Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast
Jesse Agler: "The (St. Louis) fans are FED UP"
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This town, and I talked to a bunch of people about it yesterday, seems to have revolted against this team, which is not something I think a lot of us ever thought was possible. It was wild being in that building last night. Again, there are 500 teams. They went into yesterday's game with 65 and 65. It's not like they're 30 games out, and it's like, "Okay, you understand it." That's a 500 team that's on the outside looking in, but in the general conversation about the wild card, second place team in a division, although well back in Milwaukee at this point, and the fans are fed up. It is really, really wild. I never thought I would see that few people in that building for a baseball game. We found out yesterday, Jesse, that they have not had back-to-back losing season since 162 game seasons were invented. Now I'm wondering, maybe they've just been such pleasant baseball fans because they've never had to live through what the rest of us have had to live through, and that is tough seasons consecutively, which is really weird and lucky for them until now. It's an organization that, and the people who are not from here or don't consider themselves part of the little cardinal solar system, sometimes poke fun of the cardinal way of best fans in baseball, all that kind of stuff, but they really did for decades have a system and a thing that they believed in and operated with, and it seems like they've gotten away from that, which is quite a choice. The most successful national league team ever, by quite a bit, when you really think about it in terms of penance and world series, they're not at the Yankee level, but there's nobody else really at their level. And to say, you know what, we're going to be in charge now, and we think we're a little bit smarter than everybody else who's been here, we're going to do things differently in our own way, and then to have really abject failures coming out of that, and it continued to say, no, no, no, this is the way we're going to do it. The Mike Schult thing still burns the fans here. There's always stuff that goes on behind the scenes that we'll never know about, so I don't want to oversimplify something like that, but I mean, he was a winner, and that's what it's about, is winning. And I think the fans here, that was maybe one of the, I don't want to say last straws, because I don't think we're at last straws yet, but that was definitely one of the contributing factors it seems for this fan base to kind of look at the people who are running the team and being like, well, what do you guys get going on here? You know, what's your plan? And then to come out and kind of have the struggles that they have had, you're entitled to bad years, don't get me wrong, you're entitled to bad decisions. Every team has that. But to see this fan base turn on this team in this way, I'm telling you, it's borderline unbelievable for me. That's wild, man. And, you know, I was thinking about it last night, right, when I put the broadcast on on television, that it's like one of the first things they said, they were blown away. Mud was like, I can't, I can't wrap my head around this. And yeah, I did see a lot of the shilt discourse on Twitter as well after the game of like, hey, man, you guys thought you were smarter than everybody else. And you went and hired Ollie Marmal. He's just, he's not very well liked at all in St. Louis. It's just pretty nuts how, you know, what can change in a couple years, Jesse. And then you watch like, man, I always love Paul Goldschmidt. I really did. What an elite hitter he was. It's wild to watch him scuffle and not come through. It's batting average, I think, with runners in scoring position is in the, in the, it's got a one in front of it, which is just hard to wrap my head around. 162 going to play yesterday, although, as I was saying that, he had an RBI single course. And, you know, he, he's the one, you know, that jumps off the page because, you know, you can talk about the front office, you can talk about Ollie Marmal, but if Paul Goldschmidt was hitting around 300, you know, maybe things are very, very different for them, not to put it all in one guy. But, you know, that's, that's a good reminder. And, you know, Matt Olson is another one this year, who had, you know, MVP led the league in everything a season ago, terrible year. And it's just a really good reminder about baseball that, you know, we saw it last year with some of the Padres, you know, you think, all right, slow start, he'll get it going. Sometimes you just don't. And, you know, maybe it's injury related. Sometimes there's a mental thing going on. Sometimes it's just one of those years. And yeah, for Paul Goldschmidt to come into play on August 27th, hitting 227 is jarring. You know, I mean, even last year, which was, you know, maybe something of a down year for him still had more hits than any other cardinal, still in more walks than any other cardinal, still had 31 doubles to lead the team. And you're like, all right, yeah, Paul Goldschmidt, 35 years old, he's got it. You know, now he's about to be 37. And is this the end? I don't know. You know, maybe he bounces back and has a great year next year. Because I'm with you. He's always been one of my favorite guys to see just pro's pro great hitter, a tremendous player. And to see his numbers where they are is, as I said, kind of a reminder that like, you know, you, you think, you know, what you're talking about in spring training in terms of who's going to produce what, but boy, the baseball season is a mean, mean summer. And you just never quite know. The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKeea. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right. Everything is on sale now, shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures. Plus, with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online at the sharpestrides.com right from the palm of your hands. 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Bonus issued is now a throwable bonus bets that expire seven days after receipt restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fandal.com gambling problem call 1-800-522-4700. Dear Autumn Leaves, you won't be covering roads alone this season. Toyota's lineup of cool, colorful vehicles is ready to ride by your side. Take on fall in a trail tackling Tacoma or go for the powerful Tundra. Head to toyota.com for more info or visit your local Toyota dealership today. Toyota, let's go places. Talking to Jesse Aglier here on 97.3. The fan thanks to Goos for that. Oh, Aglier of course. Yeah, what? On 97.3. The fan now it's hard. That was amazing. Oh, there you go. Oh, they can't stop. It's um it's hard to come up with things to say now about Jackson Merrill. Questions to ask about Jackson Merrill. He's just continuing to to do amazing things, but I thought this one was was interesting yesterday. He was facing Kyle Gibson for the second time, holmered off and way back in April. And I saw that you know Gibson got him in the first at bat made an adjustment and then Jackson comes back and readjusts back in the next at bat really good with the bases loaded pressure situation. The fact that he is he has been able to do that Jesse so quickly in his rookie year that's something that you don't often see from players until they get you know several years into their big league career, but he seems almost adjustment proof at this point. Oh, I hesitate to say that because it feels like a dangerous thing. I mean, it's hard to argue with your point. You know, Mike Schult said, I think it was yesterday, he just has his ability to slow things down. And as you said, it's kind of one of those things we generally say about guys who have like, you know, been around six, seven years in the big leagues and it kind of been through all these scenarios and have learned lessons the hard way. And he's out there doing it as a 21 year old, you know, in August of his first major league season. You know, the thing that impressed me most about that at bat and you're right, the adjustment was great in kind of playing the cat and mouse game with Kyle Gibson. But it was, you know, he had hit the walk off home run the day before, you're up in a bases loaded situation. It would be very easy for any hitter, particularly a young hitter, but really any hitter to be like, I am going to hit this ball thousand miles out to right field. That's what I want to try and do. And what did he do? Just slice one the other way. And that has been the MO of this team and of Jackson Merrill all year long when they are at their best. And they've obviously been at their best for quite a while now. It's just never trying to do too much at the plate. And it is so impressive to see it again, especially from a guy that's 21 years old, but to be in that moment, not let it get away from you. And you know what? Perfect thing. The other way two runs come in and that was pretty much it. I mean, it's been remarkable watching the difference in the offensive approach this year as compared to last year, the sort of buy-in that they've gotten from everybody on the roster. You add in guys like Solano and Arise, who are sort of naturally that way. And that's why this team is so much better with runners in scoring position. That's why this team is so much better in close games, clutch spots than they were a year ago. And to be able to do a literal 180 in a season is pretty incredible. And endless credit to Victor Rodriguez, endless credit to Mike Show, endless credit to the rest of the hitting staff and all these players for kind of sticking with the approach, staying disciplined. And I mean, it seems like I could count on one hand this year. The number of the bats I've seen where somebody was trying to do too much when last year it seemed like it was happening every single night four or five times. And you know, the proof is in the pudding. We'll get the record now as compared to this time last year. The proof is actually in the Poda Crem is what I learned earlier. It's a fancy name for pudding. I learned a lot on this show talking to Jesse Aguiler here on Ben and Woods this morning. So St. Louis into Tampa got to be your favorite road trip of the year. St. Louis for four and then Jesse about a year ago when the schedule was released. I can circle that and goes, I can't wait. Yeah, toasted raviolis. 100% glad there's no off day here on this one. Yeah, you don't get it done as fast as you just get it over. I know we've asked you every year and I never get tired of your St. Louis story. This is a good time for you to catch up on maybe a book you're reading or some some YouTube or YouTube being or some Netflix shows. You didn't know that now I've got I've got a book. I finally started Oppenheimer. I kind of been putting it off. So I'm making my way through that. I've got a book that I make it my way through. This is definitely one of those things. Yeah, no, I mean, this is this is not a go out and about kind of road trip. Particularly, you know, end of August, end of an 18 in a row stretch. You know, 100 degrees with 100% humidity, you know, at least the games in Tampa will be indoors. But yeah, I mean, this is how's the booth? I did. Both of the bugs. If it's like the TV booth. Yeah, there's lots of bugs in the TV booth. Here's one. This is very inside baseball, but you guys might appreciate it. We like it. It's amazing to me that, you know, they build these stadiums, right? And I'm talking like probably 90% of the booths, TV radio, both, you know, all over the league. The booth is constructed in a way as if they didn't realize people would be sitting up front broadcasting the game, which and I mean by that is that like Dave Marcus kind of sits behind us in most of these places. Yep. You've got like a little power, right? With all his equipment. And in the ceiling above Dave and kind of in the back of the booth by the door are like normal, fluorescent lights. But then at the desk where we sit, there are no lights. And it's like, what did you think was going to be happening in this room when you constructed this building? And it's like you get your flashlight out, like trying to read stuff, because it's like, you know what, a night game, it's just dark. And it's like, what were you guys thinking? And it's like, it's amazing to me that place after place. So no, not a good booth. The view is fine, but it's cramp and dark and obviously hot. So it is one of those desk lamps for you that he just packs and brings it up right there. And you just, you know, pull the little chain when you sit down and you've got your desk lamp. That's exactly right. The little green one, like an old accountant. Yeah, click click. And maybe a little portal visor portable fan, perhaps for you guys as well. Oh, he, he brings fans for himself. Multiple. He's got angled, angled both ways. On him, though, yeah, you can't really do it with a mic either. There's one in here, but you can't really turn it on because it makes, yeah, the mic picks it up. All right. So you guys are going to kill me, but I made an executive decision. We're not going to do a song lyrics today. We were going to do Oasis, but I don't want to jinx the man. They just announced you're getting back together. They hated each other for many years. We were going to do an Oasis song. Seriously? Yeah. And I just said, you know what? You spent all week telling us how this is not a dictatorship. Correct. Here's how it's not a dictatorship. I let Ben pick the word. It's not a word. You didn't like my word. So you nixed it. No, no, you do your word. Oh, well, because this is not even have the word. This is not a dictator. All right. Fine. Yeah, we're going back. We're going with corn. Yeah, we've been talking about corn all day. Jesse is a civilized man. I'm sure he's gone to some nice restaurants and seen this item, perhaps, on a menu at a fancy Mexican restaurant, but it is a it's a fungus that grows on corn that is a delicacy, especially in Mexican cuisine. You eat the fun. You actually eat the fungus in in America, it's just called corn smut. But when you order at the restaurant, it's called quidlicoché. Quidlicoché. Quidlicoché. And I will text it to you, Jesse, but yes. Quidlicoché. Quidlicoché. Yeah. H-U-I-T-L-A-C-O-C-H-E. Quidlicoché. Sorry about it. I've actually never heard of that, so that's exciting. I know. You can look it up a little bit. Or if you just want to work in. It's like a mushroom that grows on corn that people eat. It really looks nasty, I must say. Or if you just want to work in corn smut, that will also work. Jesse, you pick. I'll give you the option. It's a fungus. Corn smut. Quidlicoché. Quidlicoché. Have you ever actually eaten it, Ben? I have eaten it. It's the Mexican truffle, as Ray points out. It's a very high-end gourmet ingredient that you'll find only in the finest restaurants. Quidlicoché is today's Incorporated Word. Thank you for not dictating the optimal. Not a dictatorship. People in the chat know it. They're coming up with it. Not a dictatorship. We learn things on this program as well. I like to be educational, as well as fun. I need people tweeting me. I need some restaurant recommendations in San Diego where I can get Quidlicoché. There are several. You can go up to maybe Vaga in Lucadia. What if you hate... We definitely have some on the menu. What if you hate mushrooms? I don't like mushrooms. Well, you probably like Quidlicoché, Ben. I love mushrooms. All right. Well, then you'll like corn smut. Please just say corn smut. I'm begging you. Thank you, Jesse. Jesse, thank you very much. Thank you, buddy. Bring your gold bond, Jesse. Very warm. Very warm. Jesse Agler. The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right, everything is on sale now. Shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures. Plus, with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online at the sharpestrides.com, right from the palm of your hands. Or check other massive inventory in person at the sharpest rides, located 2250 South Sea Home Street in Inglewood. 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