Ryan Spilborghs

And that reverse slider, I've asked some of the baseball savant or fan graphs guys, like, why do you call it a slider if it moves that way?

And their answer is basically, well, he calls it a slider and we don't know what else to call it.

So, you know, we'll call it a slider.

Ryan, I...

We have heard of teams using Traject a lot, those machines, for anyone who doesn't know, that can try to simulate the spin and the release point of different pitchers.

We have also heard that Yassavage is maybe a little at the extreme end where Traject can't exactly...

mimic him perfectly.

If you are a hitter and you haven't seen a guy like that before, how are you?

I know you said you stepped in the batter's box just to kind of see if it would be above the batter's eye.

How are you trying to prep for a guy like that whose delivery and slider are both so unconventional?

Yeah.

And that's why you saw you Savage make five of his six playoff appearances at home.

Probably just selecting that a little carefully.

Ryan, while we have you, I did want to ask about the Rockies because they've been a little more fun than the last couple of years.

There was that fun Jake McCarthy unassisted left field double play the other night and he's having a nice little renaissance.

How has it been covering a Rockies team that I understand they're still under 500, but it does seem, you know, to be a more competitive Rockies team and obviously a new front office this year.

I imagine the vibe is just a little different around that group.

That's great.

Yeah, it was a very good highlight.

Ryan, my only concern with the Rockies, I guess, and this would depend on them hitting a lot of home runs.