Breaking down the war of words between Mike Vasil & Tarik Skubal
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. That sounds so crazy.
104.3 the score.
Wow. I like that. Middays 10-2 on 104.3 the score. Derek Scruble had some words for the White Sox dugout. That is the face of desperation right now. And Mike Vassell, he is not backing down the magic wand. He said, don't bring that in our house.
John Schreffer on CHSN. Yeah, let me take you back to Friday's White Sox game in Detroit, which was a Tigers 4-3 win over the White Sox.
What sparked the war of words between Mike Vassell and Tariq Skubal?
There's Tariq Skubal. He's back, five and two-thirds, three runs on seven hits. White Sox got him a little bit there, squaring him up a little bit. But that's in the fifth inning as Tariq Skubal is walking off the mound and he is yelling in the general direction, of dugout fun guy Mike Vassell and the Vassell wand. Are you calling him a mushroom?
Oh, no, you mean fun guy. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Not fun guy. I would never refer to Mike Vassell as fun guy. A fun guy in the dugout. And we're all assuming that old Scooble doesn't like the antics. going on in that dugout waving that wand around and i love man i gotta tell you i love though because it's very random it doesn't happen a lot throughout a baseball season just like throwing the baseball back in maybe it happens a lot more um where you get the you get the dugout guy yelling at the pitcher on the mound like this happens every once in a while so it's a it feels like a very significant especially because it's school ball
Does it matter that the dugout guy is not even playing baseball right now? It does matter.
How did Tariq Skubal react during the game against the White Sox?
I feel like that's a big... That's why I'm like, no, this isn't good.
I just like that he's committed himself to being that cheerleader. But... Let's see if we can get some clarity on this because that was the scene. Fifth inning, again, Scooble walking off the mound, yelling at Mike Vassell. Vassell yelling back, not backing down in any way, shape, or form, by the way. You could just see the expression on his face. Will Venable, the manager of the White Sox, after Friday's game, disgust on the Mike Vassell and Scooble altercation.
I have no idea. I think that it was directed at Vassal there, and we really have to ask them. Everything that Mike does, everything that we do on our bench is inward, it's above board. My guess is that there's some thought that there's some sign stealing or something potentially. I don't know. You have to ask them, but everything that we do is above board and really about our guys and supporting our guys and nothing more.
Did you say anything to him to settle things down, or how do you handle that situation to move on?
Just talking to the umpires at that point. We had two umpires coming over and talking to us, no one talking to their side when it was their guy on the mound that was yelling and causing a scene. And we were just trying to get through it, explain to them that there was nothing going on and didn't really know what the problem was. But, again, that's for them. That's their problem. And, again, for us, we do everything the right way. Mike is a big part of this group and really just out there supporting us guys.
I love that Will Venable, the White Sox manager, right there. Saying that during Scoobles out here causing a scene. Don't steal our signs.
But like, I don't think it was about sign stealing. I think it was about Mike Vassell and that wand. Like, did you believe what he was saying about sign stealing?
I would way more prefer to believe that the wand got in his head. So I'm just going to dismiss the sign stealing just out of my desire to have the wand, because it's really hilarious when you think about it, that this might be the best picture of this era. is bothered by old Mike Vassell's little wand in the White Sox dugout. That's how far the White Sox have come, really, if you think about it. The best pitcher in baseball, this side of Paul Skeens, is affected by Mike Vassell's wand in the dugout. It's really amazing when you say it over and over.
No, and I like that there's extra... They got the Scooble. They got in Scooble's head. No, but listen.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:34
2
What sparked the war of words between Mike Vassell and Tariq Skubal?
0:34–1:50
3
How did Tariq Skubal react during the game against the White Sox?
1:50–4:56
4
What did Mike Vassell say in response to Skubal's comments?
4:56–6:20
5
What role does the dugout play in player interactions during games?
6:20–7:44
6
How did the White Sox manager respond to the altercation?
7:44–7:53
Speakers
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