1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: From the Burke Shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: scoop on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: Fame voter number one oh three, Rob Parker. Welcome into 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: Inside the Parker Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker, and 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: coming up on the show Pat Mahomes, former major league 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: pitcher and just the father of NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Plus, 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: we'll talk with MLB dot COM's Detroit Tiger b writer 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: Jason Beck. That and so much more. Let's go to 11 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: lead off. It's getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's 12 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: Number one, What a season for Christian Yellow from the 14 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: Milwaukee Brewers. He he has a chance of doing something 15 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: so special. In fact, no one in Major League Baseball 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: has ever done it. He has a chance to be 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: the first player in baseball history to hit fifty home 18 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: runs and have thirty stolen bases in a single season. 19 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: He's got a major league best thirty nine home runs 20 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: as of Tuesday and twenty three steals, so he needed 21 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: eleven more home runs and seven more steals in the 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: Brewers final forty three games. It's definitely not gonna be easy, 23 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: but it is not impossible for him to break through 24 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: to this threshold. It would be incredible what a season 25 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: he's been able to put put together. And right now 26 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: with his current numbers, he's on pace for fifty three 27 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: home runs and thirty one steals. Who would have ever 28 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: thought that Christian Yellis would be that guy to be 29 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: the first devil We always heard about the forty forty. 30 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: There used to be the thirty thirty club, But imagine 31 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: the fifty thirty club, and Christian Yellis would be the 32 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: first guy to enter those uncharted waters. I'm watching, I'm waiting, 33 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: and I'm hoping. Number two. Don't look now, but one 34 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: of the most popular managers in baseball, Joe Madden, is 35 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: a lame duck manager with the Chicago Cubs. Doesn't have 36 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: a contract for next year. Cubs, of course, they're in 37 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Madden, of course, is the only manager who 38 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: was able to all win a World Series, breaking that 39 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: one hundred and eight year drought back in team with 40 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: the World Series win over the Cleveland Indians. Madden is 41 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: the only manager in Cubs history to lead the team 42 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: to fourth second of postseason berths. He's done everything in Chicago, 43 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: and yet he has no deal for next year. And 44 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: you know what people should wonder about it, wonder if 45 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Joe Madden's gonna go the same way as all the 46 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: other veteran managers in Major League Baseball. Owners have decided 47 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: they don't want to pay the older guys. They'd rather 48 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: use young guys analytics. They'd rather make out the lineups 49 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: in the front office rather than let managers do it 50 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: in the dugout. We saw Dusty Baker, we saw Joe Girardi, 51 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: we saw Buck show Walter, we saw John Ferrold. We 52 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: saw all these old time skippers get shuttled out and 53 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: not to be seen again. Is this gonna happen to 54 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: Joe Madden? Madden says he remains optimistic about getting a 55 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: new deal with the Cubs, but it is interesting that 56 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: he went into this season without having more than just 57 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: this season on a contract, despite the Cubs all the 58 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: success that he's had. Theo Epstein, the president of Baseball Operations, 59 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: says that he'll wait and see sit down At some 60 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: point and they'll discuss the future of Joe Madden. But 61 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: let's face it, unless they win a World Series, it 62 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: doesn't seem as if the Cubs are interested in bringing 63 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: back Joe Madden number three. Just when you were ready 64 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: to write the Cleveland Indians off in the horrible a 65 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: L Central and the Twins have been dominating most of 66 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: the year, the Indians now went back in the first 67 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: place on Monday. They somehow, some way, we're able to 68 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: do it on a walk off home run. The Indians 69 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: were twenty six and twenty six in the last week 70 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: of May. They were like eleven and a half games 71 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: behind the Minnesota Twins in the first week of June. 72 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: But since June fourth, the record went to forty three 73 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: and seventeen, the best in baseball. And it's hard not 74 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: to look at their manager, Terry Francona and not think 75 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:18,239 Speaker 1: to yourself, Terry had something to do with this. Terry 76 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: was able to get this d team right in. It 77 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: just looked like it was going to go astray, that 78 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: the Indians were basically dead in the water. We'ren't gonna 79 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: have a chance to compete again come October, come to playoffs, 80 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: maybe even the World series. But you know what, there 81 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: it is the Indians are alive and well and it's 82 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: hard not to give Terry Francona most of the credit. 83 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview listen held. All right, let's 84 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: welcome into the podcast. Pat mahomes the former Major league 85 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: pitcher pitch the number of teams UM Minnesota, Boston, the Mets, Rangers, Clubs, Pirates, 86 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: also played a couple of years in Japan. Pat, thanks 87 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: for joining the program. Thanks for having me, Pat. How 88 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: much is baseball change since you pitched, uh back in 89 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: the last year you pitched with two thousand three? Do 90 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: you recognize this game? Uh, it's a lot different, you know. Um. 91 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: I actually, you know, do a lot of stuff with 92 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: the MLP and I mean m l v P A, 93 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: you know, running camps from some of the younger kids, uh, 94 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: kids that are getting ready to going to high school 95 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: and the kids that are in high school. Uh uh 96 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,559 Speaker 1: So we have about thirty thirty five former big league 97 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: players and we have camps down in Baro Beach, Florida. 98 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: So you know, it's it's still the same game, but 99 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: we're just trying to bring some of the old stuff back, 100 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. Now. I saw, of course, your 101 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: your son is Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs, 102 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: who just had an unbelievable will break out second year 103 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: m v P. I see, I've seen video of him 104 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: as a picture. How good was he? We know how 105 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: good he is as a football player. How good was 106 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: he as a as a baseball pitcher? Well, he was 107 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: a hard thrower, you know, I think he topped out 108 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 1: of by n by the time he was a senior. 109 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: Uh for the picture, I mean you use the word loosely. 110 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: I mean he threw a lot of strikes, struck out 111 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: a lot of guys, didn't give up a lot of hits. 112 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: But he was more of a position player than he 113 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: was a picture. How did you get him to play 114 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,119 Speaker 1: two sports? You know? The big thing now in a 115 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: AU and a lot of these coaches is they want 116 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: kids to specialize in one thing. And I'm still I'm 117 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: still bothered by it because we just saw Kyler Murray 118 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: played baseball and football and become the first player ever 119 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: to be drafted in the first round in both sports. 120 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: So why how did you get Patrick to play both? Well, 121 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: he actually played three, you know, he played all three 122 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: to Big three. You know, I played three. Uh, he 123 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: grew up that way, playing all of them. So you know, 124 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: I just didn't want to limit his options. And as 125 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: people you know, are starting to realize, you know, the 126 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: others can help, you know, whatever sports you choose, uh, 127 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: you know, to specialize in once you have to make 128 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: that decision. But until somebody makes you make a decision, 129 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's best to keep all your 130 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: options open because you never know what's going to develop. 131 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: Like you know him, I mean he really didn't start 132 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: playing quarterback to his junior year and and in in 133 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: high school and he took off. So I mean he 134 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: always had baseball, you know, option open. He had the 135 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: basketball option open, and U he was actually would have 136 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: been drafted you know at the Sandwich pit in the 137 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: first round, but he he told him that the money 138 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: wasn't right, so he end up, Uh he wanted to 139 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: go play football, and that's what he did. Did you know, 140 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I know everybody says, well, I can remember 141 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: having conversations in Detroit and Cecil Fielder back then. He 142 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: was always telling me about man, my son. Man, he's 143 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: a stud. You know, he's so good. Did you know 144 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: your son was going to be I mean rip up 145 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: the record books in the NFL. Or did you think 146 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: it had a chance to be a really good quarterback? 147 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: Or did you really know I had something special? To 148 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: be honest with, the football would have been the last 149 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: one I thought he would have played. Uh. I knew 150 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: about the age he was five or six years though. 151 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: I actually made a bed with one of my coaches 152 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: that I was playing with that he was gonna be 153 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: a first round pick in baseball. I mean he was. 154 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: He was just a special kid. Uh, the way he learned, 155 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: the way process and information. I knew that with his 156 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: ability and how strong his arm was, that he was 157 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: gonna have a chance to do some things. Uh. There 158 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: was a report that just came out about, uh the 159 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: drop in kids participating in the state of California in football. 160 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: I think it's down participation. Do you understand why some 161 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: people wouldn't want their kids to play football? Are you 162 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: can scarned about the long term effects on your son 163 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 1: playing football or or do you just accepted that it's 164 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: a part of the game. Well, I understand that the concerns. 165 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean any time that you see what's going on 166 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: and with the guys, you know, with all the concussions 167 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: and all the things that are happening. I mean, I 168 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: have some lingering effects from from playing baseball, you know that. 169 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: You know, things are still bothering me every day. But 170 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, I got lucky. I mean, he got to 171 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: play the position where they don't get here too much. 172 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: You know, as long as you're smart, you know, you 173 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: can always take the intentional ground and you can always 174 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: throw the ball away. So I was, you know, fortunate 175 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: and lucky enough to actually, um, he chose that position 176 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: to play any and he sailed at it. I said 177 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: earlier that you have played for uh six or seven 178 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: different major league teams, including a Japanese team, and you 179 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: played the longest in Minnesota. Is that the team you 180 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: feel because uh they drafted you, they brought you up 181 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: as is that your debuted with them? Is that the 182 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 1: team you feel most closely to the Twins? It would 183 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: be the Mets. You know, Uh, I always wanted to 184 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: be in New York Met when I was in high school. Uh, 185 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, I grew up, you know, UH following you know, 186 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: Doc Gooden and and Darryl Strawberry and those guys, and 187 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: I always wanted to be a Met. And then uh, 188 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: once I got the chance to go there, I actually 189 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: thought I was gonna get drafted by them, and then 190 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: the Twins scooped in and and chose me as a 191 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: picture because the Mets were gonna draft me as an outfielder. 192 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: And uh, once I got there and the success I 193 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: had there and the success the team had, you know, uh, 194 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: going to the you know NLCS and nine and nine 195 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: and then going to the World Series of two thousand, 196 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: it just felt like home. Playing the Yankees in two 197 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: thousand and that Subway Series? What was that like in 198 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: New York? Just reliving that of the crowds, both two 199 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: teams in one city. What was that like? Do you 200 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: remember that? Yeah, it's a feeling I can't describe. You know. 201 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: I was actually with the Twins the ninety one went 202 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: the World Series, and that was pretty amazing. Um. I 203 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: actually wasn't you know, on the team yet. I was. 204 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: They called me up to you know, they get the 205 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: experience because they knew I was gonna be there the 206 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: next year. But in two thousands of Yankees in the myths, 207 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: I've never seen anything like it, and you know it's electric. 208 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: Uh great series. Uh one we should have probably won, 209 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: but you know, how do you know how the fall pounces? Uh, 210 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: you know the Clemens pr of the thing and all 211 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: that stuff. You just took a turn for the worst. 212 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: His name is Pat Mahomes, former Major league pitcher of course, 213 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: his son NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the Kansas City Chiefs. Hey, Pat, 214 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: thank you so much for doing this. We appreciate you 215 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: joining the podcast anytime. Robin once again, and thank you 216 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: all for having me. And uh, thank you for all 217 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: the words you're saying about my son and everything. I 218 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: watched you on the all time. Man, it's great to 219 00:12:56,280 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: be on there. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Right, 220 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: thank you. It's time for the Pocket protect Or Central 221 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: the analytic numbers you need to know. Well maybe FS 222 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: ones Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is his game. 223 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: What's it got for me, Anthony? Well, the term of 224 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: clutch has been a point of contention between the old 225 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: and new schools for years. Is there really a clutch gene? 226 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: Is it just hitting with men on hitting in the postseason? Well, 227 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: we've got a stature that we put a number on 228 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: the whole clutch controversy. Win probability added. Now w P 229 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: A is a perfect context dependent stat goes in conjunction 230 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: with the game's win probability graph, and players get credit 231 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: based on how much or how little their action contributes 232 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: to their odds of winning. Now, a home run in 233 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: a tie game of the ninth is obviously worth more 234 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: than a homer in the fifth inning, and attend to 235 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: one game right now. Win probability added highlights the big 236 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,199 Speaker 1: and usually most exciting moments of a game. On Monday, 237 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: the Red Sox Sander Bogart to the game tying double 238 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: Indians closer Brad Hand with two outs in the ninth. 239 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: The win probability added of that play was zero point 240 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: three eight or percent, because it took Boston's win probability 241 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: from eight percent to forty six at plays like that 242 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: up over the course of the season and this year. 243 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: The Brewers Christian Yellow owns a plus six point one 244 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: w k A this season, or than the full number, 245 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: better than the next two on the list, Tody Bellinger 246 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: and Mike Trout. When a probability attic can tell you 247 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: who the real put's players are once and for all. Wow, Anthony, 248 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: something that I finally can use. I love it. Thanks 249 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: so much. It was a big week in the Big League? 250 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: Is it followed? Or is it fair? And now here? 251 00:14:53,000 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: Shadow League dot Com MLB insider JR. Gambo taking a 252 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: MLB seemed to be at an all time high this season. 253 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: There are so many bad teams. Is it fair or 254 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: foul Jr? To say that MLB should take a page 255 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: out of the Premier League's book and institute relegation where 256 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: the six worst teams, three from each league are set 257 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: down to triple A. It would never happen, but shouldn't 258 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: That's fair? MLB has to do something. The Tigers in 259 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: the Orioles have already lost with eighty games, the Royals 260 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: on pace to lose a hundred games, and the Blue 261 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: Jays are staring at a hundred losses for the first 262 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: time in four decades. The major market teams are dominating 263 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: and I never thought we'd get to the point where 264 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: MLB squads are thinking like NBA teams and taking for 265 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: draft picks. Well here we are. When the season began, 266 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: they were realistically about and teams with the shot to 267 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: win it all. Now there's about full are Yankees, Houston, Cleveland, 268 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: maybe the Dodgers. You can changed a couple of different teams. 269 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: But you get my drift. From two thousand two thousand six, 270 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: we had a different team win the World Series every 271 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: year since two thousand six, we said Boston winning three times, 272 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: the Giants win it three times, and in recent years 273 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: it's been all about Boston, Houston and the Yankees. The 274 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: players Union will never allow it, but sending the first 275 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: three teams down from each league, we're not only be 276 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: embarrassing for the franchise, but definitely inspired them to at 277 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: least not be the worst team in the league, even 278 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: while we're buildings are creative by there. But unfortunately, I 279 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: don't think it would ever happen. I'm with you, it 280 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: would never happen. So let's just scrub that. Fasten your seatbelt, 281 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: give me. Here comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week. 282 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: Number three the Houston Astros. Coming into Tuesday, there were 283 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: seventies seven and forty one and just continue to win. 284 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: The only bad spot was that everybody, once they traded 285 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: for Zack Grinky, thought it was gonna be a piece 286 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: of cake that they had three top guys in their 287 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: starting rotation. Of course, Garrett Cole, Justin Berlin and Zac Granky, 288 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: but Granky was rocked in his Houston debut, so that 289 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: didn't make people feel that good, at least not yet. 290 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: They're still one of the best teams, easily. The top 291 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: three teams could be interchange, but we're gonna go with 292 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: Houston at number three. Number two the Los Angeles Dodgers, 293 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: coming into Tuesday seventy nine and eighty one, an incredible record. 294 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: They continue to win again. The only buggaboo was about 295 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: the bullpen. I talked about it every week because I 296 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: think that ultimately is gonna be the Dodgers downfall. But 297 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: as far as everything else that the Dodgers have going, 298 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: it's a team that's hard to not like, hard not 299 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: to think that they're gonna make it to the World 300 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: Series for a third year in a row, and also 301 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: look as if they're gonna be a hard out because 302 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: they're so talented, so deep, and score so many runs. 303 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: But the bullpen, Remember I warned you, it's the reason 304 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: the Dodgers aren't the number one team and instead are 305 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: number two, number one. The number one team this week again, 306 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: the New York freaking Yankees. I know you get tired 307 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: of me saying it. I told you early on way 308 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: way way even with all the injuries, how good this 309 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: team has been won eight of their last ten, and 310 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: coming into Tuesday there was seventy nine and forty one. Again, 311 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: only forty one losses. When you look all the injuries 312 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: and all the things that's going on with this team, 313 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: it's amazing where they are. And if they were able 314 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: to get some of their star players back, how dangerous 315 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: this team is. Again, as of Tuesday, they were a 316 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: plus one fifty nine, second best in the American League. 317 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: And they just keep steamrolling over teams that aren't good. 318 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: And they feasted on the Baltimore Orioles. And that's what 319 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: you do the bad teams to beat them up. You 320 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: hit home runs, and uh you continue to mount those 321 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 1: wins despite some bumps in the road by their starters. 322 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: The Yankees are the best team in baseball. They out 323 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: it's time for trash talk Twitter twit with your chance 324 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: to trash anyone or anything in This week's winner is 325 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: at lead to lap and he tweeted this, My pick 326 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: for National League Rookie of the Year is Fernando Tattoos Junior. 327 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: Forget Pete Alonso and all his home runs, tat Teach 328 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: is only the second rookie shortstop ever with that least 329 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: twenty home runs and fifteen stolen bases in a single season. 330 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: He is the National League Rookie of the Year. If 331 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: you want a chance to win a New Era snapback 332 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: just like Lee, send your trash to at Rob Parker 333 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: fs one on Twitter. When Rob was a newspaper columnist, 334 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: he lived by this motto, if I'm writing, I'm ripping. 335 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: Let's bring in a writer, a broadcaster, older, new All right, 336 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: let's welcome into the podcast a buddy of mine, long 337 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: time Detroit Tigers be writer seventeen years in fact, Jason 338 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: Beck from MLB dot com. Jason, thanks for joining the podcast. 339 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me on. Rob. I'm a fan of 340 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: the podcast. Uh I thought. I love listening to him. 341 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm going for a run and it's so great to 342 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: be on. Thank you. So let's talk about the Terrible Tigers, 343 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: That's what I'm gonna call him, and uh boy, what 344 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: a bad year uh Detroit has had. At one point 345 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: they had lost twenty eight out of thirty two and 346 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: it looked like they might set the Tigers all up 347 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: losing record all time in the American League for a 348 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: regular season. Uh they've kind of stemmed the tide a 349 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: little bit. What's going wrong in Detroit? Oh gosh, um. 350 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: I mean you can look at a short long term, 351 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 1: you know, short term. They find some veteran free agents 352 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: who they hoped would kind of help them through this season, 353 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: and basically none of them have worked out. Matt Moore 354 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: in Tyson Ross, you know, we're supposed to staywise the rotation. 355 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: More was done for the year by the end of 356 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: May thanks to a knee injury. Cross I'd be I'd 357 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: be surprised if we see him again this season. Between 358 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: in thorassic outlet, synthumbs and neck issues. He hasn't pitched 359 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: since I think mid May. Um. You know, Josh Harrison 360 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: really didn't do much of anything at all for them. 361 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: They fined him in the middle of spring training. Jordy 362 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: Mercer has been okay but not great, and he missed 363 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: a good chunk with quad issues. So you know, those 364 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: are short term issues for long term issues. And you 365 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: know this rob being around here, you know this team 366 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: is paying the price for trying to extend the window 367 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: of contention for as long as they did, instead of 368 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, waiting so long to carry down and try 369 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: to rebuild. Uh, you can look at what they tried 370 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: to do in sixteen and seventeen as adding to the damage. Um. 371 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: You know, the Jordan's Verman contract is a huge weight 372 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: on these guys. The contract extension that they gave Miguel 373 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: cab are just the same. And they're really they're caught 374 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: in the middle ground right now where they're trying to 375 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: build a farm system that really got decimated by some 376 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: lost draft pics and also got ignored in their with 377 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: Now philosophy that they basically operated under for the better 378 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: part of the decade. Speaking of Miguel Cabrera, what what 379 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: is the deal? Migge lost his power? I mean he's 380 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: a singles hitter now, is he? Or what's happened to Magi? 381 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: I think the injuries have caught up with him. I 382 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: really had. I mean you you saw some of the 383 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: things he played through over the years here and he 384 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: played for a growing terror At one point, he played 385 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: through essentially what was a broken foot the one year 386 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: down the stretch. Uh, He's played through lower leg problems, 387 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: he played through back injuries more recently, and he's paying 388 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: the price for that. UM. And he's he's had to 389 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: remake his swing to an extent to try to take 390 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: some pressure off of his legs because there's been so 391 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 1: much wear and tear down there and now you're kind 392 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: of you're seeing some better results, but you're not seeing 393 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: the power that he used to have. And given his 394 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: age and given the injuries, I I don't know if 395 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: we're going to see that type of power ever. Again. 396 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: I do think he's got double edged and home run power. 397 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: I just don't know if we'll see him get out 398 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: of the teams again in his career unless he makes 399 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: some sort of major adjustment and find something that really 400 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: clicks for him. And I think you can live with 401 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: that if he's stole a three hit Earth and I 402 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: think he's going through tweaks and adjustments right now to 403 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: try to at least get back to that point. Speaking 404 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: of home runs, unbelievable. The most home runs at Comerica 405 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: Park this season Jacobe Jones with seven and in the 406 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: list of the top uh like ten six five of 407 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: them are are visitors that had the most home ones 408 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: at Comerica Park. What is that, Well, it's a product 409 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: of the lineup. They're really able. Went into this season 410 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: without a whole lot of power surrounding Cabrera and Cassianos. 411 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 1: We got into the reasons why Cabrera is not hitting 412 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: for power and Nick, Yeah, I think it was a 413 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: combination of not having a whole lot of support aroundhim 414 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: in the lineup, and to be honest, I think the 415 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: contract here got to him. I think that had a 416 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: huge effect on him. He basically went into the season 417 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: as a lame duck, knowing that this team wasn't going 418 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: to resign him and knowing that he was playing for 419 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: a new contract on the team that he had no 420 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: chance of coming back to, but also a team that 421 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: couldn't have a whole lot around him to further his numbers. 422 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: And I think it was just creating an awkward situation. Yeah, 423 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: I think both sides would acknowledge as much. And I 424 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: think you're seeing through, you know, the impact by looking 425 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: at how free and easy he seemed to be playing 426 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,479 Speaker 1: and how much he's enjoying the game ever since he's 427 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: trade through the Cubs a couple of weeks ago. Hey, Jason, 428 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: we got a minute ago. Tell me about Edwin Jackson. 429 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: The Tigers picked him up. Of course, he's been on 430 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: like a million teams. What's the plan there are you 431 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: just to fill a spot. Why did the Tigers pick 432 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: up Edwin Jackson? Well, they needed the innings, uh, you know, 433 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: with all the injuries, especially once it became clear that 434 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: Ross was if you to come back at all, you know, 435 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: they signed him to a minor league deal hoping he 436 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: could provide some depth. They got to a point last 437 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: week where they needed another starter, and the result was 438 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: a really good start at six and third innings, one run. 439 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: He had the same renovation on his way off the field, 440 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,120 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of people, you know, even 441 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: those who don't remember him, appreciate the effort he put 442 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: in for this team and talking with them before, before 443 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: and after that out. And he feels a kinship here. 444 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: You know, this is a place that special to him, 445 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: given what he saw here in that playoff RaSE No. Nine. 446 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: How the thing responded. And you've got some family here, 447 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: he's got some carsins. I think it's a good marriage. 448 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's going to be long term. 449 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: I kind of be surprised, giving the pitching prospects they 450 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: have coming up. But right now they really like him, 451 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,120 Speaker 1: and he likes being part of his team. He wants 452 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: to help some of the young guys out all right. 453 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: His name is Jason Beck, one of the best baseball 454 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: writers out there from MLB dot com. Thanks Jason, appreciate 455 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: you absolutely Rob. Thanks for having me on now bringing 456 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 1: the Closer. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL 457 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: or NBA, and it isn't even close. On Sunday we 458 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: saw why Major League Baseball is better than the NBA 459 00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: or the NFL. It was a classic match up Toronto 460 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: blue Jay's third basement Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Against Yankees closer. 461 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: All this Chapman and boy did they go tote the 462 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: tone the showdown Sunday in the night then and we're 463 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: basically the game on the line. A runner on one out, 464 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: slugger against flamethrower, veteran against twenty year old rookie. It 465 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: was a third team pitch at bat for Glad Jr. 466 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,120 Speaker 1: And he battled, He fell behind in the whole oh 467 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: two against one of the best closes in baseball, and 468 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: Chapman and my goodness, Blad Junior fouled off seven pitches 469 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: in the thirteen pitch battle. At one point he had 470 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: a foul ball for a home run that would have 471 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: won the game for Toronto, but indeed it was foul 472 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: and in the very end it was experience over talent 473 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: and youth. And it was a roll, this Chapman getting 474 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: the game inning double play on Vlad Jr. To secure 475 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: the win, and the Yankees won the ball game, very 476 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: won the game one to nothing. Very rarely do you 477 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: see mano imano in most sports where it comes down 478 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: to one against one. We saw that on Sunday and 479 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: it was spectacular thing to watch. That's why Major League 480 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: Baseball is the best board going. In the words of 481 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: New York TV legend of late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you 482 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: for your time this time until next time. Rob Parker out. 483 00:29:48,640 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: This could be an inside the Parker as psial