October is here and that brings with it the excitement of falling leaves, pumpkin spice, and postseason baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are American League East champions after a decade and are competing against the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series (ALDS). Special guest Frank Ammirante discusses the Blue Jays' strengths, their journey (05:18), pitching matchups (10:29), and how the Blue Jays managed to secure a first-round bye. Key players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Addison Barger, and others are highlighted.

The episode also touches on the Yankees' ups and downs (02:22), managerial strategies (14:57), and potential challenges from other teams like the Seattle Mariners (19:15). The closing discussion includes bold predictions and the significance of postseason for Toronto.

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Welcome into the PSP Universe.

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It is October.

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That means it's fall in North

America pumpkin spice season,

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if you're about that, but fall

also means postseason baseball.

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The best time of year because

the games come in thick and fast.

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It's wall to wall stick bowl,

and it's a great place to be.

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And in the city of Toronto, after a 10

year absence, the team is sitting at the

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top of the American League East Division.

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So that earned the Blue Jays of Bye.

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Through the Wild Card series and

now they face the New York Yankees,

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the division rival, the Reigning

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there'll be much to play for.

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Let's bring back one of

our friends of the show.

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He knows Bowl, not just

baseball, but football.

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I'm sure we'll get into

some pig skin later on, but

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baseball is at the forefront.

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So without any further ado, it is

friend of the show, Frank Amir.

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You can find his work on Roto Baller.

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You can find his work at Deadspin.

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In fact, the question you need to

ask is where is this guy not writing?

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Nowadays, he's writing a.

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Everywhere and he's all over the universe

of sports and fantasy sports and betting.

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He helped me to win some fantasy leagues.

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He'll probably help you to win some

money if you'd like to throw a few

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shekels on the game, and he's very

knowledgeable on the matches we're

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gonna be looking at this weekend.

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So make sure you check him out on the X

slash Twitter at FA double M-I-R-A-N-T-E.

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TFJ.

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Let's bring him in.

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Frank, how you doing?

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Frank: It's a goal and always a pleasure.

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Love coming on this show.

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What an exciting time.

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Can you believe it's the first

time that the Blue Jays have

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faced the Yankees in the playoffs?

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I find that a crazy stat, but it's it's

true, and it should be a hell of a series.

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I can't wait to dive into it.

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PSP: Absolutely it is unique because

the Blue Jays will be celebrating a 50th

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anniversary in a couple years time, and as

you said, they've never faced the Yankees.

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They actually never faced the

Red Sox in the postseason.

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So regardless of what happened in

the previous round, there was going

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to be a first time matchup in a LDS.

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Frank, you were following the

wildcard chase between the Yankees

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and the Red Sox pretty closely.

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As much as I was.

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you had the Red Sox pushing

past the Yankees as your

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prediction before the series.

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How surprised were you to see the

Yankees pull it off in game three

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after losing in game one on Tuesday?

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Frank: Yeah, I like the Red Sox

coming in just because, you know, they

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played, they play good fundamental

baseball, timely hitting good defense,

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good bullpen, and the Yankees.

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That's probably their main flaw.

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Like you look at their

lineup, it's stacked.

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The pitching looks good on paper.

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The bullpen is good, but they just make.

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Mental errors, it made, you

know, bad mistakes in the

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field, bullpen blown leads.

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So that's why I was on the Red

Sox and I really was confident

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that Boston would get it done.

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you know, they took game one with crochet,

and then late in game two, they had

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what, first and second I believe with, I

don't know if it was none out or one out.

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And Raphael, a bunt pop up,

popped up a bunt, and it just

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from there went downhill.

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So I was a bit surprised that the

Yankees came back, but I mean.

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Not too surprised just 'cause like, of

course it's a stack team on paper, but

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I do think that flaw of their, you know,

their questionable bullpen and their

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questionable defense and they just seem

to make mistakes at inopportune times

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will come back to bite the Yankees.

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PSP: That is a good point you raise.

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Because when you look at the way that

the World Series ended for them, when

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they went to the postseason last season,

they took the Dodgers to five games.

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But in that game five at Yankee

Stadium, they had the lead and it

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seemed like we were going to see

the series head to LA for game six.

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And then Aaron Judge takes

his eye off the ball.

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In the outfield, he drops.

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What is a fairly routine popup?

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It hits the ground.

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The Dodgers get one on on base,

and then there's confusion between

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Anthony Rizzo and Garrett Cole.

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So there's another error there.

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And before you know it, the Dodgers.

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Get this momentum, which is gifted to them

by the Yankees, and they not only end up

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turning that deficit into a lead, but they

end up closing out the series in New York.

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My thing is I don't see the,

the Yankees learning from that.

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I don't think.

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There was much effort in spring

training to improve the fundamentals.

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It definitely hasn't translated

on the field of play this season.

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There seems to be consistent errors

in defense and also on the base paths.

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Jazz Chisholm, for example, yeah, I

definitely hear what you're saying

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when it comes to little things

becoming a big deal later on.

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And they did keep fairly tight

in the World Card series.

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There was an era by Ben Rice in Game

three, but they were able to get

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around that and shut out the Red Sox.

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The Blue Jays definitely punished them.

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In the regular season when it came to

defensive miscues and errors on the

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field of play, they, they actually won

the regular season series eight to five.

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I have to ask Frank how much of that

plays into this post-season rematch?

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How much of the sample size and

regular season counts towards the

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second season of the postseason?

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Frank: I think if it was non

division rivals, it would mean

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less, but because these teams

are so familiar with each other.

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think you have to factor in the season

series a little bit because to that end of

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the Yankees struggling with fundamentals,

this year's Blue Jays team has really been

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like the opposite of what we've seen in

previous years when they've been good,

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where they'd make these mental errors.

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Similar to the Yankees this year,

the Jays, the defense is great.

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They come up with timely hitting.

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They're pesky at the plate.

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They don't strike out.

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They have like the

lowest strikeout in MLB.

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So I think it's a, I think the

Blue Jays are a tough matchup for

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the Yankees, and honestly, I'm

in my predictions, I'm predicting

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the Blue Jays to win this series.

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PSP: Okay.

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Yeah, it is a five game series, so

we'll get to the prediction shortly.

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I want to zero in on the series

though, because you made a good point.

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The, the Blue Jays definitely hang around

a lot more than they have in previous

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seasons games where the opposition

might get up by one or two runs.

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Say in 2020.

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2024, fans might say that's a full on

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The Blue Jays have come back

consistently, 49 times they've.

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Won a game where they've had to

come from behind at some point

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during the nine innings or or more.

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And of those 49, I believe it's 24

or 25, where it's in a multi run

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deficit that they've had to eat up

on the way to getting a victory.

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So the resilience is there that

they definitely stay in the fight

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and as you say, they, they turn

that bats into real battles.

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Guys like David Schneider,

Addison Barge, they definitely.

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Hold the pitcher accountable

and they refuse to give in.

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It'll be interesting to see how the,

the Blue Jays are positioned on Fox

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'cause this is gonna be a Fox game.

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And as you know Frank, the Blue Jays

don't get a lot of national games in

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the US and they don't get any, they

don't get Sunday night baseball.

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They only really get Apple and Amazon

if they're lucky, but no Fox, no TBS.

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So they're gonna get a whole new audience

of people that are gonna say, oh wow.

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I haven't seen these guys before.

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I haven't seen any Clement.

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I haven't seen Addison Bajo, David

Schneider, who are some guys who

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have stepped up in 2025 for the

Blue Jays that our audience should

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be looking out for in the A LDS.

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Frank: Well, you mentioned a couple great

ones like Barger hitting the ball so hard.

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Clement's such a pesky hitter, putting

the ball and play a good defense.

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You know, the common audience

knows about Anthony Santander.

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I think he, he could be.

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Like he could just be somewhat

of an X factor if you could

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find that power stroke.

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But of course you gotta,

you know, anticipate.

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Like a adapting period after

such a long layoff for Santander.

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But maybe to the question

you're asking of an unknown.

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How about Nathan Lucas?

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What a surprise he is.

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Been like He's been, everyone knows Vlad.

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Everyone knows Var show.

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Everyone knows Springer Lucas has been one

of those key role players who just comes

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up with timely hits, plays good defense.

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I've, frankly, I'm like, was quite

surprised with the year that he had.

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He is been such a nice.

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Complimentary piece and he just

fits the identity of the team.

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And you know, David Schneider has been

that that plate discipline has been great.

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He just gets on base so frequently.

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It's, these are key, you know, under

the radar pieces in your lineup that

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allows you to make these comebacks.

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Taking that walk, making that timely hit.

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that's why I think the Blue Jays will

be well suited in this series against,

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you know, a Yankees team that lives

and dies by the home run pretty much.

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PSP: That is a good point about

the power, as you say, there is a,

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a contrast between the two teams.

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The Yankees have definitely got

power throughout the lineup.

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Judge Stanton, Bellinger, jazz Chisholm,

even the, the catchers, Ben Rice,

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Austin Wells, everyone chases the long

ball, but the Blue Jays definitely

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find their runs in different ways.

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They.

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It can be through power hitting.

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It can also be through moving the

carousel with smaller ball and

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just being savvy with, with base

running and things like that.

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I will note that the, the blue Jays

definitely, they definitely need

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the runs when it comes to winning.

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They have a exemplary record when

they score five or six runs or more.

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They've, I believe they've

only lost a once when they

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scored . Six runs or more in 2025.

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So when the Blue Jays tack runs, , they

definitely jump on the opponents.

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Now, one thing Yankees can

point to is the rotation.

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They did lose Garrett Cole

in spring training, but they

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were able to acquire max free.

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From free agency, Louis

Hill came back from injury.

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They also have uncovered a talent

in Cam SLR who was thrown into the

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fire in game three against Boston,

and he was able to shut them out

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with eight innings and 12 strikeouts.

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, He really put, put his name up

in lights in the Bronx there.

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Legendary performance

against the big rival.

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Where do you see the pitching light?

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Because you touched on the bullpens

being a bit iffy definitely for the

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Yankees, and some might say for the Blue

Jays in certain spots, but how do you

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see the pitching matchups in the A LDS

when the Yankees face the Blue Jays?

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Frank: This is what was so huge for the

Blue Jays about securing that first round.

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By, by winning the ales is now

they, you know, they get to set up

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their rotation and now game one.

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Kevin Gosman and the Yankees are for,

forced to go with Luis Hill Now he'll,

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you know, he has some upside, but he

only pitched 57 innings this year.

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Coming off injuries.

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Got significant control issues.

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Walk rate over 13%.

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So the Blue Jays really have a

big edge on the mound in game one.

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And given the pesky nature of their at

bats, how they're able to extend that

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bats, foul pitches off, take walks,

you know, would it shock you to see a

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really short outing from heel force, the

Yankees to use up their bullpen even more?

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And then that just trickles

down throughout the series.

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Like, you know, you may have a, a

reliever who's overworked that could

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not pitch to form in one of the games.

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Like, these are things that

I think matter and that that.

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The first round buy will

play a major impact.

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You know, the Blue Jays rotation could

match up well with these Yankees.

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We got Gosman game one.

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We could have Bieber, know, sure

there's hit or miss, but you could

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combine them with Lauer and, and

a sort of piggyback kind of start.

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But I think the first

round buy is gonna be huge.

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Game one is huge.

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The Blue Jays need to take game one

with Gossman on the mound with such

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a significant edge over Luis Hill.

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PSP: Yeah, for sure.

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And not only in terms of the series,

but also in terms of the recent

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postseason history of the Jays, they.

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They've avoided the wild card this

time, which is great for their purposes.

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But the last time out they did

lose in straight sets to Minnesota

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and the previous year they went

out , in a sweep by Seattle.

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And that was a game where they had

a big lead in game in the dome.

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And then there was a collision

of George Springer boba shit, and

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things went downhill from there.

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That may have transformed the franchise.

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Anyway.

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It's definitely important for

the team to, to win a postseason

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game just to calm some nerves.

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I think in the stands, I, I do get the

feeling that some, there will be stress

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if the Blue Jays go down one, nothing.

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I also think that.

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These are two very passionate fan

bases, so you have to hold surf whether

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you are in the dome up in Toronto

or in the Bronx, Yankee Stadium.

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You don't wanna lose at home because it's

gonna be so hard to get outta that hole.

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And it's only five games.

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You don't, there's not a

lot of room to move with the

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Pitchings pitchers, as you say.

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So.

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For the Blue Jays to be able to reset

their rotation and go with who they

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prefer as opposed to who's available.

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That could be a, low key

difference in this series.

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So definitely want to watch there.

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Frank: Yeah, definitely.

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And.

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Of course it, it really sucks that Bob

Beche, I mean, he's, it, I, the latest

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report says Bo is it's coming down to

the wire, whether he is on the A LDS

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roster, but the fact that it's, you

know, this close to where you have to

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announce, it tells me that Bob Beche

will probably be unavailable, and

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that's obviously a huge loss, but.

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I think that's outweighed by the

fact that, like you said, the

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Blue Jays got to set the rotation.

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Bieber's been excellent for them as well.

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So, and Gossman down the stretch

has been absolutely fantastic.

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And then you add in home field advantage

in the best of five series with the

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Yankees just finishing a three game series

where they have to use up their bullpen,

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but that gives the Blue Jays the edge in

my eyes, especially with how they've had

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success against these Yankees this season.

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PSP: I think there's also a

hat tip that needs to go to

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the manager, John Schneider.

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He's probably gone through.

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The ringer.

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In previous years, a number of people

have questioned whether he was the

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right guy to lead this franchise

forward, but it seems like he's

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making really solid in game decisions.

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I think you only need to look at Game 1

62 last Sunday at the Dome against Tampa.

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He really nailed it in terms of.

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Went to hold and went to fold

making moves for the offense and

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for the pitching staff there.

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And , it's put them in this position.

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Both teams are coming into this series

with an identical record, but the

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blue Jay won the tiebreaker because.

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They nominated at home.

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They, they, they swept the Yankees in July

from memory and, and they also took a few

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games in June when New York came off here.

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So that'll surely be

confidence boost for this team.

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On the other hand, Aaron Boone being

in the biggest market in North America,

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he has the pressure on every game.

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Every decision is magnified.

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You only need to look at Game one of

the World Series when he not only took

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out Garrett Cole a bit earlier than

anticipated, but he did put in Nesta

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Cortez to try and close out the game.

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And that ended up in a walk off

for the Dodgers and the Yankees

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never recovered from that.

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So in-game decisions will be

so important going forward.

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Who do you think has edge in

terms of, the dugout, Frank?

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Frank: Well, firstly, I do wanna touch

on one thing you said about the home

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record and yeah, that's a huge thing.

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Look how dominant the Blue Jays

have been at home this year.

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Their offense has been better.

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I'm pretty sure they have one of

the best home records , in MLB.

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And you know, one thing I wanna

say, speaking of in-game management

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is I hope that the Blue Jays have

learned from their previous two

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series with their picture decisions.

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I don't wanna see strategy where

they're preemptively deciding to pull

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a picture no matter how they look.

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At a certain point in the game, for

example, that loss against the twins

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two years ago, was it two now or three

time flies, where Jose Barrios was

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pitching the game of his life and they

just took him out because, you know,

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they didn't want him to face the twins

the third time through the order.

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I don't wanna see that.

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I want, I hope they've learned

from that and that they, you know.

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a plan, but then adjust

it based on what they see.

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Maybe, you know, Gossman splitter

looks better than usual, it's

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getting more whiffs, so you

leave them longer than you think.

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Things like that.

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I don't want a strategy that's set

in stone in terms of who I think

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has the edge, in game management.

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You know, I agree with you that

Schneider's improved, and I know

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Boone has been criticized often,

most recently, you know, with

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taking out Max free pretty early.

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But given that the Yankees went

to the World Series last year, you

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know, Boone is more experienced.

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have to give them the edge there, despite

the criticism Boone has faced lately.

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It's just about the track

record in that regard.

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But to sum it up, love the home field

advantage given how the Blue Jays have

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played particularly on offense there.

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that the strategy, you know, has

changed compared to previous seasons,

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but still, you know, the Yankees have a

bit of edge with manager, I would say.

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PSP: Okay.

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Yeah, that's fair.

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And I will say that tho those series

that the Blue Jays played in at Home

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to Seattle and away to Minnesota, I do

think things were different back then.

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It seemed like a team that was

trying to get into the playoffs.

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Frank: agreed.

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PSP: After they extended Vladimir

Guerrero to his $500 million contract,

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which kicks in next year, the talk

is trying to win a World series.

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We're trying to win a World Series.

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Everything is geared to a World

Series, and it seems like the

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words being matched by the actions.

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So you would like to think that

Schneider gets a little bit more

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leeway, intense decisions as opposed

to a game plan that's been pre-planned.

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Otherwise the city might burn down.

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But anyway this series is gonna be tight.

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It's gonna be close, it's gonna

be one that we're gonna be talking

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about in the years to come.

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It's gonna be memorable.

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It's a great thing that

baseball is reaching the crest.

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I love this time of year.

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Frank, if I told you that the winner

of this series is going to win the

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American League, what would you say?

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Frank: I would say it's quite possible,

but I wouldn't go that far because I think

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the Seattle Mariners are a major problem.

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Like you look at that lineup

up and down so much Power.

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Cal Rally, Julio Rodriguez, Eno Suarez.

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You look at that rotations.

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Stacked with ACEs, Brian Woo,

Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, even

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Luis Castile's, a dependable bet.

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You look at that bullpen, Andres

Munoz at the back end of it.

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I mean, all the pieces in place.

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They're very dangerous, I would say.

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And so despite the fact that I think,

you know, the Mariners, Yankees

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and Blue Jays are clearly outta

the tigers, if the Tigers somehow

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shock the Mariners, I would agree.

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It's just that I think Seattle is just

very good and I, I don't think we should.

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Tread light.

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I, I don't think we should

count them out to by any means.

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PSP: I won't count them out,

Frank, but I will say that.

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If we live in a world where the Seattle

Mariners win against Detroit, which seems

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plausible, if they get the Blue Jays,

there's gonna be a lot of people driving

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down from Vancouver, and if they get the

Yankees, they're gonna have to fly across

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country and deal with that cauldron.

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That is Yankee Stadium.

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Are we sure that the

Mariners can hold up against.

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Either of the two teams that are

playing at the dome this weekend.

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Frank: That's a fair point for sure.

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But my counter to that would be

the Mariners, you know, knocked off

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the mar blue Jays as recently as

a couple years ago, and you know.

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They have like, they have the power

to match the Yankees, they have

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the pitching to match both teams.

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You know, their bullpen, I would say is

better than both the Yankees and Jays.

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yeah, they, I right now, 'cause I was

going bold with saying the Red Sox

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could maybe get to the World Series.

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That was way off.

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regrettably will have to say

that my pick to get to the World

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Series right now is the Mariners.

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PSP: Well, we'll have some

fun with this 'cause I'm gonna

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go with the bold prediction.

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I won't give you a

prediction for the series.

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You've given us a prediction

for the series, so I'll go a

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little bit further down the line.

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Get ready.

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The winner of the American League

Division series between the New

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York Yankees and the Toronto Blue

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There you go.

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I, I just think that we, we know

the National League is strong.

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It is a bit of a royal rumble out there

with the Phillies going up against LA

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and the brewers and the Cubs going at it.

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I do wonder who has the homefield

advantage there, by the way, I think

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the Cubs are gonna take over Milwaukee,

but there is something about the way the

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Blue Jays have gone about this season.

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Again, when they inked Vlad Guerrero Jr.

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To that big contract,

there was ambition and.

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If they can get to the championship

series, like you said before, then

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Bobette comes back into the pitch.

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Remember, this team has not

played with all of Guerrero,

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sho, Bette, Santander, Kirk,

offspring , regular everyday starters.

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They have not played with all of them.

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Once this season, someone has

been out or injured at some point.

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So when the Blue Jays get a complete

lineup, keeping in mind that they've

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won 92 games with an incomplete

lineup, I think this team will be very

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hard to stop now if the Yankees win.

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Obviously they have the pedigree.

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Having been to the World Series

in the previous season, I do

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think they've improved as a team.

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I think there, there are still flaws that

we've talked about in terms of defense and

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how they conduct themselves in the base

pass and just making plays using baseball

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IQ sometimes, but the inclusions that

they have with Gold Schmidt Bellinger.

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That definitely adds some starch.

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Replacing the likes of Rizzo

and Juan Soto, I think that does

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make a difference defensively.

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And also with the bat, we'll see

how the, the pitching arms go, but

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if they get close to a sniff of the

World Series, yeah, there'll be a

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definite redemption story there.

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So that's my thing with

the prediction for.

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The World Series for the four Classic.

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You can fight me, you can argue with

the world if you like, but that's a fun

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one and we'll see what happens there.

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Frank: You are not scared of the

Dodgers, like this year's Dodgers team.

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I know like in the season that.

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You know, they had their ups and downs,

but now if they're pitching, you know,

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like Tani and form on the mound as well.

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Blake Snell's back, he was dominant

in his first postseason, star.

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Yamamoto had a huge year.

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They still have Tyler Glass, like

they're pretty scary, I gotta say.

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They.

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PSP: They are scary with the rotation.

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Absolutely.

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They have five, they have six on,

if you count rookie Sasaki who

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may be pitching on the bullpen.

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But my question is, who's

gonna be closing the games?

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Is it gonna be Blake

training all the time?

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Are they gonna trust him?

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Are they gonna trust someone else?

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I feel like that's a question that's been

bubbling under the surface the whole time.

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But because of their offense and the

way that they deal with opponents, it

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hasn't really become a question, but.

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You know how it is in October when it

starts to cool down a little bit, the

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bullpens become a bit more magnified.

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And I have questions about the Dodge's

bullpen, although you could ask the same

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question about the Phillies bullpen,

who's, who's gonna close to them?

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'cause I rather suspended, . So

the doctors are very, very strong,

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but it's so hard to repeat.

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And if the starters can hold up.

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They might get back there, they might

just get back there, but who in your

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opinion, would you trust coming outta

the bull end for them to close out games?

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Frank: one quick thing

that you, which I get.

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'cause he was acquired at the deadline.

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But with the Phillies, don't

forget about Joanne Duran.

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They're closer now.

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He's a stud.

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PSP: Ah, yes.

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Frank: That's okay though.

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But,

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PSP: Duran Duran.

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Can't forget him.

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Yeah.

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Good call.

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Good call.

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Frank: should be interesting.

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Should be a great series.

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The MLB playoffs are

just awesome to watch.

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Can't wait for tomorrow to get it started.

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PSP: it all gets started.

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Well, we get have a, we have

a game starting at two, so

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that's gonna win the appetite.

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And then for us in Canada and in the

state of New York, it's four o'clock.

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Four o'clock we get, we get

some action at the dome.

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It's gonna be rocking 42,000 fans.

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It'll be loud.

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Hopefully the roof is open.

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The weather's gonna be nice.

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the ball might be flying

around a little bit.

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And we'll see.

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If we go to five games, we'll be

back at the dome next Friday night.

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But there's gonna be a few twists in

the tail every pitch, every swing.

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It's gonna be a lot to take in.

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And I'll say this, stay hydrated

and get some sleep where you can.

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But if you have to lose sleep on

some nights, I totally get it.

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'cause in the walkout shoes, I'll

staying up late watching some games

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we'll see how we'd go with Sundays.

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You gotta plan for Sundays

with football season.

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Frank,

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Frank: Yeah, because I love, you

know, I'm a football nut and you

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know, I'm watching it and doing

fantasy content, betting content.

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I like the commanders.

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I'll probably, yeah,

I'll be watching both.

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The beauty of like and baseball, trying

to watch both at the same time is because

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obviously there's the stoppages, it's

easier to do than, let's say a hockey game

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or a basketball game with one of those.

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'cause you know, it's more free flowing.

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So I'll just be watching

both at the same time.

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PSP: There we go.

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Yeah, Sunday afternoon is booked.

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If you wanna find me, you're gonna

have to contact me during a commercial

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break or in between innings and, yeah.

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Otherwise, get to me before one o'clock.

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But before we get to Sunday, we do have

games on Saturday, and before we get to

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Saturday, we need to find out where we

can find your work, Frank, so we can get

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really dialed into some of these matches.

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So Frank, tell us where

can we find your work?

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Frank: You could find my work

at Roto Baller Fantasy Pros.

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You know, I have some work

at the game day still.

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Lots of betting and fantasy content.

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Pro football network lineups.com.

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There's a lot of sites.

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It's all on my Twitter, bio fm or

anti TFJ that you introduced earlier.

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And always a answering, you know,

fantasy questions on there, posting

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pics interacting with the audience.

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But yeah, that's where

you could find my work.

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And go Blue Jays.

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PSP: It's good for the city, honestly.

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It really is a city that has been

relatively starved of postseason success,

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to be honest and definitely starved of.

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Baseball success.

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So it'll be great to see the Blue Jays

go on a run seeing them win the di.

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The division was special seeing the way

that fans on Brev Boulevard and on Front

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Street were celebrating those just genuine

happiness and you sometimes you need that.

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It's something special in cities that

haven't seen successful in a while.

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It's really.

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Cherished and people are grateful for it.

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So who, if they can go all

the way to the World Series.

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Yeah, may police is gonna have

to sit down for a few days.

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Yeah.

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This is gonna be a baseball town.

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This is gonna be a baseball town.

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October is a baseball, and by the

way, I stand with Ben McDonald.

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I know he got flamed.

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He's the ESPN and MASN announcer.

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They tried, they asked him about

the opening night of NHL and he

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said, yeah, I'm not watching.

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And at the time I get, he is an

ESPN employee probably should be

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pumping up their assets, but he's

also a former MOB pitcher, so.

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I get it.

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He's an October baseball enthusiast

like us, so Sorry, hockey.

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Sorry, basketball.

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You gotta wait.

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Frank: I gotta say though, I was watching

that game when it happened, and then I was

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like, in my, it didn't really bother me,

but in my head I'm like, wow, he is really

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going hard because he just like, he meant

like he's not watching a second all year.

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Like he was just ripping it.

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It wasn't like, it wasn't a thing

where that announcer was oh,

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it's October, it's baseball time.

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I'm not watching hockey.

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I think he was, he was really

emphasizing to the point like.

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He doesn't even watch hockey at

all, so he is just ripping it.

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So I get the criticism, but

obviously get what you're saying.

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Hopefully we don't turn onto our, you

know, local airwaves and hear about

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discussion of the Leaf's fourth line or

the third pairing during a Blue Jays run.

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That's what I'm hoping.

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PSP: Frank, let's be real man.

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I mean, the Blue Jays were in a

divisional run in the past week or two.

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I was still hearing about.

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Some third line of coming

outta camp or whatever.

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Instead of, the Blue Jays and Yankees

are neck and neck for the division.

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That's what it should be.

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That is a headline.

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I don't care what Austin

Matthews had for lunch.

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I don't care.

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I definitely don't care about what

Mitch Min's vacated points look like

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because guess what, it's October.

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It's baseball, it's

Toronto, blue Jay City.

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Get it.

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Frank: Yeah.

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PSP: And on that note, this has

been another episode of PSP.

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Enjoy the baseball.