1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now. Gear's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: voter number seventy six, Rob Parker, Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker, the understated Rob Parker. But 7 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: we'll make it through. We do have a good podcast 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: for you. Former NBA guard Annie House, who's the biggest 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: baseball fan going. We're gonna get some of his insight. 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: Plus Jason Beck, who covers the Detroit Tigers for MLB 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: dot Com. Let's go up to lead off. It's getting 12 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: robbed to keep him on. Rob's hot take on the 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, My goodness. 14 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I know we talked about the Yankees a 15 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: lot on the podcast, but it's hard not to. I mean, Wednesday, 16 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: they beat the Oakland Age five to three, and they 17 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: continue to build this incredible record and lead in the 18 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: a L East. They've won fifties six games already, and 19 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: as you look, the Yankees also did something in doing so. 20 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: Judge hit his major league leading twenty nine home run 21 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: in that game, and gian Carlo Stanton hit a go 22 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: ahead three run home run, and uh stant has now 23 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: had his last six hits have all been home runs. 24 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: Who who does that? And the blast by those two 25 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: guys gave the Yankees fifties seven home runs in June Eclipse. 26 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: In the previous mark of fifties six sat by the 27 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: two thousand, sixteen Orioles and the twenty nineteen Breas. So 28 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: they're on a tour it uh home run hitting UH 29 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: streak for this franchise. We know they're called the Bronx 30 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: Bombers for a reason, But right now, I don't know 31 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: what what are the Yankees not doing? I mean, they're pitching, 32 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: they don't even have they're they're even missing Haraldus Chapman, 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: their closer hasn't pitched in a while. And they're still 34 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: rolling and winning and UH continue to impress. So the 35 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: Bronx Bombers are indeed the Bronx Bombers in number two, Okay, 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna admit it. I was wrong. I was wrong. 37 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: Justin Verlander. It's back. I wasn't sure he missed last year. 38 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: He was injured. You know, a long recovery and Justin 39 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: Verlander is the man with the astrol There's a reason 40 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: that they have the second best record in the American League. 41 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: Justin Verlando off to an impressive ten and three start, 42 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: a two point zero three e r a, uh beat 43 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: the Mets on Wednesday, and continues to pitch big time baseball. 44 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: I mean, we know Justin Verlander has all the makings 45 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: and the numbers to be a Hall of Fame pitcher, 46 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: but uh, I really didn't think he would get back 47 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: to this um plateau and would be pitching this well. Uh, 48 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: but but he is. And it's hard to look at 49 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: the Astros and not think that they have their ace 50 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: pitching as well as possible, and Verlander has the Astros 51 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: in the hunt. They are not out of the hunt 52 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: of anything with him at that top of the rotation. 53 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: So Justin Verlander, I never thought he would get back 54 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: to being the Justin verlanda of old. But my goodness, 55 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: so far he's been incredible. Number three, what uh we're 56 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: seeing something we never saw before. His name is O'Neil Cruz. 57 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: Have you seen this guy for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's 58 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: a six seven shortstop. What a six seven shortstop. This 59 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: guy is unbelievable. He is electric. He's another one of 60 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: those players you can't take your eyes off. He runs 61 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: the basis, he's fast as all get out. Not only that, 62 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: he has an unbelievable arm. He throws the ball like 63 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: a picture like. He throws that hard and he's even 64 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: faster than Tyree Hill. Is that that that's not possible? 65 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: But but that's what you know when when you talk 66 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: about this this kid in this new prospect. He's six 67 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: ft seven, the same height as Aaron Judge, and he 68 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: throws as hard as as Max Scherzer, I mean, the 69 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: tallest shortstop in baseball history. And he's electric. And the Pirates, 70 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: my goodness, they should be thrilled to have him. He's 71 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: a fan favorite of mine already and just got to 72 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: the big leagues. Uh so there you go. Hits the 73 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: ball hard, he does everything, and uh we'll see how 74 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: this guy all you know as he as he goes 75 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: around major league baseball and mix the adjustment as a 76 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: rookie player. But I'm excited about O'Neill cruise. You should 77 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: be too. Here comes the big interview. Listen, Hendler. All right, now, 78 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: let's welcome into the podcast former NBA guard Eddie House, 79 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: who grew up in the Bay Area. Of course, Ricky 80 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: Anderson was his favorite player and the Oakland A's his 81 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: favorite team. Eddie, how you doing, Welcome to the podcast. 82 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: I'm doing great man. Thanks for having me talk a 83 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: little baseball, no doubt. I know you love the game. 84 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: That's why I love having you on the podcast every year. Um, 85 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: let's get going in the National League West. And you know, 86 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: everybody expected the Dodgers to be great with that line 87 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: up and and roster, but you got how impressed are 88 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: you with the padres no tattoos all year? Machado's currently hurt, 89 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: and Eddie coming into Wednesday, they had more wins than 90 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: the Dodgers. Yeah, that's that's surprising with with those guys 91 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: being hurt. But they got pitching, you know, and and 92 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: and pitching. Trump's a lot of things. You know, You've 93 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: got guys out there that's that's willing and dealing and 94 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: pitching and able to get out there and get your 95 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: whole guys uh down. You know, got darvision mania let 96 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: mania last night against the Diamondbacks. I want to say, 97 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: through six he only had a one hitter going it 98 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: was six nothing, but for you know it, and if 99 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,679 Speaker 1: you can hold teams down low low runs, don't allow 100 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: them to get runs early in games. You can if 101 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: you manufacture runs. It seems like these the pitching staff 102 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: for the Padres kind of settles in, gets comfortable, and 103 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: they keep the other team at base. So I think 104 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: the pitching is the big thing for for the for 105 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: the Padres right now, that's holding everything down, and it's 106 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: gonna get scary when you cheating them come back. It 107 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: definitely is. I think if your tattoos and your management, 108 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: there's no rush, right would you You don't have to 109 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: rush tattoos back. They're in the race. They didn't fall 110 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: out of it, right, you know, you know you don't 111 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: rushing back. But then again, if he's ready and he's 112 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: ready to rock, I say you you let him rock, 113 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, and and maybe you monitoring him, you know, 114 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: and do maybe pull what the NBA does you know, 115 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: some low management point you know that let him get 116 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: out there and get some games and letting for some 117 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: games to see how and see how it does. You know, 118 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: if they make sure that all you play a couple 119 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: of games, you can see a couple of games Okay, 120 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: you're on and we can start building up that way, 121 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: you don't have to jump right into the every day. 122 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: But as a competitor, I'm quite sure that you're not 123 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: trying to hear that if once he's ready to go, 124 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit the ground running. Speaking of being impressed, 125 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: the Yankees are off to an unbelievable start. They want 126 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: to get on Wednesday they beat your Oakland a's uh, 127 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: we saw standing and judge each at home runs. But 128 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: and then now fifties six and twenty Eddie a seven 129 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: thirty seven winning clip. But has it been the hitting 130 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: or pitching that's more surprising about the Yankees. It's probably 131 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: a combination of both. But I mean, I think they've 132 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: just been been really really good at the plate. And 133 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: then it's like everybody, you know, they manufacture runs, they 134 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: hit home runs. Um, you know they could get on 135 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: base with with singles here you know you got got 136 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: getting doubles, extra base hits and all that type of stuff. 137 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: So I'm really the Yankees, I mean, not a surprise. 138 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: You know, when you go out and you spend money, 139 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: you should be good. You know, when you go out 140 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: and put money out there for to field a really 141 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: good baseball team because you are able to acquire players 142 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: because you have the money or you have the capital, 143 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: and you're willing to use the capital to put out 144 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: the best product that you can. It's not surprising at 145 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: all the Yankees are there every single year. The thing 146 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: with me is it's teams that always jump out, right, 147 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: this is the one thing. Do you jump out earlier? 148 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: You and did you waste a lot of those wins 149 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: and a lot of that good baseball playing at that 150 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: particular time, a lot of that because we've seen teams 151 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: that won, you know, nineties some games and then at 152 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,599 Speaker 1: the end of the scene and they really don't have it. 153 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: So it's a slippery slope when you talk about baseball, 154 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: because it's an everyday grind, and that's a real real grind, 155 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: you know. And you're talking about the summer, the rigors 156 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: of the summer being out there in the heat. Um, 157 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: But I'm not I know what. The Yankees are constantly 158 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: gonna be in talks as long as they spend that 159 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: while it is open, and they're gonna spend and they're 160 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: gonna make sure they feel a great product out there. 161 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: I wish the aide would do the same thing, but 162 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: obviously they have two different budgets. Uh, speaking of spending, 163 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: I mean Adam, I mean Aaron Geudge, I should say, 164 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: bet on himself. Didn't take that two million dollar contract extension. 165 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: And he looks like the hands down m v P 166 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: in the American League, and he bet on himself, Eddie 167 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: and he's bawling out. Well, a lot of guys bet 168 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: on themselves when they understand their abilities, right, Um, if 169 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: you know what you bring to the table, when you 170 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: feel like you're getting short changed for what you bring 171 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: to the table, you're not trying to play on the discount. 172 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: And that's not the discredit too on the thirteam man, 173 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: because that ain't a little discount by a stretch, but 174 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: for what he can get, you know, moving forward, if 175 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: he continues this pace on where he's playing, that would 176 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: be a significant discount to what he will be getting 177 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: at the end of this season. So I love seeing 178 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: guys bet on him self, believing in themselves and able 179 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: to go out and do it um and and prove it. 180 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: So you know, all credit to him with with staying 181 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: within and believing himself in itself. I mean, come on, Rob, 182 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: you know how many times have you been on yourself 183 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: and one you know, it's like it's the best feeling 184 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: in the world, no doubt about it. Um our guest 185 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: is Eddie House, former NBA guard baseball lover UH, joining 186 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: us here on the podcast. How about the uh Los 187 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: Angeles Angels? They coming into Wednesday Addiety six and forty one. 188 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: Of course they had that terrible four teen game losing streak. 189 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: It costs Joe maddness job. Are they the most disappointing 190 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: team in baseball? Thus far behind my age? Uh? I 191 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: would say yeah because I'm an age fan, But really, 192 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: in the totality of it, you have to say yeah, 193 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: because they have two superstars over there, and their franchise 194 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: is not doing right by those two superstars and surrounding 195 00:11:55,800 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: them with players to be UH competitive. They should be 196 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: on competitive on a competitive team. They're in the market 197 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: l A, Yeah, you are almost you are the Clippers 198 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: to the Lakers. Right when when you say that, right, 199 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: you're you're the Clippers to the Lakers. So regardless, you see, 200 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: what what did the Clippers do? The Clippers say, Hey, 201 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: we're gonna go get stars, We're gonna make this team competitive. 202 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna start we know we're gonna get a guy 203 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: that's gonna have us here as as far as a 204 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: manager or slash coach. We're gonna have a guy that's 205 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: gonna have pushing that he's gonna have cash when he 206 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: comes in, and guys are gonna believe it, and we're 207 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: gonna put players around our stars to make us competitive. 208 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: And that's just not happening. And I feel so bad 209 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: for Mike Trout because fantastic player, one of the greatest 210 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: players I think they ever play this game, to be 211 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: honest with you, with what he can do hit for average, 212 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: hit for power of r BIS and the way he 213 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: could feel. And that's a guy that I would pay 214 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: to go see him. When I do get a chance 215 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: to see him, I will. And I went one game 216 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: and he wasn't playing, and I was totally upset because 217 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: I had no idea that he was sitting out that game. 218 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: He was a low management and I was kind of 219 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: upset about it, but at the same time I understand. 220 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: And then they got Old Tony, I mean, a guy 221 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: that is box office in itself um as well as 222 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: Mike Trout. To me, they're doing a disservice to the Angels, 223 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: to the city of Los Angeles and to all of 224 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: those fans because they're not putting something behind that. You know, 225 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: you have two cornerstones, two pieces that that are great, 226 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: that are fantastic players that you should be better than 227 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: what you are. And it's a shame. Who would you 228 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: say right now just is your favorite player in the 229 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: majors and the major's right now my favorite player. I'm 230 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: still I'm still a Mike Trout fan, but you know what, 231 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts put bet has moved up um as my 232 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: favorite player. Man. I think he just and he were 233 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: the number fifty two. I think that's what drew me 234 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: to him too. I was like, man, he were I'm 235 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: saying we got the same number any out there ball 236 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: and I got a role with himself. I love Mike Trout, 237 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: I love everything that he does, but I think I 238 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: gotta go with Mookie Batts. That's not that's not a 239 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: bad choice. Just gotta get him back on the field. Uh. 240 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 1: Last thing, and he let me ask you about the Astros. 241 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: They have the second best record in the American League. 242 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: Are you shocked that Dusty Baker has them back in 243 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: the mix. A lot of people thought you know Correa left, 244 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: that there was a changing of the guard. You remember 245 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: Verlander was out, but he's back lights out. Are you 246 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: surprised how good the Astros are? No, not at all. 247 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: Come on, think about it. Everywhere Dusty Baker has been, 248 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: he has one. He just hasn't one the one right right, 249 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: And that's the only knock on him. But he's always there. 250 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: And if you keep knocking on the door, you keep 251 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: getting there, you keep getting to the doorstep, you keep 252 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: pounding on the door. Before you know it, that door 253 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: is gonna end up opening. And so he always has 254 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: this team ready to play. He always has a good 255 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: team and a team that buys into him. I don't 256 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: think that we've heard any thing. I haven't. Um, you know, 257 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: you might have heard some things, but I've never heard 258 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: anything negative about the managing style. I think he always 259 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: gets the best of his players. Um, wherever he has 260 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: been being had Cincinnati at the time, had Cincinnati playing well, 261 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: and you looked at when he was at them playing well. Um, 262 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: when we went to Chicago, they were playing well. And 263 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: now you know he's with the assholes. I mean to me, 264 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: that just shows he's a really, really good manager. And 265 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: what he's gonna do is always have his players ready 266 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: to play the right game plan. They will be motivated. 267 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: So I'm not surprised at all. Last thing, You're Oakland 268 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: as a team you grew up rooting for, still root for. 269 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: Will Uh have you come to the realization that they're 270 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: not that they're going to leave to keep hearing the 271 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: overtures to Las Vegas? You guys lost the Raiders to 272 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. Are you there that you just know what 273 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: a fore gone conclusion? Yeah? I believe so. I thought 274 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: that they were going to get a deal done at 275 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: Jack London and they will have a ballpark very similar 276 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: to what's going on in San Francisco. Um. I think 277 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: it's called Oracle Park now San Francisco, where the Giants played, 278 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: where I think left field was gonna instead of right 279 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: field bleed into the water, it was gonna be left 280 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: field leading to the water. And um, for whatever reason, 281 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: I don't know what happened with those talks, but um, 282 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: when you start looking at the h when you start 283 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: asking for public funding to help that, you're never gonna 284 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: get it in the city. That's not I'm gonna vote 285 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: for that because everybody struggling and they're not gonna put 286 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: an extra nickel, extra dime of anything towards taxes, extra taxes. 287 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: They're not trying to pay no extra money for anything, 288 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: right because they're like, we don't have it, so we 289 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: definitely don't care about the ballpark. And a lot of 290 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: people aren't baseball fans, you know, some people are just like, 291 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: then that's what we paying taxing for trying to get 292 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: this new stadium. No, I'm no for that. So I 293 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: think that it's almost inevitable, you know, and seeing the 294 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: move to Oakland and excuse me, from Oakland to Las 295 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: Vegas for the Raiders. Been looking at the transition for 296 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: the Moyers from Oakland to San Francisco, I think it's inevitable. 297 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: And it's so sad because like that is a landmark 298 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: that has been there's my whole life. And eventually, I say, 299 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: twenty years from now, and once they leave, they're going 300 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: to demolish that and there will be uh they're a 301 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: shopping center or there will be apartment buildings there, and 302 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: there will be no history of all the stuff that 303 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: Rick Berry did that uh you know Al Adams did 304 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: um that you look at the run TMC and that 305 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: particular arena. Then you looked over there where the Raiders 306 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: will play, and all the grades that came through there. 307 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: And then you also talk about the baseball team, and 308 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, Reggie Jackson's to Ricky Anderson's too, Dave Stewarts, 309 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: to all of the guys that played there, the whole 310 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: they can say. On Mark McGuire, I mean, we could 311 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: go down the list, catfish Hunters, We could go on 312 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: and on and on about the history that has happen 313 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: in that ballpark, and that would be demolished. And I'm 314 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: thinking that in twenty years you'll drive by there and 315 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: there will be no remnants of that actually happened, and 316 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: people will grow up not even knowing that greatness happened 317 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: right there where all those things are going to be built. 318 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: Well said Eddie, no doubt about it. That's the same part. 319 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: His name is Eddie House, baseball fan, former NBA guard. 320 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: We appreciate you joining the podcast. Thanks Eddie anytime, man, 321 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me. Fox Sports Radio has the best 322 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 323 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports radio dot com and within the 324 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 325 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector central the analytic numbers 326 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: you need to know. Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, 327 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: b S analytics is his game. What do you got 328 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: for me, Anthony? The Dodgers have been the class of 329 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: the National League since so about consistently, the league's best offense, 330 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: league's best pitching staff, and so on. So it's pretty 331 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 1: rare when you find someone who truly gets their goat. 332 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: But such was the case Monday night in Denver, of 333 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: all places, where the Rockies Chad Cool tossed a three 334 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 1: hits shutout against l A, the first of his career, 335 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 1: only the twenty seven individual shutout all time at Coors Field, 336 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 1: and the first time a picture has shut out the 337 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: Dodgers in six years. Lot segues me into talking about 338 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: game score. Game scores are metric devised by the legendary 339 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: Bill James to rate picture effectiveness as a system of 340 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: pluses and minuses to create a score where fifty is 341 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: average and one hundred is considered legendary. Start with fifty points. 342 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: They're not a point for each out, two for reach 343 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: incompleted after the fourth, one point for a strikeout, minus 344 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: one for a walk, minus two for a hit allout 345 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: minus four furn and run and so on and so forth. 346 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: For reference, the best ever game score in a nine 347 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: inning game Carrie Woods twenty strikeout performance back in Earning 348 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: would a one oh five. Now Cool's game score in 349 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: his shutout at Course Field any six, the best game 350 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: score against the Dodgers in four years, and tied for 351 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: the best ever by a Rockies pitcher against l A. 352 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: The best game score of any picture this year. No, 353 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: not Otani or Kershawer Verlander. Tyler Malley of the Reds, 354 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: who's twelve strikeout, three hits shutout of Arizona on June 355 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: earned him a ninety three, just proof that anybody can 356 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 1: be a hero, if only for one day. When Rob 357 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, if 358 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer and broadcaster, 359 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: older new All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast 360 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: a friend of mine, Jason Peck, who has covered the 361 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: Detroit Tigers for twenty years. He works for MLB dot Com. 362 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: What's up, Jason, Welcome to the podcast. How's it going man? 363 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: I am doing great. You know, a little scratchy voice, 364 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: but we'll get through it, and I do want to 365 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: check in Jason on the Tigers. Definitely, they played better 366 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: last year. People thought that they were gonna be able 367 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: to play closer to five hundred or even over it 368 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: last after last season. But there, coming into Wednesday's action 369 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: at a day game against the Giants, what's gone wrong 370 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: here with the Tigers? I haven't hit. I mean, plain 371 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: and simple. You can you can really boil it down 372 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: to that. The pitching. You know, the pitching has been 373 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: injury prone on the starting side, but the bullpen, ironically, 374 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: after all these years, they might have their best collection 375 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: of relievers that they've had in the time that I've 376 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: covered them. You know, a nice mix of veteran guys 377 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: and young arms. It's really a good group that's got. 378 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: It's had very few leads to try to hold, so 379 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: they just they have consistently struggled to score runs. It's 380 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: gotten they're lately with the arrival O'Reilly Green and with 381 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: some other guys starting to claw their way out of 382 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: some really deep early slumps. But a whole lot of 383 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: guys who hit last year just have not hit this season. 384 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: Let's go. Let's go there, Jason and Hobby bay As 385 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: was the big free agent signing. People were excited in Detroit. Um, 386 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: but coming into Wednesday to sixteen seven home runs r 387 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: B as he's been a bust. There was a chance, 388 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: you know, Carlos Corea was out there to twins, got 389 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: him for just three seasons and and didn't break the bank. Um, 390 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: what's wrong with Harvey Bias? I mean, Hobby is generally 391 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 1: the same, at least the same type of hitter that 392 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: he's been for years. You know, he's always been streaky, 393 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: he's always been strikeout prone, he's always been fron to chase. 394 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the story has changed a little 395 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: bit on the pitch as he's struggling against you He's 396 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: a guy who a couple of years ago really slugged 397 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: against fastballs, and now it's been more about chasing slider's 398 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: well off to play sometimes in the other batter's box. 399 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: But he's kind of always been that hyper aggressive hitter 400 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: who's prone to easter famine stretches. And just the first 401 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: two and a half months, really what was one large 402 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: band it It really was like watching an offensive droughts 403 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: and it just seemed like, you know, there was a 404 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: little bit of dealing with the pressure of having to 405 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: be the guy in Detroit. There's a bit of the 406 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: adjustment to a new team. UM. I would imagine the 407 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: contract certainly has to be present in his mind, no 408 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: matter how much the guy says that they don't think 409 00:23:54,520 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: about it. When it's your first very big contract like that, it's, yeah, 410 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: it's hard to ignore. So I think that all plays 411 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: into a situation that has admittedly been tough for and 412 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 1: keep in mind, and you know this Rob, you know, 413 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: he's not somebody who played in Detroit a whole lot 414 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: as a visiting player, and it can be an adjustment 415 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,719 Speaker 1: for guys to get used to. There are players who 416 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: have been around the league for a long time who 417 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: think they know about Detroit and don't really know the 418 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: dynamics of it, both as a city and especially a 419 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: sports town, and it can be a really tough place 420 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,239 Speaker 1: for a struggling player. And sometimes guys don't realize that 421 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: until their committed here and it's too late. And I 422 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: think there might be some of that going on with 423 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: hobby guests. Is Jason Becky covers the Detroit Tigers for 424 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: MLB dot Com, speaking of that, there were some crowds 425 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: earlier in the year which I could not believe how 426 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: poor the attendance was. I know, I know we're having 427 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: worked there and you know, haven't worked it for many years. 428 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: You know, one school is out, the crowds pick up 429 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: in Detroit and they become bigger and better and the 430 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: summers kicked in. Has attendance improved in Detroit? It has 431 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: improved some, Uh, it has not come you know, it's 432 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: not gone to like the days of when they were contending. 433 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: And and it's a reflection of just I think the 434 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: way this this team has struggled and the fact that 435 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: Miguel Cabrera has gotten his major milestones and there's not 436 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: really that chase to follow right now, either in a 437 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: division race or in a statistical category. Now, we'll see 438 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: as a team gets better and as some of these 439 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: younger players be become more identifiable, whether that improves. I 440 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: do sense that there's been a buzz about Riley Green 441 00:25:55,040 --> 00:26:00,120 Speaker 1: at least a month, you know, the more passionate baseball fans. 442 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: But you know, it has admittedly and I think the 443 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: tig to him this it's been a struggle to get 444 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: people out, and they've tried to become creative with trying 445 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: to draw fans out to the ballpark, and you know, 446 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: as they play better, it's become a more entertaining product. 447 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: But you've got to get him out there first, and 448 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: that requireson buzz before we get to Riley Green. And 449 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: I do want to talk about him, Miguel Cabrera. You 450 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 1: talked about it. He got the three thousand hits, He's 451 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: got his five home runs this year, coming into Wednesday 452 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: batting two nine, just three home runs twenty four RBIs 453 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: where is Maggie And is the power gone? Uh? Is 454 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: the chance he could get to twenty or home runs? 455 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: I mean three home runs and here we are about 456 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: to touch July. Is the power dead? Well? I think 457 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: we're seeing a different style of hitter. It maybee really 458 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: ever since he got some five homers, honestly, is that 459 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: we're seeing the guy who's more of a little spray 460 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: line drives around the field and who has become really 461 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: a depth at hitting the ball towards the defensive weak spots, 462 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: whether it's open spaces or spots where he thinks he 463 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: can get a ball by a defender. Um In some ways, 464 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: at least for for a writer like me, it's kind 465 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: of fun to watch because you can kind of see 466 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: his mind working. Um. It's not as exciting for fans 467 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: as as the old Miggey was, but you know, Mage 468 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: aged out of that phage a few years ago. Really. Um, 469 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: But I think when you get that image out of 470 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: your head and you take Maybee for who he is 471 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: right now, which is a thirty nine year old eater, 472 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 1: you know, in his twentie major league season, I think 473 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: there is a little bit of beauty in the what 474 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: he's doing here. He's got a real chance to hit 475 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: three hundred. Um, is he gonna hit twenty homers? No, 476 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: that that's not gonna happen. You know, I might get 477 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: the double digits, although you know, we're we're just about 478 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: at the halfway point now, and I'm not sure if 479 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen. But we're seeing the guy who's now 480 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: or somebody his age, that three hundred and he's got 481 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,959 Speaker 1: doubles power and he's got the ability hit in the clutch. 482 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: You know, I think the Tigers will take that at 483 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: this point from him after years of struggling to keep 484 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: him on the field. And then you know, for those 485 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: of us who remember nineteen keeping him productive, this is 486 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: that this is the modern version of the productive making. 487 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: And we've seen to wait hit or his age sometimes 488 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: when they get to forty, and there are worse ways 489 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: to age than is all right. Last thing, we mentioned 490 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: him a couple of times, Riley Green, who is a 491 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: left hand a batting center field and throw our first 492 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: round pick, fifth overall twenty nineteen. Um, and it's thirty 493 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: two are study two a bat batting two eight one? Uh, 494 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: no home runs? A couple of RBIs tell us about him? 495 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: How good can this guy be? And the is he 496 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: the future in Detroit? I think he's a future in Detroit. 497 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: He could be the face of the franchise going forward, 498 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: even more so to uh, you know, there's this you know, 499 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: there's a Christma about him, there's a present, there's a 500 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: level of confidence, and here's an athleticism there. Um. You know, 501 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: he's not like an elite athlete. He'll admit that. You know, 502 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: he's he's not a bird on the basis, but he's 503 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: the type of guy. He's not gonna hit like four 504 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: your home arthemis he's he's a type of guy who 505 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: does just about everything well and can play as he's 506 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: showing over the past week or so, a pretty darn 507 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: good center field, and the Tigers would take that. Sometimes 508 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: we struggle with player comes to these guys and you 509 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: hesitate to set two high expectations on guys. But yeah, 510 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: I look at him and I see you in some ways, 511 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: at least in style, I see a little bit of 512 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: Curtis Granderson, you know. Grandy was kind of like that, 513 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: you know, especially in his early years. And yeah, I think, 514 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: you know, even with the personality too, I think Riley, 515 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: it's a chance to be that type of presence here. 516 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: And as you remember, Rob Curtis was incredibly popular in Detroit. 517 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: There might have been a stretch where he was the 518 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: most popular athlete here in the city. And that's staying 519 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: an awful lot. But you know, I think Riley, you know, 520 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: given away, he doesn't seem to shy away from the 521 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: spy light. He doesn't seek it, but he's not afraid 522 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: of it, and he doesn't see the world under pressure. 523 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: I think he has a chance to be y'all pretty 524 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: special here, all right. His name is Jason Beck from 525 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: MLB dot com. Hey Jason, thanks for joining us. Well 526 00:30:55,840 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: appreciate you. I'll see you in Detroit. My friend, absolutely well, 527 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: they have seen the press box Shore year out. If 528 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: you're right here, you know it, my man, Thanks Jason, 529 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: take care now bringing the clothes there. Here's why MLB 530 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: is better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't 531 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: even close. Reason number one thousand five d and fifty 532 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: why baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL 533 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: teams don't move. There's a great stability in baseball. I mean, 534 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: they're just is And I know it looks like baseball 535 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: is helping the Oakland A's escape Oakland and move on 536 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: to Las Vegas. They're even waiving relocation money and all 537 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: that stuff. And you go, why is baseball doing that? 538 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: It's not fair to take the team away from Oakland. 539 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 1: But we heard from Eddie house Uh earlier in the 540 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: in the podcast, and people just don't go and and 541 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: they haven't gone for a long time. But this is 542 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: not Baseball is not part of their DNA to do this. 543 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: Only one team, think about this, has relocated in the 544 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: last fifty years. Just one two thousand five, when the 545 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: Montreal Expos moved from Canada to Washington, d C. That 546 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: was it. So baseball has a track record that it's 547 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: not in the business of relocating teams. Let's go to 548 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: the NBA. Since two thousand one, four teams have moved 549 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: right in the NBA, the last being the Brooklyn Nets 550 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:51,719 Speaker 1: from New Jersey, and so teams move around in the NBA. 551 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: In the NFL since, there have been three teams that moved. 552 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: The Rams the Charts both moved to Los Angeles, and 553 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: the Raiders in to Las Vegas. So they have three 554 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: teams that are moved since. And Baseball's had only one 555 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: team relocate since uh in fifty seasons. So it says 556 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: a lot. And if Baseball is trying to help the 557 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: ass for a good cause, because uh, maybe Oakland just 558 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: as in a major league city anymore. I know it's 559 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: hard to say that, but it's probably true. In the 560 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: words of New York TV legend of Late Bill Jorgensen, 561 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: thanking you for your time this time until next time. 562 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 1: Rob Parker out. He can't get it. This could be 563 00:33:48,080 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: an inside the Parker time station. Joe Church jo Us 564 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 1: Joe