00:00Clayton Kershaw. Finally, George and I don't have to have a debate about the Hall of Fame because George can't disagree that Kershaw, the second he retires five years out, won't be a first ballot Hall of Famer, okay? He is, George. Stop, stop, stop. Stop, stop, stop. But let's be real, right? It's over, right, George? It's over for Kershaw, right? He's just like not close to the same guy at this point.
00:21I mean, this has got to be his last year pitching based on what I'm seeing here. I mean, he's been the pitcher of our generation here in the last 20 years, but I mean, what are you getting here outside of like praying for five innings and a win?
00:39I just played the Mets this week and it was a great series, a lot of fun there. They split it. I have a good friend who's a Mets fan and he's trying to convince me that, oh, the Mets are a good team here.
00:49But the first thing I brought up to him, all those four starting pitchers that pitched against the Mets this week are not pitching in the playoffs.
00:57Clayton Kershaw is one of those guys. Well, not starting in the playoffs, I should say. All right? Listen, Kershaw is a Hall of Famer, all right?
01:04Craig and I like the joke. It's a Pat Mahomes inside joke thing. But Clayton Kershaw is a Hall of Famer.
01:09But if he's starting from a dodge in the playoffs, that means they didn't get their guys back, right?
01:13You're talking Snell. You're talking Glass now. They have 14 pitches on the IL there.
01:18So those guys didn't come back here. Love Kershaw. I'm glad he loves the pitch. Clayton keeps coming back.
01:23But in the playoffs, I assume he's a long reliever, not a starter.
01:27Once again, if he's on your roster and you're not starting him this week, then why is he on your roster?
01:31But I might ask why he's on your roster anyway. What are you hoping for here?
01:34There's nothing here. Craig already said it. You're praying for five innings, a quality start, which is still, what, three runs here?
01:41And you get that W. Maybe the points that you just hope of a W.
01:46Yuri Perez makes his season debut Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01:51This is really exciting for people who held him. By the way, he's looked great in his minor league starts.
01:56And, George, they really took their time with him. I mean, he's going to miss a full 12 months, basically, here.
02:03Like, some guys come back sooner or later. I mean, he didn't pitch last year either, right?
02:07So, basically. So, Pirates and Nationals, yeah. I mean, look, this is what's hard, George.
02:13The temptation that you've been holding this player for so long, I'm going to guess, if you did, 95% of people are starting him this week.
02:23I got him in my home league. Why does he have to come back in a two-start week?
02:27I want to see him pitch once, then plug him in here.
02:30But it's a points thing. I need the wins. And Pittsburgh, you're playing Pittsburgh.
02:34Yeah, I'm going to have to do it. But I'm not going to be expecting big things.
02:38But the two-start week forces me to put him in there.
