WEBVTT 00:00:12.730 --> 00:00:15.310 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another 00:00:15.310 --> 00:00:18.489 episode of Mound Visit. I have Kenji here with 00:00:18.489 --> 00:00:20.269 me. Kenji's got some life news we're going to 00:00:20.269 --> 00:00:22.890 make him share. But we're here for another episode. 00:00:22.910 --> 00:00:25.769 We are just about two weeks into the season. 00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:29.489 A lot has happened. but this episode is about 00:00:29.489 --> 00:00:32.250 some life experiences most importantly our opening 00:00:32.250 --> 00:00:35.090 day experiences both of us in two different cities 00:00:35.090 --> 00:00:37.390 got to experience opening day for the first time 00:00:37.390 --> 00:00:39.710 in that city and we're going to dive into this 00:00:39.710 --> 00:00:42.109 a little bit more but first and foremost kenji 00:00:42.109 --> 00:00:45.409 how are you doing you have an announcement you 00:00:45.409 --> 00:00:47.130 have a big life announcement you need to share 00:00:47.130 --> 00:01:00.909 yeah my big life announcement um is that i What's 00:01:00.909 --> 00:01:07.530 the word? I'm hungry. You're hungry? I'm hungry. 00:01:10.870 --> 00:01:12.689 I think that's the only thing I got for you. 00:01:12.790 --> 00:01:13.969 I think that's the only thing I got for you. 00:01:14.170 --> 00:01:15.329 Yeah, I hope she doesn't watch this. Oh, I'm 00:01:15.329 --> 00:01:18.150 going golfing with my friends this weekend. Well, 00:01:18.290 --> 00:01:20.530 my friends are golfing. I can't golf because, 00:01:20.650 --> 00:01:23.409 oh, I hurt my wrist. There we go. I hurt my wrist 00:01:23.409 --> 00:01:26.569 playing softball. It's been a tough couple days 00:01:26.569 --> 00:01:30.799 on my pride. Can't go, can't golf with my friends 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:36.840 now. Kind of bummed out about it. Yeah. You know, 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:38.780 those are two pretty, those are, those are major 00:01:38.780 --> 00:01:41.319 life decisions. You know, like those are pretty 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:43.500 big deals. So we're sorry to hear about Kenji's 00:01:43.500 --> 00:01:46.700 wrist. Don't let, don't let CJ watch this episode 00:01:46.700 --> 00:01:50.359 back. I don't think she does. Luckily. Probably 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:52.000 not. Probably not. I don't think Maddie watches 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.599 this, but I love you, Maddie. Even if you do. 00:01:54.659 --> 00:01:57.200 Thank you, mom, for watching. We love you, mom. 00:01:59.140 --> 00:02:01.620 No, let's not say that, Kinch. I don't know. 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:04.439 You're not about to love my mom. No, you're not 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:07.500 loving my mom. Stop that. Stop this nonsense. 00:02:08.379 --> 00:02:11.020 Hey, I love my mom, but I don't need you hyping 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:15.479 up my mom. How would you feel if I just start 00:02:15.479 --> 00:02:18.240 chirping at your mom? I'm like, hey. He's digging 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.840 a personal. Mrs. Holt. Okay, I'm engaged. That's 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:26.280 the news. Okay, we're moving on. He gives me 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:30.620 a little twerp bag. Yeah. Kenji's engaged. Congratulations. 00:02:30.819 --> 00:02:33.960 Clap it up in the chat. Kenji's engaged. Yeah, 00:02:33.979 --> 00:02:36.939 I'm going to clap it up. Let's go. Kenji's going 00:02:36.939 --> 00:02:38.460 to be doing a little bit more clapping here in 00:02:38.460 --> 00:02:43.780 a few months. Let's see. Preps to him for trying 00:02:43.780 --> 00:02:46.259 to be righteous and responsible. Good for Kenji. 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:50.759 Yeah. Good for Kenji. All right, baseball. Baseball, 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:53.919 baseball, baseball. Kenji, you are in Kansas 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:57.909 City. for opening day with your not -fiancé at 00:02:57.909 --> 00:03:00.669 the time, if I'm correct. Yeah. Yeah, he was 00:03:00.669 --> 00:03:03.069 in Kansas City for Guardians Royals. Tell us 00:03:03.069 --> 00:03:06.569 about the day. And I guess walk me through what 00:03:06.569 --> 00:03:09.449 you think about the Royals so far as well. It 00:03:09.449 --> 00:03:14.689 was an awesome experience. I had a couple goals 00:03:14.689 --> 00:03:16.729 when I went to Kansas City, and, of course, it's 00:03:16.729 --> 00:03:20.889 to have a good time. The other is to get some 00:03:20.889 --> 00:03:24.009 cool hats. And I bought two hats in Kansas City. 00:03:25.939 --> 00:03:28.460 I've never said this on here, but I'm not a big 00:03:28.460 --> 00:03:31.379 fan of the normal Royals hats. They're not the 00:03:31.379 --> 00:03:34.199 easiest things to wear. Wow. It's just kind of 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:38.180 a basic pattern. Oh, double play. Thanks, Michael 00:03:38.180 --> 00:03:41.659 Massey. But I was looking for a unique design, 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:43.400 and I think I got one that I'm wearing right 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:45.860 now that no one can see. And I got another one 00:03:45.860 --> 00:03:48.340 that's a little bit simpler. So I'm happy. I'm 00:03:48.340 --> 00:03:51.759 happy about my hat choices. About the game, though, 00:03:51.900 --> 00:03:56.780 it was quite disappointing. We lost in extra 00:03:56.780 --> 00:04:01.479 innings. Mainly because of some horrific base 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:08.180 running. Yeah. But overall, I had a good time. 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:10.360 I'm glad I went. Beautiful stadium. It was a 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:16.120 beautiful day. And so far with the Royals, our 00:04:16.120 --> 00:04:21.139 outfield sucks. I think... All three of our starting 00:04:21.139 --> 00:04:24.100 outfielders have a combined, like, 1 -11 batting 00:04:24.100 --> 00:04:28.420 average. So that's awesome. Yeah, that's not 00:04:28.420 --> 00:04:33.439 crazy. That's super helpful. Yeah. And our starting 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:35.180 pitching has done pretty good. I've been pretty 00:04:35.180 --> 00:04:39.759 satisfied. Chris Bubich has been awesome. Stupid 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:45.180 -ass Chris Bubich. I mean, sorry, 11 strikeouts. 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:47.959 And the back end of our bullpen is disgusting 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:51.459 with Hunter Harvey, Lucas Erceg, and Carlos Estevez. 00:04:51.660 --> 00:04:55.079 So I have a lot to look forward to. There's a 00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:57.139 lot of potential on this team. Jack Caglione, 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:01.100 I mean, munched on that ball in AA a couple days 00:05:01.100 --> 00:05:03.199 ago. He did, yeah. That was new. Out of the ballpark 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:07.759 completely. So it's been a rough start on certain 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:12.699 parts, but I see a lot of potential. So I'm pleased. 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:17.300 I'm pleased. Okay. Tell me about how Toronto 00:05:17.300 --> 00:05:21.639 was. Yeah, Toronto was great. Toronto was a blast. 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:24.480 Not quite as eventful as your Kansas City thing. 00:05:24.519 --> 00:05:27.540 You sprained your wrist, you got engaged, you 00:05:27.540 --> 00:05:30.600 watched your opening day. Toronto was great. 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.439 My dad flew out with me and he watched the O's 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:35.939 play in Toronto for the weekend. Canadians were 00:05:35.939 --> 00:05:38.779 super nice, first and foremost. I was shocked 00:05:38.779 --> 00:05:40.360 at how nice they were. They were all kind of 00:05:40.360 --> 00:05:42.959 like the elephant in the room, you know, Donald. 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:46.139 What's he doing with these tariffs? You know, 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:47.699 like everybody had a little something to say 00:05:47.699 --> 00:05:51.579 about that. But, I mean, the O's spanked them 00:05:51.579 --> 00:05:53.839 on opening day. I was there. My dad flew in Thursday 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.600 night, so he wasn't there for opening day. I 00:05:56.600 --> 00:05:59.379 had no reason to be nice to the Canadians as 00:05:59.379 --> 00:06:01.480 the O's were beating the brakes off of them on 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:05.699 opening day. That was awesome. Crazy. I had good 00:06:05.699 --> 00:06:07.860 seats. The O's were smashing the ball around 00:06:07.860 --> 00:06:11.540 the yard. They tagged Jose Barrios. But overall, 00:06:11.639 --> 00:06:14.220 really pretty park. Everybody said I have to 00:06:14.220 --> 00:06:17.319 come back in the summer when the roof is open 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:21.220 because it was cold and rainy. But all in all, 00:06:21.300 --> 00:06:23.600 the city was great. People were really nice. 00:06:24.540 --> 00:06:26.680 They didn't really boo the national anthem, but 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:30.680 still quite an enjoyable experience. I mean, 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:32.800 opening day, I talked about this on the show 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:36.269 last year, was... a like top 10 experience of 00:06:36.269 --> 00:06:38.389 my life getting to go back to my where I grew 00:06:38.389 --> 00:06:40.410 up and watch opening day in Baltimore last year 00:06:40.410 --> 00:06:42.649 and so good to get to go to another city follow 00:06:42.649 --> 00:06:46.250 the same team and uh you know experience it somewhere 00:06:46.250 --> 00:06:51.129 else was was not not as cool but you know still 00:06:51.129 --> 00:06:53.250 really awesome so I can't really complain it 00:06:53.250 --> 00:06:55.329 was a great time and the O's spanked them and 00:06:55.329 --> 00:06:57.029 had a good night although they did end up splitting 00:06:57.029 --> 00:07:00.290 the series which they the O's I mean that'll 00:07:00.290 --> 00:07:01.990 go straight into kind of what I feel about the 00:07:01.990 --> 00:07:04.540 O's although I do think Toronto is better than 00:07:04.540 --> 00:07:07.300 we thought coming in, at least to start the season. 00:07:07.379 --> 00:07:09.160 I mean, I think they're about to beat the Red 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:10.759 Sox if they haven't already when we're recording 00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:13.939 this. Toronto's a good team. They did. Toronto's 00:07:13.939 --> 00:07:17.160 a good team. They have a lot of talent. They 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:19.620 just signed Vlad Jr. to that $500 million extension 00:07:19.620 --> 00:07:22.660 for 14 years, which is crazy. We'll get into 00:07:22.660 --> 00:07:28.209 that at a later episode probably. They're a good 00:07:28.209 --> 00:07:29.769 team. They have a lot of talent. They still have 00:07:29.769 --> 00:07:32.269 good pitchers up and down the rotation. They 00:07:32.269 --> 00:07:35.689 have Kevin Gossman, Jose Barrios. They have Bassett, 00:07:35.709 --> 00:07:37.470 who did really well against us. They have Francis, 00:07:37.610 --> 00:07:39.589 who looked really good in the second half, really 00:07:39.589 --> 00:07:41.250 got them back in the bullpen. Blue Jays are like, 00:07:41.350 --> 00:07:43.629 I've been really impressed with Toronto's start 00:07:43.629 --> 00:07:45.509 of the year. If you're going to ask me about 00:07:45.509 --> 00:07:48.629 the O's, it feels like they're still not playing 00:07:48.629 --> 00:07:54.160 great ball yet. They can play way better. I saw 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:56.439 besides Cleveland, they have had the fewest home 00:07:56.439 --> 00:08:00.920 games so far of anybody. And they've played everybody. 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:04.120 Everybody they've played has been over 500. So 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:06.399 they've, I mean, obviously over 500 is relative 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:08.779 this early in the season, but they're playing 00:08:08.779 --> 00:08:11.040 competitive teams. They had a couple of AL East 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:13.639 matchups early and now they have the Diamondbacks. 00:08:13.860 --> 00:08:20.420 So they're playing good teams. And I think. The 00:08:20.420 --> 00:08:22.439 pitching was a question mark coming into the 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:24.920 season, still is. Eflin went down last night. 00:08:24.980 --> 00:08:26.100 Who knows what his shoulder is going to bring 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:29.579 back. The lineup has to hit. In the games that 00:08:29.579 --> 00:08:30.939 they're winning, they're scoring like nine runs 00:08:30.939 --> 00:08:32.639 a game. In the games they're losing, they're 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:34.820 scoring like one and a half runs. So lineup has 00:08:34.820 --> 00:08:37.080 to hit every night. That's what happened to them 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:38.879 in Kansas City. They just couldn't hit. Same 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:40.580 thing with at home against Boston, just couldn't 00:08:40.580 --> 00:08:44.960 hit. They could not hit against Kansas City. 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:46.700 That is very true. They couldn't. What's your 00:08:46.700 --> 00:08:49.179 analysis of the O's from afar? Because you did 00:08:49.179 --> 00:08:51.299 watch them for three games against the Royals. 00:08:51.460 --> 00:08:57.100 I did. It's just, I don't know. It's underwhelming 00:08:57.100 --> 00:08:59.500 watching the O's play right now. It is. It has 00:08:59.500 --> 00:09:05.879 been, yeah. They have a lot of talent. And I 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:08.659 think every player almost has flashed at some 00:09:08.659 --> 00:09:13.659 point this season already. It's just. Your team 00:09:13.659 --> 00:09:15.980 can never put it all together in the same game. 00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:22.620 They did last night. You did last night? They 00:09:22.620 --> 00:09:24.299 did last night. They did play well last night. 00:09:27.059 --> 00:09:31.559 But you're right. There's better to come. Yes. 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:34.340 That's what I feel like watching this team. You 00:09:34.340 --> 00:09:36.259 guys can get through April, especially if Eflin 00:09:36.259 --> 00:09:38.779 goes down. But with Bradish and Rodriguez out, 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:42.320 like, you guys can hang around, be a couple games 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:44.720 back, you know, heading into July and August. 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:46.879 I think that's when the team's really going to 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:49.139 hit their stride is, you know, when they get 00:09:49.139 --> 00:09:52.259 some of those arms back. Because I just think 00:09:52.259 --> 00:09:54.259 right now they just feel a little short -staffed. 00:09:54.299 --> 00:09:56.139 They feel like the injury bug caught them a little 00:09:56.139 --> 00:09:58.580 bit. Couser immediately goes on the I .O. after 00:09:58.580 --> 00:10:01.539 being an absolute moron and sliding into first 00:10:01.539 --> 00:10:05.919 base headfirst. Gunnar was out for a while. Gunnar 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:07.980 finally looked like himself last night, but really 00:10:07.980 --> 00:10:10.720 didn't at all in Kansas City. No, he was terrible. 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:17.059 He looked bad in Kansas City. But there's a lot 00:10:17.059 --> 00:10:19.480 left to be desired for this team, at least through 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:22.320 the first 10 games, the 11 games, whatever it 00:10:22.320 --> 00:10:25.059 is. But I'm really not too worried. If they get 00:10:25.059 --> 00:10:28.000 to end of April or mid -May and they still – 00:10:28.909 --> 00:10:32.110 A few games below .500, the rotation's not panning 00:10:32.110 --> 00:10:33.809 out very well. Then maybe I start to panic a 00:10:33.809 --> 00:10:36.129 little bit. But right now, everybody's separated 00:10:36.129 --> 00:10:39.070 by a game in the AL East. Just go out and try 00:10:39.070 --> 00:10:40.950 to play good baseball. Settle into the role. 00:10:41.029 --> 00:10:43.830 Is Boston leading it? Sorry? Is Boston leading 00:10:43.830 --> 00:10:47.129 it? Toronto is. Toronto's in the lead? Toronto's 00:10:47.129 --> 00:10:49.509 leading it. And then I think with the Red Sox 00:10:49.509 --> 00:10:51.909 loss, it's probably the Yankees and Boston tied. 00:10:52.070 --> 00:10:53.769 The Yankees have dropped two games in a row now, 00:10:53.769 --> 00:10:57.639 though. Yeah, and then it's... Rays and O's. 00:10:57.720 --> 00:11:02.460 O's were dead last as of yesterday. Oh, gosh. 00:11:03.980 --> 00:11:09.320 A Rays player just got hit in the head. Oh, he 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:14.480 says he's fine. But it's been lovely having baseball 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:16.860 back. Yeah, I mean, it's been absolutely fantastic 00:11:16.860 --> 00:11:19.840 to have games on every day, every night. Opening 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:22.240 day, I will stand by, is the greatest day of 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:24.960 the sports year. I will stand by it. It's better 00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:26.659 than the first day of March Madness. It's better 00:11:26.659 --> 00:11:28.159 than the Super Bowl. It's better than week one 00:11:28.159 --> 00:11:31.799 of the NFL season. I love opening day. Love it. 00:11:32.419 --> 00:11:36.159 And I highly recommend everybody go watch an 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:39.179 opening day, no matter where you are. If there's 00:11:39.179 --> 00:11:40.940 a team near you or you're a fan of a player or 00:11:40.940 --> 00:11:43.179 a team, go watch them play on opening day. It 00:11:43.179 --> 00:11:45.419 just doesn't get much better. God has this weird 00:11:45.419 --> 00:11:47.840 way of shining down on the cities where they're 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:50.220 playing. Toronto was miserable, but the roof 00:11:50.220 --> 00:11:52.600 was closed. Kansas City was miserable when I 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:54.500 was there over the weekend. It was beautiful 00:11:54.500 --> 00:11:56.940 when Kenji was there at the end of March. So 00:11:56.940 --> 00:12:00.960 go watch your team play. You got to. Opening 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:05.259 day is a very, very cool experience. I have to 00:12:05.259 --> 00:12:09.399 go next year. Why do you have to go? I have to 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:12.960 watch Kansas City next year. If it's a home game, 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:15.500 of course. If it's not, then I don't think I 00:12:15.500 --> 00:12:19.220 will. Okay, fair enough. But, yeah, it was cool. 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:26.539 It was pretty incredible. Yeah. I have a question. 00:12:26.700 --> 00:12:28.820 Sure. What team has been a surprise to you so 00:12:28.820 --> 00:12:34.559 far? The San Francisco Giants. Really? Really? 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:37.360 Yeah. How can they not be, man? They're like 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:41.639 9 -1 or something crazy. I think they're 8 -2 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:43.639 right now. Okay. Well, still, I mean, they've 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:47.820 been crazy. They're hitting well. They're pitching 00:12:47.820 --> 00:12:50.879 well. They're not just hitting. They're getting 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:52.980 clutch hitting. They're running the bases well. 00:12:53.259 --> 00:12:55.179 I mean, everybody up and down the lineup is doing 00:12:55.179 --> 00:12:58.139 a really solid job. It makes you think, you know, 00:12:58.159 --> 00:13:00.039 maybe this Buster Posey -led team is going to 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:03.259 be, like, legit. Like, they're going to come 00:13:03.259 --> 00:13:06.240 out and play like they are because there's an 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:08.200 argument that they have the fourth -best roster 00:13:08.200 --> 00:13:09.799 in that division, but they're sure not playing 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:13.179 like it. Oh, no, they might make the wild card, 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:15.659 Gabe. They might make the wild card. Isn't that 00:13:15.659 --> 00:13:18.039 what you called? Yeah, that's what I called. 00:13:18.419 --> 00:13:21.700 And here they are. Best record in baseball right 00:13:21.700 --> 00:13:24.480 now. I know. Part of me still roots for the Mariners 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:26.740 because I'm praying for them to make the wild 00:13:26.740 --> 00:13:29.080 card to prove me right. Have you watched the 00:13:29.080 --> 00:13:32.340 Mariners game yet? I haven't. I have. I have 00:13:32.340 --> 00:13:33.360 watched some of them because they're on late. 00:13:34.460 --> 00:13:37.399 Again, they play a similar brand to what the 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:41.409 O's have been. It's just kind of boring. It's 00:13:41.409 --> 00:13:43.809 really boring baseball. Yeah, it's just kind 00:13:43.809 --> 00:13:46.409 of boring. But, I mean, they pitch well. They, 00:13:46.529 --> 00:13:49.110 like, have a really good bullpen. I mean, if 00:13:49.110 --> 00:13:51.429 they can hit when the weather warms up, they're 00:13:51.429 --> 00:13:53.450 going to be fine. I still stand by it. I don't 00:13:53.450 --> 00:13:56.429 know. I will say, on the note of surprising teams, 00:13:56.529 --> 00:13:59.850 on the flip side, the Atlanta Braves have been 00:13:59.850 --> 00:14:03.929 absolutely disappointing on every front. I'm 00:14:03.929 --> 00:14:05.750 looking over my shoulder to see what the score 00:14:05.750 --> 00:14:08.250 is because I know it's up on the screen. I think 00:14:08.250 --> 00:14:11.690 they're up right now. They're up at 7 -6? I think 00:14:11.690 --> 00:14:16.149 so. Austin Roddy, I think, just had a double, 00:14:16.269 --> 00:14:18.529 and he brought in Ozuna. Of course he did, dude. 00:14:19.330 --> 00:14:26.929 Yeah, 5 -6 Atlanta over Philly. Yeah. The Braves 00:14:26.929 --> 00:14:29.629 are 1 -8. Maybe they get to 2 -8 after this. 00:14:30.470 --> 00:14:32.629 And listen, baseball is a long season, so they 00:14:32.629 --> 00:14:34.629 got time to make this up. But you never at any 00:14:34.629 --> 00:14:36.769 point want to be six games under. You never, 00:14:36.830 --> 00:14:39.240 ever want to be dead last in your division. Chris 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:43.200 Sayles had, honestly, three pretty bad outings. 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:45.879 Yeah. He does not look like himself. And, you 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:47.139 know, it's the beginning of the season, so you 00:14:47.139 --> 00:14:51.600 don't know. But they kind of need him to be the 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:54.980 guy. And he hasn't been. Raylo Lopez is on IL. 00:14:55.620 --> 00:14:58.100 Strider is still on IL. Strider will come back 00:14:58.100 --> 00:15:00.519 next week. He is? Good for them. Good for them 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:04.379 because they need him. They do. I need him in 00:15:04.379 --> 00:15:09.919 fantasy. That's true. Gabe's already on the injured 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.460 bug. Yeah, I sure am. But that's kind of what 00:15:13.460 --> 00:15:14.840 I would say. Are there any other teams that stood 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:16.740 out to you thus far that you want to call out 00:15:16.740 --> 00:15:21.039 here? Let me look at the teams. Oh, yeah, the 00:15:21.039 --> 00:15:23.799 Cardinals. Yeah, that's a good point. The Cardinals 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:27.500 have been really weird. I mean, everyone's just 00:15:27.500 --> 00:15:30.120 hitting. That's a good point. They're not pitching, 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:35.700 but they're hitting, you know. Yeah. It's a couple 00:15:35.700 --> 00:15:39.759 years ago. I think the first year we played fantasy, 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:43.080 so three years ago. Okay. The Cardinals, when 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:45.980 the first half of the season, when Paul Goldschmidt, 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:49.960 Nolan Aranato, and Nolan Gorman were hitting, 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:52.600 they were a really fun brand of baseball to watch. 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:54.179 I used to watch the Cardinals games almost every 00:15:54.179 --> 00:15:59.700 day. Yeah. And today, in the last couple of years, 00:15:59.759 --> 00:16:03.259 they dropped off. But today, this year, they've 00:16:03.259 --> 00:16:05.419 been great. Yeah. They've been fun to watch. 00:16:06.350 --> 00:16:08.889 This talk about trading Nolan R not on the offseason 00:16:08.889 --> 00:16:11.149 is looking like a joke now because he's playing 00:16:11.149 --> 00:16:16.409 great. That's been fun. I've enjoyed watching 00:16:16.409 --> 00:16:19.889 them play here and there. The Padres are better 00:16:19.889 --> 00:16:22.750 than I think what we expect them to be. Padres 00:16:22.750 --> 00:16:25.070 are very good. Although Jackson Merrill just 00:16:25.070 --> 00:16:27.970 went on the I .O. He did? For what? Hamstring 00:16:27.970 --> 00:16:35.350 strain. That sucks. The Cubs are very good too, 00:16:35.409 --> 00:16:38.669 I will say. Oh, my gosh, yes. The Cubs are very, 00:16:38.950 --> 00:16:42.230 very good. Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki. Have 00:16:42.230 --> 00:16:47.610 yourself an amazing couple weeks. Holy cow. Yeah, 00:16:47.629 --> 00:16:50.250 Seiya looks great having Tucker hit behind him. 00:16:50.309 --> 00:16:53.269 And Kyle Tucker looks like he's playing for 400 00:16:53.269 --> 00:16:56.350 M's. Like, that's what he's looking like. He 00:16:56.350 --> 00:17:00.210 leads the NL in every hitting category. He was 00:17:00.210 --> 00:17:02.809 the NL player of the week. Like, Kyle Tucker 00:17:02.809 --> 00:17:07.300 is the man. Do you think he'll get more? AAV 00:17:07.300 --> 00:17:09.259 than Vlad? Because he's not going to get more 00:17:09.259 --> 00:17:11.180 years because he's three years older. He's 29. 00:17:11.539 --> 00:17:14.779 I don't know. It's a good question. He's a better 00:17:14.779 --> 00:17:17.220 player than Vlad. He's 29, he said? Yeah. His 00:17:17.220 --> 00:17:19.660 war is higher. He plays in a more position. I 00:17:19.660 --> 00:17:23.319 agree. I think he might. I think he might. I 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:25.099 mean, he's probably a $40 million a year guy. 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:29.220 I think so. I mean, he's so good. Yeah. I don't 00:17:29.220 --> 00:17:32.230 think... Did you see his quote? they asked him 00:17:32.230 --> 00:17:34.470 the other day after the Vlad signing, they asked 00:17:34.470 --> 00:17:37.410 him like, Oh, he doesn't really care. No. Well, 00:17:37.450 --> 00:17:39.089 they just asked like what, what he thinks about 00:17:39.089 --> 00:17:40.930 his upcoming free agency and you know, the team 00:17:40.930 --> 00:17:43.829 that he's with and all that. And he essentially 00:17:43.829 --> 00:17:47.549 said something to the effect of like, yeah, I'll 00:17:47.549 --> 00:17:48.809 deal with that next year right here. I'm playing 00:17:48.809 --> 00:17:51.150 for the Cubs and Cubs fans were like, wait a 00:17:51.150 --> 00:17:52.809 minute. No, no, no. That's not the response we 00:17:52.809 --> 00:17:57.609 wanted. Like, no, we want him to stay here. I 00:17:57.609 --> 00:18:00.049 feel like he, why would you not want to stay 00:18:00.049 --> 00:18:02.140 there? I think you can actually see a World Series 00:18:02.140 --> 00:18:04.660 potential with the Cubs right now. He looks like 00:18:04.660 --> 00:18:07.440 a Cub. He does. He fits in so well. Yeah, he 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:10.819 looks like a perfect Chicago Cub. The Astros 00:18:10.819 --> 00:18:15.539 just have a lot of team baggage. Yes. But there's 00:18:15.539 --> 00:18:19.039 none with the Cubs. It's a historical team. Why 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:20.539 would you not want to play for the Cubs? And 00:18:20.539 --> 00:18:22.319 they've got so much talent. It's a great place. 00:18:22.819 --> 00:18:27.450 I'll ask this, and then we can wrap it up. What 00:18:27.450 --> 00:18:29.970 do you think he's even a better fit or just as 00:18:29.970 --> 00:18:34.369 good of a fit than Chicago? The Yankees? No. 00:18:34.609 --> 00:18:36.849 Do the Yankees have 400 M's to give out to him? 00:18:37.069 --> 00:18:39.789 I don't think he'd want to play for a Yankees 00:18:39.789 --> 00:18:41.950 team. You don't think he'd want to hit in front 00:18:41.950 --> 00:18:47.230 of Aaron Judd? I mean, who wouldn't? But I think 00:18:47.230 --> 00:18:51.309 in Chicago, it's kind of his team. I mean, they're 00:18:51.309 --> 00:18:53.430 like the second biggest revenue generator for 00:18:53.430 --> 00:18:56.609 the league. Chicago is? Sorry, not second. Third. 00:18:56.750 --> 00:18:58.150 Like, behind the Yankees and the Dodgers, they 00:18:58.150 --> 00:19:00.509 make the most revenue. They don't sound like 00:19:00.509 --> 00:19:02.170 it, though. Yeah, they don't. They make a contract 00:19:02.170 --> 00:19:04.589 over $200 million. They don't. They sure don't. 00:19:04.609 --> 00:19:09.630 So, it feels like he's a perfect cub. It's hard 00:19:09.630 --> 00:19:11.730 to play fits. I mean, like, you know, maybe Giants 00:19:11.730 --> 00:19:14.650 they could use. Yeah, Giants could. They could 00:19:14.650 --> 00:19:17.089 give him his bag. It's not a good outfielder's, 00:19:17.170 --> 00:19:20.809 I mean, a good hitter's park. Yeah. So, honestly, 00:19:20.930 --> 00:19:23.849 I think. Chicago is the best place he could be. 00:19:23.950 --> 00:19:25.210 I mean, he can come to the Royals if he wants 00:19:25.210 --> 00:19:29.309 to. There you go. Okay. But we know that's not 00:19:29.309 --> 00:19:32.730 happening. So I think he's in the best place 00:19:32.730 --> 00:19:34.349 and the best situation he could possibly be for 00:19:34.349 --> 00:19:36.369 himself. Yeah, he's in a great spot. Good for 00:19:36.369 --> 00:19:38.690 Kyle Tucker and good for my fantasy team. Yes. 00:19:40.170 --> 00:19:42.450 But that's our show, everybody. That's all we 00:19:42.450 --> 00:19:44.109 wanted to touch on our opening day experiences. 00:19:44.309 --> 00:19:46.049 We're going to come back with some actual, like, 00:19:46.049 --> 00:19:48.269 covering baseball content, stuff that we've liked 00:19:48.269 --> 00:19:51.230 so far and players were high on. Different things 00:19:51.230 --> 00:19:54.410 like that. Yep. We were gone because I was out 00:19:54.410 --> 00:19:57.250 for 10 days on the baseball trip. Kenji got engaged 00:19:57.250 --> 00:19:59.309 and has been swamped with wedding planning. If 00:19:59.309 --> 00:20:01.910 you could see it in his eyes right now, they're 00:20:01.910 --> 00:20:06.130 lifeless. They look drained. He's at a day of 00:20:06.130 --> 00:20:08.910 work and he came home and his wife just wanted 00:20:08.910 --> 00:20:11.369 to plan the wedding. And he just was like, please, 00:20:11.509 --> 00:20:15.069 I need some time. That's what he's saying. I 00:20:15.069 --> 00:20:18.910 need to just be a man, a degenerate man and watch 00:20:18.910 --> 00:20:22.930 baseball. Yep. Well, everybody, thanks for listening 00:20:22.930 --> 00:20:24.650 to our show. Ken, do you want to send them away? 00:20:27.630 --> 00:20:30.589 Well, we'll see you in a few days, boys and girls. 00:20:31.089 --> 00:20:33.930 Until then, watch a lot of baseball. Don't take 00:20:33.930 --> 00:20:50.099 life too serious. Thank you.