Michael Brantley
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Sep 29, 2026
Chuck GarfienHOST
And I look back at the 2021 ALDS, that lineup, that Astros lineup – I mean, we had...
Chuck GarfienHOST
It was everyone from Jose Altuve and Jordan Alvarez, but then, you know, Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley.
Chuck GarfienHOST
And they were just loaded.
Chuck GarfienHOST
And I look at this lineup and I'm like, this...
Craig GoldsteinHOST
Yeah, I'm like...
Craig GoldsteinHOST
Oh, you know what? Michael Brantley.
Craig GoldsteinHOST
Michael
Patrick DubuqueHOST
Brantley.
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I will
Jeffrey PaternostroHOST
just...
Jeffrey PaternostroHOST
Michael Brantley exists as a baseball player.
Jeffrey PaternostroHOST
It's just a complete blind spot.
Yan GomesGUEST
A little bit of a full circle moment.
Yan GomesGUEST
The guy up to the plate is one of my best friends, Michael Brantley.
Yan GomesGUEST
He was, even though we're like a year apart, he was a really big mentor.
Yan GomesGUEST
You crossed paths in Cleveland? Yeah.
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Yan GomesGUEST
Communication.
Yan GomesGUEST
Again, those are things that I had people that I trusted.
Yan GomesGUEST
We talked a little bit earlier with Michael Brantley was a guy that I trusted, whether I needed to talk about my swing.
Yan GomesGUEST
If it was defense, I had some coaches that I like really wanted around just to make sure that I was ready for those kinds of situations.
Nick ShookGUEST
Wearer of number 23, the Browns ranking.
Nick ShookGUEST
Other great 23s in Cleveland: Joe Haden, Michael Brantley.
Nick ShookGUEST
Should I continue?
Gregg RosenthalHOST
[laughs]
Nick ShookGUEST
And I know that in Cleveland, nothing is given, everything is earned, as LeBron James once said, wearer of number 23, the Browns' ranking.
Nick ShookGUEST
Other great 23s in Cleveland: Joe Haden, Michael Brantley.
Nick ShookGUEST
Should I continue?
Colleen WolfeHOST
[laughs]
Brett ChanceyHOST
I'm not saying that just because Jordan had a team meeting, that it's going to be the thing that is going to flip everything on its head.
Brett ChanceyHOST
But I can tell you what Mauricio Dubon told me about Michael Brantley.
Brett ChanceyHOST
Do y'all remember game five of the 2022 world series? When was it game four, game five, whenever, uh, Someone look it up for me, please.
Brett ChanceyHOST
I want to make sure I quote it right.
Brett ChanceyHOST
Which game did Lance McCullers Jr. give up the five home runs? Tell me in game three.
Brett ChanceyHOST
Thank you.
Brett ChanceyHOST
And Mauricio Dubon told me that Michael Brantley, although he wasn't really on the team, he was there in the clubhouse.
Brett ChanceyHOST
He was in uniform.
Josh HudsonHOST
Yep.
Ryan WieseHOST
Michael Brantley, new name, I believe.
Ryan WieseHOST
Who should he start this week? Jalen Hurts or Brock Purdy? Josh, when I did my rankings, I moved Brock Purdy to my QB3.
Ryan WieseHOST
It is Brock Purdy for me.
T.J. ZuppeHOST
Say the name.
Zack MeiselHOST
It's Michael Brantley.
T.J. ZuppeHOST
Oh, my goodness.
Zack MeiselHOST
You know, the one, the one flaw DeLauder had coming up in the minors, and I, I, I don't have the numbers in front of me.
Zack MeiselHOST
It's just...
Zack MeiselHOST
A- and the swings are very different.
Zack MeiselHOST
Michael Brantley's swing was made in a lab.
Zack MeiselHOST
His dad was a hitting coach.
James SchianoHOST
But he's so much more, like... physically impressive than victor martinez ernie and i were doing a lot of victor martinez yapping last week i mean he was a damn good ball player it was just like martinez was so wrist and hands dominant where he was he was that type of player i don't think exists anymore like maybe these guys could be that but martinez was he was so good at nailing that
Marc LuinoHOST
ball like opposite field gap well it's kind of like michael brantley like you're never gonna really find like michael brantley's again either coming up in the minors getting the love
James SchianoHOST
I
Marc LuinoHOST
wanted to talk about things like that, like new types