Tim Kurkjian

Let the guy make the call, huh? Swallowed, Billy.

Oh, wow. Yeah, well, this is what we do on our podcast. I challenge my son, Jeff, again, not a baseball aficionado like his dopey dad. I said, Jeff, look at the starting pitching matchups today and tell me what you notice. And he looked and looked and looked and came up with the starting pitching matchup today was Gore May. So he found it. I was so proud of him.

Oh, wow. Yeah, well, this is what we do on our podcast. I challenge my son, Jeff, again, not a baseball aficionado like his dopey dad. I said, Jeff, look at the starting pitching matchups today and tell me what you notice. And he looked and looked and looked and came up with the starting pitching matchup today was Gore May. So he found it. I was so proud of him.

And I told him, you know, the day you got married, the day you had a baby, I was so proud of you. But today might be the most proud I've ever been because you found Gore and May and put them together. Yes, I look at all the starting pitching matchups. There's no telling what you might see. Of course, Yvonne Nova faced Matt Cain several years ago. the Nova Cane matchup.

And I told him, you know, the day you got married, the day you had a baby, I was so proud of you. But today might be the most proud I've ever been because you found Gore and May and put them together. Yes, I look at all the starting pitching matchups. There's no telling what you might see. Of course, Yvonne Nova faced Matt Cain several years ago. the Nova Cane matchup.

That was always one of my favorites. And Chad Moeller, the only thing that baseball ever lets us down on, Chad Moeller, former catcher, if he had caught in that game, it would have been the greatest pitching matchup battery in the history of the sport, that Chad Moeller was the catcher for the Nova Cane game. I love it.

That was always one of my favorites. And Chad Moeller, the only thing that baseball ever lets us down on, Chad Moeller, former catcher, if he had caught in that game, it would have been the greatest pitching matchup battery in the history of the sport, that Chad Moeller was the catcher for the Nova Cane game. I love it.

Yeah, look at him.

Yeah, look at him.

I would go with Dan, probably. Same, yeah. Every time on that. I know Stugatz has his ways of doing things. He got me to write something for his book. It didn't take long. You were great. But I think Dan is very persuasive because his use of the English language is absolutely breathtaking. And I'm not kidding.

I would go with Dan, probably. Same, yeah. Every time on that. I know Stugatz has his ways of doing things. He got me to write something for his book. It didn't take long. You were great. But I think Dan is very persuasive because his use of the English language is absolutely breathtaking. And I'm not kidding.

And I just think sometimes if you use the proper words and you're really good with the language, you can get people to do what you want to do. And Dan is not only better than Stugatz, Dan is better than just about everyone. But Stugatz should still try, though, right? Oh, of course. Stugatz is always going to try.

And I just think sometimes if you use the proper words and you're really good with the language, you can get people to do what you want to do. And Dan is not only better than Stugatz, Dan is better than just about everyone. But Stugatz should still try, though, right? Oh, of course. Stugatz is always going to try.

I think that's fairly obvious. Thank you, Timmy. Not always, but thank you, Timmy. I appreciate it. Timmy, if you tell me to shut up on this, I will. Joe Mauer is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. I mean, he's not, Timmy.

I think that's fairly obvious. Thank you, Timmy. Not always, but thank you, Timmy. I appreciate it. Timmy, if you tell me to shut up on this, I will. Joe Mauer is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. I mean, he's not, Timmy.

All right, Sugata, I understand your point. To me, you're either a Hall of Famer or you're not. It doesn't matter if you're a first ballot or not. So if you think he's a Hall of Famer, you should put him in on the first ballot. That's just the way that I think about it.

All right, Sugata, I understand your point. To me, you're either a Hall of Famer or you're not. It doesn't matter if you're a first ballot or not. So if you think he's a Hall of Famer, you should put him in on the first ballot. That's just the way that I think about it.

Stugatz, you look at the first eight years, ten years as a catcher for Joe Maurer, there's really no comparable other than Mike Piazza, who's the greatest hitting catcher of all time. Johnny Bench is the greatest catcher. Yogi Berra is the second greatest catcher.

Stugatz, you look at the first eight years, ten years as a catcher for Joe Maurer, there's really no comparable other than Mike Piazza, who's the greatest hitting catcher of all time. Johnny Bench is the greatest catcher. Yogi Berra is the second greatest catcher.

But Joe Maurer did things that no catcher has ever done in the history of the sport when it comes to winning batting titles, all that stuff. So that's why I think he's a first ballot Hall of Famer. But again... I don't include first ballot. If he's a Hall of Famer, he's getting my vote. I don't care if it's the first ballot or the 10th. Wait a minute, though.