Party Animals @ Texas Tailgaters

0:52 Heat. Heat.

1:33 Heat. Heat.

2:26 Ah,

2:32 here we

2:42 Heat. Heat.

3:21 For the first time ever, the Texas

3:23 tailgator stroll into the Queen City of

3:25 the Prairie, Midland, Texas. The

3:27 Tailgator are not just mining here in

3:29 Texas, as they brought the power with

3:31 them in form of Kyle Harden, who just

3:33 won his third consecutive offensive

3:35 player of the month honor. The boys in

3:37 blue and orange play host to the party

3:39 animals who are coming in riding high

3:41 after their 4-2 victory against the

3:43 Savannah Bananas last Sunday afternoon

3:44 in Eugene, Oregon. Tonight it'll be the

3:47 wild man Shawn Fluke on the bump for the

3:49 Animals as the Tailgators are playing

3:51 their favorite CD, Christian Davis. Come

3:54 on in and stay a while.

4:01 First time ever Banana Ball's been here,

4:03 but not the first time you've seen this.

4:05 He's Drake Tol. I'm Brett Loftus, Party

4:07 Animals, Tailgator Drake. Just two weeks

4:10 ago, these tailgators and these party

4:11 animals met in Nashville and it was a

4:13 clean sweep for your boys in black and

4:15 pink.

4:16 >> Brett, I could barely hear you. The

4:18 people of Midland are loud. The crowd is

4:21 already here. The energy here is

4:23 spectacular. And while certainly we have

4:25 to go back and give the folks the

4:26 context of today, I think that adds to

4:29 the excitement of these two teams. the

4:31 fact that back in Nashville, the party

4:33 almost got a sweep and it was gritty

4:34 enough that each game was separated by

4:36 just one point. These are two of the

4:38 most equally matched squads in the

4:39 entire Banana Ball Championship League

4:41 based on the way they play in their

4:43 roster makeup. This weekend in Midland,

4:46 another threeame stretch gives the

4:47 tailgator an opportunity for revenge.

4:49 And like I said, this crowd is already

4:51 bumping.

4:52 >> You know, a man who has no equal in the

4:53 sport of an animal. His name is Kyle

4:55 Martin. and he single-handedly beat the

4:58 Loco Beach Coconuts in San Antonio last

5:00 weekend. And why don't you say we take a

5:02 look at those highlights? Spoiler, it's

5:05 just the action.

5:18 >> Back to our regular scheduled

5:20 programming. Turn that TV on, honey. The

5:24 auction is on. Home run number 17 and a

5:27 one to nothing lead for the boys in the

5:29 red, white, and blue.

5:34 >> Kmart

5:36 deep left center field. Some chase to it

5:40 and it's gone.

5:43 Honey, don't turn the TV off. Kyle

5:46 Martin's at the plate and he just hit

5:48 another two-run home run.

5:56 Great conversation

5:58 >> anytime you get to talk to him. Kyle

5:59 Martin sprays it to center. Lumpy's

6:01 getting the wave. Pumps has got a good

6:04 throw home. Not in time.

6:07 The auction has done it again.

6:11 A walk-off RBI double here in the

6:13 seventh. He has driven in all five runs

6:18 and produced both points for the

6:19 Tailgator tonight.

6:24 Kmart

6:26 deep right Bill. Did he do it again?

6:30 That's three of them.

6:35 The action has reached full capacity.

6:39 Kyle Martin

6:42 is the fourth player in Banana Ball

6:44 history to hit three home runs in a

6:46 single game.

6:51 What Kmart's been doing this year has

6:52 been absolutely preposterous. So why

6:55 don't you say we take a little look at

6:57 what the uncction has done this year. He

6:59 just became the fourth banana ball

7:01 player ever to hit three home runs in a

7:03 single game. Drake Toulson the other

7:05 three Andy Casgrove, Jake Skull, and

7:06 Reese Hampton. The first nine party

7:08 nonparty animal 57 ribbies on the year.

7:11 Kyle Martin is on pace to also break

7:13 another one of Jake Skull's records and

7:14 that is the single season riby record of

7:16 73. And then just for kicks and giggles,

7:20 if we were playing 162 games this year,

7:22 Kyle Martin would have be on pace, I

7:25 should say, for 88 home runs and 263

7:27 RBI. We are seeing quite frankly

7:29 something we've never seen on a baseball

7:31 field.

7:32 >> You say 162 banana ball games in one

7:34 season.

7:34 >> Wow. Jesse Cole is going to see that and

7:36 get a good idea.

7:39 Kyle Martin has been a joy to watch both

7:41 in venue and from afar on broadcasts all

7:44 year long. last weekend sitting in the

7:46 booth in Eugene, Oregon, watching what

7:49 Kyle Martin was doing from the

7:51 perspective of the bananas and the party

7:52 animals who are following the rest of

7:54 the Banana Ball Championship League. It

7:55 preposterous is the right word. It's

7:57 becoming unbelie It was already weird.

8:00 Now it's unbelievable what Kyle Martin

8:01 is doing in 2026.

8:03 >> 19 home runs, 57 RBI in just 50, excuse

8:06 me, in just 35 games played. He's missed

8:09 one of the Tailgator 36 they played here

8:11 in 2026. Tailgators have big bets

8:15 outside of Kmart as well. Jordan Bar,

8:17 Taylor Justice, and Cal Martin. All

8:20 hitting over 400. The only trio in

8:22 Banana Ball right now that can say that.

8:24 Earlier today, my good friend Rex

8:25 Castillo caught up with all three.

8:30 >> You know, the Texas tailgator can cook

8:32 up something mean at the tailgate.

8:34 That's what they do. Coach Barman,

8:36 hitting coach, but also grill master as

8:37 well. But what else they've been

8:39 cooking? At home plate. There are three

8:41 batters in this lineup that are batting

8:43 over 400. That has never happened with

8:45 this many games into the season. We're

8:47 going to hear from coach Bartman first,

8:48 but we're going to hear from the first

8:49 guy who's hitting over four heart 400.

8:52 That's Kyle Kmart Martin. They're blue

8:54 light specials all the time with home

8:56 runs with this guy making history every

8:58 time he hits a dinger. Kmart, look, a

8:59 lot of people can say this is all on

9:00 your shoulders, but when you're part of

9:01 a lineup that is hitting like this, how

9:03 much fun is that?

9:04 >> Oh, it's incredible. It it makes the

9:06 game so much easier on our side on the

9:08 offense side. Uh, I mean having Bartman

9:10 behind us the entire time kind of giving

9:12 us the uh the specs on the hitter or the

9:14 pitchers and whatnot, giving us the

9:16 details and letting us go up there and

9:17 do our thing.

9:18 >> Doing Kmart's thing is hitting home run.

9:20 So for him, coach, why don't we get him

9:21 a grand slam right here.

9:24 >> Get him some good fuel before the game.

9:25 >> Another two or three tonight because

9:26 anytime he Oh, okay. There you go,

9:28 buddy. He's a caveman, folks. He's a

9:30 caveman.

9:32 >> Right after Kmart, another guy who's

9:33 hitting over 400, Jordan Bar. JB, get up

9:37 here as well. JB, we talked last week

9:39 about how hitting is contagious. You're

9:41 hitting behind Kmart. So, either you're

9:43 if he gets on base, you're either

9:44 getting RBI's or you're getting ready to

9:46 be like a secondary leadup. How much fun

9:48 are you having seeing that guy either

9:49 rake it and then you get a chance to get

9:51 some RBI's as well?

9:52 >> Yeah, I I I haven't been a leadoff

9:54 hitter until this year. So, uh usually

9:56 when he walks off innings, I I lead off.

9:58 So, it's been a a pretty ongoing thing

10:00 every weekend. So, it's been a lot of

10:02 fun and we're winning a lot of games

10:03 thanks to that guy

10:04 >> and thanks to this guy as well, coach.

10:06 Home run hot dog for JB as well. What'

10:08 you say, JB?

10:08 >> Yeah, that sounds good.

10:10 >> Did you burn it again?

10:11 >> I did for you. I gave you the burnt one.

10:13 >> Get out of here.

10:14 >> Typical tailgator celebration right

10:16 there. Last guy also hitting 400 and has

10:18 a unique catcher point of view as well.

10:20 Taylor justice. You guys are This is the

10:24 the animal party you're part of now at

10:25 this crazy. So, Taylor, you have a

10:29 catcher point of view as well. How would

10:31 you navigate three guys hitting over

10:33 400? Yeah, right now I'd think about

10:35 just drilling him, but no, seriously, I

10:37 I don't know what the other teams are

10:39 thinking. It seems like he could throw

10:40 anything at Kmart and he's going to hit

10:41 it. And same with Barts. So, it makes it

10:43 easy when they're on half the time for

10:44 me to get a walk-off. So, pretty cool.

10:46 >> At 400, how much fun are you having at

10:48 the play? This is an insane flow state.

10:49 >> Yeah, I honestly couldn't care less

10:51 about the batting average. This team is

10:52 awesome. I'm having a lot of fun. Go

10:54 Tailgators.

10:54 >> Hey, at the same time, coach, he's

10:56 hitting over 400. He needs a Gizzy as

10:57 well. What' you say, Taylor?

10:58 >> Give me that Gizzy Bart.

11:00 >> Why am I feeding it to all of them? They

11:01 don't have hands right now.

11:03 Look, when they're hitting over 400,

11:04 that's pretty much what they have to do.

11:06 Coach, most importantly, you're the guy

11:08 responsible for coaching these guys.

11:09 When you have three guys hitting over

11:11 400, what's the secret?

11:13 >> Uh, I tell them great job a lot because

11:15 they're doing a great job. And, uh,

11:16 Kmart was, uh, pumping me up there a

11:18 little bit, but when you draft good

11:20 players and you have talented players

11:22 who work hard, you don't have to coach

11:24 them very much. And I don't have to

11:25 coach these guys very much. I stand back

11:26 and say, "Hey, great job." And I give

11:28 them a hot dog.

11:38 Bats go boom, man. I mean, you got three

11:40 guys this deep in the banana ball season

11:42 hitting over 400. The first time we've

11:44 ever seen this happen in the history of

11:46 our sport. I mean, usually you have

11:49 about one or two guys throughout the

11:51 league that are hitting over 400. Right

11:52 now, Drake, you have three guys hitting

11:55 in the heart of the Tailgator lineup,

11:57 all hitting over 400.

11:58 >> And two of them are rookies,

11:59 >> right? that that's brand new to the

12:01 sport of banana ball. At some point, the

12:03 the early thought, prevalent thought was

12:05 the rookies will slow down. The dog days

12:08 of summer will begin. By the time we get

12:10 to July, Kyle Martin will sit around 375

12:13 and Jordan Bar around 360 and maybe even

12:16 Taylor Justice regresses to a 380 guy.

12:19 That's not the case. They've stayed just

12:21 as hot. They proved it again last

12:22 weekend in a series split. Look, these

12:25 are numbers for a team that's one and

12:27 four in their last five games. Yeah,

12:29 they keep hitting like that, the winds

12:31 will stack up. They are at the top of

12:33 the Nanabball Championship League in so

12:34 many offensive categories because the

12:36 Texas Tailgator have just not they've

12:39 not come back down to earth, meaning

12:41 this is just how good they're going to

12:42 be.

12:43 >> Kyle Martin, man, I don't know if he'll

12:44 ever come back down to earth. You know,

12:46 a man who was on Mars last weekend in

12:48 UG, Oregon, chosen Chase Auff, had the

12:52 performance of a lifetime and was

12:54 awarded the banana ball player of the

12:56 week for what he did in Eugene Drake.

12:58 And you got to see it firsthand in line.

12:59 >> Yeah, it wasn't just at the plate

13:01 either. Chase Aup also five trick plays.

13:03 You see a recap of Sunday's game. That

13:05 was the win for the party animals. Four

13:07 to two to complete nine innings against

13:08 those Savannah Bananas. And AUP three

13:10 for five, six ribbies, couple of

13:12 walk-offs, five trick plays. Can I give

13:14 you the context, Brett?

13:15 >> Talk to me.

13:16 >> Of what he had done in 32 games prior to

13:20 Eugene Oregon. 123 played appearances

13:22 prior to Eugene Oregon. zero home runs,

13:26 14 ribbies, three walk-offs. That's

13:29 three more home runs in these two games.

13:31 Almost half the RBI production and a

13:33 couple of walk-offs to boot. Chosen was

13:35 in his back.

13:36 >> And Chosen, man, I mean, this guy has

13:39 been hitting the stick, swinging the

13:40 stick well all year. Hitting the banana

13:41 ball well, I should say. 372 average

13:44 right now, leading the party animals.

13:46 Earlier today, we said, we already

13:49 talked to the auction. We already talked

13:50 to the guys that have the high batting

13:51 averages for the Texas Tailgator. Why

13:53 don't we talk to that smile and that man

13:56 as earlier this afternoon our good

13:58 friend and good acquaintance Rex

14:01 Castillo caught up with Chase.

14:06 >> There are few people who had as good a

14:08 weekend as the chosen one over the

14:10 weekend in Eugene three for five at the

14:12 plate. That was a hat-tick of home runs,

14:14 six RBI's, five trick plays play

14:16 definitely like his nickname the chosen

14:18 one chase. What was it like to be on

14:20 that stage where over a million people

14:21 also watched it on TV and showcase your

14:24 skills like that at Eugene Oregon?

14:25 >> Yeah, I mean it was a truly a special

14:27 experience. I mean those Oregon fans

14:28 were loud. I mean the wave lasted for

14:31 like I want to say two to three innings

14:33 and I was like at one point I'm like all

14:35 right this needs to stop cuz I'm going

14:36 to come up to hit soon. I don't want I

14:37 don't want the wave going in the

14:38 batter's eye but no I mean the fans

14:40 brought the energy all weekend. We set a

14:42 record for viewers in a game, I'm pretty

14:44 sure. And it was truly special like

14:46 playing in such a big stadium like that.

14:48 It

14:48 >> was amazing to see you perform on a

14:50 stage like that here in Midland. If you

14:52 take 10 of these stadiums, you would

14:54 actually get maybe the capacity of Osen

14:56 Stadium, but this the intimacy of a

14:58 minor league ballpark like here in

14:59 Midland. How special is that to perform

15:01 in fans like this?

15:02 >> It is special. I mean, that's kind of

15:03 the beauty of Banana Ball. One weekend

15:04 we're 80,000 people in Auton Stadium and

15:06 now we're in Midland, Texas with how

15:08 many would you say? 10,000. I don't I I

15:10 don't know.

15:11 >> The math is hard for us, too.

15:12 >> Yeah, math is tough. Haven't been to

15:13 school in a while, but uh yeah, like

15:16 I've always loved the minor league

15:17 stadiums cuz I feel like when I come to

15:18 one of these games, I get a chance to

15:20 meet every fan here and I can truly like

15:22 see their reactions. I can talk to the

15:24 people while I'm on deck and like I

15:26 don't know, it's it's an intimate

15:27 experience and like I honestly think our

15:29 shows belong in these types of parks.

15:32 >> That's what makes them so special. Make

15:33 it a big stadium or small stadium,

15:34 Chosen's going to bring it. Speaking of

15:36 bringing it, going to be another matchup

15:37 against the Tailgator. pretty intense

15:39 last time in Nashville. What are you

15:40 looking forward to in this matchup?

15:41 >> I mean, I'm just looking forward to to

15:43 three good banana ball games. I felt

15:44 like those games in Nashville are like

15:46 three of the most entertaining games all

15:47 year. I'm looking forward to seeing what

15:50 Jason Swan and Taj do when they meet for

15:52 the first time at home plate. I think

15:53 it'll be good. But, uh, I mean, those

15:55 are best buds. I mean, it was a just

15:57 intense banana ball games. We had trick

15:58 plays, we had homers, and we just had

16:01 like true competition. and what I feel

16:03 like a lot of people don't think banana

16:05 ball has and that truly showcas the

16:06 competition that we bring each night.

16:08 >> Those three ingredients equals amazing

16:09 banana ball and guys like this also

16:11 equals amazing banana ball. Chosen,

16:13 thank you so much. Fireworks in the sky,

16:15 fireworks on the field going to be

16:16 incredible. But we need to know about

16:18 the rules. Here's virtual Jesse Cole to

16:20 break down the rules of Banana Ball.

16:23 >> Banana Ball is the fastest and most

16:25 entertaining show in sports. And the 11

16:28 rules guarantee the most fans first

16:30 experience every second. Unbelievable.

16:33 >> Welcome to the Banana Bowl Championship

16:35 League.

16:36 >> Rule number one, win the inning, win the

16:38 point. The team that scores the most

16:40 runs in an inning wins the point.

16:42 >> It's a walk-off winner to the deepest

16:45 Perfield.

16:46 >> Oh my goodness.

16:47 >> With the equalizer point, trick plays

16:50 provide the away team an opportunity to

16:52 earn a point going into the final

16:53 inning. And in the final inning, every

16:56 run counts as a point. Rule number two,

16:59 banana ball has a 2hour time limit,

17:01 guaranteeing that every game is

17:04 fast-paced and action-packed. Rule

17:06 number three, no stepping out of the

17:08 batter's box. If you do, it will result

17:11 in a strike.

17:11 >> Max stepped out of the box and because

17:13 he stepped out of the box, that's it.

17:15 >> Rule number four, no bunting, cuz

17:18 bunting sucks. If you bunt, you'll be

17:20 thrown out of the game. Rule number

17:22 five, batters can steal first base.

17:24 >> Ball three. Gideon taking off for first

17:26 throw from Loy in time.

17:29 >> Rule number six, there's no walks. Walks

17:33 are ball force sprints. The batter can

17:35 advance as far as they want until every

17:37 position player touches the ball.

17:39 >> No defenders have touched the banana

17:41 ball. It is a four base sprint to open

17:44 up the ball game.

17:45 >> Rule number seven, no mound visits.

17:49 >> Nope. Rule number eight, foul balls

17:52 caught by a fan count as an out. Oh my

17:55 goodness. They did. They can't corn it

17:57 on the clock. We're going to show

18:00 >> rule number nine, the showdowns. In

18:03 showdowns, the best of the best face off

18:05 in the biggest moment. One hitter verse

18:08 one pitcher with one fielder behind him.

18:10 And the hitter has to score deep to

18:13 right center. See you later.

18:17 >> Rule number 10. The banana ball

18:18 challenge role gives the coaches and

18:21 you, the fans, a chance to impact a call

18:23 on the field. Rule number 11, the golden

18:27 batter. Once a game, each team can give

18:29 any player in it back, regardless of the

18:31 lineup. This offers the biggest matchups

18:34 on the biggest stage.

18:35 >> Big on big.

18:38 Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Get out of

18:42 here, ball. That thing had a family.

18:46 And those are the rules of banana ball.

18:52 Well,

18:54 I got something to tell you guys and I

18:57 don't know quite how to tell you.

18:58 >> Brett, do you want the bad news or the

18:59 bad news?

19:00 >> So, there it is. We're in a lightning

19:02 delay. The tarp is on the field and this

19:05 was uh quite unexpected.

19:08 >> Didn't we were not supposed to have rain

19:10 and for good news is I've already

19:11 checked the forecast. Drake told,

19:13 >> "Listen, we're about to have a

19:14 conversation about the Banana Ball MVP

19:16 standings this year, but we put in the

19:18 All-Star

19:18 >> 100%.

19:19 >> We're going to give you,

19:20 >> if we had to call our shot today,

19:22 pitcher of the year, rookie of the

19:23 year."

19:23 >> But before we can do that, you're going

19:25 to play Drake toll meteorologist.

19:26 >> Did you want the bad news or the bad

19:27 news?

19:27 >> I want it. Whatever you got.

19:29 >> Here's the here is the the true bad news

19:31 out of all of this. I did break the lock

19:32 in the bathroom.

19:34 >> Is that real?

19:34 >> I broke the lock.

19:36 >> Why did you do that?

19:36 >> It's like the one stall up here, too.

19:38 And I And I broke the lock. So, people

19:40 are just going to be able to walk in

19:41 freely now.

19:42 >> No, no, 100%. Yeah. You be taking a w

19:45 and they're going to they're going to

19:45 see it.

19:46 >> Okay.

19:47 >> Dropping a deuce and they're going to

19:48 walk in on you.

19:48 >> What's the What's the bad news?

19:51 >> All right. So, I I I do have the weather

19:52 here.

19:53 >> Can we come to the booth?

19:55 >> Plane meteorologist.

19:56 >> Here we go. Let's see if we can get the

19:57 the brightness up here a little bit.

19:59 >> So, here's what we got going on.

20:01 Midland, Texas. You're going to be able

20:03 to see here that word Midland

20:06 >> and we're in the middle on the screen.

20:07 >> Uhhuh. And so, that's where we are. You

20:08 got to get to the play button.

20:09 >> Yep. We're in Midland. Okay, I'm getting

20:11 closer.

20:12 >> You're clicking on your app store.

20:13 Drake. Drake, you got to get to the play

20:14 button.

20:15 >> Well, see, that's that's the thing. Do

20:16 >> you need help?

20:17 >> Yes, Brett. Can't do this alone.

20:19 >> Let me do it.

20:19 >> Yep. Here we go.

20:20 >> Uhhuh. So, there's Midland as you can

20:23 see. That's the rain. Uh, the green is

20:26 the rain

20:27 >> and it comes right through. Let's run it

20:28 back.

20:28 >> It does. Yep. So, let's let's take take

20:30 me back to about this about 6 646 right

20:33 now. So, no rain right now. Good.

20:36 >> I'm pausing it in.

20:37 >> Let's do this. We can. Yep. It is. It's

20:38 going to You got to You got to come

20:39 here.

20:39 >> Oh, okay. I got I got to scrub a little

20:41 bit.

20:41 >> Yep. You got to scrub. Bam. So, that's

20:43 like a 748.

20:45 Rain in the area.

20:48 And then like this is an 850.

20:50 >> This is a light green though.

20:51 >> Red. We don't We don't like the red. The

20:53 red and the yellow is not our friend.

20:55 >> Red and yellow. He's a bad fellow.

20:57 Remember that from the snakes? When they

20:58 did the snakes?

20:59 >> Hey, 952 though were in the clear.

21:01 >> 9. So, what I'm hearing is what we're

21:04 hearing.

21:04 >> That's not what we're hearing.

21:05 >> I'm being told in my ears, first pitch,

21:08 >> we don't know.

21:09 >> Has been set for

21:10 >> We We don't know.

21:11 >> We have no idea.

21:13 >> I'm actually really excited about this.

21:14 Frisco, Texas, 2025.

21:16 >> Jeez Louise, man.

21:17 >> The first tailgator headline game. Take

21:18 me back.

21:19 >> You know, do you know what happened?

21:20 >> We had a rain delay where we had to talk

21:22 45 minutes uninterrupted.

21:23 >> Do you know what happened the first time

21:24 the party animals uh were the visitors

21:27 for a Texas Tailgator headline show in

21:29 2026? It rained a lot

21:31 >> in 2026.

21:33 >> Oh. Oh, yeah. That is tonight.

21:35 >> It's tonight.

21:36 >> It's raining.

21:37 >> It's tonight.

21:38 >> Party animals can no longer come to

21:39 Texas.

21:39 >> Two years in a row.

21:40 >> Yeah.

21:41 >> The Party Animals meet the Texas

21:42 Tailgator. The first time the tailgator

21:44 host a show.

21:45 >> We were not. And we were not prepared

21:46 for either one.

21:47 >> What are you doing here?

21:48 >> What do you mean we're not prepared?

21:49 >> We were not prepared for rain. We didn't

21:51 think rain was going to happen either

21:52 way.

21:52 >> I'm prepared.

21:53 >> That's why you still have your

21:54 sunglasses on.

21:55 >> Yep. That's why I took

21:56 >> That's why you took I took thousand

21:58 mills.

21:59 >> I was walking Brett through my Tylenol

22:01 over the course of the last 20 22 hours

22:05 >> just to see how many I could take.

22:06 >> You're not supposed to take more than

22:07 4,000 milligrams. That's what WebMD

22:09 says.

22:10 >> And I'm right at four. I'm holding

22:11 myself up against the wall. My left leg

22:14 is not it's not worked in the last 20

22:16 minutes or so.

22:16 >> Oh, that's not good. And you broke the

22:18 bathroom door.

22:19 >> I did break the bathroom door. Yeah,

22:20 >> I I did I did just do that. It's the

22:22 party animal Texas tailgator and rain

22:24 delay. Just so we just so Dre can sit

22:26 down. Let's get back to the field.

22:27 >> Yeah. Luckily, yes, the the Texas

22:28 tailgator have a complete rain delay

22:30 script where they'll entertain the

22:31 masses on the field. So, we're not going

22:32 to do the whole like graphic says rain

22:34 delay and you sit there. We get we're

22:36 prepared for this. We were ready for

22:37 this. And we could also show you Eugene,

22:39 Oregon last weekend. We've got a

22:41 plethora of things that we have loaded

22:42 into our uh into our queue here. Andy's

22:46 dancing in the lightning.

22:52 >> Farty's dancing in the highlight.

22:53 We do have some highlights from Oregon.

22:56 >> We do. Let's show them the highlights

22:57 from Oregon. You and I can talk about

22:58 these together. Why don't we?

22:59 >> We're waiting for a moment.

23:00 >> Yep. Any second now.

23:03 >> Our production truck's been absolutely

23:04 hooping today. By the way, Alex Gross,

23:07 the director, Emma Bates, the graphic

23:09 operator,

23:10 >> generator did explode at about 1:00.

23:13 >> Yeah.

23:14 >> So, that that was a thing.

23:16 >> Let's look at those Oregon highlights. I

23:17 hear they got them ready.

23:18 >> And now and now. There it is. Game one.

23:21 Chase Huff chosen. Animals down three

23:24 nothing. This is one of the few

23:25 highlights of game one for the black and

23:27 pink. Aub's first home run ends up tying

23:30 the seventh inning. Animals did not get

23:31 a point in the seventh. Animals didn't

23:33 get a point until the eighth, which

23:34 became the final inning, helping the

23:36 Party Animals uh the Party Animals and

23:39 Bananas both secure runs that became

23:41 points in final inning. Any run that

23:42 scored counts as a point. That was the

23:44 case in a 6-3 loss. Hampton would also

23:47 go long ball. Animals are doubled up

23:50 known by the by the Savannah Bananas

23:52 last Saturday. Then on Sunday, ABC much

23:54 larger audience guys came to play. Jason

23:57 Swan, no mercy for Noah Nisnic to deep

24:00 left field. It's now one point to zero.

24:03 Animals ahead and a hot start on day

24:06 two. They need it. Then Chase AOP his

24:08 second home run in as many games in

24:11 Eugene, Oregon. Walks off the second

24:13 inning and a walk-off for Chosen against

24:16 Noah Nisnik. Niz would be pulled going

24:18 into the third and that's where the

24:20 party animals saw a little fire out of

24:22 the Savannah Bananas. Bill Leroy the

24:24 captain to deep left field. Two-run shot

24:28 get cuts in the lead. It's two points to

24:30 one headed to the fourth but Reese

24:33 Hampton his second home run in as many

24:36 games.

24:37 Hamp former minor league of the Detroit

24:39 Tigers organization goes long ball again

24:41 on the American Broadcast Corporation.

24:43 Top of the fifth, Ty Jackson. That

24:46 ball's hit 211 ft.

24:48 >> But it looks like it was hit 450.

24:50 >> Welcome to a football stadium, Big

24:52 Tiger.

24:52 >> And that was a big solo shot. You seen

24:54 it was three to one. And then Chosen

24:56 comes up and says, "Let me hit another

24:57 walk-off."

24:58 >> Is that the Oh my goodness. It's raining

24:59 into the press box

25:00 >> and we were like 40 ft from the air. And

25:03 then Jed Lowry, man, how about this

25:05 allstar teammate of Jackie Bradley Jr.

25:08 on that 2018 World Series squad.

25:09 >> All-star alternate 14-year major leager.

25:12 crazy. Uh goes single off the left field

25:15 wall. He would score later on which was

25:18 really fun. And then the eighth pitch of

25:20 an AB in the top of the seventh. Oh,

25:22 lookucky there. Dr. the Doc Meadows a

25:25 father

25:27 hits a home run.

25:30 Now all of a sudden the game's getting

25:31 interesting. But top of the ninth, 4-2

25:33 Animals lead it. Swinging a miss.

25:35 Jackson Olsen, the greatest showman,

25:39 shows his way back to the dugout via

25:41 Dylan Porter.

25:44 Sorry, it's very hard for us to vote.

25:45 Farty is sprinting.

25:48 >> These fans are leaving the uh

25:50 >> they're going into the concourse.

25:51 >> They're going to the concourse. Not

25:53 leaving the complex, but they're leaving

25:54 their seats to go to the concourse. It

25:56 is dumping rain.

25:58 >> Yes. And me and Jimmy Lewis are on the

26:00 video board.

26:01 >> And Jimmy Lewis is walking.

26:02 >> I can hear it. I can hear it in our

26:03 crowd microphones just how hard this is

26:05 one of those

26:08 >> per this is a hard region of Texas to

26:10 explain. I think you call college

26:11 station east central Texas.

26:13 >> Correct. It is.

26:15 >> Look at Jimmy. Jimmy's still being fans

26:17 first right now. Look at this. I mean it

26:19 is pouring rain, man.

26:22 >> I didn't mean to interrupt you, but

26:23 that's cool.

26:23 >> No, it it is pretty cool. That child Oh,

26:25 it's young Brett Loftess.

26:27 >> That did look like me about third grade.

26:29 >> We need to keep a camera on that kid the

26:31 rest of the night. That's got a lot of

26:32 Brett Loftess to him.

26:33 >> Good hair out of that young man.

26:34 >> And Sister Loftess.

26:36 >> Even though I didn't grow up with one of

26:37 those.

26:38 >> Uh-huh.

26:39 >> And if I would have had a sister, she

26:41 would have been wearing a Texas

26:42 tailgator shirt for sure.

26:43 >> Hey man, cuz you guys grew up going to

26:46 Texas all the time.

26:47 >> Of course we do.

26:48 >> Uh, East Central Texas.

26:51 >> East Central Texas. This is the Perian

26:53 Basin,

26:54 >> right?

26:54 >> We're West Texas, but we're not You

26:57 think West Texas, think Lach. You think

26:59 no country for old men. We're not that

27:01 far from Levik.

27:02 >> We're a good distance from Leach.

27:05 >> It's a large state. It's It's too big.

27:07 >> Far in the context of Los Angeles. We

27:11 are close to Los Angeles.

27:11 >> We're closer than we were when you were

27:12 in Eugene last weekend.

27:14 >> That's a great point. And Dallas is

27:18 >> we're closer to Leach than Dallas,

27:20 >> right?

27:20 >> But we're not in the Big Bend area.

27:22 We're not in the the Yano Esticado.

27:25 We're the Peran Basin. And what happens

27:28 is summer nights, summer days,

27:30 >> it just rains.

27:31 >> It just rains, man.

27:32 >> Put that on a t-shirt.

27:33 >> Last night there was lightning in the

27:34 area. No rain.

27:36 >> It rained a little bit.

27:37 >> Just just a lightning storm.

27:38 >> You didn't get here until like 9:30. It

27:40 rained a little bit.

27:40 >> Okay. Before

27:41 >> I went and walked and got an unnamed

27:42 pizza. It's it's a pizza chain. I didn't

27:44 go to a local store and it rained on me

27:46 a little bit back on my mile walk back.

27:48 >> There are

27:50 prairies.

27:51 Uh

27:52 >> we we are in the Queen City of the

27:53 Prairie.

27:54 >> Flatland. Lot of flat land, man. You'd

27:57 see for mile miles and miles of Texas.

27:59 >> Good.

28:01 >> And I don't think we we had lightning in

28:03 the area, which I didn't see any of it.

28:05 >> I didn't either.

28:06 >> But our team trainers, Casey Carlson for

28:07 the party animals,

28:08 >> Brian Shapiier for the Texas Tailgates.

28:10 >> They have little machines, cell phones,

28:15 >> that tell them anytime Lightning's

28:16 within a 5 to 10 mile radius of the

28:19 complex.

28:20 >> This is a great night for the party and

28:21 almost be wearing white jerseys. By the

28:23 way, here's Dylan Porter by the dugout.

28:24 Yeah.

28:26 >> I talked to him earlier today

28:29 >> that it it wasn't raining until about

28:31 seven or eight minutes ago.

28:33 >> Yeah. But it came in strong. Really

28:35 strong.

28:36 >> You can tell just based on how it's

28:37 pulled up here already.

28:38 >> And there's some people still standing

28:39 in their seats tall.

28:41 >> I mean, this is good stuff.

28:42 >> They're just getting wet, man.

28:43 >> Yeah.

28:44 >> The wind has been a problem all day.

28:46 >> But it always is here in a place that's

28:48 so flat like Midland, Texas.

28:50 >> Yeah. And it's blowing straight in.

28:53 Now it's a little southsoutheast.

28:55 >> Yeah. I mean, it's been blowing out

28:58 towards left field most of the day. It

28:59 still is,

28:59 >> but it's blowing the rain into the press

29:01 box.

29:02 >> Never seen.

29:03 >> I got like four droplets in here. I

29:04 think we're okay.

29:05 >> Oh, there's four more than I thought

29:06 we'd get. These kids are having a blast

29:08 in it.

29:09 >> Did you ever play in the rain growing

29:10 up?

29:10 >> That's what our high school football

29:11 coach make us do.

29:12 >> I don't think it was to play though.

29:14 >> You guys had to run in the rain.

29:16 >> Yeah.

29:16 >> My favorite football game I ever played

29:18 was in the rain.

29:19 >> That's a 30,000 foot view of the Grand

29:20 Canyon.

29:22 >> Ooh.

29:22 >> Now what? Huh?

29:23 >> From the Goodyear blimp looking at the

29:26 Grand Canyon.

29:27 >> Oh,

29:28 >> Farney has dressed appropriately for the

29:30 occasion.

29:31 >> He is. He is ready to go.

29:34 >> Dylan Porter has not dressed

29:35 appropriately. You see him on the left

29:36 side of your screen sprinting back

29:37 toward the

29:38 >> Do we think Fardy's going to do a tarp

29:39 slide?

29:40 >> Locker room. I I can almost guarantee he

29:42 won't. Did he get thicker?

29:45 >> Farty. I mean, he looks like he's put on

29:47 maybe five to 10

29:48 >> with two C's. Did he get thicker? Ooh,

29:50 >> he's get he's got kind of a rump going

29:52 on right now.

29:53 >> You know, it's hard not to add weight on

29:54 tour, though, man.

29:56 >> Yeah, that's a good point. You either

29:58 lose 20 or gain 20.

29:59 >> And I've done both this year.

30:00 >> Yeah, man.

30:01 >> So, I'm just evened out.

30:02 >> It just depends on the It depends on the

30:04 week.

30:04 >> Yeah.

30:04 >> You look in the mirror, you're like,

30:05 where'd that come from? Or where'd that

30:07 go?

30:10 >> So,

30:11 I said it earlier.

30:13 >> I think Vardy is imploring the rain to

30:16 leave. Said it earlier.

30:18 >> Mhm. Chase Akoff.

30:19 >> Chase A talking this off the air. I said

30:22 MVP candidate at this point to which you

30:25 and correctly said whoa whoa whoa whoa

30:27 whoa. No one's close to Kyle Martin.

30:30 >> Correct.

30:30 >> And that's a very fair point. Kyle

30:32 Martin today would be the go away the

30:34 running away MVP. Now

30:36 >> he should be consensus MVP.

30:37 >> So it and it's a Dan Obur conversation.

30:40 And now Dan's never put up numbers like

30:41 this, but Dan's always been a great

30:42 hitter. Dan's always been near the top

30:44 of the league with his bat, right? But

30:46 the question is, okay, if Dan doesn't

30:48 play the field that consistently or

30:49 never plays the field in this case, and

30:51 I know Kyle Martin's got time in the

30:52 outfield for sure, but the question

30:54 becomes, what is and and now Brett

30:56 >> Mhm.

30:57 >> before you you're rubbing your eyes out

30:58 of frustration.

30:59 >> No, I'm not.

31:00 >> Okay, before we before we you know,

31:03 nobody come down on me here, but this is

31:04 this is what we talked about in the dark

31:06 room about Jake goal MVP last year was

31:09 what is there a difference between best

31:11 hitter

31:12 >> and banana ball MVP? Cuz Dr. Meadows,

31:15 you'll remember Mike Dup in Houston made

31:17 a case for himself to be MVP. Said, "I'm

31:19 the banana ball MVP and that was that

31:22 was not that was not him being uh he was

31:25 still with humility saying if I've got

31:27 to make a case for myself, it's that

31:29 banana ball tag

31:30 >> naturally.

31:30 >> Where do you guys make a case for

31:32 himself by for Dr. I would say this,

31:35 Kyle Martin has played enough right

31:36 field this year and has enough trick

31:38 plays that he is he is he's double digit

31:40 trick plays. I think he's easily the MVP

31:42 just because of what he's done. He has

31:44 been so much better than any other

31:46 hitter that we've had. I have an another

31:48 interesting conversation I want to pose

31:49 to you. Y you bring up Dan Obur just

31:52 being a DH. He's hitting 400 with nine

31:53 home runs this year. He has brought in a

31:55 lot of value for those Savannah ban.

31:58 >> On the same token though, I'm going to

32:00 say something. I want you to keep that

32:01 page up right there. I don't think that

32:02 guy Jonathan Sunshine looters gets

32:04 enough love because Sunshine doesn't hit

32:07 in the same way that your DH is

32:09 respectfully don't play the field and

32:12 Sunshine has won a lot of bowl games via

32:14 trick plays for these tailgators this

32:15 year.

32:15 >> So then it's it's a who's more valuable

32:17 to the sport Durst or Sunshine Looters

32:20 or if you're asking about and there's a

32:22 world where Sunshine has 246 trick plays

32:25 the end of this season.

32:26 >> Yes,

32:27 >> that guy's not the MVP.

32:29 >> He's in the conversation for sure. got

32:31 to be.

32:31 >> He's in the conversation.

32:32 >> If we get to the end of the year and

32:33 let's say Kyle Martin the rest of this

32:34 season, he if he finishes with 19 trick

32:37 plays, which isn't that far out of the

32:39 question.

32:39 >> Nope.

32:40 >> Sub 20 trick plays for Kyle Martin

32:42 >> and Jonathan Sunshine Lutters has 243.

32:45 We could do a points conversation. Who's

32:48 earned the team more points via the

32:50 equalizer? Staving off the equalizer.

32:53 That starts to get interesting.

32:54 >> I mean Kyle naturally would. I mean

32:57 offensive I mean Drake last week he

32:59 earned all three points in the game

33:00 >> because all Yeah. Looters can only earn

33:01 one a game.

33:02 >> Correct. And you can point to Sunshine.

33:04 I mean the Tailgator have won the

33:05 equalizer point 10 times this year. You

33:06 can point to Sunshine is the biggest

33:08 reason why the Tailgators have won those

33:10 10 points throughout the year. But Kmart

33:12 already has 12 walk-offs.

33:14 >> I mean he's already walked off 12

33:15 innings this year leading Banana Ball

33:17 with with 12 points he's earned that

33:18 way. So

33:19 >> now but how many times have the

33:20 Tailgators won the equalizer?

33:22 >> Mhm.

33:23 >> How many?

33:23 >> 10.

33:25 How many times have they held the other

33:26 team from winning the equalizer? You

33:28 know, all but two,

33:29 >> right? So that's that's a Sunshine

33:30 Looter stat. That's you're either he's

33:32 helping you get 10 points this year,

33:34 similar to the 12 walk-offs for Kyle

33:36 Martin.

33:37 >> And now look, as the visiting team,

33:39 Martin can't walk an inning off, right?

33:40 >> But now we're talking a range of like,

33:42 well, shoot, Jonathan Sunshine Looters

33:44 is pretty directly tied to how the

33:47 tailgator have scored or held other

33:49 teams when it comes to the equalizer.

33:50 >> Okay. So, right now, who are your We

33:53 don't have to say who our MVP

33:54 prediction. I think both of us would say

33:56 Kyle Martin. Who would you say is top

33:58 the three guys in that conversation

33:59 right now?

34:00 >> I I like Jordan Brewer.

34:03 >> I mean, I do too. I love Jordan.

34:05 >> The bat numbers aren't there yet.

34:07 >> I feel like his average and I love where

34:08 he's at home run-wise and trick

34:10 playwise, what he's done is incredible.

34:12 I mean, truthfully,

34:14 >> he's revolutionized first base.

34:16 >> He has 100%. What is that first?

34:18 >> If we talk about players who have

34:19 revolutionized the game, Kyle Martin at

34:21 the plate

34:22 >> and in the field,

34:24 >> yes, Sunshine Looters, but if you're

34:25 talking plate and field combined,

34:28 >> that's Jordan Brewers.

34:29 >> Is he the most complete player this year

34:30 in Banana Ball?

34:31 >> It's hard to say a first baseman could

34:33 be the most complete player.

34:34 >> I'm talking about with trick plays

34:35 defensively, but also what he's done

34:36 offensively.

34:37 >> Yeah, if we talk combination of trick

34:38 plays as well as the bat, Jordan

34:40 Brewer's up there. I you look, I mean,

34:42 he's batting

34:42 >> Jordan Bart's up there, too, though,

34:44 man. I mean, what he's done at third

34:45 base with trick plays, he's top seven in

34:47 the league right now.

34:48 >> Yeah, man.

34:49 >> Dan Ober still got to be in that

34:50 conversation.

34:51 >> Chase Auff.

34:53 >> Yeah, 100%.

34:53 >> I Chase Chase Aub's top five.

34:56 >> Yeah, there you see it. Brewer's fourth

34:57 in trick plays right now,

34:58 >> right at first base, no less. Those two,

35:02 short stop and and second base makes the

35:05 He's the outlier of this graphic is

35:06 Jordan Brewer.

35:07 >> Yeah, you go second baseman short stop

35:09 from left to right. Middle infielder s

35:11 play both short stop and second base.

35:13 first baseman in Jordan Brewer and then

35:15 short stop Ryan Cox.

35:16 >> That don't make no sense to quote a

35:18 brother or Arthal. Brewer shouldn't be

35:20 on this graphic.

35:22 >> Oh, and by the way, his trick plays look

35:24 pretty sick behind the back, between the

35:26 legs. He's doing the

35:28 >> one he made last weekend in foul

35:29 territory.

35:30 >> Yes.

35:30 >> Insanity.

35:31 >> And so there was a point in time, I

35:33 remember, you know, back in the day

35:35 >> where Alex Ziegler was first base where

35:38 he was the trick play merchant at first

35:40 base

35:40 >> and he's still incredible over there

35:41 >> for sure. He he invented this. He

35:44 started the idea that oh shoot, your

35:47 first baseman can be directly tied to

35:49 how many trick plays you have. You need

35:50 a a showman there. And now what Brewer

35:52 has done is taken that elevated with 76

35:55 trick plays. Oh, and by the way, hit

35:57 over 300. And every time he's a third

35:59 round draft pick for a reason. Every

36:00 time he steps to the plate, fourth round

36:02 draft pick.

36:03 >> Astros fourth round draft pick. Every

36:04 time he steps to the plate, opposing

36:06 pitchers don't want to face him.

36:08 >> Well, actually, you're you're correct. I

36:10 mean, he was a fourth round banana ball

36:11 draft pick. Third round Astros is what I

36:13 was going for there, which fourth round

36:15 banana ball draft pick is crazy.

36:16 Absolutely insane.

36:17 >> I'm going to be honest with you guys

36:19 before before we got the full big board

36:21 and I dove into your Bobby Lays of the

36:24 world and your Ben Parkers and your

36:25 Tanner Allens. I had Jordan Brewer

36:27 mocked in the first round of the draft.

36:28 >> Absolutely. Yeah. And he earned that as

36:30 a visitor last year. For him to have not

36:33 gotten for him to have been a fourth

36:35 rounder to fallen that far is a huge

36:37 steal for Mark Crocco and it's one of

36:39 the reasons that lineup stayed so

36:41 consistent.

36:43 Well guys, you

36:46 you probably want you probably want an

36:49 update on the weather.

36:50 >> Yep. Let's give them one, huh?

36:51 >> Um

36:53 it's not good. There is rain forecasted

36:57 for at least the next hour into the 8:00

37:00 hour.

37:02 and beginning at Yeah. 9 beginning

37:04 between about 8:30 is right now the

37:07 earliest probable time, but we can come

37:09 into the booth and Drake can show you

37:10 the uh Drake can show you the forecast.

37:12 >> Yeah, let's do that.

37:13 >> Meteorologist Toll.

37:14 >> Hi Brett. Good to see you. Great to have

37:16 you. It's a pleasure sharing the booth

37:17 with you. Let's give you uh our weather

37:19 update brought to you by Banana Ball. Uh

37:24 let's fix this. Make sure. Do I look

37:25 good? Yep. You look really good. Thank

37:27 you. So, here's what we got so far.

37:29 Weather delay. You're going to see that

37:30 word in the middle right there. It says

37:32 Midland. Look at Midland right here. And

37:35 I'm going to take you through the next

37:36 half hour or so. So, we're at 7:04 local

37:39 time right now in Midland.

37:42 And then bam, that's coming right on top

37:44 of us. So, we're about to see a little

37:46 bit more rain here. You're looking at

37:48 about 7:35. It's It's curving a bit. And

37:51 this is effectively a popup shower. Now,

37:54 yes, as Brett mentioned, it's going to

37:56 be on top of us and kind of over us here

37:58 for the next little bit. This is going

38:00 into 9:38 central time and then finally

38:03 clears up a little after 9:30. If we

38:06 zoom ourselves out away from Midland,

38:09 you're going to see or we even go up and

38:11 around. You'll see that the area it's

38:15 just a pop-up shower, Brad. This isn't

38:16 like a squall line or you still see you

38:19 got Midland right here in the middle.

38:21 >> Good.

38:22 >> And what we can go back, let's take you

38:23 all the way to right now. what we're

38:25 currently looking at. Bam. That's that

38:28 one little pocket of rain coming

38:29 through. It grows,

38:32 it grows,

38:34 and then it's gone. It's just gone. So

38:36 9:30, the weather should clear up right

38:39 here in Midland. It's just a question of

38:41 how much between now and that 9:30 is

38:44 rain and how much is lightning.

38:47 >> Hopefully not that much rain and

38:49 hopefully no lighting. Lightning.

38:51 >> Lightning.

38:52 >> Lightning.

38:53 >> Correct.

38:55 That is the hope.

38:56 >> Thank you, Brett. You look good today,

38:58 by the way.

38:58 >> Thanks, man.

38:59 >> Have you been unbuttoning your shirt?

39:00 More buttons?

39:01 >> No, it's still two. I see now that this

39:03 one's flipped over a little bit.

39:05 >> Got the old Ivon Trac going on, huh?

39:07 >> Yeah, he told me more more buttons

39:08 unbuttoned. To my dad's ill wishes. My

39:11 dad said no more buttons unbuttoned. And

39:13 Ivonne said one more button unbuttoned.

39:15 >> So, Jonathan Sunshine Looters.

39:16 >> Yes. Really good at trick plays.

39:19 >> How many trick This is This is a great

39:20 question. If you have a guy like Jake

39:22 Skull last year who wasn't a trick play

39:23 merchant, his offensive stats were so

39:25 undeniable that he was the MVP.

39:27 >> We got a trick play package by the way

39:29 from San Antonio. We can talk about this

39:30 over the top of that.

39:31 >> Triple triple triple crown winner. Okay.

39:33 >> Mhm.

39:34 >> Is there a world where a guy is so good

39:36 at trick plays where a guy racks up so

39:38 many trick plays. Again, if if Sunshine

39:39 has 243 in 60 games, how do you deny

39:44 what at what point does he hit a number

39:46 that is equivalent to a guy on offense

39:50 blowing away the rest of the league? I

39:52 mean, you talk about being undeniable,

39:54 those those offensive numbers are

39:56 undeniable. And I will say this, in both

39:58 defense and in in in I guess I playing

40:02 devil's advocate against myself. Yeah.

40:04 Our our minds are so trained as sports

40:06 fans and as sports watchers and even the

40:08 sports voters that we we will have the

40:10 opportunity to make when this argument

40:12 comes about. We are so trained to think

40:14 offense, offense, offense. But in Banana

40:16 ball, these trick plays are so

40:18 important, which is a big reason why the

40:20 Texas tailgators are top the Banana ball

40:21 standings right now. And I think

40:23 Sunshine is the biggest reason of that.

40:25 So to your point, I mean, Ryan Cox had

40:28 209 and 210 and didn't come close to

40:31 winning the game. and is a guy that

40:33 plays fulltime at shortstop. So, I I

40:36 would say it's still going to be

40:37 dependent on the the offense, the top

40:40 offensive guys are always going to get

40:41 the nod, but what Sunshine's done this

40:43 year is crazy, but I think Ryan Cox

40:45 would say, "Why didn't I get more MVP

40:47 votes each of the last two years as

40:48 well?"

40:49 >> Yeah. Yeah. So, Chase Auff, right?

40:52 That's a great point cuz Cox was an

40:54 everyday hitter,

40:55 >> correct?

40:56 >> He was the He was in the line of every

40:56 day.

40:57 >> He hit what, 290 last year.

40:59 >> Yeah, he had a good year. Good year.

41:01 Whereas Sunshine, you can't I don't want

41:03 to fault him. The designated fielder is

41:05 invented because of Sunshine Looters and

41:06 Matt Wolf.

41:07 >> So, I don't want to fault him for where

41:09 he sits

41:11 as somebody who doesn't hit. But you're

41:12 right. How did we fault Ryan Cox who

41:15 blew away the rest of the league the

41:16 last two seasons

41:19 but for for hitting, you know, cuz his

41:21 numbers weren't

41:22 >> Kyle Martin levels, Jake Skull levels at

41:24 the plate. I going back to Chase Auff,

41:26 you'll see in today's game,

41:28 >> he is eighth in hits in the Banana Ball

41:30 Championship League

41:31 >> and he is sixth in trick plays.

41:34 >> We're talking banana ball MVP. I that's

41:37 top five for me and I'd put him over

41:39 Sunshine Looters. I know it's playing

41:40 Devil's Advocate to have Sunshine that

41:42 conversation agree.

41:43 >> But I just don't think we're there

41:44 ultimately. I don't think we're there

41:46 yet to we say, "Hey, a designated

41:48 fielder with 243 trick plays even can

41:51 win the MVP for Banana Bowl." I mean,

41:54 you've seen DH's win the MVP in Major

41:57 League Baseball before.

41:59 >> When's the last time you saw a trick

42:00 play in Major League Baseball?

42:02 >> Right. That's what changes. It's banana.

42:03 It's banana ball. And that's that's the

42:06 point that I'm making. I think

42:07 >> often times where you're talking

42:09 baseball or banana ball, Drake, I don't

42:10 think defense is valued at the same

42:12 level that offense is. And I really

42:14 think there's, like you said, there's a

42:16 way that we need to retrain our minds to

42:18 value that because what Dan Obur is

42:20 doing for the Savannah Bananas this year

42:21 offensively is just as valuable as what

42:23 Sunshine has done this year defensively

42:25 for the Texas tailgate.

42:26 >> Okay, let's do it then. If you had to

42:27 call MVP today,

42:29 >> yeah,

42:29 >> number one one

42:30 >> Kyle Martin.

42:32 >> Yeah, I agree. I mean, there's there's

42:34 nothing out offensive stats speak for

42:35 themselves. And at 406, he's slashing

42:40 40649792.

42:42 That's That's silly numbers.

42:43 >> 902.

42:44 >> He's leading the league in walk-offs,

42:46 home runs, RBI. He's what, third in the

42:49 league in batting average.

42:51 >> I mean, it's it's silly business what

42:53 he's been doing.

42:54 >> And in his 159 plate appearances, 22

42:57 strikeouts is great.

42:59 >> And 21 ball four sprints. I mean, almost

43:01 a one for one ratio there.

43:02 >> Yeah. For a guy who's hitting 19 home

43:04 runs and 57 ribbies, you would expect

43:06 that number to be high. The strikeout

43:07 number should be higher, correct, based

43:09 on the amount of power he's hitting for.

43:11 what he's doing. We've never seen

43:12 anything like it in banana ball

43:14 >> in no sample size

43:15 >> or even in the sport of baseball any

43:17 >> not 35 games not I mean we've never seen

43:19 this and keep in mind when you say for

43:21 for baseball like I go back to uh some

43:24 of these great runs like Schwarber's on

43:26 one right now or Danzy Swanson Swanson's

43:27 on one right now

43:28 >> five home runs in 24 hours yep or back

43:32 to Jeff Frank that first month or so

43:35 with the Atlanta Braves put on a show a

43:37 clinic right

43:38 >> but to see a guy start the season. This

43:41 is Kyle Martin doing in his first 35

43:42 games for a guy to start the season this

43:45 hot

43:45 >> and if he doesn't I mean the crazy thing

43:47 is these stats right now are already

43:48 good enough for him to win MVP if he had

43:50 done this at the end of 61 games much

43:52 less than in 35. All right we're going

43:54 to continue this conversation but

43:56 there's a good friend of mine. His name

43:58 is Jimmy Lewis as I currently talk to

44:00 him on the video board. My other best

44:03 friend some would say Rex Castillo has

44:05 him live.

44:07 >> Hey guys. Yeah, here with Jimmy Lewis. A

44:09 really cool thing that happened here

44:10 with the rain delay. Obviously, a lot of

44:11 us started looking for cover, but Jimmy

44:13 took his time to get back into the

44:14 dugout because he was out there with

44:16 fans. Jimmy, of course, we call

44:17 ourselves fans first, but you saw a rain

44:19 delay and you saw an opportunity to just

44:20 have a moment with the fans. What was

44:21 your mindset then?

44:22 >> You know, I mean, they all took their

44:24 time to come watch us and experience

44:26 this and what we're about is obviously

44:28 fans first. And I didn't come here to

44:31 just, you know, play baseball and all

44:32 that. I wanted to be more than just a

44:33 baseball player and actually meet people

44:36 and try to make an impact on people

44:37 because they make an impact on me and we

44:38 couldn't do it without them. So, it's

44:40 the least we could do really.

44:41 >> Jimmy also had to convince him to get

44:43 back into the dugout cuz he still wants

44:44 to be out there when you have that

44:45 moment with a fan and you have that

44:47 moment to impact people. You've had pro

44:48 ball experience as well, but what is it

44:50 like to do it on this stage?

44:51 >> You know, I think being here is the

44:53 happiest I've ever been on a baseball

44:54 field because I don't feel like I'm just

44:55 a baseball player. I feel like, you

44:57 know, I'm a person just like them. We're

44:58 all the same and we're like one big

45:00 family. And so getting to actually like

45:02 meet people on a personal level and not

45:04 just like sign an autograph and run real

45:06 quick, I think it's so much more

45:07 special. And that's why Banana Ball is

45:09 what it is now and why everyone loves it

45:11 and why we love our fans because we just

45:13 want to make that impact and really be

45:15 there for everyone.

45:16 >> And the normal reaction obviously is

45:18 like, all right, rain's happening at the

45:19 ballpark. 50% of people would leave,

45:21 right? You look around, sure, a lot of

45:23 people aren't in their seats right now,

45:24 but they're underneath cover. How cool

45:25 is it to see that people are still

45:26 sticking around? See, that's why I have

45:27 so much respect for all the original

45:28 bananas and Jesse Cole and Emily Cole

45:30 and everybody cuz they're the ones that

45:32 built this. We just got to be a part of

45:33 it now. And getting to be a part of this

45:35 is unreal. I mean, I never thought,

45:37 never did I see myself coming out here

45:39 and playing. It wasn't a thing when I

45:40 was a kid. But now that I'm here,

45:42 there's no place I'd rather be.

45:43 >> And of course, we do want this game to

45:44 get underway. A lot of fireworks could

45:46 fly between the tailgators and party

45:47 animals. You expecting another good one

45:48 here?

45:49 >> Oh, it's always a great game between us,

45:50 too. Very competitive. both good at the

45:52 entertaining part, but we also play

45:53 really good baseball, banana ball, and

45:55 it's gonna be a fun one.

45:56 >> Last question here. It is the first time

45:58 in Midland Banana Balls come to this

46:00 part of Texas. The reaction for all the

46:02 fans, them coming out has been amazing.

46:03 What's it been like to see all the fans

46:04 here, too?

46:05 >> It's been so cool. I got to go to Wilson

46:06 last night at the academy and so many

46:08 people have like from Midland haven't

46:10 got to see this and they're so excited.

46:12 So, the least we can do is bring the

46:14 energy for them. I mean, they were

46:15 giving it to us. So, we're just feeding

46:16 off them and excited to see what they

46:18 think about it. And I think Jimmy's

46:19 itchy to get back out there and meet

46:21 some more fans. We'll let you go, Jimmy.

46:22 Thank you so much, brother.

46:24 >> Drake, Brett, back to you.

46:25 >> Jimmy Lewis is indeed the man. You know

46:26 who else is a man? The Beefy Boys. They

46:28 are about to do a tarp slide.

46:31 >> Those are some short shorts, huh?

46:33 >> That's beef daddy to you.

46:34 >> Vaguely uncomfortable with that. So,

46:38 we're both in agreement, undoubtedly,

46:40 unanimous, I think, right? Now, if we

46:41 all if if if the minds of Banana Ball

46:44 voted that Kyle Martin is the MVP.

46:46 >> Yes. Number two,

46:49 >> it's tough for me, man. I I would say

46:51 right now,

46:53 >> Bar.

46:55 >> Yeah, I mean, I I'd go Jordan Bar.

46:57 >> It's hard to stay away from Bar. He's

46:58 batting over 400.

47:00 >> Top seven in trick plays.

47:01 >> Yep. Number seven in trick plays.

47:03 >> Yeah, let's go Jordan Bar.

47:05 >> Also, hot corner. Incredibly important

47:07 position.

47:08 >> Everyday guy at third base, Jordan Bar.

47:12 >> Third. Me personally, I'm I'm going to

47:14 go Tanner Allen.

47:16 Wow.

47:17 >> Or Ben Parker. Yeah.

47:19 >> Like both of those guys are in my top

47:20 five in MVP votes right now.

47:23 >> Jeez, man. I just love trick plays so

47:26 much.

47:26 >> I But Ben Parker has done trick plays

47:28 this year. I mean, outfielders naturally

47:30 get less opportunities,

47:31 >> right?

47:32 >> But like Ben Parker's ripped back flip

47:33 catches this year. Like he has been he

47:36 has been really good out there in in

47:38 center field for them.

47:40 >> 17. Reese Hampton has 38 in center

47:42 field.

47:43 >> Indiana Stanley with 40 for.

47:44 >> Right. So that's where Ben Parker's not

47:47 >> what he's doing to the plate is

47:48 undeniable.

47:50 >> Yeah.

47:50 >> From a from an outfield standpoint, he's

47:52 just being outpaced by Reese Hampton to

47:55 the point where I don't know if I'd

47:57 consider that. I I I would hold off on

47:59 Park. I like Tanner Allen though. It's

48:00 good that Tanner Allen's good

48:01 conversation.

48:03 >> And I I know Tanner doesn't have the

48:04 trick play numbers. I understand that.

48:06 >> Seven trick plays. We see

48:07 >> But he leads banana ball in hits right

48:09 now. But you've been in the we were in

48:10 the war room last year with these

48:12 conversations

48:13 >> and it was just you can't be an

48:15 outfielder with Sko had his uptick in

48:19 trick plays from 24 to 25 helped him so

48:21 well.

48:22 >> Allen and Parker are both putting an MVP

48:25 caliber season at the plate together if

48:27 not for a guys like Bar or Justice or

48:30 Martin.

48:32 >> In their defense, let's not forget two

48:34 things here. They are outfielders and

48:36 they are both rookies in this sport.

48:39 Well, we're getting to the rookie of the

48:40 year conversation.

48:40 >> Yeah. I mean, without that there's a

48:42 clear number one and then everybody

48:43 else,

48:44 >> right? And that but that's also where it

48:45 gets very interesting because you start

48:47 to talk about it. But pause. I can only

48:49 think of one thing at once.

48:50 >> Martin Bar.

48:53 See, that's I again MVP most valuable

48:56 banana ball player. The way that Jordan

48:58 Brewer has revolutionized first base, I

49:00 don't think it's the I don't think it's

49:01 a bad pick.

49:03 >> At third in that voting,

49:04 >> fourth in trick plays.

49:05 >> Yeah. I mean,

49:06 >> he's top. He's seventh or hitting.

49:08 easily top seven in my MVP voting. I

49:10 just don't know where he falls.

49:11 >> Okay.

49:12 >> I don't I'm going to be honest. I don't

49:13 know where he falls. Chase Auff top five

49:15 in my MVP votes.

49:16 >> Bobby Leay has to be up there.

49:19 >> What he's done this year and his trick

49:20 plays. You want to talk about trick

49:21 plays? That's the dude who leads the

49:23 Indianapolis Clowns in trick plays.

49:24 >> And offensively, he's still been

49:26 fantastic this year.

49:29 >> Yeah. Nine errors is my only push back.

49:32 >> That's fair.

49:33 >> It's my only push back. But when you're

49:34 when you get as many fielding

49:35 opportunities as a shortstop does,

49:37 naturally that's going to come with it.

49:38 We're on different playing surfaces.

49:40 >> Got five half that, you know.

49:42 >> Yeah.

49:43 >> So I I still have AUF above Leday. Is

49:45 Leday top eight? Yeah, I think so.

49:46 >> Yeah. I'm Yeah, I'm not making an

49:48 argument. Bobb's over Chase. That's not

49:49 what I'm making an argument of. I'm

49:50 >> But he's in he's somewhere in that

49:52 conversation.

49:52 >> In that conversation conversation. So I

49:54 think Bar Akuff Brewer Martin Leay

49:59 Tanner Allen.

50:00 >> Yeah, I agree.

50:01 >> Ben Parker's in there. Dan Over has to

50:03 be in the conversation. I know I know

50:05 we're not talking about two-way guys and

50:06 I know there's a lot of people that's

50:08 not big on giving a DH. The dude's

50:09 hitting 400 with nine home runs right

50:11 now. Yeah.

50:11 >> Like Dan Over has to be in the

50:13 conversation.

50:13 >> Yeah.

50:14 >> Yep.

50:17 >> It's what's so tough, man, is

50:19 >> and we haven't even mentioned Jackie

50:20 >> for a lot. We haven't mentioned Jackie

50:22 yet. And that's geez, what a season he's

50:24 put together. And I guess

50:28 >> the reason I'm holding off on Tanner

50:29 Allen,

50:30 >> okay,

50:30 >> is or Ben Parker, offense great. Trick

50:33 play numbers aren't there.

50:34 >> So why am I not holding off on Kyle

50:36 Martin? Offense great.

50:38 >> The offense is that much better.

50:40 >> Correct. Bingo.

50:41 >> I mean, 19 home runs, 50 57 RBI, and

50:44 he's still hitting over 400 while doing

50:45 that.

50:46 >> Let's open it up. Live fan feedback. It

50:48 is the Brett Loftish Show, Texas

50:50 Tailgator YouTube channel. Uh ht pink

50:53 butterfly bethany. Yeah,

50:55 >> great username. Says, "What if we just

50:57 did MVP on defense, MVP on that, by the

51:00 way? I seen that. I'd absolutely love

51:01 that.

51:02 >> I think you do a defensive player of the

51:04 year."

51:04 >> Defensive player. Okay, so I thought

51:06 this becomes trick play later, right?

51:08 >> But that's what I was going to say. So

51:09 when you look at that, am I going with

51:11 Okay, I watched all the games. I'm going

51:14 with both the guy that has the congalmer

51:15 of the trick play numbers to back him

51:17 but also is just stupid good at defense

51:20 or am I just picking Sunshine?

51:22 >> Sunshine I believe has both.

51:24 >> Like Sunshine is that good of a

51:26 defensive second baseman. Also leads

51:28 league in trick play.

51:29 >> I think it would be Sunshine if we had a

51:31 defensive MVP.

51:32 >> Yeah, personally.

51:33 >> Can I ask you a level three banana ball

51:35 question?

51:35 >> I'd love that.

51:35 >> This is a tough one.

51:36 >> Mhm. What is the best way to do voting

51:40 >> far as

51:42 >> internally? Externally.

51:43 >> Yeah. Yeah. Because I think there has to

51:45 be a fan aspect to this and there was

51:46 last year.

51:47 >> I agree.

51:47 >> To the All-Star game.

51:49 >> I think it's the most fans first way to

51:50 do it is to have a certain fan. Now,

51:53 should we have the entire vote? I don't

51:54 think so. Should fans have the entire

51:56 vote? I don't think so.

51:57 >> I think there should be a percentage.

51:58 Here's what I think. I think we should

51:59 poll internally

52:01 >> and then it would give you, let's say,

52:02 like we've been giving you the

52:03 candidates tonight. We take five MVP

52:05 candidates. Yeah, that's good.

52:07 >> And then it could be weighed a 50-50

52:08 vote of the fans vote and then of the

52:11 internal vote

52:11 >> because look, Kyle Jackson could have

52:13 been rookie of the year last year,

52:14 >> right?

52:14 >> And if you open up to just a fan vote,

52:16 he probably wins it over Andy Cosgrove.

52:18 >> Correct.

52:18 >> And I'm saying that as as Cosgrove's

52:20 guy, but Kyle Jackson wins that fan

52:22 vote. So you you waited a little bit cuz

52:24 I think the right guy won rookie of the

52:25 year and and Kyle Jackson was squarely

52:27 in the conversation for all of us.

52:30 The thing that I consider with player

52:32 voting,

52:34 >> front office voting, brought, it's

52:35 always the the question of, okay,

52:38 >> I won't see the Loco Beach Coconuts for

52:40 the last four months of the season.

52:41 >> I won't see the Savannah Bananas until

52:43 September and hadn't seen them since the

52:45 middle of May.

52:45 >> And so the party goals players, this

52:47 this staff, there's a side of the staff

52:49 that will vote that just won't see these

52:50 guys. And so a guy like Jordan Brewer

52:52 might not have the offensive numbers,

52:54 but if you're in venue and watching him

52:55 play, you're like, "Oh, that's an MVP

52:56 caliber bat."

52:57 >> 100%. So you're going to miss you're

52:59 going to lose that by not being able to

53:00 watch these guys night in night out and

53:02 consistently.

53:04 >> I and I would say this too. I I think

53:06 >> that's where we that's where we bring in

53:07 Sam Sammy and Brandon.

53:10 >> Man, I talked to those guys last night.

53:11 >> Set them down with a scantron and they

53:13 fill the the banana ball breakdown guys.

53:17 >> I don't I I'd like I'd like their

53:20 thoughts at the very least, which surely

53:21 they'll give their thoughts this season.

53:22 >> And I would like this too if we just

53:24 open it up to the fans and they gave us

53:26 their their MVP. Yep.

53:27 >> And the MVP was still based off some

53:29 conglomerate of a fan vote in in a

53:31 internal vote.

53:32 >> But that's where and and it's a credit

53:34 to the guys, but it it's not it

53:36 shouldn't I shouldn't say but that that

53:38 dilutes what I'm about to say. It's a

53:40 credit to the guys. Jackson Olsen, Rack,

53:42 KJ, they would win the MVP 10 times out

53:46 of 10. If we just if we put it up to a

53:47 national fan vote, they would win MVP.

53:49 >> Yeah. Kyle Jackson will be your MVP this

53:51 year, right?

53:51 >> 100%. and or or Jackson Olsen who's

53:53 going on Dancing with the Stars. That

53:55 kind of reach or Rack who's got, you

53:57 know, every nine-year-old in America

53:58 wants to play baseball because Coach

54:00 Rack Puck, correct?

54:01 >> Do they deserve that? Yes. They're

54:03 bringing kids to Banana Ball. They're

54:05 bringing kids to baseball, which is

54:07 ultimately our goal here is to make

54:08 baseball fun. And that can't be

54:11 understated.

54:12 >> So, is there something to say about

54:14 that? The mo almost it's it's like the

54:16 most fans first, right? The most fans

54:18 first player award.

54:19 >> Well, I guess on that same note then,

54:20 Drake, When you're looking at a Banana

54:23 Ball MVP, not only the the social aspect

54:25 and the fans first aspect of of

54:27 interacting, but how good are you at

54:29 entertaining

54:30 >> as a banana ball player? That's a major

54:32 aspect of it.

54:33 >> So that's ultimate logic says, what

54:35 about a fan favorite separate from MVP,

54:37 separate from player of the year, from

54:38 rookie of the year from the

54:39 >> Okay, so NASCAR does something like

54:40 this. NASCAR has the most popular driver

54:42 award. It has nothing to do with

54:44 anything that they do on track. It just

54:47 has to do with the fans vote who they

54:49 think the most popular driver is. Chase

54:50 Elliot's won it the last nine years in a

54:52 row in the sport of NASCAR. And I think

54:54 your most popular banana ball player. I

54:56 mean, that's or fan favorite, we could

54:58 call it. I don't think that's a that's a

55:00 bad thought there.

55:01 >> Yeah, I like that. KCOT baseball league

55:04 goes 10th man of the year. It's a little

55:05 bit of that. It's it's less stats driven

55:07 and more, you know, who's the the impact

55:09 guy. There are a lot of impact guys out

55:10 here.

55:12 >> Rookie of the year.

55:15 >> I I said no. And I I have worked myself

55:19 back off this take. Rookie of the year.

55:23 >> If it if the MVP is a rookie,

55:25 >> they have to be the same guy.

55:27 >> Yes or no? If Kyle Martin wins MVP, he

55:30 has to win rookie of the year. I said no

55:32 originally. I'm walking myself back on.

55:34 >> He has to. He has to.

55:35 >> Okay. If if we go back, Mike Trout, y

55:39 2011, that was his rookie year. He goes

55:42 out that year. He finished third in MVP

55:44 voting because there were two guys

55:45 better than him. He was the clear-cut.

55:47 He was the consensus American League

55:48 rookie of the year.

55:49 >> Yeah.

55:49 >> Are you going to look at that guy if

55:51 Mike Trout had hit five more home runs

55:52 and had 10 more RBI that year and you

55:54 say, "Oh, just cuz you're a rookie, you

55:55 can't win the MVP."

55:57 >> I'm I want the other way around, though.

55:59 I'm saying you won the MVP. Do we still

56:02 give you rookie of the year?

56:03 >> Yes, we should. Absolutely we should.

56:04 And I'm not I would say that if Kyle

56:06 Martin played for the Loco Beach

56:07 Coconuts, like I think that the the best

56:09 player in the league is the best player

56:11 in the league. Oh, and if he just so

56:12 happens to be a rookie, I mean, we said

56:13 that about Jackie coming in the year. I

56:15 mean, Jackie Bradley Jr. was the clear

56:17 on odds on favorite to win rookie of the

56:19 year and he was the MVP favorite start

56:22 as well.

56:22 >> That's where that's where Kyle Martin is

56:25 my MVP. But if we're talking just that I

56:29 I I guess I'm thinking in titles and

56:30 graphics here. Jackie Bradley Jr.

56:32 36-year-old rookie of the year.

56:35 >> What I think and and that you make a

56:37 very similar argument for Kyle Martin

56:39 given his pro his pro ball experience.

56:41 Jackie Bradley Jr. or being a rookie is

56:43 already just that mindboggling for our

56:45 sport.

56:46 >> And the idea that he is the best

56:47 representation of our rookies on the

56:49 banana ball field.

56:51 >> I've watched that dude lead a locker

56:52 room

56:53 >> in an incredible way.

56:54 >> Yes.

56:55 >> Asking questions, the humility, but the

56:57 ability to lead a locker room.

56:59 >> Him and Carell Prime, watching both of

57:01 those guys, the way they lead those guys

57:02 at rehearsals, in the locker room, and

57:04 elsewhere. And I would say this too, if

57:06 you want to go just first year, I mean,

57:09 I wouldn't put an age on it, but if you

57:11 wanted to do all guys under X age, 25

57:14 years old,

57:14 >> like a Forbes,

57:16 >> 25 under 25.

57:18 >> I mean, Ben Parker, this is his first

57:20 year pro ball. Like legitimately has no

57:23 pro ball experience before this.

57:24 >> What about this?

57:26 >> The coaches have an opportunity, and

57:28 this is back to an MVP, rookie of the

57:29 year, kind of all all around. The

57:31 coaches have an opportunity to narrow

57:32 down their roster to three guys. Here

57:34 are my three guys I promote for rookie

57:37 of the year, for MVP, for etc.

57:40 >> That's how a lot of high school, that's

57:41 how they do it. You all state, that's

57:42 how you do it.

57:43 >> You do that still in some football

57:44 conferences,

57:45 >> colleges. Yep. In college, you do do it

57:47 a lot of times in college. That's not a

57:48 bad concept of of you giving the coaches

57:53 cuz there's no world where, you know, a

57:55 banana ball team will go four guys deep

57:57 as the top four MVP voting across the

57:59 league. Three feels pretty fit,

58:01 >> I'd say. So, I mean, that gives you 18

58:03 guys. It gives you a pool of 18 guys

58:05 that you can decipher from.

58:07 >> Yep. Three guys from each team. Six

58:08 teams. Yep. Speaking of which, we've

58:10 been talking a lot about Kmart. We'll

58:11 pause this conversation. Don't worry, we

58:13 got a lot more to talk about. Kmart

58:15 actually incredible video. He was able

58:18 to break down his swing of his

58:19 record-breaking swing in Nashville.

58:21 Let's take a look at that.

58:26 >> No, he didn't. No, he didn't. Welcome to

58:30 history.

58:32 Kyle Martin is the new single season

58:35 home run king.

58:37 >> Now back in place of Jordan Hussein is

58:40 the tailgator golden batter, Kyle Kmart.

58:46 >> Wow.

58:47 >> It might have crossed my mind briefly,

58:49 but it wasn't something that was like,

58:51 oh, I got to do it here. In that moment,

58:54 it's just all about the team. Like I

58:55 said, we were losing at that point in

58:57 time. So, let's have the best of bat

58:59 possible. Try and find something to put

59:01 play hard. Um, just put pressure on the

59:03 defense. So, right before this at bat,

59:05 Bar had come up to me and said Gillespie

59:08 was working on a cutter. Um, so in my

59:11 mind, I was immediately trying to push

59:13 him away, let the ball come back into my

59:15 barrel kind of thing. When you're

59:17 looking for it and you get it as a power

59:19 hitter, that's something you you kind of

59:21 like you dig in a little bit deeper for.

59:24 Welcome to history.

59:26 >> I've never been a bat flip guy until

59:28 this year. Um I've always been a put

59:30 your head down and just kind of jog guy.

59:32 Um but they're more celebrated here.

59:34 They're they're they want you to

59:36 exaggerate them a little bit more and

59:38 celebrate.

59:46 right as it was crossing the fence is is

59:48 probably when I turned around to the

59:50 team. Um and then just, you know,

59:53 celebrated with my team, got the little

59:54 bat flip in there. Um took my time to

59:57 like recognize them for all of it, too,

59:59 cuz none of this would be possible

1:00:01 without any of them, obviously. Um so,

1:00:04 just wanted to celebrate with them in

1:00:06 that moment as well. I had planned with

1:00:08 Sunshine for this one. Um because I

1:00:10 tried to do it on the one where I missed

1:00:12 home plate. Um but this one was a little

1:00:14 more special. So we did the Saquon

1:00:17 Barkley, you know, the the jump turn. Um

1:00:20 the jump hurdle. Um just cuz me being a

1:00:23 Philly fan, I I thought like I thought

1:00:26 that this would be the moment for that.

1:00:27 So it turned out really well.

1:00:33 Come on.

1:00:40 >> First off, I you know, that was an

1:00:42 incredible breakdown um by Kyle Martin

1:00:46 and and breaking down that

1:00:47 record-breaking swing. Second off,

1:00:49 Drake, we got to show some love to our

1:00:50 YouTube audience. We have gained

1:00:51 viewers. Yeah. Since this rain delay.

1:00:54 So, we thank you guys so much. Drake and

1:00:55 I are going to continue to after you

1:00:57 guys. And now, I'm going to throw it

1:00:58 over to our meteorologist, Drake.

1:01:01 >> Yep. So, here's what we got, guys. We're

1:01:02 taking a look at the greater Midland

1:01:04 area here in Texas. It's the Peran

1:01:06 Basin. And right now, this is currently

1:01:07 live. You're going to look Midland. The

1:01:10 big word right there you're going to see

1:01:11 is Midland. Flash right there to you.

1:01:13 >> The line is right on it there, D.

1:01:15 >> Boom. Boom, baby. There you go. Midland.

1:01:17 >> Now, if we back it up just a bit here,

1:01:19 you'll see that Midland at approximately

1:01:22 7:28 Central time right now is where we

1:01:25 are. It We're still pretty dry. Brett,

1:01:27 you got any rain outside? I'm not seeing

1:01:29 much rain. It it is drizzling right now.

1:01:31 >> Just a little drizzle and that's what

1:01:32 you're seeing out of the green here. Now

1:01:34 green is still good. Green means good.

1:01:36 It's when that red and yellow about 758

1:01:39 where you're looking at right now. When

1:01:40 that comes into play, things get a bit

1:01:42 more complex with the lightning. This is

1:01:45 at 8:28

1:01:48 now. 8:43. We're still all in the green.

1:01:51 That green is our friend. The yellow is

1:01:53 not. 913 green 928. So, what we're

1:01:57 seeing is about 9:30 or so. This is past

1:02:00 928 into 9:45. That green should be

1:02:04 gone. We should dissipate pretty well

1:02:06 and we should be in the clear. That's

1:02:08 the goal. Now, again, we are currently

1:02:10 in a rain and lightning delay. If the

1:02:11 lightning is holding off, we'll be able

1:02:14 to get you banana ball as fast as

1:02:15 possible.

1:02:15 >> Lightning is holding off.

1:02:17 >> Yep.

1:02:17 >> Lightning's holding off. We are

1:02:18 currently out of that lightning delay.

1:02:20 So, if we'll go back and look down at

1:02:21 the field. Yep. The reason that we have

1:02:24 fans and seats and whatnot down here is

1:02:26 because there's no more lightning delay.

1:02:28 Obviously, as Drake just pointed out,

1:02:30 it's such a drizzle of a rain that

1:02:32 obviously it's not really affecting the

1:02:34 fans as much. However, I don't know if

1:02:36 that is going to allow for the tarp.

1:02:38 >> That's right. That's that's the big

1:02:40 hangup here is that we're seeing that

1:02:41 rain is in the area for the next hour,

1:02:43 hour and a half. So, because of that, I

1:02:46 think that tarp's going to stay on. And

1:02:48 if we feel confident enough, you know,

1:02:50 every lightning delay is 30 minutes. if

1:02:52 we feel confident enough

1:02:53 >> and we're out of lightning delay. The

1:02:55 initial lightning delay came about I

1:02:56 believe at 6:48.

1:02:59 >> Yep.

1:02:59 >> Um maybe a little bit earlier about 6:44

1:03:02 I believe came about about 6:44. So

1:03:04 we're out of that lightning delay. The

1:03:06 Beefy Boys as well as Jason Art it

1:03:08 appears his bass guitarist Jace Yarboro

1:03:12 and

1:03:13 >> Seth Markham's out there.

1:03:14 >> Seth Markham and then John Pers was his

1:03:16 electric guitarist. Sloan Latrell,

1:03:19 they're all out there playing in right

1:03:21 field,

1:03:23 >> playing football.

1:03:24 >> Credit to the organization, too. I know

1:03:25 sometimes with situations like this, the

1:03:27 question comes up of, "Well, why didn't

1:03:28 you warn the fans or why didn't you push

1:03:30 the game back?" That's right. When we

1:03:33 woke up this morning, there was no

1:03:34 expectation of weather in the area. And

1:03:38 the pop-up shower that we got here in

1:03:39 Midland hit us at about 6:45.

1:03:42 Completely. We went through

1:03:45 >> an well over an hour of the pregame on

1:03:47 the field.

1:03:48 >> I was doing my uh my pre-show bit, the

1:03:51 giddy up and then the tailgator gauntlet

1:03:53 and I Oh, there was lightning.

1:03:55 >> Just saw lightning. So again, what we

1:03:57 expect here 7:30 local time between 7:45

1:04:02 and 8:00, another pod of lightning is

1:04:05 supposed to come in. So that's why the

1:04:07 tarp hasn't been pulled yet. Like you

1:04:09 said, still a light drizzle, but you

1:04:11 were saying you're you're down on the

1:04:12 field.

1:04:12 >> Yeah, I was out on the field and I felt

1:04:14 one singular raindrop hit me in my lip

1:04:16 and I said, "Oh, well that's Texas. We

1:04:19 may get a drizzle or two."

1:04:20 >> That's Texas

1:04:22 again. Yep. And I was like,

1:04:27 >> "Wow." Yeah. I mean, and that's how I

1:04:29 felt. These guys, man, that was that was

1:04:32 a third and 16 throw trying to push the

1:04:35 change right there.

1:04:36 >> Right. We got that. That's one of the

1:04:38 biggest cornerbacks I've ever seen in my

1:04:39 life.

1:04:40 >> I You know, they call those guys

1:04:41 tweeners now. You play safety,

1:04:43 >> line, man.

1:04:46 >> 63. Yeah. 240 safety.

1:04:49 >> That Kirby likes putting his safeties in

1:04:51 the box, though.

1:04:52 >> Yeah.

1:04:52 >> Shall we call this? Seth Markham's got

1:04:55 the sleeve on.

1:04:56 >> He in the best way possible seems like

1:04:58 the guy who would ask to be quarterback.

1:05:03 >> Oh man. What do we got here? Little

1:05:05 threeon-ree action. All right. Seth's

1:05:07 clearly all-time quarterback.

1:05:09 >> Yep. He would he he would he would vote

1:05:11 for that.

1:05:11 >> We got Beef Daddy is what

1:05:14 >> Can you rush the quarterback?

1:05:15 >> I don't think so.

1:05:16 >> Here we go.

1:05:16 >> Seth drops back to pass.

1:05:18 >> Slant route's open.

1:05:19 >> He's looking somewhere. Look at an out

1:05:20 route. Oh, White Lightning cannot corral

1:05:23 it in.

1:05:24 >> We got to zoom. We got to bring the

1:05:25 camera back.

1:05:25 >> We got to zoom out just a little bit.

1:05:26 >> Wow. I can't I can't even see the

1:05:28 routes. I need to be able to break down.

1:05:31 >> All right, man. You can tell these guys.

1:05:33 They've barely been through.

1:05:36 I mean, this is tough because it looks

1:05:38 like we're probably playing two-hand

1:05:39 touch.

1:05:40 >> Yeah,

1:05:40 >> one of these teams very tangibly has

1:05:42 more speed. That guy's a buck 10 if

1:05:44 we're lucky.

1:05:44 >> Sloan, the electric guitarist with the

1:05:46 sleeves rolled up there.

1:05:47 >> A buck 10 soaking wet

1:05:49 >> and he's facing a wide receiver.

1:05:50 >> Seth just went under 250.

1:05:53 >> That's Oh, he's taking him deep. He's

1:05:56 got him. The 10, the five touchdown from

1:06:00 KC Gazetta. And he just hit the Billy

1:06:03 White shoes Johnson in the end zone.

1:06:05 >> I saw his butt crack.

1:06:07 >> I saw a little little glimpse of his

1:06:09 butt crack right there.

1:06:10 >> Do we have a replay of that? Can we show

1:06:12 a replay of it? It was the old give and

1:06:15 go. Look at this. The pup fake and then

1:06:17 just taking the top off.

1:06:19 >> Jked the cameraman. Cameraman thought he

1:06:21 was going the seam right there. No,

1:06:23 that's the go.

1:06:25 >> Oh wow.

1:06:26 >> I want to put that in my football reel.

1:06:27 >> So as it should. No. Is it

1:06:31 >> what?

1:06:32 >> Was there a penalty?

1:06:34 >> Did they call it back?

1:06:35 >> Did they I think they called it back.

1:06:37 >> They must have sacked Seth Martin. They

1:06:39 rushed. That's why he was open. They

1:06:40 rushed the quarterback.

1:06:41 >> All right.

1:06:42 >> Back under center again. We had a little

1:06:43 bit of a delayed block.

1:06:45 >> Seth, is he looking deep again? He is.

1:06:47 >> Oh, he's got a man

1:06:48 >> way deep. Oh,

1:06:49 >> we got to have that.

1:06:51 >> Throws just a little short.

1:06:52 >> Yeah, that's not a great throw at all.

1:06:54 >> Mr. Kazana, though, that's the brother

1:06:55 of the man who just caught that wide

1:06:57 open touchdown.

1:06:58 >> Go for that. similar to the uh

1:07:02 >> Yep. You're finding it

1:07:06 >> last night.

1:07:08 The the soccer the red card. No. Well,

1:07:11 they they there was a goal. The US

1:07:12 scored a goal. They erased it for some

1:07:14 reason.

1:07:15 >> Now Jason Hart's playing quarterback.

1:07:16 >> That's not legal. You can't do that.

1:07:18 >> My July.

1:07:19 >> Why are they moving him up?

1:07:20 >> His birthday's tomorrow, by the way.

1:07:21 >> In the best way possible. He seems like

1:07:22 the guy that would move the football up

1:07:24 a couple yards.

1:07:24 >> Jason Hart.

1:07:26 >> Is he looking for the checkown? Oh,

1:07:28 Jarboro.

1:07:30 >> Well,

1:07:32 here's what I want to know. Why were the

1:07:34 Beefy Boys playing zone coverage in

1:07:36 threeon-ree football?

1:07:37 >> Right. And why does Jason Art get to be

1:07:38 the quarterback for the team that's in

1:07:40 the Again, you got two guys, Seth

1:07:42 Markham and Jason Art that both really

1:07:44 want to be quarterback.

1:07:45 >> I think Seth's running some routes now,

1:07:47 though.

1:07:49 >> I I I believe

1:07:50 >> it is Jason Art and the Texas Tailgator

1:07:52 band.

1:07:53 >> Of course,

1:07:53 >> he he should be the quarterback

1:07:55 >> now. Seth is going to Oh, now he's

1:07:56 making him snap. for shame.

1:07:58 >> BP boy playing some zone defense.

1:08:00 They're putting away.

1:08:02 >> There's no way the tailgators are going

1:08:03 underneath here.

1:08:04 >> Oh, he dropped the

1:08:05 >> fingers.

1:08:06 >> Jason looking at it go way deep to

1:08:09 Sloan. It's picked off. It's picked off.

1:08:12 >> He can run back to Santa. A spin move.

1:08:16 >> He's at the five and he takes it in for

1:08:19 a Beefy Boy touchdown.

1:08:22 >> And there ain't no flags

1:08:24 >> and his draws are out.

1:08:26 >> Yeah. Was

1:08:29 it his butt crack I saw earlier? All the

1:08:31 beefy boys kind of run together.

1:08:32 >> Let's get a film breakdown here. Dre.

1:08:34 >> Yeah, you see backed up way deep in the

1:08:36 pocket. Doesn't ever try to step up

1:08:37 despite a lack of pressure. He's got two

1:08:39 guys go routes to the outside playing

1:08:41 the sidelines and he just lofts it up to

1:08:43 the wrong man. That guy's wearing the

1:08:45 wrong colors

1:08:46 >> or none.

1:08:48 >> Art heard footsteps and there were none

1:08:49 to be found.

1:08:51 >> That's what we call seeing ghosts.

1:08:52 >> That's a touchdown by the way.

1:08:53 >> Yeah. Pick six, man. First of the

1:08:55 season. Seth Markham didn't try. We

1:08:57 We've got some issues in the locker

1:08:58 room.

1:08:59 >> We've got some issues in the Jason Art

1:09:01 in the Texas Tailgator band plus Seth

1:09:02 Markham locker room. And the first issue

1:09:04 is the name of the team. We've really

1:09:06 got to narrow it down.

1:09:08 >> Is Jason going to play center now?

1:09:10 >> Seth's wearing that arm sleeve. I feel

1:09:11 like he's got to go.

1:09:12 >> I just saw Jason wag a finger. He says

1:09:13 I'm still quarterback no matter what. I

1:09:15 put the team on my back though.

1:09:16 >> Jason eightstep drop. He's going to let

1:09:19 it rip this time. Way deep to Seth

1:09:21 Markhamm. No, it's Sloan Latro. They

1:09:25 take the top off an 80 yd touchdown and

1:09:28 the tailgator man is back on the board.

1:09:30 >> That was a dot from AR. You got to give

1:09:32 him credit for the way he rallied.

1:09:34 You've got to give him credit for the

1:09:35 way he rallied.

1:09:36 >> And Sloan hits the Jordan shrug twice.

1:09:39 Wow.

1:09:40 >> I don't understand where the defense why

1:09:42 why the Beefy Boys slowed down.

1:09:46 >> I don't think it's that they slowed

1:09:47 down. I think it's that

1:09:49 >> they are just slow in general.

1:09:51 >> They're just much slower in general.

1:09:53 Yeah. What a catch, man.

1:09:54 >> That dude's all arms and legs. They

1:09:56 forgot his torso at the torso factory.

1:09:59 >> Oh man, God just poured in the limbs

1:10:02 bucket when he created him.

1:10:03 >> Jeans and boots.

1:10:04 >> All right,

1:10:05 >> they still have the ball.

1:10:06 >> We have two to the left.

1:10:08 >> Art back to pass.

1:10:10 >> He's looking for somewhere to go. Jason,

1:10:12 with all the time in the world looking

1:10:14 up top, Jace. Oh, is that now? Is that

1:10:17 defensive passing?

1:10:18 >> But the Beefy Boys have got to start

1:10:19 playing the ball. If they if they don't

1:10:21 start playing the ball, I'm going to

1:10:22 call that. I'm going to by rule I'd have

1:10:23 to call that.

1:10:25 >> Are we officiating this as well?

1:10:28 >> I don't know who else would be.

1:10:30 >> Um,

1:10:30 >> this seems unregulated. If you know who

1:10:32 you know who should officiate it, Seth

1:10:34 Markham, but he's too busy worried about

1:10:36 being the damn quarterback.

1:10:41 >> We are in Texas, so that means you

1:10:42 should probably run the ball.

1:10:44 >> Did they call the game?

1:10:45 >> I don't know.

1:10:46 >> Jason Art's walking off.

1:10:47 >> Can I make I'm going to make a phone

1:10:48 call right quick.

1:10:49 >> Jason Art refuses. I can't do this

1:10:51 anymore.

1:10:52 >> I'm going to call Jason and tell him

1:10:54 that

1:10:54 >> you can call that. He's got his phone

1:10:56 out.

1:10:57 >> I don't have Jason's phone number.

1:10:58 >> Oh, forearm tattoo. He's got his phone

1:11:00 out. Look. Oh, sign my ball. He said,

1:11:02 "Sign my ball." That's the jersey.

1:11:05 >> Rex, I know you can hear us. Rex, can

1:11:06 you tell Jason to continue playing? Can

1:11:09 you go tell him to continue playing?

1:11:11 Tell him we're calling the game. Rex is

1:11:13 going to relay the message.

1:11:15 >> Jason,

1:11:15 >> we we're calling the game. Jason, tell

1:11:17 Jason we're calling the game. Actually,

1:11:19 can you just get a postgame interview?

1:11:21 Our in. We're playing ball, boys. We're

1:11:24 playing ball. We're

1:11:24 >> playing We're playing ball here.

1:11:26 >> Okay, here we go.

1:11:27 >> Oh, a guy who was already taking it very

1:11:30 seriously is about to take it way more

1:11:32 seriously.

1:11:34 >> Oh,

1:11:34 >> look at that face. That's intensity.

1:11:36 >> Now, we got Azie out there. He's the

1:11:38 drummer for the tailgator, man.

1:11:41 >> Is it the guy with the perm?

1:11:42 >> He is. Well, his hair got a little

1:11:44 frizzy today. I think perms are supposed

1:11:45 to avoid that.

1:11:46 >> That's a perm.

1:11:47 >> You'd know. I would know. Yeah, you're

1:11:49 not supposed to get a perm wet.

1:11:50 >> You're a permer of what? Two times now.

1:11:53 >> Two-time world champion perm.

1:11:55 >> Thank you.

1:11:55 >> They should give you a belt, man.

1:11:58 >> What do we have here? What's the hold

1:12:00 up?

1:12:00 >> They should give me a hat. So, I got

1:12:01 >> Does Rex Rex has a microphone?

1:12:03 >> Rex, what do we got down there?

1:12:04 >> Rex, let's interview the quarterback

1:12:05 who's throwing both a pick six and two

1:12:07 touchdowns.

1:12:08 >> Hey, Jason.

1:12:08 >> Hey, Jason. So, calling up the game up

1:12:11 in the booth. They wanted to get in the

1:12:12 mindset of the quarterback. So, what

1:12:14 happened in that last game? So,

1:12:16 unfortunately, I was just looking for

1:12:17 the big chunk plays. I was trying to

1:12:19 look downfield too much. I got it out of

1:12:21 here.

1:12:22 >> Yeah, you let him know.

1:12:24 >> So, here's the deal. We're going to look

1:12:25 for the shorter passes this time. We're

1:12:27 not going to look deep unless it's open.

1:12:29 If it's open, I got to get it there. I

1:12:30 was just waiting to

1:12:31 >> Rex, where are the boundaries? Who's

1:12:32 officiating this?

1:12:34 >> Do we have an official? Seth, do you

1:12:35 want to Do you want to officiate this?

1:12:36 >> Why can't we Seth should officiate this?

1:12:38 >> It's quarterback for

1:12:39 >> ninjas can't talk.

1:12:40 >> Oh, he's the quarterback for So, he's

1:12:42 not all time quarterback.

1:12:43 >> One of the beefy boys got too tired. I

1:12:44 do fear.

1:12:45 >> And he's he's the honorary quarterback.

1:12:46 >> Honorary quarterback.

1:12:47 >> Did he ask for that? Can you ask him?

1:12:49 >> Yeah.

1:12:50 >> I got to find my base player.

1:12:51 >> All right. He's got

1:12:52 >> We can't ask the ninja questions.

1:12:54 >> He can't speak to us, Rex. It's in his

1:12:55 contract.

1:12:56 >> Ninja code.

1:12:57 >> It's in his contract.

1:12:58 >> I'm going to ask if we can. Hold on one

1:12:59 second. See if we can find some.

1:13:01 >> There's more lightning.

1:13:02 >> There's more lightning, Rex. Be safe

1:13:03 down there.

1:13:04 >> Yeah. Good luck, Rex.

1:13:06 >> He put the team on his back, though. Rex

1:13:08 is doing this for Matt.

1:13:09 >> He'd do it for banana ball.

1:13:11 >> Dan shop.

1:13:14 It was communication that had to be off

1:13:15 the record. Seth did say he is the

1:13:17 all-time quarterback for the Beefy Boys.

1:13:19 >> Did he ask for that?

1:13:20 >> You don't have to be an all-time

1:13:20 quarterback to the Beefy. You're just

1:13:22 the quarterback.

1:13:22 >> Yeah, he's just the quarterback.

1:13:23 >> If you're a quarterback for one team,

1:13:25 you got to tell him.

1:13:26 >> You got to be a quarterback for one

1:13:27 team, Seth. You can't be a quarterback

1:13:28 for You got to be all time quarterback

1:13:29 according to the rules.

1:13:30 >> But but no, he's not the alltime

1:13:31 quarterback. He's just the quarterback

1:13:33 for the Beefy Boys. Period.

1:13:34 >> You're a quarterback for one team.

1:13:35 You're not alltime quarterback. You're

1:13:36 halftime quarterback for one team. The

1:13:39 Beefy Boys.

1:13:40 >> I'm public communication is what we're

1:13:41 learning.

1:13:41 >> No, I I'm I'm Considering that you said

1:13:44 what you

1:13:45 >> are they recruiting fans.

1:13:47 >> I think we're recruiting cuz we Yep. We

1:13:49 got a young man in a helmet.

1:13:50 >> This is really good boots on the ground

1:13:51 stuff. Rex.

1:13:52 >> I appreciate you Jason. So who's this

1:13:53 young man that we just recruited?

1:13:54 >> A new player. I don't know his name yet.

1:13:56 >> Don't know his name yet. All we know

1:13:57 he's a playmaker

1:13:58 >> Cooper stuff like flack vest in Kuwait

1:14:00 >> under.

1:14:01 >> So I need So I need I need a helmet is

1:14:03 what you're saying.

1:14:04 >> You with press on the front.

1:14:06 >> Who Who is this young man on the field?

1:14:08 >> I don't know. Does he have does he have

1:14:10 credential?

1:14:10 >> Oh Rex is splitting out wide.

1:14:13 You know what?

1:14:14 >> He's got documentation. Wait, one team

1:14:16 has nine players.

1:14:17 >> Here we go.

1:14:18 >> All right.

1:14:19 >> That young man back with a helmet on.

1:14:22 >> He's looking for Oh, man.

1:14:24 >> He overthrew him, which is pretty

1:14:25 impressive.

1:14:26 >> Good arm on the kid, right?

1:14:27 >> Rex, what did you just run?

1:14:30 >> That's a great question.

1:14:31 >> Rex, is this your first day at the

1:14:32 running factory?

1:14:34 >> I didn't want to bring that up at all.

1:14:37 >> You're learning. It's okay.

1:14:38 >> I am.

1:14:39 >> Why is the kid wearing a helmet, by the

1:14:41 I think just that's for safety.

1:14:42 >> He's playing football.

1:14:43 >> That's for safety.

1:14:44 >> Playing the rules. The rules. We're

1:14:46 going two.

1:14:47 >> You You have way more players on your

1:14:49 team, Jason.

1:14:50 >> Jason Jason,

1:14:50 >> if you go 0 for two in the first two,

1:14:52 it's turnover on down.

1:14:53 >> They're saying that you do have an

1:14:54 advantage more.

1:14:54 >> You have way more.

1:14:55 >> Oh, we don't have an advantage because

1:14:57 I'm the quarterback. And so then when we

1:14:59 flip over, I won't be playing.

1:15:00 >> So there we go.

1:15:03 >> The front

1:15:04 >> and also at the same time, the

1:15:05 collective weight of like two beefy boys

1:15:06 is all of you, right?

1:15:07 >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, two beefy boys

1:15:08 equals one Aussie. I mean, two Aussies

1:15:11 equals one beef.

1:15:12 >> Three Aussies.

1:15:13 >> We're saying three Aussies equal one.

1:15:14 >> Aussies like a buck 30. So can wreck.

1:15:17 >> I don't know if I should tell him that.

1:15:18 >> All right. All right, Rex. Here we go.

1:15:20 >> All right. Here we go.

1:15:20 >> It's Jason Art.

1:15:21 >> Wide 180. My July on four. My July.

1:15:24 Ready? Go.

1:15:25 >> All right. Jason's back to pass. They

1:15:27 got four going wide. Jason going deep

1:15:30 for Aussie. It's Seth Markham looking

1:15:33 like Darren Sha.

1:15:34 >> I can see that guy's nose from all the

1:15:36 way up here in the press box. That's

1:15:37 crazy.

1:15:38 >> Oh man. interference.

1:15:39 >> By the way, did Jason Art just say we

1:15:41 got two We got two recess kings out

1:15:43 here.

1:15:44 >> Did we just call pass interference?

1:15:45 >> Jason just called pass interference.

1:15:47 >> We looking at a replay of that.

1:15:48 >> Jason would call pass interference.

1:15:50 >> Unbiased. It's unbelievable.

1:15:51 >> Jason just said, "I want to play

1:15:52 quarterback, but we're on defense. I'm

1:15:54 not playing."

1:15:56 >> I think that's exactly what happened.

1:15:58 >> All right. Okay. He called pass there

1:16:01 first.

1:16:01 >> I I saw a false start.

1:16:02 >> He's got to get a completion.

1:16:05 Short routes. What happened to the short

1:16:07 routes?

1:16:09 I didn't play the wind very good.

1:16:11 >> Ask Jason what happened to going to

1:16:13 underneath.

1:16:13 >> I didn't play the win very well.

1:16:17 >> Throw that out the window. Jason,

1:16:20 >> I'll always swing for the fence. I'll

1:16:22 always go for the touchdown.

1:16:23 >> So, we threw the plan out the window,

1:16:25 boys.

1:16:26 >> You know, this is meant as a as a

1:16:27 compliment.

1:16:28 >> Stick to singing, Jason.

1:16:34 >> The hardest hitting safety in the

1:16:35 league, Jason R. By Boy's now taking

1:16:39 over on offense.

1:16:39 >> All right.

1:16:40 >> Why? How is the rules? I don't

1:16:43 understand. They didn't get two

1:16:44 completions. They didn't get two

1:16:46 completions.

1:16:46 >> Well, then why didn't they throw it to

1:16:47 the open man who is four yards down the

1:16:49 field?

1:16:50 >> Seth Markham has a quarterback towel and

1:16:52 an arm sleeve.

1:16:53 >> He brought that with him. He brought it

1:16:54 to City just in case he quarterback at

1:16:57 some point.

1:16:57 >> All right, Rex. Microphone down. We're

1:16:59 going to come back to you in the middle

1:17:00 of this play. Seth Markham back to pass

1:17:02 >> and Jason Art steps off the field.

1:17:03 >> Seth Markham looking to go real deep.

1:17:06 Oh, he drops it.

1:17:08 >> What do we do?

1:17:08 >> He drops it.

1:17:09 >> Fire the coach.

1:17:10 >> White lightning drops it.

1:17:12 >> That's the third time I've seen his

1:17:13 butt.

1:17:13 >> Coach, what would you do in that

1:17:14 situation, Jason?

1:17:15 >> I would definitely bench him. I mean,

1:17:17 that's

1:17:17 >> fire the coach.

1:17:19 >> Also, again, Jason's just not playing

1:17:21 defense. He just wants to play

1:17:23 quarterback. This is the most lead

1:17:25 singer of a band thing I've ever seen

1:17:27 happen.

1:17:29 >> Ask Jason why he's not playing defense.

1:17:31 We don't care what he's saying right

1:17:32 now. Why is he not playing defense? bad.

1:17:34 >> At one point, Jason has relayed to me

1:17:36 the young man in the helmet is Jason's

1:17:37 substitute on defense. That was

1:17:39 >> That's not how that works.

1:17:41 >> That's never been That's fans last.

1:17:43 That's not even how

1:17:44 >> fans last is fantastic. All right, Seth

1:17:46 Markham. Where's he looking to go here?

1:17:48 >> Oh, double coverage.

1:17:51 >> You guys didn't see the play, but you

1:17:52 didn't need to. It did.

1:17:53 >> Overthrow. So now Jason knows also a

1:17:55 quarterback commentating.

1:17:56 >> This poor kid is worn out.

1:17:57 >> Turn on down.

1:17:58 >> He's puffing. He's crying. This kid's

1:18:00 crying.

1:18:01 >> Turn over on down. refuses to play

1:18:03 defense on offense isn't how this is

1:18:05 working.

1:18:05 >> Jason would say some stuff like that,

1:18:06 wouldn't he, Rex?

1:18:10 >> You know what? This should just be Jason

1:18:11 versus Seth Markham. One-on-one Oklahoma

1:18:13 drills.

1:18:13 >> Hey, this is for you, Brett.

1:18:15 >> Yeah.

1:18:15 >> Nick Harbor, South Carolina plays was

1:18:17 what they're calling right now.

1:18:18 >> Yeah. Nick Harour can't catch the ball.

1:18:20 No offense to him.

1:18:22 >> He He runs really fast.

1:18:23 >> Aussie told me to tell you.

1:18:25 >> All right. Well, Aussie better catch the

1:18:26 ball.

1:18:27 >> Four receivers and three defenders.

1:18:29 >> No, there Oh, yeah, there are.

1:18:30 >> This isn't good, man. No, there's four

1:18:32 defenders. Seth Marcos playing defense.

1:18:36 >> Well, yeah. Can drop the ball. He's on

1:18:38 the field the whole game.

1:18:40 >> Jason made him play defense.

1:18:43 >> He's guardb.

1:18:46 >> Hold on. Hold on.

1:18:47 >> I don't know why these interviews are

1:18:48 going so long for saying they can't

1:18:50 handle the beef.

1:18:51 >> That's all he had to say.

1:18:52 >> They can't handle the beef, Drake.

1:18:54 >> Well, they can't.

1:18:55 >> Neither of these teams can handle the

1:18:56 football. Let's start there. Sloan is

1:18:58 now calling him out and says

1:19:00 >> this is the worst showing of seven on

1:19:02 seven.

1:19:03 >> Jason, where's he looking to go?

1:19:05 >> Jason over the middle of the field. Seth

1:19:08 Markhamm no flies all.

1:19:11 >> No flags on the play. Jason is

1:19:13 >> It flips now. That's two straight

1:19:15 incompletions. It flips

1:19:16 >> and now we flip. There we go.

1:19:17 >> Okay, I'm starting to get the hang of

1:19:18 this.

1:19:19 >> Yes, you must get two completions

1:19:25 >> in in the worst way possible. Seth

1:19:27 Markham is going to screen record this

1:19:28 and put it on his huddle

1:19:31 >> and he's gonna have us up the entire

1:19:33 team.

1:19:34 >> He is hoping the UT Peran Basin head

1:19:36 coaches the ground right now.

1:19:37 >> He's hoping in Sarkeesians here.

1:19:39 >> So Seth is targeting Jason Ar.

1:19:42 >> All right, Seth Markham back to pass.

1:19:44 The Beefy Boys take five years to get

1:19:46 off the line.

1:19:47 >> Pump fake.

1:19:48 >> I mean they can rush the quarterback

1:19:49 here.

1:19:49 >> Seth Markham goes down.

1:19:52 >> White lightning. Oh,

1:19:54 >> another one dropped. Undy stayed on that

1:19:56 time.

1:19:57 >> So that's a win. Undy stay on.

1:19:59 >> Undy stayed on.

1:20:00 >> Jason Art is pulling every quarterback's

1:20:02 dream of waving incompletion when he was

1:20:05 10 yards away from the play.

1:20:06 >> Here comes Here comes Ninja.

1:20:08 >> I just wanted to let everybody know.

1:20:09 >> Nope. Ninjas can't talk.

1:20:10 >> He can't speak to us. He can't speak to

1:20:12 us. Get the microphone away from him. He

1:20:13 cannot speak to us.

1:20:14 >> Not allowed.

1:20:15 >> The ninja code.

1:20:18 >> He should have not been a ninja then if

1:20:19 he wanted to talk. Should have thought

1:20:21 about that.

1:20:21 >> His ninja just ain't beefy enough to be

1:20:23 a beefy boy. He's trying to prove his

1:20:25 >> We're giving them way too much access to

1:20:26 the microphone. Rex. Rex, walk back to

1:20:29 the dugout. Got to go.

1:20:31 >> Rex, turn around.

1:20:32 >> Take control of the situation.

1:20:33 >> Walk away from them.

1:20:34 >> They're becoming divas. The game was

1:20:35 over. We initiated this.

1:20:37 >> We We did, dude. I did this. Seth Marco,

1:20:40 >> I also put that gasoline on the fire.

1:20:41 That's

1:20:41 >> That's true, Rex. That's true.

1:20:43 >> Can we zoom that camera a little bit

1:20:45 there?

1:20:46 >> Throws it to an empty patch of grass.

1:20:48 >> It's been nine minutes of real time

1:20:50 since we saw a completion.

1:20:52 number one.

1:20:53 >> Oh man, we we've uh wow, we've gained a

1:20:58 lot of lot of viewers on YouTube as

1:20:59 well. Thank you guys for joining us to

1:21:00 uh banana ball in form of football.

1:21:06 We are in a lightning delay/ rain delay.

1:21:09 >> Each of these players deserve a spot in

1:21:10 the league.

1:21:12 >> What? The banana ball championship

1:21:13 league?

1:21:14 >> No, the payforplay men's league down the

1:21:16 street in Odessa.

1:21:20 Is that the one where you have to buy

1:21:21 your own equipment and whatnot?

1:21:23 >> Is that the 37?

1:21:24 >> Yes, but I have a feeling Seth Markham

1:21:26 already has all the equipment.

1:21:31 >> He ain't got to buy anything, man.

1:21:37 Hey K Club Facebook,

1:21:43 we need to borrow some football

1:21:44 equipment

1:21:45 >> for an OTT moment.

1:21:49 What's the kid doing with that jersey?

1:21:52 >> Is that a That's a Beefy Boy jersey.

1:21:54 >> Tied in a knot, I think.

1:21:56 >> No, that's a Beefy Boy jersey. Oh, Brett

1:21:58 Sanchez.

1:21:59 >> Oh my goodness.

1:22:01 >> I know who's one of the I mean, yeah.

1:22:03 >> Look at that.

1:22:04 >> First first pass dot. Seth Markham drops

1:22:06 it cuz of course

1:22:09 >> Sanchez warms up throwing a football by

1:22:11 the way.

1:22:12 >> Yeah. Yeah, I mean it's it's obvious.

1:22:14 And of course, Jason Arn's going to

1:22:15 ensure that he's on his team. That

1:22:17 Sanchez is on AR's team, but AR still

1:22:19 has to play quarterback by rule.

1:22:20 >> Is Jason going to run routes or

1:22:23 >> Nick? Jason's not running anywhere. Oh

1:22:25 my goodness.

1:22:26 >> That's

1:22:26 >> We got to sprint under the football and

1:22:28 catch him with two hands.

1:22:29 >> He has two hands.

1:22:30 >> Two hands.

1:22:31 >> My fifth grade football coach would tell

1:22:32 me you have two hands.

1:22:34 >> All right, we got it right here.

1:22:35 >> All right.

1:22:37 I think Sanchez is kind of taking over

1:22:39 here, which we we needed that. Oh, tip

1:22:41 drill. Oh, tip drill.

1:22:43 >> Who just did who who got that ball? Oh,

1:22:45 it's Jonathan

1:22:45 >> Hughes.

1:22:46 >> Hughes. Oh no, the athletes showed up.

1:22:49 Not good.

1:22:51 >> Not good.

1:22:52 >> What is going on?

1:22:53 >> Oh, they've just stopped playing

1:22:54 football.

1:22:57 >> We needed bully intervention here. And

1:22:59 Brett Sanchez and Yep. Tip drill. Bang.

1:23:03 >> Oh, get Moss.

1:23:04 >> I mean, that's crazy on your head.

1:23:06 >> Jeez, man.

1:23:10 >> Jonathan Hughes.

1:23:12 Hold on. We got

1:23:14 >> Rex just spoke to Jason Art. Jason said,

1:23:16 "I'm not having fun anymore."

1:23:18 >> Hey Rex, you can just relay this. You

1:23:20 tell Jimmy Lewis to tell them to start

1:23:22 playing.

1:23:23 >> You have Jimmy walking by you. And I

1:23:25 want to see Jimmy an organized game. We

1:23:27 need an organized game.

1:23:29 >> Yes, very much so.

1:23:30 >> Thank you, Rex.

1:23:32 >> Rex be a great Jean Ster someday.

1:23:37 >> Rex is doing a great job. I I just have

1:23:39 to say boots on the ground. Just talk to

1:23:41 Jimmy. Jimmy, they're they're they're

1:23:43 tasking you. Brett and Drake wants you

1:23:44 to make that an organized football game.

1:23:46 You up for it?

1:23:47 >> I'm always in for it.

1:23:48 >> Jimmy, I need him to be tight end. I

1:23:50 want to be Kyle Pitts

1:23:53 >> of all the tight ends.

1:23:55 >> Kyle Pittz was second best in fantasy

1:23:56 football last year.

1:23:57 >> We're going to put you a tight end. How

1:23:58 does that sound?

1:23:59 >> That's what my old position was

1:24:00 actually.

1:24:01 >> Hey, Jimmy was a tight end there. Good

1:24:02 guess, Brad. Okay.

1:24:03 >> Do you want me to say Trey McBride then

1:24:05 Drake? Yeah.

1:24:05 >> All right. So, here we go. We got a

1:24:07 couple more. Here goes St. Tank. Hold

1:24:09 on. Jimmyy's going to step in a little

1:24:10 bit more.

1:24:13 Okay. Well, let's let's get this game

1:24:14 back organized. This was extremely

1:24:16 entertaining.

1:24:17 >> Here we go.

1:24:18 >> The YouTube We've gotten over 3,000

1:24:20 people.

1:24:20 >> We have been calling this football game.

1:24:22 >> The boys have lost a killing of 48 lb

1:24:25 since the start.

1:24:26 >> Who do you take out of your dugout to

1:24:28 take on a party animals uh two touch

1:24:30 football game?

1:24:31 >> Is it two two on two?

1:24:33 >> What are they talking about?

1:24:34 >> I don't know. Rex, what are y'all

1:24:36 talking about?

1:24:36 >> What's happening, Rex? We're discussing

1:24:37 with John what his seven on seven

1:24:39 football team.

1:24:40 >> Too much discussing. Where's the

1:24:41 football?

1:24:43 >> Where is the

1:24:44 >> No. Tell Jonathan Hughes to get the game

1:24:46 going.

1:24:48 >> Definely have to go with

1:24:49 >> Oh my. That's how much it's rained.

1:24:50 >> Oh, let's watch this. Hold up, Rex. Hold

1:24:52 up. B Sanchez is about to kick this

1:24:54 ball.

1:24:55 >> Stand by. Hold on.

1:24:57 >> Who's back there? Oh my gosh. Si's got a

1:24:59 lag on it.

1:25:00 >> Good kick.

1:25:00 >> Hey, Sank. Can we get a game going is

1:25:03 what they're asking up there.

1:25:04 >> Yeah,

1:25:05 >> they want a game to get going. Yeah,

1:25:06 please.

1:25:07 >> Hey, I'm with you. Hey, I don't want to

1:25:08 play no double headers. Double headers

1:25:10 suck.

1:25:10 >> No, we Yes, of course.

1:25:12 >> We want to get a football game going.

1:25:13 >> We would like to see banana.

1:25:15 >> We talking football or football?

1:25:17 >> Either one. Happy World Cup to YouTube.

1:25:19 >> If we get soccer, we got a really big

1:25:21 one, which I think that would be really

1:25:22 cool. But

1:25:23 >> Oh, Rex, you never give up the

1:25:25 microphone.

1:25:25 >> Football might also not be the best cuz

1:25:28 we got a small one.

1:25:30 >> Well, we can get We got three of you

1:25:32 guys. How about three you guys get on?

1:25:33 >> Walk away from those guys. Walk away

1:25:34 from those guys. I got to get going,

1:25:36 guys.

1:25:36 >> Rex, we're going to give you We're going

1:25:37 to give you something here.

1:25:38 >> All right, what we got?

1:25:39 >> The YouTube chat is asking and I think

1:25:40 it's a great idea.

1:25:41 >> By the way, Rex is soaking wet cuz of

1:25:43 you. You keep making him get out there.

1:25:44 >> I've told him he could go in the dugout.

1:25:46 Rex, this is not a demand. This is a

1:25:48 request,

1:25:49 >> which sounds like a demand.

1:25:50 >> It is not a demand.

1:25:51 >> He's demanding you, Rex.

1:25:52 >> If you could go request some party

1:25:53 animals and we could do a tailgator

1:25:55 party animal football game.

1:25:56 >> Is that legal?

1:25:57 >> What happens when a guy gets hurt?

1:25:59 >> Now, see that? That's where I'm at.

1:26:00 Like, not to be mom.

1:26:01 >> You're being dad right now.

1:26:02 >> Not to be dad either. I'm not cuz

1:26:04 Bartman would Andrew Bartman

1:26:07 >> would he would

1:26:08 >> so I make that happen. Uhoh. Uhoh.

1:26:10 >> So you want me to ask Bartman?

1:26:12 >> Uhoh.

1:26:13 >> Wow. Not good Brett.

1:26:15 >> Not Not good for you.

1:26:16 >> Not good for you, man. You were ragging

1:26:18 on the guy.

1:26:18 >> I said nothing.

1:26:19 >> You called him on a middle school

1:26:20 quarterback. He said he was taking over

1:26:21 recess.

1:26:22 >> You told him the real athlete showed up

1:26:23 once Brett Sanchez got out there.

1:26:25 >> Brent Sanchez did throw a really good

1:26:27 football that first launch.

1:26:29 >> Let me ask you. Hold on. No. No. Rex.

1:26:31 Just

1:26:32 >> we have a third headset.

1:26:33 >> Rex, just just We got Jason Art up here.

1:26:35 We can give you a rest. Go rest in the

1:26:38 go rest.

1:26:39 >> Dry off. You're you you you've done a

1:26:41 great job.

1:26:43 >> Done a really good job. Guys, we got a

1:26:44 visitor in the booth. If I

1:26:46 >> Good there, Brett. Yeah, first day at C

1:26:47 at the cord factory.

1:26:50 >> That's just the back of his head. Jump

1:26:52 scare.

1:26:53 >> You see who the visitor is? Can you help

1:26:56 me out with the Velcro, please, Drake?

1:26:58 It's on your side.

1:26:58 >> I'm good. I feel sick today. I shouldn't

1:27:01 touch you like that.

1:27:02 >> Well, I gave you whatever you have.

1:27:04 >> Yeah, we haven't seen each other in a

1:27:06 week. All right, here you go. That's

1:27:08 That's the best we got right now, Brett.

1:27:09 >> Here, Jason. Jason, you're going to have

1:27:10 to come back a little bit.

1:27:12 >> Put that on.

1:27:13 >> There you go.

1:27:14 >> There you go.

1:27:14 >> Jason, let's get a little little in

1:27:16 booth access after that game. Here we

1:27:17 go.

1:27:17 >> Okay, so look, here's the deal. All

1:27:18 right, we're out of food down there.

1:27:20 >> Okay.

1:27:20 >> Oh, the teams the two of the ravenous

1:27:22 teams were out of food.

1:27:23 >> Truth is, I was really hoping you would

1:27:24 have a $20 bill in your pocket and I

1:27:26 could go down and get some chicken

1:27:27 tenders and we could try them live.

1:27:29 Well, hold on.

1:27:30 >> Do you not have a credit card? My

1:27:32 phone's dead.

1:27:32 >> Jason, you've already been credit cards

1:27:34 don't expire.

1:27:35 >> Yeah, but those but those exist in the

1:27:37 locker room. That's

1:27:37 >> already accused you of being the middle

1:27:39 school quarterback

1:27:40 quarterback. And you come up here

1:27:42 looking you $20 out of Brett's pocket.

1:27:44 >> Well, that would be great. Except I

1:27:46 couldn't I

1:27:47 >> Do you need a charger? Yes. I possess

1:27:49 one of those.

1:27:51 But in case you're wondering, I'm

1:27:52 broken.

1:27:53 >> Free chicken strips. I'm going to make

1:27:54 him pay for it to make it a booth thing

1:27:56 to make it, you know, work related. So,

1:27:58 um, who wins here outside of you?

1:28:01 >> Well, you guys get chicken strips.

1:28:02 >> No, we know you're gonna eat them.

1:28:04 >> Oh, no.

1:28:04 >> You're gonna eat all of them.

1:28:05 >> What's happening here?

1:28:07 >> But, uh,

1:28:07 >> is there And we're back.

1:28:09 >> Okay. So, we got Gators versus Beefy

1:28:11 Boy.

1:28:11 >> Oh, now I'm in here. Here's the thing.

1:28:14 The Kazanas, they're pretty good. They

1:28:15 get after it. All right.

1:28:16 >> Yeah. You see, uh, KC right there. He

1:28:20 played at the University of Tennessee.

1:28:21 Played football at the University of

1:28:22 Tennessee.

1:28:23 >> What?

1:28:23 >> Oh, he's looking to go deep to his

1:28:25 brother, White Lightning. Oh, had to hit

1:28:27 the edge to him, too.

1:28:28 >> Also, what what are you doing out there

1:28:30 doing the incompletion thing 15 yards

1:28:32 away from the play?

1:28:33 >> Hey, they were just scared.

1:28:34 >> Jimmy Lewis shoe came off. They're just

1:28:35 scared, man.

1:28:36 >> White Lightning's draws almost came out

1:28:38 yet again.

1:28:38 >> What kind of player only plays offense

1:28:41 and then just sits out on defense?

1:28:42 >> I play defense.

1:28:43 >> You You did one drive

1:28:46 specifically

1:28:48 your defense.

1:28:48 >> Okay. We drafted a golden batter. All

1:28:50 right. the golden batter stepped in and

1:28:52 I had to step out and I had to player

1:28:54 coach and see what guys, you know, what

1:28:56 guys were going to handle the pressure.

1:28:57 >> Sloan tapped out so I had to step in.

1:28:59 Scene set really quickly. Rain delay

1:29:02 here. We've been in a rain delay for now

1:29:03 over an hour. It's because of still

1:29:05 lightning in the area. Rain has ceased

1:29:07 up. We We haven't seen our ground screw

1:29:09 come out and move. So that's why you're

1:29:10 watching this rendition during the rain

1:29:12 delay of the Beefy Boys versus Texas

1:29:14 Tailgators playing football.

1:29:15 >> Banana football.

1:29:16 >> Yeah, banana football.

1:29:17 >> Live on the Tailgators YouTube.

1:29:18 >> Oh, that's a I mean that's false start.

1:29:19 Oh, play action.

1:29:20 >> Kazana,

1:29:21 >> play action. Oh, he's got to go right. Y

1:29:25 >> He can run. He can run now. Legally, he

1:29:27 can run. The D.

1:29:30 >> He's out to his right.

1:29:31 >> He can run.

1:29:32 >> That guy can move.

1:29:34 >> Jimmy is picked off.

1:29:35 >> My goodness. To the rack. Nine to the

1:29:38 rack.

1:29:38 >> Cuts to his inside. It's a pick six from

1:29:42 Jimmy Lou

1:29:42 >> with the Browns.

1:29:44 Johnny Manzel with every team in the

1:29:46 NFL, actually. Oh, Jimmy Lewis trying to

1:29:49 get his socks wet.

1:29:50 >> Oh, no.

1:29:52 >> I'll tell you one thing about Jimmy

1:29:53 Lewis. That guy never ties his shoes.

1:29:55 >> He's tired, too. Look at this. Break

1:29:57 this down for us, Jason.

1:29:58 >> So, look, the double the double duck is

1:30:00 great.

1:30:01 >> Okay, this is that's an interesting part

1:30:04 of this. Underrated.

1:30:05 >> That's a full speed roll out quacker.

1:30:09 >> Mhm.

1:30:10 >> That's a big human. That's a lot of

1:30:12 torso going on right there. It

1:30:13 >> is.

1:30:14 >> That's great blocking from Hughes.

1:30:16 >> Yeah. Oh, Sanchi's got it down.

1:30:17 >> Ah, High's looking way deep. Rains

1:30:19 picking right back up. Great ball.

1:30:21 >> Sanchez has two guys, both covered.

1:30:23 >> Oh, here comes three.

1:30:25 >> Here comes the rush.

1:30:26 >> Sanchez lets it go. Jonathan Hughes

1:30:31 doing man.

1:30:32 >> AK to to my guys, you know, coming to

1:30:36 their rescue here. The wind is howling.

1:30:39 >> Yeah.

1:30:40 >> Towards the left.

1:30:40 >> It's toward left. So, that ball's going

1:30:42 to carry. You're right. All right.

1:30:43 >> It's carrying and cutting across. I had

1:30:46 J Arbor wide open down the sideline on

1:30:50 the right side.

1:30:51 >> You did.

1:30:51 >> And it cut all the way across the middle

1:30:53 of the field.

1:30:54 >> No man's lane.

1:30:55 >> Yeah, you did just fine. There you see

1:30:57 the beautiful Texas State flag waggling

1:30:59 in the distance there.

1:31:00 >> Yeah, that's that is from our third

1:31:02 third base angle, too. So, it kind of

1:31:04 looks like it's going straight out

1:31:05 center field. That's going straight out

1:31:06 to left field. Correct. Yeah, straight

1:31:07 out left.

1:31:08 >> It's even moving the flag pole, Drake.

1:31:09 Look at that. That's incredible.

1:31:12 >> All right, Gainers reset. Our golden

1:31:15 batters made it back into the game.

1:31:16 >> Good.

1:31:17 >> Did you find out that young man's name,

1:31:18 by the way? No.

1:31:19 >> Still, we switching quarterbacks here.

1:31:21 >> I don't think he has a name, right? I

1:31:23 just don't.

1:31:23 >> He just He's the Texas.

1:31:25 >> Where did the question for me, where did

1:31:27 the kid come from?

1:31:28 >> He came from the stands.

1:31:29 >> Yeah, he was just over there somewhere.

1:31:30 He was hanging out.

1:31:30 >> Yeah, he's got a helmet on.

1:31:31 >> Why does he have a helmet on?

1:31:32 >> I'm going to call him Joe Random. How

1:31:33 about that?

1:31:34 >> Okay. M the show. Good pull from you.

1:31:36 All right. Sanche snaps it. Sanche. Oh,

1:31:40 Jimmy Lewis is going to block that.

1:31:41 >> Going to block her. They're going to

1:31:43 throw it out wide in the flat. That

1:31:44 young man

1:31:44 >> Joe Random for the touchdown.

1:31:45 >> Joe Random

1:31:48 bubbling, rebling, stubbling into the

1:31:50 end zone.

1:31:52 >> And the Texas Tailgator take a six to

1:31:55 nothing lead.

1:31:58 >> Go Gators.

1:32:03 >> Go Gators. G A T O R S. Go

1:32:07 >> R S.

1:32:08 >> Not T O R T E.

1:32:09 >> I was going to go.

1:32:10 >> We just learned something. We just

1:32:12 learned something. P O R Sator spelled

1:32:14 with an E.

1:32:15 >> It's It's on your It's on your jersey.

1:32:16 >> It's on your jersey, Jason.

1:32:17 >> Oh, man.

1:32:19 >> I'm glad you can say.

1:32:20 >> I didn't pay attention much in fourth

1:32:21 grade, unfortunately.

1:32:22 >> Oh, we're kicking it off.

1:32:23 >> It's a kickoff field goal. That's a

1:32:25 field goal. Extra point. Extra points.

1:32:27 Good. Extra points. Good. That's great.

1:32:28 Great. It's good.

1:32:29 >> Why are they making the young man go get

1:32:31 the ball? Sie just kicked it.

1:32:32 >> I think Jason Art started this by

1:32:34 saying, "Hey guys, he'll do the dirty

1:32:36 work like defense or collecting the

1:32:38 ball." Well, unfortunately,

1:32:40 >> fans first.

1:32:41 >> Check this one out. I I pulled him in. I

1:32:43 said, "Hey, man, come be my center."

1:32:45 >> Just takes it, snaps it, and chucks it

1:32:47 downfield.

1:32:49 >> I did see that. What was up with this?

1:32:50 >> I appreciated that.

1:32:51 >> What was up with the snap there from

1:32:53 Seth Markham and then the fumble of the

1:32:55 snap from you? I I want to hear that. I

1:32:57 mean, we got to ask the hard questions

1:32:58 here.

1:32:58 >> Yeah. So, that was that was a uh it's a

1:33:00 a bad snap. Muffed, you know, up and

1:33:02 over the shoulder. Wasn't expecting it

1:33:03 because, you know, as a as a QB, you're

1:33:05 expecting it right here. Belly button.

1:33:07 Okay.

1:33:07 >> Yep. It's up here.

1:33:08 >> It's off to the side.

1:33:09 >> Unfortunately, I I didn't turn my hands

1:33:11 over to catch it like like a pass. I

1:33:12 kind of went underneath it and it just

1:33:14 goes up and over the shoulder and it's

1:33:16 kind of how it goes.

1:33:17 >> Jason, your phone's got some juice here.

1:33:18 >> We do. Would you like chicken tenders?

1:33:20 >> Phone has some juice. You know what? Why

1:33:22 not?

1:33:22 >> Okay. You know what? Here's what I'm

1:33:23 going to do. I'm going to go get some

1:33:25 chicken tenders. I'm going to bring them

1:33:26 up and we can try.

1:33:27 >> All right. All right. I'll take that off

1:33:29 of you. All right. We'll see you back in

1:33:30 a minute. That's Jason, our my July. His

1:33:32 birthday's tomorrow, by the way, ladies

1:33:33 and gentlemen. And apparently Huh?

1:33:35 >> Sunday.

1:33:36 >> Sunday. Yeah, Sunday. It's July the 5th.

1:33:38 My fault, guys.

1:33:39 >> Tomorrow's the 3rd.

1:33:41 >> All right, weather update.

1:33:43 >> Yep, it's not looking good.

1:33:45 >> We are back to the greens and the

1:33:48 yellows on the radar here. And that this

1:33:51 this rain's going to be hanging around

1:33:52 with us for a while. So,

1:33:55 at some point, we will see a ruling here

1:33:58 on whether or not we'll be able to get

1:33:59 this game. There is a banana ball game

1:34:01 tonight.

1:34:01 >> There is a banana ball game.

1:34:02 >> Thought about that for a second. I got

1:34:03 excited. Uh rain rain and pretty

1:34:06 substantial rain will be in the area

1:34:08 till about 9:30.

1:34:10 >> Yeah. By the way, more fans starting to

1:34:13 trickle in coming over from uh Coconuts

1:34:16 Clowns game in Jacksonville, Florida. Uh

1:34:19 we welcome you in. We are clearly in a

1:34:21 rain delay. Got still got the tarp on

1:34:22 the field. We have been since 6:44

1:34:25 Central time here in Midland, Texas. Um,

1:34:30 >> we just had one of the most exhilarating

1:34:32 moments I think of any rain delay of all

1:34:34 time.

1:34:35 >> Yep.

1:34:35 >> But now I must send it over as we go

1:34:37 from sports now to weather with our

1:34:38 meteorologist Drake.

1:34:39 >> Yeah. So guys, let's take a look here

1:34:41 what we're dealing with in Midland,

1:34:42 Texas. And it's the we're looking at the

1:34:46 Perian Basin, Greater Peran Basin area,

1:34:49 I should say. And I'm going to go and

1:34:51 close these up. Make sure I can give you

1:34:52 a really good look at what we're what

1:34:53 we're seeing in our radar. Uh, so

1:34:55 Midland, Texas. Not not not hard to see.

1:34:58 It would really give you a great Yep.

1:34:59 Good view of it.

1:35:02 Midland, Texas. Here you see kind of the

1:35:03 middle of your screen is what we're

1:35:05 looking at. And right in there, that

1:35:07 Midland area, that green doesn't look

1:35:09 too bad, but what you're going to see as

1:35:11 we zoom out a bit and try to go into the

1:35:13 future is that Midland as a uh as a city

1:35:17 here

1:35:19 currently 801. There we go. Make sure we

1:35:22 got it for you. 801. You're looking at

1:35:24 that red. That red's not what we want.

1:35:26 Midland here, red there, red there. Not

1:35:29 what we want. We advance a bit. Take you

1:35:32 to 832.

1:35:34 We're still We're looking at reds and

1:35:36 yellows. Reds and yellows. That's a bad

1:35:37 fellow. You've been taught that about

1:35:39 snakes. It works for weather as well.

1:35:41 All the way to 9:03.

1:35:44 950 is kind of that update. I get you

1:35:46 back to 9:34. There's still some rain

1:35:48 hanging around there in the Midland area

1:35:50 at 9:34. And it's just that we're the

1:35:52 north side of Midland right now. You're

1:35:54 seeing that yellow and red. That's where

1:35:55 the lightning's going to be. That's what

1:35:57 our holdup is right now. So, completely

1:36:00 unexpected rain. 9:30 at at the best is

1:36:04 when this will clear out. And that's

1:36:06 about an hour and a half from now local

1:36:08 time. So, the question starts to become

1:36:11 at at what point are we able to

1:36:13 officially Oh, there's the YouTube chat

1:36:14 as well. Are we able to get this game

1:36:15 in? And at what point do we explore the

1:36:17 option of what would be likely a double

1:36:18 header tomorrow? Um don't want to assume

1:36:22 anything because you know what assuming

1:36:23 does

1:36:25 >> it makes you a or I should say that's

1:36:28 right and so as we take you back to the

1:36:29 field and we show you the the current

1:36:31 scenes the crowd is still hung around

1:36:33 which is great to see

1:36:34 >> there are some ponchos now being

1:36:36 >> but the conversation will open up and it

1:36:38 will not involve us which is probably a

1:36:40 good thing but the conversation will

1:36:41 open up you want to get in here say hi

1:36:43 to people that just came over

1:36:45 >> hey guys

1:36:46 >> conversation will open up with uh where

1:36:48 to go from here and now in the past I

1:36:50 can't tell you what we'll do today. I'll

1:36:52 tell you in the past in Banana Bowl we

1:36:53 we've seen double headers on on

1:36:55 Saturdays and so could be a chance of

1:36:57 playing two games tomorrow between the

1:36:59 party animals and Texas tailgators. Uh

1:37:01 we we've there is a a vague possibility.

1:37:04 Uh I don't think we'll we'll get to

1:37:06 Sunday in that conversation. I feel like

1:37:08 um I feel like tomorrow's Friday. I

1:37:10 think tomorrow double header possibly

1:37:12 Saturday double header. That's

1:37:14 historically where we've looked

1:37:16 organizationally and that is not

1:37:19 official yet. But with rain in the area

1:37:21 till about 9:30, I think that that you

1:37:22 start to have those talks.

1:37:23 >> Yeah, we'll see. And let's go back down

1:37:25 to the field as we'll continue this

1:37:26 conversation here.

1:37:27 >> I do look cute.

1:37:28 >> I've always thought you look cute.

1:37:30 >> Yeah, I agree.

1:37:31 >> Wow.

1:37:32 >> So, we talked to MVP earlier.

1:37:34 >> We did.

1:37:34 >> We shut the door so Jason can't come

1:37:36 back in.

1:37:37 >> I I want some chicken tenders.

1:37:38 >> Yeah, it's a good point.

1:37:39 >> It doesn't mean we have to give him

1:37:40 microphone again.

1:37:41 >> We talked MVP earlier. Let's talk

1:37:42 pitcher of the year in Banana Balls. Um,

1:37:46 and we've got what to to bookend bookend

1:37:49 to bookend this MVP conversation. Let's

1:37:52 give you a look at the RBI leaders

1:37:54 across the league and another example of

1:37:55 why Kyle Martin unequivocally is at top

1:37:58 the leaderboard for for MVP for both

1:38:01 yours truly and myself. That's stupid.

1:38:04 That is very stupid. Very silly what

1:38:08 he's doing in comparison to the rest of

1:38:09 the league. I think right now, without a

1:38:11 doubt, he's got to be MVP. Yeah, easily.

1:38:14 I think and and you see most of those

1:38:16 other guys that we talked about, Bobby

1:38:17 Le, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jordan Brewer,

1:38:19 obviously who's third in the league in

1:38:20 Ribby's as well. Like the other guys are

1:38:22 in that conversation, but Kmart is just

1:38:24 so far ahead. I mean,

1:38:24 >> that's that's so I've I've got today

1:38:27 >> Dane Tofflin, by the way. We didn't

1:38:28 mention that name.

1:38:29 >> I've got

1:38:31 I didn't give my five. I'm going Kyle

1:38:33 Martin. Jordan Bar.

1:38:35 >> Yep. Easily

1:38:36 >> is is my three

1:38:39 >> because who's your two?

1:38:40 >> I like Brewer.

1:38:41 >> Brewer is your two. Kyle Martin, Jordan

1:38:42 Brewer. Yep. We talk banana ball MVP and

1:38:45 a guy at first base. He's the only first

1:38:47 in a list of short stops.

1:38:48 >> Who's who's fourth and fifth for you

1:38:50 then

1:38:50 >> and second baseman. So it's it's Martin,

1:38:53 Brewer, Bar from there.

1:38:56 >> Cuz I would agree with you. I I would

1:38:57 agree with you. Those are those are top

1:38:58 three right now. I would agree with

1:39:00 that.

1:39:00 >> Yeah, that's that's the top three. You

1:39:02 would put you would seriously put Brewer

1:39:04 over Bart, though.

1:39:04 >> Yeah, I would. I would. Bart, the guy

1:39:06 who's playing third base who has roughly

1:39:08 more

1:39:09 >> he has five to 10 five to 10 he has five

1:39:12 to 10 less less trick plays while also

1:39:14 hitting 400 this year.

1:39:16 >> So I'm looking at a what I'm seeing

1:39:17 right now is

1:39:19 Jordan Brewer is top 10 in hits as you

1:39:24 see third in RBI behind Dane Toofflin

1:39:27 and in the field he's fourth in trick

1:39:30 plays and he's a first baseman. I'm I'm

1:39:32 good. That doesn't happen. We've never

1:39:35 seen that as a sport.

1:39:37 >> We're talking about a guy in Jordan Bar

1:39:38 right now who's hitting .408.

1:39:41 >> And he at 66 trick plays versus 77 for

1:39:45 Brewer.

1:39:45 >> He's still seventh in trick plays

1:39:47 though.

1:39:47 >> Correct. Brewer at 40 ribbies. Brewer's

1:39:49 driving him in at a much higher rate

1:39:51 than Bar

1:39:53 like double digits more than Bar right

1:39:55 now. We can let them do their thing.

1:39:57 >> Yeah. So that's where I believe I'm

1:39:59 going to go Martin at one Brewer Jordan

1:40:02 Brewer the first base revolutionize the

1:40:04 position.

1:40:05 >> Yes.

1:40:05 >> Then Bar

1:40:08 Tanner Allen play.

1:40:09 >> I do too.

1:40:10 >> But the but Ben Parker might be might

1:40:12 have a clearer argument there. And I So

1:40:14 I want Here's where I'm here's what I've

1:40:17 got. I've got six

1:40:18 >> because I think you're spot on and we're

1:40:19 we're only doing batters here. Pitcher.

1:40:22 We're going to do pitcher of the year.

1:40:23 We get over that conversation in a

1:40:24 second. Martin Bar,

1:40:27 Brewer,

1:40:29 Tanner Allen, Ben Parker, Chase Akoff. I

1:40:32 think that's a pretty clear six.

1:40:33 >> I I' I'd agree with you on the six.

1:40:35 >> And now it's where you where do you rank

1:40:36 those six

1:40:36 >> now? Jackie is not in that conversation.

1:40:38 >> I don't think so. And I think Bob I

1:40:40 think Bobby is above Jackie.

1:40:43 >> Trick plays.

1:40:44 >> Trick plays.

1:40:46 >> Now with the nine errors, that's why I

1:40:47 have Auff squarely in the top six

1:40:49 instead of Leeday.

1:40:50 >> Fair.

1:40:51 >> Auff with five. Leed with nine. Do you

1:40:54 have would you take JBJ over Bobby Leay

1:40:58 for MVP?

1:41:00 >> They're pretty comparable.

1:41:02 >> Yeah.

1:41:03 >> Tough to tough to take center fielder

1:41:05 versus shortstop by the way cuz the

1:41:06 trick play to

1:41:07 >> both premium positions though.

1:41:08 >> Yes.

1:41:09 >> Both play premium positions.

1:41:11 >> That's so tough.

1:41:12 >> The nine errors, man.

1:41:13 >> I'm taking Jackie probably.

1:41:15 >> I'm take I I I may still take Bobby.

1:41:17 >> I'm taking Jackie.

1:41:19 >> I'm taking Jackie.

1:41:20 >> I don't mind that. Now, does that round

1:41:21 out eight? Do we have eight guys? Yes.

1:41:23 >> Okay, that's

1:41:24 >> Jason. I will take a chicken tender by

1:41:25 the way or half of one at least.

1:41:27 >> So, let's list them out again.

1:41:29 >> Martin, Barer,

1:41:33 Auff, Tanner Allen.

1:41:37 Can we lock it? It open. You just saw

1:41:39 Toughlin by the way. Let's get to a

1:41:41 second.

1:41:41 >> Mhm.

1:41:42 >> You got Martin Barer Auff Allen Parker

1:41:46 Leay and JBJ.

1:41:51 >> Where's Dane Toofflin?

1:41:54 Because Dane Toofflin 371 hitter.

1:41:59 >> Dane Toofflin 42 ribbies this year.

1:42:02 Second in the league.

1:42:07 >> You good over there? Did you Did you

1:42:09 >> No, I I was given a water. Sorry.

1:42:11 >> That's all good. It's okay.

1:42:13 >> Dane's top 10.

1:42:14 >> Dane's top 10. We got eight. So, I mean,

1:42:16 you're you're getting pretty close to

1:42:17 Dane here.

1:42:18 >> Yeah.

1:42:21 I mean, we're talking trick plays. Ryan

1:42:22 Cox, is he in the MVP conversation or or

1:42:25 is he more comparable to Sunshine in

1:42:27 MVP?

1:42:28 >> Cuz Cox is doing really well at the

1:42:29 plate.

1:42:30 >> He is, I'm telling you.

1:42:30 >> So, if you're rounding out your top 10,

1:42:32 Cox very well could be in there. Top

1:42:33 five in trick plays right now.

1:42:35 >> I don't mind that.

1:42:37 >> Toofflin. Toofflin's top 10. So, we can

1:42:39 round out the top 10 with Cox and

1:42:40 Toughlin. Is that what you want to do?

1:42:41 >> Yeah.

1:42:42 >> Okay, that's fine.

1:42:42 >> I'd say so.

1:42:43 >> Pitcher of the year.

1:42:44 >> Call it Call It's Call

1:42:46 >> It's a two- horse race right now. That

1:42:48 is it. The pitcher of the year right now

1:42:49 is a two- horse race in my opinion right

1:42:51 now as we currently stand. Danny Hley,

1:42:54 Chris Clark.

1:42:54 >> I don't think it's it's pretty one horse

1:42:57 there, boss.

1:42:59 >> That's the best starting pitcher in the

1:43:00 sport right now. And that's the best

1:43:02 closer.

1:43:03 >> But who's the best pitcher in the sport

1:43:04 right now? It's Danny Hosley.

1:43:05 >> Danny Hley. I agree.

1:43:06 >> Clark for best starter,

1:43:08 >> larger sample size.

1:43:10 >> Chris Clark. Chris Clark.

1:43:11 >> I mean Chris, it's Chris Clark and Danny

1:43:13 Hosley. It's two horse race. It's what

1:43:14 you It's what you value more. Do you

1:43:16 value a guy who goes out there and

1:43:18 pitches in the most important inning of

1:43:20 Manatan ball and has been perfect this

1:43:22 year when it comes to save opportunities

1:43:24 or do you value a guy who is the best at

1:43:26 starting games in the sport this year?

1:43:27 Statistically speaking, which one do you

1:43:29 value more?

1:43:32 >> I mean, see, okay, guy speaking from a

1:43:35 team who has the most blown saves in the

1:43:36 league,

1:43:37 >> a team that would be first place in the

1:43:38 Bavall Championship League if they're if

1:43:41 the bullpen had been consistent to start

1:43:43 the year and started to catch on now

1:43:44 with the party animals. you want the

1:43:45 closer

1:43:47 >> and

1:43:47 >> and in our situation you have Reese

1:43:48 Miller

1:43:49 >> but but look man Hosley's numbers are

1:43:51 just stupid. They're stupid dog

1:43:54 >> like what he's put together this year

1:43:55 and what he's put together has been and

1:43:56 you can't put career into this but

1:44:00 >> I mean you pull pull up RA sort RA on

1:44:02 the screen

1:44:03 >> 34. Yeah, if you sort RA it's the whole

1:44:05 qualified.

1:44:06 >> No, no, no, no. You can see RA very

1:44:07 easily. I mean Danny still has a low

1:44:08 enough one. I mean

1:44:09 >> he's got a 1 137 RA. Chris Clark has a

1:44:12 2-3 aim,

1:44:14 >> which I know is is is a one one

1:44:16 >> honestly by rule has half the innings.

1:44:18 >> Correct.

1:44:19 >> Cuz he has to

1:44:20 >> strike out to ball four sprint ratio

1:44:22 incredible for Danny. 34 to3.

1:44:23 >> Yeah, man.

1:44:24 >> But Chris Clark has 57 strikeouts, which

1:44:26 is second inable.

1:44:28 >> I'm just saying it is a two- horse race.

1:44:31 Now, who would I vote for right now? I'm

1:44:33 voting Danny Hley. I agree. It has been

1:44:35 insane what he's done. But that's not to

1:44:37 say that Chris Gargan is conversation.

1:44:38 It's also not to say CJ Williams isn't

1:44:40 in this conversation. So, it's Danny

1:44:42 Hosley, Chris Clark, everybody else.

1:44:44 >> I mean, I think it's similar to our MVP

1:44:47 conversation. We can put other guys up

1:44:49 there, but it's it's a one-horse race in

1:44:50 Kyle Martin.

1:44:51 >> That was one of the cool things about

1:44:52 going into the draft is it happened for

1:44:54 you. I know it happened for you. It

1:44:55 happened for me. Coaches like us being

1:44:58 able to give some input to coaches and

1:44:59 not overstep,

1:45:00 >> right?

1:45:00 >> And say, "Hey,

1:45:01 >> and we were asked, we were approached by

1:45:03 if CJ Williams is hanging around there,

1:45:05 not a bad idea to go go get C.J.

1:45:07 Williams." after watching him as a

1:45:08 visitor, he just had that that moxy to

1:45:11 him. I think AJ Switz calls him the

1:45:12 villain.

1:45:13 >> Mhm.

1:45:14 >> Would you put him at three?

1:45:17 >> I mean, this guy standing next to me has

1:45:18 got a good case, too. Brett Sanchez.

1:45:20 >> I So Brett Sanchez and Austin Drury are

1:45:22 both in a very fun conversation.

1:45:24 >> Correct.

1:45:25 >> And three weeks ago, I didn't have Drury

1:45:28 in that top three. Now, I mean, his RA

1:45:32 is down to 375. He was electric again

1:45:35 last weekend in Eugene playoff playoff

1:45:38 situation. The Texas tailgator, nobody's

1:45:41 got it better with arms than the

1:45:42 tailgators in a in a best two out of

1:45:44 three scenario cuz you can ride Sanchez

1:45:47 for seven innings. You can ride Clark

1:45:49 for seven innings.

1:45:50 >> Mhm.

1:45:50 >> You can ride CD at any let's say

1:45:52 somebody gets in trouble. CD's in there

1:45:53 and then Reese Miller's third, fourth

1:45:55 best closer in the league.

1:45:57 >> Yeah. Currently leads the league in

1:45:58 saves by the way. So, nobody's got it

1:46:00 better than the Texas Tailgators from

1:46:01 pitching staff standpoint when it comes

1:46:03 to the postseason and our postseason

1:46:04 format.

1:46:06 >> If I'm looking at

1:46:08 shoot man, Will Ethridge is up there and

1:46:10 I haven't gotten to Brett Help who

1:46:13 >> Brett's in that conversation.

1:46:14 >> Got to be

1:46:15 >> and I know his numbers aren't as good as

1:46:18 the RA that hurts Brett when you have

1:46:20 this conversation. We were talking about

1:46:21 a dude who has two CGs this year.

1:46:23 >> The only two complete games in banana

1:46:25 ball this And can I can I raise you

1:46:27 here's where Christian Davis

1:46:29 >> trick plays

1:46:30 >> correct

1:46:31 >> what is a I asked this question to Adam

1:46:34 Vyro Vyant Josh Tleski Bos scalla what

1:46:38 is a more important statistic in banana

1:46:39 ball as a pitcher strikeouts or trick

1:46:42 plays and deuce

1:46:42 >> trick plays and deuce

1:46:43 >> it's not close

1:46:44 >> it's not I agree

1:46:45 >> strikeouts hurt your NPI and they don't

1:46:48 lead to consistent

1:46:50 >> by the way CD Christian Davis has 123

1:46:53 trick plays this dude right here

1:46:55 induced. Yeah, trick plays induced. Brad

1:46:56 Sanchez has induced 110 of them this

1:46:58 year.

1:46:58 >> Second.

1:46:59 >> Second. There's the only two guys with

1:47:01 triple digit trick plays induced.

1:47:03 >> Let's rank them then. So, you're still

1:47:04 you said you you're going to go Hosley

1:47:06 one in a tight race.

1:47:07 >> It's a very tight race, man. But I'm

1:47:09 going Hosley Chris Clark. Easily.

1:47:11 >> It was easier

1:47:13 before that series in Nebraska when

1:47:16 Hosley had a sub one RA. It was like

1:47:18 six.

1:47:18 >> Gave up the home run to EJ. Yep. And

1:47:20 then last weekend in Oregon, he gave up

1:47:23 what? He gave up three runs in the

1:47:24 bottom of that eighth to you guys.

1:47:26 Hosley.

1:47:27 >> No, they did not start Hosley in the

1:47:29 eighth.

1:47:30 >> Yep. Hosley was not out there. It may

1:47:32 have been LC if I remember correctly. Uh

1:47:34 and I could be I could be incorrect.

1:47:35 >> How many runs does Danny have this year?

1:47:37 I think four or

1:47:38 >> I think Danny has four runs on the year

1:47:40 if I'm not mistaken.

1:47:41 >> That sounds that sounds about right.

1:47:42 >> Just go and sort saves and you'll be

1:47:43 able to find it.

1:47:44 >> That's good. Yep. Thank you.

1:47:46 bananaball.comstats

1:47:48 if you want to follow along this

1:47:49 conversation.

1:47:51 Yeah, you can go over how many earned

1:47:53 runs.

1:47:53 >> Hosley has the third most saves.

1:47:55 >> He has four earned runs.

1:47:56 >> Four earned runs. Yeah. In 26 in the

1:47:59 third inning,

1:47:59 >> which is crazy. He's got to be pitcher

1:48:01 of the year.

1:48:02 >> He has

1:48:02 >> right now it's Hley. He has to

1:48:04 >> two Chris Clark.

1:48:05 >> Two Chris Clark.

1:48:08 >> Three is where you get into your

1:48:09 Sanchez's.

1:48:12 >> I I think

1:48:13 >> trick play induced, man.

1:48:14 >> And Sanchez still has a way. He's got

1:48:17 like a 344 RA right now. Yeah.

1:48:20 >> So,

1:48:21 >> let's get qualified players up in here.

1:48:24 >> It's See, it doesn't work. Qualified

1:48:26 players just doesn't work. By the way,

1:48:28 >> what do what are we at? Scroll down a

1:48:29 little bit. You got it sorted there.

1:48:31 Brett Sanchez has a Yeah. 344 RA or 364,

1:48:34 sorry,

1:48:35 >> which would be sixth the best.

1:48:38 >> Yeah.

1:48:39 >> Yeah. And I'm I'm not

1:48:42 I think it's Sanchez.

1:48:44 >> Sanchez. CJ Williams.

1:48:45 >> CJ Williams.

1:48:45 >> Correct. I agree.

1:48:48 Is it CJ Williams or do you get back to

1:48:50 that closer argument of like is there a

1:48:51 better starter somewhere in there out of

1:48:54 you know what no I'm going to put Drury

1:48:56 >> I don't think he's been that variable to

1:48:57 local beach though man I'm going to go

1:48:58 Drury at four and then Williams at five

1:49:02 >> that's what yeah Williams is a top five

1:49:04 pitcher in this league I would have I

1:49:05 mean I want him on my team I want CJ I

1:49:08 want CJ Williams on my team

1:49:09 >> I know we haven't mentioned his name yet

1:49:10 has to be in the conversation

1:49:12 >> say it one two three

1:49:14 >> Will

1:49:15 Oh, Will.

1:49:16 >> What a deep league we have, man.

1:49:18 >> A defending pitcher of the month.

1:49:19 >> Will Ethridge for sure.

1:49:20 >> He's been incredible since the open.

1:49:21 Nick Wilson though to your point too.

1:49:23 Absolutely.

1:49:24 >> You know, let's do this. Should we do

1:49:25 something crazy?

1:49:26 >> Yeah.

1:49:26 >> All players. Let's do the last month. In

1:49:30 the last month, Joba Chamberlain. Can't

1:49:32 argue it.

1:49:33 >> Jabba. Not Jaba, but Jabba. There you

1:49:35 go.

1:49:36 >> Where are my I don't have my glasses.

1:49:37 >> You got to zoom in there, Drake. Drake,

1:49:39 you got to zoom in. I too can't see

1:49:40 that.

1:49:41 >> Let's do I'm Oh, there it is.

1:49:45 Oo, Fonto had a really good last month.

1:49:48 He has.

1:49:49 >> Uhhuh.

1:49:50 >> Drake's been really good.

1:49:51 >> Obviously Helton in another on another

1:49:54 planet.

1:49:55 >> Look at that. Will Ethridge RA 286 or

1:49:57 295? What does that say?

1:49:58 >> Yep. Pitcher of the month, man. That's

1:50:00 why. Yeah, it's it's now has Ethridge

1:50:03 done enough to be in the top five

1:50:05 >> at this point. No. But if he continues

1:50:06 doing what he's doing, absolutely.

1:50:08 >> I still have Helton above Ethridge. Full

1:50:10 body of work.

1:50:11 >> Two complete games. That's crazy. Can

1:50:13 you show me TPI for help versus Ethri,

1:50:15 please? Trick plays induced cuz again

1:50:17 much more important statistic than

1:50:19 strikeouts.

1:50:20 >> Um Brett has 70 trick plays induced.

1:50:23 >> Is that where is that rank in the

1:50:24 league?

1:50:25 >> That would be

1:50:27 >> Oh man. Yeah, Drury. Drrew at TPI

1:50:30 eighth. Brett has eight or is eighth

1:50:33 with 70 trick plays induced.

1:50:34 >> Oh, Garrett Deleno's up there too.

1:50:37 >> Deleno man. Yeah.

1:50:38 >> If not for that, he had a slow start.

1:50:40 He'd tell you he had a pretty slow

1:50:41 start.

1:50:41 >> Yeah. If not for the foot slow start,

1:50:44 which I mean, you know, that statement

1:50:45 can be thrown away, but obviously if not

1:50:48 for a couple bad outings to begin the

1:50:49 season before the open, Deleno's right

1:50:51 back up there.

1:50:52 >> Correct.

1:50:52 >> MVP of the tour championship last year.

1:50:56 Drrew is third in banana ball in trick

1:50:58 plays induced.

1:50:59 >> Yes.

1:51:00 >> And he's still he might be number one in

1:51:02 strikeouts.

1:51:03 >> He is. Well, you got you got it twed by

1:51:07 y.

1:51:10 >> Yeah, he he leads uh

1:51:12 >> dog.

1:51:15 >> Drury over Sanchez.

1:51:17 >> No, trick plays induced. And also

1:51:20 Sanchez only has 10 less strikeouts than

1:51:22 him.

1:51:22 >> Yep. In innings comparison. Pretty

1:51:24 close. Pretty close.

1:51:25 >> Yeah. And Brett has

1:51:28 25 more trick plays induced.

1:51:29 >> Yep.

1:51:30 >> 10 less strikeouts. 20 25 more trick

1:51:32 plays induced. I'm taking Brett Sanchez.

1:51:34 Brett also has a better RA as we

1:51:35 currently stand. Albeit Brett's RA is at

1:51:37 364, Drury's at 375.

1:51:40 Um Brett works faster, has a better NPI,

1:51:43 Brett has a lower ship. Like all the

1:51:45 numbers in

1:51:46 >> that's got a sub4 MPI.

1:51:47 >> Yeah. Which is crazy.

1:51:48 >> Nuts.

1:51:49 >> Yeah. We're also talking about him as if

1:51:51 he isn't standing right here next to

1:51:52 >> He is in the room behind us,

1:51:55 >> which I'm still happy to ask these

1:51:56 questions about, you know, like do you

1:51:57 where where do you go with this? And and

1:51:59 Brett gave me when I said Clark at two,

1:52:01 Brett was like, "Yeah, I mean, put put

1:52:03 Clark above."

1:52:03 >> Yeah. And Brett would tell you that.

1:52:05 >> Give him a headset.

1:52:05 >> Screw it. Yeah, let's do it. Let's have

1:52:06 an educational banana ball conversation.

1:52:09 >> Brett, you're technically rookie season

1:52:12 of Banana Ball, but second year in the

1:52:14 fold of the organization.

1:52:15 >> Trick play induced versus strikeouts.

1:52:18 How do you weight those two those two

1:52:19 statistics?

1:52:20 >> Um, strikeouts are definitely cool.

1:52:22 Like,

1:52:23 >> for sure,

1:52:23 >> the chicks dig those.

1:52:24 >> Yeah, absolutely. But when it comes to

1:52:27 the game of Banana Ball, it's about

1:52:29 tricks. That is what Banana Ball is. And

1:52:32 it's based around is the trick place. So

1:52:35 like CD leading by

1:52:38 I mean he's leading me by 13.

1:52:40 >> Yeah.

1:52:41 >> Yeah.

1:52:41 >> Like that's incredible. And I have a

1:52:43 lot.

1:52:43 >> 63% of Christian Davis's outs this year

1:52:47 or excuse me 65% of Christian Davis's

1:52:49 outs he's recorded this year have been

1:52:50 via the trick play.

1:52:51 >> Yeah. Which is absolutely nuts.

1:52:53 >> Yeah.

1:52:55 But I have 10 trick plays on the mound.

1:52:59 >> That's also true. Which is incredible.

1:53:01 All right. I got a question for you

1:53:02 then, Sanche. And when you're talking

1:53:04 about valuing pitcher of the year, I

1:53:05 know you're a starting pitcher, but

1:53:06 you've also come out of the bullpen a

1:53:08 good bit. Where do you value starting

1:53:10 pitcher versus closer pitcher? Because

1:53:12 as a closer in banana ball, that is just

1:53:14 as valuable as going out giving your

1:53:15 team six good innings.

1:53:17 >> Where do you value that conversation?

1:53:19 >> I'm not going to lie with I've thrown

1:53:21 all nine innings this year. I didn't

1:53:23 finish the ninth in Tennessee, but I've

1:53:25 thrown all nine.

1:53:27 The last three innings are more intense,

1:53:30 are more dire, and you win and lose

1:53:33 games in those last three innings.

1:53:34 >> Guys, the crowd is erupting because the

1:53:37 tarp is about to be pulled.

1:53:40 >> Are we going to play banana ball

1:53:41 tonight?

1:53:41 >> We're going to play banana ball tonight.

1:53:42 >> Well,

1:53:44 we can't tell you that officially, but

1:53:46 it looks that way.

1:53:47 >> It is heading in the direction that

1:53:48 we're going to play banana ball tonight.

1:53:50 Unofficially, we will have home run

1:53:53 hitter at 8:45.

1:53:54 >> Okay.

1:53:55 >> I don't know what time our first pitch

1:53:56 is going to be, but

1:53:57 >> probably somewhere around 9:00 then

1:53:59 based on that.

1:53:59 >> Yeah. If you guys need it,

1:54:01 >> Brett Sanchez

1:54:02 >> have a report from us.

1:54:03 >> You said the the six, seven, eight, 10.

1:54:08 First start.

1:54:08 >> If you're a coach, if you're a pitching

1:54:10 coach, is that where you because the

1:54:12 party have done this. They've kind of

1:54:13 gone their their almost a whole staff

1:54:15 approach. One for this guy, one for that

1:54:17 guy. try not to speed it up too much and

1:54:19 you overthink it. Is that the best way

1:54:20 to do it?

1:54:21 >> Will ops say 9 10

1:54:22 >> I'm not trying to put you in a spot to

1:54:23 say there's a right or wrong answer here

1:54:25 but if you're looking at the if if you

1:54:27 are coming in to start and then still

1:54:29 out there in the seventh or coming out

1:54:31 of the bullpen for the seventh which is

1:54:32 preferred from a mentality standpoint.

1:54:35 >> I've never really come out of the pin so

1:54:36 I don't really love it just because I

1:54:39 don't know a routine yet. But once you

1:54:41 have a routine out of the pin, like you

1:54:43 know, go give your best three innings,

1:54:46 go in the seventh and finish the game.

1:54:47 But the party animals, they have Brett

1:54:49 Hton, so they they automatically have a

1:54:52 game out of three games where they're

1:54:54 going to have one guy on average throw,

1:54:56 which is a great plus.

1:54:58 >> Can I ask you a question unrelated to

1:54:59 this whole conversation?

1:55:00 >> Sure. So, the tailgator struggled last

1:55:02 year against the party animals and I

1:55:04 think I'm I'm willing to say this better

1:55:06 than any team in Banana Ball went and

1:55:09 drafted for the holes and said, "Okay,

1:55:11 where where are the possible

1:55:12 deficiencies? Who can we get?"

1:55:14 >> That's why this guy sitting in the booth

1:55:15 really Sanchez on the roster

1:55:18 >> yet this year still now 1 and4 against

1:55:21 the party animals. Kind of that monkey

1:55:22 off the back in analyzing Sacramento and

1:55:25 Nashville. What is it about the party

1:55:27 animals where you you struggle to late

1:55:30 in games topple a team like that?

1:55:33 >> So,

1:55:35 we have a lot of power hitters and it's

1:55:36 not a secret. We I mean we're up there

1:55:38 in home runs.

1:55:39 >> Oh, yeah.

1:55:40 >> And the party animals throw a lot of

1:55:42 junk. They got Shawn Fluke. They have

1:55:44 Helton who throws it hard but

1:55:48 >> works works quick changes timings and

1:55:51 timing as a hitter is more important.

1:55:53 So, you know, their pitching has done

1:55:56 really good against our hitting and

1:55:58 we've pitched it well, but we've given

1:56:00 up, you know, quite a few hummers. Me in

1:56:02 particularly, uh, I've given up three.

1:56:04 >> Yeah.

1:56:05 >> So, you know,

1:56:06 >> that Disney commercial.

1:56:08 >> No, no, no. That was that was the first

1:56:10 that wasn't against the party.

1:56:11 >> Oh, yeah.

1:56:12 >> You leave that one alone.

1:56:14 >> That one was for the fans, Brian. That

1:56:16 was the growth of the sport.

1:56:17 >> Hey, the beginning of the year, I wanted

1:56:19 to be as fans first as possible. It was

1:56:21 strikeouts and home runs. There you go.

1:56:23 >> Is this your first time in a broadcast

1:56:24 booth ever?

1:56:25 >> No, he's hung out with me before.

1:56:27 >> What you got the mic down here for, boss

1:56:29 man?

1:56:30 >> What do you What in the world is that's

1:56:31 in your throat?

1:56:32 >> Uh, Sanche, I'm happy you're able to

1:56:33 join us, but that tarp just got pulled

1:56:35 and I just got word that you got to get

1:56:36 back downstairs. Unfortunately,

1:56:39 fortunately. Fortunately, because we're

1:56:40 about to play banana ball hopefully.

1:56:42 >> I was going to sit up here the whole

1:56:43 game, but I guess so. I guess not.

1:56:44 >> I appreciate you chatting with us. Uh,

1:56:46 >> later. Okay, with that coming out, uh,

1:56:50 Brett Sanchez going to head back to the

1:56:52 field. Couple updates here.

1:56:54 >> Tarp obviously just got pulled.

1:56:55 >> Thank you, Brad.

1:56:56 >> Yeah, thank you, Brad Sanchez. I love

1:56:57 you, man, so much. You know that.

1:56:58 >> Thank you. Thank you.

1:56:59 >> Thank you.

1:57:01 >> Um,

1:57:01 >> so Tarp's obviously pulled.

1:57:04 >> It would it would presume that we're

1:57:06 >> It would presume

1:57:07 >> when I shook Brett Sanchez's hand, he

1:57:08 had some pretty tangible sticky stuff on

1:57:11 there.

1:57:11 >> Oh, stop it. He's not even pitching

1:57:13 tonight. I would presume we're going to

1:57:16 try to restart our pre-show around 8:45.

1:57:18 We received word from the field via Rex

1:57:20 Castillo that first pitch is going to

1:57:22 come around 910 local time. So we still

1:57:25 have about what is that 45 minutes

1:57:28 before uh first pitch here.

1:57:32 >> 9:10 local time.

1:57:33 >> Yes. Yes. So 9:10 local time. Um so

1:57:36 that's what we're looking at.

1:57:37 >> We we've got the best moments for the

1:57:39 Texas Tailgator from last weekend. Yeah,

1:57:42 we've already looked at those, but we

1:57:43 also have the best moments from the year

1:57:44 thus far.

1:57:44 >> That's what Yeah, that's what I was

1:57:45 going for. And so I I

1:57:48 >> Yeah,

1:57:48 >> if I may.

1:57:49 >> If you may,

1:57:50 >> we'll have the the moments of the year

1:57:52 for the Texas Tailgator to give you

1:57:54 about 10 minutes for us. We'll be able

1:57:56 to reset the broadcast with the control

1:57:58 room. I could go tinkle.

1:58:00 >> Me, too.

1:58:00 >> Yep. 100%.

1:58:01 >> With your broken bathroom door.

1:58:02 >> I did break the bathroom door earlier.

1:58:04 Uh we'll have a graphic that's very

1:58:06 clear on that of what's happening and

1:58:09 how close we are to first pitch. When we

1:58:11 return, we'll be able to cover home run

1:58:13 hitter, discuss more of what we're going

1:58:14 to see in the match up to Sean Fluke,

1:58:16 Christian Davis, the two starting

1:58:18 pitchers tonight.

1:58:19 >> By the way, big story line. Those guys

1:58:20 were warming up right when the rain

1:58:22 delay started. So be interesting to see

1:58:24 if they still stay with him. It looks

1:58:25 like CD is about to go back out to the

1:58:26 bullpen and start warming up now.

1:58:28 Fluke's already walking that way. So, it

1:58:30 looks like those guys are going to be

1:58:31 fine as they continue to take care of

1:58:32 the field and we get prepped here in

1:58:35 Midland, Texas. We're going to look at

1:58:36 the best moments of the year from Texas

1:58:38 Tailgator. We'll be right back.

1:58:46 After going four and four over their

1:58:48 final eight games heading into the

1:58:50 Banana Ball Open, something caught fire

1:58:53 within the Texas Tailgator and

1:58:55 specifically their 33-year-old superstar

1:58:58 Kyle Martin in game one against the Fire

1:59:01 here for the Texas Tailgator. And Kmart

1:59:03 sends what? Deep center field. Kmart

1:59:06 with another long ball. Welcome to the

1:59:09 auction here in the Banana Ball Open.

1:59:12 >> First of two home runs for Kmart in the

1:59:14 open. And then Sunshine provided us the

1:59:17 play of the year.

1:59:18 >> Mason Maxwell hard hit Sunny times out.

1:59:21 Trick play. Oh, it's a double trick

1:59:24 play. Is that the play of the year?

1:59:27 Jonathan Sunshine Loers lays out between

1:59:30 the legs bucket. Throws it to first.

1:59:33 Taylor Justice between the legs bucket.

1:59:36 That was psychotic. This is bananable.

1:59:41 And from arguably the play of the year

1:59:43 to the play that helped win the

1:59:45 tailgator the equalizer point and win

1:59:48 the ball game on Friday night.

1:59:49 >> McDow over to J5 between the legs and

1:59:53 it's the equalizer point for the

1:59:55 tailgator. Double trick play.

1:59:57 >> Bucket bucket. And just like that, the

2:00:00 Texas tailgator off the backs of the

2:00:03 Texas kid and Taylor Justice win the

2:00:06 equalizer point. is vitally important.

2:00:10 >> With a win on Friday night against the

2:00:11 firefighters, the Tailgators faced off

2:00:13 in game one of the Banana Ball Open

2:00:15 Championship against those Savannah

2:00:16 Bananas. And how about a start to it

2:00:19 from Jordan Hussein, a little bucket

2:00:22 there on a 6463

2:00:24 double play. You've never seen anything

2:00:26 like that in your entire life. And then

2:00:28 we hadn't seen this yet this year

2:00:30 either. Jordan Bart hits his first home

2:00:33 run in his banana ball career in route

2:00:35 to putting the Tailgator up two points

2:00:38 to none there in the third inning.

2:00:40 Feeling really good about those boys in

2:00:42 blue and orange. Now let's feel a little

2:00:44 bit better. Eighth inning, need three

2:00:45 trick plays to win the equalizer point.

2:00:48 Book it. That is now 13 to 12 in the

2:00:51 trick play category. Bouncer Taylor

2:00:53 Justice. Tough play. Joe Peron loses a

2:00:55 cowboy hat. Book it yet again. 13 trick

2:00:58 plays a piece to get the final out of

2:00:59 the inning. Taylor Justice bounces it

2:01:01 off the turf like LaMelo. And that's how

2:01:03 the Tailgators win the equalizer point.

2:01:06 And then here's how they won the ball

2:01:08 game

2:01:09 >> with the game on the line.

2:01:13 Highf fly ball deep out to right center

2:01:15 field. Watson on his horse. He doesn't

2:01:18 get there as it bangs off the wall. Ty

2:01:20 Jackson will score easily. Over looking

2:01:23 for three bases. He's out. Perfect relay

2:01:26 by Jordan Hussein. Fantastic deep by

2:01:30 Jordan Bark and the Tailgator hang on

2:01:33 3-2 winners.

2:01:34 >> What do you know about that Jordan

2:01:36 Jordan connection and the Texas

2:01:38 Tailgator come in here and upset the

2:01:41 namesake of the sport to win game one of

2:01:44 the first ever banana ball open

2:01:47 >> from a game one victory to winning the

2:01:49 whole thing the very next day. Gators

2:01:52 putting this in the hands of their

2:01:53 allstar from a season ago in Nick Lopez.

2:01:57 The O2

2:01:59 that's hit well deep out to left. Alexi

2:02:02 is on his horse.

2:02:05 It settles on the warning track. Lopez

2:02:07 around second.

2:02:09 Reese gets to the ball. Lopez around

2:02:11 third. Now relay. Nick Lopez clinches a

2:02:16 playoff spot for the Texas Tailgator.

2:02:20 And the boys in blue and orange are

2:02:23 going to not get a playoff spot. Six

2:02:25 points early.

2:02:27 Nate Lopez, the man who won all the

2:02:30 showdowns last year for the Tailgator,

2:02:33 comes up in the biggest spot of his

2:02:36 career. We'll see you in October. We

2:02:39 just never gave up, man. Even in the

2:02:41 locker room, we're talking we're going

2:02:42 to beat these guys. They got us last

2:02:44 year and the first couple games this

2:02:46 year, but we never gave up. That's the

2:02:48 difference. And from one historic moment

2:02:50 to another, the first ever popup game in

2:02:52 Banana Ball history at Navasota High

2:02:54 School in front of a thousand people.

2:02:56 The Texas Tailgator Savannah Bananas and

2:02:58 Kyle Markin welcomes you to the auction

2:03:01 as he hits a two-run blast in the first

2:03:03 inning that walks it off for the Texas

2:03:05 Tailgator putting them up one to

2:03:07 nothing. What about Jonathan Sunshine

2:03:10 Lutters, the inventor of the foot

2:03:12 volley? 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven times Sunny

2:03:18 goes off the legs and the feet to give

2:03:20 you a trick play that you've never seen

2:03:22 before. Hopefully you'll see it again,

2:03:24 but you will never ever ever forget it.

2:03:28 Sunny does that and then his counterpart

2:03:30 up the middle does this. Jordan Hussein,

2:03:33 the captain of the Texas Tailgator, a

2:03:36 behind the back book it as the temp

2:03:39 trick play of the night. And while on

2:03:41 the microphone too, Jordan Hussein pulls

2:03:43 out a special one to end the ball game.

2:03:45 The team who's just so trickerying the

2:03:47 tailgator gets their 15th and final

2:03:49 trick play to defeat the Savannah

2:03:51 Bananas 5 to nothing at Navasota High

2:03:53 School in Banana Ball's first ever

2:03:55 pop-up game from history to history.

2:03:58 Saturday, the biggest banana ball game

2:03:59 ever. 102,000 people. Chris Clark

2:04:02 strikes out dude perfect Tyler Tony at

2:04:05 Kyle Field on the campus of Texas A&M in

2:04:08 the top of the second inning to conclude

2:04:10 matters. What a special moment that was

2:04:12 for CC and those boys in blue and

2:04:14 orange.

2:04:16 And then Jordan Hussein

2:04:19 ball for sprint. Typical ball for

2:04:22 sprints. You'd think no. Throw cells in

2:04:24 the outfield. Fiverrs made it to second.

2:04:26 He's getting to third. Aaron throw comes

2:04:28 back in the infield. Where's Jordan

2:04:30 Hussein going? He's going home.

2:04:42 After

2:04:48 going four and four over their final

2:04:50 eight games heading into the Banana Ball

2:04:52 Open, something caught fire within the

2:04:55 Texas Tailgator and specifically their

2:04:58 33-year-old superstar Kyle Martin in

2:05:01 game one against the Final for the Texas

2:05:03 Tailgator. And Kmart sends what? Deep

2:05:06 center field. Kmart with another long

2:05:09 ball. Welcome to the auction here in the

2:05:12 Banana Ball Open.

2:05:14 >> First of two home runs for Kmart in the

2:05:16 open. And then Sunshine provided us the

2:05:19 play of the year.

2:05:19 >> Mason Maxwell hard hit Sunny times out.

2:05:23 Trick play. Oh, it's a double trick

2:05:25 play. Is that the play of the year?

2:05:28 Jonathan Sunshine Loers lays out between

2:05:31 the legs bucket. Throws it to first.

2:05:34 Taylor Justice between the legs bucket.

2:05:37 That was psychotic. This is Banana Ball.

2:05:42 >> And from arguably the play of the year

2:05:45 to the play that helped win the

2:05:47 tailgator the equalizer point and win

2:05:49 the ball game on Friday night.

2:05:51 >> McDow over to J5 between the legs and

2:05:54 it's the equalizer point for the

2:05:56 Tailgator. Double trick play.

2:05:58 >> Bucket, bucket. And just like that, the

2:06:02 Texas Tailgator off the backs of the

2:06:04 Texas kid and Taylor Justice win the

2:06:07 equalizer point. is vitally important.

2:06:11 >> With a win on Friday night against the

2:06:12 firefighters, the Tailgators faced off

2:06:14 in game one of the Banana Ball Open

2:06:16 Championship against those Savannah

2:06:18 Bananas. And how about a start to it

2:06:20 from Jordan Hussein. A little booket

2:06:23 there on a 6463

2:06:25 double play. You've never seen anything

2:06:27 like that in your entire life. And then

2:06:30 we hadn't seen this yet this year

2:06:31 either. Jordan Bart hits his first home

2:06:34 run in his banana ball career in route

2:06:37 to putting the Tailgator up two points

2:06:39 to none there in the third inning.

2:06:42 Feeling really good about those boys in

2:06:43 blue and orange. Now let's feel a little

2:06:45 bit better. Eighth inning, need three

2:06:47 trick plays to win the equalizer point.

2:06:49 Book it. That is now 13 to 12 in the

2:06:52 trick play category. Bouncer Taylor

2:06:54 Justice. Tough play. Joe Baron loses a

2:06:56 cowboy hat. Book it yet again. 13 trick

2:06:59 plays a piece to get the final out of

2:07:01 the inning. Taylor Justice bounces it

2:07:03 off the turf like LaMelo. And that's how

2:07:05 the Tailgators win the equalizer point.

2:07:07 And then here's how they won the ball

2:07:09 game.

2:07:10 >> With the game on the line,

2:07:14 highf fly ball deep out to right center

2:07:17 field. Watson on his horse. He doesn't

2:07:19 get there as it bangs off the wall. Ty

2:07:22 Jackson will score easily. Over looking

2:07:24 for three bases. He's out. Perfect relay

2:07:28 by Jordan Hussein. Fantastic deep by

2:07:31 Jordan Bark and the Tailgator hang on

2:07:34 3-2 winners.

2:07:35 >> What do you know about that Jordan

2:07:37 Jordan connection and the Texas

2:07:40 Tailgator come in here and upset the

2:07:42 name sake of the sport to win game one

2:07:45 of the first ever banana ball open

2:07:48 >> from a game one victory to winning the

2:07:51 whole thing the very next day. Gators

2:07:53 putting this in the hands of their

2:07:55 allstar from a season ago in Nick Lopez.

2:07:58 The O2

2:08:00 that's hit well deep out to left. Alexi

2:08:03 is on his horse.

2:08:06 It settles on the warning track. Lopez

2:08:08 around second.

2:08:10 Reese gets to the ball. Lopez around

2:08:13 third. Now relay. Nick Lopez clinches a

2:08:17 playoff spot for the Texas Tailgator.

2:08:21 And the in blue and orange are going to

2:08:25 get a playoff spot 6 points early.

2:08:31 >> We took a big of a break there, but we

2:08:32 are back here in Midland, Texas. First

2:08:35 pitch officially is going to be at 9:05

2:08:39 Central time. That's 10:05 Eastern time.

2:08:41 You're watching on the Eastern Seabard.

2:08:43 Will be the latest first pitch of the

2:08:45 year here in the sport of banana ball.

2:08:47 And Drake, I can't wait, man.

2:08:48 >> No. And and this is where a very excited

2:08:51 we're getting Banana Ball in and the

2:08:53 crowd has still hung out here in Midland

2:08:55 awaiting this first pitch. It'll happen

2:08:56 about 2 hours after the expected 7:00

2:08:59 local time. This is where we ask

2:09:00 something of you.

2:09:03 >> Tell your mom,

2:09:04 >> tell your dad,

2:09:04 >> tell your friends,

2:09:05 >> tell your grandma,

2:09:06 >> your cousin's probably around.

2:09:07 >> Your great great aunt.

2:09:09 >> You haven't I know you got divorced and

2:09:11 you haven't talked in a while.

2:09:12 >> Yes,

2:09:12 >> but you should probably reach out. is a

2:09:14 pretty good let them know she she's

2:09:16 still awake probably maybe at the bar

2:09:19 >> and can put it on the TV on YouTube the

2:09:21 tailgator.

2:09:21 >> Well, it's Thursday night. I hope she's

2:09:23 not at the bar.

2:09:24 >> Tomorrow is a federal holiday, my

2:09:26 friend. I know where I'll be this

2:09:27 evening.

2:09:29 Uh let them know that Banana Ball will

2:09:31 play tonight 10:00 Eastern time, 9:00

2:09:34 Central time. Now is the time to jump

2:09:36 in. It's Sean Fluke who'll be miked up

2:09:38 tonight with Christian Davis.

2:09:40 >> Yeah, CD man, we talked about him during

2:09:41 the rain delay. has induced the most

2:09:42 trick plays of any pitcher in the sport

2:09:44 this year and in my opinion the best

2:09:46 rivalry in the sport. The Texas

2:09:48 Tailgators the party animals. Texas

2:09:50 Tailgators just one and four against the

2:09:52 Black and Peak this year trying to

2:09:53 avenge that sweep in Nashville.

2:09:54 >> And we haven't talked about it yet, but

2:09:56 that game three in Nashville. The last

2:09:58 time these two teams met was when the

2:10:01 heated moment occurred. And I think

2:10:04 organizationally across the board, I

2:10:05 want to commend Quinn Krelller who runs

2:10:06 the Banana Ball account. I want to

2:10:08 commend, you know, Jesse Cole who was in

2:10:10 these conversations about, okay, do we

2:10:11 promote this? Do we put this out? Do we

2:10:13 talk about when Jason Swan comes up on

2:10:15 Reese Miller and Taj Porter jumps in to

2:10:18 defend his pitcher, Jake Skull pulls

2:10:20 Swan back? Do we have those discussions

2:10:22 over the course of that week about the

2:10:24 moment? And we did. It was released to a

2:10:27 banana ball audience of millions. And

2:10:29 the video got well over a million views.

2:10:31 That proves just how much these guys

2:10:33 care. And even in the wake of that,

2:10:35 we've heard from both teams about how

2:10:37 they've apologized for the the heated

2:10:39 moment and have moved on and is clear.

2:10:42 >> They're excited to play each other

2:10:43 tonight. So there there really is no

2:10:46 underlying story amongst that moment

2:10:49 still being an issue. But it is fun to

2:10:52 get to see these squads get back

2:10:53 together for the first time since it

2:10:54 occurred

2:10:55 >> within two weeks of each other. That was

2:10:56 just 12 days ago. And the Banana I mean

2:10:58 the Bananas play the Party Animals in

2:11:01 Oregon. One of the biggest series of the

2:11:03 year. Tailgator play the Loco Beach

2:11:04 Cook. That's Kyle Martin goes for three

2:11:06 home runs last weekend. And now we're

2:11:07 back here in Midland. But take a

2:11:09 beautiful look down at the field. You

2:11:10 won't see a tarp in sight. And we're

2:11:12 about to start our ingame or pregame

2:11:15 entertainment as we'll go back down

2:11:16 there right now and take a look around.

2:11:18 I mean, it is it that's a beautiful

2:11:20 Drake

2:11:20 >> Tol did they spray paint the grass, man.

2:11:23 All of a sudden, it has gone from an

2:11:25 saturated night here in Midland with

2:11:27 both teams in the locker room awaiting

2:11:29 the hope of a first pitch to now each

2:11:31 squad on the field and warming up. The

2:11:33 party animals doing so with their

2:11:34 traditional hacky sack. And Brett, it

2:11:38 now I can say it, it felt like about an

2:11:42 hour ago, we may not get Banana Ball in

2:11:44 tonight in Midland and all of a sudden

2:11:47 everything has flipped.

2:11:48 >> Yeah, man. I didn't have an opportunity

2:11:50 to play tonight either. And now you see

2:11:52 the guys, man, back out on the field,

2:11:54 back signing, back being fans first. I

2:11:57 mean, this is absolutely incredible to

2:11:58 see. Like you said, man, after

2:12:00 >> we we entered this rain delay or

2:12:02 lightning delay, whatever weather delay

2:12:04 we'll call it,

2:12:05 >> at

2:12:07 um

2:12:09 >> what 6:44 local time.

2:12:10 >> Yeah,

2:12:11 >> it's nearly 2 hours ago now.

2:12:13 >> Everybody's still here in Midland. All

2:12:14 7,000 of the people that have packed

2:12:16 Momento Bank Ballpark. Smiles on the

2:12:19 faces. Party animals. kept those jerseys

2:12:21 protected

2:12:22 >> that there we probably got a little less

2:12:24 than an inch of water in the span of an

2:12:26 hour.

2:12:26 >> Yes.

2:12:27 >> And those folks have still braved this

2:12:30 to sit out on the burm. I mean that

2:12:31 thing left to right. There's a burm that

2:12:34 stretches from right field right field

2:12:36 pole. No better than that. Almost third

2:12:38 base edge of the dugout all the way to

2:12:40 the other side of the stadium. And these

2:12:42 folks sit on the wet grass just to get a

2:12:44 taste of banana ball. The tailgator and

2:12:46 party animals. That that's that's the

2:12:48 fans being team first. We always talk

2:12:50 about being fans first, us toward them.

2:12:53 That's them really showing up to these

2:12:55 guys.

2:12:55 >> This area of Texas has been yearning for

2:12:57 Banana Bowl. I had a couple party

2:12:58 animals fans come up to me today from

2:13:00 Midland, Texas. Wow.

2:13:02 >> Saying this is our first ever Banana

2:13:03 Ball game. We watch every single

2:13:04 broadcast and we were watching the City

2:13:06 Selection Show back in October and we

2:13:08 absolutely erupted when they announced

2:13:09 that we're coming to Midland, Texas. And

2:13:11 that's that that's how cool this is,

2:13:12 man. That is how cool this is. I mean,

2:13:14 we we get to come to places in Midland

2:13:17 where this is a very blueco collar

2:13:19 place. People come here for work. That's

2:13:21 why people come to Midland, Texas. And

2:13:22 we get to come here to Momentum Bank and

2:13:25 bring a brand that represents what this

2:13:27 state is in the Texas tailgators. And

2:13:30 then we also get to bring one of the

2:13:32 best brands that there is in this sport

2:13:33 in the party animals as we'll take a

2:13:34 look.

2:13:35 >> Look how packed that is.

2:13:36 >> Yeah, exactly.

2:13:36 >> I mean, that's crazy, man. I I lived in

2:13:39 Texas for 5 years down at Baylor

2:13:40 University and Midland is an underrated

2:13:44 overlooked part of this state because

2:13:46 it's tough to get to. It's not close to

2:13:48 it's it's a standalone area Midland

2:13:50 Odessa and that's what makes it so

2:13:52 special. That's what makes these people

2:13:53 these blue collar fans. There's gold in

2:13:56 these hills, liquid gold here at

2:13:57 Momentum Bank. What makes them special?

2:14:00 This atmosphere already has been neat to

2:14:03 see for Banana Ball.

2:14:04 >> You see it there. opened up March 23rd,

2:14:06 2002. 24 year old ballpark. Broke ground

2:14:10 May 19th, 2001.

2:14:13 >> Can I This third bullet point, by the

2:14:14 way,

2:14:14 >> 10 million fans,

2:14:15 >> just to add a bit to that, they have a

2:14:17 plaque outside. They update every year

2:14:19 for how many fans have walked into this

2:14:20 ballpark. That is incredibly cool. We

2:14:23 talk a lot again about being fans first,

2:14:25 being fans facing. The Midland

2:14:26 Rockhounds are the exact same. They're

2:14:28 in the same boat. They track the fans

2:14:30 that come to this ballpark for the

2:14:32 impact they can make on human beings, on

2:14:35 tangible people who come from all walks

2:14:37 of life and sit in these seats to watch

2:14:38 the Rockowns every week.

2:14:40 >> Yeah. And how about our our folks

2:14:41 online, man? I mean, over 3,400 people

2:14:44 still watching. And our our our people

2:14:47 in the chat, our people watching us on

2:14:49 YouTube just as dieh hard as those folks

2:14:51 here in Midland. And how poetic. The sun

2:14:54 has started to just so poke out. You can

2:14:56 see it reflected upon the buildings out

2:14:58 behind right center field behind these

2:15:01 gray clouds that we've been accustomed

2:15:02 to seeing. There you see it. Mr. Sun as

2:15:05 he begins to set is just showing us he's

2:15:08 still hanging around here in Midland.

2:15:09 >> The sun's a guy.

2:15:11 >> She is setting.

2:15:12 >> Yeah, I've always wondered.

2:15:14 >> I have too.

2:15:16 >> Curiosity peaked. Golden hour in right

2:15:18 field.

2:15:19 >> Curiosity killed the camp.

2:15:20 >> There is still a light bit of rain

2:15:23 that's overtaken us, but but we can play

2:15:25 through this. So you can barely see it.

2:15:27 If you can sign an autograph, it's not

2:15:29 raining hard enough.

2:15:30 >> No sunshine. Signing a Party Animals

2:15:33 jersey. How about that? Or shirt, I

2:15:34 should say.

2:15:36 >> Credit to the entertainment staff of the

2:15:38 Texas Tailgator for ensuring that the

2:15:41 cast was out there doing everything in

2:15:43 their power to keep this place

2:15:44 entertained. To the players who signed

2:15:46 autographs all through the rain delay.

2:15:51 >> And again, the most credit goes to the

2:15:52 fans who have stayed here, the fans

2:15:54 online. We also dialed in.

2:15:56 >> We can't miss the storyline that Shawn

2:15:58 Fluke and Christian Davis were warming

2:16:00 up about two hours ago and now they have

2:16:04 to go back down to the bullpens, get re

2:16:06 fully back warm to begin this ball game.

2:16:10 I mean, that's difficult when you're

2:16:12 trying to get in that mindset of

2:16:13 starting up analog game. As we'll take a

2:16:16 look at this this these stats this year

2:16:18 for the crazy man showing fluke and CD.

2:16:20 I mean, it is incredible. Drake told

2:16:23 that these guys warming up said, "Hey

2:16:25 guys, we're entering a weather delay. We

2:16:26 don't know how long it's going to be."

2:16:28 CD and Sean Fluke have to go back to

2:16:29 hanging out in the bullpen. Arms already

2:16:31 hot. They obviously fall cold over a

2:16:33 2-hour period. And now they have to get

2:16:36 themselves back warmed up. That is

2:16:38 incredibly difficult.

2:16:39 >> Yep.

2:16:40 >> So, the party animals do two to the

2:16:41 right,

2:16:41 >> two to the left,

2:16:42 >> two to the left, and then four in kind

2:16:44 of big humps in the middle, right? You

2:16:46 can't say hump.

2:16:48 >> Thrust.

2:16:48 >> Thrust.

2:16:49 >> Thrust. Yes.

2:16:49 >> Let's put it this way then. In baseball,

2:16:51 it's called the dry thrust. And that's

2:16:53 when a pitcher warms up pretty

2:16:55 aggressively. I learned this probably

2:16:56 three months ago. When a pitcher warms

2:16:58 up aggressively, I'm reading right now.

2:17:00 Turn game popularity from the Marlins

2:17:02 reliever Pete Fairbanks. Remember pistol

2:17:04 Pete Fairbanks? I

2:17:05 >> remember pistol pistol Pete

2:17:06 >> Maverick

2:17:08 Marovic, but we were almost there. Uh

2:17:10 pitchers have to aggressively stretch

2:17:12 and throw to reach game ready intensity.

2:17:14 If a team fails to score necessary runs

2:17:16 or there's a reliever who's forced to

2:17:18 sit back down due to a rain delay, a

2:17:20 starter sitting back down, Shawn Fluke,

2:17:21 Christian Davis due to rain delay, that

2:17:23 dry thrust, brutal on a guy's arm. Both

2:17:26 these guys have to fight through that.

2:17:28 And what that may lead to is more

2:17:29 offense. And these are two of the most

2:17:32 senior laden offenses in Banana Ball.

2:17:34 >> Yeah. Um and it's still raining, so it's

2:17:36 going to be not the easiest to grip that

2:17:39 >> the wind has completely I wouldn't say

2:17:41 completely. The wind has completely

2:17:43 switched.

2:17:44 >> Oh, you mean? Yeah, it's not blowing as

2:17:46 hard as it was, but

2:17:47 >> but it's it's out straight out to right.

2:17:49 >> Correct. It was dead left field and now

2:17:52 straight out to right. We see a great

2:17:54 shot of that.

2:17:56 >> And it's a little It was whipping

2:17:57 earlier at about 30 mph. Gust up to 30

2:18:00 mph. Now it's sitting around 15 or so,

2:18:03 but still that that's you feel that.

2:18:05 Drake, the chat would like to tell you

2:18:07 that it is okay to call it hump day,

2:18:10 which is obviously was yesterday on

2:18:11 Wednesday.

2:18:12 >> Dry hump day then is what I was going

2:18:13 for there.

2:18:14 >> But

2:18:16 >> dry hump is that just every Thursday now

2:18:18 or

2:18:19 >> it it is when those guys have to go

2:18:21 through their ban routine.

2:18:22 >> Yeah.

2:18:22 >> When they've got Sean Fluke's doing this

2:18:24 for the second time.

2:18:25 >> It was 6:45 when the bottom fell out. We

2:18:27 were about to play banana. We were 15

2:18:28 minutes away from Fluke taking the mount

2:18:30 >> and we were fully prepared.

2:18:31 >> Y

2:18:32 >> yeah. I mean that's crazy. It is. It is

2:18:35 cool, man, how how fans first all these

2:18:36 guys are. And I know we talk about that

2:18:38 and it's it's not just a talking point

2:18:40 that we're trying to drive into the

2:18:41 ground. It is really incredible every

2:18:43 single time we have a weather delay or

2:18:45 some kind of impact how these guys still

2:18:47 stay out of the dugout and continue to

2:18:49 talk to the fans, continue to sign for

2:18:51 the fans. You see there's Christian

2:18:52 Davis warming up out there in the right

2:18:53 field bullpen. I mean, the type of

2:18:56 humans that we have here, Drake, are

2:18:57 just incredible from both the tailgators

2:18:59 and the party animal side.

2:19:01 >> A rainbow is populated in right field.

2:19:04 Has it? Yes, it has.

2:19:05 >> Yeah.

2:19:06 >> Look at that.

2:19:08 >> And it's And it ends right below right

2:19:11 field.

2:19:11 >> Y.

2:19:12 >> Can you guys see that?

2:19:14 >> A little bit. You guys can see that.

2:19:15 Turns the right direction.

2:19:17 >> Close one eye. Wink a little bit. There

2:19:18 it is. A little bit better. You can see

2:19:20 that's the bottom of

2:19:21 >> I know. All right. That's exactly where

2:19:22 Kyle Martin's going to hit all his home

2:19:23 runs tonight. Is that what's at the end

2:19:25 of that rainbow?

2:19:26 >> Well, now that the wind is blowing

2:19:27 straight out there, I would say that's

2:19:29 pretty predictable.

2:19:31 >> That's very predictable.

2:19:32 >> It's dropping out in left field, too.

2:19:33 It's a full rainbow.

2:19:34 >> Kyle Mark could hit them anywhere. Look

2:19:36 at that sunset, man. Even with all these

2:19:38 clouds. Look at that.

2:19:42 >> And man, these these fans who are

2:19:44 sitting in the stands right now are

2:19:46 still being

2:19:48 >> rained on. It's sprinkling pretty

2:19:52 at this point.

2:19:53 >> I must I must ask you another question,

2:19:55 Drake, unrelated to anything we've been

2:19:57 talking about.

2:19:58 >> Yeah.

2:19:58 >> Has there been any benadryil today? Has

2:20:00 it strictly been Tylenol? You know man,

2:20:02 I I told you I have uh the last 48 hours

2:20:06 or so have come down with a common cold.

2:20:10 >> Yes. And benadryil. So sometimes when I

2:20:14 get a cold tmi you a little bit.

2:20:17 >> I would love that.

2:20:18 >> Sometimes when I get a cold I'll, you

2:20:20 know, you get lightheaded or hallucinate

2:20:21 a bit or you get just weird fever

2:20:23 dreams, right? Fever. People have the

2:20:24 fever. You lay down fever dreams.

2:20:25 >> I've had it before

2:20:26 >> and so I I stay away from benadryil. The

2:20:28 common cold can help me avoid benadryil,

2:20:31 but then Tylenol, acetaminophen, break a

2:20:33 fever. That's that's been the goal. And

2:20:35 so today, I've had since 11:00 last

2:20:38 night,

2:20:39 >> eight Tylenol, 4,000 milligrams, which

2:20:42 is the limit.

2:20:43 >> That's the legal limit

2:20:44 >> in 24 hours in 24 hours.

2:20:49 >> So, I've been dealing I' been I

2:20:51 showandgo day for me. A little under the

2:20:53 weather.

2:20:53 >> You've been You've been hooping though,

2:20:54 man. Hoopers hoop. Big time players make

2:20:56 big plays and big games. But you could

2:20:57 you could tell the folks at home, man,

2:20:59 3:00 today, I wasn't moving much. I was

2:21:02 we were conserving energy today.

2:21:04 >> All right.

2:21:05 >> Uh-oh.

2:21:05 >> Talk about conserving energy.

2:21:07 >> It is time to play a home run hitter

2:21:09 down on the field.

2:21:11 >> Off these party animals. We've got the

2:21:14 toughest cowboy in Texas. His favorite

2:21:18 food is steak. Ladies and gentlemen,

2:21:21 make some noise for 7-year-old Jeremiah.

2:21:28 who is hitting with a hobby horse right

2:21:31 now.

2:21:36 Swing and a miss.

2:21:40 Andy comes out with a bat.

2:21:44 >> Telly is talking trash to a

2:21:46 seven-year-old.

2:21:49 >> No,

2:21:51 that ball is smoked.

2:21:55 Jeremiah's rounding first. The the party

2:21:58 animals have a rain circle going.

2:22:02 >> Jeremiah goes to second.

2:22:07 Peter can't handle the ball. He's still

2:22:10 running.

2:22:14 There's chaos on the field. Jeremiah is

2:22:16 rounding third.

2:22:20 He's going home.

2:22:24 There's a play at the plate. He's saved.

2:22:50 Now, after home run hitter, we must yet

2:22:53 again learn about the 11 rules of Banana

2:22:55 Ball from the owner and creator of our

2:22:57 sport, Jesse Cole.

2:23:01 >> Banana Ball is the fastest and most

2:23:03 entertaining show in sports, and the 11

2:23:06 rules guarantee the most fans first

2:23:08 experience every second. Unbelievable.

2:23:11 >> Welcome to the Banana Ball Championship

2:23:13 League.

2:23:14 >> Rule number one, win the inning, win the

2:23:16 point. The team that scores the most

2:23:18 runs in an inning wins the point.

2:23:20 >> It's a walk-off winner to the deepest

2:23:23 bowl. Oh my goodness.

2:23:25 >> With the equalizer point, trick plays

2:23:27 provide the away team an opportunity to

2:23:30 earn a point going into the final

2:23:31 inning. And in the final inning, every

2:23:34 run counts as a point. Rule number two,

2:23:36 Banana Ball has a 2hour time limit,

2:23:39 guaranteeing that every game is

2:23:41 fast-paced and action-packed. Rule

2:23:44 number three, no stepping out of the

2:23:46 batter's box. If you do, it will result

2:23:48 in a strike.

2:23:49 >> Max stepped out of the box and because

2:23:51 he stepped out of the box, that's it.

2:23:53 >> Rule number four, no bunting, cuz

2:23:56 bunting sucks. If you bunt, you'll be

2:23:58 thrown out of the game. Rule number

2:24:00 five, batters can steal first base. Ball

2:24:03 three. Can he take it off for first

2:24:04 throw from Leroy in time?

2:24:07 >> Rule number six, there's no walks. Walks

2:24:10 are ball for sprints. The batter can

2:24:13 advance as far as they want until every

2:24:15 position player touches the ball.

2:24:17 >> No defenders have touched the banana

2:24:19 ball. It is a four base sprint to open

2:24:22 up the ball game.

2:24:23 >> Rule number seven, no mound visits.

2:24:27 >> Nope. Rule number eight, foul balls

2:24:30 caught by a fan count as an out.

2:24:32 >> Oh, they missed. They did. They can't.

2:24:36 We're going to show

2:24:38 >> rule number nine, the showdowns. In

2:24:41 showdowns, the best of the best face off

2:24:43 in the biggest moment. One hitter verse

2:24:46 one pitcher with one fielder behind him.

2:24:48 And the hitter has to score. Deep to

2:24:50 right center. See you later. Rule number

2:24:55 10, the banana ball challenge role gives

2:24:57 the coaches and you, the fans, a chance

2:25:00 to impact a call on the field. Rule

2:25:03 number 11, the golden batter. Once a

2:25:06 game, each team can give any player in a

2:25:08 bat, regardless of the lineup. This

2:25:10 offers the biggest matchups on the

2:25:12 biggest stage. Big on big.

2:25:16 It's good. Let's go. Let's go.

2:25:19 >> Get out of here. Ball. That thing had a

2:25:22 family.

2:25:24 And those are the rules of banana ball

2:25:30 is going to do with you. Are you ready?

2:25:33 Ready?

2:25:33 >> Yeah.

2:25:35 >> Let's do this, y'all.

2:25:41 Clap those hands. Midlin.

2:25:44 >> Oh, we're swimming through this rain

2:25:46 today, y'all.

2:25:49 Did you guys need a little stretch after

2:25:51 waiting for the game to start? Touch

2:25:53 your toes.

2:25:57 >> Uhoh. The Beefy Boys taught Milo some

2:26:00 new moves, y'all. Let's see those

2:26:02 punches.

2:26:05 And I know everyone in Texas has their

2:26:07 lasso with you.

2:26:11 >> Clap those hands, Midland. And make some

2:26:13 noise nice and loud. One more time for

2:26:15 sevenyear-old Milo.

2:26:30 Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls, and

2:26:34 parking lot party people from around

2:26:40 the world.

2:26:42 Tonight, you and thousands of your

2:26:44 friends here live. Millions more

2:26:46 watching at home have gathered to

2:26:48 witness something that frat boys across

2:26:51 the country could only ever dream of.

2:26:54 From parking lots to 80 foot yachts,

2:26:57 from backyard grills to a stadium that

2:27:00 thrills the pregamers come from every

2:27:02 corner of the globe to witness this.

2:27:06 But this is not baseball. No, this is

2:27:09 the arena where these Texas twos step

2:27:12 in. tradition upset. Big hitggetk

2:27:15 getting ball players await the opening

2:27:17 of the gate to deliver a Texassized

2:27:19 beatd down to whoever lines up across

2:27:22 from them. And tonight, ladies and

2:27:24 gentlemen, it looks like the party

2:27:26 animals are about to find out why you

2:27:30 don't mess with Texas.

2:27:36 But this is not your granddad's pastime.

2:27:39 This is not just another night at the

2:27:40 ballpark. know this game is baseball by

2:27:43 birth, but it's fruit by name and an

2:27:45 absolute worldwide phenomenon by the

2:27:48 grace of God. So now is the time for all

2:27:53 of you here in Midland, Texas that stuck

2:27:56 with us through the rain to get up on

2:27:59 your feet and give me your voices

2:28:07 because this is the greatest pregame in

2:28:09 sports and it never ends. Ladies and

2:28:12 gentlemen, this is Banana Ball.

2:28:21 Midland, Texas. It's time for the

2:28:24 starting lineup for your Texas tailgator

2:28:28 from the triple play Taria in left

2:28:31 field. Number two, Zack W.

2:28:38 The designated hitter Nick

2:28:45 in right field number 27 Kyle Martin

2:28:54 at third base number Jordan

2:29:02 at first base number 85 Taylor Justice

2:29:09 in center field number seven.

2:29:18 The extra hitter number three Jason

2:29:25 behind the player catcher number 28

2:29:30 the quad father quarter

2:29:34 at second base number 11 Mford

2:29:41 at shortstop number five the Texas kid

2:29:46 Jordan who Hey,

2:29:50 the starting pitcher, number 12,

2:29:54 Christian Davis.

2:29:58 And leading the party, head coach Joe

2:30:02 Miglet, assisted by Coach Penny, and

2:30:05 Coach Andrew, father of the tailgate.

2:30:18 Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we

2:30:20 ask that you please rise if able, remove

2:30:23 your caps, and join us in honoring

2:30:25 America with a singing of tonight's

2:30:27 national anthem. Please welcome to the

2:30:30 field the Baker Sisters.

2:30:35 Oh, say can you see

2:30:40 by the dawn early light

2:30:44 what so proudly

2:30:46 we held

2:30:49 at the twilight

2:30:51 last gleaming

2:30:53 whose broad stripes and bright stars

2:30:58 through the perilous

2:31:01 fight

2:31:02 or the ramparts

2:31:05 We watched

2:31:07 were so gallently

2:31:10 streaming

2:31:12 and the rockets red.

2:31:17 The bombs bursting

2:31:19 in air

2:31:22 gave proof through the night

2:31:26 that our flag was still there.

2:31:31 Oh, say does that star spangled

2:31:37 B

2:31:39 yet wave

2:31:43 or the land

2:31:46 of the free

2:31:49 and the home

2:31:52 of the

2:31:54 brave

2:31:56 of the brave.

2:32:01 Let Texas the Baker sisters.

2:32:10 How blessed are we?

2:32:13 Rain or shine, wind or no wind, we're

2:32:17 going to play banana ball. It's the best

2:32:20 rivalry this sport has to offer in 2026.

2:32:23 It's the party animals. It's the Texas

2:32:26 tailgator. And for the first time ever,

2:32:29 they're caressing the flattest place the

2:32:32 United States has to offer, Midland,

2:32:34 Texas.

2:32:38 He's Drake toll. I'm Brett Loftus. Man,

2:32:41 I am so excited to finally show you

2:32:43 this. It's the starting defensive

2:32:45 graphic tonight for the Texas Tailgator.

2:32:50 We got a lot of rain, got a lot of wind,

2:32:53 but now we're finally going to play

2:32:54 banana ball. Here's how the boys in blue

2:32:56 and orange are line it up defensively

2:32:57 tonight. We've been talking a lot about

2:32:59 trick play numbers. You'll see them

2:33:00 populate there. Kyle Martin the front

2:33:02 runner for MVP as we stand 36 games in.

2:33:04 11 trick plays out there in right field.

2:33:06 The two trick play leaders up the middle

2:33:08 there. Jonathan Sunshine Looters 136.

2:33:10 Jordan Hussein seven away from 100 as

2:33:13 well. He will be the second player in

2:33:15 banana ball this year to reach 100 once

2:33:17 he does reach that mark. And the

2:33:18 Tailgator as a team are eight away from

2:33:20 500. They will become the quickest

2:33:21 banana ball team ever to 500 trick plays

2:33:24 in a single season. Jordan Bar Taylor

2:33:26 Justice there on the corners. The entire

2:33:28 infield ranks in the top 10 in trick

2:33:31 plays in the banana ball championship

2:33:32 league this season. And Indiana Stanley

2:33:34 as the second host of any center fielder

2:33:37 in Banana Bowl this year with 44 only

2:33:39 trailing behind the Doc Dr. Meadows.

2:33:42 That's how they look. Taj Porter behind

2:33:45 the plate catching his best friend on

2:33:47 the bump. The man who's had to warm up

2:33:48 twice tonight. And speaking of trick

2:33:50 plays is induced to hit more of them

2:33:52 than any pitcher has in banana ball this

2:33:54 year. He is the second year banana

2:33:56 baller in 2025 all-star Christian Davis

2:34:00 getting the ball in game one tonight

2:34:02 after coming out of relief last weekend

2:34:04 in San Antonio. Came out gave the

2:34:06 tailgator four innings of one earned run

2:34:09 baseball. Induced a bunch of trick plays

2:34:11 as well as CD man has been absolutely

2:34:14 incredible this year. Again coming off a

2:34:17 rookie campaign where he was an

2:34:18 all-star. He's been just as good this

2:34:19 year and one been one of the three big

2:34:21 horsemen this year for the Texas

2:34:23 Tailgators. Now, it's time to take a

2:34:26 look at that Party Animals lineup.

2:34:28 >> Yeah, he's got some pretty tough stuff

2:34:30 to deal with in the Party Animals who

2:34:32 swept the Texas Tailgator back in

2:34:33 Nashville just two weeks ago. Animals 4

2:34:36 and one. That's four wins and one loss

2:34:38 against the Tailgator in 2026. Jake

2:34:41 Skull will lead things off. former first

2:34:43 round draft pick, 15th overall to the

2:34:46 Texas Rangers. Played a whole lot of

2:34:48 minor league ball right here in Midland

2:34:50 when he was in the Texas League. Back to

2:34:53 the Frisco Rough Riders. Skull leads it

2:34:55 off. Then Jason Swan, another two-hole.

2:34:57 Andy Cosgrove who will hit behind those

2:34:59 guys. And when one of them inevitably

2:35:01 reaches, it's Reese Hampton, the Banana

2:35:04 Ball veteran. former Detroit Tigers

2:35:06 minor leaguer sitting the four hole

2:35:07 batting 231 but still one of the most

2:35:09 dangerous bats

2:35:11 in the Banana Ball Championship League

2:35:12 and any pitcher who faces him would tell

2:35:14 you just the same.

2:35:16 Party Animals hitting 257 off of

2:35:19 Christian Davis this year in 2026 albeit

2:35:23 they've only faced him twice thus far.

2:35:25 Tailgators are 1 and4 against the Party

2:35:26 Animals in 2026. Seven and 21 all time.

2:35:30 It has been a a battle that has been won

2:35:32 by the Black and Pink. Now we must send

2:35:35 it down to the field for the words we've

2:35:36 been waiting all night.

2:35:37 >> All right, Midler, are you ready to

2:35:38 start this party?

2:35:43 Well, in Banana Ball, we like to say

2:35:44 start the clock. But in tailgator

2:35:46 country and in the great state of Texas,

2:35:48 we're going to say light the grill. So

2:35:50 with me, on the count of three, I want

2:35:52 you to say light the grill. Ready? One,

2:35:54 two, three.

2:35:57 >> Showtime.

2:36:00 Let's play some banana ball

2:36:03 >> in a rain delay that has lasted an hour

2:36:06 and 18 minutes. Christian Davis toes the

2:36:10 rubber. The defending MVP at the Jake

2:36:12 Skull.

2:36:13 >> Hey, uh 2 hours and 18 minutes.

2:36:18 >> We've been here for a while, Brett.

2:36:20 >> It hadn't seemed like it cuz I've been

2:36:21 here with you, Drake. I tell you that

2:36:24 much. Feels like it's been 15 minutes.

2:36:27 Skull left field towards the burn will

2:36:31 become.

2:36:32 >> And that's your first opportunity

2:36:33 viewing at home to see just how packed

2:36:35 this place still is. 7,000 tickets sold

2:36:38 and a whole lot of fans

2:36:41 >> still ready for banana ball in Midland,

2:36:43 Texas.

2:36:49 >> Pretty cool story that was told earlier

2:36:51 today by Joe Mikolik during our fans

2:36:53 first chat when he was managing the

2:36:55 Frisco Rough Riders. Jake Skull on the

2:36:57 team had two flat tires exiting Midland,

2:37:00 Texas. Was helped out by an incredible

2:37:03 tow lift driver.

2:37:05 Jake, send this one out the ballpark.

2:37:07 That was back in 2018.

2:37:09 >> Okay.

2:37:09 >> When he was the manager of the Frisco

2:37:11 Rough Riders

2:37:12 last night, that tow truck driver text

2:37:15 Joe Mckelik said, "You guys are back in

2:37:16 Midland. I've been on the lottery list

2:37:18 for two years. I now have two small

2:37:19 children. Can I come to banana ball

2:37:21 game?" And our tailgators made it

2:37:22 happen. This one hit out to Sunny

2:37:24 between the legs. Bucket, bucket to

2:37:28 begin your late evening banana ball

2:37:30 watching.

2:37:32 >> Hello Texas Tailgator defense. That is

2:37:35 what they do best. The trick plays.

2:37:37 Nobody better in Banana Ball than

2:37:39 Sunshine Looters. Nobody better than the

2:37:41 Texas Tailgator. Two of them as they try

2:37:44 to hold off the party animals in that

2:37:46 equalizer point.

2:37:49 Jason Swan back in the box here against

2:37:52 these Texas tailgators. Swanie went yard

2:37:55 for the first time this year last Sunday

2:37:56 in Oregon.

2:37:58 >> You know, Swany, Skull, Swan, and

2:38:01 Cosgrove combined for three hits. Three

2:38:04 for 17 in Eugene in those two games

2:38:06 despite the animals splitting with the

2:38:07 bananas.

2:38:09 Trying to get back in the saddle here as

2:38:12 that is a pitch at least a ball inside.

2:38:15 >> Mhm. Hector Gonzalez calling balls and

2:38:18 strikes behind the plate tonight.

2:38:20 >> Hey, look, folks have been here for two

2:38:22 hours. Well, well over that really

2:38:25 waiting for this ball game. May be the

2:38:28 worst thing in the world to expand the

2:38:29 strike zone. Yeah, a tick or two.

2:38:32 >> Had fans waiting in the plaza since 400

2:38:33 p.m. local time today.

2:38:35 >> Wow.

2:38:36 >> Swanie got it in on the handle. Indiana

2:38:39 Stanley, you still awake? Tip drill

2:38:43 bucket. Three trick plays in the first

2:38:46 two outs of the evening for the boys in

2:38:48 blue orange.

2:38:49 >> Man, Brett, this place is pumped up. It

2:38:52 is loud here at Momentum Bank Ballpark.

2:38:56 I'm still blown away by the amount of

2:38:59 folks who are so hungry for Banana Ball

2:39:01 in the Perium Basin. They stuck around.

2:39:06 Andy Caosgrove,

2:39:09 the 2025 Manaval Rookie of the Year,

2:39:12 hitting over 300 over the last two

2:39:14 months. Don't let that batting average

2:39:15 deceive you at 250.

2:39:21 Had one of the best walkups in the

2:39:23 history of the party animals last

2:39:24 weekend. Seeks at 2 and one.

2:39:27 >> He made me want to shout.

2:39:29 >> Got to shoot you straight there, Brad.

2:39:31 >> In a toga, nonetheless.

2:39:32 >> Yeah.

2:39:34 Jordan Hussein bare hand bucket. That's

2:39:38 four of them. Three up and three down

2:39:41 for Ci. Play that sweet music all night

2:39:44 as now the boys in blue and orange have

2:39:45 a chance to walk off the first.

2:39:48 >> But can the party animals defensively

2:39:50 hold them at bay? That is the question.

2:39:53 You see a replay of Jordan Hussein's

2:39:55 trick play. Let's take a look at how the

2:39:57 defense will line up for the boys in

2:39:59 black and pink. You mentioned solid

2:40:02 center fielders. Indy Indy Stanley is

2:40:04 definitely one of them. Another Reese

2:40:06 Hampton may have the best range in all

2:40:07 of Banana Ball. He's certainly up there

2:40:08 in that conversation and is pushing 40

2:40:11 trick plays in 2026. Could reach that

2:40:14 tonight as he sits at 38. Chase AOV

2:40:16 paces the squad with 73 on the year. The

2:40:19 aforementioned rookie of the year Andy

2:40:21 Cosro behind the dish and he'll catch.

2:40:24 But the exterminator Shawn Fluke who's

2:40:26 on the bump and you know we'll talk

2:40:27 about this throughout the night.

2:40:30 A two-hour rain delay may end up

2:40:32 benefiting the party animals who are

2:40:34 going for the more whole staff approach.

2:40:37 They'll lead off with Fluke as the

2:40:39 starter and he could go one inning, two

2:40:41 innings, three innings, seven innings.

2:40:44 The party animals don't really care.

2:40:47 They've got it built up with Nate Tier

2:40:49 and Dalton Pon and Peter Holden to go as

2:40:52 deep into this bullpin as they need to

2:40:53 over the course of the night depending

2:40:55 on how Shawn Fluke feels with that right

2:40:57 arm. And now understanding he already

2:40:59 warmed up once then had to sit for two

2:41:01 hours. It's a conversation how long you

2:41:04 can get Shawn Fluke

2:41:06 here on July 2nd, 2026.

2:41:09 >> And he's got to face a tailgator lineup

2:41:11 man that is very treacherous in the

2:41:12 heart of the lineup. Obviously, it'll

2:41:14 start off with that man, the pride of

2:41:16 Louisiana State University and Zack

2:41:18 Watson. But 34 and five, three hitters

2:41:22 >> in the heart of the order, all hitting

2:41:24 over 400. This is the first banana ball

2:41:26 team ever to be this deep into a season.

2:41:28 36 games to be exact that have multiple

2:41:31 players hitting over 400, much less

2:41:32 three of them. Fluki's first pitch of

2:41:34 the ball game. Swatted out to left.

2:41:37 Tanner Thomas out number one.

2:41:38 >> Yeah, you got a guy there for the party

2:41:40 animals. Good news for the tailgator. No

2:41:41 trick play for the boys in pinstripes

2:41:44 tonight, but Tanner Thomas and Shawn

2:41:46 Fluke combined to retire. Zack Watti Wo

2:41:48 Watson. Did I say that right?

2:41:49 >> You did say that correctly.

2:41:50 >> Thank you.

2:41:51 >> One pitch went out. Now it's Mr. Leisure

2:41:52 Nick Lopez.

2:41:55 I had a great conversation with Lopei on

2:41:57 the bus ride once we landed in Midland

2:41:59 yesterday to our hotel talking about I

2:42:01 I've just been doing too much in the box

2:42:03 when I'm hitting in front of Kyle

2:42:05 Martin. All I need to do is get on base.

2:42:06 Yep.

2:42:07 >> And he's talking about how he's been

2:42:08 changing his approach over the past few

2:42:09 weekends and it's reflected. See his

2:42:11 batting average almost back up there to

2:42:12 300 right there. Floated out to left.

2:42:14 Tanner, another opportunity.

2:42:16 >> Oh, trying to go behind the back.

2:42:18 Couldn't do it.

2:42:18 >> Ly wants two out of this and he'll

2:42:21 easily get it. This is a situational

2:42:23 awareness conversation. Tanner's not

2:42:25 thinking about this and and I understand

2:42:27 why he's not that Kyle Martin's up next.

2:42:30 He's not considering who's on deck.

2:42:34 If you catch that ball cleanly, Shawn

2:42:36 Fluke very likely throws an intentional

2:42:38 ball for sprint to Kyle Martin to keep

2:42:40 him from ending this inning. Instead,

2:42:43 Martin gets to hit now and you cannot

2:42:44 throw a ball for sprint for the

2:42:46 tailgator win the inning.

2:42:47 >> You got to pitch at him and I don't like

2:42:48 that.

2:42:50 Kmart skies it. Bloomer has an

2:42:54 opportunity in foul territory.

2:42:55 >> Well, what the hell am I talking about?

2:42:57 Trust your guys, man. Come on. That was

2:42:58 the plan the whole time. Let Lopez have

2:43:01 second. Thomas did the right thing going

2:43:02 for the trick play in the end.

2:43:05 >> So now two outs. Sean Fluke only on six

2:43:08 pitches by the way. Should have three

2:43:09 up, three down on six pitches. Yeah.

2:43:11 >> We'll now have to face the man

2:43:13 that is also hitting .400. Jordan Bar.

2:43:16 He hits it high in the sky. Reese

2:43:18 Hampton. And what do he dare? He's

2:43:20 calling off everybody.

2:43:21 >> Don't do it. Don't do it.

2:43:22 >> Makes the play for out number three.

2:43:26 >> Quick top half of the first, bottom half

2:43:28 of the verse. Nothing. Nothing after

2:43:29 one.

2:43:30 >> To the point. These are a couple of

2:43:32 teams who emphasize speed of the game

2:43:34 back in Nashville when there were a slew

2:43:36 of special guests, a ton of

2:43:38 entertainment. They wanted to get nine

2:43:39 full innings in. I think they'll they'll

2:43:41 push for the exact same tonight. Let's

2:43:43 go quickly.

2:43:44 Knowing that fans have been at the

2:43:46 ballpark since 300 p.m. at its 9

2:43:50 almost 9:12 local time,

2:43:53 they want to honor these fans who have

2:43:55 stayed by giving them a quick solid full

2:43:57 banana ball game. And I assume they're

2:43:59 going to get something special

2:44:00 entertainment wise considering there's a

2:44:02 band on the field in left.

2:44:03 >> There's a band on the field.

2:44:05 >> There's there's a band on the field.

2:44:07 >> The band is on the field.

2:44:08 >> The band's on the field.

2:44:09 >> Cal Stanford

2:44:10 >> and it's Jason Arton, the Texas

2:44:12 Tailgator band. the field with Jason R

2:44:15 and the Tailgator Band.

2:44:21 Midland Texas. This is a brand new song

2:44:24 coming out tonight. We hope you all like

2:44:25 it.

2:44:28 You say you miss me

2:44:31 on a Friday night. You probably had a

2:44:34 couple drinks.

2:44:36 That guy brought us chicken tenders

2:44:37 earlier, Drake told. Now he's on the

2:44:39 field playing left field

2:44:43 >> while singing live in said left field.

2:44:46 Jason Art,

2:44:48 >> he played quarterback during the rain.

2:44:50 He played some defense in that football

2:44:52 game that was going on and now he's

2:44:54 doing his live in left field. is going

2:44:56 to be four, five, and six of the party.

2:45:05 >> Playing some unreleased music as well.

2:45:07 Raer left side. Jordan Hussein off a

2:45:09 couple hops between the legs under the

2:45:11 leg. Book it. Book it. That's six trick

2:45:15 plays. They've recorded one on every

2:45:17 single play thus far.

2:45:20 Yeah, you hate to say the equalizer is

2:45:22 out of the question for the party

2:45:24 animals in the top of the second inning,

2:45:26 but once you get a significant enough

2:45:28 lead as the home team and you've already

2:45:31 missed a trick as the visiting team, you

2:45:34 start to dial it back a bit and

2:45:35 understand, hey, this might not be our

2:45:37 night.

2:45:39 >> TJ Reeves,

2:45:41 >> Jason's still singing. Jason is and he

2:45:43 will be for the entirety of the innate.

2:45:45 >> The tailgator must get three outs here

2:45:47 in the top of the second

2:45:48 >> effectively without a left fielder.

2:45:50 >> Well, he's playing out there. He told me

2:45:52 he's ready to get a trick play while on

2:45:53 the microphone.

2:45:55 >> We'll get one right here. Sunshine under

2:45:57 the leg. Taylor Justice

2:46:01 finally bet him. A trick play missed is

2:46:03 how the Party Animals will get their

2:46:05 first base runner of the ball game. And

2:46:07 why are the Party Animals running a

2:46:08 first Drake? What are they doing? Oh,

2:46:11 Jason Art pauses.

2:46:16 >> Oh, Mark Smith.

2:46:24 >> What?

2:46:28 >> What you want to do, baby? Where you

2:46:30 want to go? I'll take you to the moon,

2:46:32 baby. I'll take you to the club. I treat

2:46:35 you like a real lady. No matter where

2:46:37 you go, just give me some time. You

2:46:41 know, even when we're aart, I know my

2:46:44 heart is still

2:46:47 with you.

2:46:50 I

2:46:52 >> Where's he at?

2:46:54 >> Left field.

2:47:06 We're just getting started.

2:47:18 Mark Smith scripted

2:47:24 >> and rehearsed this entire walk up with

2:47:26 his teammates today.

2:47:33 This is all off the dome of Mark Smith.

2:47:42 And does it pay off? What a really cool

2:47:44 moment that Mark Smith built the sport

2:47:47 of banana ball. Built for the party

2:47:48 animals. He'll run at first base after

2:47:50 the miss trick

2:47:52 with chosen chosen J. The dish.

2:47:56 >> Three for six last weekend. Three home

2:47:58 runs and six ribbies.

2:48:01 >> In his 32 man, I'm just keep cutting

2:48:03 y'all, don't I?

2:48:04 >> No, you didn't. Oh, it is 32 games prior

2:48:06 to last week in Eugene. Zero home runs.

2:48:09 >> That Tylenol's got you working.

2:48:11 >> I'm I'm feeling a little wired right

2:48:13 now. I've had a lot of caffeine today.

2:48:14 >> Yeah, I can just see that. His first

2:48:16 ever interruption of live in left field,

2:48:18 by the way. And how proper was that from

2:48:20 Mark Smith.

2:48:23 >> Quickly ow and two here to Chosen.

2:48:25 He pokes it right side. Folks on the

2:48:27 bird. Can they help us out? Never knew

2:48:29 my

2:48:30 >> chosen's got two strikes on him, but at

2:48:32 130 plate appearances, just seven Ks

2:48:35 this year.

2:48:40 >> Swatted out to left. Jason Art

2:48:43 >> makes the play and never stops singing.

2:48:49 >> That's bananable.

2:48:52 >> My July, his first out during live in

2:48:56 Laos.

2:48:59 That's one of the coolest things I've

2:49:00 ever seen in sports.

2:49:03 >> Jason Art flashed the glove

2:49:06 >> and the vocal cords.

2:49:07 >> Called strike to Tanner Thomas at the

2:49:09 dish. Man, that's cool. Really cool.

2:49:14 >> Tanner filed it up into a sweet.

2:49:17 >> Didn't do a trick.

2:49:18 >> He told me he's saving that for the

2:49:20 fourth. Seriously. Seriously. He told me

2:49:21 this morning. Wow.

2:49:22 >> He's saving that for the 4th of July on

2:49:24 Saturday.

2:49:25 >> You were my July. His birthday's Sunday,

2:49:39 >> Tanner. He's got two balls and two

2:49:40 strikes on him here.

2:49:46 >> A chopper sunshine.

2:49:50 Oh,

2:49:52 >> that'll be a second trick play miss of

2:49:54 the inning. Jonathan Sunshine lose.

2:49:59 >> That does not happen very often.

2:50:01 >> No.

2:50:01 >> Party animals need to capitalize off

2:50:03 that.

2:50:04 >> I mean, we're talking about a guy

2:50:05 entering tonight just had three trick

2:50:07 plays, missed the entire year.

2:50:10 >> Now he has two in the same inning.

2:50:13 >> Bryson Bloomer

2:50:15 on one. What about that big home run he

2:50:17 hit last weekend at Eugene?

2:50:19 >> Incredible stuff from coach Bloom.

2:50:24 getting back in the saddle in 2026.

2:50:28 >> It's Bloomer's second home run of the

2:50:29 year.

2:50:36 You mentioned that zone opening up.

2:50:38 Bloomer was not happy that that strike

2:50:40 got called there to make it over and

2:50:42 two. Now he's got one and two.

2:50:44 >> Another ball donated here to the city of

2:50:46 the middle. How does that happen?

2:50:50 We were dancing down the shore.

2:50:59 >> CD took a while there. Not able to get

2:51:01 it home.

2:51:03 >> The party animals able to reach both

2:51:05 times in this inning via a trick place.

2:51:07 Missed.

2:51:09 >> Now we're a pitch away from the Party

2:51:11 Animals able to make that damage even

2:51:13 bigger.

2:51:15 >> Ball four spread would easily score Mark

2:51:17 Smith from second.

2:51:18 >> Yep. Full count, two outs. Here we go.

2:51:23 >> Both runners were taken off by the lad.

2:51:25 Not the cleanest ball for a split

2:51:26 exchange. Bloomer thinks about going to

2:51:28 second. Tanner Thomas is going home. Oh

2:51:31 yeah, great play. It's during live and

2:51:33 left.

2:51:35 So Jason Arnold was singing in left

2:51:36 field. He was late to get to the infield

2:51:39 singing my July.

2:51:41 So Thomas will score as well. Both of

2:51:43 those unearned for Christian Davis. They

2:51:46 will not affect his erra, but the

2:51:47 Animals have a two-run lead in the

2:51:48 second.

2:51:51 >> Yeah, you know, even with a good throw

2:51:53 there. I don't know if you get Taran or

2:51:54 Thomas, but no throw at all. Is not

2:51:56 >> a bobble from Hussein and

2:51:59 >> CD was way ahead in that AB.

2:52:02 >> He's got to be able to dial in a strike

2:52:03 right there. 32.

2:52:04 >> You got to hit 0 and two. Could get

2:52:06 back. Dustin Babis

2:52:11 stung out to left center.

2:52:13 >> That'll be in the gap.

2:52:15 India playing off a couple hops.

2:52:17 >> Gets it back in. And Dustin Ber with a

2:52:20 two out double

2:52:23 >> big time.

2:52:26 >> Dustin Ber

2:52:28 has talked about proving himself both in

2:52:30 the field and at the plate

2:52:32 >> to get back to becoming an everyday guy

2:52:34 in the sport of banana ball.

2:52:37 >> Hits like that to keep a an inning alive

2:52:40 take advantage of tailgator mistakes.

2:52:42 That's what it takes. Mikey Ballard.

2:52:44 >> Yeah. How's that for your 10 hole, huh?

2:52:46 >> One of the best 10 hole hitters you'll

2:52:47 ever see. Yeah, that average is correct.

2:52:48 He's hitting .340 this year. The extra

2:52:51 hitter tonight. See Mikey second and

2:52:53 third base this year. Yet again, CD has

2:52:56 gotten ahead of a guy 0 and2.

2:52:58 Talk about being efficient tonight.

2:53:00 Really need CD to buckle down and get

2:53:01 out of this inning right now.

2:53:04 And what

2:53:07 >> they said that hit Mikey Balor. Taj is

2:53:10 beside himself at home play.

2:53:14 man.

2:53:15 >> What do you say about Drake when it

2:53:17 rains?

2:53:18 >> It does pour,

2:53:21 >> but still CD a pitch away from getting

2:53:24 out of this particular base's loading

2:53:26 jam.

2:53:28 >> And X,

2:53:29 >> oh man,

2:53:30 >> sends it out to left center. Indiana

2:53:32 Stanley's going to call for it and Indie

2:53:34 will have to run all the way over to

2:53:36 left field

2:53:38 and make that play. And finally, the

2:53:41 inning is over after the party animals

2:53:44 send up eight guys to the dish, plating

2:53:47 two runs, all while not getting a hit

2:53:50 there in the top of the second. Excuse

2:53:51 me, getting one hit from Dustin Ber.

2:53:53 >> Yep. And it wasn't a hit that that drove

2:53:55 in the runs for the Animals. It was that

2:53:57 ball force sprint from Christian Davis.

2:53:59 A couple bobbles from the defense

2:54:02 >> and a great plate appearance from Bryson

2:54:04 Bloomer

2:54:06 >> to work a couple of ribbies for himself.

2:54:10 And now Shawn Fluke a couple of outs

2:54:12 away

2:54:14 >> from a point for the animals.

2:54:15 >> How about this from Jason Art?

2:54:18 >> Incredible. Wow. He's singing.

2:54:21 >> That was really, really cool, man. Also

2:54:23 holding the microphone somehow.

2:54:26 >> Man, that was awesome stuff. See his

2:54:29 hair? He's playing football pregame.

2:54:31 >> That gu that guy's had a long night.

2:54:36 >> This guy He's had a long banana ball

2:54:40 career and it ain't over yet, huh? Sean

2:54:42 Fluke.

2:54:42 >> Yes, sir.

2:54:44 >> How about you? You warm up. We called it

2:54:46 the old dry hump. You warm up, you get

2:54:48 everything loose. We We We got vague

2:54:50 permission to say it. And now you come

2:54:52 back out two hours later and pitch. What

2:54:54 has tonight been like?

2:54:55 >> Oh, I mean, it's perfect for me,

2:54:56 honestly, with not having much of a

2:54:58 warm-up plan. Just get out there and go.

2:55:01 I'm sure the uh the opposing team hurt

2:55:03 them a little more than it did today.

2:55:07 Now you're out there, you get uh

2:55:10 >> what, four up, three down in the top of

2:55:12 the first.

2:55:13 >> How how deep in tonight's game you plan

2:55:15 to go?

2:55:15 >> I mean, I told Baba I take me out when

2:55:17 we lose an inning. So, we'll see how

2:55:18 that rolls. But unfortunately, I see

2:55:20 Dalton Pon over there. He's already

2:55:22 warmed up and looks like he's ready to

2:55:23 come in the game.

2:55:27 >> You got uh Justice Stanley Art new up

2:55:32 here.

2:55:33 >> Perfect.

2:55:33 >> In the bottom of the second. I got to

2:55:35 get through the stand.

2:55:37 >> Yeah, got a specialy walk up, too. He's

2:55:39 got that to deal with.

2:55:44 >> Nope. Never mind. Not anymore. But I saw

2:55:47 Sean.

2:55:48 >> No specialty walk.

2:55:53 >> Taj might be on to it within me. He just

2:55:55 kind of gave a run through. What's going

2:55:56 on? So, do you just call this in here?

2:56:00 >> Here we go. Come on. Let's go. Make me a

2:56:02 play.

2:56:04 that conversation. Fluke, take us into

2:56:05 it.

2:56:05 >> Yeah, I see Todd Porter over there

2:56:07 giving India a little whisper whisper. I

2:56:09 got a little pitch combinations where we

2:56:11 kind of just get a set sign. We got a

2:56:13 couple of pitches to go after that. I

2:56:15 think old Taj Porter over there figured

2:56:17 it out. Let those boys know what's up.

2:56:19 >> So Sean, I I got to ask, how would Taj,

2:56:21 who has not taken an AB yet nor been on

2:56:22 base, been able to figure that out

2:56:24 >> cuz he was uh my catcher a couple years

2:56:26 ago.

2:56:27 >> Good fluky

2:56:29 >> inside trading.

2:56:30 >> Uhhuh.

2:56:31 >> He knows it all. Just like Indie

2:56:33 Stanley, that guy caught bullpens for us

2:56:35 and he hammered us last year.

2:56:39 >> Yep.

2:56:40 >> Oh, brother. Poppy. Poy.

2:56:45 No.

2:56:46 >> Hector Gonzalez behind the plate.

2:56:51 >> Yep. That way.

2:56:54 That's too high. That's too high.

2:56:57 >> Oh god.

2:56:58 >> Tip drill.

2:56:59 >> Bucket. Sean float.

2:57:01 >> Count it. Nice

2:57:03 job, baby.

2:57:04 >> Smell you.

2:57:06 >> So much for sportsmanship.

2:57:09 >> All right, I got to get past this guy

2:57:10 right here.

2:57:11 >> Yeah, take us through it. You said he

2:57:13 knows your pitches.

2:57:13 >> Oh, yeah. Curve ball front door.

2:57:16 >> Oh, that's a caught ball. Yes, sir.

2:57:18 Let's go. Quick.

2:57:20 >> Oh, no.

2:57:21 >> Tanner Thomas behind the back.

2:57:22 >> Redemption. Redemption. That'll time.

2:57:26 Here we go. Fastest of the year.

2:57:27 >> Tanner taking Thomas. Here we go. Fluke

2:57:30 >> Peter. Give it to him. There you go.

2:57:32 >> Yep. He's swinging. I know he's

2:57:34 swinging.

2:57:34 >> God, I throw it in the dirt. What am I

2:57:37 doing?

2:57:40 >> All right, here we go. You were my third

2:57:43 out.

2:57:46 >> Oh, that's a ball.

2:57:47 >> Oh, yeah. You get that call, baby.

2:57:49 >> You owed me that one.

2:57:50 >> You get that call.

2:57:54 >> Oh my. That was a bad pitch.

2:57:56 >> You're really working them here.

2:57:57 >> Yeah.

2:57:58 >> You scared?

2:57:59 >> Nope. Here we go.

2:58:03 Oh,

2:58:05 >> 93 on the gun.

2:58:08 >> Peter again upstairs.

2:58:16 >> That's all I got.

2:58:18 >> That's every bit of it off.

2:58:20 >> It was 97.

2:58:20 >> Trick pitch.

2:58:21 >> Curveball.

2:58:22 >> Okay.

2:58:24 >> Oh, we got a guy, right? Yes, we do.

2:58:26 Yes, we do. Yes, we do. Let's go. One,

2:58:30 two, three. Just like that.

2:58:33 >> Come on.

2:58:34 >> Guess who's back.

2:58:35 >> Leave him in.

2:58:35 >> Guess who's back.

2:58:36 >> Leave him in.

2:58:37 >> Don't take him out. Leave him in. Love

2:58:39 you, Sean.

2:58:39 >> Love you, boys.

2:58:42 >> Love you. Love you,

2:58:43 >> Baba.

2:58:44 >> Babas.

2:58:44 >> Trick play. That's two of the party

2:58:46 animals. I want to go back to a point I

2:58:47 made a second ago. Tailgator's got up

2:58:49 >> three. Oh, Tanner tip drill out right as

2:58:52 well. Yeah,

2:58:52 >> Tanner. Yeah. Uh, three and a half

2:58:54 inning for the party animals. He's

2:58:55 choking him. He's choking him. Make him

2:58:57 stop.

2:58:58 They look to be like they're having a

2:59:00 good time. I don't know what you're

2:59:01 talking about, Drake. Are

2:59:03 >> are Farty and Grub quietly hanging out?

2:59:07 >> That's That's what we're going to find

2:59:08 out when all new Villa drops.

2:59:10 >> Oh yeah, I know. On

2:59:12 >> on Sullivan's Crossing.

2:59:17 Oh man. Oh man.

2:59:21 >> Josh Tleski is watching somewhere right

2:59:23 now. He's not laughing, but he's got

2:59:25 that he's got that nod that he does.

2:59:26 He's got that kn the mustache is

2:59:28 flaring.

2:59:29 >> Yeah.

2:59:30 >> Uh maybe a little nose breath. Oh,

2:59:32 >> that's about it. That's all you're going

2:59:33 to get.

2:59:35 >> But when you you get down 6 nothing in

2:59:37 trick place, the Texas Tailgator, it's

2:59:38 demoralizing,

2:59:41 >> especially when you miss one. That's

2:59:42 what the Party Animals did. They got

2:59:43 down quick. They missed a trick play.

2:59:45 You just don't even want to go for them

2:59:46 anymore.

2:59:46 >> But then the Tailgators missed two there

2:59:48 in the top of the second, Drake. I mean,

2:59:49 that's what plated both runs there in

2:59:51 order for the Party Animals to take a

2:59:53 one to nothing lead. It's a CD. No

2:59:55 earned runs tonight.

2:59:58 >> Wow. Look at this.

2:59:59 >> Two unearned.

2:59:59 >> Look at this. Look at this, Trey. Big

3:00:01 ball. Big soccer ball.

3:00:02 >> Big balls.

3:00:03 >> Big balls.

3:00:06 >> Oh, they let it drop. Were they trying

3:00:07 to do that?

3:00:08 >> You know, Brett, it's

3:00:09 >> your game two and game three starting

3:00:10 pitchers are back.

3:00:11 >> It is because it's by virtue of the

3:00:13 Texas Tailgators going for so many trick

3:00:15 plays.

3:00:16 >> Christian Davis has allowed 30 earned

3:00:19 runs this year, but has seen 43 runs

3:00:21 come across the plate when he's

3:00:22 pitching. Chris Clark. 29 runs of him

3:00:25 across the desk. Only 14 of them earned.

3:00:27 >> Mhm.

3:00:28 >> I thought I was the only one that looked

3:00:29 at those.

3:00:30 >> It's It's the trick play miss. It's the

3:00:31 trick play miss.

3:00:32 >> But it's also one of a lot of ball games

3:00:34 as well.

3:00:34 >> Equalizer point.

3:00:35 >> Live by the point, die by the point.

3:00:37 Swani

3:00:39 >> deep left field. Indiana Stanley. Did he

3:00:43 make that catch? Yes, he did. Bucket.

3:00:47 Indiana Stanley.

3:00:49 That's inhumane what you just did to

3:00:51 that banana ball.

3:00:52 That's one of the craziest things I've

3:00:54 ever seen.

3:00:58 >> Indiana Stanley. A diving behind the

3:01:01 back trick play.

3:01:02 >> Wow.

3:01:05 >> Put an exclamation point next to that

3:01:06 one in your scorebook.

3:01:08 >> Collab. That's a collab.

3:01:10 >> That is That's a big collab.

3:01:11 >> He does collab.

3:01:13 >> He might get two collabs for that.

3:01:14 >> Quinn Krelller is still up right now.

3:01:16 But if he is, we got all hands on deck

3:01:19 there.

3:01:19 >> 0 and2 to Ka.

3:01:24 That looked good off the bat. It died.

3:01:25 That ball's dying out to left right now.

3:01:27 >> Yeah. I mean, the wind's blowing in at

3:01:28 20 mph. Straight in out there in left.

3:01:30 >> Yep. Yep. May get some carry out to

3:01:33 right.

3:01:39 Chopper left side. Jordan Bar over to

3:01:42 Taylor Justice. Out number two.

3:01:48 Number six,

3:01:51 >> Andy Cosgrove plus runner right there,

3:01:53 Drake. See, Jordan Bart had to charge

3:01:55 that ball. No, no reason to go for a

3:01:57 trick play.

3:01:59 >> No. And part of that it's cuz Stanley

3:02:01 just grabbed one in center field. You've

3:02:02 already got one this half inning. You

3:02:03 don't feel as much pressure to force the

3:02:05 issue at third.

3:02:08 See the flags? That's coming in from our

3:02:10 third base angle. So that's what that's

3:02:12 blowing out toward right.

3:02:13 >> Uh not really right now, Drake. It's

3:02:15 blowing straight in. I mean, not even

3:02:17 blowing out towards Rise.

3:02:19 >> I mean, maybe slightly.

3:02:22 >> Who's the weatherman here? Huh?

3:02:25 >> Who's the weatherman?

3:02:26 >> I have called you meteorologist

3:02:27 approximately eight times already

3:02:29 tonight.

3:02:30 >> There's a word for weatherman.

3:02:31 >> It's called meteorologist.

3:02:35 >> I figured you would have learned that in

3:02:37 in the college.

3:02:40 >> Baylor University, Texas.

3:02:42 >> Go Bears, man. Sickum.

3:02:48 >> TJ Reed is a man who's been leading the

3:02:49 party animals in batting average all

3:02:51 year up until last weekend when Chosen

3:02:54 went off entering tonight. TJ now second

3:02:56 on the team in batting average.

3:02:58 >> Am I a crazy person or can you not read

3:03:00 the scoreboard?

3:03:02 >> I can't see any of TJ.

3:03:03 >> I kept seeing you like zoom in out

3:03:05 there. I can't read it at all.

3:03:07 >> Not at all.

3:03:07 >> No.

3:03:09 >> And I I do have a stigmatism.

3:03:11 >> I do too. But I I can't I can read

3:03:13 everything else out there. I just can't

3:03:15 read TJ's numbers.

3:03:16 >> We both got stigmatisms.

3:03:17 >> Yeah, we do.

3:03:19 >> They call us the stigma brothers.

3:03:23 >> Who is that?

3:03:26 Bo

3:03:27 >> Biff Bouse.

3:03:28 >> Shout out Chat Dad. Oh, that's good.

3:03:32 >> Revo

3:03:34 >> out to shallow right. That's going to

3:03:36 land in no man's land. No, it holds up

3:03:38 for Kyle Martin.

3:03:39 >> That's your stigmatism right there.

3:03:41 Number three,

3:03:44 >> do the job.

3:03:45 >> Oh man. Now, let's send it down to the

3:03:47 field. Lexi Callahan and Bananas Foster.

3:03:52 >> From Bananas Foster, Lexi Callahan.

3:03:57 >> Across the United States, there are over

3:04:00 400,000

3:04:02 children and teens in foster care

3:04:04 without a permanent home. To raise

3:04:07 awareness and support this community, we

3:04:10 created Bananas Foster, the official

3:04:12 nonprofit of Banana Ball. Our

3:04:15 organization is dedicated to celebrating

3:04:18 those in the foster care community while

3:04:21 educating and inspiring others to get

3:04:24 involved. Tonight, we are celebrating

3:04:27 the Shrode family. After having two

3:04:31 daughters of their own, Nick and Shauna

3:04:34 discovered a love for being parents and

3:04:37 a passion for taking care of children.

3:04:40 They realized they had more love to

3:04:42 extend to children in their community.

3:04:45 So, they decided to become a licensed

3:04:48 foster family. They have been licensed

3:04:51 for seven years and have welcomed seven

3:04:54 children and teens into their home as

3:04:57 well as adopting three into their

3:05:00 family. Fans, please help us celebrate

3:05:03 the Shrode family for making a

3:05:06 difference right here in your community.

3:05:14 way to break through. Even if I can't

3:05:17 find heaven, I walk through hell with

3:05:19 you.

3:05:21 You're not alone cuz I'm going to stand

3:05:24 by.

3:05:29 >> First time in Midland, Texas. And it's

3:05:31 the Schroed family who's been fostering

3:05:33 for seven years to be the first ever

3:05:35 Bananas Foster family of the night here

3:05:37 in Midland. Both teams coming together

3:05:40 honoring that family. You can text bunch

3:05:42 to 50155

3:05:44 and support Bananas Foster.

3:05:47 >> That's what's always cool about going to

3:05:48 these new venues.

3:05:50 7,000 on hand here at Momentum Bank and

3:05:53 a whole lot of them stayed through a two

3:05:55 plus hour rain delay.

3:05:57 They get to see the Banana Foster

3:05:59 ceremony for the first time the city of

3:06:00 Midland

3:06:04 >> and they get to understand get a true

3:06:06 feel for what this organization is

3:06:08 about. Pass the game of banana ball.

3:06:13 Let's take a look at that last play from

3:06:14 Indiana Stanley.

3:06:16 >> I mean, this might be one of the

3:06:18 greatest trick plays we've ever seen

3:06:20 because of the factor. You have to

3:06:21 factor in the win here.

3:06:22 >> It's the behind the back catch. Indie

3:06:24 trying to set himself up and then

3:06:26 falling down to the ground. That is some

3:06:28 of the craziest stuff we've ever seen.

3:06:30 >> Top 10 of the year so far for me.

3:06:32 >> By the way, new arm on the bump here for

3:06:33 the party animals. Tell us about the

3:06:34 young man from Fontana.

3:06:36 >> Dalton Pond, 6'2", 200 lb. You know, I

3:06:38 love good height and weight.

3:06:39 >> Mhm. You sure do.

3:06:41 >> That right. He's got some Johnny Depp

3:06:43 going on. A little Jack Sparrow with the

3:06:44 look.

3:06:46 >> Some Orlando Bloom.

3:06:49 >> May he may favor Orlando Bloom actually.

3:06:52 One and three record this season. And as

3:06:54 22 and a third innings pitched as eb and

3:06:57 flow. It's for Pon. It's a strike out.

3:07:00 Give up a couple hits. Strike out

3:07:01 another guy. Strike out another He's

3:07:03 done a really good job with the junk.

3:07:08 guys have gotten around on it at a

3:07:09 decent clip against the 2025 all-star in

3:07:12 Dalton Pon

3:07:14 >> the largest the biggest to largest at

3:07:16 the dish now

3:07:16 >> he faces his former teammate once Pon

3:07:18 really settles in this season though I

3:07:20 anybody at the dish tell you is

3:07:22 dangerous

3:07:23 >> oh man just got under that one

3:07:27 reer tip drill book it

3:07:31 >> another one on the board for the party

3:07:32 animals seven to four and the trick play

3:07:34 battle now tailgator leader

3:07:37 You have seven to four. Just one trick

3:07:39 play there for the party animals. Should

3:07:41 be very clear as opposed to our graphic.

3:07:47 >> Like to see Skull go behind the back.

3:07:50 Sort of develop that piece of his trick

3:07:51 play bag for the 2025 MVP.

3:07:55 >> What do we have here? Is this a Is this

3:07:58 a little Pony 22?

3:07:59 >> This is perfectly legal. The animals

3:08:00 will run out two extra men on the field

3:08:03 >> and a Ponzi 22 it is.

3:08:06 No danger.

3:08:21 >> Telly and Leios will sprint off. Pon

3:08:24 steals inside.

3:08:28 >> M Danford who's due at the dish in the

3:08:30 driver's seat.

3:08:32 >> That beer has got longer and longer.

3:08:36 He

3:08:36 >> he's got some Reese Hampton to him this

3:08:38 year. Andy Cosgro, I agree

3:08:40 >> where that batting average for Danford

3:08:41 at 232 just doesn't tell the story of M.

3:08:44 Danford in the batters box

3:08:48 >> just behind the fast ball.

3:08:49 >> Same thing for Hampton who is hitting

3:08:51 231 or for Cosgrove hitting 250. It's

3:08:55 like dog, you ask any pitcher facing

3:08:56 this guy,

3:08:57 >> they don't want to face

3:08:57 >> they don't want to face Matt Danford.

3:09:03 Macadoodle. Is that one going to stay

3:09:05 fair?

3:09:07 >> Did Ponty get the tag on him?

3:09:10 >> We haven't got a ruling yet. Seth Barham

3:09:12 says he's out.

3:09:12 >> Yeah. So, Hector Gonzalez, the home came

3:09:14 way deep down the line. Andrew Andrew

3:09:17 Bartman is is beside himself because

3:09:20 he's saying how how can

3:09:22 >> how Bart's still

3:09:23 >> How can Seth Markham see that play?

3:09:25 >> Seth can't that that's that's not his

3:09:28 call. I don't know if he tag

3:09:29 >> I don't know if he tagged him either.

3:09:30 >> Markham can't see it from his angle.

3:09:32 Hector Gonzalez pitched it down to

3:09:35 >> That's a challengeable play by the way.

3:09:39 >> I don't know if you want to burn it this

3:09:40 early and it doesn't look like Joe Mik

3:09:42 is going to do so. But Bart Bart was

3:09:45 very upset.

3:09:48 >> I was confident Pon would just flip. May

3:09:51 have been the better move there.

3:09:56 >> Hector Gonzalez is spotting the ball.

3:09:57 He's the home blade umpire running up

3:09:59 the line.

3:09:59 >> That's his call to make.

3:10:00 >> It's his call to make. He's going to see

3:10:02 that stay fair. And once he's got eyes

3:10:03 on a fair ball picked up, he's got to be

3:10:06 watching where that glove goes cuz Seth

3:10:08 Markham cannot see behind the runner.

3:10:11 >> Dartman's got a fair gripe.

3:10:13 >> One Jordan Hussein.

3:10:15 >> He gets back ahead two and one.

3:10:16 >> And I think it would have been an

3:10:17 infield single, too. I think the ruling

3:10:18 would have probably got an infield

3:10:19 single.

3:10:20 >> Yeah, that would definitely would have

3:10:20 been an infield single. And Matt could

3:10:22 use a hit right now.

3:10:23 >> Yep.

3:10:27 Jordan Hussein just missed his first

3:10:29 career banana ball long ball by about 5

3:10:31 feet last weekend in San Antonio and

3:10:33 that place is a graveyard to hit in.

3:10:35 >> Yeah, it is.

3:10:37 >> Another Texas League ballpark. Home of

3:10:38 the missions.

3:10:39 >> Mhm. Another Texas League ballpark here

3:10:41 in Midland. Two two yet again.

3:10:43 >> Got him. Big time poche from Pony.

3:10:48 >> That's the junk Pon has displayed this

3:10:50 year.

3:10:53 There's a little audio from Daltton Pon

3:10:55 walking back to the tugout.

3:10:59 >> Oh, the spin on that is gross.

3:11:03 And it's a half inning like that that

3:11:04 Pon needs to get back on track this

3:11:06 season as we go to the field for

3:11:08 >> pigs in a blanket cuz I'm hungry.

3:11:10 >> Blanket.

3:11:11 >> I'm hungry.

3:11:11 >> Pigs in a pig in a blanket. Pigs in

3:11:14 >> a blanket.

3:11:16 I go to HB. It's a tailgating food and I

3:11:19 get a hot dog. I cut it up.

3:11:21 Three little three little slices.

3:11:23 >> The croissant rolls.

3:11:24 >> All right. I put the croissant and I

3:11:25 wrap that croissant. But here's the

3:11:27 cool. Here's the deal. You take you take

3:11:29 the little croissant cylinder

3:11:30 >> and you unwrap

3:11:32 >> and then you stop.

3:11:33 >> Unwrap and then you stop.

3:11:35 >> Unwrap and it pops and your little

3:11:38 canister pops. Then you cut them all up

3:11:40 and you wrap them.

3:11:40 >> I usually just took a knife and just

3:11:42 stabbed it inside.

3:11:42 >> All right. So you put anything inside

3:11:43 you pigs of like

3:11:45 >> Yeah. mustard and and obviously

3:11:47 >> the mustard goes on top of it. It's not

3:11:48 inside.

3:11:48 >> No, you can bake it inside of it. You

3:11:50 never done that.

3:11:51 >> Saturday, man. Put a little mustard in

3:11:53 there. Yeah,

3:11:53 >> that's new for me.

3:11:54 >> Wow.

3:11:56 >> Clinging them to their foul.

3:11:58 >> I don't know how to

3:12:01 >> Oh, he's got to wrap them up

3:12:02 >> because it's pigs in a blanket.

3:12:04 >> I see. Well, pigs are on a blanket.

3:12:08 >> They're kind of the ones on the left

3:12:09 there. Papa Bear number two struggling.

3:12:12 >> Wow. This is like pulling a tarp 2.0.

3:12:14 >> It rained a lot earlier. I understand

3:12:16 what they're going through. The blanket

3:12:17 race, the Thompson family.

3:12:22 >> You know what? I always like to get the

3:12:23 cheap croissants cuz those opened a lot

3:12:25 easier.

3:12:26 >> Well, yeah. What we would do is on a

3:12:27 college football game day if you had

3:12:29 friends over and now look, blue collar

3:12:31 Arkansas.

3:12:32 >> Blue collar south as well.

3:12:34 >> We do Union South Carolina. We would do

3:12:36 pigs in a blanket or if we if we were

3:12:38 feeling fancy, if dad got a bonus that

3:12:40 week, we would get

3:12:42 >> What's a bonus?

3:12:44 >> Money.

3:12:44 >> Oh, okay.

3:12:47 If if the if the lawn care service was

3:12:49 really up and coming that week,

3:12:52 >> Conway landscaping,

3:12:53 >> right?

3:12:54 >> We would get the Hawaiian rolls with ham

3:12:57 and you put some mustard on those with

3:12:58 some some butter,

3:13:01 >> bacon a little bit,

3:13:03 >> Swiss cheese. You know what I'm talking

3:13:04 about.

3:13:05 >> Provolone in the loft is handone. My

3:13:07 mother was very big on provolone.

3:13:08 >> We couldn't afford proolone where we

3:13:10 were from.

3:13:10 >> That's why we had to go cheap croissant

3:13:11 in order to get provolone.

3:13:14 We can't. We don't know the word

3:13:15 provolone in Arkansas.

3:13:17 >> It's either American cheese or nothing.

3:13:19 And that's on 250 right there, boss.

3:13:22 >> One and two strikes or one ball, two

3:13:24 strikes. There's a comment in the chat

3:13:26 here saying, "I paid for the chicken

3:13:27 tenders." I did not pay for those

3:13:28 chicken tenders. Jason Art brought us

3:13:29 during the rain.

3:13:30 >> The rain delay. Yeah.

3:13:31 >> I I char helped him charge his phone so

3:13:33 he could go purchase the chicken tenders

3:13:34 for us. By the way,

3:13:36 >> I was upset with Jason Art's performance

3:13:38 earlier today on the football field.

3:13:40 >> Yeah. Do a pick six, man.

3:13:41 >> Yeah, he did. Chase gives the fans

3:13:44 another opportunity.

3:13:46 >> You know, and we don't even need to give

3:13:48 context on that. If you were there, you

3:13:49 were there.

3:13:50 >> You can rewind. We covered it. We

3:13:52 covered it very well.

3:13:53 >> 2 hour and 15 minute rain delay show

3:13:55 discussing MVP pitcher of the year at a

3:13:57 football game.

3:13:58 >> Ooh, CD barely missed him on the ankle.

3:14:01 Maybe got him. He's looking down. Looks

3:14:03 to be okay. Chase AUP his first hit of

3:14:05 the night to lead off the top of the

3:14:06 fourth.

3:14:06 >> Chosen was the player of the week last

3:14:08 week in Banana Ball going three for six

3:14:09 with three bombs. Now he goes right up

3:14:12 the crotch for a single. Party animals

3:14:14 have some.

3:14:14 >> I don't think you can say that.

3:14:16 >> Right up the crotch.

3:14:17 >> I just don't I don't think that's

3:14:18 friendly.

3:14:18 >> Well, I did say dry hump earlier.

3:14:20 >> That was in context.

3:14:22 >> In the context of Right. And this one

3:14:23 was

3:14:25 >> this one. Where was it hit?

3:14:26 >> Brent, where was

3:14:27 >> right up the middle? That's what right

3:14:29 up the middle.

3:14:29 >> Whatever's normal.

3:14:31 >> Doctor. I'm just saying we we learn by

3:14:33 doing, my friend.

3:14:34 >> Oh,

3:14:35 >> everything speaks, including myself.

3:14:38 >> We We get paid to speak. Mark Smith's

3:14:40 now running at first in a pink

3:14:42 construction vest.

3:14:43 >> 62.

3:14:44 >> Yeah, that's correct.

3:14:45 >> A lot of pitches for Davis.

3:14:47 >> Well, that second inning where you had

3:14:48 those two trick plays missed.

3:14:50 >> He had to throw about 12 more pitches

3:14:51 than he needed to throw.

3:14:52 >> Tanner swinging out of his shoes. Foul

3:14:54 tip.

3:14:55 >> That happened to Helton last week and he

3:14:56 got to around the 60 mark. Third, fourth

3:14:58 inning

3:15:01 after a couple of miscues in the first

3:15:03 inning for the party animals. He would

3:15:04 have gotten three up, three down on

3:15:07 singledigit pitches. But if your defense

3:15:12 makes a mistake, you can be subject to a

3:15:14 game where you're at 63 pitches in the

3:15:15 fourth. But oh, he's not dealing, huh?

3:15:18 >> Swung on and missed. And Mr. CD with his

3:15:22 first punch of the ball game,

3:15:28 >> man. That's just some high heat there

3:15:29 from Christian Davis. Yep. Lot of

3:15:31 movement on it as well.

3:15:32 >> Come hit it,

3:15:34 >> Coach Bloom. Jordan Hussein can't get it

3:15:37 past his outstretched glove. And what a

3:15:39 night for Bryce and Bloomer thus far.

3:15:41 Had the two-run ball for Sprint his

3:15:42 first time up. And now a single here to

3:15:44 put him on first and second and one out.

3:15:46 And is does Babis have a beer?

3:15:48 >> Rattling bog, my friend.

3:15:52 We should play. We should do it. Come

3:15:54 on, let us play.

3:15:57 >> Does everyone have a beer? Everyone

3:16:02 >> is all that beer. Do all those guys

3:16:05 actually have beer?

3:16:07 >> Why you are so concerned by this?

3:16:10 >> Yes, Brett.

3:16:11 >> They're the party animals.

3:16:16 >> What do you want to do? Apple juice.

3:16:19 >> I I like apple juice. I had it at the

3:16:21 hotel this morning actually.

3:16:24 >> That was cool. That's the first time

3:16:25 I've seen that out of Babis.

3:16:27 >> Yep.

3:16:27 >> Where the entire team is joining in the

3:16:29 chug.

3:16:29 >> The Rattland bog. You ever play that

3:16:31 Pedmont?

3:16:32 >> No. Tell you what, Baylor University,

3:16:35 them Baptist boys, man.

3:16:37 >> I don't know if you know this or not,

3:16:38 Drake, but a a school of about 800

3:16:40 people is not a big party.

3:16:43 >> We went to class, we went home. That's

3:16:45 what we did. At the class, we went home.

3:16:49 Best ball on him.

3:16:51 >> You know, they told us at Baylor where

3:16:52 three or more are gathered,

3:16:55 >> but I'm not sure that was about

3:16:56 partying.

3:16:57 >> Yeah, I don't that's in the Bible. I

3:16:59 don't think that's what you're looking

3:17:00 for.

3:17:01 Thank you, Brett.

3:17:04 >> Christian Davis

3:17:05 >> wanted an astute observation to get

3:17:08 double play to get out of this top of

3:17:10 fourth. He might have it. Back to

3:17:12 himself to Sunny for one between the

3:17:15 legs. Bucket

3:17:17 143 double play

3:17:20 and CD throws up another zero here in

3:17:22 the fourth.

3:17:24 >> I think you I think you keep Christian

3:17:25 Davis out there for the fifth too.

3:17:27 Three-game weekend.

3:17:29 The miscues have been what's gotten to

3:17:31 him most.

3:17:32 >> He's only been barreled up maybe a time

3:17:34 or two so far in this one. I like the

3:17:36 way he looks out there.

3:17:39 >> Now, let's go down to the field for the

3:17:40 banana ball staple.

3:17:42 >> Should we introduce the child to

3:17:44 ourselves?

3:17:45 >> Ola.

3:17:55 >> Everybody sing now.

3:18:02 Wow, the

3:18:04 >> Joe Baron crotch there was

3:18:06 >> quite the thrust.

3:18:17 Ah,

3:18:24 >> I'm going to do it, Brad. I'm going to

3:18:25 open up this white monster. Do it.

3:18:27 >> You know, that's what they called me in

3:18:28 high school.

3:18:29 >> No, they didn't. Yes, they did.

3:18:35 >> I' I've had a good amount of caffeine

3:18:37 today

3:18:38 >> and medicine in general.

3:18:40 >> Yeah, man. This I'm on my Jordan Flu

3:18:42 game today.

3:18:43 >> I was with you last weekend. I wasn't

3:18:45 with you. Those with your spiritual

3:18:47 >> you Here's how I know you were sick last

3:18:49 weekend. You missed rehearsals.

3:18:51 >> Yeah. As did you today?

3:18:52 >> And I was having a conion in the

3:18:54 broadcast booth. I'm just slamming

3:18:55 things around here like, "No, the music

3:18:57 is wrong. The music is wrong."

3:18:59 >> Hey, you know what? By the way, that

3:19:01 last trick play from Jonathan Sunshine

3:19:02 Looters, 500 of them on the year now for

3:19:04 the Texas Tailgator. The quickest team

3:19:06 in banana ball history to 500 trick

3:19:09 plays in a single season. How about

3:19:10 that?

3:19:12 >> It's cool, man.

3:19:13 They continue to do more and more.

3:19:17 >> Hope you guys aren't tired of booking

3:19:19 yet.

3:19:20 >> Eight to four in that category. The

3:19:22 tailgator lead. Zack Watson back to the

3:19:24 top of the order here for the tailgator.

3:19:26 Party animals still have Dalton Pon out

3:19:28 on the bump. Tailgator still searching

3:19:30 for that first point of the night.

3:19:34 >> And I'm just going to go ahead and say

3:19:35 it. Tailgators do not have a hit.

3:19:40 Animals utilize Shawn Fluke for the

3:19:42 first two innings of the game.

3:19:44 >> Don Ponds back out for a second inning

3:19:46 of work.

3:19:47 >> Tailgators have one base runner tonight

3:19:49 and it was via trick play missed when

3:19:52 Nick Lopez reached back in the first

3:19:57 >> Yak

3:19:59 tears that one down the left field line.

3:20:01 He'll easily get two. Tanner just now

3:20:04 getting to it. And a leadoff double here

3:20:06 in the bottom of the fourth is now the

3:20:08 first hit of the night for the boys in

3:20:09 blue and orange.

3:20:12 >> Same exact swing Wy had in his first at

3:20:14 bat. Hit it right to Tanner Thomas right

3:20:16 there.

3:20:16 >> Oh, whoa, whoa. Hey, we got to separate

3:20:18 these two.

3:20:18 >> We got to get these two. We got to get

3:20:20 them back. We got to get them back.

3:20:21 >> Stop it.

3:20:22 >> I just got PTSD. Stop it.

3:20:26 >> I I I go to sleep and hear you saying,

3:20:27 "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."

3:20:30 >> You know, the funniest part of that Hold

3:20:32 on one moment. The funniest part of that

3:20:34 was you like still calling the play and

3:20:36 I had to say whoa whoa whoa not only for

3:20:38 like I was in shock but for you cuz you

3:20:41 didn't see it.

3:20:42 >> No man I was

3:20:44 >> chance for the fans.

3:20:46 >> Was it caught?

3:20:48 >> It was a fan called foul ball here in

3:20:51 Midland, Texas goes in favor of the

3:20:54 party animals.

3:20:58 caught by a young tailgator fan with

3:21:00 that pink shirt on underneath

3:21:01 >> and cool as a cucumber. He's been here

3:21:03 before. That's

3:21:10 >> Yeah. Kid reaches up, catches it, holds

3:21:12 it up, and hands it to his buddy. How

3:21:15 cool is that, man?

3:21:17 >> Catches the foul ball, hands it to his

3:21:19 buddy. Looks like his brother down

3:21:21 there.

3:21:22 >> Both in tailgator jerseys, by the way.

3:21:24 >> That's super sweet, man.

3:21:28 Big B going up there to get him. Kyle

3:21:30 Martin.

3:21:31 >> No.

3:21:32 >> Welcome back to your regular schedule

3:21:34 programming. Kyle Martin is the first

3:21:37 player in Banana Ball history to hit 20

3:21:40 home runs in a single season.

3:21:47 Have all your fan caught five balls you

3:21:49 want. It's one to one here in Midland as

3:21:53 Kyle Martin has hit his 13th walk-off of

3:21:55 the year. All 13 have been long balls

3:21:58 leading the Banana Ball Championship

3:22:00 League. And we got a fun little silly

3:22:02 for you here at home plate.

3:22:06 >> When is the trade deadline?

3:22:09 >> That doesn't exist in banana.

3:22:10 >> And how many first round picks do you

3:22:13 want for Kyle Martin?

3:22:14 >> All of them.

3:22:15 >> For the next rest of time.

3:22:22 I told you he was going to hit one

3:22:23 tonight. I know. Bold prediction.

3:22:25 >> Yeah, right. Yeah, no kidding, Brett.

3:22:28 >> Boy, you're getting real good at this

3:22:30 whole analyst thing, huh?

3:22:32 >> Oh, Rex Castillo, talk to the auction.

3:22:37 >> Oh, he just ate a dog here real quick.

3:22:38 Okay, Mark, blue lights. Two

3:22:41 >> twohour delay can't even stop you.

3:22:43 What's it like to hit a home run at this

3:22:44 park yet again?

3:22:45 >> I don't know. I feel awful right now. I

3:22:48 was just a lucky one. I don't know if to

3:22:50 tell you honestly. This wind's a little

3:22:52 crazy. You don't know what's going to

3:22:53 happen.

3:22:54 >> Apparently, he's lucky even the wind

3:22:56 blows towards home guys back.

3:22:57 >> I was going to ask

3:22:58 >> that was a lucky one by the way

3:23:00 >> if if

3:23:02 he ever gets tired of the interviews.

3:23:05 Hot dog and mouth. You know,

3:23:06 >> he said I'm tired.

3:23:07 >> But I I I think we should be asking, do

3:23:09 our sideline reporters get tired of

3:23:11 interviewing Kyle Martin? They like,

3:23:13 well, here we go again.

3:23:14 >> Rex is Rex is signaling up here. No, he

3:23:17 does not get tired of it.

3:23:18 >> Well, another one. Guess we got to go.

3:23:19 Let's go find Kyle Martin.

3:23:21 >> 20 home runs, 59 RBI.

3:23:22 >> But dog, I don't know what you do.

3:23:24 >> I don't either.

3:23:25 >> You know, if you're No, if you're an

3:23:27 opposing pitcher because the ball for

3:23:29 sprint, there's nothing you can do.

3:23:35 >> You know,

3:23:37 going back to preeason,

3:23:39 >> I was sitting it, you were there. We

3:23:42 were at your house, actually. Me, you,

3:23:43 Bo, Josh, few of the other broadcasters.

3:23:45 very old.

3:23:46 >> No, that was during the draft. This was

3:23:48 back in February. We had a steak night

3:23:49 at your house.

3:23:50 >> That's right.

3:23:50 >> And I looked at you and I said, I

3:23:52 legitimately think Kyle Martin will hit

3:23:53 20 homes.

3:23:53 >> Who else was there?

3:23:55 >> AJ Swech.

3:23:56 >> Who else?

3:23:59 >> Firefighters.

3:24:00 >> Zack Stton.

3:24:02 >> You're missing one. You're missing a

3:24:03 pretty glaring one.

3:24:04 >> So anyway, we were sitting there and I

3:24:06 and I what did I You remember what I

3:24:08 looked at you and said I said, "Kyle

3:24:09 Martin hit 20 home runs this year."

3:24:13 Kyle Martin will hit 20 home runs this

3:24:14 year. And I said, "Brett, I'm trying to

3:24:15 eat my steak."

3:24:17 >> That asparagus was really good. But I

3:24:19 told you now, albeit I thought that

3:24:22 would be in 61 games.

3:24:23 >> Oh my gosh.

3:24:24 >> Not in game 37 for the Tailgator.

3:24:26 >> Lucky. What What was lucky about that?

3:24:28 >> Also, by the way, you said he would hit

3:24:29 it up on the BM.

3:24:31 >> You You called that one. You're You're

3:24:32 pretty good at this analyst stuff, too,

3:24:33 by the way. And what about this? What

3:24:35 you got on Sy? Little Bowling

3:24:37 Peninselli. He went Brooklyn right

3:24:38 there, by the way.

3:24:40 >> You know Kyle Martin hates puppies.

3:24:42 >> That's not real. Mikey Ballard lead off

3:24:44 single.

3:24:45 >> Can't stand kids.

3:24:47 >> He actually loves children.

3:24:48 >> He told me that ice cream is the worst.

3:24:51 >> His wife Megan Martin would detest all

3:24:53 three of those. He loves sweets.

3:24:55 Actually, you know what's funny? His

3:24:56 favorite dessert is ice cream. That's is

3:24:59 by far his favorite dessert. Every night

3:25:01 we have dinner throughout the week, he

3:25:02 goes home and eats like a entire pint of

3:25:04 ice cream.

3:25:05 >> He refuses to recognize nursing homes as

3:25:08 respectable establishments.

3:25:09 >> No, he he loves nursing homes.

3:25:13 He's going to sue you for liable if you

3:25:15 continue on.

3:25:19 >> Christian Davis as expected back out

3:25:21 there on the bottom.

3:25:22 >> Jake Skull hitting with a man on first

3:25:23 and two.

3:25:24 >> I'm going to say another one for the

3:25:27 damage he's done to the party animals.

3:25:30 >> Irreparable.

3:25:32 >> I'm going to get Brendan Sorsby's

3:25:33 lawyer.

3:25:36 >> Be somewhere around these cards.

3:25:41 Skull out the shallow center. That'll

3:25:43 fall into Bermuda Triangle. Back-to-back

3:25:46 singles will lead off the fifth. I've

3:25:48 made a Sorsby joke at the state show

3:25:49 today.

3:25:50 >> And the first thing we're doing, we're

3:25:51 getting Balligan back from the red card.

3:25:53 That's number That's step one.

3:25:54 >> That should be step one.

3:25:55 >> Number two.

3:25:56 >> Absolutely.

3:25:57 >> We're suspending Kyle Martin for only

3:25:59 the party animals games the rest of the

3:26:01 year.

3:26:05 >> I don't like that. I don't like that at

3:26:07 all. Swani,

3:26:09 >> I just man, the tailgators have three of

3:26:13 the best hitters in the sport. Three of

3:26:15 the top five hitters in the sport.

3:26:18 >> They have

3:26:20 the best pitching staff in the sport.

3:26:23 >> Yeah. Top to bottom. I'd agree.

3:26:24 >> Two of the top three starters.

3:26:26 >> Yep.

3:26:26 >> Inan Sanchez,

3:26:28 Chris Clark. They go Christian Davis who

3:26:31 can kind of do it all. Start, come out

3:26:33 of the pin. Rhys Miller leads the Banana

3:26:36 Ball Championship League in saves.

3:26:38 >> Tied at top, I believe, 12.

3:26:41 >> Yes.

3:26:42 >> Like what?

3:26:42 >> Well, he leads. He He straight up leads

3:26:44 by.

3:26:44 >> What else do you need?

3:26:46 >> Well, right now I need a strike cuz

3:26:47 Jason Swan's ahead three and0. And

3:26:49 that's going to play another run if he

3:26:50 can draw ball for Sprint.

3:26:52 >> This team is just built to win a

3:26:53 three-game series.

3:26:54 >> Yeah.

3:26:57 >> Despite being swept by the party animals

3:26:59 in Nashville,

3:27:01 Swani gets thrilled. Kmart, speaking of

3:27:04 the devil, has to play it off a hop.

3:27:06 Quickly gets the throw back in. And now

3:27:08 bases are juiced, not out. And it's the

3:27:11 2025 Rookie of the Year at the Dish.

3:27:13 >> Now Joe Mik has not been a a stranger to

3:27:16 making mid-ining pitching changes this

3:27:18 year.

3:27:19 >> There's a guy up and throwing in the

3:27:22 Tailgator Bullock.

3:27:23 >> Good luck with that stigmatism. Seeing

3:27:24 who that is.

3:27:24 >> Yeah, I can't tell who that is. It's not

3:27:26 too not too light friendly out there

3:27:28 either. Corner infield in for Ka. One

3:27:31 and0.

3:27:33 I do have my glasses in my bag. I should

3:27:35 probably pull those out. It's a It's

3:27:37 definitely a right-handed pitch warming

3:27:38 up.

3:27:38 >> Uh, no, that's a lefty. That is

3:27:43 >> Drake.

3:27:44 >> That's a lefty. That's a It's Zack

3:27:45 Blankenship.

3:27:46 >> It's Zach Blankenship.

3:27:47 >> Definitely a righty, huh?

3:27:49 >> It's the stigmatism.

3:27:50 >> Four stigmatisms going on, man. You got

3:27:52 to get that checked out.

3:27:54 >> I haven't been to the eye doctor in

3:27:55 three years. I think I should go during

3:27:57 the break.

3:27:57 >> Explains a lot, man.

3:27:58 >> Yeah.

3:28:06 Guys,

3:28:07 >> foul.

3:28:08 >> I'll blame that Chase Aub home run with

3:28:10 Johnny Knoxville in the booth on my

3:28:13 stigmatism.

3:28:16 >> That was a sick moment though. Two two.

3:28:19 >> Ooh,

3:28:21 needed it.

3:28:24 >> Full count now. Ball for Sprint would

3:28:26 played at least two here for the

3:28:27 Animals.

3:28:30 >> Cows will just do that out to left. Wide

3:28:32 diving grab throws it back to second.

3:28:35 Double play.

3:28:39 >> Wow. This Tailgator defense.

3:28:46 >> Oh

3:28:47 no.

3:28:48 >> That's what you call a Texas Twin

3:28:50 Killing toll.

3:28:51 >> Yep. It's the MVP.

3:28:54 Skull trying to dive back into second

3:28:56 just not in time off the bat. Read it as

3:28:58 a single. And if Wani doesn't have that,

3:29:00 it might roll to the wall.

3:29:02 >> Hit out to center.

3:29:03 >> Are you kidding?

3:29:04 >> Indiana Stanley and a Houdini by

3:29:07 Christian Davis and the Tailgator

3:29:10 defense to throw up a zero despite the

3:29:12 party animals having bases loaded and

3:29:14 none out.

3:29:17 >> And I want to go back to that 3-1 for

3:29:19 Swan. He works a ball for sprint right

3:29:21 there. The animals score.

3:29:22 >> Yep. The single ended up being best case

3:29:24 scenario

3:29:27 >> between that and a ball for sprint.

3:29:30 And you see another look at it. Diving

3:29:32 catch. Bang.

3:29:34 >> Double them up.

3:29:42 >> It's incredible stuff.

3:29:43 >> You know what this reminds me of so far?

3:29:45 >> Talk to me.

3:29:45 >> Nashville, Tennessee.

3:29:47 >> Yep. That's what I was thinking.

3:29:48 >> Just two gritty teams going back and

3:29:49 forth at it, making big time plays. And

3:29:52 you know what what it came down to in

3:29:53 that series is who blinks. The tailgator

3:29:57 on on three occasions and all three

3:29:59 losses, the game ended on a mistake. How

3:30:02 will it play out tonight?

3:30:03 >> Banana backstage question of the night.

3:30:05 Here it is.

3:30:06 >> Nice.

3:30:09 >> Well,

3:30:10 >> that's not it.

3:30:11 >> That well.

3:30:14 >> Hey guys, our banana ball backstage

3:30:16 question comes from 11-year-old ace from

3:30:18 right here in Midland, Texas. He has a

3:30:19 question from Mikey Ballard. Hey, what

3:30:21 was that question for him?

3:30:22 >> What was the nastiest trick play you've

3:30:23 ever done?

3:30:24 >> Nastiest trick play I've ever done. I

3:30:26 call it the DNA. It's behind the back

3:30:30 >> under the legs at the same time. So,

3:30:32 just like a little like that and then I

3:30:34 catch it. It's a little complicated, but

3:30:35 I work hard on it.

3:30:38 >> The DNA for Mikey Ballard.

3:30:40 >> You're killing me, Smalls.

3:30:41 >> New picture on the ball for you guys.

3:30:43 >> That kid had

3:30:44 >> aura. That kid had

3:30:46 >> aura.

3:30:47 >> Smalls written all over him. the hat to

3:30:50 catch the rain with.

3:30:52 >> Are you going to tell me about Jake

3:30:53 Lalios or not?

3:30:55 >> The graphic will.

3:31:00 >> That's it. Yo, that's all you got for me

3:31:02 on Jake.

3:31:03 >> I think he's going to dance this half

3:31:05 inning.

3:31:05 >> Okay,

3:31:07 >> that's it.

3:31:08 >> Oh, that's a great pitch. Good VO, too.

3:31:10 >> Except Jordan Bar doesn't walk them all.

3:31:12 Two balls and no strikes.

3:31:17 15th appearance this year for Leios.

3:31:19 Hasn't made a start. Party almost

3:31:21 getting really funky with the bullpen

3:31:24 once a weekend, especially in these

3:31:26 three game series. Got a Johnny Hole

3:31:28 staff approach.

3:31:32 He's already the third pitcher the

3:31:33 animals have thrown out there.

3:31:41 >> Bar draws a ball for a spread.

3:31:45 Clean transfer thus far from the Animals

3:31:47 and JB will be held up at first. That

3:31:49 >> that's the area where Lealios has

3:31:51 struggled most this year. 12 innings,

3:31:54 nine ball, four sprints.

3:31:58 >> Can negate it with the ground ball to

3:32:00 Dustin Ber here though.

3:32:11 First time through the lineup. Party

3:32:13 almost pitching combined to hold the

3:32:15 Tailgator to 0 for 10.

3:32:17 >> Is this the dancing that you speak of?

3:32:19 >> I think so. Oh, interesting angle, too.

3:32:21 Little third base angle.

3:32:36 The Alios would throw this with his

3:32:38 third baseman Bloomer out of place.

3:32:39 That's a strike.

3:32:41 >> By the way, we were waiting on Joe

3:32:42 Miklick to move out of third base

3:32:44 coaching box. He has on that pink

3:32:46 reflective vest that was on dawned

3:32:49 earlier by Mark Smith.

3:32:51 >> Wrong colors there, Papa.

3:32:55 >> It's reflective.

3:32:58 >> Doesn't change the colors at all

3:33:00 whatsoever, actually. All right, great.

3:33:04 >> Oh, did he go?

3:33:05 >> Wow.

3:33:06 >> Yay. Did

3:33:08 >> Yeah, it's called by Hector Gonzalez as

3:33:09 he went around.

3:33:10 >> Leio strikes out Taylor Justice who

3:33:12 entered this game hitting .404.

3:33:17 Still got the control.

3:33:23 >> Former party animal now. Indiana Stanley

3:33:26 foul tip.

3:33:33 Lock them doors and turn them lights

3:33:35 down low.

3:33:37 >> What you know about music going so

3:33:43 >> we ain't got no place to go.

3:33:46 >> Mhm.

3:33:47 >> I hope you understand.

3:33:54 >> Indie

3:33:57 >> PlayStation to station. One out single

3:33:59 for Mr. Stanley.

3:34:01 >> I was enjoying that.

3:34:02 >> Yeah, keep going.

3:34:08 >> Jose brother Gonzalez,

3:34:10 >> the son of homeplayed umpire Hector

3:34:13 Gonzalez.

3:34:13 >> Nope.

3:34:14 >> One of the coolest moments you'll see in

3:34:16 the sport of banana ball.

3:34:17 >> Stop.

3:34:18 >> The first ever father son umpire batter

3:34:20 tandem.

3:34:21 >> That's incorrectly ladies and gentlemen.

3:34:23 >> LeBron situation here. Oh,

3:34:27 >> Hector emotional in this moment.

3:34:28 >> It just turned 11:00 on the East Coast.

3:34:31 >> Brother as well. You can see

3:34:33 >> something these two have dreamed of.

3:34:35 >> Drake

3:34:36 >> since Jose was a young man.

3:34:37 >> Stop.

3:34:40 >> Hector stands up. You can see him eyeing

3:34:41 over there. Just a proud moment for

3:34:43 these two.

3:34:46 Got a couple of folks in the press box.

3:34:48 Even an homage to the moment.

3:34:53 Oh wow, Brad. That's awesome. You can

3:34:55 you can hear Hector. It's a good swing.

3:34:58 Wow.

3:35:02 I've got chills.

3:35:07 And And look, some call it a conflict of

3:35:09 interest. I call it cool.

3:35:12 >> You don't want to do here, old brother.

3:35:14 What out with Edric Gonzalez? He's not

3:35:17 his father. But I don't play.

3:35:19 >> Fans have an opportunity.

3:35:23 >> My goal.

3:35:25 Where do you come up with these?

3:35:26 >> Hector told me pregame.

3:35:27 >> No, he didn't. I don't know what you're

3:35:29 about to say, but he didn't.

3:35:30 >> He said back in the day.

3:35:31 >> No, he didn't.

3:35:32 >> Small town North Carolina.

3:35:35 >> Brothers from Houston, Texas.

3:35:37 >> That these two would work on Hector's

3:35:40 umpiring skills in the yard.

3:35:42 >> Brothers from Spring, Texas.

3:35:43 >> And Jose would say, "Dad, can we play

3:35:44 catch?"

3:35:46 >> And Hector would say, "No, son.

3:35:48 We're going to play strike zone." And

3:35:50 Hector would stand there. Brother would

3:35:51 stand in the box. Why are you telling

3:35:53 lies?

3:35:54 >> They fought for this moment.

3:35:55 >> All right, another ball here could end

3:35:56 the inning.

3:36:00 >> Brother spoils this one. Long ways

3:36:02 found.

3:36:08 >> Wow.

3:36:10 >> Just stop.

3:36:11 >> Nope.

3:36:13 >> Can't help smile, man.

3:36:16 >> Oh, no.

3:36:19 Throwback to second. Got him. And a

3:36:23 double play. Strike him out. Throw him

3:36:25 out at second to end the fifth.

3:36:28 >> Father on some crime. Hector, no.

3:36:33 No mercy.

3:36:35 That's my boy.

3:36:38 My son.

3:36:41 >> Oh.

3:36:43 >> And you got to think Mama Gonzalez.

3:36:45 >> Please tell me we could throw this

3:36:46 something. Let's uh

3:36:47 >> is going to have a throw down

3:36:49 conversation. Throw it to drink later.

3:36:51 Just take it. Just take it. Just take

3:36:53 it.

3:36:53 >> Something like this. Over here, we have

3:36:55 two bowls of water. It's going to be up

3:36:57 to them to dunk their faces into those

3:36:59 bowls, slurp as much water as they can

3:37:01 before running down and spitting it into

3:37:03 that glass. The gentleman by the end of

3:37:06 the race who has the most water in their

3:37:08 cup will win. And the loser is getting

3:37:10 the winner's cup dumped right in his

3:37:13 mouth. This is a game we like to call

3:37:15 drinking problem. Gentlemen, come with

3:37:18 me.

3:37:20 to your starting positions.

3:37:23 >> We're going to get this race started in

3:37:25 three, two, one, go.

3:37:30 >> The first round, little bit of water.

3:37:33 We're in a dead heat. Looks like Josh is

3:37:35 a little bit ahead. They're looking

3:37:38 pretty good. It's going to be close.

3:37:40 We've got 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Stop it

3:37:53 there. Stop it there. Let's get nice and

3:37:56 close. The winner by just a little bit

3:38:00 is Josh. Sir,

3:38:04 go ahead and give your buddy a drink.

3:38:06 Here we go. in three, two, one. Oh man,

3:38:12 Tai's got no problem drinking it all.

3:38:19 >> Yeah, Brett, I'm being told by our

3:38:20 producer, Mohawk Mike, uh, Jose Gonzalez

3:38:24 and Hector Gonzalez are actually not

3:38:26 father.

3:38:26 >> I told you that for an entire half

3:38:27 inning.

3:38:28 >> So, I just want to

3:38:30 I want to rescend what was what was a

3:38:32 really cool moment and what what was the

3:38:35 story of the night? Well, Quinn, I know

3:38:37 you're watching because you've been

3:38:38 texting me. You can't post that.

3:38:39 >> How was I supposed to know they're

3:38:40 brothers? They look like father and son.

3:38:43 >> Zack blanket ships.

3:38:45 >> Here we go.

3:38:46 >> TJ

3:38:48 like the Gonzalez brothers are out

3:38:49 there. Like, ah, I should have known

3:38:51 baseball reference.

3:38:57 >> Bam. Bam's been utilized in a lot of

3:38:59 situations against left-handed hitters.

3:39:01 >> I was going to say, you should have said

3:39:02 something.

3:39:03 >> Yeah, I'm sorry. That one falls on me.

3:39:05 Really?

3:39:08 Former party animal, huh?

3:39:10 >> Yeah.

3:39:11 >> Won the first ever tour championship

3:39:13 with the animals back in 23.

3:39:16 >> Part of that Coopertown squad. Issues

3:39:17 out of all four sprint here to TJ

3:39:19 Reeves.

3:39:22 >> Gosh, this is late night banana ball. I

3:39:24 I just want to thank everybody for

3:39:25 staying up with us.

3:39:26 >> Definitely late night banana ball.

3:39:27 >> 11:07 Eastern time on the East Coast.

3:39:29 10:07 local time.

3:39:31 >> Tailgator after dark. Yeah, we

3:39:33 >> This is Banana Land at Sea Silent Disco.

3:39:36 That's what this is.

3:39:37 >> This is like if we would have done

3:39:38 trivia at 11:00 on the boat.

3:39:40 >> Uh-huh.

3:39:42 >> With Jose Bonitz. Oh, Tito is watching

3:39:45 right now.

3:39:47 >> That's amazing.

3:39:49 The one the chosen.

3:39:51 >> That dude was freezing last weekend,

3:39:54 Oregon. Yeah. 58°.

3:39:56 >> It's not like that in Puerto Rico.

3:39:57 >> No, it doesn't get warmer or cooler than

3:39:59 like what 60° in the winter in Puerto

3:40:00 Rico.

3:40:02 Oh, turned on it, but foul. Chosen.

3:40:04 >> Oh,

3:40:07 >> and look at how many people are still

3:40:08 here.

3:40:09 >> 7,000 people and hardly anybody's left

3:40:11 here at Momentum Bank.

3:40:13 >> Really cool, man.

3:40:14 >> Yeah.

3:40:15 >> Hot day. Brutally hot day in Midland.

3:40:18 >> Pushing 100 over 100° Real Field.

3:40:21 >> Mhm.

3:40:21 >> And now it it feels really nice.

3:40:24 >> And these folks fought through dumping

3:40:25 rain, flash blood levels, lightning.

3:40:28 >> Another ball for Sprint by the way. Mark

3:40:30 Smith running at first. We'll go first

3:40:32 to third. Chosen will choose to stay

3:40:34 over at first. And now some real danger

3:40:36 here for the Animals.

3:40:36 >> It was over an hour about 2 hours and 18

3:40:39 minutes I think was the official from

3:40:41 about 6:45.

3:40:42 >> It was 6:44 official. You went to a

3:40:44 delay

3:40:44 >> to 9:03.

3:40:46 >> Yeah, correct.

3:40:50 >> And they stayed. You stayed, man. I'm

3:40:53 proud of you.

3:40:54 Well,

3:40:56 >> you stayed till

3:40:58 >> on about 18 Tylenol pills and two white

3:41:01 monsters.

3:41:01 >> Finish this bottle of Tylenol.

3:41:03 >> Flu game, baby.

3:41:05 >> Chosen takes off for second. Taj throw

3:41:07 down. Did they get him? They got him.

3:41:11 You don't run on Texas. Taj,

3:41:15 >> I've got a question. I wonder why the

3:41:17 party animals did that. They want to

3:41:19 challenge

3:41:20 >> the Reggie the call from Reggie Ligins.

3:41:22 I don't know.

3:41:24 Blankenship has struggled to throw

3:41:25 strikes here.

3:41:27 >> You can't see anything from that angle.

3:41:28 >> No,

3:41:29 >> Blankenship struggled to throw strikes.

3:41:31 Why force the issue?

3:41:33 >> Yeah,

3:41:35 >> you know, on a ball for sprint, if he

3:41:36 deals one to Thomas, you'll get Mark

3:41:39 Smith in and likely have runners at the

3:41:40 corners again.

3:41:43 >> What do we got here?

3:41:44 >> Yeah, here's the angle. If any, this may

3:41:47 be the one to show us. I mean, it looks

3:41:49 like he maybe brushed his his that left

3:41:51 neon yellow wristband, but you can't

3:41:53 tell.

3:41:53 >> There's a very good chance he's three

3:41:54 inches away from a tag and never touched

3:41:55 him. You can't tell from there.

3:41:57 >> You have no idea.

3:41:58 >> Is there anything you can't tell from

3:41:59 here?

3:42:00 >> No, you can't tell.

3:42:01 >> Oh. Oh, no. You can't you can't see it.

3:42:04 >> That's one of those that's got to stand.

3:42:05 >> That's Yeah, absolutely.

3:42:07 >> Yeah.

3:42:07 >> And that's where and and I've had this

3:42:09 conversation a couple times. What's so

3:42:11 tough about it is you're the party

3:42:12 animals. If you're any team Banana Ball,

3:42:14 you almost have to look at the camera

3:42:15 angles. You have to see where the

3:42:17 camera's on the field and is there any

3:42:19 way I'll get a clean angle if I go to

3:42:21 challenge this? And a spot like that,

3:42:23 it's almost always with a throw off the

3:42:25 bag.

3:42:26 >> You know, the only thing that makes me

3:42:27 think that Jordan got it. Can we roll

3:42:29 that one back one more time?

3:42:30 >> The the tough of the the jersey kind of

3:42:32 >> the tough of the jersey, but also on the

3:42:34 on the wrist. You can see the slightest

3:42:36 movement of the top of the leather here.

3:42:37 Roll it real real slow if we can, guys.

3:42:39 From right here.

3:42:39 >> Oh, that's not that.

3:42:43 >> Can we go? Yeah, you can see the top of

3:42:44 the glove move ever so slightly, but

3:42:46 then you can see the jersey move, too.

3:42:48 But it's not conclusive.

3:42:48 >> You know what I see? Nothing. So, you

3:42:50 can't change it.

3:42:53 >> Your stigmatism's playing games on you,

3:42:55 man.

3:42:56 >> So is yours.

3:42:57 >> Yeah, but I don't.

3:42:58 >> You're saying I can't see anything,

3:43:00 >> right? It needs to be clear and obvious.

3:43:01 And it's not. It's neither of those

3:43:03 things. And I'm the party animals guy. I

3:43:04 look at

3:43:06 >> But I think it's fair to ask that

3:43:07 question.

3:43:08 >> And you know what? Here's the best part.

3:43:09 Mike Vasis would take that question and

3:43:11 he'd answer it instantly. tell you why

3:43:13 he did what he did. He'd always justify

3:43:14 it and I appreciate the heck out of

3:43:16 that. That's a guy who postgame answers

3:43:18 really tough questions. Doesn't pay off

3:43:20 the animals here. It's

3:43:22 >> I'd be shocked if he doesn't stand.

3:43:24 >> Yeah. Do we have anything first base

3:43:25 angle from this or first base camera?

3:43:29 >> I don't know if we'll be able to. I

3:43:30 mean, we've already seen this angle.

3:43:32 Nothing we're going to be able to see

3:43:33 here,

3:43:34 >> unfortunately.

3:43:36 >> All right, Umpire's coming back out to

3:43:38 the field ready for official call.

3:43:44 And the call on the field

3:43:50 >> will stand. Runners out.

3:43:53 >> Yeah, got to stay awake right there.

3:43:54 >> So no challenge left in the bank for the

3:43:56 party animals. It has to stand.

3:43:59 >> I'm not sure. I mean it's Taja's throw

3:44:02 was offline but in plenty of time and

3:44:03 that's what led to Chase Auff being

3:44:05 gunned down.

3:44:05 >> Incredible tag by Jordan Hussein as

3:44:07 well.

3:44:07 >> Infield comes in now. Tanner Thomas

3:44:16 now ahead three and0 ball for Sprint

3:44:20 would play Mark Smith here. Anyways,

3:44:22 Animals have not scored a run since they

3:44:23 played a two back in the second. Bam

3:44:26 able to get on the outer half.

3:44:30 Couple of guys who are really close

3:44:31 friends here in Tanner Thomas and Zack

3:44:32 Blankenship. Obviously former teammates.

3:44:38 Tanner.

3:44:40 Will that even leave the infield? Jordan

3:44:42 Hussein trying to find it. Basket catch

3:44:46 and a big sigh relief from Fiverr as

3:44:48 he'll make out number two.

3:44:52 >> By the way, love the drip from Jordan

3:44:53 Hussein today. Little blue and white,

3:44:56 white on blue.

3:44:56 >> Yeah, looks good.

3:44:58 >> So, the party animals had the bases

3:45:00 loaded

3:45:02 >> in the fourth and didn't bring anybody

3:45:04 home.

3:45:04 >> Correct.

3:45:05 >> In the fifth, I should say.

3:45:09 Then here in the sixth,

3:45:12 >> runners at first and third after

3:45:13 consecutive ball four sprints, guys

3:45:15 gunned down at second.

3:45:18 >> And now Zack Blankenships a strike away.

3:45:21 >> Yep.

3:45:22 >> Bam. Bam. In his apron.

3:45:25 No two.

3:45:28 >> Oh, that's a great pitch.

3:45:31 But if anybody keeps a level head here

3:45:33 at Zack Blankenship,

3:45:37 >> that guy's ne I've never seen a

3:45:38 complaint about a call. Not once.

3:45:42 Comes right back to it. Between the

3:45:44 legs, Jordan Baret

3:45:47 nine of them tonight. And another

3:45:49 Houdiniac from a tailgator pitcher. Man

3:45:52 on third, none out. And the Tailgator

3:45:55 throw up another zero here in the sixth.

3:45:58 What a play there from Jordan Barkley.

3:46:00 First time we've seen him bust that one

3:46:02 out this year. Fielding it between the

3:46:03 legs.

3:46:06 >> And you mentioned it, Drake.

3:46:08 >> Stranding these runners 90 ft away could

3:46:10 potentially come back to bite the party

3:46:11 animals later in this ball game.

3:46:12 >> Yep.

3:46:16 >> You know, during that rain delay,

3:46:18 >> oh jeez,

3:46:19 >> the guys were out here playing football

3:46:20 during that 2-hour plus rain delay.

3:46:22 >> We had some wrestling from the Beefy

3:46:24 Boys,

3:46:26 >> sliding from them as well.

3:46:27 >> I saw like three butt cracks. Yeah. What

3:46:29 about we got real close to seeing one

3:46:31 there?

3:46:31 >> Jonathan Hughes moss. Seth Markham.

3:46:33 >> You got most.

3:46:35 >> Brett Sanchez

3:46:37 threw it to his Jason Art called him Joe

3:46:39 Random. The young man who was the home

3:46:41 run hitter still hanging out on the

3:46:42 field by the way.

3:46:42 >> Oh god, it's Davis.

3:46:45 Go to win the football game.

3:46:48 >> This was incredible. Jimmy Lewis pick

3:46:51 six to the career man. Lost a shoe on

3:46:53 the way in as well.

3:46:55 >> I mean that was it just cinematic stuff.

3:46:57 Seth Markhamm, all-time quarterback for

3:46:59 one team.

3:47:00 >> Most middle school quarterback ever.

3:47:02 >> White Lightning drops it.

3:47:03 >> Yeah. Had a man down the seam.

3:47:04 >> That's Beefy Boy, by the way.

3:47:06 >> Part of the Cash.

3:47:06 >> Jason Art, second most middle school

3:47:08 quarterback ever. Him versus Seth

3:47:10 Markham was too much. They They both

3:47:12 took it way too seriously.

3:47:14 >> Shocking. I know.

3:47:17 >> Ryan Rodriguez, 6'3", 205 lbs. Did you

3:47:20 want to know that?

3:47:20 >> I did want to know that.

3:47:21 >> That's right. riding out of Santa

3:47:22 Clarita, California, former member of

3:47:25 the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball

3:47:27 team,

3:47:29 >> which I know leads to your question.

3:47:31 Would the women's be the women's? Would

3:47:33 the women's babless babes?

3:47:36 >> Would the women's be the Wonder Girls?

3:47:38 >> Would it be?

3:47:39 >> Of course not.

3:47:41 >> They're the Golden Sun.

3:47:43 >> The biggest to

3:47:44 >> You're my golden son.

3:47:45 >> CDs

3:47:48 on the ground. I'm at the party waiting

3:47:49 on your boot. My whole family at the

3:47:52 music. I got my fire on me down the

3:47:56 grill like it's the 4th of July.

3:47:58 >> Fourth of July 198.

3:48:02 >> Where's the fans at?

3:48:05 >> Will Ethridge is in the chat by the way.

3:48:08 >> I wonder if he's ever heard this song.

3:48:10 >> This was a run celebration last year.

3:48:12 >> Bat Rouge, Louisiana.

3:48:13 >> Well, the tailgators rehearsed it for

3:48:15 six straight weeks before they could

3:48:16 finally get to it. Remember that?

3:48:19 >> I was there.

3:48:23 >> It's so good. It deserves to be a walk

3:48:25 up.

3:48:25 >> What's a remix of that song?

3:48:27 >> Just released it recently.

3:48:28 >> It's just such a good song, man.

3:48:31 >> This is always the coolest part. Watch

3:48:32 this right here. Watch this.

3:48:35 >> Okay. What else to watch? Yeah, that's a

3:48:37 rum.

3:48:40 >> Man, you said this to me last week and

3:48:42 two weeks ago. I was like,

3:48:44 >> we need Jimmy Lewis Banana Ball forever.

3:48:46 >> Yes. He's just great for the sport of an

3:48:48 animal.

3:48:50 >> You know, he came to us earlier during

3:48:52 rehearsals today and said, you know,

3:48:53 I've been doing the thing where I shake

3:48:55 my rump.

3:48:56 >> Yep. Can I possibly do it in this one?

3:48:58 >> And he plused it.

3:48:59 >> Let him out.

3:48:59 >> Taj and CD killed it as well. Where the

3:49:02 fans at? I think we found them. Got some

3:49:04 great fans still in the chat with us.

3:49:06 Pushing midnight over on the East Coast.

3:49:08 A lot of great fans still here with us

3:49:09 in Midland. And Taj Porter, the biggest,

3:49:11 the largest to lead off the inning here.

3:49:13 8, N, and 10 for the tailgate.

3:49:15 >> Just wait.

3:49:17 Following Porter in the lineup is M.

3:49:18 Danford.

3:49:20 >> I hear he's going to do the waving flag

3:49:22 walk up

3:49:25 >> out to left center.

3:49:28 >> T out number one.

3:49:30 >> All right, Brad, buckle up. Here it

3:49:31 comes.

3:49:32 >> Nope.

3:49:33 >> When I get older, I will be stronger.

3:49:38 Taco waving. We're going to run the

3:49:40 rules video,

3:49:43 which we did run twice today. And we're

3:49:46 going to play the wave and flag walk up.

3:49:48 It's Party Animals after dark.

3:49:56 We ran that five times in one weekend.

3:50:00 And that's not an exaggeration.

3:50:02 >> No, that's not three for the uh

3:50:04 tailgators, two for the party.

3:50:06 >> The players were devastated.

3:50:10 Oh, Ryrods ahead 0 and2 here against Mag

3:50:12 Danford.

3:50:17 >> Did he go?

3:50:19 >> Seth Markham says no.

3:50:21 The folks want whatever you're on

3:50:22 tonight. Again, I just want to

3:50:24 reiterate, a lot of Tylenol, a lot of

3:50:25 energy.

3:50:26 >> A lot of Tylenol, a lot of

3:50:27 >> I don't think you're supposed to mix

3:50:28 those, by the way.

3:50:29 >> Uh, who's to say?

3:50:31 >> Me. I'm to say I'm telling you right

3:50:33 now, I don't think you're supposed to be

3:50:34 doing that.

3:50:34 >> My eyesight's mostly gone now.

3:50:38 Swatty.

3:50:40 >> Oh, tried to go between legs. Couldn't

3:50:42 get it.

3:50:44 >> That one took a weird hop on Jason Swan.

3:50:46 >> Yeah, it did.

3:50:51 >> And and Matt Danford earlier may have

3:50:53 very well been safe on a on a similar

3:50:55 ball.

3:50:55 >> And this is cool to see. Trey Jones, who

3:50:58 got hurt in the in the spring training,

3:51:00 the prime season, if you will, for

3:51:02 Banana Ball, is making his return in his

3:51:05 regular season debut back as a

3:51:07 designated runner tonight for the

3:51:08 tailgate. That's cool. So, it's Jacob

3:51:10 Pipper who has been running. He's

3:51:12 actually playing for the Prague national

3:51:14 team this weekend.

3:51:20 >> Jordan Hussein.

3:51:23 >> Second time Danford's gone tapper down

3:51:25 the line tonight.

3:51:27 And it burnt him the first time as

3:51:28 Daltton Pots came down with a tag that

3:51:30 may or may not have landed on Danford.

3:51:32 He was called out.

3:51:33 >> Now he makes on a trick play miss.

3:51:36 >> Gets a runner on. Puts the ball in play.

3:51:37 >> Everything evens out in the end.

3:51:38 >> Yep.

3:51:42 >> Call me by my name.

3:51:46 >> Is that the greatest country music song

3:51:47 of all time?

3:51:48 >> Well, a friend of mine named Steve Steve

3:51:50 Goodman wrote that song.

3:51:52 >> Trey takes off. Throw from Cai.

3:51:55 >> Oh. Yeah,

3:51:56 >> got him.

3:52:00 >> That's just Andy Cosgrove being Andy

3:52:02 Cosgrove. We've talked a lot about the

3:52:04 best catcher in the league out here and

3:52:05 and we just we're so deep at that

3:52:08 position. The starters in this sport at

3:52:09 catcher are so good and Dustin Ber

3:52:13 really good spot from Cosgrove and a

3:52:15 perfect tag from Babas.

3:52:18 >> Jordan Hussein sprays it to right. Jake

3:52:20 Skull

3:52:21 >> has it for out number three.

3:52:24 Good stuff from Ryrod.

3:52:26 >> Doesn't do the splits, but does do what?

3:52:28 But what? He's cranking it.

3:52:36 >> That's a new one.

3:52:38 >> By the way,

3:52:40 >> Jacob Persick playing for the Croatian

3:52:41 national team in Prague, I should say.

3:52:43 We'll take a look at tomorrow.

3:52:44 >> Prague doesn't have a national team.

3:52:46 >> I was going to let you have that. Your

3:52:48 stigmatism on account of your

3:52:49 stigmatism.

3:52:50 >> Far out of all.

3:52:51 >> I was going to I was going to allow it.

3:52:52 Jacksonville, Florida. Clowns, Coconuts.

3:52:55 Play game two. We'll play game two right

3:52:57 here. Midland, Texas.

3:52:58 >> We didn't get to watch this. I don't

3:53:01 either.

3:53:01 >> Should we look?

3:53:03 >> We Okay,

3:53:04 >> we won't spoil it.

3:53:05 >> Well, well, we'll

3:53:06 >> everybody. Yep. In 6 seconds, we're

3:53:08 going to give you the final score of the

3:53:10 clowns and coconuts game.

3:53:11 >> Okay, I'll count to six.

3:53:13 >> 1 2 3 4 5 6. 4-1 loco Beach wins in a

3:53:21 banana ball blowout.

3:53:23 >> Yeah.

3:53:23 >> Yeah. Let's show it. Close your eyes.

3:53:24 Close your eyes.

3:53:25 >> Close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close

3:53:26 your eyes. Close your eyes.

3:53:27 >> Oh, little TA action.

3:53:30 >> First player re 60 hits this season.

3:53:32 That's correct.

3:53:33 >> Yeah. Very good.

3:53:34 >> Hey, Knight. Trick plays for the Clowns,

3:53:35 man. They've been picking it up. Trick

3:53:36 play line.

3:53:37 >> Yep. Almost grabbed your your equalizer

3:53:39 there. Got close to it.

3:53:40 >> TA man. Talk about that MVP

3:53:42 conversation. That only helps strengthen

3:53:43 him.

3:53:44 >> Three for four tonight. Talk about that

3:53:46 MVP conversation. That helps Bobby Leay.

3:53:49 >> Good for the Good for the Coconuts.

3:53:50 >> Yeah, man. Winners two out of their last

3:53:52 three.

3:53:53 >> Uh-huh.

3:53:55 >> Leay. Two trick plays, too.

3:53:57 >> Good, man.

3:53:58 >> Uh-huh. Joe Lionel trick play. Go back

3:54:00 and watch that one.

3:54:02 >> Zack Blankenship. It's the top of the

3:54:05 seventh and we're in Texas. That can

3:54:07 only mean one thing for him and Babis.

3:54:09 >> That's a scary look.

3:54:10 >> It's a standoff pitch.

3:54:12 >> Uh-oh.

3:54:14 >> We've seen this before between these two

3:54:15 teams.

3:54:20 Shades of game three, Nashville,

3:54:22 Tennessee. Stop.

3:54:24 >> Snip in it.

3:54:26 >> This is how they should have settled it.

3:54:28 This is how they should have settled it.

3:54:31 >> The crack of the whip.

3:54:33 >> Oh,

3:54:34 >> strike.

3:54:35 >> Perfect strike.

3:54:37 >> You're a mad man tonight. I hope you

3:54:39 know that.

3:54:39 >> I am so sick.

3:54:44 >> Oh, man.

3:54:46 Jordan Hussein opportunity between legs.

3:54:48 Bounce it. Book it.

3:54:51 >> Make it now 25 straight games and the

3:54:53 boys in blue and orange have recorded

3:54:55 double digit trick play.

3:54:59 >> It is grossly out of hand trick playwise

3:55:02 by the way. 10 to four.

3:55:04 >> I wouldn't say grossly. I mean the party

3:55:06 animal statistically

3:55:07 >> we're getting late.

3:55:08 >> They still have an opportunity.

3:55:09 >> Yes, we're getting late. Yeah,

3:55:11 >> we haven't seen a party animals trick

3:55:13 play since the what was that?

3:55:16 >> Right. The third inning.

3:55:17 >> Exactly. So this is we're getting late.

3:55:20 >> They had three in the third and then one

3:55:22 to begin the fourth. That's been all

3:55:23 four. They're trick the whole night.

3:55:25 >> Yeah.

3:55:28 >> Mikey Balor in the driver's seat. Two

3:55:30 and one.

3:55:31 >> Mikey's reached base safely both times

3:55:32 tonight. Hit by a pitch and a single.

3:55:48 You know what I could use right now is a

3:55:50 hot dog.

3:55:56 >> Bartman.

3:55:57 >> Yep.

3:55:58 >> Probably cooking him up.

3:56:00 >> Payoff. Pitch foul out of play. I know

3:56:01 his wife Nicole's watch. And Nicole, I I

3:56:04 know you've done this for me before and

3:56:05 I'll ask for the favor again. If you

3:56:07 could text him and tell him I could use

3:56:08 a hot dog. I know it's late in this ball

3:56:10 game. I know it's late in this day, but

3:56:12 I could use it. Full count yet again. Up

3:56:14 and in. Ball for spread.

3:56:18 Clean transfer from the Tailgator

3:56:20 defense. Michael will just have a free

3:56:22 90 ft.

3:56:24 >> Trio of 90s as you mentioned. Ball four

3:56:26 sprint

3:56:28 >> single his last AB hit by pitch to start

3:56:30 his night.

3:56:33 The Animals have not scored since the

3:56:34 second and they planted two unearned

3:56:37 runs against Christian Davis. The

3:56:38 Tailgators have only scored in the

3:56:40 fourth.

3:56:41 >> Guess what? Home run from Kyle Martin.

3:56:44 >> Jake Skull out to left center.

3:56:46 >> And this is the spot where things have

3:56:48 fallen apart for the party animals. They

3:56:49 get guys on guys in scoring position.

3:56:52 Double play ball here.

3:56:55 >> Caught stealing there.

3:56:56 >> How many guys have they left on base

3:56:58 tonight? That's going to be a big number

3:56:59 to look at, Drake.

3:57:00 >> Yeah.

3:57:02 You're asking me to count things and I

3:57:03 don't think that's going to go very well

3:57:04 for me.

3:57:05 >> First and second out, one out. Jason

3:57:08 Swan

3:57:08 >> and Riley Turner is somewhere three

3:57:10 ballparks over.

3:57:11 >> That's our official score tonight, by

3:57:13 the way.

3:57:13 >> Our official scorekeeper is nowhere to

3:57:15 be found.

3:57:16 >> He might be keeping score of this down

3:57:18 in Waco.

3:57:21 >> That's good city.

3:57:22 >> It is a good city.

3:57:25 >> Ventured through there with my good

3:57:26 friend Jimmy Lewis back in March.

3:57:28 >> Swatty, that's fair.

3:57:31 Jake Skull didn't know it. Mikey Easy

3:57:34 come home. Skull's hustling to third and

3:57:37 he'll get there. Jason Swan doing Jason

3:57:40 Swan things. One out RBI double. The

3:57:43 first runs since the second here for the

3:57:45 Animals.

3:57:47 >> Yeah, Skull and Swan combined their

3:57:49 first four plate appearances in this

3:57:50 game. 0 for four. They've combined in

3:57:53 their last four plate appearances. Four

3:57:55 for four.

3:57:57 The top of the lineup for the party

3:57:58 animals has caught fire and the infield

3:58:01 comes in for the tailgator.

3:58:04 >> Right to Sunny. He caught it in the air.

3:58:08 Man, he's too cool for school. Sunshine

3:58:12 with an impressive out number two.

3:58:14 Infield in there, too, by the way.

3:58:16 >> That's the story of the year for Cosbro.

3:58:18 >> Yeah.

3:58:19 >> Put ball in play, hit ball hard.

3:58:22 Three of his four at bats tonight. All

3:58:24 four resulted in outs. Ree hits it hard

3:58:26 but foul.

3:58:28 >> Look at this play.

3:58:30 >> Heck yeah.

3:58:32 >> Ree hit the ball well last weekend. He

3:58:34 has four homers on the year. Two of them

3:58:36 during that twoame stretch in Eugene.

3:58:40 >> Taj in athletic play. Him and Ree share

3:58:42 a laugh.

3:58:44 >> Reese Hampton is sneakily one of the

3:58:46 funniest people I've ever met in my

3:58:47 life.

3:58:47 >> Awesome man. What a good dude to be

3:58:49 around.

3:58:52 And after a lot of ball games, he's find

3:58:54 him, Anthony Cormato, and Jake Skull

3:58:56 hanging out talking about one thing.

3:58:58 >> Hitting.

3:58:58 >> Hitting.

3:59:00 Those are dudes you hang around if you

3:59:01 want to hit the ball.

3:59:04 >> Jordan Bar

3:59:06 out number three.

3:59:09 >> Only a run across the party animals, but

3:59:11 at least they're back on the board for

3:59:12 the first time since the second inning.

3:59:15 And it will be up to Nate Tellier to try

3:59:17 to shut the door on this seventh and

3:59:19 give the Animals a two to one lead. Can

3:59:22 I tell you something?

3:59:23 >> Yes.

3:59:24 >> Kyle Martin's do up third in this

3:59:25 inning.

3:59:26 >> Oh, I'm going to the bathroom.

3:59:30 >> Well, that's perfect timing because our

3:59:31 good friend Rex Castillo has Trey Jones

3:59:34 downstairs.

3:59:35 >> A familiar face and it's great to see

3:59:37 you back on the field. Trey, last time

3:59:39 we haven't seen you this regular season.

3:59:41 What's it like to get your debut here in

3:59:42 Midland? I mean, I just love being able

3:59:44 to come around with the guys. You know,

3:59:45 I've been having to stay back on shift

3:59:46 in Savannah and just to be here, be

3:59:49 around the crowd, be around my

3:59:50 teammates. It just means more to me than

3:59:52 anybody knows.

3:59:53 >> You've also been a really positive force

3:59:54 anytime you are on the sidelines, but

3:59:56 what does it feel like to finally impact

3:59:57 a game?

3:59:58 >> I mean, just to finally be able to do

4:00:01 what I'm like meant here to do here, it

4:00:03 just feels like it I can't even really

4:00:05 describe the feeling to be able to put

4:00:06 my cleats on, put them in the dirt, run

4:00:08 some bases, play some out. It just it

4:00:10 means the world to me to that they gave

4:00:11 me an opportunity to come back out here

4:00:12 and play for the team and just have a

4:00:14 good time. The

4:00:14 >> smile is almost as big as the size of

4:00:16 Texas. It's good to have you back, Trey.

4:00:17 Appreciate it,

4:00:18 >> guys. Back to you.

4:00:20 >> Wow, Trey Jones, man. So cool that he's

4:00:22 back. So cool Rex got the opportunity to

4:00:25 talk to him. And now after a relieved

4:00:28 Drake Tolit's back down, he's going to

4:00:29 tell us about Nate Tier.

4:00:32 >> Would you

4:00:34 like to know his height and weight for

4:00:36 500?

4:00:37 >> Give it to me.

4:00:38 >> Oh yeah. Get out of Massachusetts enters

4:00:42 a ball game at the party at 6'200 lb.

4:00:46 The righty from UMass Dartmouth. Fast

4:00:48 ball up to 94 miles an hour.

4:00:51 >> Wii.

4:00:51 >> There's one.

4:00:55 >> Three of them out there. Who's going to

4:00:56 get it? Reese Hampton has it for out

4:00:58 number one. Yep.

4:00:59 >> I swear you make up half these height

4:01:00 and weights.

4:01:04 >> Now that I say that, tell me being six

4:01:06 foot.

4:01:10 >> He

4:01:13 We're going to have to check clears on

4:01:14 that one. Low B floats it out to left.

4:01:17 That's the inning tying run now aboard.

4:01:20 >> Nate tell your love you

4:01:24 >> telly six foot with spikes.

4:01:26 >> All right, last time up. This dude hit a

4:01:29 two-run walkoff home run in the bottom

4:01:30 of the fourth. He's got an opportunity

4:01:33 to do it again. Kyle Martin hit home run

4:01:37 number 20. By the way, we're playing

4:01:39 game number 37 last time up

4:01:42 >> and then almost choked on a hot dog

4:01:44 while talking to Rex Castila afterwards.

4:01:53 >> Kmart.

4:01:54 >> Oh no.

4:01:54 >> Foul.

4:01:55 >> Here's the deal. If you get Lopez out,

4:01:58 you can you can ball for sprint Kyle

4:02:02 Martin pitch around him.

4:02:05 >> You don't really have that liberty here.

4:02:09 I mean, ball four sprint puts runners on

4:02:11 the corners. More importantly, it put

4:02:13 the inning winning run on first,

4:02:14 >> right? So, I don't want to I I don't

4:02:15 want to do that.

4:02:17 >> And Kmart's sitting in the drive.

4:02:18 >> But if Lo, let's say Lopez grounds.

4:02:20 Yeah. Or you or you pick him off here.

4:02:22 I'm putting Kyle Martin at first base 10

4:02:25 times out of 10. Sorry, man. Oh my gosh.

4:02:29 >> Another one hit a million.

4:02:30 >> No more, please.

4:02:35 >> Hey, you got two strikes here, though.

4:02:36 Well, that's 493 ft.

4:02:41 >> I just don't know what you do.

4:02:45 >> And he doesn't really strike out either.

4:02:49 >> Kmart in on the hands. That won't lead

4:02:51 the infield. Swani calls for in foul

4:02:54 territory. Has it for out number two.

4:02:56 And a sigh of relief can be taken from

4:02:59 all of those wearing black and pink.

4:03:01 >> It's not that tell you're scared. It's

4:03:02 not that the party animals are scared in

4:03:04 general, but there came a point during

4:03:05 Barry Bond's best years, and that that's

4:03:07 you you listed the numbers. If we played

4:03:10 162, what Kyle Martin would run 88 home

4:03:12 run, there comes a point where it's just

4:03:14 the intelligent thing to do

4:03:16 >> to let him have first base versus a

4:03:18 fourback

4:03:26 to 95.

4:03:33 The O2

4:03:34 >> JB

4:03:36 out to left center. Reese Hampton on his

4:03:38 horse and he'll get there with steps to

4:03:40 spare. Some of the best range we've ever

4:03:42 seen. Locks up point number two for the

4:03:44 Aliens.

4:03:45 >> I'm telling you man, off the bat that's

4:03:47 in the gap, no doubt. But Reese Hampton

4:03:49 has those kind of legs, that kind of

4:03:51 range in center field. He is underrated

4:03:53 in the outfield of this sport. One of

4:03:55 the best at tracking the ball down. and

4:03:57 he wins the point for the party animals

4:03:59 here in the seventh.

4:04:03 >> Let's take a look at our trick plays

4:04:04 now. 14 of them combined. 10 to four in

4:04:07 favor of the tailgator.

4:04:11 >> And yeah, man, it's been a lot of that.

4:04:13 A lot of the same old same old. When

4:04:15 you're watching the Texas Tailgator

4:04:16 again, they just know how to max out

4:04:18 their trick plays. Sunshine, Taylor

4:04:22 Justice continue to do them. This was a

4:04:23 cool one by Tanner Thomas. This was the

4:04:26 best trick play I've seen in a long time

4:04:27 from Indiana Stanley. The two best

4:04:30 friends getting in a little tip draw

4:04:31 action. Skull and Hampton. Cool one from

4:04:33 Jordan Barlier. I mean, again, I don't

4:04:36 want us to get trickplay fatigue because

4:04:38 it is abnormal what the Texas Tailgator

4:04:40 do, but they make it look routine on a

4:04:42 nightly basis.

4:04:47 >> New arm in the ball game now by the way

4:04:49 for the Texas Tailgator. The wonder from

4:04:51 down under Brett Donnie Allen.

4:04:54 This is another guy who was on my list.

4:04:57 And I know the the numbers haven't

4:04:59 exactly reflected it yet this season.

4:05:02 >> He was right there with CJ Williams.

4:05:03 Couple of those visitors that I thought

4:05:04 were so good on the back half that teams

4:05:06 like the party animals or anybody in

4:05:08 Banana Ball could use in their bullpen.

4:05:10 Brett Allen at any moment turn it on

4:05:13 becomes super dangerous.

4:05:15 >> And he's out there with Jack. That is an

4:05:17 all.

4:05:18 >> And I'm not sure if you know Brett Allen

4:05:20 has the biggest

4:05:22 >> heart. The way that he involves himself

4:05:28 >> every weekend in opportunities to be

4:05:30 fans first is so cool to see. And he

4:05:32 understands like as as the Aussie he's

4:05:34 kind of the character, right?

4:05:36 >> And the kids eat it up.

4:05:39 >> Humongous heart, man.

4:05:47 TJ Reeves ball on a strike.

4:05:55 >> That's a good pitch.

4:05:57 >> His own has struck.

4:05:58 >> Yeah, it's coming across his own too.

4:06:00 That's a good pitch

4:06:00 >> as we made it to the final two frames.

4:06:06 >> Be TJ Reeves, Chase AP, and Tanner

4:06:08 Thomas here in the eight.

4:06:14 Oh,

4:06:14 >> did he go? Seth Markham says no.

4:06:16 >> He didn't go, but that ball was pretty

4:06:17 close to the zone.

4:06:18 >> Seth Markham also coaching first with a

4:06:20 glove or excuse me umpire umpire first.

4:06:23 >> Everybody say stigmatism.

4:06:27 >> Oh man.

4:06:28 >> Oh yeah.

4:06:28 >> Oh wow.

4:06:30 >> Go drop the trailer TJ. Drop the

4:06:32 trailer. Run big boy.

4:06:36 He had his He had chin back, head up,

4:06:39 full sprint. Even he smiled like that.

4:06:42 First hit 10 of the ball game for TJ as

4:06:44 Mark Smith will come on the run for him.

4:06:46 >> Yeah, Revo was hitting over 400 3 weeks

4:06:49 ago. Has regressed a bit down at 352.

4:06:54 Take it however you can get it.

4:06:57 >> Chosen single the ball for spread for

4:06:59 him tonight.

4:07:00 >> Should have let TJ run, but that's just

4:07:01 me. I'll ask Baba about that post game.

4:07:04 >> I'm sure you will.

4:07:08 Bab, I will look at you and walk the

4:07:10 other way probably.

4:07:16 Bobby,

4:07:18 >> no. Bobby,

4:07:27 >> you just spilled like half your energy

4:07:29 drain.

4:07:30 >> Oh,

4:07:31 >> what are you doing?

4:07:31 >> I don't know, man.

4:07:33 >> And that's not my thickism. I can see it

4:07:35 all over your scorecard.

4:07:36 >> I've had a bad day.

4:07:39 Double play ball. Hussein bucket. Sunny

4:07:43 lost it on the transfer.

4:07:45 >> So at least one out there. The field's

4:07:47 choice. Now Chase Auff reaches.

4:07:50 >> That's the correct call. Second base

4:07:52 umpire Reggie Ligins says, "Hey, clean

4:07:54 out at second base."

4:07:59 >> Wow. He got caught in Sunshine's glove.

4:08:01 You see him hold it up there to Jordan

4:08:02 Hussein. Literally got caught in the

4:08:04 webbing.

4:08:04 >> Yep.

4:08:05 >> That's now 11 to4 in trick plays.

4:08:09 This one gets away from Taj A good

4:08:12 wheels up 90 ft on the pass ball.

4:08:15 >> Tanner did the right thing by not

4:08:16 advancing attempting to advance to first

4:08:18 here

4:08:23 >> and that would not go down by the way as

4:08:24 a trick play missed on Sunshine.

4:08:26 >> It will be a trick play. Yeah, he

4:08:27 completes the play at second base, gets

4:08:29 the out via the trick play

4:08:30 >> and just loses control trying to throw

4:08:32 the ball.

4:08:36 called Strike as the Texas Tailgator are

4:08:39 doing something cool over at their

4:08:40 dugout. Little horse dance, if you will.

4:08:44 >> What?

4:08:45 >> Yeah, 100%.

4:08:49 >> What?

4:08:50 >> Tanner one and two. Love we can see

4:08:53 that.

4:08:54 >> What?

4:08:58 >> There we go. See the horse heads and the

4:09:00 two steppers.

4:09:03 Tanner,

4:09:04 >> I got to stop taking Tylenol.

4:09:06 >> You're right. Cal Martin has the hard

4:09:08 charging. Chosen a fake tag up. That'll

4:09:11 be out number two here in the time of

4:09:13 the year.

4:09:14 >> Number eight, Bryson Bl.

4:09:17 >> Cal Martin has great reads on the

4:09:18 banana. Yeah, even with all this win.

4:09:20 >> I Man, I like seeing him in right field.

4:09:22 I really do. You know, it's going to

4:09:23 help bolster that MVP candidacy the more

4:09:26 trick play opportunities he gets.

4:09:33 Coach Bloom,

4:09:35 >> he's got a single and a two-run ball for

4:09:37 Sprint tonight.

4:09:42 >> Puerto Rico.

4:09:47 >> You've been to Puerto Rico? Beautiful

4:09:49 place.

4:09:50 >> That's amazing.

4:09:51 >> That's amazing. What else is there to

4:09:53 say? Wow.

4:09:58 >> Duo.

4:10:00 did not go, did he? Oh, wow.

4:10:03 >> Oh my good. That there's no way. We see

4:10:05 a replay from the first base camera. I

4:10:07 mean, that is

4:10:11 >> No. Does he have to wear the ninja mask?

4:10:13 >> No.

4:10:14 >> Does he have a stigmatism?

4:10:17 >> This one gets away from Taj.

4:10:19 Hector Gonzalez

4:10:21 held his ground. Let me

4:10:22 >> limit the vision. I'm trying to think

4:10:23 about it. You're looking for a ninja

4:10:25 mask. Trying to get a good view on it.

4:10:27 Another

4:10:30 pass ball. Well,

4:10:30 >> why is he wearing a glove?

4:10:32 >> I don't.

4:10:33 >> I'm firing first base.

4:10:34 >> Why are we still asking questions about

4:10:35 him?

4:10:36 >> Yeah, I I've got a lot of them.

4:10:37 >> Yeah, I do, too.

4:10:38 >> Two balls, two strikes, two outs to

4:10:40 Coach Bloom.

4:10:44 >> This one gets away from Todd.

4:10:47 Wow. A pass ball and a wild pitch gives

4:10:50 Chase Auff a free 180 ft. And that's how

4:10:53 the party animals score a run here in

4:10:55 the top of the eighth.

4:10:55 >> Yeah, through the wickets.

4:10:58 It looked like almost like Taj got

4:11:00 crossed up right there.

4:11:01 >> He He had to have and I can't tell if

4:11:03 that's a pass ball and a wild pitch. Did

4:11:05 he even Did Taj get a an appendage on a

4:11:08 body part? Anything?

4:11:10 >> It looked like it hit maybe the bottom

4:11:12 of his mid, but still a wild pitch. I'd

4:11:14 score that regardless.

4:11:19 >> That's a tough way to get up.

4:11:21 >> That's how Swan scored back in the

4:11:22 ninth. You know, late these late game

4:11:24 scenarios.

4:11:26 Tuan scored back in Nashville.

4:11:31 >> Got him.

4:11:31 >> He did that time.

4:11:33 >> Got him.

4:11:34 >> But nonetheless, a run will score for

4:11:37 the party animals via the wild pitch.

4:11:39 >> Brent, I asked I said we we we talked

4:11:41 about it a bit. This this series between

4:11:44 the Animals and the Tailgators in 2026

4:11:47 has come down to who makes the mistake.

4:11:50 And what has it been tonight for the

4:11:52 Tailgator? trick plays miss trick plays

4:11:55 and then a pass ball wild pitch that

4:11:59 have helped the party animals get out to

4:12:02 a two to one lead and they can advance

4:12:03 to 3-1 with Brady Kites coming in but

4:12:05 first let's check

4:12:06 >> friends in low places

4:12:07 >> say hello to our friends out there huh

4:12:16 blame it all on my roots I showed up in

4:12:20 boos and ruined your blind tie fe.

4:12:26 The last one to know, the last one to

4:12:29 show. I was the last one you thought

4:12:32 you'd see there.

4:12:35 And I saw a surprise and the fear in his

4:12:38 eyes when I took his glass of champagne.

4:12:44 And I toasted you. Said, "Honey, we may

4:12:47 be through, but you'll never hear me

4:12:50 complain.

4:12:52 Let me hear you

4:12:58 whiskey

4:12:59 and the beer chases my blues away

4:13:06 and I'll be okay.

4:13:10 I'm not big on salt and graces. Think I

4:13:15 slip on down to the

4:13:20 >> So I've got a friend

4:13:23 in love. They say

4:13:25 >> we love you so much, Lincoln. Now let's

4:13:29 get her off.

4:13:37 >> Drake,

4:13:38 >> Brett,

4:13:40 >> it is it is 10:41. These are some crazy

4:13:43 people in the best way.

4:13:44 >> And they just got absolutely bonkers

4:13:46 wild for friends in low places.

4:13:50 >> I love Texas.

4:13:52 >> I more specifically love Midland. You

4:13:54 know, Midland Odessa gets an interesting

4:13:56 rap in the state. Same place Odessa

4:13:58 Perian, the Panthers. Booby Miles.

4:14:01 >> Mhm.

4:14:01 >> Man, Booby Miles.

4:14:02 >> Booby Miles right here in these stomping

4:14:04 grounds.

4:14:07 It's it's often overlooked. It's such a

4:14:09 unique region. This Peran basin of Texas

4:14:12 when I lived here back in my college

4:14:14 days just hard to get to and folks take

4:14:17 a lot of pride in that in this area and

4:14:19 you see that pride shining through

4:14:21 tonight.

4:14:22 >> I also can't say it enough. Our YouTube

4:14:24 audience, we still have over 4,200

4:14:26 people watching us and it's almost

4:14:28 midnight on the East Coast

4:14:29 >> and we we be saying stuff tonight. This

4:14:31 is

4:14:31 >> you be saying stuff.

4:14:32 >> Texas Tailgator Party Animals after dog

4:14:34 >> talking about we're having a family

4:14:35 reunion and they just met each other

4:14:37 this year in banana ball. Taylor Justice

4:14:38 gets hit by a pitch. Please tell me we

4:14:40 got it. Taylor, do the thing. We've been

4:14:43 waiting for this for months.

4:14:46 >> Don't you want to dance, Drake?

4:14:59 So there's that.

4:15:04 >> Jose Gutierrez is eating a hot dog.

4:15:06 >> Yep. Late edition there. Jumped in.

4:15:11 >> Oh,

4:15:11 >> Taylor might actually be hurt.

4:15:13 >> Hey, that that's a thespian right there.

4:15:16 >> He'd do it for Madden.

4:15:18 >> We got to get Trey Jones out there for

4:15:19 >> put the team on his back though.

4:15:23 >> Well,

4:15:24 >> you know what I love about Taj Porter?

4:15:26 >> Yep. Taylor Justice is a great catcher.

4:15:28 >> He really is.

4:15:28 >> Tosh has become undeniable back there.

4:15:31 >> Indie.

4:15:31 >> Oh, another hard hit ball for him

4:15:33 tonight.

4:15:35 >> His second straight AB with a single.

4:15:40 >> All right, Drake.

4:15:41 >> Yep.

4:15:42 >> Tailgators have the inning tying and

4:15:44 winning runs aboard for Jose Gonzalez.

4:15:46 >> Yep.

4:15:49 >> It's 78 and nine. Gonzalez, Taj Porter,

4:15:52 Mack, Danford dooop.

4:15:57 We've seen two

4:15:59 >> triple plays in banana ball history.

4:16:02 >> Ooh.

4:16:03 >> Well, the way this Party Animals defense

4:16:05 is playing right now, they're shifted on

4:16:06 Brother.

4:16:08 >> Chosen's almost playing straight up

4:16:09 towards the middle. Yeah,

4:16:10 >> Faber playing really deep in the second

4:16:12 base hole and Far's out in left center

4:16:14 field.

4:16:16 >> He's not paying any attention.

4:16:18 >> Bloomer throws it to first. Oh, got him.

4:16:24 Oh no. What is Stanley doing?

4:16:31 >> I I think he just mistimed his dive

4:16:33 back.

4:16:37 >> He c he came up short of the bag when he

4:16:39 tried to get to Yeah, that's great

4:16:41 camera angle.

4:16:43 >> Yeah.

4:16:43 >> Yeah, he just he knew he he couldn't get

4:16:45 back.

4:16:48 >> Taj Porter can still make some noise

4:16:49 here though. Couple of crazy double

4:16:51 plays tonight. Defense. Correct.

4:16:53 >> Had the diving grab from Zack Watson.

4:16:55 Double him off at second.

4:16:56 >> And Bloomer checked second. First

4:16:58 >> he did.

4:16:59 >> Still had time to go back to first

4:17:02 ball in a strike line.

4:17:10 >> You did it, didn't I? You did that.

4:17:12 >> I didn't text him. Rex Castillo just ran

4:17:15 up here with hamburgers. I don't want

4:17:16 both of them, Rex.

4:17:18 Just one. That's the driest.

4:17:21 That That's a That's an Andrew Bartman

4:17:23 hamburger right there. Burnt,

4:17:26 >> man. That's good here.

4:17:27 >> Uh-uh. I Nope. Not with a 10-ft pole.

4:17:32 >> Dodge

4:17:35 ball first here. We'll tie the inning,

4:17:38 huh?

4:17:39 >> Thank you.

4:17:39 >> Yeah. You're welcome.

4:17:42 >> Dodge.

4:17:43 >> Uh-oh. Big pitch, baby.

4:17:45 >> The biggest, the largest of the ball

4:17:47 game to this point. Payoff incoming.

4:17:49 Three balls, two strikes, two outs.

4:17:53 >> It's Brady, guys.

4:17:55 Taj Porter, Taylor Justice at second.

4:18:03 Taj out to Babis

4:18:06 and the Party Animals have a 3 to one

4:18:09 lead heading to the ninth inning.

4:18:11 >> And Tailgator had runners at first and

4:18:13 second with nobody out. A double play

4:18:16 and a ground out on a payoff pitch

4:18:21 will set us up for a ninth inning with

4:18:25 the Animals up by two and a save

4:18:26 opportunity ahead quite possibly.

4:18:35 >> Look at that goatee.

4:18:40 >> He's my roommate back in Fris last year.

4:18:42 Walk in the room. He was on. I said,

4:18:45 "Garrett, it's September in Fris."

4:18:46 >> Now I room with him every weekend. I've

4:18:48 told him we can never do that again. Now

4:18:49 he's speaking.

4:18:50 >> We have made it to the ninth inning. If

4:18:51 we cast our gaze upon the scoreboard,

4:18:54 you'll see the score is currently three

4:18:56 points for the Party Animals to one

4:18:58 point for the Tailgator. But this game

4:19:00 is far from over because here in the

4:19:02 ninth, every run scored counts for a

4:19:06 point. Ladies and gentlemen, the stakes

4:19:09 have never been higher. Welcome to the

4:19:12 final inning.

4:19:20 Coming in the closer with 29 strikeouts,

4:19:27 12 saves,

4:19:29 number 22,

4:19:31 Reese

4:19:32 Miller.

4:19:36 Reese Miller,

4:19:38 >> one of the best closers in the sport

4:19:40 this year, coming in for opportunity,

4:19:46 >> has 12 saves this year in a ball game

4:19:48 where the Texas tailgators trail 2-1.

4:19:52 He will come in to face 9 10 and one of

4:19:55 the party animals lineup. And I would

4:19:57 have to surmise a golden batter's in the

4:19:59 mix here.

4:19:59 >> I think the animals will go with the

4:20:01 golden batter here.

4:20:03 And Reese Miller, the last time he faced

4:20:04 the Party Animals, did have a save

4:20:06 opportunity a foot. Bottom of the ninth

4:20:09 two weeks ago in Nashville.

4:20:10 >> How many times you go reference

4:20:11 Nashville?

4:20:12 >> Well, that this is the first time

4:20:14 Miller's seen the animals since that.

4:20:16 And that was the only game he saw them

4:20:17 back in Nashville. Here's an opportunity

4:20:19 for redemption. You know, he wants it.

4:20:20 He's he he may not be thinking about it

4:20:22 now, but he's he's thought about that in

4:20:23 the last two weeks. I want to see him

4:20:24 again. I want to shut him down. And he's

4:20:26 been one of the best closers in the

4:20:28 sport.

4:20:30 Now, yes, you're correct. Not a save

4:20:32 opportunity for Reese Miller. I'm

4:20:33 pressing buttons, man. I'm sorry.

4:20:35 >> You're pressing a lot of buttons.

4:20:36 >> It's the Tylenol. It's not a save

4:20:38 opportunity for Miller.

4:20:46 >> 533 RA 29 strikeouts.

4:20:48 >> But but if he holds the animals here,

4:20:50 there will be a save opportunity for

4:20:51 Pistol

4:20:53 >> Pete or Dylan Porter or Drew Gillespie,

4:20:55 whoever the animals want to go with

4:20:56 tonight.

4:21:04 Yeah, they already got the flashlight

4:21:05 out. We were going to see a golden

4:21:06 batter here to begin the inning.

4:21:08 >> Yeah, lights got to go back out.

4:21:11 It's Berber in the nine hole. That will

4:21:14 be golden battered for

4:21:20 the party. Animals are invoking the use

4:21:24 of the golden batter.

4:21:26 Ladies and gentlemen, hitting in the

4:21:29 place of Dustin Vber, it's Jets dad

4:21:34 number X Jake score.

4:21:38 >> It's Jet's dad.

4:21:41 >> It is Jake's dad.

4:21:42 >> I mean, yeah.

4:21:44 Jet

4:21:46 Jake Skull's son watches on back home in

4:21:50 the Atlanta area with Skull's fiance

4:21:53 Avery.

4:21:56 >> You know, both of them are standing up.

4:21:58 >> Well, Jack can't walk yet. He's

4:22:00 >> He's getting there, though. Yeah. So, I

4:22:01 hear him.

4:22:02 >> Getting close to a year old.

4:22:04 >> That would hit off the bag. Riding the

4:22:07 line into the corner. Jake Skull

4:22:10 hustling in the second. He wants three.

4:22:14 The

4:22:14 >> relay throw back in is wild and Jake

4:22:17 Skull with a stand up leadoff triple as

4:22:19 the golden batter in the ninth.

4:22:22 >> Skull is now three for five tonight.

4:22:28 >> Oh my goodness.

4:22:30 >> You couldn't have hit that one any

4:22:31 better if you tried.

4:22:32 >> No. And I think Skull gets three no

4:22:35 matter what. It just it found its way

4:22:37 into that hole out in right field.

4:22:39 >> Now Babers is going to come in to run at

4:22:42 third. Yeah, back into the corner there

4:22:44 for Skull.

4:22:45 >> Mikey Ballard at the dish infield in now

4:22:47 for the tailgate.

4:22:48 >> Skull spent a lot of time at this

4:22:49 ballpark by the way when he played for

4:22:51 the Frisco Ruff Riders and he'll hit

4:22:52 again after Ballard.

4:22:56 >> Mikey same spot about 6 in to the right

4:22:59 and foul.

4:23:02 >> Mikey is yet to be retired.

4:23:05 >> Yep. Hit by a pitch single. The ball for

4:23:07 Sprint. Good night for him,

4:23:11 >> Mikey.

4:23:12 >> Is that going to land in no man's land?

4:23:14 Jordan Hussein can't get to it.

4:23:17 >> Oh, and it gets away, but Mikey will

4:23:19 stay at first

4:23:22 and an RBI single and we're in the final

4:23:24 inning. So, that means a point. Four to

4:23:26 one lead now for the Animals.

4:23:27 >> Yeah, great night for Mikey Ballard. Two

4:23:30 for two,

4:23:32 >> as you mentioned, hit by a pitch and a

4:23:33 ball force sprinted. Here he comes

4:23:34 again. A man who's three for five.

4:23:37 played a whole lot of minor league games

4:23:38 as the road team of this ballpark. Jake

4:23:40 Skull X because of that golden batter to

4:23:43 bat and place the nine-hole paper. He's

4:23:44 also the leadoff hitter in this game.

4:23:49 So you go right back to him against

4:23:50 Reese Miller.

4:23:52 >> This one just got away from the

4:23:53 tailgator in the final three frames

4:23:54 tonight. Party animals won the seventh,

4:23:56 eighth, and now have one more here in

4:23:58 the ninth.

4:23:59 >> Credit to our control room. They had

4:24:00 that triple already up on that lower

4:24:01 third.

4:24:04 moving quick.

4:24:06 >> You know, Skull's still got to be

4:24:07 huffing and puffing.

4:24:09 >> Skull to Sunshine. Double play ball to

4:24:12 first. 463.

4:24:17 Twin killing here.

4:24:20 >> And two outs now in the top of the

4:24:22 ninth.

4:24:29 >> If the Gator can cut down Swan,

4:24:32 they can force the party again. almost

4:24:34 into that ever elusive save opportunity.

4:24:43 >> Swani's got a ball and a strike on him.

4:24:55 >> That beautiful slider Reese Miller and

4:24:58 we'll sneak in there for a strike.

4:25:05 Tomah Hawk to right. Kmart's got a beat

4:25:08 on it and will have it at the wall in

4:25:10 foul territory for out number three.

4:25:13 Nonetheless, Mikey Ballard, man, he just

4:25:16 continues to do Mikey Ballard things.

4:25:18 RBI single and the Party Animals lead it

4:25:21 now by three points. Four to one heading

4:25:23 to the bottom of the ninth.

4:25:25 >> Brett with that

4:25:27 >> under the assumption the Animals will

4:25:29 not hit again and they cannot in

4:25:30 regulation. The party almost struck out

4:25:32 just one time tonight.

4:25:36 >> 42 played appearances, one strikeout.

4:25:41 >> Put the ball in play. Good things

4:25:43 happen.

4:25:48 >> For reference, the tailgators have only

4:25:50 struck out twice today.

4:25:52 >> Three times.

4:25:52 >> Three times. Yeah.

4:25:54 >> Yeah. We've had four. What is that? Four

4:25:56 combined strikes.

4:25:57 >> Four total.

4:25:59 And for the tailgator, that's

4:26:00 >> what would I have told you last year? So

4:26:03 there's a game party on the tailgator

4:26:05 going to play. They have more combined

4:26:06 trick plays than combined strikeouts.

4:26:08 >> Oh yeah. I mean or Oh jeez. 70 plate

4:26:10 appearances tonight. Four strikeouts.

4:26:12 >> That's good banana ball.

4:26:13 >> Yeah. Leads to a lot of trick plays.

4:26:16 There he is. Bad man from this is what

4:26:18 we saw that night. Game three Nashville.

4:26:20 Last time I'll bring it up.

4:26:21 >> But Gillespie got roughed up in that

4:26:23 moment. It's Taylor Justice

4:26:25 who hit a 490 million foot home run to

4:26:28 left field.

4:26:31 We did not see Gillespie utilized in

4:26:33 Eugene, Oregon.

4:26:34 >> Yeah. So, this is the first time we've

4:26:35 seen Drew since that fateful night

4:26:37 >> moment. That's right.

4:26:38 >> And by the way, 9 10 and one do up.

4:26:41 >> Do Do you go with Taylor Justice with a

4:26:42 golden batter here?

4:26:43 >> No, there's one guy you're going with.

4:26:48 >> Storylines,

4:26:49 both of them are pretty solid.

4:26:52 The Texas Tailgator are invoking the

4:26:55 Golden Batter rule. Now batting in the

4:26:58 place of M Danford, it's the Texas

4:27:01 Tailgator Golden Batter. Please welcome

4:27:04 Kyle K. Mark Martin.

4:27:09 >> Yeah, you can't not.

4:27:10 >> Yeah, you have to. 22 golden batter

4:27:12 appearances. That's the most ever in a

4:27:14 single season of Manal history. Stop me

4:27:16 when you've heard that Cal Martin has

4:27:18 broken records before. He had home run

4:27:20 number 20 earlier tonight. So far on

4:27:22 Kmart Mart's line, that's his lone hit

4:27:24 thus far. And that produced the lone two

4:27:26 runs in the lone point tonight for the

4:27:28 tailgator.

4:27:30 >> Oh, Cal Martin, by the way, Drake is

4:27:34 responsible for the last four points the

4:27:36 tailgator have scored. Had all three

4:27:38 walk-offs last Saturday night in San

4:27:40 Antonio. Has the only one here tonight.

4:27:43 >> Kmart, he did it again.

4:27:48 Oh, no.

4:27:50 >> No.

4:27:50 >> Just barely snuck foul.

4:27:53 >> That went over the foul pole.

4:27:54 >> Oh,

4:27:55 >> no. That went over the foul pole.

4:27:57 >> Yeah, the tailgator are arguing. They're

4:27:58 saying challenge.

4:27:59 >> What are we looking at?

4:28:00 >> They want the fan ch Now Mick's going to

4:28:01 challenge him.

4:28:02 >> I I don't think that's a challengeable

4:28:04 play.

4:28:04 >> Oh, that went over the foul pole. Kyle

4:28:08 Martin hit it so high in the air

4:28:11 and Joe Miklick's challenge.

4:28:13 >> Yeah, he may have hit it too well.

4:28:14 Brett,

4:28:16 >> I don't even know if we're going to be

4:28:17 able to see an angle that's going to

4:28:18 tell us something.

4:28:19 >> Oh, not No, we

4:28:21 >> I don't even see the ball in this.

4:28:25 It's almost out of frame. I mean,

4:28:28 certainly from that angle, it's going to

4:28:29 look 40 ft foul,

4:28:33 >> but looking at it live,

4:28:42 >> it's the only camera angle we have for

4:28:44 the moment. We're combing through as

4:28:46 much as we can.

4:28:46 >> Am I seeing things? Did that ball

4:28:47 clearly go over the foul pole?

4:28:49 >> Now, Brett, to be fair to the party

4:28:50 animals and Hector Gonzalez, who made

4:28:52 the call, we're we are in a very tough

4:28:54 angle. We're at an awkward angle,

4:28:58 >> but the tailgator were clear. They all

4:29:01 saw they all saw a home run.

4:29:05 >> I just don't know. I mean, you're not

4:29:07 going to be able to see anything because

4:29:08 the ball exits the top of the frame.

4:29:11 >> He hit it too well.

4:29:12 >> Yeah, you're not going to be able to see

4:29:13 anything.

4:29:18 >> Got to send this to a V.

4:29:19 >> Yeah, I mean, we can't we we don't see

4:29:21 the ball until it comes back in frame.

4:29:24 clearly in what would be right of the

4:29:26 foul pole, but it went over the top of

4:29:28 the foul pole as it appeared in real

4:29:29 time. The tailgators were obviously very

4:29:31 clear about that,

4:29:33 but we don't have an angle that's going

4:29:35 to tell us who is now Hector Gonzalez

4:29:37 has the official call.

4:29:41 >> Brett, you take it back to a a Phantom

4:29:43 fan caught foul ball a couple weeks ago.

4:29:45 Some of these are just too tough.

4:29:47 >> Some of these big game late moments,

4:29:51 you can't get an angle. you you just you

4:29:54 miss it. And this may be one of those

4:29:56 situations, but the it always works

4:29:59 itself out.

4:30:05 >> Ball into Kmart Martin.

4:30:06 >> Kyle Martin's still alive, man. He do it

4:30:08 again right here.

4:30:14 >> Hill down to third. Kelly Dy said he did

4:30:16 not go.

4:30:17 >> That's a correct call.

4:30:26 Got him.

4:30:27 >> Drew Gillespie gets his revenge as Kyle

4:30:30 Martin snaps the bat over his leg.

4:30:33 >> That was some Bo Jackson stuff.

4:30:36 You could hear that from Odessa.

4:30:39 He made that thing look like a

4:30:40 toothpick.

4:30:46 >> Jordan Hussein one and0. Oh,

4:30:51 >> y'all got to see this.

4:30:54 >> I just walked it out of frame.

4:30:55 >> Yeah.

4:30:56 >> Foul ball out of the complex.

4:30:57 >> That was crazy.

4:30:59 >> By the way, Drew Gillespie gave up the

4:31:02 record-breaking home run to Kyle Martin

4:31:04 in Nashville.

4:31:05 >> Yeah.

4:31:06 >> Able to avenge that a little bit

4:31:09 >> cuz now Drew got a ball in two.

4:31:12 >> Trying to get his sixth save of the

4:31:14 year.

4:31:19 Got him. Back-to- back strikeouts for

4:31:21 Drew Gillespie. And Jordan Hussein, who

4:31:25 never argues with umpires, is beside

4:31:27 himself yelling at Hector Gonzalez. I

4:31:30 have never seen Jordan Hussein argue

4:31:31 with an umpire. And he should be. That

4:31:33 is three balls inside, literally in the

4:31:35 right-handed batters box.

4:31:42 >> Final hope of the night for the

4:31:43 Tailgators is Zack Watson.

4:31:47 Brett, I The zone has opened up.

4:31:52 >> That's one way to put it.

4:31:53 >> Yep.

4:31:54 >> Yep.

4:32:03 >> Well, that hit Zach Watson. That got him

4:32:06 on the wrist.

4:32:14 Nick Lopez single his last time out with

4:32:16 your right back to Kyle Martin if Lopez

4:32:18 is able to reach.

4:32:19 >> Kyle Martin represents the game tying

4:32:21 point right now.

4:32:22 >> But Drew Gillespie looks like he's in

4:32:24 his bag. It's as confident as I've seen

4:32:27 Gillespie.

4:32:27 >> Yep.

4:32:28 >> Maybe in all of 2026. He looks calm.

4:32:33 >> Low B opposite field single.

4:32:37 >> Wadi holds up in second.

4:32:41 And we're trying to find Kyle Martin

4:32:43 right now. He's due back up.

4:32:45 >> Go back circle. Yeah. Had to get a new

4:32:46 bat.

4:32:47 >> So now

4:32:49 >> Kyle Martin

4:32:51 >> with another swing of the bat. Can tie

4:32:53 this ball game up. Again, take you back

4:32:55 moments ago, Drew Gillespie struck him

4:32:57 out swinging after the tailgator

4:32:59 reviewed what ended up being a foul

4:33:01 ball. That was barely barely a foul ball

4:33:04 and could have been a home run.

4:33:09 Kmart big time swing 0 and one. Drew

4:33:12 Gillespie looks like the bad bad man

4:33:14 that was the pitcher of the year.

4:33:17 >> Yep.

4:33:17 >> Contender from last year.

4:33:19 >> Outright pitcher of the year on 2024.

4:33:27 >> Oh,

4:33:28 >> sticks it on the outer half.

4:33:30 >> And Kmart has some words now for Hector

4:33:31 Gonzalez. These tailgators are upset.

4:33:34 >> That zone has opened up. Brett down to

4:33:36 their final strike tonight.

4:33:41 Got it.

4:33:43 Drew Gillespie kicks off his shoe and

4:33:47 gives the party animals a W here in

4:33:49 Midland.

4:33:51 >> Gillespie kicks his glove. Three

4:33:54 strikeouts in the ninth. He'll take them

4:33:55 however he can get them. Two of them

4:33:57 come against Kyle Martin. The Animals

4:34:00 move to five and one against the Texas

4:34:02 Tailgator in 2026. Some high heat.

4:34:05 Gillespie said, "Come and get it."

4:34:09 Kmart strikes out and the Party Animals

4:34:12 grab win number 20 on their campaign.

4:34:16 Now, let the boys dance.

4:34:40 Push it to

4:34:48 the floor. Bring out the fire

4:34:56 push.

4:35:02 One more time.

4:35:13 >> Well, four of three win for the party

4:35:15 animals. Absolute do dominance in the

4:35:17 final three innings tonight.

4:35:21 >> Man,

4:35:24 >> offensive on old slalt. Party animals

4:35:26 obviously let guys left a lot of guys in

4:35:29 score position early in the ball game.

4:35:31 but able to come home strong in the

4:35:32 seven, eighth, and ninth innings. And it

4:35:34 was one man in particular who did it all

4:35:36 night and he's standing with Rex

4:35:38 Castillo.

4:35:42 >> The MVP comes up big in another

4:35:45 heavyweight fight against the Texas

4:35:46 Tailgator. They took a late surge here.

4:35:48 What is it about this match up against

4:35:49 the Texas Tailgator? It always seems

4:35:51 like it has to be a dog fight.

4:35:53 >> Yeah, I don't know. I mean, it's a good

4:35:54 group, right? Both sides. Um, I think

4:35:57 both sides know they got to bring it

4:35:58 each time, so it makes it fun. kind of

4:35:59 makes it for good banana ball and you

4:36:01 saw another good one tonight.

4:36:03 >> This team also on the other side they

4:36:05 you know obviously rack up the trick

4:36:06 plays but what what what is it about the

4:36:08 veteran mindset like look we just got to

4:36:10 stay calm, stay the course and

4:36:11 eventually things will turn our way.

4:36:12 >> Yeah, I mean you're exactly right. I

4:36:13 mean uh CD threw great, right? He was

4:36:16 early on he was really good. Um we

4:36:18 scratched a couple runs on a big walk

4:36:20 and then both sides kind of gave away a

4:36:22 couple base runners uh in the middle of

4:36:24 the game there and then it's just uh you

4:36:26 know a matter of attrition. Is that

4:36:29 right? So you just got to stay the

4:36:31 course and scratch for some more runs

4:36:33 and then

4:36:33 >> yeah like you said it could be either

4:36:35 team either night but uh any of these

4:36:37 nights. So it's fun playing these guys

4:36:38 for sure.

4:36:39 >> So you know how this series can be. It

4:36:42 can be pretty intense, pretty gritty.

4:36:43 What can we expect for these next two

4:36:44 nights?

4:36:44 >> Yeah, I think it's going to be the same

4:36:45 kind of dog fight, right? Thank god CD

4:36:47 is not pitching anymore, so he's done.

4:36:50 No. Uh, yeah, like I said, they got two

4:36:52 good arms going the next two nights and

4:36:54 we're gonna have to scrap and battle

4:36:55 again. Good manager, too. Mick Mick's

4:36:58 the man. Um, so yeah, it's it's a good

4:37:00 group. Not only is it great ball on the

4:37:02 field, but it's it's fun in the locker

4:37:04 rooms. We got just a ton of just pro

4:37:05 guys that that know how to handle handle

4:37:08 their business the right way and and

4:37:09 makes for a really fun banana ball group

4:37:12 >> and in front of an incredible crowd that

4:37:14 stuck it out throughout the rain delay

4:37:15 as well. Jake, thank you so much, my

4:37:17 friend.

4:37:17 >> Thank you,

4:37:17 >> guys. Back up to you.

4:37:18 >> Appreciate it.

4:37:19 >> Drake, it is

4:37:21 12:05 on the East Coast.

4:37:24 >> And if you think you're seeing things

4:37:26 because you stayed up this late, you're

4:37:27 not.

4:37:27 >> Whoa. It's after midnight.

4:37:29 >> It's after midnight.

4:37:31 >> I can take more Tylenol.

4:37:32 >> You That's not how that works. You have

4:37:34 to wait until 11:00 a.m. Jake Skull, the

4:37:36 showman of the night, comes up big with

4:37:39 his standup triple, which ended up

4:37:40 plating an important insurance point in

4:37:42 the ninth inning there as the golden

4:37:44 batter. Couple singles tonight as well.

4:37:46 Man, it was just a battle of attrition,

4:37:48 which we kind of figured it would be

4:37:50 after that two-minute 18 two hour, I

4:37:52 should say, and 18 minutee rain delay.

4:37:54 Drake and the party animals, man. Stuck

4:37:56 it out. Great pitching throughout. We

4:37:58 mentioned it. Just four strikeouts

4:38:00 combined from both of these lineups

4:38:01 tonight, but a lot of weak contact and

4:38:03 some really good pitching yet again from

4:38:05 both sides. Stop me if you've heard me

4:38:07 say that before about a Party Animals

4:38:08 Tailgator game.

4:38:09 >> Yeah, man. And and great defense by and

4:38:12 large. It was the trick plays missed for

4:38:13 the tailgator. Just little mistakes that

4:38:16 led to them losing this game. And that's

4:38:17 where it's so from the other side,

4:38:20 right? It's great to see the party

4:38:21 animals win and take advantage of those

4:38:22 mistakes and to to to earn another save

4:38:25 with Gillespie on the mountain tonight.

4:38:26 Three strikeouts in the ninth. It's

4:38:28 incredible to see him with his moxy

4:38:29 back. But Brett, what sucks and I think

4:38:32 the guys the Party Animals dugout would

4:38:34 agree with this is the way these games

4:38:36 have gone dating back to Nashville that

4:38:37 you're 5-1 against the Texas Tailgator.

4:38:39 And it's less so because man, you went

4:38:41 out there and just pummeled the ball and

4:38:43 were striking them out and what an

4:38:44 equalizer point and more just mistakes

4:38:47 on the tailgator side. And that's what

4:38:49 it led to that that again it happened

4:38:51 today. And I want to give credit to Mike

4:38:52 Vasis and Thomas Simino, Anthony Cormato

4:38:55 for the way they've utilized these

4:38:57 bullpen games.

4:38:58 >> Let's do it on Friday one week.

4:38:59 >> Dude, they've won their last four

4:39:00 bullpen games.

4:39:01 >> Saturday one week. Let's go. No one

4:39:03 pitched more than two innings tonight

4:39:04 for the party animals. Let's just use as

4:39:06 many arms as possible. Throw you out of

4:39:08 whack. And if we don't feel comfortable

4:39:10 with a third, a genuine third starter

4:39:12 who can go four or five innings, we'll

4:39:14 just throw the entire kitchen sink and

4:39:16 it's worked.

4:39:16 >> And yet again, as we bring you back in

4:39:18 the booth, the story of the Tailgators

4:39:19 is Kyle Martin. Yet again, I mean, I

4:39:21 know the dude went one for five tonight,

4:39:23 but as you he was your entire offense,

4:39:24 his two-run home run was a lone two runs

4:39:26 they scored and a lone point that the

4:39:27 Tailgator scored as well. Made it into

4:39:29 the dog days of summer, if you will. And

4:39:31 that has been very true for the

4:39:33 Tailgator lineup. Falling a bit cold

4:39:34 here. Still six hits tonight.

4:39:36 Nonetheless, I got to give a big shout

4:39:38 out to both the entertainment of Jordan

4:39:41 Watson, leading entertainment down on

4:39:42 the field. Joe Zolo, the director of

4:39:44 entertainment for the party animals

4:39:45 tonight, keeping all the people in venue

4:39:47 entertained. Uh, incredible night.

4:39:49 Garrett Lampard, whose voice is almost

4:39:51 shot. Never heard it almost gone ever.

4:39:53 Uh, people in our truck, our truck went

4:39:55 out at what, 4:00 today, and they're

4:39:58 somehow able to get it booted back up.

4:39:59 Our great director, Alex Gross, in the

4:40:01 truck.

4:40:01 >> The whole generator shut down. There was

4:40:03 no power.

4:40:03 >> We had no communication with anybody in

4:40:05 here. They were finding walkie-talkies

4:40:08 that the rock hounds were giving us to

4:40:11 give to the camera folks and our

4:40:12 broadcast and we found a way

4:40:13 >> just to communicate.

4:40:14 >> BTV found a way, man. Mohawk Mike, our

4:40:16 wonderful producer, obviously our

4:40:18 executive producer, Josh Richardson. Uh,

4:40:20 what an incredible night, man. I'm so

4:40:22 happy to be back with this guy. We're

4:40:23 going to nurse him back to health. By

4:40:25 the way, he's Drake. I'm Brett Loftess.

4:40:27 >> Animals are seven and two, by the way,

4:40:29 in their last nine games.

4:40:31 >> Is that good?

4:40:32 >> That's really good. That's the kind of

4:40:34 win streak. That's the kind of streak

4:40:35 that the defending champion team needs

4:40:37 to get back in the saddle. But two more

4:40:39 games against one of the best teams in

4:40:41 an animal.

4:40:41 >> Well, we'll see you later later tonight.

4:40:44 >> We'll see you.

4:40:44 >> Oh, we'll see you today.

4:40:46 >> We'll see you today. See you later

4:40:47 tonight.

4:40:48 >> Well, a 4-2 win for the Animals and

4:40:50 again taking advantage of mistakes after

4:40:52 a 2hour rain delay. As always for me,

4:40:55 party on. What about you, partner?

4:40:57 >> Love you.

4:41:00 Heat. Heat. N.

4:41:12 Fire.

4:41:37 Hey. Hey.

4:41:51 Heat. Heat.

4:42:00 Heat. Heat. N.