Youth is served: Justin Crawford, Andrew Painter lead Phillies

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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to The Philly Show. Justin Crawford, what a week, what a game? Andrew Painter, what a week? What a game? As Jim said the other day on The Philly Show, youth is served the Philly Show. Rubin tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury Todd so o lucky Philly is with a badly needed three to two walk off I'm sorry, six' five walk off win in the tenth inning On wednesday afternoon against The nationals And Justin crawford providing the heroics At Mundo sosa coming up. Big and you never want to overstate a win early in the, season But, rubin you've been on those planes when you have a bad series and then you have to fly a long way. SOMEWHERE i think THE i thought it was gonna be a and ugly.

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Speaker 2: Flight you, know we were headed out To denver obviously for the first road, trip and for them to come through in the way that they, did And Mundo sos a Huge nice to See Bryce harper get off the schneid and hit a home run get things rolling for, him and THEN i, mean just what a what an outstanding at bat By. Crawford he did not waste. Time he got to, pitch he stayed, aggressive he got to pitch to, hit smoked.

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Speaker 1: It game.

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Speaker 2: Winner great weekend for the young, man and you, know happy for the contributions of the. Youngsters painter And. Crawford really good, stuff great.

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Speaker 3: Finish, crawford he gets the good part of the bats of the, Ball i'll tell. You and you, know the criticism on him coming up was hit the ball on the ground a. Lot but when you hit A bb like that with the infield, In i'll take a dozen of, them as they. Say so he had a really nice homestand made that nice catch on the. Wall you did a story about the other, Day todd good good homestand For Brandon marsh good homestand for A dollscar see you the two corner guys in that, Outfield. Sanchez so, yeah even it up and now you go out and Play colorado and see if you can build on it a little. Bit it was good to See harper sniff out that first pitch breaking ball and hit it a, ton and you know it's still got to get the offense, going but you, KNOW i feel like they. Will one thing very encouraging.

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Speaker 4: Or.

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Speaker 3: INTERESTING i should. Say they scored last year from the seventh inning on they led the majors and runs scored by a significant, amount and they're doing it. Again they've scored twenty three runs in the in the young, season six, games ten of them from the seventh inning. ON i just wonder if their focus, improves if their approach, improves if they're more, like, okay, contact move the, line get on, base don't try to you, know crush stuff one hundred feet over the, wall and just you, know they take a different offensive mindset and results in the ultimate stat. Runs so we're seeing it. Early it's a good quality to. HAVE i guess you'd like to see it maybe filtered down to the early innings as.

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Speaker 1: Well there's no doubt about. THAT i know that they've been a little frustrated with how they've been getting going. Early But jimmy talked about you guys talked about getting off to a little bit of a better, Start so not only in the early, innings but just getting some of these guys. Going SO i was looking at some of the batting averages late in the game, Yesterday i'm, going, oh my, GOSH i wonder if this guy's ever been off to a worst start to his. Career So Trey turner right now is batting one ninety. Two that's the worst start of his career through his first six games of his. Season his previous verse was two eight and two. Seventeen Bryce harper is off to the worst start of his career one twenty he batted one forty three and twenty twenty. Two Kyle schwarber's off to the third worst start of his. Career he's betting one eighty. Two he was he batted ninety one and twenty twenty, two and one fifty four and twenty twenty, Three so slow starts are kind of his thing now In, philly. Apparently Alec bohm is betting ninety. Nine his worst was two twenty seven and twenty twenty. One Bryson stott he hasn't played six games, yet but he's betting two. Hundred his his worst through six games is one ninety AND. Jt Real muto hasn't played six games, Yet he's betting two. Hundred his worst was one ninety in twenty. Nineteen so you have, one, two, three, four, five six guys who are having the worst six start six games through their in the, season in their career or darn near.

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Speaker 3: Close and uh so it's making The natives.

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Speaker 1: Restless it's no question about.

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Speaker 3: That it's it and it is a little.

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Speaker 2: Disconcerting but, hey they're three and.

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Speaker 3: Three they figured it out.

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Speaker 1: Somehow, yeah and if you're watching us on, YouTube you can see some of these stats where The phillies. Ranked, though SO i mentioned all, that and then you, go somebody's there's a team that's having a worse start than The, phillies and there you. Go The phillies are betting two to twenty as a, team they're eighteenth In Major League baseball and batting average they're, fourteenth and on base, percentage they're seventeenth in slugging, percentage sixteenth IN. Ops now they're tied for twenty first and runs per game three point eight. Three but some of those teams that are below them are The yankees in terms OF i think it's, ops oh, Yeah, Ops, Mariners, Mets, Yankees Red, Sox, Tigers, padres all postseason teams last year or teams that are expected. Postseasons so just when you think The phillies are the only team that can't, hit and it's you, know they're saying the same, thing but maybe more In, Seattle New, York, Boston, Detroit San. Diego So i'm not trying To i'm not saying that to make anybody feel any better about the. Start i'm just, saying relax a little.

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Speaker 3: Bit, yeah they started the season On march twenty, six very very, early cold in a lot of. Spots, Yeah AND i, MEAN i know it's a, cliche but the pitching is often ahead of the hitters. EARLY i do think things will will. Change and you, Know philly's going to course, field which can be like very medicinal for a struggling. Offense so not just even in power, numbers it's just so spacious out there that you, know if you can make some, contact get on base and start moving a little, bit it could be a beneficial trip for.

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Speaker 1: Body it's Blue. Choo, hey we're. Back Bryce harper WELL. Jt realmuto also needed a big knock. Yesterday his second hit of the season was a home run to a left center field in the seventh. Inning, then of Course Bryce harper hits that home run in the. Eighth Bryce harper after the game asked, HIM i, said, hey you, know is? It you know he had hit a couple couple balls, Hardish AND i asked, him you, know does it finally feel good to get a? Result and, well here we. Go this is WHAT i wanted to show. You he, Said, uh it was, good a first bitch. Curveball i'm still chasing a little too, much BUT i feel. Good we'll get it. Going and then if you look right, here this is Uh Bryce harper what his numbers look like On baseball. Savant you, know just this is this like average exit v low six percent tile in. Baseball you, know so he's you, know the chase rate though pops. Out that's being a big focus of. Conversation chase rate forty two, point that's in the fourteenth percentile in. Baseball so definitely chasing too, much. Guys but you, know maybe maybe that one knock will kind of calm him down and get, him get, him get him.

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Speaker 2: Rolling fact that he was, like the fact that he had into right center field was was.

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Speaker 1: Big you got.

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Speaker 2: It he has to use the middle of the. Field that's when he gets things. Going we've talked about it. Before he was in a massive slump last year and then all of a, sudden he had like four bullets In San francisco the opposite way got things really. Rolling form a little, bit but when he's going, right he's usually in the middle of the. Field, YEAH i mean a little bit of a concern on the bat speed number there seventy. Four usually one of those guys that's at the ninety nine percentile or much, HIGHER i. Think but but, YEAH i mean he talked about the chase. Rate that's one of the most important. Things he's got to make sure he swings its. Strikes and, AGAIN i think that this is really early for the. Guys it's a little bit of a they're a little bit of a spring training. Modes not it's not an. EXCUSE i think it's just.

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Speaker 3: Reality did it look like he was sitting on that breaking, ball because, man he.

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Speaker 2: Unloaded he might have, been but it was a pitcher was, up you, know out over the. Plate and what do good hitters do with mistake. Pitches they crush, him and so that's what he.

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Speaker 1: Did it was good to see J t as, well you, know get. One you, know he's just coming up signing that. Contract he wants to get up to. IT i just think all these guys are are, pressing you, know, Absolutely, YEAH i, MEAN i just think they're all. PRESSING i was talking to somebody from another team yesterday before the game and, like how's it going? HERE i, said, well you, know this guy's kind of falling in town right, now and they, GOES i think they'll be all, Right they're gonna be. FINE i wouldn't worry at, All so time will. Tell of, course they press a.

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Speaker 3: Lot they press a. Lot they press In, october you, know because there's so much focus on the, offense and especially when it disappears as the reason for these disappointments In, october AND i just think they try to do too much and then they hit their stride when it's just happened that when it happens. Naturally So i'm still a believer in the track, records even though like they're getting to be. Older BUT i still believe in the track, records AND i still believe they're within their, window AND i still believe their core guys have enough tread on their tire that this is going to be another season that gets that gets To october and then she can't. Press can't. Press you got to let it, Happen, yeah no.

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Speaker 1: Doubt so all. Right So Dolas, garcia, though is one of the few guys in this lineup off to a really nice. Start he's betting three, eighteen team high eight seventy eight. OPS i just showed you The Harper Baseball savant, numbers and Here's adolay's garcias you see a lot of. Red red means, flow red means, good and you can see. Him he's hitting the ball. Hard chase rate is still up there compared to last. Season but you know he's he's he has put together some really nice at bats and two, doubles one, homeer three, RBIs, walk five, strikeouts and so he's doing what you can kind of want out of your six hole. Hitter and then the other thing he did the other. DAY i don't know if you guys and painters start On tuesday, night he ran down this ball in the right field. CORNER i mean he really ran it down and this is where, again now this IS i looked this. Up SO i was, like, MAN i wonder if Did Nick castiano's ever run that far to run down the ball last? Season And garcia ran sixty four feet to catch this ball or, No i'm, sorry ninety four feet to catch that. Ball AND i was, told, Yeah castianos ran down six balls like, that but all of last, season and the difference was every Time castianis ran on the ball that, far the ball was in the air for six, seconds which is a long. Time garcia's ball was in the air for a little over five, Seconds so it kind of just, shows you, know so Basically nick wouldn't have gotten to that ball last. Season so you're definitely seeing the upgrade in defense so, far you're seeing the upgrade in, offense and right now they just Need thank goodness they have, him because can you imagine if they.

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Speaker 2: Did it's good one he. Got he got his first home, run. Right but the other thing is the thing THAT i was impressed by is he's got some base hits up the middle and two strike situations where he sort of seemed to shorten up and just put the ball in play instead of trying to drive the ball out of the. Ballpark i've seen some of that in, him AND i think that's going to boost his confidence about his you, know his swing decisions. Too so good stuff from him so.

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Speaker 3: Far and the home run would not have been out Of. Texas so one of the things we've talked about is we think this will be a more friendly ballpark for him and his power, numbers and it's already you, know proven to be that way with his first home.

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Speaker 1: Run, yeah so let's take a look right now at the well we got color out of this. Weekend you've Got Aaron nola Against Michael lorenzen On friday night four to ten Pm. Eastern that's a that's A friday afternoon. Game that is it their opening, ball, Right so if you're A phillies fan and you're, SAYING i can't wait to get home and watch the game at, night you might want to try to skip out a little bit early for that. One saturday at eight ten Pm, eastern you Have Jesus sozardo Versus Jose. Kintana Sunday series finale three ten Pm. Eastern i'm giving all these times so people don't forget when the game starts In. Colorado, Uh Taiwan walker Against Tomoyuki. SUGANO i THINK i pronounced that, Right and so, yeah maybe they get thank, You, Ruben so maybe they get the bats rolling this.

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Speaker 3: Weekend quintana he, Uh i've always kind of liked. Him he's a real, pitcher been around a long, time but he's a guy that can walk the ball off the plate and get a team that chases a little bit kind of beaking time and knots a little. Bit so you gotta you gotta be selective against this guy and. Disciplines, yeah battle The italians on On.

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Speaker 2: Friday it's interesting With nola And lorenzen who are teammates and Team, italy bring your pasta and, uh you, Know cantana is the kind of guy That Frankly phillies haven't struggled with at times because he does as you, Said, jim he makes people chase and they got to really to be disciplined to make sure he throws the ball over the.

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Speaker 3: Plate So, friday bring your, pasta but leave the meatballs at.

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Speaker 1: Home if you're if You're Aaron, nola if You're, michael if You're, Michael, Lorenzen harper and company are absolutely hoping that he can groove a couple right over the heart of the. Plate but you, KNOW i wanted to mention also that going back to uh last night's walk, off just the kind of the poise that you, Know crawford's shown at the plate And paul casselat my colleague AT mlb dot, com put this out there Justin crawford is the Youngest phillies player with a walk OFF rbi Since Scott roland On june, fifth nineteen ninety. Seven crawford's twenty Two roland's twenty. Two, Coincidentally roland also hit a walk off single to right field in the tenth. Inning and THEN i WAS i was like wondering for six games of a, career first five games of a. Career in the case Of Justin, crawford it he didn't play the other. Night Last phillies player to have a walk off within his first FIVE mlb games Was Luke. Williams remember that One june, Ninth Captain. America Captain. America, Yes Captain. America we all remember that. One and then the guy before. THAT i don't remember this one at, all but O'dubal herrera had one very early in his. Career. Yeah, so but, Yeah CRAWFORD'S i, Mean crawford's Been he's been impressive so. Far, now, Okay i'm sure you're going to get some people if he keeps us, up people are going to go on time to move him up in the. Lineup what would you say?

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Speaker 3: That but where he?

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Speaker 2: Is, okay he is right where he, Is leave him right, there everybody relax and let him do some damage at the bottom of the. Lineup there's a lot of talk about not having a lot of you, know punch out of the bottom of the lineup last. Year well let it happen with the nine old guy for.

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Speaker 3: Now, right does a break does a break in process to the major leagues and building confidence is very. IMPORTANT i keep him right, there he's helping. You, there he's building. Confidence i'm fine with. It don't touch, HIM.

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Speaker 1: I absolutely, Agree AND i think that was a big point that was missing with the outrage On monday When crawford was not in the lineup against that, lefty and it was how can they rest? Him why are they resting? Him it's four games into the. SEASON i think we might have touched on this the other, day But i'll just repeat. Myself you, know it wasn't so much about getting him off his. Feet it was breaking him in against lefties the same way they Did Chase elly And Ryan. Howard and you, know he's ONLY i think he played a career high one hundred and thirteen games last. Season they want him to. PLAY i don't know how many games they have have him down. For in their, mind if everything goes, well but you want to bring this kid along, slowly give him a day off every once in a while against the. Lefty he can hit, lefties so Could Chase El Ryan, Howard so Could Chase olly And Ryan. Howard but they Rest you guys rested him against. Them against left he's. Rubens SO i just kind of wanted to repeat that BECAUSE i think people were just every every early in the. Season anytime somebody gets a day off one of those first five, games it is just, like what are they?

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Speaker 2: Doing they're also all the black players are getting in the rhythm of playing every single. DAY i, mean you sort of have to ease him into, it especially a rookie who's been. There it's not about him being tired or not. Tired it's really about him emotionally and mentally being able to handle the, long long rigures of one hundred and sixty two. Games it's eight grind my, friends and easing him into it in the way that they. ARE i think it's. Smart this guy's gonna be playing every. Day it's just a matter of him just you, know it's a building.

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Speaker 3: Process and he didn't rest that. Day he was on the field at two thirty working his ass, off, right what do you? Think what do you think he's gonna think? Of of, course feel very spacious pasture out.

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Speaker 2: THERE i know he's going to look left and right and, think, wow those guys are really far. Away there's a lot of space out. There it's nice to have a guy like A Doulas garcia can move a little, bit And Brandon marsh's playing his more natural position on the corner cover some. Ground but that's a vast outfield and it's it's a challenge for every team going in.

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Speaker 1: There it really is a.

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Speaker 3: Couple of good. Catches marsh made a couple of good catches in the home. Stands, yeah he's.

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Speaker 2: PLAYING i think HE'S i THINK i just think he has a better, route sees the ball better off the. Bat i'm not sure what what what it, is BUT i think he's just much better on the corners than he is in center.

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Speaker 1: Field, yeah, again if you, Missed if you, MISSED i guess it Was thursday's show when we talked About Andrew. Painter marsh made that great catch to end the, game and he was actually up five feet or five steps in because it Was dern was on the Mount he's, like if he hits the ball the opice, field it's going to be a grounder through the. Hole there's no doubt about. It so he's playing in to throw the runner out at the plate because he's, LIKE i think it Was nunez on second. Base he's, like he can really. Run so of, course Then wood lost the ball into the. Air he's, like oh, bleep but he got. There he, went he went back back there and made the. Catch and that just shows you the value of just having a guy like him out in left field where he has played. Well So Phillies rockies this, Weekend ruben And jim will be out. There we'll miss. You we will miss, You Todd Will i'll be In San. Francisco i'm Gonna jim AND i are doing The Philly show. Handoff we're handing off the baton, Right. Jim that's.

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