Welcome in, friendos, leading off starts right now. I am your host Chris Welsh. Of course,

it's always been me and look at that with power and all lights on camera action. It's

the house, but we missed you earlier this week. I missed being here. I felt bad, but I had no

controller with the situation. I was pretty pretty bummed about it, but we're back. I get to join

you guys on a Thursday this week and I have some fun chatting up with my friend The Welsh. We had

the stinky old bogman on the show. My brother from another mother, you know, he kept his head shaved,

we were good to go. Yeah, he should do. I like him to do just a little bit. Yeah, that'd be adorable.

That'd be adorable. That's it. Definitely look at it. We got all the happenings around baseball for

you today. And of course, number one is Julio is the best, the best, but I love Julio Rodriguez. So

to you, we all do and friends, he just continues to go. And what else, what else can be said about

Julio Rodriguez? Blast it a lead off home or swipe the base on Wednesday as the Mariners 1 6 to 1.

Now 26 homers, 25 stolen bases. And we've got some fun notes here. Here were some fun facts from

Sarah Langs to Julio Rodriguez is the first player in MLB history with 25 homers and 25 stolen

bases in his first MLB season. The other two rookies to do it had debuted the year prior. And

25 homers, 24, 25 stolen bases in a rookie season going to that was Mike Trout in 2012 and

Chris Young with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007. Julio is the best, but we love Julio. How much do

we love Julio? A ton, a ton, and it's fun. I did an early draft a few weeks ago for 2023 and

he went, I believe, those fifth overall, fourth overall, you want to draft? Yeah, it was a draft

champion's league for 2023 on NFBC and we did the first seven rounds and I wanted him very badly.

I got the sixth pick and he went right before me. I think he's legit as it comes like legit 30 30 type

guy. He's amazing. It's going to be fun because I could even if he keeps doing this, there's going

to be conversation of like a top one or two pick by certain leagues. It's going to be fun. Yeah,

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