1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: a show we have for you today. Red Sox shortstop 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: David Hamilton, the rookie, will stop by. 9 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 3: We'll catch up with him. 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 2: Also, a little fun with Caesar sportsbook lead MLB trader 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: Eric Bigio Balafaar, that and much more. 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 3: Let's go. 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: Better to lead off, it's getting robbed to keep him on. 14 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one. 16 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: I know some fans might. 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: Think that Subway Series freeway series where two teams in 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: the same city or proximity is probably played out, has 19 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: been going on for a long time, but I'm here 20 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: to tell you that it's not. It's not played out. 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 2: Fans still enjoy it. I saw a graphic Wednesday night 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: during the Mets and Yankees game at Yankee Stadium the 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: Subway Series, and it said something like out of the 24 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: last one hundred and forty eight meetings, only eight of 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: those games were under forty thousand in attendance. 26 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 3: Only eight. 27 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: I mean, that's incredible how much people show up for 28 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: those to see the rivalry, you know, and there's enough 29 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,919 Speaker 2: of them in baseball to make it work. The White 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: Sox and Cubs, the Angels and the Dodgers, the Giants 31 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: and the A's. There are a lot of the Cardinals 32 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: at the Royals like they're granted, there are a few 33 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: teams that just don't have a rivalry, like maybe the Tigers, 34 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: the Blue Jays and some of those the Reds, the 35 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: Reds and the Cleveland Guardians, that's another one. There's just 36 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: so many that it makes sense, and the attendance is 37 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: good for baseball. You're talking about over forty thousand. You 38 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: don't know what the knights that those eight games that 39 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 2: happened between the Mets and Yankees being under forty thousand. 40 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 2: You don't know what kind of night it was, the 41 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: kind of weather it was, or whatever. But the vast 42 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: majority of the games are way over in attendance. And 43 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 2: you'll take that any time for a baseball game. Getting 44 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: over forty thousand in attendance for regular season games. 45 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: Are you kidding? NBA teams can't fill eighteen thousand seats. 46 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 3: It's a tremendous thing. 47 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: It was a great idea and you know what, it's strong, 48 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: it's alive, and it's well. 49 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: Number two. 50 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: Man, oh man, oh man. If you're an Angels fan, 51 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 2: you have to be sick to your stomach because Mike 52 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: Trout's rehab stent at Triple A Salt Lake has been 53 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 2: tentatively interrupted. He's traveling back to southern California. That happened 54 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: on Wednesday to have his knee re examined throughout. You know, 55 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: the big time start for years and cannot stay healthy. 56 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: He felt a twinge in his surgically repaired knee while 57 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: striking out during the first inning at bat on Tuesday night. 58 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: There was hope that he would, you know, be able 59 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: to do his rehab and get back on the field 60 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: for the Angels. But he's got to be reevaluated, shut down, 61 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: and they got to take a look at it. 62 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: And it's a shame. Trout last played for the Angels back. 63 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: In April twenty ninth, when he injured his knee. He 64 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: underwent surgery to repair meniscus damage four days later, and 65 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 2: the eleven time All Star was betting two twenty ten 66 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: home runs fourteen RBIs in twenty nine games this season. 67 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 3: But he was unable to figure out how he. 68 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: Hurt his knee. And he's just been hurt a lot. 69 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,679 Speaker 2: And that's the sad part about it. When people talked 70 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 2: about the beginning and the start of his career, Mike 71 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: Trout was talked about as being maybe wound up going 72 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: down as the greatest player of all time. He had 73 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: all the tools, he could play center field, he hit 74 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: for power, he had for average, he had speed. What 75 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: could Mike Trout not do? There were people I remember 76 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: the year that Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, there 77 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: were people who wanted who voted for Mike Trout over 78 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: a Triple Crown winner, I mean, which was incredible for MVP. 79 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: Now Miguel won it, but there were people still thought 80 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 2: that Mike Trout was more valuable. 81 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 3: With all the stuff that he does. 82 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 2: So his legacy has definitely taken a hit over the 83 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: last few years, him not being able to stay healthy. 84 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: An all time great player, of course, but not nearly 85 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 2: on the track that he was after his first six 86 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: or seven years in the big leagues. 87 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: Number three. 88 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: Jeff frankcor the former Major league outfield to play for 89 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: the Braves who is now an announcer for the Braves, 90 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: was on the Rich Eisen Show this past week and 91 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: they were talking about the idea of robot umpires getting 92 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: to the Major League. The commissioner has already talked about it. 93 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 2: They want to implement it in the minor leagues and 94 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: then see what they can do, and maybe in twenty 95 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: twenty six there's a possibility it can make it to 96 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: the majors. I'm against it. I'm sorry. I don't want 97 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: to put humans out of work. I don't think that. 98 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: I don't remember going back saying, oh my god, this 99 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 2: World Series or that was lost because the umpire missed 100 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: the strike or ball. 101 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 3: It happens. 102 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,119 Speaker 2: We watch we play on the NFL all the time 103 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 2: and they don't get it right. Every week on games 104 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 2: plenty of calls are blown. But the interesting thing here 105 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 2: was Frank Corr said that the reason he doesn't want 106 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: robot umpires is because of the arguments between managers and 107 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 2: umpires and players like that's a part of the game. 108 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 2: It used to be a lot more than it is today. 109 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: A lot of guys have turned it down. When Loop 110 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: Panella was manager and Billy Martin, some of these guys 111 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: would come out there and kick third on the umpire 112 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 2: or home plate and just go crazy. Earl Weaver spitting 113 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 2: and you know, breakfast was coming out of a manager's 114 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 2: mouths and all that onto the umpire. It was crazy, 115 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 2: and it was a part of the game, and fans 116 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: like would cheer it. I just think we don't want 117 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 2: to get to a point where everything is automated and 118 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: we don't need players and whatnot human beings. 119 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 3: I'm cool with it. Are the umpires perfect? No. 120 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 2: My argument is when guys don't do a good job 121 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 2: behind the plate or make bad calls, you should fire them, 122 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 2: watched them to retire, let them do another job. It's 123 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: just that simple. It's not the end of the world. 124 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: You shouldn't if you're an umpire. You shouldn't have to 125 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: get to keep your job as if you're the pope 126 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: or some sort of situation like that, where you keep 127 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: your job regardless if you're good or not. Just have 128 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: make sure that people perform and do the best job 129 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 2: that they can. 130 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 3: It's just that simple. 131 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 132 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 3: It's so good. 133 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast Boston Red Sox shortstop 134 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: David Hamilton. 135 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: Dave, thanks for joining us. 136 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 4: Of course, thanks for having me. Appreciate it. 137 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: I just want to talk to you about your rookie 138 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: season basically and your progress. Where you are, what's happening. 139 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: How has it been. I know you came up last year, 140 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: but this is your full taste of the major leagues. 141 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 2: How things going. 142 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 4: I mean it's going good. Got off to a rough start, 143 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 4: but I mean I've been putting in a little work 144 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 4: and seeing a little success lately. Yeah. Man, hopefully I 145 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 4: could keep it going. 146 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 2: Talk about your path to the major leagues. I know 147 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 2: you were drafted, then you got heard COVID. A lot 148 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: of things kind of pushed you back. How do you 149 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: did you persevere. 150 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 1: During that time? 151 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: You know what, just things weren't going your way. 152 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, well I didn't play for there was three years, 153 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 4: two years because I got drafted, hurt toward my achilles, 154 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 4: and then COVID happened. So yeah, that was like two 155 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 4: full years away from the game. Yeah, I mean just 156 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 4: a lot of a lot of hard work, a lot 157 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 4: of rehab to go through. 158 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 3: How do you not get discouraged? 159 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: Two years off the field is a long time, you know, 160 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: where you go, do I really want to do this? 161 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: Do I really want to put in that work? Did 162 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 2: you ever get to that point or no? 163 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 4: No, for sure. I mean I think that I kind 164 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 4: of just changed my body though. I was working out 165 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 4: a lot, getting a little faster, getting a little stronger. 166 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 4: So I was kind of ready to get back on 167 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 4: the field at that time. It took a long time, 168 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 4: but I mean I was happy with the work that 169 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: I put in to get to that point, you know, 170 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 4: and it's like when you finally get on the field, 171 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 4: it's like, Okay, I've been working my ass off for 172 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 4: the past two years since I haven't been playing, So 173 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 4: I don't know, just a little bit extra motivation, I guess. 174 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: How about being a shortstop for the Red Sox and 175 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,319 Speaker 2: what that's like. You know the history of this franchise, 176 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: and you know how much people love baseball in Boston. 177 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 3: What has that been like for you? 178 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 4: It's been It's been a good experience so far. I mean, 179 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 4: the fans, like you said, are they're intense, they're crazy, they. 180 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 3: Are all about they're about the Red Sox. 181 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 4: Yeah they are. No. I mean it's been fun. Stadium 182 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 4: has been loud, especially like against the Yankees. Man, that's 183 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 4: that's some crazy atmosphere right there. Man, it's been fun. 184 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 4: I'm enjoying it. 185 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: Our guessed is Red Sox shortstop David Hamilton joining us 186 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 2: here on inside the Parker. Your first home runn of 187 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: the big leagues was against the Angels not that far 188 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: are from here, Dodger State. And what was that like? 189 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: And what was that experience? 190 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 4: Like? That was? That was crazy? I got called at 191 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 4: like I don't know two am that day or I 192 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 4: guess the day before. Then flew over to La tired 193 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 4: as hell, played in the game, and I mean it 194 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 4: kind of just you know, you you don't think when 195 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 4: stuff like that's happening, and kind of just an out 196 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 4: of out of body experience. I guess, first major league 197 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 4: home run, Man, it was it was fun. 198 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 2: I had you were rounding the basis, what's going through 199 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: your head? Are you are you just is the moment 200 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: and what's happening? Or do you flash back to you know, 201 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: all the hard work, maybe you know all the things 202 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 2: that you did to get here and here you are 203 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 2: in the big leagues, you know, leaving the. 204 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 4: Yard now, it was kind of like a surreal feeling. 205 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 4: I guess, like it just felt like I was running 206 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 4: the bases, man, like nobody else was around me. I 207 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 4: felt by myself, Like I don't even know how to 208 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 4: explain it. I feel like that sounds a little weird, 209 00:10:59,240 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 4: but no. 210 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 2: You know what, I'm gonna say that I know exactly 211 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: what you're talking about. I once boxed in the celebrity 212 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 2: box at match. This was at the Palace in Detroit, 213 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: and I couldn't I only could see the person I 214 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: was fighting. 215 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 3: I couldn't the crowd. I couldn't see the crowd. 216 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: I couldn't see anything. 217 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 4: So it was a crazy experience. 218 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: Man. 219 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 4: It just kind of like I was floating around the bases. Really. 220 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 4: It was a yeah, man, it was that was fun moment. 221 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 4: I'll never forget for sure. 222 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 2: What's the hardest part once you make it to the 223 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 2: major leagues? Is about the consistency? 224 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: Uh? 225 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: Is it the hitting part? Is it the being consistent fielding? 226 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 2: You know, when you play shortstop, you got to make 227 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: certain plays, you know, to make sure that innings are 228 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: clean and ended and all that kind of stuff. 229 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 3: What's the hardest. 230 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 4: I think the hardest is just the mental part of 231 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 4: the game, you know. I mean you got to go 232 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 4: through it in the minor leagues too, But the minor 233 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 4: leagues is a different schedule like big leagues. You play 234 00:11:55,960 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 4: pretty much damn near every day, traveling, getting in eight, 235 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 4: you got to play the next day. Body doesn't always 236 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 4: feel the best, you know, kind of just like a 237 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 4: mental grind to getting into the zone every day. Yeah, 238 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 4: I think that's the main thing. I mean, pitchers are better, 239 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 4: hitters are better. You got less time to react, That's 240 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 4: that's for sure. But I mean at the end of 241 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 4: the day, it's it's baseball, and that's what we've been 242 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 4: growing up doing. It's definitely at a higher level. So 243 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 4: I think that's just the mental part where that comes 244 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 4: into play. You gotta be a little bit sharper between 245 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 4: the ears. 246 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 3: How about the fun part? What's the most fun? Is it? 247 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 3: Is it just winning? 248 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 4: Just? 249 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: Is it? What? What? 250 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: What part excites you when you're out there being around 251 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 2: your teammates, seeing guys get hits or winning or whatever. 252 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 4: I think the fun part is the stadiums, like the atmosphere, 253 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 4: especially like big stadiums like this, but also like you said, 254 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 4: winning winning is you know, of course you want to 255 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 4: do good yourself, but even if you don't do good 256 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 4: and the team wins, like it's it's fun and it's 257 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 4: I don't know, it's it's addicting, you know. I want 258 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 4: to That's kind of like my dream growing up is 259 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 4: to play in the World Series, you know, and that's 260 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 4: just got to win a lot of games to get there, 261 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 4: you know. So yeah, man, that's my answer. 262 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: Last thing you're coming into Sunday twenty three stolen bases, 263 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 2: I think top six in baseball. Just the idea about 264 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: stealing bases, your speed, what it takes to make that happen, 265 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 2: and that is that just something that's going to be 266 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 2: a part of a game as long as you can 267 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 2: make it happen. 268 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. I mean I've always stole bases from since I 269 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 4: was little, all the way up until now. I think 270 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 4: that's just part of my game. I feel like I 271 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 4: have a good eye for stuff like that, and I'm 272 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 4: quick and fast, so that definitely helps. Yeah. Man, I 273 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 4: think I think I'm gonna be doing it for as 274 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 4: long as my legs allowed me to. 275 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: How about the bases, they're all a little big aren't they. 276 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: I'm just saying. 277 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 4: I mean, I guess it comes into play when it's 278 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 4: like a bang bang play, you know, But I mean, 279 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 4: what is it? How much does that actually help base running? 280 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 4: You know? I feel like it doesn't help that much. 281 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 4: Maybe a little bit, it's. 282 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 3: A little bit, but most. 283 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 4: Of the plays, but I mean, it's it's the same. 284 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 4: I think that what would really help is the the 285 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 4: pickoff rules, so you can only pick off twice and 286 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 4: if they pick off like they. 287 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 2: Already know that they're not coming back over right right. 288 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 4: I think that helps. The pitch clock would help too, 289 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 4: because they got to be quicker. You know, they can't 290 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 4: hold you forever, can't pick off six times. 291 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: But yeah, okay, well, Dave, thank you so much and 292 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: continue success with the Red Side. 293 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 4: Thank you. I appreciate it. 294 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: It was a big week in the leagues. Is it 295 00:14:54,600 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: foul or is it fair? And now from mlbdbro dot com, 296 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: here's JR. 297 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 3: Gamboll Jr. 298 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: Is it foul or fair to say that Pittsburgh Pirates 299 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 2: rookie sensation Paul Skeens needs to go to a more 300 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: high profile and contending franchise to get the most out 301 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: of his talents. 302 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 3: And potential star power. 303 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: Fair It's a fair ball. 304 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 5: Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skeens was saddled with the 305 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 5: first loss of his career in twelve starts in Tuesday's 306 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 5: two to one defeat to the Saint Louis Cardinals at 307 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 5: PNC Park. Even in defeat, the a still managed to 308 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 5: accomplish something he had previously never done in his Major 309 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 5: League Baseball career, pitch. 310 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: It to the ninth inning, going eight and to third. 311 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 5: According to opti Stats, Skeens is the first pitcher in 312 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 5: the modern era since nineteen oh one to record twenty 313 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 5: five plus outs, fewer than five hits, walk zero batters, 314 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 5: and notch eight strikeouts in a loss. He had eighty 315 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 5: nine k sixty six innings entering the game. Skins has 316 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 5: taken the baseball world by storm and was even selected 317 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 5: to start the All Star Game for the National League, 318 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 5: showing his immediate star power. 319 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: He's big time. 320 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 5: Unfortunately too big time for the Pittsburgh Pirates right now, 321 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 5: who have been an irrelevant team. With all due respect 322 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 5: to MLB bro star Andrew McCutcheon. Skains was six and 323 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 5: oho entering the game, and despite the loss, the crowd 324 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 5: was chanting MVP, MVP. On top of that, he's also 325 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 5: a big celebrity because he dates former LSU gymnast Livy Dunn, 326 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 5: who became a viral sensation and an NIL sensation during 327 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 5: her time doing flips in college. She's considered to be 328 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 5: one of the most beautiful and marketed athletes, so they 329 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 5: are considered a power couple. All of that stuff he 330 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 5: has going for him will never be fully realized in Pittsburgh, 331 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 5: a team that has won at least eighty two games 332 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 5: just once in the past nine seasons and is not 333 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 5: considered to be a huge market. They're barely above five 334 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 5: hundred this season and have a ton of team buildings 335 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 5: still to do. If I with schemes, I'd be looking 336 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 5: for a way out to get to a team that's 337 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 5: contending and does it rely so heavily on me to 338 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 5: sell all the tickets, do all the heavy lifting that 339 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 5: can get tiring, especially when you're not winning consistently, and 340 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 5: they're not going to pay him the two hundred and 341 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 5: fifty to three hundred million he's probably going to be worth, 342 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 5: So why wait around, give that team your good years 343 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 5: and then leave. Anyway, there's no future in pit for 344 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 5: this kid. He's too big for the franchise. It's time 345 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 5: for the pocket protector Centro. The analytic numbers you need 346 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 5: to know? 347 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 348 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 2: his game. 349 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,160 Speaker 3: What do you got for me, Anthony? 350 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 6: Deadline is here and conventional wisdom states that teams in 351 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 6: contention need to make moves in order to be lifting 352 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 6: the trophy at the end of the season, but have 353 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 6: recent champions solidified their claim at the deadline lately? Well, 354 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 6: over the past ten seasons, each World Series winner has 355 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 6: made multiple deadline trades, with only the twenty fourteen Giants 356 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 6: making a loan trade for Jake Peavey. But there have 357 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 6: been some serious impact players in that club, starting with 358 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 6: last year's Rangers, who acquired Eraldaus Chapman, Jordan Montgomery, and 359 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 6: Max Schurzer at the deadline. Chapman only gave up two 360 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 6: runs in the postseason with six holds, while Montgomery won 361 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 6: three games for the World Champs. The rest of the 362 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 6: deadline deal list over the last ten years includes a 363 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 6: pair of World Series MVPs and Jorge Solaier for the 364 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 6: twenty twenty one Braves and Steve Pierce for the twenty 365 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 6: eighteen Red Sox and two more lcsmvps, and Eddie Rosario 366 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 6: for those twenty twenty one Braves and Justin Verlander for 367 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 6: the twenty seventeen Astros who famously acquired him seconds before 368 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 6: the waiver deadline in August. You can throw in a 369 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 6: third there with Andrew Miller, a deadline deal for the 370 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 6: twenty sixteen Cleveland Indians who won ALCS MVP that year. 371 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 6: In addition to those accolades, you have a pair of 372 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 6: hurlers who recorded the final out for their new club 373 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 6: to win the title in Mike Montgomery of the twenty 374 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 6: sixteen Cubs and Daniel Hudson for the twenty nineteen Nationals. 375 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 6: With so many teams in detention, the proof is there. 376 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 6: If you want a title, you better start dealing. 377 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 5: It's the Gambler here, Vice president of operations for mlbbro 378 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 5: dot Com and executive producer of the MLB bro Show. 379 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: Podcast The Mixtape. 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I would be remissed if I 424 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: did not at least ask. 425 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: And recently you were featured on Fox sports dot Com 426 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 2: preview on the second Half and some of the odds, 427 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 2: and we wanted to touch base with you about those things. 428 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 2: And let's start with the American League Most Valuable Player. 429 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 2: To me, it looks like Aaron Judges in a great 430 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 2: spot to win it, but there were others. 431 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 3: What are the odds there? 432 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's a prohibitive favorite. He started off as the 433 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 7: I think third or fourth choice and got off to 434 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 7: a slow start, drifted up to about eleven to one 435 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 7: or so, and then all of a sudden, Ever since then, 436 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 7: he got real hot. So he's currently at minus four 437 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 7: point fifty, right behind him as Gunner Henderson and one. 438 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 3: So let's having a hell of a season as well. 439 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, absolutely absolutely, and Jan Soto is his teammate. 440 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 7: No slotch there, so if he drops there is a 441 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 7: chance for him or even Bobby Wood Junior, one of 442 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 7: the best young players in the game having a great 443 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 7: year and he's at plus six twenty five right now. 444 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's another one, just tremendous player. Royals didn't even 445 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: play around. They gave him the big contract, you know 446 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 2: what I mean. Like, when you got a guy like that, 447 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 2: don't play around. You want him to be on your 448 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 2: team for a long time. Another amazing rookie All Schemes 449 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 2: from the Pittsburgh Pirates who started the All Star Game 450 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: after only eleven starts. We saw Mark the Bird. Fidrich 451 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: did that too, in nineteen seventy six. Usually I'm not 452 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 2: keen about jumping people ahead of the line. Chris Sale 453 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: had a great first half for the Atlanta Braids, right, 454 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 2: most wins twelve. But when you have a rookie like 455 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 2: that who hadn't lost and was lights out, what about 456 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 2: Paul Skins and. 457 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 3: His odds? 458 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 2: I guess for a Rookie of the year did they 459 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 2: start anywhere and change? 460 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 3: Obviously, he's got to be a big time favorite in 461 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 3: the National League. 462 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's actually be one of the biggest betting stories going. 463 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 7: He started out offet about thirty to one for Rookie 464 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 7: of the Year, and we had we had a few 465 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 7: bites during spring training when he was lights out, but 466 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 7: then when they send him down, you know, people kind 467 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 7: of forgot about him for a little bit, and then 468 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,919 Speaker 7: as soon as they called him up, we've taken NonStop bets. 469 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 7: So he's he's cut down to a huge favorite right now. 470 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 7: But the biggest story too is the National League Cy 471 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 7: Young And we kind of put that up for just 472 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 7: as a kind of more of an interest bet public interest. 473 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 7: We put that up at ninety to one back in 474 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 7: early June, and wow, Yeah, and there's some huge tickets 475 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 7: out there, you know. 476 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 2: I saw. 477 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 7: I was looking through it the other day. There's a 478 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 7: few hundred dollars tickets at ninety to one. And if 479 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 7: I look at the bet ticket for cy Young, it's 480 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 7: it's he takes two out of three bets. He's got 481 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 7: the most tickets written on him by far, which is 482 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 7: pretty impressive considering he's only been available to bet for 483 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 7: the award for the past couple of months. Meanwhile, these 484 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 7: guys have been up there for six seven months. So yeah, 485 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 7: we'd lose a decent chunk to him if he wins 486 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 7: the Cy Young. 487 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be all right because I think 488 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 2: he'll be Rookie of the Year. I'm not so sure 489 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: he's gonna be Cy Young, especially Chris Sale. I mean, 490 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 2: he's had a tremendous season for the Braves. I would 491 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 2: be surprised, you know what I mean. Absolutely he'll get 492 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 2: Rookie of the Year. But I can't see him when 493 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 2: he's Cy Young, especially if he wins. He's got what 494 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 2: six wins and he finishes with twelve wins, and that 495 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 2: would be pushing it, you know, maybe ten to eleven, 496 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 2: and he's gonna lose a couple. He's lost one game already. 497 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 2: There's a good chance he'll lose a couple, right, and 498 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 2: then it'll be all yeah. 499 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 7: And not only that, I'm not sure if he's even 500 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 7: gonna have the opportunity. It's gonna be tough for him 501 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 7: to get even to one hundred and fifty innings. 502 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 3: Pitch, that's true. 503 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, And the Pirates have shown a history of being 504 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 7: very conservative with their young guys, So if they're out 505 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 7: of the mix in mid September, I think they'll shut 506 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 7: them down. So it really takes something extraordinary for him 507 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 7: to win the award. 508 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 3: No doubt. 509 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 2: What about in the Al East Yankees and Orioles. Yankees 510 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 2: got off to an unbelievable start. Boy, they've come back 511 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 2: to the pack, but they're still in the now obviously 512 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 2: in the mix for the Al East, the Orioles, they've 513 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 2: made a comeback and they've fallen back a little. 514 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 3: Bit as well. What are the odds there who wins 515 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 3: the Al East? 516 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's been back and forth. As you mentioned, you know, 517 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 7: Yankees off the real hot start. Currently right now, it's 518 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 7: really close. Orioles at mys dollar thirty five, Yankees at 519 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 7: plus one oh five. You know, Yankees have really hit 520 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 7: the skids, but the Orioles really haven't extended. 521 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: They're lead at all. 522 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 7: They've lost a couple to the Marlins here, so you know, 523 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 7: it's it's still dead tight and I think it'll go 524 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 7: right down in the wire. 525 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm with you on that. 526 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 2: Our guest is Eric Bigio Caesar, sportsbook lead MLB Trader. 527 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 2: How about some other interesting tidbits on the board? What 528 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 2: else do you have that would be interesting? 529 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, a fun one that we do. We do the 530 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 7: number six seed, so who will be the last team 531 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 7: to make it into the playoffs, And especially this year 532 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 7: in the National League, it's wide open. I mean there 533 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 7: could be seven or eight teams that can make it in, 534 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 7: so that'll be a fun one to watch. And then 535 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 7: also a National League MVP, mister Otani. You know, he 536 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 7: can't do anything wrong, but if he falls off at all, 537 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 7: maybe somebody that's gotten hot recently, like a Francisco Lindor 538 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,479 Speaker 7: can creep into the mix. So there should be some 539 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 7: interesting storylines for the rest of the way. 540 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 2: Yeah that if Mookie Bets didn't get hurt, there would 541 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 2: have been something going at one point because movie got 542 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 2: to such a great start and Otani of course was 543 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: playing great as well, but Mooki was up there and 544 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 2: obviously he got hurt. I know there were no odds 545 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 2: on this, but I'm just ragging and letting you know 546 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 2: that before the season started, I said that the Diamondbacks 547 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 2: and Rangers would not make the playoffs, the two World 548 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: Series teams. 549 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 3: And you know what, I feel pretty good about that. 550 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, and I think I'm not sure at one point, 551 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 7: but i'd seen it had never happened where the two 552 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 7: teams coming out of the World Series were under five 553 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 7: hundred that late in the season. I believe it was 554 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 7: late June. Both teams are under five hundred. So, like 555 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 7: you mentioned, I mean, it's going to be a challenge 556 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 7: for both either or team to make it into the 557 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 7: playoffs this year. 558 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 3: What is crazy? 559 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 2: And I don't know if you know this, but Bruce 560 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: Bochi of course has won four World Series, been to 561 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 2: five with three different teams, you know, one of the 562 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 2: all time great managers. Every year he's gone to the 563 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 2: World Series, the next year's team doesn't make the playoffs. 564 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 3: I think that's incredible. 565 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 7: That's a great betting angle right there. 566 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, incredible. 567 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 2: So any last ones, as we had do do you 568 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 2: guys do anything you don't do trade deadline? I know 569 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 2: you try to look for a lot of different stuff. 570 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: What would be the wackiest bet on the board right now? 571 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 7: I don't know about wacky and unfor I would love 572 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 7: to do some trade deadline stuff, but unfortunately some of 573 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 7: these states are pretty conservative for kind of stuff we 574 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 7: can put on the betting board. A fun one that 575 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 7: we put up Aaron Judge to hit sixty home runs 576 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 7: or not. That's at about a three to one right now. 577 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 7: So if you think he's gonna keep mashing, I think 578 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 7: that's a good one. And if Show Hey or Aaron 579 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 7: Judge looks like they'll be back in the Triple Crown mix, 580 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 7: we'll get the odds on that up there as well. 581 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, show Hey his problem leading off, you're not gonna get. 582 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 2: Enough RBI's possibly you know, opportunities there. So there we go, 583 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 2: all right, man, Eric Bigio from Caesar's Sportsbook, the MLB 584 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 2: lead Trader. There, we appreciate the insight and the fun 585 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 2: on some of these bets. 586 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 3: Thank you, my man, Thanks for thanks for having me on. 587 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer. Here's why MLB is better 588 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,959 Speaker 1: than the NFL. Or NBA, and it isn't even close. 589 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 2: Reason number five hundred and fifty five why Major League 590 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NBA and better than the NFL, 591 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: it's about the trade deadline, which is coming up next week, 592 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 2: because we have seen trades that can alter a franchise history. 593 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 2: And one of the great all time deadline trades came 594 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 2: in nineteen eighty seven when the Detroit Tigers needed to 595 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: bolster their starting rotation. And what they did was they 596 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 2: acquired Doyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves, and the Tigers 597 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 2: traded away double a right hander John Smoltz, Yes Smoltzy, 598 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 2: who wound up being a Hall Fame pitcher. So you 599 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 2: would say, wow, I mean Jack Morris wound up getting 600 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 2: in the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee as well, 601 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 2: had a tremendous career. 602 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 3: But John Small to get a guy like that in. 603 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 2: A deadline trade and you know, and him wind up 604 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 2: going to the Hall of Fame. But I will say this, 605 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 2: in nineteen eighty seven, when the Tigers made that trade, 606 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 2: you gotta admit, if I remember correctly, Dorile Alexander wound 607 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 2: up going seven and zero for the Tigers during that 608 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 2: stretch and they made the playoffs. So that's what they 609 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 2: were looking for to try to get to the playoffs. 610 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 2: They got a veteran pitcher. He performed, he did his job, 611 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 2: and it wound up working for both. That's why fans 612 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 2: can really look forward to the trade deadline because you 613 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 2: could get a player and it can help you get 614 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 2: to the playoffs or build. 615 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 3: Something for the future. 616 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 2: So this will be interesting as the trade deadline comes 617 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: up on July. You, in the words of New York 618 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 2: TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your 619 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 2: time this time until next time. 620 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 3: Rob Parker out d can't Gavin. This could be an inside. 621 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: Of Parker see you next week. Save bat time from 622 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: same batt station.