WEBVTT 1 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.440 Get some facts and come back and Seebee. Get some facts and come back 2 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.679 and Seebee. Don't throw out salaries or other things. Get some facts and 3 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:25.039 come back and Seebee. You can't handle the true I told our players you 4 00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:27.800 need a bit more like a dog. We don't need a bunch of cats 5 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:31.440 in here. Looking in the mirror, I look good. I got my 6 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:35.359 extra bands on, I got my other shoes. Be a doll. We 7 00:00:35.359 --> 00:00:38.960 don't need no mouns. We don't need no cats. We need more dogs. 8 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:43.920 Why not at the turn? Why you're not at the day? We 9 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:46.479 weren't good. There's no sense of asking me things about the game. I'm 10 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:49.000 telling you we laid an egg. So I'm not gonna break it down for 11 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:54.039 you. He sucks. He sucked. He laid an egg. That's all 12 00:00:54.039 --> 00:00:56.119 I have to say. Guys, I'm sorry. I'm not gonna break it 13 00:00:56.159 --> 00:00:59.159 down for you. Nothing went well for us. It's on us. We 14 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:03.840 have to figure it out, and we went. It is showtime for the 15 00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:06.840 final hour of Extus and Bros. Bottom of the hour, we will visit 16 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.159 with John Paul morosei MLB dot Com and Fox. He will join us to 17 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.680 talk about the MLB All Star Game. From last night, Trek Schoubl's trade 18 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:21.480 positibilities, the Tigers first half of the season, and what we can expect 19 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:26.879 the rest of the way for Major League baseball. That has been a very 20 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:32.200 entertaining first half. What's been what's been the when we get to the poll 21 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:36.519 question here in a minute, what's been the most entertaining part in your mind 22 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:42.840 or the most surprising part in Major League baseball so far this season? There's 23 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:47.879 a few storylines. Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, I 24 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:51.519 think we kind of saw one of them last night with Paul Skeens. This 25 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:55.359 this explosion of young talent's been pretty fun to watch. It has been. 26 00:01:55.480 --> 00:02:02.079 Yeah, that's a good one for me. The biggest surprise in a positive 27 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:08.000 way has been Cleveland. The finished ten games under five hundred, and they 28 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:15.680 have a guy who has never managed before in steven vote. They have fifty 29 00:02:15.719 --> 00:02:20.560 eight wins, tied for the most in the American League and second most in 30 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:23.120 all of baseball. It's not that they're winning the division. It's the fifty 31 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:27.960 eight wins, I think more than anything else. And quite honestly, the 32 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:31.039 other two teams that have fifty eight wins Baltimore, New York Cleveland's got a 33 00:02:31.039 --> 00:02:37.639 better winning percentage because they have fewer losses. Fifty eight and thirty seven is 34 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.759 Cleveland, right? So and that from a positive standpoint, it is just 35 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:51.159 that from a negative standpoint, I would say one of two things. Either 36 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:57.560 the Toronto Blue Jays, who are eight games underwater and have the worst run 37 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:05.319 differential in the American League East, or the Chicago Cubs, who I expected 38 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:09.120 much more from. I'd probably side with Toronto. And here's the reason why. 39 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:15.039 When you see the talent that they possess, whether be Guerrero junior, 40 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:21.759 or Bishett, or Springer or Varshaw whatever. Okay, they've got a lot 41 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:23.319 of it. I know they lack some pitching, but they've got a lot 42 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:29.599 of it. It's not just the fact that they are last in the division 43 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:36.159 fourteen games out, eight games under five hundred, and have fewer wins than 44 00:03:36.199 --> 00:03:43.680 teams like the Tigers and Rays and I almost said Angels close to it. 45 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:49.240 It's the fact that they're considering, or there is speculation anyway, of selling 46 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:53.319 off two of their young stars who they have not signed to contract extensions yet, 47 00:03:53.719 --> 00:04:00.719 in Bashett and Guerrero. Those would be the two for me. Cleveland's 48 00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:06.759 rise Toronto's fall. Now, that may be easy, and that may be 49 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:12.080 convenient for a lot of people. I do like Trent's answer of Paul Schimes. 50 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:21.360 How about locally, what's been the positive for Detroit? What has been 51 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:29.199 the negative for Detroit? Obvious positive a schoobl I also think watching Cole Keith 52 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:32.839 at least offensively come along a little bit, that's been fun. The negative, 53 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:39.360 obviously is Torklsen. But I mean we talked a couple of weeks ago, 54 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.920 Shepp. This is the first time the Tigers have had two All Stars 55 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:46.480 voted in. You know that's been a positive. Yeah, the first time 56 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:54.720 since they had Michael fulmer Go there as one of two. Justin Upton, 57 00:04:55.319 --> 00:05:00.720 justin Upton. Right, Look, I think Schooble's the obvious answer. I'm 58 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:05.279 not going to say it's wrong because he's a cy Young Award front runner. 59 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:10.680 I don't think he's just a candidate. I think he's a front runner. 60 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:15.639 I'm not going to try and convince you that I expected him to be ten 61 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:20.600 and three, leading the league with an ERA of two point four to one. 62 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:29.600 But remember this, in fifteen starts last year he went seven and three. 63 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:33.279 He struck out one hundred and two guys in eighty innings. If you 64 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:39.639 believe that there is a progression for talented players like Derek Schouble, this is 65 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:50.040 not that outlandish. I like what you said about cold Keith. The fact 66 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:57.199 it's not just his progress, the fact that the Tigers took him north from 67 00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:02.879 Lakeland in spring training and gave him him a chance to fight through the harsh, 68 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:10.680 difficult times that everybody knew he was going to experience. Him responding the 69 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:15.639 way he did that to me is the positive for me. That's the biggest 70 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:23.000 positive of this pre all star stint for the Tigers. I like what col 71 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:27.759 Keith has done, no doubt. Who wouldn't look at how well he has 72 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:36.839 played offensively over the last month. It's almost justifiable. He shouldn't be writing 73 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:42.720 home for a two point fifty three batting average and nine home runs. But 74 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:49.279 remember it was a massive, massive struggle for him to start. He didn't 75 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:55.639 hang his head, he didn't pout, and they didn't need jerk reaction like 76 00:06:55.800 --> 00:07:01.079 many fans do and say send him down and bring somebody back up. They 77 00:07:01.079 --> 00:07:06.120 stayed the course with him, they helped him, and he is rewarding them 78 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:13.120 for that. Trust. The negative You're right, without a doubt, it's 79 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:19.759 Spencer Torkelsen. Without a doubt, him being as productive as he was a 80 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:26.360 year ago in the middle of this lineup would change things dramatically. I'm not 81 00:07:26.399 --> 00:07:31.360 going to blame him for the tigers certain woes. Okay, I'm not going 82 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:36.160 to tell you that the reason they're three games under five hundred and the reason 83 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:42.040 they're twelve games back of Cleveland is because of Spencer torkels It goes deeper than 84 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:46.279 that. You know that I've said that, But him in the middle of 85 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:50.040 the lineup after having thirty one bombs in ninety four stakes a year ago, 86 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:54.800 if he was on a close pace to that, and I don't think it's 87 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.920 too much to expect if he was on that type of pace this year, 88 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:03.680 this team would be in a much different spot. I don't know if they 89 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:07.480 would have caught Kansas City by now. I can't say that they would have 90 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.680 been in second place of against replacing Minnesota by now. I just know they 91 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:16.079 would be much better than they are right now. Because it's a desperate it's 92 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:22.920 a really difficult thing for this team to produce the type of power it needs 93 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:26.879 without the true power hitter and he was supposed to be that guy, right, 94 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:30.120 And we don't want to overstate this. We don't like you said. 95 00:08:30.279 --> 00:08:33.559 It's not like the Tigers would be in first place if Spencer Torkelsen was playing 96 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:35.360 as well as he did last season, but maybe they'd be three games above 97 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:39.639 five hundred instead of three under. Yeah, I think that's fair six game 98 00:08:39.679 --> 00:08:43.519 swing. Yeah, I think there are guys there. Look, there are 99 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:48.600 other guys who've disappointed me just as much, but I wasn't expecting a whole 100 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:54.759 lot from them. I had high expectations for Spencer Torkleson. 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So we'll get John Paul Morosi's thoughts on that perhaps 158 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:45.799 his biggest first half surprises and disappointments, and see how it matches up with 159 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:50.720 us. I found this very interesting. We'll get to it here in a 160 00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:56.559 moment about it. A player demanding a trade and a possible destination. I 161 00:13:56.559 --> 00:14:00.399 don't see it happening, but somebody did write about this. First and foremost, 162 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:03.879 let's get to our poll question. We asked you yesterday, what part 163 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:09.159 of ESPN's quarterback rankings do you disagree with? That's the keyword, disagree with 164 00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:15.840 more. Now, remember they rated him rightfully, so Patrick Mahomes number one, 165 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:20.600 Joe Burrow number two. Then you had Josh Allen at number three, 166 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:24.600 and Lamar Jackson four, Matthew Stafford at five. Jared Goff came in at 167 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:28.519 number nine. So we asked you, what do you disagree with more Stafford 168 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:35.639 rank fifth, gofrank ninth or other because a guy like Jalen Hurts was not 169 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:41.480 in the top ten. So what are the final results there? Trent pretty 170 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:45.559 tight. Stafford at number five got fifty percent of the vote, Goff at 171 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:48.759 number nine got forty four percent of the vote, and other with the remaining 172 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:52.799 six percent, I would have fellen other by the way shep Aaron Rodgers at 173 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:54.159 eight was my biggest issue. But what do you think of the results? 174 00:14:56.000 --> 00:15:01.559 Little surprising, I thought people, especially because of how they have gravitated towards 175 00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:05.679 Jared Goff throughout the state. You hear it all the time, players bring 176 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:09.320 it up all the time. I figured they would have had a problem with 177 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:11.840 him at nine and probably should have been higher to your point, like Aaron 178 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:16.120 Rodgers being at eight. Maybe leap frogging a guy like Aaron Rodgers. But 179 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:22.200 I'm glad people participated our pole question today, should Tiger Woods retire? Yes 180 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:24.600 or no? You can vote as often as you like. All you got 181 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:28.000 to do is follow us on Facebook. It's exes and bros. Follow us 182 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:33.519 on Twitter or x xb mornings and vote as often as you want. Again, 183 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:35.639 at the bottom of the hour, we will pick it up with our 184 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:41.120 friend John Paul Morosi. He will join us and we will get his thoughts 185 00:15:41.200 --> 00:15:45.879 on a number of different things regarding baseball in general. All right, very 186 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:50.879 interesting yesterday, where as rookies report to camp and some rookies already have, 187 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:56.480 as rookies report to camp and veterans are getting ready to do just that, 188 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:03.360 the report comes out that the outstanding wide receiver for the San Francisco forty nine 189 00:16:03.440 --> 00:16:07.480 Ers, Brandon Ayuk, has demanded a trade. Now, he's not the 190 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:14.120 first San Francisco forty nine er to do this. There have been others and 191 00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:21.399 they have settled things with their team. So, for example, a guy 192 00:16:21.519 --> 00:16:27.639 like Deebo Samuel, remember he wanted to be traded and they took care of 193 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:32.000 him. There are others. We don't have to go through all of them. 194 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:36.879 Auk wants, well, you know what he's done. He's seen the 195 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:41.480 extended deals. He and his agent have seen the extended contract and expensive contract 196 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:47.120 for guys like Justin Jefferson, AJ Brown, Aman Ross, Saint Brown, 197 00:16:47.840 --> 00:16:52.360 Jalen Waddle, Davonte Smith, Nico Collins, all of them halfte new extensions. 198 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:56.240 He wants some of that. And after having the year he had last 199 00:16:56.320 --> 00:17:03.799 year seventy five rocks over thirteen hundred yards, seven touchdowns, you can understand 200 00:17:03.839 --> 00:17:08.799 why he's a little antsy. He'll make fourteen million dollars a little bit more 201 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:15.799 than fourteen million dollars this year. The projected market value for him, according 202 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:21.559 to sports Track is twenty six and a half million, So he's a little 203 00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:25.480 frustrated. How he's gone about it. I don't necessarily like so. For 204 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:30.480 example, there was a shared video of him watching Commander's film via social media, 205 00:17:32.559 --> 00:17:37.400 so that leads to speculation. Right not cool. Doesn't seem like they're 206 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:41.759 handling it the right way. San Francisco, remember in the draft, what 207 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:45.359 did they do on their first round pick? They took Ricky pearsall the white 208 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:52.279 out from Florida. Just in case. John Lynch, the general manager, 209 00:17:52.599 --> 00:18:00.200 also extended the contract of Juwan Jennings in the offseason, perhaps just in case. 210 00:18:02.839 --> 00:18:11.640 There is an article out from Sporting News that says the likely landing spots 211 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:21.759 the five best fits if I gets traded are as follows Pittsburgh. They've got 212 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:26.319 around fifteen million in salary cap space, so the money could work out. 213 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:34.559 Indianapolis, the Colts have Michael Pittman extended for Anthony Richardson. There's a lot 214 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:42.920 of questions beyond that. The LA Chargers, how about that trying to figure 215 00:18:42.960 --> 00:18:51.640 out how to replace a lot of production lost via the wide receiver position in 216 00:18:51.720 --> 00:18:55.839 the offseason. Now they may go a little bit more run heavy under Jim 217 00:18:55.880 --> 00:19:00.119 Harbaugh and Greg Roman, but Justin Herbert at some point is going to want 218 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:03.680 to sling it a little bit and he'll probably get his way. New England, 219 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:07.640 according to The Sporting News, is a possible landing spot. They have 220 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:11.319 the league's most cap space, more than forty million dollars, and of course 221 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:18.400 they've got a new first round rookie quarterback by the name of Drake May Washington 222 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:26.640 Commanders. So there's the fifteen. The Washington Commanders, Terry McLoughlin, really 223 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:33.519 good player. Jaden Daniels is the guy that Braden Brandon Ayuk has mentioned in 224 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:38.400 those social media posts. And the Commanders do have thirty seven million dollars in 225 00:19:38.480 --> 00:19:45.400 cap space. It helps to have a rookie quarterback on a rookie contract. 226 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:49.680 Patriots have itt Colets have it, Washington has it. So that's the possibility. 227 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:55.839 The interesting thing is one more was brought up, and that is the 228 00:19:55.920 --> 00:20:00.759 Detroit Lions probably not going to happen. And they say, but one can 229 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:08.039 dream a little bit. Would you dream of such a scenario knowing full well 230 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:15.000 that it would damage the salary cap hit on your team quite a bit. 231 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:21.200 You've already got one highly paid receiver, You've got the highest paid offensive tackle 232 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:26.200 in football. You've got a guy who makes a pretty halfty price as the 233 00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:30.599 center, and we all know that Jared Goff is among the highest paid quarterbacks 234 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:37.319 in the history of the sport. Only Joe Burrow per season makes more money 235 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:42.799 than Jared Goff. You also have to take into account the guys you're going 236 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:48.599 to have to re up eventually, Aiden Hutchinson. Primarily, it doesn't fit. 237 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:53.759 I know it's a big name. I know you feel like they need 238 00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:59.960 another receiver. The money needs to be spent elsewhere. Doesn't this almost feel 239 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:03.640 like a Jamison Williams question. Absolutely, And that might be the biggest question 240 00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:07.000 mark going into the Lions season. I know people will look at the secondary. 241 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:11.440 We can talk more about this later in the week, but I think 242 00:21:11.839 --> 00:21:15.880 Jamison Williams is probably the biggest question mark for the Lions. You don't make 243 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:21.039 a move like Brandon Ayuk when you've got a guy like Jamison Williams who you 244 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:23.200 hope is ready to bust out. When we come back, we'll bust it 245 00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:29.799 with John Paul Morosi, MLB dot Com and Fox. He will talk baseball 246 00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:33.759 with us at a thirty five Here on Exies and Brokes, get so many 247 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:38.240 great deals this week with one stop at Meyer. 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I 273 00:23:56.079 --> 00:23:57.519 do not say this lightly, and I don't say this because he's on the 274 00:23:57.559 --> 00:24:00.960 other end of my line. I say this because it's true. There are 275 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:06.559 not many people who are more respected in the game of baseball than John Paul 276 00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:11.039 Morosi works for MLB Tonight, MLB Network, MLB dot Com, Fox Sports 277 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:15.279 FS one. He has written for The Houston Chronicle, the Boston Globe, 278 00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:18.759 the Seattle Post, the Detroit Free Press. You want to know what's going 279 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:22.920 on in baseball, this is the guy they follow. You follow him on 280 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:29.279 x at John Morosi and the Michigan and Harvard. Gret joins us here on 281 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:32.039 Exes and Bros. Glad to have you, my friend. Thanks to the 282 00:24:32.079 --> 00:24:33.519 time when I know you're busy, and we appreciate it very much. Hell 283 00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:38.359 of an All Star game last night. Awful uniforms but in the state of 284 00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:42.599 Texas and the players really delivered. It was a fun watch don't you think 285 00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:48.400 it was? Yeah, and thanks for the very kind of introduction. All 286 00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:52.240 the respects right back to you, my friend. Thanks for everything over the 287 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:56.440 years and all the amazing guidance you've given me and your friendship that means the 288 00:24:56.480 --> 00:25:00.119 world number one first and foremost so. But yeah, the All Star Game 289 00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:04.400 last night, I was pretty impressed actually by the way the game unfolded. 290 00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:08.640 You're right, I would prefer to see the old English d on the field 291 00:25:08.640 --> 00:25:12.039 as opposed to the Jerseys as we saw them last night. But be that 292 00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:15.720 as it may. The big moments, Oh Tani Howard, we got to 293 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:22.680 see judge versus Skenes Jared Duran. What an amazing performance for him and someone 294 00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:26.039 who I think has really inspired a lot of people by talking about his journey 295 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:29.319 with mental health as well. For him to be the MVP very fitting in 296 00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:32.279 a beautiful moment for him and his family. So this is I think overall, 297 00:25:32.400 --> 00:25:36.200 Chef, a great midsommer classic and a very beautiful way to begin the 298 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:40.920 second half of the season. Yeah, Paul Skeens was amazing. I really 299 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:44.240 was hoping, I think, like a lot of Tigers fans, that Terrek 300 00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:47.480 Skubel was going to start the game. But look he comes in second. 301 00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:52.559 He really impresses. I don't want to say it's he should have been, 302 00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:56.799 you know where he is right now because he had a good, strong finish 303 00:25:56.920 --> 00:26:03.400 a year ago. But what's impressed you most about Erk Skoobel and his maturation 304 00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:07.680 this year? Wow, Chef. I mean, he basically has, in 305 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:12.039 my estimation, as good of a collection of pitches on the left side as 306 00:26:12.039 --> 00:26:15.839 we have seen in a very very long time. It is it is like 307 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:21.480 a peak David Price. You want to say, Cec Sabathia, And again 308 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:25.680 we got to see Cherik do it for longer before we put him in the 309 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:29.519 category of what David has done and Cec has done, and certainly Kershaw's on 310 00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:33.279 a way next level, But just in terms of the stuff that he's got, 311 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:37.759 the ability to execute pitches and be consistent. I mean that to me 312 00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:44.400 is what what has separated Trek from basically everybody else in the game the season, 313 00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:48.400 Chef, is that you know, we saw him mature and come along. 314 00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:51.759 You did a great job of describing his starts for the early throughout his 315 00:26:51.839 --> 00:26:56.119 career, and you saw, I think, the ability to make pitches. 316 00:26:56.599 --> 00:27:00.519 But now he's just making so many fewer mistake now during the course of an 317 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:04.839 outing, where every pitch, it seems, is perfectly executed. It's not 318 00:27:04.920 --> 00:27:08.480 just the stuff, but the commander where it's located. That, to me 319 00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:12.720 is what stands out with him and just I think the ability for him to 320 00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:18.200 withstand a high workload is really unique, and that is something I think is 321 00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:21.799 very special in the game right now. We don't see a lot of guys 322 00:27:21.839 --> 00:27:26.440 that do that. But he's got that Andy Pettitt persona on the mound right 323 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:30.599 now, and it's a lot of fun to watch TV radio print. He 324 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.240 does it all. He is John Paul Morosi, not just in baseball, 325 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:37.480 by the way, hockey as well. You can follow him on x at 326 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:41.440 John Morosi. You know the big question. Your good friend Tom Verducci, 327 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:44.759 who is very good at what he does as well, talked about how the 328 00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:48.759 Dodgers and the Orioles are trying to put together a big package to go after 329 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:55.359 pitching, and one would think Derek Scoubel would be directly in their cross hairs. 330 00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:59.240 It's easy to ask, would you trade them? The harder question to 331 00:27:59.319 --> 00:28:03.599 answer is what do you need to get in return? Because I remind people 332 00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:08.400 that when Verlander went to Houston, Houston gave them three of their top eleven 333 00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:14.839 prospects. Personally, I don't want prospects. I think they need major league 334 00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:19.839 baseball ready. Guys, what's your overall take on if and what Detroit should 335 00:28:19.839 --> 00:28:25.279 get should Trek Scooble be on the market, Well, sheepy, you're exactly 336 00:28:25.359 --> 00:28:30.559 right, and that's where the conversation is picking up if you're going to move 337 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.079 Schooble. And where the Tigers are in a good position is they don't have 338 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:38.000 to. I think the industry knows they don't have to. It's not as 339 00:28:38.039 --> 00:28:41.920 though he's making a ton of money and that they're under duress to move the 340 00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:49.480 contract. You can basically make the deal that you want or just walk away 341 00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:52.680 and say hey, we'll catch up with you in the offseason, or'll catch 342 00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:56.440 up with you next year's trade deadline, or maybe never, depending on how 343 00:28:56.480 --> 00:29:00.759 things play outs. But you can be too here and and if I'm the 344 00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:06.680 Tigers, and if I'm talking with with the Dodgers, I would say, 345 00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:10.319 Hey, Gavin Stone, who's already in the major leagues and is one of 346 00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:12.799 the Dodgers starting pitchers right now, he's got to be in the deal. 347 00:29:12.839 --> 00:29:15.400 And if they say no, say okay, well, we'll catch up later. 348 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:18.319 I mean, this, this is where they're at. I mean, 349 00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:23.000 if you're if you are, if you're trading Schooble Jef, I fundamentally agree 350 00:29:23.039 --> 00:29:27.400 with you. If you're talking with the Orioles, say hey, I got 351 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:34.319 it. The name of Colden Kowser or Jackson Holiday or maybe even Jordan Westberg, 352 00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:37.119 who by the way, was an All Star last night. One of 353 00:29:37.119 --> 00:29:41.000 them has to be in the deal. And if they say that that's crazy 354 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:42.799 and that's asking too much, say okay, fine, we'll catch up with 355 00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:47.240 you later on. I mean, I do think that Scott Harris and the 356 00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:52.640 Tigers they probably owe it to themselves and the organization to explore this. I 357 00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:56.079 know that that fans won't want to hear that, but I think they have 358 00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:59.720 to at least go down that path. I mean, at the moment, 359 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:03.440 Tigers do not have a winning record. They're below five hundred. They're looking 360 00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:07.319 up at three teams in the Central. If they were ten games over five 361 00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:11.000 hundred right now, it'd be a different conversation. But they're not. You 362 00:30:11.079 --> 00:30:14.759 have to deal with the reality that you got. But part of that reality 363 00:30:14.839 --> 00:30:18.599 also is that Schooble has two years of control beyond this year, and you 364 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:22.599 don't have to act like you need to rush into a deal to make it 365 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:27.240 now. That being said, a little different conversation, but still something that 366 00:30:27.599 --> 00:30:33.799 history that you and I know well the Tigers missed their window to trade Michael 367 00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:36.319 Foehmer when they did years ago. I know it was different front office, 368 00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:41.000 different everything, but Foemer was still pretty young in the way that school is 369 00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:45.440 still pretty young, and the Tigers probably could have gotten a franchise changing return 370 00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:49.680 for Fomer if they had really done it the right way, and then he 371 00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:53.319 started getting hurt and he was never the same after that in a Tiger uniform. 372 00:30:53.839 --> 00:30:59.039 That is the downside of this to where you also don't want to overplay 373 00:30:59.079 --> 00:31:00.279 your head. You don't want to under play it, but you don't want 374 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:03.559 to overplay it either, And I think that's where I think Scott Harris needs 375 00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:07.079 to do a lot of due diligence with this team in the next couple of 376 00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:11.200 weeks. I missed opportunity last year with Eduardo Rodriguez as well. Yes, 377 00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:15.960 exactly the same with one of the same suitors here with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 378 00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:22.519 So it's you're exactly right. There should have been more value brought back 379 00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:26.119 to the organization last year than was at the deadline. Now, how you 380 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:29.359 lead, there are people that really like what he's been able to do in 381 00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:32.079 the minor leagues, and I think that he's got a chance to be an 382 00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:36.000 everyday batan the Tigers going forward. So well done by the front office on 383 00:31:36.079 --> 00:31:38.960 the acquisition of Lee last year in the Lorenzen deal. But you're right, 384 00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:48.519 this organization should have probably two more quality players either in the high miners or 385 00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:52.920 the major leagues already, who are not there right now because the Rodriguez deal 386 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:56.759 did not happen as it should have two other names from the Baltimore organization in 387 00:31:56.799 --> 00:32:00.759 case people are wondering. Kobe Mayo, who's a third baseman, first basement 388 00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:02.720 twenty two year old Triple A doing very well, hitting with power. And 389 00:32:02.799 --> 00:32:07.039 Connor Norby, a second basement slash outfield also at Triple A, a little 390 00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:12.880 older at twenty four, but blocked to a certain extent in Baltimore and is 391 00:32:12.920 --> 00:32:15.599 having big power and hitting over three hundred at Triple A as well. John 392 00:32:15.599 --> 00:32:21.720 Paul Morosi joining us here on X's and bros So Schooble's in that conversation. 393 00:32:21.880 --> 00:32:24.240 For sure, I agree one hundred percent with everything you've said. What about 394 00:32:24.319 --> 00:32:30.039 Jack Flaherty, Is it a must trade for the Tigers with him? And 395 00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:32.519 if so, what could you get in return for a guy who's had kind 396 00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:37.160 of a renaissance to a certain extent he has, Yes, Yeah, But 397 00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:40.279 it's an interesting conversation because last year at this time Flarity also has moved to 398 00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:44.519 the deadline. I think you know, this year he's now had a little 399 00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:47.359 bit of a back issue that that knocked him out of one start. Hopefully 400 00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:52.400 that's not a long term thing. I do think he's clearly somebody that you 401 00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:58.839 would trade, and because he's on an expiring contract, because you're not in 402 00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:04.920 a strong intending position at the moment, you probably have to temper your expectations 403 00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:08.279 a bit, broadly speaking in terms of what they could get back for him. 404 00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:12.119 Maybe it ends up being something similar to what they got with lorenz in 405 00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:16.559 last year. The Lorenzen was an All star, So that's that's probably you 406 00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:21.400 know, how you lead is probably the high end of what you could get 407 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:24.720 for Flarity right now, just based on his performance, the health risk, 408 00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:30.559 but I certainly think he's a quality guy that will have a market. There's 409 00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:34.839 enough teams out there that really need pitching help right now, sheep looking at 410 00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:37.160 the Los Angeles Dodgers for one example. I mean, they basically came into 411 00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:42.519 co America last weekend and had two openers back to back days. That's not 412 00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:45.359 what you want to have if you're a team like the Dodgers, who believe 413 00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:49.559 that you can win the World Series this season. So whether Flarity could be 414 00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:52.640 a fit there, I know certainly Schooble is somewhat of interest to them. 415 00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:57.799 And then you look around the rest of the industry the various teams that could 416 00:33:57.880 --> 00:34:00.839 use some help. I think the Guardians could you use some pitching help. 417 00:34:00.119 --> 00:34:04.960 You could even argue the Twins could do some pitching help as well. The 418 00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:09.039 Milwaukee Brewers need an arm. I mean basically, most teams that are right 419 00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:14.519 now in the conversation for the playoffs need a little bit more reliability, and 420 00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:17.440 I think Jack Flairty has pitched more than well enough to earn that level of 421 00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:21.440 status right now at the trade deadline, I think there are some really good 422 00:34:21.480 --> 00:34:24.360 surprises in this first half. I've enjoyed the first half of baseball. What 423 00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:29.719 Kansas City has done fifty six wins a year ago already with fifty two, 424 00:34:30.239 --> 00:34:34.199 Cleveland ten games under the break even last year, and leading the division the 425 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:40.000 way they are really impressive. What has surprised you most good and bad in 426 00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:45.159 the first half in all of baseball? I think the fact that I would 427 00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:49.679 add on what you said, I agree with fully about those teams in the 428 00:34:49.719 --> 00:34:54.400 Central I'm surprised the Cubs are last. That to me is really mystifying. 429 00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:59.760 I expected more of them this season. I think, on the positive side, 430 00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:02.400 and mill Milwaukee has been better than expected, Boston has been a lot 431 00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:07.599 better than expected in Duran winning the MVP last night was pretty cool, a 432 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:10.079 great way to cap the first half of them. Rafael Devers, of course, 433 00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:14.280 is doing what he normally does. Ken or Howke was an All Star, 434 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:16.719 of course, and that was a great surve for Boston as well. 435 00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:21.440 But the way in which Boston has closed the gap on New York and Baltimore, 436 00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:24.320 for me, is really surprising. And I think on the flip side, 437 00:35:24.800 --> 00:35:30.000 the way that the Toronto Blue Jays have really struggled this year is I 438 00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:34.679 think a very standout bit of information that probably is going to get discussed a 439 00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:37.400 lot here at the trade deadline. What the Jays can do in terms of 440 00:35:37.440 --> 00:35:40.840 selling some players. Is Boba set available, as lad Guerrero Junior truly available? 441 00:35:42.159 --> 00:35:45.320 A lot of different conversations there. I think out West, I would 442 00:35:45.360 --> 00:35:51.880 have expected the Mariners to have a larger lead on the Astros than what they 443 00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:54.000 have right now based on the way the year started. But Houston has closed 444 00:35:54.000 --> 00:35:58.119 the gap to where now, Sheff, you might say, Hey, with 445 00:35:58.360 --> 00:36:01.039 all those years of experience the Houston Astros, now the just be one game 446 00:36:01.159 --> 00:36:06.760 back of Seattle. Here comes the Astros yet again, they simply will not 447 00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:08.639 go away. I think those are all the notes there. I think the 448 00:36:08.760 --> 00:36:13.239 Mets being more competitive, they're in a playoff spot, probably not going to 449 00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:16.360 trade Pete Alonzo as a result. In the Philadelphia Phillies, of all the 450 00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:21.480 teams I've seen this season, Ship they've been the best. Chemistry is outstanding, 451 00:36:21.800 --> 00:36:24.920 They've got multiple All Star starters, multiple All Star relievers. They are 452 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:29.840 the best team in baseball right now, and I think they're going to be 453 00:36:29.880 --> 00:36:32.400 the favorite to win the World Series until proven otherwise. JP. I picked 454 00:36:32.440 --> 00:36:36.360 the Tigers in the offseason. I picked the Tigers to win the division. 455 00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:38.320 Now, some of that has to do with the fact that I didn't think 456 00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:43.159 Cleveland could bounce back, especially under a guy who has never managed before, 457 00:36:43.239 --> 00:36:45.800 in Steven Vote, and you've got to give him a massive amount of credit. 458 00:36:45.159 --> 00:36:50.639 And because I didn't think Kansas City would be as far along in their 459 00:36:50.840 --> 00:36:55.159 rebuild as they have proven to be. What has Detroit lacked most, what 460 00:36:55.320 --> 00:37:00.719 has kept them from reaching what some people feel like is their potential. Why 461 00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:06.199 have they underperformed In many people's eyes, They've been a couple of bats short. 462 00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:07.840 And I think shep at the end of the day. If you would 463 00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:13.039 have said to me, if we were talking about this team and before opening 464 00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:15.159 day, and we would have said, hey, Porkalsen is going to be 465 00:37:15.199 --> 00:37:20.920 in the minor leagues in the middle of the season, and Bias's numbers are 466 00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:23.960 going to be among the worst in the league, I would say that they're 467 00:37:24.039 --> 00:37:29.159 in trouble. And that's they've been in trouble Offensively, that's where they're at. 468 00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:31.960 I think col Keith's emergence has been a really important development that's been great 469 00:37:32.800 --> 00:37:37.360 in Riley Green being healthy for the most part of the season has been great 470 00:37:37.440 --> 00:37:42.440 as well, and that's really encouraging. But I think the struggles of Porkalsen 471 00:37:42.880 --> 00:37:49.800 meadows bias. I mean, those are spots where shortstop first in center, 472 00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:53.159 you're expecting to get more out of than what you've had, and I think 473 00:37:53.239 --> 00:37:59.280 that's that's why they're I think a level below the other teams in the central 474 00:37:59.320 --> 00:38:02.679 right now. They pitched wise, I think more than adequate, especially when 475 00:38:02.760 --> 00:38:06.960 when School's on the mound and when Flarerty's on the mound. Miya has been 476 00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:08.840 a disappointment, but you're not going to hit on everybody. I mean that 477 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:13.800 they signed Clarity and Miaa and free agency, one of them has been good, 478 00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:16.480 one of them hasn't. That's that tends to be the way things typically 479 00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:21.559 go in free agency. With starting pitching, I think in the bullpen, 480 00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:24.679 you know, it's been an interesting year. I mean, Lang struggled, 481 00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:30.239 injured, Miller, Shelby. Miller's had one of the more unique season just 482 00:38:30.280 --> 00:38:32.960 from a standpoint of decisions. I think, off the top of my head, 483 00:38:32.960 --> 00:38:37.039 Shet, I think he's like he's either like six and six or five 484 00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:39.800 and say he's like that number of decisions for a reliever at this stage that 485 00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:44.239 it's just it's pretty unique. Like you don't see a guy who's part of 486 00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:47.000 that many decisions typically at this time of the year as a reliever, and 487 00:38:47.239 --> 00:38:50.920 Shelby has been I think he's had an interesting year. He might be a 488 00:38:51.000 --> 00:38:55.119 trade candidate too. I think Folly for me, is a very solid closer. 489 00:38:55.800 --> 00:38:59.679 It is certainly much more good than bad friend this season. He might 490 00:38:59.719 --> 00:39:02.119 be sobody as well. That ends up being part of the trade conversations too. 491 00:39:02.239 --> 00:39:06.239 So it's been an interesting year, I think in a lot of different 492 00:39:06.239 --> 00:39:09.679 ways. But I go back to just the offensive inconsistency. They they've been 493 00:39:09.800 --> 00:39:15.880 for meet one base hit, two base hits short of winning a whole lot 494 00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:19.079 more games, and I think if they had been more consistent at those key 495 00:39:19.159 --> 00:39:22.000 spots. And again this is not all Totals is fault, not all Meadows 496 00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:25.599 is fault, It's not all Hobby's fault. He just collectively haven't been as 497 00:39:25.639 --> 00:39:28.880 good of an offensive team as I thought they were going to be. I 498 00:39:28.960 --> 00:39:31.599 really like Spencer Torkleson. I still think he's going to hit. I did 499 00:39:31.719 --> 00:39:37.559 expect him to have similar numbers this year than he had last year. Do 500 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:40.079 you think he makes it back to the Tigers at some point? This season 501 00:39:40.400 --> 00:39:45.000 or do you think a full year at Triple A might do him best. 502 00:39:45.440 --> 00:39:49.800 No, it's a great question, and I think that it's going to be 503 00:39:49.840 --> 00:39:53.079 a really interesting conversation for the Tigers. Honestly, out of the deadline, 504 00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:57.559 there might be some team out there that say that listen with our swing guy, 505 00:39:57.719 --> 00:40:00.760 with our with our team, we believe that that you're a makes league 506 00:40:00.760 --> 00:40:05.920 first baseman. So there are some teams I'd mentioned Seattle right now. If 507 00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:09.239 you're the Maritors and if you've had issues getting productivity at that position this season, 508 00:40:10.159 --> 00:40:14.199 he's got to be somewhere on your list. Maybe not top of your 509 00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:17.159 list, but somewhere on it. And for all the teams out there, 510 00:40:17.199 --> 00:40:22.159 the thought that Alonso might be available, or that thought that Christian Walker might 511 00:40:22.199 --> 00:40:25.719 be available, and now those teams are playing better and maybe not going to 512 00:40:25.840 --> 00:40:30.719 sell, the next folk call might be the Tigers and say, hey, 513 00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:35.440 listen, what Troubles is doing right now? How's how are things looking? 514 00:40:35.480 --> 00:40:38.559 I think that to me, don't be surprised that the Maritors, if they 515 00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:43.280 can't get who they want as a bat, don't be surprised that if they 516 00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:45.639 turn around and try to get Turtles with the Tigers. I think that's a 517 00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:49.960 very logical move. I mean, he's he's the kind of talent who, 518 00:40:50.480 --> 00:40:52.800 let's not forget last year, hit thirty home runs, and the number of 519 00:40:52.880 --> 00:40:57.760 guys who are young and relatively inexpensive and hit thirty home runs is not terribly 520 00:40:58.039 --> 00:41:02.000 high. And so I think that trying to get trying to maybe get focused 521 00:41:02.199 --> 00:41:06.320 right now and a bit of a change of scenery that might help. I 522 00:41:06.360 --> 00:41:08.920 mean, I cannot imagine that he's having a good time as a as a 523 00:41:08.960 --> 00:41:14.840 triple A player right now. He's a proud he's a proud major league first 524 00:41:14.880 --> 00:41:16.639 basem who's a number and overall pick in the draft. He does not want 525 00:41:16.679 --> 00:41:21.079 to be in the minor leagues right now, and I think that that part 526 00:41:21.159 --> 00:41:25.360 of his story. If you can't find a way, in a clear path 527 00:41:25.440 --> 00:41:30.239 for him to be in the major leagues right now, then moving on, 528 00:41:30.559 --> 00:41:35.079 honestly might be the best thing for all parties. Well, you tell a 529 00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:37.960 hell of the stories, and proud to call you a friend, JP. 530 00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:40.199 Thanks for all that you do and keeping us up to date and spending some 531 00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:45.239 time with us this morning. Great insight, great knowledge is always say hello 532 00:41:45.320 --> 00:41:47.400 to your beautiful daughters and your beautiful wife. Have a great rest of the 533 00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:52.440 baseball season, my friend Sheppell, all the same wishes Junior family as well. 534 00:41:52.480 --> 00:41:55.239 My friend, congratulations on the new show. You do amazing work as 535 00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:59.599 always, no matter what the medium is, You're a superstar. Chep, 536 00:41:59.719 --> 00:42:01.800 so always enjoy our conversation. Thank you so much, very kind of you, 537 00:42:01.920 --> 00:42:05.119 buddy. Okay, have a great weekend. You can follo him on 538 00:42:05.159 --> 00:42:08.920 Twitter at John Morosi. Great stuff from John Paul Morosi, follow him on 539 00:42:09.079 --> 00:42:15.920 Twitter and he's everywhere with MLB and the knowledge there. Great stuff from our 540 00:42:15.159 --> 00:42:19.400 producer today, Trent Bally, Thanks for your text. We appreciate it as 541 00:42:19.480 --> 00:42:23.239 always. Tomorrow Dennis Fithium, my good friend Dennis Fithian will be in Make 542 00:42:23.280 --> 00:42:27.480 sure you join him six to nine here on Exes and Bros. And don't 543 00:42:27.480 --> 00:42:30.480 forget the huge show on these great station affiliates every Monday through Friday from three 544 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:34.000 to six. 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