1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 3: I'm your host, Rob Parker with a very special edition 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: of Inside the Parker. Our guests coming up on the 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 3: program Cleveland Guardians first baseman, the All Star Josh Naylor, 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 3: will talk about his experience his very first All Star Game. Plus, 11 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 3: we look forward to the second half of the season, 12 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 3: and for Fox Sports Chris Myers, you'll be Buy Plus 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 3: File Affair, all that and more. 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: Let's go. 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 4: Better to lead off, it's getting robbed to keep them on. 16 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: League Baseball. 18 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 3: Number One, The second half of the MLB season starts 19 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 3: on Friday and Earnest all the teams will get back 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: to work after the All Star break, and one of 21 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: the big storylines is who will be the MVP in 22 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 3: both the American. 23 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 2: League and National League. Now we get it. 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: The Vegas odds have both Shohail Tani in the National 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: League and Aaron Judge in the American League, And that 26 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: would make total sense when you consider their numbers and 27 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: what they're doing so far. But I gotta say this, 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 3: if Otani wins, he will be breaking something that's never 29 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 3: happened before or setting a standard, because no DH has ever. 30 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: Won the MVP. 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: And not only does he have power, but he hits 32 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: for hour. He's hitting over three hundred. Like that's the thing. 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 3: That's why I think both of these guys have a 34 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: great shot at winning MVP. And I'm talking about Aaron 35 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: Judge in the America League for the Yankees and Sho 36 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 3: Heltani for the Dodgers. Not only are they, you know, 37 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 3: plubbing home runs left and right, Aaron Judge has thirty four, 38 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 3: but they're both batting well over three hundred. 39 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: And you don't see that in baseball. 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 3: So many guys are hitting under two hundred or add 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 3: two hundred or around two hundred to be able. And 42 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 3: I know a lot of you know, stat and analytic 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: people don't care about batting average. I'm sorry, I want 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: to see a guy. I don't want the Kyle Schwarburs 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: where you're batting one sixty nine with twenty nine home runs. 46 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 3: I love to see Aaron Judge batting over three hundred 47 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: with thirty four home runs and all the RBIs and 48 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: all that. He's a complete player. So I think they 49 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 3: have a great shot. And this will be different because 50 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 3: usually they have been in the same league, both in 51 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 3: the American League, and Otani has won two of the 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: last three one he didn't win Judge one. So now 53 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: here's a chance that both players, which arguably could be 54 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 3: looked at as the two best players in. 55 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: Baseball, are winning the MVPs like it. 56 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 4: Should be number two. 57 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: The sons of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were both 58 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: drafted on the final day of the Major League Baseball 59 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: Draft this past week. It's a great story, of course, 60 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 3: whenever you have fathers and sons, But it would be 61 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: even a greater story, wouldn't it if their sons were 62 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 3: drafted while Manny and Big Poppy were still playing. In fact, 63 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: we haven't seen a father son duo playing in the 64 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: major leagues since Rock Rains and his son Tim played 65 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 3: in two thousand and one. I can't believe it's been 66 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 3: that long, And the question is will we see it again? 67 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 3: We know there's the Lebron, James and BROWNI scenario playing 68 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 3: out in the NBA and the Lakers this coming year, 69 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 3: where for the first time a father and son in the. 70 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: NBA will be playing together. 71 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: In this case in baseball, I still think there's a 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: chance that it will happen again. 73 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: You know, we saw Ken Griffy Junior and King Griffy 74 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: Senior play together. 75 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: There's just got to be a player who has longevity, 76 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 3: you know, as a role bench player, pinch hit a 77 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 3: late in his career, and if he has a kid, 78 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 3: you know, at a young age, it can wind up happening. 79 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: And we've seen it before and I think it's neat, 80 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 3: and I think it's really. 81 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: Neat when that other player truly earns it. 82 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: And in the case of baseball, it's always been where 83 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 3: the kid, you know, have more cachet than the dad, 84 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: and the NBA is a little different with Lebron and Bronni. 85 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 3: But this will be something that we can look forward 86 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 3: to down the road. I think it will happen. There's 87 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 3: a lot of kids in the major leagues, which is crazy, 88 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 3: who have major league dads. 89 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 2: But I think there will be a time when guys 90 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: will play. 91 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 4: Together again number three. 92 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: Here we go a little proof of performance. 93 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 3: I'm not just flabbing my gums, popping my teeth, moving 94 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 3: my lips. You know, I'm trying to give you some insight. 95 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 3: We call this proof of performance. I know we still 96 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: have the second half of the season to go. But 97 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: when I was on MLB Network with Brian Kenny before 98 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 3: the season started, I stepped out on a limb and 99 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 3: I said I thought both World Series teams would not 100 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 3: make it back. 101 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: To the playoffs, the Texas. 102 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 3: Rangers and the Arizona Domentbacks. And people thought I'm crazy. 103 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 3: The Rangers were loaded last year the d Bacs, remember 104 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 3: they came out of nowhere as a wild card and 105 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 3: made it all the way to the World Series, and 106 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,679 Speaker 3: so far, if the season were to end today, neither 107 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 3: team would be in the postseason. 108 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: I don't know the d Backs. I wasn't buying into. 109 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: They had a nice run at the end, but I 110 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 3: didn't think they were that great of a team, So 111 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 3: that was not surprise. And the only reason I picked 112 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 3: against the Rangers. I like that team. Seeger Simeon Garcia. 113 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: They're loaded. The only reason is I think Bruce Bochie, 114 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: their manager, is a bad luck charm. Every time he 115 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: goes to the World Series with a team, the next 116 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 3: year's team doesn't make the playoffs. 117 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: How is that possible? 118 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: He did it with the Giants when they won those 119 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 3: three World Series, and he did it with the Padres 120 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 3: when they went to the World Series, and he was 121 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: the manager who's Bochi's been incredible when you think about it, 122 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 3: to take three different franchises to a World Series and 123 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 3: to win four out of five pretty impressive. But he 124 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 3: is bad luck the year after, and I think that 125 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 3: bad luck is gonna stick with him this year. 126 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 4: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 127 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 5: It's so good. 128 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: So of course you know. 129 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: I was at the All Star Game at Globe lighte 130 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 3: Field in Arlington, Texas, and I caught up with Josh 131 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians, first baseman, and he talked 132 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 3: about his first experience as an All Star. 133 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 6: Can you just talk about what this means to you 134 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 6: making any All Star team and was it something that 135 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 6: you dreamt about when you were younger of making an 136 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 6: All Star. 137 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: Tier and playing. 138 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 7: I think it's something that you know you always wanted 139 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 7: to do when you strive for in this game, and 140 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 7: I think it's it's something that you want to do, 141 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 7: not just for yourself, but for like for those who 142 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 7: you love, because they see you in this situation and 143 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 7: they know that not necessarily you made it, but you 144 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 7: you made this opportunity. You made it happen from your 145 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 7: hard work, your dedication as a kid, you going to 146 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 7: your late night practices here and there, or instead of 147 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 7: going to party, you and to hitting the cage. 148 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: You know. 149 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 5: So it's those little moments. 150 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 7: I can kind of get you here, and I think 151 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 7: it's it's a credit to a lot of people. So 152 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 7: it's not just on me, it's a it goes around to. 153 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 5: A lot of people. 154 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 6: Did you think at any point, like during the season 155 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 6: when things could do well, you think about the All 156 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 6: Star Game or you don't really think about. 157 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 5: It, just play And I don't, I really don't. I 158 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 5: think about the World Series more than anything about anything. 159 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 5: And that's like the ultimate goal in my opinion. 160 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 7: You obviously want to make the playoffs, but like the 161 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 7: World Series is the ultimate goal. So this is super 162 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 7: super awesome, But I think the biggest thing in baseball 163 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 7: is winning that World Series. Not taking anything away from 164 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 7: this because this is a blessing, but at the end 165 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 7: of the day, I think a lot of us think 166 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 7: about the playoffs and how we can make it, how 167 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 7: we can get better today, for tomorrow, for October four, 168 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 7: early November. 169 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 5: You know, all the teammates with you. 170 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 2: It's ratifying, is that again? 171 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 7: I said this earlier just to see them how hard 172 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 7: they've worked in the offseason and to today. We spend 173 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 7: a lot of time with each other daily. It's no secret, 174 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 7: and we motivate each other, and I think that's what 175 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 7: makes us such a great family environment, like a unit together. 176 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 5: And I think a lot of our other teammates. 177 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 7: Got us here because they put us in situations to 178 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 7: get those RBIs too. They had great at bats to 179 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 7: pass the baton on to get the next guy up. 180 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 7: So I think we're extremely thankful for our teammates and 181 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 7: our coaches who helped us get to this moment. 182 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 6: Most guys don't have a brother who also plays in 183 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 6: the big leagues, let alone on the same team. And 184 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 6: he thought of that that maybe one day you guys 185 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 6: are both being your all start too. 186 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 7: Yeah, hopefully we'll be side each other one day. That'd 187 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 7: be That'd be awesome. And I know he can do it. 188 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 7: He's one of the best players I've ever seen on 189 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 7: that field. And it's a true blessing playing with him 190 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 7: and watching him grow and watching him develop into the 191 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 7: man he is and the baseball player he is. 192 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 5: I wouldn't trade it for the world. 193 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 7: He's he inspires me daily and he like, he puts 194 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 7: so much confidence in me and makes me think. 195 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 5: I'm better than I am, you know what. 196 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 7: I mean that in a weird way, just because we've 197 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 7: grown up together and seen each other play and seen 198 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 7: each other you know, practice and this, this and that 199 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 7: and and go through kind of the same situation that 200 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 7: we're in the national team. We traveled the world, we 201 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 7: played in World championships, and he just always says, hey, like, listen, 202 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 7: you're you're you're phenomenal. And next I'll say to him, 203 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 7: and you're an MVP. Like we consistently push each other 204 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 7: and motivate each other to make each other better, because 205 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 7: at the end of the day, if you do that, 206 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 7: I think it just. 207 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 5: It's a trickle down effect. It'll help the next guy. 208 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 7: And then we'll do that to other players on our 209 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 7: team that you can ask for iro Quan he or 210 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 7: even class of the Latin guys. 211 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 5: I don't say the Hose because Hose knows he's the best. 212 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 7: But even like the Latin guys, like we we. 213 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 5: Try to breed confidence in everyone. 214 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 7: And I think when you breed confidence in someone, it 215 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 7: turns him into a player that they never thought they'd become. 216 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 7: And then in that it just it's a trickle down effect. 217 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 7: Everyone becomes great, everyone becomes a family. 218 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 6: How about all the younger first time All Stars, younger players. 219 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 6: Is there a youth movement, a changing of the guard 220 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 6: in the big leagues? 221 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 5: I think so. 222 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 7: I think young players aren't afraid to step out of 223 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 7: their shelf nowadays. They're not afraid to swing and miss 224 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 7: at a bad pitch, They're not afraid to fail, and 225 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 7: I think that makes you a good player when you're 226 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 7: not afraid and to do anything in any situation. And 227 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 7: like credit to the gunner Henderson. We got to play him, 228 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 7: I'm gonna say three or four weeks ago, and we 229 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 7: obviously you see his numbers. 230 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 5: He's doing good. But like his presence in the play, I. 231 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 7: Didn't play one game and I sat down and I 232 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 7: just watched him from the side, and his movements are 233 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 7: super slow in the box. 234 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 5: He doesn't move his head a lot. 235 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 7: He doesn't swing at bad pitches, and when you do 236 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 7: all those things and then when you get your coaches 237 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 7: swing at. 238 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 5: It, you crush it. 239 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 7: And he hit pretty well in the series we faced him. 240 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 5: We were able to get him out sometimes, but he 241 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 5: still hit the ball herd. 242 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 7: Sometimes it's like he's a young player who's slowly learning 243 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 7: how to become the great player he believes he is, 244 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 7: and it's it's kind of cool to see from the 245 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 7: soft like someone way younger. 246 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 5: Than me doing what he's doing. 247 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 6: One last question, just your team and how good it 248 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 6: is and can you get to the World Series. I mean, 249 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 6: you had a phenomenal first half of the season. 250 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: How good of guarding. 251 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 7: I think we are a phenomenal team. I think we're 252 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 7: the best team in baseball. I'll double down on that. 253 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 7: I think all of us will hear. We play the 254 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 7: game hard. We support each other through and through. We 255 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 7: even we even practice hard before the game, like there's 256 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 7: a lot of us doing early work and actually we're 257 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 7: going all that. And I think it's just it's believing 258 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 7: in each other. I don't think the best team wins necessarily. 259 00:11:58,080 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 7: I think it's a team that believes each other the 260 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 7: most and who has the most fun and who just 261 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 7: has complete camaraderie. 262 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: Thank you Jos. 263 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 4: It was a big week in the big leagues. 264 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 5: Who Who's a f. 265 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 4: Is it foul? Or is it fair? 266 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: And now from mlbdbro dot com here's Jrgamball. 267 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 2: Jr. Is it foul or fair? 268 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 3: To say that Detroit Tigers center fielder Riley Green is 269 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 3: a bona fide star and the cornerstone of the Detroit 270 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 3: Tiger's future. 271 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 4: Fair It's a fair ball. 272 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 8: Riley Green has been the man carrying a Detroit Tigers 273 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 8: offense that has turned it around, going nine and four 274 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 8: as a team in the month of July and finally 275 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 8: being able to produce some double digit runs that have 276 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 8: helped the great pitching staff be able to close out games. 277 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 8: Yley Green, after struggling at the beginning of the season, 278 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 8: is now up to two seventy one with seventeen home 279 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 8: runs and fifty RBI when at eight sixty six ops. 280 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 8: That's what he bought into the All Star break. He 281 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 8: appeared in the All Star Game, his first for the 282 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 8: twenty three year old. He went zero for two, but 283 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 8: he showed that Detroit Tigers have a star for the future. Yes, 284 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 8: they have work to do. Yes they don't have an 285 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 8: offensive barrage of talents. Yes, Riley Green has to carry 286 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 8: a big load, but he's done it. He's on a 287 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 8: pace to hit thirty five home runs, to have one 288 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 8: hundred RBI. That's the type of middle of the order 289 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 8: hitter that Detroit needs. They have the pitching with School 290 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 8: Bull and Reees Olsen and black Jack Flaherty. They have 291 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 8: the new kid, the MLB bro Justin Henry molloy, and 292 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 8: now Riley Green. 293 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 4: Will be the stud. 294 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 8: You need that stud in the middle of the lineup 295 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 8: that's gonna hit you thirty home runs, hit at least 296 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 8: to seventy, give you a BUCKI put fear in the 297 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 8: hearts of players, and Riley Green is developing into that 298 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 8: dude for the Detroit Tigers. Check him out in the 299 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 8: second half of the season. He said he's been working 300 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 8: on his game and hitting better pitches, and he told 301 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 8: me at the All Star Game Fellas that that was 302 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 8: the difference. 303 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 4: So Green is. 304 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 8: Comfortable now and expect his game to continue to climb 305 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 8: in the sind as the Detroit Tigers do the same. 306 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector centro the analytic numbers 307 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: you need to know. 308 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 3: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is 309 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 3: his game. What do you got for me, Anthony? 310 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 9: As the All Star Game is upon us, it's important 311 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 9: we take a step back and evaluate the season up 312 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 9: to this point. After the pace of play, rule changes 313 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 9: with pitch clocks, and the renaissance of the stolen base, 314 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 9: Pitching and defense have caught up a bit, with the 315 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 9: league ops down twenty five points from last year and 316 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 9: stolen bases down about three percent from last year's record 317 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 9: setting eighty percent six rate. There were four and forty 318 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 9: nine games played before the All Star break this season, 319 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 9: a new record and the impetus for some first half records, 320 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 9: notably Aaron Judges thirty four homers, breaking his own pre break. 321 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 9: Yankee Mark Shoheo Tani is within reach of the first 322 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 9: triple crown in the National League since Joe Medwick in 323 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 9: nineteen thirty seven, and, according to Baseball Reference, leads the 324 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 9: league in wins above replacement at five point four, even 325 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 9: though he's only been a DH this season. Reminder, no 326 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 9: full time DH has ever won the MVP, and only 327 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 9: Frank Robinson has won an MVP in both the AL 328 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 9: and NL and maybe we're seeing a new shortstop revolution 329 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 9: like we saw in the mid nineties. There are five shortstops, 330 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 9: all twenty five and under who rank in the top 331 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 9: fifteen in MLB in extra base hits, Gunner Henderson, Bobby Witt, 332 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 9: Junior Ezekiel Tovar, CJ. Abrams, and Elie de la Cruz. 333 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 9: No matter what, the second half is going to be 334 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 9: a doozy. 335 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 8: It's the Gambler here. 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Listen 367 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 8: to the MLB Bro Show podcast the Mixtape on the 368 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 8: iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast. 369 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 4: Or wherever you get your podcasts. When Rob was a 370 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 4: newspaper columnist, he lived by this model. If I'm writing, 371 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 4: I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer or broadcaster, old 372 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 4: or new. 373 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 3: Now, let's welcome into the podcast. Chris Myers, one of 374 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 3: the best sports casters out there. Of course Fox Sports. 375 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: He does baseball in FS one, to whip around the NFL, 376 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 3: all that and much more. Legendary career. Mister Chris Myers, 377 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 3: is great to have you on Inside the Parker. 378 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 2: How are you. 379 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 4: I'm good. 380 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 10: Thanks, thanks for having me on, no doubt. 381 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 3: All right, before we get to some baseball in the 382 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 3: second half of the season, which I'm looking forward to 383 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 3: as it plays out, I want you you to tell 384 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 3: us about your book. Upcoming book that's going to come 385 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 3: out November nineteenth. It'll be on sale then. It's called 386 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 3: That Deserves a Wow, untold stories of legends and champions, 387 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 3: their wins and heartbreaks. Tell us about the book, Chris. 388 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 11: Well, thanks you, and it's actually you could pre order 389 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 11: now on either Amazon or Barnes and Noble whatever, but 390 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 11: it actually done to hit the shelves. 391 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 10: It's interesting. 392 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 11: It's November, so I wanted me to at least announce it. 393 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 11: But I just had been in a lot of you know, 394 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 11: I covered a lot of different things ten years at 395 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 11: ESPN and then the last twenty plus at Fox and 396 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 11: major events, and to be in the middle of things 397 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 11: like obviously catch it up to Brady and his greatest 398 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 11: comeback Super Bowl against Atlanta, or being there when the 399 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 11: Red Sox interviewing Johnny Damon when they broke the curse 400 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 11: of eighty six years, that amazing run come back, to 401 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 11: be the you know, the network reporter for that. But 402 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 11: then there were other things that I wondered, how did 403 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 11: I end up in the middle of these things? They 404 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 11: were unusual spots to be in there as a sports 405 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 11: broadcaster covering the event, whether it was the earthquake World 406 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 11: Series with the A's and Giants. I was at the 407 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 11: Atlanta Olympics recording for a Sports Center show and the 408 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 11: bomb went off and covered that through the night. Fox's 409 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 11: first NASCAR of broadcast at the Daytona five hundred, I 410 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 11: was there covering that as the host of the pre 411 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 11: ratio and Dale Earnhard dies in a crash. So those 412 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 11: became bigger events than sports. So I wanted to write 413 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 11: this book to just kind of share that along the way. 414 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 11: And then there's a lot of you know, funny, humorous 415 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 11: moments with people like Charles Barkley and Bill Murray that 416 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 11: that you get to hang out with when you're either 417 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 11: covering events or in and around sporting events. So it's 418 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 11: kind of, you know, it's reflective of life through the 419 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 11: lens of sports and how we cover it. And there's 420 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 11: some tragedy in there and with different people, including myself, 421 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 11: and how people in sports rally around each other and 422 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 11: at a time when I hate to sound, you know, philosophical, 423 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 11: but sometimes the country seems so divided. Nothing brings people 424 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 11: together like sporting events through thick and thin, just like 425 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 11: teams and fans. And so that was kind of the 426 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 11: kind of the push of the book. It started during 427 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 11: the pandemic kind of writing it, and HarperCollins said, let's 428 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 11: let's get it out there for people to enjoy. 429 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: Sounds like something I want to read. 430 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 3: And you write about sports and what it does to 431 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 3: people because you know that you could have nothing in 432 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 3: common with the guy next to you in the seats, 433 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 3: but you guys both pull for the same team and 434 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 3: a bond there. It's incredible what sports does. So congratulations. 435 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 3: Can't wait for the book to come out. But Chris, 436 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 3: let's talk about the second half of the Major League 437 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 3: baseball season, the home run Derby, the All Star Game, 438 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 3: all behind us from Arlington, second half before the season started, 439 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 3: I picked the Dodgers and the Yankees, and I'm sticking 440 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 3: to my pick first time since nineteen eighty one. 441 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: If they were to meet in. 442 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 3: The World Series, where are you on those two teams? 443 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 3: They've had uneven first halves, That's what I'll call them. 444 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 3: You know, they still wanted a high clip, but the Yankees, 445 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 3: you know, had the big swoon. The Dodgers some uneven 446 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 3: play as well, but both teams have had injuries. 447 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: Do you like these two teams? Yeah? 448 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 10: I do, and I almost you know, at the beginning 449 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 10: of every year for the last few years. 450 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 4: I'm with you. 451 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 11: I think you could have picked up It's amazing the 452 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 11: Dodgers what they've accomplished, and yet just that one World 453 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 11: Series title. And I agree with their inconsistency in the 454 00:21:58,560 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 11: first half. 455 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 10: And I think they're both thin on pitching. 456 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 11: And obviously the Yankees it seems like if if you 457 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 11: pitch around Soto and Judge, then you're going to beat them. 458 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 11: But both of these teams and will watch that July 459 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 11: that end of July thirtieth trade deadline they both have 460 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 11: the money, and they've shown the gumption in the past 461 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 11: to make a move to get either pitching help or 462 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 11: or a key hitter, a key guy that wants to 463 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 11: be there and can help them contribute. So I'm not sold. 464 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 11: I mean, the Phillies and the Orioles look like and 465 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 11: I would not have said I mean, I knew they 466 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 11: were going to be back there, but I wouldn't have 467 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 11: said that at the beginning of the year. But they 468 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 11: both have impressed me, especially the Phillies starting rotation along 469 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 11: with the Bats, and then you know, the Orioles young, 470 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 11: and I was shocked that they got like bumped out 471 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 11: of the playoffs so quickly last year. And I think 472 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 11: they need to make some kind of a pitching move 473 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 11: beyond you know what they did prior to this year 474 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 11: when they brought it an ace in Corbin Burns. I 475 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 11: still worry a little bit about the closure in that situation, 476 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 11: but to me and I again, a lot could have 477 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 11: but to the second half and the trade deadline could 478 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 11: have in effect. I'll tell you what else is exciting 479 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 11: too this year in covering the games, is you know 480 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 11: the fact that Cleveland and Milwaukee both with rookie managers 481 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 11: to kind of have and some other changes to do 482 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 11: what they've done too. And I know those divisions are 483 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 11: not as respected as some of the others. But to 484 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 11: be where they are, and you know, do they make 485 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 11: a move that puts them in the thicket things. I 486 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 11: wouldn't say they're World Series contenders, but it's just good 487 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 11: to see them contending and competing with the teams that 488 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 11: we expect to be. 489 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 10: They're like the Dodgers and the Yankees. 490 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 3: Our guest is Chris Myers, of course from Fox Sports, 491 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 3: talking about the second half of the baseball season. Chris, 492 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 3: before like during before the season started, I also said 493 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 3: that the Diamondbacks and the Rangers would both not make 494 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 3: the playoffs. I did this on MLB Network. Brian Kenny 495 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 3: almost fell out of his chair when I said, the 496 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 3: two teams from the World Series will both not make 497 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 3: the playoffs. Do you think both can rally and make 498 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 3: a playoff run? But I'll say this, Bruce Bochi has 499 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 3: been to the World Series five times, and every year 500 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 3: after he has gone to the World Series, his team 501 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 3: hasn't made the playoffs. 502 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I would know. 503 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 11: I would say, first of all, as a Gutsy picked 504 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 11: by you prior to the season, and now it looks 505 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,719 Speaker 11: like even though they're they're finding some traction. I just 506 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 11: think it's a crowded field if they don't win the division, 507 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 11: which Arizona didn't last year. They made the run, okay, 508 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 11: but I think San Diego has proven that they're a 509 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 11: little bit ahead of them, and there's too many other 510 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 11: teams and maybe not great teams, but teams that I 511 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 11: think are a little bit better than that Arizona. And 512 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 11: on the other side, you know, Texas Seattle needs some offense. 513 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 11: There's a team that needs to make a deal for 514 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 11: some offense somewhere because they're pitching looks like it's as 515 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 11: good as anybody for the postseason. And then you have 516 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 11: Houston there, so there really isn't room. And then the 517 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 11: other you know, if you figure the Yank he's of 518 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 11: the Red Sox and the Oriols out of that other division, 519 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 11: there's a room with the three wildcards if you don't 520 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 11: win the division, and Texas is you know, they've had 521 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 11: their share of injuries and they're pitching, and Boaching is 522 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 11: the best at shuffling, just like with the Giants when 523 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 11: he won, you know, getting the most out of his pitchers, bullpens, 524 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 11: shortening games. However, he just they don't have enough tools there, 525 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 11: and I don't know that they can make a blockbuster 526 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 11: deal like they tried last year, which really that that 527 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 11: that trade for pitching helped a little bit later. 528 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 10: So I'm with you on that. 529 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 11: I might not have said that at the beginning of 530 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 11: the year, but I don't think those teams and even 531 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 11: if they did get in, I don't think they would 532 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 11: go very far. And it is interesting that that as 533 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 11: much as we talk about it, you know there's teams 534 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 11: dro up there. They're great regular season teams, they pile 535 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 11: up the wins, and maybe some people can point to 536 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 11: the Dodgers, and then there's other teams that you know 537 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 11: that they get into the postseason and they make a run. 538 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 11: It's like the Phillies were a wildcard the year before 539 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 11: h when whenever before Arizona and and and they had 540 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 11: that that tremendous run. So uh yeah, getting in is important. 541 00:25:59,320 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 10: Then you got to know. 542 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 11: How realistic your team is to go further. And I 543 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 11: don't see Texas and Arizona. I don't see them back 544 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,360 Speaker 11: in the mix, even even to start the postseason. 545 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 2: How about the season Aaron Judge is put together. 546 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: Aaron Judge obviously had a terrible April and then just 547 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 3: took off. He was at one point it felt like 548 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 3: he was on pace to maybe even hit seventy home runs. 549 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 3: That might be tempered. 550 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 2: Now you know. 551 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 3: Where he is, because he's now you know, kind of 552 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 3: had a little bit of slump before we got into 553 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 3: the All Star break. 554 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 2: And I mean slump for him, right, what kind of 555 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 2: you know for him? 556 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 3: Because he's been tremendous, But how surprised are you? And 557 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 3: in the league where guys don't hit over guys don't 558 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 3: hit over three hundred anymore, he's got power and he's 559 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 3: he hits over three hundred. 560 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 10: Yeah, that's what's amazing about about him. 561 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 11: He's got power, and he can go opposite field, and 562 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 11: he's a terrific defensive player as well. But he does 563 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 11: keep the eye. You know, average still means something to me. 564 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 11: I know it's bad. 565 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 3: I'm with you, I'm with you. I want to see 566 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 3: a guy back three hundred. I'm sorry. 567 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 11: Yeah, Well, you're making the kind of money that the 568 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 11: guys are and I know they want, you know, exit. 569 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 4: Velocity launch Agle, But my goodness. 570 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 11: I mean, you got this where Pete Rose cringes with 571 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 11: what he sees the strikeouts as some of these guys, 572 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 11: and you know the two twenty two forty batting averages. 573 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 11: But that's not Judge, and that's why he's special. I 574 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,479 Speaker 11: would say the seventy homers, well, I'd like to see it, 575 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 11: but I don't think it's going to happen, you know, 576 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 11: because I think you can pitch around him, and it depends. 577 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 10: I don't know what's out there. 578 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 11: What else the Yankees other than getting healthier and stand 579 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 11: is too inconsistent. So in that lineup, you know, boy, 580 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 11: if you you know now they've learned pitchers have we'll 581 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 11: get around Soto as well as Judge and we'll and 582 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 11: then we'll deal with the rest of that lineup. So 583 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 11: he probably is not going to see some of the 584 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 11: kind of pitching unless something else happens with that lineup. 585 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 11: But I certainly expect him to lead the league at 586 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 11: homewards and disappointing obviously in the home run derby when 587 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 11: you don't have Otani and Judge in there. 588 00:27:58,280 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 4: But but times have changed. 589 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 11: By the way the start game, I just I would 590 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 11: love to see them go back to wearing their own uniform, 591 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 11: their team uniform or their team cap or something. It 592 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 11: just it just represents since they put guys from everybody. 593 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 11: So that's something that I'll think about. I know, all 594 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 11: star uniforms are an important product and marketing item for baseball. 595 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 10: But yes, getting back to Jays. 596 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 11: The other thing too, is he really is such a 597 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 11: such a classy young man. 598 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 10: He handles the fame. 599 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 11: He handled the booing you know which in New York 600 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 11: for him to early in the season way, I can't 601 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 11: believe they were so vocal about that turning on him, 602 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 11: But they should turn on some other people in that 603 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 11: Yankee organization or lineup before him. But yeah, he should 604 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 11: lead the league in home runs and I'll bet you yeah, 605 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 11: I bet he finishes with a three hundred average. It 606 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 11: would be good to see because he's such a not 607 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 11: only great player, but a really good guy. 608 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 2: No doubt. 609 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 6: And sho Hail Tani of course, his first year with 610 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 6: the Dodgers, and you know, moved into the leadoff spot 611 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,479 Speaker 6: after the injury to Mookie Betts. 612 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 2: And I don't know, Chris. My thing would be, you know, 613 00:28:58,200 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 2: he's a really good pitcher. 614 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 3: We got all that, but We always wondered if he 615 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 3: just concentrated and just became a hitter, what he could 616 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 3: do being in the lineup every day. As we know 617 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 3: Babe Ruth did that was a picture and then eventually 618 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 3: just became a hitter. 619 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 2: Is that in show Hayes's future, do you think? 620 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 3: Or they'll try to do him as a dual threat 621 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 3: as long as they. 622 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 11: Can, well, the Dodgers if he was healthy this year, Robie, 623 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 11: I put him out there as a picture because the 624 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 11: Dodger pitching has been strained and beat up, and it's 625 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 11: like who you know? 626 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 10: Who do the glass now? 627 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 11: Had the All Star year, but he said his max 628 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 11: pretty much his innings and it's starting to the wear 629 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 11: and tear. But yeah, you know, I just think even 630 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 11: with today's athletes, it is well prepared. He's a tall, 631 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 11: angular guy. He is the years go by. I think 632 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 11: even if he's totally healthy, he's going to have to 633 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 11: make a decision and cut back, and you want him 634 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 11: in the lineup as much as you can, and I 635 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 11: just don't see him doing both now. He wanted to 636 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 11: do both. The Dodgers paid the big money for both. 637 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 11: But at some point I think together they'll say you 638 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 11: know what, let's let's ease up on this because of 639 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,719 Speaker 11: the ten year deal that he signed and and he 640 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 11: could you know, we haven't had a DH win the MVP. 641 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 11: Uh and and really to look at the National League, 642 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 11: you know, the AL you got Gunnar Henderson, We mentioned 643 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 11: Aaron Judge as somebody could have Bryce Harper certainly in 644 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 11: the n L the second half of the side there. 645 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 11: But it'd be interesting to see if ware Otani ends 646 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 11: up in home runs, just as you said, just being 647 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 11: a d agent, being in the lineup and not pitching, 648 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 11: and then and then what kind of you know there. 649 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 11: I don't know how people feel about hey is is 650 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 11: he really a full time player? If he's not out 651 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 11: there playing in the field to win MVP, probably that'll 652 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 11: that'll cost him that award. But but certainly what he's 653 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 11: done has been good for the Dodgers. And I do 654 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 11: think you'll see Mookie Bets be permanently put at second 655 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 11: base once he's back and healthy. And you know, Miguel 656 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 11: Rojas starting to hit a little. They like his glove. 657 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 11: I know they looked around the Dodgers poking at the 658 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 11: time we're talking if they might make a move for 659 00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 11: some pitching and maybe some shortstop help. 660 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 10: You know, the Gavin Lucks. It's not like they've given 661 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 10: up on him. 662 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 11: He has his moments, but I think in the long 663 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 11: run he's probably somebody who will be traded and flourish 664 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 11: in another organization at some point. 665 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 10: But that's you know. 666 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 11: And Freddie Freeman, by the way, certainly he's a little 667 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 11: off for him, Like you said, Judge, he's you know, 668 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 11: his batting average is usually a lot higher. But he's 669 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 11: one of the best small round hitters, productible players who 670 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 11: could make a run two at the at the MVP. 671 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 11: I think in the second half, maybe push on Towny 672 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 11: a little bit. 673 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 2: No doubt. His name is Chris Myers. 674 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 3: Check him out on FS one's baseball coverage, of course, 675 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 3: and pick up his new book. 676 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 2: That could pre order it. It's called That Deserves a Wow. 677 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 3: Untold stories of legends and champions, their wins and heartbreaks. 678 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 3: Chris Myers a pleasure. Thank you for joining Inside the 679 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 3: Park of my Man. 680 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 10: Yeah no, thank you. By the way. 681 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 11: In the book, some interesting stories about being up close 682 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 11: and around Mike Tyson and Oj Simpson posts both trials 683 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 11: that I'm sure you'll you'll find fascinating. Thanks for having 684 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 11: me on and thanks for talking to great Baseball. 685 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 10: I enjoyed it. 686 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer. Here's why MLB it's better 687 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. 688 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 3: Reason number seven hundred and fifty five why Major League 689 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 3: Baseball is better than the NBA and better than the 690 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 3: NFL came to light with the All Star uniforms. The 691 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 3: fans didn't like them. They looked like softball uniform for 692 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,959 Speaker 3: the most part. It had American League naturally had some 693 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 3: funky colors. And guess what the commissioner actually addressed it. 694 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 2: We get it. It's a financial thing. 695 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 3: When I was a kid growing up, there were no 696 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 3: special uniforms made. 697 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 2: You would wear whatever your team uniform was. 698 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 3: That was what it was, you know, like you would 699 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 3: just if you were on the Mets, you would wear 700 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 3: your Mets uniform and everybody would have their uniforms on. 701 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 3: And then of course some money making situation where you 702 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 3: could sell these jerseys to people, so that's where that went. 703 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 3: But the commissioner, Rob Manford, I'll give them credit, said 704 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 3: that they're going to take a look at this and 705 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 3: kind of figure it out. There was a ground swell 706 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 3: from fans. They just didn't like what they looked like, 707 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 3: and the baseball is going to respond to the fans. 708 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 3: It's their game. It's still the best All Star game, 709 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 3: and the uniforms matter to fans. They really want to 710 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 3: feel like, you know, they want to see what they 711 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 3: want to see and players and what the players are wearing. 712 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 2: So I think that's pretty neat. 713 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 3: In the words of New York TV legend the late 714 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 3: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 715 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 3: next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin. 716 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 2: This could be an inside of Parker. 717 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 1: See you next week, game, same bat time from same 718 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: Matt station.