Chapter 1: What excitement did the World Baseball Classic roster reveals bring?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring, boring, boring. You don't get bored by baseball. Okay, one thing the game needs is more people like you, you, you. Still have grown men run around tight hands.
It's Mookie Betts. It's Daniel Bard. It's Steve Aoki. It's Sal Tlamacchia. This is Brock Holt. Hey, this is John Lester. Baseball isn't boring. Baseball isn't boring.
Welcome to Baseball Isn't Boring. Here's your host, Rob Rattler. I'm Drake May's wife, Bake. Oh, Bakemas, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I can't bake. I don't even know where I'd start.
Are you inspired? Who are you more inspired by, Drake May's wife baking or Drake May?
Well, I mean, I don't want this question to go one way.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me rephrase that. What he's doing is amazing.
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Chapter 2: Did the WBC roster change anyone's mind about the tournament outcome?
But I will say, to go from a... whatever it was, a four-win team last year to the Super Bowl? I mean, you know, I got to go with Drake.
Rob, can I ask Mike my Shane Smith question, please, so I can get this off my chest?
Oh, yeah.
Do you remember what that was? Mike, I don't know if you know this. I don't know if I've told you this, but I'm a diehard Denver Bronco fan.
Oh boy. Okay. Yeah. I think I did know that. Okay.
Probably social media or something, but that's a long story of why I am, but I made diehard Denver Broncos fans. So obviously, as you can imagine, I was not happy with you a couple of weeks ago and the whole nonsense. So Sox Fest, I was interviewing Shane Smith and I'm going to ask you what I asked him. And that's, I need you to be honest here. Okay. I know you can be honest. Um,
How badly would the Broncos have beaten the Patriots if Bo Nix were healthy? Be honest. Be honest.
So here's the thing is, I mean, I'm going to get crucified for this, but I don't know if they win that game if Bo Nix is, like, but at the same time, if Bo Nix is playing now, like, I don't understand football on that high level of the strategy, the play, everything.
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Chapter 3: How do player selections impact team expectations in the WBC?
I know it enough. It's such a tough question because you never really know. But if the Patriots offense had done what they'd done and played the way they played, not whatever, it's going to be hard for them to win that game. It's going to be hard for the Patriots defense to completely shut them down. Now, At the same time, it didn't happen.
Oh, I know it didn't happen. But the only touchdown they scored was Stenum literally giving it to you guys in the red zone. But I digress.
To your point. Listen, Courtney, I think that Mike explained it perfectly when he said, it's a tough question because you never really know until you know.
And New England did play very conservatively.
Which is an expert way of saying I don't want to make anybody mad.
100%. It's very politically correct on your part, Mike, so I'll give you a little bit of credit for that.
But I mean, think about the World Series. That play with Rojas. At home plate with the touching... Who was catching at that point? Was it Will Smith?
Yeah, Will Smith.
Like... You know, it's like two inches. Right.
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Chapter 4: What are the standout players to watch in the WBC?
Or imagine if Rojas was at third for whatever reason. You know, we don't know. We will never know.
We don't know, all right. But you know what? I think that game would have been a little different.
But Courtney kind of knows.
I kind of have an idea. That's all right, though.
So last thing, give us the prediction. Give us the Super Bowl prediction. Because there's only one person on this podcast who has been to a Patriots game in person this year. And that's you, Mike. Yes, yes. So give me the prediction.
I mean, this team surprised me all year. The Patriots have surprised me all year. I honestly think it is going to be a very high-scoring game. Like, I'm talking, like, 35-32 type. Because Seattle's so explosive.
Like, they're going to do something at some point where they go on a run, but I also think the Patriots have had enough time to prepare to, like, you know, put together their game plans and everything. Obviously, I'm taking my Patriots. 35-32? 35-32.
Well, Seattle can turn the ball over a little bit, too, which will help you guys, I think, right?
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Chapter 5: How do past performances influence predictions for the WBC?
Yeah, and especially, like, okay, can we shut down JSN a little bit or just make him a little – somewhat irrelevant you know like but what I will say is like I really do hope they stick with the run game the Patriots do because I feel like When they're clicking and they have Travion and Ramondre going, it is such a tough team to beat.
I agree with you.
I think Henderson is such a good running back. He's going to be so good.
I'm jealous that you guys have him. I wanted Denver to draft him, so I am jealous.
He's very, very good. Well, to finish things off, to show how keen my synapses are, they're popping. And I'm going to ask you this question. which I think may be the best question ever asked to you. You were at the Ortiz Grand Slam game. Yep. Game two, ALCS hit the Grand Slam to tie against the Tigers. I say the most impactful hit in Red Sox history. You were there. You were in the stands.
I know this. Which was more impressive, the David Ortiz Grand Slam or the Malcolm Butler interception?
Ooh. That actually might be one of the best questions I've ever been asked. Hold on. Let me write that down.
Write that down, Rob.
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Chapter 6: What are the biggest surprises from the WBC roster announcements?
Yeah, now you've got to write that down. I mean, because both have a backstory to them. Like... That's the issue.
By the way, Joaquin Benoit, here's the back story. Joaquin Benoit was tipping his change-up. That's the back story.
Yeah, but, like, wasn't – didn't – somebody had let him know that Ortiz knows. Wasn't it, like, Torrey Hunter?
Torrey Hunter, yeah.
Yeah, so, like – They put the dinner the night before. That's the issue is, like, both moments in sports history here have, like, a true back story to them. So it's not like they're just, like, a miracle. Oh, God. I mean – the Butler interception did end like the drought of super bowls, but they'd already won. I got to go with the grand slam.
I got to go with the grand slam because one, just that year being what it was 2013, the marathon, like it was such an impactful year on Boston and, and just, like, David Ortiz being who he was. But, like, the Butler interception is close, very close.
But just that year as a whole, and compared to the year prior with the Red Sox in 2012 going into 2013, I mean, it's close, but I got to stay with the Butler.
You know what's crazy? And, Cordy, real quick, which one do you want to pick? I don't want to leave you out.
Oh, I would do the Ortiz grand slam, absolutely, just because I hate the Patriots.
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Chapter 7: How do fans perceive the WBC compared to regular baseball?
No offense. That's fair.
What was crazy, I just saw this today, that the tackle right before the interception, the Hightower tackle, was like he was walking in and then, yeah, and I don't, that's a whole other podcast. Most importantly, we get to the bottom with a lot of important stuff, both figuratively and literally. So got it?
We got it. We got it.
Hey, Mike, listen, you're one of our favorites, and I really appreciate you taking the time. And you're all that's right with a great game of baseball. So thanks for everything.
Thank you. I appreciate it. Thanks for having me on.
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