Sam McDowell

And I'm like, well, maybe that's just something you say at the end of the year press conference.

But it does appear, I mean, to your point, I agree exactly with you.

I don't think Lane Thomas goes if they're winning.

But just like part of the reason they can't hit is

Their chase rate is down.

They're walking more, but they're watching all kinds of good pitches.

Which is why I said to Curtis, I said, you know, he goes, well, it's like they don't have a plan.

I said, I disagree.

I think it absolutely looks like they have a plan.

It just sucks.

It's not working.

It doesn't work with this group of hitters.

The strides they're making, they're more than giving back by not hitting the balls that are hittable.

But it likewise looks like the plan is be aggressive on the base pass.

Because it's exactly what they did last year, and they're doing it again this year.

We were driving in the wrong direction.

We're talking to Sam McDowell here on the program.

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