The Big Suey: The Eric Gregg Game
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Welcome to the Big Sui, presented by DraftKings. Why are you listening to this show? The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan Lebitard podcast. I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.
I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys?
I've done it. And now, here's the marching man to nowhere, fat face, and the habitual liar. This episode of the Dan Lebitard Show is presented by DraftKings.
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The World Baseball Classic last night ended in controversy. The United States advances. They beat a Dominican Republic team that hadn't trailed in the tournament, was clubbing everybody, and is one of the best lineups ever assembled. The last pitch was not a strike. If they were still using replay, they would have overturned that as a strike. And after the game... Soto's just saying, well, everyone knows we're the better team after they have lost. And there were a few things from that game that I want to cover with you guys. First of all. I was listening on the ride home from our Oscar and Selection Sunday watch party on the radio. And it was the television broadcast on the radio. And I hear Aaron Judge hit a ball making the sound that Aaron Judge's bat is made.
I hear I'm not watching. I hear the crowd. Make the noise that suggests to me that everyone thinks it's a home run. And the announcer does this, which was perfect. He says, did he get enough of it? He did not. Because the ball is robbed at the fence by J-Rod, and then he recovers so well by saying, and Spider-Man robs Superman. But he was stuck in the air right before that, and Aaron Judge, whenever he hits a ball, I always think anytime the ball is in the air off that guy's bat, even if it's an infield pop-up, that it's going out of the stadium because he's got these superhuman dimensions. that would make him one of the best baseball players ever if Shohei Ohtani did not exist to make his time now pale compared to Shohei's.
But the game ends in controversy. Samson, what did you cover on Nothing Personal as it related to the specifics of that last pitch was simply not a strike?
I was trying to explain to people like Tony, who is sulking, obviously, that that's not why the DR lost. You have to understand that when you're playing the USA in the semifinals, you best be swinging. You cannot be caught looking because MLB would like the USA to advance.
It is why they lost. They had a runner on third. They would have had a runner on first and third. It would have been a walk. It should have been a walk. It was not a strike. It was a ball to end the game.
What happened in the World Baseball Classic semifinal between the U.S. and Dominican Republic?
You have to be swinging. You cannot let the umpires decide the game. When Austin Wells is stopped at third base. You've got to have pinch run for him with O'Neal Cruz, and then he scores on that, and it's outrageous. It was mismanaged. Hey, Albert's new. Albert's new. I'll give him that. But the DR lost because of managing, not because of an ABS call.
So I didn't see the very end of the game. I'm old and I'm tired. And I woke up in the morning and I saw the controversy. I heard the controversy. I'm like, okay, this pitch must have been not anywhere close. And then I saw the video. And I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. It's not even close to as egregious as I thought based on the conversation that I saw online about it not being a strike. And on top of it, It's two out, two strikes, bottom of the ninth, one run game. You better be swinging at that pitch.
Guys, it wasn't a strike. Like, you guys can keep doing this. That's not how baseball is played. I understand. But anything close, Dan. No, no. Not with instant replay anymore. You guys are using hundred- There's no ABS. But you guys are using hundred-year-old rules. These guys play usually under, I know the strike zone, and I can get it right, and they will fix it. with instant replay. It simply was not a strike. And you guys are real casual about making it this absolute, David.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–3:07
2
What happened in the World Baseball Classic semifinal between the U.S. and Dominican Republic?
3:07–8:19
3
Why was there controversy surrounding the last pitch of the game?
8:19–9:51
4
What are the implications of the U.S. advancing in the tournament?
9:51–40:05
Speakers
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