1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: From the Berke shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: Fame voter number one oh three, Rob Parker. Welcome to 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: Inside the Parker. We got a great show for you today. 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: Coming up, we're gonna talk with former Twins outfielder Jock Jones. 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: He stops by tells us about what he's doing post baseball. 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: It'll be an interested listen. Plus, we'll do foul Affair 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: with j R. Gamble j R. Of course from the 11 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: Shadow League dot Com. We've got that and much more. 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: I'm Rob Parker, your host. I'm here, you there. Let's 13 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: go up to lead off. It's getting robbed and keep 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: him on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest story 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. Number one. Don't look now, but 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: Ronald Lacuna Junior is headed for startup. I know people 17 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: know about him, and he's been a really good player, 18 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: but but this year, more so than ever, it's hard 19 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: not to look at this guy and think that he 20 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: could be like a Mike Trout kind of person with 21 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: the numbers he's putting up. A Kunya this past week 22 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: became just the second youngest player in baseball history behind 23 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 1: Yes Mike Trout to hit thirty home runs and steal 24 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: thirty bases in the same season. That's right, and a Kunia, 25 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: with about five weeks left to the baseball season, has 26 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: thirty six homers thirty steels. This was as of Tuesday, 27 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: and he could become you ready for this the fifth 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: player in baseball history to join the forty forty club. 29 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: It's possible, it's reachable. You know what's even more scary 30 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: that he'll be twenty two in December. This guy is 31 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: tearing up Major League Baseball. People in the Braves organization 32 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: know that they got a bona fide star. They have 33 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: a guy who could be the anchor of their team 34 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 1: for the next ten fifteen years. That's why the name 35 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: uh Mike Trout comes up. Um. One thing that's never 36 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: been done in baseball is the fifty fifty club. Fifty 37 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: home runs, fifty steals, especially since guys don't steal bases 38 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: like they used to. But um, is it impossible? Is 39 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: this Skuy not the limit? This guy was the teen 40 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: National League Rookie a year for good reason. And there's 41 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: no sophomore Jinks sophomore slump with a Kuna. He has 42 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: been lethal. That's why the Braves are in position to 43 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: win the NL East. The Braves are a really good team. 44 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: And Ronald Acuna is a star bigger than just a 45 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: rookie of the year. He's a star in baseball and 46 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: could be the next forty forty man And you know what, 47 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: that would be amazing. Number two. Yes, it lived up 48 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: to the hype the Yankees coming to Dodger Stadium the 49 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: past weekend and people talked about it as it was 50 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: a preview, potential preview of the World Series, two storied 51 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: franchises meeting in l A. The Yankees don't come West 52 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: and don't come the uh l A often. And yes, 53 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: the crowd it felt like it was more than just 54 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: a regular season game. It felt like a playoff game. 55 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: Um on the three nights that they had baseball and 56 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: it was amazing. And you know what, not only did 57 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: being in the ballpark feel like this was something special, 58 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 1: it also played well on television uh Sunday Nights game 59 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: the Yankees and Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball delivered a 60 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: one point nine meted market rating on ESPN, matching the 61 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: Yankees Red Sox on July as the highest rated Sunday 62 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: Night Baseball of the year. That was according to Nielsen. 63 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: And not only that, Sunday Nights telecast was up fifty 64 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: eight percent from last year's comparable game. And and you 65 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: know what, it's a dream matchup for Major League Baseball. 66 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: I know Astros fans don't want to hear it. They 67 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: want to rematch with the Dodgers, the Astros Dodgers from 68 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. But boy, would this be 69 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: something from major League Baseball. If it's the Yankees and Dodgers, 70 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 1: two biggest cities, two story franchises, home run hitters up 71 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: and down, each lineup star studded, it would be amazing. 72 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: And I think baseball would flourish and all eyes would 73 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: be on the Fall Classic if we re around the clock. 74 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: And you know what, went back to the UH. Two 75 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: teams that have faced themselves faced each other the most 76 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: in UH World Series history, the Yankees and the Dodgers 77 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: number three. Here we go. Justin Verlander and Garrett Cole 78 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: are the two most dominant pictures in the American League, 79 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: and so it only makes sense that these two guys 80 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: are battling for the a L cy young two teammates 81 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: and UH most people think that one of those two 82 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: guys could wind up being the side young UH for 83 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: the American League. Right now, coming into Tuesday, Verlander led 84 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: the league with two hundred and thirty nine strikeouts. Cole 85 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: had just one fewer, and Cole leads the a L 86 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: with a two point seven five e R a Verlanders 87 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: R a two point seven seven. That's why a lot 88 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: of people think that the UH Astros have a great 89 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: chance to win a World Series because they have these 90 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: two guys at the top of their rotation. They also 91 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: went out and made the big trade to get Zack 92 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: Granky to be their third man. Imagine going into a 93 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: series with those three guys at the top of the rotation. 94 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: The only bad part is I'm still have a hard 95 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: time with Verlander. UH basically having a reporter band from 96 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: the press box UH from the postgame meeting with him 97 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: because he didn't like the guy from the Detroit Free Press. 98 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: Verlander is too good. He's a potential Hall of Famer. 99 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: UH to be worried about reporters and doing stuff like that. 100 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: The astros were wrong for banning the reporter and not 101 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: letting them talk to Verlander, and Verlander was wrong. Both 102 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: of them were wrong. And the one part that I 103 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: just still look at is I think the reporters his 104 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: fellow scribes were wrong to take part in any press 105 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: conference that ver Enda was doing, especially whenever they all 106 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: knew that, uh, the reporter from the Detroit Free Press 107 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: was banned from taking part in the press conference. It 108 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: sets a bad precedent. I know personally, I would have 109 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: never taken part of that press conference. If another reporter 110 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: had been banned, you know why it could have been me. 111 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen, good, All right, let's 112 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: welcome in former Major League outfielder Jock Jones, who came 113 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: up with the Minnesota Twins in and he joins us 114 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: on the Inside the Parker Podcast. What's happening? Jock Man 115 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: doing great? So I'm gonna tell everybody. You know, people 116 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: know that I'm an adjunct professor at USC. So I'm 117 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: walking to campus on Monday, which was the first day 118 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: of school, and who do I see with his backpack 119 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: on his back? It's Mr Jones. Himself. Man, what's going on? 120 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: You go to USC I know you played their baseball, 121 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: but what's going on? So I came back, uh to 122 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: finish up. I had a year and a half to 123 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: finish and Uh, I was actually saw you on campis 124 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: last year, but I didn't stop you. And I was 125 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: taking myself first, not stopping you. But I saw you 126 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: again and I said, Man, I'm gonna stop this guy 127 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: this time. And I've been going to school for the 128 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: last year and uh, my last semestor, which is a 129 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: fall semestor of nineteen my last semestor of gatuate. Man, 130 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: and what what are you majoring in? What's your concentration? Sociology? 131 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: Um was the study of people, And like it's always 132 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: been on my heart. And I wasn't very active in 133 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: the very program and the buses for baseball program with 134 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: Major League day fall and just to go back to 135 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: my neighborhood that I grew up in a mentor of 136 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: the kids that uh have come behind me, and that's 137 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: an awesome thing. And wasn't hard to go back to school. 138 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you're not a spring chicken now forty four 139 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: years old. To get back in the classroom with the 140 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: kids and and just say I'm gonna finish this and 141 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: make this happen. Yeah, I mean, I didn't know what 142 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: to expect, but I know. I mean, I have kids myself. 143 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: I have a twenty one year old he's a senior 144 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: at the University of Alabama. Uh, he's a criminal justice major. 145 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: I've got a thirteen year old daughter. So I have 146 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: a post on how kids are and how they add 147 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: now they interact and I feel like I'm still a kid. 148 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: It hard. I didn't feel like it was gonna be 149 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: that big of a deal. But the first three weeks 150 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: were kind of tough because the educational part of my 151 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: brain was turned off because all I knew were numbers 152 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: and what pictures were trying to do, and how they're 153 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: trying to get me out and how you know, the coach, 154 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: how they're trying to get the other you know, get 155 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: ahead of the other pictures and the hitters and all 156 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: that stuff. And so after about three weeks, everything seemed 157 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: to settle in it and it was back normally. Still 158 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: has been pretty fun and easy, man, pretty amazing. Uh. 159 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: Back in the nine you played the United States Olympic 160 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: team got a bronze medal. We see in the NBA. Now, 161 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: like a lot of NBA players who aren't really may 162 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: be interested in playing for those international kind of things. Uh, 163 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: how what was your experience like? And you think, as 164 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: we move forward and guys keep making bigger and bigger money, 165 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: maybe you know, playing uh in events like the Olympics 166 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: won't be as appealing. Um, for me, it was great 167 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: because we could hold onto the fact that we were 168 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: the last college team to participate in the Olympics. We 169 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: had a good showing. Looking back on it, though it 170 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: was I don't know if it was it was more 171 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: of an experience think for us to get experience, but 172 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: it was a disservice because we're playing against growing But 173 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: you're a man, especially on the Cuban side, you know 174 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: what I mean. But I think, I think what what 175 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: kind of deterred people from uh maybe wanted to participate? Now, 176 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: I was a freak thing that happened to Paul George, 177 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Michael Jordan and those guys 178 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: were the first really dream team to go off there 179 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: and participate in win gold medals, and then people professor 180 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: athletes fell in love with that. But I think after this, 181 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: Paul George and the way the contracts are and how 182 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: much one of these guys are making, I think they're 183 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: having second thoughts about participating in this kind of thing, 184 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: No doubt about it. You broken, I said earlier with 185 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: the Twins in you wand up hitting a hundred and 186 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: sixty five career home runs to seventy seven batting average. 187 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: How many home runs would you hit in this baseball era, 188 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: with the type baseball, with guys swinging for the fencers, 189 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: strikeouts don't matter. How many home runs would you hit 190 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: a season? I probably my career probably two thirty, but 191 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: I'd probably have a hundred or more home runs With 192 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: the way you guys are going. I mean, they just 193 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: seems like everyone's trying to lift the ball out of 194 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: the ball park, and it's it's funny and interesting at 195 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: the same time. Because I heard King Grisse Jr. On 196 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: the telecast last night say, you know, the guys after 197 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: the home runs, he said, Man, I just tried to 198 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: hit the ball hard on the line, and I miss 199 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: hit like forty every year and they went over the fence. 200 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: He goes, but I tried to hit the ball on 201 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: hard on the line, which is how I taught hitting. 202 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: When I was with the Nashvials and how I which 203 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: was my pros to hitting? Which should be what the 204 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: opposed to hitting is. Now, I'm glad you brought up 205 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: Ken Griffy Jr. Lebron James said that, uh, and you 206 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: were a left handed hit her. Lebron James said that 207 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: Ken Griffey Jr. Had the sweetest swing in the history 208 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: of baseball. I believe the best swing does come from 209 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: a left hander. But do you agree it's Ken Griffy Jr. 210 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: Swinging from the left side. I love Junior and he 211 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: he had a sweet swing, But I think this wead 212 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: swing is. I mean it's probably a top between Ted 213 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: Williams and Very Bonds. I mean Barry Bond swing was 214 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: so short and direct to the ball, and he didn't 215 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: try to lift it and he I mean his homers 216 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: were on the line right and and if he if 217 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: he miss hit it a little bit and got under it, 218 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: it went even further. But he hit the ball so 219 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: hard man on the line and it just I mean 220 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: it left the park like like yesterday. Now, I'm with you. 221 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: I do have if I were to throw in one 222 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: as a as a secondary guy or close to it, 223 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: I would say, Darryl Strawberries left handed swing with that 224 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: looping home run swing. What do you think about Strawberries. Yeah, 225 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: it was short too, it was short and powerful. I 226 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: mean even him, man, he didn't I mean he he 227 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 1: was already strong enough, so he didn't try to do 228 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: too much. He just try to hit the ball hard. 229 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: And there's just a short, quick compact swing, no doubt 230 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: about it. So tell me about your major league career. 231 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: You played in Minnesota, like I said, Chicago with the Cubs, 232 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: Detroit and the Marlins. What what what sticks out to 233 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: you in your mind your baseball career? What was your 234 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: moment when you were like, man, that was pretty awesome. Um, 235 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: just looking back on how we were in Minnesota. We 236 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: were a family who were brothers. We were twenty five brothers. 237 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: We didn't all get along, but uh you couldn't. I 238 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: mean we could fight amongst each other, but the other team. 239 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: We protected our own. You understand what I'm saying. Absolutely, 240 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: the further we get away from all that, Like, my 241 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: friends are still Tory Hunter, Latroit Hawkin and Matt Longon 242 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: and Eddie Guardato us five were still closing hit. We 243 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: do family things together. Our kids are growing up. Our 244 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: kids still interact, but you just don't find that man, 245 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: You don't find that family atmosphere and have good athletes 246 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: and good baseball players all at the same time, Like 247 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: we had that in Minnesota and it was it was 248 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: awesome and we were all still in contact. All right. 249 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: His name is Jack Jones, man sweet left handed swing 250 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: u former Major league outfielder. Hey, Jack, we appreciate your time, man, 251 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: the best of luck the school, and congratulations man at USC. 252 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector Central the analytic numbers 253 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: you need to know, well maybe FS Ones. Anthony Masterson 254 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: is his name. BS analytics is his game? What you 255 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: got force, Anthony? All right, Rob. Last week we talked 256 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: about pitch framing, So for this week, let's stay behind 257 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: the plate and talk about pop time. Now, pop time 258 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: isn't necessarily a new thing ole metric, but all the 259 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: new technology surrounding the game gives us more of an 260 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: opportunity to appreciate what a catcher can do. Frankly, put, 261 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: pop time measures the time from the moment the pitch 262 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: hits the catcher's mitts the moment the ball hits the 263 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: projected fielder's mit. Say, on a stolen base attempt. It's 264 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: a combo of how quickly that catcher releases the ball 265 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: and the velocity to catch your fires of baseball. Now 266 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: we can use all these metrics together to find the 267 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: backstops to do the best at controlling the running game 268 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: based on sheer, physical talents and quickness. The average big 269 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: league pop time on a steel attentive second is just 270 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: over two seconds. This year, phillyas All Star catcher JT. 271 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: Real Muto leads all of baseball with an average pop 272 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: time on the second base of one point eight eight seconds. Now, 273 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: the quickest hands in the game they want to the 274 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: White Sox Wellington Castillo, with an average exchange from glove 275 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: to hand of point six three seconds. While one of 276 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: the top catching prospects in the entire game of baseball, 277 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: the Padres Francisco Mahia, has the strongest arm of any 278 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: catcher in the game. The twenty four year old has 279 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: been clocked at eighty nine miles per hour this season 280 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: on the second rob They are no longer the tools 281 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: of ignorance. All right, Anthony, good stuff, We might just 282 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: might be able to use that. It was a big 283 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: week in the big leagues. Who is it follow or 284 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: is it fair? And now here? Shadow League dot Com, 285 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: MLB Insider Jr Gamble NBA superstar Lebron James. We know 286 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: he has an affinity for the Yankees, but he said 287 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: the greatest swing in the history of baseball belongs to Junior. 288 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: That's Ken Griffey Jr Jr. Is that foul or is 289 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: that fair? That's fair? That's a ball. I mean, Bron 290 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: might not be a baseball guy, but he was just 291 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: about dead on with this one. Griffy certainly has the 292 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: top five all time swing, not as far as duty 293 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: and effortlessness goals, but he does have some competition. In 294 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: my book, Um, George Brett swing was like picture perfect, 295 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: you know. Will Clark had a pretty swing. Every point 296 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: he took it was like he was taking a picture, 297 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: you know. Tony Gwen was like fundamentally omnipotent with this swing. 298 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: Rock carew was mechanical and pinpoint accurate. And let's not 299 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: forget down Strawberry. He had a top ten swing all time. 300 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: He came through his own like like an extended laser. 301 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: But no one who really put up an argument against 302 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 1: the kids the best swing ever. It's an easy thing 303 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: out there and not have anybody question by Brown Jr. 304 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: The one thing I will agree, and I think any 305 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: baseball fan would agree, the left handed swing is the 306 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: prettier swing. Fasten your seatbell, give me, give me. Here 307 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week. Number three 308 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: that Houston Astros, coming into Tuesday a record of eight 309 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: five and seventy four. Yes, we know they're loaded. They 310 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: have unbelievable pitching. Two of their stars, Justin Verlander and 311 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: Garrett col Er neck and neck for the Cy Young Award, 312 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: winning the American League there number one and two and 313 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: strikeouts which is incredible. And uh Verlander as well, has 314 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: uh won the award once, He's finished second three times 315 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: and uh here he is long in the tooth in 316 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: his career, but in the mix. But the Astro still 317 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: as good as they are. I have them as the 318 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: third best team in baseball. Number two the Los Angeles Dodgers, 319 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: coming into Tuesday a record of eighties six and forty six. 320 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: Incredible forty games over five hundred and Yes, but this 321 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: past weekend they had a chance to really solidify that 322 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: they were that team, and instead they lost two of 323 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: three to the Bronx Bombers in l a and even 324 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: to get one game that they want. They didn't hit 325 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: in this series. Um they were able to escape with 326 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: a two to one win, uh to for their only 327 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 1: game in that series. The Yankees really dominated and hit 328 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: better than the Dodgers. So I have them as a 329 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: second best team in baseball. Number one, the New York 330 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: freaking Yankees. And here's the reason to be afraid of them. 331 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: Aaron George has his home run bad again. The Yankees 332 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: entered Tuesday eighty five and forty seven. They've had nothing 333 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: but injuries. We've chronicled that, but Aaron George hit a 334 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: home run in each of the three games in Los Angeles. 335 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: Some were just monster shots. One on Sunday to right 336 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: field was just the laser to center fielder to right center. 337 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: Center fielder didn't even move. And this is just telling 338 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: you about how powerful the Yankees are. Love their bullpen. Yes, 339 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: starting rotation is iffy, but if they can get five 340 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 1: innings out of their starters, they will be in place 341 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 1: to have a chance to win a World Series. So 342 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: right now, as I've been saying most of the season, 343 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: the New York freaking Yankees are the best team in baseball. 344 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: They got the It's time for track talk Twitter, Twitter 345 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: with your chance to trash anyone or anything in Major 346 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: League Baseball. This week's winner is at Kanaan Cadwell. He's 347 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,959 Speaker 1: an Astros fan and he ain't happy He sent this 348 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: tweet while the Yankees are guaranteeing a World Series between 349 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: them and l A. The disrespect to the Astros can't 350 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 1: wait till the postseason end quote. If you want a 351 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: chance to win a new era snapback just like Canaan, 352 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: Send your trash to at Rob Parker FS one on Twitter. 353 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. 354 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: If I'm writing, I'm riffing. Let's bring in a writer 355 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: and broadcaster older new All right, let's welcome into the 356 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: podcast my former radio partner and of course uh k 357 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: n BR radio host in San Francisco. His name is 358 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: Mark Willard. Mark, Welcome to the podcast. It's good to 359 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: be with you, man. I'm I'm set to challenge you 360 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: now to be America's biggest baseball hawk. You know it, 361 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: all right, let's do it. How you doing? Everything good? 362 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: Everything is great, And I want to talk to you 363 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: about both the Giants and the A's. The Giants are 364 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: currently as of Tuesday, four and a half games out 365 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: of the wild card Mark was it a smart decision 366 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: to to hold on the players and not trade them 367 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: away and make a push for the playoffs and boost 368 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: boa ches last season? Yeah, it was in misrespect. I 369 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: don't think they were holding on and going forward as 370 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: much as people think. I think the reason Madison bump 371 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: Garner is still a Giant is because they didn't like 372 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: the offers. I don't think it was because they dug 373 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: their heels in and decided, uh, we're we're going for it. 374 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: If you look at the other moves they made in time, 375 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: they did make moves that that were established veterans four 376 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 1: younger player year in other words, were looking to the future. 377 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: They gave up Damn Dyston and drew Palmerands and Mark 378 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: Lanton out of their boat then and uh and got 379 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: young guys. In fact, the guy they got for Palmrands 380 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: from the Brewers their numbers three prospect, Mauriceio Dupon, is 381 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: joining the Giants tonight and has been pulled up. The 382 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: only for now acquisition they made was Scooter Jeannette, which 383 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: didn't cost him anything, and they just announced that they're 384 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: releasing him as it today, so they did have an 385 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: eye on the future. UM, but I think that it 386 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: ended up making sense based on the lack of large 387 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: offers the rental type players were getting UM and so 388 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: I just don't think they liked the offers for will 389 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: Smith or Madison bum Gardner. And and it kind of 390 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,959 Speaker 1: works because they were winning some of the games at 391 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: that point. The fan base really wanted him to hold 392 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: onto those guys anyway, So I think that's why they did. 393 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: Speaking of the fan base, we know how great uh 394 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: baseball fans are on the Bay Area, especially the Giants. 395 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: I mean for years. The man of course, one three 396 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: World Series in a in a short period of time 397 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: in six years. Uh, how tough is it to see 398 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: the stands not filled and people you know, taking a 399 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: break and figuring that they're going to reload and they'll 400 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: be back. Yeah. They I think everyone's gotten used to 401 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: it because it's been a little bit of a steady 402 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: decline for the last three years. And actually they had 403 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: a pretty good summer because right when the kids got 404 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: out of school, the Giants started winning and and the 405 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: ballpark was while not sold out, I mean it was 406 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: it was north of thirty thousand almost every night. Uh 407 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: and and so that's that's certainly acceptable with everybody going 408 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: back to school in the last week or so. They 409 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: had a game last night against the Diamondbacks that was 410 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: a pretty pretty quiet and small crowd by their standards. 411 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: I think they announced twenty nine thousand. But it's something 412 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: that that you know, it was a little jarring and 413 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, but um, it's understandable at 414 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 1: this point. It's it's a lot of the same players 415 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: who are who are in decline. They've also had some 416 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: pr issues with what happened with Larry Bear being suspended, right, 417 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: and so that's that that factors into all this. But 418 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: it's still a team that that is very much involved 419 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 1: with the heartbeat of the city. And and you know, 420 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: as soon as as soon as they start winning a 421 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: few more ball games, I think it corrects itself pretty quickly. 422 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: Let's switch to the other team in the Batty Oakland 423 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: A's and they're gonna make the playoffs again. It looks 424 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: like it. They have a good team. They always around 425 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 1: the mix. They don't spend a lot of money, they 426 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: don't have the biggest stars. They have some you know, 427 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: really good players, uh, Chris Davis and uh. But but 428 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: this is the other thing. At some point, doesn't Billy 429 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: be need to be able to win more than just 430 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: make the playoffs before you can really say that this 431 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: guy is worth all the accolades and all the talk 432 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: and everybody else following his rule. It's one thing to compete, 433 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: but not to be able to advance. And when in 434 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs do they have to do that at some point? 435 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, first off, there's no there 436 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: isn't a fan based drumbeat for anything, right. The fan 437 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: base doesn't demand anything because it's just not that huge 438 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: of a fan base. And when you also look at 439 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: the resources like he's given, making the playoffs with some 440 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: consistency is actually amazing. Um. And the fact that you 441 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: know they have to be able to those even in 442 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you know, it's it's kind of acceptable because 443 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: every single year they find diamonds in the rough. They've 444 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: got good young players. When they get really good, they 445 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: let them go and then WinCE, repeat, they do it again. 446 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: So every year they're good, yet it seems like every 447 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: year it's a surprise again when they are And so 448 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: when it's a surprise when they're good. Uh, there's just 449 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: not that much pressure to too much when you get there. 450 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,239 Speaker 1: And so the same thing this year. The Ostros are 451 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: the big dog in the division and they'll win it. 452 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: And if the Aids can somehow grind out a wild 453 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: card and then maybe do something with it if they 454 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: get there, Um, you know, I think, um, you know, 455 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 1: whatever fans they have will be satisfied. And just speaking 456 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: of fans, that's the other part. When they get this 457 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: new ballpark, do you think that will change things? Because 458 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: as much as people like you know, look at the 459 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: A's and think of them as the step child and whatever, 460 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: that's a proud franchise and had some really great players 461 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: and and great teams at one point in Oakland, you 462 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: think the ballpark will make that big of a difference. Mark, Well, 463 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 1: the interesting thing you said there is when they get 464 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: the ballpark, and and I would tell you that just 465 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: about anybody in the bad area would say it's rather 466 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: presumptives to assume that what they are proposing is actually 467 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: going to happen. And you know, the stadium, especially in 468 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:50,239 Speaker 1: the state of California, are incredibly, incredibly tricky, difficult. The 469 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: city of Oakland. We don't need to tell you what's 470 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: going on stadium wise there. The Raiders are going to 471 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 1: Vegas and the Warriors have moved to San Francisco. It 472 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: is really tricky and and again the team that does 473 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: not have behind it a big, loud fan base that's 474 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: demanding things. So I would more say if that happens, 475 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: then in a short example, would it help absolutely. But 476 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: you know, this rob is just like the Charges landing 477 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: in l A when they went through a stadium thing um, 478 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: and it's not being that successful out of the gate 479 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: because they're just isn't that love from the fan base? 480 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: And here in the Bay Area the log is reserved 481 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 1: mostly for the Giants. So I just I don't I 482 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: don't know if anything long term or short term is 483 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: going to be considered wildly successful in terms of numbers. Alright, 484 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: his name Mark Willard from k m b R, one 485 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: of the best talk show hosts in the Bay Area. 486 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: We appreciate the knowledge, Mark, Thank you, my dude. Anytime. 487 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 1: Now bringing the closer why MLB is better than the 488 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. This is 489 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: why baseball is better than the NFL and NBA, especially 490 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: when you talk about the NFL. You just can play 491 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: the game longer. We just saw this. We saw a 492 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: twenty nine year old quarterback in Andrew Luck have to 493 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: call it quits because he can't do it anymore. Can 494 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: I run off the names and numbers of people play 495 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: Major League baseball for twenty years? Derek Jeter played twenty 496 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: years all in the Bronx. We know Cal Ripken Jr. 497 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: We can go Dave Winfield. I can go on and 498 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: on and on. You can play baseball for a long time. 499 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: We're looking at Lebron James coming into year seventeen. Most 500 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: of the guys in his draft class there long gone 501 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: or not playing anymore. It's hard. You can play baseball 502 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: for a long time as a player. Imagine logging twenty years, 503 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: making all that guaranteed cheese. You want to talk about 504 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: bonding with the player, not fearful that he's gonna disappear 505 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: after a cup of coffee and a sweet roll in 506 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: the NFL doesn't happen. You buy a jersey, You're probably 507 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: gonna be pretty good. I know this movement, but that 508 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: player is gonna be around for a long time. Baseball 509 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: has longevity That's why people were like Kyler Murray, are 510 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: you sure you want to play in the National Football League. 511 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: I get it, you're a quarterback. You're going straight to 512 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: the pros. There's no minor leagues, there's no busses. You're 513 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: gonna be a household name overnight. How long will you 514 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: play in the NFL? Major League Baseball is the king 515 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to making money and having an extended career. 516 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: That's why baseball is better than the NFL and the NBA. 517 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: In the words of New York TV legend the late 518 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time, this time until 519 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: next time. Rob Parker out he can't get it. This 520 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: could be an inside the Parker to see you next weekend, 521 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,719 Speaker 1: same bad time. Saint Manns Station