break down. What's going on in the world of baseball. Let's
begin in the NL East. Obviously, getting a lot of
headlines with the New York Mets, the
New York Mets, specifically
Atlanta Braves now with injuries happening to Duval.
So, we'll see kind of how this division plays out but nickel
I'll start with you because you do live in New York. I know
you're a Yankees fans but I want to talk about the Mets for
a second, you know, being in New
York, following the NL East and baseball as you do with
bedding. What's kind of the vibe? And how are you reading
the New York Mets right now? Well, I could tell you that
your any weekend where the Red Sox lose by a combined like
7,000. Yeah, great weekend to be
a fan of the New York Yankees would take two or three, of
course, from the off from the Baltimore Orioles, but I can
tell you that much like, my anxiety is growing, as we
approach October, as a Yankees fan,
the collective anxiety of Mets fans is swelling as well. And,
you know, we had last week on you better. You bet we had on
Odyssey Sports Major League Baseball inside, our good
friend, John Heyman, who also writes for the New York Post?
And he's basically, like all believe. Jacob. Degrom is back
when I see you at the proms going to be back in a Mets
uniform this year. Now, he's
Reporting that the G not going to pitch this year. That wasn't
what he was saying, but I think his kind of his attitude, kind
of reflects what a lot of Mets fans are feeling right now. In
bed fans are obviously really locked into their team, New
York. Obviously a fantastic baseball town
and like there's a lot of mystery. And like, it's
shrouded in secrecy. Like, what is degrom going to be back
once? It's next three, Heart Rehab start going to be like
what's the shoulder soreness? He's dealing with right now and
I think because of that you know the Mets right now I'm
looking right now the points bet odds and abet rivers. It's
pretty similar. The Mets - 150 Braves plus 105. I think these
two teams are like pretty equal. If the groms not going
to come back, I think there's a case to be
made. The Braves are probably better and the Braves have
certainly played better since since May began here. So,
I think basically like whichever team is plus money is worth
taking a shot on here and the longer we go without Jacob.
Degrom coming back in again, it's
not that I think he's definitely not going to come back,
but like, a, you start to be like, hey, like what's actually
happening here? So, if the Mets were plus 105, I would say,
hey, let's take a shot on the New York Mets here. I really
think it's basically like whatever team is plus money. Is
the team probably to look at here.
I don't think A lot separating the team's despite the fact
that that's currently all the two and a half game lead, atop
the NL East. Yeah. I mean I think frankly, like the Mets
fans probably thought that the collapse was coming sooner and
more aggressively than it has. So maybe there. Well, I think
your house not mad. I think that's fans are condition that
this is going to be like you know like again with
the Marlins in 2007 and the families and in 2009 what we
saw and that time period here, okay, let me reframe them.
I thought the mix commits collapse was coming more
quickly than it has. So I, you know, maybe they're playing
with house money in
my mind right now.
Drew Silva. Do you have a reader any inside sources to
tell you degrom is actually on the radar of the season and is
that eat does that you know ultimately make a plus EB bet
on the Braves at that plus 105.
I mean you hope that what he's dealing with is just routine
soreness like he made three minor league rehab starts and
they were all very successful. He looked like Jacob degrom. He
was hitting triple digits
with his fastball and then he feels a little achiness in that
shoulder which scares you but he threw aside session
the other day. He said,
Post to maybe go out on a minor league rehab assignment again,
sometime this week to restart that thing and push toward
a return to Queens. I don't really have a good read on
the situation. I don't think the Mets really have a good read,
on the situation,
they've slowed played this the entire year.
They're hoping this doesn't become a significant setback.
I'm kind of dancing around
the question because I have no clue. Like
I hope that he if he makes it back and they have
degrom and Scherzer in the rotation,
For the first time
this is, this could be a better team in the second half than it
was in the first half. And they had one of the best first
half's they've ever had in franchise history. It was their
best record before the All-Star break since 1986, when they won
their last World Series,
I kind of agree with Nick that you probably just want to take
the plus odds on this.
The team that has the plus sides. Feels like the better
bet because it's it's really close and I'm so much is
dependent on the trade deadline to and that's another
level of Thousand actually follow up with you. After I am
curious as you talked about, you know, Jacob, degrom and
what they'll do, whether it's adding relievers or a DH or
whatever. We're hearing from the New York Mets, and the
Braves now probably have to make a trade to because Adam
Duvall season-ending surgery and a few players kind of
struggling like some of the league right now on the Braves.
I got the last year at the trade deadline the for.
Exactly.
So there's certain teams and I think the Mets are one and
the Braves are another team that aren't afraid to go out and
take on big contracts or whatever have you. So is this
kind of a sit and wait and see who both the Braves and Mets?
Add At the trade deadline or what either of, you guys feel
inclined to get involved now. Well, the Mets are not scared
to spend money under Steve Cohen. We know that. So they
would maybe be more inclined to go after one. So, do I mean,
they've been mentioned in the running there, I don't
know if they have the minor league pieces to get it done
when compared to like the Padres and the Cardinals and
the Dodgers.
But that's the one Soto factors is huge here to, I would expect
the Mets to do more at the deadline just could because
they've been so aggressive under this new ownership,
the Braves probably need more pieces.
They need another starting pitcher to like, Ian Anderson
has been
pretty awful, which, you know, it stinks because he had such
a promising start to his career. Spencer Strider, might run into
some workload issues. Charlie Morton's, not getting any
younger. I think they need a starting pitcher,
and they need an outfielder. And
I wonder if they're going to be able to get impactful players
in both of those spots. Very, very, very Shame about Ian
Anderson. I absolutely loved him as the frontman to
in Jethro Tull. But has concerns like the Juan Soto
thing. Like I'm Actually, I want to talk about him when we
talk about the NL Central and st. Louis Cardinals. I think
that's interesting and just as like, the Mets are concerned,
you know, I think it's probable.
Like I said, I'd rather take a shot on the Braves here
and plus money to win the division
and finish with more regular season wins.
If the Grom comes back and is good to go and like the final
week of the regular season and the Braves still win the NL
East. Like I think the metronome still more likely to
win the World Series if they have those two guys than
the Braves would be. Or maybe like honestly
I take the match to win the NL pennant at,
I don't care what she did.
Are in the playoffs if they have those two guys at
the front of the rotation. So for the Mets, like it's not about
winning the National League East. It's about having those
two guys healthy and it's a good quality competent manager.
Also, if you're the Braves,
you have a clear path of the playoffs via the wild card. At
this point, you're not there, the the fabric is a little
different, you know, in terms of priorities plus you have
your the reigning world champions. Like the idea that
you're going to give up
all of your future assets to
try to win and division. This year is a little
Soft, right? So yeah there's a there, maybe
Braves perfectly comfortable heading in as wild card to try to
try to defend their title.