Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports/MLB Network

Ken Rosenthal joins us every Tuesday at this time from fox sports foxsports.com. Rock you by Rockies ace hardware stores the sweet spot brought your home painter lawn care projects. Rockies your project simplified and Miami insurance. Because it's not just -- covered Michael.

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We have so much stuff to talk about my guess we will start with. The playoff game today and the the 5 o'clock playoff game at at in the Twin Cities how do you see this thing playing out and and what chance will the winning team time today have in a -- BS against the Yankees.

Obvious these guys everything point the fact that they've won it in the last one and while I could tumble here. It the Miguel Cabrera situation in which is. Unbelievable that occurring now. And it's really -- an economic self as well where I had trouble over the years. Back -- trouble with wins over the years. So. Afterwards and what the -- there shopping go the other way. By the advocate at -- when you think that's what a great -- but -- It would be very typical reader and -- beat the Yankees under ideal circumstances. And these circumstances that they were yanked in will not be ideal. Obviously the Tigers -- Verlander and Q and were so rating -- one to. Date yet. Situation where. And -- pitchers are so. Our -- epidemic then put the when although I will be with the lessons that. Carl Pavano. The -- you end. Potential game.

You think that I mean I know the -- even when they had. Johan Santana. They had getting out Torii Hunter was telling the team they still had. So like you know good pitchers and and in good position players. There's still that weren't were no match for the Yankees do you think they have any chance. In the series. If if they went and.

In fact they have had a terrible I'm with the Yankees over the last several years there are trying to beat them this morning Michael. In that stadium at about -- The last when restore our sport without. Overall against the Yankees this season all of that in your book -- next year before that went by. We're talking about and that it takes an inconvenient the Yankees over the past week he. That it. Anything can happen you know that is -- series but generally speaking for anything that happened or opposite happen. Dominant without starting pitching. We don't have that. I picked up more -- it. Is that because of Verlander.

Back to Miguel Cabrera for a minute then and a situation that just. Confuses everybody and I'm sure not the least of which Dave Dombrowski in the tigers'. The reports are that they warned Cabrera about alcohol usage back in August after a confrontation and a bar. With the overweight fifteen year old and another man. We won't really can they do with this point with a playoff game today and maybe -- LBS tomorrow are they sort of stuck and haven't played this guy no matter what.

And in a perfect ideal world they would sit. There and then. That would be. In the real world our sport and the real remote but operating. He is correct Allen the need to rip out on the field and nothing is going to comment. But. It is not on the situation you're just yeah. Baseball people know of the year as -- rarest of traditional that the you know the guy who liked the door. And what strikes me -- The responsibility. This team wouldn't mind or is in the middle of the final weekend. The biggest game of the Newton and he would -- quality with members of the hole and -- until 6 AM. 1212 point where. If that is true but it was point is that it would as global people's mind that it would have been. And now that level though there really is that in our situation and I agree that a competent people and caught a lot of good with those reputation all of the.

Tim Lester back to the field. And out talk about your prediction. For the AL DS when it comes to the Red Sox do you think the Angels will give by the Red Sox tell us --

I want double remain calm Europe and it that promise.

That's going to be tough I don't -- promised that I wanna negotiate forming you know my client will not promise. Peace and call.

Okay well there. -- pick me. Now. It has -- by saying I think -- general. But isn't Angel is because. That money. And let our inability to stop the run game is something that really bothers me and the Red Sox. Counter argument to the course is. Shut down there won't become. A viable last. He's confident that -- opposite quite vocal. I don't know. Sort of like with the Angels -- starting pitching lackeys in Newburgh Kazmir on there's. Is equally though. The Red Sox hold people don't want an edge yet. It just didn't that you guys that -- in this -- and I'm ready and that pretty clear the way it played out. -- the Wall Street series nod in game.

I know one of the things he pointed to in your piece on foxsports.com. Was the running game in the fact that. The Angels were fifteen of seventeen and stolen bases against the Red Sox this year absolutely true can't argue -- it. Six of the fifteen though or with George can -- catching. Four of those with Tim Wakefield pitching. And obviously you want -- near either of those guys in and nailed the ask.

That's by Delhi's yet -- at a better with the embarking and it's -- that.

well better than George Harrison Tim Wakefield yes.

I picked it up belt and overall numbers in the story that the 09 point 6%. That the -- a growing up they let the third worst in 1971. The plane running. -- About hundred back physical being and it the Red Sox could well -- matter if they you know needle will not going to matter but. What pick apart that at buying out the point of 101. Out of 100 the muted. I don't popular. -- not there.

Yes it's problematic and it's something that they can't addressed now but they definitely have to look into. A back up catcher. In the offseason. Who who is just a defensive guy who who hits what if that guy even exist can a guy which 18519. Be. It is good with the glove and good and has a good arm. Because they had no chance right now.

And that the -- and we have -- and really that's where you are nine point 6%. Chance. It opens up things that ordinarily wouldn't even. I don't know Angels will be able to -- yours and then have a number of guys are good they. Again there are a number and the poet is and -- there's this thing just jumped. It's obvious -- because of the opponent. Yet now is in. All the they'll difficult situation the -- into the game in a run on them there aren't polite. That potent why not.

You know we spend here we spent so much time thinking about the AL east and Red Sox Yankees. Only watch national league baseball it is just not the same so. I was just just to be fair. Is there a team in the National League that you love going into the post season.

Well the strong work Michael I notice that I put it out there there's not a I don't -- that -- around lightly -- you -- is not a team that. And really you can pick apart and -- wanna be seen. Yeah I'd probably like the most right now fallout. That would be I like and then I'd like cook the top. The bullpen did okay and up and all the talk about it struggle wouldn't let the voters. That's true. But overall. It will warp and the nationally in -- yet -- not help. In the first round when the Phillies in the rotation questions -- open question there with opposite question. So.

but I -- Don't let it it would monitor but the leader not a good place right now and Amylin league vote. -- and they both struggled. Abstracts. I would not be surprised that they got the.

Brian Fuentes the closer for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at home this year has an ERA of five point 47. A whip of one point 65 and a batting average against of 293. Thursday night top of the ninth Angels have a one run lead is -- a given Sochi gives the ball the point eight.

Beaten there -- we -- I'm on -- get in waited for the right left. And right on the correct but not -- that you wanted. So you won't matter that -- a little bit differently. Obviously another them -- the help of altered weather ordeal in the series or not they need him. And with it wanna look at it at all that is huge concern. I'll regret not play. On work work work and weird quote in order to run the count. It is that it won't.

I understand why John Lackey is pitching game one. But if you were simply going on who's been the best Angel pitcher would Scott Kazmir be starting game one.

Perhaps by lack is there a bit of long time me and it didn't -- accept it -- right over the years. And the fact that he is the one -- might not be the play. I liked it and then write a mean streak there. Actually yeah I liked the way it's set up in regard. Like you -- the parade in what it is it's -- well who knows that Sox in the recent one. He's their guy in the other one out there.

And I give me a scenario which the the the Yankees just crash and burn and become. The most expensive flop of the when he.

Scenario is usually did in the tiger and opponent beleaguered. Really the reason Verlander. You're -- there. What you did more with that universe is adamant that that would probably be when the in New Orleans diversity -- Burnett -- and I like rendered in that matchup. Go back that would want more on line. He knew that it would rather Pettitte that the Tigers are reasonably successful and I put so back on that one of them. -- the -- but it's not out of the question. I didn't have a --

Given his -- second -- won't. Do you envision a scenario where Frank McCourt re signs Manny Ramirez to a contract for next year.

at Detroit. That is a player option for next year and many -- and then it he'll be back with them next year.

NASA I I didn't understand that he that Manny had the player option.

It's Manny. They're up with a productive basically. He had the right -- that actually is over. It's a two year deal and the years -- he has the right to opt out at this year. I have -- the record I'm going opt out. -- by not pinpoint blame anywhere else.

Is he done giving man he's done as a player as a productive player.

We will -- war effort to quote the sure though lights out -- quarter I thought it would there and clearly the you know. As anyone involved in who has signed it -- throughout his career. They get elevated behavior and be the or reasonable facsimile of the old man. I would update on if not then I would have serious question it -- about in decline. That'll ever done gone -- How to use the decline. We should have a better idea but.

If you put Joe Torre under sodium pentothal does he like having Manny on his team.

With bill I don't know. I would but it. It's not like at. That point. For Lionel all pilot that statement and he has not the problem. So -- so I haven't many entities last year my daughter amber in the hoses and then when not mine. Obviously it is there right now but. Are we go again you're not been certain.

And we always appreciate time we'll talk to next week in the middle of the playoffs. What would it take care -- is a Ken Rosenthal from fox sports foxsports.com. Obviously the Major League Baseball package on fox -- brought to -- Rockies ace hardware stores. The sweet spot for all your home paint and lawn care projects Rockies your project simplified. And by a make insurance because it's not just -- covered with untreated. Should the Senate may be that fast going into cannot and I got Richard you throw them all off his rhythm I had to -- Alaska he just didn't know where you are swelling. I.

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