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<v Speaker 1>Dana, welcome in. It's good to have you on. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>start with Lance mccollors. There's been some great, there's been

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<v Speaker 1>some really good, and there's been some what you'd expect

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<v Speaker 1>from a guy who's hadn't touched for two years and

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<v Speaker 1>is still in like his fifth or sixth start assess

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<v Speaker 1>him for us as if he.

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<v Speaker 2>The post injury.

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<v Speaker 1>But are you surprised that he's been even sans last night,

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<v Speaker 1>that he's had such success and going pretty deep in

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<v Speaker 1>games for the most part these last couple starts before

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<v Speaker 1>last night.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Look, it's a testament to his grit, how much

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<v Speaker 3>he's worked. He's worked really hard to get back, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know that the intriguing thing is he's still has

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<v Speaker 3>the strikeouts. You know, he's been striking a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>guys out, which is encouraging to the stuff. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>every now and then he runs into a bumping a

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<v Speaker 3>row with his command and that's to be expected for

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<v Speaker 3>a guy who hasn't pitched, you know, in over two years.

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<v Speaker 3>So U, you know, we've been very encouraged by Lance

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<v Speaker 3>and what he's doing. And as I mentioned, the strikeouts

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<v Speaker 3>is you know, the one thing that you can hang

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<v Speaker 3>your hat on Dana.

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<v Speaker 1>From your as a as a guy who knows talent.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he comes back and you're just watching him pitch

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<v Speaker 1>from a general manager's point of view, forget the injuries,

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<v Speaker 1>just how he's pitching. Well, what do you see that

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<v Speaker 1>tells you, oh, there is still another left obviously the

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<v Speaker 1>history of his game, but we're still gonna see the

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<v Speaker 1>best of what's the next step to see the best

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<v Speaker 1>of Lance mccollors in your eyes?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, when you just evaluate him, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I love that he still has really good timing and

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<v Speaker 3>his delivery and his breaking stuff is very effective. So uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, those are things that you look at that

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<v Speaker 3>you know that's going to at least, you know, deceive

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<v Speaker 3>the hitters with a good delivery, and of course you

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<v Speaker 3>can get breaking balls by guys, you know, with the

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<v Speaker 3>effectiveness of the break and so those two things are

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<v Speaker 3>very very encouraging. You know. It's just that every now

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<v Speaker 3>and then, as I mentioned the command, you know, he'll

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<v Speaker 3>lose lose the command a little bit and so, but

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<v Speaker 3>the strikeouts are real and that's very very encouraging.

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<v Speaker 1>Dana Brown astros GM for his weekly visit here on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven to ninety Dana, You're so encouraging. You

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<v Speaker 1>know your team, and I know you believe your team's

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<v Speaker 1>going to get hot and sustain it. You told us

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<v Speaker 1>last year and they did so this year new season.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me what you see that says not only can

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<v Speaker 1>they get hot offensively, because the pitching staff's been pretty

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<v Speaker 1>damn brilliant, especially the bullpen that you see. Okay, we

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<v Speaker 1>can get hot, but we can sustain this with our

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<v Speaker 1>bats because at some point the bats may have to

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<v Speaker 1>carry the pitching staff. Hopefully not, but they may have to.

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<v Speaker 1>What tells you they're closer than they've been at any

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<v Speaker 1>time this season?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think with the addition of Pinion the leadoff spot,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the fact that he's hitting like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like three sixty plus, you know, and that and that

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<v Speaker 3>leadoff spot, I mean that's encouraging up top. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, A Parrettits has been really good. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's leading the ale third basements and home runs with

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<v Speaker 3>like fourteen and thirty nine ribbies, so he's been really good.

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<v Speaker 3>I think those two guys really anchoring the top. It's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be very important for us. We know that,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, our two v is gonna heat up. He's

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<v Speaker 3>been showing us signs of heating up. Jordon should be

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<v Speaker 3>back you know here shortly. He's about eighty percent healed.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, Christian Walker has had some really big

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<v Speaker 3>hits for us, and we know historically he's been really

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<v Speaker 3>good in the months of June, July, and August in

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<v Speaker 3>his career. And so you know, these are some encouraging

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<v Speaker 3>things that we feel really good good about down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 3>And so once this all clicks and comes together, I

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<v Speaker 3>think you'll see an offense and a pitching staff that's well,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, well oiled and into you know, their thing,

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<v Speaker 3>doing their thing by you know, the mid part of

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<v Speaker 3>the summer. And so I'm very encouraged by this club.

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<v Speaker 3>Look we're three games up, you know. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we were fighting with grit. We got the grit every day,

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<v Speaker 3>and these guys come to play.

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<v Speaker 1>Dana thirty six and thirty I believe right now. And

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned the you know gonna get hot. If I'd

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<v Speaker 1>have told you and be we're just talking brass tacks

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<v Speaker 1>here on the Bingo card. For me, I didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>I mean paratus good player. But when we say paradus,

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<v Speaker 1>look at the way Jake Myers is hit and then

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<v Speaker 1>moving pain into the leadoff spot. In the way he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing that may not have been the full three bingo card.

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<v Speaker 1>And with Christian Walker the struggles al tuve the inconsistency,

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<v Speaker 1>but we know he gets them in bunches. And you're

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<v Speaker 1>on being hurt and not having the power early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, but sitting at thirty six and thirty days,

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<v Speaker 1>just the real.

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<v Speaker 2>Just the truth about this.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no way we would have thought considering that bingo

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<v Speaker 1>card that you'd be thirty six and thirty considering the

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<v Speaker 1>end reason as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's got to make you happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Look, this team, as I said before, they have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of grit and guys will step up. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the beauty of a good team. When one of

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<v Speaker 3>your buddies go down, you know the other guys was

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<v Speaker 3>stepping it up. You know, we got two really good

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<v Speaker 3>starts from our young starters that came up, and so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we have a group of guys that are

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<v Speaker 3>stepping it up. And as you mentioned, yeah, I forgot

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<v Speaker 3>to mention Jake. Jake's been swinging the bat very well

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<v Speaker 3>and of course he's really good defensively. So there are

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<v Speaker 3>some signs with this club that will tell you, Look,

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<v Speaker 3>we're not even on all cylinders and we're actually playing

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good baseball. Can we be playing a little bit better? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because our offense has not hit their stride yet. But

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, you know, these guys

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<v Speaker 3>have shown some grit and it's a good group of guys.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a good team and we feel really good

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<v Speaker 3>about it. When we get these guys on all cylinders,

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<v Speaker 3>our pitching comes back. Uh, you know, this should be

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<v Speaker 3>this should make it really fun for the stretch run date.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to go back with whether it's culture or

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<v Speaker 1>just your guys, the whole organization's ability to see through

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<v Speaker 1>this and get these kind of type of guys. We

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<v Speaker 1>hear culture, and we hear that these guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the grit and the step up that you mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>they just guys back up, step in and do their job.

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<v Speaker 1>But the question is why and how well? Why is

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<v Speaker 1>it that when they come here or when somebody gets hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>What is it?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we all want to bottle that up and

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<v Speaker 1>sell it. Why with the Astros do you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>this unique ability to do this? What's the main what's

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<v Speaker 1>the main ingredient and that's in that pot.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think it's first of all, it's a winning

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<v Speaker 3>culture and we've been that way. You know, when you

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<v Speaker 3>go to the postseason eight straight times, guys come in

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<v Speaker 3>and they know that, Look, this is a winning call up.

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<v Speaker 3>As you start off with that winning attitude, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and then you have the leadership under Joe A. Spada,

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<v Speaker 3>who has he's very familiar with these guys. He has

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<v Speaker 3>great leadership in the clubhouse. Uh he's not a raw,

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<v Speaker 3>raw guy, but he's the guy that you know, gets

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<v Speaker 3>with each each and every guy and and encourage. He

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<v Speaker 3>encourages guys when you have to encourage him, and he

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<v Speaker 3>has you know, when he has to discipline, he'll discipline.

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<v Speaker 3>And so look, I think it's the culture that's been created.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. Uh, you come here, you come here to win.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, as our owner has said so many times,

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<v Speaker 3>our windows always open and so look, this is this

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<v Speaker 3>is just the way it is here in Houston. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean we you know, we played good baseball. We have

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<v Speaker 3>great fans support. I meant these the fans just continue

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<v Speaker 3>to show up and continue to support us, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I run into fans all the time when

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<v Speaker 3>I'm you know, walking the streets of Houston, are just

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<v Speaker 3>going out for a bite. You know, these guys are

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<v Speaker 3>encouraging you know, they they they they encourage us so much.

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<v Speaker 3>They show up and that's the beauty. The Astro fans

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<v Speaker 3>show up. You know, you cannot do that without fan support.

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<v Speaker 3>And I tell you, these guys show up every single

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<v Speaker 3>day and that's where we get our drive from.

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<v Speaker 1>Dana Brown asked those gm for a few more minutes

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<v Speaker 1>here on Sports Talk seven ninety seven sALS Reshow. All right, Dan,

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<v Speaker 1>if I put a monitor on you, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>detector that told me that when I asked the question

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<v Speaker 1>of concerns on this team, it would light up and

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<v Speaker 1>we'd all be able to see it. What is your

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<v Speaker 1>biggest concern sixty six games in about your team?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's just, you know, we got to get on

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<v Speaker 3>all cylinders with the bats first of all, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because as you mentioned before, the pitching has been really

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<v Speaker 3>good and the pitching that's been carrying us. So we

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<v Speaker 3>can get on all cylinders with the bats, and we

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<v Speaker 3>can get our guys back from injuries. I think those

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<v Speaker 3>would be the two things that would light up for

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<v Speaker 3>me because once that happens. I think we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>go into a nice little run, a nice little stretch,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whether it's ten out of twelve or you know,

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<v Speaker 3>seven in a row or whatever it is. I think

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<v Speaker 3>we'll hit all cylinders at that point, you know, And

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<v Speaker 3>that's the big deal. That's the real big deal of

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<v Speaker 3>just getting the bats to get on all cylinders and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just getting getting this machine, getting this machine

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let me be the Devil's advocate just because

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<v Speaker 1>for listeners and viewers and debate this. What if this

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<v Speaker 1>is your team the way Let's just say, now, this

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<v Speaker 1>is who you are at thirty six and thirty Can

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<v Speaker 1>you win a World Series? Hitting like this with the

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<v Speaker 1>way it's been and pitching like this with the way

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<v Speaker 1>it's been. If this is who the astros are, can

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<v Speaker 1>you play in the late October and beyond?

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<v Speaker 3>Listen. I won't really get into the hypotheticals, but I

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<v Speaker 3>will say this, this team, the roster is built for

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<v Speaker 3>the World Series. I think we have guys that have

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<v Speaker 3>to get on all cylinders, and you know, guys have

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<v Speaker 3>to really get hot. You know, we're gonna need our hitter,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, to turn up the dial. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna have to happen. And I think our pitching has

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<v Speaker 3>been really good and we're gonna get guys back, So

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna get guys back from injuries. So yes, the

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<v Speaker 3>roster is definitely built to get into the World Series.

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<v Speaker 3>I think some things have to happen, like the you

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<v Speaker 3>know players, the hitters are gonna have to get hot,

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<v Speaker 3>and we're gonna have to get some guys back, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>off the eel, which I feel like we are gonna

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<v Speaker 3>get guys back. You know, Arraghetti uh is the guy

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<v Speaker 3>that's already starting to throw, and you know there's a

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<v Speaker 3>potential of him going out to West Palm after this

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<v Speaker 3>I think the roster is built to win. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think any team would expect to, you know, go all

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<v Speaker 3>so but ultimately, this team, this roster, this club is

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<v Speaker 1>Is Christian Walker. How's he handling the pressure of some

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<v Speaker 1>early season woes.

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<v Speaker 2>That he's not used to it. He's hit it hard

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<v Speaker 2>at times, and we have.

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<v Speaker 1>Expectations that he's going to be better data and so

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<v Speaker 1>was an upgrade at first base. But with that, how's

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think he understands from an analytics standpoint and

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<v Speaker 3>data information standpoint, he is hitting the ball hard, and

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<v Speaker 3>we would say he's been very unlucky, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just looking at his Babbitt which is about two sixty

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<v Speaker 3>unlucky and he's hit the ball very hard, and so

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<v Speaker 3>that's just you know, that's part of the game. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>the other teams have really good defenses, and sometimes you're

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<v Speaker 3>going to hit the ball hard and you're not going

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<v Speaker 3>to get anything out of it. But we know historically

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<v Speaker 3>that he turns things around in the month of June, July,

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<v Speaker 3>and August. You know, that's just who he is, and

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<v Speaker 3>so we're really looking for good things. He's been really

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<v Speaker 1>Danny, you're the ability to throw runners out. Tony, who's

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<v Speaker 1>a regular listener and caller, and he broached this subject,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'm gonna ask for him about are you

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<v Speaker 1>and we You and I talked about this coming out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, early after spring training, about the struggles of

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<v Speaker 1>throwing runners out, holding pitchers hold them, and catchers, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the pitch quick. You know, you're you're to be able

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<v Speaker 2>Are you doing it better? And why is it getting better?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see it? And what have they worked on

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so it's all about the timing, you know. But

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<v Speaker 3>first of all, I would say before I get into that,

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<v Speaker 3>the most important thing for the pictures to get the

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<v Speaker 3>on the hitter and you can't lose sight and hitter.

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<v Speaker 3>This is not like the nineteen eighties when teams had

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<v Speaker 3>a bunch of rabbits on the bases and they would

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<v Speaker 3>steal bases consistently. Now we have guys hit the ball

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<v Speaker 3>out of the ballpark, and you have to focus on

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<v Speaker 3>the hitter. Now with that said, you know, you also

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<v Speaker 3>you cannot let guys just run the bases and allow

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<v Speaker 3>what we've done is we've worked on this timing thing.

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<v Speaker 3>We've worked on holding the ball as long as we

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<v Speaker 3>can hold it at times to take the spring out

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<v Speaker 3>of the runner's legs, you know, because sometimes when you

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<v Speaker 3>hold the ball and you hold it tight and then

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<v Speaker 3>all of a sudden you go to the plate, you

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<v Speaker 3>know you can throw their timing off. And so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we've done things. We've talked to our pictures about it.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, we've made it very clear, do not

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<v Speaker 3>lose sight of the hitter, because you know, if a

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<v Speaker 3>guy stills the base, he's on second base. If you

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<v Speaker 3>get to hit her out, you're still in good shape.

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<v Speaker 3>If a guy steals a base and then he gives

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<v Speaker 3>then you got problems. And so the main thing is

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<v Speaker 3>to keep the main thing the main thing. And so

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<v Speaker 3>we got to focus on the batter, and we have

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<v Speaker 3>to you know, pay attention you know, to the runner

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<v Speaker 3>at times depending on who's on the basis, but you

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<v Speaker 1>So the priority has been get the batter out and secondaries,

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<v Speaker 1>get the runner out, even though you'd like to do

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<v Speaker 1>both extremely well.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely, you've got to get to hit her out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, if you you know you can still it's

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<v Speaker 3>very difficult to steal home. You can still. Second, still, Third,

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<v Speaker 3>if I get to hit her out, you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>got a chance, right, you know, And so you can't

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<v Speaker 3>lose focus of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And about the minute I have with you, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the gray area, Dana, you're I don't envy. Your job

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<v Speaker 1>done and understanding that having to deal with all of

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<v Speaker 1>us that want to know injuries, it's a pain in

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<v Speaker 2>So to remove gray.

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<v Speaker 1>Area for fans and for anybody like in Jordon's case, First,

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<v Speaker 1>where is he Number one? How close are we sixty percent?

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<v Speaker 1>About ten days two weeks ago of that thing healing?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are we timeline wise? But what's the protocol with him?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, at first we thought it was soft tissue,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we found there fracture. How long between like

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<v Speaker 1>MRIs do you ca the swelling? See it just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of take us through it so we get a better

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of what you have to go through when you

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<v Speaker 1>have to come on and talk to my ass about

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<v Speaker 1>injuries and what happened in Jordon's case, where are we

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<v Speaker 1>and how do we get to that point with all

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so he's eighty percent healed, which means he's getting

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<v Speaker 3>very close. No pain, he can shake hands, he can

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<v Speaker 3>you know, he can pick up a bat. We're just

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<v Speaker 3>not going to allow him the hit for a few

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<v Speaker 3>more days. And you know, so in terms of the

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<v Speaker 3>injury itself, hand injuries are very very difficult. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>any of these hand injuries are very very difficult because

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<v Speaker 3>these bone injuries, Uh, you have so much swelling and inflammation,

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<v Speaker 3>and you you know, to read the MRI eyes are

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<v Speaker 3>very very difficult, and so you have to allow you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the swelling to go down and before you can see it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think he was playing, you know, and he

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<v Speaker 3>by him playing through it, I think that's what may

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<v Speaker 3>have caused this small fracture. I don't know for sure,

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<v Speaker 3>but potentially could have. And then you know, we were

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<v Speaker 3>looking at all the inflammation with the with the muscle strain,

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<v Speaker 3>and then you know you missed the small fracture because

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<v Speaker 3>of all of the inflammation. And then the key here is,

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<v Speaker 3>you know we've learned to keep getting him, just continue

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<v Speaker 3>to image it because as the swelling gowns, you can

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<v Speaker 3>see a lot a lot more and so look, ultimately

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<v Speaker 3>he'll be back. We don't think it's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>too much longer. As I mentioned, he's eighty percent healed.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, we've played very well. You know, the

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<v Speaker 3>guys have stepped up. You know, we're twenty and fifteen

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<v Speaker 3>since your ion went down, and so you know we

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<v Speaker 3>are playing over five hundred. The boys are playing good.

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<v Speaker 3>Just like last year when Tucker went out, the boys

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<v Speaker 3>stepped it up. You know, even when Tucker went out,

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<v Speaker 3>we played even better. And so you know we're thirty

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<v Speaker 3>we're forty nine to thirty four or whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 3>So look, ultimately the guys have stepped it up, but

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<v Speaker 3>we'll get yourd I'm back here soon. I know. It's frustrating.

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<v Speaker 3>It's frustrating, you know when when guys get hurt, but

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<v Speaker 3>it goes with the territory. It's part of the game.

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<v Speaker 3>It's we're not the only team that are suffering injuries,

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<v Speaker 3>and so U you know, we're dying to get them

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<v Speaker 3>back and soon he's able to swing the bat. We're

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<v Speaker 3>going to try to expedite it, you know, by maybe

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<v Speaker 3>having him face some pictures and you know, instead of

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<v Speaker 3>sending them on a rehab, hopefully we won't have to

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<v Speaker 3>send him on a triple A rehab. Maybe we can

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<v Speaker 3>get it done at the ballpark and give him some

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<v Speaker 1>Eighty percent of good number. Appreciate you walking us through that.

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<v Speaker 1>Takes a long time for swelling to go down as

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<v Speaker 1>the basic point before you can see the fracture.

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<v Speaker 2>On the MRI data.

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<v Speaker 1>Great stuff, man, Good luck today, and we'll look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to talking to you next Wednesday. I always wish we

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<v Speaker 1>had more time with you, and thank you for your time. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate you guys having me on every week. Let's

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<v Speaker 3>go astro fans. We're fired up.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go. That's Dana Brown Astro's GM.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll come back to finish up quickly and i'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to have him for four segments.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be right back