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Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live

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Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give

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Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop

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Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame

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Speaker 1: voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. Welcome into another edition

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Speaker 1: of Inside the Parker. I'm your host, Rob Parker with

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Speaker 1: the World Series audition. Indeed, what a World Series? Coming

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Speaker 1: up on the program, Hey, suits or tease? He covered

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Speaker 1: the Astros for fifteen years, will give us some insight. Also,

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Speaker 1: Dante Miles from MLB bro dot Com based in Atlanta,

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Speaker 1: covered the World Series. He'll give us a take on

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Speaker 1: the Braves. Let's go up to lead off. It's getting

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Speaker 1: robbed to keep him on. Rob's hot take on the

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Speaker 1: three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, what

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Speaker 1: a World Series. I don't even know what else to

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Speaker 1: tell you. Man, My look, I really wanted to see

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Speaker 1: Dusty Baker when his first World Series. I did. Dusty

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Speaker 1: Baker is the most likable guy in baseball, but it

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Speaker 1: didn't happen. And on MLB bro dot Com we made

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Speaker 1: staff predictions and guess what yours truly picked the Braves

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Speaker 1: in six. They had something going. I like what I

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Speaker 1: saw when they beat the Dodgers. There was something magical

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Speaker 1: And they certainly did and um, it was incredible, the

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Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves. And Rob Parker's here to tell you that

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Speaker 1: I'm officially removing the tag of choke Alanta from Atlanta.

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Speaker 1: At least for now, there was no choke job. Some

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Speaker 1: out the series in Atlanta Sunday in Game five. They figured,

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Speaker 1: oh no, they're going back to Houston. Uh, the Astros

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Speaker 1: are gonna win the last two games. The Braids will

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Speaker 1: beautiful seven to nothing victory, Easiest Pie, easiest Cake, and

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Speaker 1: All reports are that Dusty Baker will resign as manager

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Speaker 1: that's been always the knock on Dusty. The last time

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Speaker 1: only hope that he gets another opportunity and he gets

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Speaker 1: But there's no doubt he's done a great job. The

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Speaker 1: Dante appreciate you, Hey anytime. Fox Sports Radio has the

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Speaker 1: And let's pick it up with Carlos Correa. And he's

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Rob. Now bringing the closer. Here's why I

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Speaker 1: and it isn't even close. Here's Jose solariers three home runs. Yes,

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Speaker 1: Solari will take the trip and he puts Atlanta up

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Speaker 1: Late Bill Jorgensen thanking you for your time this time

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Speaker 1: until next time. Rob Parker out. He can't get it.

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Speaker 1: This could be an inside of Parker to see you

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