1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the berkshears to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: voter number seven, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: Welcome into another edition of the Inside the Parker podcast. 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 3: We have a great show for you today. A couple 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 3: of former Major leaguers will stop. 9 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 4: By World Series champion two times over and first base 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 4: with Joe Carter. 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: Also two time All Star pitcher Mark Moulder. He'll drop 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: by as well. Plus foul a fair, let's go. 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 5: Better up to lead off. It's getting robbed to keep 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 5: them out. 15 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: League Baseball. 17 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 5: Number one Mets ace. 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 4: Max Scherzer was tossed from the Mets Dodgers game in 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 4: Los Angeles on Wednesday. The umpire searched him, you know, 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 4: looking for a sticky, sticky substance a glove check and 21 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 4: Max was tossed as conflicting reports that it was either 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 4: the sticky stuff or it was rosin, but whatever it was, 23 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 4: Max was tossed from the game. Very interesting and if 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 4: it is this, you know, a foreign substance on the ball. 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 4: Max Suser could miss ten games. That's the penalty, that's 26 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 4: two starts. If you're the Mets, you can't afford to 27 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 4: have Max Surzon miss two starts. Not in that division 28 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 4: with the Braves and the Phillies. You know, those two 29 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 4: games could come back to haunt you down the road, 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 4: especially if the Mets don't win those games. 31 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: So more will fall out from this. 32 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 4: We thought this whole thing was over after the Garrett 33 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 4: Cole and you remember the crack down on this and 34 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 4: for this career, it's ugly head. It's kind of shockingly. 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 4: I really, I'm surprised because we haven't heard much about 36 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 4: this after Googgate and you remember all the pitchers had 37 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 4: stuff dripping from their hands activator like the old Jerry 38 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 4: Curl days. I mean, it was just ridiculous, and then 39 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 4: it kind of went away after they put the clamps 40 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 4: on it. And now here we are with Max Schurzer 41 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 4: entangled with a scandal on the mound at Dodger Stadium. 42 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 6: Stay tuned for more details Number two coming into Wednesday night. 43 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 4: The big buzz in the Bronx was Who's the headliner? 44 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: Who's the main event. 45 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 4: Was it Sho Hey o Tani and his Angels coming 46 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: in to play the Yankees, or was it Aaron Judge 47 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 4: the reigning America League MVP. And you know these two 48 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 4: were always going to be looked at each other and 49 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 4: compared because show Hay had a great year in twenty 50 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 4: twenty two. But yet Aaron Judge with the sixty two 51 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 4: home runs, breaking the American League record set by Roger Morrison. 52 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 3: Nineteen sixty one, he won the MVP. 53 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 4: Very easily, winning all but two of the first place votes. 54 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 4: The only two first place votes that show Hey got 55 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 4: both came from guys who covered the Angels, so it 56 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 4: was a runaway. 57 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: But show Hey. 58 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 4: Got the best of Aaron Judge in Game one on 59 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 4: Tuesday with a two run bomb in the Bronx. Game 60 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 4: two was Wednesday night, so Aaron Judge has a chance 61 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 4: to bounce back in that. And I guess if you 62 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 4: ask for who the headliner is, of course I think 63 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 4: it's sho hal Tani. Only when he's pitching and hitting, 64 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 4: that's when he's the headliner, because you want to see that. 65 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: If he's just hitting, he's like a lot of guys 66 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 4: who are really good in this league. But if you 67 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 4: get a rare treat and he's not pitching in New York, 68 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 4: pitched before they got to New York. 69 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: He pitched in Boston. 70 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 4: But if you're a fan and you get to see 71 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: the guy pitch that day and take his four at 72 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 4: bats or three at bats and get a chance to 73 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 4: maybe get the win and hit a home run, you're 74 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,279 Speaker 4: You're a headline. 75 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: You're the main event. There's no offensial buds. 76 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 4: But don't kid yourself, Aaron Judge is worth the price 77 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 4: of admission. 78 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 6: Number three Clayton Kershaw, the old Dog, the old Man, 79 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 6: whatever you want to call him, hit another milestone in 80 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 6: his Hall of Fame career, and you know he's going 81 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 6: to the Hall of Fame. 82 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 3: He's been that kind of pitcher. But Tuesday night against 83 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 3: the New York Metropolitans at Dodgers Dad, he won his. 84 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 4: Two hundredth game and is the only pitcher you ready 85 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 4: for this in over one hundred years with two hundred 86 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 4: or more wins and a sub two point five zero 87 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 4: erra without question, one of the greatest pictures of our generation. 88 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 4: If not the greatest, I'm just gonna say the greatest, 89 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 4: the only issue is the post season. 90 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 3: Well, he's been hit. 91 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 4: Around like a rag doll, and we know in twenty 92 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 4: twenty finally got the monkey off his back, helped the 93 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 4: Dodgers win a World Series finally, So he had that 94 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 4: under his belt. 95 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 3: But if he had good to equal. 96 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 4: Or fair to middle middle success in the postseason, then 97 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 4: you might be talking about the greatest of all time. 98 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 4: But the postseason is such a buggaboo that it will 99 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 4: take away from people thinking that he was the greatest 100 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 4: picture of all time. If you want to break it 101 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 4: down and say greatest regular season, I'm not into that, 102 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 4: but you could say Kershaw. You know, sub two point 103 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 4: five zero and two hundred wins, that's pretty impressive for 104 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 4: mister Clayton Kershaw. 105 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,679 Speaker 5: So here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 106 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 3: It's so good. 107 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 4: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast two time 108 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 4: former All Star Major League pitcher Mark Mulder, who of 109 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 4: course broke in with the Oakland A's and also pitched 110 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 4: for the Saint Louis Cardinals. 111 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: Mark, welcome into the podcast. 112 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 7: Thank you for having me. I appreciate it, man. 113 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 5: No doubt. 114 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 4: Hey, earlier we talked with Joe Carter about this big 115 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 4: Golf outing that you guys are participating in. Let's get 116 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 4: that out the way and let me tell us all 117 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 4: about it. 118 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 3: It's coming up. 119 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 7: Yeah, it starts Friday. We had our first of the 120 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 7: two pro ams today. It's the Invited Celebrity Classic with 121 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 7: the Champions Tour. And you know, those guys are awesome, man, 122 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 7: They're fun to play with. They've all had their PGA 123 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 7: Tour careers playing with a few legends here and there. 124 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 7: I mean, these are guys that were unbelievable players when 125 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 7: I was a kid, you know, and I've been fortunate 126 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 7: enough I've become a good friends with some of them. 127 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 7: And you know we're gonna be paired side by side 128 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 7: playing the same tea boxes as them Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 129 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 7: And now I'm just excited to get it going. 130 00:06:59,640 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 5: Man. 131 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 4: Sounds like a good time, a good cause. That sounds 132 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 4: like definitely a lot of fun. 133 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 3: Let's talk. 134 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 4: We got a couple of topics I want to talk 135 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 4: to about. Mac sure'sa got caught on the mound with 136 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 4: some maybe sticky stuff. 137 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: Rozin, I thought that had went away. 138 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 4: Nobody can confirm exactly what it was, but he got 139 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 4: tossed from the game for fans just listening in, what 140 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 4: does that do? And and are you surprised that that's 141 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 4: still around or is that this still might be an issue? 142 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 7: Well, if I did not even know that that happened, 143 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 7: I've kind of been a little away from few days 144 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 7: just being out here, so I didn't know that even happened. 145 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 7: But am I surprised, No, I guess I'm not surprised. 146 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 7: I mean, you know, I never personally, I never used 147 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 7: anything because I felt like the handful of times in 148 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 7: my career where I tried using uh something whether pine tar, 149 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 7: you know whatever, using a little on my fingers when 150 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 7: I threw sides, I felt it to be very inconsistent 151 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 7: with the feel of the ball. Yes, it made the 152 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 7: ball had bit stickier, but I felt like the ball 153 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 7: came out inconsistent out of my off my fingers. So 154 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 7: I was never comfortable using it. I do know I 155 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 7: had plenty of teammates who did have a little on 156 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 7: their fingers, but it wasn't to make their Now this 157 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 7: is back then. This wasn't to make their their I 158 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 7: don't know, let's say breaking ball nastier. It was just 159 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 7: so that they could have a better feel of the 160 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 7: baseball and have better command. So that then brings in 161 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 7: all the analytics of just how much the sticky stuff help. 162 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 7: I don't really know. I'm sure there's something that creates 163 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 7: that creates more spin to the ball, makes the pitch better. 164 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 7: I suppose tougher to hit. I I'm not. I honestly, 165 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 7: a lot of hitters would tell you I'd rather the 166 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 7: pitcher know exactly where the ball's going and have the command. 167 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 7: I'm sure a lot of them don't really care. But yeah, 168 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 7: I'm I'm not surprised that it's still going on. I 169 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 7: guess I am a little surprised that he got he 170 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 7: got caught and got tossed. 171 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, crazy, crazy happenings at the Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. 172 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 3: Let's talk about Mark your. 173 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 4: Former team, the team you broke in with and had 174 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 4: a lot of success, The Oakland Age would all start 175 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: twice two thousand and three, two thousand and four, and 176 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 4: you led the Americana League and wins in two thousand 177 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 4: and one all for the Oakland A's And where your 178 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 4: former franchise is headed. Mean, at one point the start 179 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 4: of the season, at once started even won a game, 180 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 4: and you know scuffling, no crowds. 181 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: How sad are you to see what's going on there? 182 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 4: And it just looks more and more apparent that by 183 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 4: the All Star Game is what I'm hearing that they're 184 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 4: they're going to announce that they're moving to Las Vegas. 185 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 7: Well, I'm not surprised by one, by by one at all, 186 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 7: not one bit, am I surprised. It's a sad situation 187 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 7: that Bay Area. I mean to be fair man, that 188 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 7: Bay Area is going downhill quick and there's a lot 189 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 7: of bad things going on. That area around that stadium 190 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 7: is sadly just so awful and in seriorating. There was 191 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 7: never a chance they were never going to get a 192 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 7: new stadium, you know, a couple of years ago, when 193 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 7: they kind of came out with all those pretty drawings 194 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 7: of a thirty thousand, that was never going to happen. 195 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 7: And I'm not even involved in it. You can check 196 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 7: my Twitter from years ago. I've said a few times 197 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 7: a long time ago, the A's will never have a 198 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 7: new Oakland will never get a new stadium until it's 199 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 7: in a different state, you know, And a lot of 200 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 7: the fans, and a lot of the fans got mad 201 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 7: at me. You know when I said it, and I'm like, listen, 202 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 7: I would love for it to stay there. It's just 203 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 7: with the way things are going, that is never ever 204 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 7: going to happen. So, you know, it's a really sad situation. 205 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 7: I mean, the history in the Bay Area, the history 206 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 7: in Oakland. Sadly, it's gonna go away again, you know. 207 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 7: I mean, this team has moved a few times. I 208 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 7: know the last time it was a long time ago. 209 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 7: But the point is is that there's so much history 210 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 7: there and this stuff's gonna go away real quick because 211 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 7: that area, that area is not good. There is nobody 212 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 7: who wants to put money into that area. And you know, 213 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 7: when that stadium is gone. And now because the Warriors 214 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 7: used to be next door, right they left, you know, 215 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 7: they they left. And you know that stadium that that 216 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 7: basketball stadium next door is used sparingly for concerts, now 217 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 7: and and things like that. So you know, no one 218 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 7: wants to take the bart into into the stadium. That's dangerous, 219 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 7: you know. So I'm not surprised one bit that the 220 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 7: fans that the fans are not showing up, and sadly, 221 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 7: they're not a good team, so why would anyone show up? 222 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 7: I mean, you know, it's just it's really unfortunate, man, 223 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 7: for a team that has so much dang history. I 224 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 7: saw the pictures along with everyone else of Opening Day, 225 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 7: and I mean there's just there's just nobody there. But 226 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 7: you know what, if I had kids, I wouldn't be 227 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 7: taking my kids to that area to see a night game. 228 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 7: There's no chance. And that's that's really unfortunate. 229 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: It sure is. 230 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 4: Our guest is Mark Mulder, of course, the former Major 231 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 4: League pitch through pitch for the A's. 232 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 3: And the Cardinals. 233 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 4: And I want to go to Saint Louis because I 234 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 4: call Saint Louis the baseball capital of the United States. 235 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 4: I mean, we know that a lot of great baseball towns. 236 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 4: The Dodgers draw four million people. The Yankees, of course 237 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 4: have a big fan base, the Red Sox Philly is 238 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 4: a lot of great baseball towns. But I think Saint 239 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 4: Louis is the baseball capital. Is not a big market, 240 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 4: but they draw three million people every year. Everybody wears 241 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 4: red to the game. Tell me about playing in Saint Louis, 242 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 4: Am I wrong? 243 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 8: No? 244 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 7: I would, man. I would have given up a lot 245 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 7: to have been healthy, healthy er for my time there. 246 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 7: In Saint Louis, I just you know, I struggled with 247 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 7: shoulder injuries, and that ultimately is what led to the 248 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 7: end of my career a lot stoner than I would 249 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 7: have liked. But that first year when I was somewhat healthy, 250 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 7: pitching all season, pitching in front of those fans, it 251 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 7: was awesome, especially coming from Oakland. Now we had great 252 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 7: teams in Oakland, don't get me wrong, and I loved 253 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 7: every minute and I loved every minute there. But when 254 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 7: I got to go to Saint Louis and I got 255 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 7: to play in front of those fans every night, and 256 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 7: some of the names that I got to play with, 257 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 7: with Pooholes and Molina and Edmonds and Rolling, and it 258 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 7: was a different animal. I really didn't know what to expect. 259 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 7: But you know, I went from one of the youngest 260 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 7: teams in baseball to one of the most veteran teams 261 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 7: in baseball, and then and O six getting to win 262 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 7: in the World Series with those guys. You know, I 263 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 7: golfed yesterday practice around with Albert here at this tournament 264 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 7: in Dallas, and you know, him and I were laughing 265 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 7: about some of the stuff just during our four years together. 266 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 7: Of my four years in Saint Louis with him. We 267 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 7: were laughing about some of the times and teammates and 268 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 7: just different situations like that. But that that that fan 269 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 7: base thing, like you said, they live and die with 270 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 7: the Cardinals. They show up every single night, some of 271 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 7: those day games when when it's hotter than you can imagine. 272 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 7: I mean, I I don't know how they sat there 273 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 7: in the sun in those seats and hear it on 274 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 7: that team because gosh, man it, we're in the dugout 275 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 7: and we're sweating like you wouldn't believe. So I couldn't imagine, uh, 276 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 7: the dedication it took for those fans to show up 277 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 7: each and every day and night. 278 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 3: And I always give Saint Louis credit. 279 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 4: You remember, Mark, they went two football teams out of 280 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 4: that city, you know what I mean? 281 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 7: Oh yeah, And it's just it's just, you know, it's 282 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 7: really it's hockey. It's it's hockey and it's baseball now, 283 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 7: you know, I mean, there's that's that's really what they 284 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 7: got there. And you know, the the hockey team has 285 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 7: had some unbelievable seasons and obviously the Cardinals have been 286 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 7: on quite a quite a run of longevity. I guess 287 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 7: you could say, since kind of Tony's day, Larissa's days 288 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 7: when he took over there in Saint Louis. 289 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 3: All Right, one more time, Mark, give us the Golf Outing. 290 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: Appreciate your time. It's coming up this Friday, right. 291 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, this Friday. It starts the Invited Celebrity Classic with 292 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 7: the Champions Tour. We kind of have our there's a 293 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 7: celebrity side to it. It'll be on the Golf Channel Friday, Saturday, 294 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 7: Sunday and hopefully you're gonna find me at the top 295 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 7: of that leaderboard. 296 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 4: There you go, hit him straight, my man. Thank you 297 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 4: for joining the podcast. We appreciate you. 298 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 7: Thank you. Have a good rest of time. 299 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 5: Turn money into more money. 300 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: Now it's time for betting on the basis with Dave Gascott. 301 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 3: Love that money, Love that money. 302 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 9: Hey, Rob, a brand new week of baseball and happy 303 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 9: report last week and we bounced back going two up 304 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 9: and just one down. Got to acknowledge something that happened 305 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 9: a few days ago with Clayton Kershaw. He became just 306 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 9: the third Dodger pitcher ever to hit the two hundred 307 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 9: win mark in his illustrious career. He joins Don Sutton 308 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 9: and Don Drysdell is the only two Dodger pitchers that 309 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 9: have reached two hundred wins in their careers. Speaking of 310 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 9: the Dodgers, they're in Chicago this weekend against the Chicago Cubs. 311 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 9: It's an afternoon affair on Friday. Julio Reas three and 312 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 9: one within one ninety ERA so far. He won seventeen 313 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 9: games last season, twenty the year before that. He's up 314 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 9: against Drew Smiley, so I'm gonna take La as a 315 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 9: road dog in that affair. Shoey Otani has been fantastic 316 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 9: for the Angels. He's at home against the Kansas City Royals. 317 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 9: Otani two and old record with an ERA at point 318 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 9: eighty six. There's gonna be some chalk in this one, 319 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 9: but I'm gonna take the Halos to beat Kansas City 320 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 9: in that contest on Saturday. I know what's gonna be heavy, 321 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 9: and I know there's gonna be a lot of shock, 322 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 9: but you gotta take the New York Yankees just because 323 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 9: of the ramifications. So far, they've been up and down, 324 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 9: with only a couple of games over five hundred. But 325 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 9: in a tightly contested affair against the Blue Jays, Ale 326 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 9: East is stacked this year, Garrett Cole is gonna be 327 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 9: on the mound on Saturday, four to ozero record with 328 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 9: an Era sub one at point ninety five. I'm gonna 329 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 9: take the Yankees in this one to beat Toronto. So 330 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 9: it's the Dodgers and the Angels on Friday, New York 331 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 9: Yankees on Saturday. 332 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers. 333 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: You need to know? 334 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 4: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 335 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 4: his game. 336 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 3: What do you got for me, Anthony? 337 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 10: If you're like me and enjoy taking deep dives into 338 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 10: mountains of baseball data, and let's be honest, who isn't, 339 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 10: then you've probably come across something new in the numbers 340 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 10: this season. It's a new pitch that's sweeping the nation 341 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 10: literally and causing batters to shake their heads. It is 342 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 10: the sweeper, a new school breaking ball. A sweeper doesn't 343 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 10: drop as much as a typical slider, instead relying on 344 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 10: more sideways movement. It's been the rage over the last 345 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 10: two seasons, with some high profile arms using it like 346 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 10: Zach Wheeler, Pablo Lopez, and of course Shoheyo Tani, who 347 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 10: throws a pitch a league high fifty one percent of 348 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 10: the time in a stackcast era, zero pitches were identified 349 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 10: as sweepers in twenty fifteen, with the number ticking up 350 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 10: incrementally from twenty sixteen to twenty twenty. But over the 351 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 10: last four seasons, the pitch usage of the sweeper has 352 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 10: doubled each year, with this year marking four percent of 353 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 10: all pitches thrown. And even though it has its disadvantages, 354 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 10: it has the second biggest platoon split behind the sinker. 355 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 10: It was the second most effective pitch in terms of 356 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 10: average against last season, only behind the splitter, and this season, 357 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 10: according to run values, which is the total summation of 358 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 10: the run expectancy graft for a bats that end in 359 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 10: a specific pitch, the aforementioned Otani sweeper has the best 360 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 10: run value of any pitch in the league at minus eight. 361 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 10: He's been sweeping the leg, the back, and the head. 362 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 5: That ball is it was a big week in the 363 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 5: big leagues. Believe is it fouled or is it fair? 364 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: And Now from mlbeanbro dot com, here's jrgamball. 365 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 4: Minnesota Twins star DH Byron Buckston is mired in a 366 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 4: bad slump coming into Wednesday. He was hitless in his 367 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 4: previous fifteen at bats with eleven strikeouts spanning five games Jr. 368 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 4: Is it foul or fair to say that Buston is 369 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 4: not slumping. 370 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 5: He's hurt fair, that's a fair ball. 371 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 11: He's also won for his last nineteen This might be 372 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 11: a case of Byron Buxton listening to the headlines and 373 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 11: not to his body rob the past few years while 374 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 11: he was injured time and time again, and then he 375 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 11: got that huge one hundred million dollar contract for his 376 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 11: potential and got hurt after and he's been hurt again, 377 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 11: and then He's only played more than one hundred games 378 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 11: once in his career, back in twenty seventeen. He only 379 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 11: played ninety two in two thousand and twenty two. 380 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 5: So he has a. 381 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 11: Lot of pressure as the superstar and franchise face of 382 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 11: that team along with Carlos Korean. He also knows the 383 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 11: Twins aren't the same playoff contender without him. Two weeks ago, 384 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 11: Buston smashed his shoulder and face on a steel attempt 385 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 11: and was shaken up. I was surprised he stayed in 386 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 11: the game. Last week, he had a nasty collision on 387 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 11: the base paths that left him with the head abrasion 388 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 11: and he had to leave the game. He was actually 389 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 11: off to a solid start, but has not looked right 390 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 11: since these two incidents. Buckston slumps like everyone else. We 391 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 11: also know he's usually a fast starter, and he's definitely 392 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 11: not an eleven k and fifteen at bats guy when healthy. 393 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 11: Something's up there with Buckston and Minnesota and mlbbro dot 394 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 11: Comedy is to keep an eye in that situation with 395 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 11: Big Bucks. 396 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: And his health. Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 397 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 8: It's so good. 398 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast the former 399 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 4: first baseman outfielder Joe Carter, who, of course was a 400 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 4: five time All Star, two time World Series champ, ALRBI 401 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 4: leader in nineteen eighty six, and had one of the 402 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 4: most famous walk off home runs to end the World 403 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 4: Series in nineteen ninety three. Joe, Welcome to the podcast. 404 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 8: My man, Hey, thank you Rob. It's a pleasure of 405 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 8: being here. And you know, wow, you read off those 406 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 8: things in nineteen ninety three. That was thirty years ago. 407 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 4: Man, Wow, I know it is unbelievable. I remember so 408 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 4: vividly I covered that World Series and what an amazing 409 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 4: moment for you and the Blue Jays pretty special. 410 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 8: No, it was a huge moment for the Blue Jays 411 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,719 Speaker 8: and who would have thought that thirty years later they 412 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 8: still have not been to a World Series and that's 413 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 8: you know, I would out have thought that. But hopefully 414 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 8: this year they can rewrite the history books and get 415 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 8: to the World Series again. 416 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 4: No doubt. It has been a long time. But let's 417 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 4: talk about this golf out and you're a part of 418 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 4: the second annual Invited Celebrity Classic coming up April twenty 419 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 4: first to the twenty third at Los Colino's Country Club 420 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 4: in Irving, Texas. Is going to feature seventy APGA Tour champions, 421 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 4: forty sports and entertainment stars including you, Tony Romo, Albert Pooholz, 422 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 4: John Smoltz, Emmett Smith, Pudge Rodriguez, and Greg maddox Man. 423 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 3: Tell us about the event. 424 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 8: Well, you know Mike Flasky Entertainment, he has been very 425 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 8: instrumental in putting these things on. He started it about 426 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 8: seven years ago, did it in when he was with 427 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 8: the Diamond Resorts, and he started the one tournament with 428 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 8: the LPGA Tournament in Orlando and now he's got it 429 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 8: going the second year with the Invited Celebrity Classic. They're 430 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 8: in Irving, Texas, and it is a tremendous event. You 431 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 8: get the first time, the second time, we get to 432 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 8: play with all of the Senior PGA Tour Champions Tour players. 433 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 8: I mean, it's and then you have you have the celebrities, 434 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 8: and you know we'd like to compete too, but a 435 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 8: lot of us have kind of dreams in the back. 436 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 7: Of our mind. 437 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 8: You know, people say that when you're a pretty good 438 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 8: golfer and you've got once you turn fifty, they always say, man, 439 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 8: you guys should try out for the Senior Tour. And 440 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 8: then you play against these guys who will listen your tour. 441 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 8: You go, that ain't happening because these guys have been 442 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 8: playing since they were about eight or nine years old 443 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 8: and they're still good. So you know, it's a lot 444 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 8: of fun for us to compete and to play with 445 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 8: some of those guys and I go out there and 446 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 8: have a great time. 447 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 4: Unbelievable is the tickets are free and if you want 448 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 4: to go, go to www. Dot Invited Celebrityclassic dot com 449 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 4: for more information. So that's that's pretty awesome. They're free 450 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 4: chance to go see so many celebrities and be a 451 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 4: part of this event. Joe, let's talk about the baseball 452 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 4: as you know very well and succeeded and played well 453 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 4: in the major leagues and had a great career. Baseball 454 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 4: has changed, and for most part people they think for 455 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 4: the better. Joe is just a guy watching. Now they've 456 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 4: shaved twenty five to thirty minutes off the game with 457 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 4: the pitch clock. I was skeptical in the beginning. What 458 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 4: do you see when you watch a game? 459 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 8: Now, Well, Rob, they have shaved all the time. But 460 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 8: that just gives these That just gives these kids twenty 461 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 8: five more minutes to go home and go back inside 462 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 8: and look at their phones, play on their computers and 463 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 8: not be outside. So you know, that's the way I 464 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 8: kind of look at it. Sure, the game has been 465 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 8: sped up and there's a lot more action because everything 466 00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 8: is quicker, but we in America, we won't think it's quicker, faster, better. 467 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 8: And you know, when I go to a ball game, 468 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 8: I don't want to get my money's worth. So if 469 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 8: I've got to be there three hours, that means that's 470 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 8: three hours out of the house, out right out of 471 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 8: the outdoors and enjoy the outdoors. I mean I don't 472 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 8: want to go there and see a one and a 473 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 8: half hour ball game. 474 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 7: They got to come back home. 475 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 8: No, you want to be out for a while the least. 476 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 8: That's my theory. But you know, the so called purists, 477 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 8: they like it being sped up, and you know the 478 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 8: action is a little bit quicker. But you know, I 479 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 8: kind of have mixed emotions about it right now. 480 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 4: Our guess is Joe Carter one of only two players 481 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 4: to end the World Series with a home run. Bill 482 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 4: Mazeroski the other one for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Let me 483 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 4: ask you, speaking of home runs. Last year, we saw 484 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 4: Aaron Judge hit sixty two, would set the record in 485 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 4: the American League. And then there's always been a debate 486 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 4: just talk about Aaron Judge and what he was able 487 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 4: to do. He's off to another fast star with the 488 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,400 Speaker 4: home runs, and can this guy with sixty two last year? 489 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 4: Can he get back to sixty and do it again? 490 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 4: He was under a lot of pressure, Joe playing for 491 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 4: a contract, turning down a lot of money in New York, 492 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 4: and he won in the end, but can can he 493 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 4: duplicate sixty or more? 494 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 8: You know what, I'm never gonna say that Aaron cannot 495 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 8: do nothing because I mean when you look at Aaron Judge, 496 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 8: I'd love to watch him play. He's got the right demeanor, 497 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 8: he says the right words. He's just kind of one 498 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 8: of those happy, go lucky guys. 499 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 7: And to do it. 500 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 8: You talk about pressure. The home run chase, the sixty 501 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 8: two home runs was big time. But also playing in 502 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 8: New York, I mean it is tough playing baseball in 503 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 8: New York, as a lot of people can attest to. 504 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 8: So does he have a chance to do it again? 505 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 8: You bet you he does, because you know the first 506 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 8: thing he made in the new season, it's a home 507 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 8: run the center field. He started off just where he 508 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 8: just where he ended last year. So what do he 509 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 8: accomplished last year? The man's tremenous athlete. He does it 510 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 8: all playing a new position. No, Aaron Judge, he's legit. 511 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 8: So you know he comes to the plate as Reggie 512 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 8: Jackson us saying he's one of those red light players, 513 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 8: and uh, one of them. The red light comes on, 514 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 8: he's going to perform. And uh, as a fan when 515 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 8: he comes to the plate, you don't go to the 516 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 8: stand to get a hot dog. You wait till after 517 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 8: he hits, So yeah, can he do it? I'm not 518 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 8: gonna put anything past in my He's tremenous athlete, a 519 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 8: lot of talent, and uh is a great player. 520 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 4: No doubt about it. Of all the moments in your career, 521 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 4: and I know you're also a member of the Canadian 522 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 4: Baseball Hall of Fame, but of all the moments in 523 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 4: your career, is it is it the walk off home 524 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 4: running the World Series? Or is there something else that 525 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 4: can't Because all kids, as we play in the backyard 526 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 4: or whatever, that's your dream of hitting a home. 527 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 3: Run to win the World Series? 528 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 4: Did you dream that as a kid, and that has 529 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 4: to be the most unbelievable moment for you, Rob. 530 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 8: Yeah, I dreamt about that my whole lifetime. Everybody dreams 531 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 8: about that in that backyard. I did it. My father 532 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 8: had a gas station that I worked at when I 533 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 8: was seven, eight and nine years old, and I would 534 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 8: play when there was no cars coming through the pump gas. 535 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 8: I would play outside shooting rubber bands on top of 536 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 8: the groof and you know, trying to hit home runs 537 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 8: with the rubber band. So it's something I always dream about. 538 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 8: But people will ask me what was was at the 539 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 8: greatest moment, and that was a great moment, but there 540 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 8: is always another moment that I looked back at because 541 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 8: it was that first time when I felt I belonged 542 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 8: in the big leagues. I always had the confidence, but 543 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 8: it wasn't until my rookie year. I was playing with 544 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 8: Cleveland and we would plan the Yankees in nineteen eighty 545 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 8: four and we were facing Louisiana Lightning. Ron Diddry and 546 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 8: the Indians had never beaten the Yankees that year, and 547 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 8: me being a rookie, I come up. The first thing, 548 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 8: I hit a two run home run off Ron Gidgery. 549 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 8: The next that bat I hit a grand Slam. I 550 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 8: had three hits, should have had seven RBIs, but the 551 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 8: guy was thrown out at the plate. Wow Riop Jacoby 552 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 8: was and we won the game six to nothing, Bert 553 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 8: Blinde living to a shutout. And I can remember after 554 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 8: the game going out to the parking lot and getting 555 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 8: on the payphone and calling my dad collect okay and 556 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 8: telling him, Dad, you're not gonna you can't guess what 557 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 8: just happened. I mean, so for me, that was the 558 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 8: moment that I sat back and looked and said, you 559 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 8: know what, I'm here to stay. I belong here, and 560 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 8: to me, the home run the World Series great, was great, 561 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 8: but there has to be a starting point. And for 562 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 8: me in eighty four that six RBI game, that was 563 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 8: the starting point for myself. 564 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 4: There he is Carter, one of the all time grades 565 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 4: two time World Series winning with the Toronto Blue Jays. 566 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 4: Thanks for joining us. We appreciate you so much. Joe, 567 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 4: we'll have you again, Buddy. 568 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 3: Thank you. 569 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 8: All right, Rob, have a great time, take care. 570 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 5: Now bring in the closer. 571 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, 572 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: and it isn't even close. 573 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 4: Reason number five hundred and fifty five why Major League 574 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 4: Baseball is better than the NBA and better than the NFL. 575 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 3: It's good. 576 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 4: You could go to the ballpark and see something you've 577 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 4: never seen before. Now, it didn't happen, but it almost happened. 578 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:48,479 Speaker 4: We thought on Wednesday that Mookie Betts, who was on 579 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 4: maternity leave on Tuesday because his wife gave birth to 580 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 4: their second child, was actually gonna just take a one 581 00:30:54,880 --> 00:31:00,719 Speaker 4: day hiatus and come back and play shortstop. Start at 582 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 4: shortstop for the Dodgers against the Mets and the man 583 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 4: n A and then Bets decided to continue to stay 584 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 4: with the wife and the newborn. 585 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 3: And he did not do it. 586 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 4: But can you imagine this guy's won six gold Gloves 587 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 4: in the outfield, a gold glove outfielder going to play 588 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 4: shortstop in the Major League. This isn't a Saturday softball. 589 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 4: You gotta be damn good to play shortstop in the 590 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 4: major leagues. He played second base. 591 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 3: This guy. 592 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 4: Have you ever watched him? He might be the most 593 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 4: versatile and best athlete. He can bowl, he can dunk, 594 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 4: he plays basketball, he plays everything. What can't Mookie Bets do? 595 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 4: Mookie Bets is some athlete. And I know Dodger fans 596 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 4: would have been thrilled on Wednesday if Mookie Bets would 597 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:59,479 Speaker 4: have played shortstop for them. In the words of New 598 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 4: York team legend the Lady Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for 599 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 4: your time this time until next time. 600 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 3: Rob Parker out. 601 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,719 Speaker 5: He can't get it. This could be an inside of Parker. 602 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 5: See you next week, same bat time, same batt station.