1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: voter number fifty six, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 2: Come on, I've been covering Major League baseball for almost 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: in LA. 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 3: I love this game. Let's go. Welcome into the podcast. 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 4: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 4: have for you today. Angels right fielder Joe Adell coming 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 4: off one of the greatest performances I've ever seen from 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 4: an outfielder. Will stop by and talk to Joe. Also, 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 4: I'll relive another moment in my forty year baseball writing career, 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 4: and this one is a doozy. 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 3: We take you to Cincinnati back in nineteen ninety two. 17 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 3: That and much more. Let's go better up. 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: To lead off. It's getting rocked to keep them. Rob's 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. 20 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 3: Number one. 21 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 5: All right, it's been two weeks to the baseball season, 22 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 5: basically right, and I don't think anybody is surprised that 23 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 5: coming into Thursday, the two best teams. 24 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 4: In Major League Baseball the Dodgers and the Yankees. Coming 25 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 4: into Thursday, the Dodgers nine to three best in the 26 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 4: National League, best in Baseball, and the Yankees eight and 27 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 4: three best in the American League second in Baseball, played 28 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 4: one game less than the Dodgers' same amount of losses, 29 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 4: and both of these teams look really good. We already 30 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 4: know about the Dodgers and what they've been able to 31 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 4: do back to back World Series. 32 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 3: Adding people dz to their back end of. 33 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 4: The bullpen as their closer, Tucker they got as the 34 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 4: big bat. They brought in all these people to go 35 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 4: along with the team that's already won back to back 36 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 4: World Series, so most people expect them to be in 37 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: the mix. I know I picked the Padres, but I 38 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: gotta admit they look pretty strong right now to start 39 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 4: the season. And on the flip side, we have the 40 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 4: New York Yankees, who didn't do much. 41 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 3: People were like, they just ran it back. 42 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 4: Remember, the Yankees had the same exact record as the 43 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 4: Toronto Blue Jays in the Al East. Blue Jays had 44 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 4: beaten the Yankees in the season series, so they had 45 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 4: the tie breaker, but the Yankees won ninety four games 46 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 4: without their ace. Garrett Cole's coming back. They're pitching has 47 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 4: been electric so far. Judge hasn't even started hitting yet. 48 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 4: There's a lot of stuff to like about the Yankees 49 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 4: and some of the moves that they made. And Tom Braducci, 50 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 4: we're gonna give them credit. From Sports Illustrated compared this 51 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 4: era of baseball like the Magic Bird of the NBA era, 52 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 4: and I got to buy into that because we're getting 53 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 4: to see Judge and Otani right compete against each other 54 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 4: in their primes. 55 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 3: You know, these are two more quee players. 56 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 4: They have a lot in common with Bird and Magic 57 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 4: And who knows, the way the season plays out, can 58 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 4: we see another Judge Otani World Series Yankees and Dodgers. 59 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 4: I know we didn't get it last year Yankees got 60 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 4: knocked out, but two years ago it was great for 61 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 4: baseball and we could see that, and I think it 62 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 4: would be reminiscent of the NBA during that era. We 63 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 4: know baseball's had a resurgence. These two guys are some 64 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 4: big stars. People want to see them bright lights. They 65 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 4: play in the biggest cities for the iconic franchises. It's 66 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 4: good for baseball, and so far both are living up 67 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 4: to the billing. 68 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: Number two. 69 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 4: No one is here to diminish with cal Rod last 70 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: year with the Seattle Mariners, sixty home runs out of 71 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 4: the catcher's position is unbelievable. 72 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 3: It was a tremendous year. 73 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 4: He didn't win the American League MVP because of something 74 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 4: he did. Aaron Judge just had one of the most 75 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 4: incredible offensive seasons anybody has ever had in baseball and 76 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 4: it trumped cal Raley and his sixty home runs this year? 77 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 3: Are you really surprised He's. 78 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,679 Speaker 4: Off to a really, really slow start, twenty one strikeouts 79 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 4: already two weeks into the season, which is the second most. 80 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 3: The Mariners are stumbling. 81 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 4: Coming into Thursday, they had lost five in a row, 82 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 4: had the worst record going. There's a lot of stuff 83 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 4: going on here, but cal Raley, let's just be honest. 84 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 4: Did you think that sixty home run season was the 85 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 4: launching pad of his whole career and he would be 86 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 4: able to duplicate that again? 87 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 3: It was a one off. It's so hard to hit. 88 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 4: That many home runs and do it consistently, so I'm 89 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 4: not surprised that here we are two weeks into the season. 90 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 4: He only has one. He's not gonna hit four for 91 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 4: the year, but it ain't gonna be sixty. If he 92 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 4: has thirty five or something, it would be welcomed and 93 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 4: a good year for him, no doubt about it. I 94 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 4: just can't see that happening. It was such a it 95 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 4: was such a different place from where he had been 96 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 4: in his career for him to get up there and 97 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 4: hit as many home runs as consistently as he did 98 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 4: a year ago. Congratulations for last year, but I'm not 99 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 4: surprised at. 100 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 3: Kalla scuffling, and I think he'll come. 101 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 4: Back to earth be a really good player, but not 102 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 4: the player we saw. 103 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: All last year. 104 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 4: Number three and boo on the Dodgers for rubbing it 105 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 4: in the Toronto Blue Jays face. Can you imagine the 106 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 4: guy who wrecked their chance of winning a World Remember 107 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 4: the Blue Jays had the lead in the ninth inning 108 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 4: of Game seven of the World Series when Miguel Rojas 109 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 4: stepped up with one out, nobody on at Otani on 110 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 4: deck and hit a game tie in home run in 111 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 4: the top of the ninth that led to basically the 112 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 4: undoing of the Blue Jays and then the Dodgers come 113 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 4: back to Toronto for a series, and who's mopping up 114 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 4: in the fourteen to one Dodger victory none other than 115 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 4: Miguel Rojas. Really, Dodgers, there was nobody else you could 116 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 4: have put in? 117 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 3: Do you have to do that? 118 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 4: You're bludgeon the Blue Jays fourteen to one, which was 119 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 4: bad enough, and then here you go putting in the 120 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 4: guy who just crushed so many Blue Jays fans? 121 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: Uh with that home run? 122 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 4: He was, of course the ninth place hitter. An amazing 123 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 4: moment for Miguel Rojas, but that was pretty salty to 124 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 4: allow him the mop up duty and a blowout win 125 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 4: by the Dodgers in Toronto. 126 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 3: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. It's so good. 127 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 4: All right now, let's welcome into the podcast Joe Adell 128 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 4: from the Angels of course, right field of Joe. 129 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 3: What's happening? 130 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 6: How are you? What's going on? Everything's great? Can't complain 131 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 6: the Joe Show. 132 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 4: Come on, man, you gotta tell me about Saturday Night 133 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 4: against Seattle. 134 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 3: Let's just start right there. 135 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 4: Three catches, steal three home runs, including in the ninth inning. 136 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 4: Was that all about them? How was that? 137 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 6: It was crazy? 138 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 7: I think the craziest part was after I got the 139 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 7: first one, the second ball that was hit was very 140 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 7: similar and kind of felt like deja vous a little bit. 141 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 7: I went back to the wall and kind of had 142 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 7: my footing from the previous catch, and before I knew it, 143 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 7: I had two of them, and I was like wow. 144 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 7: And then we got to the ninth inning, and obviously 145 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 7: you're doing whatever you can in the ninth inning to 146 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 7: make a play happen. 147 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 6: And I got five ball in the corner. 148 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 7: That was hit and got close to the foure ball 149 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 7: around that area and leaned over and made the play. 150 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:03,559 Speaker 6: So crazy. 151 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 3: Did you know the rule that if you go into 152 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: the stands or not? You know what I mean, if 153 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: it counts if it's not. 154 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 4: Did you when you caught it originally and then fell 155 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: into the stands, did you think, oh, that's a home 156 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 4: run because I went into the stands or not? 157 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 7: Well, once I went to review, I knew that after 158 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 7: I caught it that it was gonna be reviewable and 159 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 7: they were gonna check it out. But obviously it gets 160 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 7: kind of tricky because it's did you catch the ball? 161 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 7: Where did you catch it? When you caught it? But 162 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 7: I knew that I was on my way from fair territory, 163 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 7: you know, to that foul territory over the wall when 164 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 7: I caught it, so I knew it was gonna count. 165 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 6: That's pretty amazing that it just was you. 166 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 4: Here we go, poke In with the Angels two thousand 167 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 4: and twenty. 168 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 3: Here we are twenty twenty six. 169 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 4: We saw two years ago you hit twenty home runs 170 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 4: last year thirty. 171 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 3: Seven ninety eight. 172 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,239 Speaker 4: RBIs defensively, we know what you can do. 173 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 3: Just how where are you in your career as it 174 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 3: continues to progress you? How do you feel? 175 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 6: Yeah? 176 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 7: I mean, I think one of the things is I've 177 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 7: gotten older in this game and kind of grown in 178 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 7: this game and watching other players. I've got to play 179 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 7: with some Hall of famers, Obviously, me and Mike playing 180 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 7: side by side for this many years now has been 181 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 7: so good for my development and. 182 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 6: Just being better as a player. 183 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 7: Tory Hunter somebody too, that's been by my side throughout 184 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 7: this whole process to this point. 185 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 6: Really just learn how to play the game, how to 186 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 6: be a gamer. 187 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 7: You know, these past couple of days, we've had pitching 188 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 7: duels where the pitchers have definitely dominated, and I feel 189 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 7: like a couple of years ago, I would have kind 190 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 7: of caved under that situation of having the pitcher. 191 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 6: Dominate the game. 192 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 7: And obviously like a game like last night, where I 193 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 7: come out and I'm able to make defensive plays and 194 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 7: you know, help the team and other aspects and whatever 195 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 7: it takes, whether it's base running, defense, if offense is 196 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 7: rolling that game, you just learn how to compete in 197 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 7: every aspect of the game. I think I've gotten better 198 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 7: in that aspect of you know, I'm not a one 199 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 7: trick pony. You know there's things to this game that 200 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 7: you know I can bring at any point in time, 201 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 7: any day, and that's what you learn. 202 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 4: Joe and Dale joined us on inside the Parker of course, 203 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 4: Angels right field. Joe, you're twenty six now. I saw 204 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 4: a look at that numbers. Stills went down last year, 205 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 4: but your power is up. Is that something you looked 206 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 4: at or you stop running or it just weren't opportunities 207 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 4: or just power came and you were too busy knocking 208 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 4: at park. 209 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 7: Yeah, a lot of my hitts were extra base ads 210 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 7: last year for sure. Now I'm definitely wanting to pick 211 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 7: my spots a little bit more. It's kind of the 212 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 7: way the lineup chicks out kind of lets us know 213 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 7: kind of what we want to do the picture, catch 214 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 7: your matchup. I'm a guy that can run, and I 215 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 7: can run with the best of them, but obviously we 216 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 7: want to pick our spots. It'd be smart and for us, 217 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 7: when you know a lefty hits behind me, it's important 218 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 7: to kind of keep that whole open at times. So 219 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 7: we kind of run through all the different ways of 220 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 7: how we want to do the base running and what 221 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 7: it can look like. But definitely want to kind of 222 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 7: get moving a little bit soon. And you know if 223 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 7: those if those opportunit these arise, then you know I'm 224 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:02,439 Speaker 7: gonna take advantage for sure. 225 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 4: How about the home run thing, is that something you 226 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 4: try to do or just natural? You're taking your swing, 227 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 4: your natural swing. If you hit it good, it might 228 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 4: go out of the ballpark. You know, it's not something you. 229 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 6: Try to do, right, Nah, that that type of stuff 230 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 6: just appears. 231 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 7: It's one of those things where, hey, like you get 232 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 7: certain pitches in certain situations. You don't have to try 233 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 7: to create what's gonna happen, but you definitely when you 234 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 7: up to bat, you're you're pitching, You're picking pitches. That's 235 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 7: The most important part is make sure you know what 236 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 7: you're looking at. If you're worried about gearing up to 237 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 7: do more than you should, then that's when things happen 238 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 7: that shouldn't happen. 239 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 6: That's when decision making goes down the drain. 240 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 7: So for me, I'm just looking for pitches that I 241 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 7: think I can do damage with and hit well. 242 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 6: But the home run is the last thought for sure. 243 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 3: How about the ABS system? 244 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 4: Let me ask you about that, because I think like, 245 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 4: if I'm a hitter, I want to make sure that 246 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 4: if they called me out on a bad pitch, I 247 00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 4: want to have that for that situation. Some people change 248 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 4: you account from one and one to zero and two, 249 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 4: you know what I mean? Things like that, what you're 250 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 4: thinking behind it? Does that have to really be like 251 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 4: a bad call for you to go like no, wait 252 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 4: a minute, I need to have that reviewed, or what's 253 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 4: your process? 254 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 7: Well, I think our team focus is, you know, if 255 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 7: we're in a position where we have runners, a scoring position, 256 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 7: and you think that you've got something that that you 257 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 7: want to get aggressive with and challenge we you know, 258 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 7: we open up for it and we want you to 259 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 7: do it. 260 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 6: But if it's close and we're in a. 261 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 7: Situation where either we have a lead or nobody's on base. 262 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 7: We don't have runners in scoring position. I think you 263 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 7: got to be smart with when you use it and 264 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 7: understand that. You know, sometimes if you know it happens 265 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 7: to be a ball but it's too close, you just 266 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 7: have to kind of wear it, you know, and not 267 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 7: use it. You only get two of them, so you 268 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 7: can only miss twice, right, you know, and that's it 269 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 7: for the whole game, So you know, you never know 270 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 7: when you're gonna need those in the ninth inning, when 271 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 7: you're on defense or when you know, we always talk about, hey, 272 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 7: like we have our offensive challenges, but we also need 273 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 7: to save something for defense, and so we just got 274 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 7: to it's got to present itself. I've gotten a couple 275 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:00,599 Speaker 7: of pitches where maybe I could have challenge that I 276 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 7: didn't challenge just because of the situation. 277 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 6: But definitely runners in scoring position. If you think you 278 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 6: have something that you know that's not there, you want 279 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 6: to be able to tap and use it. 280 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 3: I like the human element, I like umpires. Everybody. 281 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 4: You know, you get started with just the two challenges 282 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 4: the ABS system before you know what that's going to be. 283 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 3: The rule of the land. Where are you on that? 284 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 3: Do you see that happening? 285 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 4: Because the more they use it and the more we 286 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 4: see stuff, it looks like it'll probably wind up in 287 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 4: that spot where they might use it all the time. 288 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think I think there's an art to umpiring 289 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 7: and coming out here, and you know, when we all 290 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 7: show up to the field, we you know, we have 291 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 7: a job to do, whether it's umpires, whether it's video guys, players. 292 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 7: I think that obviously with the ABS, it's a checks 293 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 7: and balance system. 294 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 6: It's the same way as if I. 295 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 7: Made a play like I made yesterday, where they're going 296 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 7: to go and have the ability to review it. You know, 297 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 7: it's the same type of thing, just on the strike 298 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 7: zone part. I think that players have the accountability to 299 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 7: come out and make plays and do things, and all 300 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 7: of our players are reviewable. 301 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 6: Everything we do is reviewable. 302 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 7: So I think as far as umpiring goes, you know, strikes, 303 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 7: strikes and balls are reviewable, and I think that we 304 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 7: should allow umpires to continue to call the games umpiring 305 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 7: as an art if they do a great job. I 306 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 7: played a game this year where we didn't even tap 307 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 7: the whole game. The umpire did a great job behind 308 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 7: the plate. We were good on both sides. That's the 309 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 7: type of performance where it's like, hey, if you really 310 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 7: work at your craft, then the numbers will show. 311 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 6: And I think I think it's important that we allow 312 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 6: them to keep calling the game. 313 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 4: How about last thing, just the Angels expectations last year, 314 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 4: you guys want a lot of big series, road series, 315 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 4: you get some really good teams. Things kind of you know, 316 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 4: took off a little bit for you guys last year. 317 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 7: What are your expectations, you know, to be honest with you, 318 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 7: if we keep our players on the field, we obviously 319 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 7: get other chances anybody. And I know that's kind of 320 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 7: a common theme when it comes to the season, but that's. 321 00:14:58,320 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 6: How I feel about it. 322 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 7: We have a hell healthy my Trout in centerfield that's 323 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 7: been fews for us, how to him being able to 324 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 7: run out there and. 325 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 6: Do this thing every day. 326 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 7: So as long as we can continue with knowing who 327 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 7: we are as a team and being able to keep 328 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 7: all our guys out there, we have good other chances anybody. 329 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 7: So it's a great, great one of the best groups 330 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 7: I've been around since I've been here, So pretty amazing. 331 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 4: Joe Adele the Jesse James of Major League Baseball because 332 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 4: he's robbing everybody my bad great job. 333 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 6: All right. 334 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: In case you missed Rob Parker on the MLB networks, 335 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: here's his latest appearance on MLBINA. 336 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 8: Showdown time. Rob Parker is here clearly from Los Angeles 337 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 8: right now. Look at the attire. You can tell I 338 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 8: got a sweater on back here in New Jersey. It's cold, baby. 339 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 3: How are you, Rob? Good to have you back? Always 340 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 3: great BK. Yes, it's a little toasty here in LA. 341 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: But I'm not rubbing it in. 342 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 8: Don't do that couch how you left Queens? You you 343 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 8: have no respect for your own people. 344 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 6: All right? 345 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 8: Connor Grifford and the Pirates, that's a great deal, right. 346 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: I guess you know what. Here's my issue I have, 347 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 4: and I get it. Where the Pirates are going. They 348 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 4: figure we got the number one overall prospect. Let's just 349 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 4: sign him now. Five years from now, we'll have a bargain. 350 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 4: What if he's a flaw? What if he's a flaw 351 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 4: in baseball? 352 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 8: Have you seen him? I'm not saying this Saturdays. There's 353 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 8: always risk, But if you're going to be in this business, 354 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 8: if not him, who a six twenty five shortstop, fastest 355 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 8: guy in the league, about who can hit his nineteen 356 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 8: he's never failed anywhere. Like, if not him, who are 357 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 8: you paying? Are you gonna pay Paul Skins? It's too 358 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 8: late already. 359 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 9: No. 360 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 3: But my point is, and I get it. I understand it. 361 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: From the kids standpoint, I would have signed it, so 362 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 4: I'm not. 363 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 3: Blaming the kid. But from the pirates standpoint, there was a. 364 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 4: Guy to Red Sox signed in twenty fourteen, Rushney Castile. 365 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 3: Do you remember him being. 366 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 8: A whole different alumn No? No, come on, this is 367 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 8: Bobby win this is this is holy and Rodriguez. But 368 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 8: better you know this is Gunner Henderson. This is a star. 369 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 8: This kid's a star. Rob You know that. You know 370 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 8: you know baseball. I know you know that. He's a 371 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 8: nineteen year old shortstop with power. He's a huge kid, 372 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 8: he's fast, the fastest guy in the league. He's never 373 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 8: failed at anything. 374 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 4: Come on, I just I'm gonna just pump the brakes. 375 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 4: I understand the economics of it. If this kid is 376 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 4: who you think he is, let him earn his way 377 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 4: for the first few years. Let him do that and 378 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 4: then pay him. 379 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 8: It's too too late, then you have a mookie bet situation. 380 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 8: Do you want a mooki bet situation where he goes, 381 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 8: you know what, three hundred million? Ain't doing it now, 382 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 8: which is what happened. 383 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 4: No. But but if the guy's going to be that 384 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 4: and lift your organization and you believe in all that, 385 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 4: he should be rewarded once that time comes. 386 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 3: You don't have to do it prematurely. I don't. 387 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 8: I don't know if they have that that revenue. You 388 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 8: say the Blue Jays are cooked. It's way too early 389 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 8: to say that, Rob, isn't it? 390 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 5: B K? 391 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 3: How many years have you known me? 392 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 4: How many times come on this show forty dold you 393 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: that teams that made the World Series aren't going back 394 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 4: to the playoffs? 395 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 3: How many times over and over. 396 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 8: You've been right a lot about team when you say 397 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 8: they're done, You're you're right a lot of the times. 398 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 8: I'll give you that. 399 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I told you last year the Mets wouldn't make 400 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 4: the playoffs. You remember, you gave me all the reasons 401 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 4: why they were going to get in. I told you 402 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 4: they weren't going to make it. The Blue Jays are cooked. 403 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 3: They're not the same team from a year ago. 404 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,719 Speaker 8: Bro, It doesn't feel the same, April. It's not it 405 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 8: does it. It's so crazy early though. All right, I'm 406 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 8: going to the next thing. This is like a real 407 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 8: deal fight, real deal as Evander Holyfield and Rob knows 408 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 8: that nobody else does anymore. Jorge Celaire, Raynaldo Lopez. I 409 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 8: think the suspensions are right. I know they don't charge 410 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 8: the mound anymore. It's been years, but I'm thinking this 411 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 8: does not disincentivize, you know, violence, that we all have 412 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 8: fun with it, but you really can't have too much 413 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 8: of it in the game. 414 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 3: I agree with that this was This was a peer 415 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 3: six brawl. 416 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 4: As the late great Bob Murphy, Mets announcer used to say, 417 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 4: this was a real fight. 418 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 3: This is not like an NBA fight or an NFL fight. 419 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 3: This is real deal. 420 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 4: And when you're throwing a ball at somebody and whatnot, unbelievable. 421 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 3: I'm with you that baseball didn't come. 422 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 4: Down with a little harder punishment in this situation. Somebody 423 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 4: could have gotten hurt, including maybe you know, career shoulder armed. 424 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 3: You know, something serious. 425 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 4: When that many people get together and it ain't just 426 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 4: holding and pushing, that was a fight. 427 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 8: Then fortunate that there were many responsible men around them. 428 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 8: Everybody de escalated, almost everybody surrounding No, and the next 429 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 8: time it happens, maybe you have a different mix of dudes, 430 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 8: and when we know, it can go very differently. All Right, 431 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 8: the Joe Adell game, All right, where does it rank? 432 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 8: Three home run robberies in a one nothing win? Where 433 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 8: does it rank? 434 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 3: I'm not giving you hyperbole. 435 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 4: It was the greatest outfield game I've ever seen in 436 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 4: the history of Major League baseball. 437 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 8: Wow, from you, BK. 438 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 4: People have made great catches, no one has made taken. 439 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 3: Away three home runs. 440 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 4: And then your team wins won nothing, and you win 441 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 4: the game by jumping into the stands to take away 442 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 4: a home run from JP Crawford that would have tied 443 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 4: the game in the ninth inning. It was the greatest 444 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 4: outfield performance I have ever seen in my forty years 445 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 4: covering Major League baseball. 446 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 8: I just wanted that to be printed so they had 447 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 8: an in and out so they could cut that. Because 448 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 8: you're such a hater, and you're known as a real hater. 449 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 8: I know you're not. I know you're always you have 450 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 8: historical baseball in mind. You were saying, hey, pump the 451 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 8: brakes on the Otani game and everything. So if you're 452 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 8: saying it's the greatest ever, I'm just gonna let that go. 453 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 8: I had Tommy ag footage from nineteen sixty nine rolled up, 454 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 8: but I won't even do that to you, all right, 455 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 8: out of respects find because you gave it me. 456 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 4: Ag was great, But I've never seen anybody take three 457 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 4: runs away in one game. 458 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 6: Gave it up. 459 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 8: By the way, sincere, congratulations. You're being inducted into the 460 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 8: Black Sports Hall of Fame this weekend in North Carolina. 461 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 8: Congratulations to you. That's a tremendous honor, you know what, 462 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 8: b K, thank you so much. 463 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 3: I am absolutely thrilled and humbled. 464 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 9: It's at North Carolina A and T for the students 465 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 9: to all be there and see. And it's been a 466 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 9: long road forty years, as you know, BK, starting out 467 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 9: at the Daily News in New York back in nineteen 468 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 9: eighty six, all the way to now. 469 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 3: So I'm thrilled and honored. 470 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 8: Humble beginnings. What wait, you started at the Daily News. 471 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 8: You started lower than that, right? 472 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? 473 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 4: I was five months ready, five months at the Rookesbury 474 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 4: Times Leader in Pennsylvania. 475 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 8: Good And if you started on New York Daily News 476 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 8: in eighty six. It's not humble beginnings. You're a child prodigy. 477 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 8: You're like you're you're a superstar, and say, hey, what 478 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 8: happened to you? 479 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 7: Rob? 480 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 8: You had such promise the Daily News in eighty six, 481 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 8: like five million readers. 482 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 4: Come on, unbelievable. Hey, it was a dream come true. 483 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 4: I grew up reading that paper every. 484 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 9: And a chance to go work with some of the 485 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 9: all time greats and be there during my youth was amazing. 486 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 8: All right, congratulations, Rob, have a great weekend on that. 487 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 8: Thank you. 488 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 3: Yep, thanks BK. See you next week. 489 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: It's time for a trip down memory lane here on 490 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: Inside the Parker. 491 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 7: Ron Parker has covered major league baseball for forty years. 492 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 6: Now let's relive a memorable moment of his career. 493 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 10: In nineteen ninety two, I was in the middle of 494 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 10: one of the biggest brawls between a major league manager 495 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 10: and a player in baseball history. Reds manager Lou Panella 496 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 10: and closer Rob Dibble fought. 497 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 3: In the clubhouse. And guess who was blamed for starting 498 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 3: to fight. It was me. Here's the backstory. 499 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: Dibble, the Reds premier closer, warmed up in a safe situation, 500 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 2: but he didn't come into the game. 501 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 11: After the game, I asked Panela about it. He said 502 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 11: Dibbel felt. 503 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 3: Something when he was warming up in his shoulder. 504 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 11: Then I went to Dibble's locker and I asked him 505 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 11: was he okay? He claimed Louke Panella was lying and 506 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 11: that he was good to pitch that night. I then 507 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 11: went back into Low's office and told him what Dibbel said, 508 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 11: and he erupted, ran into the clubhouse and attacked Dibble. 509 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 11: Later in a magazine article, Dibbil blamed me for starting 510 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 11: the fight. 511 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 3: Hey, this is Rob Parker. 512 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 2: Come back all season long every week as I chronicle 513 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 2: my forty years of covering Major League Baseball, and if 514 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 2: you missed any episodes, go to mlbbro dot com and 515 00:23:55,440 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 2: catch up. In the words of New York TV legend 516 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time. 517 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 3: Until next time, Rob Parker out d can't Davin. This 518 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 3: could be an inside of Parker. 519 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 8: See you next week, same bat time, same batt station.