3/31/25 - The Mo Egger Radio Show - Mo Egger

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do that. Now we've got the NFL League owner meetings.
What the NFL's owner's meetings are happening right now? The
coaches are there. The coaches took their big group photo yesterday,

(00:45):
which is always fun. Zach Taylor talked today during the
coach's breakfast. I thought it was interesting. None of the
pictures or video that I saw from Palm Beach had
him eating breakfast. But he talked for a long time
and we'll talk about some of the things that he
had to say today. The final four is set. We
have four number one seeds in the NCAA tournament. You
see has a basketball general manager that everybody seems to

(01:09):
like Cincinnati plays in the Crown tomorrow. We have all
of that to get to. Here's what I want to
know first. When does the Terry Francona era begin? When's
it start? When does the Tito takeover begin? Because I
don't know about you, but what I was told was
Terry Francona is going to come in here and fix

(01:29):
the slop. He's going to clean up the slop. That
is the word, by the way, slop that I think
I used more than any other in talking about last
year's team slop, whether it be in the field, or
on the base paths or in other areas, slop. The
slop killed David Bell's chances of staying with the Reds

(01:49):
past twenty twenty four. Slop, you would argue, maybe killed
the reds chances last season of having the kind of
year that we all hope for. Slop. You know what
slot looks like when you watch baseball. You saw it yesterday.
You saw it in the eighth inning. You saw it
in both halves of the eighth inning yesterday. You saw
it with the Reds in the field. Ellie Dela Cruz

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a throwing error on a play that he simply has
to make. Look, I love Ellie, You love Ellie. Ellie
may prove to be a Gold Glove shortstop. That is
a play he's got to make. They miss an out
at third base because Jamer Candelario uh doesn't make the
tag and it leads to San Francisco scoring two runs
in the inning and breaking the game open until the

(02:33):
bottom of the eighth inning when they get a couple
of guys on base. And if somebody could explain to
me what Jacob heard a Beast was doing on second
base on the ball hit by Espinal. By the way,
Santiago Espinal probably not the best option to be up
at the plate there. That's another Tito Francona question or
another question for whoever was managing yesterday. But the bigger

(02:56):
issue for me is Jacob heard abast on second base
essentially runs the Reds out of the inning and instead
of Cincinnati scoring a run and having the tying run
at the plate, they don't score any runs and the
inning is over. Jacob Hurdabies, what are we doing? Reds
lose the ballgame six to three? Last year? Slop. I

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use the word slop a lot last year because it
defined the last year's team, or at least it was
one of the things that defined last year's team slop.
Sometimes running the bases, crossing that line from aggressiveness to stupidity,
sometimes not making an easy play in the field, sometimes
just giving away outs, either defensively or offensively. When does

(03:39):
the slop get fixed? That's what I want to know.
I know Terry Francona was in the dugout yesterday. In fact,
if you want to hear some postgame audio from Terry
Francona here it is.

Speaker 3 (03:51):
Martinez isn't perfect, therefore, what did you see it?

Speaker 4 (03:54):
So?

Speaker 3 (03:54):
I thought he was matching you know, Ray pretty much
pitch for pitch. They're both really good and just gotta
get you know what. He gave up the solo, okay,
then we gave up one, and then the second one
kind of hurt his line cause it's not gonna be
reflective as as well as he pitched, cause he was.

(04:15):
He was pretty dominant there.

Speaker 5 (04:16):
That was.

Speaker 3 (04:17):
That was pretty good pitching. He used all his pitches
mixed in his cutter really effectively. Couples depends the balls
for you guys, well, I mean suitor slips. That's not
sure you can that's gonna happen. I thought the guy,
their guy did a good job getting down the line.
Ellie rushed a little bit and probably a pickable ball

(04:39):
that does get picked was her.

Speaker 6 (04:41):
He's going on contact car and he.

Speaker 2 (04:44):
Just did you. Ever, how do you address the game?
Were you know that the defense in the base running
do show up at the end.

Speaker 3 (04:50):
How do you ress that those well were we got
human beings. We're not gonna every time they make it air.
We're not gonna scream at him when they make a
base running. We address it and talk to him and
tell him why, so we try not to do it again.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
All Right, there you go. I apparently can't find a
wireless microphone for that press conference setting either. Terry Francona
after yesterday's six' three. Loss i'm not Blaming Terry francona
for what happened. Yesterday i'm not overreacting to three games
in a one to two, Record AND i do want
to talk about the middle game of that series Where
nicolodolo got, by in, fact did more than just get

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by despite not having very good. Stuff but it's it's
one of the questions of the, season right when does
the slop get? Fixed when does the slop Get when
does the slop get cleaned, up when does it get?
Fixed and until it does get, fixed can this team
really make the leap from middle the pack to among

(05:45):
the best sub five hundred, team to a team that
wins more than it loses team out of the, playoffs
to a team that's in the. Postseason How Terry francona
fixes this is not that important to. ME i don't
need a big. DISPLAY i don't need him in the
dugout confronting. PEOPLE i don't need these large public. DEMONSTRATIONS

(06:08):
i don't, need, like you, know the sort of baseball
coach that people sort of envision when they think of sports.
MOVIES i don't need. THAT i don't need a. BENCHING
i don't need a public airing out of the. GUY
i don't need a clubhouse. FIGHT i don't need food
tables being turned. OVER i don't need bats being. THROWN
i don't need. CONFRONTATIONS i don't need anything that plays

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itself out in public. VIEW i don't need him publicly chastising,
people calling folks. Out now as a content, guy as
a sports talk radio, HOST i would be kind of,
cool Right like it give me even more to talk.
About i'm certainly in favor of. THAT i just want
to know when's it gonna get. Fixed when's it gonna get.

(06:52):
Fixed i'm not interested in the manner in which the
manager of the team fixes the. Slop i'm interested in
the slop being, fixed And i'm interested in when the
slot gets. Fixed, look here's the, reality, Man AND i
know it's just three. GAMES i could SEE i can hear. You,
moh it's just three. Games, Well number, one they are

(07:13):
the only three GAMES i have to react. To when
they have played forty, Games i'll react to forty. Games
when they played one hundred and sixty two, Games i'll
react to one hundred and sixty two. Games that's ALL
i can. Do number. Two we keep saying this team
is a very small margin for, error and it's. True
what you saw this weekend was a small example of
what most of us believe can be a big. Problem

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this is a low ceiling offensive team and through three,
games and again you might cling to the idea that
it's just three, games they are below league average and
on base percentage and, slugging so it's not a team
that gets a lot of extra base. Hits they had
the four, homers but only two. Doubles beyond, that they're
not a team that gets a lot of extra base.
Hits they're not a team that's very good at getting on.
Base by the, way they have attempted zero stolen bases

(07:58):
so far this. Year, uh this is not likely to
be a very good offensive. Team they may be better
than they have proven to be so far through three.
Games but like it was our big concern coming into the, season,
right are they gonna score? Enough are they gonna hit?
Enough it's probably not gonna be a very high end offensive.

(08:19):
Team so you cannot give away. Outs you cannot give
away outs in the. Field you cannot give away outs
on the basis you cannot if you. Do this team's
overall ceiling is very. Low we saw it last. Year
you could blame injuries for, it you can blame an

(08:39):
experience for. Whatever last year's team offensively was average at,
best despite playing its home games and what is very
much a hitter's. Park but what shrunked the margin for,
error which was already very small last, season were the
number of times a guy would get picked, off the
number of times a guy would make an out on

(09:00):
the bass, pass the number of times The reds would
give away an, out like The candelario missing the tag
at third. Base you can't see that in the box,
score BUT i saw it watching the, game and it
cost The reds in the eighth. Inning The Jacob hrdibes
thing might not be something you see in the box.
Score it killed their chances of, scoring it killed their
chances of winning the. Game so you might, argue during

(09:22):
a full one hundred and sixty two game, season stuff
like that is gonna, happen and maybe a guy Like
Jacob hurdibes is not worth getting mad, at ALTHOUGH i
would say if you're a dude like that who barely
made the, club you could afford less to make errors
on the bass Pass Like Ellie Dela cruz ain't going,
anywhere jam Or candelario ain't going. Anywhere Jacob herdabes always

(09:43):
feels like he's a bad playaway or two from being
shipped To louisville or somewhere. Else but the overarching point is,
this until that stuff gets, fixed this team's potential is
not very, high and that is a reflection of the.
Roster they're not good enough offensively in all likelihood to
overcome the. Slop they weren't last, Year they're probably not this.

(10:06):
Year So Terry francona was brought, HERE i thought to
fix the. Slop how he does, IT i don't. Care
will he do. IT i certainly defer to him and
trust his track, record And i'm A Terry francona, Believer but, yeah,
MAN i get. It if you're if your reaction watching
that yesterday WAS i thought this stuff was gonna get. Fixed,

(10:27):
Well i'm with, you AND i can't, help but wonder
when is it gonna get? Fixed? Why why wasn't it
fixed during spring? Training by the, way they had that
one game in spring training against The, BREWERS i believe
or they got picked off four. Times some of those
dudes aren't the big league roster right. Now like that
is the storyline to the, first let's say quarter of the.

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Season does the slop from last year carry over to this? Year,
now if it carried over In game three and then
becomes the thing we talk about less and less and
less and less then happened, yesterday is no big. Deal
But i'm looking for reasons to think this team is
better than last. Year i'm looking for reasons to believe
this team's margin for error is wider than last. Year's

(11:10):
i'm looking for reasons to believe that this manager could
fix what last year's manager could. Not given that those
are the things That i'm looking, for yesterday did not
make me feel all that. Good when the slop gets cleaned,
up this team ceiling will go, up will get. Raised
their potential has a better chance of being maximized until that.

(11:34):
Happens slop is what The reds. Are man. Like that
might sound, harsh, unfair might sound, mean might, not might
sound like an overreaction until the slop gets fixed. Up
that's what they. Are a sloppy baseball. Team When's Terry
francona going to fix?

Speaker 6 (11:54):
It and?

Speaker 2 (11:56):
Again AND i cannot emphasize this enough and that doesn't
mean the players have to get benched for? Tonight is
that we will give it to you here in a.
Second by the, Way Stuart fairchild has been traded to
The braves for cash. Considerations they made an out on
the base pads On friday as. Well who knows how
that game. Unfolds If blake done again another sort of
back of the roster. Guy, Uh i'll give a long

(12:23):
rope to. Dudes Like Ellie Dela. Cruz i'll give a
long rope to veteran, players guys who are, established guys
who are not going to go. Anywhere i'm watching dudes
Like Jacob hurdebeest giveaway. OUTS i can't do, it, MAN
i cannot do. IT i cannot do. It but it's
up to the manager to get this stuff. Fixed that's

(12:45):
not me saying. It by the, Way i'm led to
believe that is one of the reasons Why David bell
is no longer. Here he couldn't fix the, slob couldn't
hold players accountable when they were guilty of being. Sloppy
does that happened With? Tito chances are the answer is.
Yes by the time it starts to, happen how many
more games will they have lost because of? Slop eighteen

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was thrown out at THIRD i, Said blake. Done Gavin
lux was thrown at their opening. DAY i gotta clean
up the. SLOP i think that's inarguable so to. Speak

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and it's A Terry franconer to fix it. Again, Man
i'm not expecting him to grab players by the lapels
in the. Dugout i'm not expecting him to throw helmets
onto the. Field AND i don't need any of. That
all that is for. Show the proof is going to
be in the. Results you are being completely. REASONABLE i
think if you, wonder, like how's how long is it

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going to take to see the results we're looking? For
how long is it going to take to get the
slop cleaned? Up nineteen minutes after a three Clock Zach
taylor did some talking. Today i'm not necessarily surprised by
what he had to, say BUT i don't. Know. Man
let me let me ask. You let me ask you a.

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Question let me ask. You let's go. Back let's time
travel a little. Bit let's go back exactly with three.
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to three baseball. Games the opening day's loss was really
really hard to take a fun game On, saturday and,
which by the, Way nicolodolo took a major step. FORWARD
i thought On, saturday BECAUSE i, think you, know back
when we used to talk about The Big Three Ashcraft
green And. Lodolo as huge a fan Of Hunter green
as we all, ARE i thought at least that When

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nicolodolo was at his, best his best was better than
the best of any of the other. Guy. HUH i
think that made. Sense he was not at his best On,
saturday but he was good, enough and he gave him six,
innings six innings they badly. Needed they win that ball,
game And Nick MARTINEZ i thought yesterday was. Okay Robbie

(17:15):
ray was just a little bit. Better you, KNOW i
think We David bell last. YEAR i remember listening To
lance McCallister after one of the games Where Ellie Dela
cruz screwed, up and his whole take, was you, know
this was this is where they should Bench ellie and he,
didn't and that upset a lot of. PEOPLE i think

(17:35):
with adult, men with adult baseball, players you can teach
and you can, coach and you could hold accountable in
ways that aren't necessarily demonstrated to the public like a.
Benching now, again it's it's one. Thing if It's Elie Dela,
cruz this is just how life. Works it's one. Thing
if It's Elie Dela, cruz it's something. Else if It's

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Jacob hurdabee's like you're on the team to basically not screw.
Up Jacob herdabies isn't going to carry The. Reds he's
not going to be a big offensive performer for this
team when he is in the. Game the objective is
to not screw, up to give the other better players a.
Chance running to third base haphazardly when the ball is

(18:20):
right in front of you and not even forcing the
defender to make a decision about what to do with
you by you going back to second base like there
are a handful of things you could do, there running
right into the. OUT i know he sort of ran
out of the baseline and tried to evade the. Out

(18:40):
that ain't N You're Jacob, Herdabies, like, dude should be
thanking your lucky stars are on the. Team but this
whole like holding players accountable, THING i think often this
offseason when it was talked, about it was talked about
in ways that you, know With david BELL i would always,
say like coaching and correcting and teaching that could take
place behind closed. Doors how it happens is irrelevant to

(19:04):
me that it happens to the degree that stuff gets
fixed and mistakes don't get. Repeated that's what we should
all be caring. About we don't Need Rob dibble Versus
Lou panel in the. CLUBHOUSE i mean, again it would
be fun if we had. It we just want better
results and not as much. Slop and it sounds Like

(19:27):
i'm being, harsh Like i'm not when you look at
the overall composition of the team plus who they don't
have right, now LIKE i think this weekend offensively was
a small example of what is probably going to be
a bit of an issue all season. Long they're probably
not going to be a great offensive. Team they obviously
will have their, moments and they have some high upside
and high ceiling. Players but when you can't just hit

(19:50):
yourself out of, problems you've got to do something with
those twenty seven outs you. Get you can't just give them,
away and you can't give the other team extra for
outs in the, field and they did both, yesterday and
until that gets, fixed until this stops becoming a recurring,
theme then what The reds can do has a pretty

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Considerations cash considerations Zat taylor today at the NFL's owners,
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the ongoing saga Involving trey and a potential contracts, extension said,
quote be. Patient more on that here in just a.

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Second The university Of cincinnati has Named Corey evans the
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(22:49):
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in The crown, today thirty to twenty. Eight Rick, Patino Rick,
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(23:29):
indian in The sweet sixteen unfortunately felt like it was
over about eight minutes. In they picked a bad night
to have a really bad. Night the team that showed
up and played so well Against illinois and looked so.
GOOD i think of every Game i've watched in the
tournament so far that the best eight minute stretch of
basketball THAT i saw Was kentucky in the first eight

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minutes Against. ILLINOIS i don't think they had eight good
minutes combined among the forty Against. Tennessee the head coach
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(24:13):
Six we'll find out. TOGETHER Fc Cincinnati's evander And Roman
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two to one road victory Over nashville On. Saturday there you.
Go we'll spend a few minutes On Zach taylor's comments
The Trey hendrickson. THING i don't expect this to have a,

(24:37):
tidy quick, resolution and If i'm wrong about, that then that's.
FINE i could see both sides being kind of bull
headed about, this And i'm not necessarily SURE i blame
either side for being bull headed about. This Trey hendrickson
is under contract for this coming, season and by the,
way it feels like every tactic That trey as agent

(25:00):
have used have kind of backfired on. Them the more
oppressing comments to me were about what The bengals are
apparently not going to be doing a, guard which we'll
get to here in just a few. Minutes, FIRST i
don't want to make people wait any longer than they already.

Speaker 10 (25:15):
Have.

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Ian you're ON espn fifteen. Thirty good, Afternoon, ian how
are you, hey?

Speaker 6 (25:21):
BROTHER i got one opinion and then one question from The.
Bengals the opinion is on the red and unfortunately you
would think that the team's got the rough knocked off
by the start of the.

Speaker 11 (25:36):
Season but WHAT i.

Speaker 6 (25:38):
See every year pretty much until my birthday On may,
second that's WHEN i really.

Speaker 11 (25:45):
Start to give my. All, right this team is kind
of this, way you know WHAT i?

Speaker 6 (25:49):
Mean AND i think, that like you, SAID i, agree
the floor could come up a. BIT i feel like
that does little bits of slap your. Sine it's not
as bad As i've seen in the past couple of.

Speaker 11 (26:04):
Years so you got the, manager you got let's, say
three four.

Speaker 6 (26:09):
Weeks those, things those kinks could kind of be worked,
out and.

Speaker 11 (26:13):
Then i'm gonna be.

Speaker 6 (26:13):
BULLISH i think that this offense as a, whole and
you have, it let's say everybody can't come back and
can't be. HEALTHY i believe that they can do enough
man where they might kind of surprise people with what
they could be capable. OF i could be wrong about,
that BUT i like to stay, optimistic.

Speaker 11 (26:33):
At least until the beginning Of. May round me.

Speaker 2 (26:36):
WELL i think if they have a league average, offense
if the starting staff stays, healthy and if the bullpen
pieces work, out and while not every move has, worked
there have been some encouraging performances in the first three
games by the guys in the relief, CORPS i think
this team has a chance to be. OKAY i don't
think they're gonna be great at winning high scoring. Games

(26:58):
the good news is THEY i think they should have
good enough starting pitching that they're not gonna have to
win many high scoring. Games relatively, speaking you're gonna have
to get your fair. Share but like you talk, about, like,
well let's give them three or four, weeks there's something to.
That and, again LIKE i will defer to the, manager
we've made fun Of Terry francona and the idea of,
well you, know, when when's his tenure going to. START

(27:20):
i certainly am gonna Give Terry francona the benefited. Out
if there's a manager The reds have highered in my,
lifetime who deserves. It it's. Him but we say this every, year,
right The reds have to avoid the slow, Start, well screw.
THAT i want the fast. Start and the schedule early
in the season sets them up with a. Chance, heck you,
know we were talking about this on Opening. Day in
the first month of the. Season if you folded into

(27:42):
the first weekend Of, july they have eight series against
teams that are projected by fangrafts and baseball perspectives to
have losing. Records and they've got a series this coming,
weekend a four gamer against The, brewers who right now
are a. Mess SO i don't want to take three
or four weeks to figure it. OUT i want to
get To april thirtieth with a winning. RECORD i want

(28:03):
to get through that stretch where they've played a bunch
of teams that shouldn't be very good with a winning.
RECORD i want to play from a. HEAD i want
to make The cubs chase. THEM i want to make
The brewers chase, them which means you got to win
games Like Opening, days and which means you can't shrink
your already small margin for error by giving away outs
on the bases and in the.

Speaker 6 (28:20):
Field, Definitely And i'll end this section by saying like
it could be even. TIGHTER i don't know in between
games as far as like looking at the, tape as
far as a baseball, professional, like.

Speaker 11 (28:37):
Do they review that kind of takee to like go over.

Speaker 6 (28:40):
PERFORMANCE i don't know, that BUT i feel like compared
to year's, past.

Speaker 11 (28:45):
It feels like it could be.

Speaker 6 (28:47):
Standed a little lighter to get that gloss that we're looking.
For and let's say two weeks instead of, four you
know WHAT i.

Speaker 11 (28:54):
MEAN i think that's. Possible BUT i got to move
to my question BECAUSE i know your times valuable is
and it's.

Speaker 6 (29:02):
Short, Okay let's say The bengals at pick, seventeen just
all the picks that they've really wanted are just not.
Available do they trade down to get a seventh pick
or do they stay stubborn and just LIKE i have
to take best available Very i'm really wondering ABOUT i

(29:24):
feel like this could be the huge shift to determine
if there is that many deep players through rounds two
through five or, whatever that could be super. Impactful man
like that seems like a hard.

Speaker 2 (29:36):
Decision, yeah your. Opinions SO i think if you are
like me and you worry about them, reaching the approach
you just outline is the approach you want them to.
Take right where you, Go, okay they need you, know
if you look at their, draft you, go, okay well
they need a, guard maybe, two and they need guys
all over the, defense and so you're maybe not in

(29:56):
as good of a position to take the best player.
Available so you're drafting four, Position, well if your board
doesn't match what your positional needs, are and you're sitting
there at seventeen and you, go you know, What, yes
the next guy who plays a position we need on
our board isn't for four or five. Picks you pick

(30:18):
up the phone and you call other teams and you
try to trade DOWN a because you don't want to REACH.
B when you only have six picks and you have
an abundance of, needs you could use a little bit
more draft. Capital and so not only DO i think
that is a strategy that should be on the. TABLE
i actually think it is on the table for them trading.

Speaker 11 (30:37):
Down, WELL i got one.

Speaker 6 (30:40):
MORE i just it was one of The bengals guys,
reviewing AND i forget the team's, name BUT i think
he's like talked about being picked around. ELEVEN i don't
have his Name's williams or. Whatever he's a, linebacker and
the dude looked like he would solved the issue in
that second tier of the line where a lot of

(31:02):
like plays were. Missed he was able to divert from
like a double, team get off of the, block and
able to get to the uh to the ball like
the swing, play like time and time. Again they showed
the tape AND i was, like, AH i wish that
guy would be, available BUT i just can't remember his full.

(31:23):
NAME i think it Was, williams BUT i don't know
if you know What i'm talking.

Speaker 2 (31:26):
About, well the The williams i've seen them connected, to
And I've i've only now just started to dive into
the world of mock, drafts Was Michael, williams the edge
rusher From. Georgia but but what you just described is
exactly what they. Need, uh they need a. Linebacker it
doesn't feel Like Jermaine pratt is in their. Plans they
need another. Linebacker uh now is not gonna be somewhere
they taken the first. ROUND i have no, idea but

(31:48):
they need someone at that. Position, yeah And i'll let you.

Speaker 6 (31:52):
Go it's just like a guy like that when they talk,
about you, know issues with corners or.

Speaker 11 (31:59):
Existing if you have somebody like, that doesn't it kind.

Speaker 6 (32:02):
Of slow the game down for other sections of the
defense where they could be able to meet their march
a little better instead of like happened to lose the
step against the. Guy when you have someone like, that
it feels like it kind of balances things out like
it should.

Speaker 2 (32:19):
Be you know WHAT i, mean no. DOUBT i think
if you Are, ian thank. YOU i think if you
are looking at The bengals on, defense you can make
a case that they should be aggressive in, area in
every area of. It they are right now riding and
dying with a secondary that has a whole bunch of
guys who are either unproven or who got bench last.

(32:39):
Year the linebacker group and Orn burke's looks like a nice.
Pickup they needed a. Linebacker they need more run, Help
they need more interior pass, rush they could use help
on the. Edge ian was talking about trading down was
actually reading The athletics mock, draft and they did this last.
Week middle of last week is WHEN i saw. It
they had The bengals from seventeen down to twenty two

(33:02):
with THE La, chargers and in the deal they, acquired
they swap seventeen and twenty. Two they GIVE la a
fourth rounder from twenty, six but they get a twenty
six third, rounder and they also get two other picks
in the twenty twenty five. Draft so you're basically swapping twenty,

(33:26):
two you're swapping two picks next, year and you're picking
up two added picks one twenty five and two. FOURTEEN
i just pulled it up, now so, like sign me
up for. That you slide down five spots and then
they take a Safety malachi starts in safety From. GEORGIA
i would have no issue with that. Whatsoever austin AND

(33:47):
i were talking about that off air this morning here
in the, office LIKE i feel like that is a.
Strategy we're gonna be talking about them employing a lot
over the next three and a half. Weeks you have
one thousand needs on. Defense there is legitimate that you know,
what at, seventeen maybe their board doesn't mesh with what they.
Need they're not necessarily in a position to take the
best player. Available and so do you find a trade.

(34:09):
Partner does a team like The chargers show a willingness
to trade up five spots give you a couple of extra?
PICKS i think that that strategy is entirely on the.
Table the argument you often hear against that, is, well
they're gonna screw the picks up. ANYWAY i, mean to,
me it's like having a raffle, ticket, Right it's like
being in a Super bowl. Box you have more of
a chance to. Win the more boxes you, have or

(34:29):
the more raffle tickets you, have you have a better
chance to nail it in the, draft the more picks you.
Have so if you can give me a couple of
extra AND i slide down a handful of, spots and
THEN i can get the player THAT i would be
interested in taking at seventeen, anyway Because i'm drafting more
for need than at any point in recent. History, yeah that,
strategy for my, money is completely on the. Table we'll

(34:50):
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(38:12):
Minutes The reds are one and. Two they have played three.
Games i'm not losing my, mind but two things really.
Quick it's funny you hear some of the same folks
say all the time they got to get off to
a fast, art got to get off to a fast,
art and more so than, that it's avoid the slow.
Start got to avoid the slow, start, Right and then

(38:34):
they get off to a slow, start and those same
folks will tell you it's, early don't, worry don't, Panic
LIKE i do believe. That, unfortunately over the last thirty,
years there has been a normalization of losing here and
that's what happens when the team never. Wins now that sounds,
harsh because they've had some good, teams, right twenty, ten twenty,
twelve twenty, thirteen those were good. Teams twenty twenty wasn't

(38:58):
a very good, team but they made the. Playoffs it's
not like it's been one hundred losses every single year
for thirty. Years but for the most, part for the
last thirty, years there's been a hell of a lot
more losing than. Winning and to, me the best way
to get out of the normalization of losing is to
start winning and start winning. Early so who, knows The
reds might sweep this series Against, texas they may take

(39:19):
three out of four Against milwaukee and they're. Off but
the reality, is for years The reds have had a hard.
Time In, APRIL i gave the number AND i actually stopped.
Looking but if you go back to twenty, eighteen The
reds have had a winning record On april thirtieth once
and it was last year sixteen and. Fourteen other than,

(39:40):
that By april, thirtieth they're always staring at a. Deficit
they're always confronted with having to make up. Ground so,
like if things are really going to be, different then start,
fast especially when the schedule gives you an. Opportunity websites
like Baseball BetUS And fangrafts are certainly not. Gospel their projection,

(40:04):
MODELS i should, say are certainly not. Gospel there's room
for teams that, surprise there's room for teams that come
out of. Nowhere there are room for teams that improve
as the season moves. On but if you were to
look At fangrafts dot com Or Baseball perspectives dot com
and you looked at the first month plus of the red,
schedule Because i'm folding into it the first four days Of,

(40:27):
may we're going Through derby weekend between The, giants who
they have two series with one of those series obviously just,
concluded The, pirates who they play next, weekend The, marlins
who they play in Mid, april The, rockies who they
play in Mid, april and The, cardinals who unfortunately from our,
perspective had a nice weekend this, weekend winning all three

(40:49):
of their games to us to start the, season creating
some questions about how good The cardinals are because they
took care of business Against. Minnesota but, still The cardinals
are not expected to be very, good and neither by the,
way or The Washington, nationals who they played that first.
WEEKEND i maybe that's eight series against teams that are
projected to finish with losing. Records, again some of them

(41:10):
may be better than, expected like The, cardinals or maybe
like The Washington. Nationals and by the, way you throw
into that mix The Milwaukee, brewers who just got swept
by The New York yankees and there were torpedo. Bats
they gave up a billion runs and they're down four
to nothing. Today their starting staff is an absolute. Mess
so the schedule is giving you the very very soft

(41:33):
landing of a bunch of teams that aren't gonna be that. Good,
now you might, argue wait a, minute, mo those same
websites think The reds are gonna lose more than they,
win and sure that's. Fair but if we're gonna do
this whole thing, about like get off to a fast,
start this is the year to do. It because the
schedule is pretty forgiving early in the. Season you're not

(41:56):
gonna want to look at what the schedule looks like
as we To may and as we get to the
heart of the Summer. April, though if we're gonna do
if we're gonna do the whole thing, about we'll avoid
the slow. Start let's make it about getting off to
a fast, start and let's take care of business against
teams that are not supposed to be all that. Good tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny,
tiny tiny tiny sample. Size this, weekend The, reds who

(42:19):
were below five hundred at home last year and have
to do better against bad teams this. Year they lost
two out of three at home to a team that
is not expected to be very. Good that. Happened it's
not worth losing your mind. OVER i will say, this,
However last year is when The David bell holdovers like

(42:39):
myself turned On David bell because it felt, Like, god
you know, what mistakes are not getting. Corrected it felt
like there's no one there to assume the role of.
Leadership vacated By Joey vado and never really fully. Replaced.
Right it was the season where a lot of us
looked at some of the repeated mistakes and, said that's

(43:01):
at some point that's on the, Manager, right that's on the.
Manager and if that's specifically why he lost his, job you,
KNOW i don't. Know you hear about him losing the,
clubhouse and you hear about, him you, know the voice
got stale and some players took advantage of, him, which
by the, WAY i agree. With but those of us

(43:23):
who kind of clung to the idea that The reds
could still win With David bell as manager kind of
moved on from that as the season went, on so
that by the time he got let. Go WHILE i
didn't love how they did, it it kind of made.
Sense so they Replaced David bell With Terry. Francona Terry
francone is now the, manager and we expect big. THINGS
i expect big. Things who Doesn't he is was easily

(43:44):
the most qualified person. Available and if this season is
going to be about the, manager then my money is
on The reds BECAUSE i Think Terry francone is a great.
Manager what he has done throughout his career would validate that. Take, frankly,
THOUGH i think this season's about more than the. Man in,
FACT i think the manager is more of an accessory
than a lot of the players who have to perform

(44:05):
better this, year have to stay healthy this, year have
to take major steps forward this. Year BUT i will
ask you. This let's say yesterday's game unfolded the way it,
did and there are defensive mistakes and base running. Mistakes
how much is being spewed in the direction Of David bell?

(44:28):
Today probably a, lot, right because this would have been
what year seven For David. Bell we're gonna keep doing.
This it's the same as last. Year, WELL i can't
say something similar about the guy who has managed in

(44:49):
over thirty six Hundred Big league, games who was brought
here to do What David bell couldn't. Like nobody is
saying honeymoon. Over nobody is saying they hired the Wrong
nobody is saying the season is, doomed but you know you.
ARE i think using these very early season games to

(45:09):
look for things that suggest things are going to be,
different and one of those things is the slop getting cleaned.
Up i've seen versions Of we've got to Give Terry francona,
time why he's managed in thirty six hundred and twenty
five big league regular season. Games, well he's got to

(45:32):
get to know his. Personnel he's got to get to
Know Jacob hurdabes before he could tell him not to
run into a double. Play really that that's that's gonna happen.
HERE i don't, know man like don't think it's unfair

(45:52):
to walk away from yesterday's, game in particular feeling disappointed
that it went the way it did because of some
things that look painfully familiar to those of us who
watched last. Year, look The reds are going to make.
Mistakes Terry francona said it in his postgame. Comments they
have players who are going to make. Mistakes as a,
team they're going to make. Mistakes the human beings playing.

(46:13):
BASEBALL ai hasn't created baseball players, yet which is probably
gonna happen in my. Lifetime we're still fielding teams with human.
Beings they're going to make. Mistakes WHAT i want to
know moving forward is a glaring issue like, yesterday, which
by the, way in the bottom of the eighth inning
that was. Glaring that is one of the dumbest base

(46:34):
running BLUNDERS i have ever seen and committed by a
guy who should be thanking his lucky stars he's in
the big. Leagues is there a reoccurrence that was the
thing With David bell last, year, right the recurrence the
non stop instances that just made you go? Okay is

(46:55):
there are there any attempts being made to get some
of this stuff? Fixed? That that's ALL i want to.
Say nobody's giving up on, anybody but you, know you
do sort of lose me with this, whole, like, well he's,
uh he's he needs some time to get used to the,
team and you need time to get used to the.
Roster to Tell Jacob herd to, Beest, say, dude, buddy next,
time if you're on second base and the ball sits
at the left side of the infield and there's not

(47:16):
a forced, play why don't you not run into the?
Out why don't you not run into the double? Play
why don't you stay at second base and let the
end and continue and allow the run to score and
give us a chance to bring the time run to the,
Plate Like Terry francona needs one hundred and sixty two
games where he could Tell Jacob hurdabes not to do.
That come. On so it is disappointing that In game

(47:38):
three we saw something similar to what we saw often
last year and we're still talking about. Slop WHAT i
want to see moving forward is with a guy Like
Jacob hurdabees or, others do similar mistakes get. Corrected nobody
needs to get, Benched nobody needs to be, demoted nobody
needs to be forced to, run nobody has to run

(48:01):
the stadium. STEPS i DON'T i think most of that
stuff is for, show but it is enough being done
behind the scenes to ensure that we don't see a
reoccurrence of stuff like, yesterday when last year we saw
a reoccurrence of a lot of different things THAT i
would put under the heading of. SLOP a lot of

(48:21):
slop last, YEAR a lot of slop. Yesterday uh five point, three, seven, four,
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becoming very very. Common Corey. Evans it is interesting this

(48:43):
this has been rumored now for a, while you see
made it official. Today everybody who follows the sport thinks
that you see got a good. One we will. See,
uh let's see. Here before we, break let's spend a
few minutes With. Bob, Bob you're ON espn fifteen. Thirty good, Afternoon.
Bob how are you?

Speaker 13 (49:01):
Anymo how you?

Speaker 2 (49:01):
Doing i'm. Wonderful what's?

Speaker 5 (49:03):
Up? WELL i was gonna talk initially about The. Crown
i'm watching the game right, now and, man what an exciting.

Speaker 2 (49:12):
Tournament huh to find? Exciting the basketball game itself has been.
Okay it feels like there's about nine people. There the
basketball game itself has been between two high major teams
that weren't very good this. Year the basketball game itself
has been all. Right it doesn't seem like there's more
than one hundred people.

Speaker 5 (49:32):
There where are the playing this a?

Speaker 2 (49:35):
Though they're playing it at THE. MGM i believe THE
Mgm Grand? Okay is?

Speaker 5 (49:44):
It it's A Reglar basketball? Arena is that what it?

Speaker 13 (49:49):
Is? Or?

Speaker 2 (49:50):
YEAH i think they have mtes there AND i think
they've played some conference tournaments. There it's in THE Mgm
Grand Garden. Arena, hey mot so now they're, playing and
my understanding is they're playing the first two rounds here
and then they'll go over to A T mobile. Arena oh, okay.

Speaker 5 (50:10):
Gotcha IF i were to say to, You, MOE i
am so excited right now by the fact that we
Have jimmy Snugger rude coming in and we've won nine
games in a. Row what would you THINK i was talking?

Speaker 2 (50:25):
About would you be talking about The Saint Louis, Cardinals
would you be talking about The Saint Louis Blue Who's Jimmy.

Speaker 5 (50:32):
Snuggeroo jimmy Snugger rude was a twenty twenty two first
round pick of The Saint Louis. Blues, okay who has
played the last three years at The university Of, minnesota
is one of ten finalists for The Hobie Baker, award
which is kind of a heisman of. Hockey and he

(50:55):
signed a contract and is that practice today with The.
Blues but Since february, first they had the best record
in THE, nhl.

Speaker 2 (51:04):
Do They, yes so you're all fired?

Speaker 5 (51:07):
Up fourteen to two and?

Speaker 13 (51:10):
Two?

Speaker 5 (51:11):
Wow and what happened was The Boston, bruins for some unknown,
reason let Coach Jim montgomery go and The, blues who
at the time had no intention of letting their coach,
go saw this guy out there and said we got
to have. Him and the guy has just been.

Speaker 2 (51:32):
Masterful so do they have a chance to lift The
Stanley cup for the second time since what twenty, two.

Speaker 5 (51:43):
Twenty nineteen they? Won and you know, what a month
AGO i would have, SAID i don't even know if
they're going to make the, playoffs.

Speaker 10 (51:55):
And NOW i don't.

Speaker 5 (51:59):
KNOW i, MEAN I i really think they. Do very young. Team,
well it's kind of interesting young team up. Front their
defense is almost totally made up of guys in their
mid to late. Thirties, okay but you know what coaching

(52:20):
means such a great deal in that sport that, YEAH
i ALMOST i almost. Think you, know there are so
many upsets in The Stanley. Cup, anyway they're Gonna they're
gonna have a tough first round opponent no matter who it.
Is but you, know would they have a, Chance, Yeah
i'd have to say. So AND i don't know if
this kid can even get in the. Lineup and probably

(52:43):
if you won nine in a row and you have
the best record in the league for the last two,
months maybe maybe you don't want to toy with that
lineup too much. Anyway, yeah but, YEAH i mean things
are things are looking.

Speaker 13 (52:55):
Good and The cardinals was.

Speaker 2 (52:56):
Solle you, KNOW i Know cardinals killed it this, weekend
right so maybe everybody was about, them.

Speaker 5 (53:02):
And i'm not so sure about, that BUT i know
The angels are in town, tonight so you you have
a chance of getting off to a really good. Start
AND i guess more importantly than, anything they're actually hitting
the ball real.

Speaker 2 (53:20):
Well Nolan Nolan Nolan aeronaudo homer on opening day and
the crowd gave him a standing. Ovation And Lars newt
bar has gotten on base a, bunch And Brendan donovan's
off to a good, start like they they Got Nolan
GORMAN i think had three hits. Yesterday they've they did
nothing but rake over the.

Speaker 5 (53:35):
Weekend Victor scott has gotten off to a very good.
Start and, yeah it's you, know it's It's i'm not
sold on All Oli marble to bequite, HONESTLY I i'm
not sure he's the, answer BUT i you, know this

(53:55):
was kind of going to be a throwaway here. Anyway
but they're, uh, yeah they're looking awfully good right. NOW
i just Hope YadA Air molina doesn't go too far
away from his, phone because at some POINT i think
he's got to be the guy that comes.

Speaker 13 (54:10):
In.

Speaker 2 (54:11):
YEAH i read that a bunch of this offseason that
they feel like If Ali marmal falls flat on his,
face they'll hand the job to A yachta Air, molina
which will Give reds, Fans we'll give us a chance
to perk up a little bit and boo him again
when he comes to. Gabp, absolutely, well good luck to is.
It jimmy's what's the guy's, Name jimmy Snugger.

Speaker 5 (54:31):
Rud Jimmy jimmy Snugger.

Speaker 2 (54:33):
Rud jimmy Snugger. Rud they so they just played in
The The Frozen? Four did that just?

Speaker 5 (54:39):
Happen, well they were actually knocked, Out so he can go.

Speaker 2 (54:44):
From being knocked out to like jumping right to THE.
Nhl absolutely, now all, Right, Well Jimmy, snuggeroo that's my
new favorite.

Speaker 5 (54:51):
Player all, right more talking to, You, bob.

Speaker 2 (54:55):
As, always thank you very. Much cardinals pounded The Twins Nolan,
aronado who they spent all off season trying to trade
hit a home run an opening day fans gave him
a standing. Ovation there three and. Zero we are way
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Here SOMETIMES i usually start working on the show pretty
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the WAY i, Saw Dan horde tweeted out some video
Of bearcat practice In vegas With tyler McKinley getting some
on court, work which is a good thing in the
and the tournament that. Counts we have all four number
one seeds getting to the final, four WHICH i don't
think is bad for college. BASKETBALL i think it's really

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good when you have the best teams and the best
players playing in the biggest. Games we heard from folks
after the first two rounds who complained that this was
going to be Like STEVEN. A, smith this was going
to be the death of college basketball and it was
going to kill casual. Fans and then what. Happened they
had their greatest ratings in more than thirty. YEARS i
have not seen the ratings for The Elite eight And

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Sweet sixteen. Games the games themselves were not. AWESOME i
Thought Florida Texas tech was a, really really great college basketball.
GAME i thought the ending Of Houston's sweet sixteen game
Against purdue was. Terrific the games themselves weren't, awesome which

(57:53):
that's going to happen. Sometimes it happened. Here there will
continue to be arguments about whether or not a CHALKY
ncaa tournament is. Good if this is going to be
the permanent direction we go, in is it going to
kill college? BASKETBALL i kind of want to wait and,
See LIKE i want to wait and see if this

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Is if this is how because OF nil and the,
portal if this is how things go for the next
couple of, years Or i'm gonna be willing to bet
that over the course of the next four or five,
years chances are we do not have another tournament where
all four ones make the final. Four we have it
on the women's, side and AS i point it out last,
week women's college basketball has never been more, popular and

(58:36):
so it doesn't jib to. Me it doesn't make sense to, go,
well the women's college basketball has never been more. Popular
it's really top heavy with all the really good teams.
Winning yet that's a bad thing on the men's. SIDE
i would do this if you're looking at this through
the lens of, well this is killing the mid, majors
and it's killing it's killing the idea That cinderella can

(59:00):
weave her way through the dance and win the whole.
Thing Number. One most, certainly not, all but Most cinderellas
are done by the time we get to the elite eight.
Round most of the, time and again there have been.
Exceptions George mason two thousand and, six we Had San
Diego state In Florida atlantic both making. It two years.
Ago This San Diego state team was really really. Good

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for the most, part The cinderellas are done by the
time we get to the elite eight. Round, anyway they're
fun novelties for the First thursday Or, friday and then
they get knocked. Out and like a school Like arkansas
making The sweet sixteen is a ten that's Not. Cinderella
it's a high. Major as a ten, seed WHAT i
would do is, THIS i would just tell you to

(59:43):
emphasize the regular season a little bit. More. NOW i
understand that a lot of folks who really care About
March madness are not hardcore college basketball fans enough to
really invest in a regular season that only gets, longer
that starts in Early november and ends in Early. March
at the same, time like nearly every team in college

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basketball has a chance to win a, championship a regular
season conference, championship which for my, money is in some
respects more difficult than winning a national. Championship you're gonna
get through the ten eleven twelve week grind of the regular,
season go play road, games deal with the dog, days
deal with the assortment of issues that pop up during

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a regular. Season every team in college basketball has that.
Opportunity LIKE i love THE Ncaa, Tournament it's the best
event in all Of american sports As i'm, concerned it's
also for me as a college basketball, fan it's not the,
total end all and be. All some of my all
time FAVORITE uc teams did not go very far in
THE ncaa. TOURNAMENT i for the most, part do not

(01:00:50):
allow THEIR ncaa tournament failures to completely shape HOW i
view those individual. Teams my point is just if you
invest a little bit more in the regular, SEASON i
think to a, degree you'll de Emphasize march madness enough,
that however the tournament, unfolds whether it's upset, heavy whether

(01:01:12):
you have a bunch of ones getting to the final,
four that you're gonna be cool with whatever, happens because
it's not the only thing you watch when it comes
to college. Basketball LIKE i, think in order to follow
this sport in this era that we're, in WHICH i
am a huge fan of now i'm a huge fan of,
IT i would like to see a handful of. Changes
it is utterly ridiculous that we have the portal open

(01:01:35):
right now with the tournament still. HAPPENING i would be
a big. Proponent Jay billis talked about this on a
number of platforms in recent. Weeks of asking the players
to sign, contracts and they sign a one year contract
or they sign a two year contract or a three
year contract or a four year, contract and there can be,
buyouts and there can be certain contractual, stipulations AND i

(01:01:56):
would be a very very big proponent of. That but
this idea that, like, well what they've done with the
sport has Ruined March madness and it's thus ruined the.
SPORT i certainly think it's plausible to suggest that there's
gonna be a little bit of a gap between the
schools that have the absolute best players and then everybody,

(01:02:18):
else not that that gap didn't already. EXIST i certainly
think it's plausible to suggest that we're not going to
see nearly as many, upsets although they're never going to go.
Away BUT i guess my thing would be if you
And i'm not ever asking everybody to be like a
hardcore fan and watch college basketball every single night for five,
months but if you're a college hoops, fan if you

(01:02:41):
de emphasize the tournament just a little bit emotionally and
emotionally invest in the regular season a little bit, MORE
i think you'll enjoy the sport. MORE i think that
will enhance your overall enjoyment of the. Sport where you
look at the tournament as an awesome, event but not
something that should solely by itself shape how you view

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an individual, team an individual, coach a, conference or the
season as a. Whole are The bengals gonna play with fire?
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learn handwriting with. HER i. Can her handwriting Is i'm
not saying this to be to. Joke her handwriting is
legitimately better than, mine it's. Not she is going to
be eight years old in a month and a, half
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CURSIVE i haven't written in cursive SINCE i was in
the second. Grade useless, Skill LIKE i want to tell my, daughter,
like you're learning cursive, Now you're not gonna need to
know how to do. That but you do have to
have good. Handwriting BUT i. Don't her regular handwriting is
better than, mine and she's in the second. GRADE i

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have been out of high school for thirty. Years like,
legitimately this Like sports up eight THING i put down
to the piece of paper, Here like WHEN i wrote
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Zach taylor today said that The Trey hendrickson thing could

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take a, while which makes. Sense also says the team
is probably done pursuing any free agent. Cards they did
Sign Lucas, patrick who IS i, think at best gonna
be penciled in as the, starter and maybe in a
more ideal, world is competing to be the. Starter now

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It's march thirty, first they obviously have other things that
can happen at the. Position players could come free during training,
Camp they could draft a. Guard Maybe Cordell volson takes
this magical step forward this, Year Maybe Cody ford ends
up being better than he was last. Season and, like
we're all on board With Cody ford being on the.

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Team but the way things stand right, Now march thirty,
first IF i would have said to you three months
ago that On march thirty, first what The bengals will
have done it guard is Cutloose Alex, kappa bring In
Lucas patrick and that's pretty much. It what would you have,

(01:08:46):
Said probably would have been. Underwhelmed i'm, like you, know
somebody asked, ME i think it was, yesterday about The
bengals off, season AND i, said of, it there's two
parts of The bengals off. Season there is the, hey
look at this over here part which Is jamar AND
t and the press conference and all of that was,
Awesome like it should have gotten these deals done a

(01:09:07):
long time. Ago but we're all happy That Jamar, chase
and that thing is, over and we're all happy that THE.
T higgins thing is, over and it's, great like that's
that's the foundation of The, bengals that's their, identity that's
who they're going to be moving. Forward i'm sure it
Made Joe burrow, happy like. Awesome but like those, players
once they Franchised TAG. T higgins had an obligation to
play for The bengals in twenty twenty. Five so when

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they had the big press, conference which was a, blast
it was a lot of. Fun those are easy guys
to root. For it was sort of a, hey, hey
look over, here look over, here at, This look at
these two. Guys look at these, Guys look At, joe
look At, tea look At. Jamar look at how much
fun they're. Having and it kind of distracted you from
what they haven't done in free. Agency and what they
haven't done in free agency IS i think make most

(01:09:49):
of us feel better about what they are at. Guard
they haven't been good at. Guard i'm not talking about like,
OKAY i mean, good like upper half of the league
good at. Guard Since Joe burrow became the team starting,
quarterback you Watched joe play last, season he was on
the run a. Ton he took a lot of. Hits

(01:10:10):
and as you watched last season, UNFOLD i would imagine
you kept thinking to, yourself, like this isn't gonna, Work
this isn't. Sustainable they're playing with fire. Here, well the
longer you play with, fire the greater your chances of getting. Burned,
now they may draft to, GUARD i expect them, to
and that guard may play and may start and may
be really, Good but The bengals recent track record in
the draft isn't. Great. NOW i think they nailed it

(01:10:33):
With Amarius, mims but certainly some questions about what they
could do at guard in the, draft legitimate questions about
what they're going to be at guard with the guys
they already have on the team right, now and what
still feels like a really low ceiling at the position.
Overall AND i just you, know last, Year joe got
to the entire. Season but we keep doing, This we

(01:10:53):
keep talking, about, like, oh The bengals can have maybe
at past a league average offensive. Line it feels, like
not only is that what they're going to, achieve it
feels like that's kind of what they're striving for by
not being more aggressive at that one particular. POSITION i don't,
know it's. UNDERWHELMING i think may get fixed in the,
draft and it may get fixed internally. Somehow but it's

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not gonna surprise any of us if as the season,
unfolds we are talking about guard being a, weakness and
it's not gonna surprise any of us if when the
season ends we're talking about how The bengals have to
fix guard. Again AND i just, wonder, like when are
they gonna get burned when it didn't catch up to

(01:11:40):
him last? Year but how many times did you Watch
joe run away from interior pressure and, go holy, Crap
they've got to get better at. Guard it doesn't feel
like as of, now as of, today that they've really done.
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About Terry Francona, tito And Terry francona is the. Manager
yesterday was his third. Game we're all so excited For,
tito so excited That Terry francone is, here so excited
that he chose to come out of retirement to manage this.
Team it's. Great but The reds yesterday did something that
you just heard if you were listening To marty And,

(01:14:35):
tracy that you just Heard Tracy jones say The reds wouldn't,
do which is guy on second's gonna go to third
with the ball in front of, him not gonna make
that kind of, out except it did happen yesterday With Jacob. Herdabees,
now is that the main reason why The reds. Lost
no is is anybody bailing On Terry francona because The

(01:14:58):
reds are one and. Two. No but what made yesterday
stood out for a lot of, us AND i think
for anybody who paid attention last, year is that that
mistake and then some of the other mistakes made, yesterday
missing a tag on a play at third, Base eli
de La, cruz throwing a ball away on what should

(01:15:20):
be a pretty routine play for a shortstop of what
is supposed to be his. Caliber but more than, anything
that play in the bottom of the eight fitting, yesterday
with two, on one, out down, three you cannot make
an out on the basis you, Cannot Jacob hurdebiest, Did,
now does that play mean That Terry francona is not

(01:15:41):
doing a good? Job of course it doesn't mean. That
but what made that frustrating was that was the kind
of play emblematic of last year's, team and last year's
team was a. Disappointment last year's team got last year's manager.
Fired why did last year's team get last year's manager
fired because they kept making mistakes like. That so when

(01:16:03):
they hired the manager with the bigger, pedigree The hall
Of fame, guy the guy who's Managed World series, teams
one of the most beloved figures in the, sport we
instantly start talking about, accountability and we instantly stopped start
talking about how those mistakes are gonna go. Away you
just Heard Tracy jones And brenneman And jones say you're
not gonna see mistakes like, that except we. Did and

(01:16:26):
it might not be why The reds lost the, game
but it was among the reasons why The reds lost the,
game and a major reason why The reds didn't have
a chance to come back and win that, game which
they trailed by three runs in the eighth, inning and
lost by three. Runs that was the takeaway. Yesterday, essentially
when is The Terry francona regime going to? Begin? NOW

(01:16:47):
i know he was physically present in the, dugout AND
i know a manager can only do so, much but
there's a part of me that, goes, like you, know
The reds have kind of invited this. Man Terry francona's
on the page of their media. GUIDE i can't tell
him any TIMES i saw them tweet when The reds
were in good. Year, hey here's a picture Of Terry,
francona just to remind. You he's our. Manager like they

(01:17:09):
he was the centerpiece of their. Offseason, now they obviously
acquired some other, guys including the dude who's opposed to
pitch tonight In Brady. Singer but like, that that was
It Terry, Francona, like we're we're not overhauling the. Team
we're gonna make some, changes but we think this, leader
This hall Of fame, manager can get more out of
some of the same guys from last, year Like jacob Hurd.

(01:17:32):
ABES i don't know what he was thinking yesterday standing
on second base balls hit To Matt chapman at third
who's a great third. BASEMAN i. DON'T i have no
remote idea What Jacob hurdabiest is doing, there and none.
Whatsoever if he stands, still if he just you, know
walks back to second, base the play is the first
to run. Scores The reds are still down to but

(01:17:52):
the inning is still. Alive in the tying run is
coming to the Plate, Instead Jacob herdabiest runs into a double.
Play does that mean That Terry francon is not doing his?
Job of course. Not what it does make me wonder
is when does the slop go? AWAY i think most
of us assume it, will because we're taking a leap
of faith in this caliber of a, manager Right the

(01:18:15):
slop at some point is gonna go. Away slop is
the word THAT i used more than any other last.
Year slop because last year's, team last year's season was
defined by. Slop mistakes on the, basis guys getting picked,
off guys taking bases when they, should and guys being too.
Aggressive we also saw it in the. Field we saw it.
Defensively this was a sloppy baseball. Team last. Year it

(01:18:37):
was a baseball team that sunk itself because of the
inability or maybe unwillingness to clean up the slop you
added the, slop the overall low ceiling for the offense last,
year and all the other injury issues they had last,
season and some of the inexperience and lack of depth
at torpedo the. Season this year's team should be, better

(01:19:00):
should be. BETTER i think we all believe the starting
pitching is going to be pretty, good AND i don't
have that many complaints about the starting pitching through three.
Games Nick martinez kind of ran out of gas in
the middle innings, yesterday But Nick lodola was good despite
not having his really good stuff On. Saturday Hunter green
showed you glimpses of what he can do on Opening
day despite that twenty eight pitch fourth. Inning and, offensively

(01:19:23):
they do Have matt McLain. Back early results so far very.
Good hopefully they Get Tyler stevenson back here. Soon hopefully
they Get Austin hayes back here. Soon but like that
stuff gets, magnified that stuff gets magnified when you're you've
got other. Deficiencies this feels like an incomplete. ROSTER i,
mean yesterday there Were Blake dunn And Jacob herdebes dudes

(01:19:47):
at the end of the roster who we're, here each
for a different amount of time last, season and each
one of those guys may have a bright future with
The reds or a bright big league. Future here both
dudes played. Yesterday Blake dunn started in center, Field Jacob
hurdeby's came off the. Bench those are your end of

(01:20:08):
the bench. Guys those are guys who could ill afford
to make mistakes like the one That Jacob hurdaby's made,
yesterday and yet there they. Were the reality is the
likely outcome for The reds is they are an average
at best offensive. Team that doesn't mean they're not gonna
have games where they score a bunch of. Runs that
doesn't mean that they're they're not gonna have some players

(01:20:30):
who are have good seasons or performing or maybe an
all star caliber. Level but most assessments of The reds
coming into the, season including the observation that this team
offensively is probably gonna, be leave a little bit to be.
Desired maybe it's the, Outfield maybe it's stuff exacerbated by

(01:20:51):
the injury To Tyler, stevenson the early season injury To Austin,
hayes the fact That Spencer steeer is probably not one.
Percent this is a low ceiling offensive, team so much
so that it's probably not going to hit itself past
or through base running mistakes like the one That Jacob
hurday's made. Yesterday so WHAT i want to know is simply,
This when is the slop going to get cleaned? Up

(01:21:16):
does yesterday prove to be a small outlier in the
grand scheme of a season where this team ran the bases,
better didn't give away as many, outs played a, sharper crisper,
less sloppy brand of. Baseball or is it going to
take a while for the slop to get cleaned, up
so much so that a quarter of the way through
the season we're still seeing this team make the sort

(01:21:38):
of mistakes we saw. YESTERDAY i don't. Know. Now you
may assume that the stuff is going to get cleaned,
up BUT i do to a large degree BECAUSE i
believe In Terry. Francona BUT i was hopeful and still remain.
Hopeful AND i think if you're A reds, fan you

(01:21:58):
would agree that the slop gets cleaned up, early and
that The reds can win games early because they clean
up the. Slop they may still have lost yesterday's, Game
Maybe Jacob herdabe stands at second, base the next guy comes,
up strikes, out they lose six to, four and we're
not talking about. This but what was frustrating about it
was that was the theme of last. SEASON i remember

(01:22:20):
last season, well, right there were injuries, early there were
guys who never, Played there was the wasting of the starting.
Pitching there was an offensive profile that wasn't. Great but
like the headline for the twenty twenty Four reds, Was
David bell didn't finish the. Season why did he not
finish the? Season because it felt like mistakes kept not being.

(01:22:43):
Corrected we saw a recurrence of the same mistakes again
and again and again and. Again yesterday felt like an
extension of last. Season last season got the manager. Fired
if the mistakes last year were a reflection of last year's,
manager at what point do they become a reflection of
this year years. Manager that sounds, Harsh that sounds Like
i'm Blaming Terry. Francona i'm. Not i'm among the many

(01:23:06):
who is elated that this is the bread, skipper that
stuff's got to get, addressed. Man and here's WHERE i
differ from a lot of. People, well it's gonna take
him a. While, Why, like Why Terry francona just now
learning how to? Manage? Why why should this take forever
to get the stuff cleaned? Up like the idea is

(01:23:28):
to win? Now, Right you Hired Terry francona to win.
Now you just had seven weeks in spring. Training go
Take Terry francona all season long to Teach Jacob hurnaby's
how to run the. Bases if, so let's let's go
ahead and get out in front of this and right

(01:23:49):
off the season with one hundred and fifty nine games
to go.

Speaker 13 (01:23:56):
Like.

Speaker 2 (01:23:56):
That that cannot. Be, well it's gonna take him time
to get to know the. Rock, huh it's gonna take
him time to get this team figured. Out what it's
gonna take some? Time, no we're not taking any. Time
let's get this stuff. Fixed So i'm interested in two.
Things number, one not so much what happens To Jacob

(01:24:18):
herdabies Or Jamber candelario for missing the tag at third
Or Ellie Dela cruz for a bad throw that kind
of opened up the top of the eighth inning. Yesterday
i'm not interested in any showy sort of. Thing i'm
not interested in a. Punishment i'm interested in Fix i'm interested,
in like what happens next Time Jacob herdabes is standing

(01:24:41):
on second base in that situation and the ball is
hit to the third baseman right in front of. HIM
i don't need a big public. Demonstration we don't need
helmets being. Thrown all that stuff is. Fun i'm not
even SURE i need a benching or somebody being cut
or sent To. Louisville those things. Happen they don't have

(01:25:01):
to happen because of one base running. Mistake i'm curious
as to when this stuff gets, fixed and does it
get fixed in time for it to. Matter last year
it never got. Fixed it plagued this season and played
The reds all season. Long last year it Cost David bell's.
Job and by the, Way David bell had been sitting

(01:25:25):
in the dugout yesterday and we saw that we would
be understandably losing our minds about how under this manager
they're still making the same. Mistakes, well it's a different.
Manager they can't be making the same. Mistakes and a
large part of The Terry francona excitement was about the.
Stuff the slop getting fixed and those same mistakes not being.

(01:25:46):
Made so when does that. Happen if it happens early,
enough well then this TEAM i think has a legitimate.
Chance if it doesn't happen to the middle of the,
season then how many games are they gonna lose because
they're already small margin for, errors shrunken by those mistakes
that we saw in the eighth, inning both top and
bottom half. Yesterday it's got to get. Fixed it's got
to get cleaned. Up Terry francine is here to get

(01:26:07):
it cleaned. Up he's here to get it cleaned up
soon early. Now and So I'm i'm really, Interested and
there's no answer to this right. Now when does the
slop get cleaned? Up and does it get cleaned up
in time for it to really, matter because if it
gets cleaned up in time For, august it ain't gonna.

(01:26:29):
Matter if it gets cleaned up. Now, like this is
one of those things where it's you, know you, know
players are gonna make, mistakes but this is the accountability matter.
Manager so let's see if the combination of the accountability
manager and a legitimate mistake being made add up to
something kind of. Impactful, here we'll see seventeen and a halfter
five o'clock five point, three seven four, nine fifteen thirty

(01:26:52):
and eight sixty, six seven oh two three seven seven.
Six of course you get accused of. Overreacting The rats
could have come back and won the. Game yet, yesterday
they could have scored four times in the bottom of
the nine tenning and we all would have been, happy,
Right my daughter AND i would have left the ballpark.
Thrilled we'd be talking about a two on one record
and their resiliency and the fact that they came, back

(01:27:14):
and all of that would have been on the. Table
it's not so much about the, law so the loss
is not. INSIGNIFICANT i would still be talking about the
slop because if the slop, continues this team's overall ceiling
is pretty. Low the slop brought down last year's. Ceiling

(01:27:35):
why would that not be the case this. Year Terry
francona was brought here to clean up the slop, yesterday
he did not clean up the. Slop eighteen minutes after
five o'clock On twitter At, moeger thank you for listening.
Today The Mark Pope show is coming up at six.
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(01:27:57):
oh two three seven seven. Six there's something interesting about
the first three games of the season beyond the. Slop
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Traffic the first game of The crown is. Over butler,
advances improving to fifteen and nineteen on the season with
a win Over. Utah you've led that game by four
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my life, TODAY i have lost. It So butler, ADVANCES
i left it on my. Desk very. Good the winner
of this game will play Either George washington Or Boise.
State those two teams are set to tip off right.
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we are basically going to be. Bumped we may have
twenty or thirty minutes After dan And terry get done
In Las. Vegas cincinnati is a nine and a half
point favorite in that. Game the bigger news is The
bearcats have a general, Manager Corey, evans who comes TO
uc From oklahoma's The Oklahoma City, thunder where he was a.

(01:29:48):
Scout this is becoming more and more Than Norman college.
Basketball i've got to think every high major program in
the country within a year or two is going to
have a general. Manager we will. See it's gonna be
interesting to see what The bearcats put on the floor this.
Week it's going to be interesting to see for lack
of a better way of putting, it how into it

(01:30:10):
the guys. Are obviously there's a financial incentive for this
team to win the whole thing and share three hundred thousand.
Dollars and regardless of whether or not the season ends
tomorrow or if it ends On sunday in The Crown championship,
game how many players will instantly hit the. Portal Corey

(01:30:30):
evans and West, Miller tony And austin were talking about
this a little. BIT i go back to what we
were saying right around the close of UC's regular, season
which feels like forever. AGO i, mean it was like
three weeks ago they played in The Big twelve, tournament
but like the end of the regular, season when it's
abundantly clear they're going to be on the outside looking

(01:30:51):
into THE ncaa. Tournament and many would, say, well you,
know they're, Close they're, Close and my response is close
to being team number sixty. Eight, yeah they're not that far.
Away you, know if you looked at most bracket projections
leading up to Selection, sunday The bearcats were not one
of the first four, out but they were often one

(01:31:12):
of the next four. Out and so, yeah not that far,
away and if they expand the field to seventy, six
which they shouldn't do but probably, will, well then they're
gonna be in the. TOURNAMENT i want to know how
close they are gonna get this offseason to being able
to play this past, weekend to being able to hold

(01:31:34):
their own against teams that look like the ones that
won this, weekend Namely. Houston houston has turned into the
standard setter in The Big. Twelve that's no knock On Texas,
tech which came this close to Beating florida the other.
Night that's no knock On Iowa, state no knock On.
Kansas houston has very quickly become the standard setter in

(01:31:55):
The Big twelve just two years into the. League for
whatever Improvements Wes miller has made WITH uc basketball in recent,
years there are still too many games that going into
them you think they have almost no shot of, winning
including when they Play. Houston so, yes at some point

(01:32:19):
the program has to check the box get into the.
Tournament we all want. That but at some point here
in the not so distant, future WHAT i want to know,
is how are they closing the gap between what you
see basketball has put on the floor over the last
couple of years and the upper crust of The big.
Twelve the teams in the upper crust of The big,

(01:32:41):
Twelve Texas, tech played in The elite, Eight houston's in
The final. Four when has that gap? Closed and how
long is it going to? Take Corey evans is being
brought here to close that? GAP i know for a
lot of, folks the obvious answer is going to, be,
well when they could pay players what they're paying At,

(01:33:01):
Houston LIKE i understand, that you, see basketball doesn't feel
that far away from being number, team being team number sixty.
Eight they feel very far away from being close to
fitting in on the floor with not even teams that
made the final, four teams playing in the second Week

(01:33:23):
and by the, way it wasn't that long, ago, Right
it wasn't that long ago when everybody WANTED uc to
move on from a coach who couldn't get to the second,
weekend and all we talked about was got to get
to the second. Weekend, then like things have changed since
then at il the, portal the, coach like a lot
of things have. Changed but it wasn't that long ago or,
anything but the second weekend on a regular basis was a,

(01:33:46):
failure wasn't good? ENOUGH i still hold this program to that.
Standard what are you gonna what are you gonna put
on the? Floor what kind of roster are you gonna
put together that on a regular basis can play in
this said week out of THE ncaa tournament and they
feel the ways away from. That so What i'm interested,
in and hopefully we Get Corey evans on the heirs

(01:34:07):
what is THE uc general manager going to? Do how
is he going to do? This and how long is
it going to take him to put a team on
the floor that number one is no longer going into
games where the rest of us are thinking they have
no chance and number two has talent and a level of,
competitiveness if you, will that can rival teams that you're

(01:34:29):
talking about playing in the second, Weekend and how long
is it going to take them to close the gap
between the current standard? Set are in The big, twelve
which Is houston which two years ago was playing in
THE aac like that might sound, unreasonable but if it's,
unreasonable why are you in The big? Twelve so we'll.
SEE i wish him the best and again hopefully here

(01:34:50):
in the coming days we can Get Corey evans. ON
i will tell you. This we do Have Richard patino
on our show On. Thursday we also have Sports headlines
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is a, young prompt missing, righty third pick overall in
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the righty For Tito, Francona friedol and. Center McLain at,
Second elliott, Short gavin luxon left, Field Jamer candelario playing,
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(01:36:21):
has been traded to The braves for cash. Considerations it
is time for the postman. Law injury reported is delivered
by Postman law Injured postman. Delivered we got some updates
over the weekend on a couple of guys who have
started the season on the injured. List Austin hayes with
that left calf strain has started baseball. Activities that is.

(01:36:45):
Good Tyler stevenson has shown vast improvement in his LATEST
mri that according To Terry, francona he is obviously dealing
with that left oblique strain and his NEXT mri is
scheduled For april the. SEVEN i briefly misspoke there In Austin,
hayes he has been doing strengthening exercises and could soon

(01:37:07):
advance to baseball. Activity and it's also worth noting that
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Game he has started throwing from the mound in bullpen.
Sessions that is a step in the right. Direction so

(01:37:28):
there you, go there you. Go what else do we?
Have college? Basketball Corey evans has been named UC's general,
manager first ever general manager of the men's basketball. Program
he had spent the last four years with The Oklahoma
City thunder in a scouting. Capacity Richard patino gets introduced
As xavier's coach tomorrow at three. O'clock you see plays

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Speaker 13 (01:38:29):
You thank you very, much moll appreciate. You a good
show as. Usual, well you, know you don't have a
lot to work. With we all knew who the Fine
we all knew who the number. One we didn't, know
but we surmised it'd all be the number. One BUT

(01:38:50):
i want to get to The reds because this has gotta.
Stop so you, know The giant going the. Offseason first of,
ALL i Love Bob. MELVIN i think he's a really good.
Manager not So Frank conna isn't a great. Manager he,
is but The giants go out and GET i think

(01:39:12):
probably the most underrated third basemin In Major League baseball.
History this guy is so solid both. Ways red wake.
Up third base is a critical. Position why don't you
go out and find a guy like that instead of
leaving it to the whatever you're calling your end. DEAL

(01:39:36):
i don't get it more opinion Of Matt.

Speaker 2 (01:39:39):
Chapman Matt chapman is awesome That Matt chapman was with
The giants last. Year SO i mean it wasn't like
he was acquired by The giants this past. Offseason BUT
i Meant Matt chapman has won Five Gold. Gloves, offensively
you might say at age thirty, two his best seasons
are are likely behind, him but he's had multiple years

(01:40:00):
where he's hit more than twenty five home, runs including
thirty SIX i believe with The a's in twenty. Nineteen
but to be, fair he was not available to them this.
Offseason he was signed prior to last.

Speaker 13 (01:40:11):
Year, okay SO i was off lay, here but you
get my. Point, no which is your? Point which is your? Point,
yeah we've got to get more, aggressive And i'm so
tired of the mid mark and mid major. Teams they
don't have the. Money, well some teams figure it. Out

(01:40:32):
Tampa bay went, three there's two and one over the. Weekend,
WELL i quarantee their payroll is half of The.

Speaker 5 (01:40:38):
Reds.

Speaker 2 (01:40:38):
Yeah, LOOK i mean the thing with the payroll complaints
and this isn't the best example right now because they
are just a. Mess to start the, Season milwaukee got
clubbed again. Today they have lost games twenty to, nine
twelve to, three and eleven to, one on top of
four to two On Opening. Day but when people say
The reds can't compete with The, dodgers and they can't
compete with The, yankees and they can't compete with The

(01:41:00):
New York, METS i, say that's. Fine compete with The Milwaukee, brewers,
Right that's WHAT i want them to. Do compete with
The Saint Louis cardinals' that's WHAT i want them to.
Do you, know The Matt chapman.

Speaker 13 (01:41:12):
Thing The.

Speaker 2 (01:41:13):
Reds we're not gonna Sign Matt chapman last. OFFSEASON i
do believe there is going to be a, time and hopefully,
soon where to a, degree push comes to shove and
it's gonna make sense to do something bold. Now do
something bold might mean you willingly trade away, prospects or

(01:41:34):
you trade away guys who could be a big part
of your future for the sake of going for it,
now or you bite the bullet and do something financially
that you ordinarily may not want to do but it
makes sense for you to do in the short. Term
that time is gonna come at some point if if
this thing The reds are doing is ever going to,

(01:41:54):
work there is going to be a. MOMENT i, Know
i've provided the example a billion times their twenty twelve.
Moment we're in twenty, twelve The red, said we're going for.
It we're going for, it and we're going to trade
away some Future All stars for a guy who's close
to a staff, ace and we're going to give away
a young arm that we really like in exchange for
a guy that can really help us in the back
end of the bullpen where we do something at the,

(01:42:16):
deadline where we give up something of value for something
that can help. Us, now there's going to be a,
time and by the, way if you're confident enough in
your farm, system you're willing to do, that and there
could be a moment where they, go you know, What
we're going to bite the. Bullet we're going to spend
a lot of, money and we may be paying somebody
down the road the kind of money we don't want
to for that, production but we're going to do it

(01:42:37):
because we're going for.

Speaker 3 (01:42:38):
It right.

Speaker 2 (01:42:38):
Now, now it's up to the core of players they
have now to put the franchise in a position where
they have almost no choice but to go for. It
but when they get to that, point when they are,
there which is hopefully at the deadline this, year does
the front office and do ownership do they respond? Accordingly
or do they sit there Stan pad do nothing and

(01:42:59):
cantinue to preach about the.

Speaker 13 (01:43:01):
Future it's just, like, well we're, okay The giants go.
Ahead not LIKE i think The giants are the greatest
team or, anything but they at least they're, Trying they're making,
effort and they go ahead and promote the guy that
was their head of, Scouting Zach MARNISIAN i believe is his,

(01:43:24):
name to the GM's, position a guy with vast experience
at evaluating players and Analy you know that that kind
of stuff makes, sense doesn't?

Speaker 6 (01:43:35):
It?

Speaker 2 (01:43:36):
Sure, YEAH i mean the more voices the. Better, yeah
no doubt about, It no doubt about. IT i guess
for my thing, Here, mike thank. You, Look I'm I'm
i'm all in On Terry. Francona how could you not be?
Right i'm all in On Terry. Francona if the idea
behind what The reds are doing is hire this new,
manager wipe our hands and we're going to be. Good
that's not gonna work. Now it's not like The reds

(01:43:56):
had a totally inactive. Offseason but for a team that
you would like to think feels like it's got a,
chance this year it felt like the offseason was. Incomplete
so what happens this summer in the short. Term in
the short, term stuff's gotta get. Fixed like it sounds
like an. Overreaction it sounds like we're making too big

(01:44:18):
of a deal over one inning in the third game
of the, season in a game they might not have won.
Anyway but you're looking for things that tell you this is,
Different like we hurt that a lot during spring. Training
the vibe is, different, Right the vibe is so much.
Better there's more punctuality with all the. Meetings. Right, well

(01:44:40):
is that stuff we just focus on when they're doing things,
right or can we talk about it when things look painfully?
Familiar the eighth inning yesterday looked and felt painfully. FAMILIAR
i watched. THAT i watched that eighth inning base running
blunder a thousand times last. YEAR i was told this
year that was going. Away we were all told this

(01:45:01):
year that is going. Away you Heard brenneman And jones
On baseball forty five minutes. Ago you're not gonna see
that exact scenario anymore this. Year, Okay so over the
course of the next couple of, weeks does yesterday's eighth
inning prove to be an outlier or a mere continuation
of the. Norm if it's a mere continuation of the,

(01:45:21):
norm this team has no. Chance like we say it
all the, time, Right they've got to do the little
things really. Well every team has. To teams like this
one have to even. MORE i say this not to
be critical of the front office or not to sound,
pessimistic but, like let's be honest about this. Team it's

(01:45:44):
a low ceiling offensive. Team this weekend's a small sample
of WHAT i think is a big picture. Concern they're
below league average and on base. Percentage they haven't even
attempted a stolen base, yet WHICH i think is more
about just not a lot of guys getting on that
it is suddenly not being very. Aggressive they have two

(01:46:04):
doubles on the season this. Year they have six extra
base hits through three. Games so it's it's a low
ceiling offensive. Team that doesn't mean they're gonna be the
worst in the. Sport it doesn't mean they don't have
some very good. Players chances are this team is not
gonna win a ton of slug. Fests they're gonna have
to win in the. Margins we say it all the.
Time you gotta win close, games gotta be better in

(01:46:25):
one run. Games, well one way to be better in
one run games is make the throws to first. Base
ellie didn't. Yesterday tag a guy when you've got him
thrown out's trying to steal third Jam Or candelario did not.
Yesterday and don't run right at the third baseman when
he's catching a ball in front of, you like our
Guy jacob hurdabees and you say you're getting too mad

(01:46:46):
about stuff happening in game number, three AM? I we
say it every. Year they gotta start winning, early they
gotta they gotta avoid the slow. Start they gotta get
off to a fast. Start, Okay, well if that's, true
it's better to not start one and. Two it's better
to not make a bunch of miss takes early in the.
Season but big, PICTURE i just want to know when
the slop gets cleaned. Up that's. It and If Terry

(01:47:07):
francona was brought here to clean up the. Slop there
is some slop, there it is clean it up. NOW
i certainly Believe Terry francona's track record would suggest he
will clean up the. Slop but it didn't get cleaned
up last year and it doomed the. Team clean it. Up,
now how that works out or what that looks, LIKE

(01:47:29):
i honestly don't. Care i've said this a bunch of times.
TODAY i don't need a big public. Demonstration i'm not
Expecting Jacob herdabes to have to run laps or get
benched or get demoded or get, traded Or i'm not
looking For Terry francona to throw a temper tantrum in
the dugout or step up to the guy face to.
Face teaching and coaching can happen behind closed, Doors but

(01:47:54):
if it is happening effectively behind closed, doors then not
only Will jacob her To bees not do anything like that,
again neither will anybody else and part of last year's
slop will get cleaned.

Speaker 5 (01:48:04):
Up.

Speaker 2 (01:48:04):
Now is it kind of fair to wonder, like couldn't
they have used spring training to clean up some of that? Stuff,
sure but if things are really going to be different
for a team that still has to figure out ways
to win in the. Margins what we saw against The
San Francisco giants yesterday cannot. Happen cannot, happen and if

(01:48:25):
it does, happen it has to be an extreme. Outlier
last year it felt like the. Norm LIKE i get
it over one hundred and sixty two. Games guys are
gonna make outs on the base, pass players are gonna
make judgment, errors players are gonna make physical. Errors they
have to be outliers for The cincinnati Reds now for a,

(01:48:46):
while they've not, been especially if you go back to
last year and why last year's team Got david. Bellfired
SO i say that yesterday felt like an extension of
last year because what we saw yesterday against The giants
and the eighth inning was the norm last. Year it's
up To Terry francona to fix. IT i believe he.

(01:49:08):
Will chances are you believe he. Will but how long
is it gonna? Take and how many games do they
have to lose before the slop gets cleaned? Up you know,
again it's three. Games you could, go you're. Overreacting i'm.
Not i'm overreacting to WHAT i. Saw WHAT i saw

(01:49:31):
was very very twenty twenty four. Esque in twenty twenty
four was a massive. Disappointment twenty twenty four stunk so
bad that the manager got. Canned the manager was held
responsible for the. Slop the manager was held responsible for
this team's inability to get stuff. Fixed so Firing David

(01:49:52):
bell automatically put the next manager in the. Crosshairs the
next manager being a Future hall Of famer who's been
doing this for a very long long, time increases that.
Scrutiny and then a mistake that looks like last year's
it further increases that. Scrutiny Terry francona would be the
first to tell you That i'm sure The slops got

(01:50:14):
to get cleaned, up Man, like if this team's gonna
have any chance this, season any chance this, season The
slops gotta get cleaned. Up they gave up an out
on the basis On, tuesday they gave up one. Yesterday
we saw physical errors can't, happen can't, happen and get

(01:50:34):
mad at me for making a big deal about a,
game and in Late, march that's, fine small margin for.
Error if they're gonna win the, division it's gonna be
a tightly contested. Race they've got to get off to
a fast. Start they play bad teams. Early maybe it's
not a big. Deal maybe in twenty five games it
proves to not be a big. Deal maybe in twenty five,
Games Jacob hurdabees in the eighth inning Of game three

(01:50:56):
ends up still being their biggest and most glaring. Mistake
and if that's the, case we will Give terry francona.
CREDIT i want to know when does the slop get cleaned? Up?
Yesterday it wasn't cleaned. Up tomorrow we Are we're gonna
be on the air like five thirty. Tomorrow you see
Basketball bearcats in The crown against A paul pre game
of two thirty tip off at, three and Then i'm

(01:51:19):
off On, Wednesday so very little of me over the
next couple of. Days i'm sure your heart. Broken have
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Speaker 8 (01:51:40):
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north bound At kingsmell the accent with two white lanes
block so that downs back To Fields. Eardle and we
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(01:52:02):
And town and Southbound Western avenue to The Brent Spence
bridge seventy five and no lateral crash on the right
shoulder By Rick shrapp with traffic

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