June 28, 2024 • 5 mins
As the Astros kick off their away stand today against the Mets, they have turned their season around following a seven game win streak finally arriving them at five-hundred for the first time this season. Sean and Brian discuss how crucial the need for a first basemen before the deadline may be.
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(00:00):
We want to wait. Sean Salisburycontinues on seven ninety seven one three two
one two five seven, and youget ready to talk astros. Let's get
out to the phone lines and talkto Chris. Chris, good morning,
Hey, good morning, Brian.More than Sean. Just a couple of
quick things. First, Salazar hasreally impressed me with his ability to uh
(00:22):
to frame and call a game rightnow. And I know it's a small
sample size, but his bat hasbeen pretty consistent too, So Diez better
watch out. You know, Salazar. Maybe he's becoming a really good player
right before our eyes. He's gettingan opportunity, he's making the most of
it. My other point is,can we just go on and say Dubon's
(00:46):
our first baseman for the rest ofthe year. Let's let's keep him up
first. We'll figure out the utilityposition as we go. But I want
to see Debon play at first likehe has been the last week or so.
I think that's a big reason whywe're on a seven game winning streak.
So that's my two cents on that. And Brian, please, I
(01:07):
haven't heard so updates. How'd yourif you don't mind, update is how
you did in Florida and all thatgood stuff. I hadn't I didn't hear
it this morning. How your teamfared and all that. Take care of
her. Bye, Thank you,Chris. My team before we talk about
says ourselves are we We went eightand one in the PGBCS National Championship.
(01:30):
We lost in the championship game threeto two. We gave up three hundred
runs. It was a hell ofa run. I'm really proud of my
guys, the Bandido's Black twenty twentyeight team. We lost to the Broward
Bengals, the number three team inthe country. Should have beat them.
We beat ourselves, but it wasa great run. We beat some really
good teams. Yeah, I can'tsay enough how proud of my guys are.
How proud I am of my guysgoing eight and one. We gave
(01:53):
up twenty runs in nine games.That's a little over two runs a game.
It was a phenomenal stuff. Andwe got play at Jet Blue Park,
the big minor league stadium or thebig spring training stadium. So it's
a really really good week, longweek lot of baseball. But we came
just a little bit short. Wefinished second in that big ass national Championship
tournament, says our Salazar sean hittingfour fifty five in eleven at bats,
(02:16):
obviously a small sample size, buthe's like like Chris, making the most
of it. I don't think he'llovertake your Diaz. We've heard numerous times
from national general managers Dana Brown thatjan your Diaz is the catcher of the
future, and then on mode,if he did, then that would mean
that would mean Diaz is going tobe your first basement down the road.
(02:37):
It really would right, You're notgetting rid of that bat. The truth
is, think about the three catchersthat can hit here, every single one
of them from Salazar and Kartini andJiner, all of them do it.
They've all proven they can hit.That position is no longer a weak point
on the offensive end of the spectrumthey play, and for the other two
(02:59):
probably further ahead in the framing anddefensive When I talk about just what you
get and Yeiner will continue to learnright that part of it, it's it's
pretty impressive. You know, Salazar'scoming and done it, but Raking and
he's right now with a small samplesize double digits at bats, But it
is I'd rather have a sample size. That said hitting over four hundred than
(03:20):
hitting ninety one. So I'll takeit it proves to the depth and the
development of players in the minor leagues. Yeah, it's it's Uh, it's
exactly what it shows, says ourSalasar's making the most of the opportunities.
Uh. And as we get intothe eight o'clock hour, we're gonna we
got to talk about the first baseposition. Chris asked about dubamb playing first
base. It's not gonna happen regularly, I don't think, because I don't
(03:43):
think they want to lose the Swissarmy part of it. And if you
play in there all the time whennow too then needs to day off.
Guess what you're gonna do. You'regonna have to move him right, And
so I get what he's saying.Listen, if you told me we're putting
him there the rest of it becauselow Prafedo is not gonna be your first
basement in the future. Why DanaBrown said on here, I said five
years from now. This last weekI asked him on Wednesday, I said,
five years from now, who's yourwhat will we be saying about Joey
(04:05):
low Perfito and where will he beplaying? He goes, he's an outfielder,
so that right then, and hesays he'll continue to take ground balls
at times at first base, sohe's not playing there. And so if
you lose de Bond at first bay, if he's got him there and you
move him, then guess what youdo once again, You're you're going all
over there, becaused. Bond's gonnaplay third, he's gonna play short,
he's gonna play center field, he'sgoing to play second base. But if
(04:27):
you told me right now Dubon's goingto finish the season at first base,
I don't think anybody have an argument. I actually think they think he's too
valuable playing five positions as he isplaying one. And he's truly not a
true defensive first basement. So they'regoing to try to find as Dana Brown,
Brian, I know you weren't here. You probably saw it when I
asked him what are they doing?He goes, we would love to have
a nine hundred oh ps first baseman, which all of a sudden had Oh,
(04:50):
I know two names that can comeup with that. Ones in New
York and one's in Toronto. Butthe question is is it? He said.
You know, they didn't say theywere going to get him, but
he said he'd love to have andwho wouldn't. So I think they're going
to go try to find the prototyckleproto tyckle. Yeah, tickle me,
fancy prototypical first baseman in that position. Proto tickle me with some good news.
(05:12):
What you we got going on overhere? Bro? Yeah, but
you know what I'm saying, tryingto find the first basement, right,
Yeah, I mean it fits thebill, big strong, power hitting guy,
that that's a run, that it'sa slugger. But you ain't doing
I'll tell you what, you cando a lot worse than having Dubond play
for the rest of the season whenyou're making this run, try and win
a Division A championship. I'm justsaying, there's a couple of first basemen
(05:33):
that are out there that you mighthave to target in the trade deadline.
Well, we're going to see.You're gonna know just how big a priority
it is in the next month.Yeah, seven ninety the number. Joe,
let's get into the eight o'clock hour, will continue to talk about the
first base position. The Astros linkedto a couple of them via the trade
deadline, which is in about amonth away. Let's discuss that next on
(05:54):
Sports Talk seven ninety
We want to wait. Sean Salisburycontinues on seven ninety seven one three two
one two five seven, and youget ready to talk astros. Let's get
out to the phone lines and talkto Chris. Chris, good morning,
Hey, good morning, Brian.More than Sean. Just a couple of
quick things. First, Salazar hasreally impressed me with his ability to uh
(00:22):
to frame and call a game rightnow. And I know it's a small
sample size, but his bat hasbeen pretty consistent too, So Diez better
watch out. You know, Salazar. Maybe he's becoming a really good player
right before our eyes. He's gettingan opportunity, he's making the most of
it. My other point is,can we just go on and say Dubon's
(00:46):
our first baseman for the rest ofthe year. Let's let's keep him up
first. We'll figure out the utilityposition as we go. But I want
to see Debon play at first likehe has been the last week or so.
I think that's a big reason whywe're on a seven game winning streak.
So that's my two cents on that. And Brian, please, I
(01:07):
haven't heard so updates. How'd yourif you don't mind, update is how
you did in Florida and all thatgood stuff. I hadn't I didn't hear
it this morning. How your teamfared and all that. Take care of
her. Bye, Thank you,Chris. My team before we talk about
says ourselves are we We went eightand one in the PGBCS National Championship.
(01:30):
We lost in the championship game threeto two. We gave up three hundred
runs. It was a hell ofa run. I'm really proud of my
guys, the Bandido's Black twenty twentyeight team. We lost to the Broward
Bengals, the number three team inthe country. Should have beat them.
We beat ourselves, but it wasa great run. We beat some really
good teams. Yeah, I can'tsay enough how proud of my guys are.
How proud I am of my guysgoing eight and one. We gave
(01:53):
up twenty runs in nine games.That's a little over two runs a game.
It was a phenomenal stuff. Andwe got play at Jet Blue Park,
the big minor league stadium or thebig spring training stadium. So it's
a really really good week, longweek lot of baseball. But we came
just a little bit short. Wefinished second in that big ass national Championship
tournament, says our Salazar sean hittingfour fifty five in eleven at bats,
(02:16):
obviously a small sample size, buthe's like like Chris, making the most
of it. I don't think he'llovertake your Diaz. We've heard numerous times
from national general managers Dana Brown thatjan your Diaz is the catcher of the
future, and then on mode,if he did, then that would mean
that would mean Diaz is going tobe your first basement down the road.
(02:37):
It really would right, You're notgetting rid of that bat. The truth
is, think about the three catchersthat can hit here, every single one
of them from Salazar and Kartini andJiner, all of them do it.
They've all proven they can hit.That position is no longer a weak point
on the offensive end of the spectrumthey play, and for the other two
(02:59):
probably further ahead in the framing anddefensive When I talk about just what you
get and Yeiner will continue to learnright that part of it, it's it's
pretty impressive. You know, Salazar'scoming and done it, but Raking and
he's right now with a small samplesize double digits at bats, But it
is I'd rather have a sample size. That said hitting over four hundred than
(03:20):
hitting ninety one. So I'll takeit it proves to the depth and the
development of players in the minor leagues. Yeah, it's it's Uh, it's
exactly what it shows, says ourSalasar's making the most of the opportunities.
Uh. And as we get intothe eight o'clock hour, we're gonna we
got to talk about the first baseposition. Chris asked about dubamb playing first
base. It's not gonna happen regularly, I don't think, because I don't
(03:43):
think they want to lose the Swissarmy part of it. And if you
play in there all the time whennow too then needs to day off.
Guess what you're gonna do. You'regonna have to move him right, And
so I get what he's saying.Listen, if you told me we're putting
him there the rest of it becauselow Prafedo is not gonna be your first
basement in the future. Why DanaBrown said on here, I said five
years from now. This last weekI asked him on Wednesday, I said,
five years from now, who's yourwhat will we be saying about Joey
(04:05):
low Perfito and where will he beplaying? He goes, he's an outfielder,
so that right then, and hesays he'll continue to take ground balls
at times at first base, sohe's not playing there. And so if
you lose de Bond at first bay, if he's got him there and you
move him, then guess what youdo once again, You're you're going all
over there, becaused. Bond's gonnaplay third, he's gonna play short,
he's gonna play center field, he'sgoing to play second base. But if
(04:27):
you told me right now Dubon's goingto finish the season at first base,
I don't think anybody have an argument. I actually think they think he's too
valuable playing five positions as he isplaying one. And he's truly not a
true defensive first basement. So they'regoing to try to find as Dana Brown,
Brian, I know you weren't here. You probably saw it when I
asked him what are they doing?He goes, we would love to have
a nine hundred oh ps first baseman, which all of a sudden had Oh,
(04:50):
I know two names that can comeup with that. Ones in New
York and one's in Toronto. Butthe question is is it? He said.
You know, they didn't say theywere going to get him, but
he said he'd love to have andwho wouldn't. So I think they're going
to go try to find the prototyckleproto tyckle. Yeah, tickle me,
fancy prototypical first baseman in that position. Proto tickle me with some good news.
(05:12):
What you we got going on overhere? Bro? Yeah, but
you know what I'm saying, tryingto find the first basement, right,
Yeah, I mean it fits thebill, big strong, power hitting guy,
that that's a run, that it'sa slugger. But you ain't doing
I'll tell you what, you cando a lot worse than having Dubond play
for the rest of the season whenyou're making this run, try and win
a Division A championship. I'm justsaying, there's a couple of first basemen
(05:33):
that are out there that you mighthave to target in the trade deadline.
Well, we're going to see.You're gonna know just how big a priority
it is in the next month.Yeah, seven ninety the number. Joe,
let's get into the eight o'clock hour, will continue to talk about the
first base position. The Astros linkedto a couple of them via the trade
deadline, which is in about amonth away. Let's discuss that next on
(05:54):
Sports Talk seven ninety
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