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 seveny Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: a show we have for you today. We know that 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: the barbannt Buston is back for the Minnesota Twins and 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: swinging the bat, but he loves the play center field. 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 3: We'll talk to him about that. 11 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: Also, Eric Bolan, he covers the New York Yankees for 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: news Day, and the Bronx Bombers are streaking. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 3: We'll get the details of why they're so hot. 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: Let's go better to lead off it's getting robbed and 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: keep them on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: stories in Major League Baseball. 17 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: Number one, Aaron Judge is having been a season to remember, 18 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: My goodness, gracious. 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: After the slow start in. 20 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 2: April, he was kind of banged up in spring training, 21 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 2: got off to a really slow start, but after hitting 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: a home run on Tuesday night against the Royals, that's 23 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 2: his twenty fifth of the season. Coming into Thursday's matinee 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 2: in Kansas City, Aaron Judge officially became MLB's all time 25 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: leader in games per home run. His rates three point 26 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 2: two zero games per home run is now point oh 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: three games better than Babe Bruce and point oh seven 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 2: better than Barry Bonds. I mean, think about what we're 29 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: talking about. I think he's the most prolific home run 30 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 2: hitter we've seen. 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: Obviously, not the greatest. 32 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: He's got a long way to go, and he's got 33 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: to put up way more numbers, but as far as 34 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: delivering a home run and the amount of games, it's 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: been incredible. 36 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 3: And Aaron Judge, let's think about this. 37 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: It was seven years ago I did a video for 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: FS one and they asked me for my top five sluggers. 39 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Some people were mad because I didn't have May's or 40 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: Hank Aaron or Babe Ruth or Ken Griffy Junior in 41 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: the list. It was my list, and it wasn't a 42 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: list that you're just gonna take the top five home 43 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: run totals and call those the best. Otherwise, what list 44 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: is that? That's just listing the obvious, stating the obvious. 45 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: But in my list, I had Aaron Judge as my 46 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: number five slugger, And think about that seven years ago. Really, yes, 47 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: I did. I saw the talent. I thought, this guy 48 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: is a tremendous his body type, his swing, the ballpark 49 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: he plays in in the Bronx. Then I called the 50 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: Bronx Bombers for nothing, but my goodness, Aaron Judge, what 51 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: a season. I think he's gonna hit more than sixty two. 52 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: He's got twenty five. We still have another what six, 53 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: another four weeks before the All Star Game? Another month. 54 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: He can get to thirty two or seven more in 55 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 2: a month. I think he can. Aaron Judge tremendous home 56 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: run hitter. I'm calling him the most prolific home run hitter. 57 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: Ever number two. 58 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 3: All right, I'm. 59 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: Pushing back on some baseball etiquette I am, and no, 60 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: I'm not pulling the pirates phenom. Paul Skeins. He's tremendous. 61 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 2: Put on another show. Tuesday night. He threw a career 62 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: high one hundred and three pitches over six in the 63 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: third innings in shutting out the Cardinals, right and his 64 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: performance was electric, so much so that when he got 65 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: pulled in the seventh, he got a standing ovation from 66 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: the fans in Saint Louis time out. I'm out, sorry, No, 67 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: what are the Cardinal fans doing? He didn't pitch a 68 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: no no or had a no hitter going into the night. 69 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 2: That's when you tip your cap to a guy and say, man, 70 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: what a performance that was? He was a but really 71 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: six and the third you're giving a visiting a player 72 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: a standing ovation. Nah, I don't buy it. I don't 73 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: think that that's right. I'm surprised. I call Saint Louis 74 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: the baseball capital of the United States, and it is. 75 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 3: They draw a. 76 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 2: Three million fans every year, win loser, draw. They've run 77 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: two football teams out of Saint Louis. What does that 78 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: tell you about All they care about is the Cardinals 79 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: and the Blues, nothing else. And if you go to 80 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: a Saint Louis Cardinals game, everybody has read on that's 81 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: how much they're into the Cardinals. 82 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 3: But cheering an opponent who pitched six and a. 83 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: Third shutout innings, not no hit innings, shutout innings is ridiculous. 84 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: Number Three. 85 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: In no way am I crying wolf about the Los 86 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: Angeles Dodgers. Before the season started, I picked the Yankees 87 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: and Dodgers in the World Series. 88 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: The Dodgers are loaded, they have a great team. 89 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: I expect them to get it righted and be the 90 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: best team in the National League, although the Phillies are 91 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: really tough. Coming into Thursday, the Phillies had the best 92 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: record in Baseball forty six and twenty one, Dodgers forty 93 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: two and twenty seven. That's in the National League, and 94 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: the Yankees are. 95 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: At forty nine. Oh, I'm sorry. 96 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 2: The Yankees have the best record forty nine and twenty one. 97 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: The Phillies have the best record in the National League 98 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: at forty six and twenty one. But my point is 99 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, who took two of the first three games 100 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: in that series against the Yankees, and that was impressive 101 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: because they have been scuffling. 102 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: But they've scuffled for more than a month. 103 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: They're just okay. It doesn't seem like they're fluid, like 104 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 2: they're in a groove. Forty two and twenty seven is 105 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 2: nothing to be mad about, and they have a six 106 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: and a half game lead over the Padres coming into Thursday. 107 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: But there's something missing, something that just doesn't feel right yet, 108 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 2: and I can't put my finger on it. But they 109 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 2: they they're not rolling like the Phillies. They're not rolling 110 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: like the Yankees. They should be playing. If you remember 111 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: that with the way they came out of the box, 112 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 2: they looked like they were gonna score eight runs every night. 113 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: I mean, it was just hitting everywhere. And obviously, you 114 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 2: know it's hard to continue that. Mookie Bets and show 115 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: hal Tani and uh, you know those guys, and and 116 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman. 117 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: You know, they can't all hit three forty all year. 118 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 3: So I get that. 119 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 2: But if I'm looking at it right now, the Dodgers 120 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 2: are definitely not one of the two best teams in baseball. 121 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 2: They're definitely behind the Phillies. 122 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 3: Uh. 123 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: And it's gonna be interesting how this plays out because 124 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: the Phillies have started poorly the first the first part 125 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: of the last two years and made the World Series 126 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: and had a chance last year before being upset. 127 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: And it'll be interesting to see the Dodgers the last two. 128 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 2: Years have had great regular seasons that have been knocked 129 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 2: out in the first round, so this will be interested. 130 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: I'm still gonna stick with my pick the Yankees and Dodgers, 131 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: But the Dodgers gotta get get, gotta get it going. 132 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview, Listen and learn. 133 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: It's so good. 134 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast Twins Center 135 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: Field of Byron Buxton. Byron, thanks for joining. 136 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: Us, Yes, sir, no problem, appreciate it. Byron. 137 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 4: Uh. 138 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: The Twins guys had a great playoff push last year. 139 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 2: Run so far the season. I know you guys have 140 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: had injuries, but what are the expectations on this team? 141 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 5: Scott's the limit? You know, we got a great group 142 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 5: of guys in here that you know, the only thing 143 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 5: we care about is winning, and it's not about the 144 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 5: individual accolades or you know what each person is trying 145 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 5: to do individually. Everybody's here for one job and that's 146 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 5: to win a ring. So you know, coming in every day, 147 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 5: everybody's on a mission and putting in that work to 148 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 5: get better. 149 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 3: Talk about your season. 150 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 2: Last year you were DH exclusively get yourself healthy, and 151 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: this year you're back out in center field. 152 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 3: What is that like? 153 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: That's your position and I'm sure you enjoy playing the 154 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 2: field more so than just DH. 155 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 3: And what's the. 156 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 5: Difference difference is I'm still young and centerfield is a 157 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 5: position that is very unique and for me, it separates 158 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 5: me mentally from what I'm doing offensively, and you know, 159 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 5: even when you have their struggles defensively, you can go 160 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 5: out there and make plays and help the team out 161 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 5: and feel like you're contributing in different ways rather than 162 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 5: you know, DH and feeling like you got four or 163 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 5: five opportunities at the plate to make a difference. So 164 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 5: for me, it's all about the mental aspect of just 165 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 5: giving me a little bit more freedom to just go 166 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 5: out there and play the game. 167 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: I've heard from other guys about th h and is 168 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: a mentality when you're not a part of the game. 169 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: It's like it could feel like four inch hits, four 170 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 2: pinch of at bats. Did did you feel like that 171 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: last year? Did it feel like you were a part 172 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 2: of the game, Because even though when you weren't going 173 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 2: out in the. 174 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 5: Field, yeah, you're still a part of the game obviously, 175 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 5: but it's still a difference when you have that one 176 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 5: thing taken away from you that you really love to do. 177 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,119 Speaker 5: So that put it in a little bit more perspective 178 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 5: of you know, go out here every day and don't 179 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 5: regret it, be greatful for the opportunity and just be 180 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 5: blessed that, you know, I'm able to put this Jersey. 181 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 3: Only go out there and do what I. 182 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: Do well with Byron Bucks and Twins center fielder, join 183 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: us here on inside the Parker. If you could pick 184 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 2: one or the other, hitting a walk off three run 185 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 2: home run or snatching the ball back to save a 186 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 2: game in center field to win the game, which one 187 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 2: would you pick? 188 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 5: Probably snatching the ball Defensively, That's something I just grew 189 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 5: up on when I was little. My dad was always 190 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 5: defensive win championships, and it's just something that it's hard 191 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 5: on me, you know, So me defensively being able to 192 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 5: make plays behind the guys, and that also changes momentum 193 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 5: of the game. So being able to do things like 194 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 5: that is uh, something that I love to do. 195 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 2: How about the study of other center fielders who first? 196 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 2: Who was your favorite player growing. 197 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 5: Up playing nfield? 198 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: Growing up? 199 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 5: I like Tripper Jones being from Georgia. 200 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: It makes sense Tripper Jones with the Braves and the 201 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 3: Hall of Famer. 202 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 5: But once I realized about outfield, I watched Andrew Jones, 203 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 5: Tory Hunter. 204 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: Uh, it's real. 205 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 5: Those are just a few of the guys that I 206 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 5: started watching when I first converted over to being an outfielder, 207 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 5: and there was more about what you had to do. 208 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 5: It wasn't about anybody can go out there run and 209 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 5: catch a ball, but it was about the first step, 210 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 5: the quickness, the reads, like how precise you gotta be, 211 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 5: just the little bitty things that you gotta do right. 212 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 3: How about the greatest center field of all time? 213 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: Was that? 214 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 3: Is it a historical I. 215 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: Mean there's so many great guys, obviously Willie Mays a junior, 216 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 2: I mean, Ricky Henderson. I mean it's just a ton. 217 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a that's a good one. I never really 218 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 5: thought about it. For me, it'd probably be griffy though. 219 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 5: I just love remember being I'm alrightys, but being in 220 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 5: the yard, I used to try to imitate him as 221 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 5: a right handed hitter, and it's just something that you 222 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 5: couldn't do, you know. That's how unique he was and 223 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 5: how much fun he was for the game. 224 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: And I think that's true for a lot of people. 225 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 2: The left handed swing. I'm right handed too, but the 226 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 2: left handed swing, to me, is the most beautiful swing 227 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 2: in baseball. 228 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 3: It just is. They're great right handed hitters, we know that, 229 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 3: But would you say. 230 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, obviously, it's a lot of left swings 231 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 5: that I like so it's hard to pick pick just one. 232 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 2: For sure, one I always remembered I grew up in 233 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 2: New York. Darryl Strawberry's left handed swing. 234 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, with the Mets. I watched him a little 235 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 5: bit as well. I got to meet him a couple 236 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:38,119 Speaker 5: of times. So yeah, that was he had a sweet. 237 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 2: Swing, no doubt. Last thing, twins. Obviously, you guys have 238 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 2: expectation to be in the postseason, but the division is tougher. 239 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 3: Al Central was considered weak for a while. 240 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: You got the Tigers are playing better, Kansas City's playing better, 241 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 2: and obviously the Guardians are playing better. Is this gonna 242 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: be a dogfight? You think for most of the season 243 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 2: or all season? 244 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 3: For sure? 245 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 5: You know every day is not a given day. So 246 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 5: you gotta come out here and compete in battle and 247 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 5: do what you gotta do to get a win across 248 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 5: that board. So, like I said, that's what makes this team, 249 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 5: uh bonding chemistry very unique because the only thing we 250 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 5: care about is winning. 251 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: All right, Byron, Thank you, Ma man, appreciate it, sir, 252 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 3: thank you that ball. 253 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: It was a big week in the big leagues. 254 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 3: Who who's a believe. 255 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: Is it foul or is it fair? And now from 256 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: mlbdbro dot com. Here's Jr. 257 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 2: Gamble in a pole released by The Athletic on Monday. 258 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: Players in baseball didn't even vote for Aaron Judge as 259 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: a top two player in the game. He was tied 260 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 2: for third with Mookie Betts, behind show Hail Tani and 261 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 2: Ronald o'coon Junior Jr. Is it foul or faul foul? 262 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: That is a foul ball? Come on, guys. 263 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 4: Aaron Judge leads the league in homers with twenty five 264 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 4: and that changes nightly. RBI was sixty two. He's slugging 265 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 4: over seven hundred and has an ops of one point 266 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 4: one four nine, and he's getting on base almost forty 267 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 4: four percent of the time because he also leads the 268 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,479 Speaker 4: league in walks. Don't get me wrong, show Hey Otani 269 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 4: is having a great year at the plate in his 270 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 4: first year with the Dodgers sixteen home runs, forty three RBI, 271 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 4: but he's not the hitter Judge is, and without the 272 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 4: pitching that made him a unicorn, no way you can 273 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 4: put him over Judge. Ronald Acunya was spectacular last season, 274 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 4: but he's only been able to muster two of those 275 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 4: superstar seasons. Last year's forty homer seventy steals is nothing 276 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 4: to sneeze at, but Judge puts up Hank, Aaron and 277 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 4: Willie May's numbers with more power. He's truly a generational player. 278 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 4: Mookie Betts is definitely in contention for best all around player, 279 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 4: and his ability to play shortstop and second base, as 280 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 4: well as his gold Glove in the outfield makes him 281 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 4: one of one in MLB and a perennial contender for MVP. 282 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 4: But Judge, however's on another planet and this ain't nothing new, 283 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 4: no way. He's behind one, two, or three other players 284 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 4: as the best player in MLB. 285 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: He broke the homer record as a rookie. 286 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 4: He broke the ale single season record two seasons ago 287 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 4: as MVP, and he continues to rake for the best 288 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 4: team in baseball. There's no better player than Judge right now. 289 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 4: The players and the athletic need to stop Hayton. 290 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: Turn money into more money. Now it's time for betting 291 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: on the basis with Dave Gascott. 292 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 6: Love that money, Love that money. 293 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 7: Hey, Rob Brand New weekn of Baseball happen to be 294 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 7: here with you. Luis Gill and the New York Game 295 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 7: Keys make their way to Fenway Park on Friday Night, 296 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 7: they get the Red Sox, where he kindling their rivalry. 297 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 7: Yanks have been playing great ball this season. Red Sox 298 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 7: are floundering around middle of the pack and five hundred 299 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 7: Luis Gal eating one so far the season with a 300 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 7: two point zero four ERA. I will take the Yankees 301 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 7: and Aaron Judge hopefully the charge to get things done 302 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 7: in Boston. Meanwhile, slippery slope between the Braves and the Rays. 303 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 7: Tampa Bay's not pitched well so far this season. A 304 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 7: lot of Braves. They aren't hitting well right now, at 305 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 7: least to with the Counya being done for the season. 306 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 7: Zach Lettel versus Chris Sell in this pitching matchup sales 307 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 7: so far, eating two of the three oh one ERA. 308 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 7: I'll take a line at home over Tampa Bay. Different 309 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 7: scene in LA Dodgers and Royals. I'm gonna take Gavin 310 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 7: Stone seven and two so far with an ERA at 311 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 7: two ninety three against Kansas City. Guessy has been good 312 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 7: so far here at the Central thirty nine twenty nine 313 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 7: middle of the week so far, but sub five hundred 314 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 7: on the road. I will take La to get. 315 00:16:58,800 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 3: The w. 316 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector centrum, the analytic numbers 317 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: you need to know. 318 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 319 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 2: his game. 320 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 3: What do you got for me, Anthony? 321 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: Baseball is a funny game. 322 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 8: You take a round ball with a round bat and 323 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 8: try to hit it square, square of course being the 324 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 8: operative word. 325 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 2: There. 326 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 8: You hear broadcasters say he squared that one up all 327 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 8: the time, But what does that actually mean? With stat 328 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 8: cast New battracking metrics, we have an answer. Stat cast 329 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 8: New squared up metric shows how hitters and pitchers find 330 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 8: and stay away from the sweet spot, respectively. A squared 331 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 8: up batted ball is one that achieves eighty percent of 332 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 8: his potential exit velocity with contact on the sweet spot 333 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,479 Speaker 8: of the bat. Now why is that important? Well, a 334 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 8: squared up swing has an average of three sixty nine 335 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 8: and a fifty seven percent hard hit rate, compared to 336 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 8: a two oh three average and zero point three percent 337 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 8: hard hit rate on a non squared up swing. Now, 338 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 8: the guys at the top of the squared up swing 339 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 8: list this year not a huge shock. It's Luisa Rise 340 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 8: and Mookie Betts. But for pitchers it's not just about 341 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 8: chasing strikeouts. Many hurlers claim they're going after week contact 342 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 8: instead and staying off the sweet spot is how you 343 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 8: do that. The kings of weak contact so far this 344 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 8: year amongst starters are the Orioles Kyle Bradish and the 345 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 8: Nationals Mackenzie Gore at just over seventeen percent, but former 346 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 8: All Star Framber Valdez is on the other end with 347 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 8: a whopping thirty six percent squared up rate this year. 348 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 8: So next time you hear a broadcaster are talking about 349 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 8: squaring a ball up, now, hopefully you'll have some context. 350 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 4: It's the Gambler here, vice president of operations for mlbbro 351 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 4: dot Com and executive producer of the MLB bro Show podcast. 352 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: It's the Mixtape. Every Friday. 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We got the best starting five in 381 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 4: the business. Listen to the MLB Bro Show podcast the 382 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 4: Mixtape on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you 383 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 4: get your podcasts. 384 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this model. 385 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: If I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 386 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 387 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome into the podcast one of the best 388 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 2: baseball writers in the country. His name is Eric poland 389 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 2: he covers the Yankees for Newsday and E What's Up? 390 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 3: Thanks for joining me. 391 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 9: Rob Parker, who was a treat to have you reach 392 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 9: out to me and has always glad to glad to 393 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 9: talk to you. 394 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 3: Well, let's do this as always. 395 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 2: Yankees, My god, they're Roland, I mean, putting up runs, 396 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 2: pitching lights out. 397 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 3: I mean, this is this team is fun to watch. 398 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 2: Eric, just talk about first the Yankees and where they are, 399 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: the best record in the American League, and it's it 400 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 2: is a fun watch, isn't it. 401 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 3: You know. 402 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 9: Look, I mean this is my sixteenth year Rob covering 403 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 9: the Yankees, and I've seen all kinds of seasons. My 404 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 9: first year with two thousand and nine their last World 405 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 9: Series team, and obviously that was the end of the 406 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 9: Mariano and Jeter and Petta and that whole group. And 407 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 9: you've seen, you know, various iterations of the Yankees then, 408 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 9: and they really bottomed out, as you know last year 409 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 9: with the eighty two and eighty and their offense just 410 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 9: a disaster. And it wasn't great when Aaron Judge got 411 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 9: hurt in Los Angeles when he uh, you know, suffered 412 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 9: the tow injury running into the bullpen fence at at 413 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,959 Speaker 9: Dodger Stadium. That a lot of people, you know, focus 414 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 9: on that, and it probably did cost them a playoff spot, 415 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:20,679 Speaker 9: but in reality that their offense was really inconsistent. Uh, 416 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 9: even when Judge was healthy. Uh, they completely uh refurbished 417 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 9: if you will, their lineup, and you start with Juan 418 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 9: Soto and the. 419 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 6: Impact that he's had. 420 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 9: Alex Verdugo certainly has been a good addition as well, 421 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 9: both at the plate and in the field. But you know, 422 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 9: they really do have right now even when you know 423 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 9: you're never gonna. 424 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 6: Have all nine guys going at once. 425 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 9: You you watched baseball, covered baseball a long time, rob 426 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 9: you know that, But uh, they really are you know, 427 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 9: teams always talk about, oh, you know, one one for nine, 428 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 9: we're dangerous type of thing, and most of the time 429 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 9: it's not true. 430 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 6: Uh, it's true. 431 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 9: With the Yankees, it certainly has been this point, and 432 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 9: we haven't even talked about the fact that on top 433 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 9: of the offensive numbers that they put up, oh, by 434 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 9: the way, they also have the best are one of 435 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 9: the best pitching staffs in the game. 436 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 3: That was the other thing that I looked at. 437 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 2: I don't know where it is today, Eric, so I'm guessing, 438 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: but at one point I looked a few days ago 439 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 2: and the. 440 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 3: Team E r Ray was two nine to two. 441 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 2: And that's what ol, Garrett Cole, I mean, that's an 442 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 2: incredible number in today's baseball. 443 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 9: It is Robin And what's what's interesting about that is 444 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 9: that I can tell you, regardless of what they said publicly, 445 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 9: when when Cole went down midway three spring training with 446 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 9: the album inflammation, organizationally they were petrified what that was 447 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 9: going to mean. Hey, they really didn't know, regardless of 448 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 9: some of the really bad reporting that was out there 449 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 9: saying that, you know, oh you know, the yanky to breathe, 450 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 9: sigh of relief that the surgery is not needed, et cetera, 451 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 9: and maybe you'll be. 452 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 6: Back in a month something like that. 453 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 9: And there was relief certainly that there was no season 454 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 9: and Tommy John on the table. Uh, But they were 455 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 9: scared at what they were gonna get because they really, 456 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 9: you know, Stroman came in with questions Rodan's coming off 457 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 9: such a bad year a yeear ago. Bark Schmidt had 458 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 9: only had one full season as a starter in the 459 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 9: big leagues, and he was up and down as you 460 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 9: might expect a first year starter would be. But but 461 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 9: you just don't know what you're gonna get. And not 462 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 9: only have they survived without Pole, they've thrived, and the 463 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 9: numbers back that up. And uh, and it hasn't just 464 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 9: been Luis Heel who is in contention certainly to to 465 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 9: not only make the All Star team, but to start 466 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 9: that game for the American League with with the type 467 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 9: of year that that he's off to And I can 468 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,400 Speaker 9: tell you they had no way, shape or form expected 469 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 9: this kind of performance out of heat Heel. But you know, 470 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 9: Strowman's been really good. Before Schmid got hurt, he had 471 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 9: been really good. Nester Courtz has probably has been quote 472 00:24:58,640 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 9: the worst. 473 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 6: Of the bunch. 474 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 9: Shan his era is you know what three three eight 475 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 9: or three four, whatever it is. And you just go 476 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 9: down the list of guys that have performed and again 477 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 9: done far more than just tread water and that's just 478 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 9: a that's a deadly, deadly combination, and to especially accomplish 479 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 9: that in the Al East, which is always a gauntlet. 480 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 6: As you know. 481 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 2: Our guest is Eric Bolan. He covers the Yankees for 482 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 2: Newsday in New York. I want to get to Heal, 483 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 2: who's twenty six years old. I watched some of his 484 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 2: early starts. He was kind of wild all over the place. 485 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 2: But man, as he put together with a season eight 486 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: and one an ERA of two point zero four. This 487 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 2: is all coming into Thursday, ninety strikeouts, a whip zero 488 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 2: point nine three. 489 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 3: What is it about him? Has stuff? I know he's 490 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 3: got great stuff, but how has he matured into this? 491 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 6: Well, it's funny, Rob. 492 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 9: I remember talking to Derek Cole about this right at 493 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 9: the end of spring training and when when heel got 494 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 9: that fifth starter job. And trust me, the Yankees they 495 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 9: sent him to the minor league camp right at the 496 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 9: beginning of March because they thought that we're going to 497 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 9: store this guy away in the minor leagues and he 498 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 9: can be rotation and death for us at some point. 499 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 9: But what happened was is when there was some injuries 500 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 9: that occurred, they brought him back to Big league camp 501 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 9: from minor league camp, and he had a start in Clearwater. 502 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 9: I think it was March sixteen, maybe it was a 503 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 9: little bit before that against the Phillies a lineup in Clearwater, 504 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 9: and he struck out eight guys in three and two 505 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 9: thirds innings, and Harper was one of them. In Balm 506 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,640 Speaker 9: and you go down, all the top guys struck out 507 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 9: against him, And I remember talking to Rob Thompson and 508 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 9: Kevin Long separately after that, the manager and hitting coach, 509 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 9: and they said that that was some of the best 510 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 9: stuff they had ever seen in a string training outing. 511 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 9: He really and his next two starts after that, while 512 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 9: not quite as electric, were still really good. And he 513 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 9: basically and Aaron Buona said, this kicked the door down 514 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 9: to the rotation. It was not their intent, but he 515 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 9: was so good and so electric. They said, you know what, 516 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 9: And to their credit, and I'm more than happy to 517 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 9: criticize the Yankees organization and have over the years on 518 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 9: certain things, but to their credit, they said, you know what, 519 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 9: we didn't expect this, but we're going. 520 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: To ride this. 521 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 6: We're going to see what happens. 522 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 9: Because his stuff was so good at the end of 523 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 9: the spring, and he's just turried that into the regular season. 524 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 9: But one of the things that when I asked him 525 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 9: about Heal, I go, you know, what do you got 526 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 9: on this guy? He said, what's really impressive about him 527 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 9: is that he can come out growing ninety seven, ninety eight, 528 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 9: and then you come back to him in the fifth 529 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 9: or sixth inning and he's still throwing it at that velocity. 530 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 9: And he said, when you look at hard throwing starters 531 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 9: in this league, there's very few of us and poles 532 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 9: in this category, very few of us who can sustain 533 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 9: that kind of velocity from the first inning all the 534 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 9: way through. You know, pitch eighty, pitch ninety, pitch one hundred, 535 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 9: and you've seen that with Heel, and then you throw in, 536 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 9: you know, a plus change up, plus slider. He's got 537 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 9: three plus pitches that he's comfortable throwing at any time, 538 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 9: in any count. And another thing that Cole said is 539 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 9: this kid learns he will something won't go right in 540 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 9: one start and then five days later he'll correct it, 541 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 9: or even in game he's able to correct it. And 542 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,440 Speaker 9: the two things that stood out the most to Cole 543 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 9: about Heel was how he could sustain the velocity and 544 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 9: his aptitude as just a pitcher and as a craftsman, 545 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 9: and that's something that the Cole always talks about, the craft. 546 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 6: You marry those two things and this is the result 547 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 6: that you get. 548 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 3: Amazing. It really is amazing to watch. 549 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 2: Earlier in the podcast, I talked about Aaron Judge, so 550 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 2: I'm not going to even approach that with you. He's 551 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 2: having an unbelievable season. But two other people quickly I 552 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: want to ask you about. One is Wan Soto, who. 553 00:28:58,520 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 3: I don't think. 554 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 2: I wasn't sure if you would ever have to turn 555 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 2: intown four hundred and forty million dollars guaranteed whatever. I'll 556 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,239 Speaker 2: approach that again, especially the way things win in San 557 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 2: Diego comes to the Bronx, embraces the plan for the 558 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 2: Yankees and the fans and everything, and it's having a 559 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 2: tremendous season. And now people are pretty convinced he's going 560 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 2: to get at least five hundred million dollars. 561 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 9: Oh, I'm convinced of that too. I mean, now that 562 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 9: the covey out to that Robin Again, you've covered the 563 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 9: sport a long time. Is that there's only a small 564 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 9: handful of teams right who are willing And I won't 565 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 9: say can afford, I would say is willing to because 566 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 9: I never buy the prize of property that you get, 567 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 9: so somebody bagically baseball owners. But there's only a small 568 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 9: handful of teams that are willing to outlay that kind 569 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 9: of financial commitment, both in terms of dollars in years 570 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 9: for this type of free agent, and the Yankees obviously 571 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 9: are one of them, but also the Mets are are 572 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 9: one as well. And if Steve Gohan really really wants him, 573 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 9: I can tell you that that Scott Boris on soda, 574 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 9: the agent is salivating at the possibility of an intra 575 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 9: New York fitting war for one of the best free 576 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 9: agents to come in the market in a very very 577 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 9: long time. Probably, you know, maybe maybe ever certainly brought 578 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 9: Bryce Harper would be in that category, But yeah, I 579 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 9: think it'll be north of five hundred, and depending on 580 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 9: how the rest of the season goes, Brisoto, you know, 581 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 9: I could easily see it being some kind of a 582 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 9: six hundred plus package as well. I mean, I hate to, 583 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 9: you know, and Boris doesn't mean need me to do 584 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 9: his job for him. He Scott got can handle this 585 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 9: stuff on his own. But I hate the cliche, but 586 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 9: I do think that if the season finishes the way 587 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 9: that it started for Soda, the sky certainly will be 588 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 9: the limit. 589 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 2: Last thing, g and Carlos then, I mean, thirty four 590 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 2: got criticized by the general manager in the offseason, and 591 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 2: all this guy's done is hit seventeen. 592 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 3: Home runs in sixty one games. 593 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: And the shots he's hitting, the one last night in 594 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 2: Kansas City was ridiculous, four hundred and forty nine feet. 595 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 3: What's happened here? Is he just finally healthy? 596 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean that has a lot to do with it, 597 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 9: Rob And you know, I think that that people forget 598 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 9: that this is a guy that his first eight years 599 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 9: in Miami he's a a damn good player. And it's 600 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 9: not just at the plate, but in the field he 601 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 9: was he was a solid right fielder as well. And 602 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 9: you know, injuries from the time really he had a 603 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 9: healthy first season with the Yankees and then really had 604 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 9: not had a healthy full season after that. And if 605 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 9: you look at his numbers from his first year with 606 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 9: the Yankees back in twenty and eighteen, it was pretty 607 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 9: you know, it's pretty good. So certainly, obviously, as you know, 608 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 9: players is one they get north of thirty two to 609 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 9: thirty three generally don't get better. But John Carlow, who 610 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 9: has always been among the best physical, full conditioned players 611 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 9: certainly that I've covered in my time with the Yankees. 612 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 9: I mean, his body fat, I think is you know, 613 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 9: for the length of his career has been a negative, 614 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 9: but he's still even being in that great condition. Decided 615 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 9: this offseason that maybe he needs to lose some muscle, 616 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 9: and maybe he needs to become a little bit more agile. 617 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 6: And he's been a. 618 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 9: Little bit cagy on a lot of the things that 619 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 9: he did in the off season. But when he showed 620 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 9: up in spring training in Tampa with the Yankees, he 621 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 9: looked like he had not looked like he had completely 622 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 9: transformed his body. He shed at least twenty pounds of muscle, 623 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 9: and an already chiseled Phusique appeared even more so because 624 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 9: he had just shed a lot of the muscle that 625 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 9: he had built over the years with weight training, et cetera. 626 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 6: And I really believe that had helped him stay on 627 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 6: the field this year. 628 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 9: And with John Carlow, you know, it really has not 629 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 9: been a question of whether he able to hit major 630 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 9: league pitching or not. It's been staying healthy and all 631 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 9: sorts of lower body injuries that have plagued him over 632 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 9: the years, and part of dropping the weight mask the 633 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 9: muscle mask was to avoid those lot of lower body 634 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 9: injuries and it certainly has been successful to this point. 635 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 9: And then of course, you know, you have the protection 636 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 9: of Judge and Soto and what bold he has done 637 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 9: at the at the top of the order, and you 638 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 9: can't under sell the kind of impact that that he 639 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 9: has had. But you know, John Carlo is kind of 640 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,239 Speaker 9: able to just sort of lay back and you know, 641 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 9: he's hit as low as you know, sixth in the lineup. 642 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 6: And even at the beginning of the season, I think he. 643 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 9: Might have managed seventh the once or twice and you know, 644 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 9: pitchers eventually they got a pitched to somebody. And Angehan 645 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 9: Carlow has you know, feasted at times. He's a streaky hitter. 646 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 9: We all know that he's always been that. Even in 647 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 9: his fifty nine home run MVP season and then Glance 648 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 9: here with Miami, he was, you know, streaky at times. 649 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,120 Speaker 9: But uh, you know, his because he's been able to 650 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 9: stay on the field. You know, I think that he's 651 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 9: been able to make the bad stretches last a little 652 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 9: bit shorter and again the opposing pictures. You can't you 653 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 9: can't pitch around everybody, and he's taking advantage of that. 654 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 2: His name is Eric Bolan, one of the best in 655 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 2: the business from Newsday covers the Yankees. My friend, thank you. 656 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 2: I'll see you down the road at the ballpark. 657 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,879 Speaker 9: Rob. I look forward to it, and I know I've 658 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 9: texted you this over the years, but the congratulations on 659 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 9: all the successes that you've had with all of your endeavors, 660 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:36,080 Speaker 9: there always seems to be every six months to twelve 661 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 9: months a new one that you're you're rolling out and 662 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 9: I could not be happier for you. 663 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 3: Thank you, Eric, man, I appreciate that with for real. 664 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 6: Stay well you too, my friend, Tuck you soon. 665 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer right. Here's why MLB is 666 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 1: better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. 667 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 2: Reason number five hundred and fifty five wire Major League 668 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 2: Baseball it was better than the NBA and better than 669 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 2: the NFL is simple. And it takes place next Thursday 670 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 2: down in Birmingham, Alabama, as Major League Baseball celebrates the 671 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 2: Negro Leagues. I mean, are you kidding me? 672 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: What a game? 673 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 2: The Cardinals and the Giants will square off in an 674 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 2: intimate setting of about eight thousand seats nine thousand macs 675 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 2: to watch a Major League Baseball game at Rickwood Stadium, 676 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:37,919 Speaker 2: which is the oldest ballpark in the United States, over 677 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 2: one hundred somei years old. 678 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 3: It's where the Negro Leagues played. 679 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 2: Willie Mays, who's ninety three years old, who played in 680 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:50,280 Speaker 2: the Negro Leagues and played for the Birmingham Parons, hopefully 681 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,320 Speaker 2: will be in attendance. But that's what baseball does well. 682 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 2: It sells its past. Its game is rich in history 683 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 2: and tradition, and you can turn the clocks back. We 684 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 2: saw the game in Iowa and the Cornfield I mean 685 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,279 Speaker 2: the Field of Dreams game that gave you goosebumps. You 686 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 2: remember that with the walk off and Tim Anderson and 687 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 2: what that is all about, playing in those intimate ballparks, 688 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 2: and the same thing here at Rickwood. I will be 689 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,240 Speaker 2: down there for mlbbro dot Com covering the event. 690 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:23,959 Speaker 3: Can't wait. 691 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 2: But that's something that baseball does real well. It celebrates 692 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 2: its past, and the other sports they just don't do it. 693 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,879 Speaker 2: In the words of New York TV legend the late 694 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 2: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 695 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 2: next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin, This could 696 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:48,720 Speaker 2: be an inside the Parker. 697 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time, from same Matt station.