1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the berkshears to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: voter number seven, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. I'm 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: your host, Rob Parker. 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: What a show we have for you today. We'll talk 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: with former Major league infielder. Now build up, Bim Roberts, 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: who'll give us the scoop on what's going on in 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: Oakland with the A's and the potential move. Also Dave O'Brien, 11 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: who covers the Atlanta Braves. They're in first place, off 12 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: to a good start in the NL East. He'll update 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: us on them. Let's go batter up to lead off. 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: It's getting robbed to keep them on. 15 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: Rob's hot take. 16 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: On the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number 17 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: one Yankee. 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: Fan breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday afternoon when Aaron 19 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: Judge slid awkwardly into third base and he popped up 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: and his right wrist was down, you know, down by 21 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: his waist. It looked like maybe something that happened it 22 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: was an awkward slide. In the second inning, he wound 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: up going immediately hopped up and went into the uh 24 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: to the back of the stadium into the trainer's room, 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: and people weren't sure what was going to happen, And somehow, 26 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: some way, he was in the dugout flexing his wrist 27 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: and he wound up playing and continuing to play, came 28 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: back and even had a hit. He had a walk 29 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: in his immediate bat after the injury and then had 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: a hit following that in the fifth inning, so it 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: seemed as if the Yankees avoided a possible injury to 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge, who of course was the American League MVP 33 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: a year ago set the American League record with sixty 34 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: two home runs. So that was good news. And the 35 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: other good news is that Aaron Judge on his thirty 36 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: first birthday Wednesday, helped the Yankees route the Twins twelve 37 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: to six, and the Yankees definitely needed that. They have 38 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: been scuffling in their last five games with just eight 39 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: total runs. They bust out with a twelve to six 40 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: win and Aaron Judge had three hits on his birthday, 41 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 2: so asi relief from Yankee fans and a big day 42 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: for the judge. 43 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: Number two. 44 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: Fernando Tattis Junior is back for the San Diego Padres 45 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 2: and a pleasant addition to that team. He killed it 46 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: in the minor leagues while he was still serving his 47 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: suspension for Pe d Use, and he's now back with 48 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: the big club. Coming into Wednesday, the numbers were not 49 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: pretty one home run, one RBI and batting one eighty two, 50 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: but if you look at it, he is hitting, just 51 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: not in bunches. Coming into Wednesday, in the game in Chicago, 52 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: Tattis had hitting in four straight games, but only had 53 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: four hits in those four games, so it's not like 54 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: he's crushing the ball or killing it. But he had 55 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: a four game hitting streak four hits in a total 56 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: of seventeen at bat so nothing earth shattering, but it's 57 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: great to have him back. He killed it in the 58 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: minor leagues. This guy is a good player. It's gonna 59 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: take him a little while to adjust, but all fans 60 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: are waiting for Tattis Junior to get back to the 61 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: star player he was before this injuries and then the drug, 62 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: the PD suspension and all the stuff that have directed 63 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: his career. But I believe he will bounce back and 64 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: will be back to star status sooner than later. Number three. 65 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 2: All right, I'm officially taking my foot out of my 66 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 2: mouth and given the Baltimore Orioles credit. It wasn't long 67 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: ago that I thought that they should be moved, that 68 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: Baltimore was no longer a major league town and fans 69 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: weren't showing up and the team couldn't compete. And here 70 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 2: we are the start of the twenty twenty three season, 71 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: and they're surging. They beat the Red Sox on Wednesday 72 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: to go up to sixteen and eight on the season. 73 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: Get this, The O's of one, eight of their last 74 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 2: nine and ten of their last twelve and are in 75 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: second place in the Al East. And don't forget last 76 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: year they made a run for the playoffs in the 77 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: second half of the season. If you remember, they got 78 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 2: off to a terrible start and played really well in 79 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 2: the second half. They didn't make the playoffs, but they 80 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 2: made a run at it. And they got a lot 81 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: of good young players on that team. And Cedric Mullins 82 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: is having a good year for them. This guy was 83 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: an All Star starter two years ago. And they're playing 84 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: good baseball and good for the Orioles so far this. 85 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: Season, Here comes the big interviews. Listen and learn. 86 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 2: It's so good. All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast. 87 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 2: Buddy of mine. I covered in Cincinnati all former All 88 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: Star of course, played second base and the outfield. Bill Roberts, 89 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: who broke in with the San Diego Padres and finished 90 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 2: up with the Oakland A's and now he does pre 91 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 2: and post game television for NBC Sports California. What's up, bit, 92 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 2: hey man. 93 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: It's a good, nice, beautiful day about eighty one up 94 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: in the Bay and I'm just sitting home watching some 95 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: baseball right now. 96 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: There you go. And number one, with that, let's talk 97 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: a little bit about the A's obviously off to a 98 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: really slow start coming into Wednesday, only five wins on 99 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: the season, Bip, How tough is it for? I know 100 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 2: they got young guys and they're rebuilding and whatnot, but 101 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: how tough is this season and the start been so far? 102 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 3: Man, Rob, I look around, I see Tampa Bay has 103 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,119 Speaker 3: lost four games and the A's are won only five. 104 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 3: So what does that tell you? Right there? You see 105 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 3: when I watch this, I see a team that when 106 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 3: you look at all facets of the game, one is 107 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 3: always seemed to be missing. You might have good pitching, 108 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: you might have no offense. You might have offense, you 109 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 3: got no pitching. Defense seems to be good every day. 110 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 3: But right now, when I look at those starters that 111 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 3: the A's have, you got guys going back into the bullpen, 112 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 3: coming back into. 113 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 4: The starting lineup, a bullpenn the starting pitching. 114 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 3: It got to find a way to get more consistent, 115 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 3: because that's what's killing them right now. 116 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 2: At one point. Now it's probably changed, But at one 117 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: point I was reading that none of their starters had 118 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: a win. I mean, and I was is that still 119 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: a case or I probably somebody had to win a game. 120 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: By now, I think that's still the case. I was 121 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 3: working ten straight. You know, I may miss a game 122 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 3: here and there, because you know, some point the time, 123 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: I gotta live my life. But when I watched the 124 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,239 Speaker 3: games they won the other day in Anaheim, they lost 125 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 3: last night. But it's just one of those things, Rob, Yeah, 126 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 3: it took a while for it started to get a win. 127 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: If they have a win already, my thing is that 128 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: they were barely going three four innings, and second time 129 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 3: through the lineup is where they were having a lot 130 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: of problems, so it's just got to work itself out. 131 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 3: A lot of changes have happened already. A lot of 132 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: guys have been sent out, a lot of guys have 133 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 3: come up from the minor leagues and are now in the. 134 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 4: Big leagues trying to get an opportunity. 135 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: So it looks like on the clubhouse when you walk 136 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 3: in on the door it says Opportunity twenty twenty three. 137 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 2: And everybody's name on the back of their uniform is 138 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 2: on scotch tape in case. 139 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean it's like that, But BIB help help 140 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 5: us with uh, maybe one or two players who we 141 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 5: really don't know about, young kids who have. 142 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: A promise in future. You know, there's somebody in that 143 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 2: diamond in the rough with the age who could wind 144 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: up blossoming, you know, when we find out about later. 145 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: Give me a name or two. 146 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, sche Le Goliers, he came over in the trade 147 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: from Atlanta. Nice catcher back there. He catches the ball well, 148 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 3: he's got a good arm, swinging the bat after plate. 149 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 4: Nice. I think he's got a shot. 150 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: He's still learning his way, but when you watch him 151 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 3: take a swing, you can tell that's a major league swing. 152 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: He's gonna be here for a while. He's hit some 153 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 3: balls out the park, I mean way out the ballpark 154 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 3: on some mistake pitches that he should hit. He's hitting 155 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 3: those mistake pitches, pitcher's pitches. He's still struggling with that, 156 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 3: but I like his makeup. He's got a good ability 157 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 3: to call a game, good ability to understand what the 158 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 3: pitcher needs to do. Now pitcher has execute it. But 159 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: he's been really good and solid behind plate. Another kid 160 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: is Estuary Ruiz. He came over on walkie trade. He 161 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 3: sees he was hitting ninth and now he's leading off. 162 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 3: Has some good wheels, plays a good center field. It's 163 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 3: got a lot of athletic ability. He stills bases and 164 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: I like that he goes from first to third. He's 165 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 3: able to put the ball in play, and he's been 166 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 3: getting on base as a leadoffitter. So those are the 167 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 3: two names that most people don't know about, because again 168 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 3: we're out here in Oakland and get about two hundred 169 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 3: and fifty. 170 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 4: Fans a game. But those guys, man, they've been balling 171 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 4: pretty good. 172 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: And you say, all right. Our guest is Bin Roberts, 173 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 2: of course, the former Major League All Star nineteen ninety 174 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: two and of course pre and post game on NBC 175 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: Sports California for the A's and you know, we just 176 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: kind of joked to get about two hundred and fifty 177 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 2: fans a game. But you know, I can't blame Oakland fans, 178 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 2: but especially with what's in the news and the elephant 179 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: in the room is that they secured this land in 180 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 2: Las Vegas. It looks like they're going to move and 181 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 2: move there. What's just the mood around the city and 182 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: the players and the team and it's a bad situation. 183 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it started last year. 184 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 3: The year before it was kind of like a boycott 185 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 3: against the ownership here and that's why people are not 186 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:09,719 Speaker 3: coming out. 187 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 4: You know, I'll make a joke of it, but it 188 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 4: is really not funny when. 189 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 3: You start talking about the desires and the love that 190 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 3: the fans have for the team. They're not happy about it, 191 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 3: and they voice their opinion to me a lot, So 192 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 3: I just sometimes have to make a joke about it. 193 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 3: But when you look at it, it's just amazing that 194 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 3: you could be in two different cities and feel as 195 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: though you really don't have a team yet. I think 196 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 3: that in negotiations there are times when it's going to 197 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 3: break off and other and people are going to go 198 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 3: separate ways and try to get deals done on their side. 199 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 4: I think that's what's happening in Vegas right now. 200 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: Vegas still in the ages, are still five hundred million 201 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 3: dollars apart. That's what Oakland wants from the Vegas citizens. 202 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: I don't know if that's going to happen. The side 203 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 3: up here in Oakland has put up more money than 204 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 3: has been said. 205 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 4: In the newspapers. 206 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: We know they put a four hundred million on their 207 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: side without a real solid proposal on what the infrastructure's 208 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 3: gonna look like. 209 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 4: So Oakland is given. 210 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 3: Vegas still hasn't given, But the A's have bought land 211 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 3: in Vegas, so it looks like that's where they might go. 212 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 3: But I always believe that until you see a shovel 213 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: in the ground, you don't know what to believe, and 214 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 3: you know how that goes. Rob there's so much stuff 215 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 3: out there. I just pushed myself away from it and say, Okay, 216 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 3: I'm gonna believe that negotiations at the end, because they 217 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: heat up before a team actually moves. 218 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 4: I think it's gonna work in the favor of Oakland 219 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 4: in the end. 220 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 3: I'm hoping that because Oakland's been around in my life 221 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 3: since nineteen sixty eight. 222 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 4: I was born in sixty three, so the A's have been. 223 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: A part of my life as far as I can remember. 224 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: And let's talk about this for people who you know, 225 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 2: laugh at the A's and you know, look at the 226 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: organization this was. This is a proud baseball franchise that 227 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 2: won three World Series in a row seventy two, seventy three, 228 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: seventy four, had some of the greatest players who ever 229 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: played Major League Baseball, including Reggie Jackson in that awesome 230 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 2: sleeveless jersey, like one of my favorites, am I right? Yeah, 231 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: like that, Like that jersey is one of my favorites. 232 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 2: Ricky Henderson, a Hall of Famer, Catfish Hunter, Vita Blue, 233 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: Dave Stewart. I could go on and on and on 234 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: about the great players, and then later on when Tony 235 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 2: LaRussa was the manager and Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire, 236 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I could go on. The history of this 237 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 2: franchise is pretty deep. They're not a joke, not by 238 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 2: any stretch of the imagination. Bit. No, not a joke 239 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 2: at all. 240 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 3: I think all the accomplishments of the organization are just overlooked, 241 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 3: and I think that people are just looking at where 242 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 3: they are right now. And when you look at this 243 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 3: team and you see that there are no names like 244 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 3: you just mentioned, people have a tendency to overlook it. 245 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 3: There's no Ricky Henderson on his team, there's no cat Fish, 246 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 3: there's no Dave Stewart. So they have a tendency to 247 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: overlook it. But you can't overlook the accomplishments that happen 248 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 3: here at Oakland. And so for you to leave open 249 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: right now and leave that void of what used to be, 250 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 3: I think that's wrong because all those guys came through here, 251 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 3: all their memories are here there at the coliseum, and 252 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: when you take that away, it seems like you're just 253 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 3: bottling up everything they did, putting it in a box 254 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 3: and set it in a closet. I just don't like 255 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 3: that fact, because when I walk into the coliseum right 256 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 3: now and I look on the walls, there's paintings and 257 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 3: murals of all of these guys, and it all happened 258 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 3: in Oakland. There's nothing going on in Vegas right now. 259 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 3: They haven't even broke Brown yet. 260 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: No doubt his name is bib Roberts. Whenever we want 261 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 2: to find out what's going on up in the Bay 262 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: Area with the age, there's only one guy to check 263 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 2: in with. That's my man, Bill Roberts. Bill, we always 264 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 2: appreciate you, and I'll see you in the Bay Area. 265 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 2: I think I'm coming up in June. We'll catch up 266 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: for sure. Okay, but I'll let you boy, I'm here 267 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 2: for you. You know it. 268 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: It was a big week in the big leagues. 269 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 2: Who's a believers? 270 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: Is it foul or is it fair? And now from 271 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 1: mlbdbro dot com, here's JR. 272 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: Gamboll Coming into Wednesday, Juan Soto was batting one fifty 273 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: four with one home run, two RBI and fifteen strikeouts 274 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 2: in his last twelve games as of April twenty six, 275 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: and the Padres, of course, a popular pick for the 276 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 2: World Series preseason, are in third place in the NL West, Jr? 277 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: Is it foul or fair to say that so far 278 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 2: the Padres are losing the Juan Soto trade? Fair? It's 279 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 2: a fair ball. 280 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 6: The Washington Nationals are a team you can get behind, 281 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 6: with their band of bros becoming the cornerstone of a 282 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 6: new winning culture with front office mastermind Mike Rizzo and 283 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 6: players Mackenzie Gore, cj Abrams, Robert Hassel, James Wood, all 284 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 6: of those prospects he acquired through the trade for one Soto. 285 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 6: He's building the future of this Nationals team around showstop. 286 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 6: Abrams and Gore, a pitcher, are already doing work and 287 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 6: starting for ants team that is eight and fourteen as 288 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 6: of April twenty six, but very competitive day in and 289 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 6: day out, so they will continue to reap the benefits 290 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 6: of trading Sodo. Cleveland is still the favorite to win 291 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 6: the AL Central Division. Josh Bell hasn't really heated up yet, 292 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 6: Tristan McKenzie is out, and they are only a couple 293 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 6: of games behind a healthy Minnesota team. Bell has given 294 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 6: early glimpses of the punch they didn't have last season. 295 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 6: But with all the firepower over in San Diego, Sodo, Tatis, 296 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 6: and the list goes on. The padres A lot of 297 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 6: people's preseason pick for World Series champ is currently twelve 298 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 6: and thirteen, a game below five hundred and behind the 299 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 6: Dodgers and six San Francisco, exactly where they've been the 300 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 6: past decade. What's wrong with Sodo? It's just a slump. 301 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 6: He's too great of a hitter to play this poorly. 302 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 6: But it is concerning, and the padres are yet to 303 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 6: start clicking, which is also very scary. 304 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector centrum. The analytic numbers 305 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: you need to know. 306 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is 307 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 2: his game. What do you got for me, Anthony? 308 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 7: In this new age of stolen bases, where thieves are 309 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 7: successful at a seventy nine percent clip, the highest mark 310 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 7: in a season in MLB history, statisticians are trying to 311 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 7: find any way they can to level the playing field 312 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 7: for the poor catcher behind the plate. Now, most stolen 313 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 7: bases aren't on the catcher at all. They're on the pitcher. 314 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 7: Though the cot stealing numbers only fall back on the 315 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 7: man behind the dish. That's why stat Cast this season 316 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 7: is developing a new metric called COT stealing above Average. 317 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 7: This new metric takes into account everything that goes into 318 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 7: a stolen base, from the pitcher's time to the plate, 319 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 7: the runner's lead, the speed of the pitch, and the 320 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 7: pop time of the catcher on the throat a second. 321 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 7: Based on the result, it spits out a probability of 322 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 7: how likely the catcher was to nail the runner for 323 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 7: the number itself. We've seen this before with win probability graphs, 324 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 7: run expectancy graphs, and catch probability, where each play is 325 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 7: worth a decimal point and all those get added up 326 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 7: for a final number. So if a catcher is successful 327 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 7: on a certain play ten percent of the time and 328 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 7: the runner is safe at second, the catcher only loses 329 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 7: zero point one as opposed to a potential zero point 330 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 7: nine addition to the total should he get the runner out. Now, 331 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 7: over the last two years, the Phillies JT. Real Muto 332 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 7: is number one in baseball at plus sixteen, a massive 333 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 7: margin considering number two is the Astros Martine Maldonado at 334 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 7: just plus seven. It's one more way to give some 335 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 7: props to the men who don the tools of ignorance. 336 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 1: Turn money into more money. Now it's time for betting 337 00:17:58,960 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: on the basis. 338 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 2: Dave Gascott, Love that money, Love that money. 339 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 8: Rob Brad New Week of Baseball, Glad to be here 340 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 8: with you again. I'm gonna take the Chicago Cubs leading 341 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 8: things off on Friday afternoon into the nighttime. Marcus Stromo 342 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 8: a two and two record, a two seventeen el in 343 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 8: Miami against the Marlins. You're playing just about five hundred 344 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 8: ball right now, Hey, zeus Lozardo is gonna be the 345 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 8: start for Miami in that one, but I'm gonna take 346 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 8: Stroman on the road and the Cubbies. Away from that, 347 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 8: we go to the South side of Chicago White Sox 348 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 8: and the Tampa Bay Rays. Tapa has been lights out 349 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 8: so far this season. They get the White Sox this weekend. 350 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 8: Zach Elfin, we'll get the NOD against Lucas Giolito. I'm 351 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 8: oddly gonna take Chicago in this one. There'll be a 352 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 8: home dog, so I'm gonna take the Lucas Gilito and 353 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 8: the Chicago White Sox for the upsit against the Tampa 354 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 8: Bay Rays in Friday nights afair. The other one I 355 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 8: do like is a different type of affair. You get 356 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 8: the Angels and the Brewers interleague matchup Anaheim right now 357 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 8: on Los Angeles, Angels of Anaheim, whatever you want to 358 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 8: be middle of the pack right now playing five hundred ball, 359 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 8: not too good away from Anaheim. Wait, Milo will get 360 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 8: the start in this one. Miley this season three to 361 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 8: one record in the Era Sub two at one ninety six, 362 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 8: he's gonna whip under one as what point ninety six? 363 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 8: I think we'll have a tough go against show Hey 364 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 8: Tani and the Angels. However, you get this matchup at home, 365 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 8: someone take Milwaukee. So it's Milwaukee on Friday Night Long 366 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 8: with the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs. 367 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 368 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 369 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 370 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome into the podcast, Dave O'Brien. He covers 371 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Braves for The Athletic Dave, Welcome to the podcast, my. 372 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 9: Friend, good to be here, Rob. How you doing? 373 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 4: Man? 374 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 2: Man doing great? Not as good as the Braves, because 375 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 2: my god, they're rolling well they were. 376 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 10: They had a little blip over the weekend against the Astros, 377 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 10: kind of wake up call, but yeah, they've had a 378 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 10: good start to the season. 379 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 2: No doubt. They're in first place, you know what I mean, 380 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: a division with the Mets and the Phillies. So if 381 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 2: you're the Braves, you gotta feel good. Get the Astros blip, 382 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 2: but let's start here. It as a big controversy. They 383 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 2: can no longer use the big helmet in the dugout 384 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 2: after home runs because New Era stepped in and was like, 385 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 2: wait a minute, wait a minute, we have exclusive rights 386 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 2: tell us about it. 387 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 10: I just don't know anything about it, man, Honestly. I 388 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 10: mean it was a cool little thing. I didn't know 389 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:24,959 Speaker 10: if it was going to go the whole year or not. 390 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 10: It was kind of you know, it was. It was 391 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 10: cute and all that, but it's one of those where 392 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 10: I think it would have gotten tired after a month 393 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 10: or two because they hit so many home runs. I 394 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 10: don't know how many times you could show that be 395 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 10: abused by it. But I mean because it was kind 396 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 10: of a it was kind of a juvenile one. It 397 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 10: wasn't as cool as some of the other ones. 398 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 5: Right, So many other ones like the Padres had the 399 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 5: big gold chain. 400 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 9: Right right. I agree it was the. 401 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 2: Oversized helmet for fans who haven't seen it. 402 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 9: And I guess it just looks so silly, man. 403 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and New Era put the kibosh on that. So 404 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: it is what it is is. But let's talk about 405 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 2: the braves and what's happening. Of course, first place in 406 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 2: the al on the NL East Ronald Lacuna Junior. Uh, 407 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 2: I think he's re established hisself, can you Is that 408 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 2: fair to say? 409 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 10: That's fair to say after coming off you know, and 410 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 10: a season where he was clearly getting over the ACLU 411 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 10: surgery the previous summer and just wasn't there yet mentally 412 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 10: and physically. It was bothering him and he couldn't he 413 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 10: couldn't rotate on his swing and as Kevin Sicher, the 414 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 10: hitting coach, said, the guy's got the most explosive hips 415 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 10: on the planet, you know, So when he couldn't didn't 416 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 10: feel confident rotating with those hips, then it sapped his 417 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 10: power last year and it affected everything really, I mean diving, 418 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 10: he was scared to kind of dive and plant on 419 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 10: throws and all that. So we're seeing full bore Ronald 420 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 10: Counya this year and we have since spring training, and it's, uh, 421 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 10: it is spectacular to see because you're reminded how just 422 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 10: how incredible this guy's talent is. I've I've never seen 423 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 10: a more talented, purely talented player and I've been doing 424 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 10: this for twenty nine years now, so he's he's exceptional. 425 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: And what's real cool I think is he's doing national 426 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 2: TV commercials too, Like, yeah, yes, personality that I've seen 427 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: him on a couple, not just one. I think that's 428 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 2: awesome for Ronald Counya Junior. 429 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's got a real he's got a lot of charisma. 430 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 10: He doesn't speak fluent English, but that doesn't really matter 431 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 10: on some of these on the commercials, he's doing that 432 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 10: that's not really necessary and the charisma comes through. I mean, 433 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 10: he's got a great smile, he's got a good sense 434 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 10: of humor, and he's willing to go with it on 435 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 10: these ads. So yeah, it's pretty cool to see him 436 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 10: on some of these ads making some extra cash on 437 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 10: the side because he's gonna be way underpaid in this 438 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 10: contract he's got from the Brave He's over the course 439 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 10: of the deal. 440 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, he need to make some extra money, no doubt 441 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 2: about it, to close the gap. But at the time time, 442 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 2: you know, signing that kind of deal where you're guaranteed 443 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 2: you know, security and millions, like a lot of guys 444 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,479 Speaker 2: are taking it were years ago they would have waited, 445 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 2: but Dave, I can't argue with that. You know, millions 446 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: guaranteed or millions guaranteed, and something can happen to. 447 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 10: You right, and we saw last year. I mean, he 448 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 10: has an ACL what if he has another Aco? God forbid. 449 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 10: You know, he's got that hundred million that's locked up, 450 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 10: that's guaranteed. That's baseball contract, not NFL, you know, so 451 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 10: it's all guaranteed. So that's obviously generational money. It's not 452 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 10: a guy that comes from a lot of money. So yeah, 453 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 10: I don't blame him. He did it after his He 454 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 10: didn't even have a full year of service time, so 455 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 10: you don't know what's going to happen. 456 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 4: And you know, you. 457 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 9: Can't blame a guy for that at all. 458 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 10: We've seen so many guys get debilitating injuries and never 459 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 10: are the same again. 460 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 9: So I can't blame him at all, not for taking. 461 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 2: It, not at all. Our guest is Dave O'Brien from 462 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: The Athletic. He covers the Atlanta Graves. Give us an 463 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 2: update on Michael Harris the second you know at a 464 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 2: lower back strain. Uh, is he coming back soon? What's 465 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 2: the update? 466 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 10: Yeah, it's taken a little bit longer than any of 467 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 10: us anticipated. I thought it was going to be one 468 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 10: of those They did it because he probably could have 469 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 10: played in five days, but they wanted to make sure, 470 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 10: so he put him on tenda I L it's end 471 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 10: up being about three weeks now. But he starts a 472 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 10: rehab assignment tonight actually with Triple A Gwinette, and he 473 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 10: could be back as soon as next week. I would 474 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 10: imagine when he get back from this road trip. We're 475 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 10: getting ready to go to New York and Miami, and 476 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 10: I think he could probably play at the end of 477 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 10: that trip. 478 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 9: I would I would think about five or six rehab games. 479 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 9: I'll do it. And what exciting at the arm YEP. 480 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 2: What an exciting player he is. He was natural a year, 481 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 2: can can play center field field with the best of them, 482 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: hit for average empower. I mean, he's a fun player 483 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: to watch. 484 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 9: Yeah. 485 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 10: With with with he and Akunya, they have two of 486 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 10: the only really legit five two players in the in 487 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 10: the in the major leagues, and they're playing side by 488 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 10: side in center and right. 489 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 9: Uh. 490 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 10: When they get him back in center, if they move Hilliard, 491 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 10: who's been a real kind of revelation this year, if 492 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 10: they move him over to the left field, they're gonna 493 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 10: have the best defensive outfield in the majors. 494 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. Let me ask you about of course, the NL East. 495 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 2: You know, the Phillies of course wound up going to 496 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 2: the World Series, right, I mean, remember they fired their 497 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 2: manager early on. Joe Girardi turned it around, made a 498 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 2: nice run, got to the World Series, lost to the Astros. 499 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 2: But still the Mets won over one hundred games last 500 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 2: year in the NL East, and of course the Atlanta 501 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: Braves who won the division. So talk about the Braves 502 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 2: and the expectations again this year with those three teams. 503 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 2: And I know the Phillies aren't there yet, but they'll 504 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,479 Speaker 2: get Bryce Harper back. They's that they got Trey Turner 505 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 2: free agency. They picked up Taiwan Walker as the starter 506 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 2: from the Mets. I like what the Phillies did, but 507 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,120 Speaker 2: I love the Braves and the Mets have a ton 508 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 2: of talent as well. 509 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think it's gonna be a three team race. 510 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 10: The Phillies are gonna get Bright back earlier than we 511 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 10: initially anticipated, especially if he plays first base. I mean 512 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 10: he could be back in May, so that's going to 513 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 10: be a huge difference maker for them. And the Mets 514 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 10: are the Mets. They have so much talent, They've spent 515 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 10: so much money. There's no doubt in my mind that 516 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 10: as the trade deadline gets near, if they can pick 517 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 10: up another couple of players, they'll do it. I mean, 518 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 10: their owner, he's spent this much money, why not keep spending. 519 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 10: So I expect them to be there. It's gonna be 520 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 10: a good barometer, early season barometer this weekend. I mean, 521 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 10: it's not going to make or break either team, but 522 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 10: four games is a nice gauge to see the two 523 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 10: teams play up in New York for the first time 524 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 10: this season. You know, until the Mets get their full 525 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 10: rotation back, they're not going to be as good as 526 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 10: they can be. And obviously not having their closer all 527 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 10: season is a big blow. 528 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 9: The Braves. Bullpen is just getting up to speed. 529 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 10: They've been without their closers so far, rossi Oli Iglesias, 530 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 10: so they've been able to really kind of mind the 531 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 10: Ford while he's been out. But once they get him back, 532 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 10: that should be a real boon for the Braves bullpen. 533 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,479 Speaker 10: I like the Braves over the course of the whole season, 534 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 10: but it's gonna it's not gonna be easy. I expect 535 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 10: the Mets to be there, but I do like the 536 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 10: bra I do like this praise team. I think they're 537 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 10: better than they were a year ago. I don't I 538 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 10: don't know that they'll win one hundred and one games again, 539 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 10: but I think they're probably a better team from top 540 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 10: to bottom. Once to get everybody healthy. 541 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 2: His name is Dave O'Brien from the Athletic. He covers 542 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Braids and does a great job. And we 543 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 2: appreciate you joining us here on inside the Parker, Dave, 544 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 2: thank got it. 545 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 9: Hey, we had to inside the Parker home run last night? 546 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 2: Is that right? We did? Next time? I always say 547 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 2: the announcer one of these days have to say it's 548 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 2: an inside the Rob Parker home run, A big day? 549 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 9: All right, you got it? 550 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer. Right. Here's why MLB is 551 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. 552 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 2: Reason number one hundred and ninety nine Major League Baseball 553 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 2: is better than the NBA. In the NFL, it's the 554 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 2: stolen base. It's an added element of the game. It's 555 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 2: not pitching, it's not fielding, is not his base running. 556 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 2: And with the new rules in Major League Baseball, the 557 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,959 Speaker 2: bigger bases and the limited throws to first base by 558 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:25,199 Speaker 2: the pitcher man, people are running like crazy on the 559 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 2: base pass, and that's more exciting for the fans. Entering Wednesday. 560 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,439 Speaker 2: MLB teams, we're stealing bases at the highest rate in 561 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 2: almost a quarter century, zero point six to eight steals 562 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 2: per game. I got a better stat for you. It's 563 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 2: also the highest success rate in Major League Baseball history 564 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 2: at seventy eight point eight percent. Ricky Henderson and Vince 565 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 2: Coleman might steal four hundred bases a season at his clip. 566 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 2: Is that? Don'tbelieve almost eighty percent of the people stealing 567 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:03,479 Speaker 2: bases are making it. That's pretty good, that's exciting, and 568 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 2: fans have more to cheer about. In the words of 569 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 2: New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you 570 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 2: for your time this time until next time. Rob Parker 571 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 2: out he can't Gavin. This could be an inside of Parker. 572 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time, from Same Matt's station.