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00:03 But if I gave you the Rangers, the Astros and the Angels,
00:06 I got good grades on all three of those teams, Joe.
00:09 - Yeah, listen, I mean, the entire American League West
00:14 has, well, sorry, except for that team in the bottom,
00:18 but that's more of a triple A team than anything else.
00:22 But you gotta be impressed
00:24 with the race to the finish here.
00:26 And we've discussed the Angels who made it known
00:31 and not just made it known,
00:33 but went out and showed that they were serious
00:35 about making a run and keeping Otani.
00:38 So kudos to them, they didn't pivot anywhere.
00:41 You knew Houston who somehow managed to get to this point,
00:45 Donnie, without Verlander,
00:47 and all of those injuries and those arms,
00:49 we're talking about defending champs here, right?
00:52 So we're talking about an opportunity here.
00:54 This team is very experienced.
00:57 They have held it together, duct tape, Elmer's glue,
01:00 whatever you needed to do.
01:01 And then at the deadline, what did they do?
01:04 They needed started pitching, they go get it.
01:07 And Texas from the last two years,
01:10 I mean, we talk about the Padres,
01:11 but has anybody spent more money
01:14 and gone out to try and do everything they can
01:16 to bring not just a playoff push, but my goodness,
01:20 they are looking for a whole out parade
01:23 in the streets of Arlington here when it's all said and done.
01:27 So I don't know how it'll work out.
01:29 I tend to think that there might be shedding
01:33 a few contracts in a few years, but hey,
01:36 the bottom line is there are no excuses
01:38 for any of these teams right now in the American League West.
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