Naivety: Brewers Manager Pat Murphy on The Miz; MLB Changes the Rules for José Caballero; Perfect Deadline Fits
Baseball Tonight with Buster OlneyShow Notes
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy joins Buster to discuss the magic of Jacob Misiorowksi, World Series aspirations, and what the team is looking for at the traded deadline. Then, Jorge Castillo stops by to talk about the drama with MLB changing pitch clock rules for batters this week because of José Caballero, if Tarik Skubal will stay or go in Detroit and Buster’s latest intel on Padres’ closer Mason Miller. Plus, the guys decide on the perfect traded deadline fits for the Braves, Phillies, Cubs, Mariners, Red Sox, Dodgers and Yankees. Next, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
0:00 Welcome
2:19 Brewers manager Pat Murphy joins
2:35 Jacob Misiorowski’s mindset
4:52 Misiorowski added 30 lbs in the offseason
6:18 Monitoring Misiorowski’s pitch count
7:46 Brewers goal is to win a World Series
10:20 Pat Murphy: “We have to overachieve”
12:16 Brewers looking toward the trade deadline
15:05 Jorge Castillo joins
16:03 MLB changes a rule because of Yankees’ José Caballero
23:26 Clock is ticking on Tigers and Tarik Skubal
29:58 Buster hearing Padres’ Mason Miller will be traded
35:28 Perfect Trade Deadline Fits for…
35:28 Atlanta Braves
36:48 Philadelphia Phillies
37:52 Chicago Cubs
38:39 Seattle Mariners
39:37 Boston Red Sox
41:02 Los Angeles Dodgers
45:29 New York Yankees
47:02 Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game
49:28 Bleacher Tweets
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