1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: voter number Rob Parker. All right, welcome in to the podcast. 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: We have a great show for you today. First up, 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: we'll be Hall of Famer Barry Larkin from the Cincinnati Reds. 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: We'll talk to him about the playoffs and the great 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: shortstops in Major League Baseball. Also Dodger reporter David Vasse 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: from a M five seventy in Los Angeles. He'll talk 11 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: about the Padres and the Dodgers series, plus Phil Sanchez 12 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: is Diamond, does that and much more. Let's go up 13 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: to lead off, it's getting robbed and keep him on. 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one. Tuesday Night was another reminder why 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: the Yankees went out and got gian Carlos Stanton from 17 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins. Yes, the dude is a stud a slugger. 18 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: Tuesday Night. He followed up Monday Night, where he hit 19 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: a grand Slam with two more home runs in the 20 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: series against Tampa Bay, he knocked in four runs for 21 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees. The three run bomb that he hit uh 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: that pulled the Yankees within one run of that game 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: was an absolute bomb. They called it four hundred and 24 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: fifty eight feet. It was more like five hundred feet. 25 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: It was so amazing. So that makes it five home 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: runs and he's homered in four consecutive postseason games, which 27 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: is tied for the third longest season single postseason streak 28 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: with Dale Murphy, and he had in sixth straight. Carlos 29 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: beltran and two thousand four or hit in five straight, 30 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: which is incredible and stant now also becomes the third 31 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: Yankee to homer in the four straight postseason games, joining 32 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: you ready for this, Lou Garrig Night to ninety two 33 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: and Reggie Jackson nineteen seventies seven nineteen seventy eight. He's 34 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: also the third player to homer in each of his 35 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: team's first four games of a single postseason. He joins 36 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: Wan Gonzalez from nine six and Jeffrey Leonard from seven. 37 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: And on Wednesday night, in Game three, with the series 38 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: tied won one, Stin had a chance to be the 39 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: first to ever homer and the club's first five games 40 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: of a postseason and uh, he is red hot swinging 41 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: a hot bat for the Yankees, and um Yankee fans 42 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: who you know, kept scratching their heads, not really happy 43 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: because he kept being hurt or now rejoicing because Stanton 44 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: has proven to be the stud that he was in Miami. 45 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: Two say it isn't so going into the American League 46 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: Division Series on Wednesday that Houston Astros had a chance 47 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: to move on to the a LCS for a four 48 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: straight year. I mean, Baseball America cannot be happy. This 49 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: was supposed to be the year that they were supposed 50 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: to be ostracized and beat up and and and told 51 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: how no good they were considering their cheating scandal. But 52 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: instead they just needed to win one of the next 53 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: three games against the Oakland A's to punch their ticket 54 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: and have another shot at the World Series. And you 55 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: know what, if they were able to do it and 56 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: get back to the World Series or even win a 57 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: World Series, people would have to look at them a 58 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: little bit different because most people believe they were had 59 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: a huge advantage by stealing signs and knowing what pitch 60 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,839 Speaker 1: was coming. But without that stuff in place this year 61 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: and if they somehow, some way, we're able to make it. 62 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: And when you think this team doesn't have Garrett Cole 63 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: or Justin Verlander, and if they were able to make 64 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: it to the World Series or even win a World Series, 65 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,799 Speaker 1: it would take some of the stink off the Houston astrils. 66 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: It would be hard to deny that number three. There 67 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,679 Speaker 1: is a cry out in Major League Baseball that Kurt Flood, 68 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder who changed sports, not just 69 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: in baseball but in all sports, who gave up his 70 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: career so that he could be a free agent and 71 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: forever change sports, belongs in the Hall of Fame as 72 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: Kurt Flood, who took a stance and said that he 73 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: decided that he should have his opportunity to be free 74 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: to go to another team and went to the Supreme 75 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: Court and eventually one he won, but he also lost 76 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: everybody else one with free agency. But Kurt Flood never 77 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: really played again in Major League Baseball, playing only thirteen 78 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: games after the decision in his favor. So now there's 79 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: a committee, the Golden Days Committee, that's talking about whether 80 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: or not they should vote for Kurt Flood in December. 81 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: December to be uh in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 82 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 1: And I say yes, Kurt Flood changed the game, changed 83 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: sports in his country. He deserves to be in the 84 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. He was a great player before this happened, 85 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: a three time All Star, a seven time Gold Glove 86 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: Award winner. Yes, Kurt Flood belongs to the Baseball Hall 87 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: of Fame. Here comes the big interview. Listen Headler. All right, now, 88 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: let's welcome to the podcast the Hall of Fame or 89 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: Mr Barry Larkin from the Cincinnati Reds, of course, twelve 90 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: time All Star, the shortstop and went into the Hall 91 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: of Fame back in twenty twelve. Barry, thanks for joining me, buddy, Well, 92 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: it's good to be with you, Ma Man. Always a 93 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: couple of things we want to jump on and talk 94 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: about as the playoffs continue. But first, there was a 95 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: monumental moment with the b b w a A, the 96 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: Baseball Writers Association of America, which I'm a member of 97 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: and have been for thirty years and very proud this week, Barry, 98 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: because it's removing, uh the name of the ex Commissioner, 99 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: Kenneth Shore mountain Land is from the m v P Awards, 100 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: and you know in in the times that we live in. 101 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: We've seen a lot of statues come down, things that 102 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: were not cool, but have people have gone along with 103 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: But this is coming down and you had a hand 104 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: in this, You were involved, Mike Schmidt, Terry Pendleton tell 105 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: me about this. Well. When I won the MVP Award 106 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: in Joe Morgan, who has always been a mentor of mine, 107 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: a great man, UM told me about well, congratulated me 108 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: on the award, but he also told me about the 109 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: name on the award. He told me when he won 110 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: his two awards. He had the same kind of question, 111 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: like you know, certainly there's part of the history of 112 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: baseball and the first commissioner and the positive things that 113 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: Kenneshaw has done had done for baseball, but in the 114 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: climate of where we are right now and even back 115 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand and and or uh, Joe was telling me, 116 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, we as a black man have to be 117 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: aware of what's going on and what's associated with this award. 118 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: So he brought it to my attention. Um, you know, 119 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: I won the award. I was very happy to win 120 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: the award and proud of it, and I didn't at 121 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: the time say anything about you know, the association but 122 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: when it did come up, and whenever we talked about 123 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: things as as black people in this country, and we 124 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: talked about some of the things that need to be righted, 125 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: and this is certainly one of them. So when he 126 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: was brought up and it brought to my attention, I 127 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: didn't go out and publicly say, hey, this is something 128 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: that we need to do. But when I was asked 129 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: about it, with all the statutes coming down, with the 130 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: climate of what's going on on on the streets right now, UM, 131 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: I certainly said my piece, and so yes, I had 132 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: a hand in it. But you know, I think that 133 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: there's UH, you know, there's a delicate balance UH certainly 134 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: the positive things that they it and I'm certain that 135 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,719 Speaker 1: his family, who UH is proud of the things that 136 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: he's did. So it's not about turnishing UH the name 137 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: or anything like that. It's just about moving forward and 138 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: being progressive. And you know, the m v P, the 139 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: m v P award should stand on his own and 140 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: if they decided to UH put anyone's name associated with it, 141 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: and it should be a name with UH is a 142 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: very positive associations and that necessary that wasn't necessarily the 143 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: case in the past. I would love maybe Frank Robinson, 144 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: who won the m v P in both leagues. Uh, 145 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: he might be somebody. But you know what, Barry, it 146 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: was great that the writers that I like, I said, 147 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 1: I'm a part of this group and very proud that 148 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: they took this step. And change is good. Also, let's 149 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: just talk about baseball and change in the playoffs. Uh, 150 00:09:55,880 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 1: sixteen teams started the playoffs. Where are you are you 151 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: enjoying this baseball? Four games a day, playing every day. 152 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: It's it's it's different from what we're used to with 153 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: baseball playoffs. It is it is different, but you know, 154 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: it's a sign of the times. It's you know, it 155 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: just is what it is. You know. I remember as 156 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: a player just feeding on the energy of the crowd. 157 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: I remember when we had a chance to go to 158 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: the World Series in Cincinnati, just the incredible energy that 159 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: was generated from people and the and the hum you know, 160 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: and I know a lot of that sound is piped 161 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: in now, but it's you know, you it's the fans 162 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: are truly a part of the game. So I have 163 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: all the respect in the world for these guys to 164 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 1: be able to get motivated. Uh, go out there and 165 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: find the energy to compete at the highest level. And uh, 166 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, the schedule is what it is. I mean, 167 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: it's a different game now. Players are different now, they 168 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: go about their business differently. Uh, they celebrate differently. They 169 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: take selfies as they're hitting home runs and their home 170 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: run shot now you know, there's the bat clift and 171 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. It just is a sign 172 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: of the time. So you know, it's just I'm enjoying it. 173 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: I'm enjoying watching the players enjoy themselves. I guess that's 174 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: the the thing for me. And uh, you know, as 175 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: long as the players are enjoying themselves and everyone's cool 176 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: with expressing themselves, and you know, it just is what 177 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: it is. I mean, we saw some hard ball yesterday. 178 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if a Kunya got hit. I don't 179 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: know if they hit a kuna on purpose, but if 180 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: they did, they hit him in the right spot. You know. 181 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 1: So there's some positives to some of the stuff that's 182 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: happening out there. And you know, that's just part of 183 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: the game. It just used to be part of the game. 184 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: And you try to get a guy out inside and 185 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: you're having to miss, you having to miss down. Okay, 186 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: if you're having to miss up where on his head. 187 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: That's a problem. So, you know, Rob, It's it's funny 188 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: because there's a there's a delicate balance and there's a 189 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: exture between the old and the news school, and the 190 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: game is certainly going through some transition as long as 191 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: the payers are cool with it and they can self 192 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: police themselves. Hey have had it. Our guest, this Hall 193 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: of Famer Barry Lark and of course the shortstop for 194 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Reds, speaking of a change. One of the 195 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: brightest stars in baseball and fun to watch, and you 196 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: should being a shortstop yourself. But to watch Fernando Tattoos jr. 197 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: Uh Barry, He's got everything, He's got the swag. He's 198 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: a star. He's having fun out there. Do you enjoy 199 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: watching him play? I love watching him play. He is amazing. 200 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you who else I love watching and 201 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: loved watching him play was his father. No, he doesn't 202 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: get enough. He doesn't give enough and get enough credit. 203 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: I think he was only one guy to hit two 204 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: grand Slamps in one inning or something like. I'm crazy, Like, no, 205 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: he's the only guy to do it. Yeah, the only guy. Yeah, 206 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: So he had a flair for the dramatics too. But 207 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: he does have the swag. I mean I met him 208 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: m spring training and I saw him play, and you know, 209 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: he's a young guy. He's super super talented, super super aggressive. Uh, 210 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, both on the offensive ny defensive side. He's 211 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: got Manny Machado as a mentor and many kind of 212 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,719 Speaker 1: has that loose cannon of an arm and you know, 213 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: his his way about going about things that Miami swag. 214 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: So it's, uh, it's really fun to watch those guys. 215 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: They got their hands full with the Dodgers, but you know, 216 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch him play. And certainly, but you know, 217 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: there's there's Francisco Lindoor is another short stuff that I 218 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: love to watch, and I got a chance, I get 219 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: a chance to work with him. Unfortunately they got beat 220 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: by the Yankees. Uh, and they're there in that series, 221 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: in that wild Card series. But you know, certainly, I 222 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: love watching the short stuffs and I love love, I 223 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 1: love watching Fernando Testes Jr. One last thing, speaking of 224 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: short stops, Derek Jeter, you know, got to Miami. You know, 225 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: got rid of a lot of stars. People ripped Derek, 226 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: you know about how they were going about their business. 227 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: And if you remember the Marlins had the outbreak of 228 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen, they had to wait, you know, and not play, 229 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: but they made it to the playoffs. They've advanced and 230 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: you know now they're uh in the second round against Atlanta. 231 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: What about the Marlins? What do they have their bartered 232 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: with these young players that can they can they get 233 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: to the n l CS. Well, first of all, let's 234 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: just say this that winners breed winning. I'm gonna say 235 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: that again. Winners breed winning. And you know, DJ is 236 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: certainly proud of of the situation. First of all, proud 237 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: that he is going to when COVID allows he's going 238 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: to be a teammate of mine and the Hall of Fame. 239 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: But you know, as the owner of the team and 240 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: and and kind of running the team, uh, just bringing 241 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: a winning, winning mentality. You know, on the on the 242 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: outside looking in, you don't have access to to the 243 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: plan to the master land. But knowing Derek, you know, 244 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: no one ever out worked Derek, and I'm assuming that's 245 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: the case in the executive position as well. The question 246 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: is can they can they advanced? Well, you know, youth 247 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: and and athleticism takes you so far. You know, I 248 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: look at I look at the Houston Astros and Dusty Baker. 249 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: You know, they have that winning pedigree in the postseason. 250 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: It's tough to win in the postseason. Can they continue 251 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: to win in the postseason. I'm not sure if they 252 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: will be able to advance, simply because they have so 253 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: many young players. But they have talent, and we've seen 254 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: this in the past. The two times that they've had 255 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: success in the past, it has been on teams that 256 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: they put the put together and then they dismantled the team. 257 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: My hope and my thought now is that with DJ there, 258 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: that's not going to be the case. So I think 259 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: there's a lot of franchises that are in in in 260 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: good hands as far as the future is concerned. I 261 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: think the Relts are one of those franchises. But at 262 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: if the Marlins are too, simply because I think DJ 263 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: has a plan and he'll see that plan out all right. 264 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: His name is Barry Lark in the Hall of Famer. 265 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: I got the privilege to cover him a couple of 266 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: years of his career for the Cincinnati Acquire. A buddy 267 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: of mine, Barry, thank you so much for joining the podcast. 268 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me, Rob, it's time for the pocket 269 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: protector central the analytic numbers you need to know. Well, 270 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS, analytics is his game. 271 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: What do you got for me? Anthony? It's October and 272 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: that means playoff baseball. Now, a lot of inc has 273 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: been spilled about what it takes to win a World 274 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: Series in the day and age of slugging and strikeouts? 275 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: Is that really the way to win a title? Or 276 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: a small ball have to take over at some point 277 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: with buns and hit and runs Now, the last team 278 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: to win a World Series after leading all of baseball 279 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: at home runs was the two thousand nine Yankees, and 280 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: prior to that you have to go all the way 281 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: back to the nine Detroit Tigers to see team who 282 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: slug their way to a championship. However, on the other side, 283 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: you look for the last team to lead the league 284 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: in sacrifice hits and win a World Series, that would 285 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: be the nineteen sixty five Los Angeles Dodgers. But looking 286 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: strictly at postseason performance, you see a difference in what 287 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: it takes to win. Only two World Series champs in 288 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: the wild card era have posted ten or more sacrifice 289 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,959 Speaker 1: hits from non pictures Cardinals and the two thousand one Diamondbacks. 290 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: And on the other end, only one World Series champ 291 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: in that time has hit fewer than ten home runs 292 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: on their way to the trophy. That would be Giants, 293 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: who had only seven total round trippers in seven team games. 294 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: But just remember one last thing. Through Monday's games, teams 295 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: that out holder their opponents this postseason are a perfect 296 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 1: thirteen and oh just some food for thought. When Rob 297 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, if 298 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm writing, I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer of broadcaster, 299 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: older new All right, now, let's welcome to the podcast. 300 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: David Vasse. He is the Dodger reporter for A M 301 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: five seventy k l a C in Los Angeles, and David, 302 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: thanks for joining the podcast. Man, I have really made it. Now. 303 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: If Rob Parker's calling me to come on this podcast, 304 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: you're already a big time report. I love the work 305 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: you do. You know that he's down in Allllington, Texas, 306 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: down at the Global Life Field, which is where they're 307 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: playing this series and the World Series will be played. David, 308 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: give us a peek behind the curtain for fans who 309 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: didn't even get the Chris in their new ballpark this year. 310 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: What is that place like? It's really beautiful, Rob It 311 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: is a mini Jerry's world because they do have so 312 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: many over the top amenities. The video board number one 313 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: stands out. It's one of the biggest ones in Major 314 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: League Baseball. But the concourse is so beautiful, it's a palace. 315 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: It feels like the baseball game will be secondary when 316 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: these fans in Texas come here to enjoy it, and 317 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: it might be as soon as the NLCS and World Series. 318 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's they have those sweets right behind home plate. 319 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: Reminds me a little bit of Dodger Stadium when they 320 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: used to have those seats behind home plate in that 321 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: foul territory area behind home plate, but instead of just 322 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: normal seats, their actual suits dug into the ground and 323 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: that's where Padres families and Dodger families have been sitting 324 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: during this series. The Dodger families are having a good 325 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: time and down the right field line and the suite area, 326 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: and the Padres families are having a great time down 327 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: the left field line. So this really is a special ballpark. 328 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: But if you want to talk about what's going on 329 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: on the field about this ballpark. It's got to be 330 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: the size of this ballpark in the way the fall 331 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: does not travel. U the Dodgers came here during the 332 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: regular season, they hit at least three ball that would 333 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: have been home runs the Dodgers stadium that fells short. 334 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,719 Speaker 1: Same thing that you saw in Game one, where at 335 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: least four fly balls definitely would have traveled at a 336 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: Dodger stadium. Instead, they're just long out here at Globe 337 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: Life Field and only sixties six home runs. We're hitting 338 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: thirty games this season, which ranked twenty in all the 339 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. Just to compare that, rob and put 340 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 1: it in perspective, home runs were hit at Dodgers Stadium 341 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: in thirty games. That was the fourth most in baseball. Yeah, 342 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: says a lot about how that ballpark will play. Speaking 343 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: of the Padres and Dodgers series, which is one I 344 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: think is the most one of the most anticipated series, 345 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: uh in this round, because you have the upstar Padres 346 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:54,199 Speaker 1: who put together dave fantastic season. I know what, they 347 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: didn't finish it. They stumbled in September but still made 348 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And the one bombing a bad thing. I 349 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: should say for them is that Mike Clevinger. You know 350 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: the picture they got from the Indians, they thought that, 351 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: you know, if he was able to bounce back, that 352 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: would give him a chance. How much of a blow 353 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: was that for the Padres that he had to come 354 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: out and he's hurt. That was a huge blow and 355 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: a huge blow to their chances to win the series 356 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: because they were hoping at least to get four innings 357 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: from him, and it was a valiant effort by him 358 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: to try to go out there and find a way 359 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: to even go out there for a second inning. Unfortunately 360 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: for the Padres, they just don't have enough pitching. Rob 361 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: They came into this series with a less than uh 362 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: Mike Clevinger, and they're also missing a guy that really 363 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: dominated the Dodgers this season and that Nellison Lament. That 364 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: was for me, a bigger loss to their hope to 365 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: win this series then Mike Cleminger not pitching in this 366 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: series because Lament really was starting to find himself and 367 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: dominated the Dodgers all season and the two starts that 368 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: they faced each other, So for me, that was a 369 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: big blow. And you look at it, they came into 370 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: this series with only two healthy starting pitchers in Zach 371 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: Davies and Chris Paddocks. So I'm not sure how a 372 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: j pelor thought they were going to uh piece this together. 373 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: Even if they win this series, rob, how are they 374 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: gonna going to do it? In the best of seven series? 375 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: The series is just get the series, just get longer. 376 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: So I don't know how they do that, no doubt 377 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: about it. It's uh, it looks like it would be 378 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: nearly impossible. Our guess is David Vasse, Dodger reporter for 379 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: A M five seven d K L A C in 380 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. Uh, speaking of pitch, and let's talk about 381 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: and we do it every postseason. Clayton Kershaw, he was 382 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: scheduled to pitch Game two in this series for the Dodgers, 383 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: and just help us with like his mind set as 384 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: he just kind of put aside what's happened and this 385 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: is a holy totally different year. Where's his mindset? Just 386 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: as far as pitching in the postseason, this is the 387 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: most reassured Clayton Kershaw I've been around robbed and at 388 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: least two years because his body is cooperating and I 389 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: asked him before the playoffs started. Everybody's trying to dissect 390 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: why he's had this renaissance, and he said he can't 391 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: really put his finger on it, but it's a lot 392 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: of work and it is because his body is feeling 393 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: like it can pitch the way that we saw him 394 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: pitch even in twenty seven. So that's the biggest difference 395 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: in Clayton Kershaw this year from any of the previous 396 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: two seasons when his arm, his back just we're not 397 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: cooperating with him. And he's done a lot of drills 398 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: with the heavy ball, something he uh learned at Drive Line, 399 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: the pitching guru spot in Seattle that you've heard about. 400 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: And also he's become less stubborn, not as stub burn, 401 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: and he's admitted that openly, and I can't believe he 402 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: ever would, but recently he has opened up that he 403 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: has become less stubborn and become more open minded in 404 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: how to do things a different way. And for him, 405 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: pitch sequencing was a real sticking point where he would 406 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: not budge. He always wanted to come inside on right 407 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: handed hitters. He always wanted to drop his slider on 408 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: the back foot of right handed hitters. But now this 409 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: season we have seen him been from that, and the 410 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers have been begging him to do this. Throw your 411 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: fastball away from Righty's throw the fastball up in the 412 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: upper quadrant of the strike zone, throw your curveball in 413 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: the upper part of the strike zone. And he just 414 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: was so steadfast in his beliefs. And all of a sudden, 415 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: you get humbled in a Game five of the NLDS 416 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: last year, and all of a sudden you're a little 417 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: bit more open minded to find a way to get 418 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: back on up. And I asked him earlier this year, Rob, 419 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: whether or not the critics motivate him, and he says, 420 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: that's really not what motivates them. It's the burden he 421 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: puts on himself to live up to the standards he 422 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: has pitched his entire career. His name is David Vasse. 423 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: If you want to know about the Dodgers, he's your man. 424 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: From a M five seventy in Los Angeles, Mr Vasse, 425 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: thank you for your knowledge, my brother, Rob. You're so awesome. 426 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: You do such a great job. You're a much needed 427 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: voice in sports and in life. So great to be 428 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: with you. Now it's time for some diamond dust with 429 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: Wish TVs. Phil Sanchees he played baseball in college. Now 430 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: Here is MLB knowledge. Move over, Babe Ruth and David 431 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: Ortiz and say hello to George's Springer. Springer making history 432 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: once again on Tuesday. This after hitting two more postseason 433 00:25:56,200 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: home runs against the A's, catapulting Springer ahead of Dave Ruth, 434 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: Jason Worth and Carlos Beltran and into the top ten 435 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: on MLB's all time postseason home run list. Springer now 436 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: tied for seventh with Nelson Cruz, David Ortieth and Jim 437 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: Tommy at seventeen home runs. And listen to this. Another 438 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: home run would move Springer into the top five all 439 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 1: time time, tying him with Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle. 440 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: Not bad for a guy who went drafted at a 441 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: fu Con scouts considered a fourth south fielder. It was 442 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: a big week in the Big League. Is it followed? 443 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: Or is it fair? And now Here's Shadow league dot Com. 444 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: MLB insider JR. Gambo. For the first time since the 445 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: Yankees acquired Gi and Carlo Stanton, he and Aaron Judge 446 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: are finally healthy and playing in the same line up 447 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: every day. Jr? Is it foul or fair to say 448 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: that Having these guys healthy and present makes the Yankees 449 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: favorites to go to the World Series. Fair these guys 450 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: not being in the lineup, along with the astros seating, 451 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: some would say, is why the Yankees have been unsuccessful 452 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 1: at getting to a World Series under Aaron Boone, despite 453 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: running off a hundred win seasons like his MLB The 454 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: Show and came here off a fifty homer season and 455 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: an m v P, he hasn't been able to stay 456 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: in the field. He teased us with thirty eight homers 457 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: in two thousand eighteen and has played this fort one 458 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: game since, but he's finally healthy. Same with Aaron Judge, 459 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,239 Speaker 1: who had fifty two bombs as a rookie in two 460 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: thousand seven teams and hasn't played more than a one 461 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: hundred and twelve games since, with twelve moments it in 462 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: the first two Al the Visitor Series games on Monday, 463 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: and more coming with the start of the NLCS. The 464 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: Yankees have picked the perfect time to have their big 465 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: poppers back, two big time difference makers who can rip 466 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: victory from the jaws of defeat with the flick of 467 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: their mighty muscle bound risk. Because Stanton arrived in two 468 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: thousand eighteen. He and jud have been playing musical tests 469 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: with each other when one is injured, the others playing, 470 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: or they're both just injured. New York has never gotten 471 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: a true test to find out how pots these guys 472 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,479 Speaker 1: could be in the lineup together. The ninthly pounded they 473 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: put on Tampa in Game one of the a L 474 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: d s tapped by a Stanton Grand Slam is proof 475 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: that the Yankees finally have the manpower and healthy sticks 476 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: to wrap their way to the World Series. Now bring 477 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: in the closer. Here's why MLB it's better than the 478 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. Here's another 479 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: reason why baseball is better than the NBA in the 480 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: NFL the great stories. And we have award winning journalists 481 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: and best selling author Ben Ryder, and he has a 482 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: new sports documentary podcast called The Edge and Ben, Welcome 483 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: to the podcast. Appreciate it, Rob, thanks for having me, 484 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: No doubt and UH. Season one focuses on the Houston 485 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: Astros twenty seventeen World Series season and UH the sign 486 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: stealings scandal. Tell us about it. This is a story 487 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: that is UH has real than what I've been working on. 488 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: Two thousand fourteen, when I went down to Houston as 489 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: a writer for Sports Illustrated UH to inbed with the 490 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: front office and write a story for s I about 491 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: what was then the worst baseball team in fifty years. 492 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: During my time with them, I saw that they were 493 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: up to something new. I said that they had a 494 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: plan to get better, and it was a plan that 495 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: I've never seen before that I thought would work. That 496 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: turned into the cover of Sports Illustrated in which we 497 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: predicted that this terrible team would win the World Series 498 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: three and a half years later in t and we 499 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: we would be remissed in saying that that did take 500 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,479 Speaker 1: some of the tarnish off of what they put together 501 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: and what people thought, like, oh, the Astrol's way and 502 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: what they were doing this the cheating scandal definitely took 503 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: some of the bloom off of that, didn't it Just 504 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: a little bit, I'd say, um. And one of the 505 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,719 Speaker 1: things I'm investigating is, or trying to figure out, at 506 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: least trying to wrestle with, is how much of their 507 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: success was due to all of these novel strategies they 508 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: pursued to the baseline talent of this incredible collection of 509 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: players they assembled and how much of it was due 510 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,959 Speaker 1: to um cheating flat out right like stein steling as 511 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: you knew, as you know Robs and going on in 512 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: baseball since the eighteen seventies is not before that Hall 513 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: of Fame players using telescopes and the scoreboard, all sorts 514 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: of things to steal sign It seems like something different. 515 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: This does seem like the next level of science feeling. 516 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: So it's not a matter of absolving anyone with the 517 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: astros for what they did. It's figuring out what they 518 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: did and figuring out what it means. All right, Tell 519 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: people again how they can get your podcasts. I can't 520 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: wait to listen. It sounds great, Thanks man. It's available um, 521 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Ben, 522 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much, man. We appreciate you, Thanks for 523 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: your time and can't wait to listen. Thanks my man. OK. 524 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: In the words of New York TV legend the late 525 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 526 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: next time. Rob Parker, you can't get it. This could 527 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: be an inside of Parker that time samagination m m 528 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: m m M M Church m m m m m