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Is in the sea at amazing game last night as the Washington Nationals took a remarkable 2 nothing lead over the Houston Astros in the World Series in baseball we're going to be joined by fans but it seems we're going to catch up as well with 5 lines very and Seth Bennett who's on the way to Washington for their 1st ever home game in the World Series since exciting stuff but also in the very same day that they started the World Series there was also the start of the n.b.a. Season this is the n.b.a. Sure if she was so. We didn't know where she was we thought sure periods were up her. Would she be a chair now feels like yesterday doesn't it but actually that was the moment the Toronto Raptors won their 1st n.b.a. Championship in June James can you believe it was in the news seems a does seem like 2 days ago and it's been an incredible it slightly sad offseason really for the Raptors as well in terms of the league changing of players and all of that kind of stuff so going to be fascinating I suppose the question is do they have any chance of retaining their underdogs last year can they do the same again with a new season starting this week we'll be speaking to an n.p.r. Reporter in Toronto to get have thoughts and predictions and of course we've got all the other sports as well we're going to be talking the Cincinnati Bengals they're traveling to London this weekend in the and fell and I'll be honest with you it's not going very well so far it's been rubbish they haven't won any games not only that but we've got baseball umpire in as well as Old come in the next hour with Tom De Lay is losing it's been an a in his. And. So it has gone very well so far for the Washington Nationals who have a 2 game lead over the Houston Astros and now head home for the next game on Saturday morning our time Friday of course of the u.s. But huge news tonight out of Houston it's all about their assistant general manager he's been sacked it's been a huge scandal this week Tom Bennett's 5 lives very own Seth Bennett is covering the World Series and is in Baltimore tonight Seth I don't know if you realize but Baltimore aren't in the World Series this year have you gone to the right. Fully know if them going to be in a World Series for quite a number of years with a look at their roster and what they're going to be there and nobody is precisely on route from New York so. I'll just I'll just stop for a bit being away from the salon's a sense absolutely said there are in this wonderful place there's a foodie you would absolutely adore what was on the inside of this old houses here it's very very impressive stuff in a warehouse in Baltimore the story there isn't that Anyway let's talk a little bit about this story instead 8 Houston because as we said their system general manager has been sacked this is it's been a very old case can you just tell us what it's all about. Yeah this is all to do with an incident that took place following the Astros victory over the New York Yankees an incident that took place within the locker room of the Houston Astros and it was something that broke among the Astros' said it was an incident that actually did happen the incident that talking about is the assistant general manager came flying into the locker room and approached a group of female journalists and started to talk about how glad he was in the slightly more colorful language that they have soon I'm assuming it was play for them on common because sooner had very nearly blown the game for them now this when we talk about is a player who actually missed 75 days suspension following a domestic violence issue that he had he became a free agent the team that decided to pick him up with ashtrays the reporters in question adventure found it a little bit strange amongst other things that the assistant general manager. Would come into the the locker room and make this kind of comment to them at the point that his side of gone through to the World Series I don't ask who's written with. Time and space in Sports Illustrated for the Houston Astros respond they said well nothing happened for me in north the big world of media and social media on the 2nd . You're not telling the truth quickly Hughson have just about apologized for what's happened and now they've decided. To get rid of that general manager and the interesting thing for me out of all of this James is I was in Houston a Mumbai this story didn't raise a single eyebrow all day Tuesday nobody mentioned it on any of the small store radio stations not anywhere else she was dynamite led c.b.s. News nationwide yet in Houston nobody was talking about it on Wednesday morning a few of the talk show host did begin to discuss how terrible the situation was what a mess you said The dealt with it. But I don't think it was something that particularly resonated with the fans in Houston and this will because in Houston it's it's kind of a I want to say melting public place given the Astros' of the focal point of Houston . Yet very much the jewel of the crown. Success to the area in a way that the other sports teams just haven't done in the last 10 years that very much the play of the people if you like a couple of years ago. They were on a big long road trip playing away from home for 15 straight days they had one day off they came home and they spent the time out in the community they went and when a World Series for that community felt a little bit like the people of Houston I spoke to about this and I'm not saying that everybody. They almost didn't want that group of plays to be tarnished by another news story when they're about to go and play in the World Series and you have to be honest and this was tweeted by a number of former players. People wonder what Assistant g.m. Is do maybe with Houston to nothing them they realize that the assistant g.m. Could have a big impact on what's going on the baseball field I don't know how true that is but I do know that the players have had to answer questions on this a.j. Hench the manager has had to answer questions on this I've got to be honest I think that I dealt with this admirably well in the manner that he said anything that happens in the clubhouse is something that we're responsible for and some of the manager is responsible for people shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable when they come in to do that job in our clubhouse which is exactly what he said in the 1st place but he was the only member of senior management that seemed to want to take hold of this situation and really this is a bit of an embarrassment for the Houston Astros and on top of that you know all of the people that. Side of the side of the World Series the fall of pretty much have gone the other why now it seems that Washington getting an awful lot more support from from the rest of America or if you like Brendan Taubman has gone then and the Astros are down I mean how much of a shock is it that the Astros have been so full. Most massive shot I mean these were the heaviest favorites in the last 15 years going into a World Series it is a room. That they lost that opening 2 games on home in a place that is really. A great atmosphere in there because Ruth is perfect conditions. It was all in Jack on Tuesday night and the whole place was pretty much all and every single person in that it was just maybe a couple of 100 Washington fans just about money to sneak in but not only that you're sending to the mound 2 of the best pitches. In recent memory in baseball. When you talk about. You know. You thinking well in the 1st inning Yeah Ok you had a. Pretty faces off with 2 strikeouts the strikeout pitch for the 2nd inning was 98 miles an hour the final out of the inning was 99 miles an hour with really good movement and you think he's got his mojo if you're going to school runs off and you're going to have to do very very well. As the game wore on Washington just home in that they found a way to get the runs that they needed to win game one Ok. To come back and be just. One of the Graces pitches of the last decade a guy that big strong he's he's on the local radio stations you know advertising the late. Full Picoult. Which couldn't be any more Texan or more American. Than that you know he's somebody that crossed over from from just being the star to being the super hero yet he was fallible. Yes Was he was he fallible to the tune of 6 runs in the 7th inning no he wasn't. Even he didn't have his great day stuff and actually through this process and he hasn't been a superstar pitcher a maybe one of the things that we have all been guilty of doing is looking at the Washington Nationals and picking 31 and 19 you say for the 1st 50 gallons of the season to lose 31 games out of 50 then all that good reality is that that plane right now like my best team in in baseball and well they have been absolutely outstanding absolutely no Enjoy your warehouse in in Baltimore for the evening good luck with that and we'll see you in Washington I think you know a few days' time enjoy the rest of the World Series and let's keep talking about the World Series because as I said they're going to head to Washington for Game 3 on Friday night and that is Saturday morning u.k. a Time to call yes so we thought we'd get follows a both teams together Eric Heisman covers the Astros for a fansite radio show and podcast and a more cheerful chase Hughes from N.B.C.'s Washington and the Nationals talk polecat I myself a mix started by asking Eric what he made of tonight's big news this is something that probably should have been down a few days ago this is that right thing to do but as we've seen the Astros have really several statements making it look like the reporter was fabricating the story 'd and that there was no validity to it but then after doing a little bit more research and talking more 'd witnesses they decided that it was offended Eric I was going to ask you actually I mean do you think this is affected the Astros' start to the will series because it's not been great has it you know no it hasn't and I don't think that it really has I think the Astros have just been skating in the other division. Series but for the summary is that everything just coming to them right now the writers is going to sit there their pay change their bullpen. Everything was kind of decent but then also and coming in the World Series all the little demons that we've kind of said oh it's Ok we're still winning we still have care Cole who is out today still hitting So it's just everything is coming and the Astros just looked terrible expression in game 2 well a guy should we talk more broadly then about the series how it's gone James let me ask you this what were you doing when you were 20. I last rounds that on national radio I chose in my 1st year of college failing my exams yet again I think that sounds pretty familiar something we can relate to well the reason I asked because the Washington Nationals from so say was doing this here you know just where he saw him kind of Sherry's and he just was. Just for sticking with rice and that was and he picked up 3 hits 3 runs batted in and stole a base in his wild series debut in other words he had a very good game of chase tell us about this young guy it's unbelievable the meteoric rise that he's had only 20 years old and you know the homer that you guys mention and some of 'd the things he's doing you're hearing names like Andrew Jones and Miguel Cabrera and Mickey Mantle is the youngest player in the World Series to do some of the things that he's done since them and what strikes you the most about it is just how 2 years ago no one really knew who he was you know in baseball it's different especially from basketball and football and I think even hockey where there's not as much coverage about some of the prospects coming up at least when he came through the international ranks from the Dominican Republic it's not like he played a major college program he wasn't in the major league baseball draft he didn't come up with the hype of a Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg who graced the covers of Sports Illustrated this guy century came out of nowhere and I think has emerged is really one of the best players in all of baseball and I think he's taking over the city of Washington and I think he's taking over this. Sort of baseball and I can't really think of a recent example really across courts of someone who has come from relative obscurity to become a star on such a big stage as he has recently here in the World Series and I guess he's become the symbol for what has been an incredibly successful Wild series few guys safe we've just had from Eric feeling a little bit down about the Astros' understandably you must be buzzing Yeah it's very unexpected you know the Nationals came into this series as the biggest underdogs and World Series since the Colorado 'd Rockies in 2007 used an Astros are one of the more complete teams I've seen you know they want to World Series 2 years ago they just really don't have an obvious weakness in the sense that the Nationals have an obvious weak weakness which is their open but everything is gone so well for the National So far 'd another thing that was unexpected is you know the Astros went almost went the distance with the Yankees in the Championship Series so they had very little time off so we thought they would be sharp coming into the series on the Nationals had to deal with a 6 day break which in baseball is basically something these guys have never been through you know the All-Star break in the middle of the year is the longest break ticket it's only a couple couple of days but they were able to come out of that 6 day break remain hot and right now they've tied for the longest winning streak in postseason history of 8 games Eric I just walk you a little bit about the Astros has chased I mentioned the bullpen for the nationals being the problem but I was watching the game last night and you know soon as Justin Verlander went off that was 8 the game was over it seemed you know it was just all 4 sides the Astros really struggling if he can bowl you know if you can pitch for 9 innings. That's kind of why we've seen like air Cole pitch 8 innings even though he gave up her 7 innings even though he gave up 5 runs our hope and we have weak links but at same time Ryan Presley has been the guy that we've counted on for the past 2 years but he is coming back from knee surgery and so he is not fully effective right now Josh James he can like we saw yesterday he struck out 3 batters but that one batter reached and that led to the beginning as well and it was just yesterday's game watched Lander fell on his butt and then. Suzuki hit that Homer It just felt like the Astros could not get a Nationals at that point no and he's he going to end up playing on Friday night then as well I mean you see going to be just. Going to have to get if the Astros are going to win this will series if they can come back from this position is he going to have to pitch in every single Amy. Garrett call I know you I mean been under actually sorry. Now very liners that could come back on Friday I don't think I'm not sure when he's going to be starting again but I know that we have a bullpen game. Tomorrow would be the bullpen No sorry saccharin q.b. Pitching tomorrow is going and then we're going to have a bullpen game but if the Astros are down 3 to nothing then maybe we see Garrett Cole come back on short rest and so if the Astros are facing elimination maybe they get desperate something like that but we don't have a 4 starter like the Nationals Do 'd we had one Wade Miley but also and he forgot how to pitch and so that's why now even on the world hears roster chase it's very rare we see a team come from 2 nothing behind to win a wild series and the Nationals still seem to celebrate cannot afford to get complacent just yet. Well you know one of the most unexpected things about this postseason run for the Nationals is that over the last 7 years they've been through as much playoff heartbreak as any team that we've seen in baseball you know they were one strike away from going to the n.l. Championship Series in 2012 they were up 6 runs in that game in Game 5 against the Cardinals and lost that game and lost that series they had heartbreaking playoff defeats in 201-420-1620 extension 17 there were one out away in 2014 from winning a game and a homer was allowed and the game ended up going 18 innings that lasted 6 hours and there's just been so many things that this team has been through all of a sudden it's kind of coming easy to them where were there you have a game like Game 2 where it was very very tense through the 1st 6 innings but once they broke it open it's just this unfamiliar feeling for national stands to have kind of a. Moment you can take a breath during a playoff game and now that you're there in the World Series so they are up to nothing and the odds now are heavily stacked in their favor I think it's over 80 percent. Sent that odds historically for teams to go on to win the series when you go up to and you went on the road but it has happened you know in the ninety's the Braves were up 20 on the Yankees and they won 2 games in New York and then they ended up losing that series but if you look ahead to Game 3 used and got a very good pitcher on the mound and Zach Ranki and he's had a very strong history against the Nationals but he's also had a pretty checkered playoff history and he hasn't exactly been their strongest starter throughout this postseason Meanwhile Annabel Sanchez the national starter has had a really strong playoff history has got to 5 the r.a. In his career and has been one of their strongest starters in this postseason so you feel like going home you might have a pitching advantage even though Annabelle Sanchez doesn't have nearly the track record of Zack Greinke Hughes probably could be a Hall of Famer of us Young award and I think Nationals fans though they're they're obviously enjoying all of this the sense I get from a lot of them is they're not taking it for granted because they've seen some very very bad things happen their team before but all that said with a bit of cautious optimism it's worth reminding ourselves isn't it that this is a new franchise to the city of Washington relatively speaking the 1st ever Wild series for the Washington Nationals you're looking ahead to the 1st ever well Series game at home can you just describe for us the anticipation and levels of excitement that. It's really amazing you know it's hasn't been since 1933 and I wrote a story when they 1st clenched to go to the World Series about all that's happened since and you know the Jefferson Memorial for instance wasn't around that came in the forty's $1033.00 was the year that f.d.r. Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated they used to play in a stadium called Griffith Stadium in the Shah neighborhood of d.c. That's no longer there then why did you manage to chase this is the last time there was a well Series game in the city of Washington yes 1933 say 86 years and this is the 1st time for the Nationals been you know back then there were the Washington Senators right and there's just a lot of exciting you know baseball I think. Has a better connection to history than the other sports because it's been played for so long and because it's been around for there's been generations of fans so I think people are really excited about that and you know you see a lot of people talking about some of the old senators teams you know d.c. Didn't have baseball for a long time from 1071 to 2005 a lot of people have dreamt of this day because you know yeah you have to be in your your ninety's to have experienced it before as a Washingtonian you know and it must be an awfully amazing thing to be in the city at the moment so I'm either of you managing to to get any more of the games and over the next few days. So the obviously the games are in Washington and I have some other commitments at work so I can't go to games 3 or 4 and you know I didn't think there was a scenario where the Nationals might suite but Game 5 isn't Washington that's the one game that I can go to with a credential and cover it so part of me is hoping that they if they win this it's a gentleman sweep as we call it where you went 4 out of 5 games and you let the opponent at least one so you say you're being nice to Houston we I mean how do you feel about I mean come on you know we're all in the Boss together all having a chat here and you've got a Washington found taking pity on you. We need it to wince in Washington and bring it home and then get another 2 wins and he's done so the Astros are fully capable of doing that and it sucks the fact that we brought our 2 best pitchers and Game one in Game 2 but didn't your gaffes face him again so I think tomorrow's game. He's going back home to it and Al Parks's speak he's going to be able to hit and he's going to pitch a complete game shutout just to be able to hit 3 or 4 times in that game because that's how much he misses the n.l. But I think the Astros are probably go win Game 3 Game 4 is going to be kind of up in the air cuz 'd I know you are going have Patrick Corbin probably go and we're going to have Brad Peacock go so it's going to be a weird situation there but then maybe Gary Cole in game 5 takes care of business Eric it's nice to sounding slightly out some mystic at least I think toll is there a challenge that maybe a combination of playing away from home and away from the pressure of the home fans and actually be this scandal that we began talking about is there a chance that all this my actually galvanize the team and bring the best out of them I think then there may have been sorry some resentment I think that there may have been some like the players talking about things but I really don't see a really effective that fan the. Players themselves but you know they hear about it and they you know that they're talking about it so I don't think that they're losing just because that but yes I think that there's a lot of pressure matches back he's a local furniture guy he's invested millions into betting on the Astros and he's also the guy that said that if you went to the Astros when all you get all so you get free mattresses if you if you get it before a certain time so this guy is trying to pump up the Astros and get more people to buy his matches this but he's like Oh crap what if they do and I'm at my back so he went ahead and did some side investments and now he's like Oh crap I'm a list at mine so. There's a lot of pressure put on for the Astros they've been there they're they did in 2017 they have the best pitching staff. Top to at least and it just I think a lot of people are really shocked game one that was a little bit iffy cuz the Astros were able to kind of come back Max Scherzer was not in his best form but gang through 2 it looks like Justin Verlander after it 1st I mean was in complete control they all said he just it just fell apart and that's what happens sometimes and playoff games Jenson will leave you with your you know pretzels and your barrel whatever you've got to watch the rest of the it serious guys can we catch a preview next week when some of this is over and we'll see we'll see if Eric's won that free mattress or if we'll see if it such a semi thing absolutely any time this was fun. Well thanks Eric and Jason a reminder that you can get into it with us any time by e-mailing ople No it's a baby seat Ok u.k. And putting N.A.S.A.'s in the Subject title North American sport there is hope for the Astros that a lot of that come back from I wanted out of the World Series No I don't have to look up with that don't tell me I guess after the health Ok There you go Well usually people dangling lovely I'm like 5 o 5 a please help me out no searching we're going to talk m.b.a. We're going to talk about the useless Bangles I will find out how to school and empire all that after the latest news it's hard. Home digital b.b.c. Sound smart straight from obvious is b.b.c. 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Behind closed doors off to racist abuse by supporters the crowd was unbelievable so I think the crowd should be very proud of the team and the team should be very proud of their crowds because it was an excellent spirit and. You know what we talked about before the game while the fans were great so shells are praise teenage defender Brandon Williams as his man of the match and one to watch in the future Well Celtic and wolves also pulled off a thrilling comebacks in the right play Chris for Julian nodded in a light headed as the Scottish champions beat lot c o 21 in a school the 21 winning penalty for wolves against Bratislava Meanwhile it was a 11 draw for ranges. 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Sounds Ok you might want to welcome Bart to the North American sports show on b.b.c. Radio 5 Live I'm Tom Green and I'm James Rick and this is the Chicago Cubs. Ok we'll keep going Ok so that's the only team to what is it again the last team to come by for a moment it's happened 11 times in the World Series this team of done it 4 times Ok fine if you have any ideas please help me out a 558 time for this. Battle in the n.f.l. . Now Tom as you know we are specialists here on failure at the North American sports show I'm very aware of that fact thank you so we like to highlight it when we can and in the n.f.l. This season there is quite a lot of failure around actually the dolphins they are all 4. And 6 on the season the Jets the skins the fountains they've all only managed to one win each although the Skins are playing to no nothing they're all level at the moment against the Vikings and where they've all been so far and none of them though can hold a candle to the Cincinnati Bengals nor 7 for the season I'm now they've got a trip to London I'm going to be playing the as a Rams who are quite good so it might be no sight Lindsey Patterson is with the Bengals beat them for Inquirer sports Well what has gone wrong oh my goodness I think you could point at every position except for Kevin right now is special to me actually I don't know if it was a joke but if you go Pro Football Focus he was special teams player of the week because he was pretty much the only highlight when you look at this thing will seem just from the past couple weeks it's just from the defensive side underperforming guys on that run the 2nd there is definitely taken some injuries the good news we're in Jackson the 3rd will be back this week return to practice that's huge news for the secondary right now but I think one of the biggest surprises and you might say What are you talking about it's a surprise their own line is terrible but I think that they can't run the ball it's a joke because you have to running backs and Joe mix and you regard in a bad ally last year and Joe Jackson was one of the top backs in the a.f.c. So I think that's really surprising for this Bengals often Sandy funds. So so is this a problem of the front office because you've got a new head coach this year who I'm sure would be expected to pull up trees particularly news 1st year but has he just not got the tools to play with that he should. Get a little thing exactly I mean he's getting criticism right now that's just kind of I get the anger from the fans is active or is calling the plays so I can see where if you want to point a little blame on some a player is acting and said blame me blame me when you look at it but you also said every single player that takes the field is someone to blame when you look at some of these losses right now and you mention trades and we know or hold that organization works unfortunately that they're done business like that and we don't know what happens behind closed doors when I see my comments you know get a 2nd round go to the Patriots for you know Falcons getting a 2nd round from Ahmet snow to go to the Patriots you have to wonder if somebody is calling and given a 1st rounder to a.j. Green and I think you have to listen or you get us and the guy and there are there are valuable pieces on this team that you could possibly trade so I just I the moment I think it's just underperforming on the defensive line side because I think during training camp and preseason that was one of the strongest positions in the off chance of wine is terrible I hear people crying out for it Ryan send me back out there at backup quarterback Why would you put anyone behind that off that's why it's terrible. So no absolutely so it won't. You know what's the plan and what's the strategy now because I think intension you know the new and 7 we all know that kind of out of the playoff rights even if not mathematically than all so you know what's the plan are they going to tank on purpose now and get a really high draft pick Now I know fans want them to tank now that they're all in 7 on the season but no n.f.l. Player. That's just not their mindset because this is their job this is their profession if they don't play well this year the team going to go out and get better players I think right now you get what you can out of some of the guys who could be on contract extension for next season. You play out the season for different positions and I think it's so huge which when you look at the quarterback position because they can cut any Don't next season and dead money let him go not it's not not pick up the the extension on there and 0 have any money and pick up a new quarterback and it draft loaded class right now so I think the quarterback position and it's going to be really interesting I still want to know what Jonah winds can bring to the office up line because that was supposed to be one of their biggest picks this season and the 1st round end and I hear fans say I was happy I fixed it all and I got to go on it well they won 2 in the past 2 years I mean you look at Billy price he was supposed to be there Center and I guess good news because Terry Hopkins is one of the tougher farmers on the office of line and he's a great center your 1st round draft pick in Billy price isn't playing his position he's playing backup he's going and you know left guard at times and they don't have and he's not still remain all that well so I think that the question mark going into this offseason will be besides the green contract and what's happening behind closed doors with that run game how poorly it spend all season long but the things of line is still one of the biggest question marks right now and linebackers I mean it's a joke and I was talking to someone the other day I said you look at some of these top defenses I mean you could name the 40 niners and that goes up the Pittsburgh Steelers and Devon Busch this Cincinnati Bengals defense doesn't have a top playmaker I mean some have it has his moments it's had his rookie year last season but they don't have a guy evenly Jackson a 3rd is underperforming at times they don't have a playmaker and I think that would be huge for looking at out there to be one of the top picks in the draft and 2020 but then you quarterback was going to ask you I was going to ask you because for so long he was kind of cool of this being somebody who could turn really good but actually he is the fact that he's not very good or is it not he simply hasn't gone no line to play with here's a thing and you don't specially your list 2015 on the team started. No and he was having an m.v.p. Year he unfortunately made about tackle after an interception in the Steelers game it was a week 14 and that ended his season and never came back from it he had one of the best so I mean they had Andrew it worked out there they had Kevin sailor and that helped him use a here's a a little above average quarterback and everybody knows that with and you don't but at the time you've got a huge decision to make because I think what's really killing their run game right now when they can't get anything or emphasize the off and supply think it's because they don't have a guy like John Ross who can spread out the field they don't have a Jake rain out there and in the blocking has been pretty brutal So there's a lot of things that are factors and why and you don't not play in one of his best seasons even though I will say he has one of the earliest releases in the n.f.l. And of course he does he want to get rid of the ball so it doesn't get him yeah absolutely doesn't necessarily mean he's ending up in the place he needs to end up of course which is the problem this weekend of course there in London does the change of scene offer any hope for the Bengals. Does it change change of scene you know it's really funny because I actually pick the bill is pretty badly studio I've been I've been pretty down on I don't know how in the world so I don't think this Ramsi when you look at the 21000 reps they're not last season they're often supplying is actually under performing chill and Jericho office haven't Ok season Tiger early is not doing too well on the ground but hey who knows it could have a record year and suspect that's what these linebackers are out there I think the biggest battle on Sunday and look Jaylen rams it will not. Play so we will not get that match up of jail and Ramsey and great but I think the biggest match up when you look at this game at Wembley Stadium is the Bengals front versus the Rams o. Line they have feel they can take advantage of that so I still feel that there are plenty of talented guys on the front underperformed you actually looked a little bit better and struck some bill this past Sunday but I think that is how you won it and of course people say the whole time you got away. You know and all that but I honestly think if there was any way that they can win this game it would definitely be the at the front vs the Rams line I know you've managed to escape this weekend away London you've had it's a desert and it would be crazy but you know it's only a month it's fine we don't mind you it's all right non-coding going so you go friends in Denver that's cool and you're in a coffee shop in Denver that's where we're talking to you from what you most of when you've been in Cincinnati you must meet in coffee shops and listen to people talk and listen to the fans talking about the Bangles while you all saying oh you all banging their heads against a brick will go in what is going on what are they saying Oh my goodness I hear every day I hear it and my treats and mine is book everything they let me know how they feel everyone is really frustrated you know nobody's going to games and we actually saw that last night but like that was more of a message of we don't want market most to come back and nobody would come to games but we're seeing that again right now nobody believes in this team and it's just brutal I think that I actually saw a quote the other day and I use this on this this past week's podcast is I believe the Brown family wants to win but I believe they want to win how they run it's not how the n.f.l. Has changed the n.f.l. You have to adapt to it and you look at the New England Patriots for example look it's easy to look at them and say that's the organization you want to be because they have all the Super Bowl ranks but they do things differently I think they're on their own island versus the rest of the n.f.l. I mean they they wake up after winning 33 to nothing in primetime football they say we want to get better we want to get better we're going to get rid of a 2nd rounder and yet it might have been a little too much for Mahomet's you know we love them but might have been a little too much and they would get a receiver because Josh Gordon sound right now so it just they just do things differently and I think Cincinnati has to stop him stubborn. And I don't feel and a lot of people don't agree with me but I don't feel the Bengals are cheap I just feel that they were on their way versus the n.f.l. Has change and that could hurt them and it enormously. Yes and it's not vanilla latte still warm it's amazing and I actually have taken a couple steps out of it like. Go ask Robin a lot is there important things thank you very much to Lindsey Patterson for an update on the bangles and that game of course this weekend in London should be great Tom is it the Yankees it is the I got I don't I was hearing that the wrong as I was already said no no no no it is Yankees that 4 times and 7 of the 11 teams to have got out of a known to hole in the World Series or from New York that made it sound like I knew about sports in that it is a surprise war story my dear I worked in the hole and if you didn't get it I didn't go on for almost a promise I didn't do it right time for this yeah God Oh yeah that get was yeah yes new n.b.a. Season got under way this week that's wrong Thai Rak has won the 1st championship in June but they've since lost their star Kawai Leonard to the l.a. Lakers that Lindsay don't is a reporter city needs a Toronto Star Lindsay said the Lakers he's going to have to have a moment you know he went to the Clippers with his arse across the hall I thought that as soon as I read that I went Fastenal right he went to the Clippers I knew it wasn't right because that's one of the stories of the new season isn't it because actually the Lakers he wanted to be this absolutely amazing team I actually might not be the best team in their own building No but you know what they did pick up a rapper Raptor instead of Co I that picked up Danny Green but yeah everyone's saying like the Lakers are supposed to be the best team and they're going to be great and they made all these offseason moves but honestly I think we're going to see a lot of Hollywood drama there and I'm so excited to watch it because they think oh yeah they got Anthony Davis they got Lebron James White Howard's back for a 2nd Stan Rondo all these other players but they all have such huge personalities . And they've never been known to play nice with other players so you put the moment gether and it's just a ticking time bomb to watch them explode and yell at each other and hog the ball but you know maybe they could play nice maybe they'll get some counseling they'll sit in a corner or play with their toys and then be best friends and place of good basketball but I don't see it happening because they haven't done it on any other team so they I think the championship will go through the Staples Center and will be the battle the way but I don't think it will be the Lakers So you're going for the Clippers than eyes I am because I think it's much more than a physical game say yes you know injuries say you know Paul George quire Leonard they stay healthy it's such a mental game as well you saw how quiet Leonard commanded a struggling and kind of nervous Raptors team last year when there was a beautiful shot he made against the $76.00 ers and when they were down against the box in the Eastern Conference Finals quite basically was like hey guys that he did that hilarious laugh and said we got this stay cool and just play basketball like you know how to do that I've been covering the Lakers or rather the Raptors for 5 years and they always would get nervous in crumble but Co I has that ability like by then master to get them to focus play and then also he can have those clutch moments the Lakers don't have no it's all my clippers Yeah absolutely and it was fascinating to watch what's going on in l.a. But you are interim So you were for City News to run to a basketball reporter that is so the Raptors op probably facing quite a difficult season because trying to repeat that massive peak is going to be very hard. Will it ever be hard yeah they still have a lot of that amazing core that they had in the finals run but like you mentioned they lost Coa Lehner they lost Danny Green a lot of people don't really talk about Danny Green but he was instrumental in the playoffs he was such a great team player he was making plays he was making shots but they didn't really feel fill those holes like they signed some players for longer contract. They bought it brought in some great rookies they brought in like Randy Hollis Jefferson from the nets but nobody is anywhere close to Danny Green or quite a winner caliber they're definitely a playoff team but it's an uphill battle and I don't even know if they have the assets to make a trade or if there's even a player out there that could help bring them to the finals where they probably wouldn't be quite Lehner like they're definitely Oh I think they they could even get swept by the bucks but it is an uphill battle I'm sorry to say that to Raptors fans I really hope they're not listening so I will have picketers outside my door but they know it's definitely going to be an interesting season they won't have as nearly as many wins as they did last year well let's talk about you mentioned the books and let's talk about the books and specifically John and I mean is he again looking to be the m.v.p. You think this season Absolutely and it's kind of scary to think we haven't even seen the full potential of the Greek freak in unison and took who is just one of the sas I may just find this a one of the best make names in the press of professional sports anywhere I think it is so I just want him to do well so we can keep saying the great freak the great free is the best thing ever but their depth they added some more players this year they added the other Lopez brother in the in the attic how Korver has a great 3 pointer but you know if you're gonna sit play like he did last year and he can he has so much more he can develop with his game which is so frightening he is just a beast so maybe the beast great freak could be his new name but I just think they that's the team to watch because even if say he you know sat out a game he got injured for a bit their bench depth is phenomenal but he is so fun to watch the sun which we told you about very very briefly I mean he's a liberal James is easy still the force he wants Wells No and I'm just going to be honest I'm a Lakers fan and it's not fun to say that but he is not he was still a young pop pop but in basketball terms he's aged and he's slower like he can't keep up. With everybody else he has the mentality that he is the greatest in the lane but he's not he doesn't really have that shot he doesn't have the quickness of the game that means he also isn't the best team player but he's definitely not the Le Bron We saw years ago so I maybe give him a couple more years if the injury bug doesn't bite him hard but he's definitely on the downward spiral Lindsey an absolute pleasure to talk to you hopefully will catch up again as the season goes on that is a Lindsay done a reporter in Toronto for City News right let's do this. Take me out to. St me out like I said let's talk about a new way to watch baseball Mark t. Williams is the man behind it we spoke to him earlier this year about the very poor performance of empires in m.l. Bait and now he's come up with a way for you to track it it's called scores and yes it means you can check up on the on pile is what was interesting at the initial research I did demonstrated looking at over $4000000.00 pitches that umpires got it wrong too many times the average umpire misses at least 9 percent of the pitches up to one in 10 times they missed so it's significant really importance is the outcome of the game yeah and so you develop this new app so that you and I can well you obviously but may as well we can track it and so tell us a bit about schools. Sure am scores was set up really as a result of this research and it was to lay bare and provide transparency for fans like ourselves who are really interested understanding who is number one behind home plate what is their rating meaning one to 5 star 5 star being the best and what are their weak spots and their strengths I'm looking at pairings for example I'm looking at options relative to a certain team how well do they perform versus certain weather conditions versus certain part conditions versus certain pitch types in pitchers so I'm really taking a deep dive data analytics approach here and is part of this because you are yourself so I mean I remember talking to you and you seem genuinely upset I think to a certain degree as to how poorly on pirating in Major League Baseball was is that was inspired you to kind of make this app yes I felt that I had the ability specially the technical ability to create this transparency so it fans could really see the weak spots and where and how empires could perform better and this was a great opportunity so I spent the summer so since we last spoke I spent 5 months with a team of very bright students from Voss university to build this app Ok And so how does it measure it what was so we want all the metrics in. Sure one of the key ones is what we call the bad call ratio so looking at all pitches that are thrown relative to those that are judged balls versus strikes so how many times in essence did that empire get it right or how many times they get it wrong sure and so what do you hoping you'll be able to achieve with this because I know a lot of people who are listening to this we going well that's just the nature of sport isn't it occasionally you get about coal. Well what's interesting is the extent of the bad calls in particular in baseball unlike for example in soccer where the consistency rate the accuracies up to 90 percent now with Hawkeye type technologies what I discover here in baseball at least in u.s. Major League Baseball is accuracy is only around 91 percent so there's a lot of room here for improvement and I hope that this app will really increase the professionalism and the performance of our umpires and I remember you saying that one of the major problems you found was actually with the I each of the on pies and the experience in that on the scene slightly older at the time but you know I remember it is stuck out for me which was that the older the OEM Piaa the woods they go and the Is policies this is pulse of you must a plan if you like to really show to the Major League Baseball 3 found precious some of these empires need to go. Well it's quite interesting right so I did the initial research and only at towards the end did I put in age and I connected that with performance and what I saw was a direct connection that is the older you are the higher your bad scores were so all of a sudden the reality is maybe an tires peak just like professional athletes and that maybe it's unfair to assume a 60 year empire behind the home plate can do as well as a 50 year old or even a 4 year old so I think that's really the issue that is you know for a professional baseball game who should be behind home plate and last we spoke Major League Baseball didn't seem to want to be friends didn't seem to want to have to do a lot with you you know they they weren't taking a lot of notice do you think this kind of act is going to increase the pressure on them to actually take some notice of what you're doing what's quite interesting it's been very much an braced by fans already in the app 20 min out a week and I'm getting lots of fan support here because really in essence after every game Major League Baseball produces a private report card it's a score card for each op but that's not public so in essence fans don't have the access to understand exactly who are the stronger the average number that we compile errors so in a release sinked way I'm able to score the amps and you can tell within one minute who's behind home plate what their name is how much experience their age and how good they are and where the weak spots are so it's kind of fun it adds a new dimension to baseball and it makes it fun is there a concern it's a whole should you be concerned about the the idea that if a you know if an empire has a particularly bad game they're going to commit to quite a lot of abuse from the fans is that you saw worries that some of you thought about highlighting the role. Well this is not blaming site what this app really does it really shows those strong performers as well as weak performers so sure if someone has a bad night just like a player very a star player can have a bad night and you know that's part of the game right having broad shoulders in and listening to fans but at least fans now will be empowered with lots more information and data so they can really track I hope some day that you know the best umpires fans are wearing their jerseys in the stands I mean that that would be exciting to see that kind of support for our best umpires to see them actually wearing the Empire kids in the stones is not a likely thing do you think it's really kind of existential and football. Not going to happen we all know the chancellor Well there are some bumps for example the top save 10 percent of Empires are really just exceptional in Major League Baseball many fans don't even know their names Pat hall Berg for example will little These are top performing on pyres and yet fans do know the umpires that are low performers like last Diaz for example were Joe West so in essence hopefully what we'll do is will to shine the light on some of these high performers and they will be encouraged to continue to to do a great job and what's next I mean this so many metrics in baseball it's a game for statistical nerds and I mean and a very polite way so what's the next thing you're looking at. Right so well we got to stop them before the World Series we thought that was important my research demonstrated last 3 World Series Major League Baseball did the best umpires based on their accuracy but we hope this year that maybe Major League Baseball will listen to all of it more in pick the best because the biggest game deserved about behind home plate amounts Mark t. Williams That's it for the North American show we didn't even have time to mention the story about the end all be under investigation for tweeting about the. Next rape date thank you very much James coming up the South Korean film that started an empty feminist backlash. From. This c.b.c. Radio. From Oscar winning actor Regina King Right now though it's 3 o'clock on 5 Live on Tom Green and might the main. Johnson has made another cool general election substitute Nicholas Pappas saves the day. In the race to leak. This. And with the b.b.c. 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