1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the Berkshires 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 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: voter number seven, Rob Parker. Welcome into another podcast. I'm 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we have 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: for you today. We'll talk with former Major League pitcher 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: la Troy Hawkins. He breaks down the Minnesota Twins and 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: they're good start to the season. Also Will Samon, who 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: covers the Mets for the Athletic He drops by and 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: the Mets of off to a bumpy start. Let's go 12 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: to lead off. It's getting robbed and keep him on. 13 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one, say it isn't so here we 15 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: go again. Another star player ejected from a game. Chicago 16 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson was ejected on Wednesday 17 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: in the game against the Giants in the third inning 18 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: of the White sox seventy three win. He was sitting 19 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: on a one two count and he stepped out of 20 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: the box completely, asked for a time out, wasn't given it. 21 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: Clearly Anderson wasn't happy. He started yelling. Yelling was taking 22 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: place at the umpire, and then boom, he was tossed quickly. 23 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: We saw a very similar thing happened with Manny Machado 24 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night, and that happened in the first inning 25 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: in the Padres game. And I get that the umpires 26 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: are going through the letter of the law on this 27 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: pitch clock and people got to be in the box. 28 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: And but but you gotta work with the veterans. If 29 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: they asked for time I mean, they're granted a time 30 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: out to be able to do that, and the umpires 31 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: have to work with him otherwise we're gonna have a problem. 32 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: We love that the pitch clock has shaved almost thirty 33 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: minutes off the game. Go gay. I was wrong about it. 34 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: I didn't think it would happen. But we can't we 35 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: don't want to know about the umpires and tossing veteran 36 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: players Tim Anderson in the third inning. You know, people 37 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: in Chicago can't be happy about that. If they bought 38 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: tickets to see them play Manny Machado in the first 39 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: inning in San Diego. Again, that's not what we want 40 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: that's an issue. If players, especially veteran stars, are getting 41 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: tossed out of games early over the pitch clock, umpires 42 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: have to work with them. Number Two, the Los Angeles 43 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: Angels are off to a better start. People are hoping 44 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: and praying that they can stay in the play off 45 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: race for the entire season, so we finally can see 46 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: Shoho Tani and Mike Trout in the postseason. It would 47 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: be great. But but there's one guy who's been missing 48 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: a lot and we just I mean Anthony Rendon, who 49 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: just got a five games suspension reduced to four games 50 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: for an altercation with a with a fan. And you know, 51 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: first of all, the idea of being suspended because you 52 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: reached in and grabbed the fan is just a mistake. 53 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: But let's just be honest. His whole tenure with the 54 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: Angels has been a disaster. He's after signing that seven year, 55 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty five million dollar contract before the 56 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: twenty twenty season. Think about this, Rendon has just one 57 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: hundred and forty four hits and missed a whopping two 58 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: hundred and eight and twenty eight games two twenty eight 59 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: gotta be the worst contract in baseball because he just 60 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: hasn't been available, hasn't been healthy. And that's a lot 61 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: of money that the Angels poured into him. And then 62 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: you get to get the season started and then he's 63 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: out for four games. We're messing with a fan. I 64 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: mean like like that's adding salt to the wound. So 65 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Rendon has to have a comeback, bounce back season. 66 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: He needs to stay on the field, play well like 67 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: he did when he helped Washington win the World Series. 68 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: But the Angels, we could talk about Trout and we 69 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: could talk about Otani, but they need Rendon to return 70 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: to the player he was with the Nationals. Number three. 71 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: The Saint Louis Cardinals have a star on their hands. 72 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: They just do. Jordan Walker, who was Baseball's number four 73 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,119 Speaker 1: overall prospect, hit his first home run of his major 74 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: league career. This two is only twenty years old. He 75 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: blasted a three hundred and eighty three foot shot over 76 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: the left field fence and you know, for the Cardinals 77 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: and his first major league home run of many Uh. 78 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: This kid was supposed to go back to the minor 79 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: leagues and he didn't. He wound up making a team 80 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: out of spring training. Yes, Saint Louis lost, but great 81 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: to see Walker with his first home run. This guy, 82 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: this kid also collected his first major league hit on 83 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: opening Day and has gotten a hit in all six 84 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: games the Cardinals have played, so talk about getting off 85 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: to a great start. Fans in Saint Louis should be 86 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: thrilled to death that they didn't send this kid back 87 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: to the minor leagues. They've allowed him to play and 88 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: look what he's done for the Cardinals. Here comes the 89 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: big interview. Listen, Headler, it's so good. Now, let's welcome 90 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: in former major league pitcher the right hand of la 91 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: Troy Hawkins, who had a twenty one year major league 92 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: career and pitched him one thousand and forty two games, 93 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: the tenth most in major league history. LaTroy, welcome to 94 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: the podcast, my friend. Thanks for having me on. Rob 95 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Always a good time when you and I 96 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: can link up, no doubt. Let's start with the Minnesota Twins, 97 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: your former team. Of course, you made your debut there 98 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: back in nineteen ninety five. But the Twins are off 99 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,799 Speaker 1: to a good start four and two. I like the Twins. 100 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: I want you to know, LaTroy, I picked the Twins 101 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: to win the central I like the team at my 102 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: off base. Do you like this team as well? And 103 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: what's worked so far this season? You know what, I 104 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: really like our team. We had a pretty good season 105 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: up until a certain point. Last year. We're in first 106 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: place for a majority of the season, and we had 107 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: injuries that kind of derailed our season. And but this 108 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: year we you know, everybody's healthy so far. We started 109 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: off the year four and oh we lost last night 110 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: one night until the site of the National League site 111 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: Young Winner, and then we lost today five to two. 112 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: Lopez picked pretty good against his former team in Miami 113 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: in seven in and three hits, one run, So you know, 114 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: our pitching is pretty good. Bullpen came in and got 115 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: hit around just a little bit, and that's where you know, 116 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: the game kind of got out of hand. But you know, 117 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: we're swinging the basketball, executed and catching the ball, you know, 118 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: just trying to play smart baseball and do some of 119 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: the things that I don't think we were we were 120 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: doing last year to be successful. How about how shocked 121 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: to you that Carlins Correa is the Twins shortstop after 122 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: the drama filled off season where he was on eight 123 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: different other teams before coming back to the Twins. Well, 124 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of things happened for a reason, 125 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: and you know what, we around here, we don't talk 126 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: about what could have been. We Hey, we landed the 127 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: right guy who was who we had our eye on 128 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: and and it ended up working in our favor. With 129 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: the whole issue with the teams doing this physical and 130 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: didn't like what they saw. Well, he played for US 131 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: a year before we knew everything that was going on, 132 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: and we were final what we had seen because he 133 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: had played for US already. And you know what, it's 134 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: a match made it. Heaven doesn't get any better than that. 135 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: He loves playing here and he brings that winning mentality 136 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: that we need. He's a matchal born leader. And you know, 137 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: I think, I know we're all excited to have him back. 138 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: And another guy who just you know, has had injury 139 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: issues when he's out there is one of the best 140 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: players in the league Byron Buxton. Uh. Are the Twins 141 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: just keeping their fingers crossed that he could just play 142 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: a full season and if he does, man, uh, they 143 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: have one of the best players in the league. Well, 144 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: we have to keep our fingers crossed just because of 145 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Buck Daddy's history. But Um, you know when, like you said, 146 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: when he's out there, he's so exciting. He can he 147 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: can impact the game in so many ways. Um, you 148 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: know what, He's off to a decent start swinging the bat, 149 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: and that's what we're hopefully hopeful for. I hadn't been 150 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: out in the outfield just yet, and I was gonna 151 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: say he's in a designated hitter role. What about that? 152 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: You think? Yeah, I mean that's that's good. That's why 153 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: we have Michael Taylor. We got to give Bucks in 154 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: some days off from his legs um and still having 155 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: a chance to be able to, you know, impact the 156 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: game with his bat. But you know, nobody works hard 157 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: at him and Byron Bucks, and I know guys need 158 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: to hit that. That's like a c say, nobody works 159 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: hard at this guy. But you know, being you know, 160 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: knowing him personally and being in around him, I know 161 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: how hard hard he works. And you know it's not 162 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: like he's having these these injuries where he's doing something 163 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: off the field. You know, he's you know, he's getting 164 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: hurt on the field. And when you got a guy 165 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: that play hard, those type of things are going to happen, 166 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: no doubt. Our guest is LaTroy Hawkins, former Major League pitcher, 167 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: uh joining us here on inside the Parker. We're talking 168 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: about the Minnesota Twins off to a four and two start, 169 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: and in the division. The Guardians of course made some 170 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: noise in the playoffs last year won the division and uh, 171 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: how tough will they be uh to beat uh this 172 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: year in the division? Um, They're gonna be really tough. 173 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: You know, they didn't. They didn't win division like the 174 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: other teams around the MLB won a division by just 175 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: mashing the ball over the over the fence. They had 176 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything. He had really good pitching. 177 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: They got a closer, unbelievable closing Class A. And then 178 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: they played small ball and they went deep when you 179 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: know when when it just happened. They wasn't trying to 180 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: hit the three round home run. They were playing you know, 181 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: base to base, Um, you know, trying to score one 182 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: run at a time, and if you do that, you're 183 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: gonna end up scoring a bunch. So they changed the 184 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: way you know, other teams were playing, and it was 185 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: successful for them. And you know, we talked about the Guardians, 186 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: but they also had the White Sox Division. Whitex got 187 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: pretty good pitching. Um and they got injured last year too, right, 188 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: they had a lot of injuries that they had a 189 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: lot of injuries also, right, and they lost a brail. 190 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: So I'm not sure how, you know, how that's really 191 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 1: going to impact their season. But he was one heck 192 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: of a player. But you know, there's three teams in 193 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 1: this in the division that that either one of those 194 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: teams can win the division. But you can't, you know, 195 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: count out the teams like the Royals and Detroit Tigers, 196 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: because you know, those teams that are not supposed to win, 197 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: those are the teams that will spoor your your you know, 198 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: celebration at the end of the season. So you can't 199 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: take any team lightly in any division, no doubt. But 200 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: you believe that they do have enough pitching to h 201 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: to get there. The Twins, yeah, I think I think 202 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: we definitely have enough pitching. And you know a lot 203 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 1: of times people talk about, well they didn't go out 204 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: and get any pitching pitching and free agency. Well we 205 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: went and got Lopez from from Miami. We had to 206 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: trade you know, Louise of Ice to do that, right, 207 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: and that was pretty impactful. But um, we have you know, 208 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: we have a lot of You know, we had a 209 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: lot of confidence that Lopez is gonna go out there 210 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: and have the type of seasons here that we think 211 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: he can and people back too. Right, we had Keti 212 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: on the d L last year, so having him back 213 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: this year is like signing a free agent, right, you know. 214 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: So that's how we were looking at it, like, well, 215 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: you guys didn't do anything in a free agent market 216 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: for pitching. Well, we had guys on the on the 217 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: injury list last year that once they're helping, that's like 218 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: signing a free agent. And hope he can come back 219 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: and get close to where he was before or like 220 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: he was before. And hey, that's that's pretty good. That 221 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: is pretty good. And we have Joe Ryan, you know, 222 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: hopefully he take another step to be in as good 223 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: as no region his full potential. Funny Gray through the 224 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: ball well his first time around, And we got some 225 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: guys that are established major leaguers that can go out 226 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: there give us some innis and take a lot of 227 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: pressure off the bullpen. His name is la Troy Hawkins, 228 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: former major league pitcher twenty one years in the big 229 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: leagues and breaks down the twins for us here on 230 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: inside the park. Always a pleasure, my man, Latroit. Thank you. 231 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: I'll see you down the road. All right, thanks Rob Apprecie. 232 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector centrom. The analytic numbers 233 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: you need to know? Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, 234 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: BS analytics is his game. What do you got for me, Anthony? 235 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: Last week we talked about the new rule changes in 236 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: mL and what they might mean for the national pastime. 237 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: But man, I don't think we could have envisioned the 238 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: impact that changes would have had right away. Now. The 239 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: time of game has always been a stickler for the commission. 240 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: An average NFL game is twenty to thirty minutes longer 241 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: than an MLB game, but it was the downtime that 242 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: stuck out in people's minds, the lack of action as 243 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: it were. Well, in the first five days this season, 244 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: the average game is taking just two hours and thirty 245 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: eight minutes, down from three hours and nine minutes in 246 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: the first five days last year. The last season an 247 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: average nine inning MLB game took less than two hours 248 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: and forty minutes was nineteen eighty five. Now, even though 249 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: we're getting a half hour less of game time, offense 250 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: is up thanks to shift restrictions. Averaging over a hit 251 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: and a half more per game this year compared to 252 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: last season, and nearly a full run per game more, 253 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 1: as well over nine total runs per game. The final 254 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: tweak to twenty twenty three that made the bases larger 255 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: is also having a massive effect. Over the first five 256 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: days last year, there were forty stolen bases. This year, 257 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: in the first five days, there were eighty four, with 258 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: players also stealing at an eighty four percent success rate 259 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: compared to just seventy last year. Less downtime, more offense, 260 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: and more action. Yes, please throw money into more money. 261 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: Now it's time for betting on the bases with Dave Gascott. 262 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: Love that money money all right, Rob, a brand new 263 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: season of baseball. So glad you back in said the 264 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: park with you. I'm looking at three road teams over 265 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: the weekend. I'm gonna put some money on. Two of 266 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: them were on Friday. One of them at Milwaukee Brewers 267 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: and Saint Louis Cardinals. I don't know how good the 268 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: Redbirds will be this season, but Jack Flaherty is gonna 269 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: be one of their stars in the rotation. Flaherty in 270 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: his opening debut against Toronto, he only lasted five innings, 271 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: He walks seven batters. He strike down four, but did 272 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: pick up the w didn't give up any runs either, 273 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: which is nice. I'm gonna take Saint Louis and Flairty 274 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: in that game. Meanwhile, Dodgers and Diamondbacks back in the Desert, 275 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw versus Madison Bumgardner. This is not what it 276 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: used to be, but I'm gonna take La Bumgardner. The 277 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: season debut against the Dodgers was roughed out, four innings, 278 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: five earned runs. Kersh, on the other hand, was stellair. 279 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the Dodgers in that second game on Saturday, 280 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to Baltimore. You got the Orioles and the Yankees. 281 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: Nestor Cortez again only lasted five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, 282 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: but was effective, no earned runs, struck out three, didn't 283 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: surrender a single free pass, and on top of that, 284 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: scattered about seven hits in that contest. I'm gonna take Cortes, 285 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees, Dodgers, and Kershaw flairreting the Cardinals. Those three games, 286 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: all on the road. Have a good weekend. When Rob 287 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto if 288 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer, a broadcaster, older, 289 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: new Now, let's welcome into the podcast Will Sam and 290 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: he is a beat writer. He covers the New York 291 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: Mets for The Athletic Will Welcome to the podcast. Hey, Rob, 292 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. No doubt, things not going too 293 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: well for the Metropolitans. After a lost weekend in Milwaukee 294 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: against the Brewers. My god, they lose ten nothing, nine nothing, 295 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: and then seven to six on Wednesday. What has happened 296 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: to the Mets? Yeah, I think a lot, a lot 297 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: of it unraveled. Right, you could take the small sample size, 298 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: you could stay it's early in the season and it is, 299 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: but still like these losses kind of point to a 300 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: little bit of the fragility of the roster in regards 301 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: to the downside of what can go wrong, and like 302 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: what they're susceptible to. And what I'm talking about is 303 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: the rotation is you know, it's came into the season 304 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: pretty good with Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, like veterans 305 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: Carlos Carrasco. Now we're seeing what could happen when you 306 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: rely on like an aging rotation and maybe it's too 307 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: early for this, but it does point to the concerns. 308 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Right you have Justin Berlander, who's on the injured Liz, 309 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: and you've had Max Georger, who so far has had 310 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: to at least one the poor start. So so I 311 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: would say the first five innings of the opener were 312 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: good and then he kind of faded a little bit 313 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: down the stretch there in that game, and then the 314 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: second game he just missed a few locations and he 315 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: paid for it. And then Carrasco was not very good 316 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: and had some difficulties adjusting to the pitch clock. And 317 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: with Peterson, who pitched the last game against the Brewer's 318 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: stepping in for an injured Jose Kutada was in the 319 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: out until July. All these are kind of underlying issues. 320 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: And for the best there a team that's really built 321 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: on this pitching staff. Yes, they have a pretty they 322 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: should have a pretty solid lineup, but a lot of 323 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: their money right now at least, has gone to the 324 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: pitching staff, rebuilding, rebuilding that in the off season, and 325 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: so it was a big focus and they're just not 326 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: getting what they expected from their starting rotation. And I 327 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: think that's the biggest issue right now, how about Orlando? 328 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: How long will he be out? And you know that 329 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: he should he be should met fans be concerned, Well, 330 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: it's concerning the fact that he goes on the i 331 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: L before ever throwing a pitch. I think for the Mets, 332 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: and I think that whenever that happens, that's not great 333 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: or so obviously right, But um, he said that the 334 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: injury is a minor one. He has been throwing, so 335 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: that's good news. That's an optimistic view of it. That 336 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: he's still throwing, and that he never stopped throwing. Now 337 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: he's throwing lightly, so I don't know what that means 338 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: as far as ramping up goes. So his time table 339 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: actually remains a little bit unknown, even though he's sort 340 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: of suggested and downplayed that it's not that big of 341 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: a deal. Well, he's still hasn't pitch yet. We don't 342 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: know exactly when he's coming back yet. So he's on 343 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: the fifteen day i L for now, retroactive a couple 344 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: of days before the season started, so he'd be eligible 345 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: somewhere around the middle of the middle of this month. 346 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: But we don't know if he's yet to come back 347 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: by then. Right now, he had a follow up imaging 348 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: today are when Wednesday, and that showed no further real inflammation, 349 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: So that was a good sign for them, and he's 350 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: kept throwing from there. But again, we don't really know 351 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: exactly when he'll make his first start for the Mets. 352 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: Our guests will Simon, he covers the New York Mets 353 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 1: for the Athletic What about the offense? And I get it, Um, 354 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: you know, is this the same team that struggled in 355 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: the postseason last year against the Padres? Uh? You know, 356 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 1: ten nothing to nine nothing offensively? Is this just early season, 357 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: small sample size or again their holes in this lineup? Yeah, 358 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: I think it's a combination of both. Right, you don't 359 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: want to go too overboard, at least I won't with 360 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: it being so early in the season of a long season. 361 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: But man, like these are fair criticism of the sign up. 362 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: And these were fair criticisms. Are they going into this 363 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: season where a lot of fans point to the lineup 364 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: and they say, it's pretty much the exact same cast 365 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: that we had last year? And now that team was 366 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: pretty good and they scored a lot of runs and 367 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: they were able to do it. They're own sort of 368 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: way with racking up high pitch counts, getting to starters 369 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: earlier than normal, even some of the best starters in baseball. 370 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: They get on base, they grind at bass, they do 371 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: it that way. They don't hit a whole lot of 372 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: home runs outside of Alonzo. But what happens there is that, 373 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: like when you're trying to reliance on those first three 374 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: or four guys, when those guys go into a supplide 375 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: like we saw so far early in the season today Wednesday, 376 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: notwithstanding because Alonzo hit two home runs in one door 377 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: had had a couple of hits as well, but those 378 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: guys have struggled a little bit out of the gate, 379 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: and then what happens is that they don't really have 380 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: a whole lot of depth behind those guys who can 381 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: really count on as run producers. You have guys who 382 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: can kind of get on base and do that kind 383 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: of thing, but they don't do a whole lot of 384 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: heavy lifting that there. So well, I think the lineup 385 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: is solid and it's not as bad as some people 386 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 1: stay like on Twitter and stuff. I don't think it's 387 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: that bad. It's the lineup that you have to remember 388 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: contained the batting champion and Jeff McNeil, somebody who who's 389 00:20:58,080 --> 00:20:59,959 Speaker 1: a frontial hit before you home runs in a lot 390 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: to Lendor Marte. They have some players. Brandon Demo's a 391 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: great lead off hitter. It's just I think people criticize 392 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: the idea that after those first five or six or 393 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: so guys there's a drop off. And yes, there's other 394 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: teams that have a drop off for seven, eight and nine. 395 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: Why the downs? But the thing for the Mets is 396 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,199 Speaker 1: they're paying a lot of money for this roster, for 397 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: this team, and so the expectations are always going to 398 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: be hired here. So yes, I think that there's some 399 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: fair criticism with the lineup, but I do think that 400 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,719 Speaker 1: it's early and guys will round the form, is it 401 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: fair to say? And obviously week's games, no one's panicking 402 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: or anything like that. But in that division with the 403 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: Braids and the Phillies, you can't really afford to fall 404 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: too far behind, can you. Well we saw with the 405 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: Phillies last year. I mean they represented the NL against 406 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: the World Series and I think they won like eighty 407 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: six games. It didn't really have a great regular season, 408 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: but they got their manager fired too. That's true. They 409 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: should they should, they should did. Yeah, that's that's I 410 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: was gonna say, Like that's not ideal though, right, Like 411 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to go through that, you don't want 412 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: to navigate those waters, right Like that's something that you 413 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: want to avoid and that that's probably the exception, right, Like, 414 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: that's not exactly the rule there where you can win 415 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: a five, a six games all of a sudden turn 416 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: it up in the second half of the season. Like, 417 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: look that that's a good team, that's a good roster too. 418 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: But I think to your point, yeah, they they they 419 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: have a tough division there with those two teams, and 420 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: I don't think they can all far behind because there 421 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 1: are other teams in the and also that are pretty 422 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: good and they just got swept by one that's going 423 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: to be in the wild card hunts with the Brewers. 424 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: Their division has the Cardinals, So there are other teams 425 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: outside of the NA East that they have to get 426 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: worried about two down the road. So yeah, I think 427 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: for this team, where like you're trying to win that 428 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: division for the first time in a while and get 429 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: that by all these teams matter and you have to 430 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: win the margins here and so I think that you know, 431 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: coming out of the gate um. It's not great for 432 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: that obviously, And yeah, it's definitely magnus being in the 433 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: NL East. Two last questions, Have the Mets had any 434 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: issues adjusting to the pitch clock, Yeah, it looks like me. 435 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: I've had a few. And this was something that I've 436 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: kind of spoken to a couple of teams about it. 437 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,360 Speaker 1: It's a diminished philosophy for some guys. And that's something 438 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: that Colins Perrasco dealt with with the pitch clock. Where 439 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: he was throwing. He's not a hard thrower by it 440 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: any by any means, but when you're throwing, say ninety 441 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: two ninety three, and then you're throwing eighty nine, that's 442 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: a big deal. Maybe you can get by with ninety 443 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: two twenty three, you're not getting buy a eighty nine 444 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: miles an hour. If you're fastball, that's just not gonna play. 445 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: And if you're structurally everything is okay and you're healthy, 446 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: that's just not going to be sustainable. Like you're not 447 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: gonna be around much for that likes, And that's something 448 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: that he had to deal with. And it's just that's 449 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: kind of what I was alluding to earlier about having 450 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: an older rotation also where you kind of had questions 451 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 1: in your head. I'm like, okay, if is it like 452 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 1: an older younger type of thing that just come down 453 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: to conditioning regardless of age. I don't know, but that's 454 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: one thing. And then you know just the other day 455 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: that Mets hitters had had trouble. I think they said 456 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: the first week of the season, so it's kind of 457 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: funny to say this, but they had like the record 458 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: for like most violations in the game so far, but 459 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: I think it was four. So that was a combination 460 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: of like Carrasco starting the game with ball one because 461 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: of a pitch clock violation, and then a couple of 462 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: their hitters is failing to get into the batterspox as well. 463 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: So they have a couple of those guys who are 464 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: kind of sloat to the plate, had those long type 465 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: of routines, but they had to get adjusted too. Looks 466 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: like spring training wasn't enough there because they're still having 467 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: a little bit of issue there. And last thing, tomorrow 468 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: is opening day at City Field and Flushing always a 469 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: festive time. I'm sure the Mets are happy, will be 470 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: happy to get home and play the opener. Yeah, no, 471 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: it should be great. I mean, it's kind of upset 472 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: to say this part of it from the mess. But 473 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: obviously it's not just in rlind you're starting. It will 474 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: be Tyler mcguild. They had planned they had to range 475 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: their whole rotation so that Schurzer would start the opener 476 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: in Miami and then they'd come back home and have 477 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: Berlinders start the home opener. That clearly is not happening, 478 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: but still it's still only a great time. I mean, 479 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: it doesn't get much better than baseball in New York 480 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: and from Mets fans say, hopefully they can reel off 481 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: some wins and get their fan base doing better about 482 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: their situation. Right now, we're appreciated. His name is Will 483 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: Samon from the Athletic he covers the Mets. Will thank 484 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: you so much. We'll talk to you again later on 485 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: this season. Of course. Thanks for having me, Robin. Now 486 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: bring in the closer. Here's why MLB is better than 487 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. Reason 488 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: number four hundred and forty five why Major League Baseball 489 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: is better than the NBA and the NFL. It's about 490 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: the ability to take in baseball from so many different voices. 491 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: So many different narratives, so many different storytellers, and Major 492 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: League Baseball just taking a new step in a partnership 493 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: with my website, mlb bro dot com, which is a 494 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: awesome endeavor that MLB is joining in on. And it's 495 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,959 Speaker 1: not just to promote black and brown baseball players, but 496 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: it is also to help develop black and brown voices, writers, 497 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 1: content producers, and whatnot. So MLB is going to put 498 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: stuff from our website, mlbbro dot com on a on 499 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: its platforms. So Wednesday was the first time a video 500 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: from MLB bro appeared on MLB Network. There'll now be 501 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: stories from MLB bro dot com on MLB dot com 502 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: and if you look at MLB network social media, videos 503 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: from mlb bro dot com are also there. So this 504 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: is a groundbreaking arrangement partnership, something that baseball should be 505 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: proud of because the more people involved, the more stories, 506 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: the more narratives, the better the game is. So people 507 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: can digest it from sources that they feel comfortable with 508 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 1: or that they trust. So hats off for Major League 509 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: Baseball for looking into this website that we started three 510 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: seasons ago. This is our third year and Baseball has 511 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: signed on check it out mlbbro dot com. In the 512 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: words of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, 513 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: thanking you for your time this time until next time. 514 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: Rob Parker out. He can't get it. This could be 515 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: an inside the Parker to see you next week. Sad time, 516 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:45,959 Speaker 1: same bass station.