HOUR 2: The Spencer Torkelson-A.J. Hinch Dilemma, College Football Blitz
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
The guys stick with the Tigers talk but hone in on what manager A.J. Hinch had to say about Spencer Torkelson's struggles at the plate. They react to these comments and give their support to Hinch for his criticism. Mike and Rico take your calls and read your ticket texts on this topic and the Tigers in general and then David joins to go through some of the biggest college football storylines in a blitz.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, Rico is slandering snoop dog and I'm not going to stand for it. |
| 0:04.0 | Just saying, he's a good looking 70 year old. |
| 0:08.0 | Again, unnecessary slander. |
| 0:11.0 | So, I want to bring this back around and we open the show a couple ways with the |
| 0:16.6 | Tigers. Thanks for stopping by swept out of New York six total runs. |
| 0:23.0 | Look I out of New York, six total runs. |
| 0:29.0 | Look, I give Hinch credit because he's shooting you straight with Torkelson. Basically, you see him keep dropping in the order. |
| 0:31.0 | The next place he's going to be is sitting next to me. |
| 0:34.6 | Well here's your problem. |
| 0:35.5 | I have a multitude of problems with the Torkelson conversation, and let me start by saying, |
| 0:41.9 | if you're upset about Torkelson and demand change there, then why are you not |
| 0:47.0 | upset with Parker Meadows? |
| 0:48.6 | Why are you not upset with Colt Keith? |
| 0:50.6 | Why are you not upset with anyone who plays Catcher for this team? Why are you not upset with anyone who plays catcher for this team? |
| 0:54.0 | Why are you not upset with Hobby Baez? |
| 0:56.3 | Like, it's not fair to just make Torque this piñata. |
| 1:01.3 | Now we can have a Torque conversation. I'm fine doing it. You're not going to like my |
| 1:06.2 | answers, but we'll do it. You know why though? People are upset at Torc because Torc was supposed to be, you know, in this year three, he's supposed to be hitting like 30 home runs. |
| 1:16.5 | He was that guy. |
| 1:18.0 | We were all looking forward to this from his days going back to Arizona State. |
| 1:22.8 | You mean on May 6th he's not supposed to be the only first baseman in baseball with zero |
| 1:27.2 | home runs? |
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