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00:00You don't have to play in the second base, right?
00:02You've got two third basemen that are two of your best hitters.
00:05The theory is sound.
00:06The practice is an impossibility.
00:09They're not going to do it.
00:10You know, they're just not.
00:11I underscore they're clearly not going to do it.
00:14Ryan's clearly not going to entertain the conversation.
00:16Why?
00:16No, I get it.
00:18Because he keeps getting hurt.
00:20He got hurt crossing home plate and swinging a bat.
00:24I hear you.
00:25And I think left field may enhance his chances to get hurt every day.
00:30I mean, everybody on the Astros roster got hurt last year.
00:32I mean, can any of them play in the field?
00:34Yeah, but he is also somebody who has gotten hurt a lot, not just last year.
00:38I mean, those two badass knees.
00:41That wasn't an injury.
00:43The knees, that's not an excuse.
00:44That was a problem for him.
00:47And quite frankly, it's not been a problem since he got them fixed.
00:50Yeah.
00:50Am I wrong?
00:51But it's because they mitigated it.
00:53See, he's gotten hurt every one of these years.
00:57I mean, the concussion, him and Pena ran into each other one of them times.
01:02He was out there in the outfield, had to miss a lot.
01:04He's injury-prone.
01:06In theory.
01:06And he is so important to them in the lineup, and they want to minimize the amount that he
01:11gets hurt.
01:11In theory, it's two plus two.
01:12You need outfielders.
01:13You got an outfielder, and he should play outfield.
01:15But theory, though, is not in practice.
01:18Yeah, you're making sense.
01:20Yeah.
01:21He just keeps getting hurt.
01:24He's your best left fielder.
01:25No, because it makes sense.
01:26He plays left field.
01:27Yeah.
01:27He makes the Correa.
01:31What's my name?
01:32He's like, Paredes.
01:33He makes all those moves.
01:35It makes sense.
01:35And then you miss the playoffs when he misses 100 games.
01:37He gives you.
01:38You did it last year, and all he was was a DH.
01:40Yeah.
01:41So what?
01:42I mean, you did it.
01:43And you missed the playoffs largely because he wasn't there for you.
01:46Yeah, but it had nothing to do with him playing outfield.
01:48That's life.
01:48No matter what he does, if he's breathing, he is likely to miss games.
01:53I am with you.
01:54He's likely to miss games, so just run him out there.
01:56Go play baseball.
01:57Absolutely.
01:58Okay, yeah.
01:58Go play baseball.
02:00100%.
02:00It'd be less likely that Pena would get hurt if he didn't play in the field all the time.
02:04Let's just go play baseball.
02:04It'd be less likely that Paredes would get hurt with his hamstring if he didn't play all
02:09the time.
02:09He's going to go play baseball playing DH.
02:11I'm just telling you.
02:12I don't.
02:12I mean, I know he's been injured a few times, but I don't look at Jordan Alvarez.
02:16He doesn't go, oh, my God, man.
02:17You just got to bubble wrap him.
02:19You got to bubble wrap that guy.
02:20Clint, I don't know who you would look at then if you did that.
02:24That man is always hurt.
02:25It's not ideal.
02:27What's the most games you think Jordan's played this season?
02:30That he will play this season?
02:31That he's played in a season.
02:32I wonder what's the most.
02:34And he's a DH primarily.
02:37Do you think he's approached 150?
02:40I can't imagine.
02:42Now I got to do it.
02:43The curiosity is there.
02:44You're not going to be missing time, man.
02:46That dude would be.
02:48And clearly after last year, they ain't going to take no chance.
02:51They're not going to do it.
02:52147.
02:53That's the most games he's ever played.
02:55147.
02:56I just.
02:57You said a good line there.
02:58Go play baseball, man.
03:00He is.
03:00It would make sense.
03:02Because we're talking about a light outfield.
03:04You're talking about an overloaded infield and a DH spot that you can't use.
03:07It's not going to contribute to him getting injured.
03:09I just.
03:10I can't say that.
03:10I can't say that.
03:11I can't say that.
03:12He got hurt stepping on home plate.
03:13Right.
03:14He can get hurt stepping to the right of the left.
03:15I win you though on the frustration that you have a dude that matters so much that you
03:18feel like you have the baby.
03:19Like I 100% get that frustration.
03:21But it does feel like that's the baby.
03:22I mean if you were loaded.
03:23I mean if you had.
03:24If you held.
03:25Do we even have one outfielder?
03:27Oh there's a bunch of them.
03:28Cam Smith.
03:29Cam Smith I feel good about.
03:30It's just can he sustain the entirety of the season?
03:32In the conversation.
03:33Why are you turning your head like that man?
03:34He's an outfielder.
03:35I mean.
03:36He was good for a period of time last week.
03:37You got Jake.
03:38Is there a chance.
03:39And take the fact that he's an elite hitter out of the building.
03:43I'm talking about defensively.
03:44Is there a chance that Jordan Alvarez is.
03:46Better than Cam Smith?
03:48Defensively?
03:48Absolutely.
03:48Outside of Jake.
03:50Defense I'm good with Cam.
03:51He ranges really well.
03:53And he's still learning the position.
03:54I still feel better about him.
03:55Yeah.
03:55Jake and Cam are probably better defensively.
03:58Jake.
03:59Now not throwing.
04:00But all the other.
04:01That's part of defense.
04:02That's part of it.
04:04I mean.
04:04I mean he's a bronze winner.
04:06He's a bronze gold glove winner.
04:07Yeah.
04:08I mean look.
04:09Cam surprised everybody last year.
04:11The throwing.
04:12I mean listen.
04:13He's got a better chance.
04:14He's got a better chance of turning it left handed.
04:16Cam surprised everybody last year when he could play.
04:18I mean to start the season last year.
04:20He exceeded expectations.
04:22To start the season.
04:23We didn't know if he could judge a fly ball in right field.
04:25And he just made up for it by being fast as hell.
04:28And he's got an arm.
04:29I thought he made it.
04:30I was surprised.
04:31I was pleasantly surprised.
04:32Somehow he kept getting.
04:33He kept getting benched by an old free swinger.
04:35But.
04:35But.
04:36Yeah.
04:36I mean.
04:36I don't know.
04:37I just.
04:37Jordan Alvarez.
04:38You put Jordan Alvarez in left field.
04:40And.
04:40And.
04:41Numb Nuts in center.
04:42And Cam Smith in right.
04:43You've got a solid out.
04:44And Numb Nuts is Jake Meyers.
04:46Yeah.
04:46Actually.
04:47They might.
04:47They might have Cam in center.
04:48And have a.
04:49Jesus Sanchez.
04:50So they can have a left.
04:50Left handed bat out in right.
04:52See more pitches.
04:53He.
04:53He.
04:53He.
04:54He just embodies exactly what you want the whole organization to do.
04:57That's right.
04:57I'm holding my breath every time he's out.
05:00Every time.
05:01Every time that ball goes out there.
05:03Every time that ball goes out there.
05:04I want Jake to call him off.
05:07Jerry.
05:07That's over there, Jake.
05:08Go get it.
05:10All right.
05:10There is nothing more scarier than watching the Astros, Tyler and Reggie on a on a pop
05:16up in between short and left.
05:19There's nothing more scary.
05:21I think I agree.
05:21Yeah.
05:22Take the hit.
05:23Just don't move.
05:24Run the other way.
05:25Here comes Jordan rumbling, bumbling.
05:27He's big, dude.
05:29Yes.
05:29And it's not.
05:30It's a small left field, too.
05:32It's the other part about him, though.
05:33It's not just because he if you he wants to show you that he's a good outfielder.
05:38So he's coming out there.
05:40He's sliding.
05:41He's I mean, he's giving it everything he has, which you love.
05:43But I mean, he can't he gets hurt around in the base.
05:48And know your personal.
05:49He got hurt leading off.
05:50I love the energy that we're starting this show with.
05:53And so I really am excited to hear it.
05:55It just absolutely disgusting.
05:57I get it.
05:58I get it.
05:58I get it.
05:59I mean, as an Astros, I don't like I don't know how Astros fans in general aren't just like
06:04like and look, I know you're swinging that back crazy.
06:06I know I know you're purist out there are like, hey, it is what it is.
06:10Yada, yada.
06:11I mean, I look like I just I don't know how Astros fans that all we want to do is win
06:14baseball games and stop the turnstile in left field and right field in the outfield.
06:20I don't know how Astros nation is not all just like your line suck sack up.
06:25I can even get it.
06:26If you say all right, most important games, even the playoffs, like we're going to run
06:30him out there just to get the best line up out there because it's just I just I it's
06:34162 man.
06:35We got to get him to the finish line somehow.
06:37Can we get under two I.L.
06:39stints?
06:40That's the goal.
06:41Yeah.
06:41Yeah.
06:41Look, I mean, that's the goal.
06:43It's I just I need him.
06:45I need more in the field, like jogging to left field and catching three or four fly
06:50balls in a game is not going to hurt me.
06:53I mean, the only the only evidence to him getting hurt in the outfield is him and Jeremy
06:59Pena running into each other.
07:01And we mitigate that entirely by keeping him out of here.
07:03No, we're not into mitigating things.
07:06Let's go win baseball.
07:07He played 87 ball games.
07:08All right, guys, I want to let y'all get off and running here on a Tuesday.
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07:22We played 48 games last year, Clint.
07:24You got 165.
07:25Now do the rest of the Astros.
07:27Now, let me tell me Jake Myers playing.
07:29Right.
07:30Tell me.
07:31Tell me how many.
07:31Tell me.
07:32He's also got a 114 in there and an 87.
07:35That's fine.
07:36Yeah.
07:36I mean, there's a it's.
07:38Hey, hey, hey.
07:39Hey, hey.
07:40Jake's like the guy.
07:41Like, hey, man, we got two players here, man.
07:44Singoon, we can't get you to get your fifth or sixth foul.
07:47Jake, you can go get it.
07:48Yeah.
07:48You can go get it.
07:50You can go get it.
07:50I don't really give a damn as much about you.
07:52I mean, Pena would be a healthier player, too, if he didn't play in the field.
07:56I mean, everybody.
07:56I understand the risk of playing in the field and being a baseball player instead of a
08:00DH.
08:01I'm just telling you right now.
08:03The Astros.
08:03At what point?
08:04Like at what?
08:05At what expense do you say, boy, we're just going to bubble tape?
08:08We're going to bubble wrap your time all year long.
08:11After he after he had those two knee surgeries at one time.
08:15You're still talking about them knee surgeries.
08:16I'm just saying.
08:16And then it's resulted in him still missing a bunch of games as a DH.
08:20Yeah.
08:20With an ankle and a wrist.
08:22And it ain't got to do with them knees.
08:24It ain't got nothing to do with them knees.
08:25It's everything.
08:25Y'all been talking about them knees for five years.
08:27It ain't got nothing to do with them knees.
08:29It's everything.
08:29I mean, them knees was a surgical, like, repair that they need to do.
08:33It wasn't an injury.
08:34Knees.
08:34There's a hand.
08:36I mean, it's everything.
08:37It's getting hurt.
08:38And everyone up in one place.
08:41He needs to be in the field.
08:43Hey, let's minimize the amount of chances he gets injured.
08:45We got to have him at the plate.
08:46We load, manage, and minimize too much as it is, man.
08:49Get his ass out there and let's play some baseball, man.
08:51All right.
08:51Yeah.
08:51Get that best lineup out there and let's be the best team in baseball instead of...
08:55We ain't even go to spring training yet.
08:58We're already talking about, boy, I got to keep these guys healthy.
09:00Welcome home.
09:01I got to keep him healthy.
09:02I mean, I mean...
09:02You got to keep him healthy.
09:03Look, Espada can't get out.
09:04He can't get out of his own way.
09:05Every conversation, I got to be able to get these guys the rest they need,
09:09keep these guys healthy.
09:10Man, go play baseball, man.
09:11That was a no-brainer for me.
09:12I mean, I can see why they're itching from last year.
09:16I can see it.
09:17That's probably what killed them.
09:19This ain't the first time ever they've done this.
09:21This is exactly what goes on every year with this group.
09:25It's always load management.
09:26It's always about taking care of the players and getting the rest.
09:29No, man.
09:30Go play baseball, man.
09:33It ain't that serious.
09:34Go play baseball.
09:34And what they're thinking is, we want him to go play baseball.
09:37Yeah.
09:37And we want to make sure that he is able to go.
09:40Whatever they're thinking has been,
09:42it resulted in the most injured Astros team we've ever witnessed last year.
09:46So, how about we change course?
09:48How about we start treating everybody like a baseball player?
09:50How about we quit the kid gloves stuff?
09:52How about we get ready in spring training and we go play baseball?
09:56Quit the load management crap.
09:57It didn't work last year for anybody.
09:59So, your idea is to just go at it more?
10:02Just like.
10:03My idea is everything load managed, everything handled with kid gloves
10:09is the way they've operated for years.
10:12What in the hell?
10:12And last year, it was an absolute mess.
10:14I was like, my name is Tommy W Ĺźok.
10:16Hey, here's me.
10:20.
10:23Please watch on this video.
10:24You can watch more videos on the video.
10:27You can watch this video.
10:31It's a video about the video I've already watched.
10:32I mean, yeah.
10:33Little, you can like bull aquest.
10:33itetes your love.
10:34Stay consistent.
10:35We're going to go ahead and see you.
10:37About it.
10:39the bullet are supposed to work here.
10:43The bullet untied to walk away,
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