1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: voter number fifty seven, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: Come on, I've been covering Major League Baseball for almost 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: in LA. 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 3: I love this game. Let's go. Welcome into the podcast. 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: have for you Today. We'll catch up with former Los 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: Angeles Dodger New York Yankee Jerry Harriston Junior he'll drop by, 13 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: plus Levi Weaver, who writes the wind up for the 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: Athletic he'll also come by. Plus we'll do a little 15 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: pushback that and much more. 16 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: Let's go better up to lead off. It's getting rocked 17 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 3: to keep them on. 18 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 4: Rob's hot take. 19 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: On the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one. 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 3: All right, I can't deny it anymore. 21 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, I picked the Padres to make 22 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 2: it to the World Series, and boy, what a bad 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: stretch they've had. You know, when they pulled almost even 24 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: with the Dodgers had this series. They got swept in 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: LA and then they went two out of three at home. 26 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: So I'm feeling better about this whole pick. And now 27 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: what a disastrous week they just had. 28 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 3: But they've lost eight. 29 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 2: I'll do their last ten coming into Thursday where they 30 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: have a day off. 31 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 3: They just got. 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: Swept by the Orioles at home. Yes, the Orioles swept 33 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: them at home. And then when you add to them 34 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: the rash of injuries that they've had. Xander Bogart, he 35 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: had to fracture left foot. That's gonna be no one 36 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: sure how long he he's going to be out or 37 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: will he be able to return to before the regular 38 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: season is over. And then they're set up man Jason 39 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: Adam who got hurt a left quadricep tour attendant there. 40 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: Like the injuries are piling up losses at home. The 41 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 2: bad teams. You know, I've been talking about the Padres 42 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 2: for years. I keep thinking they got enough. They should 43 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: have beat the Dodgers last year and choked. But I'm 44 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 2: concerned now, like getting swept at homebody Orioles really playing 45 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: out the string. These are games you gotta win. So 46 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna throw the towel in on them, but 47 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: there's a caution flag for the Padres. 48 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 3: If they really want to make a. 49 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: Real run in the postseason, they gotta get this thing 50 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: turned around. Number two Wednesday night is a reason why 51 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: every time you look at the Cincinnati whered you think 52 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: they just. 53 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 3: Can't get it done. 54 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: I mean, had a game last night, up five to 55 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: nothing against Toronto. They wind up losing that game going 56 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 2: away like thirteen to nine. 57 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: Just a bad loss. This is a team that you. 58 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 2: Thought was making a headway and was going to make 59 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 2: a run into the postseason. Here we are ten game 60 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: stretch three and seven. In those ten games, this team 61 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: has Hunter Green at the top of its rotation, Ellie 62 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 2: de la Cruz, some other pieces, Terry Francona, a Hall 63 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: of Fame manager at some point right who came out 64 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: of retirement to take over the Reds, and basically they 65 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: were a five hundred team. You know, into September. I 66 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: just expected a little bit more, and that game last 67 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: night really stung. You're playing Toronto, you're up five to nothing. 68 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: You know, you're trying to win games in September, and 69 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,839 Speaker 2: instead you blow a game like that, and now you're 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: three and seven in your last ten. I don't know 71 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: if the Reds are really as good as maybe we 72 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: thought they were, or if they're going to make the 73 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 2: postseason run, or maybe it was just pretend. But I 74 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: expected a little bit more from the Reds and we 75 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: just haven't seen it. 76 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: Of late number three. 77 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: On Wednesday night, in that wild Yankees Astros game, we 78 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: saw Yankee reliever Devin Williams get tossed out, Aaron Boone 79 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: got tossed out, and on the last pitch of the game, 80 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 2: Jazz chisholm argue with the umpire and a three to 81 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: two pitch got called out. Game over, Yankees lose eight 82 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: to seven comeback win by the Astros. But it was 83 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: all about the umpiring again. 84 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: And I get it. 85 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: Everybody wants the automated ball and strike call when you 86 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: see a terrible game like that. And I'm gonna say, 87 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 2: even though it was some questionable calls, I still don't 88 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:51,559 Speaker 2: want to see the automated ball and strike on every pitch. 89 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 3: I don't. 90 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: I just think we need to get better umpires, hold 91 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 2: umpires accountable, and when they great out bad games and 92 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: have enough bad games, they should be devoted back down 93 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: to the minor leagues to get more seasoning, get a 94 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: better eye. And if they continue to struggle and calling, 95 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: you know, you're not gonna be one hundred percent right, 96 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 2: but you got to be in a percentile of probably 97 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: ninety five percent right somewhere close to that to really feel. 98 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: Good about an umpire. 99 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: But I love the human element, but the umpires have 100 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: to be better and we have to hold them accountable. 101 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 3: It's just that simple. 102 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interviews. 103 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 3: Listen and learn. It's so good. All right, now, let's 104 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: welcome into the podcast. 105 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: Former Major League infielder, outfielder all kinds of utility stuff, 106 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 2: of course, won the World Series in two thousand and 107 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: nine with the Yankees, former Dodger, a couple other teams, 108 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: of course. Mister Jerry Harriston, Junior Jerry, what's up, my man? 109 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 2: Always great? 110 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 5: Great to have you on, Rob, Always great talking to 111 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 5: you talking baseball's will how you that? 112 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 6: All? 113 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 3: Good? Man? A wild, crazy season we've had. 114 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: And obviously you are a broadcaster on a sportsnet LA 115 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: Spectrum sports at LA and do a lot of Dodger 116 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: work and cover the team. And this is why I 117 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: really wanted to get at you because the Dodgers have 118 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: the record, they have the lead in the NL West. 119 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: But Jerry, it. 120 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 2: Just just just doesn't feel good. It's just on Thursday, 121 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: have a chance to get swept by Pittsburgh. You know, 122 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: Schemes is on the mound for for the Pirates. What 123 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: is what is the feel like of what's happening? Yes, 124 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: they're winning, but it just doesn't feel as good as 125 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: a year ago. 126 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 5: Well, really, the Dodgers really have not played their best 127 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 5: baseball really all season long. Even when they had that 128 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 5: eight game winning streak to start this season, the teams 129 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 5: that they're there were beating, they weren't playing well at all, 130 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 5: and the Dodgers were finding ways to win without playing 131 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 5: their best. So they really have not had a great season. 132 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 5: And I've said it since probably July. This season is 133 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 5: a great season if you're a baseball fan, because there's 134 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 5: not one dominant team. I mean, I think the Brewers 135 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 5: are a really good team. There's several teams. I would 136 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 5: say ten to twelve teams have a legit chance once 137 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 5: they get in the postseason to win the World Series. 138 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 3: Jerry, I agree one hundred percent. 139 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: If anybody can honestly tell you who's going to be 140 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: in the World Series. 141 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 3: Didn't lying. I don't think anybody knows. I really don't. 142 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: It could be the Dodgers and Yankees because they both 143 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: could get it together. 144 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: It could be the Brewers and. 145 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 4: Mariners, could be a team, yeah, you know, or. 146 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 3: Something like that. Right, it's wide open. I haven't seen 147 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 3: it like this in a long time. 148 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 4: And it's it's great for the game. Listen to get 149 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 4: back to the Dodgers. 150 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 5: You know, the bullpen has been an issue and the 151 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 5: injuries have kind of hurt them throughout the season. Injuries 152 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 5: to the first to starter rotation, missing Tyler Glasnow from 153 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 5: a lengthy period of time, not having Clayton Kershaw for 154 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 5: a lengthy period of time, Blake Snell as well. That 155 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 5: puts so much pressure on this bullpen along with the injuries, 156 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 5: so they've been taxed and now we're starting to see 157 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 5: kind of rear its ugly head with a lot of 158 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 5: tired arms in that bullpen and they've been knocked around. 159 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 5: As you know, Rob in order to win a championship, 160 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 5: you better have a strong and leaked bullpen. Hopefully the 161 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 5: Dodgers can get it together get guys back. Alex Vestia 162 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 5: hopefully returns back from the AL. We just got Blake 163 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 5: trying back as well. But I'm going to say something, Rob, 164 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 5: I really believe it's heading into the postseason, I think 165 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 5: the Dodgers will make a decision to put Shohail Tani 166 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 5: in that bullpen possibly closed games. 167 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 4: Here's wow as well. 168 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 5: You have Yamamoto Ezra Ace, then you have Blake Snell, 169 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 5: then you have Tyder glasnal though. Those are your three 170 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 5: horses that you can use to start in the postseason. 171 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 5: And then that allows Choyottani to fully focus on his offense, 172 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 5: and then you ask him to come out and close. 173 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 5: Because really, the Dodgers, because of Tanner Scott's injury, I know, 174 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 5: we just got him back. 175 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 4: He hasn't really been right all year. 176 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 5: You can have you can have Tanner Scott be a 177 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 5: closer one day and then have joyotany close ask him 178 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 5: to close out winning. 179 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 4: He's done it before in the past. 180 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 5: He closed out the World Baseball Classic in an epic 181 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 5: showdown Betweam Mike Trout. Now, they haven't made that decision, 182 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 5: but I can see them doing that to help out 183 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 5: their bullpen and also help an offense with Shoyoltani that 184 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 5: you know, it hasn't been firing on all soldiers this season, 185 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 5: so I have a feeling they may may do that 186 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 5: come postseason. 187 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: That's a great call, Jerry. I can't even push back 188 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 2: on that. I like that a lot. It makes sense. 189 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 2: I guess that Jerry Harriston junior of course Spectrum Sports 190 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 2: net LA and of course a former Major league infielder outfielder. 191 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 2: But Jerry, let me ask you, what's the up. Do 192 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 2: we have the latest on catcher Will Smith? I know 193 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 2: what there was a injury. Do we know anything? 194 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 4: We don't know as of right now. 195 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 5: I know that he got hit in a hand yesterday, 196 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 5: had to leave the game yesterday. It's unfortunately because he 197 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 5: just started slinging the back. I think it was five 198 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 5: for his last six, including that walk off home run 199 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 5: to end this series. Back on, Dodger stated he's a 200 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 5: guy that didn't desperately need especially with the offense. 201 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 3: That's butter. 202 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 5: You know they're in danger heading into Thursday of getting 203 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 5: swepts by the Pittsburgh Pirates. I can't believe I'm uttering 204 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 5: those words, but that's just reality right now. So the 205 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 5: Dodgers can't afford to lose will Smith because he's vital, 206 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 5: not just offensively, but he's one of the best defensive 207 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 5: catchers in all baseball, especially thrown out runners. 208 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: All Right, last thing, I mean, I know it's not 209 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 2: always fair to show hairhead such an unbelievable year fifty 210 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 2: to fifty and you know, and everything, and you know, 211 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 2: you compare that to this year or any other year, 212 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: is going to be hard for him to duplicate that. 213 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 2: But is he the National League MVP and you without 214 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: question or is there a question? 215 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 3: Could College Schwarber. 216 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 2: Or Juan Soto come out of nowhere and win the 217 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: REGU League MVP question? 218 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 5: I think this month will determine that. Listen, I've said 219 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 5: it before, Shoyotani is the best athlete in the world. 220 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 5: No disrespect to Pat for Holmes, no disrespect to Jokics 221 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 5: or Methi, but the best athlete in the world is Shoyotani. 222 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 4: That said, we have another month. 223 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 5: The Dodgers need to figure out a way to win 224 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 5: the ENO West. If they don't win the NL West, 225 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 5: maybe and let's say the Phillies win the NL East 226 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 5: and Kyle Schwarber has an epic run or flip it 227 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 5: you mentioned, could have it epic month of September, and 228 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 5: as you know, Rob, you have a vote writers love 229 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 5: down the stretch, right down the stretch heading into the 230 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 5: post GAGELU gets hot, So it's gonna be interesting right now. 231 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 4: I would give the extra. 232 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 5: To show hel tany but a lot can happen these 233 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 5: next three weeks, all right. 234 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 2: His name is Jerry Harrison Junior, covers the Dodgers Spectrum 235 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 2: Sports net LA. 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First thing through 267 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 7: MLB's pipeline, all pitching with the sound of Black Baseball. 268 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 7: We got the best starting five. 269 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 3: In the business. 270 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 7: Listen to the MLB Bro Show podcast The Mixtape on 271 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 7: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. 272 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 273 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 274 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 275 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast Levi Weaver, who writes 276 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: the wind up for The Athletic. He knows all about baseball. 277 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 2: Always great having him on the podcast. Lee By, How 278 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 2: are you, buddy? 279 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 6: I'm good? How are you man? 280 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 3: Doing great? I'm gonna start here. 281 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 2: I know we got less than a month of the 282 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: baseball season left. It's been a whi weird baseball season 283 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 2: to me, and I think as we go into the 284 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: final month, I don't think there's a clear cut favorite 285 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: of who's going to win the World Series. I think 286 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 2: we have a bunch of flawed teams. I don't know 287 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 2: who's going to be in the World Series. What about you? 288 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: No? 289 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 6: I mean, you know, before the season, if you had 290 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 6: asked me that the Dodgers won last year, they reloaded 291 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 6: again in a big way. This year seemed like they 292 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 6: were gonna win about two hundred games and one hundred 293 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 6: and sixty two game season. That hasn't been the case, 294 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 6: and in fact, in the last week. They've more than 295 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 6: a week. It's been like a month of just very 296 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 6: inconsistent play Listen. They're up against Paul Skins tonight. If 297 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 6: they lose, they got swept by literally the Pittsburgh Virates. 298 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 6: I mean that is talking about a flawed team. I 299 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 6: mean that is a flawed team. There's a lot of 300 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 6: frustration there. 301 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 3: Me no what and you said it earlier. I was 302 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: with you, reloaded should win two hundred games. 303 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: I said, all you know, before the season started, they 304 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: were supposed to be the Beatles, and guess why there 305 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: are Boy George and Culture Club. 306 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, and you know, the Padres can't seem to take 307 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 6: advantage all of a sudden, their pitching is gone in 308 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 6: the tank. The Brewers look really great. Honestly, the Brewers 309 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 6: might be the favorite and they don't really hit home 310 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 6: runs like that. It's a weird team to be potentially 311 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 6: the favorite. You know, the Blue Jays are leading the East. 312 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 6: The Yankees and the Red Sox are close, but the 313 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 6: Yankees can't stop blowing leads with the bullpen. The Ale 314 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 6: West is a mess. The Astros are like I mean, 315 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 6: it looked like from Bervaldez hit his catcher with a 316 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 6: pitch on purpose. They're a mess. But the Mariners and 317 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 6: Rangers aren't taking advantage either. The Tigers were really good 318 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 6: in the first half. They've come back to earth in 319 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 6: the second half. I mean, you know, is it the Phillies? 320 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 6: Like are we looking at the Phillies going like, okay, 321 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 6: they're the last man standing? Maybe? 322 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 3: Okay. 323 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 2: Here's my other thing too, Wan Soto, who I call 324 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: Wan so so when it see he's started and you know, 325 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 2: he didn't make the All Star team, and people can 326 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 2: say whatever they want. He got off to a bad 327 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: start for what we expect out of want Soto and 328 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 2: the seven hundred and sixty five million dollar contract he 329 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 2: signed with the Mets, and now he's piling up numbers 330 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 2: and whatnot, and people are like, oh, he's got he 331 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 2: should be the National League MVP. I'm sorry, I don't 332 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 2: care what the numbers are. I don't care what The 333 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 2: start was really bad. The batting average is bad, and 334 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 2: the Mets are bad. 335 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 3: I don't look at him as MVP. 336 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 6: Well, I mean, the Mets are still in the playoff spot, 337 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 6: you know, like they're not as good as they should 338 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 6: be right now. The problem seems to be that they're 339 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 6: pitching is held together by two rookies. You know, he's 340 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 6: got a great second half. I don't think I think 341 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 6: his first half is going to hurt him in the 342 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 6: MVP voting. But I mean by the end of the year, 343 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 6: if the Mets make the playoffs and if he had 344 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 6: strong second half and kept them in it, I think 345 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 6: there's some consideration to like, sure, bad first half, but 346 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 6: he kept them in it at the end. There's value 347 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 6: in that for sure. I don't think that one. So 348 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 6: it is a you know, a bad player necessarily. I 349 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 6: think he had a disappointing first half. But yeah, as 350 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 6: it stands right now, like no, I mean you're you're 351 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 6: in l MVP is probably just by default show heo 352 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 6: Tani until he falters big time. 353 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 3: Well, let's go there show Hey, it's it's again. 354 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: A lot of numbers uneven, batting average under It's just 355 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 2: not the same year that we sold last year. And 356 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 2: I don't know how fair that is to judge that 357 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: he has to put on that kind of a year 358 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: to win MVP. Dodgers are inconsistent, you know, he has 359 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: as RBIs are way down from one hundred and thirty 360 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 2: last year. There are a lot of things not to 361 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: like to me, but the numbers and the home runs 362 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 2: and the ops, all that stuff is going to be there. 363 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 2: So it does feel like he's going to win it 364 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 2: by the fall. 365 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 8: Maybe. 366 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 6: I mean, I think Kyle Schwarber is putting together a 367 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 6: year that deserves some consideration. Right He's he is over fifty, 368 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 6: may challenge Ryan Howard's Philly's record for home runs in 369 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 6: a season, Otani steals her down. But he's been pitching also, 370 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 6: so you got to save your legs as a pitcher. 371 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 6: That one's understandable. RBI's are just such a and RBIs 372 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 6: to me, are an indication of two things in tandem. 373 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 6: One is how well do you perform with runners on base? Sure? 374 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 6: Two is well how many of your teammates got on base? 375 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 6: And fewer of his Dodgers' teammates are getting on base 376 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 6: ahead of him this year. So the dip in RBI 377 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 6: doesn't bother me that much. And I would have to 378 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 6: go in and look, and I don't have these numbers 379 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 6: in front of me right now, but like what you know, 380 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 6: it houses batting average with runners in scoring position. 381 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 2: Right, that's a big number, right, that's and it's not 382 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 2: that great but I've looked at it. I haven't looked 383 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 2: at it recently, LEVI, so I can't give you up 384 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 2: to date, but that would be something definitely that you 385 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 2: would have to look at. I'm just saying to me, 386 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 2: and I'm just going by not the deep die, but 387 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 2: just how it feels and looks. 388 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 3: Soto doesn't look or feel as good as. 389 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: He did with the Yankees a year ago, and Shohy 390 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: doesn't feel or look as good as he did last year. 391 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 6: With the Dog Sure, yeah, I mean, he had a 392 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 6: fifty to fifty season last year. He's never probably going 393 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 6: to look that good again, and especially as long as 394 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 6: he's pitching, he's not going to be stealing fifty bases 395 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 6: in a year that was a once in a career season, 396 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 6: And honestly, by the time he quits pitching, his legs 397 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 6: will probably be too old to steal fifty bases again. 398 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 6: But yeah, I mean, we did get a glimpse of 399 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 6: what a like catastrophic hitter he is for the opposition 400 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 6: when he's not pitching, when he's only focusing on hitting. 401 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 6: The Dodgers need him to pitch right now. They had 402 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 6: so many pitching injuries. They need sho Heotani on the mound. 403 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 6: But I wonder if there's some consideration of, like, listen, 404 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 6: once we get our pitching rotation healthy and everybody's good, 405 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 6: if he's that much better a hitter when he's not pitching, 406 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 6: is it worth just making in him a dh full time. 407 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 8: You're preaching to You're. 408 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 3: Preaching to the choir right here. 409 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 2: I'm the same way that eventually they just said to 410 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 2: Babe Ruth, that's nice. You can pitch, dude. You got 411 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 2: to get in the lineup every day. The guy played 412 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 2: what was it last year? I think he missed four 413 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 2: games or five. You know, he plays every day, and 414 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 2: if he can deliver those kind of numbers, I think 415 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 2: that's crazy. If you can get pitching. Our guest is 416 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: Levi Weaver. He writes to wind up forty Athletic. I 417 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 2: would like to ask about al MVP. I know a 418 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 2: lot of people are excited about the Big Dumpper, but 419 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 2: I don't know how Aaron Judge is an MVP in 420 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 2: American League. 421 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 6: I'm withholding an actual opinion on this for now, but 422 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 6: I'll tell you what my factors are going to be 423 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 6: at the end of the year. Listen, if Aaron Judge 424 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 6: goes on a hot streak in September and just blows 425 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 6: Raleigh out of the water, and Rally's gone through a 426 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 6: little bit of a slump recently. Then sure, you know 427 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 6: you have to give it to the best player. But 428 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 6: for me, there is some consideration that cal Raally is 429 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 6: not only you know, hitting fifty home runs, and that's 430 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 6: a nice, wonderful round number to look at. He's it's 431 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 6: the most that any catcher has ever hit. But he's 432 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 6: also doing it while not only catching, which is a 433 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 6: physically demanding position. And if you're a mid tier defensive 434 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 6: catcher and you're hitting fifty home runs, holy col what 435 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 6: a benefit to your team. He is the best defensive 436 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 6: catcher in in the league in my opinion. His framing 437 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 6: numbers are off the charts. He is not just a catcher. 438 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 6: He is a brilliant catcher. So you provide that defensive value. 439 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 3: Let me, okay, that's fair. That's all fair. 440 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 2: In a league where people what an average batting average 441 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 2: is two forty two, you have a slugger an Aaron 442 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: Judge who's batting three twenty four, have all the other 443 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 2: you know, all those numbers, and as close to fifty 444 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 2: home runs. He don't have fifties close to it, right, 445 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 2: And he missed three weeks or whatever it was in 446 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 2: the season as well. 447 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 3: I just look at that. 448 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 2: That's still unique to me to be able to have 449 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 2: power and hit for average. And I think when you look, 450 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 2: you know, at Kyle Riley Riley. 451 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 3: It just the home runs are nice. 452 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: The team's kind of scuffling, and there's a lot of 453 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 2: other numbers that aren't nice. 454 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 3: We just you just said about the slump. 455 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 2: I think he went through like a one for twenty 456 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 2: two or something, whatever it was. 457 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 3: It was really ugly. 458 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 2: And I just I just don't know if that's good 459 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 2: enough for me just to look at the fifty home 460 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 2: runs as you know, as a catcher. 461 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 3: And say the MVP. 462 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, And it can't just be oh, he did a 463 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 6: cool thing as a catcher. But for me, I think 464 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 6: the defensive value of catcher is higher than any other 465 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 6: position on the field. I mean, your catcher is, especially 466 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 6: if he is good at stealing strikes, if he is 467 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 6: good at controlling the running game, if he calls the 468 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 6: good game, and that Seattle rotation has the ability, if 469 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 6: they all put it together, to be maybe the best 470 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 6: rotation in the playoffs, managing that pitching staff that provides 471 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 6: so much value. Even if cal Raly hit two hundred 472 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 6: with fifteen home runs, he's a benefit, a very valuable 473 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 6: benefit to that Seattle Mariners team. For him to then 474 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 6: add on a fifty home run season, and you know 475 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 6: his on base percentage is three fifty two, that's very good. 476 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 6: It's not Aaron Judge who's on base at forty four 477 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 6: percent of the time. So Judge' numbers at the end 478 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 6: of the year will be better than Raleigh's. The question 479 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 6: that voters will have to answer is how much is 480 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 6: Raleigh's defense worth when it comes to naming the most 481 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:39,959 Speaker 6: valuable player? 482 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 2: That's fair, No, that's fair. His name is Levi Weaver 483 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 2: from the wind up at the Athletic and I'm just 484 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 2: going to put you on a limb real quick one. 485 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 2: Just a simple answer. 486 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 3: Okay, just give me two teams that are going to 487 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 3: be in the World Series. 488 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm not going to hold you to this 489 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: because I think it's wide open. 490 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 6: I mean, give me the Brewers in the National League. 491 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 6: I want to see it. I want to see yeah, 492 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 6: I want to see the Brewers. If it can't be 493 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 6: the Brewers. I want the like I want the teams 494 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 6: I haven't seen in the World Series before. The brewis 495 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 6: just so happened to also be the team that I 496 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 6: think has the best shot to knock off the Dodgers. 497 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 6: My more realistic side says the Dodgers will put it 498 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 6: together in October, that they were going to be very, 499 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 6: very difficult to beat. But yeah, if I'm going out 500 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 6: on a limb, let's go with the Brewers. In the 501 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 6: National League. The American League is more tricky. I could 502 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 6: I mean, I could see the Yankees doing it. I 503 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 6: could see the Tigers doing it. It's hard to argue 504 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 6: against the team that's got Trek Scoobel in the rotation. Yep, 505 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 6: you know what, Give me the weirdest World Series of 506 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 6: all time? The Blue Jays mash. Their pitching is just okay. 507 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 6: Their bullpen is a real mess right now, but they 508 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 6: have the best offense in the league for the last 509 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 6: month and a half. Give me the Blue Jays and 510 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 6: the Brewers. I want a weird World Series. 511 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 2: Weird off the charts, all right, LEVI I'm not behold 512 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 2: you to it, but this will be in according. 513 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 3: In case it does come true. You will be the 514 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 3: guy out. 515 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 6: We're gonna get Yankees Dodgers again, but I want Brewers 516 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 6: and Blue Jays. 517 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 3: All right, LEVI, I thank you, my man, appreciate you 518 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 3: as always. 519 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 6: Thanks, all right, take care. 520 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: In case you missed Rob Parker on the MLB Networks, 521 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: here's his latest appearance on Mlbina. 522 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 8: Rob Parker is back in the show down. 523 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 9: Rob I said at the top of the show, I 524 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 9: anticipate a little dust up. 525 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 8: Are you ready to go? 526 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:35,959 Speaker 2: I'm ready to go, you know it, And you know 527 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 2: what what, I'm gonna hit one out and I'm gonna 528 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 2: look at it when I hit it out. 529 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 8: You are that type of guy. 530 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 9: And I'm gonna say you keep running, Parker, just run 531 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 9: it out, all right. Framber Valdez, his agent, says, no way, 532 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 9: Framber drilled his own catcher. 533 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 8: Do you believe it, Rob, I. 534 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 3: Don't believe it. 535 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 2: I know because of the you know, the home run, 536 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 2: that grissome. 537 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 3: Head and you know, and and the catcher asking him. 538 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 2: The step off or back off for a second. So 539 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 2: it looked like, okay, they had a miscommunication. 540 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 9: So you're saying you believe Valdez's agent or you don't 541 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 9: believe him. 542 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 3: I do believe him. 543 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 10: You don't think you hit him on prayer. You don't 544 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 10: think he crossed up his own catcher. I don't, And 545 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 10: I'm gonna tell you why. Why was it the second 546 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 10: pitch not the first pitch? If you were mad at 547 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 10: the guy and I'm gonna do something to you. 548 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 9: Maybe he called a pitch he wanted on the first pitch, 549 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 9: not the second one, and he's like, now I've had it. 550 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 9: Let me ask you this, how often do you see 551 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 9: a catcher just take one in the abdomen, Just take 552 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 9: a fastball and go, No. 553 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 8: What was that? 554 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 3: You don't see it that often? And it did look strange. 555 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 2: But I'm just saying, if I really wanted to get 556 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 2: at you, right, if I really wanted to and I 557 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 2: was really upset, I think it would be initial. 558 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: You wouldn't go, oh, fourth pitch in I'm gonna do. 559 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 2: Something dirty to mess up my catcher or to try 560 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 2: to get back at him. 561 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 8: What pitch he's called? 562 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 9: Let me ask you this, Rob, We play a thing 563 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 9: called up to no good, right, And where I always 564 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 9: you can tell intent by the body language of the person. 565 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 9: Your body will give away your true intent. When he 566 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 9: hits his own catcher. Your natural reaction is to go, whoa, whoa, 567 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 9: you're right, Wow, how did we do that? When I 568 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 9: thought you called for this, I called it one, I 569 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 9: told it. 570 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 8: I threw that. Instead he turns around and turns the 571 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 8: other way. What's with that? 572 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'll give you, I'll give you that. 573 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 2: That that's probably not everybody acts. I think in that 574 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: whole situation, it was all off. It was off with 575 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 2: the pigeon sequence, the grand slam, like the whole inning, 576 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 2: not stepping off. Like if you look at that whole sequence, 577 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 2: it wasn't normal or natural. 578 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 3: It just seemed like there was something. Nah. 579 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 9: I think he's ticked off of whatever. He's detached, he's angry, 580 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 9: and he handled it like have a conversation or push him. 581 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 9: You know, you're better off better than throwing a fastball 582 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 9: when he expects a curveball. You're better off having an 583 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 9: argument with your own guy on the field. 584 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 3: No. 585 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 2: I agree that's the way it should have been handled. 586 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 2: But in this I just can't believe seriously that that 587 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 2: would be your intent. 588 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 3: I'm going to try to hurt my guy behind the plate. 589 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 9: But I don't think he was trying to hurt him. 590 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 9: But I think he's saying, oh, you want this pitch. 591 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 9: I'm telling you I want to throw my fastball. I'm 592 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 9: telling you, can you better listen to me. I think 593 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 9: that's what it was. He was obstinate anger. Oh you 594 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 9: know you tried to wave me off. I threw a 595 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 9: grand slam. Now this game is lost. I'm a free agent. 596 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,959 Speaker 9: I think you know he's a human being. I think 597 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 9: he was upset anyway, all right. 598 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 2: I do think it's a lot that people can look 599 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 2: at after the fact and go into all those things. 600 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 2: But the way I watched that whole thing unfold, it 601 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 2: just seemed like he was off hinged in the very beginning. 602 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 3: Everything was just not right, and it did him off 603 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 3: with strange. But I still don't believe that that was 604 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 3: his intent. 605 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 8: I don't we disagree, all right. I know we're going 606 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 8: to disagree on this too. I like what Kyle Freeland 607 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 8: did for the Rockies. 608 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 9: I think Dever's styling on the worst team in baseball 609 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 9: is bad form. It's bad for the Giants, too, bad 610 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 9: for the Rockies, bad for the Giants that you need 611 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 9: to rub it in their face by chilling and watching 612 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 9: your home run go out on a team with ninety 613 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 9: nine losses on Labor Day. 614 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 8: The bad form by Devors, not Freeland, but Freeland. 615 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 3: Well, he's a home run machine. He's giving up twenty 616 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 3: one home lines. Be better. That's not that's not your response. 617 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 2: You can't be mad at Devers because you own a 618 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 2: bad ball club and. 619 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 3: You're three and fourteen. 620 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 8: He's mad because he's rubbing it in his face. 621 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 9: He's mad because he's styling and dancing on his graves, 622 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 9: dancing around. 623 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:30,959 Speaker 8: Oh yeah, how do you like this? 624 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 4: How do you like that? 625 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 8: No, it's not. 626 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 3: And you know what if you don't. 627 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 2: Want them to dancing of front of him, profile, get 628 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 2: him out, be ca stop giving up this. 629 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 8: Yes, you're right, you're right on the whole. 630 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 9: Yes, I'm very much against then beam ball retaliation for that, 631 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 9: and you'll let by the time you look down and 632 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 9: look at the rosenbag, the runner is moving and all that. 633 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 9: But I understand and I look at it worse. For 634 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 9: if I'm on the San Francisco Giants, you have to 635 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 9: be thinking. I know, Matt Chapman came out and pushed him. 636 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 9: You know you got suspended for that, But imagine being 637 00:30:58,040 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 9: one of the Giants and going now I have. 638 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,719 Speaker 8: To go out and fight for this guy. These are 639 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 8: the Rockies. 640 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 9: We pummeled them last night, we're pummeling them today. We're 641 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 9: already up and now we got to go out and 642 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 9: fight this picture. 643 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 8: Now we got to go out and push people around 644 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 8: because he's doing this. If I'm a giant, I'm angry. 645 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, but if but if you heard the announcers, they 646 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 2: even kind of gave the extra juice on how majestic 647 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 2: that was. 648 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 3: It wasn't just a cheapiet and he's rubbing it in 649 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 3: and I get it, and I get it. 650 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 2: It's it's the Rockies, but they were a major league team, 651 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 2: bad form. All I'm saying is Freelan, get somebody out. 652 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 2: Stop giving up dingers. 653 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 8: I liked it he showed some fight. 654 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 9: Like I'll say this too, you're losing it. 655 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 8: It's September. 656 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 9: Everybody's I kind of nobody's quitting on at the. 657 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 8: Major league level. 658 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 9: I get it, but it's easy to like shut it down. 659 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 9: I liked that he showed some fight, whether his manager 660 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 9: did or not. Imagine I had to go and get 661 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 9: extra pictures. He seemed upset. I like that Freelance showed 662 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 9: a little fight, all right, Aaron Judge moving up the 663 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 9: Yankee home run leaderboard, moving up on Joe Di Maggio 664 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 9: for fourth. So here's the list, Ruth Mental, Gary this Debajo, 665 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 9: there's Aaron Judge, there's Yogi and you're saying you think 666 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 9: he passes Babe. 667 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 8: Ruth tell, yeah, give me that. 668 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 2: I know people think I'm crazy, but I'm gonna say this, 669 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 2: and I'm going to find a video on posting on 670 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 2: social media on FS one. 671 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 3: This was five years ago. 672 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 2: I put Aaron Judge in my top five lists of 673 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 2: sluggers of all time. People thought I was crazy five 674 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 2: years ago. 675 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 8: A lot and he was injured at Aaron Judge. 676 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 2: Has done home runs per at bad. I mean, he's 677 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 2: missed time and his numbers are incredible. And now we 678 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 2: know he got hurt this year. But he's been a 679 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 2: lot healthy over the last three years. And here's my point. 680 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 11: Okay, him passing Yogi Beart when I'm tying Yogi Berra 681 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 11: a thousand games less, A thousand games less is incredible 682 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 11: pace to be on. 683 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 9: No question, he's hitting like Mantle. I gotta be careful. 684 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 9: Bob Costas is right here. I don't want to make 685 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 9: him run over with the car. And hit me over 686 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 9: the head with his Mantle card. But he's hitting like Mantle, 687 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 9: which is high praise. But he needs do the bath. 688 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 9: He has six more years after this under the contract, 689 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 9: he'll be so then after that he'll be forty. So 690 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 9: he needs fifty home runs a year for the next 691 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 9: six years. You think he's thirty three, now, you think 692 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 9: he's hitting fifty a year all through his late thirties. 693 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 8: That's asking a lot. 694 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 2: I do because I think he'll get to play longer 695 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 2: than that. He'll get to play if, of course, staying healthy. 696 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 2: He'll get to play until he's at least forty three, 697 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 2: which will change. 698 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 9: Those guys don't do that now without steroids, guys are 699 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 9: not doing that anymore. 700 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 8: Guys are not doing that anymore. 701 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 2: I think he would have a chance because of all 702 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 2: of the miss time. 703 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 3: The miss games will add up at the back end. 704 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 3: Will he be able to still play. He's missed a 705 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 3: lot of games and. 706 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 8: Not as many miles on the odometer. 707 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 9: You're saying, Okay, by the way, I know your last 708 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 9: thing was. I just want to say, you're right. You're 709 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 9: watching the Dodgers every night. I know there was supposed 710 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 9: to be the Beatles. They're disappointing. Go ahead ten seconds 711 00:33:58,800 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 9: on that. 712 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 3: They really are. It's a bad watch. 713 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 8: I mean, they've looked amazing. 714 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 2: Four of the last five series to teams under five hundred, 715 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 2: and the one series that they didn't lose it was 716 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 2: a to two tie with the Rockies. 717 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 3: They've been awful to watch. 718 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 8: Yeah, they I wanted to give you that. They wanted 719 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 8: to wrap me. But I want you because I want 720 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 8: you to be right once in a while. Rob. Oh 721 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 8: see that's me styling. Oh how do you like this? 722 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 8: Say Rob, I'm just watching my phone. I'm styling. I'm styling. Rob. 723 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 8: You don't like this to you? Hey, Rob, take care? 724 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 8: Thank you, ed good to have you on. 725 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 3: This is blowing. 726 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: It's the Parker pushback shot. The Rob tackles the outlandish 727 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: takes in Major League Baseball. 728 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 3: Shut up this week. 729 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 2: I'm pushing back on all those people who want to 730 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 2: standardized stadium for all Major League teams. They don't want 731 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,840 Speaker 2: teams to have unique stadiums. All because of Trevor Story 732 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 2: hit a probably one of the shortest home runs in 733 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 2: baseball history out in Fenway and in the stackcast era. 734 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 2: It was the shortest home run and it would not 735 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 2: have left any other ballpark in the Major League. So 736 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 2: everybody wants to standardized length. No baseball is unique that way. 737 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 2: I love the Green Monster, even in Fenway with the 738 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 2: pesky pole in the short right field or Yankee Stadium 739 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 2: and the short right field porch and all that. 740 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 3: And the proof is in the pudding the Red Sox. 741 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 2: They're not a Red Sox player who leaves the American 742 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:35,280 Speaker 2: League in home runs every year because they play in Fenway. 743 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:38,720 Speaker 3: You can't even it's it's moved around. 744 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 2: It's not based on Oh yeah, Aaron Judge wins all the. 745 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 3: Time because he plays at Yankee Stadium. 746 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 2: He plays half the games there, and no, he doesn't 747 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 2: win the MVP every year and showhey or whatever. It's 748 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 2: the dimensions do not make the player. So I get it. 749 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 2: Trevor story was a nice fun story to have some 750 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 2: fun with for one day. But let's let the ballparks 751 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 2: be dimensional, uniquely dimensional in every single way. 752 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:12,879 Speaker 3: I'm Rob Parker and that is my pushback. 753 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,839 Speaker 2: In the words of New York TV legend the late 754 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:25,320 Speaker 2: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 755 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 2: next time. 756 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 3: Rob Parker out d can't. 757 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:30,720 Speaker 8: Davin this could be an inside the Parker. 758 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 6: See you next week, same bat time, same Matt's station.