00:00Bigger mistake has been, and I thought it at the time, and it's been proven true,
00:05they didn't replace an everyday run-producing first baseman with anything.
00:12You watched Mark Vientos yesterday? Get him off first base.
00:16Like, stop the—he's awful over there.
00:19If David Stearns came on this radio station, I'd say,
00:22how's the run prevention going at first base?
00:24Oh, God, they don't prevent anything.
00:26And you don't have to be an expert.
00:27You know, I played first base, Jared.
00:29I know you did. I know you did.
00:31And it's not an easy place to play.
00:32There's a lot of different angles that you're not used to,
00:34especially if you're coming over from third base,
00:36which is a completely different set of circumstances.
00:39Anybody who's played baseball understands this.
00:41And they put a guy over there, give him credit.
00:44I give Mark Vientos credit for trying to do it.
00:47You know, Jared Young's trying to do it.
00:49Jared Young might be the best option of all of them, actually.
00:51Yeah, I know that, but they're trying.
00:53It's not the player's fault.
00:54Again, the player is being mishandled and mismanaged.
00:58I agree. I totally agree.
00:59You can't get the best out of the player if the player is playing out of position
01:04and is uncomfortable playing out of position.
01:06Do you know how many games the Orioles have played this year?
01:08The Orioles have not had a great season, so I'm not saying that.
01:11But do you know how many games they've played?
01:13They've probably played, what, about 86?
01:15They've played 91 games.
01:16They are 42 and 49.
01:18And how many games has Pete Alonso played this year?
01:20Every single game.
01:2191 games.
01:21You know what Pete Alonso does every single damn year?
01:24He plays 150 games every single year.
01:27But that's not in the analytics.
01:29Oh, stick the analytics where the sun doesn't shine.
01:31Think about a guy who plays every single game and shows up,
01:35and think about the guys who they brought in to replace these people.
01:40Guys who have been oft injured, guys who have a history of being injured,
01:45they must not plug that into the analytic table or something.
01:49I guess not.
01:49I don't know what it is.
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