Um, give us a, give us a player you saw this summer that, that you walked away intrigued by.

Yeah, I'm gonna start with Sam Harry, an outfielder from Sacramento State, who ha- actually had a really good freshman spring, uh, for the Hornets.

And, you know, he batted over .300, had, had something like 25 extra base hits and, you know, he can steal bases.

Tall, angular guy, like 6'4", 200 pounds.

But I saw him at, at the Northwoods League All-Star game, and he actually didn't record a hit.

He went 0 for 2.

Um, and there weren't, there were barely any hits in the All-Star game.

Patrick, who do you have for us next?

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Like, that's what strengthened the conference.

Like, I'm, I'm not, I'm not oblivious to that.

And it's not like they're still in the Pac-12.

You know, they're in the Big Ten now, and it's, you know, they're talking about other sports, you know, basketball, football, like even hockey.

We're seeing the Big Ten dominate in a lot of different ways.

Um, I w- I would guess right now, optimistically, I would say three is probably what you're looking at, and I would s- guess one or g- one or two of Nebraska, Oregon, and USC.

What's been the biggest difference in your eyes?

Uh, w- what did you make of the Gophers, and what were kind of your just overall thoughts so far of the, the strong start they've gotten off to?

[lip smacks] Yeah, first and foremost, US Bank Stadium, you know, it's, it's a fantastic venue for anyone that lives in the Midwest.

Like you...

When you can play indoor baseball in February and March, like it, it doesn't matter what it looks like on TV.

And speaking of, I, I always get people commenting that it looks really weird on TV 'cause the cameras are really elevated.

Um, it doesn't look that strange from, like, where I sit.

Like, you can't see the yardage markers as much, but yeah, I mean, they're using shipping containers as dugouts and, um, you know, just a sea of purple seats.

In what ways have you seen that, that depth, uh, be visible so far early in the season?