1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: From the Burkeshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: voter number fifty seven, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: Come on, I've been covering Major League baseball for almost 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: in LA. 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 3: I love this game. Let's go. Welcome into the podcast. 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 2: have for you today. Dominic Smith, the first basement and 12 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 3: He joins us plus Lynn Worthy. 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: He's a columnist at the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. Plus 15 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: we'll have a pushback involving old Tani that and much more. 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 4: Let's go better up. 17 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: To lead off. 18 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: It's getting rocked and keep them on. Rob's hot take 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: one New. 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 4: York, New York. 22 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: So nice they named it twice, unless you're talking about 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: baseball in New York. 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 4: In June, both New York teams stink. The Yankees unbelievable. 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: Coming into Thursday, they had lost six in a row, 26 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: be swept back to back by the Red Sox in 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 2: Boston and the Angels in the Bronx scored got shut 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: out three consecutive times, a franchise record never happened in 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: the history of the Yankees. 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 4: And the've scored a. 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 2: Total of five runs in their last six games. And 32 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: the Mets they're stinky two. They've lost five in a 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: row coming into Thursday, five and five in their last ten, 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: and they just haven't been playing good baseball. 35 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 4: So both New York teams have been stinking up the. 36 00:01:58,880 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: Joint number two. 37 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: Maybe, just maybe there's hope for the Tampa Bay Rays. 38 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: I've said this from day one. Tampa Bay was a 39 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 2: mistake for major League baseball. They just the people don't 40 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 2: show up. It's great for spring training, but it just 41 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: wasn't a major league town when it comes to baseball, 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 2: and the attendance we know just have never been good enough. 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: And now of course there are stadium is damaged. They're 44 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: playing at the Yankees spring training facilities ten Burner Field, 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: and now a developer has bought the team and hopefully 46 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: they're going to move to a bigger market. Why build 47 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: it up a new stadium for a fan base that 48 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 2: doesn't show up. Now this new developers from Jacksonville, That's 49 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: not the place the team should go. 50 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 3: They should think. 51 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: About Nashville or Portland or some place that's really dying 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: for a baseball team. Nashville, Tennessee. A lot of people 53 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 2: have said that could be a hotbed to have a 54 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: major League baseball team. But it is time for the 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: Rais to move. They dropped the Devil from the Devil Rays. 56 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: Now they need to drop Tampa Bay from the Rays. 57 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: Number three. 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 2: All Right, We're about a month away from the Home 59 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 2: Run Derby, which, of course, is that Monday before the 60 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 2: All Star Game in Atlanta. 61 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 4: I'll be there. Can't wait. Love the home Run Derby. 62 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 2: And we already know, like Aaron Judge is not doing it. 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: He's done it a number of times, he's wonted. A 64 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: lot of the big stars have done it and participated. 65 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: We don't expect to have them do it every year, 66 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: and I understand that. 67 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 4: But it would be a great showcase. 68 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: The name that's circuling around and being talked about is 69 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: Ellie dla Cruz, the shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds got 70 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: off to a slow store but has picked it up. 71 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: He's an exciting player. The derby might be a great 72 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: showcase for a lot of people. Maybe don't know a 73 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: lot about Ellie Dla Cruz. He's only twenty three, he's 74 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: got star written all over him, and a high profile 75 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 2: event like the Home Run Derby could be perfect a 76 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: guy like him. So Baseball should look around and guys 77 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: like Ellie Dayla Cruise and decide that that's where they 78 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: want to go. 79 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 4: And get them out in front of people. Don't forget. 80 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: The Home Run Derby is one of the most popular, 81 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: like All Star Game events for all sports. 82 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 4: It does really well in the ratings. People usually like it. 83 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 4: It's fast paced. Here's my vote for Ellie Dela Cruise. 84 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 85 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 4: It's so good. 86 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 5: Welcome into the podcast. 87 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome in Dominic Smith from the San Francisco Giants. 88 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: New member of the San Francisco Giants. How you doing, 89 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: don Doell? 90 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 6: Doell? 91 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 5: Happy to be here? Great? Let's talk here. 92 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: You opted out of your deal with the Yankees in 93 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: the minor leagues and you wind up here in San Francisco. 94 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 2: Just so many thought process, Why did you do what 95 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: you did? And how'd you get here? 96 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 7: Yeah? 97 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 6: You know, you kind of get to a point in 98 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 6: your career if you have enough years of service time, 99 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 6: you could put certain things in your contract to give 100 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 6: you a little bit more freedom to you know, seek 101 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 6: other options if they're available. And you know, I had 102 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 6: to opt out of my clause in my contract for 103 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 6: June first, and all the way I was playing down 104 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 6: there at Triple A, you know, I wanted to, you know, 105 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 6: explore my options and that's what I was able to do. 106 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 6: And the Giants contacted me. And you know, I've been 107 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 6: here for you know, eight days. 108 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: And off to a great start here in San Francisco. 109 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: Just talk about joining them. Your role here through your 110 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:44,679 Speaker 2: first eight or nine games, three sixty seven home run 111 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 2: RBI seven. 112 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 5: RBI's doing really well. Just how'd you get here? 113 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 8: Yeah? 114 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 6: You know, I think, you know, you just got to 115 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 6: really state diligent to your work, state, diligent to your process. 116 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 6: And you know, it's a lot of stuff behind the 117 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 6: scenes that people don't see that you know, I work 118 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 6: on I work on, you know, my mental health, I 119 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 6: work on my physical health, I work on my spiritual health. 120 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 6: So with a lot of different sources that I kind 121 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 6: of tap into that allows me to go out there 122 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 6: and help the ball club. And this team has been 123 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 6: playing good since I got here, so I was just 124 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 6: really trying to get in and help them win more games, 125 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 6: and we've been able to do that. 126 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: That was my next question. How good is this Giants team? 127 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: You know, you join them. You know, everybody talked about 128 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 2: the NLS being the Dodgers and everybody else, you know, 129 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: and that's not the case. The Padres are good and 130 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: the Giants are really good. How good is this team? 131 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 6: I mean, you know, I don't want to, you know, speak, 132 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 6: I want the plan to really do the talking. But 133 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 6: you know, I think if you look at some of 134 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,359 Speaker 6: the numbers, you know they speak volumes. They're very professional group. 135 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 6: They know how to, you know, play the game. They 136 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,679 Speaker 6: know how to pitch and attack hitters. And our bullpen 137 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 6: is one of the most elite pins in the game. 138 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 6: So I think all around, you know, when you look 139 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 6: at a one in formula, you know you need good pitching, 140 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 6: you need good defense, you need timely hitting in I 141 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 6: think right now we've been able to do it all, 142 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 6: so we know it's a long year. So that's why 143 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 6: we want to really put the chariot in front of 144 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 6: the horse. We want to take it one day at 145 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 6: a time and just keep finding ways to win ball games. 146 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 6: And our pitching staff has been a big part of that. 147 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 6: So I'm just happy to be on this side of 148 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 6: the ball. 149 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 5: And I was thinking the pitching staff. 150 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: When you think Justin Burlander and Jordan Hicks are not 151 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: even pitching, they will be coming back to this giant staff. 152 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 5: I mean, how nice would that be? 153 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean it's that's why I don't want to 154 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 6: talk much about it, you know. I want us to, 155 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 6: you know, lay low and you know, be the underdogs 156 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 6: that we. 157 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 5: Are and be low key. 158 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: You know. 159 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 6: So this team is, like I said, they're one of 160 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 6: a kind since I've been here. And when you have 161 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 6: those two professionals who are on the sidelines, they're helping 162 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 6: this young staff together too, behind the scenes, game planning, 163 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 6: mentoring them. Like Justin Verlander is the pros pro that's 164 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 6: why he's gonna be a Hall of Famer. And Jordan 165 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 6: Hicks is one of the best young arms in this game. So, 166 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 6: like I said, I don't want to talk much about it, 167 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 6: you know, I just like where we're at, and we 168 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 6: just want to keep playing and winning games. 169 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: A guest is Dominic Smith, of course, outfielder, first basement 170 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 2: for the San Francisco Giants here on inside the parker. Obviously, 171 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: you played for a lot of teams, you came up 172 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 2: broken with the Mats, played there for six years. 173 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 5: What was that like playing in New York with the Mets? 174 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think, you know, New York obviously gave me 175 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 6: the opportunity to you know where my first big league journey, Jersey. 176 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 6: So that whole experience was obviously life changing, something that's 177 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 6: special place in my heart. I'm the fans out there, 178 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 6: you know, and we had our ups and downs, and 179 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 6: you know, I just really wanted to show them a 180 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 6: type of person I was on the field off the field, 181 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 6: and I think they really respected me for that and 182 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 6: the work I did, you know, on the field, in 183 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 6: the community. You know, Like I said, New York is 184 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 6: something that I won't ever forget. And I had a 185 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 6: great time. I had a great time. I learned a 186 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 6: lot about myself. I learned how to uh you know, 187 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 6: become a professional. So uh it's the reason why I'm 188 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 6: here this day and I'm able to, you know, carry 189 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 6: myself at a certain level, and uh, you know, impact 190 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 6: teams when I come in. 191 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 2: He played a couple other places too, played in Washington, 192 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: had a career high at home runs that had success. 193 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 2: Also played in Boston. Uh, which one? Why I should 194 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 2: ask you? What was the biggest highlight on moment in 195 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 2: your baseball career? Do you have one that stands out 196 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 2: in one of all these places you played? 197 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 6: I would just say, you know, come. 198 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 2: On, there's a here, there's a home there's something here. 199 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 2: The home run, I understand, Come on, it was one 200 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 2: moment you had to get goosebumps. 201 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 6: I'm just very you know, blessed to be able to, 202 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 6: you know, wear each uniform. So I think, uh, we're 203 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 6: gonna have to revisit this one in a few years 204 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 6: when I when it's all said and done. I don't 205 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 6: have a few that, you know, really stand out. 206 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 2: Last question, just the the division I mentioned earlier. Obviously 207 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 2: we know Dodgers, Padres and Arizona got off to a 208 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 2: great start. Kind of scuffling, but still good team. This 209 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 2: division looks like it's going to be a dog fight 210 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 2: all the way through. 211 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean that's what we prepare for you know, 212 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 6: it's only my first week here, but seeing this team 213 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 6: from Afar from the last few years, they understand the 214 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 6: galland of the division. When you do have the Dodgers 215 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 6: and you have the Padre and the Diamondbacks either really 216 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 6: good ball clubs. And that's why I think we understand 217 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 6: the importance of each day and we try to live 218 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 6: in the present and we try to take it one 219 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 6: pitch at a time and squeak out as many wind 220 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 6: as we can. We know it's gonna it's gonna be 221 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 6: a long year, so we just enjoyed the moment. And 222 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 6: if the guys you know that we have outcome back, 223 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 6: I think we're gonna be in a good spot. So 224 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 6: I'm just happy, like I said, to be on this 225 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 6: side of the ball and be playing for for San France. 226 00:10:58,960 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 5: One quick, one real. 227 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 2: I've been covering Major League Baseball for thirty nine years, 228 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: see all the gray thirty nine years. 229 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 5: Nineteen eighty six was my first year. 230 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 2: My favorite ballpark and I'm not saying that because you're 231 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: wearing a Giants uniform. I still call it Pac Bell 232 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 2: in San Francisco and Camden Yards. Those are my two 233 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: favorite ballparks, not counting Wiggley and Fenway. 234 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 5: What do you think about pac Bell? 235 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 6: Oh, it was amazing being a visiting player. I didn't 236 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 6: realize how passionate the Bay is with their sports. So 237 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 6: when I got there for their homestand, I mean, they 238 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 6: were sold out, and I literally just remember just standing 239 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 6: up at the top step and really cherishing that moment 240 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 6: and really looking around and just telling myself, Wow, this 241 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 6: is just such an amazing experience. It's so beautiful to 242 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 6: see the fans, to see just the beautiful ballpark, and 243 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 6: I just felt the history in there from you know, 244 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 6: all the legends who put on this Giants uniform. So 245 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 6: it was something that was really surreal. I mean, that 246 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 6: whole homestand is something that you know, I won't forget 247 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 6: because of just how passionate I felt the ballpark and 248 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 6: how intimate it was. So I just look for it 249 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 6: to get him back home. I don't like the roads, 250 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 6: so I can't wait to get back. 251 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 5: All right. 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The analytic numbers 288 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: you need to know? 289 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 290 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: his game. 291 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 5: What do you got for me, Anthony? 292 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 9: The baseball world was shocked last Sunday night when news 293 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 9: came out the Red Sox traded star slugger Raphael Devers 294 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 9: the Giants. Of course, it brought about the ghosts of 295 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 9: the Mookie Bets trade and the sale of Babe Ruth. 296 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 9: But what does it mean for the Giants going forward? 297 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 9: Stad cast Mike Petriello laid it out on Baseball Savon. 298 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 9: Now It's been much publicized that Giants have not had 299 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 9: a player at thirty home runs in the season since 300 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 9: Barry Bonds in two thousand and four, a mark that 301 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 9: Devers has reached in three previous seasons, most recently in 302 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 9: twenty twenty three. He has fifteen this year already. By 303 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 9: the way, in that same timeframe, there have been five 304 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 9: hundred and forty one thirty homer seasons, with twenty seven 305 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 9: players pulling the feet off five different times. But Devers 306 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 9: is the type of hitter that might be park proof 307 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 9: only He, Aaron Judge, and Shoheo Tani have slugged five 308 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 9: hundred or better each of the last five seasons, and 309 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 9: since twenty nineteen, no player is more extra base hits 310 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 9: than Devers. 311 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 10: Now. 312 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 9: He's used to playing at a tough part for lefty 313 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 9: power hitters, as evidenced by the fact he sent twenty 314 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 9: five more home runs on the road than at Fenway 315 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 9: in his career, But he's moving from a place than 316 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 9: in Fenway that ranked twenty first in home run Factor 317 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 9: for a lefty with a score of ninety, meaning ten 318 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 9: percent worse than League Gabadge, to a place in Oracle 319 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 9: Park that ranks twenty seventh in the league. Now stat 320 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 9: cast can actually extrapolate out how many homers Devs would 321 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 9: have hit playing at Oracle Park his ale career, adjusted 322 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 9: for anything from wallheit to weather, and compared to the 323 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 9: two hundred two he would have hit playing at Fay, 324 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 9: he would have hit two hundred and two in San 325 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 9: fran Now, Devers is a huge gift for the Giants. 326 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 9: We'll see if you can break that drought. 327 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. 328 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: If I'm writing, I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer 329 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 330 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 3: Now let's welcome in a buddy of mine. 331 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: A fine columnist for the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, Lynn Worthy, 332 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 2: who also covered the Cardinals before moving into the columnist spot. 333 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 2: Congratulations on that, Lenn, How are you? 334 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 11: Thank you very much. 335 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 4: It's glad to be here with you always. 336 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: Let's start. I don't know what to make of the 337 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 2: Saint Louis Cardinals. First of all, I've always said this, 338 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 2: Saint Louis is the baseball capital of the United States. 339 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 2: I just cannot get over. They draw three million every year. 340 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 2: Everybody in the ballpark. 341 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 4: Where's red? So I know that people love the Cardinals. 342 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 4: But they seem to be in a malaise coming. 343 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 2: Into Thursday thirty eight, thirty five, five hundred, but they 344 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: where they had it. 345 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 11: Yeah, that's an interesting question where they're headed. I mean 346 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 11: headed this season, but headed in general. It's two different 347 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 11: questions but part. 348 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 4: Of the same. 349 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 11: I mean, like you said, they're over five hundred, but 350 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 11: the month of May they were, you know, like nineteen 351 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 11: and eight, and then since the start of June five 352 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 11: and ten, so they're starting to take that dip, which 353 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 11: I mean, I'm not going to say that you know, 354 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 11: you necessarily expected it, but I mean it's not unexpected 355 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 11: because they had a lot of young guys they're doing all. 356 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 11: They didn't spend money this offseason, which they announced that 357 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 11: basically at the end of last season, and that's going 358 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 11: to be the way they were going about it, So 359 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 11: you knew that coming in. They were supposedly going to 360 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,719 Speaker 11: try and well they tried to trade Aeronauto and that 361 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 11: didn't happen, so they were talking about going way young, 362 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,479 Speaker 11: and it's really been sort of an in between things 363 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 11: because Eronado's still here, Wilson Contreras, Sonny Gray, all guys 364 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 11: who potentially could have been traded, but they stayed and 365 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 11: so it was like, okay, well let's see. 366 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 4: You know. 367 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 11: The big thing they talked about going into this season 368 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 11: was runway. That was the phrase that they used, because 369 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 11: I met the young guys who're gonna get chances to 370 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 11: play guys who in the past they would get some time, 371 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 11: but then they take them out and say, oh, we 372 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 11: got to compete for the division and this guy's you know, 373 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 11: he had a bad you know stretch here we got 374 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 11: sent them back down. That wasn't supposed to happen this year. 375 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 11: And so that was the thought going into this year, 376 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 11: We're gonna see what they got, and they have for 377 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 11: the most part done that. It's just now you get 378 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 11: some of those ups and downs. 379 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's talk about some of the young guys. I mean, 380 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 2: they got some young, interesting guys. Jordan Walker, who of 381 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 2: course started his career with a bang I think it 382 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 2: was what twelve or thirteen game hitting streak out of 383 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 2: the box. Mason Win a fine shortstop who's really progressed, 384 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 2: got as bad as good. 385 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 4: He's a good fielder. 386 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 2: I like watching him play. And Victor Scott the second Also, 387 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 2: those are three guys, young guys at a Core. Just 388 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: tell me about are they the future? Is one of 389 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 2: these guys not going to be around or because they 390 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 2: look like they're promising. 391 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 4: All three of. 392 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 11: Them, they all have shown promise. I mean, you know, 393 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 11: you talk about you know, like I said, I mentioned Runway, 394 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 11: like last year, Mason Win, they said from opening day 395 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 11: or before opening the day, he's going to be your shortstop. 396 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 11: And the question really was is he going to hit 397 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 11: enough for them to hold on to him and for 398 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 11: him to be in that lineup every day. That was 399 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 11: last year and because you knew the Glove was there, 400 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 11: I mean, he's got one of the best arms in 401 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 11: Major League Baseball. 402 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 4: I mean he was. 403 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 11: He ends up last year being a finalist for the 404 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 11: Gold Glove. And what ended up happening over the course 405 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 11: of the last season is he ended up being their 406 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 11: leadoff hitter for a munch of the season because he 407 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 11: he did, you know, way better than what they thought 408 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 11: was the bat. He showed that he could handle that 409 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 11: and you knew the defense was going to be there, 410 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 11: so he sort of just took that job and ran 411 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 11: away with it. On the flip side that you got 412 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 11: a guy like Walker who they brought up the year before, 413 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 11: and that's when he had that that hit streak where 414 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 11: he looked like he was, you know, gonna be a 415 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 11: guy for years to come. They jumped him over Triple 416 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 11: A right straight from Double A to the majors to 417 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 11: make opening their roster. And he's had ups and downs, 418 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 11: and then he's also had like, you know, compete for 419 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 11: some playing time, and so when he had ups and downs, 420 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 11: that made it easy, you know, excuse to send him 421 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 11: back down to Triple A. And so he's gone about 422 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 11: back and forth last you know, a little bit, the 423 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 11: last two seasons and this year it's like, Okay, they're 424 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 11: gonna leave him up here. He's gonna play through you know, 425 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 11: good bad in between. You're gonna play through that. And 426 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 11: he's he's shown, you know, he's had he's had some struggles, 427 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:18,239 Speaker 11: but he looked like he was starting to come out 428 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 11: of it. He had a little bit of a risk injury, 429 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 11: but he's come back from the I L and looks 430 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 11: like he's, you know, gonna he's making some progress at 431 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 11: the plate. And vic Vic was a guy he was 432 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 11: on the opening day last opening they ross the last season, 433 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 11: but that was really just because of injuries and everything. 434 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 11: But he looked like he was ready to hit the 435 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 11: ground running and spring training this year. He wasn't supposed 436 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 11: to be on the team to start the season in reality, 437 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 11: but he just he just was playing so well made 438 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 11: them change their plans. They put him in there. He's 439 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 11: starting to hit a little bit of a slump now, 440 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 11: but I mean defensively, you know, he's legit. Offensively, you know, 441 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 11: he keeps hitting the line drives and has got some 442 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 11: speed that's you know, second to almost none. So these guys, 443 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 11: they've got talent. It's just a matter of doing it 444 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 11: consistently over seasons, specifically for Walker and for Scott. But 445 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 11: but Winn looks like he's a guy for you know, 446 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 11: next decade. 447 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 4: No doubt. 448 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 3: Our guest is Lynn Worthy. 449 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: He's a columnist for the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. 450 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 4: Let's talk about the front office. 451 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,479 Speaker 2: Uh, the Cardinals didn't make an announcement, so next year 452 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 2: is going to be changes. Phyllison on what's happened. What's 453 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 2: happening with the front office for next year? 454 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 7: Yeah. 455 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 11: John Moseaylock, who's been part of this front office with 456 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 11: the Cardinals for I think it's thirty years now, in 457 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 11: some capacity or another has been you know, in charge 458 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 11: of this front office, the baseball operations department for the 459 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 11: last part of that. They've already announced that he's he's 460 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 11: stepping down. This is his last season. He's still running things, 461 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 11: which is a little bit weird because he's you know, 462 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 11: he's he's running things and the guy who's taken over, 463 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 11: he's already in house and they'd already been named. That's 464 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 11: Hem Bloom, who was with the Boston Red Sox before 465 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 11: that with the Tampa Bay Rays. So he he came 466 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 11: in last year as a sort of a consultant to 467 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 11: sort of almost do an audit of their minor league 468 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 11: system and start to get them back up to power 469 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 11: on their farm system. He actually was the one who 470 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 11: oversaw some of the stuff they did this offseason that 471 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 11: reramped their farm system, hiring a new farm director, hiring 472 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 11: assistant general manager to oversee player development. But he's still 473 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 11: waiting in the wings. So the guy in charge is 474 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 11: still John Mosey lock up until I think technically October 475 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 11: and then the Times showed the run. So it makes 476 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 11: it a little bit interesting because you never they don't 477 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 11: even let let him really get out in public and talk. 478 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 11: But everybody knows he's on deck. 479 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 2: No doubt. All right, Last thing, real quick? Can they 480 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: compete in the central? Clubs look really good? Do they 481 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 2: have any chance to win. 482 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: In the central? 483 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 11: I mean, I think they got a chance to at 484 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 11: least hang around for a little while. I mean, I 485 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 11: think any things to go right. But they can be 486 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 11: in it up until the end. I don't know that 487 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 11: they you know, did you necessarily put money down on 488 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 11: them to take to run away with it down the stretch? 489 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 11: But I think they can be in it to the 490 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 11: end and then see what happens. 491 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: All right. 492 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 2: His name is Lynn Worthy, columnist for the Saint Louis 493 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: Post Dispatch. Thank you, buddy, We appreciate it. We'll see 494 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 2: you out at the ballpark at some point. 495 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 11: All right, thanks for having me. 496 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 3: In case you missed. Rob Parker on the MLB. 497 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: Next words, here's his latest appearance on mL Dina. 498 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 10: All right, time for the showdown with my buddy Rob Parker. 499 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 7: Rob, how are we doing today? 500 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 3: I'm great, Steve. 501 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 4: How are you ready to go? 502 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 7: I'm ready to go? Are you ready to go? Is 503 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 7: the question? All right? You always ready? I'm sure? All right? 504 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 10: So Rafaeld Devers made his Giants debut yesterday, big lefty hitter, 505 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 10: the slugger brought into the light up. The Giants haven't 506 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 10: had a thirty home run season since Barry Bonds. Listen 507 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 10: Devers was all over Barry Bonds at the press conference yesterday. 508 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 10: Do you think Devers's bat we'll play in San Francisco? 509 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? 510 00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 2: If I'm Rafael Devers, I'm shedding tears for leaving Boston 511 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 2: in that ballpark. I mean, I just think it's going 512 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 2: to be difficult. That's a pitchers ballpark. And the idea 513 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 2: that no one's hit thirty home runs since the Louisiana 514 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 2: purchase was in escrow tells you all you need to know. 515 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: I get Barry Box was a great player. Thirty home runs. 516 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 2: We're not talking about forty home runs of fifty home runs. 517 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 2: No one's hit thirty home runs in two decades there. 518 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 2: I think it's going to be difficult. I don't think 519 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 2: the home run is going to travel. Obviously, he has 520 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 2: fifteen already this year. It could happen, but it's going 521 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 2: to be hard. 522 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 10: I think I got to tell you that I actually 523 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 10: think he's going to get there, and I think he'll 524 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 10: get there easily. This year and beyond, because when they've 525 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 10: looked at his home runs that he' he's hit at Fenway, 526 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 10: the reality is that he would have more home runs 527 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 10: if he had been playing in San Francisco than he 528 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 10: had been playing in Fenway. I remember on the Sunday 529 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 10: Night game they talked about that Devers has eighteen doubles 530 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 10: this year. Eleven of the eighteen if he had been 531 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 10: playing in San Francisco would ben home runs because remember, 532 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 10: his power isn't pull power. His power is the left field, 533 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 10: left center field. That's ben where he's driven the ball's 534 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 10: entire career, and balls that he banged off the Green 535 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 10: Monster would go over the shorter wall there in San Francisco. 536 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 10: So I do think the power is gonna play in 537 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 10: a much more significant way than it would in another 538 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 10: left handed pull hitter, where I think he've got the 539 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 10: big wall to contend with in right field. 540 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 2: That sounds good, but you know, even if you just 541 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 2: go by distance, ballparks don't always play the same way, 542 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 2: So I don't buy that. I think that's a pitcher's park. 543 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 2: I think it's harder to hit home runs there. I 544 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 2: know we look at it because Bonds destroyed the field 545 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 2: and whatnot. 546 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 4: So we look at that park as a home run park. 547 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 3: I disagree. 548 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 2: I don't think it's going to be as easy as 549 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 2: you think just by going by distance. 550 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 7: It's gonna be a interesting thing. 551 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 10: He actually thought he became a better hitter just by 552 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 10: looking at Barry Bonds yesterday. So I've got the benefit 553 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 10: of that on my side as well. 554 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 7: All right. 555 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 10: On the other side of the deal, the Red Sox 556 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 10: trade away their three hundred million dollar man of about 557 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 10: two hundred and sixty million in the deal. 558 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 7: So did they punk this season in Boston? 559 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 3: They did. 560 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: If I'm in Boston, I'm not happy, and I'm not 561 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 2: happy the way the Red Sox have been operating anyway. 562 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 2: I mean when they traded away Mookie Bets, people scratch 563 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: their heads. Bogerts they allowed him to move on another 564 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 2: star player and now Devers. I mean, they're around five 565 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 2: hundred and I get it. This whole thing is the 566 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 2: Red Sox are to blame for this whole thing. 567 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 3: If you were. 568 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 2: Gonna go get Alex Bregman, you got to call in 569 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 2: your three hundred million dollar player, have a real conversation 570 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 2: like grown ups, and say this is the plan. 571 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:40,640 Speaker 3: This is what we want to do. 572 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 2: You don't come to spring training him and in han 573 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 2: and acting like you don't know who's gonna play third base, 574 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 2: which is the way that they presented it, and don't. 575 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 3: I don't blame Devers. I'm the guy who signed to 576 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 3: a big contract. 577 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 2: I'm the guy who's been producing all these years, and 578 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 2: you don't have a conversation for me, But some guy 579 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 2: who just showed up, you're gonna take way for him. 580 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 3: I think that the Red Sox blue well. 581 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 10: I certainly I don't think the Red Sox managed it properly. 582 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 10: There's no question that communication should have happened. 583 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:08,439 Speaker 7: It didn't. 584 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 10: But at some point Devers can't have his animosity to 585 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 10: the front office affect his relationship with the twenty five teammates. Ultimately, 586 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 10: he's playing with those guys for those guys, and at 587 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 10: some point you put that aside and you do what's 588 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 10: in the best interest of the name on the front 589 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 10: of the uniform, not your name, And I don't think 590 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 10: he ever did that. Then getting mad at Christian Campbell 591 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 10: when the rookie volunteered to try to play first base 592 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,479 Speaker 10: again was inappropriate, and so I think both parties are 593 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 10: at fault. Certainly the communications started all of this, but 594 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 10: I think Devers had a responsibility for the thirty one 595 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,239 Speaker 10: million a year. He's getting paid to play where they 596 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 10: asked him to play, and for his teammates to do 597 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 10: what's in the best interest for everybody to go out 598 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 10: there and try to win games. Ultimately, you're getting paid 599 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 10: your jobs to win baseball games and do what you're 600 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 10: asked to do. 601 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 3: I get that part. 602 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 2: But the guy produced for the Red st It wasn't 603 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 2: like he sulked and was batting one to ten and 604 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 2: wasn't doing anything. The idea is out of respect Steve. 605 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 2: There's respect that comes with everything and what he's accomplished 606 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 2: in the league. You gotta go to him with respect. 607 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,199 Speaker 2: You can't act like he just showed up. And what 608 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 2: are the Red Sox oh Alex Regman that they're going 609 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 2: to just come in and push them. I get it, 610 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 2: he's a better third baseman. But there's a way of 611 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 2: handling it. And I understand why Devers was upset by it. 612 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 2: I thought he was treated terribly by the Red Sids. 613 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 10: Yeah, I Greaves upset and understand why. We got to 614 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 10: get over it at some point. All Right, The Angels 615 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 10: have shut out the Yankees the last two games. There 616 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 10: are two games under five hundred, playing pretty good baseball. 617 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 10: Can the Angels make the postseason? 618 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely? You know what I look at when. 619 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 2: I look at teams, how they play away from home 620 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 2: and coming into tonight twenty and twenty one. They won 621 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 2: a couple of games up in Boston, took that series. 622 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 2: They won a couple of road series that I've been 623 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: impressed by. Obviously, they're gonna win this series with the Yankees. 624 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 2: They've already won the first two games, and Ron Washington 625 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 2: has done a great job to be only two games 626 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 2: under five hundred. They can play better at home and 627 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 2: the Al West. 628 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 3: You know, I'm not afraid of it. 629 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 4: The Rangers are still Scoffland as a couple of teams are. 630 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 3: Mariners are around five hundred. 631 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 2: Is nobody really running away other than the Astros who 632 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 2: have the best record. But I like the Angels. I 633 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: like some of the pitching that they've had. I like 634 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 2: some of the young players. I think they can make 635 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 2: the playoffs. 636 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 7: Yeah I don't. 637 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 10: I don't think they hold up the pitching wise with 638 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 10: the rest of the league. With the other teams competing 639 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 10: there and I think Tampa Bay right now is playing great. 640 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 7: Toronto's playing great. 641 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 10: You've got the central division where I think the Guardians 642 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 10: are going to make a run. 643 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 7: Too, so I think they're can come up a little 644 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 7: bit short. 645 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 10: But Ron Washington, we can agree, is doing a great 646 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 10: job right Byron Buxton, Pete Crow Armstrong each made great 647 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 10: catches and hit home runs last night and got us 648 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 10: to thinking, who do you think is the best center 649 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 10: field they're in the game, Julia Rodriguez, Merrill Buxton, PCA. 650 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 7: Who do you have? 651 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 2: I got Byron Buxton. And the only thing that has 652 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 2: stopped this guy in his career has been injuries. When 653 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 2: he's healthy, what a season he's having for the Twins. 654 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 3: This is what he does. He stills home runs. 655 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 2: He hits home runs, twelve home runs this year, forty two. 656 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 2: RBIs finally healthy, finally out there in the field. 657 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 3: What can he do. 658 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 2: He's really a fantastic player. And there's no disrespect to 659 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 2: the other guys, but you notice, Steve, when. 660 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 3: You're injured, people forget about you when you're not out 661 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 3: there and you're not playing. 662 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 2: And now to see him play all the time every day, I'm. 663 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 3: Excited to see the rest of his season. 664 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 4: He's an All Star in my book. 665 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's playing great and no doubt about it. But 666 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 10: Pete Crow Armstrong is playing out of this world right now. 667 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 10: You got fifty eight RBIs, nineteen home runs and a 668 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 10: big part of what they're doing there against you know, 669 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 10: for the Chicago comes a five percent catch probability, one 670 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 10: hundred percent in his glove, and then he hits one 671 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 10: four hundred and fifty two feet off the scoreboard in 672 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 10: right center field, the absolute monster shot. Kid's just the baby, 673 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 10: still figuring his way out, staying healthy. Played on the 674 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 10: field with Suzuki and Tucker. They've got a great lineup 675 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 10: and he's a big part of what they're doing there 676 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 10: in Chicago. 677 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 7: Rob, thanks so much for doing this today. I always 678 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 7: love going back and forth with you. Have a great day. 679 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 3: No, this is Boloni. 680 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: It's the Parker pushback shot. The here Rob tackles the 681 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: outlandish takes in Major League Baseball. 682 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 2: Shot Today, I'm pushing back on Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts. 683 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 2: Really Dave, Okay, old Tani got hit the other night 684 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 2: against the UH San Diego Padres, and Dave made a 685 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 2: big stink about him being hit, and that the Padres 686 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 2: should own it if they did it intentionally. 687 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 4: Let's just be honest. 688 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 2: Otani's been on a rampage at the bat at the 689 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 2: plate the last few years, and guess what, He's only 690 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 2: been hit twenty four times in eight years. That's nothing. 691 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 2: Nobody's pitching close, no one's making them fall to the 692 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 2: ground or dunk or dive or any of that stuff. 693 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 2: He's comfortable in the box, so once in a while, 694 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 2: you know, to be pitched inside or be hit. It's 695 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 2: a part of baseball. It's not like some attack on 696 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 2: old Tani. If he was getting hit once a game 697 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 2: or every other game, then there's an argument. 698 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 4: To be had. 699 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 2: That was a big bellyach over nothing. I'm Rob Parker, 700 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: and that's my pushback. In the words of New York 701 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 2: TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your 702 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 2: time this time until next time. 703 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 5: Rob Parker out. 704 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 3: He can't get it. 705 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 5: This could be an inside 706 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 2: The Parker see you next week, the same bat time 707 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 2: from the same Matt's station.