Welcome to Talking Baseball. We've got a very fun interview for you today. We're chatting with Michael Lance.

What's going on everybody welcome back to Talking Baseball. I'm John Boy. I got Jake with me. I got Trev with me producer BD's here. And we just got done recording.

A very fun interview with Lance Lynn. We're excited to bring it to you guys. Jake, you said you're riding high off that interview. You enjoyed it thoroughly. Yeah, it's a cure.

I'm sure you're back. It's my goal going in that we just have conversations with dudes and that's that's what it was. Just just a great dude. Like you can't no one can walk away from that interview and be like, I don't think I like that.

Yeah, that's true. I mean, but he see he says that he comes off as a dick. Well, we're giving it away. But he says he comes off as a dick in a post game interview. But I think that he there's like this whole kind of internet meme about how he's the best interview after games and all that. And he's great. Like I think that people like Lance Lynn. And they're going to like me even more. They're listening to this and just see just kind of get into his mind a little bit.

Yeah, and either way, he won't be it. He doesn't care about what you think either way, whether you like him or dislike him Lance is going to do his thing.

My favorite part of this interview was a rejection.

Basically rejected Jake's deeper proposal. So that was the highlight for me. I hope you guys get to get into it and hear that because it was pretty good.

So stop it.

Trevor, you you you didn't like you did a deep dive into his stats right before we went live and you I think a lot of people will do had the same reaction that you did were like, oh, shit, this guy's good.

Like not your average starting righty picture like Lance Lynn's got some stats.

I think if you're like St. Louis Cardinal fan, you know, but for me, you know, I played in a different league than him. So I didn't really get to face him.

But as I'm looking, I mean, he's a workhorse.

He had Tommy John in 16, but other than that, he's been a guy that takes the ball and he starts 30 games a year.

You look at his other numbers. They're all good across the board. You had a little hiccup year in 2018, but then comes back in 2019 pitching in one of the most hitter friendly parks.

And puts up essentially an MVP type of year last year. I mean, he was eighth overall like position players, pitchers alike in war last year. And that's really hard to do when you're only getting the ball and playing in 30 games.

So yeah, like you said, I was pretty surprised at the numbers and then getting to talk to him. He's definitely, I mean, that was great. That was a lot of fun.

I enjoyed it thoroughly. It's just a phone call. So he's not a video chat for anyone that's watching on YouTube. But let's just get to it. Try to throw it right to it. Here is Lancelin, the classic transition noise. We always play.

We are joined by Ole Miss Rebel, Lancelin. You also might know him from the Cardinals. Now on the Texas Rangers, Schultz last year. Lancs, how you doing, man?

I'm doing well, guys. Thanks for having me. Thanks for coming on, man. Where are you?

Right now I'm in Southern Illinois. I am at my hunting farm. I figured what a better time to be away from people than be on some acreage and doing some farm work.

Is it hunting season? Like, can you hunt right now?

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