Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - 421 | Braves Win Game Three 2-0

Episode Date: October 30, 2021

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Hello and welcome to talking baseball. The Braves have taken a lead in the World Series. The Astros only get two hits. What? Let's talk about it. Hello and welcome to talking baseball. My name is Jimmy in the middle. We have Trevor on the right side of your screen.

We have Jake and down behind the dish is producer BBD. It's brought to you by Draft Kings and we talk about the sport of baseball at the major league. level Trevor doesn't like lower leagues. That's true. Bring them up. Talk about them. What's going on everybody? Trev, how are you?

James, Jacob, big, big dong. And the chat. What's up? Everything is doing well here. You guys know I got a game coming up shortly. So the only other league I do care about is six and seven year old coach pitch. slash kid pitch baseball. It's very important to me.

So I'm excited to do that. It's Halloween weekend. I got a skeleton costume that I'm about to break out with like a skull mask. It's a, we got World Series. Like,

this is a big weekend, man. James, you could have a baby at any second. Fingers crossed, man. And before I flip it to Jake, there's another league that I think you should care about. And it's back alley at bats and it's split. Yes.

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I'm doing well, James, Trevor, everyone live in the chat, enjoying your Saturday morning, wake-up with us, the four hottest men in North America outside of Ion Anderson. I'm good, man. I mean, stream the game with Justin Shackle last night, big first day. date for us? Deep voice, diaphragm, game calling voice, sexual man, on and off camera. So that was fun. We had the crew out here for that. Waiting for that damn baby to pop up. That's like the biggest thing in my life these days. So I'm excited for that. Hollow's Eve. We'll see. We'll see. I don't think I'm doing any Halloween activities unless the Astros win today. So I think I'm kind of rooting

Astros, so we can talk about that. We got a close game last night. A little bit of a pitcher's duel, so we've been rooting for that. So we got that. Love that. We did. Can I ask you a question, both of you guys? Yes.

Do you think there's going to be a bunch of talking Jake John Boy costumes out there this year? I feel like we're going to get quite a few. I don't think so. I'm trying to picture what it would be. I mean, it would just be like a hoodie and a hat. Well, kids love going fake beard. You're a layup.

For me, they just have to... Big sunglasses. They'd have to put a dugout mug in their pants or something for me. Yeah, I think you're pretty easy, Jay because they can do like the wake and Jake logo, like the big ass sunglasses. Some big sunnies always play. And whatever, you know, you just, they got well-dressed Wednesday. They can flip around just fine.

Find it out. Knob shot in the pants. Pop some pearls are the chain. Yeah. I feel like people, you know, instead of stuffing the pants with you, they're going to have to stuff their socks to match your calves. Because that's your defining feature as your calves. So people are going to take crew length socks. And then you, it was a confluence.

Yeah, no, they're going to stuff the socks. I mean, I just, my socks don't even attempt to come near the calves. They can't wrestle. those bad boys. So I was a little lost. I thought you were just going at my like wide feet for a little bit. I'd like, man, that's a deep cup for a kid's Halloween costume. But, uh, yeah. No, excited for that. What do you guys think this is? Oh, man, I can't see that. Hold on. What the fuck is that? Hmm. You guess Jay? Crescent. I can't really see the light pole is in, like, in front of you.

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Yeah. Oh, yeah, there was a little fly. Got him. It made me laugh. I don't know, man. You're killing it today. Where to go? And speaking of killing it,

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Oh, man. All right, let's burn it in. A pivotal game three in Atlanta as the Northeast's own. Talking baseball's own, Ion Anderson would try to make Jop Suey out of the Houston Astros as John boys Luis Garcia would get squirly on the bump for H-town. A couple young boys towing the slab in the World Series. Mm, bottom three. He's young, he's thick. Austin, Laura Riley, my first kiss in the first run in this game with an RBI double. It is one, nothing. Braves. It would stay that way, and the Astros would be hitless. Ion kept him hitless through five, and we're going to the pen. How about it? Ain't that baseball today? Minter, he keeps him without a hit. Luke Jackson ooh no more hits Tyler big nut sack Matzick there's a blooper Danesby Rosario did

ball drops between him oh boy is this gonna change anything not really Matzick drops those big nuts out there potential world series MVP for Miggi Rojas Travis Darno no he goes big fly moonblast my whole investment plan, 437 feet. And that would be it. Will Smith shuts them down at the end. Braves take game three, two, nothing final. How about that pitching? Holy cow.

Holy cow. Another pitching. And still no pitchers in the sixth inning, which is, I don't know, is what it is. Obviously, like to make the right moves, they made all the right moves, but was a storyline for a bit. Taking, uh, I'll call him by his proper name since he went no hit, Ian Anderson out, uh, when he had a no hit bid going. I think he was tailing off and there's clearly no way he was going to go all nine no matter what. So you have the bullpen use it, I guess.

The only thing about that that I am interested in is they have two bullpen games coming up, right? with Morton out. So I thought, I wonder if you do guys think if the score was 3-0-0-4-0, they'd try to get a 6, maybe 6 plus out of Anderson? I don't think so.

I think this was the plan. You know, yeah, maybe we're talking, I don't think 3 is enough. We're talking like a 5 or a 6, then it's a completely different game, but it seemed like Snickr was like, I'm going to go get this game. He used his guys.

And I think what he's basically, I've listened to a few interviews with the bullpen. They're like, we're ready, no matter what. They're calling themselves the night shift, which is admittedly just an incredible name. The night shift comes in, does the work. I think that was his plan all along, though, was to go to his guys. And I'm okay with that. If they took him out and then brought in, you know, I don't know, someone to eat up

cementing, say they brought in, even like Chris Martin or someone like that, I'd question the move, but he went, for the jugular. He brought in Minter who's been awesome. Jackson's found it in the World Series, and then Matzick and Will Smith. So I think that was the plan all along just to go get one of these games. And then that way, you know, they're forcing it to Houston no matter what, even if these two bullpen games go arrive from them. So I think it was the plan all along. And I kind of like it, to be honest with you. It's pretty wild. I mean, this bullpen coming in, a lot of people thought it could be the Braves' weak spot on their team. Like we kind of liked their three in the rotation.

their lineup was scoring runs. The bullpen, I don't know, especially Will Smith, who deserves some love, and I know you guys were giving it to him before. I think the only thing that changes is maybe he comes out for that six inning because the Braves did have the batter, the pitcher spot coming up second. So if it was a three or four run game, maybe you can go batter by batter with Anderson. and if he goes one, two, three, you did it. The problem is it was one-nothing.

And we talked about it a little bit on the live stream, but, you know, the top of the order is coming up, too. So third time through the Mighty Astros, Jose Al-Tuva. You know, if Al-Tuve jumps him, boom, tied game, and, like, no one would be shocked. It's the guy with the second-most playoff homers in baseball history. And then the point from there, as Say-Al-Tuve gets on, now you're pulling Anderson anyways,

and you're going to Minter, and Minter has a runner-on first that he didn't put on. So I think the new modern-day thinking is whenever those are kind of the options, it's why even risk it? It's all right, let's give it to our guy. And Trev, I know it's a team you bring up a lot and near and dear to your heart being in the central, but what these four dudes in the back end of the bullpen are doing is,

is looking 2015 Royals, man. They're dominating this playoffs. They are. Like you said, that's a shock because all we heard coming in was that bullpen, scary, it's dicey, Will Smith back there, he's got the column A effect,

but he's gone now, nine innings pitched, four hits, three walks, so only seven base runners, no runs. Like, that is, that's lights out, man. If you're a Braves fan, you're, you're praying for a lead.

Like, I mean, this is very similar. You're praying for a lead in the sixth inning. You're like game over. I know, I know they don't really think that way because I see my mentions on Twitter about how nervous all Braves fans are still. But, I mean, if you're watching these games, they've been, they've been dominant. Yeah, the thing about Anderson is he didn't, he didn't get hit hard at all. It says here in our notes, according to statcast,

Only one Astro put a ball in play with an expected batting average above 270. Wow. That's a great note. Yeah, Martine Maldonado is line out in the fifth inning. Other than that, Astros hit nothing hard and had no hits. So it's not like they were hitting into bad luck or the defense was bailing ion out. Saw him. Studley.

And. I mean, because Ian Anderson didn't give the outfield any reps, any prep as soon as he comes out, Eddie Rosario forgets he exists and drops that ball. Doesn't die for it. That was a tough. That was tough play. I think Danesby did kind of like shake him up a little bit, but it's a no hitter. So Danzby's going as all out as he can.

And then Eddie Rosario, I mean, even if it's not a no hitter and it's just a one. nothing game. That's a ball you can die for because he's what it's it's not going to go to the wall. Well, I think he's, I think they looked at each other. They couldn't hear each other. The place was rocking last night. So you can't hear each other calling for it. And then, you know, Eddie's running in. He sees Dan's be kind of coming full force. And they both just kind of stopped and looked at each other at the same time. And then from that point, it's over. I don't, they kept him on first base, which is good. And then, you know, obviously they pinch ran and. Got the third because of the stolen base in the air.

So tough play. As a human with some of the most dives per day in my lifetime, whether it's baseball, soccer, spike ball, I'm diving. I'm diving. Blitzball. People have seen it in the alley on fields. It hurt me. It hurt me deep inside, soundboard.

They, because there's two things. things when you're doing divers. You say, okay, World Series on the line, go get it. Or if you're an outfielder and you know there's a no hitter on the line, it's like you got to go get it. Those are the two things. So yeah, I mean, I know it's tough and, you know, I'm not ruined for Eddie and Dansby to collide out there. And, you know, Danesby's doing everything in his heart to get out there. And it's so brutal during the World Series when you get these extra replays And you see Eddie coming in and then he takes that first choppy step and you're like, No, Eddie, keep going.

But that's baseball. It dropped between them and I don't know. In a way it took some of the juice out of the game. In a way you almost wanted it to give more juice to the game or see if that did anything with the Astros. Because like Jim just said, I mean, the second hit is Bregman with the shift beat. otherwise their offense was just nothing. Another dumb right-handed shift. Yeah.

You know, I don't think anyone cared about the no-hitter. I sure. Combined no-hitters are like kissing your sister. Yeah. I honestly think Rosie, I know they didn't want to drop that ball, but I think it was a good idea for him not to dive. You don't want to have a runner on second base there. It was only a one-run game at that point.

So kept it in front of him. Yeah. What's his name? Matt Sick said he was the only one in the bull and the arm barn that said that he knew it was a no hitter. The rest of them were just out there in La La Land because it's the bullpen and they're strange group of guys out there but I thought that was funny.

Like they're so focused on just winning the game out. The no hitter that's, I know we kind of cared about it and fans care about it, but that team was just like, it's the game. They want to win the game. So I think Rosie did good by not diving for that. Yeah, but even if he dives, Danesby just picks it up and throws it. Like they're right there.

It's that type of looping baller. I think he's on second. If he gets past Eddie, he probably gets the second. Yeah. They end up pinch running anyway, which I thought was an interesting move right there. They brought in Siri, our guy. It took him a while, but he, I mean, the stat on Darno, I know, look, he's the hero of this game too. But this season, he's thrown out two of 43.

now 44 base runners. That's fucking crazy, dude. What do you throw out? I've got to look that up. I don't know. How crazy. I didn't know that before this series. If you told me that, that's a huge handicap for the Braves.

Like, you get a run on. You can just go. And even last night, he made a really, he didn't make a really good throw, but the ball beat him. If Danesby picks that series out, but he doesn't and now he's on third base that's i mean wait you know you mean this postseason

i they showed on the broadcast last night two of forty three now if they're wrong they're wrong but that's what that was on the broadcast last night um baseball reference says that he threw out five base runners this year

five of 26 is it a Braves I don't know what it was that was on the broadcast last night it was right before they showed the Stolvice maybe they messed it up

because that number was shocking to me wait hold up catchers get credited for the pickoff yes sometimes because I'm going through the game logs right now the first one's a pickoff

oh no pitch out what's Peech out what's Pee's P.O's pick-off. So like, I think sometimes they'll give a, they'll give a caught stealing if the guy never stops and just runs a second. And like, say a lefties up, you go first move. You just try to beat the throw to second. I think that counts as a scot stealing. Okay. It's crazy. So I just went through the five that they have listed. And only two of them are not pickoffs or pitch out, whatever P.O is. So there, so there you go. Why does baseball efforts count it as a cost stealing by the catcher? Like on his catcher stats. I think that's an official. staff. If the guy doesn't stop and getting a rundown, then I think if they just go to

second or go to the next base at all it counts as them being caught stealing. And for whatever reason, it's credited to the catcher. Yeah. So he's got three of his he did absolutely nothing. Didn't touch the ball. He literally just watched the

pitcher and then the infielder's got a guy out. So yeah, it's two that he's thrown out. That's crazy, dude. Yeah. One was Lane Thomas. Lane train. And one was David Bodie

while Hap was up. Ian told him that he was going. That's what I heard. Damn. Wow. He sold out his own teammate. That was Bodie's only attempt to see.

Oh my gosh. They must have beef. You are your first. Bodie and Hap have beef. these are uh late in the season so i wonder if the numbers were like you know later in the 2021 season it was like hey darno hasn't thrown a base runner out all year so let's just try and lane and bodey were like yeah i'll give it a shot now that would have been me like that's the kind of guy i was when i tried to steal a base i was out the catcher always made a great thrill

yeah do you think that like the asteros need to exploit this more they're not really a base That's a team. Yeah. I mean, I guess I have to look back in how many runners they've had on in this series where like, you know, it was the right time to steal a base. But if you're on first, go.

I mean, that's exactly what Dusty was thinking right there when he had Siri. Put Siri out there. He's like, I'll put this guy in second because he's going to steal a base and maybe he'll still third too. They're definitely looking at that. That's a crazy,

it turns singles and a doubles, man. That's wild. It's shocking that it has. come up really to bite them yet, at least in the World Series. It's tough, man. I mean, they don't have Kyle Tucker stole 14 bags this year. Al Tuvei only stole five, five swipes, three caught stealings. And that's more than Yulei, Correa, Bregman, Brantley, Yorda.

So, like, they don't really have the guys to do that. It is, it's Siri. I think Al Tuve in a big moment can obviously still swipe you a bag. And Tucker, I guess. And Tucker, the nice catch in center yesterday. But yeah, I don't know. And it's also the guys in that lineup, if someone does get thrown out and you're running before Yordan Alvarez,

like you could have just took, you either just opened up first base, which just made his a bat tougher, or you just lost yourself a two-run homer if you get thrown out. So it's, uh, Astro's a little handcuffed by modern baseball. What kind of handcuffs? Yeah. Fluffy.

Furry? I like the real ones, baby. Matt Black. Oh, man. I got seven minutes left, guys. And then I got to go coach my team. What do you got to get off your chest? Yeah.

I'm curious. Um, you know, two bullpen games in a row for Atlanta, a bullpen game today for Houston. Both teams kind of have everyone ready to go. Yimmies out for the for the Astros, I believe. So, you know, I think scoring early is paramount. If the Astros go up early, I think we'll see the, I don't want to call them this. I don't know, the other bullpen for the Braves, not Minter, not Matt Sick, not Will Smith, not Luke

Jackson. We'll see Chris Martin. We'll see the day shift. I think they might be the overnight shift. Because I think the starting pitcher is the day shift. Okay. This is kind of like the night crew. Dangerous nights. Yeah. So we'll see

how it goes today because two two bullpen games in a row. And if things go awry here, we're going to be looking back at like why do we take out ion again and use our guys? It's tough. They got two in a row, yeah. I do see, I predicted this with Rosie.

I said, Braves tonight, Astros tomorrow. That's what I have. Braves tonight, Astros tomorrow. I do get nervous about taking a 3-2 lead back to Houston. I also am interested if the, whatever, if the Braves just shut down the Astros again. I mean, that's like, what did our notes say? They played 145 games, and this is the second time they were two hit.

Yeah. Game three was 175th, 175th game of the 2021 Astros, and the fifth time they were held to tourless, two hits or less. And for four innings, they saw pictures that they had just seen. It's like a really bizarre, a credit to the Braves, but really bizarre have the Astros. Do they come back? If they do it again, then I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, if and something out. Okay.

That's just bizarre. Jim, if they do go back three to series lead into Houston, they'll have Max and Ion, which is about as good as you can line it up. They were able to save Max for those games because of... It depends how they would lose the game they lose. And if it's...

And if it's... And then if they get to double up the off day. Like if they win today, the bullpen game and then tomorrow they try to get cute and they try to save some of these bullpen guys rest but i don't know i mean maybe they'll never get tired yeah i mean the the rain holding off last night was really good because now they still have the travel day they still have an off day in between atlanta and houston i think that helps both teams out a ton but man it's funny because we've been saying it and we're like god this is usually we're able to throw out predictions and

we like to do that but this series has been really tough for us and as i've been reading other articles everyone's on the same vibe as us with that everyone even the beat riders are like this is tough like these are two really evenly matched teams you know the games have have been that way so we'll see man did you see the stat that um viewership in MLB's 13 to 34 demo up 76% from last season Oh. A-rod's the A-Rod effect. Yeah. Game one had like low ratings historically for the World Series,

but it was the most watched non-football sporting event in the last 20 months. So TV ratings are just going down like crazy. Jake and I were talking about that. Oh, yeah. You're just never going to beat what they used to be when Seinfeld was pulling 30 million a year. Barely anybody has cable anymore, dude. Like all my like younger friends Nobody has cable

I didn't watch on cable last night Because I was I needed to hang out with Katie And she was in bed And we don't have cable in our bedroom So I didn't count But I watched Interesting

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I got a fucking fire take about tonight's game. I gotta go before you dive in. You got to go. I know. We got one more like read. So anything you want to say I'm here. Where you go? You want the read? No, I'll go. Oh, look at that. James, you're doing stocking up on my stuff. Yeah.

I like it. Hello. It's me. Oh my gosh. Put me in that box. I like it. I'll stay in there for a while. Trev, before you leave, final predictions for tonight's Nationals Diamondbacks game. It's a big game. I see the snakes in the chat. What's up snakes? There they are.

I think we're going to take it to them today. I'm going to throw my two best pitchers. Really? Which is great. I haven't done that. I started them two games and I've been going with other guys. I'm going to bring back my guys today. We had a great day hitting yesterday, so I got to score some runs. I love it. All right, guys.

You and dusty, man. So similar. Trevor Plouf. Hello. Love you guys. Have a good day. I'll be talking to you later tonight on the stream. See a big poppy. Peace out, guys.

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Yeah. Yeah, tonight is a five-inning game. And I think it's Jimmy's Bullpen Buster effect is that if this is a close game and Atlanta's got to roll out their guys and Houston can finally get them, that can spoil the whole series. If the Braves lose by a handful of runs and they use the overnight shift, They don't care. That's fine.

If the Braves win and they use their guys, then Sunday's game becomes the bonus day. So it's all about the first five today. And I don't know. If you're Houston, man, you've got to see something drop early. Otherwise you're having a straight-up bad time. Who needs hits Spragman?

I mean, he got the hit yesterday, but it's because they did the dumb shift on a righty that I'm ready to, like, start a club over. Okay. Like I think I might start a petition that says you're not smarter than everyone else Stop shifting on the ground to Ritey's. Okay. That's like the jumping the shark of shifts.

Like you're just doing it to do it now. Because I check the data. It doesn't back it up. Yeah, we'll have to get you some data people to wrestle on that this offseason. and very few guys My back alley at back Kind of got taken by a right-handed shift last night So I guess I'm I'm feeling the other end of it

That liner to Correa Still hitless you might only have two more chances That was your best piece of contact yet I know I really thought you had it The Duval double I mean I've had a hit Lazy fly Had a hit

Yeah we'll we'll see I don't know I don't know, Jim, would you, is it the original core? Like, what do you think needs to get Houston to go? Yeah, Altuve and Correa, Brantley. Yeah. They've been here before. They've done it a bunch.

So if you're going to lean on people, you lean on them. I mean, if it's your Don Tucker that have to come through, it's like, you know, passing of the torch. Like, you guys help us out. And it's like the young haven't been there that much. much before guys, then that's a fun storyline, but you can't bank on that. Like, if you're dusty, you're not doing this because they don't do pump up speeches in baseball, but you're going to those guys, Altuvae Correa and be like, let's, let's get on. Just get on base.

Hit the ball hard because you're going to see this game tonight because they're doing a bullpen game. Both sides. Granky, I mean, what's the plan for Granky? What max four innings? Yeah. Probably three would be the best case. Pitch count doesn't matter on either side at all.

So you're not probably not going to see a lot of at-bats where they're working the count. And they're seeing pitches because it doesn't matter. They're all planning on going to multiple pitchers. And no one's plan is to throw more than like 30 besides Granky. And maybe he's at 40 to 50. So tonight game, I think, is going to be a lot of early swings. a lot of trying to jump guys

and hopefully that leads to more action and more runners on base but it could also lead to a lot of like first pitch pop-ups over and over and over Crimson and Clover. So I don't know. What was that crimson? Passing.

I got a text from Peter Moyland Raisin six. Wow. Tell him he's only seven months late on that. Yeah. We got a Brazen 6 guy. I just can't have him infringing on that space.

He should have came in Braves and 5 probably. But, I don't know, they got back-to-backball append days. I don't know, Jim. I think Houston's also feeling a little bit like they're taking their walks, but it's not impacting the game. Yeah. Yeah. mean, how many walks did they have yesterday?

I mean, Anderson had three. Trying to see who else. So it was just Anderson. They had the three off Anderson. But, again, were they all legit walks? Like, that's the, you know, I'm looking at their stats this series. Like, Yordan Alvarez has a 417 on base. But he's hitting 125.

So, like, clearly pitching around him. Um, you know, Tucker's on base is good. Everything else, not really. Anderson walked two in the first inning. And then, and then just Anderson or Alvarez later on. So two Yordan walks. I know, Altuvae, Bregman, and then Yirdon later on. Yes.

Yes, yes, yes. So that's not that many walks. The first five. Luis Garcia walked four. Yeah. But like one of those. was to get to the pitcher. Right.

So that doesn't count. So yeah, I don't even, there wasn't, I don't know, I don't know what the amount, a common amount of walks is, but like, Anderson had a shaky first double play, helped him out, and then he was just fine the rest of the way. Yeah. He's really good, man.

His playoff numbers at this point are silly. Yeah, so they intentionally walked Swanson, and then Garcia walked, two, Rosario came around to score in the third. Right. Yeah, I mean, Astros just need to hit. I think they're going to be swinging early at pitches and trying to get on base. Makes sense to me.

Ion Anderson, eight career playoff starts. By the way, he's a rookie. Technically, everyone was having a lot of fun with that. Same with Luis Garcia, who also started playoff games last year. Eight starts a one-two-six ERA. That's good. That's, I know this is a hot take, but it's better than good. It's like, all time.

Has Bragman done anything? Not really. He got hit by the pitch. He had the shift single last night. Shift single. Which, maybe that unlocks him. Sometimes it takes one of those. I think some people in Houston said he's playing hurt.

Could see that. So, he just sit here and not believe that. He doesn't feel like a threat right now. Like, Yordon comes up, he still feels like a threat. Altuve, Correa. Right now, Bregman just doesn't. Yeah, I mean, in the ALCS and the World Series combined, now he's got 289 on base percentage and a 281 slugging.

Playing hurt, coach. Calm the Astros, I swing early. They're bullpenning. Working counts means shit. You had a couple walks last night. Didn't do anything for you. Got to just hit the ball. And run.

I mean, run until darno throws you out. Yeah. If you're anyone with plus speed. Place that Brantley stolen base bet today. Oh, should I make some bets? Make some bets. Well, if the chat gives me a good bet, I'll make it. What was I looking for before?

What did I say I bet $100 on? You wanted to bet $100 on like a minus 500. I think you want to look for minus minus five or $500. 600, bet a hundred bucks. You wanted a hundred three. You wanted a lock. All right. You want someone to believe in a lock with you.

This is John Boy's lock of the day. All right, I'll let the poll decide. We have, I could do a home run that someone won't hit a home run. I kind of don't like those, though. And we want Moonblast. Hmm. All right, how about this? Alex Bragman, oh, this is, I think, is two little odds.

to hit a home run No, no, no, that's too low. Okay, that's negative minus 1,400. For Alex Breggman, we'll hit a home run and the Astros will win. That's, but I only win $7 if I bet $100. So I need to, like, find minus 500.

For Breggman to Homer and the Astros win? Yeah. Minus 14, 100. Is it, is that like a special? To not happen? For that to not happen? Well, that's it.

for that to not happen. Gotcha. That makes more sense. Yeah, we're looking at favorites here. That makes more sense. What was, do you have the number on if it did happen out of just curiosity? Because of minus 6.50. That feels fair.

Okay. Anyone got any bets? Pitcher home run. That's going to be minus like 7,000. Grinky can hit. Yeah, that doesn't feel like a lock. Put $1 on the Grinky home or tonight. Okay, I like that

Let me go to game props I'm looking for minus 500 right BES Or better Or lower Easier Free and run They got your money

Dude there's some fun stuff on here Race to this amount of runs Yeah Winning margin Not even What the fuck? None of these are What we're looking for

Okay Does a chat have anything yet. Tough to say. Pitchers used. Braves Homer. I guess I can just throw it on a game line.

I can go Atlanta Braves plus three and a half is minus 475. Bet $100 to win $121 or to win 21. So the Braves can't lose by four more runs.

Yeah, but the Astros only win by five. Yeah. Like if the Astros win, they're winning by five runs. that's tough i mean both teams to score is minus 1,200 yeah that's double what i want to do right maybe i'll just find it on my own time find it on your own time uh we're going to have to wait for jimmy to tweet out his his lock of the day yeah but i'm also not going to tweet and he's not going to tweet it out so tough

tough final couple minutes tough final couple minutes i don't want well i need some help here i don't want betting Twitter to interact with me at all. Okay. People are too serious. Just scrolling. What an odd thing that there's like no minus 500s that exist anywhere. Someone tweet at me a good one. Bizarre.

All right. I guess that's the show. Thank you, everyone. We'll be streaming tonight. Think Joe's McFly will be with me. We'll see working on that. Go the baseball. Eddie Rosario to not Homer, 100 bucks.

Locked, 100 bucks. Eddie will not homer. I win 22 bucks. Damn. Not worth it. Damn. Not worth it at all. You told me you want me to bet minus it.

Cancel it.