1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: From the Berke Shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: Fame voter number one oh three, Rob Parker. Welcome to 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: the latest edition of the Inside the Parker Podcast. I 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: am your host, Rob Parker, and coming up on the program, 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Cubs outfielder Jason Hayward will join us. Also from ESPN 9 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: there baseball radio color man Chris Singleton. He'll also stop 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: by plus so much more. Let's go up to lead off, 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: it's getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball Number one. 13 00:00:54,560 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: We start the podcast on a personal note. Next week, Wednesday, June, 14 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: I make my debut on fs ones MLB Whip Around. 15 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: I'm so excited and thankful to be a part of 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: the show and be given such an opportunity. You know, 17 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: I love sports, but anybody who really knows me knows 18 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: that baseball is my number one. So to be able 19 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: to be a part of this show is just thrilling 20 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: for me as a baseball Hall of Fame voter and 21 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: a baseball fan. So check out the show Rob Parker 22 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: on fs Ones MLB Whip Around next Wednesday and Thursday. 23 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: We're talking about June and June. Number two, start spreading 24 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: the news. That's right. Gen Carlos Stanton, the Yankee star 25 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: outfielder and slugger, returned to the lineup, batting fifth and 26 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: playing right field on Tuesday night. It is about time 27 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: to see him back. He was reinstated from the ten 28 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: day injured list on Tuesday. The twenty nine year old 29 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: slugger has been out since April one was a left 30 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: bicept strain and you know what. Then in his rehab, 31 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: he suffered a left shoulder strain. Uh. That has kept 32 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: him out of the lineup. Uh. So it'll be great 33 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: to get this guy back. What's unbelievable is that the 34 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Yankees have gone thirty four and seventeen without standing and Judge, 35 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: he's out with an old bleak. He should be back 36 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: coming back soon. So the Yankees power is returning and 37 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: the studs are back, starting with Stanton. Tuesday Night. Number three. 38 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: The only way you haven't heard about the Astros left 39 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: fielder Jordan Alvarez is, you'd have to be under a rock. 40 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: This guy debut with the Astros on June nine and 41 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: hit four home runs in his first five career games. 42 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: No wonder he's wearing number forty four. That's a slug 43 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: is number. He's a six ft five lefty, one year 44 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: old Cuban slugger and uh, he is bashing. He was 45 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: bashing down in the minor leagues. They finally bring him 46 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: up and man, oh man, what a start to his career. 47 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: And as of Tuesday, in his first twenty six major 48 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: league get bats, he had nine hits, eight RBIs, the 49 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: four home runs and batting a sweltering three forty six 50 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: and uh, he has been what a player right out 51 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: the box. The Astros already have a po lineup and 52 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: it just seems like they just keep adding to it. 53 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: It is unbelievable where the Astros are. And if this 54 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: guy can continue to play, obviously not exactly the same level, 55 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: but be this home run hitting machine, they will be 56 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: tough to stop come the postseason. Number four another season, 57 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: and yes, Mike Trout continuing to destroy the record books 58 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: and he continues to cubment his status as the best 59 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: player of his generation since the beginning of Trout leads 60 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: the a L with a one point o nine six 61 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: o PS and a point four six one o b 62 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: P and is on track for forty four homerty eight 63 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: double one dty two walks season. In seven seasons, he 64 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: has been the a L m v P twice and 65 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: finished second four times. And don't forget Trout is now 66 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: as of Tuesday, just four steals away from being the 67 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: fastest player to the two hundred and fifty and two 68 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: hundred Steel Club. And remember he's the one trying to 69 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: chase Barry Bonds, who was the only player to be 70 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: in the five hundred, five hundred club, which is five 71 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: hundred home runs and five hundred stolen bases. So if 72 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: you haven't tuned in the White watch Mike Trout, you 73 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: need to. He's one of those players, a generational player, 74 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: and he continues to play at a very high level. 75 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: And I know he might not have the personality that 76 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: most people would love him to have and stand out 77 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: in the crowd, but his play on the field right 78 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: now in Major League Baseball is second to none. Here 79 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: comes the big interview. Listen, it's so good, all right, 80 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: let's welcome into the podcast Jason Heyward from the Chicago Cubs. 81 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: How did you get into baseball? You know a lot 82 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: of kids basketball, football, How did you get into baseball? 83 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: You know? I was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey and nine. 84 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: My mom from Queen's and my parents were living up 85 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: in New York at the time working. Dad was working 86 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: out of New Jersey. And you know Mets, they won 87 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: the World Series that year, but they had a fun 88 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: team to Washton had some insiding players, but you know 89 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: Dwight Gooden and Dale Starberry to be standing out players. Uh, 90 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: you know African American baseball players at that as well. 91 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: My pops, it's like, man, I want my son to 92 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,559 Speaker 1: be a part of this um. You know, he played 93 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: baseball growing up. He played all sports, football, basketball or whatever, 94 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: played basketball at Dartmouth and college. But he wanted me 95 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: to have a shot at baseball. And it was kind 96 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: of a no brainer when when you got to see 97 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: a team like that one, of course and overcome the 98 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: adversity they overcame, and of course they spectacking to come 99 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: back against the Red Sox what not, but also just 100 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to be an individual and the only thing. Yeah, nowadays, 101 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: I think here's my issue with uh my kids not 102 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: playing baseball, but with the other sports. I think the 103 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: a AU coaches and whatnot have limited the kids. Like athletes, 104 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: if you're good, you should play more than one sport 105 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: and everything specialized. Now they want you to play basketball 106 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: all year around. They want you to practice football all 107 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: year round. Do you know what I mean? So you 108 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: you get kind of some of the great better athletes 109 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: aren't playing baseball. Man, I played the only baseball. I 110 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: played basketball, maybe like ten or twelve with some of 111 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: my boys to play baseball. But when I got to 112 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: high school, my pops gave me an option. He said, 113 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: you can do what you want. You can play basketball, 114 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: but do you want to go to the showcases and 115 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: get exposure? And I was like, yeah, let's let's do 116 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: that for for baseball. So I stuck with that. But 117 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean, just being honest, it helped. It helped on 118 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: one sport. Um. But you see, Kyler Murray this year 119 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: was the first guy ever you know, here's that new era, 120 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: and he got the first guy to every draft, the 121 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: first round of the NFL and first round of Major 122 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: League Baseball, which is is an incredible thing. No, it's incredible. 123 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: But I mean, you just gotta see how stop pants out. 124 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't know how it would have went 125 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: if he played baseball. I mean, he's doing football. I 126 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: feel like he he made a good choice for himself obviously. Whatever. 127 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: You know, he stands in his heart and he's gotta 128 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: go with that whatever he has the most passionate for. 129 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: But you were in the hydro trophy. It's tough for 130 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: me to say you're not gonna go play um, go 131 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: play football in the NFL and get that a shot, 132 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: because that's that's something that not everybody does. Of course 133 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: that's that's a different company. But just picking one sport, 134 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: bro it just it helped. It helped a lie. I'm 135 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: telling you the only thing I say, and I get 136 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: your point on like practicing or whatever, but there's a 137 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: lot you know, the NBA, there's only four hundred jobs 138 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: and only threety guys get a do you know what 139 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: I mean? Like so, so I'm not saying that that, yes, 140 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: you should put all but if you put all your 141 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: eggs in the basket and you're a good athlete, you 142 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: might be able to get another opportunity somewhere else. That's 143 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: the only thing I'm saying, I could have played football. 144 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play basketball. I mean, and that's not you know, 145 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: taken away from you know how hard it is to 146 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: go play those sports. But I'm talking about being one 147 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: of the better athletes. I definitely could have done that. Um, 148 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: but I just feel like baseball is a different breed 149 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: of sport. And don't get me wrong, some people play 150 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: other sports and then come out and sell really well 151 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: in baseball. But I just know it for me growing 152 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: up in Georgia, the kind of competition you're gonna face, Um, 153 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: just the exposure you need to have, just the things 154 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: you need to learn. It helped me a whole lot, 155 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: just just focusing on baseball, playing the fall, playing in 156 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: the summer, playing high school of course, and this just 157 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: getting that exposure from different areas, different situations to help 158 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,719 Speaker 1: me get ready for this. Baseball was going through a 159 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: lot of stuff, a lot of changes. Do you like 160 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: the game the way he's played now? And what I 161 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: mean by see a lot of home runs or strikeouts, um, 162 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: a lot of shifting, which is taken a lot of 163 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: hits away from people. Not as many guys on the 164 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: base pass, you know, not as many stolen bases that 165 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: that type of game. Is it fun to play this 166 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: game the way it is now or not? I mean, 167 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: it's different, it's different. This is what your ten for me. 168 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: So it's it's definitely different from what I watched growing up, 169 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: different from what I came up in the minor leagues, 170 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: and different work for what it was. I mean probably 171 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: like for five or six years in the game. Um, 172 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: but you just gotta understand the game is gonna change. 173 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: Things are gonna change. It has from like like we said, 174 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: like I just said, ten years ago to even already 175 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: four years ago. The game's changed, and we just got 176 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: to kind of adapt to it and be ready for 177 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: what it brings. How about the home run element? People thought, okay, 178 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: steroids there was over end of the whole runs, But 179 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: in actuality, the more home runs being hit today, is 180 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: it because guys aren't fearful of striking out and they 181 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: can get up and take a big cut and striking 182 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: out ain't the end of the world. Is it that 183 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: some people say the ball is funny? You know, there's 184 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: all kinds of reasons. Why why do you think home 185 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: runs are as big as they've ever been? I don't know. 186 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: Pick one, pick one, pick any pick any reason, um, 187 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: could be a number of things, could be one thing 188 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: about the strikeout factor? Do you think about strikeouts anymore? 189 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 1: Like when you first came up ten years ago, maybe 190 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: you maybe it was frowned upon the strike out. As 191 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: far as strikeouts go, I mean, you've got people. The 192 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: average velocity now is is uh, it's harder than probably 193 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: harder than it's ever been. And that's I mean, guys 194 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: got good stuff relievers. Now I feel like they try 195 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: to match them up even better out of the bullpen. 196 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: And I mean rightfully. So you want to bring a 197 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: guy in, you know it used to be you know, 198 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: he was gonna go a full inning sometimes maybe two, 199 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: and that still happens. But I feel like also like 200 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: didn't play the matchups quickly. You know, they bring a 201 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: guy in, he faces a couple than other and they 202 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: try and do the lineup. So I feel like there's 203 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: a lot of computer stuff going on in general. I 204 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: would say that's probably responsible for most of anything that's changing. 205 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: Or you are an analytics guy, a big analytics guy. 206 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: I understand it. I understand where it fits in, but 207 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: I think sometimes it's gone too far. Um, there was 208 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: a situation last year in the playoffs. So I'm just 209 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: giving a scenario where the Dodgers went to play Boston 210 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: in the World Series in their top four home running 211 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: he it was weren't in the lineup, you know what 212 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: I mean in game one. I mean that that's a 213 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: perfect example of where maybe you're taking analytics too far 214 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: and taking some of the best players out the game. Yeah, 215 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm all for analytics, but then when you 216 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: take the feel out of the game, then in this 217 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: game of all games, you take the field out of it, 218 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: then you're kind of setting yourself up for for a 219 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: different route to trying to win the game. You're trying 220 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: to match everything up perfectly, and when you don't win, 221 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: to hev the Chips by matching it up perfectly, you know, 222 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: you go out there and the other one team beast 223 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: the other, one team out hustles another team, one team 224 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: played better defense, one team gets luckier, you know, all 225 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: those things. But um, just look at it this way. 226 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: Regardless of what kind of season these guys had, they 227 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: earned the right to be there, and next thing you know, 228 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: they're they're not starting. They're not starting lineup. Um, But 229 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: at the same time. I mean, I feel like you 230 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: just said top four homers. I mean it's like two 231 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: and the fifty homers on the bench right there. So 232 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, what is the other 233 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: team that I feel like like, oh, they're sitting these dudes, 234 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: well let's go. You know. So it's there's all kind 235 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: of advantages and it's all kind of no momentum shifts 236 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: in playoffs, and you know, I feel like there's gonna 237 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: be less pressure when you have certain players sit on 238 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: the bench. As the guys were talking about me balances one, um, 239 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: just just to name one. But yeah, I mean that 240 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: that could be the part of taking it too far. 241 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: But now look at this year, they're trying to play 242 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: played the term guys more. But that's just that's just 243 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: what baseball is doing. They're trying to predict the future. 244 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,199 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector central, the analytic numbers 245 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: you need to know, Well, maybe FS ones. Anthony Masterson 246 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: is his name, BS analytics is his game. What do 247 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: you got for s Anthony? All right, Robert, we all 248 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: know about batting average, but that's a little bit outdated. 249 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: How about expected batting average? That can tell you more 250 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: about a player. Expected batting average measures the likelihood that 251 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: a batted ball becomes a hit using what advanced metrics 252 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: we have at our disposal and on this podcasts we've 253 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: talked about exit velocity and launch angle, and expected batting 254 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: average puts them all together. Each batted ball is assigned 255 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: and expected batting average based on how comfortable balls in 256 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: terms of exit a little launch angle become base hits 257 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: like a batted ball would. Expected batting out of eight 258 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: hundred means a similar bat and ball falls for a 259 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: base h eight out of ten times. Now, how can 260 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: you you expected batting average a player with a higher 261 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: x B a as a stronger quality of contact. Now, unsurprisingly, 262 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger leads all of baseball and XBA this season 263 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 1: with a three seventy two mark, which remarkably is even 264 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: higher than his league leading three fifty five batting average. 265 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: You can argue he's been unlucky based on the quality 266 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: of the contact you've been having this season. Now, a 267 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: higher XBA than batting average can also tell you if 268 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: a slumping player is about to break out, or on 269 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: the other end, if a red hot player is about 270 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: to fall off the cliff. Expected batting average come on board, Anthony. 271 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: I'll stick with batting average until further notice, and that 272 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: it was a big week in the Big league. Is 273 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: foul or is it fair? And now here's shadow league 274 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: dot Com. MLB insider JR gambo with some of the 275 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: early returns in on the Baseball All Star Game voted 276 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: by fans. Some people aren't happy with what the fans 277 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: have voted, and there's now a buzz about maybe taking 278 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: the vote away from fans and letting players vote for 279 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: their favorite All Stars. Jr. Is that foul or fair? 280 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: That is foul? That is a soball? Come on Rob. 281 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: This is always a problem with these baseball players. The 282 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: All Star Game is more for the fans than the players, 283 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: even though All Star appearances wag heavily when the player 284 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: comes up for af All of Fame consideration. It really 285 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: shouldn't the All Star Games the chance of fans to 286 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: vote for their favorite players. He's so usually the favorite 287 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: players are the best players, but sometimes fans want retiring players, 288 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: popular players, or players with the cultural connection for some 289 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: to be featured in the game. M LB has enough 290 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: rules and enough guys changing the rules and the racing 291 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: authenticity from the game Let's keep the All Star voting 292 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: in the hands of the fans. That people pay for 293 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: the tickets, fund the salary, to keep the game alive. 294 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: The starters should remain in the hands of the fans. 295 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: Rarely does the All Star get totally snug. He can 296 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: always be a reserved. The fans will tell you openly 297 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: and honestly, who's hot, who's not and why. All right, Jr. 298 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: I'm with you. It's foul. Leave it to the fans. 299 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: Fasten your seatbell, GIF, you do give me fine. Here 300 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: comes Parker's Top three MLB teams this week. Number three 301 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: that Houston Astros coming into Tuesday for they're still rolling 302 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: despite all the injuries, which is unbelievable. But Altuve and 303 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Springer are coming back soon and then Corea will be 304 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: back around the All Star Game. But still they were 305 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: able to hold their own and continue. We talked about Alvarez. 306 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: He's a guy that has been a masher and has 307 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: helped him stick in the top three. Number two the 308 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: New York Yankees forty three and twenty seven as of Tuesday, 309 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: and now they're starting to get their big stars back. 310 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: Stinton came back on Tuesday. Judge will be coming back soon. 311 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: They've been able to hold it together. And then they 312 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: went out and added the a L leading home run 313 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: hitter and Edwin and Cannassion to the lineup. Man, that 314 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: lineup is gonna be unbelievable when you think about it. 315 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: With voit, the Yankees are the second best team in baseball. 316 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: Number three the Los Angeles Dodgers. They continue to win 317 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: and roll. As of Tuesday, they were forty eight and 318 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: twenty four. The Cubs were red hot when they came 319 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 1: into l A to play the Dodger for a set, 320 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: and the Dodgers were able to beat up on the 321 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: Cubs win some big games. Their pitching continues to be unbelievable. 322 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: As of Tuesday, the Dodgers rotation in his past forty 323 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: games had an e R ray of two point to 324 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: seven two d fifty three strikeouts, only thirty six walks, 325 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: and opposing teams were only batting to ten. I mean, 326 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: are you kidding me? The Dodgers are the freaking best 327 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: team in baseball. Take out the It's time for trash 328 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: talk Twitter, Twitter twin your chance to trash anyone or 329 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: anything in Major League Baseball. This week's winner comes from 330 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: at Willie Wayne, and he is trashing Miguel Cabrera from 331 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera, he's made nearly two hundred and 332 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: eighty million, He's in an empty ballpark on a bad knee. 333 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: He's only a d H and has a bad relationship 334 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: with our fans. All his comments are about quote. The 335 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:17,479 Speaker 1: fans don't appreciate me end quote are ridiculous. As a 336 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: Tiger fan, Miguel cabre is prasada non grata. And if 337 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: you want a chance to win a new era snapback, 338 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: send us your trash to at Rob Parker FS one 339 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: on Twitter. Don't go back. When Rob was a newspaper columnist, 340 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 1: he lived by this motto, if I'm writing, I'm riffing. 341 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: Let's bring in a writer and broadcaster older new Let's 342 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: welcome in Chris Singleton, of course, from ESPN Radio the 343 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: Color Analysts to the podcast How you doing, Chris? Hey, 344 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: good to see you man. Uh you know we're just 345 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: joking off here. Uh that you know your your base spaffan. 346 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: People don't realize that they see you on on television 347 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: talking about all things football, things basketball. But I know you, man, 348 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: I know you're true. The Yankees have made stay in 349 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: a float despite all the injuries to the big boppers, 350 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: and now they go out and at and when in Carnacon. Yeah, 351 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: I was surprised by that, um, with those guys both 352 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: playing um rehab games and expected to I think John 353 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: Carlos expected to rejoin the team next week, UM standing 354 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, obviously a little bit longer when you're dealing 355 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: with an intercostal muscle and just how big a man 356 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 1: he is, um, you know, to make sure everything's right. 357 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: And then there's no guarantee that once they do return, UM, 358 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: that they will get into you know, mid season form 359 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: very quickly or that there won't be a recurrence of 360 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: of the injury. So I think the Yankees have done 361 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 1: extremely well, exceeded expectations by mixing a matching plane, you know, 362 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 1: guys stepping up and playing. Whether it's Giovanni Orschila, um 363 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: Luke Void at first Space, Labor Torres who and we 364 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: knew that that he's a star type of player, but 365 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: he's been great, and um, it's it's a team that's 366 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: performed very well in the absence of their you know, 367 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: sort of budding iconic stars and Aaron Judge and gian 368 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:13,239 Speaker 1: Carlo Stanton. But I think that along with um the 369 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: return of those guys that the team has played so well, 370 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: there are other teams and managers that are looking forward 371 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: to Stanton and gian Carlos, uh Jiancarlo Stanton and Aaron 372 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: Judge returning because it changes the dynamic of that team 373 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: and they're they're able to pitch to that team better 374 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: believe it or not. So I understand what you're saying, right, 375 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: because you're notn't having all the big bop or swinging 376 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: big these other guys haven't done it totally with the 377 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 1: long ball they've manufactured, right, So, Uh, there are there 378 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 1: are teams that are looking forward to, uh, those two 379 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: guys getting healthy, and you wouldn't think so because they're 380 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: such intimidating forces offensively. But I think the Yankees and 381 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Boone and uh They're coaching staff and their their 382 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: analytics team and all those folks have have done a 383 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: really nice job. And they've also been able to benefit 384 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: from Boston Red Sucks team that has just not been 385 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: able to really like make it click um and utilize 386 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: the talent that they have on the field on a 387 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: consistent basis. How About nationally, there's a lot of really 388 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: good player. Who's the best player in the nationally Cody 389 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: Bellinger's yell. I mean, I don't know who is it. 390 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: You know, both those guys are great and and they're 391 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: they're good kids. Um. I guess since we're here in 392 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: l A, I'm gonna just go ahead and lean towards 393 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger. I love Cody Bellinger because he is one 394 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: of the most athletic guys in the major leagues. So 395 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: a lot of times you look at a big player, 396 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: he's the first baseman. He's got power, all right, He's 397 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: you know, he kind of gets typecast, right, He's a 398 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: first baseman, left hander with power. Cody Bellinger. Last year, 399 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 1: even with you know, Pig and um, some of the 400 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: other guys, Jack Peterson was their best center fielder. He 401 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: was perhaps their best outfielder. Um. He throws well, he 402 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 1: can track it down, he runs the base as well. 403 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: He's got power. It was surreal when Cody first got 404 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: to the big leagues. And uh, when I go down 405 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: to the clubhouse and see him, because it's like hadn't 406 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: seen him in years, and it's it's you're thinking, yourself, 407 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: I remember this kid at two years old, come in 408 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: the clubhouse. So there's a little plastic bat crying for 409 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: his dad after his dad maybe went over four with 410 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: three strikeouts, to take him in the cage or down 411 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: on the field to flip to him. I mean, Clay 412 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,880 Speaker 1: would take his son down on the field. I don't 413 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,479 Speaker 1: have kids at the time, so I didn't understand it. 414 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: But the love of a father and you know his 415 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: father's day, right, so it's easy to kind of think 416 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: about that. But would take his kid down there? And 417 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 1: who knew at the time who he was flipping to. 418 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: You know that this this kid would be a superstar 419 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: and perhaps the Nation League MVP. So I'm a big fan. Um, 420 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: but hey, you can't go wrong with either one of 421 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: those guys in the National League. How about the surprise 422 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: team of the season. Gotta be the Minnesota Twins. I 423 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: mean they are tremendous. They've been doing um that they 424 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: looked like they could run away with the Central or 425 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: at least Billy take it away from the Indians. Yeah, 426 00:23:55,640 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: well Cleveland, Uh, Cleveland. Things aren't aren't clicking for Cleveland obviously, 427 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: and when you're looking at at times, I don't know 428 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: exactly what the standings are today. But double digits back 429 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: of the Twins in that division. Um, you know, if 430 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: you were four or five games back, you're not really 431 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna be all right. But when you're 432 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: looking at nine, ten games back and you're seeing the 433 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: struggles to score runs offensively at times, arguably, um, the 434 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: best rotation in terms of guys, whether it's you know 435 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 1: when it win healthy, Kluberg, Bauer, Carrasco Bieber. That was 436 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: Chris Singleton, of course from ESPN Radio. Thanks for joining 437 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,959 Speaker 1: us on the podcast. Appreciate you. Hey, thanks man. Now 438 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: bring in the closer. Here's why MLB is better than 439 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 1: the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. It 440 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: was games like Monday Night that bang home the idea 441 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: that baseball is better than football, better than basketball, There's 442 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: no question about it. Massa hero to knocka put on 443 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: a performance for the ages. Imagine a beautiful June night, 444 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: sitting out at Yankee Stadium in a game played against 445 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. He has a two hit, complete game, shut out, 446 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: a gem, a masterpiece. To be able to watch a 447 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: guy do that. He had ten strikeouts. They were playing 448 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: for first place, the Yankees and the raise and best 449 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: of all, he did it in two hours and thirty 450 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: four minutes. Are you kidding me? I would have felt 451 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: cheated that the game was over that quickly. Yankees win 452 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: three nothing. It again another moment to tell you why 453 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: baseball is the king of the world. Before I say goodbye, 454 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: I want to salute Shohyotani, who became the first Japanese 455 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 456 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: for the cycle. What shocking is that each year old 457 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: never did it, with all the hits that he got 458 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: in the major leagues and what a stellar Hall of 459 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: Fame career he had, But instead it's Otani who's the 460 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: one who becomes the first Japanese player who ever reach 461 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 1: that plateau. In the words of New York TV legend 462 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,719 Speaker 1: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this 463 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: time until next time. Rob Parker out he can't get it. 464 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: This could be an inside the Parker to see you 465 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: next week, same bad time, same mass station.