00:00Am I always kidding me, or is Tampa Bay an underdog at plus money in Seattle tonight?
00:09Seattle, who just got shut out two out of three by Detroit, who can't hit water if they fell out
00:14of a boat,
00:15and Tampa with the best record in America.
00:17What am I missing here, Scott?
00:19Oh, yeah, by the way, what was it, Rasmussen going tonight?
00:22What am I missing here?
00:24Yeah, one of their better pitchers.
00:25It's amazing.
00:27I think, you know, the boys in Vegas haven't jumped off, but Seattle certainly has.
00:32You know, they got maybe one of the most over, I don't want to say overrated,
00:37because some of these guys are halfway decent, but just overrated, I guess, is the word,
00:43whether it's Logan Gilbert or Brian Wu or Luis Castillo, who they did finally trade away.
00:48You got Logan Gilbert tonight.
00:50You know, he's pretty good, but his ERA is three and a half.
00:53It's nothing crazy.
00:54You know, they're lousy against winning teams.
00:58The boys in Vegas, you know, just continue to buy into the Seattle team that eventually they're going to turn
01:03things around.
01:04I get it, but they just have it.
01:06You know, eventually you just got to jump off the bandwagon, Joe, and just say it's not happening.
01:11It's just, for whatever reason, it's not happening.
01:14They're stuck in Mediocresville.
01:15They're four games under .500.
01:17They can't get over the hump.
01:19You know, Houston's turned it on.
01:20You know, other, the Red Sox have obviously turned it on.
01:23This Seattle team just does it.
01:25And then you throw in Tampa Bay.
01:27Listen, they can win 120 games, and the boys in Vegas just won't respect them.
01:31They just won't.
01:32And really, it's amazing.
01:35You know, being a Red Sox fan, I follow it, as I know you do too.
01:38But last night, the Red Sox were minus 180 or so.
01:41That was the first time, Joe, that I remember the Red Sox in this great run being more than like
01:49a 150 or 160 favorite.
01:51Everything has been 120, 140, maybe 150, 135.
01:55You've been getting great numbers for some stupid reason.
01:58I don't know.
01:59But they finally bought in last night, and they never seem to buy in with Tampa Bay.
02:03Just never.
02:04So, yeah, you're right.
02:07Give me Tampa Bay, who has pretty good splits.
02:10You know, the day-night thing.
02:11You know, I look at that stuff.
02:13They're basically 500 during the day, you know, in 49 games at night, 43 and 22.
02:1921 games over 500 at night for Tampa Bay.
02:22So, that's where they make their money.
02:24Give me Tampa Bay with this one.
02:27And Tampa had off yesterday.
02:29So, they're actually more rested.
02:32They had to fly out.
02:33They got to get settled in.
02:34Now they're taking – Seattle got lit up 11-0 yesterday.
02:39They can't hit at all.
02:41You're talking about a Tampa team against righties now over the last two weeks,
02:46fourth best in Major League Baseball.
02:48And Logan Gilbert is the total opposite of what you think is.
02:52He gets lit up at home and pitches better on the road, Scott,
02:57which I'm still trying to figure out because he gives up home runs all at home.
03:03That ballpark is one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks, but not for him.
03:09And they're still a favorite.
03:12I don't – I just don't – both bullpens are going to be rested, right?
03:1611-0.
03:17I don't see why Seattle won't have access to their bullpen either.
03:20I – if all things being equal, compare the Tampa Bay lineup to the Seattle lineup.
03:27What am I missing here, Scott?
03:29Like, I just – I can't figure it out.
03:31He's got an ERA over four at home.
03:33Or they're setting this up.
03:34He's got an ERA over four at home.
03:36You know, it makes no sense.
03:38I don't get it.
03:39But here's Logan Gilbert, right?
03:41You think Logan Gilbert, pretty good pitcher.
03:42Yeah, you're right.
03:43He's 8-6.
03:44No big deal.
03:45He was 6-6 last year, 9-12 the year before that.
03:48You know, 13-7 the year before that.
03:51But his ERA has been over three all these years.
03:53I mean, he's just a nice little pitcher.
03:55But for some reason, he's gotten this reputation of being this big-time stud.
03:59And he's just not.
04:01You know, not bad.
04:02And those home numbers are just ridiculously stupid.
04:06It makes no sense.
04:07So, yeah, I don't know what Tampa Bay would have to do.
04:10You know, and Tampa Bay's got some notable guys now.
04:14You know, the guys are starting to get a little bit more familiar with Tampa Bay.
04:17But, like I said, with Boston, same thing.
04:20You know, this is why baseball, sometimes it's difficult, you know.
04:24But other times, baseball is the easiest.
04:27You get these teams that are in these streaks.
04:29And if they're a team that's not supposed to be good, man, they'll keep those lines down like they are
04:34with Tampa Bay.
04:35Tampa Bay's getting odds.
04:36Yeah.
04:37I'll take that.
04:38First place team.
04:38Best record in the American League.
04:41T-Mobile Park, one of the most pitcher-friendly parks, suppresses runs left and right.
04:48Logan Gilbert has thrown 78 and two-thirds innings at home.
04:53He's given up 16 home runs in those 78 and two-thirds at that ballpark.
05:00You know how many he's given up on the road in 54 innings?
05:03One.
05:05One.
05:05One.
05:06He's given all his home runs up at home.
05:09Well, I don't get it.
05:12I'll take the Rays.
05:15If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.
05:17But I'll take the Rays all day long, Mayor.
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