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face first into some, not

3:43

just Phillies talk, but National

3:45

League East talk, I

3:48

want to go through the trivia

3:50

question because yesterday's show, I talked

3:53

all about the knuckleball. And I said

3:55

the knuckleball could be what saves baseball.

3:58

We need ace pitchers to. go

4:00

long to throw a lot of innings and

4:02

not break down, why not a knuckle baller?

4:05

Most guys, I'm convinced Charlie

4:07

Huff is still pitching somewhere,

4:10

you know, that they just keep on going

4:12

and going. And one of the knuckle ballers

4:14

that I brought up was Gene Bearden, who

4:16

had a nice career. And I said, what

4:20

significant accomplishment

4:23

did Gene Bearden do

4:26

that hasn't been done since? Do

4:29

you know what it is, Connor Thomas? Hmm. I

4:32

baller Gene Bearden did something in

4:34

his career and nobody's done it

4:36

since. It's got to be a

4:39

longevity thing. I'm thinking number of

4:41

starts or number of innings. It

4:43

might have been the amount of innings he cleared, but

4:46

I don't have a number to put on it. And

4:48

you had so funny, so many

4:50

people, including my dear friend Marcel out there

4:52

in Switzerland, he said he shot in the

4:54

dark. He started both games of a double

4:57

header. He said he got

4:59

two complete games in one day. Everyone was

5:01

throwing guesses like that. But Scott Horsemeyer, who was

5:03

in every day, Sully got it correct. He

5:06

was the last pitcher to throw

5:09

a clinching World Series pitch

5:12

for a Cleveland franchise. He

5:14

was the pitcher on the mound. They brought him out

5:16

of the bullpen to get the save

5:19

in game six of the 1948 World Series.

5:22

The last time Cleveland had a

5:24

World Series winner, Gene

5:26

Bearden clinched it. I'll tell you what,

5:29

listen, man, back in 2016, they thought they were

5:31

right there. And then Jason Hayward gave the speech

5:33

and the next thing you know, it's only Gene

5:36

Bearden. Well, yeah, the only

5:39

two teams have lost game

5:41

seven of the World Series and extra innings

5:43

in the wildcard era. Both

5:46

of them Cleveland teams. However, by

5:49

the way, that team in 1948 was the

5:51

first integrated team to ever

5:53

win the World Series. Larry Doby and Satchel Paige were

5:55

both on that team and they beat

5:58

the Braves to win that. World

6:00

Series to give you an idea how long it's been. They

6:02

beat the Boston Braves. They

6:05

won the last World Series in

6:08

Boston. The Braves have

6:10

won World Series in Milwaukee and

6:13

Atlanta since then. That's right.

6:15

Milwaukee has a more recent

6:17

World Series winner than Cleveland

6:19

does. That's

6:21

tough to hear from the Cleveland

6:23

fans, but hey, the Indians are

6:26

rebuilding-ish right now. Guardians?

6:28

Guardians? Guardians? Guardians? Guardians? I

6:30

apologize. You know, I know

6:32

I'm being a dead horse here, but I used

6:35

to, when people would go

6:37

on, especially about Cleveland fans who didn't want

6:39

to change the Wahoo hat and the name,

6:41

I kept saying, it hasn't exactly been

6:44

a good luck charm. No,

6:46

it hasn't. And you know what? Honestly, in my

6:48

defense, I'm a big major league guy, and that's

6:51

one of my favorite movies of all time. So

6:53

it's a hard name to kick,

6:55

but I got a card. We

6:57

won the World Series in the

6:59

Major League movies. Serano

7:02

is doing voodoo magic. Fine, but we

7:04

can't have him win the World Series.

7:06

That's science fiction. But

7:08

the Phillies have won two World Series, so I think

7:10

I've got to bring it back to the Phillies. And

7:14

the Phillies were one

7:17

rally in Game 7 away from making

7:19

it back-to-back penance. I don't

7:21

know if you've heard of the Boston

7:23

Braves back. I didn't know if maybe you pulled

7:26

them men in black and flashed your mind there.

7:28

But the Philadelphia Phillies are going

7:30

to go into the 2024 season,

7:33

in my humble opinion, as

7:36

one of the elite teams in the

7:39

National League. And when you

7:41

consider what the regular season of the

7:43

playoffs have become, they're certainly good

7:45

enough to make the playoffs, which

7:48

is good enough for me. So

7:51

I happen to think the Phillies have had

7:53

a very good offseason. But Connor, you're right

7:55

there in the heart of Philly-dom. Tell

7:58

me a little bit about that. about giving

8:01

the Pauls of Phillies fans right now

8:03

about how they feel about this off

8:05

season and going into

8:07

a chance to, in their

8:09

mind, hopefully make it three straight trips to the NLCS.

8:13

So there's a weird balance right now. Some

8:15

of the fan bases have said that they're

8:18

quote unquote, running it back, which basically

8:21

means not making big splashy moves this

8:23

off season to add players to the

8:25

team we're not familiar with. And

8:28

then I think there's another sector of the fan

8:30

base that understands this team has

8:32

been really good and really close

8:34

for the past two years. You could

8:37

argue, and I have, that

8:39

they have been the most successful

8:41

National League franchise over the past

8:43

two seasons. No team has had

8:45

more postseason success than the Phillies.

8:47

So the look at the

8:49

off season is basically, are you comfortable with

8:51

where the team is at and

8:53

just think they need a little luck,

8:56

a little more clutch for four of us to break their way?

8:59

Or do you think they need to go above

9:01

and beyond to get to where they want to go?

9:04

And that's the split in

9:06

the Philadelphia Phillies fan base right now.

9:09

Are you comfortable with the team that almost made

9:11

it and can get over the hump? Or

9:14

do you think that to get over

9:16

that speed bump that's in their way,

9:19

they need a little extra gas from

9:21

other signings? And it's

9:23

a big argument right now, but I think

9:25

they've had a great off season. Well,

9:28

let me, first of all, again, I

9:31

am not dumb enough to pick

9:33

a fight with anyone from Philadelphia, but

9:37

it's hard for me to get on a ownership that

9:40

has brought in Bryce Harper, that has

9:42

brought in Tregg Turner, that has brought

9:44

in some big, I mean, Rio

9:46

Muto, whatever you think about what he's done

9:48

with the team, he was a big time

9:50

acquisition. You Know, Wheeler was a

9:53

big time acquisition, Rywan Walker was a

9:55

big time acquisition. They've made a lot

9:57

of acquisitions and they did a huge.

10:01

Move to help their bullpen.

10:04

This. Off season studies like great

10:06

Kimbrell Go which he will go and

10:08

pile up a bunch of saves in

10:10

Baltimore and then drive every whoop crazy

10:13

in the postseason. Their eyes and. I.

10:16

Think that it's pretty greedy to

10:18

the old Caterpillar big shiny piece

10:20

when this of the owners of

10:22

bought our Price or First Prime.

10:24

And by the way, especially since he's

10:27

now please a first baseman, submit on.

10:29

He is increasing his value and allowing

10:31

them to. Make. The Outfield

10:33

the way they want to be. and maybe

10:36

say Swarbrick. Secure but down a

10:38

D H where you belong. Yeah,

10:40

lead off with a sub two

10:42

hundred. Batting. Average which nobody

10:44

will have a problem with because he

10:46

does everything else so beautifully and of

10:49

and let's hope as you get a

10:51

better season. At. A trade turner.

10:54

Turner back to be to treat term

10:56

as he was in Washington in Los

10:58

Angeles. That's what's making him acquisition. Know.

11:01

Absolutely. And so is getting Bryce Harper

11:03

back to the guy the the he's

11:05

going to be as remember Bryce Harper

11:07

miss the month and a half with

11:09

that Tommy John recovery and then when

11:11

he came back he wasn't quite himself

11:13

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11:15

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11:18

Bryce Harper. For. More sense

11:20

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11:23

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11:25

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11:27

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11:29

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11:31

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11:33

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11:35

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11:38

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11:40

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11:42

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14:01

One. Hundred percent non soldier cited about

14:03

that. When I see getting laid out later,

14:05

I know that means Phillies. baseball's right around

14:08

the corner. Are. Located work. Let's

14:10

let's not very the lead, your focus

14:12

the best thing But the Phillies did

14:14

as they wrapped up every now. And

14:17

Zack Wheeler now. We. Have

14:19

as I've gotten maybe are being. A

14:22

hypocrite here because we have

14:24

seen. A

14:26

seat at ease all strong

14:28

the sky as exist the

14:31

both sigh yes award winners

14:33

from next from last year

14:35

probably not be active on

14:37

opening day. says. we're not

14:39

sure what give up as want to go

14:42

the tubes and saw the guy years ago

14:44

and up like spell who assume second. Isn't

14:47

saw it as of this recording

14:49

and. For so we can

14:51

be your pity at full strength and two

14:53

weeks. But. That being

14:55

said, the Phillies have to a

14:58

best picture to baseball. In. Their

15:00

starting rotation bids are know

15:02

and wheeler. And. They.

15:05

Know they're coming up the rest

15:07

of their prime pitching in the

15:09

in Philadelphia. Yeah. It's

15:11

a beautiful thing. Here's the top

15:13

balance, right? Because you know how

15:15

tough Philadelphia's down. You know how

15:18

focus this fan bases on their

15:20

teams and when you resign, that's

15:22

like they did with Aaron or.

15:25

When. You've given extends into someone like

15:27

Zack Wheeler. It's a great move

15:29

for the France Us. It's. Very

15:31

difficult to convince the fan base

15:33

that those are big moves because

15:36

big moves feel like new names.

15:38

But what people don't realize as

15:40

much as I think they should

15:42

is that bring back guys like

15:45

Wheeler in Nola. They keep your

15:47

organization competitive to the level that

15:49

they have that, which is if

15:51

I can remind people in Nl

15:53

Pettitte and Fourteen. Twenty Two and

15:56

a World Series Beards and it's

15:58

Twenty Twenty Three. The couple

16:00

hours away from another and al

16:02

pennant so those are huge moves

16:05

and when you bring up like

16:07

Blake's now not signs and the

16:09

looking Gerrit Cole currently injured to

16:11

some extent will figure out how

16:13

much it makes you value how

16:15

durable know and wheeler been out

16:17

Portland they can be healthy to

16:20

this branch us. I love the.

16:22

Books Young. And

16:24

by the way, I mean. Why?

16:26

Not spell. I mean he's traveling merchant.

16:29

We is probably not resign with the

16:31

Yankees because of their tax situation he's

16:33

from aka signed with Was Sandals for

16:35

their tax situation. He barely the I'm

16:37

in San Francisco to me seems like

16:40

the most obvious landing spot in so

16:42

many ways. Worked well with Bob Melvin

16:44

speeches ballpark or added another pits are

16:46

accepted. Big attenders. He claims

16:49

he wants to go to Anaheim. I

16:51

don't know why. Ah maybe wants

16:53

to go back to San Diego or it's

16:55

doors Worst place to be a millionaire or

16:57

view a focus and say hey if know

16:59

what's going to sign this guy. It's

17:02

nice to have a defending Cy Young

17:04

award would be your number three starter.

17:07

And. Your have Taiwan, Walker, Suarez

17:09

or Sanchez their years for five

17:12

swing guys on this team. Arm

17:14

of why not to say hey let's

17:17

asylum to a shorter term deal and

17:19

just go all out and Bowie for

17:21

the Phillies fans as to to get

17:24

on the point that he made who

17:26

may not be side about Aaron Nola

17:28

signing contracts are about as he signed

17:31

with Atlanta. For her

17:33

others, he signed with the Mets. Would you think

17:35

it now? Now. What you

17:37

think you're thinking, you're at a big

17:39

disadvantage in the disease. So that's the

17:42

other part of it. Who could have

17:44

them? Very important as a part of

17:46

the conversation. Now, the Blake's melting for

17:49

the Phillies is interesting because with the

17:51

Zack Wheeler extension, they're almost guaranteed to

17:53

reach the highest threshold is luxury tax.

17:55

Not this year, but next year when

17:58

the extension kicks it, And

18:00

also. After the Twenty

18:02

twenty Five seasons. So two years

18:04

from now you're losing cow. Swarbrick

18:06

contract was using Gate Your Immuno

18:08

contract was they've already tried this

18:10

off season did. Feel. Around

18:12

about the cat the honest and what

18:15

his trade died could be so. You've

18:17

put yourself with the Wheeler extension.

18:19

And the know: a seven year

18:21

contract into an area where it's

18:24

going to be harder to pay

18:26

guys on her. That's vital thing

18:28

Snell as a realistic option for

18:30

the Phillies simply because they're gonna

18:32

have such a hard time already

18:34

based on their payroll to pay

18:36

guys to build this roster any

18:38

further. A It's hard to convince.

18:41

The. Ownership. And. To do

18:43

it as a Dombrowski, the present baseball

18:45

operations or sampled the Gm to say

18:47

hey, we're just going to go deeper

18:50

into the luxury tax rate cause you

18:52

more money and words, Going to throw

18:54

money at this guy and not give

18:56

ourselves a chance to completely build the

18:59

wrestler roster. I just think they put

19:01

all their eggs in a different basket

19:03

and that makes them almost unable to

19:06

sign. Blake's know. How

19:08

dare you be so watches. I

19:11

was three the size of fantasy Baseball

19:13

here are not your Harper said right?

19:15

what's the weather is why I think

19:17

that he says recalling San Francisco every

19:19

hour on the Our Sakes apartments were

19:21

something out because the Yankees have made

19:23

it clear they're not going asylum and

19:26

so artist was again if he was

19:28

or one what you're saying if he

19:30

was amenable or of montgomery worse available.

19:32

On. There. Are

19:34

lots of the sent a letter

19:37

lesser extent arms the Not It

19:39

or Lorenzen. News available to

19:41

a short term deal. On

19:43

our back or ago was the one person

19:45

left her with a no hitter and to

19:48

save. Ah that that

19:50

something to a bid to share

19:52

with your local file in a

19:54

way. Yeah by out away from

19:56

future of our for a future

19:58

podcast Trivia question. But. The.

20:02

If they stay could guarantee was short

20:04

term deal. Arm. I don't

20:06

know I had. Part of me thinks

20:08

who would be you're you're You're going

20:11

on when and you're going on one

20:13

with a chance to have this Phillies

20:15

team real World Series champion. Cause

20:17

you look at. We all

20:20

know Los Angeles Zero One one hundred

20:22

games every year but with Discover also

20:24

that gives me winning a have Saved

20:26

by the Games is nothing. Does

20:28

not have a ticket. Not. There's

20:31

no difference in stolen base. I'm

20:33

Elaine. May. End up in San

20:35

Francisco's can be and it is as a

20:37

disposable. Be competitive as a good line as

20:39

can be. competitive. On an

20:41

interesting fact, you may not know this,

20:43

but a team. Past. The come

20:45

out of the central. As true, the

20:48

of those that's part of the collective

20:50

bargaining agreement that the Central has to

20:52

have a team and we're talking or

20:54

and are awesome animals me earlier today

20:56

will eat and Smith from left on

20:58

Pirates of says there's a chance at

21:00

all the teams could finish eighty two

21:02

women. And I'm.

21:05

And. Video it isn't. It's the

21:07

be mid eighties when teams can

21:09

win the division. Philadelphia with their

21:12

staff with their bare happen with

21:14

them supposes variants. I

21:17

put them right front and

21:19

center. Amongst anybody to

21:21

wounds eventually penance. They've

21:24

gotta be partially because of

21:26

their postseason success, but also

21:29

I think. Part. Of

21:31

the issue to is this market this

21:33

fan base here in Philadelphia so focused

21:35

on. Where. The best,

21:37

right? And sometimes that can

21:39

be a negative thing because

21:41

you've proven if you're the

21:43

Philadelphia Phillies, you don't have

21:45

to win the division. You.

21:47

Just have to like we're talking about. Point

21:50

your ticket, find your wedding dance, and then

21:52

you'll. Prove. That you're great

21:54

post season teams, but I think

21:56

there's this focus on taking down

21:58

the juggernaut Braves. It almost

22:00

makes you. Too ambitious with

22:03

what this team should be. Ultimately, if

22:05

I had as you saw year and

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on by a third party, so Phillies

22:10

fans love to hear this. Who's been

22:12

the better team the past two years

22:14

when it comes to overall success. Not

22:16

regular season success, not hundred game winners,

22:19

but who's gone closest to the mountaintop?

22:22

Out of the band The Phillies you always

22:24

remember what happens in October. Rollins Going to

22:26

remember that a couple years ago, the Dodgers

22:28

had their single greatest regular season in their

22:31

history. All. The rumors the last of the

22:33

Potters of a goose land and on the field. Of

22:36

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22:38

regular season team. Against

22:41

Atlanta. And our

22:43

twenty twenty two. And

22:45

then wound up our and then

22:47

last year as well. Getting.

22:50

Into when when everybody and

22:52

their how. Thought. It

22:54

was gonna be a i'm. Braves.

22:58

Real problem Braves were the team everyone

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23:12

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23:16

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23:19

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Was thinking about this when you were

25:57

talking about Phillies fans and bracing their

25:59

team. I. Have

26:01

one thing, I think those who have to realize that

26:03

this team. Will. Have been together

26:05

for three and probably for years and

26:07

you have a chunk you have basically

26:10

a presidential term. Did. You could

26:12

hold this team to your bosom. But you can

26:14

say this with these are our guys. This is

26:16

my team. And I think

26:18

that's would you consider. The.

26:21

Phillies in their history. Have.

26:23

One a pair of World

26:25

Series eighty. And

26:27

await. Bread and. By

26:29

the way of those philistines, await is

26:31

the most beloved as they won at

26:33

all. The eleven team was heads and

26:35

shoulders the best team of them all.

26:37

Unbelievable. Wasn't. Even close. But.

26:40

The team that one was away and so

26:42

a team that did victory last phone from

26:44

now to eternity. All right how they may

26:46

rest in peace. Never got to play in

26:48

the World Series. Much. Less win a

26:50

ring. This. Team

26:53

if they when. I. Think

26:55

can sit alongside those two

26:57

teams. As a squad

26:59

filled with players that you

27:01

associate with the Phillies, Filled.

27:04

With players who weren't just. There.

27:07

Briefly look at the Ninety Three team was fun

27:10

when they got two World Series but a lot

27:12

those guys were in and out fast. So are

27:14

there were lot of France. A yes there was

27:16

Lenny Dykstra my couple the people were there for

27:19

a bunch of years with there's a lot of

27:21

your income really isn't and ah yeah, it's existence

27:23

all times on a T, but there's a third.

27:25

There were some friends in Phillies on that seat

27:28

and I was a weird sort of. Everything came

27:30

together at once and. The. Or rather

27:32

than Brent Spence faces that was the

27:34

best brave thing. and of all the

27:36

Bobby Cox for his things. And

27:39

they feel they leave us with the

27:41

Giants of the last day. This is

27:43

a step up race against the folks.

27:46

In. a life miss philly same as a

27:48

chance to join the all time boom of

27:50

that was was yeah it's almost like the

27:53

braves is stop being so good a baseball

27:55

because every time they are there's a phillies

27:57

team whose not as good in the regular

28:00

season that takes them out, but you're 100%

28:02

right. And here's where

28:04

the fun dynamic comes in. Bryce

28:06

Harper, I hate to make

28:08

it an individual thing, because if this Phillies

28:10

team wins the World Series, it'll be for

28:12

all the 26 players on the opening day

28:14

roster and all the guys who get added

28:17

later. But ultimately, it will

28:19

be seen as Bryce Harper's championship and

28:21

his crowning achievement since coming here as

28:23

a free agent. And

28:25

the fun thing about that is, it's

28:27

the only thing he has left left

28:30

to accomplish. He's won an MVP here.

28:32

He's won one in Washington with

28:35

his own team. Right. But he's got

28:37

the one here, the first one since

28:39

like you had that J roll Ryan

28:41

Howard era where they were winning them.

28:43

He's basically brought in all

28:46

the players that came here through free

28:48

agency and convinced them

28:50

to come here. And he's also

28:52

been a tough guy came back from

28:54

the thumb issue when Blake Snell hit

28:56

him with the up and up and

28:58

in pitch. He came back from Tommy

29:00

john surgery faster than anyone. So as

29:02

much as it'll be a team achievement,

29:04

if they win the World Series, it'll

29:06

also be a crowning achievement of Bryce

29:08

Harper's decision to spend his career here

29:11

and to choose Philadelphia. And I'm excited

29:13

that that's a possibility again this year.

29:15

Yeah, it would make this a great completely,

29:18

no matter what happens or this career

29:20

completely successful for agent signing. And of

29:22

course, what happened is first year in

29:24

Philadelphia, the team he left one at

29:26

all. So there's a lot of pressure

29:28

on him to be like,

29:31

okay, you better not look dumb on

29:33

on the signing. And that's one

29:35

reason why I say, they should just completely go for

29:37

it. By the way, I forgot that snow

29:39

was the one who hit him. Maybe that's

29:41

why they shouldn't sign him. By

29:44

the way, just quick, two

29:46

quick things. I want

29:48

to thank all the Philly fans who

29:50

have been who watched my video where

29:52

I was wandering around Philadelphia, going

29:55

to all the places that the Phillies never won

29:57

a World Series, including the

29:59

Baker All and Connie Mack Stadium.

30:01

Ah as a for whatever reason

30:03

that videos got a lot of

30:06

plays with pushed around and I

30:08

have literally that the comments are

30:10

now in triple digits. Which.

30:12

I love ah Stephen Gray

30:14

commented cause i i walked

30:17

from the where the baseball

30:19

was to were. Shy.

30:21

Parks last Connie Mack Stadium was guy

30:23

want to get a sense of how

30:26

close they were as I walked down

30:28

the work that way and he said

30:30

you walked from fifteenth in the eyes

30:32

to Twenty Four Simply I humbly armed

30:34

guards did you apps. Will

30:38

let me just buy something. People.

30:41

Fear me. I'll

30:43

decides that advises permeates fear when I

30:45

walked down the streets and no one

30:47

bothered. Actually snowbirds didn't bother me. I

30:49

walked down the street by some a

30:51

video in both places and and the

30:54

is fine but yeah there was a

30:56

of those. They're very close to each

30:58

other to have to ballparks that close

31:00

to each other but I'm in the

31:02

cell. Mega church. On the

31:04

spot where Connie Mack stadium was jealous

31:06

and Ahmad fit the Gerard right now

31:08

so I'm not too far distance from

31:11

where he took. You're walking. It's honestly

31:13

wilde looking out over the landscape of

31:15

the city where the stadiums used to

31:17

be and how these just fill in

31:19

the width of the houses would have

31:22

been row homes of time and everything

31:24

around there. it's really cool. Did know

31:26

the history and this is a city

31:28

I think why that video did so

31:30

well. soul is because we're very parochial

31:32

city and we've love. Philadelphia

31:35

and the people from here. And

31:37

you know, be in Northeast guy

31:39

yourself how that is in this

31:41

area. That's also why this is

31:43

such a tough city to. Seats

31:46

satiated when it comes to.

31:49

What? You can produce and that's

31:51

why the only thing that will do

31:53

for Philadelphia Phillies fans is seeing a

31:55

banner raised for the World Series net

31:58

trophy backyard Silly. That's

32:00

gonna bring us to today's trivia question. I guarantee you

32:02

know this and maybe a lot of Phillies fans know

32:04

this in The entire

32:06

history of the Phillies and

32:09

since they started handing out this award Who

32:12

is the only Philly manager to win manager

32:14

of the year? Wow, you know

32:16

what don't don't answer it Don't answer it.

32:18

Don't answer it. Don't answer Connor it

32:21

put it in your comments people listening put it in

32:23

the conference I better end the show fast because Connor

32:25

Thomas doesn't I'll hold that previous so We'll

32:29

talk about it afterwards when I when I hit

32:31

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