1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshires to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: voter number seventy six, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker. What a great show we 7 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: have for you today. Former Major League infielder and outfielder 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: bit Robert stops By, also Dave Sims, the TV play 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: by play man for the Seattle Mariners, will check in 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: with them, and uh, they're starting the Major League Baseball season. 11 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: That plus foul affair. Let's go up to lead off. 12 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: It's getting robbed to keep him on. Rob's hot take 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, 14 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: The New York freaking Yankees are red hot, I mean 15 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 1: red hot. Don't touch the stove. Going into Wednesday night 16 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: in Toronto, the Yankees had won eleven in a row, 17 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: eleven they bolted the best record in baseball, and they're 18 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: doing it all kinds of ways. Pitching, the starting rotation, 19 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: the bullpen strong and solid, and the Masters are back, 20 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: including Aaron Judge who has been on a tear and 21 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: has been hitting home runs with regularity uh for the 22 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: Bronx Bombers, and he has been something special to watch. 23 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: Also Gi and Carlo Stanton as bad as hot. And 24 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: the Yankees find themselves in first place in the American 25 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: League East, and that's a tough division with some really 26 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: good teams, of course Tampa Bay in Toronto, but they're 27 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: getting it and and this is the team. This reminds 28 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: me of nine when the Yankees were winning with with 29 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: unbelievable UH at an unbelievable rate and won all those 30 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: games and wind up winning the World Series to beat 31 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: the Padres in in the World Series. Before the seasons started, 32 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: I did pick the Yankees and the Padres. It's just 33 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: kind of weird that we're talking about nine and that. 34 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: But one last note on the Yankees is about Aaron 35 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: Judge who bet on himself, turned down that two hundred 36 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: and thirteen point five million dollar contract extension, said he 37 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: will just play out the year and then see what happens, 38 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: and he is in fuego and could wind up getting 39 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: a laugh laugh, laugh, and wind up getting a three 40 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: hundred million dollar contracts. So there we are they Yankees 41 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: are there and playing as good a baseball as anybody. 42 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: Number two. Don't look now, but the Los Angeles Angels 43 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: are in first place in the American League West. I 44 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: know it's a short sample size only the first games 45 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: they were fifteen and ten. Going into Wednesday, they had 46 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: won seven of their last ten. But let's just be 47 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: honest with Mike Trout show Heyo Tani Joe Madden as 48 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: a manager. Baseball needs the Angels to be relevant. Baseball 49 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: needs the Angels to be in the postseason. They have 50 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: two of the biggest stars in the game. Baseball needs 51 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: the Angels. Yes, it's not gonna be good enough for 52 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: them to go by the wayside and not make it. 53 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's always the same story. Now. They've had 54 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: injury the last couple of years, but they don't have 55 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: pitching or not good enough pitching. And so far they've 56 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: gotten some better pitching. And will it hold up, will 57 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: it be enough? We just don't know yet. But baseball 58 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: needs the Angels to be good and this is at 59 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: least a good start and makes you feel like maybe, 60 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: just maybe they'll have what it takes. And it would 61 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: be great for the Angels to finally make it in 62 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs. We want to see Mike Trout on that 63 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: big stage. We want to see show Hey o Tani 64 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,559 Speaker 1: pitch and have some key, big at bats and big 65 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: moments when everybody's watching in October. So I'm not rooting 66 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: for anybody. I'm a reporter. I don't root, but I'm 67 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: telling you Major League Baseball is rooting for the Angels, 68 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: and it makes total sense. Number three Mac Suzer had 69 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: the day off on Tuesday night at City Field in Flushing, 70 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: but he was working overtime and overworking the umpire so 71 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: much so that home plate umpire Jeremy Riggs ejected sures Or, 72 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,679 Speaker 1: who wasn't even pitching, in the sixth inning, for arguing 73 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: balls and strikes in the game he wasn't even involved in. Now, 74 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: the Mets won the game three to nothing over the 75 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves, but Sarza was mad about a call on 76 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: one of his teammates, Dominic Smith, and just went crazy 77 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: on the umpire. The umpire was obviously not gonna have it, 78 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: because sure as it was in uniform and on the 79 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: bench and barking at the umpire. So he was ejected 80 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: from the game. And uh, it's not often that players 81 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: who don't play um get ejected, but it did happen 82 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: to Max scherz or so even on the night off, 83 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: he got the night off and was sent to the shower. 84 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen, Headler, it's so good. Now, 85 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: let's welcome to the podcast. Bip Roberts born Leon Roberts, 86 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: but everybody knows him as Bip, the former major league 87 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: second baseman, left field and switch hitter to nine lifetime 88 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: batting average. Uh, and let's welcome him to the podcast. Bip. 89 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: What's going on my man? Hey, Rob be mad It's 90 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: good to talk to you. Man. I'm just you know, 91 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: you know me, man, I'm up here in the community. 92 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: I'm living for God now, man, and so I'm just 93 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: enjoying every day on his earth and just trying to 94 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: give back as much as possible. I know you're doing 95 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: great work up in the Bay Area. So that's awesome. 96 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little baseball and the team that you cover, uh, 97 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: the Oakland A's and the last team you actually played for. 98 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: And we know, Bip, there was a big fire sale. Uh, 99 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: so many of the good players were let go. UM. 100 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: I don't even know if I have enough space to 101 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: talk about all the players who were gone, but Matt 102 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: Olsen was traded governed of Josh Harrison, start, Stalin Marte, 103 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: Chris Bassett. I mean, just we could go on and 104 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: on and on. How are the fans responding to, you know, 105 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: the fire sale and how they got to the team? 106 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: Robert was thirteen players including the manager, and I think 107 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: you're talking about the cop thirteen on the forty man roster, 108 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: the best players that you could actually have on your 109 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: rochster being traded. Um, you know, having been and this 110 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: is my hometown team, wanting raised and open like you 111 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: said in the in the introduction, UM, seventy three, seventy four, 112 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: these guys won champ the ships in the ballparkle school 113 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: and you knew each of every player on that field. 114 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: I could name you to start mine up now fifty 115 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: years or later. But now when you trade away the 116 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: top thirteen as well as the manager. Um, when I 117 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: go around and I'm asking people are they coming out 118 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: to the games and you know, any of the open aids, 119 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: and most people say no, And then I'm kind of 120 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: taken back because again, this is my hometown team. And 121 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: I asked him why aren't you following the aid? And 122 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: they'll give me a lot of different reasons. The main 123 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: reasons because they trade the players away once the spans 124 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: become once they become fan favors to trade away. And 125 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: the second thing they say is I'm boycotting this team 126 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: right now, and I'm just taken back. Man. It's like, 127 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: we have this major league team here in Oakland, and 128 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: right now the fans just don't want to support it 129 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: based on the things that they've seen. And they really 130 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: blame it on not Billy Bean or David Force. They 131 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: blame it on Mr Fisher, the owner. And it's hard 132 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: to convince a fan to spend his money when he's 133 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: not and when he's feeling like he's not getting his 134 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: money for Yeah, it's hard to argue. I mean, you know, 135 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: it's a business. Fans wanna wanna a competitive team. It 136 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: is said when you talk about the history of the 137 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: Oakland A's and and so far this year, as as 138 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: with the roster gutted, coming into Wednesday, they were still 139 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: chading fourteen. Not the worst team in baseball, not total garbage, 140 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: but but how are they doing it? Are they just 141 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: young kids playing? How are they even at close to 142 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: five hundreds. But what I see is as a bunch 143 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: of guys who have on a major league uniform. They're 144 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: trying to find their way. They're hungry, they want to 145 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: make a name for themselves, and they want to stay 146 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: in the Major League. You know, I take myself back 147 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: to when I was I was hungry man. I didn't 148 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: care what team I played for. I just wanted to 149 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: go out and do well, represent my family and trying 150 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: to figure out how I'm going to stay in this league. 151 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: And so I think that's what why they're planning so 152 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: well or or planned competitively, because these guys they have 153 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: on an open age jersey, that's the big League, that's 154 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: the top, that's as far as you can get men 155 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: to come to. This game is the big league, and 156 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: these guys want to stay up here, and so they're 157 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: putting out their best foot. They may not have the 158 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: talent on the forty man roster that other teams have, 159 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: but I think in their minds they're competing because they 160 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: know this is the big league. Bib Roberts is our guest, 161 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: the former Major league infielder and outfield and he also 162 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: does work for NBC Sports Bay Area as a co 163 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: host of the Oakland A's pregame telecast. A bit obviously 164 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: you cover, you know, you see everybody come through and 165 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: you talk about baseball as a whole. Yesterday we saw 166 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: a milestone. Uh, Dusty Baker, the manager of the Houston Astros, 167 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 1: recorded his two thousand victory, one of only twelve managers 168 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: to do that. Ten of them are in the Hall 169 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: of Fame. Did Dusty punch his ticket to the Baseball 170 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame as a manager? You know, Dusty is 171 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: so unstung man. You know, people called Dusty when they 172 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: want to rebuild their team or have somebody who was 173 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: capable of leading the shift in the right direction. And 174 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: I think for like maybe what five different teams, Dusty 175 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: went in right at the ship and then took those 176 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: guys to the playoffs. Now, I know everybody bases it 177 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: on how many rings you have or what it may be, 178 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: but I think that there's a lot of ballplayers who 179 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: are great players who don't have rings, you know. So 180 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: I believe that what Dusty has done and being the 181 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: only African American manager to win two thousand games, I 182 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: think he deserves to be in their hands down. Regardless 183 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: that if he wants the ring or not. And I 184 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: think that's the only argument they can have against him, 185 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: because wherever he's done, he's done with. Dusty Baker is 186 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: capable of doing, and that eating the way building teams, 187 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 1: building players up to be better than what they may do, 188 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: but also catching those players at a time like right 189 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: now with Houston, he had to go in and deflect 190 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: everything that was coming at Houston and find a way 191 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: to win, and I think he did that. You never 192 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: heard anything from the players. It was Dusty speaking on it, 193 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: making sure that everything that was coming out of his 194 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: mouth would be directed back at him and not at 195 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: the team. And so he's been great at deflecting that 196 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: type of stuff away from his team and at the 197 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: same time building a team that wins. I don't care 198 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 1: where he went, he always found the right talent and 199 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: he always put the right talent on the field, and 200 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: he used his team in a way that would get 201 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: him wins. And so that's what you want from a 202 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: manager to take you chicken salad or whatever. You know 203 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: that other words, you a would say a turn it 204 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: in the chicken salad. Because everywhere he's gone he found 205 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: a way to become a winner, no doubt. I mean, 206 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: it's been an incredible ride for Dusty. I think Dusty 207 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: also it's probably the coolest guy who'dever played baseball. He 208 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: always and you know his bip with the with the wristbands. 209 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: He still wears wristbands as a manager, and he wore 210 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: wristbands as a player. Always got that toothpick going. And 211 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: this is the guy who who helped to create the 212 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: high five with Glenn Burke as a member of the Dodgers. 213 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 1: I mean, how cool is that the first time a 214 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: high five was ever done was Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke. 215 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: You know, Dusty was he kind of before his time, 216 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, before the words swag really meant anything. Dusty 217 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: has swag. You know, he had that. He had the 218 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: street credibility. But Dusty is a tough guy to either 219 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: take no mess from nobody. But he also was always 220 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,479 Speaker 1: one who understood the time and dressed accordingly. His personality 221 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: was according to what the times were. Um and as 222 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: he said, he always had the tooth pick in and 223 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: he always had wristbands. No other manager ever had a 224 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: tooth stick in his mouth and bands off. The thing 225 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: that got me was, even though he was wearing a mask, 226 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: he still had a to pick in his mouth. Dusty 227 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: being Dusty man. And when you talk to dust you 228 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: always felt to his presence. You know, no matter how 229 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: cool we are with each other, you always knew what 230 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: Dusty stood or what Dusty stood for. And he's never 231 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: changed that. He's always been the same. And those are 232 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: the type of guys that I respect. I respect those 233 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: guys who, even though they've had some fame, they didn't change. 234 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: You know, so many guys they get that same and 235 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: then they change on you and you don't know who 236 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: they are. But a lot of us we come from 237 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: the streets. You come from the streets from open dost. 238 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: He come from the streets of Sacramento. There was no 239 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: way for us to change because who we are and 240 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: who we are, and you can't change who you are 241 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: when you come from certain types of environment, no doubt. 242 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: His name is Bill Roberts, former Major League infielder and outfielder. 243 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: Switch it or little people don't steal bases like you, 244 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: bip like they used to. It's a totally different game. 245 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: But as always, we appreciate your insight and knowledge, and uh, 246 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: we'll check back in and and I think it's tough 247 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: for fans in Oakland, with a great city. They've lost 248 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: all the teams and it looks like the A's or 249 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: next and last to leave the Oakland, California. And I 250 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: think it's pretty sad, I really do. Yeah, I hope not. 251 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: You know, when I look at the ballpark right now, 252 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: there's a capacity of thirty five thousand seats and only 253 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: about twenty hundred people are showing up, So it looks 254 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: bleak right now. Um, I think everybody's depending on his 255 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: new stadium or to come into effect, and everybody approves 256 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: it without that and without it being Howard Terminal. As 257 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: Data Cabo, the president of the Asian said, it's either 258 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: Howard Terminal or bus. If they don't get the stadium 259 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: on the waterfront, the A's will probably lead down. So 260 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: it's sad, but it's also the true each and every 261 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: day that that you think the twos gonna stay all 262 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: right Pit Roberts, thanks buddy, appreciate you, Rob, You take 263 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: yourself good talking to you. Fox Sports Radio has the 264 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 265 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within 266 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 267 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: listen live. It's time for the pocket Protector Central the 268 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:36,119 Speaker 1: analytic numbers you need to know. Well, maybe Anthony Masterson 269 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: is his name. B S Analytics is his game. What 270 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: do you got from me, Anthony? The first month of 271 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: two season has come and gone, and it was historic, 272 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: for better or worse. With human doors installed in every 273 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: ballpark and potential other issues with the baseball itself, we 274 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: saw offense sink to depths not seen in generations. League 275 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: Wide le PS was the lowest in the month of 276 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: April since one and the two thirty league average was 277 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: the lowest since the Year of the Pitcher in nineteen 278 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,479 Speaker 1: sixty eight, where offense fell off so far they had 279 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: to lower the mound the following year. And it's not 280 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: just the basic stuff either. Expected batting average is a 281 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: metric devised by stack Cast that places a number on 282 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: the probability any batted ball will be a base hit 283 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: based on exit velocity, launch angle, and the speed of 284 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: the batter himself. Sometimes, for example, if a ball is 285 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: hit at one miles per hour with a degree launch angle, 286 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 1: every batted ball in the stack Cast era since with 287 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 1: similar metrics was a hit seven out of ten times, 288 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: so the expected batting average would be seven. Well, the 289 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: gulf between the league batting average and the league expected 290 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: batting average was the largest in the stack cast era. 291 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: I mentioned the average at two thirty, but the expected 292 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: average was two fifty two, a never before seeing disparity. 293 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: Last year, the league hit two forty four with an 294 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: XBA of two forty three, just for reference, Usually they're 295 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: pretty close. Power wise, the league slugging was three sixty nine, 296 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: while the expected slugging was a much more robust four 297 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: thirty four. That numerous players have shared their frustrations with 298 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: hard hit balls dying at the wall and the beauty 299 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: of stat cast. Now we can prove their frustrations have 300 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: merit that ball. It was a big week in the 301 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: big leagues. Who's Who's Is it foul? Or is it fair? 302 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: And now from MLB bro dot com, here's JR gamball. 303 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: Dusty Baker became the first black manager to win two 304 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: thousand games. Jr? Is it foul? Or is it fair? 305 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: To say that? Even if he doesn't win a World Series, 306 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: Dusty Baker is a Hall of Famer. Fair it's a 307 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: fair ball? In fact, I have an old to Dusty 308 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: Baker to express how I feel about his historical accomplishment 309 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: Patty Cake. Patty Cake Baker's The Man, two thousand Winds 310 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: Hall of Fames in the can the Asiatic Black Man, 311 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: and MLB's record books were deeper than a pack van 312 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 1: because Dusty Baker drives the bus. The Riverside, California native, 313 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: how they decorated twenty five years managing with the special placement. 314 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: Dusty told you that he did it for the culture, 315 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: reflecting on Jackie Robinson, Frank Robinson, the Posters, Hank Aaron, 316 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: the influence inspiration for the next generation. The only manager 317 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: to lead five teams to the playoffs and win division 318 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: titles with those teams, Dusty took no days off the 319 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: San Francisco Giants. He took them to the Series. The 320 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: Cubs came close, but luck was his enemy. Always winning programs, though, 321 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: was the theory. He won in Cincinnati. He won with 322 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: the Knats, took the Astros to the World Series, pushed 323 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: the Scandals back. Dusty even helped invent the High five 324 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: with Glenn Burke in the seventies when Froze were Mad Lives. 325 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: It's an undeniable resume because first he played eight seasons 326 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: with the Braves and another eight with the Dodgers and 327 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: the Giants and the Oakland A's. He hit two seventy 328 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: eight with two hundred and forty two homers over a 329 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: thousand RBIs and MLB bro grower. When he went into managing, 330 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: it was a perfect fit. All these decades later, he's 331 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: twelfth on the all time list. On a day when 332 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: his son Darren walked off the game in single a, 333 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: Dusty Baker further immortalized his name World Series of Bust. 334 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: He'll get that Cooper's Town bust because the spirit of 335 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: baseball flows through rivers, not mud. And Dusty still in 336 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: the game, seventy years of age, making moves and maneuvers 337 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: within a metrics game. He's the perfect breeze combination of 338 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: joy and pain in a baseball package. And you can't 339 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: ignore the name and NLB bro flow. That's short to stay. 340 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: Dusty Baker lay the path, no doubt, He's Hall of Fame. 341 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: Congrats Dusty Baker on your two win becoming the first 342 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: black manager to do so. Throw money into more money. 343 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: Now it's time for betting on the basis with Dave Gascott. 344 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: That money Rob It's a brand new weekends, so we 345 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: get things underway and a little bit of a morning 346 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: delight for those on the West coast afternoon for those 347 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: in Boston. Red Sox and Angels, Angels, Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, 348 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: all vying for top spots and the respected divisions whould 349 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: have thought that coming into the season. Angels have sent 350 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: Showy Otani on the bump versus Richiel on the pitching matchup. 351 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: Otani two and two record e r A at four 352 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: nineteen Hills and one so far the three s A 353 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Angels and this one. They're playing great 354 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: ball as of late. Speaking of playing great ball, San 355 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: Diego Padres are doing just that handling business. Yesterday they 356 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: get the Miami Marlins at home. Nick Martinez is on 357 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: the butt for the home team one and to record 358 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: with the four one two e r A. But San 359 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: Diego starting pitching this season has been fantastic. Give me 360 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: the Friars at home at Petco Park. The other one 361 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: I'm looking at as well, Medicine Phillies Mets have been 362 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: dynamite this year, opening things up nine games over to one. 363 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: Walker versus Aaron Nolan. The pitching matchup in Philadelphia I'm 364 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: gonna take the Phillies and this one as a home dog. 365 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 366 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer, 367 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: a broadcaster, older, new Now, let's welcome in Dave Sims. 368 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: He is the television play by play man for the 369 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: Seattle Mariners. Dave and a butt of your mind. Welcome 370 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: to the podcast. How are you doing? Rob? Gonna be 371 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: back with you. I'm doing well, Thank you? How are 372 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: you doing great? And we do want to catch up 373 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: with you on the Maritors? And uh, you know the 374 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 1: start that they're off to. They won twelve of their 375 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: first twenty three games. Uh, you know a year ago, Dave, 376 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: this team just missed the postseason ninety and seventy two. 377 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: Do they have enough? Can they get there this year? 378 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: I think? Uh? I think they have a really good 379 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,919 Speaker 1: chance to make up lasts this year. I think that 380 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: the addition of Adam Fraser's second Jesse Winker and left 381 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: Ao henning O Suarez at third, I think those are 382 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: nice additions that Lincoln's the lineup. Starting pitching has been good. 383 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: Logan Gilbert Pitcher the months he's in the second year 384 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: he's been outstanding. You know, Robbie Rays coming off winning 385 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: the Cy Young in the American League. Marcosealysi's his battle tested, 386 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: Chris Flection had a great best his best year, and 387 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: between Matt Brash and a young kid named George Kirby 388 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: hadn't been caught up yet but eventually will be. I 389 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: think we got enough pitching in a bullpen with stellar 390 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: last year and and uh most of those guys with 391 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: one or two exceptions returned, so I like the chances. 392 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: And Julio Rodriguez was up to a pretty good start, um, 393 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: you know, sitting the ball well, uh the last few 394 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: weeks after after going through a stretch where it looked 395 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: like he was just being persecuted by umpires on pitches 396 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: that were that were fifty fifty or sometimes forty sixty. 397 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: They could have been strikes on the outside corner. So 398 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: all in all, it's a good start to this season. 399 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: Tell tell me about Rode twenty one years old and 400 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: what are the plans for him? How big of a 401 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: start can this guy be and how does he fit 402 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: into their future? What the plan play him every day? 403 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: And that's what's happening. I mean he you know, he 404 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,479 Speaker 1: had his first home run. Uh was that a Miami 405 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: couple of days a couple of days ago earlier in 406 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: a week. And uh, he's got He's a five tool guy, 407 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: plays with the joy of a Clementi or Maze or Griffy. 408 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: He's played a very good center field. I didn't you 409 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: know I came in he was an out. I just 410 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: figured he was off, you know, swing to bat and 411 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: and whatnot. But he, I tell you what, he's done 412 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: a great job covering gap to gap, learned how to 413 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: take charge out there. And also he came out of 414 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: the box nine for nine and base stealing, and base 415 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: stealing is not a big part of major league baseball anymore. 416 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: And this big guy, he's six four about two, and 417 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: he can motor and it's it's a sight to see. Uh. 418 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: And he plays, you know, tremendous joy, enthusiasm. He's an 419 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: absolute keeper and he's got a chance to be very 420 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 1: very big in Seattle for a long time. How about 421 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,479 Speaker 1: Kyle Lewis and what's the deal? Give me an update 422 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: on him. He was American League rookie a year and 423 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: I know he's been uh beat up through injuries and 424 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: hasn't played since May thirty one last year. Dave, what's 425 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: the latest update on his beginning a rehab assignment this 426 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: week and hopefully we can get him back. I would 427 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: love to see we're here, we are early May. I 428 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: would love to say in the May we get him back. 429 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: That would be phenomenal and that would he put him 430 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: into rotation with Julio and Kelnick and Winker and Mitch. 431 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: Hanniger has a high ankle spring, so hopefully he'll be 432 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: back into you know, into May or early June or something. Now, 433 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: high ankle injuries can go. But you know, if we 434 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: if we add Kyle and we can, he'll probably he 435 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: probably won't see center field again and probably be in 436 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: less field. And again, it'll be a good rotation for 437 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: the guys in terms of and whatnot. So if he 438 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: comes back, that's going to be a tremendous boon to 439 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: the offensive right hand bat with the pop and then 440 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: the guy that could run well. I don't want to 441 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: say you can run. I want to presuppose anything. I 442 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: want to see how he is running coming off the 443 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: knee injuries, because he's had a bunch, no doubt. Our 444 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: guest to Dave Sims Mariners TV play by play man. 445 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: Also another guy like on rosters of course JP Crawford. 446 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: And he's off to a good start with the bad 447 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:11,719 Speaker 1: Dave batting three seventy five going into Tuesday. And also 448 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: he's got four pops home runs already. Uh, he's off 449 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,719 Speaker 1: to a great start. He is using the entire field. 450 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 1: He is having a fabulous beginning. The first month has 451 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 1: been outstanding. Four home runs early on. He didn't get 452 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: his fourth home run last year to something like June fifte. Uh. 453 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: You know we're not asking him to hit home runs. 454 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 1: I mean that's a bonus. But the fact that nobody 455 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: very rarely our team shifting on him anymore left hand batter, 456 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: and he now is a pole to pole guy, which 457 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: which is very old school and and it works. And 458 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: he's dynamic at shortstop on the Gold couple of years ago. 459 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna win a few more before his 460 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: career is done. Uh. He's the top of the American 461 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: League batters and and war War position players. He's number 462 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: one offensive war He's number one. Uh. I mean you 463 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: look up and down, let's see he's number one in uh, 464 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: leading the league in batting average he's having a super 465 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: year on base percentage, he's leading to and it's just 466 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: been a lot of fun to watch a great leader, 467 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: good kid to sign a contract extension, a five year deal, 468 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: so he's another he is a keeper and he's not. 469 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: I was talking to him the other day about this. 470 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 1: He said, I said, what about your leadership? He said, well, 471 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 1: I'm not a right rod guy, but I'm gonna lead 472 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: by example, and that he does. He plays hard all 473 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,479 Speaker 1: the time and he's got service to manager. I remember, 474 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: like a year and a half two years ago, was 475 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: all but said he was his favorite player because you know, 476 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: and he put him in a pressure situation offensively, defensively, 477 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna rise to the to the occasion and you 478 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: know he shows up every day and you know he 479 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: wants to play a hundred six and two games. Yeah, 480 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: that's nice to see, no doubt about it. I enjoyed 481 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: watching him play. Talk about the A L West and 482 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: where the division shakes out. Obviously, the Angels early on 483 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: first month there there in first place. Uh see, I 484 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: do over your course, and then you got the astros um. 485 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: The Athletics and Rangers are pulling up the rear. But 486 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: are the Angels. I mean, obviously the Astrols are always 487 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: going to be in the mix. They have been day 488 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: but are the Angels Do they have enough pitching? We 489 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: know that then with Trout and Otani and those sticks, 490 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: you know they got hitting, But do they have the 491 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: pitching to win the division? We're gonna find out. That's 492 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: the question that everybody's been talking about. I mean, Lorenzen 493 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: is off to a very good start, three and one 494 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: with a three oh four. Shandon ball uh, he's one 495 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: and one with a one to nine. Otani you know 496 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: his four one nine, that's gonna come down. He's two 497 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: and two. Most synderguards off to a two and oh 498 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: start with a two one two, And at the back end, 499 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: they've got one of the best relievers that I think 500 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people around the country talking about about 501 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: Rachel and Glaciers is pretty much lights out when he 502 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: comes in. I already had six saves in the first 503 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: eleven games. So the pitching is definitely the question mark, 504 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: because now that Taylor Ward is lightening up, Trout's being trapped. 505 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: I mean he's three twenty four. We got an open yes, 506 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: it's almost twelve hundreds and Taylor what's right in front 507 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: of them. So those two cats are just ripping it. 508 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: And then you figure in, you know, Joe Adel at 509 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: some point it's gonna come. I think he's gonna come 510 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: around town. He's not gonna hit twenty six for the 511 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: whole season. And ditto Anthony Randon. They you know, Joe 512 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: MADD's got a nice crew there, It really does. And 513 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: if they pitch, they're gonna be They're gonna be solidable, 514 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: no question. Last thing, Dave, the Mariners, we're right there 515 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: last year on the astrals. We know where they are. 516 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: I think that the Mariners have a real shot to 517 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: win this division. And here's here's the key, Robs the 518 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: Mariners have lost earlier in the week, the Marriners have 519 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: reached the point where they were they had lost twenty 520 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: four the last eight in Houston. The key is gonna 521 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: be able to keep this season. For the remaining games 522 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: in Houston. We got two more trips down here. I 523 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: gotta keep ahead above water and hold and hold the 524 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: fort at home. And if they can do that, they're 525 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: gonna be right in the thick. There's no doubt about it. 526 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: And I think I think they'll be able to hold 527 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: their own against the Angels. Um Oakland always finds a 528 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: way to be pesky, and I don't think Texas has 529 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: enough pitching and Marcus Simeons often incredibly slow start. I 530 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: don't factor them in uh this season. So the American 531 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,479 Speaker 1: League West, it's worth keeping an eye on now bringing 532 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: the closer. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL 533 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: or NBA, and it isn't even close. Number five and 534 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: fifty five. Why Major League Baseball is better than the 535 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: NBA and better than the NFL. There's no clock. There's 536 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: no time for the game. The game can be quick, 537 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: it can be long. It could be drawn out, it 538 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: could be epic, it could be many a lot of things. 539 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: That's what makes baseball so cool is that there is 540 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: no clock, and it could be quick work, it could 541 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: be a drawn out of fair, it could be a 542 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: four hour a fair, and still the assignment is the same, 543 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: seven up, down on both sides. And that's the ball game. 544 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: And this past week we saw a minor league get 545 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: called out on the new rule for stepping out of 546 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: the box and taking too much time, and the umpire 547 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: called him a strikeout without him getting the third strike 548 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: on him, just for a delay it's in the minor leagues, 549 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: and let me tell you keep it there. We don't 550 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: want this in the major leagues. Are you kidding me? 551 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: If I pay big money to go see show Heyatani 552 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: or Mike Trout or Aaron Judge or Mookie Betts and 553 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: he's called up by an umpire because he took too 554 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: many seconds in the box, I want to read fun. 555 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: That's not what baseball fans want. When will we stop 556 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: catering to non baseball lovers, the only people who want 557 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: the game shorter, or people who don't like the game. 558 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,479 Speaker 1: I don't know any baseball fan who goes to the 559 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: parking goes I hope this game is over in two hours. 560 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: You don't go to the ballpark with that in mind. 561 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: That's not baseball. Can we stop already shortening the game? 562 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: It's crazy. I hate it. It's dumb. In the words 563 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking 564 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: you for your time this time until next time. Rob 565 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: Parker out. He can't get this could be an inside 566 00:33:52,200 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: the Parkers as you as you us assu