00:00Good morning, 97.1 Jim Costa, John Jansen, Heather Park, Gov and Greg behind the glass.
00:05It is a Friday.
00:09I'm so excited for the weekend, much more than I normally am.
00:13And it's simply because, and I, Heather, I know you guys have an event this weekend as well.
00:19Teddy will be playing in his very first official baseball game.
00:26Four-year-old baseball, small ball is what they call it, and it is, practices have been
00:32basically where is first, where is second, where is third, where is home, where is the
00:38pitcher's mound, all right?
00:40Throwing and catching, it's all a part of practice, but it's complete chaos.
00:45And hitting has been the most successful, I mean, kids all want to, you know, get up to
00:50the tee and take their swings, and it's, but then it's, after you hit, what happens?
00:57Yeah.
00:57Oh, you got to run to first.
00:58Oh, well, you got to drop the bat.
00:59I showed you guys the bat flip that Teddy had, and so I cannot wait, nine o'clock tomorrow
01:06morning in Plymouth, he will have his very first baseball game.
01:10And this is at the same time where Jack's got his baseball tournament, Ellie's going to
01:15be in Ohio for a baseball tournament, or a softball tournament, and he's been the spectator
01:22since he was born at all of these different events, and now it's his time.
01:29The start of his athletic career, and dad'll be out there, you got to run harder, slide,
01:36he was safe.
01:38We're going all in, baby.
01:43So, potentially dumb question, are they keeping score?
01:46How do they determine?
01:47It's a game.
01:48Okay.
01:49Yes, we're keeping score.
01:50It's the Orange Tigers versus the Blue Tigers, and I tell you what, Teddy has a great disdain
01:58for whoever's going to be on the Blue Tigers.
02:00Teddy, what are you going to do today?
02:01Beat the Blue Tigers!
02:03Yes!
02:05Yes!
02:07That's awesome.
02:09So, then they will keep score.
02:10Any idea how long the game is going to take?
02:12Well, we have two hours slotted, but we're playing two innings.
02:15So, all the kids, we're the home team, all right?
02:18So, they're going to have to come into our house, home field advantage.
02:23So, they're actually playing another team.
02:24I thought maybe you're like, they would just play against each other.
02:27Like, you know what?
02:28Oh, it's game time, baby.
02:30Oh, man!
02:31Do they get walk-up music?
02:33I don't think we're doing that, no.
02:34I'm not a big fan.
02:35I love the little kids that get up there, and they're all...
02:38I'll dance it.
02:39It's so freaking cute!
02:41If we did that with Teddy, he probably would not make it to home plate because he would
02:44be dancing.
02:45So, I don't believe we're going to have any walk-up music.
02:48But we are playing two innings, so home team, we'll be in the field first.
02:52Teddy's left-handed, a legit left-hander, so he's going to be at first, or on the pitcher's
02:57mound, but nobody's pitching.
02:58Um, and all the kids for the Blue Tigers will strike out, and then the Orange Tigers will
03:05be up.
03:06They'll all hit home runs.
03:07So, by the end of the first inning, it'll be, I don't know, I think there's 11 kids.
03:1211-0.
03:13And then repeat for the second inning, and we'll go away with the championship trophy.
03:19Start of a lifelong rivalry between the Orange Tigers and the Blue Tigers.
03:22And the Blue Tigers, yes.
03:23Those dogs.
03:24All get started.
03:25How exciting.
03:26That is actually exciting for you.
03:27So, yeah, that's why I'm so excited for the weekend.
03:30I didn't know if it's you were a big World Cup fan.
03:33Um, I am not the biggest World Cup fan, but, hey, the Stars and Stripes at 9 o'clock tonight
03:44will be flying at the Jansen house.
03:48It's going to be well lit, and we will be tuned in.
03:52I can't wait.
03:526.35, we're going to play a World Cup game.
03:56Which country am I?
03:58I'm going to give you facts about countries in the World Cup and see if you guys can name
04:02that country.
04:04Okay.
04:04I thought maybe you'd be excited because Tarek Scooble is going to pitch this weekend.
04:08John, news breaking as we exit the studio yesterday.
04:12It could be Scooble on Saturday, Mize on Sunday.
04:17Shaping up, yep.
04:18Yeah.
04:19And so we just got to get through a Flaherty start.
04:24He says very nervously.
04:26Yes.
04:26I said that to a buddy yesterday.
04:27He goes, well, he's been pitching well lately.
04:29I said, all that makes me think is it's a ticking time bomb.
04:33Yes.
04:33I mean, it's kind of like it is.
04:35It's you just, you let him take the mound and you hold your breath.
04:40Can we get to second inning?
04:42Okay.
04:43Okay.
04:43Third inning?
04:44Okay.
04:44Fourth inning?
04:45Okay.
04:45When's it going to implode?
04:46And you're just hoping that at some point, hey, AJ, they lock eyes like Scooble did.
04:52And all of a sudden, they both know, hey, I've given you my best.
04:57I've given you everything I have.
04:58Thy tank is empty.
05:00And then they bring in, hopefully, somebody out of the bullpen that's productive.
05:05A lot of hopes.
05:07Tom had a question about this Cleveland series.
05:10Yes.
05:11Do they have to win this series?
05:13Okay.
05:14So the easy answer is no, they don't have to.
05:18It's three games in the span of 160.
05:21I'm going to give you the AJ Hinch answer.
05:23But what he actually did say yesterday was, yeah, these are important games.
05:28And it's a team that's a half game back of the division lead.
05:33So you're chasing, you just won a series against Minnesota.
05:36They're still ahead of you.
05:38You're looking up at Cleveland.
05:39I think they're the biggest threat in a bad division, except the Chicago White Sox are currently
05:46leading it by a half game.
05:47So you have an opportunity for three against Cleveland and three against Chicago in the
05:56next nine games.
05:57Houston's going to be sandwiched in there.
05:59I do think it's actually a must-win series.
06:03Yeah.
06:03Look, there's always going to be a smartass that says, no, it's not.
06:06It's in the spirit of the phrase must-win.
06:09Yeah.
06:09Because if you want to be a stickler, must-wins would be our season's over if we lose, if you
06:14take it literally.
06:15Correct.
06:15But if you talk about the spirit of must-win, yeah, it sure feels like it.
06:21Because again, they don't have the luxury of picking up one or two or three.
06:25They have to pick up a ton of, they have to make up a ton of ground in a short
06:29amount
06:29of time.
06:30And the teams they have to chase, they absolutely have to beat them head to head.
06:33So it's Cleveland and it'll be Chicago the following weekend.
06:36They have to win those series.
06:38And how about this offense?
06:40I think I mentioned it earlier this week.
06:43Against Minnesota in a four-game series, they scored a grand total of 12 runs.
06:49In a three-game series, at home, against that same team, they scored a total of 25 runs.
06:56Oh, there you go.
06:58So, I mean, obviously, June is much better than April and May have been.
07:03And hopefully, they keep that going.
07:05They keep that train rolling right through Cleveland.
07:08Yesterday was fun.
07:10You think?
07:11Batting practice off of position players.
07:14Yeah.
07:14McKinstry, go yard.
07:17Yeah.
07:18Perez, go yard.
07:21Look, they've done what we needed them to do.
07:24They've won three straight series to start the month of June.
07:26Yes.
07:27Even after kind of an ugly loss the night before, they bounce back and do it emphatically.
07:31So now you have the series this weekend against Cleveland where you can continue to make some noise.
07:37Yes.
07:38Only.
07:39Okay, I'm going to go full stony on this.
07:41Only one issue with an 11-0 win.
07:44What's the issue?
07:46What are you going to gripe about?
07:47I am morally opposed at any point.
07:53Now, I know that when you're up 11-0.
07:56Now, this is where I differ from Stoney.
07:58Stoney says, why are those guys still in there?
08:00And so they took out McGonagall.
08:02They took out Torres.
08:03They took out Green.
08:04Give him a little breather.
08:05Okay, I'm fine with that.
08:07I'm just morally opposed of taking out Kevin McGonagall for Zach Short.
08:15I'm just morally opposed.
08:17Other than that, beautiful day.
08:20Is that not a stony moment?
08:22It's a stony moment.
08:22They're up 11-0.
08:23Get McGonagall off his feet.
08:24The guy never rests.
08:26Again, he's young, but when you can get your players off the field, he's going to play like 155 games.
08:29Get those young guys extra reps.
08:31Get those young guys extra reps.
08:32They need all the reps they can get.
08:33You are checking daily the McGonagall war stat.
08:36Yep, up to 3.7.
08:37He is tied with one of my favorite names.
08:41I know it just irks you when I say it, but Andy Pages.
08:44Pause.
08:47You do that every time.
08:48Every time.
08:48And I love it.
08:49So are we saying McGonagall's got an MVP case?
08:54Most valuable player in the American League by war.
08:58Is that always who wins it?
08:59No, not automatically, but I just had a case.
09:01I didn't even plan to bring this up to you.
09:04Convo?
09:04Yeah, convo.
09:05And now, typically, MVPs don't go to guys on teams that are this bad.
09:11But if the team makes a run and he does this, where would they be without him becomes the argument.
09:16Yeah, I mean, more the conversation is rookie of the year.
09:21Oh, yeah.
09:22Why not get greedy?
09:24I'm Bobby Witt's looking up at Kevin McGonagall right now.
09:27He is.
09:29Where's Aaron Judge?
09:30Well, and it goes to, hey, we talked to AJ yesterday.
09:34I already brought it up once.
09:35If you want to hear it, you can go back to the Odyssey app.
09:37And it is the All-Stars, Dingler, he talked about him and possibly starting in the All-Star game.
09:44We've talked about Green and the competition in the outfield and obviously McGonagall.
09:49And now it is a conversation.
09:51Does Bobby Witt get it because he's just a more established, he's got the bigger name?
09:55But if you start outperforming those guys, hey, why not start?
10:01I don't know where the voting is.
10:03Now I want to know what the odds are.
10:04Bobby Witt is the betting favorite right now.
10:07Sure.
10:07As he should be.
10:08Jordan Alvarez, Ben Rice, Nick Kurtz, Julio Rodriguez.
10:13I'm not even seeing.
10:14McGonagall?
10:16Value.
10:18You've got to list them.
10:19Yeah.
10:19Well, I do.
10:20I mean, I think it's so entertaining for Detroit to have that guy.
10:28And Kevin McGonagall right now is that guy.
10:31The guy that we all anticipated the arrival in Detroit.
10:34He made the jump from double A straight to the bigs.
10:37And he is performing.
10:38And I do.
10:39I watch his numbers every single day.
10:40And they just keep impressing.
10:42How many zeros?
10:43Is that plus 10,000 to win the AL MVP?
10:46Yeah.
10:47So, yeah.
10:47Again, long shot.
10:49I'm just saying.
10:51Value.
10:542485399797.
10:56The Stanley Cup final is still going.
10:59Last night was a pivotal game five.
11:00And the Vegas Golden Knights lost.
11:03So, of course, we have John Tortorella audio.
11:05You're going to want to hear that coming up next.
11:06Which country am I?
11:08World Cup edition at 635.
11:09And we will get into the Scooble discussion.
11:13You're not confident in yourself.
11:14Oh, gosh.
11:16I still have yet to find the list of even who's playing in the World Cup.
11:19And then from there, you guys.
11:21Just Google it.
11:22I will Google it.
11:23But I haven't done that yet.
11:25And I don't know my country as well.
11:27I'm excited about this because I don't know where you're going to go with this.
11:30And don't tell me now.
11:31I'll find out at 635.
11:32But I don't know if this is going to be like the NCAA tournament.
11:36Like the tournament profile.
11:37Like this many wins against this country and that.
11:40Or if it's going to be like the school profile.
11:43Like it's got this many alumni.
11:45And Jane Pauley went there.
11:47Yeah.
11:47Yeah.
11:47Or is it the country named after the greatest basketball player of all time?
11:52Jordan!
11:54I don't think there's a LeBron country in the World Cup.
11:56No.
11:57Okay.
11:58I can double check the list.
11:59We'll get to that bottom of the hour.
12:00And then, yeah, we do have to have a Scooble conversation because he's coming back.
12:03And are they going to justify keeping him if they keep winning?
12:06How do you handle Scooble at the deadline if this team does get back into the race?
12:10It's all coming up.
12:11It's 97.1.
12:12we have to go on. on.
12:12On.
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