00:00We'll flip it over to Major League Baseball, Tom, get some action this weekend for Memorial Day.
00:03But more of a bigger question is, how are we feeling, you know, let's just say, let's call it two
00:08months into the season, April and May, with those Los Angeles Dodgers?
00:12Those are going to be heavy favorite World Series, but particularly in the National League, you see win streaks, you
00:17see losing streaks for them, front line starting pitching, damaged a little bit.
00:20But we know the trade deadline is going to come up and they're going to probably add some front line
00:24starting pitching.
00:24But on the county marketplace, Tom, the Dodgers currently trading with a 39% chance to win the National League,
00:29the best record in the National League, only at 19%.
00:32That's the Atlanta Braves, all of the Cubs, the Brewers, and the Phillies have sort of awoken here.
00:37Looking at the Dodgers, your estimation of it right now, a time to jump in because they're a little bit
00:42lower or you're going to wait this thing out and see how it plays?
00:45We got to wait it out, you know, 40% at this point in, what is it, May 22nd, whatever
00:51it is, it's just, it's a bit too early.
00:52And considering how good the Braves are, this is also a chance for them, you know, to kind of go
00:57all chips to the middle when the trade deadline comes up in their own right.
01:00You know, Acuna got hurt last night, I expect to be back, it doesn't seem a long-term thing.
01:04You know, Spencer Strider looked really good last night.
01:06If he is shaping up to be a secondary ace behind Chris Sale, knowing some of the pitching depth that
01:11they had, and frankly, that they're only going to try and improve on as the trade deadline comes along.
01:15Atlanta has to be in the conversation, and frankly, where they sit right now, I think it's a worthwhile investment.
01:20But, yeah.
01:22Getting plus money with Tampa tonight at Yankee Stadium feels just like a gift from the baseball.
01:30I'm all about Garrett Cole, but not after a 14-month layoff.
01:35I just, I don't see any reason not to take the plus money here with one of the hottest teams
01:40in the American League.
01:42This is a situation when I saw the lines yesterday, last night, whenever it was.
01:46You know, this comes to my mind, it's like both things can be true.
01:48I understand why the Yankees are favored at home, just because they are.
01:52We're never going to see massive plus money there.
01:54But getting plus money on the Rays, who, Joe, as you said, are one of the hottest teams, not just
01:59the AL, but the league overall.
02:00And we have a picture coming back from a significant layoff.
02:03Like, something doesn't make sense.
02:05So, I would play this spot with the Rays, as you said, time and time again.
02:08And over the course of an entire baseball season, you should probably come out right more often than not.
02:12So, the Rays are great right now.
02:13They hit a great relieving.
02:15They have good starting pitching.
02:16Everything that you possibly want.
02:17And although Garrett Cole's looked pretty good in his rehab starts, it's like still a bit of a question mark.
02:22Yeah, and the expectations for Garrett Cole tonight, I believe, on the Couchie Marketplace,
02:25sitting at five and a half strikeouts, which means he needs six strikeouts at about a plus money number.
02:29We'll see how long they let him go, about 55 to 60 degrees for that start tonight, Tom.
02:34Really quick, matchups here in Major League Baseball to get to the World Series.
02:37For me, Tom, come on.
02:38So, Yankees-Phillies, $100 pays back, $4,500.
02:42How are we thinking about the champions' level here, series matchup?
02:46You know, at a certain point, I don't hate it.
02:48It really comes down to the Yankees.
02:50I would say the Phillies could get there before the Yankees could get there when it comes to getting to
02:54the World Series.
02:55The Yankees have to be willing to make splash plays at the deadline.
02:58They are wasting the prime years of Aaron Judge and Garrett Cole.
03:02And the one team that we looked at, and again, oddsmakers told you, don't you worry about those Tampa Bay
03:07Rays.
03:07The Bay's got a four and a half game lead with a monster series with the Rays and the Yankees.
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