WEBVTT 1 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:34.200 Welcome to episode five fifty three of five and five. 2 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:37.560 It is Thursday, June eleventh. I am your host, Craig Folkstein, 3 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:40.920 joined as usual by Patrick Dubuke and Jeffrey Patron Nostro. 4 00:00:42.439 --> 00:00:45.880 It is June eleventh, which means it's the start of 5 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:48.280 the World Cup. We've just found out Patrick has no 6 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:52.560 plans to partake. Jeffrey I subside. I have plans to partake. 7 00:00:52.880 --> 00:00:56.799 Just I chan's my will through my social media bids. 8 00:00:57.759 --> 00:01:00.119 I take the kid to McDonald's on Tuesday because or 9 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:02.280 not time to do anything else between when her camp 10 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:06.319 ended and when her dance class began, and they are 11 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:10.760 offering a special world they do that. They have commemorative cups, 12 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:15.079 so I was a sucker and got the commemorative cup meal. 13 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:18.599 So I am drinking my ice coffee, my cold crew 14 00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:26.200 out of my Alphonse Davis cup. Yeah sure, I more 15 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:27.120 water cups whatever? 16 00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:31.120 Yeah? Are are you? Are you planning your life around 17 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.560 the obviously. 18 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.719 So yes, I did so. Last time I did this, 19 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:40.359 I had a two year old. Now I have a 20 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:43.599 six year old. In the summer. It does make things 21 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:48.799 more difficult too, I actually because it's in the US, 22 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:51.680 Mexico and Canada. It's actually like at mostly normal times, 23 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.840 which is also like more difficult, which is worse. 24 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:56.959 Right, Yeah, I think we brought that up last last 25 00:01:57.000 --> 00:01:58.439 pot briefly, but yeah, it. 26 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:04.120 Is now being on the being this time zone as 27 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:05.760 in this time zone for the last one who's in 28 00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:12.240 the button the winner. But does help with some of it, 29 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:14.319 like I can do like when they're on the West Coast, 30 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:15.919 like the game started like seven or eight here, and 31 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:18.840 she's usually in the process of going to bed or 32 00:02:18.879 --> 00:02:24.400 in bed. It's a very long process sometimes, but so 33 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:26.120 I can sit down and watch, like it won't be 34 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:28.840 I will not be able to watch like every game. 35 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:32.319 But also I'm forty four years old, like there's only 36 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:38.280 so much you can do. And also, you know, the 37 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:39.759 vibes of it completely suck. 38 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:44.960 But yeah, I don't know that. Yeah, I mean, look, 39 00:02:44.719 --> 00:02:47.919 I don't want to come off as defending one way 40 00:02:48.039 --> 00:02:52.199 or the other. Yeah, but the vibes of the Cutter 41 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:54.400 World Cup were not exactly sure. 42 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:57.400 And like once the games start and you get into it, 43 00:02:57.639 --> 00:03:01.960 like one of the uh breweries here is showing all 44 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:05.599 the games. I'll probably go there for a game or two, 45 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:06.719 like it'll be fine. 46 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:12.560 But yeah, the vibes are off everywhere, right sports? 47 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:16.560 Well, so I yeah, I would. I would recommend people Brian. 48 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:20.240 Madison, Square Garden. They're fine there. They were off for 49 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:24.000 a game, they were half a game then, yeah exactly, 50 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:30.919 well yeah, yeah, I will say that like Boutang doing 51 00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:35.120 the halftime that is coming back. Yeah, a ViBe's stage 52 00:03:35.319 --> 00:03:38.479 vibe shift. Yeah yeah, they burned some stage in the arena. 53 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:40.000 Maybe some other things in the arena. 54 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:43.400 The stage covered some of those up. 55 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:48.199 I would I would recommend anyone, uh maybe even Patrick 56 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:50.680 who doesn't care about this at all, read Brian Phillips 57 00:03:50.919 --> 00:03:53.680 Ringer article. It's true they do still run articles over 58 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:56.919 at the Ringer. Yes, Brian Phillips is I don't know 59 00:03:57.000 --> 00:03:59.520 who I would love to write like if I could 60 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:03.879 when when I grow up. Just an incredible, incredible writer 61 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:07.199 and had a really good article that encompasses a lot 62 00:04:07.240 --> 00:04:12.520 of the the vibe stuff. And however eating is bad, 63 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:15.199 but also the World Cup can still be good but 64 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:19.680 maybe and how it's complicated. Yeah, it's definitely. 65 00:04:19.399 --> 00:04:19.879 Worth a read. 66 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:26.480 Yeah, I don't know. I don't have anything else banter wise, 67 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:29.040 I don't know, mean last spot in this one. 68 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:33.199 I don't watched a movie gradually I watched Before Sunrise. 69 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.279 Mostly what I think is that there ought to be 70 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:42.759 like there, we need more. One of the things that 71 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:46.000 has sadly gone from this generation that we had, although 72 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:49.360 we didn't have properly, was the idea of. 73 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:54.399 The the uh what do. 74 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:54.720 You call them? 75 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:55.040 Man? 76 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:57.759 Public service announcements? 77 00:04:58.000 --> 00:04:58.160 Right? 78 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:01.040 We need we need better public serve it's announcements for 79 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:04.639 the for the decentralized internet age. We need wikipedias that 80 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:08.120 are about things that we just go, hey, man, at 81 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.319 some point you should just kind of spend an hour 82 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:12.959 and look all this stuff up, right, And and one 83 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:16.439 of those things is they should have a guide to 84 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:20.720 when to consume media, be like, hey, if you want 85 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:23.839 to enjoy this thing, this is the target age range. 86 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:25.720 You should probably be sharing for it, right. 87 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:28.639 Because having seen Dead Poets Society recently and being like, 88 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:31.360 oh yeah, I whiffed on that one, Like you need 89 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:35.439 to be an exactly school, a English class, yes exactly. 90 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:38.800 Even then it's you know, questionable. But but like Before 91 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:41.480 Sunrise is a movie you need to see at. 92 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:46.680 Twenty twenty three, three after. 93 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:51.600 You have broken up with your first significant girlfriend, college girlfriend, 94 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:55.079 and boyfriend and then had had enough time to recover 95 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:58.040 from that before you start the night. Like there's a 96 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:02.680 very specific window when to watch this film, and I 97 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:05.319 did not. I missed it by about half of my life. 98 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:09.680 So I watched a film that I politely said, Okay, 99 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:10.959 have you. 100 00:06:10.920 --> 00:06:13.040 Watch five hundred Days of Summer yet? Patrick? 101 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:14.920 I have not watched the Summer I don't think I 102 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:16.000 want to get out of that one. Ye. 103 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:20.959 So you know, it's these things where like it's fine 104 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:23.600 that the movies exist, and if I you know, I 105 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:25.920 have nothing answer them because I'm the one who failed it. 106 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:28.240 I didn't show up. There was there was an exist. 107 00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:30.600 Just watched the third one that's probably more targeted to 108 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:31.120 your age group. 109 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:33.560 Yeah, it probably is. You know, I have to study 110 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:35.560 up after watched the second one first, I'm not going. 111 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:38.279 To maybe now you watch. 112 00:06:38.759 --> 00:06:41.879 I think for some people it accesses these times of 113 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:45.839 their lives and allows them to I don't want to 114 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:48.279 say it transports them necessarily, right, Yeah, I know. I 115 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:51.079 don't know if I connect personally to riding the rails 116 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:55.920 in Europe, you know, no. But but you're saying, like 117 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:59.720 there's this very specific time and age that this makes 118 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:03.120 sense or certain movies makes sense. But like I think 119 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:08.920 some people have the capacity potentially two to say like, oh, look, 120 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:11.519 that's not me now, but I remember, like it it is. 121 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:15.279 Yeah it was not me then, OK. But if it 122 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:17.079 wasn't you then then I don't know that watching it 123 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:18.160 then would have helped you. 124 00:07:18.199 --> 00:07:20.319 Well maybe maybe if I'd watched it before it was me, 125 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:21.680 then I could have been there. 126 00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:22.399 You know. 127 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:25.759 I'm thinking more from an educational standpoint and being like, hey, 128 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:29.879 be on the lookout for situations I. 129 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:34.000 Can watch any time. Yeah, okay, Like kind of. 130 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:38.680 Like one of my favorite bands is Los Campusinos, and 131 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:43.000 I've always felt like they're like five years younger than me, 132 00:07:43.600 --> 00:07:47.079 and I've always felt like their music was like five 133 00:07:47.160 --> 00:07:49.160 years I've always enjoyed it. But I'm like, I like, 134 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:52.920 I I connect, Like I'm just like a little bit. 135 00:07:53.439 --> 00:07:57.319 There's a line on the on the last album that 136 00:07:59.519 --> 00:08:02.079 no children, it in no profession, walking dead at thirty seven, 137 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:03.720 Like that's kind of how I fholed at thirty seven, 138 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:07.600 but now, like you not now not now I'm forty 139 00:08:07.639 --> 00:08:08.439 two and like. 140 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:12.639 Yeah, yeah, all right, shall we get into the show. 141 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:14.560 We can get in the show. Let's get into the show. 142 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:17.959 Our first segment, don't call it a comeback. We had 143 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:22.439 a few that a few in the last few days. Uh, yesterday, 144 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:25.720 I get well, yeah, two of them yesterday won the 145 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:31.079 day before, right, so yesterday we'll start in San Francisco. 146 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:33.759 Yeah, it was in San Francisco. Yeah it was yeah. 147 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:37.600 Yeah, the Nationals were up nine to one. 148 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:43.159 Yeah. There's a lot of I don't know about a 149 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:45.200 lot of scuttle butt in the group chat, but like, oh, 150 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:47.360 the Nationals, Like, man, the Nationals going to Nationally is 151 00:08:47.399 --> 00:08:50.159 gonna make the playoffs. Nationals are pretty good. 152 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:52.919 Yeah, I had, I had We're not We're not going 153 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.000 to do this on this podcast. But I had suggested 154 00:08:55.039 --> 00:08:57.399 to Patrick last night that a potential topic was like 155 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:02.240 when do you when when do you start to believe? Yeah, 156 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:06.320 in in a few teams, I had listed U Saint Louis, 157 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:09.480 I listed the White Sox who were going to. 158 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:11.080 I believe more in the White Sox give them the 159 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:11.759 division they're. 160 00:09:11.639 --> 00:09:15.039 In, right, the White Sox are in first place. 161 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:16.159 And they are in that in that division. 162 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:19.320 Yes, uh, and the Nationals were one of them. I 163 00:09:19.600 --> 00:09:22.080 think you can extend it. You could talk about the Pirates, 164 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:28.759 which we'll talk about. The Nationals are thirty five and 165 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:30.759 thirty four even with this low so they were up 166 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:36.399 nine to one. They lost eleven to ten. Yeah, I 167 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:38.159 like this game on. 168 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:40.279 That does kind of clue you into the issues with 169 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:40.919 the Nashvills. 170 00:09:40.960 --> 00:09:47.320 Yes, I had this game on. I went to do bedtime. Yeah. 171 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:50.120 I came back downstairs because I had just left the 172 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:53.440 TV on and it was literally the game had just 173 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:55.720 ended and it was eleven to ten, and I said, 174 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:57.480 I literally just said out loud, what the. 175 00:09:57.440 --> 00:10:03.120 Fuck happened my bedtime? Uh here started right around halftime 176 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:09.480 of the nixt game, and it was yeah, and then 177 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:11.200 I checked, Well, like what I did is I went 178 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:12.840 to I don't know if I went to the FRALI 179 00:10:12.840 --> 00:10:14.519 your kids discorded the other disc, but I would know 180 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:16.039 I went to the frall your kids discord. People are 181 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:18.279 like freaking out, like are they going to do it? 182 00:10:18.320 --> 00:10:20.000 I'm like, they can't. This is having me several times 183 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:23.240 has me in the Cavs game, I would also say this, 184 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:25.440 I'm like, do I have to go to ESPN and check. 185 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:28.279 I had turned it off? Yea, we we it had. 186 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:29.799 It was a twenty seven point. 187 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:31.720 You know, it's fine. They were playing like absolute dog 188 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:32.399 shit like there. 189 00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:36.600 And I was like, I'm not gonna make my wife 190 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:38.879 watch it. I mean, she'll watch basketball, she likes basketball. 191 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:41.200 But like I was like, I'm not, like I don't 192 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:44.159 need to spend the time. Like I basically wasn't watching. 193 00:10:44.200 --> 00:10:46.639 I was looking for somebody murder right now. 194 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:49.120 And that is that is what we did. I was 195 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:50.840 gonna say this. Let me put in a plug for 196 00:10:50.919 --> 00:10:55.240 Death Valley on brick Box. Uh. It takes place in Wales. 197 00:10:55.360 --> 00:11:00.159 It's a delightful It is a ah a procep D 198 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:06.320 mystery show that is also a comedy and it's very good. 199 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:08.080 It hits both notes very well. 200 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:12.200 I feel like most of the Welsh mystery procedures so 201 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:14.679 usually just like super dark. So that might be a 202 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:15.600 nice change of face. 203 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:18.039 No, it's nice. It's very it's like you know, it's 204 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:18.879 it's very well done. 205 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:20.919 Like the one that I watched was like Hinterland, which 206 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:22.519 is like super. 207 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:23.639 Oh I'm not I'm not watched. 208 00:11:24.279 --> 00:11:27.919 It's really good, but it has as a Nordic noir 209 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:29.279 kind of feel to it. 210 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:34.879 We just finished Vera, which is also intensely dark in 211 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:37.399 almost every episode, but very good. So so that's good 212 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:40.159 to know. I will also tell you like part of 213 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:44.759 my w t F at this game was at this 214 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:47.960 being the Nationals Giants game, to be clear, Uh was 215 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:50.440 it was too nothing when I left, it was not 216 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:54.559 nine to one when I so, then it was eleven ten, and. 217 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:59.320 I was like, it could have gone a lot of 218 00:11:59.360 --> 00:11:59.919 different ways. 219 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:06.279 Yeah, an entire game happened. Well, I was gone, Uh 220 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:08.519 and it all happened in the sixth. 221 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:11.720 In in or later, just for one day. Baseball should just 222 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:15.919 have all fifteen games playing Vegas without just not tell anybody. 223 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:19.360 Well, listen, I was shocked when they were playing these 224 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:21.399 games in Vegas. 225 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:25.799 That was the score of the I wasn't watching it. 226 00:12:25.799 --> 00:12:27.519 It's you know, it's Athletic Explorers. 227 00:12:29.360 --> 00:12:32.240 But Harrison game was it? Was it that one? 228 00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:33.159 Mm hmm? 229 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:36.080 Was it the Kyle Harrison start where you have eight 230 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:38.000 runs and two winnings. 231 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:40.840 Or whatever Kyle Harrison I went to extra? Yeah, that one. 232 00:12:40.879 --> 00:12:43.080 I'm like, but that could just happen in my Sacramento 233 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:46.519 Like it's not like it's it's still a little unusual, 234 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:49.120 but like, yeah, then Vegas date, in my eye, we're 235 00:12:49.120 --> 00:12:50.600 gonna get We're gonna gonna get there. 236 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.360 Yeah, we're gonna get to Vegas. This so this game 237 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:56.279 so what do you do with you said you had 238 00:12:56.279 --> 00:12:58.639 the group chat people talking like what do you do 239 00:12:58.679 --> 00:13:01.879 with the Nationals? The Nationals continue to score runs. 240 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:05.879 And let the if so, I do want to be 241 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:08.320 clear about this, right, Like James Wood and c. J. 242 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:10.039 Abrams have been very good this year. 243 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:10.799 Mm hmm. 244 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:14.759 I actually like they will probably both make the Elstar Game, 245 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:17.360 right like they've been they should. They are probably two 246 00:13:17.399 --> 00:13:18.720 of the top I don't know, I haven't looked it 247 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:21.080 up recently. Twenty hitters in baseball. 248 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:24.919 Right, that's that's really the extent of. 249 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:28.799 You're the ops is in the lineup yesterday? Yeah, five 250 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:34.799 sixty five five two right, five sixteen, six thirty six, 251 00:13:34.879 --> 00:13:37.519 seven eighty five. Curtis Meat has been very good, but 252 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:39.080 he obviously only plays against lefties. 253 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:41.039 Curtis Meat has been very good. And that last one 254 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:42.200 you said, look. 255 00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:44.600 I'm not Yeah, the last one is Kybert Ruiz. 256 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:47.120 Is Kybert Ruiz, who has a seven eighty five ops 257 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:47.720 as a catcher. 258 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:48.720 Yeah, it's very good. 259 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:51.159 Because he's as a one nineteen ops plus. 260 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:54.279 Yeah, but they are like Dylan Cruise has not been good, 261 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:56.840 Like they don't really have a first baseman. Not seeing 262 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:59.240 Nunia as is starting and he's a very good defensive shortstop, 263 00:13:59.279 --> 00:13:59.759 maybe the best. 264 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.240 He's starting at second mostly. 265 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:05.039 Because Abrams, but he's a very like he might be 266 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:08.759 the best defensive second basement. He probably is tim or 267 00:14:08.840 --> 00:14:14.000 Terrang right, like, but yeah, well yeah cool, yeah sure, 268 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:18.120 but he is unlike Bryce Terrang and co. He has 269 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:19.399 a five sixteen ops. 270 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:22.120 Yeah, he can't. He can't hit at all, Like you can't. 271 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:25.799 You can't do Davey CONCEPTI in twenty twenty six. Generally 272 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:28.480 you can't do David second National. 273 00:14:28.519 --> 00:14:31.279 Well theoretically the Nationals can. But I guess the question. 274 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:34.279 I guess yeah, And I mean. 275 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:37.399 Look, daylan Lyle has a seven fifty ops because he's. 276 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:39.519 A left fielder, right, that's like fine, that's not. 277 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:43.200 Yeah, no, it's fine. I mean Louis had had a 278 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:45.399 bad start to the years up to a seven fifty ops. 279 00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:48.320 He's also firs second basement in base. 280 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:51.240 Yeah, he is basically their first basement, which so that's 281 00:14:51.360 --> 00:14:55.840 just okay, I don't I guess it's clustering mostly it is, 282 00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:58.759 right like the way they do run, Like they can run. 283 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:00.279 They can all run, right, they can all take the 284 00:15:00.279 --> 00:15:02.440 extra base, they can all be kind of annoying. 285 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:04.720 On the baby. Jacob Young did not play in this game, 286 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:07.919 so we're we're not talking about him. But he's been okay. Look, 287 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:13.080 their defense is they have guys who excel. Right, Abrams 288 00:15:13.120 --> 00:15:16.480 is not that great lyle is not a good corner outfielder. 289 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:20.240 What is generally not a good corner outfielder, right, Meat 290 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:23.759 is not really good and they platune me. They've been 291 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:26.360 playing Jose ten I think I think who has been 292 00:15:26.519 --> 00:15:30.559 okay again this year? He kind of goes between okay. 293 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:32.159 Like if you told me this was an above a 294 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:35.639 defense he's signed, but like not touring the most runs 295 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:37.480 in baseball, right, But I mean the other thing with 296 00:15:37.519 --> 00:15:40.879 this team looking for it, like there there are so 297 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:43.840 many black holes, especially the more on the pitching side 298 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:47.200 than the hitting side, that if they can just like 299 00:15:47.279 --> 00:15:55.080 fill those spots with you know, for legitimate force starters. 300 00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:58.519 So it's a lot of relievers. Here's here's the I'm 301 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:01.120 not going to tell you, I think this is real. Yeah, 302 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:10.120 but Zach Lttel since the start of May has gone 303 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:13.120 six and one with a two two seven the. 304 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:14.679 R just in time to trade him to the race 305 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:15.440 of the deadline. 306 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:20.039 Sure, but it's a two two seven the RA and 307 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:21.320 a three four seven fifth. 308 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:24.559 Yeah, Foster Griffin has been a nice fine for them, right, Like. 309 00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:28.240 Griffin has been solid as as you would have hoped for, 310 00:16:28.440 --> 00:16:33.799 right Yeah, And and kid Cavali has been okay, yeah, right, 311 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:37.440 Like it's it's very hit or miss, but on average 312 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:41.000 a three eight eight e RA on the season, honestly. 313 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:44.320 Yeah, right, they don't and they don't really have the 314 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:48.039 thing about this nationals team And when Tiboni took over 315 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:50.600 is like they had fired most of the bullets from 316 00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:52.480 the rebuild already, because the rebuild has been going on 317 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:57.399 for half a decade, right, and like doesn't look like 318 00:16:57.399 --> 00:17:02.159 Brady House is really a major league starter. Dylan Cruz, 319 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:09.400 God knows what's going on there, Harlan SuSanA's hurt. Like, look, Abrams, 320 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:11.519 They're gonna make a decision on Abrams in the next year. 321 00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:12.720 Mm hmm. 322 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.359 Like now he looks like he could be a centerpiece 323 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:18.759 of the next good national team you have to pay. 324 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:21.519 The next national team looks a lot closer. 325 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:23.000 Yeah, but you're gonna have to pay him like that 326 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.160 same with would I mean these guys are going to 327 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:29.599 get nine figure contracts and the learners have been willing 328 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.480 to give those out in the past, but they have 329 00:17:32.559 --> 00:17:33.880 not in the last decade. 330 00:17:34.880 --> 00:17:38.079 Essentially, they have to decide are they ready yes for 331 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:40.519 this team to be good? Right, That's ultimately what this 332 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:43.240 comes down to. They've been enjoying the fruits of their 333 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:44.440 lack of labor for a while. 334 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:46.799 Now they look like they had a failed rebuilding. Have 335 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:48.559 to do it again, and now it's kind of like, okay, 336 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:54.200 well and they look they played them Kenzie Gore right, like, yeah, yeah, 337 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:57.440 who would make that rotation? And not that he's been 338 00:17:57.480 --> 00:18:02.960 great in Texas, but if they had another just like Garter, yeah, 339 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:03.839 like they would. 340 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:07.960 Be Yeah they are. I mean they did just bump 341 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:11.559 one of the pieces of that trade up to double 342 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:13.279 A in Devin Fitzgerald. 343 00:18:13.640 --> 00:18:16.440 Yep, and look that Gerald on the mid season fifty 344 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:18.039 long list. I know he's gonna make it. But he's 345 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:19.599 been one of the breakout guys, very. 346 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:22.440 Good at very Wilmington, which is a very hard place 347 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:27.480 to hit. And what they just promoted will It's to. 348 00:18:28.200 --> 00:18:31.119 Willis had a multi homer game too, or to he's 349 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:34.039 in Wilmington now, yeah, he just got to and like 350 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:37.680 he's like, yeah, but will its Is eighteen, right, and 351 00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:42.559 he's only twenty twenty eight realistically as fast as he's 352 00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:43.079 moving now. 353 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:47.000 So he's the thing with the Nationals, where would you 354 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:54.000 guys guess the rotation ranks in the area minus so 355 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:57.400 among the thirty teams? Where would you put the Nationals 356 00:18:57.519 --> 00:18:59.319 rotation given before the season they. 357 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:02.920 Start off station? I think think, I mean, like, I 358 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:10.359 know Miles Michaelis, Michaelis, Yeah, I mean, I feel like 359 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:11.960 you're setting me up for it's going to be better 360 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:14.119 than it is. But but I'm gonna be honest in 361 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:17.039 what I would have thought, which would be like twenty six, 362 00:19:17.240 --> 00:19:17.759 I think. 363 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:21.160 Yeah, And then I figured you guys would guess my 364 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:24.200 game and go twenty third. It's eighteenth, Like it's even 365 00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:25.240 higher up than that. 366 00:19:25.400 --> 00:19:26.319 And it's weird. 367 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:28.279 Because like this is almost an article, but i'd have 368 00:19:28.279 --> 00:19:29.920 to be an article. I'd have to understand or right, 369 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:34.039 And I'm not sure I understand it because it's actually 370 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:37.960 the terrible guys who are outperforming their peripherals. It's Michael's. 371 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:40.720 Michaelis has a one oh five ramitis, which is not good, 372 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:43.359 but it's not five point nine ers. 373 00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:46.400 Also, he's he's appeared in more games in relief than 374 00:19:46.440 --> 00:19:47.960 as a starter at this point, which. 375 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:49.680 Yes, and now you think as a bulk guy. 376 00:19:49.759 --> 00:19:52.799 Now, Mitchell Parker, after being kind of the worst pitcher 377 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:56.720 in baseball last year, is back to around average, even though. 378 00:19:57.440 --> 00:19:59.559 Amer he is a five that I'm on e ra 379 00:20:00.039 --> 00:20:01.279 Peri exactly, Michael. 380 00:20:02.200 --> 00:20:04.799 Right, and they're both they've both been terrible, but like 381 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:07.599 peripherally and they have identical whips. I love this one 382 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:12.039 point three four four. Yeah, but they're not walking guys, 383 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:14.119 and they're they're giving up all home runs. Like I'm 384 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:17.119 wondering if those home runs are cheap, And that's the. 385 00:20:17.079 --> 00:20:20.400 Problem because I don't think any horn gives that purchase. 386 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:22.160 You would think. 387 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:26.039 But Parker's got like a three and a half strikeout 388 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:28.359 to walk ratio that would do the job if you 389 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:29.079 weren't giving. 390 00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:29.640 Up the home runs. 391 00:20:30.720 --> 00:20:32.880 He's also they're both giving up almost ten hits. 392 00:20:32.759 --> 00:20:38.960 For nine, you know, Brad Lord for like a three 393 00:20:39.000 --> 00:20:41.039 and a half win season. I almost trying to like 394 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:42.960 do a Brad Lord for the All Star Game. 395 00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:50.240 Yeah, who And also they like again you know, seven 396 00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:52.839 and seven point three strikeouts for nine, two point five 397 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:54.960 walks for nine, Like it's not it's not good it's 398 00:20:54.960 --> 00:20:55.680 not interesting. 399 00:20:56.559 --> 00:21:00.640 It's not interesting, but it's working the meat and Eduardo 400 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:01.640 Rodriguez season. 401 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:07.240