" Playoff baseball Bears there. Paul instructional baseball the White Sox don't look -- down there."

" Goodell and how are you when mother. Much nicer here than apparently back there and actually the Arizona Fall League be jumping it's quite good."

" While the Arizona Fall League where hearing about -- darling Castro yet -- areas that are now we're hearing he's Jose Reyes he's Hanley Ramirez he's the best player ever when you -- the clubs they win the World Series."

" Well actually he is a pretty good player -- wanting that I have noticed about a month a couple of things number one who estimates 61 and about a 160. And so. It obviously you've got little growing to do but he's very young at this point in. I like them a lot because he hits the ball where it's pitched the only thing that I do notices he has. Really good hand eye coordination which means. That. Instead of missing some pitches or laying off some pitches he puts a lot of pitcher's pitches in play. That resulted in a lot of ground balls to shortstop and and that's not necessarily a good thing. But the rest of his game is is pretty good he's. Certainly -- he's got base stealing speed. And he's again that if you don't see the beginning of the year next year and I would think you would. But I think you'll probably see him before the end of the season I think they've got some decisions to make. One undoubtedly in my estimation would be moving carry over from short to second. And maybe getting it stop gap shored up until Castro is ready to go but you -- the major leagues I'm pretty sure that quickly. I do believe -- I -- watching him down here. He handles he handled things pretty well he's always good death over 300. But one of the things. He does do is going to have. A lot of pitches early in the counts. So you don't have. You don't have the most stiff patient to have players at this point but you do have a very talented guy I think because they're very excited about."

" The other story was CJ refs conferred and Jordan Danks -- up Stephen Strasbourg."

" Well Strasbourg I finally get -- awfully give up three home runs he give -- I think somewhere in the neighborhood of eight or nine runs. And what I -- the first time the one thing -- about a mile or two things that he's thrown 99 an awful lot. But he was having a hard time getting the breaking ball over the plate and I think he will find out that if he does that. He's going to have some problems we've got to get something other than offense all over. He -- when he had that that's professional baseball. Even in the Arizona Fall League years he is. -- is a whole lot better than whatever you say infinity doesn't have particularly good feel for any given night there's guys they'll make campaign now. Jordan big pieces second home run after having a power Jets your wrist injury. I heard drew Weatherford is concerned either get it had a terrific year this year and that's. Can he hit the ball pretty well down here. He doesn't see either a man without -- position you've heard about fed a few fans overlook. You know if you can give you many of them they would be second base. I'm not sure if he can play second base. Daily basis good enough to do it for the it was pretty get a good enough bad so. They should be pretty happy with the with his progress."

" danger and his progress."

" I think that he's going to eventually play Major League center field I'm not sure exactly who was going -- before the reason I say that is. They've got an awful lot of money tied up for Maria and I can always find Rios to right field somewhere down the road. Good thanks good to me like a trip to get clean looks like you get a chance to be a pretty good player. Unfortunately this year you know in any hitter gets -- even in Europe it was certain with a wrist wrist injury. -- you you have some problems after that and so his power numbers went down after. After that injury came it'd just starting to come back now. He is. He -- the dink and -- which are good competitive. Athletic cared jeans and a family is. -- you -- as many things you can -- obviously we've got to and Jordan coming and and twelve assists as the best Catholic but she's going to be available."

" The umpires now apparently for the World Series are big going to be all experienced. Crew -- experience umpires that baseball is reacting. To some of the problems they've had and they are hearing it from their policy the policy of having first timers that have been there there saying well -- we're gonna get. Proven better umpires as a reaction to what's been going on your thoughts about that and the possibility of -- moderately expanded use of replay for fair or foul type stuff."

" Well no one of the things that that I've always felt and this seemed to be elementary baseball 101. They didn't rotate -- got to the World Series another word to Washington Nationals would be nice there's some guys. The plan that team who haven't gotten to the World Series so. Because of that let's just put them in their rotation basis. Net isn't how baseball works -- to go home -- gone. The best. Of the team's other teams who usually go on to the playoffs that I don't believe it's any different with the umpire. And I know that there's guys two great gathered the lower end of the scale who'd been fun being in post season play that to -- makes no sense. If you wanna have the best umpires well then at camp the best umpires this rotation idea is stupid. In my estimation. And I and that's saying you know it's it's it's it's certainly as a reward number one number two pack it also leads for the best umpire games. -- also if you listen with the money that's given to the umpires since split it you know in the Kuwait where everybody gets to make the same amount of money regardless of where did they have forgotten give them up per Diem. I think it should be always done on merit and it hasn't been done that way it's been better rotation basis consequently. We have guys who routinely pull in the bottom part of the umpire being down. Scale they're doing postseason play and then lo and behold everybody was shocked when the calls -- bad. Well if the Colts who you know feel players were not. Polling in the lower part of the the they're doing that because they if I had that. History of maybe not being as consistent from the umpires who are in the upper hand so I think doing what baseball is doing now. The knee jerk reaction to how bad these. Playoffs have been around. I think it's just one of those things we have could be you goodness streak where there's Colombo with a lot of bad calls but we also know. Mount a consistent basis who the umpires who players and managers. Prefer umpires are rated just like players. The guys out here you guys know Richie Garcia he has coach Steve Palermo. I was going to be great umpire and then was shot in the back in the game coming back now but. Becoming beckon you rate and the umpires called these umpires are rated. And they're doing -- the Arizona Fall League with no umpires they can get good ones into professional baseball and it is same thing every game in the major leagues. And I believe that that's what should happen -- first -- more replay I think if you can do it in this speedy basis somehow you can pick out a certain amount of things that can be. We played I hope all the -- could never be one of them birds but you know you selanne and and I think that. It might come to come along move along those lines but that's how we don't need the longer baseball -- and that's that's becoming a pair."

" I was gonna ask you why he isn't that it gets seen and it was never actually be that we talked about this last week we've had another rash of them. Why some of these calls which we -- talk to me when you look at them why did becomes a -- music is well maybe just one of those years where that happens you. Because I don't think -- calls were particularly difficult to get right it's not like oh my god there's love there's a body builder for you feel at the top."

" That's true they they and then there's a number of them that just you know you scratch your head and -- how could that happen -- a tag play you know with the two guys at -- third base. 01 guy getting there and one guy coming there and going back to it. They're also one of -- on the tag play that we should take -- Tim McClellan happens to be a very good umpire he just has not had a particularly good series so. I don't know what it is and an amateur exactly. Why it's happening I didn't know these guys go out there they give it. The best of their ability and a daily basis just this year at all of those years as the working out particularly well."

" Williams follow my logic you know if they're bad taste and they don't don't doesn't keep sending guys out there you're not sure about the behavior you know that's exactly what they've done so."

" Yes they -- I don't I had never understood. Everybody gets to the pinnacle of these games and he's there the the -- debate policies as they get there by mayor. They don't get their rotation. And so you know I guess city if you wanna -- if if you wanna get the point do you get there on merit. And then put the money amongst all the umpires so that -- know there isn't there isn't that big a penalty of if you happen to be managing him. -- umpiring in the major leagues work. X number of years you're always in the bottom third of the bottom have put their vacation beach and you don't post season play believe she -- to participate. And what ever funds and everybody does it you know and have. -- basis or it makes most people happy you just don't get that visibility. You don't get the per -- or whatever the case maybe I just have to be a way to get your best umpires and pumping your most important game."

" We conversation yesterday with new Cubs hitting coach rooting hard mile away and he he seems like an affable enough guy hit it tried to pin him down and whether she would really. Wanted to have Milton Bradley back and I'm not quite sure if that conversation is gonna occurred Jim Hendry is really gonna say you know Rudy can you can you help -- you've been sort of the Milton whisper here and make this all work or if it's still. That the top priority no matter what it cost to lose Milton Bradley either way it seems that our meal. Hit a -- some of my fears at least of the the reputation he has not caring about on base percentage that Kerry about walks only being more about slugging. He didn't say that when asked him directly that he really did that walks are a good thing -- not anathema to him."

" No we've been talking about rooting for quite some time that we of we did play well last week and that. I knew how about a week and have maturity would be their guy that led to the Cubs who are worth pinpointing and that's justifiably so release terrific. Kind of surprised -- very little financial situations they have been Texas. And the uncertainty -- to Havana club. Hawaii this you know being here from Texas camp quite a relatively. Small expenditure and a guy who. Who helped their baseball team quite a bit. Why they would only give him one year contract but I think the Cubs had a pretty good deal with him. I think really giving up all kind of full of people and he's going to be very good with them and boys there's one thing if it hit and that's gonna come back."

" Go ahead no go ahead. --"

" But the one thing that I wanna tell you is there's something that's out there that you're going to be very happy -- Actually. Probably not committed to brand new. Type of performance enhancer. And it's called X sixteen. And it is now -- apparently being used in the world track and field. And who will eventually wind its way if it -- to be. NFL and good to the but the Major League Baseball and it's undetectable. And it's supposedly. Better than steroids. I had supposedly better then -- human growth hormone. And it's being developed and he has developed -- there's a lot of people. Better speculating that there's certain guys that are breaking records are consistently they're using it and the most amazing part about it is it -- cold that the prophecy true of all the people who have said that they -- will always be ahead of the detected."

" Yes no game I've I've heard about it and leave all of the whispers all the smoke. Is linked to with the Jamaican track team."

" Yeah the evening both performances. An and I care they could be they couldn't be better as long as you have the athletes being able to find -- didn't want to support you will certainly try to athletes. Being able to find -- in other sports. And because it's completely undetectable again we still don't have. I dependable. Baseball tests for human growth hormone level on this new one coming on the horizon so -- Anyway what I heard some performances to get a whole lot better."

" See we're not -- out of that era yet are we. We -- we are and I don't look good to do I think we should -- hello again."

" I don't think we ever will be -- remember that the guy that invented that all of the things that that Balco was participating in the things that. -- for the longest time were undetectable. Again I do believe nine months been in prison because of it. As soon as he came out of prison he was hired almost immediately. So he was the one who sounded. No warning that doesn't matter how detectable you guys believe it is the chemists will always be -- detective. We tell me. No doubt about it I think you'd be able to run of the -- in the game -- four."

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