Chop Cast

Wow!!! What a complete 180 from that series in New York. After getting pummeled in Flushing, we won 7 straight and went 5-2 against the Mets and Astros in succession. Those are two of the best teams in baseball and we kinda shat on them (except Odorizzi). We still got a few issues every now and then but we're playing good ball in every aspect of the game right now. Phillies let us down against the Mets and so we're 4 GB right now, but we're inching closer to the division lead every day. Also, we haven't even been talking about how good Vaughn Grissom has been. Also also, Ozuna found himself in a sticky situation...again.

Well...we went to New York and got absolutely humiliated. Maybe this is the kick in the nads that we need to really fire this team up for the postseason though. I don't know. That was rough to watch. Griffin and Sam talk about the awful series and discuss our trade deadline acquisitions a little bit.

It's Christmas in August for baseball! Get excited with us!!!! Will Smith was traded after this was recorded and we couldn't be happier.

Griffin, Sam, and Will briefly go over the Angels series, in which the last game really showed us a potential need for the trade deadline as Ian Anderson gave up 5 runs in the first inning and now his ERA has ballooned to a 5.31. We review a list of potential trade targets, pick which ones we see as the best, most realistic choice, and discuss where big-name targets like Soto and Ohtani will end up.

(Audio not as great in this episode, but Griffin is fixing to travel so...it'll get better in a couple of episodes.)

We're back. We recorded a long hour and a half episode 2 weeks ago with some new software where we talked about everything we missed: the 14 game win streak, the emergence of two great rookies in Harris and Strider, Matt OIson starting to be the player we were promised, and so much more!...but then that video never uploaded and is lost. SO INSTEAD we talk about some predictions we made at the beginning of the season and how stupid (or good) they were and just go over the 1st half of the season in the MLB as a whole.

The bullpen, Travis d'Arnaud, Austin Riley, Kyle Wright, and Travis Demeritte are the only things keeping us alive right now. Ronald needs to start every day as soon as possible. There are two glaring holes in the rotation with Charlie not producing and Elder/Muller gone. We got our first series win against the Cubs, but times are tough right now. April was a forgettable baseball month.  CHOPCAST10 for 10% off https://sweethandssports.com/

Oh geez man. This feels like we're right back in the first half of last season. Acuna could not get here sooner.

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3-4 isn't too bad all things considered when taking a road trip to the Padres and Dodgers, but this trip as a whole was kind of a roller coaster. We looked dominant and competitive in some games and absolutely terrible in others. Griffin and Sam go over each series and talk about the recent moves involving Ynoa, Newcomb, and Chavez.

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Game 1: Ouch. Game 2: YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! Game 3: Ouch. Griffin also talks about his experiences with delta 8 gummies and Sam talks about how cool he is for going to Coachella this weekend.

The Braves split the series 2-2, but Matt Olson is coming out of the gate HOT! Can't say the same for Fried, Anderson, Swanson, Ozzie, and Rosario though. It's fine coming out with two, but we gotta shape up...and FAST!