Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - Playoffs Kick Off with a BANG | 897

Episode Date: October 2, 2024

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How are you doing? I'm doing great. I mean, that was a long day of baseball sitting around watching, but also very fun. I thought the games had pace to them for the most part. I think they all kind of went to the script that just depended on whose script you were reading pop. Oh, okay. Game one, we're going to get into it.

But Detroit, that was about as to the script as you could get right there. But yeah, there was some things. I definitely want to hear your burns. I want to talk about it. Matt Veerling. Matt Veerling, Matt Veerling. Hot.

Let's get into it. Let's do it. We're a crown pod. We always have been. So we will start with Detroit and the Houston Astros. The Detroit Kitties would head down to Houston to go scoble diving with Cy Young winner, Terrick on the mound, and there would be a Framber alert out for runs as Valdez and the Astros are back playing

October baseball. Top two, it's Captain America, Jake Rogers, 3-0 swing, RBI single, and then Trey Sidney, Nockers won in. And Treves Matt Beirling makes it three nothing tigers. Sy Scobel lived up to the trophy. Six innings pitch, zero earn run, six K's. Will Vest puts him in a straight jacket.

But in the knife, the Astros have the winning run on, and they are getting frisky, but so is Bo Brisky. Hayward lines out. Exhale, Tigers fans. Tigers survive game one, 3-1 final. Who's Sidney? Yeah, you know. I know. I know you know.

Not making all those Hawk Tua references without. Trev, like you said, this one, you know, we do a lot of these episodes, and it's you can't script baseball and, oh, they lost two or three, and that's how it goes. Detroit needed this one. Scouble, the Cy Young winner in Houston. He had to be that guy. He was that guy. Framber, who it was interesting to get the reminder that last postseason,

he did have a tough go a little bit. I thought it was interesting the way Espada and kind of the Astros were acting kind of throughout this game with some of the pitching decisions. But, man, they went Scuba to Will Vest. who every postseason now we're going to see that reliever who's on at the right time. He seemed like that guy. And yet, as I'm saying, we had the script, Trev. We're a Jason Hayward launch angle away from being four three ball down the line,

walk off Astros. So what did you see in this one? I thought it was the dominant school school stuff. He was filling up the strike zone. I think that's like what I saw mostly like he was, he wasn't letting the Astros catch their breath. I mean, it was just, here it is. If you can hit it, it's going to be a strike.

So you better swing at. The Astros did have a few quick innings where they were trying to be aggressive to him because they understand you can't get behind on this guy. At the same time, he wasn't leaving stuff over the plate. Plus, he has dominant stuff. I mean, this was just Teres Scouble doing his thing. Six Ks on the day, but a lot of soft contact.

He had some quick innings. On the other side, Framber, who's obviously no slouch himself. This is one of our favorite pitchers, a talking baseball legend. He just, he didn't have location. You know, he was missing. I thought, I thought the Tigers had some really good takes against him. I don't know what was going on.

Their approach was like incredible. A lot of just being a hawk to a lot of spitting on it. A lot of spitting on some closed pitches and it forced Framber into the zone. And then the sinker was just up. And he got hit, man. Like they were putting good at bats, not trying to do too much because you can't do that against Framber. That's when guys get in trouble against the guy like that.

And I just think typically with Framber, the tunneling is there, and it wasn't. It was like they were seeing the ball each pitch differently out of his hand. And typically with Framber, you don't get that. You're going to get, he elicits a lot of bad swings. He didn't do that today. And whether that's just the tigers being on their game and having a great approach,

I'm not really sure. I think it was a combination of both of them having a good game plan. And then Framber, he just didn't have location today. Yeah, it was, you know, Framber, when he's on, he kind of has that back foot curveball to righties that they're just powerless against. And it felt like the Tigers did pretty well against that pitch. Like you said, they were spitting on that. I don't know if they were focusing down and in.

and if it was a sinker let it fly and try to block it to right. If it was a curveball, let it go. Framber got on a couple hot streaks when he was dropping the curve in the zone for a strike, which I feel like when we see him on, it's normally the chase there. Yeah, it felt like there was innings he had it and he didn't. And maybe the third pitch was a factor. He threw some changeups. I don't know if you saw that.

They were registering 92, 91, and they didn't have significantly different movement than his sinker. So I don't know if that was feel or if that was being juiced up for the playoff game. But yeah, Framber, they got him in that second inning. Jake Rogers swinging 3-0. You know, we talked to, are these tigers going to come in scared and we're facing the big bad wolf or are we going to be us? And you're nine-hitter with that clearly fake mustache swinging 3-0.

Who's he hiding from? What's Jake Rogers? No. man, that set a tone and let's be honest. Let's be honest. This show's talking baseball. How many people listening to this program have been buckling up for every game of this Tigers hot streak? We haven't been.

So when you're going up and down the lineup and you see a lot of these OPS pluses and numbers like that, you don't get blown away, but they have some matchups. You know, Andy Abagnas is going to be their verse lefty guy. They had Veerling in that Learoff spot. Our guy, you know, Carrie Carpenter, who's the clear, like, number two dog on that team, starts on the bench. And he comes in after Framber comes out.

But, you know, I think I guess it was a little bit for me where I did the head tilt and a little bit of that, the old school raised player empowerment. Like, hey, here's the deal, man. If there's a lefty out there, urine. Go do your thing. You know, Justin Henry Malloy had been sent down a couple times this year. He's in two-hole against the lefties.

So they have a formula and they have the Sy Young winner, which helped. Yeah, I think that's what we always talk about. Like, they have this. You didn't listen to the broadcast because you were live streaming, but they kept talking about the unpredictability of the tigers. And Hinch is going to do all these different things. I was like, guys, they also have the triple crown winner on the mound. Like, you can't forget that they have that ace in the hole.

I think what you're talking about as far as buying in and Kerry Carpenter being on the bench and you know Andy Abani is hitting against the lefties it's easy to do that with a young team like hey guys this is the way it is this is what's going to have to be

we've spoken a lot about other teams trying to do that my twins hey you always got to bring your twins up well they try to do this but it didn't work they didn't have the right personnel for it the tiger is right now due and we talked about what was their formula to win this series

it was you have to get game one. You have to get game one. Then another thing they kept saying in the broadcast, pitching chaos. That's what they're calling what the tigers are doing. I say, guys, come on. We don't got to give a name to everything. Right.

We don't have to. Don't they have the most basic formulas? Well, I guess upcoming is going to be pitching chaos. Yeah, so here's a thing, though. Houston. I think stole a little bit of momentum back there in the ninth inning. Okay. Yeah, I think that's important to talk about.

Tigers, excellent job. They looked great, unfazed in Houston. Houston has not played well at home in the postseason. But still, it's not an easy place to go play, especially with a team full of guys who have not played in the postseason, except for Matt Veerling. So this was an excellent showing for them. on the other side

Houston putting together that rally in the ninth you know getting to Foley I think is important because this is a guy that's supposed to come shut you down he only lasts a third inning three hits he gave up that run Bobriski

with a I believe he had yeah he walked he walked someone and then and then a great swing and great a bat by Jason Hayward at the end I think you steal a little bit of that momentum back saying hey we got your back end of the bullpen guys Once we got, you know, besides Will Vest, once we got school and Will Vest out of there, like we look like we are supposed to look. I think they can kind of carry that over.

But the fact is, their backs are against the wall, dude. They're one game away from going home. Yeah. It's interesting to me. And it's part of where the playoffs end up being so fun is that things have to be fluid. Tigers fans, I guess, you know, let us know in the comments. Like, Foley today, did that feel different? Like what?

Because the Will Vest I saw today, saw five batters, he struck four of them out. That, you know, that just has to be noted. And the thing that got scary there for Hinch, they used Tyler Houghton for two pitches, one batter, and they go to Foley. The Tigers fans in the chat at the time were like, hey, are they just going to roll Holton out there

because he's been so good? We've talked about him. And then he doesn't come out. Foley, then he gets in a tight spot, and Briskey bails him out, kind of, you know, kind of throwing a... His change-up was fun. His change-up, when he threw it right,

had a little glitchy change-up to it. But that fastball, and this is a guy that hasn't been a closer a lot that's now trying to close down the Houston Astros that you're, I guess you're right. I didn't like a lot of the Astros pitching. Okay. Like, they were losing this game.

They're down three nothing. They pull Framber with 78 after he strikes out Riley Green. So like, again, I know that the stat line's not super pretty, but, you know, Framber's done for this series now. So like, what could you have gotten a couple more outs out of him? And we'll talk about that when we talk about Sevi and some different things. you're letting the Houston Astros see a Hector Nerris. Let's see if he comes in a big inning.

You use Hater, which, you know, if you're going to win this thing, you now have to pitch him three days in theory. And then, dude, they posted the ERA leaders in the National League, and Ronel Blanco pops up as number two, and he throws 50 bullets in this game. So, hey, maybe I look in a couple days, and that helped save the bullpen, and the Astros lead him back for,

two days. But Rono Blanco feels like a guy that could be a special weapon for this Houston team. And he might be out of the series now too. Yeah, I don't know if he comes back. As you mentioned, 50 pitches in the game. I don't mind the

moves. I think Espada was trying to just keep this game close, understanding what his offense can do. And they got they got the guys up at the end there. Jose Outube waiting on deck. I really wanted to see him hit. Jason and Hayward put together really, really good at bat.

He had some good takes out of bat, and then just didn't go their way. But again, I think you got to get snaps to the Tigers for coming in, feeling great. Three base hits in a row back up the middle. Yeah. Like, that's baseball porn. A lot of adult talk on this episode so far. Yeah, good. It's late.

It is late night, isn't it? Yeah, I mean, Trev, I'd have to get my research and development on it, and I don't actually do that. That's kind of Jimmy's bag. But, God, it felt like there was a lot of singles up the middle and slap hits the other way and, like, survival at bats today. And it's like weird. We just call that playoff baseball.

And it's like, you know, maybe we should do that more often. Maybe the two strike a swing isn't the solution. I don't know. I don't know. Good on the Tigers. Good to see some signs of life out of Houston and Big Yorda. We didn't even know if he'd be in the lineup. gets two hits and he's looks great he besides running he was lumbering a little bit um but he

he can hit it so far that that's usually not an issue for him um i don't know i guess what what else do you have on this game and i guess like a little teaser for uh tomorrow i've given all my thoughts on this game again i think that the the tigers this was the formula for them and now you got Holton he'll start probably go two innings if i mean max i would assume something like that it is going to be pitching chaos as they call it i can't i can't do it i tried and then hunter brown got to show up man and with the astros obviously it's the quickest of leash on him you can't get down in this game you have to come out and try to get a lead and and go from there because this is again man we're talking we're talking we're

We're going to say this a lot in the wild card, especially. It's baseball. One game now. Anything can happen in one game. Yeah, I guess I'm interested by the Holton decision because, like I just said about, I don't know, Ronel Blanco, you know, Tyler Holton's supposed to be a special weapon for them that, you know, in theory, this is a guy who's thrown two winnings and I think he's thrown 40 pitches one time this year.

Like, you know, in theory, they're going to burn him tomorrow if he's the opener. I don't think so. I think this guy's just going. You think he's just Diffy? I think that I think they've done that enough this year where they understand, hey, I can pitch three days in a row. I can go two innings today. I can go two innings tomorrow. That's just, they've signed up for it. I mean, we've seen Bob Briski start two games in a row. Like, they, they. Yeah, and hey, maybe, maybe it's just going to be, maybe he's going to have a strict get,

get us through Tucker and Yorda. Like, don't care how good you're doing. Like, let's just get past that. because he only threw two pitches today, so maybe he throws 11 tomorrow, and then, yeah, he's good for a game three if they need it. They are going to be, it's going to be, what would they say, pitching chaos? Stop.

Stop. Meanwhile, all hands and all cleats on deck for Houston tomorrow. And there was a little clip when Hayward lined out, and Altuva's on deck, Eltuva walks past Yurdon, and Yudan just has a little smile on his face. like they pressure doesn't really affect them. You're done honesty.

Doesn't look like he's ever felt pressure. He might not have. In his life, yeah. It's a good trait to have. It's interesting to think about. We will see that tomorrow and Trev. You know, after we get that delightful scuba outing, which I feel like we've highlighted him enough in his,

seeing that unique change-up that you just what do you do talk about theme shifted way you know you know i know all about that and two guys that also have that col ragons corbin burns let's uh let's get into it the playoffs can be a cold world as col ragans would lead the royals while baltimore and corbin would try to burns down casey's postseason green more zeros on the board than the Otani contract. Regans was on and Burns maybe was better, except he got outwit by Bobby. RBI single to score Michael Garcia.

It's one nothing in the six. It's stay that way into the ninth. And Lucas Erst said it's over. Royals take game one, one nothing final. What? This is a game, man. This game went quick.

This game went quick. I like hearing you say Cole Regans. There's no doubt about that. Nobody, yeah. Dude, let's, hey, we take our shots at the pitcher sometimes. I mean, Tarek, Terec, Scouble, Cole Regans, and Corbyn Burns. And Regans only came out because he had some cramps going on

because he was dominant. He looked great. Corbyn Burns, if you told Orioles fans, hey, Corbyn's, you can go eight innings pitch, one-earned run. They'd be like, we'll sign up for that. Yeah.

Unfortunately for them, they couldn't push anything else across. I think we mentioned stolen bases and aggressive base running, and I think that plays a huge part in postseason baseball. And that was kind of it in this game. I mean, it was Michael Garcia, right? Yeah. Big stolen base. Yeah.

Former leadoff hitter that got moved down the lineup because he'd, you know, struggled after a decent start. For a while that was like, dude, James McCann, you're kind of like zoo in this game. I mean, no offense. But, okay, and maybe I'm lost here, but they get

a runner on second base, nobody out, and they don't bun him over in the third inning. Ends up striking out. Then he comes up with runners on, second and third, with one out. and he ends up striking out. That's the difference in this game.

Bobby Wood Jr. gets a hit with runners in scoring position. They were one for three with runners in scoring position. They got the job done. That's what the Royals have done all season long. It is if they get somebody on, Bobby, Sal, or Vinny is driving him in. That is it, dude. And he goes out and gets an O-O cutter. You know, that's the pitch.

You pull that pitch the majority of the time, that's not good. You're going to roll that thing over to the third baseman or the shortstop. The extends gets the barrel on it just enough, gets it through there. But it's all set up by the stolen base, which, you know, James McCann, like, you know, I don't think, I think you have to talk about Corbyn Burns as well because people have been getting huge leads against him all year long. That's been like the story and they've been able to steal on him. So I can't put it all on McCam, but that was the difference in the game, essentially. Stolen base.

They actually got. They got Bobby later. He threw up Bobby Witt, which is great. That was awesome. But then Michael Garcia, he delayed steeled. Nice. That was cool. You don't see that too often.

Delayed steal, man. That's... It was great. Man, there's... It was a lefty up. A couple hops. Gunner didn't cover right away. Adley didn't see him right away.

I think Adley was catching at that point. This is what the Royals have to do. They have to be aggressive on the base pass. They have to steal. And then they have to get those timely hits. And, you know, they got the pitch. performances today. But that was the difference in the game, essentially.

A couple things. Vinnie Pasquantino, the last time we talked, we didn't know if he would be in the roster on the lineup. There he is hitting third D-Hing, which, hey, you know, he had the one walk today and he had a couple okay swings, but the boost that must provide to the fellas in general. No way to measure that. we also saw a couple welcome to the new Camden Yards balls today.

Yeah. Big Sal hits one that I think would have been a homer in 18 or 19 out of 30 parks. 18 parks. And then who got it for the Orioles? Westberg. Westberg. That that was 28. Yeah, every park except for Camden and Pittsburgh, I think they said.

And man, I realize there's beauty in different baseball parks. and we could do this for so many different games and swings. Both of those felt like homers. I don't know. I know that's unfair to do to both sides, but that's what that ballpark is now. Yeah, and maybe I'm going a little bit hindsight 2020 with the McCann, not bunting in the bottom of third.

I mean, Cedric leads off with a double. You're trying to have a big inning. I know that the numbers don't want you to bunt there. But I just think in a playoff situation, like, let's get the lead. Like, go get the lead. I mean, what, what did the numbers say when you get a lead in a playoff game? They say good things.

Vibes, numbers. Vibes are good when you have the lead. That's our front office. Yeah. Although, hit us up if you want us to run your team. Brewers fans saying, hold my beer. What else from this one? We, uh, Royals bullpen, uh, which as a unit hasn't had,

the most impressive year, but when we talked about shortening it, A, Erseg has been great since the trade deadline, and we saw him throw some big boy pitches today and get a nice call in the Adley at back for Strike 3, which sure, if you want to play that game, you can. Adley also took a 2-0 fastball kind of down the middle, so it's, you know, sometimes you create your own luck. But Long and Boobich, man, they got, they have lefty options. options they can come at you with. We haven't seen how they're going to use Brady Singer yet,

but I mean, this is, this was the Royals winning a one-nothing game. I don't know. Yeah, there wasn't a lot to this game. I mean, the Orioles bats, I guess, didn't show up or got Cole Regans, whichever way you want to slice it. I mean, they didn't show up. How worried, because, I mean, for the Astros and Tiger series,

we said, like, tigers kind of need to take game one. If Houston won game one, especially if they did it in dramatic fashion in the ninth, we would have, the tiger's obituary would have been written, see you later, kittens, it's over. Now where the doors open over there. For Royals, Baltimore, Baltimore has now lost four straight playoff games. I can believe. With this group, like the only four playoff games this group has played, they got swept by Texas last year.

They lose this game won nothing. Corne Burns, literally their ace in the hole. How worried are you for Baltimore? I mean, again, it's a wild card around. You lose one more game. You're gone. I'm pretty worried. It's not a guarantee that the bats are going to show up tomorrow.

Now, I think a couple of their left-handed bats are going to be a little bit more happy tomorrow when Cole Regans isn't in there. So that's going to help out. I would assume with the offense. I think they have to be more understanding of have a sense of urgency and maybe throw down that bunt with your number nine hitter to get the first run. Yeah, and hey.

You know what I mean? Like I just think you have to play all these managers talk about sense of urgency and these games are different because, you know, it's, it's winner go home. And I think you have to approach it like that. They're going to have to obviously do that tomorrow. I kind of wish they would approach like that today. Well, and that's where, you know, McCann catches a lot of Corbyn's game.

So if you're a personal catcher person or not a personal catcher person, you know that those at bats like you talk about, those get magnified, especially this time of year when you have guys like O'Hern and Kerstadt who, again, against a lefty, maybe it's not them, but you would have a different body out there. And man, here's what I'll say,

Orioles fans, if you know, let us know, just being around the game closer for the past five years now, seven year, whatever. Like something's got to be up with Adley, right? Because, like, how can you be that guy and have the numbers be that tough? And I don't know. Like, again, who knows? There's a lot of stuff that goes into this game. But, you know, even the numbers versus lefties,

which on the year look good, even during his second half, they're not where they should be with Adley. that coming out to this game, that's tough. You have to have your guys step up in these situations. I mean, that's the bottom line. It doesn't matter if you're slumping or not. Like, you've got to find a way to get it done. So I agree.

I mean, Gunner's got to do a better job tomorrow. Addy's got to do a better job tomorrow. Santander's got to do a better job tomorrow. It's, it's, this is it, dude. Yeah. One game for the rest of your life. Man, there will be some pressure. There's no guarantee.

that you're ever going to get back to the postseason. That is the truth. You think this group is going to be at the start of their window and there's going to be this massive window. Ask the White Sox what happened. It's Cis, Gialito, Lynn, Kopeck, like these guys are stacked.

Seth Lug over Zach Eflin tomorrow. That's a, you know, I know we're trying to bring the Aces back in bed. If you're a baseball, you're talking baseball person. That, uh, yeah. Yeah. I think this series is a little bit different than the Houston and the Detroit.

I don't necessarily, although isn't the stat that every team that's won the first game has won the wild card round since it's been three games? So when they include the 2020 season where they technically did this format, I think it's 14 out of 16. But yes, in the past two years were eight for eight. if you win game one, you win the series. So I'd like to think that trend will get bucked at some point by baseball, but maybe we're finding out that pressure is real because those baby Orioles, man, they're going to be feeling a different pressure than they felt. And there's, if the Royals put up something early, like,

the difference, I mean, I think you can relate this to anything in life, but specifically sports, I mean, the different. in understanding that you can just play loose and one mistake isn't going to end your season. Like the Royals are going to be able to play tomorrow. Yeah. Like you, it's so much, it's easier. It's, you're more confident. Everything's more fluid.

When one mistake can literally send you home. Yeah. And the season is all over. I mean, things get tight, Jake. I know, I know you know what thing gets tight. But that's a different type of baseball to play. And some people thrive with that. Right.

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I don't think it's the intended use. I want to hear after the show. Let's do. God, Brewers Mets. Have you ever seen a Sevy with the butterfly does? Sevy with the butterfly does. Pitching is a habit as the miracle Mets would take on the Brewers who are pushing P with Pat Murphy and Freddie Peralta.

Bartender, give me two. Hit by pitch, scores a run, but they let Sevy off the hook in the first with two runs. And then Scooter Gang, Jesse Winker with the two-run triple down the line with a Marte sackfly. It's three, two Mets. Underage drinking is very bad. Cherio ties it, and Contreras takes the lead back four three crew in the fourth. Oh my God. Pitchers, please cover first base. Run scores. Then the young calf in the old bull, Viantos and J.D. Martinez. That might be a funny box score one day. It's eight four Mets in the fifth. Sevi with two more innings huge for the Mets bullpen. Jose shoves it up their butto and Rhine does the stannic leg. Mets take game one, 8-4 final.

This is a lot. Trev, this is a lot. You go. Reminder, your team could have had J.D. Martinez. Yeah, sure could have. They can next year, too. They can next year. About 13 mil?

12, 13, yeah. As long as your right field has a nice little wind tunnel, Cleveland Guardians. Next year. If you're in a park that accommodates him. He's going to Cleveland. You know he is. Oh, thank you for renovating your stadium. fit my swing perfectly.

I'll take $13.000. $10.5 million incentives for every 50 at bats after $200. Done. This was great. I mean, look, I like both of these teams. They're so fun to watch,

especially the way the Mets are playing now. Because they kind of have everything going for them, and they're playing aggressive. They matched, I think, the Brewers' aggressiveness, which is the Brewers came out trying to punch them in the face. I mean, eight batters to

to the plate in the first and then gets Sevy. Terrang right off the bat, you know, hits a double. And then I'm not sure why Lindor was like holding him on so close. I understand this guy steals bases a lot.

But then, you know, like because he has to hold him on, because they have this team speed. Next guy grounds I think it was it Truroo right through the hole, the shortstop. A ball that Lindor usually would get to. It just I don't know, man.

It seemed like it was all going to be Brewer. Severino has the history of the shaky starts in the playoffs and he gets eight batters through. How many runs they score in the first inning? Score two runs in the first inning. And then the Mets come back and answer. And that was kind of, I don't want to say that's what the Mets have been doing all season long.

But, I mean, this is how you have their record. This is how you get into the playoffs. This is how you win series. This is how you win playoffs here. This is answering, man. It just takes the life out of the other team. Score two in the bottom of the first for the Brewers. They score three in the top of the second.

You score two more to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Hey, we're going to score five in the fifth. And it just takes the life out of you. And I think that fifth inning was interesting. We could talk about Brady Peralta. It was wild. Talk about Freddie Peralta. Paiamps comes in, almost gives up a homer, Trio.

Rob's it. And he kind of zoos another one. And then the biggest, the biggest play of the game was him not covering the pace. The inning's over. Hoskins makes an incredible play, an incredible play in a very tough hop. Perfect feed. And then he doesn't even have the wherewithal to turn around and say, hey, there's a runner going up. What's he doing?

That's PFP 101. You do it a million times in spring training. get the ball. If you don't get the out or if it's less than two outs, you got to check home. That is incredible. And we talk so much about,

by the way, nice hustle by Jose Iglesias. We talk so much about the Brewer's defense. And they are. They're great defensively, but you just forget that sometimes pitchers

have to field the ball too. And that was, I mean, dude, they don't like to field the ball. They don't remember to cover first base. It's why I get upset with them all the time. That was it, man. I mean, you make that play. The game is completely different.

I mean, some weird baseball poetry with the Mets season almost ending on Edwin Diaz, not covering the day before. And then for Iglesias to beat that out. And tough at bats after that, again. Dude, so many good at bets. This game. We skipped over the winker at bat. How many opposite field hits were in this game of guys just,

battling up there that I really think there's going to be a team in three years that has a light bulb idea of having a two-strike approach. And that team might be playing right now, and they might be called San Diego. But yeah, man, I, A, and I hope the good people of Milwaukee know this is genuine, because sure, Jolly Olives here, he's a big Mets fan, and I'm of the New York. Like, you know, I root for the Mets As long as they're not playing the Yankees Like it's good for the town, whatever. The Brewers have also been a really cool organization to us.

We did sausage race there. Sausage went down today, reminiscent of the John Boy incident. I think the Brewers have had two plus run leads in their last four playoff games and have lost them. I don't wish that upon anyone. That's...

No. And an organization that prized them, on pitching in defense. I honestly think this was, if you're a fan of the intricacies of baseball, this was a great game to watch. I mean, there was a lot of aggressive base running.

I'm kind of backtracking out because I'm just trying to check all the boxes. I got these notes, people, let me talk about them. Okay? He's a 20-year-old kid, man, in the playoffs, and all these things are happening. You just get this big knock, but then you keep the focus enough to take that extra base.

And we just saw that from both teams. We saw aggressive base running, taking the extra base. We saw great two-strike hitting. We saw great A-Bs. We saw using the opposite field. Like, this was a clinic and just, like, classic great baseball. It really was, man. Like, it was very fun to watch.

Like, Mark Fiantos, I believe it was again. Ashby. Watch the trio right here. He gets the knock. First to third, aggressive. Okay. Who's the second base? Nobody, so I'm going to go there.

Incredible. Incredible stuff right there. That's just an extra 90 feet, especially in a series like this. I mean, it means everything. We saw both. I don't know. We just saw both teams.

I thought that both teams played great. Obviously, you know, the brewers are on the short end of the stick here. Hey, horribly rude. managers, we don't judge all year, and then we say we do. Freddie Peralta, after 68 pitches, man, I don't know. You know, hey, maybe, again, with this bullpen that has been so good all year, if they had gone, five clean, that they've done a lot, we'd be saying, look at this,

Pat Murphy goes to the pen, they're dominant against the Mets, they hold on, Not a lot of managers would have gone to their pen there. Freddie Peralta is your guy. 68 pitches, Trev. I don't know. I like to think I'm not playing devil's advocate. And I think I can say that because when this was happening, I was asking if Peralta got hurt or something.

Yeah, there was really no signs of him like laboring. And Murphy, you know, he talked about it a bunch. You talked about after the game. I guess he didn't realize. that they had, he retired nine in a row. He's like, he didn't retire nine in a row. He's like, oh, wait, yeah, he did. Okay.

Yeah. I go back and forth on this one. I like, I'd rather see the guy go out there. This is your race on the same, you know, the same thought process. I don't know what I'm trying to say. The brewers have done this all year long, man. Like, they've relied on their bullpen. They've relied on these guys.

And if Murphy said, hey, we're going to continue to do that. I don't, you can't fault a guy for doing what's been successful for him all season long. Even if it is with your ace and, you know, whatever, it's what they've done. It backfire. It doesn't look good now. So we can all question it. And we can say that you should have kept the guy in.

But this is who the Brewers have been. They have been a team that has used their bullpen and used it a lot. And it's made them very successful. And I think maybe he was a little bit of a. a little bit too aggressive there. I think that's okay to say that. But I'm not, I don't think I'm going to sit here and, and get on him because he's, he's seen it work so many times this year. Yeah, I, I don't know.

These, these short series are weird because it's also like, are you exposing your bullpen? You know, Aaron Savali comes in, throws three innings in this game, 35 pitches. And he was a guy people thought might start game two. so he's out for game two, I would guess. But with 35 pitches, he might be there for game three. If there's a game three. I believe there's, I believe Montas is starting tomorrow, not even Tobias, which is an interesting decision.

Again, like obviously you lose game one. Short leash. Basically, is there such thing as no leash and just like grab them by the collar? I mean, that's what's happening tomorrow. Everyone's got their cleats on. Yeah, someone probably thrown in the Brewers Pen early. Um, hey, 6-2-215 for Aaron Savali. I'm not sure if that matches up.

Trev, I'd add a few LBs. I'm just saying. I don't, I don't judge men like that. Um, I do. I said a couple things on the stream that I regretted. The Siv, what'd you say? The Siv came in looking, looking meaty. Um, that uniform was not helping him.

That uniform was not helping him. And hey, I've had... Is Tommy Hunter on a playoff team? I think so. I think he gets one... I think he's wearing a Savoy. He gets one AL team. He gets one NL team. You mentioned that Winker at...

Dude, the Mets are fun. Because they've got kids, they've got veterans, they've got stars, they've got all of it. Oh, my God. And hey, those two innings by Sevi, after they threw up a five spot. Edwin Diaz is out of this game. Phil Maeton is out of this game.

And hey, Jose Budo. Budo? Budo. Again, another one of these relievers that came in for two winnings today and was dominant in a time of the game that you needed it. It's going to be a fun one tomorrow.

Sean Manaya from that new arm slot who's been so good. against Frankie Montas. Vegas has it literally as a pick-um. That's going to be a fun one. I think that's the game we're streaming tomorrow. Jolly Olive, man. King of the world.

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Book today on booking.com. Download using the booking.com app. Click that link. San Diego. Atlanta and A.J. Smith's Shavar would have to be breaking. like the Braves to overcome the odds against my king, Mike King and the San Diego Daddy's bottom one. Fernando spins on a two-run homer to light the lamp for the San Diego crowd. Higgy Smalls is sicker than your average. Sack fly is underrated for the Higster. It's three

nothing after two. But the story of this game, the sweepie made them sleepy. Put the K and King 12 times, seven innings pitch, 12 strikeouts, and how about the insurance in the 8th? Higashioka, the home run stroka. Padres, get it done, they win for nothing final. Can I go back backtrack? Sure. Brew, you mentioned like the first team in history to surrender

a multi-run lead and losing four consecutive postseason contests. also one in ten in the last 11 postseason the game. Those are Minnesota Twins numbers. Hey man, I admit there's something to day in, day out baseball, and there's a ball down the line, and a baller strike gets called, and things can get altered. It's Milwaukee fans are now expecting bad things to happen,

and that's a really bad feeling. Atlanta Braves fans kind of know. something bad was going to happen today. I mean, dude, talk about getting dealt a tough card. Your two best bullpen options, both through twice yesterday. And I think they pitched the day before that. Your Cy Young winner, who was supposed to be your ace in the hole, he's out.

Indefinitely, that you're calling up the kid, 21-year-old A.J. Smith Scha. It's one I struggle with. And with very limited pitching options, Fernando gets the big swing in the first that Trev, I don't, you have any that felt like that? Because that's, that looked like backyard stuff, man. It felt, I mean, this is no shots fired at a guy, Smith. It felt like Fernando was playing.

against someone that he's way better than. I don't know, man. You don't take a swing like that. Obviously, he was looking to jump on that pitch, and he jumped on that pitch. That was... I took notes for all the rest of the games.

I didn't take any notes on this game because there wasn't really anything to take notes on Jake. It was this team, the Braves are beat up, man. And Michael King was on. you get to the early lead. Look, I guess, hey, they did a great job

shutting down San Diego the rest of the game. Yeah? But they couldn't push anything across me. Michael King was absolutely filthy. I said the Yankees got fleeced. That's what Michael King said that in the New York Post after he got traded. I don't think the word fleeced was said.

Oh, he didn't say that? I don't think he said fleece, but he said the number of bodies going over. He was a little surprised by. Oh, relax. Relax, bro. It was just a, dominant victory. It seems like it's going to be a dominant series for them. I will say, you know, seeing Ozzy Albies have to hit right-handed against a guy throwing across his body like that.

He had a chance, he had no chance. It was, and he did, like, he hit against Edwin Diaz, dude. Yeah. He freaking stayed in there, but Michael King is so funky. Yeah. He starts on the first base side, steps behind a right-handed hitter, throws across his body, and Oz Yalbi says he doesn't see that very often. And it looked like it today. And I mean, like he's an X factor for me on the Braves, especially with the kind of depleted lineup that they have right now. I expect him to be better tomorrow.

But I think that was kind of something that stood out to me. It was like, man, how hard does, how hard is that for a guy? It's just like have to turn around and then all of a sudden, you're facing a guy thrown across his body. It was tough. Hey, don't, I know I don't think anyone has, but don't question the dog in the fight of that guy. No.

Hitting righty against pro pitching for the first time, or probably loosely for the first time, because it hurts to swing from the left side. And here he is against Mike King, who over Dylan Sees and Joe Musgrove and you Darvish. He was filthy. He is filthy. And that's, I think,

when the trade came out, like, you know, Yankee fans were kind of like, yo, we know we're getting Juan Soto and he's generational, but God, you, and Jimmy, during our live stream today, Jimmy was like, they better sign Soto because Mike King, he's, he's that guy. And normally, reminds me of Cory Klober a little bit. He learned his, he learned his breaking ball from Corey Klobber. And it's, it's, I mean, another reason it's funny, you say that, otherwise than he learned it from him.

I was just going to say guys that throw from Mike King's kind of, it's cross-body, but it's downhill that, like, I feel like their slider or sweeper is normally almost telegraphed a little more. His ex-axis, you're guessing, and he's got a change to go with it. He'll throw a different fastball sometimes. He is the real deal. Padre fans know he was dominant. I was going to say down the stretch, but like his last 20 starts.

And yeah, he showed on the national stage tonight against, obviously, a Braves lineup up against it. But seven innings shut, zero walks, five hits, 12 strikeouts. That's special stuff. And yeah, I thought the Braves, they really only had one chance, I think, in the eighth against Adam, if they got another runner on it. Marcel was up. and like they they could have made it a scare but hey that dude uh he ends up striking out three dudes yeah uh it so i mean here's here's the thing for the brace sure they had choices to make about

who was going to start this game they go with a j doesn't really work out it's tad one of the third innings um sack fly by higgie homer by um tautis and they bring in the rest of the guys bummer chavez we knew we'll be throwing some some meaningful inning like do you think they're thinking now like man if we just maybe went with somebody else that's kind of like you know been in the big leagues instead of bringing somebody up for this crazy game and a crazy atmosphere like that's the only thing I think about and again this guy he's pitching the big leagues I think he looked he didn't look frazzled but like think about how difficult that is it's near impossible and it again we didn't have the audio on it. It sounded like Eduardo was trying to say he was tipping.

They kept showing a freeze frame of his fastball and his change. I don't. I didn't really see that. Maybe they were just trying to show off his grip. Again, I couldn't hear it, but the way he was talking. I don't know, Trow. I feel like this isn't a popular thing to say, but like the Atlanta Braves hoped they could win this game,

but they knew there was a good chance they were going to lose this game. their pitching options were three non-major leaguers for them and half of their bullpen was out. Like, with a chunk of their lineup out, you know? Yeah, I agree. They're behind the eight ball. And, like, that's why I was saying, like,

how come we're not trying to push these guys to go on shorter rest? I mean, this is the season. Well, I think the season's tomorrow. I think it's Max Fried. And maybe Max Fried is like, hey, man, like, I'm trying to, Trying to get paid. And I don't, I mean, I don't know if there were discussions about that. Like, hey, I'm not going to go on short rest.

I don't think so. I don't think Max would ever say anything like that. No, I think again, we're- Maybe as an organization, they're just trying not to do that to them. I don't know, man. We're all figuring out that, okay, dude, how about this? Max Fried goes on short rest. He throws six shot.

Nice, Max. We love you. Drake to Jesse Chavez. There's your formula. Hey, man. What do you go today? I like two innings, no hits, no, not walks. I like Jesse C up down 3-0, him just throwing cutters a little more off the plate.

Yeah, I don't know. I think the Braves came in and they said, hey, boys go bop. We'll try to figure out the pitching. If you don't bop, whatever. Mike King wasn't letting anyone bop today. And then it's it's Max Fried, Joe Musgrove, go win. a game, run into a ball, get runners on for Marcel or Olson or Solair or Harris or Albies. And then, if we've got it, let's find a way to hold it.

And then for one baseball game, that's when, you know, I think we talked, I think Charlie Morton would be on short-roads. That's when it's all hands on deck. Like, if they went all hands on deck today and lost, I think you would have watched the saddest baseball game ever tomorrow. I felt like this was kind of a sad baseball game. It was a little bit. Not for the people of San Diego.

It was only, I mean, essentially it was three nothing. Higgy hits the homer in the bottom of the eight to make it four nothing. It was a pretty close baseball game. But it didn't feel like it was close, like ever. Like I was even playing through if Ozuna went yard there to make it three, two. And it's like, I don't, like, you would have seen a lot of Braves swinging for that solo homer to tie it. But I don't know.

Hey, Braves, man, if you think this is crazy far off, let me know, but I don't think you do. Fried versus Musgrove tomorrow. That's a pretty fun one, along with that Lugo-Eflin matchup. Get me all jazzed up. I don't know, Trevor, anything else you need to get off before it's baseball today time? You're different. Yeah, I'll be recording with Chris Rose right after this. But yeah, look, we're going to do this again tomorrow, man.

Four games. We'll be back on the sticks right afterwards. Hopefully everyone's falling along. I mean, I hope we get some game threes. How many games? I was just going to say, how many game threes did you say we were going to have on Thursday? What did I say? I don't know. I don't know. That was the trick. If you're asking me what I think's going to happen? Yeah. Okay, okay, okay. I think the Padre sweep.

I just think there's too much momentum. I feel like the Mets sweep. Like, when I is, nasty, dude. Mania is nasty and they're hitting the ball and they just seem like they're that team. So I'm going, Patrice Mets are going to take it. You'd think Houston

would fight back. I think the Orioles in Houston both win their games. So they would have two games on game three, both in the A.L. Yeah, I mean, we did this with our picks and maybe this is why I'm doing it. I'll swap Royals and Brewers with you. I think I think

royals just get it done. I think there's a of pressure. The Orioles look lifeless. Like, they, they gotta flip the script. We'll find out tomorrow. We're live streaming. I think we start at seven for the Mets game.

If it starts at seven. And we should be recording this after again. So, uh, thank you guys. Go baseball. Oh, it would have been so good in the post season. Oh, my gosh.

Trick sucks. Justin Turner was on Twitter today. Just like, yelling at some guy from drive line. It was a great... Oh, that's awesome. Yeah. I mean, who literally threw the bat today?

Was that Eureas? Someone actually threw his bat and hit it. I don't know, man. Did playoff baseball? Hit the ball.