1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker. What a show we have 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: for you today. We will talk to former Major League 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: outfielder Herm Winningham who played for that ninety ninety championship 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Reds team. Also, we'll catch up with the red 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: Hot Dodgers with David Vasse, who is the Dodgers reporter 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: for a M five seven, the l A scoord to 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, that and much more. Let's go to lead off. 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: It's getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take 14 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: Former Major league slugger Gary Sheffield said he doesn't watch 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: baseball anymore. That might be harsh, but I do get it. 17 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: The game has changed a lot. And here's the quote 18 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: he told CBS Sports Radio quote, I don't watch baseball 19 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: at all. It was kind of forced. I was kind 20 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: of forced to watch baseball because I was working for 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: TBS and so I had to remember really find out 22 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: who these players were. I'll tell you a secret now, 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: I never watched games during the season. I would be 24 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: educated on it when it when I got there. It's 25 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: not something I could watch based on what I'm seeing 26 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: because I'll be a complainer. This is the first time 27 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: I ever said that out loud. But I'm just truly 28 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: disappointed with what I watched. Gary Sheffield and a lot 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: of players for where players are saying they don't recognize 30 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: the game anymore, and we we talked about it. I 31 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: don't think it's over the top. Uh, it's all about 32 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: home runs, strikeouts. It's just the game has changed a lot. 33 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: Analytics have changed the game, and there's not enough action 34 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: on the base pass. Uh, it's either all or nothing. 35 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Whatever happened to hit and run and running hit and 36 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: stealing bases. And it's a different game, there's no doubt 37 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: about it. But baseball is not alone. The NBA we 38 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: see the same thing. It's about a dunk or a 39 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: three pointer. I mean, the mid range game is done. 40 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: It's totally different. You can't defend anybody, can't touch anybody. 41 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: Football has changed. All the great running backs wouldn't even 42 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: play today, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown. Would there even be 43 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: a place for those guys? All they want to do 44 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: is throw the football on every down. So analytics have 45 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: really affected all the sports, including baseball. I know baseball 46 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: needs to think about it. One thing I would do 47 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: if I was the commissioner is I would change the shift. 48 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: I think the shift takes away a lot of hits, 49 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: takes a lot of guys off base. I think you 50 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: should have only be allowed to have two players on 51 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: each side of the second base bag. I think that 52 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,119 Speaker 1: would at least allow some of those hits because everybody 53 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: has hitting patterns and so many hits even when guys 54 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: make contact go two spots where there's three or four 55 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: in fielders. And I just think that that is a 56 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 1: big thing that could easily be corrected and open up 57 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: some of the field for guys to get hits. Number 58 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: two met shortstop Francisco Lindor is struggling. That's right, big time, 59 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: And I wonder if New York met fans are a 60 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: little the clemp and a little upset. He's only betting 61 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: one seventy one, no home runs, one double it has 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: been a struggle despite you know, the big contract he 63 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: signed before the season started. Uh, the Mets were excited 64 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: their new owner, Steve Cohen, you know, reached deep in 65 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: his pockets for Lindoor. And I just think it's too 66 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: early for people to automatically think this isn't gonna work out. 67 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: He's had a tremendous career thus far. Granted his batting 68 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: average has gone down every year, but he's a lifetime 69 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: to eight four hitter coming into the season. He's done 70 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: a lot of things that tell you he could be 71 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: on the path to be a Hall of Fame shortstop 72 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: if he continues sometimes playing in the new plays to 73 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: start in the new league. There's a lot of other 74 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: things that factor in, and guys do go through slumps, 75 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: And there's no way you can look at forty at 76 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: bats and have that in negate the first six seasons 77 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: in the major leagues and say that the forty at 78 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: bats is more represented of the of of his career 79 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: than the six seasons when he's been solid and been 80 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: an All Star. So I'm not gonna jump on the 81 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: panic wagon and say, oh my god, the Mets made 82 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: a mistake and this is gonna be a disaster. Let 83 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: lind Or hit out of this slump. Let's see how 84 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: this thing progresses. I say it's not a reason for concern. 85 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: Number three major League Baseball players reacted to the George 86 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: Floyd verdict in Minneapolis and uh. The Players Alliance, a 87 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: nonprofit organization founded by a group of active and former 88 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: Major league players with the goal of improving representation of 89 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: Black Americans in baseball, issued a powerful statement after the verdict, 90 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: where former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all 91 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 1: three counts. Here is the statement from the Players Alliance quote, 92 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: we stand in support of today's decision to convict Derek 93 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: Chauvin of second degree murder, third degree murder, and second 94 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: degree manslaughter charges for the killing of George Floyd. While 95 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: today's verdict doesn't begin to approach true justice, it's a 96 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: step in the right direction towards course correcting the disproportionate 97 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: police violence against Black Americans, It continued, George Floyd's murder 98 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: was the spark that lit fire under millions of people 99 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: of all racist creeds and nationalities around the world who 100 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: raised their voices against police violence and the racial injustices 101 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: that exist in this country. That spark led the creation 102 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: of the Players Alliance, allowing our players a platform to 103 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: do the same today. We can continue to stroke these 104 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: flames to fight for equal treatment and opportunities. If we 105 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: neglect to turn these emotions into productive action, these tragic 106 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: moments in history are destined to be repeated. There. It 107 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: is part of the statement by the Players Alliance after 108 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: the verdict in the George Floyd murder. Here comes the 109 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: big interview. Listen, Hendler Good, all right, now, let's welcome 110 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: in former major league outfielder Herm Winningham, who played nine 111 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 1: years in the big leagues, primarily as a center fielder. 112 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: Broken with the Mets, played for the Expos in Montreal, 113 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox and what a championship in 114 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: those Cincinnati Reds. Herm, Welcome to the podcast, Buddy, How 115 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: are you fine? Rob? Good? You here from it? Hey, 116 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: glad you want me on this thing. Nobody knows who 117 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: I am now you know. Thank you for insitement, no doubt. Man, 118 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: Come on, man, you played. Uh let's just start there 119 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, that great championship team in nineteen ninety What 120 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: what was that like with the characters the players even 121 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: March shot the owner lu Panella, the fiery manager that 122 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,679 Speaker 1: everybody was an individual. But it started in spring Treening 123 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: brob um. That's when you you know, you came over 124 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: there at that time too, so um. But and you 125 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: know there was the rules, the seat fine, but we 126 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: didn't have what I called discipline, you know kind of thing. Um. 127 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: But when he got in trouble, I think of Lou. 128 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: Lou was fiering. Lou had structure for us. He told 129 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: us his space trading, what's your job was gonna be? 130 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: He got nine, he got eight player every day he 131 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: got five starters and hew the world there was like 132 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: myself and new Uh Luckiness and uh Griffin and you 133 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: know we we knew our jobs from day one and 134 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: we understood that from And the characters were unbelievable. I mean, 135 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: it was funny watching move you know, right, you have 136 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: Rob Rob Dibble. It was a fun thing to be wrong. 137 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: You have Rob Dibble, Chris Sabo, Barry Larkin, Eric Davis. 138 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: It was an incredible, uh group of players. What tell 139 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: me about this playing in Cincinnati? For people who don't know, 140 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: Cincinnati is one of the great baseball towns in this country. 141 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: People love baseball and Cincinnati. What was that like for you? 142 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: That was everyone went, you know, I don't know if 143 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: you were in rom talking right shift down everywhere in 144 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: Ohio there's baseball. They live and breathe will it's beau. 145 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it gets on every building when they're the game. 146 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: You can tell people go to work clock in the 147 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: morning or whatever, you know, and a cool game, being 148 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: very special. They're done by twelve and they're walking. They 149 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 1: walk into the ball park, you know, and and it's 150 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: it's Greek because you know, baseball has maybe sitting there forever. 151 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: You know, we've back so um, it's just carried down. 152 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's just one of those cities. 153 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: It's just a small media market, but it's a baseball city. 154 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: Let's let's talk about this too. You played for the 155 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Montreal Expos, and for a lot of the younger people 156 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast, they don't even know that Montreal 157 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: had a baseball team. It's been so long. But but 158 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: what was that like? The international flavor? The Expos always 159 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: have had one of the greatest baseball caps, right the 160 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: Expo that you the end of the expoll cap. Yeah, 161 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: I've got a couple of those everybody want us. I know, 162 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I can't even got my uniform. I can't wear it 163 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: no more, but I have my uniform. But those were 164 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: I enjoyed those those years because um, they fought enough 165 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: of me too, you know draft. I mean, we'll trade 166 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: for me in that trade with the Human books, Floyd yourlans, 167 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: Mike Fitzgerald for Gary Carter to the mets um. And 168 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: you know, I was the starter there for a meal while, 169 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, for what a couple of years. And then 170 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: you know, because I had to play with Andre Dawson, 171 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: which was all you know, one of the best. But 172 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: you know I had Tim Leens, you know, I said, wow, 173 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: now Overpore, I came up with Dale Strawberry, you know, 174 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: and who became a great out great outfielder, you know, um, 175 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, and putting in Montreal. As far as fans 176 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: of Greek fans, they're petfall there also for a long time. 177 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: Might not have been razing people, but they had a 178 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: lot of mone Leagues you know there and uh, you 179 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: know a Robinsons you know, started his My League career, 180 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: like his professional career there. So still but they're the fans, um, 181 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: they know the game, they know that that that what's 182 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: going on. Um, it's just that it's a difference in 183 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: culture as far as your food. Um, but it's just 184 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: it's it's the nightlife is great, you know, and it's 185 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: it's just still different. You feel it. You might not 186 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: can put words to what you feel it. Hey, herm, 187 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: let let me ask you. I guess this herm winning Ham, 188 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: former major league outfielder, played for the Mets and the Exposed, 189 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: the Reds and the Red Sox. But let me ask 190 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: you about today's baseball. Um. And and you're a coach 191 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: right now. You are a head coach of the Orangeberg Wilkinson. Uh. 192 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,719 Speaker 1: That's how law has been, That's how low has been. 193 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: I have an assistant now at Calhoun County High School 194 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: Baseball in St. Matthew, South Carolina. Coach Uh Duke's is 195 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: a hit baseball coach. But that's where I'm Tim Lefold 196 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: from the high school. But I was at my about 197 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: my high school. Okay, so help me with this. Uh, 198 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: today's baseball, which is a lot of strikeouts or walks, 199 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: Is it as entertaining to you or or do you 200 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: like this baseball? When you were coming up? If you 201 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: struck out as many times as some of these guys, 202 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: you would probably be in the minor leagues, wouldn't you 203 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: probably probably probably? Uh you write what brother Sheffield says, 204 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: I can't. I call it's a different baseball. I mean 205 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: it's totally it's not the baseball game base fall being 206 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: played the way that base foll is supposed to be pleased. 207 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: All right, if you had a battened average of two 208 00:13:54,800 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: fIF by me the end of me, you think you'll 209 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: still be there? What I was let you wouldn't be there. 210 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: If you are with all three as a star, you 211 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't be there. Okay, the time baseball very plays. If 212 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: you stuck out I want any time in the first look, 213 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: you don't have no chance they're coming back, no doubt. 214 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: I mean, no that and hold it and those guys 215 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: are still end up moving millions of dollars. Right, No, 216 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: it is definitely a different brand of baseball. Last thing, though, 217 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: pay I want to ask you, it is analytics. What 218 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: about with you with the kids? What do you guys 219 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: teach on the high school level? Is it about contact? 220 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: Is it about hit and run? Uh? What? What what 221 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: do you guys teaching that level? Little ball? Get him on, 222 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: Get him in. Get behind the ruder, pull it when 223 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: you have to get the third, uh, and then lead 224 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: the put a guy set it all right, don't take it? 225 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: Oh they there so you see him kind of brought 226 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: the guy. They kind of here right all right? My 227 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: day is the way we were talking in the middle league. 228 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: God for you here to go with no hand to 229 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: put on the side, right, you knew your job. If 230 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: I were right handed and I had to come fund 231 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: the pictures, I'm gonna drive it down, so I'm getting 232 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: the third. I don't give you the first place the 233 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: phone plas, it doesn't matter. You was gonna put it down. 234 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: Are you going to hit it back on the middle 235 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: like the get in the third? What out? No doubt. 236 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: I know that's where we are in baseball, and we 237 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: appreciate your insight and the stuff you're doing with the 238 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: high school kids. Herm winning him a former major league 239 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: outfield of joining us here on inside the parker HERM, 240 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: thanks so much, my man stayed, well, great to talk 241 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: to you, way off as at all. I appreciate it. Yeah, 242 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: thank you appreciated. Right, Okay, it's time for the pocket 243 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers you need to know, Well, 244 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is his game. 245 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: What do you got for me, Anthony? When you're talking 246 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: about scouting, usually a term you here is five tool player. 247 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: Those tools are hit for, average, hit for, power, fielding, speed, 248 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: and arm. Now longer product of the dreaded eye test. 249 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: With saber metrics always evolving, we're now able to measure 250 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: these tools to an awe inspiring degree. One of the 251 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: most special combos you can find is the power speed combo. 252 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: In years path that metric has been measured almost solely 253 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: by home runs and stolen bases, like only four players 254 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: ever at forty homers and stolen forty bases in the season. Nowadays, 255 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: with stack cast, there are numerous ways to measure the 256 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: players that rank highly in both power and speed. First, 257 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: we look at barrels and barrel rates. Barrels or any 258 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: batted ball where a hit probability of fifty or better 259 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: and expected slugging percentage of hundred or better based on 260 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: exit velocity, lonch angle, among other factors. The leaderboard is 261 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: basically a who's who of rocket blasters. Now we can 262 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: also tap in a sprint speed, which is measured in 263 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: distance covered in feet per second in the field or 264 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: on the base pass not confined to just try and 265 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: steal bases now. According to statkast guru David Adler, in 266 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: the first few weeks of the season, only four players 267 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: in all of baseball rank in the percentier better in 268 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: both barrel rates and sprint speed. Mike Trout, the show, 269 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: Hai Otani, the twins Byron Buxton, and twenty three year 270 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: old Marlin's rookie Jazz Chisel, whose barrel rate of twenty 271 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: eight point six percent leads all of baseball, while his 272 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: sprint speed of ly enough also twenty eight point six 273 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: ft per second, ranks in the percentile. We know Trout 274 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: and Buckston can do it all, but don't sleep on 275 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: the kid from the Bahamas that it was a big 276 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: week in the Big League? Who's Who's? Is it foul 277 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: or is it fair? And Now? From MLB bro dot com, 278 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: here's JR. Gamble Jr. The Yankees just snapped their five 279 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: game losing streak on Tuesday night. Before that, the Yankees 280 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: were five and ten, off to their worst start since 281 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: ninete Is it foul or fair to say that the 282 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: Yankees are figuring things out and will be serious contenders 283 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: for the Division crown when it's all said and done, fair, 284 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: that's a fair ball. Baseball's panic over the yankees slow 285 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: start is comical. What they don't tell you is that 286 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: in the Yankees rebounded to when nineties six games and 287 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: take Cleveland to five games, losing four to three in 288 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: the LDS. So ninety seven isn't a bad barometer. The 289 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: Yankees don't stink. No, they're not hitting, and they have 290 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: a lack of timely hitting. They ranked twenty ninth out 291 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: of thirty teams in hitting going into Wednesday night's game. 292 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: Who would have thunk it with all those high priced boppers. 293 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: The pitching staff seventh in e r A. That's decent, 294 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: but the defense is seven ranked and they have the 295 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: eight most errors in the league. So it's been all 296 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: bad on those fronts. Still, it's way too early to panic. 297 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: Any baseball fan knows this deep down. This isn't the 298 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: sixty game COVID season. There's no rush. The Yankees have 299 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 1: a hundred and forty six games left. How Reynolds said 300 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: it best on MLB Network. They're five games out of 301 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: first place. But if they catch the ball and make 302 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: routine plays, they're in the games they cost themselves because 303 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: the defense is lack of days ago. Pitchers want somebody 304 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: to hats the ball. You do that and everything will 305 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: come around. He's a prophet because on Tuesday night, the 306 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: Yankees did that and broke their five game losing streak 307 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: against a tough Braves team to take the opener of 308 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: the two games set. They did it with timely hitting, 309 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: the Homo bio shella, and great pitching. They also had 310 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: a bit of luck as the red hot Ronald Cooner 311 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: is out and day to day with an abdominal stream. 312 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: But look for the Yankee to be right there in 313 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: the end, same as in nineties seven. Throw money into 314 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: more money. Now it's time for betting on the basis 315 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: with Dave Gascott. Rob I'm not gonna lie. I have 316 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: not had a losing week just yet in Major League Baseball. 317 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: No plans in doing that anytime soon. Three teams I'm 318 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: looking at over the weekend Arizona, Pittsburgundy trade and the 319 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: reason why three of words pitching staffs in all of 320 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. Diamondbacks are in Atlanta on Friday night 321 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: for their weekend series. They'll take on Kyle Wright in 322 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: the Braves who need to find a way to get 323 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: over file header, and they'll do so against Luke Weaver 324 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Take the Brave straight up in 325 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: the ball game. Also Minnesota taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates 326 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: in the Twin Cities. Pirates are bringing up Trevor k. 327 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 1: Hill in this ball game. He's got an Owen two record. 328 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: E r A is over nine at nine. I'm taking 329 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: the home team, the Twins in that affair as well. 330 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: And then we jump Saturday and we go right to Sunday. 331 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: A great matchup between Anaheim and Houston, the Los Angeles 332 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: Angels of Anaheim. Of course, I'm taking the over in 333 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: that ballgame. Angels continue to swing the bat well, Lats 334 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: mccullar's for Sustylan Bundy and that pitching matchup. Pound the over. 335 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: That's it. Gotta make some cash. I'm out. When Rob 336 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, if 337 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: I'm writing, I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer a broadcaster, 338 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: older new All right, now, let's welcome to the podcast. 339 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: David Vasse. He is the Dodger reporter for a m 340 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: five seventy l A Sports here in Los Angeles. David, 341 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the podcast, Buddy, Hey, thanks for having me again. 342 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: Rob appreciate it, no doubt. Let's talk about those Dodgers 343 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: who are off to an incredible start fourteen and four 344 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: and uh, some people are already writing that they could 345 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: set the all time win record. Where are you on that, Dave? 346 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: Is that possible with this roster? You know it's possible 347 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: with the level of competition in the National League Rock 348 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: but I'm not sure. You know, this pitching staff is 349 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: so good it is possible. I'm not going to say 350 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: it's out of the question. But the Dodgers were approaching 351 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: that Mariners record a few years ago. I believe it 352 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: was in ten, and that's not important to the Dodgers. 353 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: They're more about the big picture to have their roster 354 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: ready healthy and rested for October. So I don't believe 355 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: that's something they're going to try to chase, even if 356 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: it is in in reach. In September, Dave, let's talk 357 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: about Mookie Betts, who made any credible catch to win 358 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: a game in San Diego in Game two of that 359 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: exciting three games series, but he's injured. Give us an 360 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: update on Mookie Betts. Yeah, Mookie is supposed to be 361 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup for Thursday against the Padres. He 362 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: had X rays on his right farm rob and they 363 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: came back negative. So that was a really huge style 364 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: of relief for the Dodgers after it hit by a 365 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: pitch by Rafael Montero on the ninth inning of that game. 366 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: So that was really Uh, the Dodgers dodged the bullet 367 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: in more ways than one. Because if there's one guy 368 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: they can not afford to lose for any extended period 369 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: of time is Mookie Betts, especially with Cody Bellinger on 370 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: the injured list right now, so he is going to 371 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: be back in the lineup, according to Dave Roberts on Thursday, 372 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: Dave the Guy, and then I think tipped the scales 373 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers when they signed Trevor Bauer to free 374 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 1: agent uh Sy Young award, We're not coming over from 375 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: the Reds. He's been tremendous to start the season. Talk 376 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: about his addition and uh as the sky to limit 377 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: for this guy with this Dodge offense, I think he 378 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: can win the National League Saw Young again? What what 379 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: what do you say? Yeah? I would say so after 380 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: the way he's pitched in the first three or four 381 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: outings of this season, Rob there's no doubt that he's 382 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: UH very much in contention to do it again, and 383 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: he's he is part of this Dodger rotation to me, 384 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: that has given them the best record in baseball. It's 385 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 1: not their offense, it's not their bullpen, it's their starting 386 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: rotation that has really helped the Dodgers get off to 387 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: this great start. You go from Bower to Bueller, to 388 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: Kershot to Aria's and also giving Dustin May the opportunity 389 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: to grow in this rotation as he he learns on 390 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: the job. I think it's going to be really the 391 00:24:55,040 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: rotation that UH keeps the Dodgers afloat all season. Our 392 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: guests here on Inside the Parker is David Vasse, the 393 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: Dodgers reporter for A M five seventy l A Sports 394 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles, and Dave, I don't think this is 395 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: an overstatement. I watched all the games, but that Padres 396 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: Dodgers series last weekend in San Diego felt like a 397 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: playoff atmosphere, especially that Friday night game that winning then 398 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: extra innings. Am I being over the top with it 399 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: or was there something to it. No, it was a 400 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: great series, rob the great three game series, and it 401 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: was one of those few things that lived up to 402 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: the hype, and you don't usually see that when everybody's 403 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: hyping it up. And this series is gonna be a 404 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: rematch of everything that we saw in that three game 405 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: series with the starting rotation because of uh May and 406 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: Musgrow going on Sunday, Snell and Bower getting round two 407 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: and starting it off with Deeler and David Weathers. By 408 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: the way, the Padres last one of their best starting 409 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 1: pictures uh In uh In the Ellison Lament, So that 410 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: was a big loss for them. Who's the best player 411 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: in baseball? Is it Mike Trout or is it Mookie Betts. Mookie, 412 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts has been one of the stars. It's been 413 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: the it's been the Mookie Show ever since he got here. 414 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: Rob He's that catch on Saturday Night is just indicative 415 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: of his preparation, his athleticism and his baseball i Q. 416 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: He doesn't make that catch without getting a great jump 417 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: off the bat. So for me, Mookie Betts by far 418 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: is I know everybody's talking about Mike Trout and Ronald A. 419 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: Kunya Jr. Kunja Jr. Is a great player, so is 420 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: Mike Trout. But for me, Mookie Betts has come up 421 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: time after time in big moments, and I would say 422 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: that he's He's the best player in baseball for me, 423 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: hands down. Last thing Clayton Kershaw is their chance that 424 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: he resigns with the Dodgers and comes back UH to 425 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: finish his career, or it could this be possibly season 426 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: in l A. It's possible, Rob, but I don't see 427 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: him pitching in any other uniform. I thought there was 428 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: a chance he might leave a couple of years ago 429 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: because he really wasn't buying into the analytics from Andrew Friedman, 430 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: and then started to buy into it, and he saw 431 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: that the success they were able to have. He never 432 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: was into just measuring players by numbers and making decisions 433 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: off of that. He can live with it right now. 434 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: They just won the World Series. His family loves it here. 435 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: I don't see him going anywhere. You know, everybody talks 436 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: about the Rangers, but they haven't gotten any better, even 437 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: though they've gone into that new stadium. So I can't 438 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: see him playing for a ninety lost team. I don't 439 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: care how close it is to his house. And it 440 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 1: feels like the Dodgers and their ownership loves him so 441 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: much and understand the legacy that he would never they 442 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: would not allow him to go anywhere else. But it'll 443 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what what kind of agreement they 444 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: can come to, because he not a thirty five million 445 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: dollar a year picture, no doubt. All right there it is. 446 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for the knowledge, Mr David Vasse, Dodgers reporter A M. 447 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: Five seventy l A Sports in l A. Well, appreciate 448 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: your Dave. We'll see you down the road, buddy. Okay, Rob, 449 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: thanks a lot, appreciate you having me on great as always. 450 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: Better up. It's Jones and for baseball fans, take on 451 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: the game we lost. Hello everyone, this is Jones, MLB 452 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: bro content reporter. Today. I have a message for all 453 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: Yankee fans. Chill. Yes, the Yankees are all to a 454 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: rocky start, but let's not act like this never happened before. 455 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: They also started five and ten and they ended up 456 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: winning ninety six games. Now, I'm not necessarily saying just 457 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: because they rebounded in the past that history will repeat itself. 458 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: All I'm trying to say is baseball is a marathon. 459 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: They play two games it's not a sprint. So let's 460 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: let the season play out a bit. Let's get a 461 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: larger sample, socks. I mean, we're not even twenty games 462 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: into the season. So as of right now, Ship, it's 463 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: not time to penny now bringing the closer. Here's why 464 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and it 465 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: isn't even close. Reason number nine hundred and ninety five 466 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: White Baseball is better than the NBA. In the NFL, 467 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: it's because it's a long season. You can't bury somebody 468 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: or bury a team because the first two or three 469 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: weeks weren't good. The Yankees off to a terrible start, 470 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: you think the season is over. In the Bronx, no way, 471 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: no how. The Red Sox got off to an O 472 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: and three start, and you know the sky was falling 473 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: a chicken. Little guess what, they ran off nine straight wins. 474 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: In some sports, and and in the NFL, you lose 475 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: four or five games, the season over. In the NBA, 476 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't take too much before you can run yourself 477 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: out of contention. Uh And and of course the seating 478 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: and where you finish can determine often if you're gonna 479 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: move on. So getting off to a horrendous start could 480 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: put you in a hole that would be very difficult 481 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: to get out. But baseball has played for six months, 482 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: every day virtually. There's so much baseball to be played, 483 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: no matter how bad it is. And uh it's early, 484 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: we're still in April. Fans don't have to be like, oh, 485 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: this is it, this is gonna be a long season. 486 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to watch. Teams can get hot, run 487 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: off a ton of games, and get back in it. 488 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: That's what makes baseball great. It's not a sprint, It's 489 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: a marathon. Yea. In the words of New York TV 490 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time, 491 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: this time until next time. Rob Parker out, he can't 492 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: get it. This could be an inside the Parker to 493 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: see you next weekend, same bad time, same massa