 It is October 8th and yesterday there were four potential elimination games only one Elimination let's get into it What's going on everybody? Welcome back to another episode of talking baseball the games keep rolling Four more yesterday That'll be the most amount of baseball games played in a single day until the first day of spring training But things move on the rays fend off elimination Both National League series are going to a game five and the Yankees have their way with the twins This episode of talking baseball is brought to you by Peter McKee Dante Gizzy That's a that's a Gizzy. That's a fun name. I used to work with a Gizzy Wonder if that's connected Giz you just call him Giz that sounds like you just call it you call him Gizzy. Yeah, you can't you can't audible off that Drake no last name. So is there Drake in MLB? It's Oliver Drake. That's the reliever for Tampa I thought it was Drake LaRouche It could be Drake LaRouche, but it's not it's ruining that white socks clubhouse one day at a time Yeah, and Jordan Chevrolet It's fun someone DM'd me And they were so happy that we got their name right there like no one ever gets my name right. It was Sal Morale It's like alright, thanks Sal, but also kind of back off. We're trying our damn best. Okay. No, we got his name, right No, I'm saying but that's a backhanded compliment. He's like you guys get every name wrong Can you believe you got mine, right? No, he was saying no one gets his right like he said teachers He was outside of the scope. Yeah, it was a straight-up compliment. He was blown away. Wow. Yeah, good pys on I get that Yeah, my name my name is John boy. What up? I'm in New Jersey. I got Jake He's in Denver. It is noon on Tuesday There's only one game today, and I was up till 3 a.m. Doing talking to Yanks yesterday So this is a little later release. We apologize, but it's only one game So there's not that big of a rush so we can all we're all fine I actually Jake I needed the sleep so bad. I slept pretty well I've been crushing peeky blinders. I got 15 minutes left of the season. I had a pause it to record this. That's dedication, yeah And I'm taking the day off today after we do this and before the race game So I'm taking those five hours or so off and I'm gonna go get like a massage with Katie. I'm really excited. Hello. Yeah Big days. It's like feels like fall here. I was like, let's go apple picking. Let's get massages or let's go see Joker the movie She chose massages Might be able to mix another one in I want to go see Joker. That's got me spinning You know, I'm not a big movie guy, but I that's that's on my two movies a year I'm gonna go see in theaters if I if I had to pick that's got to be one of them I'll probably go to like the Friday matinee by myself on my birthday The movie podcast that we have on John Boy media that I was on for years Is reviewing Joker and they wanted me because I'm excited for Joker. They wanted me to go see it and come on I was like, I don't know. This has been a crazy schedule for us, but maybe I can do it So check that check out six packs in them if you haven't. All right Do you do were you able to watch all four games? I wasn't able to watch the raise one So when we get into it, I'm really gonna lean on your burn to find out so yeah, it was kind of funny because we were we were talking about the the Vaunted for four-day baseball schedule kind of the the NCA bracket comparison The raise I mean they jumped out to an 8-1 lead So it's like okay like Houston's good, but this one's over like the raise The raise literally have too many pitchers that they can't give up seven runs to tie this game Even if they wanted to So that tapped out and then I mean the st. Louis Atlanta game Felt like the story of the day Because that game was just incredible I mean it baseball doesn't get too much better than that and the Yankees, you know that it happened Everyone kind of saw it coming and then I mean the Nats really ran away with it and I don't know I think the the story was the raise sneaking it out But it happened so quick that it wasn't like it wasn't like it's three one in the ninth inning Can the raise fend off Houston like that moment never happened? So it was a lot of baseball. I think you there is definitely you could miss some moments and survive And that's st. Louis Atlanta game. I mean that kind of that kind of stole the show midday Yeah, if anyone didn't see Jake and I actually went live for the ninth inning and the 10th inning on YouTube It was pretty fun that series is the best series Yeah, hands down it's amazing. Well, we'll see what game five looks like I I Mean, it's kind of like I have fake money in the pot But I'm banking on a legendary Nats Dodgers game five because that's what I was hoping to be the best series Right now. They're at Atlanta and st. Louis are our handing it to them because that's just been incredible baseball It's been wild. All right, you have burns. We get let's go chronologically through Okay, are you ready? Yeah, Houston Tampa Houston versus Tampa in the trap on your mark Get set burn Potential sweep as we head to Tampa as Zach Efron grinky in the Stroh's hope to leave the rays in their ace Charlie Morton feeling salty Top one play the music Jose Little man with a lot of pop one nothing Stroh's at the TROP little rhyme well JP raise it stayed pretty quiet at the TROP JP raise fans You guys had a solid turnout proud of you guys bottom two. Let's get platinum Kevin Kiermeyer three run yabba-dabba ding dong three to one raise and they were just getting going G man as Choi goes deep show to get low low low low as Brandon goes yard Austin clears the meadows with two rb a two rbi double and a cap it off Tommy keeps it all in the family 8-1 raise after four you Lee Gurriel would drive in a couple late But so would the rays in a willy-a-dama's Homer raise get one at home ten three final I'm happy they got one at home, and I will say this From the highlights I saw and everything I heard the TROP had a great turnout and was a great atmosphere So in my face it was it was a great crowd Yeah, I was gonna I thought about Messenger messenger or tweeting at you and then I remembered you were you were doing an airport running you and you were juggling different balls But yeah, the TROP had a had a crowd And that's I think we figured out the secret if you want a baseball team in Tampa play all the games midday on on a weekday Monday weekday make the rays cool by making them like a skip class Oh boy Hello, you there I'm here Make the rays cool by making them Make the rays cool by making them like a skip day like you leave work or you leave school go to the raise game That might make them more appealing Yeah, ditched a go to go see the rays because right now the night thing ain't work in Tampa That cranky gets lit up 3.2 innings pitch five hits six earned runs Keermire does the big damage on him in the beginning Keermire is not a good offensive baseball player I mean, I don't know. He's a professional baseball player who's had a lot of at bat So I'm not trying to say that rudely. He's not the threat great He's not fair to say though like Keermire He never looks like just dead meat at the plate Is that fair like no, he doesn't look like Jackie Bradley. Yeah, like Jackie Bradley Jr. Sometimes you're like, oh my god Yeah Yeah, and I Keermire knows he's like I'm not a great hitter He's he hits a point in the at bat where he's like, hey Just stay tough put something in play because I'm one of the fastest guys in the league But yeah, man, he caught a he caught a changeup from Grinke that was kind of middle down and he tossed it and Keermire, I mean is Keermire like the heart and soul of the team Is that weird to say do they have a heart and soul of the team? I don't I mean, I don't know I think you have to ask a raised fan that dynamic. Yeah but This is a big weak link in the arm or Grinke Grinke. He's supposed to be the the nuke that's what we said at the trade deadline and This was a bad performance Now, yeah, I Have some like takes we're we're not a big take podcast if you've been listening to us for a while, you know that Because it's 2019 and people kind of like logic with a little bit of humor, huh talking baseball, but I'm kind of aggressive on Grinke man His his postseason history of late has not been good his last three starts So this one verse Tampa a 3.2 inning six earned run three homers given up And then he had two starts in 2017 five innings pitch three earn runs against the Dodgers You'll take that but then he's three point two four earn runs against Colorado and in that good Dodger start He had five walks so I'm kind of out on playoff Grinke right now and I also think there's a little bit of a mentality thing and I know this kind of gets tricky with Grinke Because he's had some anxiety and some mental stuff So I'm not taking an attack at that, but I do think there's genuinely something to Zach Grinke on basically every baseball team. He's ever been on Except maybe those Dodgers teams has been the best pitcher by a mile And now like we're saying that yeah at the trade deadline. It was like wow Houston does this. I Don't know like I just feel his mentality being the third starter I don't know. I think that does mess with the pitcher a little bit and hey, maybe this is blatant Yankees bias And I'm just hoping that's what happens in the ALCS. We're talking ourselves into it. Yeah, there's definitely a chance of that I won't lie But I think there is a little bit of merit to what I'm saying that being said Zach Grinke's next outing He could go seven shutout double-digit case and I want to be shocked. Yeah but you know a He's not Verlander and Cole No, I that that's the bigger. That's the bigger takeaway verse Zach Grinke. He's a good starter But you have a chance. I mean if we saw what Cole and Verlander have done And you know the rays don't have necessarily the elite of elite line-ups, but I mean they just got mowed down mowed down Well, then they brought in Miley Who's been awful right and he was bad. Yeah, and that's That's the thing and well, we'll talk about the Tampa Houston game later Houston in a seven-game set. I mean depending how much they have to use Miley in that bullpen And hey, I mean third Wade Miley came in he went double double walk It in a seven-game set you can get four starts out at Verlander and Cole sure If you break them once, I mean, I think you got a good chance if you break them twice I mean Miley looks bad. We'll see if Granke can turn it around But yeah, Wade Miley is in a bad place right now and that the numbers out of this series that'll come from the Houston Bullpen are gonna look ugly. Yeah Maybe that's also in comparison to their starters, but When we'll we'll preview this game at the end after we done recap and but good for the race and good for their Fans, they got a win at home. You know how much money that gets them that they cannot spend on their team Yeah Hope I hope so what are they charging for race playoff tickets? Well, I found out that the team split the gate. Did you know that? I Didn't know that. Yeah, so the MLB teams they straight up 50 50 split the gate But the rays get all concessions parking You know drinks All that extra stuff the rays get all the straight profit to them. I Want to look up tickets to this game. Is that rude? No, what do you think? What do you think the cheapest seat in the houses? 50 bucks? Let's see Tampa Yes, the pub has 50 so with taxes, but Those are seats one through three upper box 305 if you're trying to go nice. It's cool And that's like secondary prices and all that I've had so much I I'm still getting so many tweets about the damn uber chat and everyone keeps telling me the rich Yankee fans I'm like, they're not rich A bunch of blue collar workers who love baseball and save up to go to a game Yeah, shut up All right, let's do game to game to this is the best game of the day So we're going ATL st. Louis. Yeah, you ready? Yeah on your mark Get set burr Atlanta trying to finish off the cards in st. Louis Daniel Radcliffe Hudson tries to perform some magic against Dallas Keichel and in the first inning the fighting cards lean on their massive Rides gold Schmidt and Ozuna go yard work in the first. It's two nothing STL Atlanta would tack one on on an Albee sack fly. Remember that name speaking of remember that name Marcel the show Ozuna so nice. He does it twice two homers and an elimination game That's free anhyzer bush for the rest of your life in st. Louis But in the fifth the mighty braves it tastes just like Dan's be swanson scores on some fishy Defense by Maddie carpet third and then remember Albee's to run moonshot from the little fella Four to three braves. We're into the eighth now two outs Yachty he bloops when it's off the top of Freeman's glove Goldie will score We're locked up at fours and we're going to extras and speaking of never buying a beer in st. Louis Molina does it again sack fly bat throw bat throw We're going to game five cards win five four final Man like like I said, we were we were alive for the end of this game, but it feels like a fucking blur for some reason I'm so excited. It's going to game five I found myself just rooting for whatever team was down or if it was tied whatever team just like whatever made the moment better is what I was rooting for and We got it like a lot of the times I Feel bad for Tehran at the end there cuz he gets thrown in that's kind of a weird storyline on its own But I mean Yachty's the story, but Ozone is gonna get overlooked because the dude had two home runs Yeah Ozone will get some love a two-home or day in st. Louis though. They'll remember that for a while, but Yachty's the story Tying run and go ahead RBI. Yeah. Hey each each got two runs, right? Yachty I will say this about Tehran. You're right. He's in a tough spot. He was the injury replacement He didn't think he'd be playing this series here He is an extras the one thing that I did see it was actually from our buddy Craig Caldera who does NBC Sports Baseball he said The one thing that was kind of tough is that Yachty is a known first pitch swinger Yeah, so they threw they threw an inside fastball which Yachty's just looking to get a ball in the air to try to hit a sack Fly and so you almost that first pitch you kind of have to dirt that or put it somewhere Somewhere Yachty can't reach because he wants that first pitch well, but just Well, we'll focus on that up at because I mean that's a really good call like why would you put something in the zone when a sack fly wins the game and When we were live they showed them the score bug that Yachty was like oh for 15 against Tehran Yeah, there's one for 15 one for 15 And I looked up the each at bat and they were all lying out fly out deep fly ball deep fly ball So I was like well that one for 15 doesn't mean shit because all he needs is a good out and then to put it in the zone right there It's the same thing with like the Dan's be swanson pitch when you intention when the cards intentionally walked in the can to get to Dan's Be and then just opened them up right middle zone like these guys want to swing so the that There's a whole lot about Yachty bat throwing or throwing the bat and then doing the like throat slash. Do you care? I think it's awesome I enjoy it throat slash is a tough one just because I mean there are kids in there and stuff It's like not a good thing like there's never like I don't know like and maybe it's New York buys But there's fun in the uber thing like you've been saying you have one fact about the guy He's pitching in the game. You're gonna say something about it So the Yankee fans channel a little bit the old throat slash. It's kind of a little past where sports are supposed to be So we're on opposite care But if you're there with your kid who idolizes Yachty Molina, you're gonna have your little kid running around the backyard for weeks Just slashing people's throats. That's funny. I don't we're a little bit We're a little bit opposite because I love the throat slash. That's just straight out of like wrestling. It's just I'm the bad guy Fucking done. I don't mind that the bat throw like into the outfield That was like that's where my mom kicked it in my hand. I was like that's dangerous, dude There's people out there Yeah, I think I think we're flipped on that I do it. I only saw that main angle Because yeah, I was trying to picture. Okay. He hits the sack fly. I'm picturing. I mean Akuna's in center He's going to left field near Deval just to check out the throw was the right fielder anywhere near there Shame on TBS or ever had this game for not showing us a wide angle of that bat flip I wonder if anyone has like footage of it from their iPhone on Twitter if anyone has seen Full footage of that, please tweet it at me at Johnboy underscore Yeah, cuz yeah with that You're right and I do get that a little bit. I did have that thought I was like wait if Yachty Molina is right past first base throne is bat. That's uh, that's there Had to go pretty far. I'm assuming it's not a story because they weren't there I mean it but I don't know but yeah, I mean I like that I think bat toss generation where people try to find the new bat toss we saw the DD fallen over himself the other day Jean Carlo had the walk bat toss Yachty with the throw the price. I mean Bryce Harper's home run derby He won. I mean people remember the bat toss is like the exclamation point And so the yacht but he's the biggest from Toronto. Oh, yeah But I mean the Yachty bat toss will be remembered forever. It's a bat fling. It's like in a bat flinging contest. Yeah, I Like it. I don't care. It's all fun. Like it's all a storyline I understand I understand why if you're a Braves fan You'd be like fuck that guy and why if your Cardinals fan you say fuck that like that's in the nature of rivalry is as Well, so it's all fun to me. I tweet out the gifts. I Tweet out the gifts and My replies just get lit up by people on either sides of it. So I'm just stuck seeing Like I was in this these two guys are Talk about Carlos Martinez and Yachty like for about an hour in my replies is like damn This blows you guys are too far invested. It is a simple bat fling throw slash That's the passion baby. Oh, yeah, I get it a lot of people saying the throat slash was in response to Akuna Because after Akuna makes the last out he he does it across his chest like Braves, you know So it's a little different but whatever. Yeah, that was a throat slash Yachty's was a throat slash. Yes. Akuna's is across the chest, right? Yeah, I don't think those are if someone thinks Yachty was doing that as a shot at Akuna That's just trying to fabricate something. Oh, that's my entire timeline. Oh, yeah, but I know that's if I was a Braves fan I'd probably be doing the same thing because that's what you do to psych yourself up. Yeah, and like I said, everyone has their own personal lines on what they like and don't like in these celebrating things and I'm not Gonna say, you know, everyone has to abide by where it falls in my brain because that would be crazy But if you win the game, you could do whatever you want That's why I said like when Akuna hit that game tie that home run that didn't even tie the game Or you just cut a four run deficit do two run deficit That was like dude, you can't celebrate that in my head like come on like yeah, a lot more to go But if you win the game do whatever you want have fun But that's just me. Okay. Yeah You got anything else? I mean Keiko kind of got got he got smacked around right away Yeah, I mean the two homers in the first And then yeah, it gets pulled after 3.1 and they go to Luke Jackson, which is always exciting times on Twitter And on the field he he looked pretty solid for the most part Yeah, Shane Shane Green looked really good They they pushed him for 1.2 The only run he gives up is the one that goes off the top of Freddie Freeman's glove that if that ball gets caught What are we saying right now? That was awkward at first base cuz Yachty was so Oh, yeah, dude, he was like you could like he was like smiling and you could hear it Standing right next to Freddie Freeman who's so mad because if it was an inch He had an inch longer glove He makes that, you know or just like a slightly better vertical or whatever you want to think in your head And they're standing next to each other and Yachty's just like And Freeman so mad and Yeah, and that was and yeah Yachty. I think Yachty was Yachty I'm not saying he made an extra effort to make sure Freddie heard his excitement But he was okay with Freddie knowing he was excited about his ripper single that drove in the run I Think the other story that's kind of getting buried here is this this series has been a lot about Bad bullpens. I mean Carlos Martinez the Braves pretty much everyone. We had some really good bullpen stuff Throughout this game the the Cardinals they go They go what five five point one shut out of their bullpen That's pretty impressive. We didn't really think we'd see that this series and like I said with the Braves I mean Shane Green if that if an inch difference from Freddie Freeman We could have had the Braves kind of close out this series with their bullpen. So Gonna be gonna be a good game five, huh? If this doesn't go the Braves way in game five You can look to that Chris Martin injury and the trickle-down effect And it's pretty strong Yeah So that's a bummer I Whatever which ever team loses this series can point at five different things and say we should have won the series Yeah, but I that that I mean Tehran's only on the roster because he's right Luke Jackson gives up a lot of runs In the first game because he didn't you know have a he didn't know there's a weird warm-up situation And then they run out of bullpen arms with Martin gone. So That injury really like messed up two games kind of Yeah, I don't know. I think if you're a Braves fan, you can't think like that just cuz I Don't know. He's he's essentially been out since game one. You've kind of had to adapt It's a piece of your team, but I mean Chris Martin could have had a bad postseason It's not like he's a postseason stud, you know, yeah, I mean, I don't Braves fans I don't whatever they think I think that it's a change the dynamic of the bullpen Greatly All right, let's move on to the third game Yankees versus Twins On your mark get set burn a Potential elimination game three in Minnesota as the twins and Jake sucks Oda Rizzi versus Louise Severino and the Yankees as they have the target on their backs and many top two You know what keeps you warm on those chilly Minneapolis nights Glaiba bombs Glaiba bombs the kid kicks off the scoring with a solo shot one nothing yanks Sorry man heard your wife was sleeping with the gardener Brett slaps an RBI single to make it two nil pinstripes Outside of that the pitching held Sevego shut out for four. It's still 2-0 until top seven It's a twin killing and I'm not talking double plays DD Gregorius the twin killer RBI single stretches the lead to three Eddie money Rosario puts Minnesota on the board with a solo shot But Cameron Maven is gonna take me home tonight a solo shot of his own the dagger by the defensive Replacement two D's two eyes two RBI's the Gregorius B. I. G. scores Torres Seve to Kainley to Otto to the goose Chad Green to Britain to Chappy Yanks win 5-1 so weep the series 3-0 advance to the ALCS If you haven't watched this game Go watch like the defensive highlights. I know everyone. Yeah, I know everyone hates the Yankees There was like there was four plays Where the twins hit it on the screws? I think they had six balls over there They had nine balls hit over 100 miles per hour and seven of them went for outs The Yankees defense had never seen it so good. It was crazy It was crazy And I felt bad for the twins because they were hitting the ball hard Yeah, there's a you'd I think the judge highlight was circulating pretty well so no drove one it was a bullet to right field and The what was getting people beefing in in the replies was that they said judge was the only guy that can catch that There's other really good defensive right fielders. Don't get us wrong. Mookie Betts is incredible There's a lot of guys that can play a really good right field Aaron judges six seven frame was a big factor in him Catching that ball because it was a dart and it was full extension. That was incredible Glaber made two great plays and then in the ninth the Yankees tried to push Chapman for more than one inning which they hadn't done since Middle middle of the season. I think what were they saying June? And so Chapman comes out and they get a little rally on they get two guys on base a Liner up the middle just a bullet and if you like shortstop play Dee Dee is full extension stabs it and you just see and feel the Minnesota crowd Because they were looking for anything They were looking for that moment where the throw pulls the first basement off the bag and you get an extra base runner They were they were waiting for that one play So bad and every time it was there. It just never happened the Yankees just never let it happen It was he we were talking about the the shots of the stadium when they were going around the crowd and it was Devastating it was there was no hope There's no hope the the twins had bases loaded no outs in the second inning with a chance to break it open Yeah, so no up Who's after snow? Arise and then cave no Let me get in there is so no is definitely the first batter and he's he had a really tough series He was just overmatched by everyone's slider He went one for 211 for 12 with like eight runners and maybe it turns into a growth thing for him I know, you know young Aaron judge young Gary Sanchez Those guys had big slider problems that they've kind of grown from a little bit. I was so no Marwin in cave So he he gets to know to pop out with a good battle Severino does with bases loaded no outs Strikes out Marwin and then strikes out cave For me that was kind of the game. That was kind of like okay got through that Seve was a bit shakier than I'd want him to be couldn't really control his fastball We've seen this from Severino a lot Yankee fans. He gets to amped up And it's kind of a bummer Yeah, and it's it's tough because there's some mental gymnastics We have to do with this Severino as Yankee fans because I mean his pitch count I think 83 is the most pitches. He's thrown that got him through four innings So again, we'll see if they maybe try to push that or if he does have a couple clean frames Maybe he can get you the five or six But the Yankees still believe in their bullpen to a degree the confidence in Kainley and out of Vino Isn't where it used to be at the same time the confidence in Chad green is up and even I think Britain they they just believe he can twirl it and do his thing and Yeah for for the twins Oda Rizzy I mean gave you everything he asked for five innings pitch to earn runs their bullpen just couldn't do it And you know you do mention Chris Martin with the Braves and how you know changing the pecking order in the bullpen That is a factor You know, they even tried to bring in Taylor Rogers their closer earlier in this one Yanks still got one off of them The there was no fear factor out of the bullpen For the twins and I they they just they they didn't have enough they didn't have enough arms at all No, I mean well, it's not like they're bats did anything the Yankees held them to seven runs over three games and yeah two home runs Three home runs for the team that hit the most home runs was a three two in the first game and then the solo here. I Think so I think so. I believe so Yeah, so Twins went into the plays playoffs as the weakest team and they they sure exited as the weakest team that made the playoffs Yeah, only team that gets swept And I mean they've got that playoff streak now, which like is totally a thing and that kind of sucks Arise if if you're a baseball person who's who's looking to learn some new players Arise their young infielder He hit in the 300s this season he was questionable coming into this series with an ankle thing He tore it up. He hit 334 in the regular season in 92 games 326 at bats he's kind of got this old-school rod Karoo approach and they were saying that on the broadcast and I was like Guys, let's go easy with the rod Karoo comparison, but he does. He's really hunched over He's kind of got one of those old-school like Karoo 20 Tony Gwyn approaches I think those guys are gonna be more popular going forward because Infields and teams are gonna give you singles and I think if you have an approach like that and can handle the bat well I mean you can casually hit 320 Yeah, well, you know the game corrects itself and I think we're starting to see that and people are waiting for it It's kind of a bigger conversation. I remember I Remember they were asking Rob Manfred and stuff about making the shift illegal and doing all this stuff And he said usually the game corrects itself It hasn't yet But we still think it may and I think with guys like Marlon Gonzalez DJ arise and some more guys that are gonna come up I think you're right like this for a little bit This will be the way to get hits and a lot of guys will say why don't I just do that? Yeah, I would I would love if one of the smaller market teams just went out and got a bunch of these guys And we're just a fucking nightmare to play because you had a bunch of guys that could just slap it around like that Maybe that's the old man and me talking a little bit, but Yeah, and Jim I had one thing because my my big thing that I was kind of on the series was that odor is he at home gave them Their best chance to win a game which I think we agree on and I mean best chance is best chance It's it's however you want to look at it, but at the same time if the twins had any hope any hope to Actually try to win this series Barrios and odor is he had to be super special by saving odor is he for game three you're only getting one start out of them So I kind of came off that a little bit just cuz it's like alright Like in our heads because we had been putting down the twins It kind of made sense cuz like alright. This is your chance to get one. Don't pin me in there I thought it was dumb from the get-go Well, but you do think odor is he at home was their best chance to win a game Out of the three I would have never put odor I would have never done the pitching how they did I said that from the jump when they announced right when they announced Dobnack and not odor is he for game two that was an automatic sweep I mean you saw my face you were like you said the twins still might get one and I was just like no Like they're right, but okay, so you're Rocco Baldele. How would you have lined up their pitching? I would have done odor is he or Barrios one or two without a doubt You have to win games right away and conceding game two to have a better shot at game three is just a losing mentality Right, but then what are you doing game three? You figure it out. Hopefully you got a win and then you'd probably I would have gone like I Would have gotten an opener to Dobnack or pieced it together a little bit more Dobnack starting a game at Yankee Stadium is the dumbest manager of decision this postseason Yeah, pushing odor is he it I can't get over it's so stupid Yeah, I mean we did the whole opener thing, but I mean either way they were outgunned. So I think it's it's arguing over nothing Yeah Yeah, I mean Yankees move on there the first team to advance we thought a lot of teams were gonna advance But everyone everyone else fended off Elimination besides twins Yankees celebrate in their building And then I went to a bar afterwards did they yeah, there's some picks. Oh cool All right Next game. I don't really know much about this game either. I was watching but it wasn't like inputting Yeah, all right here we go On your mark Get set burn Mad Max Scherzer in a do or die game versus the Dodgers as they try to rich Netflix and chill on a winning flight home from the Capitol Turner turns on one in the first. It's a solo shot one nothing Dodgers Uh-oh, how would the Nats respond with their backs against the wall? Anthony Bourdain Rendon has no reservations as he drives in two on a sack fly in an RBI single To one Nats and then the chiropractor Ryan Zimmerman with the backbreaker three run Yacker for the Nats legend kind of a dream postseason for him Scherzer's the story seven innings pitch one earn run seven K's Rendon tax on an insurance run do little in Hudson hold six one Nats We're going to game five Oh Scherzer an elimination game Scherzer was great was pretty good your grandma could hit him. Oh Yeah, for sure She had bumped off him All day all day Turner got Scherzer right away, which was kind of interesting because we kind of said like hey watch out He's got good got good numbers against him, but then that was all a really it Yeah, I mean The Nats have or excuse me the Dodgers have five hits total one of those comes off Hudson late Yeah, Scherzer locks in when he finds his change up. It's kind of awesome to watch I mean all of his pitches are awesome to watch but his change up like gives gives me the shivers and Zimmerman man Ryan Zimmerman didn't have Well, I mean he's getting older he had some huge huge seasons in his past, but this year he was kind of Like how he Kendrick outplayed him essentially for the first base job as Struble Cabrera had been playing really well He had a negative war this year in 52 games and now in the postseason. He has the giant shattered bat Single that helped them win the wild card game and now he has this and it's uh, I mean it's I Was gonna say it's what makes baseball special, but it's what makes sports special I mean having a guy like this two years removed from a 36 Homer 108 RBI season now. He's 34 six homers 27 RBI's He's a role player if that and he's had two giant moments and one game to play One game to play. It's awesome, man do you I Want to talk about the next matchup, but I know we're gonna do it because it's I'm excited for it, but This was never really like in doubt, right? I mean once well I guess once that fifth inning happened in the big Zimmerman home run it's six to one and They they went they had Scherzer still on the mound at that point for two more innings Then they go do little on Hudson who are there two guys out of the bullpen? They still somewhat have faith in Yeah And they get the job done do little is my best friend, so that's really good Yeah, I think you know from Rendon ties it in the third and you know There's a couple innings there where it's like I I think both teams you're trying your hardest do your best You know that but you're kind of looking for that like oh god Where is there gonna be a booted ball the throw that pulls the first baseman off like I've been saying? Then Rendon gets the RBI single you have a 2-1 lead It's in your building Scherzer's on the bump and then Zimmerman basically ended it there You think I'm just I'm happy for Zimmerman Kendrick's got the start as well at second. So like he didn't even get moved off But I can't I was gonna say Kendrick kind of like was messing up But he's still still getting the game. He got two hits to and Zimmerman gets two hits as well To two for four, I think Yeah, I mean you kind of have to start Zimmerman just because that's that's how the world works as Drupal Cabrera Who had been so hot for them? Haman Kendrick are probably the debate at second base I'd have to look into their numbers versus Bueller, but maybe we'll talk about that on the next episode of talking baseball Oh Is there anything else about this game that we need to do dude the Dodgers Belanger He got another hit. So I think that's over with now He's got three hits in his last two games good for Belanger to shake that because when it was 0 for 12 It was getting loud or whatever. It's starting starting to but he turned it fine Jack Peterson goes 0 for 4 months. He goes 0 for 4. That's like a tough task Good job by Scherzer going after those guys and then Rich Hill Walked everyone. Yeah, Rich No offense to Rich Hill, but and it's the company you keep a little bit. I mean Bueller Kershaw Ryu Rich Hill when you see Rich Hill out there if you're the Nats you're pretty excited Yeah Yeah Got into preview the one game coming up Preview preview preview someone said they hate the transition song on YouTube and I just want to let you know that I love it And I think sometimes there's not ads so it's weird Hopefully eventually there's a bunch anyway One game One game Jake tonight crazy. This is how it will be going forward a lot with them. We get in the CSS But it's just rays Versus Astros trying to stave off elimination again Who's the pitching it's opener versus Verlander? Yeah, Diego Castillo will open for the rays versus Justin Verlander who is technically on short rest Things like that in the playoffs don't matter to Justin Verlander, but you'd say that about another pitcher, so I guess I'll mention it I'm excited man. I don't know. I think the rays are gonna make this ugly like I you know I like to link things to other sports. I think the rays are gonna do the equivalent of You know the the small team that's rushing it You know there they're gonna use the the army or navy offense where they run the triple option and try to sneak out First downs and control the ball and just hope that Houston can't get it going The first inning you we pointed to every playoff game because the first inning sets the tone and the game path and all of that Diego Castillo Like he needs to be clean if Houston gets to Diego Castillo They're saying okay Verlander on the bump Whatever chump they bring out of the bullpen. We don't care. We'll get to them if Diego Castillo gets them You've been in these opener games as a Yankees fan. It's just frustrating Yeah If they if they pass the baton like three times on you it just starts to wear on you like oh my god every guy So they bring out it's gonna fucking work. This is annoying And you just you just get the one brutal matchup like they they bring in the tough lefty against Brantley And you're like well Brantley doesn't have a chance. They bring in this guy Verlander on the other hand is so fucking good Let's let me read to you what Verlander did to them in game one. Sure Walk dope walked Austin Meadows. That's a great start double-play ball struck out Choi Diaz fly ball low foul fly ball Darno ground out 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 3rd inning Wendell K Kiermeyer fly out a Domus fly out another 1 2 3 inning and the fourth inning Meadows popped out fam fly it out. He walked G man Choi bases loaded and then Yandy Diaz grounded out So four batters that inning they're improved and the fifth inning they let off with a single Then three outs to strikeouts. So what other four innings and then in the sixth inning 1 2 3 strikeout walk ground ball double play and in the seventh he struck out the side I mean He gave up one hit Jake Since joining Houston, he has nine starts 10 games They're eight and two in those games 61 innings pitched 61 innings pitched 34 hits um A 2 5 1 e r a opponents are hitting 164 To the tune of a 0.510 ops. So basically The worst hitter on your team. He makes everyone You expect more of the same like I wouldn't expect him to go one hit through seven But I expect verlander to go through seven innings and the worst damage. I would say is three runs Like that would be my worst Start prediction for yeah, you're you're not trying to get runs off of verlander. You're trying to get him out of the game like Literally best case best case is the raise. We're having a special day up and down the lineup You get verlander out after six. He's going seven The key is to not let him go eight or nine to be honest um Because the second he comes out of the game you get momentum You you truly do you see someone who's not just in verlander And you're ready to go um I don't know. Yeah, you hope to get like two solo shots or maybe a solo shot and then a small ball run And then hope your pitching holds and if you need something you can get their bullpen, but it's um It's it's a tough ask You know who the raised best hitters have been The raised best hitters have been has g-man been good um He's a good on base percentage But he's only got one hit and one hitting three walks So who's doing it for the raise willy adamis has four hits and seven at bats with two walks And one of the four hits was a home run another one was a double. So willy adamis has been doing it And matt duffy. Well, he only played one game Tommy fan has four hits and 12 at bats and austin meadows has three So it's really adamis fan meadows have been getting it done Consistently and then you have kirmeyer with the big rbi Yeah, and in in game three. I mean it Everyone got invited to the party except travestar. No um But yet duffy meadows fam choy garcia. Wow kirmeyer and adamis all had hits um and willy adamis man He was a guy that he was kind of a yankee killer for a little bit young guy. He was a big prospect He's still 24 he had And you know jews ball era. We did this the other day that 20 home runs aren't that impressive I'll say this 20 home runs from a 24 year old shortstop Still hold something and that's what willy adamis did in this regular season and now in the post season. He's bringing it so um Slick willy adamis slick willy Slick willy You got anything else to watch out for here I mean presley and has been bad out of their bullpen. I don't know how much they're really going to use him will harris is going to be I mean, I think he's up in the packing order, right? He's he's got a lot of post season experience with them too Yeah, he's he's the one that came in and relieved after ozuna after ozuna couldn't close the other day so there's We're we're a Matt ozuna outing and a good will harris outing away from like controversy in houston Yeah, I mean harris has a lot of experience. He was yeah He was on the team in 2017 He was on the team in 2015 when they were had some playoff games. He's been around um Which is kind of weird because you don't think of him as like a guy I don't really know him that well You still holding out for the trop to get involved Oh, yeah, always. Yeah always Nothing got nothing happened now. They're the night now. They're the one game at night a lot of more eyes on their tv On tv screens. So yeah, we need a catwalk shot And jimmy raised fans the ones that are listening and rightfully so should should be mad at us because he basically just got mentioned for a Second in the burn charlie morten The only run he gives up is a solo shot to el tuve in the first five innings pitch nine k's against his former crew So I guess kind of missed that before And my favorite pitch ninja of the year so far charlie morten scissor action. It's the latest scissor. I've seen on two pitches I don't I think it's a glitch I think there's some frames missing in the two seamer like I don't think that's the real movement, right? No, but I honestly like sometimes i'll be recording games and i'll make gifts But it will have a jumpy action like that and I won't post it because it's if I go frame by frame It's clearly there's a frame missing that makes it look like that So like It's still amazing without the glitch But that's the fact that there the fact there's a chance that it's not missing a frame though I think that says something I'd put a hundred bucks that it is Like as a guy who makes pitching gifts as well I would throw down a ton of money that there's Something a little off with how much that two seamer picks up speed as it moves left to right Which is just two seam fastball not how physics works But it's still amazing that they cross each other That yeah, that says enough about it Coles was cool with his three pitches Yeah That was pretty cool All right. I think that ends this one. We'll be back tomorrow to recap The rays and astros whatever happens tonight and then talk about the two upcoming game fives Which is awesome. We had two wild card games now We got two more elimination games coming up or you know game seven feels So nl playoffs man. We got a bit spoiled. I wonder I wonder what's the most I mean, maybe I'm sure there's been more than just two in the ds's before If the rays somehow win today, we are spoiled. Yeah, that's five Out of seven game sevens That's crazy. Yeah. All right. Thank you guys We will be back tomorrow. I appreciate it if you want to leave a five star rating and review on itunes That would be fantastic. If not, just keep coming back and listening