Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - Houston Astros Win the 2022 World Series! | 573

Episode Date: November 6, 2022

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Hello and welcome to talking baseball. The Houston Astros are the 2020 world champions. Champions. Champion one. Hello and welcome to talking baseball presented by Seatkeek, use code John Boy playoffs for 10% off any ticket. My name is Jimmy. Jake is here looking dapper and Trev on the West Coast,

hanging out. producer BBD behind the dish. The Houston Astros win the World Series in six games. Are we burning it right away? That burns. What? What? Treb's burning.

Jake's burning. He's going to burn for me to say this. It's coming from the heart. World Series game six in Houston. It was wheels up for the Phillies as they try to get one more. game in tomorrow with Zach on the bump. But there was a Framber alert out as Valdez and the boys would try to finish it off in Houston. We got 10 zeros on the scoreboard. Scoreless through five. It's looking like judges next contract. And then Schwabombe, Kyle gets the fastball, goes yard. It is one-nothing Phillies.

Zach is looking, that might be enough. But oh no, that Maldonado elbow, he gets on, which starts a rally, rally. We get into the bullpen. Here comes Alvarado out of the pen for that Yordan matchup. Let me see your dong. 450 dead center over the pitcher's eye in the way. World Series to bring it home. And guess what? Vasquez gets the RBI single. But as Dusty said, when Yordaun hit it, that was it because this Astros bullpenaris, Abraeu, Presley. They finish it off

off of Framber six inning one earned run. And guess what time it is in Houston? Let's party. The Houston Astros win this game four to one. They take the World Series four to two. And what four? by the Houston Astros to get it done your World Series champs. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Astros is the first team to clinch the World Series on their home field since the 2013 Red Sox. That's a long stretch of away wins. How about it? It's wild.

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Okay, I think going into the season, we says the Astros and the Dodgers kind of everybody else. I think maybe we lump the Braves into the category because they were the champs and they had a bunch of people come in, whatever. It's the Houston Astros doing it. And this series for like,

people like talking about how great of a series it was, it really wasn't close. Like the Astros were just by far the better team in every single facet of the game. They had the Phillies trying to bunt with two strikes, down three runs. They were causing problems for the Philadelphia Phillies. I mean, I guess that's what you do when you run into like a nine for 99 streak that the Phillies were on.

Like, they just couldn't hit. And I think it's because the Astros pitching is so freaking good. Like, I'm trying to find reasons to like not give the Astros all the credit, but they deserve all of the credit because they came and they did everything right. They really did. They were the deepest and best team in baseball this year. And it's not just the pitching. It's the pitch mixing, the sequencing,

especially against teams like the Yankees and the Phillies who are going to try and hit the home run and swing big and not get off their A swing and sit on pitches and try to guess pitches. And John Carlo Stan said it when they were playing them. And the Phillies probably think it. Like they just read swings, read body language, read the scouting reports, and throw the right pitch at the right time.

Like how many times did we see the Phillies just take the pitch looking because it's not what they were looking for. And that's how they got Yankees too. And the catching, the scouting reports, the body language. I don't know what that is, but it's fantastic. And I also know that I don't think that would work against themselves because the Astros hitters have different approaches, change their approach, mid-at-bat, go with pitches,

fight off two-strike pitches. They're just a better brand of baseball. Yeah, they have a mixture of hitters. Like, they don't have guys just going up there trying to hit homers, although they have people that can do that. They know the situation, and you always hear me talk about having all the different clubs in your bag. Like, that's what these guys do. They can do.

I guess I just wax poetic about Houston and how great they were and how they deserved everything. And then I'm thinking to myself, well, what if that Edmundo Sosa ball was just like 10 feet to the left? And then we're talking about what, a game seven and anything can happen? And I guess that's baseball, and it shows like the crapshoot aspect of the playoffs in a seven-game series. But for all intents and purposes, this was dominated by the Astros. Yeah, I mean, small sample size baseball, there is a crapshoot element, but also when you're the better team, you put yourself in the best position to win. Because you mentioned the Phillies ended up kind of getting dominated in this series.

I mean, without a heroic all-time game one inning, it really was. a little bit of a mauling, but at the same time, these games were close. I mean, even in the Yankee series, you can point to two or three moments that if a bad pitch is executed, it could have changed the whole course of the series, but it wasn't. And it ties into everything with this team. These guys have been there now. They've been in the CS the past six years. This is the third world series.

I mean, we've got young guys on the field that don't care because they're used to this atmosphere in this environment. They're not going to make the wrong play. And the whole thing, and I mentioned this on our live stream and everyone that tuned into the live stream throughout the playoff, thank you guys. You know, it's part of our lifeblood and it's community building and we have just as much fun as you guys. So thank you. The Houston Astros, the whole thing going back was they tried to look at baseball and they said, how can we increase on the margins and do everything a little bit better? And they do it in every aspect of the game.

Their starting pitching is a joke. Javier was there for. The guy's been unhittable for the last month. Like Framber, Verlander, Lance McCuller's Jr. had for him like a bad postseason, he asked the Mariners, he shut them out for six innings. Their lineup, that top six, they lost Yulia at the end. But that top six, they know what they're doing. Defensively, there's not a weak spot out there.

Like, there's some teams you look out there, and it's like, where's the hole or where can we look for the mistake? The bullpen you probably mentioned last when you talk about the Houston Astros. They just broke the postseason record for best ERA in a postseason. They had the best ERA this regular season. Do they have some of the flashier names in the bullpen we talk about around baseball? No. Presley's been doing it for a while now and deserves it.

a little more respect. Montero, I mean, you know, he was on his second team. Narris doing it against his former mates. The organization, top to bottom, they're running laps around every baseball team except kind of the Atlanta Braves, if we're being honest. Trev, you raised your hand. Jim was bobbing too, but Trev. We're bobbing.

We're doing it right now. I just want to point out something just to show the sheer dominance of this, shows team. Their worst month this year, and yeah, we're going back to the regular season, was April. They won 11 and 10. That's a 524 winning percentage. Oh, World Series thing. After that, after that, they went a 724 winning percentage, a 640, a 679, a 607, a 692, and then in a five-game set in October, they won 800 ball. And then they went 9 and 2 in the postseason. They have dominated this entire season. It hasn't been close. Do you remember when the Mariners thought they had a chance at winning the freaking

AOS? The Angels did for three weeks. That was cute. There was never anybody else in the AL except the Astros. I'm sorry. That's just the way it was. We tried to conjure up some things. The Yankees had their time in the regular season, but it really was. The Astros just being better than every other team in the AAL. And certainly now we can say they're the best team in all of baseball. all their players are coming back. A whole pitching staff. Basically all the relievers,

I think Will Smith's a free agent, Brantley's a free agent, Yuley. Burlander gets to have some fun if he wants. He's got the opt-out, right? Yeah, we were talking about that while you went to the bathroom or you were outside on the stream.

But, and I don't know if that's conversation for now, but Verlander has a $25 million player opt-out. He's about to win the Cy Young, just won a World Series. If he wants to pitch till he's 44, or you should opt out and get a four-year deal from somewhere, maybe a less A-AV. Why doesn't he just say, no, I'll take 30 to pitch for you next year.

That's what he can do also. Yeah, if he just wants one year. He got options. He got option. I think he might opt out. 25. No, I'll take 35, actually. Yeah, yeah.

I'm saying, at first I didn't think he was going to opt out, but then I was like, wait, actually, he should opt out and get a different deal coming off that season. That's nuts. Do you want to talk about, like, this game at all? Like some of the stuff, like is it rubbing dirt in the wound talking about some of those stuff? Like the Phillies, like taking Wheeler out or Schwabers 2 strike bunt? Like the Wheeler, the Wheeler Alvarado situation.

I think we have to talk about that. It's what decided this game at the end. It was scoreless through five. Framber was putting on a show. Wheeler was putting on a show. We get to that sixth inning. Framber, I do think he made a mistake. And Trev, I don't know what you read into it.

Framber did a squat on the mound. He was kind of doing some of his theatrics the last time he did that. He tried to sneak a fastball by a guy. He does it again. He goes fastball. Schwerber hits it. Schwerber looked bad on a couple curve, sliders, cutters. Framber mixes it up every time with the same pitch, basically.

Shorebo jumps him and you go, okay, one, is that going to be what they need? Wheeler looks great. Sir Anthony and Alvarado have been good this postseason. Martine Maldonado. My goodness, stands up on the plate. Wheeler pitched him inside. He came inside. One goes off the elbow.

If Wheeler's going clean, he's at like 70 pitches. And he's your ace, and you probably let him ride. We talked about it going into the inning. If it got to the lefties and there was action on the bases, the Phillies were going to execute their plan. And I know it looks awful in hindsight,

and I didn't like the pitch call from Alvarado either, which is easy for me to say, but I did say it before that. on the stream. The Phillies had their plan. They rolled out the same lineup every damn day. They broke a record there. They busted out their bullpen,

and they executed that lefty plan on the lefties and try to get through there, and that's what they were going to do. They went for it. It did not work out, and it just opens up that whole conversation of starting pitchers and how we view them and value them against a fresh bullpen guy.

It ends up backfiring, and Dusty said it, while receiving the trophy, like, has it sunk in? And he's like, yeah, it sunk in when Yordon hit that ball over the moon. Oh, yeah. That's some big ball stuff right there. Throw, that thing was torched. But again, what happened right before that?

Jeremy freaking Pena gets a ground ball base hit up the middle to put Yordon in a position with the runner on third base less than two outs. Okay, we're not talking Homer at this point. We just know that something good is going to happen for the Astros because Jeremy Pena freaking has a great at bat and Jose Altuve you know

runs right in front of the center fielder's face. I know it wasn't hit that hard so sort of an easy thing but not everyone can get there if you're a slow guy you're not going to get to third base but they have the right guys up

if Pena doesn't hit that single like does Wheeler stay in? Speaking of Pena that's kind of my question. Speaking of Pena that's just in from the Elias Sports Bureau at 25 years years, 45 days old.

Jeremy Pena is the youngest position player to ever win the World Series MVP. Golly, that kid. Look out, bro. Jeremy Pena. Crazy. Be careful, bro. Just be careful. Gold glove.

My advice to you. Gold glove. Oh, he also won the gold glove? Yeah, he won the gold glove. Not bad. Give him the rookie of the year. Screw it. Fuck it.

I'll give him this hat. Sorry, Jay Rob. I'll give him this hat. He don't want that. The judge really deserved the MVP award. Does he really? Now we're talking. And you should get it all.

My copy. You know what? Caratis price just went down again. God. Easily replaceable. That's what they're calling calls. Like, imagine that shit, though. Seriously.

If you're the Astros organization, you let your dude walk. You offer him an offer. He doesn't like it. You know, whatever. You get made fun for your offer, basically. But in the back of their minds, you're like, we got a guy.

And now it doesn't always work out. but it sure seems like it works out a lot for the Houston and after the son of Geronimo. You know. Gee pain. Dude, I mean,

how many relievers did Dusty have to use in this series? Seriously. Like four? The first game, I think we saw anyone that got used, right? But like, yeah,

it was mainly he got to choose from four guys. Like his starting pitching did so well that four guys got to pitch. He really didn't have to make too many tough decisions. Tonight it was nearest to a Brayu to Presley instead of a Brayu to Montero to Presley, like pick your poison type thing. Presley should have been in consideration for the World Series MVP if I'm being on. If we're like really talking.

I agree. The win probability added was I think the highest of anybody in the series. Like he's a guy that you can rely on to get five, six outs. Like you can't just say that about anybody. You guys know who, you know, to win the World Series you have to win how many games now? You got to win three. three in the They went 11 and 2

13 They went 9 and 2 Sorry yeah And 9 out of 11 Ryan Ryan Stanick Pitching 4 games Sure you know

Didn't give up an earn run While he was out there You know Come back Four games three innings He had a 1-15 ERA this year He set the record

For the reliever Of the Astros We got Montaro Presley of Brayu We're good. Hunter Brown, that fucking other Verlander Light. He didn't even pitch, what, two innings?

He'll, uh, you know, put a little cheese on him to win the Cy Young next year. Like, they're, uh, they are organizationally ahead of everyone except maybe nose to nose with the Atlanta brace. And then, we'll just keep talking about this. Because it's really incredible.

When you really go back and dissect this game, you got Vasquez with an insurance run. to get him up by three. Which is what that guy does. A guy they traded for. And really was probably only playing because Gueriel got hurt. So like, I think they get to

replace him and whatever. So now Vasquez is in your lineup. He gets the hit. And now, instead of Bryce Harper walking up in the ninth inning with a chance to tie the game, he's got to get on and get somebody else up behind him.

It's a totally different at bat. And I thought the Phillies of bats there at the end of the game were. besides J.T. He jumped on a, he ambushed a heater. But everybody else, the swings were just atrocious. What did you think about Schwerber? I didn't see the defensive alignment.

Obviously, they were back with two strikes there. My problem is, if you want to do that and you have that in your mind, then you better do it right away. Like, right away. But I don't know if they were giving him that. But I always tell you guys, it doesn't matter if Bregman was like in. If he was over, like, you just can't make that play. So it really is open.

And I don't mind the bun it's empty. there. What's he, he hits a solo homer, so what? Like, the bun and temp is fine, but it has to be earlier on the count. You can't do it. Two strikes just all of a sudden whip it out, bro. Like, that's indecent exposure, basically. It's nuts. It's nuts. And so is trade coffee.

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Drinktrade.com slash baseball. Drinktrade.com slash baseball. I am reading Jeremy Paine. Baseball reference right now? Did you know he went to high school in Rhode Island? Yes. It's known? Maine, yep.

It's a whole thing. I think our friend... I think our friend June Lee wrote a really good article on it. That's crazy. Grew up and baseball players don't come from Rhode Island and Maine. I don't think he grew up there. I don't think they grew up there. they move there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. If I'm not mistaken. But that's, yeah, you know, he was born in, uh, DR. That's just not baseball place. Wild. What do we got? Okay, you know, Astros, best team ever, freaking world series champs. They can kind of talk their shit.

I'm kind of curious to see how everyone reacts this offseason. Like, is Breggie just going to be like doing the, what's the dance called? The gritty? Oh, a lot of gritty. Is he going to start? Is he going to start TikTok again? Yes. I think he has to, right?

LSU won tonight. Yes. I'm giving you the A-O-K to TikTok again, Greg. You're my guy. So you got it for me. If that means anything to you, you can start TikTok again. With the Phillies, though, where do you go from here? Who?

Where do you go from here if you're the Phillies? Nobody wants to hear it. It's kind of a good season. They went on a run. They made the playoffs. They got to the World Series. Rinse and repeat? Just try to make the playoffs again?

I think Harper just had a quote. come out those were going to be the same team with some more pieces to make us that much better bong phillies went to the world series after not being in the playoffs the longest drought in the national league like it it sucks and you're probably not even listening to this right now but like we thought they had a formula for success in the playoffs and they do so get to the dance next year and fuck around again yeah you pick up the option on nola i wonder if they pick up the option on Sigora. I'm interested in that. 17 mil one year.

Do we adjust what we're doing though? Like we went absolutely cold with the bats. Hey, the Yankees haven't made that change in a while because the playoffs are just the crapshooting. Who knows? Oh, but uh, look, the things that we said could happen happen to the Phillies. The bullpen coughed it up. I know they were like, they were better than expected, but like in the end, that's, that's kind of what happen.

Defense wasn't great from being honest. Like there were some balls, some plays that changed the course of the games. But really, yeah, I mean, I guess what Bryce is saying, like we're kind of returning the same team,

and maybe we just add to that bullpen mix a little bit. Maybe we try to find, I'm trying to think like what position, like what we're going to be doing. I know that Bryce will be out in right field next year, so that should help. Maybe we bring in somebody, contact dude for DH or I don't know how we're going to utilize that next year but

the shift not being there might help them too like this team specifically if you have some of the lefties and they can't fill that hole up. Statenbaum can take a step you know you the the Phillies are they're kind of in the same position you know I mean this world series whether it's pitching or hitting depending however you want to look at it the Phillies ended up having three guys hit. It was Schwarber, it was Harper, it was bone. And I mean, even Harper's numbers don't look as scary as he felt in this series

by the end of it. I wish they put him three. I know what, like, for the CS, it worked to keep the line up the same. That's not, that's okay. If you switch from four to three, I think that you're not bothering anybody there. I just think they needed to get him up more.

And I agree. I agree. I, five behind him wasn't doing him much favors. And, you know, I like that they're pretty steady. So I do appreciate that. But it seemed like a change that could have really changed some things. In the long run, I don't think they're beating the Astros if they make that change.

So I think the Astros are winning no matter what. But, yeah. Ash was running back next year. I mean, honestly, like, who else are going to pick in the A.L? Like, you're going to say. No, the Astros are the same. They're the same team. this was a conversation in the live stream

and I'd love to get your answer I would have loved if you called in. Who in the AL is going to be the Astro's biggest competition? Like, to get on their level. The Mariners can make a jump. That was mine. And let me think on it a little bit more.

The Blue Jays could make a jump. The Yankees, I mean, I think the Yankees are in for, no offense to you guys and a lot of Yankee fans are in the chat. I think you guys are in for some tough times. I don't think judges signing back with you. I think it's going to be a weird couple of years for the Yankees. That's what I think. Or judges gone. I will say, yeah, Blue Jays and Mariners.

And like, dude, they got some fucking work to do. I lean Seattle just because I think they've seen where the bar is actually at. Like, you know, I know Toronto's got a ton of young talent and I always hear from them. And they were close in that series too. Yeah, but, you know, they were Philly close. You know? They were Phillies close, so I don't know. You know, I don't know if you can punch that into a computer

and someone can figure that out. But I think Seattle has seen through their tough years and through their good year this year, kind of what's needed and the depth in their bullpen, the depth in their pitching, the depth in their lineup, they know it's their window. I think the Mariners are your biggest threat to them. And, I mean, think about the franchise we're talking about.

They just broke their own playoff drought. They ended up not winning a playoff game this year. So I don't know. It's tough to see someone. I know baseball can happen fast, but the light bulbs would really have to go off on Guardians, Blue Jays, Yankees, Mariners to really get in the same league of what Houston's doing. It's nuts.

Baseball next year is going to be a very, very different sport. So that's pretty, I mean, I think the Astros are going to be good, but it's going to be, it's going to look a lot different and play a lot different. I think they're set up great for it. I mean, I think they have some athletic people in the infield. They have a lot of groundball pitchers, and I'm very interested to see how groundball pitchers do when the shift is not there anymore.

I really interested. I think Castillo is a 55% groundball pitcher. Now he's really, really, really good, so I'm not saying he's going to be bad. But that's something I'm very intrigued about next year. I think Robbie Ray is a ground ball pitcher. I think it's going to affect free agency. We're going to get more defensive-minded infielders.

that's for sure. We're not going to get a bunch of dudes like, hey, fucking throw him at second base because he's going to be playing short right field anyway. Like, it's going to be a different game. But I think the Astros,

I mean, if you look at who they have in the infield, like these guys can go get it. Yeah. I don't think they're going to care about it. Very true. And maybe the Mariners are that same way. I mean,

we're talking about the Mariners. I'm not trying to knock the Mariners with this. I'm just saying that's hard to project. Let's not talk about the Mariners. Yeah. Yeah. You know, like that the reason why Mariners fans are always obsessed is,

they're our biggest demographic. Yeah, we're big in Seattle. Seattle's like our biggest talking baseball is... Like per capita. Yeah, Seattle? Yeah. So it makes sense. They're always yelling at us.

We like you. A lot of grounder guys. Framber throws grounders. Well, it's going to look different. They strike guys out too. Someone in the chat said, yeah, the Mariners are going to make the jump and lose the AOS by eight games instead of 15. Right?

And that's like fucking true. I don't... There was a, there was a like fall. or one of these, you know, big media companies put out the fans chose, or maybe they chose the Mariners to win the AOS. And I remember seeing that, and I wrote under the tweet, were the Astros not an option? Because, like, to me, it just seemed like such a foregone conclusion

that this Astros team was going to win the AOS. And I don't know what disrespect comes from them every single offseason, but, you know, there was a prop bet, like, are they going to make the playoffs? And the juice is only like 140. And it's like, yeah, they're going to make the playoffs. And I'm curious to see, look, people, put this in your head for next year. If their Astros are disrespected preseason again, like,

it's kind of a nice way to make some change. Bet on the Astros. I thought I was teeing you up for something, but I guess not. No. Well, you can bet on them. Tried right there. That was pretty good, right? I appreciate you got it.

I'm trying to end the year. wrong. My lock of all locks to start the year was the Astros that have more wins in the regular season, the Yankees came true. So always bet on the Astros. The AL goes through the Astros until it doesn't. Yeah. I'm Breggie.

Do your TikTok dances, bro. You're good. Let's cam this thing. I didn't like that. The head whip. For people just listening, it was the head whip thing. Yeah. Didn't he stop doing that?

Yeah. I don't really like that one. And while we're at Red Sox, get rid of that stupid laundry cart ride. I'm over it. Congrats to Trey Mancini. Yeah, watching him celebrate was really cool. That was awesome. And he got a hit.

I mean, Kyle Tucker grow out a full A Blankin beard now that you're, you know, you can be comfortable with that. And I know we talked about it, but Yordaun Alvarez, we got caught up in Soto and we should have. because Soto's incredible and enjoy Soto. Look at Yordon's numbers. We need to talk about him more. I know during the year I can be obnoxious and say that about every player

because I love baseball and that's the deal. He's 25 years old. He just hit a game-winning homer to basically clinch the World Series. He's had a 1.0.0.0 in two of his three seasons. The guy is the best young hitter in baseball. He's the best hitter in baseball question. question mark. He's platoon proof as we saw tonight. You know, as we compare the teams of past and the teams of now for this,

this Houston reign, I mean, Jordan Alvarez is the most fearsome, the fearsome dude on the field. Age is a very funny thing. And, you know, Payne is a rookie, for sure. And so he gets talked to young shortstop, the young shortstop. people that are the same age as Jeremy Pena on the Astros. Kyle Tucker, Yordaun Alvarez, Luis Garcia,

Christian Javier. Might be another, I don't know. Woo-wee. David Hensley. Cory Lee. By the way, Yordon did, did ink a little extension. He will be,

he's locked up on the Houston Astros until 2028. Yankees should have done something like that. Well, they're a big bopper, huh? Wow, wow, wow. I'm sorry, guys. I wasn't in the front office. I've run out of things to say about the Astros and how good they are. Okay.

Yeah, I mean, we've been on the train for a long time. This is the best team in the AOL. We knew it, and they showed it. Now they're the best team in the big leagues. And I don't even really know if this was ever necessarily, It was a series. I don't want to take that away from Philly. They were up to one.

No. Yeah, they were up to one. Astros won the last three games. Yeah. And there's moments, and I was talking about it on the live streams. As a fan, there's moments that you stick out and you say, if this and if that and if this, I mean, you know, that that Marsha bat that feels rude harping on a guy

who doesn't seem like it, but he's younger than you're done. You know, if that at back goes differently, if Sosa is in a different ballpark or turns on that ball a little more and it's a 3-0 game, if Wheeler doesn't bring in one fastball to Maldonado, you know, you start doing that stuff and it's a little loser talk. It's a little bit the other team was better. And the part that drove at home for me was they went up 3-1, 4-1, even when they went up 3-1. before they got the insurance run, everyone did the, oh, it's over. And it's a credit to their bullpen,

and it's a credit to Houston, who the story up through game three of this World Series was this Philly's offense. Is this Philly's offense so good that it's going to carry them to win the World Series? And then they got shut down, that a two-run lead seemed insurmountable. A two-run lead.

Well, nobody was getting on base, dude. Like, you might pop a homer here and there, but it was solo shots don't kill you. Three run homers like your Don had will kill you. And that's why Maldenado know when I'm in the nine hole. I mean, just get on base. I'll just stand as close as possible and hope he hits me, which is what he said in his post game.

Yeah, I mean, basically, that's great. And then you have Altuvae who basically, I mean, he didn't really have a good postseason at all. So that's kind of scary to think about. Like they did all this with really a subpar, Jose Altuva. But really, the story of the playoffs, when you look back at it is, Jeremy Pena having great at bats to get Yordon up to capitalize.

And Pena had capitalized himself and Jovin runs himself and all that. But there are some massive moments that he just did it to get your Don up. And that is the sign of a very good baseball player, a very good baseball team. That's what you want your two-old hitter to do. I mean, two-hole hitter has changed in baseball. Pena is like the best of what you need in a two-hole. hitter can can you know take what's given to him i saw him you know execute sort of a pseudo hit and run we've seen him hit homers we've seen him just like work good at bats like he's he's what

you want in a two hole hiter yeah i was that was uh you know right there in the mariner series every the big home runs yurdan hit uh we were talking about that early it's like pena's setting him up and then eventually he was like instead of just setting him up i'll start doing some damage too. It's crazy. 71 strikeouts in this series. Is that one? Someone in the chat just put that.

That sounds ridiculous for six games, but I guess it's right. Six games, 11, 12 a game, something like that. Anything else we got to chat about? Thank you to everybody. Yeah. Along for the ride this whole season, 573 episodes in. Damn. Get that cap, you dork.

Yeah, and we're not really going anywhere. I mean, there's coaches that have been hired, there's openings, the baseball, the news, the walls just come down. Jake and I did a little bit of Yankees postseason and realize that we really don't know what we're getting into here in this off season. If it's going to go back to normal where free agents sign around like December, maybe after even Thanksgiving, and like it's kind of quick,

or are we going to go back into we're waiting until guys aren't signing until spring training and all that, because there's no lockout, hopefully no pandemic, fingers crossed. So we might get just like a normal active. First off season of the CBA. First off season of the CBA, yeah. So we'll be here once a week for a little, maybe twice a week. I don't know if we fully ironed that out yet.

If there's breaking news or big news, we'll obviously hop on. But yeah, thanks to everyone who's been listening and following and with us. Or if you join this season and are here, thank you. if you've been with us since past seasons, appreciate you as always. E-ha. Treve, we got your prediction for next year. I'm working on it.

This is, moving to the future, baby. Aimless. I love the chat. Thanks, everyone. And you know who else I love? Davey Crawford. Love you.