big League hit in 2019. He was, you know what's even more fun about this story a little bit? The tone of the Roosa game when he got ejected and all the,

Obray got hit in the head, they were trying to have Seby Zavala lay down a bunt. There's a runner got on. They're trying to move him over. He stole second base and then on the first pitch, ball one, the runner stole second, didn't get the bunt down. It was a ball. Then pitch number two, Seby tries to get the bunt down again. it's a ball and no no no no sorry it was pitch number two stole second threw it away running goes

to third now you have the runner on third no outs two oh count they just pinch hit for seby he got the bat taken out of his hands with a runner go ahead run on third no outs and a two oh count like a situation that he's thinking i can perform here but tona the rusa and the white socks say no We're going to bring Collins in because we think he's got a better chance of hitting the ball in the air, getting this done with the 2-0 count. We just liked you to bunt. Pretty rude. Kind of like probably a mood killer, right, Trev?

It's ridiculous. Yeah, like that's when you walk into the office and say WTO. Yeah, you kind of embarrassed me out there. 100%. Yeah. Three homers, though. So that was game one. And then game two he played and he got and then the next game he played.

He gets four hits and he gets three home runs. Like, all right, don't take me out of this one. Look what I could have done if you let me in. Would it just hit a home run? He takes Tristan McKenzie Deep on a two-two pitch. Then it's a grand slam on a two-o pitch. There's his two-oh pitch. Wow.

So good for him. Sebbie. First player ever. First player ever that hit his first three home runs on the same day. We were just talking about how guys we haven't had a three home run day in a while. The hitters showed out this whole ep, Jim. Great standout performance. Love the name.

I love the name. And any time you're first in MLB history, that's pretty impressive. I'm doing a late audible on my standout. I had my guy, hot boy Dansby. I had some numbers up, what he's done. take out April and he's been an eight-something OPS, yada, yada, yada, seven rib-eye steaks. We're both from Vandy. Sorry, Dansby?

Because I thought someone was going to take Jonah Heim, give Heim some time, not that guy. Jonah Heim, Jim, he has a two-homer day, and one of those homers was a walk-off to win the game five to four. Man, he was a piece. Talk about it. We love a little baseball journey. 2016, traded for Steve Pierce. How about that? 2017 traded for Joey Wendell. And then this offseason, he was part of the Elvis Andrews trade.

And so he is in Texas. He hits the walk-off two homers in that game. And by the way, if I'm sneaking him bonus points, he hit the walk-off home run in the next game. Jonah Heim back-to-back. walk off homers. That's a good time. That's a good time.

I guess he rates out really well defensively this year. Good for you, kid. 26 years old from Buffalo. I'm the king of Buffalo. Jonah Nathan Heim. Maybe an early settler name. Oh, no. I don't think so.

I don't think a lot of... It's mostly Christians. Jonah Heim? I think most early settlers were Christians. Look into it. The Puritan... traded twice, huh? Isn't Jonah in the Bible?

Yeah. Yes. Okay. First Bible. Jonah Heim's a very Jewish name, right? I don't think a lot of Jewish people were in the early settlers. Norwegian. A lot of Puritans.

I don't think the settlers were too fond of... Yeah. It's a Norwegian farming name. I don't mean to be rude, but... It's a Norwegian farming name. Okay, Norwegian farming name. Jonah Heim. Shout out Norway.

way, man. Is Trev ever coming back? I'm guessing he's going to just sit out till through slump watch. Oh, okay. Fine. See you, Treve. Which makes sense because we're here. We're here. That's crank. Slump watch. Let's see how many people we got off the list.

We had five and we have five potential additions. BPD. Who may we be adding? That's actually my first time. Looking at it normally, I take a sneak. peak earlier. Biggest offers of the week. David Peralto, O for seven, a walk, two Ks. Sounds like you didn't play all three games. Max Kepler, O for 10, 6Ks. Michael Conforto, O for Seven, a walk, and four K's. Carlos Santano, O for 10, two walks in a K. And David Dahl, our friend, O for 7, RBI mixed in there with the strikeout. Yeah, on weekends, we might have to

extrapolate a little bit. Well, just take out guys who only played two games. because sometimes during the weekday, they only have two games in the series, but every team plays Friday, Saturday, Sunday. And sometimes you can get to more Airy Bs into games. Well, good news is. Trent Grisham was on Slump Watch and he stays because he put up an 0 for 12.

He was one of those guys. And he was 0 for 8 the series before. So holy smokes, that's at least 0 for 20, MathPod. So Trent Grisham is staying. Um, man. I guess on the other end of the spectrum, uh, Mike Yostremski. He's getting off.

Four for 13. Homer, two doubles, walk. A little pop there. Yeah, four for 13. I like it. Good job, Poppy. Um, I don't know. Then we've got a couple up in the air, Jimmer.

Who else do we got? Well, at least three for 12, all three extra base hits. Okay. I kind of like that. And with two walks. Six-67 slugging. He's clearly seeing the ball better. I'm not going to clap for him, though.

Get him off. I'll golf clap him. Get him off. Oh, you know what? I'm going to take Jose Abraeu off because he got hit in the head and I feel bad for him. Okay. You got hit by pitch three times. That's tough.

429 on base. Hit by pitch three times. That's a bad feeling. Yeah. And I'm going to do a little like, go get him, Jose. Three RBI's in the process, so presumably productive outs. He's pretty badass. He stays in.

It gets hit so often. He stays in the game all the time. He does like a good stand, huh? I think this other guy stays. It was Tommy Fam. And right now in San Diego, we're fighting for playing time. And I saw Kim had a big game the other day. So I think we leave Tommy.

Kim had a big game. Keep their playoffs. Is he going to be the shortstop? We're fighting for playing time. They got some options. I don't know. Let us know. Father fans.

All right, so what's the final there? So let's see. I think we add Kepler. He thought he was getting traded. He puts up an O-for-10. All right, hold on. I found a lot more offers. I don't know how our research department's doing this, but...

Okay. I mean, I just sorted guys that played all three games. Sure. Max Kepler's a good one. He's on there. That's a clean ad. But Carlos Santana, he had 12 played appearances. he went 0 for 10.

He's on the list. He's on there. So he goes. Zardue. Zach Short, who I think we're. Oh, no.

But we're being nice by picking him up. We're getting him off. Okay. Michael A. Taylor, traded or on Kansas City. He goes over. We can't have two Royals.

He goes 11 plate appearances, 0 for 9. Two royals feel silly. Yeah. Well, these two Padres. We know why we're watching them. Verdugo.

Is he still in a tough stretch? He went one for 11th. 11, 13 plate appearances. Okay. willing to do it. Rdugey's on. Because, yeah, it looked like he was coming out of it. And Glaver, you can put the labor on there, too.

Well, we got, we have five. So if you want Glaber, who do you want to take out? Let's see. Santana, Kepler, fam, Grisham. You're keeping fam on? I think so. It's important to what they're doing. Okay.

My vote would be to take Kepler off because he's no long. trade talk season. Yeah. I'd like to change it though that like the five coming on have to have have to have over 10. X is here. All right. Is Trev here? Verdugo Santana Kepler fam Grisham.

There he is. What's up, Trev? Nope. No audio. Can you hear us? Trevor Plouf? Looks hot. Good beard.

He's. Thumbs up. He can hear us. Oh, can't. Okay. Gotcha. All right. Here we are.

Dirt nasty's on Fuego. That means I'm on fire, baby. Like Waco. In Fuego. Rafael Ortega, Jonah, Hym, Yadiel, Hernandez. Names that every baseball player knows by heart.

George Springer, six for 11 with two homers. How do you say the first name here? Aladmides, I believe. Al-Demides. Does the M come before the days? Al-Ledmiss Diaz. Another name everyone knows.

Five for 13 with three homers. Migi Caps. Yeah. Wow. Did he ever need a hot stretch? He had three walks, four RBIs, two doubles, two homers, go six for 11. Darren Ruff, six for 13 with two homers, five RBRars. Mani Machado, picking up the slack with Tateese.

out six for 14 two homers two doubles euliguriel seven for 13 and wander franco um his numbers are actually looking kind of like you know i remember treb tweeted out like hey it's tough like give these or maybe he's an award you give out here but now wander's going off a little bit six for eleven um with two triples wow big triples pod yeah it's fair good job what's his overall line on the year let me look that up i don't even know miggy cabs by the way four 97 in the Dinger's column. So we're a couple away from Miggie Cabs watch for five hondo. So that's fun.

Okay. 714 OPS for Wondo, 305 on base percentage, 408 slugging. So it's still not overall good, but he jumped it all up. He was down to the 600s for a while. Big series against Boston. He's already accumulated one more, so he's doing something defensively around the base pass. Good for him. Hot take

I think he's gonna be good Can I do my thing With like the Miggacabs homer 500 homers Sure Yeah It's because you hear it And you just don't know

Like that's so many I mean you know it's a lot But you gotta break it down This is how I always do it That's 10 straight years Of 50 home runs That's 20 straight years Got to hope I'm doing this right

Of 25 home runs That's what I had too Just think about that, man. 50 straight years of 10. That's crazy. What's his max? That makes sense too, but you probably, he's 40 something. 44.

It's wild, man. I mean, you have to play for so long to put up those kind of numbers like that. A lot of bold. 300 homers is a ton. Shorten season. And having that short season is in the middle there. It sucks. I mean, because over the last one, two, three, four years he's put up

40, 35. Maybe the shorten season saved his legs for this year. I mean, he's just having a pretty bad year. I will tell my kids about the 2012 version of Mickey. I mean, it was, I think everybody has that player who like, you remember it.

Which year was his, because the Triple Crown was 2012. But yeah, that whole little, section. You could argue 2013 was a better year overall, yeah, but it's just he was so scary when he came to play. You just knew he was going to do something.

Like every single game he was locked in. It was he's playing baseball at a different level, man. Pretty cool. Speaking of. Those numbers are fucking crazy. Let's move on to awards. Which are brought to you by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Jared Miller pointed out that's 250 years of two homers. So imagine that. Mathpot all this is. A lot of service time. That'd be impressive. Math pot all this would be incredible. Incredible. You know, one of the...

Some Tuck Everlasting stuff. One of the ways I like to do it is, you know, Miggie Cab's power area, which I think is 13 years, 04 to 16. He averaged. This is his average season. 155 games played. So that's pretty good. At a 323-402-968 OPS clip.

That's awesome. That was an average year for him. for 13 years. Do you remember that one year they wanted to put him at third base and he took the ground ball off the eyeball in spring training? He played a little bit over there.

He wasn't that bad. Fish? Could the people in Tuck Everlasting grow their hair? I don't know what that is. Almost 700 career games at third. Yeah, but this is like later. Yeah, yeah. They sent him back there.

That when they got tigers scabs. Trev, you get to go first. What's your award? Yes. Dog. Yeah, so I sent out a tweet about this. Not a lot of traction on the tweet, so I'm going to double down on it because, you know, why not?

My award is the mercenary baseball award. It could be the best trade line ever award. I don't trade a deadline ever award award. Okay. Because after this weekend, a lot of these guys, and I do mercenaries, the way I've done it, is you either have them just for this year or you get one year after this too so look at all these names that have been doing stuff for their new team gibby goes to the Phillies six and two

thirds innings two runs stops to slide anthony arisena rizzo five for nine three uh walks to go on with two home runs helps the yankees sweep bias not that great one freight they did have a home run uh bryant shows up one for four gets the w and hits a homer kimbril Two innings pitched, two different games, no base runners at all. Berrios goes six-inning shuddy in his debut, and Starly Marte has five hits, and they go, whatever they took, two out of three from the Angels. I said it to you guys earlier.

I don't know if this is good or bad for the game that these teams are unloading their good players. I'm not really sure. I'm sure if you're a fan of these teams, you're not happy. Cubs fans aren't happy. Nationals fans aren't happy. But it sure does make for some fun, exciting August, September. and then playoff baseball.

When you kind of, you have your team, you put yourself in a position to be a buyer, and then you go be a buyer. I think it's really fun. I kind of like, I didn't used to like this, but this year for some reason, I'm really feeling these guys going to these new teams and just kind of helping out.

And I don't know it's because we're doing this show, we talk about teams strengths and weaknesses all the time, but it was really cool to see like these teams addressed some weaknesses. like the Yankees, super right-handed, go out and get two left-handed bats. And now we're going to see, I don't think it's to the basketball level where you're seeing super teams, because I don't think baseball you can really do this. Maybe the Dodgers, like if they had everybody could be a super team.

I don't know, but it's really piqued my interest this go-around at the trade deadline. It used to be really against teams trading their players away, but maybe because I'm a fan now, it was a whole. Awesome, man. And to see these guys go and do it and have an immediate impact. I mean, I just listed seven or eight guys right there. Big name freaking guys that went out and helped their ball clubs. So kudos to the teams that played well enough to be able to be buyers. And I think that should give us some motivation to those teams that are on the fringe. Like you, we say it all the time, man. You've got to put yourself in that position to be a buyer. So shout out, you know, giants and Yankees and all these teams that made moves to make themselves better. It's a lot of fun to watch. I love the term mercenary baseball. I apologize that tweet didn't go off. I think as soon as I saw it, we were doing talking Yanks live,

and I read it. I said, I love it. And I think it's good for baseball. Take the stars and sprinkle them around. You know. The Cubs clip that we had on a loan program. What's that?

Yeah, the Cubs. I wouldn't mind that the loan program. Like, yeah. Trout, O'Tonnie. no team would ever do this, obviously, because risk of injury, but, like, how cool would that be? Like, how much would you pay? How much would a team freaking pay to get trout?

What if it was just alone? Like, the Angels get him back starting next year. No, yeah, they get them. But they have to give up prospects for good. That'd be funny. That's the only thing that NBA has wrong right now, because at least you're trading for goods and serves. Like, there's prospects going, and who knows if anyone becomes anything.

The NBA right now, the only thing that drives me nuts is, like, Guys can just kind of, like, Blake Griffin tapped out in Detroit. They released him, and he went to the Nets. And there's nothing exchange. And it's just like, well, that's kind of cool come playoff time because you get more talent on the court. But baseball, yeah, man. Instead of someone, you know, just Schwabow going for 35 dingers on the Nats for no reason.

He'll be in Boston, hopefully playing important games. The Dodgers. Monetary value beyond that, like for Trout. A monetary value. You get them for August and September in the playoffs. I think it'd be like a, like a top mill. Oh, monetary value. I was saying like you cover the full year's salary on them or something.

For a guy like Trout, who's already on a big deal. That'd be fun. That's a good idea. Let's talk about that. We'll call the Players Association. Tony. You talked about... You talked about how the Dodgers might have the biggest, like, super team.

They still might have the most drafted players on their team as well. I think... You got dudes. They got Will Smith, Seeger, Belly, Mueller, Kershaw. Like, a lot of their studs are still... Or Turner and Max Muncie, who were, like, almost reclamation projects. You know, they have a... The Dodgers property.

What's that? They're Dodgers property at this point. Yeah, like they didn't go pay for them. They count for the Dodgers. Yeah. So it's pretty crazy. All right. My award is the, um, you broke award.

Mm. You broke. Yeah. Who's broke? Who broke, Jim? MLB's system for drafting and slot money and offers is still broke. This Kumar Rocker situation is so weird. I'll streamline the bullet points for everyone.

Kumar Rocker was getting passed on at the draft because people were concerned with his MRI and his medicals. Now, he's a Boris client. They did their own MRIs with their own doctors, and they said that he's 100% healthy and came up clean. He got selected for pre-draft MRI by MLB, but he opted not to do it. a lot of players, majority of good players, don't.

I was learning this yesterday on Twitter. I was asking people, like, can you help me explain this? A lot of players don't do the pre-draft MRI because it can really only hurt you. It can, something you may not even know that you have may show up and now teams are going to offer you less money because of it. If you think you're healthy or know you're healthy, you just shouldn't do it. So you should go get MRIs on your own, know that they're clean. and then just waive the pre-draft so they can't be held against you. That's what they did.

But if you do that, if you do not do the pre-draft MRI, then the team that drafts you, if they find something wrong with their medicals, they get compensated with a pretty equal value pick in next year's draft. So the Mets either knew this was happening or they just did a whole bunch of audibles when they did their draft because either they didn't think they'd be able to get Kumar Rocker with the 10th pick overall. He falls to 10.

They grab him. Maybe they had no idea. So they didn't do their own research. This is like, you know, choosing to believe the ignorance of the Mets here. They just didn't know. They really, they're a wisy slipping. We'll take them. We got them.

Medicals can't be that bad. They get, now, you have to offer the slot, which I think is, is six mil or four mill for him. And then you have to offer 40% to get compensated. You know, if you offer 40% of the slot and the player does not take it, then MLB says, oh, that sucks for you. That player just wanted to go back to college. You wasted a draft pick.

Here's a compensation pick. Because he didn't do the pre-draft MRI, they don't even have to offer anything and they get the compensation pick. So the Mets saw the medicals got so scared that, from what they saw, saw or realized, well, if we don't offer him anything, we just get the 11th pick next year. So I don't know what happened here. Either his medicals are bad and they don't think he'll be good in return.

And that's kind of what Cohen tweeted. tweeted was like draft prospects are worth five times their return if they make it to the big leagues. Like, you know, we're not going to not offer that kind of saying that they think they're really bad, which is fucked up because now Kumar's in a terrible spot. he has to either go back to college or he has to go play independent ball or in a foreign league somewhere. He cannot enter MLB baseball or minor leagues in any other way than the 2022 draft. So now he gets a year older, more, less time to be part of his system. And he has to enter the draft again next year.

The Mets, they get compensated. They save. They burn like a million dollars. but they get the 11th pick next year, no matter how, no matter what. Something's broken here. I have no idea of the fix. Not smart enough, but, you know, either the Mets could have thought, hey, well, why don't we just get them? If the medicals are really bad, we just get the 11th round pick next year.

If the medicals aren't that bad, we'll just sign them for a little less than we want because the medicals are still somewhat bad. So it seemed like, I don't know if the Mets were being opportunistic or poorly run and ignorant, but somehow the Mets aren't really that hurt here. And Kumar Rockers pretty damaged for a year. And the projection is care. So, and I don't even get it because Walker Bueller had Tommy John like as soon as he got drafted. And now he's fucking going to win Sy Young this year.

So it's still not even that bad if the whole system's broken. I think this is a Mets problem. I think that they, I don't know. They panicked. I don't understand. Like, because you said, I don't. even if he has to have TJ, every pitcher has TJ now. Every single pitcher basically has TJ.

And like our buddy Foolish Baseball pointed out, you pay $6 million for a talent that was projected to go one overall at the beginning of the season, had a good summer in college baseball. You get him for $6 million and you have rights over him for 10 years. So like where is the bad investment in that? I don't really understand that like there must I mean does he have no

like UCL like is just completely gone I don't I don't know what it is I it's unless something like that comes out I think the Met screwed this one up because not only did they not give him that money and have control of him for forever basically which is in my opinion more fucked up situation and how long teams have control of players

but they also could have made like one of those flyer picks at the end, maybe like a high school guy who pretty much was set on going to college, but now they have the $6 million to go give to somebody a flyer pick. They wasted a chance to bring in top talent into their organization. $6 million could get you three of these flyer type situations. That's nothing to an organization. Six million dollars is absolutely nothing. And it's not like they reinvest this anywhere. They just keep it. So you're keeping. keeping $6 million when you had a chance to, you know, bolster your farm system up. And they didn't do that.

So that's why I think the Mets, they botched the ball on this one. They got two first round picks next year. And it's crazy that any MLB team can just not offer a draft pick a contract. And that draft pick is now, can't play baseball for a year. The Cubs, did you see what the Cubs offered their picks?

They offered to do like a thousand bucks because they knew he was a four. Oh, yeah. It's a fourth year in college, so he had no other option. So they signed him like 100% under slot. Yeah, it's crazy. I don't think Kumar goes and plays anywhere. I think he just works out and throws bullpens and does all that. That's what I believe will happen.

I don't think he's going to go to the Atlantic League where they're like messing around with a bunch of dumb stuff right now. I don't think he's going to go play winter ball or anything like that. I think he's just going to pitch. to bullpen somewhere and work out. Yeah, I think overseas could be the only option. If he's up for that, because again, like, we say that. And again, another basketball company, you know, the Ball Brother went overseas.

A couple guys have done that. Like, you got to get yourself up to go overseas and live there for a year. He's not going to. So, you know, if you can get paid, I respect that a little bit. But, no, it's messed up. The system is clearly broken. And the part that really sucks is that the MLB draft, they've started investing. in it and promoting it and trying to make it a thing.

But the draft system is broken. And we have teams passing on guys because they cost more. We have guys passing on who they think is the best player in the draft. Guys, teams with the number one pick are passing on who they think is the number one guy to save a couple dollars up front. It's a disaster. And then our guy, Peter Moylan, I saw him reply to a tweet earlier. And he's, you know, because everyone's mad about it.

this, rightfully so. And Peter said, and they're like, you know, next CBA, they got to change this. And Peter said, well, what are we going to trade? Because that's how CBA talks go. So now you've got all these MLB guys at the table trying to take care of themselves and the future. But where on the priority list do top draft picks land? And it's tough, man. It's tough, dude. And baseball needs to realize how much they're hurting their sport with this. And man, Kumar Rocker, I don't know where you end up. And if it's not Queens,

which it can't be at this point, I hope you drop dick all over the field, my man. Fandy boys, baby. Go to the braves and just do it. This is what I see happening. And I've talked about this before. There is one way for people to get around the draft. And that's to go establish residency somewhere else.

That's not Puerto Rico. That's not Canada. That's not the U.S. go establish residency in Mexico. Go establish residency somewhere else and open yourself up to being a free agent. I know there's caps to the money you can spend there too, but at least you get to choose where you go.

Yeah. What organization you want to go to. And you can play. That's what's going to end up happening. This situation, and like if Steve Cohen comes in here and absolutely just makes a mockery of baseball, I'm going to be very upset with him.

I don't like that he's on Twitter talking like, that. Him and A-Rod right now. It's not on these guys. What's up with the New York dudes, huh? I don't know, but it, uh... Are you guys going to turn into that when Jimmy's, you know, got his moat around his house? Is he going to turn into that? I don't, I hope not. I've been taken care of the moat and Jimmy still seems to be the same guy. Okay, it's good. It's good to know that. Moats's doing well. Yeah, man, I, uh, I don't know. We gave the Mets a lot of love for getting Rocker and it was a hot couple weeks for the Mets. And now, we talk about in two weeks they got one of the gnarliest schedules in baseball and this rocker

news there were billboards put up for him billboards put up we're on Metsie watch that's all say those billboards that were put up they they didn't have like the Mets on it right I don't think so but people were excited that's definitely his agency I believe probably the agency like I've seen the Mets getting like ripped on like oh you put I don't think there's a MET logo you put billboards up oh there is a met's logo is there yeah I wonder how that went down they might have each team has their pro you sign your first round pick they throw out the first pitch everyone claps and you see them in three years

they uh I don't know not good not a good luck not good for the game so about that moat though is there been anything wrong with Jimmy's moat or just standard stuff yeah gaiters well oh that get a day yeah different gait is we got one crocodile Give your award, Jake. Let's go. Long, yep. But hey, first step after the deadline, a lot going on. BPD, did I make my notes in there readable for you or no? They're readable in there. I know what you're asking for. I think Jimmy has to play the audio of that if that's what you're looking for.

Aha. Well, we might be too far for that then. I'm giving out the Quicksand Award. One of the best movies ever recorded on film. The replacements. One of the best scenes ever put on film. They're going around the locker room and they're talking about fear. And they jump around a little bit. They talk about spiders crawling up on your arm.

We're getting the audio. The truth is, you guys have been given something that every athlete dreams of. A second chance. And you're afraid of blowing it. We all are. But now our fear is shared and we can overcome it together. Let's lose that fear this Sunday and put it into San Diego. Yeah.

Thanks, Sean. We got a couple guys. We're getting second chances. It's not because of the replacement situation, but if any time I get a chance to use the replacements, I'm gonna. It's a dual award, Rafael Ortega and Yadiel Hernandez. I believe Yadiel got an award last year on the show because he got a late. call. And we're talking baseball stories. We just talk rocker and all that stuff.

Baseball's got a couple worlds, man. Yadiel Hernandez, who by the way had a huge game, two homer game, four for five. You know, the Nats traded everyone away. So Yadiel's getting a chance to play. Didn't mean to rhyme. Yadiel comes over to the states at age 29. He rakes in AA. He's been hanging around the Nats minor league. Trev, these are his minor league stats. Let me know if These are good. 300 batting average, 383 on base, 889 OPS. Is that good? It is.

That is good. So he's a little older, so that makes sense. You know, he's 29 in AA. He was hanging around in AAA. He got a little taste of the show last year. You know, funny business season, 2020. He played 12 games, all that. Guess what?

The 33-year-old now gets the call. He has the big game. He's been hitting this year. He's one of the guys. They have a few lefties. kind of swing like Soto, because why not? It's working. Yadiel in 61 games this year, he's hitting 303, 358, 822 OPS in the show, in the show. And guess what? They traded everyone away. You're going to get a chance to play a kid. I hope Yadiel goes nuts, nuts the next couple

months, and he gets a little run in the show. And on the other side of that, we're talking about paths to the big weeks. Raphael Ortega for the Cubs. The Cubs, they also trade everyone away. You guys want to know when Raphael Ortega story starts? 2008. He's a 17-year-old. The Dominican Summer League Rockies.

He's knocking it around there. He goes Venezuela League. Pioneer League, your Casper Ghost. How do you like being a 19-year-old, 19-year-old Venezuela kid in Casper, Wyoming. I'll tell you what. Not a ton of fun. Asheville tourists, Modesto nuts.

Some rocks in 2012. He gets a taste, just a taste. Tulsa Driller, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Salt Lake Bees. I'm halfway through the list. New Orleans baby cakes. He is getting a shot with the Cubs, and he had himself a three. yacker day in the show the other day.

Cubs traded everyone away. Again, this is kind of building off my Brandon Drury story from last time. If you get a chance, take it. Root for these guys, man. 30-year-old Rafael Ortega, he should get some run. He's having a nice year now with the Cubbies. And my guy, Yadiel Hernandez. Rafael Ortega and Yadiel Hernandez.

Yes, sir. Go team. Go. God damn spiders creep me out. What was that movie called again? The replacements. You don't know the replacements, Treve? No, I know what that is.

Treve, that's a bold-faced lie. That's like saying you don't know Wizard of the Oz almost. Wizard of the Oz. That's the Ozzy Smith remade. Wizard of the Oz. I couldn't tell you if that movie was in the 1950s or the 2000. Do you know Keanu Reeves? You know the movie the replacements.

Keanu Reeves playing quarterback. You just said Keanu Reeves playing quarterback. I was thinking it was the one... Jimmy Falco. Shane Falco. No, where they're in the jail. That's the longest yard. Well, there's a scene where they're in jail, which is incredible.

That's where I thought that line came from the one where they're in the jail. First, I was afraid. I was butchered five. I love Keanu Rees. My uncle does Keanu Reeves pool, and he says Keanu Reeves is the coolest person that you'll ever meet. He says sometimes there's one. walk out and give them like 500 bucks in cash and say hey roj like i appreciate what you do keano has a reputation of being awesome and the replacements

great move from 2007 until 2014 i think it was the only thing tn t bs played every scene is gold every scene is gold the replacements is a great movie you've seen it 20 times and and you you see that it's on tv when you're flipping channels you're going to mentally note like i I want to, I'm going to make sure. It's like, um, uh, eight mile. You mentally know, like, make sure I come back to this channel for the end. Oh, you were the man tonight, Clifford Franklin. I might have to watch it.

I'll watch it. I love Keanu. So, maybe I've seen it before. I know the movie you're talking about, but I couldn't tell you what happens. If you're going to watch it, let me know. And I'll watch it at the same time and we can text each other during. I want in. Okay.

I'll do that if you watch Lord of the Rings. We'll tweet it out. I'm not watching Lord of the Rings. I love Lord of the Rings, so I'm in on that. Jimmy's not going to watch Lord of the Rings. I love Keanu Reeves. What a stud. Okay.

Best friend of the week? Is this? Keanu Reeves. This is the longest episode. I think we had won two bills before. Well, the best friend of the week is A.J. Pollock. Seven for 14. That's 500.

Three doubles, three rubbies. Is that his third best friend of the week? Thanks. At least. At least his third. You know I don't like AJ that much. Connecticut. I don't like him that much.

Uh-oh. The Padres. Oh, no. What's you doing, Padres? I thought Jake's award was going to be about a team going to get the Padres because it's like, let's go get him in San Diego. That line at the end is pretty killer. I mean, that's the Reds at this point, but we're talking Padres. Jim, you just landed on a good one.

Who's playing short? Is it Kim? That's be my guess. Fraser got to step it up a little bit since coming over, not having the best time there. I think I saw him with like a 404 OPS. Get off his back. He'll be okay. He'll be all right.

Six games. Crone or Situation is Chronework played short Kim played short That's a lot They've been two games

How do you feel if you're Hosmer How do you feel if they're like We're trying to unload this contract Yeah That's a weird feeling right It feels great Yeah I mean Voits in the same boat

For the Yankees But you still get that money In the bag of cow Oh my gosh He's probably It's probably happy man I mean He gets to be with the team

My wife rich Good looking guy tall I guess I don't feel bad for him Never mind I know those feelings. What is the story Insini?

It's just all Tati's stuff. Yeah. They need some of their starting pitchers to step it up. Udarish has been okay. He needs to step it up if they want to Who doovish? Wow, a card spot.

Oh, yeah, two games against that are been pretty good. They'll split those and be on their way to Arizona and Miami and then Oh, wow, Arizona. Look at this. Look at this. Look at this.

Look at this. Schedule Pod. Would you come over here and please take a look at this? Padres. two against Oakland, then they go three against Arizona, three against Miami, four against Arizona, three against Colorado. Grab some wins. All right, before we, last thing, Eric Cosmer's career earnings.

Haven't we done him? I don't know. 160. I was going to say 170. I think we've done him before. I think we just did him. We just did him. Huge.

Mani Machado's last 160 games this year and last year. 36 homers, 122 rib-eyes, 292 batting average, 365 on base and a 908 OPS. 200,000 smiles. Jake sucks. What's the number, Trev? Eric Cosmer is at 115 right now. He'll get to 175 before it's all 17. I always guess total.

He goes in. Mani Machado finished third in the MVP last year. How about that? Lead C&L and Ribyes.