May 3, 2024 • 6 mins
With the ball rolling now, closing their series against the Guardians last night now makes two back to back series won for the Astros. There's still been some talk regarding lineup and placement to help drive runs in. The guys take a moment to discuss does Yordan fit better at DH or in left field?
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(00:00):
What the Sean Salisbury Show. Putours smart ass on your smart speaker.
Google play Sewan Salisbury on iHeartRadio inlike nineteen ninety five, ninety six,
ninety seven range. I remember itback when I was playing. We were
talking about it. George Clinton wasthe lead singer. Thanks, you're welcome
(00:21):
down. I appreciate you. Letme though, then welcome trying to educate
you, you know what I mean? Yeah, I appreciate that. Teach.
Hey, alls, we do isteach on this show. Yeah,
you're like, you came on.Oh that's George Clinton. Yeah, surprise
you say, oh man, it'sBill Clinton. So yeah, there you
(00:41):
go. Yeah, what about howyou feel about p funk? Right now?
Sor? Right? That cuts?All? Right? That right there?
Yeah, what do you want?You're gonna tell me Whalen Jennings gives
you more for that was pretty thatwould get your goal? Right? That's
a playlister. Oh that's the play. I love some Whalen Jennings. Yeah.
But if you're really getting going,you going for the dog catcher.
The dog catcher, Yeah that's byGeorge Clinton. I know, okay,
(01:07):
just making sure Yeah, thanks.I just wanted to appreciate make you aware
of that. Astros they beat theGuardians last night, taking on the Mariners
tonight at Minima Park. Let's lookat Jordan Alvarez here as a left fielder
so far this season, ten games, thirty eight at bats, thirteen hits,
He's sitting three forty two with anon base of four to twenty two
(01:30):
and a slugging of five fifty three. That's good for a nine to seventy
five OPS eight RBI two bombs asDH. Twenty one games, eighty five
at bats, he's hitting two hundredtwo fifty eight on base and a three
eighty eight slugging. That's an opsof six forty six. Okay, all
(01:52):
right, let me let me giveyou this sixteen strikeouts as a DH.
Is this team a excuse? Isthis team in truth? I don't want
to say live by but pays alot of mortgage and rent either one?
When it comes to analytics? Correct? Yeah? Is do they not lean
(02:12):
on those heavily lean into analytics theydo? What did the analytics tall you
about? To get him out ofa slump? Where should he be?
Every hit right right? I don'twant to hear I'm not saying the assholes
said from anybody. Well, wedon't want Jordan to get hurt because his
knees. He had surgery three yearsago. Yeah, so did I.
And I'm better now than I wastwenty five years ago, doing more now
(02:35):
with my by that I after Igot out of my career boned to bone
that I couldn't do twenty five yearsago, twenty five years older, I
honestly don't want to hear that.Well, man, we got to rest
him because I don't want him toget hurt. Well, you know what,
if he dives for a ball andgets hurt, welcome to playing pro
sports. He'll be okay. Ifhe was thirty four, we'd have a
different he's in his twenties. We'regonna be okay. So the analytics say,
(03:00):
well, the analytics said that Jordan, that Bregnant in the four hole
and Jordan in the two hole wasn'tworking the way that they wanted it to
correct. So what do they do? They move bregnant tool And now that's
saying right now it's not happening verywell, okay, But back to yourn.
If that's what it's telling me,what should he be playing today left
field? And see if that canget him going a little bit correct.
(03:24):
Well, we got to save hislike, no, no, actually we
don't. Well, baseball demanding everyday one hundred and sixty two. I
get all that, one hundred andsixty two games playing it can get tired.
You can rest and but you knowwhat, have you ever stood on
turf? Have you ever stood onturf on the sidelines of a game and
stood on turf? And or justgo to a game and stand like on
(03:45):
the sidelines of a football game.Go and do it for three hours standing
on turf in a pair of tennisshoes. Your legs will hurt just as
bad as if you were playing.I trust me on this. I'm on
turf every single weekend. Code.When you're done, you're like, good
damn And you didn't even questions.Hurt. My ankle's hurt. I'm telling
you more. It's like when you'removing it field. Now, if you're
taking hits and all that, Iget it, But moving around the blood
(04:06):
flowing stuff. I'm just telling youthat form so standing around extend. I'm
not saying the turf at the assidbut you get my point. Yeah,
get out there in constant movement.Why do they say get up and move
around. If the analytics and welean in, analytics tell me that I
need to get yourd on Alvarez goingand he dominates when he's in left field.
Put his ass in left field.Yep, try those analytics for a
(04:28):
second, and let's see how thatworks. I mean, the stats are
right here. I mean it's well, the analytics. We've said it a
million times, and that's called evidence. Yeah. So if that's what you're
if you're into leaning into analytics,then lean in and let's go three forty
two average compared to a two hundredaverage, on base percentage of four to
twenty two compared to two fifty eight, five poin fifty three slug excuse me,
(04:51):
five fifty three slugging compared to threeeighty eight, and then an ops
of nine to seventy five compared tosix forty six. Those are the numbers
from left field to D eight day. It's it's like night and day,
literally night and day. Well,you want an answer, I think you
get him right there, don't you? Or am I if I lost my
mind thinking that? If you're ifyou're leaning into the analytics, correct,
yes, yeah, so that tome, you don't you don't say,
(05:15):
well, we got to save him, save him for what, you know,
his legs. And I don't thinkmany people are staying, but any
if you are to me, I'mI'm I'm gonna have to disagree on that.
Does that make sense? Yes?All right, let's get into the
seven o'clock hour. Spencer Arraghetti pitchedfor the Stros last night, longest outing
of his major league career. Let'slook at it and discuss next. A
(05:39):
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(06:01):
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(06:21):
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(06:41):
for everyone. Pop on in there, tell Jeff and Tiffany Sebastian, I
sent you thirteen years in a row, the GM Dealer, the year,
Classic Elite Chevy Sugarland dot Com.Together, let's drive
What the Sean Salisbury Show. Putours smart ass on your smart speaker.
Google play Sewan Salisbury on iHeartRadio inlike nineteen ninety five, ninety six,
ninety seven range. I remember itback when I was playing. We were
talking about it. George Clinton wasthe lead singer. Thanks, you're welcome
(00:21):
down. I appreciate you. Letme though, then welcome trying to educate
you, you know what I mean? Yeah, I appreciate that. Teach.
Hey, alls, we do isteach on this show. Yeah,
you're like, you came on.Oh that's George Clinton. Yeah, surprise
you say, oh man, it'sBill Clinton. So yeah, there you
(00:41):
go. Yeah, what about howyou feel about p funk? Right now?
Sor? Right? That cuts?All? Right? That right there?
Yeah, what do you want?You're gonna tell me Whalen Jennings gives
you more for that was pretty thatwould get your goal? Right? That's
a playlister. Oh that's the play. I love some Whalen Jennings. Yeah.
But if you're really getting going,you going for the dog catcher.
The dog catcher, Yeah that's byGeorge Clinton. I know, okay,
(01:07):
just making sure Yeah, thanks.I just wanted to appreciate make you aware
of that. Astros they beat theGuardians last night, taking on the Mariners
tonight at Minima Park. Let's lookat Jordan Alvarez here as a left fielder
so far this season, ten games, thirty eight at bats, thirteen hits,
He's sitting three forty two with anon base of four to twenty two
(01:30):
and a slugging of five fifty three. That's good for a nine to seventy
five OPS eight RBI two bombs asDH. Twenty one games, eighty five
at bats, he's hitting two hundredtwo fifty eight on base and a three
eighty eight slugging. That's an opsof six forty six. Okay, all
(01:52):
right, let me let me giveyou this sixteen strikeouts as a DH.
Is this team a excuse? Isthis team in truth? I don't want
to say live by but pays alot of mortgage and rent either one?
When it comes to analytics? Correct? Yeah? Is do they not lean
(02:12):
on those heavily lean into analytics theydo? What did the analytics tall you
about? To get him out ofa slump? Where should he be?
Every hit right right? I don'twant to hear I'm not saying the assholes
said from anybody. Well, wedon't want Jordan to get hurt because his
knees. He had surgery three yearsago. Yeah, so did I.
And I'm better now than I wastwenty five years ago, doing more now
(02:35):
with my by that I after Igot out of my career boned to bone
that I couldn't do twenty five yearsago, twenty five years older, I
honestly don't want to hear that.Well, man, we got to rest
him because I don't want him toget hurt. Well, you know what,
if he dives for a ball andgets hurt, welcome to playing pro
sports. He'll be okay. Ifhe was thirty four, we'd have a
different he's in his twenties. We'regonna be okay. So the analytics say,
(03:00):
well, the analytics said that Jordan, that Bregnant in the four hole
and Jordan in the two hole wasn'tworking the way that they wanted it to
correct. So what do they do? They move bregnant tool And now that's
saying right now it's not happening verywell, okay, But back to yourn.
If that's what it's telling me,what should he be playing today left
field? And see if that canget him going a little bit correct.
(03:24):
Well, we got to save hislike, no, no, actually we
don't. Well, baseball demanding everyday one hundred and sixty two. I
get all that, one hundred andsixty two games playing it can get tired.
You can rest and but you knowwhat, have you ever stood on
turf? Have you ever stood onturf on the sidelines of a game and
stood on turf? And or justgo to a game and stand like on
(03:45):
the sidelines of a football game.Go and do it for three hours standing
on turf in a pair of tennisshoes. Your legs will hurt just as
bad as if you were playing.I trust me on this. I'm on
turf every single weekend. Code.When you're done, you're like, good
damn And you didn't even questions.Hurt. My ankle's hurt. I'm telling
you more. It's like when you'removing it field. Now, if you're
taking hits and all that, Iget it, But moving around the blood
(04:06):
flowing stuff. I'm just telling youthat form so standing around extend. I'm
not saying the turf at the assidbut you get my point. Yeah,
get out there in constant movement.Why do they say get up and move
around. If the analytics and welean in, analytics tell me that I
need to get yourd on Alvarez goingand he dominates when he's in left field.
Put his ass in left field.Yep, try those analytics for a
(04:28):
second, and let's see how thatworks. I mean, the stats are
right here. I mean it's well, the analytics. We've said it a
million times, and that's called evidence. Yeah. So if that's what you're
if you're into leaning into analytics,then lean in and let's go three forty
two average compared to a two hundredaverage, on base percentage of four to
twenty two compared to two fifty eight, five poin fifty three slug excuse me,
(04:51):
five fifty three slugging compared to threeeighty eight, and then an ops
of nine to seventy five compared tosix forty six. Those are the numbers
from left field to D eight day. It's it's like night and day,
literally night and day. Well,you want an answer, I think you
get him right there, don't you? Or am I if I lost my
mind thinking that? If you're ifyou're leaning into the analytics, correct,
yes, yeah, so that tome, you don't you don't say,
(05:15):
well, we got to save him, save him for what, you know,
his legs. And I don't thinkmany people are staying, but any
if you are to me, I'mI'm I'm gonna have to disagree on that.
Does that make sense? Yes?All right, let's get into the
seven o'clock hour. Spencer Arraghetti pitchedfor the Stros last night, longest outing
of his major league career. Let'slook at it and discuss next. A
(05:39):
Sportslock seven Classic Elite Chevy Sugarland ClassicElite Chevy Highway six fifteen thousand off select
Silverados, which means elite pricing,four off twenty twenty four Tahoes elite pricing,
and it also tells you what thosefirst two you get elite inventory,
and then seventy five hundred dollars offthe twenty twenty four Blazers, which are
(06:01):
really good stuff. Employee pricing foreveryone. The GM dealer the year thirteen
years in a row is the classicelite family. Ask for Jeffer, Tiffany
Sebastian and aren't we always just lookingfor I can sit here and tell you
the prices. You're gonna get goodpricing. That's elite. There you're gonna
get good. I mean, youknow, twenty twenty you couldn't find the
(06:21):
vehicle you wanted. But at ClassicElite Chevy Sugarland, you're gonna get elite
inventory. The thing that sometimes youdon't get the way you wanted is elite
customer service. Not some of thetime, not part of the time,
not most of the time, butall the time. And you get it
at Classic Elite Chevy Sugarland and ClassicElite Chevy Highway six. Get employee pricing
(06:41):
for everyone. Pop on in there, tell Jeff and Tiffany Sebastian, I
sent you thirteen years in a row, the GM Dealer, the year,
Classic Elite Chevy Sugarland dot Com.Together, let's drive
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