Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - Which Teams Starting To Stand Out? | Series Recap

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

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Hello and welcome to talking baseball. We've got no hitters overturned by official scores. There was some sweep week this week. Treff said there's a new race. The Mets can pitch. Let's talk ball. Let's talk ball. Ben lively.

I was going to do Ben lively. No. Come on, man. Touch. Hello and welcome to talking baseball. Presenting you by Seatgeek Code Talk in 2025. I am Jake Storelli. That is Trevor Plouf.

Rob Chiraco is here and we are diving through what happened in the baseball series this weekend. It was a juicy one. There's a ton to chew through today. I feel like a lot of offenses kicked into gears, a lot of big boy outings. And speaking of a shout out to Blaine Brunson and James Hughes, Philly's fan, for subscribing to the JM Substack website.

Go to JohnboyMedia.com for more exclusive Johnboy Media content. Everploof back home in Cala Nasty. How are you? A lot of things running through my mind. Ben lively being one of them. What substack? That's the other thing. And then I do want to address these headphones.

You know, I was going no headphones for a while. And then today you guys said, put some headphones on. So I got these big guys on. Hopefully it'll improve everything. I'm so happy to be back home, Jake. And I feel like we were blessed this weekend. So much happened. I don't know what was going on.

Is this, I want to say this. Somebody looked this up. Was this the most runs ever scored in a, like a three-game weekend? Like, it was insane. Huge innings, 24 spot put up by the Reds. I don't know, Pop, a lot to talk about. Yeah, that Red series was on one of the side screens yesterday, and that was fun slash tough to watch,

depending what side of Iran. and then meanwhile Dodgers with a couple shutouts with the Rangers. They've got a case of the can't hits, but also the Dodgers do that. There's a ton of ball to chew through. Trev, the substack is our website, JohnboyMedia.com. So need you to lock in on that one. What are you just called a website? Need you to learn that one.

Big time. Is it just a website? I don't understand. Let's do the American League. The American League. this is, yeah, this is as packed as we've seen it. So, again, if you're new to the program, hello and welcome. We're going to chew through the AL, the NL, a little informative on the front half,

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Ray's play their home games. And they played the New York Yankees who took three out of four, almost four out of four. Devin Williams, four runs in the ninth. He's been a fun topic in Yankee land. otherwise the Yankees outplayed the race with small ball and speed Dominguez jazz Chisham also with big boppers Ben Rice that judge guy is still really good Trent Grisham is playing out of his dome oh yeah an Aaron judge hey Jonathan Aranda really good Yankees take three out of four the Dodgers take two out of three they shut them out in that first game Yamamoto

in this Dodgers pen is so good they weren't good enough to to stop Adoles Garcia, who gave them the walk-off in that second game, but they lose 1-0, a controversial call to end it. Wyatt Langford on second base review tough. The Astros, they take two out of three from the Padres. Hey, somebody beat the Padres, and it was the Houston Astros, and where were you for the Cam Smith two-home or breakout game? I watched it.

I bet on San Diego. That was a mistake. Fernando prevents the sweep in that. final game as he goes Big Fly in the seventh. Padres salvage the set. Good one for Houston, though. Tigers take three out of four from the Royals. It was almost four out of four as well. The Royals get it done in extras in that last game. The Royals still have a bad case of the can't hits, and I don't know how much of that is also Royals pitching that's been good, or how about Spencer Torkelson? Is it actually happening? It's been happening for about a month now.

He looks fantastic. Thomas Needham. with a big game, sure. Mariners take two out of three from the Blue Jays. This is one of the most fun series that was out there. Treb, the Blue Jays, they won game one, three won a pitching duel. Brian Wu and Bout and Francis, sure. But then the Mariners busted out the big stick. They got Rowdy with Big Rowdy Teles, a little homecoming,

grand slam in extras, and then the two run homer to seal it in that final game. We got benches clear in Burrios and Cal. Raleigh, your home run leader? For real, so I don't think you want that smoke from the big dumper. Reds, they take two out of three from the Baltimore Orioles. You know, hey, Reds and Orioles, you scored some runs. The Orioles, they took down Hunter Green in that second game, and it's like, okay, is this what it's going to be?

Oh, no, 24 to 2. Yikes. Charlie Morton is getting beat laggy. He stole something. Reds take two out of three to get to 500. Giants and Angels, you might hear a lot about this towards the end of the show. Halos take two out of three in dramatic fashion in that final game. Joe Adele down the line, Ron Washington freaking out.

Zach Netto is back. Matt Chapman with a game-saving trip in that second game. And your final series, the Laundry Bowl, they're running it back in Boston. Boston is currently taking two out of three. It's Marathon Monday. So they're going to wrap up the series today. crochet shove. Trevor's story is balling out.

There was a big Tristan Kosses, sack fly walk off, and then the White Sox with a really nice win yesterday. Let's see what they do today. And that's what happened in the American League. That way, Pop, you want those standings in the American League? Because I got them. Hot off the presses, the Yankees, your Yanks.

Go down to their spring training field. Imagine if Max Reed threw a no hitter at a spring training field. I start to think about these things late night. They're 14 and 8. Toronto right behind them. 12 and 10 Boston 12 and 11 Baltimore still climbing their way back to 500 they're 9 and 12 Tampa Bay 9 and 13 in the central the league's premier division 13 and 9 for the tigers on top Cleveland of course of course Cleveland is right there they're 12 and 9 a half game back royals at 9 and 14 my twins stinking it up 7 and 15 and then the white socks at 5 and 16 out west go west young man The Rangers on top of the division, 13 and 9. Seattle, one game behind 12 and 10.

The Angels one game above 500, 11, and 10, then Houston at 10 and 11, and the A's at 10 and 12. Those are the standings in the American League. Thank you, Trevor Plouffe. And yeah, let's rip this Band-Aid. Some people don't like listen to us talk Yankees, because I have a program where I discuss that a lot,

but there was some stuff in this that needs to be discussed. Your guy, Max Fried, no hitter going into the eighth, but before he takes the mound in the eighth inning, the official scorer changes it to a hit. I'll let you go. Do you think he was just like, is that an error? Like what's going on? Like, what happened to the score?

That was incredible. We talked about this before the show. Chandler Simpson is, by all accounts, the fastest player in baseball now. here's the play we're going to be showing it hits a ground ball Goldie kind of zoos it over there but the official scorer decided that Simpson was going to beat the throw no matter what so okay now I'm looking at it again at first glance I was like you know what

it's a really crappy way to to end a no hit bid but I think he got the call right yeah he was gonna beat Max there he was gonna beat Max there he was gonna beat Max there he was So I think it is the right call, although we can go on later in the game, and Max does get over there and beats him to the back. So there is where that kind of doubt comes into my mind a little bit. And Max actually does a really good play, or just earlier in the game. So it was earlier. So, yeah, it was a little flipped there.

And Trev, I just want to add, so Max Freed beats Chandler Simpson on that one. So that's the third inning. And Chandler Simpson, fastest guy in baseball. baseball. Ray's called him up. Top like 10 prospect looked really good, excited to see him play. He definitely came up his next at bat and was like, ooh, okay, Max Fried's an athlete. If I ground one to the right side, I'm going to have to be just a little quicker. So yes, on that second one, it looks like he has the step, but it's tough, Treff. It is really tough. It's a very difficult way to end it. And honestly, if I was the official

score? No, you don't really I mean, does he deserve a hit? He's so fast. I don't know if I would have changed it. I don't think I would. I think the bigger thing is MLB needs some sort of rule because they're, again, weird circumstance. The Yankees playing at their

spring training field, so there's a lot of Yankee fans. But in the bottom of the seventh inning, Max Friede has two outs, two strikes. It's a standing ovation. The place is going nuts because they think they're watching a no-hitter. People are getting alerts on their phones during Easter, no hitter alert, and then he comes out without having thrown a pitch and the no hitter's

gone. That part of it is a little Bush League. So I guess my question to you is, would you rather if it happen after the fact Simpson requests a review of the play after the game is over? Max throws the no hitter and says, review this for me, and then they overturn it then? I think it just needs to be more finite and happen within like an inning or something of that nature because to go back, you know, two innings later and there's the no hitter going, it's, yeah, I don't, it didn't feel right. And it's, it's not a good product for fans who, how about, how about someone who interrupted their Easter to go check out the Max Fried no hitter? And then it was gone without him throwing a pitch. They're like, wait a second.

The notification's wrong. Yeah, I don't know. A weird moment from, you know, otherwise great series for, the Yankees as they go take three out of four. I guess now that I've seen it again a couple times and then I realize now that that first one Max beat him. He tried to like tag him just like Max is such an athlete bro. Like what an no other pitcher really gets over there.

It's very difficult for a lefty to get over to the base. He's like turning around. All these things are going into it. Now my mind is made up. like it should not have been overturned. Even though I do think he would have been safe, you can't overturn it, Pop. In a vacuum, if you just saw that play,

not knowing no hitter or anything, you'd say, okay, Chandler Simpson's super fast, it looks like he's got this step. It's probably a hit. I think 70, 30, it's a hit. Not, but knowing it's a no hitter and knowing Max Fried beat him on the other play. And again, this guy's a gold Glover

to just assume it's a hit. And the official scorer had a quote that was like, it was beyond a doubt. And it's like, well, you doubted it at first. And then it took you two innings to change it. Can't be beyond a doubt. And then you already made up your mind up the other way. That doesn't make any sense.

Ray's fans and every fan. You guys know your team better than us. So let me know what we're missing. Tough weekend and tough product for the raise. I hope, you know, Simpson and Aranda, and maybe there's another. wave of new young rays come together, but it's the same thing for a couple years now. The defense is sloppy.

Even the base running is reckless. One of the guys baited Aaron Judge, which it's just like, if you don't got the scouting report on his arm yet, I don't know what to tell you. And hey, final thoughts for my Yanks. They are first in OPS, first in home runs, second and run scored. So the offense is still clicking. And this was the first time we really got a taste of some taking extra base. bases and, you know, there's two ground into double plays that got beat up for scoring plays

instead of out of the inning. You got runs. So excited to see the next evolution of the offense. Max Fried has bailed out the pitching because the pitching has not been great. I love that you're so excited for just like fundamental baseball. It's nuts. It's like I see Joe's posting all the time like, like Goldschmidt is incredible at first. I'm like he used to be really, really good. Now he's kind of just like a regular first base. You guys are so excited. Devin Williams.

Okay. He's got to fix. The heater is just not working. I think that is everything. I've been going back and trying to see, like, at first I thought that Wells was setting up in the middle of the plate and then on the edge and maybe that's what teens are picking up on. Then I said, okay, is the glove,

he tends to on the change up, flip his glove up late. Like he's trying to feel his hands so he can get it. But in reality, all it is is his fastball, like nobody cares about. his fastball right now. Yeah. So if you're hitting, the fastball can't beat you. It's over the plate. So the change up loses his effectiveness, both of them beginning shelled compared to his

previous year's numbers. But it all stems from the fastball. So if you want to just relay that to him, you're welcome. Yeah, I'm a little mad at the Yankees because they didn't build up their relievers in spring training. It was a new thing they're trying this year to stretch them out further through the year. Devin Williams, worst month every year is the first month. and he's not built, and now he's being overused.

So he's getting rocked around the park. So we still believe in Devin Williams, and let's get to May. But Yankee fans, you know how Yankee fans can be. And they've best record in the American League and that Devin Williams game and going back a couple series ago, Rodon throws just his fourth best pitch curveball to Jung Hu Lee. Otherwise, they'd be on eight-game win streak, something like that. The team, whenever one thinks of the AAL, you think of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

But they face the Rangers, a team that you and I both liked coming into this season. Some competitive baseball here, the walk-off by Adolis in game two. And then a controversial ending to game three after Tyler Molly has another just amazing start to his season. What did you see here, Coach? just great baseball first game in the series Yamamoto goes up against DeGrom an all-time misstep by us

not picking Yamamoto in the Sai Young draft as a guy that hasn't received Sa Young votes really screwed that one up way to go that was awesome to see both of them Yamamoto doing his thing and obviously everybody in baseball is reading for DeGrom to

be healthy and just kind of pitch because when he pitches he's electric at least doing his thing that was awesome to see Dodgers could have swept this series, although it was very close, and a lot of the games could have gone either way. At least doing that was amazing. And then I guess we got to talk about the White-Langford play.

I know Bobby's going to get it up for us here. Called out on the field, he's sliding into second base. And you know, I hate, I hate, if you beat the throw, you beat the throw. Like, staying on the base, I get that you got to do it. And a lot of baseball peers, but we'll just stay on the base. It's just, I don't love this, like, ticky-tacky, stuff, they end up reviewing it and I believe call stands on the field. But if you're looking at the replay, it really seems like Miggie Rose Glove is only on him when Wyatt Langford's

foot is on the base. His foot comes off the base. But at that point, Miggie Rose Glove is like in between his legs. This is a tough one for the Rangers is they had to walk off the night before. you get a guy in scoring position in the ninth and a one-run game and all of a sudden you don't. Yeah, then you go from a potential tie it up or win the game against the daughter when you walked off the night before. Yeah. To now losing two out of three, hey, Texas Rangers, in this homestand starting pitching a 164 ERA, 41 strikeout seven walks. Dude, it's been a hitting problem for Texas. and they do head to Sacramento,

so maybe that'll figure things out for them. Dodgers win a series. Glassnow leaves with an injury. Again, the story for them is pitching as well. They shut out the Rangers in two of these games. Yeah, I guess Glassnow just had some cramps. He should make his next start. At least that's what they're saying now.

So that's nice for them. That's nice for them. Another Powerhouse series, when you think American League, you think Padres, A little AL West NLS mixer, huh? Astros Padres. Astros take two out of three. Another one that was, I mentioned the Cam Smith two-homer game to take that first one.

That was fun. I was watching that live. I mentioned it on the way through. I may have bet on the other guys, and that's okay. We're happy for Cam Smith. And then we get some Fernando, a Christian Walker siding, which is huge for Houston. Again, that was supposed to be one of the massive ads for them.

And I think it was big, like, when Christian Walker and Esok Perretti's put it into the Crawford boxes, that feels like bonus points. It feels like you made that game plan and it worked. Yes. Yeah. That is exactly what Houston fans, Houston front office, they all imagine that.

Those Crawford boxes just being absolutely destroyed by those two. I will say this. I said, I believe on the last episode, I don't feel like Houston's inevitable again. And here they are one game under five. I have 100, taking two out of three from the Padres, who were playing the best baseball in all of the major leagues. And maybe I'm going to eat my words.

Shout out Cam Smith, though. That was a lot of fun to watch. He actually used the Crawford boxes in that second homer as well, man. Just snuck it right in there, Jake, just like you always do. Yeah, again, for my viewing purposes at the time, I did not enjoy it, but I'm happy for Cam Smith. And then, yeah, scary moment at the end of this one, Louisa Ries, carted off, collision at first,

with Dubon. He posted himself on Instagram this morning that he's been cleared and he's going to join the team. So that is good news. But yeah, always a tough one when you see someone carted off the field. We had a couple. We're going to talk about the one in the Blue Jays Mariners series as well. But that was an interesting play. Like Dubon kind of like, he braced and I don't blame him and kind of like went into a rise.

And you never know what's going to happen in those situations. I'm definitely happy that he's feeling good because that could have been really scary. Kansas City Royals, things are a little scary because the offense has been anemic. And the Detroit Tigers on the other side of these AL Central teams that we thought could peak or valley this year, and we'll talk your twins in a little bit. The Tigers have been pretty steady, throwing the rock and getting contributions from Big Spencer Torkelson, who I think at one point this weekend was leading an extra base hits.

Your guy, Carrie Jesus was a carpenter. Riley Green was in a funk. He has a couple good games in this series. Tigers look really strong, and it feels like they're playing the same brand of baseball that they're building off from last year, where the Royals, it feels like they're looking around just, they're in that bad spot where your offense is so bad when the other team scores. Two runs feels like five. Absolutely.

The Tigers are my team that I said is the new race. Oh, okay. Tiger's going to tiger, man. Okay. I think it's a little different because you do have, I mean, their starting pitching has been really good. And obviously you have a guy like scuba with the helm, but I guess you could say the same thing on the race.

Like, they raise have guys. And then it's just the offense to me feels like that. Like different people stepping up, like Spencer Torquison having the year that he's having, kind of like, I guess out of nowhere. But they kind of do everything right, you know? And like this one, Riley Green comes back. been really, really struggling, you know, has a nice game. And it just the way they score runs,

the different ways they can do it and ways they find to win baseball games is feeling a little raises to me. Plus the bullpen, got a bunch of different pieces that you can kind of just mix and match. Andy Abagnas, like the lefty killer. It just feels like the tiger is going to tiger. And maybe that's our new expression for the Royals, man. Hitting with runners in scoring position has just been terrible for them. That's Charles Barkley's work terrible. 557 OPS with runners

and scoring position that's the worst in baseball right in front of the Mariners at 582. So yeah, they got to get it going. They have the guys to do it too. We talked about their lineup depth coming into the year, which is obviously in question now as we're seeing some of these games with the light offense.

But I still feel like we have a Royals run in us. That's how I feel. Spencer Torkelson, the 1.0.0.2 games in. And hey, sometimes guys don't get the shoutouts on this program. Zach McKinstree. Great. With the only other position player on the Tigers with 1 plus wore a 400 on base playing all over the field. Trev, I love the comparison.

You mentioned that to me before. There's a new raise. And dude, I'll tell you what. and this is shots fired. The current rays are not the old race. No, they're not. It is a tough product that you're right. Like Detroit is never dead in the game, it feels like.

They've got a couple big boppers with everyone else that does what they do on the baseball field. And a lot of pitching. I like the comp. Yeah, they platoon a lot. They figure out lanes where guys are going to pitch. It feels very racist, raise-ish. but maybe like Rays with a certainty of scoble I've actually lost the only game here

or pitched in the game that they lost. Did you get the loss? No, no decision. Extras, yeah. Royals, 29th in OPS, 29th and runs, 30th and homers. Is our guy Jack Caglione? Is he, I don't, they need something. Hosmer, stop podcasting, get in the box?

I don't know. I don't know. They need something. I talked to the Moustakis. He actually took a job with the royalties. He was going to Northwest Arkansas. So maybe he's getting some of those prospects riled up, ready to go. Coach him up, Moose.

Trev, this was one of the more fun ones this weekend. Mariners, Blue Jays, aesthetic uniforms, which I know is always important to you. Yeah. And Rowdy Telez is always important to you, who he puts a couple exclamation points in this series against his old team. Routy in Cal Raleigh. I mean, it's

Unbelievable. Thick in Seattle. My first experience with Rowdy was in Buffalo at some bar. I believe we were eating wings because that's what you do in Buffalo. Having a few pops, I was like, I love this guy.

We talked a lot on first base. He had the big series, Homecoming Grand Slam there in extras. Yeah, this was a lot of fun. We had the Barrios, Cal Raleigh kind of dust up where he thought Cal was, he thought Cal was relaying signs.

Cal says he wasn't. but he understands a pitcher being riled up about that. But then right after that, Cal comes through with a double down the line. That's a really cool moment. If you're the hitter and the pitcher's talking to you, then all of a sudden you come up and come through for your team. What a feeling. We also had another big boy collision here.

Rowdy on first base. And it was Alan Rodin, right? Yeah. Who's a big boy himself? He's listed 511, 215.21, which is, you know, that's a pretty... It's a different weight class, though. Different weight class. But still, like, he's got this lower center of gravity.

Sometimes that works, as you know. This one did not work out in his favor. I think Bobby's getting it up right here. It is. I've pushed the lower center. This, he goes down hard. Yeah, this lower center of gravity only works relative and a certain amount of size. Not big rowdy.

I mean, route. Rowdy barely moves. If you, if you saw that play and you just AI edited out, Alan Rodden, I don't think you'd know Rowdy got hit by someone. It looked like a wall. Rowdy looks like he just catches a ball behind him and keeps taking a couple steps back. And Alan Rodin is, he looks like he got UFC knocked out.

Can I say this about the series? I did get a chance to watch a lot of this series. And seeing Bobauchette and Vladdy just back to back, like that has to continue. I'm sure Blue Jays fans feel the same way but they're not really hitting for power, either of them right now, but they are hitting, and it just seems like they're, like, dancing together, man. Like they need to stay together.

So whoever you got to tell, get Bo his money. Money. Cal Raleigh, I mentioned ninth homer tied for the MLB lead. He is playing out of his dome. The Mariners are 12 and 6 when they hit at least one home run. and they're 3 and 0 in series deciding games. So after a 4-8 start, a little 8-2 run by Seattle, they're kind of mashing the ball.

Or it seems we kind of thought, we heard from Edgar Martinez, they were going to have the opposite approach. Like, oh, Edgar knows how to slap it around Seattle. It feels like everyone is swinging big on that team, and it's been paying off the last week and a half or so. I mean, they win a game where they struck out 18 times. So I guess.

I guess it's working for him. Reds, Orioles. Trev, people of this show know I love the Cincinnati Reds. I actually don't have a ton to announce, although Batman and Robin, both Homer in that first game. The third game gets so out of hand. The Ellie-Dale-Cruz dive is sick. I mean, for me, more so the story is Baltimore's pitching,

which was already concerning. Maybe it went from a yellow flag to a red flag. Oh, Ellie. Yeah. my gosh, Ellie. Yeah, you know, Charlie Morton obviously has not pitched like he has in the previous 40 years in the big league. So that's been hurting them a little bit. That's, it's something that they have to address, um, you know, in that second game, getting to Hunter Green the way they did. You got to feel, you got to feel really good as an Orioles fan. And then the next day, you get beat 24 to

two. Another game where kind of like my point of position player shouldn't pitch. Like I, I just, it's just a bad product. I don't like it. Um, sure Noelle-Marte likes it. But, Um, yeah. Yeah, happy for, happy for Noel V and Austin wins, uh, some historic numbers. Five for seven and six for seven.

Happy for them, but yeah, it was, it was tough to watch. I'm sure Baltimore fans agree and, God, they need somebody to throw the pill. Uh,

Trev, Giants Angels, we're oddly talking about a lot of this coming up. So if you want to let out some quick thoughts, I'm, I'm good for a minute. Uh, shout out Tyler Anderson's kind of, of what I have. Him versus Logan Webb is, uh, was awesome to watch. And yeah, we got,

we got a bunch of stuff coming on in later. Yeah, and I know, hey, if you're fans of either those team, that might not excite you, but it should. Uh, Tyler Anderson, what he's doing to Ritey's is insane. Logan Webb, I, there's more coming. Logan Webb, join Madison, Baumgartner, Tim Linscom, and Juan Marischall, only giants in 125 seasons to have four outings with more than 10Ks and zero walks. That's just cool names list. That is a Cool names list. Shout out Zach Netto coming back. That's a big thing for the Angels. As we talk about their kind of young core,

I think he got a knock in his first AB, like a laser past Willie Adomas to score run. Yeah, RBI double. So more Angels, more giants coming later, guys. White Sox, Red Sox. Like I mentioned, they're finishing the series today. Yeah, at Crochet Story. Again, there's more story coming from Jake's story in a little bit.

Yeah, anything else there? What else do I have from this series? I think we're good on this series. I mean, Red Sox kind of do what they have to do. I'm happy for them winning the second game. And then we'll see what happens today. Raphael gets his home run on the board. Keep that going.

Crochet. It is just really tough to score on that guy. If you're Red Sox fan, hey, I'll be honest with you. A, you might not like listening to me because I'm a Yankees fan. But B, depends really what happens today. If you win three out of four at home against the White Sox, that feels really good on Marathon Monday. If you don't, it feels like a bad split.

I think that's the Ben Intendi homecoming game. All right. Let's go into the nationally, Bobby. Hit it, baby. St. Louis, you wanted to be talked about. Unfortunately, this is the other side of it. The New York Mets four games sweep the Cardinals. a dramatic Linder walk-off in the second game of this series,

and then he starts with the lead-off Homer in the last game of the series. The Mets pitch so much. The Mets are the new Brewers. So if you're keeping track at home, the Mets are now the Brewers, the Tigers are now the raise. Not complicated at all. Hey, how do you like a 10-run inning? The Diamondbacks loved it on game one.

Unfortunately, they lost. that game. A historic comeback, but then they blow it. Their pen was depleted. I loved every outfielder I saw in this series on both sides. Corbin Carroll, uh, the NL MVP. If Shohey doesn't come back and pitch this year, we got some names in there, including Kyle Tucker. Debex, they salvaged the set, uh, with a three to win in 11 on that final game. Atlanta Braves fans. They sweep the twins. We tried to tell you in our draft kings. bet the cycle. Twins, Trev.

Yikes. Braves, they did need this one. And it came with, how about Alex Verdugo? With a four-hit game showing up for the Braves. Matt Olson and Marcel, the Big Barozoona, get it done on the final day. Braves needed this one. Twins. Uh-oh.

Marlins. Phillies. Phillies. Go in for the sweep. No soup for you. These fish fight. And we might have a new favorite name in baseball, Javier Sanoja. And he was a big part, five RBI in the fish comeback win to avoid getting swept.

Again, when I start with the team avoid getting swept, I feel bad. Zach Wheeler, 13 strikeouts. Trey Turner with a four-hit day. Harper was all over this series. Phillies, hold serve. The Brewers take two out of three from the A's. They continue ever since that opening weekend, just winning series. Christian Yellich, man.

Two-hit day. He's beating out infield singles while they're up seven runs. Brewer's ball is kicking into gear, and that's exemplified. Great word. Logan Henderson called up six innings, one earn run, nine strikeouts. That's Brewer's baseball. And the Nationals and the Rockies played. Did you watch?

I did. I did. Nationals almost blow a 10-run lead of their own. Some good course field action there. And then some tight games, 3-2, 3-1. Mickey Moniac is involved in every Rockies play before not being on the team to start the season. Jake Irvin, with a nice start at course field. That doesn't happen a lot.

And then your best Western, road warriors. It's time. Best Western Resorts in Hotels, Life's a Trip, make the most of it at bestwestern.com. It is your Cleveland Guardians who sweep the pirates. Half that makes me sad. Pirates fans, you know, and their aces talking about it, but the Guardians come in. They're one three and four-haters. Kwan Ramirez and Manzardo balled out the entire series 1.164 OPS.

the tag on Emmanuel Valdez. When things keep getting worse, they're getting worse for Pittsburgh. But Cleveland with Luis Ortiz, Ben Lively, and Logan Allen get three solid outings outdoing the Pirates pitching staff, which is supposed to be what they have. Life certainly is a trip. Go check it out with Best Western. That's what happened in the National League. Oh boy, Jakey.

Javier Sonoa is actually raking this year. Yeah. snaps to him. Pirates in your bobbleheads. The NL Central and their bobbleheads Stop being stingy. Whoa. Okay, me and Paul Skeens feel the same way.

Do you want the standings in the National League? Because I got him. Every time. The New York metropolitan's are 15 and 7. I had them missing the playoffs. I don't know why. I thought the Braves were going to be good.

They're not. Although they swept my twins. Twins are really bad. 15 and 7. That was a lot. Sorry. 15 and 7. at the top of the division Philadelphia 13 and 9

just chugging along like they always do the Marlins 9 and 12 the Nationals 9 and 13 the aforementioned Braves 8 and 13 they'll be at 500 soon mark my words in the central the Chicago Cubs man been playing really really good baseball

14 and 10 there Milwaukee just sneaking up right behind them 12 and 10 the Reds 11 and 11 the Cardinals come on baby what is you doing? 9 and 13 and the Pirates 8 and 15 then out west.

The Padres at 16 and 6. The Dodgers at 16 and 7. The Giants at 14 and 8. The Diamondbacks at 13 and 9. Three games separating those four teams just balling out and then the Rockies. Boy, oh boy, the Rockies. Four and 17.

I might start a revolt. It's not right. It's just not right. Beautiful stadium. Love the Unis. Mickey Moniac. Zach Veen, Tolia. Who's the guy I really like on that team?

He's the catcher. Big catcher. The big Rockies catcher? That's what we're going on. Oh, Stallings? Yeah, Jacob Stallings. He's massive. He is massive.

It stands out. It's lurchous. Okay. And like we said, we'd start with the Rockies. No. Trev, it's Mets. It's Mets, it's Mets, it's Mets. The way they are pitching

with the names in their lineup, this was, I don't want to say the best case scenario, but this was what it could look like, and it's, I keep saying exemplified. Lendor, walk off Homer, Lendor, lead off Homer to start the game. Juan Soto into the gap. Alonzo, the RBI total,

It keeps top in the chart. This is Brett. Brett Beatty starts hitting. I mean, my goodness. Mets fans have been asking and looking for that for a while. They look elite. Juan Soto has really started going yet. That's the issue here.

You're right. They're getting pitching from guys who we didn't really give credit to as a second year in a row, but they proved us wrong. And when you have a guy like, like the door is just locked in. and he's kind of struggled at the beginning of the year a little bit, but he's found it. Three for four of the first game, the walk-off bomb in the second game was majestic.

And you kind of felt it coming in the stadium. One, two, three at the plate, tie game. I think it was a second pitch of the night. That's always awesome. You don't got to wait around. Like, he does it the second pitch, and there's a no doubt or like, that city feel, I got to give him credit.

Going off, man. Like, it's a really cool place. not only to watch a game, but the fans have been great. Yeah, the Mets, man. I didn't miss on them. I knew they were going to be good. I just thought other teams were going to be better, and I thought the National League was such a juggernaut

that they might be a team that's been left out, but so far, it definitely does not feel that way at all, because they are, they're kind of firing on all cylinders minus the $800 million man, Juan Soto. So, like, when that gets going, are they going to be even better than they are now? I'm not sure, but a great series against the Cardinals who we were just talking up about, hey, their offense is going off.

They're great. They end up scoring nine runs in four games, get swept. And now we have to talk about the Cardinals in the worst fashion possible. Mets have the best ERA, number one starting pitching ERA. It's insane. Insane. In insane. Griffin Canning was one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball.

He's been great for them. And that's why we're calling them the brewers. Because if they can just tap into pitching like this, that's going to be a problem. And they're doing that in their rotation. Clay Holmes, Griffin Canning, and in the bullpen. The Mets have announced themselves upon this season. As have the Chicago Cubs,

who take two out of three from the snakes, another electric series with just talent dripping all over the field. Carson Kelly has turned into Peak Mike Piazza, which that's helpful for them. Say a Suzuki is now currently the top of my leaderboard as most underrated player in baseball because the stats are actually just silly. And then at the same time,

the snakes could have easily won two out of three here too. So I'm just trying to get up where Carson Kelly ranks in war. I believe he's close to the top 10 in war, in all of baseball. He's been absolutely mashing. So for this series, Jake, that first game, do you know where I watched it? You'll never guess. I'm just going to tell you.

P.F. Chang's at the Tampa Airport. We were starving. Sat down with the family, had it on my phone, and what a crazy game. They have some good dishes there. 1.2 war for Carson Kelly. Yeah, though. It was an incredible meal, but a better game. and I was watching it and

you know Ian Hap hits the homer I think Michael Bush hits an RBI single and you see Hap in the dugout and be like bam yeah we got this game and then shit just went crazy dude

Eugenio we know it's Gino he takes it back Hey what a crazy first game right there dude Cubs doing it doing it winning at 1311 you mentioned say Suzuki the power that he showed Kyle Tucker being the dog in that game like what an what an incredible it was

people are calling it the game of the year already I think we were probably going to get some better ones along the way but a lot of fun again it was just really hilarious like watching that game in a P. F. Chanks because I'm like oh my gosh and people are like oh is the food that good I'm like yes but also the game that I'm watching it's good yeah Treb one of our favorite stats the Cubs number one run scored. Oh, I like that one. Again, they've a couple, two extra games to start the year.

And also the debacks, who are somehow fourth in the West right now, they're third and run scored. So their offense is back. A couple games where their pitching's gotten rocked around. But, God, those NOS teams are so, so good. Treb, I'll, I'll give you a minute on this if you want it, but Brave sweep the twins. And if we predicted it, that means it was kind of known.

Both teams just not looking great to start the year off, but I think sometimes, you know, the recipe to feel and better is right now it's playing the twins who are just not really doing anything particularly well. They're not hitting well. They're not playing good defense. Griffin Jacks fails to cover a base. Lots up a big inning after that. It's just everything looks bad for them. And, you know, for the Braves, hey, we, I'd say, I'd said, I think I brought Bravestock, I think they're going to get going to get going. I thought the game against Philly was going to catapult. Maybe this is the series that's going to catapult that. I'm not really sure. But the twins, it's just, it's literally all bad right now. And I was talking to Morneau, who's

calling the games this series. He goes, they're just so close. And I don't really agree with them. I don't really feel that way. I don't, man. Like, Buckson's playing great. And when he's playing great, that's when you should be winning games for the twins. You know, you're getting this guy on the field. And it's just it's still not, it's just still not happening.

Hopefully. And, you know, the one thing to really talk about in this series is off the field, which is unfortunate. Yeah. Jared Kelnick, if you didn't see it, Jared Kelleck hits a ball off the top of the wall, kind of pimps it, doesn't get out of the box really well, ends up getting thrown out at second.

They have to review it. Ends of getting thrown out at second base. And then during the game, or was it during the game or was it, after the game. I can double check. In my head, it was during, but. Anyways, Ronald O'Cunia Jr. is not with the team.

Bobby's showing the play right here. He's been benched a few times for this, and he let people know on his Twitter that if it was him, he would have been out of the game. I think it was after because we have Snickers quote saying what was I supposed to do. And then Ronald's replying to that, where I've been taken out of the game.

Yeah That's tough, man That's tough That's Snicker what he Before Sunday's game Said hey I didn't really see it Until I walked out to the dugout

I know it's been taken down He's not here I don't really have any Thing to add Every situation is different Jared Kelnick plays with his hair on fire I kind of see both sides here I lean with

Well Ronald Ocuna Shouldn't have done that I'll stay there But like is he wrong I don't think he's wrong Yeah, that's a good way to say it. Yeah, Ron maybe don't post that. Chas was tweeting after he got ejected.

He got in trouble for that. Yeah, it's tricky because, you know, Ronald de Cunia Jr. also wants to have his voice heard. And, you know, when he was a young, you know, the young star, one of the young stars of the game in Snit and that crew was tough on him that, hey, if we're going to set the standard, if the standard's the standard,

I get it, man. I want to be happy either. Yeah, and you know what? Like, no shots fired of Jared Kelnik, but he hasn't necessarily earned the right to, you know, to get that excuse, right? No. Like, definitely not.

Right? Like, usually that's say for somebody that's done a lot in the game, that's been around the game for a lot, again, Jared Kelnick, early on in your career, this guy could go on to be something completely different, but I don't think he's earned that.

over like a Ronald Acuna Jr. And I don't know, maybe, maybe Braves fans will think differently of this situation. I know there's been a lot of things that have happened early on his career. And some people feel a certain ways about Ronald Acuna, but to me, the situation was, it was kind of like, for lack of better term, black and white. You have this stance as a manager. He said it. He said situations are all different.

I don't know, are they? Right. You don't run out of the box. You don't run out of the box. It's a very similar situation. If Matt Olson did it, I would have a different take on it, I think. So do you think the stars are getting held to a higher standard? I don't know.

I'm so jumbled up in how I feel about this. It kind of is black and white, but then there are some guys that have earned it. I don't think that Jared Kelnick has earned that gray area, in my opinion. Trev, we're coming up on our game shot clock a little bit. You know, I mentioned the Guardians as the best Western Road Day. dogs. They deserve more love. Nats, Rock, sorry guys. And what the Brewers and Phillies have now done on a regular basis, sometimes they can get boring. But the teams they did it to made it a little boring. So I'll let you run for a sec. Shout out the Brewers who can beat you in so many

different ways. I believe it was six stolen bases in one inning. That's insane. So they can run on you. Bryce Terrang has been good. going off. Our guy, Reese Hoskins, numbers are looking a lot better. You mentioned how well, Yeli's playing,

so Brewers are in a nice little spot right there. And then I think we'll talk a little bit more Cleveland in a second. Trev, the Brewers really opened my eyes. A, they've been playing great baseball and winning games. 20 second in OPS, fifth in runs,

first and stolen bases. A lot of ways to score. OPSS Plus, right? That's what we can. You get on base, you steal. What's the difference between that and a double? I think they said Brewer's record. I think nine stolen bases yesterday.

Everyone who was on. And again, Christian Yellich, our guy, so there's a slight bias, went through a serious back procedure. They're up. Got a new back. It's 7-0. It's 6-1, whatever it is. Like the game's under, he's beating out a grounder to short.

And stuff like that matters. We're talking about accountability on the Braves. Like, there's some accountability for these young Brewers play. Like especially, you should have more legs than Yelly at this point. Most of the team does. Even William Contreras, he's not thick. He's, he's kind of tight for a catcher. All right, not sure what that was.

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Restrictions apply. See website for details and important information. Subscription required prices vary based on product and subscription plan. It was your standout, Trev. At first I was going to talk about Reese Hawes. But I was watching this game and I was like this is baseball in a nutshell Ben lively out dueling Paul Skeens He goes five and a third innings pitch four hits no runs only one walk And that is just the epitome of what baseball is dude like we have Paul Skeens who you can't talk about baseball without mentioning his name

I've told you this many times Ben lively I'm sure a couple years ago was like I'm done with baseball He started running fishing charters and Florida. He's that type of guy. He's found himself a home in Cleveland. And you go into Pittsburgh and do that against again, like the greatest picture we've seen in quite some time. I just like love that

story. So shout out Ben lively. Former teammate of mine, I shared a lot of pops with that guy back in the day. And I want, I just, I'm rooting for him because I know the feeling of feeling like I'm probably done with baseball and it's not going and then kind of like finding a home shout up ben lively man that was awesome to see he uh he will he will tell his grandchildren i i outduled paul skeins for a day and there's not going to be a lot of people that can say that

uh there might be a few actually if the pirates don't upgrade their offense or or paul skeins like i face ben lily yeah that's a good point one time yeah that's a good point uh I was going to make a Livy Dunn on Ben Lively's Instagram. I don't... Whoa. I take it back. I take that back. I won't take this back, which people probably thought I should.

Trevor's story for the Boston Red Sox. Friday night, three for four, two homers, six RBI, three runs. He has racked up one war. on the season playing shortstop for the Boston Red Sox. All five of home runs have come in this month. Trevor's story had turned into a, man, when we did the Red Sox profile and projection, we're like, I don't know, there's a group of young guys that can play shortstop. If Trevor comes out and he, if he's struggling to swing the bat or if he gets banged up again,

you know, the Red Sox, now they kind of have options. and there's still a couple years on that contract at 25 mil, which I know sometimes the money, we get lost in the money, but Trevor's story earned that money because he was one of the best short stops in baseball, injuries, some lack of success, and whether how much was that mixed with injuries, how much was that going to Boston?

It's also funny now viewing some of these stats through a different scope of if Trevor's story has this, and he's off to a 318, 348, 866. I don't know if the 318's going to hold, but some of those other numbers are in line with his career stats that he has been a missing part of Boston's formula. He was a huge ad for them. He was a guy I wanted the Yankees to bring in

because athletically he can handle the shortstop position and when he's right with the bat, I mean, this is a guy, I know you're going to course field me, in the comments, but 37 home runs from a shortstop. And that's 2018. That's not 17 or 19 where the ball's had a little extra juicy in them. Trevor's story should be a huge part of the Red Sox equation this year. Yeah, and he has been.

I think, you know, a veteran president like him. We had him on our show. I don't know when that was. I think it was right before he was supposed to get traded, didn't get traded. Right. And I didn't fall in love with him because that's pretty strong. wrong wording right there, but I fell in like with him. A great

dude wants to win, works hard, and I think him and Alex Spragman on the left side of the infield is going to be, when you look back at whatever this Red Sox team does, I have him in the World Series losing to the Dodgers. But I think when you look back, I think that'll be

they'll be the main cog of whatever happens. Yeah, some of the young guys are going to be great. Willi or Bray, he's playing out of his mind because he's just a stub, but like having those two guys right there, in the infield next to each other, I think is going to be pretty special this year. And they have been. Six RBI Day.

Trevor's story. We love a Trevor. Six swipes, too. We love a story. Man, Trevor, we laughed pretty good when his agent was like, yeah, Trevor's story wants to be on. We're like, okay, that's sick. And then his agent sent over his stats. It's NFL draft week.

They sent over Trevor's stories 40 time. And we're like, hey, this is baseball. Like we don't, that's not our biggest thing, but he has that. And happy for him, man. You know, a lot of times a guy gets injured on our team and we're like, oh, this guy's injury. Is he, well, is he injury prone? Know what baseball players love doing?

Playing baseball. And at a high level, too. So keep finding the monster, Trev, unless the Yankees are in town. So, Trev, a lot of guys we missed. but a lot of guys we hit on the way. Why don't you get in Fuego for me? Dirt Nasty's on Fuego. That means I'm on fire, baby, like Waco.

What is Dirt Nasty up to? Comment below what he's doing. Yeah, you think he knows? No one, right? He probably wants some royalties. For this series, we talked about our guy Routy Teles. Only three hits, Jay. making this series. That's tough. Oh, they were all homers. Seven runs driven in. He homered in every single

game. He's got nine runs driven in in the seventh inning or later this season. That's tied for the third most in all of baseball. What about Austin Hayes? Eight for 15 for those reds for a 533 average, a double a homer two runs driven in. This was his first series against the Orioles since He got traded to Philly last July. He has three homers and six games this season. Already matches his total. He had with Baltimore last season before they traded him. Dylan Cruz went off.

He went five for 13. Kyle Manzardo went four for 12. I believe he had the homer against Paul Skeens as well, which is obviously Cleveland knew what they were doing when they brought him over. He looks really good for the week. Jake Rakin Frealey, seven for 17, 412 average, two homer seven runs driven in. Dylan Moore. How about that?

Give me some more. Yeah. 10 for 26, three homers, five runs driven in. Bryce Harper, he's pretty good. Eight for 25, three homers, nine runs driven in. He scored eight runs. He also walked seven times. My, he was my best friend.

I don't know where our relationship lies nowadays. Matt Chapman. Actually, he was never my best friend, but I wanted him to be my best friend. And I don't think he reciprocated that feeling. Nine for 24, two homers, six runs driven. And he also had seven walks and two bags. So Neil Cruz goes seven for 25. Three of those hits were homers, though,

six runs driven in. He's hit a home run in three consecutive games. He's recorded leadoff homers in consecutive games. First two career games with the leadoff homer. That's nice. I feel like he probably should have had more than that. That's a stat that I would not put out there. And that, Jake, is who is in Fuego.

I want to talk about a couple of, Dylan Moore, since 2022, a 115 OPS Plus. Okay. Yeah, one of those baseball references you bring up, and you're like, wait, this guy hit malls lefties, and when you do the whole people don't hit in Seattle, you're kind of like, okay, maybe I should look at Dylan Moore through a different lens. Harper's amazing. Philly's, I'm sorry we didn't give you proper love before, but it's all the guys we know, like Tray Turner's Four-Hit Day.

you know, even the guys we do know that have been struggling. Bohm, Brandon Marsh, that, I don't know, the Phillies are an interesting spot for me where it's like we, they almost need to add a little something to the recipe. I don't know what it is. I don't know. It's gotten a little stale. It's like fantastically stale.

Like it's as cool as stale can get. But yeah, you know, there was the Lubbob rumors. There was Bregman rumors at third. I wonder if this deadline, there's actually the, there's something in the recipe that feels a little different. Because in this stacked NL where the Mets are now different, where the whole NL West is different, the Phillies, it just feels like they need a little,

a little sugar or spice. That is scary. Luzardo, like, once they go throw a pitch and, like, didn't throw the pitch, and everyone was like, oh, no, like, that something just happened. but I think he just, like, fell or caught a spike or something. That was scary. I was watching that.

Dylan Moore went to El Dorado High School. I played them in the playoffs. They were talking a lot of smack to me, Jake. A lot of smacked to me. I believe I went like seven in a third innings. We had to go extra innings and beat them. No big deal. Shout out El Dorado High School.

Stop talking. Stop talking, El Dorado High School. Come on. Get off of us. Actually, I don't think it was El Dorado now that I think of it. I think it was Cyprus High School. What? Disregard.

what I said. God damn it. It might have been El Dorado. We're sorry to all of the Southern California high schools that tune into this program. Trev, great job. Great job. Did you give any of the pitchers who shoved? Because I know we're separating them from the hitters for now.

Let's do it, baby. I love doing this. You know I love getting pitchers credit. Tyler Anderson, who we talked about. He goes six of his pitch, no earned runs. He's allowed an OPS of just three. one against right-hand and batters this season. You mentioned that early. That's the best among starting

pitchers in all of baseball Jake. And I love it because he's doing it with a fastball that averages 88.7. Very nice. Kyle Hendricks in that gate, it's watching him pitch. It's crazy right now, Pop. It's crazy. How about Hunter Dobbins? Okay, that sounds like a name

that you could do in a Boston accent. Hunter Dobbins. Yeah. Okay. Hunter's tough. Dobbins is easy. Six-kings pitched. Only one earned run, six K's second career start. He's now two and oh, and it was his first career quality starts. That's nice.

He's also getting a ton of run support. Landon Rup, really fun to watch him pitch. Seven innings pitch, two earned runs against those angels. They have a misrate of 56.8% on breaking pitches this season. It's the best among starting pitchers qualified in Major League Baseball. Severino's like Dealing. Yeah. Eight innings pitched, one earned run.

opponents are hitting just 130 against him on the road this season when he's not in that bandbox of a park that's awesome to see and you mention Logan Henderson yeah go look at some of the names of the brewers throughout there this this year that started for them okay Logan Henderson MLB debut uh 16thage pitch one earned run he got six whiffs on 20 swings and uh has changed up got seven whiffs on 19 swings so he misses bats he's a brewer's pitch he's they're going to turn him into a Sy Young contender. He looked apart. He looked comfortable being on a pro mound.

The minor league strikeout numbers, especially of recent, are very impressive that that's why the brewers are still the brewers, even though the Mets are also now the brewers. Yes. Love when you highlight the pitchers, Trev, grinding your teeth over there. Hunter Dobbins, good for you, kid. And Tyler Anderson, man, you want to talk about how different a baseball career could be? Like, what if he didn't come up as a Colorado Rocky for the first four years of his career?

Like, how would we view Tyler Anderson who made two All-Star games in his 30s, who is now he's shutting down every right-handed hitter he runs into, just a little 84-mile-per-hour cut piece, Trev? What about Chad Patrick? What about Chad Patrick? Just two first names doing it? It's kind of a... Who did he get traded for?

Who did he get traded for? I'm looking this up right now. Geez. Buying that, Bobby. He's where the Diamondbacks drafted this guy. Chad Patrick's getting you all hot and bothered this morning? Yes. Yes.

Crazy name, by the way. Toro! So they got him from Oakland, and Oakland got him from the Diamondbacks? Okay, whatever. Originally selected Debacks in the fourth round of 2020. Patrick was traded to Oakland this past July 31st in exchange for infielder, outfielder,

Jace Peterson, and Cash. Jace. It's always Jase, Peter. Of course he ends up on the Brewers. They all do. Next, next probably the next. Are they the, like, seriously, let's talk, like, we're not going to get into this

because we got to get to some other stuff, but, like, the trades they have made lately have just been incredible. Oh, dude, it's, it's, I don't want to say a problem, because that sounds one. because everyone's playing by the same rules, but Griffin Canning was bad. He's on the Mets now. He's good.

The Brewers have done this with so many pitchers that it allows you, you know, one of the fundamental things of baseball, pitching, usually good pitching beats good hitting. They can find it. They can just find it, and that's a really good resource to have. Okay.

Speaking of the batterers who are struggling. This is pretty appropriate for me to do. Go check out our warehouse games. Me and Trev just played. Batters who are struggling. Lamont Wade, getting late early for late night Lamont. One for 25. Oh, 40 batting average the past couple weeks.

158 when leading off an inning. 158 OPS. Jazz Chisholm, you haven't heard a ton about Torp. Pets, have you? Him, belly, a couple of other torpedo boys haven't been killing it lately. Four for 45 from Jazzy Fizzle. Riley Green breaks in 04. Six for 47.

His K percentage highest in the AL among qualified batters. Worried about that. Michael Conforto, I told everyone I was buying Conforto stock. They were comparing him to Freddie on the broadcast. Five for 38. Hey, how are you? 077 on outside pitches. Third Loess in the National League.

Anthony Volpe. Hello, young friend. Six for 43, hard hit rate of 14.3% on non-fastballs this season, tied for Lois in the AL. And Trev, you've mentioned it a lot on recent episodes. Every major league hitter can hit fastballs. It's just if your timing is on or off. That's what it all is.

I think there was a point in this race series where 40 out of 54 pitches to Volpe were fastballs. And he just couldn't time it up. So he ran into one at the end of the series. Yanks are about to play the guards. But yeah, if you're the guardians, they're going to challenge him with high fastballs and we'll see if that timing's fixed or not.

Yeah, the torpedo bet thing is very interesting. How big of a topic it was and now nobody knows about. all is Cray is using one. Nobody talks about that. I don't know. You still got to hit the ball really well. I think the consensus I've come to in my mind,

this big brain over here, was there are certain guys that you can use it, and maybe you should use it for. Tyler Anderson, come with a little cut piece in on your hands. Move the barrel down a little bit. That makes sense to me, right? A guy that's going to jam you,

you might want the barrel closer to your hands. That's where I would go with it. And then other guys, you switch it up. I'm curious because I was not a guy that changed bats ever. That different feeling. It feels different in your hands. Like going back and forth is interesting. I don't know.

Yeah, I think like anything, if it makes you feel good, you know, a guy you're facing a pitcher that throws a lot of cutters or sliders away from you, maybe you want that meat at the end. If you're getting, I don't know, we're not scientists. We are doctors,

and that's why we do our IL segment. Again, usually a bad time for me, but it's informative. Bo Brisky, those Detroit Tigers. That was kind of mine, White Lotus mom. Bo Brisky. Derek Hill. Piper, no. Derek Hill.

Nice, Treb. Yeah. Put it on the board. Richie Palacios, ah, just came back and he looked good. He's going back on the aisle four to six weeks. John Brebue, growing out that beard, triceps,

we don't like that. Jason Hayward, left knee, Tim Mazza, that Pirates bullpen. Martine Perez, for the White Sox with some elbow stuff.

AJ Puck, man. We talked about how big and thick he's been for the D-backs, left elbow, nervous. Casey Schmidt

and Zeke Tovar, a couple of NL. West infielers. Blake Trininin for the Dodgers. They'll somehow figure something out on the back end. Our guy Griffin Conine, dislocated left shoulder on the 60 day.

We hate that. Brandon Marsh, right hamstring. So he'll go on the aisle, reset a little bit. And then a couple other arms in there. But we like the guys coming back from the aisle. You mentioned Zach Netto with a couple rips, including a homer. Mark Kana, same for the Royals. Nice RBI up the middle.

Liam Hendricks for the Boston Red Sox. awesome. One of the more beloved guys in baseball. He goes in that socks band. I mentioned the Dodgers. Okay, we lost Trinan. Here's Evan Phillips, our old closer. Brock Stewart for the twins, coach. Need him. Forrest Whitley for Houston and Wyatt Langford. Is he out? Is he safe? He's back playing baseball for the Texas Rangers, which that allows us to start everybody's weeks. Words are brought to you by the Draft King's

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I have not. Oh, man, you got to go. Anybody that's incredible. You could do it real nice. real expensive. You could do it pretty cheap too. It's just a beautiful countryside. I want to say this in a way defending you at first because, you know, Coach Trev going

Napa Valley, some people are starting to tune out. You love, you love it up there. You truly do. It's just incredible. And even more, the food is awesome. Everything is just just go if you haven't gone. There's a vineyard up there called the Charles

Krug Winery. Okay, it was started by a guy who I think a lot of people are familiar with Robert Mendevi. Sure. It's actually started by Robert Mendevi Senior. It's four generations. All this, one of the oldest families in wine,

especially in Napa. And I think for a long time, Robert Mendevi wine was considered like some of the best. And some of that shine is borne off a little bit as, you know, people look for newer brands or new vineyards have popped up. Like, we went to Scream an Eagle.

that's one that everyone talks about now. Very difficult to get into, Jake. Yeah, I know. Don't know how I ended up there. So some of the shine is worn off. But let me tell you something, man. There are still some Mendevi wines that are incredible. Right.

So don't just throw it all away. I saw something on the baseball field that reminded me a little bit of a Charles Krug or a Robert Mendevi wine. And it was my guy, Justin Verlander, who 2025 hasn't necessarily gone his way he's chasing 300 wins I believe he's sitting at 262

had one in the bag Joe Adele ends up walking him off I think we're going to get to that in a little bit but he dowed it up a couple times for some vintage JV late in the game against Trout he ends up getting Trout twice but late in the game he ends up throwing a pitch

at 97.3 miles per hour I want to make sure I got that right 97.4. Thank you. It was as fastest pitch, strikeout pitch, by a full miles per hour since 2023. This is a guy that used to do that all the time. 94, 95 in the first. Gets into trouble late in the games and he would just rear back and throw 100 out of nowhere.

And it was one of the most frustrating things as a hitter was seeing this guy continue to get better and better as the game went on because that's not the way it's supposed to work. Mark, Jake. You're supposed to tire a pitcher out and then go get him the third time through the order. And this guy was the opposite of that. He would get better as the games went on. I saw him dialed up and I said, I got to give my guy JV some love. I went to his baseball reference page. I went down and click game logs. It toggled down. And usually there's like, you know, six or seven years that you have to choose from. His thing took up the entire page. This guy's been in the game for so long. Like I said, 2025, he's had a couple good start.

This one in particular was great for him. The Giants need him to be like vintage Justin Verde. They're starting pitching has not been great. They've been playing good ball, but they haven't really gotten much out of their starters except for Logan Webb. Nobody else has a ERA plus approaching 100. So they need some of this.

And I felt like watching him versus Mike Trout, him dialing it up. Maybe like when he was on the mound, he saw Michael Trout in the box. He reminded himself like, I am that guy. Like, screw it. dials it up. I just wanted to give him some love, man,

because he's, how old is he 42 years old? It's awesome to see, man. So, you know, look, he maybe doesn't taste the same as he used to. But every once in a while, he can dial it up, baby. Shout to Justin Verlander. Maybe he doesn't taste the same as he used to. Maybe he does. Maybe he does.

Kate? Trev, I was laughing. You know, we do a little bit of pre-production. for these shows for the people. And I wanted to go an award from that same very series. And, dude, I love it from JV. And I, for me, you can go both ways from there. It's JV wakes up this morning and he goes, ooh, I, yeah, maybe.

Oh, 97.4, huh? Maybe we got to really save those for the trouts, the judges, show, hey, whoever. Or maybe it's the other way. And all these pitchers get the stats. And JV's like, okay, I still got, we got that. Let's get 98 next start. So I'm excited to see the next steps. Yeah.

Two more things real quick. 80.2 career war, unbelievable. You just don't see the eights very often when you're looking up the baseball reference page. Also, his high school is named Goochland. Oh, yes. For some reason, I know that. Get you some Goochland High School. Okay.

Uch High. Old Dominion guy, shout out Vinny. I was starting this before. I'm going to give out the Keep Ageing that Wine Award because Trev, you know, as you know,

I'm also a wine connoisseur of sorts. That, yeah, I see her Justin Verlander, and it's a fine wine, a Bob Mondavi, great. I'm going to keep aging it. Because we mentioned that Verlander's 42. I'm looking at 72 years old.

I'm looking at 73 years old in a week. On April 29th, Ron Washington turns 73 years old. And in that same very game you were talking about, Ryan Walker comes in, who I just complimented him, and he's been so, you know, one of the best relievers in baseball for the last year and a half or so. And these angels, who Trev, you've been over there, and I've been giving you crap.

You've been like, these angels are pretty good. They play good baseball. I like these angels. I have told you that it's become part of my baseball religion that I can't let these angels into my heart because I just know what happens with the angels every single time, and so do Angels fans. I saw this.

The game-winning hit from Joe Adele, Cho Adele, who it feels like he's been an angel's prospect for half a decade now, and he's getting his opportunity. And sure, here's Mike Trout. And people are calling out Trout sometimes for staying in L.A. And he doesn't play with intensity. Mike Trout wants to win. Every athlete wants to win and compete.

Mike Trout wants that. Ron Washington behind him. Hitting him with the unk. I mean, there's a little jump there. I don't know the height he got on that. But that final unc twist of just the shoulders in the back trying to get into it, the angels, if they weren't the angels, I would tell you, I like a lot of guys in their lineup.

There's some youth here that can go. I'm not going to allow myself to get hurt by the angels. For the next little bit, I'm not going to treat the angels. angels like they've been the angels. I love that. They just beat a really good Giants team. Where Kyron Paris, and you've been emphasizing him, what he's been doing as a part of this young season, I wanted to believe in Ron Washington last year, and it got me hurt, again, just a little bit more. I don't know where the ALS is going this year. I don't think it's going the Halo's way. This team doesn't have to be bad.

This team does not have to be bad. The uniform has told me that it does. And I'm going to try to ignore that for just a little bit. For just a little bit, I'm going to try to ignore that and enjoy some Angels baseball. Because it doesn't get better than 72-year-old Ron Washington, letting it eat on a come-behind, walk-off, bases clearing wind. It doesn't get better than that. And we do sometimes, or, and,

Maybe your team is different that you follow, that we get caught up and, hey, when you lose a brutal baseball game, you got to get in front of the mics and you got to say, hey, it's one game, and we'll win tomorrow. And it is what it is. And you do need that mindset. Also let it eat and have fun and celebrate a big comeback victory and build upon it. Get through April above 500. Get through May above 500.

That's when stuff can happen. How much hope did the Tigers have? last year. Every year one or two happen. I'm not saying I believe in the angels for a second. Sounds like you're saying you believe in the angels. That's what it sounds like. I'm just going to stop judging them as the old

angels for like a month. When you said when you said I'm just going to enjoy this while I can. That is what every angel's fan is feeling right now. You nailed it, pop. And this team is fun, man.

I mentioned like watching Kyle Hendricks, like throw the ball 82 miles an hour up there is insane. But Kukuchi's been really good. Soriano's been really good for them. Obviously, Tyler Anderson as well. Kenley hasn't allowed a run yet. Reed Detmer's, who I called to get traded. I said, somebody take this guy and make him a freaking star.

Now he's in the bullpen. He's doing it. Zach Nettos back. I don't know, man. Maybe it is the no cell phone thing. Do you remember that? I do. They're not allowed to have their cell phones.

Does Mike Trout? Is he in that, too? I don't know. I'm in. I'm in on the Angels. Oh, Hoppe and Netto came off the IL in the past week. Like, you look up and down, and you're like, okay, Joe Adele's 26 now.

I mean, how many times do we talk about a guy? Like, I think I just shouted out Dylan Moore, and he's 32, 33. Like, Joe Adele's hitting ninth for them. The bottom three in their lineup right now is listed as Netto, Paris, and Adele. Netto almost went 30-30 last year. I'm going to ignore the uniform.

for about a month. And I'm probably going to regret where it lands. With all that being said, thank you, everyone. Enjoy, it was a massive baseball weekend. Go halos. Okay. I didn't say that.

You are fired up. It's a juicy up today, people. Make sure you like, subscribe, share it. Share it with everyone. Enjoy your week. We'll be back Wednesday. Midweek and it.

Reed Detmer's is 25 years old, bro. He's coming back to a rotation at some point. I don't think he is. Stay there. Tell that to Seth Blue Goet. Unless the Mets trade form. Or the Brewers. Who's who?