1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: From the Burke shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: scoop on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: Fame voter number fifty seven. 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: How you have another hot take? 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: Will not andnot make the playoffs? 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 3: Show? 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: Hey me the money, Rob Parker. 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 4: Come on, I've been covering Major League Baseball for almost 11 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 4: forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, 12 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 4: in LA. 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: I love this game. 14 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 2: Let's go. 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 4: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker, and 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 4: what a show we have for you today. Coming up, 17 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 4: we talk with Athletics rightfield the Lawrence Butler he joins us. 18 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 4: Plus we'll go to the nation's capital and talk to 19 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 4: Andrew Golden. He covers the National for the Washington Post. 20 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 4: That plus foul Affair and more. 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: Let's go better up to lead off, it's getting runned 22 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: and keep him on. Rob's hot take on the three 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, it's what 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: we didn't want to see this year. 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 4: We did not want to see Mike Trout come out 26 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 4: of a game due to injury. 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: But that's exactly what happened on Wednesday. 28 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 4: When Trout left the game with a problem with his 29 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 4: left knee. This year was supposed to be about trying 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 4: to keep Mike Trout healthy. He moved from centerfield to 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 4: right field to cut down on having a run as much. 32 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 4: And yet here we go again with yet another injury. 33 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 4: We saw power from Trout. Trout had nine home runs 34 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 4: coming into Wednesday. Only problem is the batting average is 35 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 4: under two hundred, so it's not the full package. 36 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 3: It's not the MVP Mike Trout. 37 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 4: He's not fully back. He's had power, but not hitting 38 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 4: for average. And yet here's another blow maybe to the 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 4: Angels and to Mike Trout and his you know, future 40 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame Career's done so much earlier in his career. 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 4: He's probably gonna be good enough to still get in 42 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 4: the Hall of Fame, but it is disappointing that. 43 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 3: He can't stay healthy. 44 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 4: It's a shame to the Angels, shame to the Angels fans, 45 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 4: and shame, you know, for baseball fans who want to 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 4: see one of the best players healthy and able to play. 47 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 4: So Mike Trout Out will see how damaged this is, 48 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 4: and damaging this is, and whether or not he'll be 49 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 4: able to bounce back quickly or is this yet another 50 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 4: thing that sidelines him for extended period of time. 51 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 2: Number two. 52 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 4: I don't know about you, but the best team in 53 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 4: the National League through the first month or so, you 54 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 4: know the scene started in March, first month of the season, 55 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 4: is the Chicago Cubs. Yes, I know, is this on? Yes, 56 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 4: it's on. And I'm not tripping because the Metro off 57 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 4: to a great start, winning twenty one of their first 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 4: thirty games. But I'm gonna give it to the Chicago 59 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: Cubs who won eighteen games through their first thirty one 60 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 4: or so. And look at the schedule that they've had 61 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 4: that they play played Padre six times, they played the 62 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 4: Diamondback six times, they played the Dodgers five times, also 63 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 4: played the Texas Rangers or a good team, and the 64 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 4: Philadelphia Phillies. They could have been buried in the first 65 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 4: month of the season easily, easily, but not the case. 66 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 4: Kyle Tucker a great pickup for the Cubs, and things 67 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 4: have been going on. They're spunky team, they come from behind, 68 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 4: they get big hits. I mean, if you're the Cubs, 69 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 4: the schedule will only get easier as we go on, 70 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 4: so they have to feel really good about leading the 71 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 4: NL Central getting off to such a great start given 72 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 4: the schedule that they had to face. They went through 73 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 4: the gauntlet and they came out basically unscathed and in 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 4: first place. I think that's an amazing accomplishment. 75 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: Number three. 76 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 4: I know you saw keyk Hernandez in mop up duty 77 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 4: pitching for the Dodgers. It was comical, not because he 78 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 4: was on the mound, because he was wearing some pitching 79 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,679 Speaker 4: protective helmet. It looked like a batting helmet, but it wasn't. 80 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 4: It was like a pitching protective helmet, and he was 81 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 4: pitching with that on his head. Had I been at 82 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: the plate, I might have been laughing too hard to 83 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 4: even get my swings in. Come on, I just can't 84 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 4: see how baseball can allow a pitcher to wear that. 85 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,799 Speaker 4: I just it just looks weird to me. It didn't 86 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 4: look real like. It looked like it was batting practice 87 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 4: and you're playing around and I don't even know how 88 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 4: you can really pitch with that on. I know you 89 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 4: didn't have some big wind up in motion, but to me, 90 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 4: that thing seemed like it would be hard to really 91 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 4: let loose and throw hard with that protective helmet on 92 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 4: your head. I don't want to see anybody using that 93 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 4: in a Major League Baseball game. 94 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: Even though it was legal, it didn't look right. 95 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 96 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 4: It's so good. All right, welcome into the podcast. I 97 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 4: have Lawrence Butler from the A's is what you guys 98 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 4: are being called now even though we're here in Sacramento. Lawrence, 99 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 4: welcome to the podcast. Thanks for having me, appreciate it. 100 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 4: Let's talk about the Sacramento and being out here and 101 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 4: the changes. What has that been like, you know, leaving 102 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 4: Oakland and now you're playing here for the next few years. 103 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 5: I don't know, it's kind of different, you know, just 104 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 5: playing in a different ball park. But guys on the 105 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 5: team or are suited to, you know, play at these ballparks. 106 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 5: We've all played at them before. So I mean, just 107 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 5: like a turn back in the in the page where 108 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 5: you know, we just kind of get to play at 109 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 5: the minor league ball park for a couple of years. 110 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 5: But you know that we don't lose focus on that. 111 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 5: You know, we still got a plan to go out 112 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 5: there and win. Games, and you know that's what we 113 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 5: plan on doing. And you don't think about Las Vegas. 114 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 5: That's three years from now probably, right, Do you even 115 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 5: think about that or just kind of embrace what you have? No, 116 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 5: all we think about is, you know the task at 117 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 5: hand that day, you know, which is today. You know, 118 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 5: we got the White Souce today, so you know we're 119 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,239 Speaker 5: focused on, you know, beating the White Sox and winning 120 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 5: the series. 121 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 4: How about this team, you guys, five hundred after the 122 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 4: first twenty six games, just expectations thoughts about where you are. 123 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 5: I mean, I feel like we expected to be better 124 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 5: than five hundred, you know, because we expect very highly. 125 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 5: Our expections are very high for ourselves, and you know, 126 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 5: we feel like we're a good team, better than with 127 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 5: everybody else in the media thinks we are. So you know, 128 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 5: we feel like we haven't even played our best baseball yet. 129 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 5: You know, we're just kind of just going out there 130 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 5: winning games, finding a way to win games, no matter 131 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 5: if it's ugly or pretty. So you know, we still 132 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 5: feel like we got a lot of work to do 133 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 5: and we're on the right track, so you know, I 134 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 5: feel like there'll be a lot more wins in the 135 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 5: future to come. 136 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 4: How about you last year, you know, first full year excellent. 137 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 4: You know, a lot of stuff went well, power, hitting everything, 138 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 4: making plays in the field. How do you enter your 139 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 4: second year or what were your thoughts or your movements 140 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 4: and stuff in the off season for a year or two. 141 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 5: Really just trying to pick up the momentum that I 142 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 5: had from last year into this year. And you know, 143 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 5: just just continuing to be good at what I'm good at, 144 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 5: and you know, just kind of work on the areas 145 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 5: that you know, I feel like I need to get 146 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 5: better at. So you know, I got a great coach 147 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 5: of staff. You know, they're always you know, working with me, 148 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 5: helping me. You know, a need tips, they always give 149 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 5: them to me. So you know, it's really just about, 150 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 5: you know, trying to be all around complete player, you know, 151 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 5: in every aspect of the game. 152 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 4: Let's talk about that. What did you work on? Was 153 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 4: this something and you said, man, I want to be 154 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 4: able to hit the ball the other way. I want 155 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 4: to be able to do this, have a hit for 156 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 4: a higher average, have more power. What was it offensively 157 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 4: that you worked on in the off season? 158 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 5: Really just everything, you know, just being more consistent, you know, 159 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 5: trying to take away the you know, the bad stretches 160 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 5: that you know a lot of players go through, you know, 161 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 5: just trying to shorten them up, you know, to where 162 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 5: they don't last longer than they should be. So, you know, 163 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 5: really just trying to be more consistent at the pay 164 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 5: with my approaching, you know, just everything and game playing 165 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 5: with pitchers. So I really say that on the officierve side, 166 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 5: that was more of what I was just kind of 167 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 5: working on being more consistent. 168 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 4: And how about defensively, because you're a really good defensive 169 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 4: player as well. Is that something that's always been a 170 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 4: part of you. Do you enjoy playing defense? I've talked 171 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 4: to people who say they, you know, they get a 172 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 4: kick out of it stealing the ball or robbing the 173 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 4: ball for a home run, or diving catch or throwing 174 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 4: somebody out at the play. Where are you defensively? 175 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 5: You know, I kind of want to just get my 176 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 5: arms stronger, and I kind of worked on it in 177 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 5: the off season. But you know, defense is a huge 178 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 5: of the game. You know, that's kind of how you 179 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 5: save runs, key runs off the board, and you know, 180 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 5: just kind of help your team win games. You know, 181 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 5: if you could so take away runs. You know that 182 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 5: just kind of takes the momentum away from the other team, 183 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 5: and you know it brings momnimum for your team. So 184 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 5: you know, just always just playing hard on defense and 185 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 5: just you know, going out there with the ball, and 186 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 5: you know, I try to just get better at defense 187 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 5: every year. 188 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 4: I guess it is Lawrence Butler from The A's let 189 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 4: me ask you personal goals. Do you set personal goals 190 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 4: when you come into a season, I know you're still 191 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 4: young player, or do you just, like like you said earlier, 192 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 4: just try to get better or is there anything you say, man, 193 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 4: it would be great to do this or do that. 194 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 5: I mean, I feel like everybody kind of got like 195 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 5: a little personal goals they have, but you know, the 196 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 5: majority of the time, it's me is just winning. You know, 197 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 5: if you win and you play the game the right way, 198 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 5: you know, things that just happened for you. So you know, 199 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 5: I just kind of think of just going out there 200 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 5: playing to win and you know, whatever happens or whatever 201 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 5: comes with it, accomplishments, you know, anything, that's just what 202 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 5: it is. So that's kind of my mofucker is Maron 203 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 5: is winning the World Series. That's like a real personal goal. 204 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 4: For me, that's real. Yeah, no, I can't imagine if 205 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 4: you play the game you want to win, and win 206 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 4: at the highest level. Just want to ask you one 207 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 4: more thing about hitting home runs. And for a lot 208 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 4: of people, you know, it's easy to say I want 209 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 4: to hit home runs and everybody doesn't have a home 210 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 4: run swing and all that kind of stuff, But can 211 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 4: you be a home run hitter? I mean, you hit 212 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 4: home runs, but a home run hitter maybe hit thirty 213 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 4: five forty home runs? Is that in your wheelhouse? 214 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 5: I mean I kind of just go out there and 215 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 5: hit the ball. I mean, if it goes over the fence, 216 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 5: it goes over the fence. I kind of don't try 217 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 5: to focus on trying to hit home runs because when 218 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 5: I try to hit home runs, I usually don't do it. 219 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 5: So I just kind of like to just hit the 220 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 5: ball hard and then if it goes over the fence, 221 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 5: it goes over the fence. 222 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 4: The best home run you've hitting the big leagues, you 223 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 4: got one was the first one. 224 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 5: I would have to say, the third one at Cincinnati 225 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 5: and the third home run game. The third one it was, 226 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 5: and we're down one top knife and I kind of 227 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 5: tied the game and that was my third home run. 228 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 5: I said that was pretty cool. I said that was 229 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 5: the coolest one. 230 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 4: All right, Lawrence Butler, thank you for joining us here 231 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 4: on Inside the Parker Man. We appreciate you. Continue success 232 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 4: to see. Thank you for having me appreciate you. 233 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 234 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 235 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 236 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: listen live. In case you missed Rob Parker on the 237 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: MLB networks, here's his latest appearance on Mlbina. 238 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 6: Name dropping Rob Parker left and right. He's on the 239 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 6: show down. He does it every week. 240 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 2: And I give it. I give him credit. Rob. 241 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 6: You have to say, I don't hate on you. I 242 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 6: give you credit when you're right. 243 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 2: And you were the. 244 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 6: First guy to say Juan Soto could struggle in Queens. 245 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 6: He will be wan So so, Rob, He's been so 246 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 6: so this first month. I thought he was gonna break 247 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 6: out last night, you know, but he didn't. He had 248 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 6: a good walk. I can't throw a good walk in 249 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 6: your face in the ninth inning. He's been so so. 250 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 2: You've been right, BK. 251 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 4: Always a pleasure and I'm not you know, Juan Soto 252 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 4: is a tremendous player. Okay, I'm not saying he's not, 253 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 4: but I'm not surprised by this, and let's make it. 254 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 4: He's not a career three hundred hitter. When he first 255 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 4: went to San Diego, I think he batted two thirty 256 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: six in about fifty semi game that year, added two 257 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 4: forty six. 258 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 6: But he's been on four hundred on base each and 259 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 6: every year he's been in the major leagues. So I thought, 260 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 6: all right, given what he did going to New York. 261 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 2: The Bronx is in New York. 262 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 6: I know you're from Queens, but the Bronx is New York, 263 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 6: and then going to Queens, it's not gonna matter. But 264 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 6: you know what he's He has bad at bats and 265 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 6: I was a good at bat late last night. He 266 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 6: has good process. He's on basis three sixty eight, which 267 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 6: is not terrible. He's above lygue average, but he's not 268 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 6: an impact bat and that surprises me year one anywhere, 269 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 6: especially Queens. 270 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, and the thing that has helped him is that 271 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 4: the Mets are winning, so he's kind of not had 272 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 4: to take the brun of it. If they were struggling, 273 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 4: people would be on Juan Soto. There's no doubt about it, 274 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 4: because he's not what he had. He had a career 275 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 4: year with the Yankees last year, oh forty home runs. 276 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 4: You know, it seemed like every time there was a 277 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 4: big hit, he was the guy behind it or him 278 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 4: and Aaron Judge. And Aaron Judge is in the Bronx, 279 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 4: still raking and being unbelievable. Yeah, and Toto leaves the 280 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 4: Yankees and he's scuffling. 281 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Did you get my personal shot? 282 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 6: I said, you put a curse on the Borough of Queens, 283 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,239 Speaker 6: which you long ago abandoned. 284 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 2: Do you get that I did not abandon it. 285 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: It's still my home. 286 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,479 Speaker 4: I love Los Angeles, though, I will say that. 287 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: You said, where do you live, Rob, Where do you live? 288 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: I live in Los Angeles. 289 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: That's you know, not of his own park. That's all 290 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 2: I'm saying. So they got murals of you and Queens 291 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: and you left, all right? 292 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 6: Aaron Judges start? How about that four twenty seven? 293 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 2: Where are on Orange? Aaron Judge? 294 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 4: Unbelievable? Start to a seat. It was just a year ago. 295 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 4: He was being booed. I mean, he was terrible. In 296 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 4: April last year, Yankee fans were frustrated. He's bat under 297 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 4: two hundred and in a league where what the the 298 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 4: average batting average is what two forty two or something 299 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 4: like that, This good dude's hitting over four hundred. But 300 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 4: I'm gonna state it, and I stayed this with all sincerity. 301 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 3: It's almost if he's healthy. 302 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: These are what. 303 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 3: We expect from Aaron Judge, the numbers. 304 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 4: The power to batting average. 305 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 7: All of this stuff, because this is like normal. 306 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 4: He's now reached a point where we're going to look 307 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 4: at him and start to only judge him in the postseason. 308 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 4: And I'm not saying he last year gets Cleveland. Remember 309 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 4: he had the big home run to tie the game. 310 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 6: And he was breaking out against the Dodgers and then 311 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 6: suddenly the series ended. 312 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 2: Right, Absolutely, he's been bad. 313 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 4: People are going to start turning to that to say 314 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 4: he has to win a World Series and he has 315 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 4: to perform and get some of these big hits and 316 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 4: home runs in those moments. But he is just off 317 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 4: the charge, the best player in the league, in the game, 318 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 4: and I cannot every day I look up, I can't 319 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 4: believe he's gotten another hit. 320 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, another numbers go off. 321 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 6: I want to throw on one thing you're right about 322 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 6: the postseason. He's been he's been bad. He goes from 323 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 6: he's head and shoulders above everybody else, even Soto, even 324 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 6: you know Tatis, everybody, and yet he is bad in 325 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 6: the playoffs. But I'll say this, he now is number 326 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 6: two in baseball in singles. 327 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 2: So he's changed his approach. 328 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 6: So don't you see that like Judges changing his approach 329 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 6: in his game. Now, if say he's not swinging for 330 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 6: the fences and has to drill every ball in October, 331 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 6: spray a couple of singles, be productive and wait to pounce. 332 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 2: I like what he's done. 333 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 6: He's redeveloped his game, re engineered it so it now 334 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 6: might be better for a playoff run. 335 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 4: I agree with that because you know, in a playoffs, sho, 336 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 4: you're not feasting on fourth and fifth starters and guys 337 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 4: who aren't good. It's the best of the best pitchers 338 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 4: out there. That's why a lot of superstars struggle in 339 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 4: the postseason. We saw Barry Bond's struggle TOI lle Fani 340 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 4: broke out in two thousand and two, you know, against 341 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 4: the Angels. But but a lot of big time players 342 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 4: have struggled. You face the best of the best. Every 343 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 4: pitch matters and you can't just be swinging for defenses. 344 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 8: But I agree with you. 345 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 4: I see same singles and doubles every night from Aaron Joe. 346 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. 347 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 6: No, he's changed his game and right, and that's more, 348 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 6: you know, transformable to bring to the playoffs. And then 349 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 6: when the ball comes to you, like again, Soto has 350 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 6: good at bats in the playoffs. If they're walking, you 351 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 6: let them walk. If a tough pitch is single, and 352 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 6: then when you get a fat one, hit it out, 353 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 6: which I think Judge will do. 354 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: I want to get to one more thing. 355 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 6: I don't know if you saw a small dust up 356 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 6: Yanks and O's last night, is not watching. 357 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: Shouldn't have been a big thing. I get that the 358 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 2: players on the field are. 359 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 6: Having a beef, right. You had an infielder land On 360 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 6: heston kers dad there. He didn't like that, and it 361 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 6: really you know, all right, it's it's a physical game. 362 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 6: But is there something to be done to limit the 363 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 6: dugouts and especially the bullpens from joining in on these 364 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 6: things and escalating. Because there's a shot here of the 365 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:08,919 Speaker 6: bullpen guys coming in. 366 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 2: It's like the charge of the light brigade. 367 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 6: What are you guys doing There's no fight that you're 368 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 6: running to, and yet watch this them coming in. There 369 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 6: should be something to be done about. 370 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 9: That, Rob, No way, no how, how in the world, 371 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 9: b K, could you ask teammates to sit on the 372 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 9: sidelines and act like nothing's going on when they're teammates 373 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 9: or in a mix up. 374 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 4: You're a team. You win together, you lose together, you 375 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 4: fight together, you celebrate together. 376 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 2: I never could, Rob. 377 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 6: Something's got something's gotta be done. The one thing I'll 378 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 6: say that you're right, like David Stern in the NBA 379 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 6: could with Alonzo Morning and Van Gundy and they they're 380 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 6: having fights and guys are still on the on the floor. 381 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 6: At least it's five on five out there there. You 382 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 6: could have one guy standing and surrounded by ten guys. 383 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 6: I you know, eight guys. I get it, But that's ridiculous. 384 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 6: That's ridiculous. The bullpen at least close the bullpen gates 385 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 6: and say anybody that runs out from the bullpen to 386 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 6: join a fight thirty days right, So no. 387 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 2: I'm not doing that. 388 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 4: And here's the thing that the ironic thing coming from you, BK. 389 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 2: What is the bullpen? 390 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: They come in to save the day at the. 391 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: End of the game, the bullpen. 392 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 2: We're here to join the fight. No, no, this eliminate 393 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 2: those numbers you have. It's a gang war like. 394 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 6: So say, all right, there's thirteen guys out there, Now 395 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 6: are twelve. Let's say there's twelve guys in each bullpen. 396 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 6: You're all out. Let the guys here, slug it out. 397 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 6: Let you know, just slug it out with your position players. 398 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 2: If you got to do it now, you got to. 399 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 4: Show support for your team. BK, you couldn't be more 400 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 4: wrong for this. It would be like, you know what, 401 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 4: you're mixing it up with some guys from ESPN and 402 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 4: all your buddies at MLB Network. Sit on the side 403 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 4: and say. 404 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 2: There's certain guys I want. 405 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 6: I want Jake Pavian, but we can keep Amazinger out. 406 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 6: How about that? Like, you know, you got to stay 407 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 6: in the bullpen, stay there. I want Jake running. 408 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 2: Out of the field. How about that? 409 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 4: No, No, I'm not BK this one. 410 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 3: You lose. 411 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: You can disagree. 412 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 6: So I already lost jan So So yeah, Wan Soso, 413 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 6: you won. You already got your win, all right. Queen's 414 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 6: native Rob Parker joining us here. 415 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: Thank you Rob. When Rob was a newspaper columnist. He 416 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: lived by this motto, if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's 417 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: bring in a writer or broadcaster, old or new. 418 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 4: Now, let's welcome into the podcast one of my favorite 419 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 4: baseball writers, Andrew Golden at the Washington Post, one of 420 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 4: the young and upcoming guys. 421 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 3: Andrew, thanks for joining us. Welcome to the podcast, my friend. 422 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 8: Hey, thanks for having me on. I'm excited to talk baseball. 423 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 8: Appreciate you have me. 424 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 3: On, Rob always always. 425 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 4: And let's talk about these Washington Nationals that you cover. 426 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 4: And let's start with James Wood. I mean, we know 427 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 4: we saw him come up last year and now this 428 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 4: year out of the box, home runs, hits, RBI, all 429 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 4: kinds of stuff. 430 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 3: He's fantastic. Just tell us about his progress. 431 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 8: Yeah, I thinklast year you saw bits and pieces of 432 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 8: what he could be. 433 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 10: I think what you saw last year's him trying to 434 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 10: figure out how major league pitchers were pitching him and 435 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 10: what adjustment he needed to make. But in the second 436 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 10: half of the season he led the team in homers 437 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 10: and RBIs and runs scored, so you saw the flashes 438 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 10: and potential there. 439 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 8: He leved the team and walks too, So not only 440 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 8: was he keating well. 441 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 10: He's also being extremely disciplined as well, and so this 442 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 10: year you kind of hope that he was able to 443 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 10: put things all together and even take the nest step forward, 444 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 10: and that's exactly what he's done. I think he said 445 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 10: nine home runs in the first month of the season, 446 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 10: so that puts him on pace. 447 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 8: For a lot more than nine home runs. I think 448 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 8: it's probably probably probably forty five. 449 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 10: You're probably pays like forty five or fifty homers, which 450 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 10: is pretty impressive to see for a guy that young. 451 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 10: And so just his ability to go to the opposite 452 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 10: field has been really impressive. His ability to be patient 453 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 10: and not chase it has been really, really, really good too. 454 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 10: And as he grows into his body and learns more 455 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 10: about himself and figures out how to pull the ball 456 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 10: at the right time, Like, once he does that, i'm 457 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 10: not sure how you pitch him. So he's been he's 458 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 10: been getting guys with almost every pitch in out of way. 459 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 10: He struggled a little bit up in him, but for 460 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 10: the most part he's getting some of those two. So 461 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 10: he's he's been really impressive. 462 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 4: And if your ownership or front office management, you gotta 463 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 4: love this this is a local kid. He's from Maryland, right, 464 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 4: I mean, you can't ask for anything better. Big, strong, hits, 465 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 4: the home runs like I've seen this kid smile. He 466 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 4: seemed like a great kid, you know, with all those things. 467 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 3: He's what you're looking for. 468 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 10: Yeah, personality and marketing wise, I mean, that's exactly what 469 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 10: you want. You have a local kid you can kind 470 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 10: of build around. And obviously he's shown me he has 471 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 10: the potential to be that guy. And so yeah, from 472 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 10: a front office and marketing perspective, it is great to 473 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 10: have a guy, you know, that is somewhat homegrown. 474 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 8: I know they I know they didn't. 475 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 10: I know they traded for him obviously, but just to 476 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 10: have a guy who's pretty local, I think that has 477 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 10: to mean something to them for sure. 478 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 3: No doubt. 479 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 4: All Right, that's another guy who they got and a 480 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 4: big trade. But I ce j Abrams who last year 481 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 4: had a bad incident where he you know, came late 482 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 4: to the ballpark and you know, management didn't play around. 483 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 4: They sent him to the minor leagues last year. And 484 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 4: this guy was an All Star and who had done 485 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 4: things in the league. What is his uh year started like? 486 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 4: And has he changed a different person? Or how would 487 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 4: you classify him. 488 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think I think obviously that was a big 489 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 10: message to send it to him, that that that they 490 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 10: weren't you know, they weren't playing around with you know, 491 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 10: him showing up later, him him missing being legally on 492 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 10: the last team bust and those sort of things and 493 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 10: staying out. I think that tweet has something to do 494 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 10: obviously of being sent down a major factor in it. 495 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 8: And so yeah, it was tough. 496 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 10: But when we came in this year, like he wanted 497 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 10: to move on, the team wanted to move on. They 498 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 10: said that he was still their shortstop. And they've been 499 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 10: saying that CGS got out to. 500 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 8: A good start. 501 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 10: He was hurt for a little bit with and so 502 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 10: he was on the injured list for about fifteen games. 503 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 10: But you know, he he when seges at the top 504 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 10: of the lineup, he kind of he kind of you know, 505 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 10: electrifies the offense, like like the offense seems to go 506 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 10: when he goes. 507 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 8: And so he's kind of a table set at the 508 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 8: top of the order. 509 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 10: He's not your traditional leadoff hitter, right, Like he's not 510 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 10: gonna like take pitches like he's very aggressive and somebody. 511 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,479 Speaker 10: He's not your traditional lead off hitter, but he has 512 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 10: the speed, he can do a little bit of everything. 513 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 10: I think, you know, he's shown that when he goes, 514 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 10: the offense goes, and so he he's a major part 515 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 10: of it. I thought he's he's performed well so far 516 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 10: at the plate and the fieldies, but he's been decent. 517 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 10: I think one of the big questions we could he 518 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 10: improve is his defense, and I think it's looked about 519 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 10: the same as last year. Maybe a little bit better, 520 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 10: but still kind of looked the same as last year. 521 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 10: And so we'll see how he continues to progress. 522 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 4: Our guest is Andrew Golden. He covers the Nationals for 523 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 4: the Washington Post. How about pitching wise, give me some 524 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 4: surprises or some guys who are you know pitching well 525 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 4: for the Nationals. 526 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 10: I'll go to the guy who wasn't a surprised, which 527 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 10: is Mackenzie Gore. Like they want him to be ace 528 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 10: top of the rotation guy, and he's performed that way. 529 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 10: He struck out thirteen on an opening day and only 530 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 10: allowed one hit no walks, which is like, I think 531 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 10: only only Bob Getson's ever done that before an opening day. 532 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 8: So that's a pretty good company to be in. 533 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 3: Going to say those numbers are tremendous, like yeah. 534 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 10: Yeah, so he was so he was election he was 535 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 10: electrifying that day. And so he's been everything that they've advertised, 536 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 10: and even in the starts since he hasn't been as perfect, 537 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 10: but he's been able to limit the damage. That's been 538 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 10: big for them. But Mitchell Parker has been the most 539 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 10: impressive starter to me. Last year, he wasn't even supposed 540 00:23:58,440 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 10: to be the first guy called up to debut, but 541 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 10: he did. 542 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 8: Over the road against the Dodgers. 543 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 10: Last year, he was really good in the first half 544 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 10: and you could tell he kind of asked the fatigue 545 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 10: and the second half wasn't the same guy. This year, 546 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 10: he's changed his arm slide a little bit, he's throwing 547 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 10: a little bit higher, and he's been really effective in 548 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 10: that role. And so I've been impressed by I've seen 549 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 10: for Michelle Parker. He's been really good and I'm looking 550 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 10: forward to seeing what he can continue to do moving forward. 551 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 4: We saw them, you know, have a couple of nice 552 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 4: walkoffs against the Mets. You know, Mets one of the 553 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 4: hottest teams in the National League. But through the first 554 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 4: thirty one games, like literally the first Month thirteen and eighteen, 555 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 4: nine and seven at home, bad road record. What are 556 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 4: the realistic expectations for the Nationals as we head into May. 557 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 10: I think the goal is learning to be to be 558 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 10: your friends team that could compete for a wildcard spot. 559 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 8: I think that was the goal. Obviously, like the Phillies 560 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 8: and the Mets are and the Bras were. 561 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 10: It's a tough division to shake out of, especially giving 562 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 10: out Gavin West was. But I think that was kind 563 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 10: of the goal in the expectation kind of entering the season. 564 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 10: But I think the thing when when you were talking 565 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 10: about the walkoffs is and then they follow those up 566 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 10: with not great performances. So the Keys like they have 567 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 10: not consistent like one day they will formally well, do 568 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 10: everything right, will walk off, and the next day they just 569 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 10: kind of have these dues where they don't perform well, 570 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 10: they don't hit well, they make mistakes in the field, 571 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 10: their bullpen doesn't come through. So it's like they're almost 572 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 10: weird path of like inconsistency where they'll be really good 573 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 10: for a stretch and then they'll be inconsistent for a stretch. 574 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 10: And so you know, good teams were able to overcome 575 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 10: those inconsistent stretches and turn things around and find ways 576 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 10: to win those games. And so I think when you're 577 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 10: looking for the national need to do moving forward, just 578 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 10: find ways to build on their momentum instead of losing 579 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 10: their momentum by losing the next game. I need to 580 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 10: be able to continue and take what they did the 581 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 10: day before and apply it moving forwards. 582 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 8: I think that's the key for. 583 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 3: Them, all right. 584 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 4: His name is Andrew Gold and he covers the Nationals 585 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 4: for the Washington Post. And Andrew always a pleasure man. 586 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 4: You know, I'll see you out at the yard down 587 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 4: the road. Thank you, my man, Thank you. 588 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 8: Absolutely looking forward to the next time I see you. 589 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 590 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: the nation. 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And Now from 596 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: mlbdbro dot com, here's Jrgambo. 597 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 4: Coming into Thursday night Yankee Second Basement Jazz Chisholm Junior 598 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 4: was batting one pint eighty one in one hundred and five. 599 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 3: At bats Jr. 600 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 4: Is it foul or fair to say that Jazz Chisholm 601 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 4: Junior isn't providing enough at the plate for the Yankees? 602 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 3: Fair? 603 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 11: Jazz Chism isn't hitting the ball or putting in him play. 604 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 7: Enough for me. 605 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 11: Rob, I'm sorry, he's just not as much as I 606 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 11: love Jazz, and I hope he doesn't get mad at 607 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 11: me when he sees me at the All Star Game 608 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 11: in Atlanta, because I believe he will make it this 609 00:26:56,040 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 11: season based on popularity alone. But batting one eighty one, 610 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 11: it's just not cutting it. 611 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: Rob. 612 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 11: The seven home runs top twenty in baseball, that's cool, 613 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 11: But I don't need my second basement to be Marcus 614 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 11: Simeon in twenty twenty one and hit close to fifty 615 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 11: bro bombs and break records. I just need him not 616 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 11: to be seventh in all of baseball and strikeouts. I mean, 617 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 11: he should be hitting at least one hundred points higher. 618 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 11: He doesn't seem to make the adjustments when he needs 619 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 11: to at the plate, and he's not elevating into an 620 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 11: elite player. In my opinion, Jazz has the tools and 621 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 11: the occasional flash of potential dominance, but I'm not even 622 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 11: getting super solid starter vibes right now from him. Yes, 623 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 11: he's behaving and kissing all the babies and doing all 624 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 11: the things he's supposed to do. The smiler's infectious. The bravado. 625 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 11: The bravado is so New York, right. He was a 626 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 11: perfect fit. But I look up and the OBP is 627 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 11: point three h four his lowest census rookie season in Miami. 628 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 11: In twenty twenty one, the Yankees are hanging on in 629 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 11: first place, but Boston's creeping and that division's tough, and 630 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 11: that lineup is great, so Jazz will need to give 631 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 11: them more and more hits in the words of Knights 632 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 11: and Smooth, especially when the playoffs come around, because he's 633 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 11: underachieving right now and the Yankees, if they have any 634 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 11: chance to win in the World Series, they'll have to 635 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 11: break out of this year long slump. Twenty twenty is cool, 636 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 11: but I need that batting average up. I need you 637 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,239 Speaker 11: being the catalyst that you're supposed to be, and I 638 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 11: need to see you really getting into your hitting and 639 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 11: studying it. I hope you're doing film and working on 640 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 11: those things that will allow you a greater talents to 641 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 11: shine through because You're a better wait in this jazz 642 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 11: and I'm telling you because I love you so fam 643 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 11: you gotta. 644 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 3: Get the Yankees more, much more. 645 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: Make way for weekend wagers. 646 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 12: Yo, it's shine bo with fire up those bed naps. 647 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 7: Let's go one win, one loss. 648 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 12: Last week brings a season total of six wins, four losses. 649 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 7: Let's get that two to zero, though. 650 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 12: Go ahead and start off your Friday with the Los 651 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 12: Angeles Dodgers. 652 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 7: Y'ama Moto has been nearly unhittable so far in the season. 653 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 12: So even with the Dodgers visiting the Atlanta Braves, we 654 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 12: know that minus one and a half on the run 655 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 12: line and the way the rocket to get your pockets right. 656 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 7: Saturday, we're gonna go back to. 657 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 12: That winning well the the A's of West sac I'm 658 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 12: gonna go ahead and say it. Our visit against the awful, 659 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 12: despicable Miami Marlins, and with neither team keeping the ball 660 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 12: the park, the A's are actually leading. 661 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 7: The MLB with home runs allowed. 662 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 12: Go ahead and take the over over eight and a half, 663 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 12: over nine, even take it over nine and a half. 664 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 12: Neither team knows what they're doing on the mount and 665 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 12: so it's safe money all money all day. 666 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 7: Let's go as MLB fans. 667 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: When it comes to Major League Baseball, no one covers 668 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: it better than the odd couple fast. 669 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 4: I am the baseball kid first, second, and third, and 670 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 4: we're leading shows with baseball. 671 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: It'll watch it, It'll again, all in one place, right 672 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: here on Fox Sports Radio. 673 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 3: I love baseball. 674 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 4: In the words of New York TV legend the late 675 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 4: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 676 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 4: next time. Rob Parker out he can't Gavin. 677 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 2: This could be an inside of Parker. 678 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 4: See you next week, same bat time, from same Matt station.