Casey’s All-Star Ballot Reveal. Should Skenes Start ASG? Sean Sorta Visits ‘The Bear’

We go position-by-position as Sean fills out his 2024 MLB All-Star Ballot with some tough choices.

Should Paul Skenes start for the NL in the All-Star game?

Sean’s dinner reservations for his Bday last night had a major tie to the wildly popular show “The Bear.” – He’s got a story to back it up.

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it’s Wednesday July 3rd here’s what’s coming up on the mayor’s office I that’s why we’re here we’re here because of the show The Bear you know mean there because I’ve been wanting to go there for 20 years oh well Sarah’s there because you couldn’t afford it 20 years ago good one good ones [Music] y top keep climing I want to live it up a good life I’m coming up I’m coming up good life good life oh good good good good cing in hot Kit what’s going on brother what’s up bro we’re both uh we’re starting a little late today because you went out to dinner with your lovely wife Sarah I went out to dinner with my lovely wife Jessica to celebrate your Collective birthdays you and Jess where you how was your night with Jess man dude it was awesome we went to a place we’ never been to before I think it’s in levitown it’s called a chef’s chef’s table and it was literally you pull up on like a block of houses and it’s like a renovated house that’s got like seating for like hundreds of people and outside space was freaking awesome dude baked clams with lobster is the bake of the clam had Lobster meat in the bake clam oh my god dude that’s was it still good I crushed it justess doesn’t eat fish so I ate all like nine of them where’d you go you went somewhere fancy too dude we went to this play called place called first day is a three star Michelin restaurant in the city in New York City in what in the Time Warner building dude and you know you know that you know the show The Bear yeah on Hulu or FX it’s incredible dude it’s it’s a lot of it’s after this restaurant really yeah dude and you know how you know how so first off it was incredible the the um yeah shout out to Isaiah our waiter turns out he’s from Detroit he’s like are you showing Casey from the tig no way and I’m like let’s get it you know you’re gonna like yeah you know it so he was like I love that 2006 2017 so it’s pretty cool and one of the coolest things about Isaiah are our waiters like you know obviously this restaurant’s just like the bear where where where car me worked you know at a highend Michelin restaurant so cool it literally I didn’t even know these restaurants existed and like Sarah’s like Hey listen do me a favor Sarah and my daughter Carly like when you go to this place Dad don’t tell them you’re there because the bear like right when he comes like what brings you guys here and I’m like you ever see the show The Bear minutes three minutes Shar looks at me I’m like a my bad I was like I that’s why we’re here we’re here because of the show The Bear you know me that’s I was there because I’ve been wanting to go there for 20 years oh well Sarah’s there because she couldn’t afford it 20 years ago good one good one se you got away your birthday week waiting for someone special he was waiting for there go very nice dude that’s no we had a we dude we had the best time changed the best time and uh and like I said that Isaiah too his his job our waiter’s job before he took this job he was a butler he was a butler in Detroit wow for three years I didn’t even know that job existed but he went to this school over in the Netherlands he went to a school over in the Netherlands he said it was like like West Point for Butlers like EXT standard attention yeah incredible cool um all right we we have a little sense of urgency today Sean because today this is round wait wait wait wait wait before we get started I got one other thing for you I got I got I got I got action in my mind good I just talk I just talked to one of my dear friends Wayne Smith who uh who was my my ga at Richmond dude but he used to throw BP dude the best BP I think all the times in the big leagues I think Mark Barry who was my uh who was my um BP coach he was really like the third base coach with the Reds his BP was probably my best ever but Wayne Smith at University of Richmond was the best dude he was a catcher former catcher but you know and he he lived in like the building where uh where the um in the robin Center where the where the basketball team played I used to go knock on Wayne’s door like 11 o’clock on a Tuesday Wayne a CH you know he’s kinding to sleep like he chance to get a couple swings in bro he’s like yeah no problem so I just talked to him dude like I just talked a little bit ago he’s such a great guy fan of the show by the way he said I love chin you know he’s like great and he’s a New Yorker too he’s up in Upstate New York ni he’s an ad he’s been an ad to Jo for like 20 years baseball coach and everything but I was wondering dude who who has been your best BP thrower in your whole life like even high school who was the guy you’re like that guy throws the best BP oh my god there was goly I gotta remember his name coach H my Timmy Tac are gonna be here this weekend he’s gonna be so mad that I’m forgetting his name but anyway this coach was like 172 years old and he had like long hair and he smoked heaters all day it was my sophomore ear going to my junior year this he was a head coach he had to be in his late 70s at the time was in the greatest shape of anybody that age I’ve ever seen and this dude just threw BP every single day every day bullets I think he played for like the Mets for a couple years back in his arm one of those guys his arm never hurt right rubber rubber yeah you never forget that dude it was like you never forget a good BP you you never forget a really bad BP thrower too dude and we were talking about we were talking about another coach of ours I won’t mention his name because he’s still a legit coach but he would come in dude he took over for Wayne the one year and I was like I was like Wayne you’re still gonna be on the team Wayne was like Wayne Wayne like volunteered my my J my senior year junior year So Co one of our coaches bro hit the top of the turtle oh no hit the top of the turtle rioch shade back to him and my head coach Ron Ronnie’s like all right all right coach you gotta get out of there he’s like get Wayne he’s like Wayne Wayne get in there and throw another group so Wayne would like Wayne would throw to every group but it was so funny and one other quick Story one night I go up there CH I was like Wednesday night I told you like I I would knock on Wayne’s door because I just loved hitting I just wanted to figure it out every night so one night I you know knock Way Wayne a chance you could throw you so me going the back down to the dungeon and the baseball team had no facilities we had this little dungeon area at the bottom of the basketball facility so we’re down there he throwing me one night there I got I got the black magic ripping you know he throws it I hit a rocket back up the middle bro hits Wayne doesn’t get his head behind the L screen hits him right in the forehead he goes down it’s just me Wayne it’s like midnight I’m like oh my God I thought I killed him Wayne’s Ling there like I think he’s like knocked out I go flying I’m like wait are you all right dud but but Wayne Smith’s old school he got right up I was like you you good he’s like no I’m good let’s keep going I just hit you I just hit you squarely in the forehead with 107 that’s so good oh I should say I I gotta add too mioki threw a great BP who was now the richond my coach dude he could he could break up if you wanted like just curve balls he would throw curve balls right down the MD really yeah he was pretty good at that I Gotta Give that’s legit that’s legit it was legit you know what else he was great at the catcher popup with a Fungo that is art form beyond the art forms dude that’s not that’s you know you know guys are ninjas with the when they could hit the ball to the catcher spin that thing straight up I think Wayne could do that too but yeah that’s awesome I love it all right so we only have a few hours left for the uh second round of the allstar ballot voting first round’s done and you know so automatically the top vote gutter from each league is already in so judge got it for the American League good job fans Bryce Harford got it for the NL I know he’s banged up but good job fans so first B is going to be Outfield it’s going to be different but we’re going to rip through this right now today three sh down isn’t isn’t judg judgy like three million in the head of others yeah judge judges and then Harper and then it’s like after that it’s the fall off but this is tough so Harper’s in so we already have the NL first base started that’s it boom this is this is a lot of tough questions here so I’m just going to go through them we’re going to rip through them and you make you make the pick and I’m GNA I hope Harper’s gonna be back with his hamstring I hope he’s a play know the other guy we’re gonna be Miss missing which when we get down to DH like Stanton was in the mix and now he’s dropped off so all right first base American League you got Vlad Guerrero Jr Ryan Mount Castle vaty 298 average 13 bombs 50 rubies 848 Ops mon Castle 273 batting average 11 bombs 40 ribbies 7770 op yeah glad done okay we don’t have to make too many questions about that all right second base this couple good ones here American League I think I know this Altuve 308 13 homers 38 rubies 828 Ops Marcus Simeon 234 1145 and 680 op Altuve s Sime simeon’s been simeon’s been struggling he’s gonna get it going I assume he’s gonna have a hot second half but he struggled the first half Altuve good all right National League arise or catel Marte you you yell out if you needel catel Marte boom done all right we got that oh all right Jose Ramirez or Jordan Westburg for third Bas oh so you’re going you’re going so that was national league right Short Stops yeah this is no that was yeah that was National League oh wait yeah second base second base Mart playing second oh second base okay we got Altuve and catel now okay now now we’re going short Third Base first Third Base first oh Third Base okay uh was it Jose Martinez or who Jose Ramirez or Jordan Westberg Jose Ramirez Jordan West uh Jose Ramirez dude yeah it’s not even really close guys gonna win MVP talks yeah uh Alec bone Manny Machado at third no Alec B Alec bom’s having a great first half I gotta go with bom he’s hitting 297 dude how about that I know all right we have actually answered this next part A shortstop yesterday you said right now you’re taking gunar Henderson over Bobby wit Jr I mean this is the tightest race out there there’s no doubt about it because Bobby Whit Jr is like one of my favorite players in the game and such a great guy I got a little history with him you know but uh gunar Henderson right now just what he’s doing is like pretty impressive so I think gunar Henderson just nudges out Bobby Wood Jr but it just turns out two of the best players in the game are are American League shortstops yeah that’s true gunar gets the nod all right Mookie Betts or Trey Turner Trey Turner’s got good numbers he hasn’t played as much neither Betts has been out too it’s I mean I’m gonna have to go with mooki but like Trey Turner when when he’s right is one of the best players in the game that’s why he got 300 million to go to Philly yeah he’s hitting 338 in his short and and since Harper went down too he’s just he’s gota like you know put the team on his back a little bit Yeah okay uh let’s go Al catcher these numbers I’m going to give you because they’re very similar s Perez 278 with 14 bombs 52 ribbies and an 813 Ops or adley rushman 291 average 15 bombs 55 rubies 811 Ops I mean their numbers are almost identical higher batting average for adley yeah you know what I’m gonna have to go with adley on this one I love s s’s still doing it I think it’s incredible I think he’s gonna make the theme obviously but I I just love the the young blood in there adly watching him play watching him catch watching him hit so I’m gonna take adley on this one I’m with you too also the other fact I play into it I don’t know if you do it’s like the Orioles deserve to have a lot of guys there and so I would kind of lean towards their guys if it’s like a 5050 thing you know oh I that um all right catcher any nationally you got William conteras and JT real mut give me the numbers there because I know contras was super hot and he’s kind of come back down to earth a little bit yeah still hitting 292 he’s got 10 bombs 51 ribbies and a 798 Ops yeah 798 Ops yes JT 261 seven bombs 20 rubies 720 Ops and he was ping so probably contr yeah you gota give good behind the dis too right there you go okay Outfield let’s do Al first judge is in so we only need two of these four guys in the American League Steven Quan Anthony Sant is it Santander santand sere santand Anthony santand Steven Quan Juan SoDo Kyle that’s how they say how they say it in Pittsburgh sander Anthony Sander’s a hell of a player that’s why they say PGH only in PGH s said it all right so you gotta pick two of these guys Quan s Tander SoDo or Tucker I get I get I I got go I to go I gotta go Stephen Quan don’t you 362 batting average I mean six Ops 946 Ops I got only got how many more do I got you only have one more because Jud well Tucker hurt right but I mean I gotta go with SoDo right I I give it a SoDo just because he’s got first of all he’s hitting 300 with 20 and 61 with a 997 Ops yes yeah but Tucker’s numbers are big too what are Tucker’s numbers Tucker’s got 19 bombs and 40 ribes and a 979 Ops he’s sitting 266 Quan is like that outlier I guess right now Quan’s healthy I know he’s he was out for a month so you think oh Quan because Tucker hurt but Tucker probably got better numbers I mean Quan’s numbers are still incredible yeah what do you do wow I’m gonna go with steveen Quan right now just because he’s is he your batting average guy yeah exactly exactly all right now we have to pick three of these guys in the NL I got all their stats so you can pick tell me which stats you want Nick castios teoscar Hernandez Brandon Marsh jeren proar some a great year Fernando tatis Jr and Christian Yelich y’s had y’s had a nice year I’m gonna take I’m I’m gonna put yell in I like what he’s doing I like that he’s sitting 3 to 29 with a 903 Ops okay yeah the all’s doing now give me the other guys oh you got to go with proar had an incredibly proar is hitting 311 11 bombs 55 rubies there’s a lot of RBIs this year for guys I’ll tell you that yeah yeah know there are all right so we got room for dude I got a question for you where’s rapael deor uh I’m not seeing de on list you can vote people in you can do a uh like well you can get vot dude in in 2004 my third All-Star game I was hitting 350 five with 16 homers like 55 rubies I got voted in by the players really that’s so that’s kind of a cool thing yeah every player gets a gets a um you come into the yard one day and they boom you you got an envelope on your on your chair yeah they’re like hey here you go you know what I mean cool yeah pretty cool all right so we only have one spot left for Nick castios teoscar Hernandez Brandon morsh and Fernando tatis Jr statistically I would say teoscar has the most pop tatis is kind of I’m gonna probably say t Oscar I would go with t Oscar too especially because like he was like the guy that you weren’t really talking about on that team but he’s just as invaluable as all the other guys not L all right okay DH we’re done this is it DH Otani Otani but God don’t you think I almost think you got to carry two DHS at 19 because Guy you’s having a great year dude he’s I love what schwarber’s doing 17s 49 but I mean sh has 320 with 2764 and, 148 LPS if if there was no Aaron judge stats this year we’d be talking about Shi like bab it’s unbelievable do you think the DH should win the MVP I think it’s okay to you know why because because how how many really good players have you seen not be good in the field and still win MVP over the years you can you just but dude you’re still playing in the field every day it’s so diff hit go hit you know ride the bike mentally it’s so much dude the the biggest the most draining part about baseball is defensively I think at least in first base I’d be like espe oh my go I gotta go back out and you’re expected not to make errors out there like you punch out the plate you’re like all I punched out the plate you go out to the field dude you’re expected not to make errors so you’re you’re you’re always kind of grinding you know you’re out there every every inning you’re you know nine innings you know so especially in the infield the infield you have to where you’re going to be on every single pitch Outfield not difficult it really isn’t it’s guys don’t wear cups in the outfi that’s all you need to know about Hey listen they brought listen when I got traded they they traded me to put Adam Dunn it first that worked for like two weeks he’s like get me out of here ASAP he took one off the KN he took one off the kneecaps at first he’s like that’s it get me back to left he right now there you go oh we got one more DH spot y down Alvarez sitting 297 with 1846 and a 911 Ops or Ryan o’haren 289 1034 and 815 I think I know who Alvarez right I mean you gota go again what’s funny about guys like Alvarez and uh and rapael Des we we almost take them for granted you know des’s numbers is incredible too he’s over 900 Ops hitting close to 300 driving in a ton of runs hitting home runs Stills yordon Alvarez but because you just expect it you’re like oh who are some new guys we could talk about no those guys still get done still raking you’re on Alvarez you know because I think at the beginning when the Astros weren’t great you’re like hey what’s going on here and then you kind of looked at their pitching you looked at the lineup it was okay so you kind of forgot I did at least kind of forgot about the Astros now that they’re over 500 you kind of look back and you go hey what’s going on oh my God y on Alvarez still over a 900 Ops almost hitting 300 still one of the best hitters in baseball so you know we we can’t forget about the guys that have done it year in and year out yeah all right let me rip through both rosters here and you tell me which starting lineup that we picked you think is better this is tough okay vad Guerrero Jose Altuve Jose Ramirez gunar Henderson Aaron judge Steven Quan Juan stto adley rushman yon Alvarez oh all right here’s the other Harper catel Marte bom mooki teoscar Hernandez jerks far Christen Yelich William conteras Shi Otani we got some we got some Stars this year I mean like both yeah both Al and NL are loaded with stars I I just feel like whatever team judgies on got a great shot I kind of agree what’s the what’s the pitching lining up like oh that’s a good question I don’t know how that works did it isn’t that like more of the uh the coaches and all that stuff so we don’t want yeah I think so I think so yeah now well this one question has been posted today though um L he is Lu heel an All-Star you think oh he’s definitely an All-Star he’s had two bad games but three three here’s a question do you start does has Paul SK yes should he start yeah should he start the game yes yes he’s the best pitcher in baseball dude I know I agree no you agree absolutely absolutely and everybody wants to see him and he’s versus judge let’s go who doesn’t want to see that Ste versus judge who wants 101 dude steam versus judge allstar game in Arlington power versus Power you could throw a bazooka up the judge he’s gonna hit it wow even how about this one sorry for the New York bias but SK with his five pitching against Juan stto and his eye that’s awesome gonna be awesome so yeah he’s got we got let’s let let’s make that happen let’s not let’s not do the old he wasn’t up there for a month that’s the Pirates fault yeah you know yeah liby Dunn needs to do one post on the internet and he’ll start the All-Star game that’s all she’ll tell him she tells exactly nice all right so the the birthday tour continues you got MLB Tonight Tonight yeah MB tonight flying home tomorrow they’ll be home for the home for the Fourth of July there you go a couple days and then uh out to Vegas with Jillian my daughter Jillian’s volle has a volleyball tournament oh the volleyball tournament that’s Nationals which is a money grab it’s just Nationals like stop it hey hey a National Volleyball Association scam of the of the century let’s stop with this like national uh going to Vegas and everyone’s paying thousands of dollars to go like you have to stay in this hotel or you can’t play or whatever like let’s clean it up 1 million perc and quit robbing all the parents in the country with these National National tournaments for eighth grade girls and strong Casey who doesn’t drink uh do is involved in zero debauchery and doesn’t gamble is going to face yeah this is like oh man no no but I’m I want to try and go to the sphere though to the Dead the Dead’s there at the sphere oh there you go you’ve seen that right so I’m gonna try and see if I can figure that out but you can figure that out Sarah you cing with me right you’re not coming Sarah just told me to have fun that means he’s not coming yeah you are if I’m going sphere coming with the Sphere not as much about the band it’s about the the sphere it’s about seeing the wall hasn’t been fed in years but that’s all right the pizza is here I love the I’m I’m kind of a closet Grateful Dead Hood I think that that’s not that’s not what the lyric is but that was that’s not even close you did good with that lyric that was that we used to sing it to a kid one of this my buddies in high school this guy Nate heed be like Nate hasn’t been F years that’s all right the pieces here that’s a good one that’s a good one surprised they didn’t do that to you because you used to make yourself wear a t-shirt in a pool yeah that was in sixth grade though I started getting real skinny in high school like I I had a real I had a real awkward period like fifth grade to like eth grade I was like I kind of grinded a little bit ladies with the ladies it’s because you grew into your strides man I never grew into my strides nice all right well keep enjoying the birthday week man all right brother thanks man yeah I told Sarah it’s the birthday month she always like March is the birthday month I’m like okay then July is the birthday month let’s go there you go all right man hey have a good rest of the day everybody out there thanks for listening we appreciate you and uh Fourth of July coming up tomorrow see you tomorrow brother see you