00:00I'm not going to pick on Shota Imanaga, but he was, again, a liability and the reason why the Cubs
00:06lost that game.
00:07Three home runs. Have you seen that before? Yes. During this decent season, he's done it six times.
00:17You know, like that other left-hander who gave up six home runs or gave up three home runs or
00:24more six times in a season.
00:25Oh, wait. There wasn't another left-hander ever. That was history. Shota Imanaga, according to Optistats, is the only lefty
00:34to give up three or more home runs six times in one season.
00:37Nobody in Major League Baseball has given up more home runs the last three years than Shota's 91.
00:43Skip a start. Do whatever is necessary. This is a big series against the Brewers, but you're not chasing the
00:49Brewers any longer.
00:50You're not going to be able to catch them. Worry about the Phillies. Keep your eyes on Philadelphia.
00:56So I think you want to split with the Brewers, and you take that running away.
01:01I think you take the split. I'm kind of in between if I'm making too much of the series. Maybe
01:06it's more for the fans.
01:07I mean, seven of the next ten Cubs games are against the Brewers, and you've got the Marlins in the
01:13middle.
01:14Seven of the next ten. So it's a huge ten-day stretch without a shadow of a doubt.
01:19But as far as Shota goes, this is part of why I had suggested a six-man rotation that they're
01:26not doing.
01:27And maybe they will start doing that. Maybe they need to save guys.
01:30What was the other thing? At one point, David, remind me, Jesse Rogers reported they were trying Shota to put
01:37on some weight.
01:38Is he fading? Is he fading? Because he's fading at the end of the year.
01:43Since the All-Star break, like the six games after the All-Star break, Shota was about as good as
01:49anybody.
01:49Because the home runs were only solo shots. And they always say you can live with that.
01:54But he's given up 33 home runs. 33. And the year is still going.
02:01Jamison Tyone gave up 25. And where is Jamison Tyone now? North of the border?
02:06Is he still even pitching for the Jays?
02:07He's injured. He's injured. He's injured.
02:11They got rid of him. Shota in 24. 27 home runs. In 25. 31 home runs. 33 so far this
02:20season.
02:20Then he says it's part of his repertoire to give up home runs. What?
02:25That's on the back of your baseball card?
02:28Suspect. I give up home runs. And I pitch at Wrigley.
02:32Wait, what?
02:33Hey, the fact that I heard Brandon just laugh right there just makes me laugh.
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