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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 seventy, Rob Parker.

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Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What

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Speaker 2: a show we have for you today. It's the special

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Speaker 2: Major League Baseball Trade deadline edition of Inside the Parker.

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Speaker 3: Coming up on the program today, Are you ready?

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Speaker 2: We got Oakland age rightfielder Lawrence Butler, he drops by. Also,

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Speaker 2: we'll have former major league outfielder Jack Jones.

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Speaker 3: He'll drop by that and much more. Let's go better.

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Speaker 4: To lead off, it's getting robbed and keep them out.

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Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major

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Speaker 2: Number one, the Los Angeles Dog have done it again.

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Speaker 2: They continue to make moves. They're trying to win another

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Speaker 2: World Series they won in twenty twenty. And on the

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Speaker 2: trade deadline, probably the last deal that got in under

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Speaker 2: the wire to get Jack Flaherty from the Tigers. He

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Speaker 2: comes to the Dodgers and he was having a tremendous

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Speaker 2: seasons twenty nine years old, sporting a two point nine

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Speaker 2: to five ERA and eighteen starts. This guy got some

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Speaker 2: run support by the Tigers. His record would have been

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Speaker 2: even better and he would probably have been an All Star.

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Speaker 2: Another thing is his thirty two strikeout rate ranks fifth

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Speaker 2: point six percent. It says a lot where the Dodgers

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Speaker 2: are pitching, some injuries and whatnot, but you got to

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Speaker 2: give the Dodgers credit for trying to make their team

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Speaker 2: for them. He's been good this year and if he

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Speaker 2: In October, he was rumored to maybe go to the Yankees,

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Speaker 2: but the Dodgers went out, so they have Jack Flowerty.

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Speaker 2: So we will see how this plays out. But if

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Speaker 2: I'm a Dodger fan, I'm happy.

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Speaker 4: Number two.

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Speaker 2: The Seattle Mariners just got rid of Jorge Solaire, who

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Speaker 2: they just signed this past offseason to a three year contract.

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Speaker 2: He went back to Atlanta, where he helped the Braves

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Speaker 2: win a World series back in twenty twenty one. This

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Speaker 2: is gonna be interesting, and the Mariner has made a

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Speaker 2: I say, the Mariners and Astros are in a virtual

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Speaker 2: And you know what, I've been down on the Astros

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Speaker 2: still think I'm gonna go with the Mariners. I think

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Speaker 2: I like the Mariners moving forward, and I think that

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Speaker 2: it plays out. I'm not counting really much on the Rangers.

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Speaker 2: They're in their spot. Can they win a wild card?

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Speaker 2: There's always a possibility. There are a couple other teams

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Speaker 2: Maybe it's to Bruce Bochi curse He's been the four

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Speaker 2: World Series, five World Series, and every year after he

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Speaker 2: So is this gonna be another one of those situations

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Speaker 2: I think they eke out over the Astros. Number three, Well,

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Speaker 2: at least the Angels are consistent. You know, here they

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Speaker 3: And what did they do? They didn't really do much

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Speaker 2: I remember at the trade deadline, they held on to Otani,

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Speaker 2: It's just it seemed like it should be a young

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Speaker 3: And in that.

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Speaker 4: Here comes the big interview. Listen, hed Lern.

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Speaker 3: It's so good.

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Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast a's right field of

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Speaker 2: Lawrence Butler. Lawrence, thank you for joining us on the podcast.

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Speaker 5: No problem, thank you for having me.

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Speaker 3: Yes, let's talk about your month of July.

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Speaker 4: Wow wow, double wow?

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Speaker 2: Oh did you just put in work? What what happened here?

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Speaker 2: Did the switch hit? Everything seemed to come together.

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Speaker 5: For uh, you know really just you know, continue to work,

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Speaker 2: Player of the week though, how how satisfying was that?

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Speaker 2: I mean, everybody doesn't win Player of the week. You're

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Speaker 5: Yeah, that was a cool accomplishment, you know, like kind

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Speaker 2: The other thing too, is you just haven't done it

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Speaker 5: No, I really do take pride in, you know, being

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Speaker 2: What's the hardest part as a young player being consistent,

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Speaker 2: you know, having consistent at bats, not giving away at bats,

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Speaker 2: recognizing how they're pitching. You what, what, what's the toughest

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Speaker 5: You know, I just kind of feel like it's it's

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Speaker 5: like for young players just you know, learning how to

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Speaker 2: I think I saw an interview where you were talking

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Speaker 2: So did you have to learn that somebody tell you that?

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Speaker 5: I mean I got a lot of good mentors, you know,

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Speaker 2: here on Inside the Parker talk about you mentioned it

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Speaker 2: a bit about being on the stage, big stage, going

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Speaker 2: I think the worst part of what's happened in Oakland.

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Speaker 5: I got to spend a lot the time with Stull

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Speaker 4: It was a big week in the big leagues.

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Speaker 5: Who's Who's a.

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Speaker 2: Is it foul or fair to say that Jazz Chishlm

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Speaker 7: It slightly goes into the outfield, but not enough to

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Speaker 4: He beats it out. First hit is a Yankee.

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Speaker 7: Then he comes back the next day bombs away bro

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Speaker 4: Don't sleep on Jazz. He's one of three.

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Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector. Centro the analytic numbers

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Speaker 3: Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is his game.

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Speaker 8: Jazz Chisholm has already staked his claim as the second

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Speaker 6: surprised about the Rangers. But usually when you win, you

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Speaker 6: have sort of a hangover the next year, and I

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Speaker 6: think that's what they're kind of going through.

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Speaker 2: Let's talk about the Yankees. They get Jazz Chisholm from

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Speaker 2: the Marlins and on Tuesday night they going to Philadelphia

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Speaker 2: to start a big series. Jazz has two home runs.

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Speaker 2: Judge has two home runs. Has he energized the Yankees?

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Speaker 2: They think they've scored like twenty two runs since he

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Speaker 2: joined the team.

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Speaker 3: What do you like that pick up by the Bronx Bombers?

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Speaker 6: I actually love that pickup, man, because it's not what

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Speaker 6: they're used to. He's a very flashy guy, he's very

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Speaker 6: high profile. He brings a lot of attention to himself.

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Speaker 6: He brings a lot of attention to the game. He

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Speaker 6: has energy. He's just not the norm of what they're

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Speaker 6: used to in New York. They used to guys just

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Speaker 6: coming in and playing and going about the business. But

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Speaker 6: he's bringing sort of a youthfulness to that team and

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Speaker 6: he's he's bringing h something different than they're used to it.

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Speaker 6: And I love it, man, And I know, you know,

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Speaker 6: Steinbrenner might be turning over in his grave, but hey man,

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Speaker 6: the game's changing and I'm so glad that they got

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Speaker 6: him over there, and for him, it puts him in

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Speaker 6: a situation of where he's playing in meaningful games.

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Speaker 2: No doubt. And uh, you know, the two home runs

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Speaker 2: in Philadelphia.

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Speaker 3: That'll get you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, h fans will love you really instantly when you

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Speaker 2: start doing that kind of stuff. Uh, talking about the

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Speaker 2: team you grew up cheering for, the Padres.

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Speaker 3: They made him. They made a move.

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Speaker 2: They got left hand or Tannel Scott from Miami and

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Speaker 2: a sixth player deal. Do you like that deal? The Padres?

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Speaker 2: You know, I love their team in roster for the

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Speaker 2: last few years been disporting. They had a lot of injuries.

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Speaker 2: Last year they just could never get going. They trade

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Speaker 2: soda away. Uh.

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Speaker 3: Is this a good move by the Padres? Why not

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Speaker 3: throwing in a towel?

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Speaker 6: I think it's a really good move. And I think again,

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Speaker 6: we talk about, you know, teams standing money and and

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Speaker 6: trying to win championships and then having a target on

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Speaker 6: their back. No one expected much from them this year.

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Speaker 6: I did like the hire of Mike Shilts. He's he's

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Speaker 6: a baseball guy. He's he's intense. He demands for you

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Speaker 6: to play the game the right way and and and

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Speaker 6: he's a good leader. That's why he didn't laugh long

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Speaker 6: in Saint louis Is because like he didn't do things

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Speaker 6: a company way and so to speak. You know what

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Speaker 6: I'm saying, so I do like that pick up with

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Speaker 6: the Closer. He kind of solidifies the back end of

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Speaker 6: the boop in And so, uh, they're playing with no

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Speaker 6: pressure and and and it's showing. I mean, they're hanging around.

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Speaker 6: I'm buying for a wild card spot. And and unlike

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Speaker 6: they did about two or three years ago, once they

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Speaker 6: got in, they made a bunch of noise and they

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Speaker 6: came up short because they faced a hot Phillies team.

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Speaker 2: What do you make of the New York Metropolitans. I mean,

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Speaker 2: what a turnaround? They look dead to me. And now

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Speaker 2: as we sit here going into Wednesday night's action, they're

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Speaker 2: fifty six and fifty and you know in the wild

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Speaker 2: card hunt obviously, Uh is this a good team?

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Speaker 6: Uh? You know, on paper they were good. They got

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Speaker 6: the Closer back this year, and they had a long

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Speaker 6: period of where they weren't playing well at the beginning

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Speaker 6: of the year. Lind Dorris is seeming to sell settle in.

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Speaker 6: He's getting that big smile that he's noticed known for

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Speaker 6: on his face again and he's leading those guys over there.

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Speaker 6: And and he had a great into the first half

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Speaker 6: and it seems like he picked back up where he

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Speaker 6: left off and I mean he's a he's a great

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Speaker 6: team leader. And you got the polar Bear over there

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Speaker 6: doing his thing, and then they just got Winker over there.

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Speaker 6: You know, you need you need small pieces, man. Everyone

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Speaker 6: they big pieces, and sometimes you need small pieces to

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Speaker 6: be a stopgap, man. And that's what they're getting over there.

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Speaker 2: Last thing, I just want a one word to answer.

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Speaker 2: Best team in baseball right here, right now, Phillies. All right,

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Speaker 2: there you go. His name is Jack Jones. And yes,

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Speaker 2: Phillies sixty five and forty one going into Wednesday night action.

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Speaker 2: Even though they are three and seven in their last ten,

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Speaker 2: but they've had a great start to the season. Jock Man,

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Speaker 2: thanks for the insight, thanks for the energy, thanks for

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Speaker 2: the knowledge.

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Speaker 3: We appreciate you.

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Speaker 6: Ron, thanks for having me. Man.

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Speaker 4: Now bring in the closer.

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Speaker 1: Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA,

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Speaker 1: and it isn't even close.

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Speaker 2: Reason number nine hundred and ninety nine why Major League

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Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NBA and better than the

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Speaker 2: NFL is because you can watch and home run chase,

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Speaker 2: the home run chase that Aaron Judge is putting on.

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Speaker 2: Will he get to sixty? Will he break his American

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Speaker 2: League record of sixty two. Will he pass Barry Bonds?

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Speaker 2: I know that's far fetched, but he's on a home

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Speaker 2: run pace that's worth watching. There is something about a

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Speaker 2: home run chase in baseball that's different from almost any

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Speaker 2: other statistic that you're watching as a fan. Every time

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Speaker 2: he hits one, you go wow. On Monday he hit

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Speaker 2: two in Philadelphia. People are texting me from all over

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Speaker 2: did you see Judge hit two more? That's what a

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Speaker 2: home run chase will do. It engages people. What's the

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Speaker 2: old saying, chicks love the long ball? All I got

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Speaker 2: news for you. So do dudes. They love the long

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Speaker 2: ball as well. The home run moves the needle. And

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Speaker 2: that's what is so awesome about baseball. Compared to football

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Speaker 2: and to basketball, they have nothing that compares to the

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Speaker 2: home run. In the words of New York TV legend

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Speaker 2: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this

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Speaker 2: time until next time.

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Speaker 3: Rob Parker out.

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Speaker 4: He can't get it.

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Speaker 3: This could be an inside of Parker.

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Speaker 6: See you next week, same bat time, same batt station,