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While coming up foxsports.com. Is racing the -- presented by eighteen TIM Darryl -- join your studio by a couple of big timers former Major League general manager Jim Bolden and longtime major leaguer former All-Star. Royce Clayton there he is let's talk some baseball here are also -- from the side of last night's All-Star game or baseball writers on foxsports.com Ken Rosenthal and John Palmer Rosie they are standing by in Anaheim gonna get to their playoff predictions in just a -- also the World Series winners but we got some business take care of first. Major League managers three guys already whacked in Major League Baseball so far. What's so bad news but guys I want your take on -- will be the next ago Royce you --

first employees is so for Jim wanted to say we because he's much better than me he's done this will be my final. -- but -- I have to go to anybody I have to say I want some well of course anyone is served just concept he's very deserving of of that opportunity but he's inherited a very bad tee. See inter Mandel he's we've talked about it. Bigby can be and Terry can be built project to be five years if you don't do the job we gotta get fired I think -- kind of setup for that right now.

There's no question Buck Showalter probably or Eric Wedge will take over in Baltimore. For me the manager most likely get fired in the second half can -- the Milwaukee Brewers this is a team that is completely under -- The job done there's been some questions from the front office about how he's handled the bullpen. I look for -- and the next got to go and John Russell Pittsburgh even though. The contract extension he's in trouble in Pittsburgh as well.

Their upstart Milwaukee they're coming a little bit lately has the -- break approach but outlets at the AT&T line right now -- Talked to can and John Paul got an Anaheim ten we're gonna get you started here which teams will be buyers which will be sellers in the second half the season.

Well choose teams Barry both from the NL west start at my cellar. That would be Arizona they're going to sell the only question is how much most likely to a potential free agents will go. -- The real question is under interim GM Jerry photo with the Eagles that in that. -- trade perhaps and hair and Stephen Drew guys like that she asked for a buyer. I don't know that you can call this team the biggest buyer because they have no money but the Dodgers certainly need to -- And what they need both of course is starting pitcher. I don't know how they're going to get this particular animal but that -- has proved she was open. Getting players without money in the season so what's gonna have to pay the freight most likely. The Dodgers will have to give up that a prospect but they will get a starting pitcher.

At some point. The number one seller I'm gonna be watching will be the Toronto Blue Jays. Other teams are going to want. Scott Downs -- lefthander might be the single most coveted reliever heading into the deadline. -- let Jason Fraser Shawn Camp a number of other guys that teams are going to be after. That's interesting -- that I am that I -- I had here in the Minnesota Twins. It's becoming very obvious they're -- in that area they wanted Cliff Lee they didn't get him I'll be very. It's serious whose Royals while Dan Haren before July 31. Thanks guys.

Move on now from buyers and sellers -- little more -- drastic approach. Seems like every year at the end of the season couple's teams just blow it up completely start again could you see at the end of the year just just blowing up blowing up their complete --

To bury the Chicago Cubs honoraria fireworks are gonna start missing got to be blown up completely look. They've got a couple of good young pieces to build around the shortstop starling Castro the outfielder Tyler Colvin they've got some good young players coming like Josh bidders but look. Derrek Lee gone forever from Marist Zambrano Soriano Fukudome they're gonna try to will -- Ted Lilly whatever they don't get done the July 31 trade deadline buried. They're gonna do in the offseason probably new manager next year probably they needed a new GM that here there's going to be change.

In Chicago with a new ownership a lot of huge contracts might be trouble to get rid of some of those but no no question sums got to change have you Royce who's gonna get blown up. There's not a lot to blow up from Baltimore and -- Mario and I hate to pick on them but please see some of the best two players over there you got the big contract who Brian Roberts he got the -- you got some guys that movable pieces.

Hopefully the blow up some of that stuff in -- young players and you know you just hate to see organization to be and that that. Then landing -- and go straight downhill facility -- They have to do something that can bring in a man today gets it. Stir around the front off. Does do so than Jim what do you do with the situation assists a bad situation he's been fixing to blow it up and start all over.

Any younger than that is that we certainly have some good young pieces like Adam Jones -- is Brian Mattis. The veterans have to go there to clean it up -- some veterans that are you know pretty pretty you know guys who can do a job that just got to get better situations. I think Ty Wigginton and Miguel the -- have a chance to be traded by July 30 yes but whoever doesn't it will do it again and us enough time on the ball boy for the medal but -- come -- we're gonna play game one what happened first. And enjoy that thing but first this.

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HT NT the nation's fastest. -- I welcome back here now we have played game not just called what happens first any of these guys to scenarios they tell me which one takes place before the other. -- baseball related of course will start on the south side Chicago. Like Ozzie Guillen can ways but has for a long time Jim you first who goes before the other -- you know. -- gonna keep them both if one goes before the other. It will be the manager Ozzie Guillen because a chain of command Jerry Reinsdorf has said it is. Topic anyway whether -- he keeps his job or not but look I think golf -- going to be there all three -- the pitching staff has brought that team. Back in the federation I think they're all safe it's like what you've been in pain for awhile the pain goes away you missed the pain these guys would miss each other they were gone you agree there -- that. Job.

I agree there August day I can't say they Kenny Williams is going anywhere he has a great relationship as you know with ownership and I used to -- guys. World Series that you could still reflect back on that obviously have to -- similar differences between Ozzie -- is more power struggle I think Jerry has enough. Juice to sit these both down this these two guys together say look you gotta work this thing out this give back to our winning ways the last few weeks of help them immensely so. Now seen by going anywhere but. Do you see Ozzie go before can tell -- yeah yeah yeah that's also easy to keep it together when you win twenty of 24 to stretch it doesn't matter how much fighting is gone on reminds you that you know the a's from the early seventy's the yanks from mid seventies. Let's move over the Southside Chicago to the north side. This is really bad situation. Now -- one of these guys go and if so who first. But think Carlos Zambrano he's a great pitcher but then obviously this past troubles I think one thing this stuff come -- is this guy was gonna try to change his make up. Part of his success was the fact that he did have that energy he was very competitive. And you have to -- that's a very fine line but obviously he's done over the top and Jim I think from your experience you have to get those -- the guys come and let him go -- away.

Yeah I think we'll -- gonna go first but it's not going to be because he gets fired I think -- knows. Gonna go first yeah.

And walk away I think Ryan Sandberg is gonna come in. And the moment. By the July 31 deadline you're gonna try to make another Milton Bradley Carlos Silva type deal we got the most of the contract I think that gets done in the winter months instead of now. Glaxo gonna stay with the Cubs were gonna talk about a couple of teams that have struggled over their histories. -- Cubs win the World Series -- to the Royals make a World Series appearance which happens first. That's there are so -- they're gonna make the World Series first year for years away. For the Royals your seven years away and I think the Cubs over the Royals come.

he knows he's such an -- really I think -- to go to Cubs it being close the past couple years that. Kansas City Royals seem like they're gone backwards will be -- Greinke have a little bit of his problem is that good. The threshold of their Bob rotation so you have to look at Cubs as being close right now.

And remember this the cubs' payroll of about forty million dollars more than Kansas -- they got a better chance going forward of getting -- before -- had Cubs top five in Major League Baseball payroll you would certainly hope that at some point they could not only make it but win the World Series and what the party Chicago the Blackhawks Stanley Cup party was somethin'. We took the Cubs when the World Series of hopefully it'll happen in our lifetime. Another guy that has been a huge talking Major League Baseball Stephen strasburg guy is coming in been.

Everybody expected. Hapsburg with him if he gets ten wins for five loss it'd take ten wins so that leads the -- to go eight into the do it. And have a little bit worried about the Washington Nationals offense are they gonna score enough runs for him to get to the ten wins but his stuff is so dominant. He's learning on the job he's got four pitches he's. 9200 with a -- boys got two breaking balls and throw some strikes. On both sides of the plate his changeup and out pitches well his stuff is so good I think at some point they gonna start score runs for him and I think he gets the ten wins before he gets the five losses --

But to go five losses among the other side of the spectrum we know what it takes for pitches again wins and it has lot to do with offense and has a lot to do to tell you. -- the ball games. Then rely on them hoping they'll be sitting there praying that they can get the job done so this must be easier for pitching back to lose a few games that he should win. Due to the fact have a bullpen and they don't have obviously that -- in their bullpen right now.

Remember this Matt Capps and closers in this All-Star game in Anaheim and -- of been their best reliever early years of the bullpen is there. I think the defense is there are my question is what's going up front -- only.

Read that that's that's of completely abandons Stephen strasburg want to ask you question. You've seen strasburg pitch you played majors for seventeen years is there a guy that you could compare him to that you saw over the course your career.

I mean they've had moved him back -- go back awhile back to number Todd -- toppled there's been a lot of electric arms the Mets had. The three amigos within -- housing and so forth but you haven't seen a guy with this type -- dominance that has command I mean his strikeout to walk ratio is off this planet. He has the key changeup and a 90 plus plus arm so. That's really dynamic to see most guys were either one of the other and he has at all and great make up for grabs --

I would have talk by the Los Angeles Dodgers now of course the All-Star game in Anaheim just up the rodeo at the Dodgers and this team seems like credit on the brink did they can either compete and get the playoffs or they could completely fall apart the -- the owners go through we'll could be a good a very nasty divorce that could -- The McCourt divorce is final for the Dodgers add big salary guys.

even had a big salaried guys they're gonna try and Tommy LaSorda told me. This week for the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership the McCourt family are gonna approve a deal if nickel they can make one they have a lot of com has Ned Collette is. Great driver. Conversation and Roy Oswald. And Dan -- as well. If you give -- the baseball -- he likes Thomas sort of promise me that the McCourt would approve that contracts are saved by the deadline the Dodgers get the ace that they need. And they advance in the playoffs.

Tommy LaSorda -- some positive about the Dodgers are you -- how about you Dodgers didn't didn't marriage go away and they bring in big money guy I think they bring in a big money guys do this this the business too wide open for the Dodgers this to let this thing go away. -- People in LA deserve it. These teams have a nucleus does men's -- older. They got young players but he has won a key cogs -- you just don't -- get this close especially after last year but -- single to the wayside I think they do bring in an arm. And they they're going to be very strong in the in move in the pennant race just talk about Jamie -- a guy who was old when you were playing now you're sitting here with me -- he's still pitching. -- Retire first or another twilight sequel released a movie theaters there's going to be another scoreless. Yeah this guy competes -- I mean he -- get beat up from Philly couple weeks backing bounces back who -- complete game. In New York coming this guy's unbelievable here -- resilience. Yes command in James they'll let us know he wants to retire. There and this guy like that Wakefield situation can get away with -- he's very compelling and he helps younger pitchers. And I think he's WL for another couple years if he chooses.

Yeah I agree with -- I think he's -- at least -- the I think -- gonna -- and take him out again and put them back in the game I don't know how is ever gonna -- always does is keep winning. You know Ken Rosenthal done and I would always told me. The -- will someday be in the Hall of Fame because of what he did his career. From thirty years years old on it's been amazing and he keeps going I think that while it's gonna be that there before he retires.

Interesting that you mentioned knuckleballer Tim Wakefield and you know you think you guys who lasted a long time yet the negroes. Hoyt Wilhelm. Wakefield. Other guys who threw the knuckleball Charlie -- seem to stay forever what is it about Jamie -- the lesson pitched his late forties like he knows how to pitch in the -- it -- mastered changing speeds keeping the guys off balance is not afraid to throw inside. Not afraid to throw that changeup this guy really knows how to pitch tough to face.

Oh yeah I agree I mean -- the face. You know -- on a Ryan who is not or the padres' Randy Johnson no no I mean come on I'm sorry I thought. Most guys make him look stupid -- to try any doubts of how wear the face Randy Johnson and Jim -- swear he's been you know why -- but yeah. I got released -- your reds but I personally I'd I'd rather face Jamie Moyer should hire you guys feel like this hang in there let's go down right now the foxsports.com. Basement when he checking with our fantasy -- you know his name's Mike harmony -- top five guys to pick up. In the second half of the Major League season.

By -- back inside the -- required a second half. Fatally baseball campaign coming up a -- five guys to help you towards your fantasy title push let's start with Carlos Beltran could coming off the.

Feel good about. Shell of his former self you look at that applied to move contributor and a horrible wanna start -- the okay -- his swing a little bit dated right after this goes dark Jose Reyes.

Jump starting that offense. Possibility they slides right back in and gives you big time production out Edmonds -- old cast member of a job today. Fireball on all starts -- back off the braves' -- injuries velocity is back the break down love curve ball as bad. -- Did you questions -- that. Just celebs -- the guys wanted to push. -- post season -- guy who could be a difference maker particularly at the strikeouts could continue to mount like they -- and yeah okay look at it had to. I casual clothes they had just gone he's an All-Star represented its first pitch strike out numbers low whip. -- ERA and Octavio Dotel could be on the move to a contender before the trading deadline. While because they need set up guys all across this week don't tell. One of those Jordan and kind of pick him up as you. Rodriguez as well. Charlie get up hasn't had sports to play strike -- numbers go up yes -- ball -- anyway nobody. Did. The consumer and the lack of a better term but the offense started him a little bit more support but just seen in the K rate rise -- Seattle. Dumps him -- it's almost 271 but he stole bases. In the off the field. Again not a Devils could use -- power categories at all but a solid batting average in the second half and a lot of steals I think that's which. Bad -- shows -- number -- gets sent down in the minor leagues together each school was come back and do they have to pay loaded. Just -- running. In the AL central. Give him some support that the strikeout rate continues this guy could be a Bo is maybe forty in the second half all of these guys owned 60%. Or fewer and foxsports.com. Fantasy baseball league Mike Harmon. Inside the basement go forth and Dominic.

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And welcome back -- show battle -- did you -- Royce Clayton this is the time that we get these guys predictions on tape so we could of course make fun of them at the end of the year when they're wrong winner. Start with nationally Jim. All three divisions and a wild card winner which four teams make the playoffs -- star in the east division where the Atlanta Braves to me are gonna hold on to win the division for Bobby Cox. In his final.

Braves on the on the way to the Hall of Fame. Tipoff that makes good comeback player of the year I like their five man rotation better than any team in the division. Divide people never been a great surprise for them georgians is back healthy he should have a good second half. Tommy Hanson gonna blow open the second half Derek -- always does is win I like the Atlanta Braves to win the division now in the central division. I've got the St. Louis Cardinals winning. -- in their top three Carpenter Wainwright Garcia. Three of the best in the league and also -- holiday in the middle Kobe -- is developing into a field. When freeze gets healthy -- gets healthy I think the Cardinals win that in the western division little tougher here on the take the Dodgers because I. The buzzer to get the number one starter they needed they get that I think they win this division and for the wild card.

MMI think bald head is gonna come up in the top of the rotation starter Chad it's gonna help the bullpen. This team is one of the best defensive teams in the league. They have great starting pitching a phenomenal bullpen. I like the reds no wildcard. I had to Carlos go to the World Series though cardinal are searching because they're built for the post season. More than the regular imagine that three guys who need three good starters all right saved by the way since they -- an amazing surprise -- great to see what's happening great story. Roy seal the 33 division winners -- wild card.

I hate to go with this split I have to go almost since the exact same -- and Jim you know there's not a lot of times you gonna have players and GM's agree on everything but he'll hit on the head this it's hard to follow up with that. For number reasons we talk about the divisional leaders coming out. -- Although Philly is always good to have that they -- team would with the New York coming behind them but. There's something about that team's magical BC young players mixing -- again makes -- the Bobby Cox. May be entering the twilight of his career he may come back just like Jamie Moyer but I do like the Atlanta Braves with with Howard is young energy. They have a lot of a look a lot of good components in the vacuum their bullpen so I do like dilemma. Can you talk about the west the west is wide open. There's always been it would Alice played it was called that nicely worse but it's not that bad I'm Laura -- with San Diego and Colorado book. With the dodgers' ability to allow. It's normal we talked about earlier he's gonna be the driving force in their core the core players are very young we have the best and that killed. We have you know across the board they're very good team. And we talked about Saint Louis have been they're done now -- comparable anyway. -- It doesn't re signed last year that he's not talked about a lot.

But he's going to be one -- may constitute help them repeat. In the central but I have been going on the World Series -- didn't -- and again. And I think he said Cincinnati because obviously he was a great deal of Cincinnati's tell Marseille stories. Dusty Baker's yeah. Good young team. Just see them come another hasn't been as low blood but Saint Louis is going all the -- look at these guys like -- like the Cardinals represented and actually would find out -- that World Series -- in a minute but let's -- to the American -- yes same question three division winners wild card -- cameras start with the American League he's the New York Yankees. Baseball they were last year they are this year and they're not done Brian Cashman will continue to improve this team -- July 3 two. The -- This first half.

didn't have a good first half neither did Jeter look for them to take off in the second half Robinson could know. After Cabrera probably the second MVP vote for me. In the first half of the American League I love the top of the rotation with sabathia headed. And he was even though they're gonna say he was AJ Burnett and a nice start just before the All-Star break they found some stuff in his delivery. I think they're gonna win that division -- I'm taking. I think that peavy injury just before the -- gonna really hurt the White Sox the White Sox need to go get about like Adam Dunn. A left handed bat in the middle of Orioles and an -- how would help that club Detroit Tigers are good but if they're going to be it -- got to come up and have a good second half. You know whether I -- the Rangers. I -- their offense I think -- the ownership situation can get cleared out of bankruptcy. They'll be able to make it trading get another pitcher but I don't wait for the bulldogs beat the Angels -- wildcard team. Boston Red Sox remember this roster much of the year help virtually -- Pedroia is gonna be back. But it's gonna be back -- going to be back and there are really good team -- going to be close but unfortunately they're gonna.

All the short yeah wade banged up by the Red Sox and at all those guys come back to like -- a wildcard so out of all those four before get to Royce. We like on the World Series to play -- Cardinals the Yankees beating the Cardinals in the World Series gonna take seven games a lot of drama. Fox coverage going to be great. Royce that's a great -- by the way yeah. That's -- woods and we were agreeing aloud what's this kind of scary. New York is obviously the team to beat him great. Great job nucleus seems like -- levels gone up Knicks which has been a big part of that is kinda added a young element of fun elements that team that's been kind of stoic. Marleau obviously is is giving up an aids he's take a little break coming into All-Star game. And I think he's gonna be helping out as always in dependable they're gonna come on the east though we I'd like to touch on the wild card coming out of the east. With Tampa Bay I -- this. I like that again I'm a big component of young players with a great athletic ability called Crawford. Maybe gone. This is the -- they have to come through. They have experience they seems to me that the team's been together long enough that they can they can really compete going into the second half. -- good good young pitching and great bullpen I think they can come out as as a wild -- commonalities of the rays -- that I do like I do like Texas. And and game swing at. They've they've just seem to be having what you call a fairy tell you no -- picked them coming into into the season. One Washington obviously has some troubles and offseason what they rallied behind him. Just -- have a great year unbelievable -- the young components we have young in feel like they do in the see them go out clinic type of defense they they're playing for their pits a step is huge. Though like that come -- the west. And then again I have to it somewhat disagree with you comin' out of central like Detroit -- 83 team race not quite -- attacks like dutrow because. Again our MVP is coming out of Detroit and he is unbelievably Johnny Damon is a great support that he had a lot of -- and experience. And they do have some -- arms. In the front of their rotation so I think they can come out of this World Series has gone from here in lake you have to go to Yankees and they got everything in that thing if they don't have it now that go along get it going into the second half. And that winning against the Cardinals so we do agree on a -- went seven you don't seven -- are among those six distance disagree and --

Yeah I didn't break the -- and we're ready -- Garcia that's going to six -- in this in this series it would be given how this is really. You know I'll -- calling -- a disagreement and I'll get calls -- disagree with -- so I don't think I was -- a few minutes and I hear they're rolling -- Bob -- game seven if there is one so we move -- let's jump on the eighteenth -- line. One last -- get predictions from -- and John guys tell me out there who's gonna go to the World Series and who's gonna win.

Very in spring training I really like my pick of the Red Sox over the Giants. But now that I've seen half of the season I'm gonna run total in the other direction. Yankees over Braves in six I think the Yankees they can still pitch they still have the most wins in the major leagues. And the Braves I like their chances of making the World Series and Bobby Cox's last year it'll be a great story and they get is a good chance to happen --

I tried to tell it JP in spring training about Giants and now they weren't going to win the World Series but a young guys are Tim can attest to this is an old guy himself. Just don't let's. So I'm going to not run from my pick even wanted to both the first half. My pick to win the World Series is -- Chicago White Sox Kenny -- And the -- crazy outfit they've gotten it together clearly the loss of peavy -- and I don't know that they can replace him well enough. They'll look at the back they want. We know Ken Williams will be aggressive trying to -- it hitter. And my pick in the nationally well I'll stick with the Braves all agree with JP this one. It would be a tremendous stories -- Bobby Cox go out in a World Series. How about -- World Series featuring Bobby Cox in Ozzie Guillen matching wits. I'd like to see that.

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