HOUR 2: Javier Báez Continued + NFL Schedule "In Football Today"

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Mike and Rico spend the second hour continuing their conversation on Javier Báez and ask the people when/if they're going to go to the Tigers team store to buy his jersey. Then, David joins in the final segment for an NFL schedule release-related "In Football Today".

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0:00.0	I don't understand anyone who isn't thrilled with what Javi's doing.
0:06.1	Who cares?
0:07.8	Everyone.
0:09.5	Christ, the guy's own family probably wrote him off.
0:12.8	It doesn't matter.
0:14.7	The question is, how believable is it?
0:17.7	Two homers last night, six RBIs, game winning three-run Homer and extras, great baseball game overall. But how real is it? Two homers last night, six RBIs, game winning three run homer and extras, great baseball
0:22.1	game overall. But how real is it? An 870 OPS? You know, a 145 OPS plus? I mean, these are numbers
0:31.7	the guy hasn't touched in seven years. I don't know how real it is. I just know he is delivering an MVP performance to this
0:40.5	team at a time they needed it at their lowest point. They had no unhealthy to play center field.
0:47.4	No Veerling, no Wend seal, no Parker Meadows. They brought in a guy. He fell down the stairs
0:53.3	leaving the airplane.
0:54.4	Like they were down five people who could play center field.
0:57.9	Havis played like an all-star.
0:59.6	The question is, how close to the team store are you?
1:02.5	Meaning, when you buy a player's apparel, you've got to live with that decision.
1:10.0	Otherwise, you're the guy walking around in a Rodney Stucky jersey.
1:13.7	So I'm kind of asking you, how believable is this?
1:19.0	Like, are you ready to go to the team store?
1:22.9	Now, I'm not.
1:24.2	It's 34 games.
1:26.2	Baseball is super strange. This is a stunning. It's one of the stories in the entire sport. I can't go there. I'm happy, but I can't go there.
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