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<v Speaker 1>Kbm E Houston, a TV HD two Houston, The Astros,

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<v Speaker 2>Your home for your home teams.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Sports Talk seven ninety make Houston Sports Done,

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<v Speaker 1>number one precpt on your car radio and the new

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<v Speaker 2>Saulisbury Salsbury, Houston. Okay, let's do this.

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Salisbury to usc Troupes.

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<v Speaker 2>Longtime friend, Shawn Salisbury, Ryan Lima, go Lobos.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Sean Salisbury show.

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<v Speaker 3>Rockets fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder. They play the

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<v Speaker 3>Pacers tonight, six o'clock tip off, five o'clock launch. Better

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<v Speaker 3>right here on seven ninety your home for Rockets basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>Houston beats Kansas in Big twelve Conference play. Talking about

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<v Speaker 3>these Astros seven to one, three two, one ninety is

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<v Speaker 3>the number to join.

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<v Speaker 2>What's up, bandy, hey?

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<v Speaker 4>Before we get to the ass. Here's we're talking about

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<v Speaker 4>Bob Gibson. The other day.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a quote I.

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<v Speaker 4>Found for him. He said, I hated all the All

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<v Speaker 4>Star games. I hated having to talk to guys that

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<v Speaker 4>I spent the rest of the season trying to kick

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<v Speaker 4>their ass.

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<v Speaker 2>They were the enemy to me.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I've found another quote about hate ahead and

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<v Speaker 4>telling uh, some rookies in the age is how to

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<v Speaker 4>approach Bob Gibson.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, don't look at him, don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Look at him, don't dig in, do none of that,

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<v Speaker 4>because they'll knock you down. I missed those days. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, Sehn thinking about that attitude and then

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<v Speaker 4>thinking about the attitude that Bruce Matthews shared about every practice,

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<v Speaker 4>every preseason, regular game he played as if if he

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<v Speaker 4>didn't play well, he could lose his job. I missed

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<v Speaker 4>that in professional sports, that kind of attitude, and not

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<v Speaker 4>many people have that kind of attitude.

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<v Speaker 5>They make more than the cod They all make more

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<v Speaker 5>than the coach that cut they can cut them.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, the player empowerments at an all time high. Everybody

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<v Speaker 5>else goes, the player goes last.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, the golden days of professional sports are long ago,

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<v Speaker 4>real quick. If the astro had to start today, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>this is my lineup two Ayon left Cam Smith and

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<v Speaker 4>right field out res d H Walker, first base, DS

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<v Speaker 4>Catching Paradas, third base, Penius shortstop Dubon centerfield.

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<v Speaker 5>I like that. I mean, you know what, you don't

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<v Speaker 5>have to tell me that one twice. I'm all in

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<v Speaker 5>without two Vay Dubon and Cam Smith. I got no

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<v Speaker 5>issue there. And then Jake Myers and Chas mccormacker are

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<v Speaker 5>your fill ins. Yeah, now unless Chads McCormick can prove

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<v Speaker 5>that he's going to get back to hitting the ball

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<v Speaker 5>to right center field and pushing the ball the other

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<v Speaker 5>way and regained two years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>I put it this way.

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<v Speaker 5>I say this this way, I always say, and you'll

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<v Speaker 5>let you also finish, Andy, whether it's football or anything.

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<v Speaker 5>When people talk to me about quarterback or a receivers,

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<v Speaker 5>he ready to plays a rookie, soa well, let me

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<v Speaker 5>ask you this also, I'll stick to quarterback. Is the quarterback? Hey,

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<v Speaker 5>turn your put your mute on for a second. There, Andy,

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<v Speaker 5>you got, we can hear all that noise.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. There you go, Just mute until it's time

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<v Speaker 2>for you to talk. There you go.

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<v Speaker 5>Is that when they say, well, why would you play

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<v Speaker 5>the rookie? And if I said, well, is the veteran

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<v Speaker 5>playing like a rookie? Play the rookie. If the rookie's

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<v Speaker 5>doing the same thing, making the same mistakes and also

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<v Speaker 5>doing the same thing that veterans do, guess what guess

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<v Speaker 5>what play the rookie play the same thing here? If

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<v Speaker 5>let's just say cam Smith beats him out? Yeah, yes,

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<v Speaker 5>who you play? You play cam Smith?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 5>That's Spring Tainting's not just there for everybody's uh fun

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<v Speaker 5>and games. Spring trains there to get better and compete.

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<v Speaker 5>Didn't we hear that they were going to compete? People

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<v Speaker 5>were gonna give guys a chance. Some guys are just

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<v Speaker 5>built different. I know the routine is go single A,

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<v Speaker 5>double A, triple A and let's go play.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. Sometimes that double A guy is just better?

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<v Speaker 5>Is this better? He's just different? And if you're built different,

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<v Speaker 5>let me build you on the major league roster. And

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know it is early, but the point is

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<v Speaker 5>if you're just talking about on paper the thought process

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<v Speaker 5>for optics, Andy, and I know Andy, well, we appreciate

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<v Speaker 5>your insight too, brother. I love that lineup. Uh, that

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<v Speaker 5>lineup's better than the one you that they're proposed going with.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't have a problem with the hitting order. Cam

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<v Speaker 5>Smith in the two hole, that kind of pop you

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<v Speaker 5>can actually you could probably flip cam Smith and Jordan

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<v Speaker 5>as well, and Christian Walker sitting in the four hole

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<v Speaker 5>gives me I'm good there, yeah, and on yer, and

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<v Speaker 5>so I'm with I think Andy's lineup is pretty We're

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<v Speaker 5>not going to get that lineup, yeah, but that's that's listen.

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<v Speaker 5>I'd rather grow and learn with somebody who's gonna I

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<v Speaker 5>think some days got superstar written all over him, then

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<v Speaker 5>hoping that it works out the other way. Now. And

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<v Speaker 5>you know what, we both like Chazz, give me Chaz

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<v Speaker 5>from two years ago, and I got a solid player

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<v Speaker 5>in the outfield, and we've said that, but I think

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<v Speaker 5>Cam Smith's gonna make it miserable to keep him.

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<v Speaker 2>Out of the lineup, so we off the big league

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<v Speaker 2>club for that matter.

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<v Speaker 3>We always talk about how we judge players and what

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<v Speaker 3>we judged not judge, judged them on. Well, Cam Smith,

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<v Speaker 3>this is so far what we can judge him on.

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<v Speaker 3>He's hitting five seventy one a triple, two home runs,

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<v Speaker 3>six RBIs, four walks, one strikeout. He's had seven at bats,

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<v Speaker 3>he's got an on base percentage of seven hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>an OPS of two thousand and four to fourteen. Twenty

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<v Speaker 3>four to fourteen is his OPS. Again, it's just spring training.

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<v Speaker 3>Judge base exactly all we're judging on and so far

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<v Speaker 3>in these what seven or eight at bats. He has

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<v Speaker 3>looked really good. So if he's got seven at bats,

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<v Speaker 3>he's got four walks, so that's eleven plate appearances, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>twelve plate appearances.

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<v Speaker 2>He's only struck out once, and he showed the power.

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<v Speaker 3>He missed a Grand Slam yesterday by like literally a foot,

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<v Speaker 3>and he cleared the bases.

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<v Speaker 2>Why are we afraid to let him play through this? Why?

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<v Speaker 3>I know that you and I would play. I would.

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<v Speaker 3>I would, man, it'd be I need a wow factor movement,

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<v Speaker 3>it would. It would be really hard for me to

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<v Speaker 3>keep him off the opening day roster. I know he's

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<v Speaker 3>not going to be because that whole clock thing. They

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<v Speaker 2>Time all that.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, that's that's a problem. That is a problem, and

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<v Speaker 5>quite frankly, it's unfair to the player.

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<v Speaker 2>I think.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree it's gonna be really hard for him to

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<v Speaker 3>make this opening day roster, but I don't think he'll

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<v Speaker 3>be far off. Dude, he and they say he's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>start in double A. He's already been assigned to double A.

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<v Speaker 3>Like when when they got him. If he goes in

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<v Speaker 3>there and rakes for three weeks, move him.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude, i't even start him in double A. I'd start

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<v Speaker 2>him straight up in triple A. Yeah. I always say,

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<v Speaker 2>Adam to that, let me feel, let me feel against

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<v Speaker 2>the good guys first.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, man, well they they they, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>you saw yesterday, they already reassigned Jacob Melton.

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<v Speaker 2>He's back in triple A.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not making the open day roster, but camp Smith

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<v Speaker 3>hasn't been reassigned yet, so obviously they like seeing what

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<v Speaker 3>he's doing so far. Early in spring training, we're about

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<v Speaker 3>what halfway through, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit more. It'll be the like this time next week,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be halfway through.

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<v Speaker 3>They're going to give him as many abasts as possible

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<v Speaker 3>in spring training. And I again, I don't think he

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<v Speaker 3>starts up at the big I would love to see

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<v Speaker 3>it because I'm like you, why not? But then you

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<v Speaker 3>got to think about the the admin side of things,

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<v Speaker 3>if you will, the clock, the service time, all of that,

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<v Speaker 3>making the forty man, then having to move somebody off

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<v Speaker 3>of it, so forth and so on. He's going to

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<v Speaker 3>start in I don't see how he starts in double A.

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<v Speaker 2>I really don't. I know. When did it ever have that?

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<v Speaker 2>You're one of my best twenty six? Yeah? Here you go, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>here's your spot. I just don't. I don't understand, but

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<v Speaker 2>you mean I understand, but it bugs me. I guess.

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<v Speaker 3>But imagine this a scenario where the Houston Astros traded

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Tucker, a full, a for real five tool player,

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<v Speaker 3>which is very rare in today's game. They traded him

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<v Speaker 3>because they weren't going to be able for him, and

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<v Speaker 3>they got Cam Smith who blossoms into like a Jordon

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<v Speaker 5>Well, he's got more raw power, not that Jordon I'm

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<v Speaker 5>talking about, right, and Tuk Tucker.

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<v Speaker 2>He does just pure raw power.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, imagine that, Well I have, and I can't wait

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<v Speaker 5>to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be hard for him make field.

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<v Speaker 5>See for me, I think the pressures on the guys

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<v Speaker 5>that are veterans here, not on the young guy. I

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<v Speaker 5>think he's just going out and raking and do what

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<v Speaker 5>he does playing baseball. Those guys got to be feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>Live.

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<v Speaker 5>I I stubbed my toe two times. That dude's playing

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<v Speaker 5>starting in left to right or he won't be left.

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<v Speaker 5>They move out two bay back to second, starting the

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<v Speaker 5>right field right, and we don't have a try. Frankly,

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<v Speaker 5>we don't have a legitimate right fielder right now, No,

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<v Speaker 5>because in truth, Chas McCormick's a left and a left fielder. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>and Kaspatch in centerfield. We there're no right field arm

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<v Speaker 5>on those three, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Depending on who plays second base, whether it's Dubon Brendan Rodgers,

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<v Speaker 3>if he does well, depending on those let's just let's

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<v Speaker 3>just talk about those two. Let's just say that they're struggling.

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<v Speaker 3>June July, early August. Camp Smith's is in Triple A

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<v Speaker 3>and he's playing well. I wouldn't be surprised if they

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<v Speaker 3>bring him up. He's playing third base, Estoc Breatus is

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<v Speaker 3>over at second base.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, it also wouldn't be bothered if he kept Dubon

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<v Speaker 5>as the If that happens and he's your still your

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<v Speaker 5>Swiss Army and you had the Zenzo and left field

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<v Speaker 5>and Camp forget about this now, give me that corner

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<v Speaker 5>out feels pretty good. Yeah, if you're looking at young

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<v Speaker 5>studs that and go to Baltimore Orioles route right, and

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<v Speaker 5>then you're you're in, dude, you're looking to Letter, just

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<v Speaker 5>get to Rake and.

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<v Speaker 3>And then if and if if you're the Houston Astros.

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<v Speaker 3>You know I heard the KBO is looking for outfielders,

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<v Speaker 3>so Jake Myers might be available.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, Yeah, while you're down on Jake.

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<v Speaker 3>Because he he's a two twenty hinter, I don't care

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<v Speaker 3>if you got to.

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<v Speaker 5>Your third derogatory, is it?

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<v Speaker 3>That's exactly what you saw the wheel st to two twenty hitters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he is