Grant and Danny
Dylan Crews Hits His First Bomb As A Nat!
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So when you get a hunch in the middle of the game, you can check out the latest stats, view live play-by-play, and so much more on the same page where you place your bets. You'll get started with $200 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place your first $5 bet. That's Fandal.com/sportsfan. Never waste a hunch and make every moment more with Fandal, an official sports book partner of the NFL. The Nationals have been in what has been a long, not fun, rebuild. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel with James Wood playing like a star and now Dylan Cruz getting to the big leagues over the last couple of nights to excellent young future impact major league players. The capitals had an awesome off season. We're closing in on hockey a little over a month from now will be on the precipice of the NHL season and preseason hockey will be even played at Capitol and Arena at that time. But they made a ton of moves and really tried to I think push some chips back in to make sure that they're competing into the playoffs and maybe for one more run with Alex Ovechkin, which we'll be talking about over the coming several weeks. The wizards are terrible. Yeah, listen, people are going to make their jokes and that's fine. They're not going to be good. And they're going to be horrendous, but maybe they get Cooper flag. Well, but it looks right out of my mouth. At least it's for a purpose now. At least it's not Ernie Grunfeld selling the future to win one more game or just sort of middling pathetic, trying to build from the middle nonsense. They're actually playing the game. There's you can be bad as long as it's for a purpose. And there is a purpose here. I love it. So everybody's doing kind of the things that I've always wanted done when it comes to trying to get good. It's happening. Football is going to carry us in this first segment in most segments and most of the day with Adam Peters coming on the show and so much going on around the NFL. But we'd be remiss if we didn't start with Dylan Cruz hitting his first missile at the major league level last night for for his first 11 in his first three games. The Nat's getting a series win against the Yankees. Danny, I needed a cigarette and I don't smoke after the first couple innings of baseball last night. James Wood with two hits and three stolen bases and an RBI knock and Cruz had already homered and Jacob Young was running wild on the base paths. All the rookies, all the kids were beaten up on the New Yorkers as the Nat's took a series from the Yankees. Sorry about it. It was a lot of fun and it all got started in the lead-off spot kicking off the game with Dylan Cruz in just his third career game and the pitch swung on it high in the ear to left field for Dougal going back still back to the warning track to the wall and it is gone. Goodbye. Bang. Soon goes Dylan Cruz with a majestic soaring fly ball that just kept on going into the back of the Yankees bullpen and left center field a game lead-off home run his first to the major leagues. I got a text from a buddy who's in baseball who's as plugged in and just studies it as close as anybody that I know and he said it perfectly last night. I'm sitting in my house. It's like close to 11 o'clock. You said, dude, he's like, I love Dylan Cruz. He's been studying, you know, since I was you, but he said he's going to do something every single night that's going to help your team win. And that's the early that's the summary. It's only been three games, but I mean, you could go back to when LSU won a national title or what he did in minor league club houses. Maybe there's no elite trade. Maybe he's not going to hit 40 homers or still 50 bases or win a gold glove in center field where I think he's really good. By the way, but he does everything well and it's not like what we would call 50s in the scouting industry of a 2080 scouting scale. 50 is average, 60 is plus 70 is elite, you know, 80 is world class Hall of Fame's type stuff. Everything is 60s. Like he's really good at everything. He's a really good hitter. He's got really solid power. He's a really good defensive player. He's really good with his arm strength. He's been clocked almost 95 already from right field, made a great running catch in right the other night. He's already showing it. Now there could be an 0 for 14 or a one for 20 coming. It's not like he was dominating a double layer triple A, but you and I make this case all the time. Just like progress isn't linear. You know, numbers are not just bound to go down at a certain rate at each level. The fact that pictures throw it over the plate more in the big leagues helps some guys, right? The fact that he's really good against velocity. He's seeing more of it. Maybe is going to be a benefit to him in some way. We'll see. But through three games, two wins, first hit on Tuesday night in a multi hit game, first homer last night in a multi hit game back to back four for his first 11. Artie has a steal. Artie has a really nice plan. Right. You're seeing it, man. This is what we all were hoping for when he was drafted number two over. Yeah, that's why we're here. It's to me. It's the whole point. Last night it's on. It's on display. No, Suj Abrams in the lineup, but Mackenzie Gore was filthy. I thought he was really good again. I got it. They win the game. I was love beating the Yankees like when they lose. I like when the Nats win. That's fine. My big takeaways. I've got like six or seven things that I would like to see. I saw most of them last night and you also get a W out of it. But you mentioned with Dylan Cruz, that that's the perfect summation. You go to the ballpark and he's going to do something that helps. It could be in an O for three with a couple of punch outs game, right? There's going to be something that he does that's productive. That's just a good baseball player. And I know I sound like Scott McClellan talking about a ball bar or a ball player. That's a baseball player. Sorry. Sorry about it. There's going to be something that he does whether there was a play the other night, not just the really nice running catch that you've mentioned up against the wall, but H what would be tricky for someone that doesn't play that outfield spot. He's on right field. It's an opposite spins or right hander hitting a ball that slices, you know, kind of cuts past you. If you haven't done that route a whole lot, it's weird. So you go back turning over your right shoulder. They're going to run back that way. And then it's going to spin behind you. Guys have been corkscrewed and turned around and dropped ballsman. He made it look like the most effortless, easy, simple, Cadillac, big league catch. And I went, he made a really hard thing, which is going to do a lot of look like it's the simplest task in the world. Like he's playing catch out out in the backyard with his dad. And you go, that's what this is. Right. The really hard made to look easy or attainable or just normal. This isn't and he's not normal. The gnats are off today. They'll be back in action right here on the fan tomorrow. The Cubs are coming to town and all of a sudden the cubbies are hot, trying to make a playoff. Got a chance to be a wild card team. So if you're going out to Nat's Park, probably a good time to remind you that we got some gear that you might want down the stretch of the season here. James Wood, Dylan Cruz, both in the lineup, upgrade your gear. The latest from the fans merch store. We've got a Cruz Wood 2024 election style shirt. We've got your, we've got wood hoodies. If you want those for the fall and fittingly after last night, Cruz missile t-shirts as well, go to 106 seven the fan shop. Dot com if you want to get your hands on that gear. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from Progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at progressive dot com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates, price and coverage match limited by state law. 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 events, 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 sharpest rides dot 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. Either way, you will fall into savings. Don't miss out. Head on over to the sharpest rides dot com today and explore the deals that make every season better. And tell them that your girl Tasha McKia sent you the sharpest ride, affordable, sexy, sharp. Hey NFL fans, you can start the season with a big return on Fandal, America's number one sports book. So when you get a hunch in the middle of the game, you can check out the latest stats, view live play by play, and so much more on the same page where you place your bets. You'll get started with $200 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place your first $5 bet. That's Fandal dot com slash sports fan. Never waste a hunch and make every moment more with Fandal, an official sports book partner of the NFL.