1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the Berkshires 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 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. Welcome into Inside the Parker. 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker. What a show we have 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: for you today. We'll talk with former Major leaguer and 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: current NBC Bay Area a's analysts Pip Roberts. Plus we'll 9 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: talk about a new book. Andrew Mariness is the author. 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: He talks about the life of Glenn Burke, that and 11 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: much more. Let's go up to lead off. It's getting 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: robbed to keep him on. Rob's hot take on the 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one Wednesday night, 14 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: George Springer finally was activated from the injured list and 15 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: made his long awaited Blue Jay's debut yes against the 16 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: Nationals in Duneedin, Florida. And my goodness, it took forever. 17 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Everybody's waiting to see George Springer, who of course signed 18 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: that big hundred fifty million dollar contract to leave Houston 19 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: and go and play for the Blue Jays. The Blue 20 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: Jays are playing much better. Vlad Guerrero Junior is playing 21 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: well and to add him at the top of the 22 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,639 Speaker 1: long lineup will be a big boost to the Blue Jays. 23 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see how he fits in. 24 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: He was injured in spring training, and obviously it took 25 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: a while. He was slated Wednesday night to start as 26 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays d H and be in the lead 27 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: off spots. So it's good to see George Springer healthy 28 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: and back out there playing baseball. Number two. It will 29 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: is nine years to the day on Wednesday that Bryce 30 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: Harper made his major league debut with the Washington Nationals. 31 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: That's right, and nine years later say it isn't. So 32 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: he might be as good as he's ever been over 33 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: his first ninety three played appearances. This year for the Phillies, 34 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: the outfield is hitting three T nine. He has six 35 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: home runs a two hundred ops plus, which is three 36 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: points better than his career mark from his National League 37 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: MVP Award winning season. So he's playing very, very well 38 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: for the Phillies. And you know, when he signed that 39 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: big contract, people were ripping on him and the Phillies 40 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: didn't make the playoffs, and remember the Nationals won the 41 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: World Series, so everybody was just saying, hey, good riddance. 42 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: The Nationals are better off without Bryce Harper. But Bryce 43 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: Harper is a big star and people need to get 44 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: off of it. He moves the needle. Remember when he 45 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: signed with the Phillies, he sold more jerseys and more 46 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: tickets than any baseball player we can remember. In fact, 47 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: he sold more jerseys than Lebron did when he came 48 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: to l a More people brought Phillies Bryce Harper jerseys, 49 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: then brought Lakers Lebron James jerseys. That's a star in baseball. 50 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: He's a guy who can move the needle. I love 51 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: watching Bryce Harper play. I'm glad he's healthy. He's playing great, 52 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: and the Phillies will be in the mix. It's a 53 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: tough division in the National League East, but Bryce Harper 54 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: continues to play as he's capable, the Phillies will be 55 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: in the hunt. Number three. It is hard not to 56 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: go gaga over Fernando Tattoos Jr. I get it. He's 57 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: a young player. He's twenty two years old. People are 58 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: already saying, is he the best young player in baseball 59 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: since Ken Griffy Jr. Or a Rod or players of 60 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: that ilk. And it's hard to look at Tattoos Jr. 61 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: And not think so. And I don't want to be 62 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: a prisoner of the moment, but what he did to 63 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: the Dodgers in that four game series in l A 64 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: over the weekend was as impressive as anything. He had 65 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: five home runs. No shortstop had ever done that hit 66 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: that many home runs. And then this is the greatest part, 67 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: on the anniversary of when his dad hit two Grand 68 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: Slams against the Dodgers in the same inning. Yes, there 69 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: wasn't a mistake in the same inning for Nando Tattis. 70 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: His dad, Fernando Tattis Jr. Hit two home runs against 71 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, and he's just fun. One of the broadcasters 72 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: doing the game Sunday night said, this guy has so 73 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: much swag and it's not even an act. He can't 74 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: help it. He's just the way he carries itself, the 75 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: way he's stealing bases, the way he plays in the field. 76 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,239 Speaker 1: He's not perfect, but man, is he worth the price 77 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: of admission. I haven't seen a player in a long 78 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: time to grab that much attention from people, and the 79 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: Dodgers and Padres is a real rivalry, don't kid yourself. 80 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: And a lot of it has to do with Fernando 81 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: Tattoos Jr. Here comes the big interview. Listen, Headler, it's 82 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: so good. All right now, let's welcome to the podcast. 83 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: Former Major league outfielder invite Man. I'm just down here 84 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: at the church ministry trying to help people get groceries, 85 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: and he's just trying to do out the man, making 86 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: sure everybody's okay, Man, great work, as always appreciate that. 87 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: I want to talk about the Oakland A's and we 88 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: know they had the big thirteen game win streak before 89 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: we get their bib wall Hoppen wall Hop and Lucy 90 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: for the first six, but else whatever out scored fifty 91 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: to thirteen, started out owing six and things were looking 92 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: really bleak when the season started. What happened. You know 93 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: how streaky baseball is and how early in the season 94 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: guys have not found that rhythm according to going from 95 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: Screed training day games the season night game, and you 96 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: have to find that happy medium. And I think what 97 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: happened was Ross came out flat. They had played well 98 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: in spring training, but then you have to transfer that 99 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: to the season. And the season is much different than 100 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: the regular Bean pre season. So I think they had 101 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: the fine then Niche and they got off to a 102 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: soul start. But remember they played Houston, they played the Dodgers, 103 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: and then they played Houston again. Two teams. Who are 104 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: the Dodgers will defend the champ and who's to the 105 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: team that they're gonna have to compete with? So they 106 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: got out the box, they were drawn to the fire, 107 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: and they didn't come out and play well. They didn't 108 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: play well in any facet of the game. Pitching started 109 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: pitching and getting beat up. Guys are striking out when 110 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: runners was going position and the defense is making air. 111 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: And then, as you know, us as streaky as baseball is, 112 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: they turned it around. All of a seven. They started 113 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: playing Againt some teams that went as good at Houston, 114 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: but Sety Party they beat Houston and Houston in the 115 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: next series, and then you know, they were playing Detroit. 116 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: They played a couple of teams that we thought they 117 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: were superior then, and they showed once they got to 118 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: the confidence and once they got that rhythm and the 119 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: pitchers started coming around, all thoughts of the game took 120 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: off and they won thirteen straight amazing streak thirteen straight, 121 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: the longest in the American League since the Indians won 122 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: twenty two in a row back in and the A's 123 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: back in UH two one twenty in a row. So 124 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: it felt short of that obviously, but still a great run. Um. 125 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: This is a team that won the a L West 126 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: last year. People know that the A's were good. I 127 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: was surprised that they got off to the start, but 128 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: I didn't think they were gonna be a bad team. 129 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: What did Bob Melvin do not to panic? You know, 130 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: when you're when you start off as bad as they were, 131 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: as he a calming force for that team. He is 132 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: a coming force. But he has a fire inside of him. 133 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,679 Speaker 1: You know, he's got quiet quiet, that little quiet fire 134 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: that he just swimmers. And if there's a time he 135 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: needs to go off on the team or or or 136 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: let the team know they're not playing well, he will 137 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: do that. And during that Old seven start, they did 138 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: have a manager's meeting. What he let the guys know 139 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: they weren't playing well and up to their capabilities. And 140 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: after he left the room, they had a players only meeting, 141 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: and after that they were able to start turning around. 142 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: And I think You know, when you have guys in 143 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: there who have our leaders in the Mark Canadas and 144 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: guys like that, they understand, you know, Chapman Olsen, they 145 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: know not understand what it's like to be on a 146 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: winning team, and so they just stepped forward and said, hey, guys, 147 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: you're better than this. We got to show better in 148 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: all factors of the game, and collectively they galvanized as 149 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: a team. Our guests here on Inside the Parker is 150 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: former Major leaguer and current and be he Bay Area 151 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: uh pregame show host for the Oakland A's b Roberts BIP. 152 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: What about Jed Lowry, I mean, he's a guy who 153 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: turned it around and got things going. How big of 154 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: an impact has he had for the A's. He was unbelievable. 155 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: You talked about a veteran guy who understands his roles 156 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: and what his job is. He's a professional hitter, became 157 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: a solid second base. And I think what happened is 158 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: when Jill came here and he started when he left 159 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: New York, you know, he left their unhealthy. But when 160 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: he got here, for some reason, I think that California 161 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 1: air they just got into his lungs and he just 162 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: felt from became Jed Lowry again and it's like he 163 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: never left the team. And what he does have to 164 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: play on both sides because he gives you a professional 165 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: at bat. He scores the ball up, it's the ball 166 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: extremely hard and at times to drive the bottom and 167 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: gap sometimes to hit it out the yard. But I 168 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: just look at his leadership and it's he when he's healthy, 169 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: he goes to the post every day and he brings 170 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: something to the table. And I think he shows by 171 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: example more than by verbal and I think the guys 172 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: have shown or see now that he's the guy that 173 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: you can follow, especially when it's help. He's gonna lead 174 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: you in the right direction. There. It's a very calming 175 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: influence in the locker room because he's been around and 176 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: he understands the game. And so when guys have questions, 177 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: they can go to him and he can help answer those. 178 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: But by answering them, he can still go out there 179 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: and show them what the answer totally is. Who are 180 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 1: the pitching stars for the age? For people who are 181 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: listening who don't follow the Oakland Age to say, you 182 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: know who who's getting it done on the mound for them? 183 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 1: But Mamma is doing pretty well. He's still learning. He's 184 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: still trying to understand how to use that fastball, use 185 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: that cutter and that slider, the both sides to the plate. 186 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: Manta has had a tough game list day, but he 187 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: gives you a chance to win every game. He throws 188 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: extremely hard. You've got a good cutter. He can move 189 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: the ball up in the zone. He can hit the corners, 190 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: he can expand his zone when you look at it 191 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: and you look at the regado. He's still young. He 192 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: still tries to tear the ball by people and sometimes 193 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: it's fastball straightens out. You got to learn how to 194 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: change heed, use both sides to the plate, and read 195 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: the hitters a little better. But he's got outstanding stuff. 196 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: He can said about nine and once he learns that 197 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: pent paint accuracy, he's gonna be tough. And I just 198 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: believe that that Chris Bassett. I've always said this, this 199 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: guy has stuff that it's no Witterer type stuff. And 200 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: I think that he was the leader of this staff. 201 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: He's the remembers one guy right now. He's the guy 202 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: that's come up with the wave. Heaves to ride the wave. 203 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: He's the guy that's come up with let's ride the 204 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: wave guys. But he also is a very outstanding pitcher. 205 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 1: And when you watch him pitch, you know you get 206 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: the chance to above average fastball, above average commanding with 207 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: his second secondary and third secondary and in his third pitch. 208 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: But the bottom, bottom of the bottom of it is 209 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: that he will attack his own and when he attacks 210 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: his own, he's almost unhittable. Last thing, Bip, I mean 211 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: a l West has gotten better, Mariners are good astrals 212 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: of course are there, Angels have gotten better. Rangers are 213 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: hovering around near close to the five hundred. Uh do 214 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: the do the win this division? I think they're winning 215 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: division again, you know, even with our market Kim and 216 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: who was their leader last year. I think Elvis Andrews 217 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 1: has stepped in and played really well at short stop, 218 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: and you know that's a key position where it comes 219 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: to having a solid defense. Not Chapman is gonna be good. 220 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: Olsen has been tremendous at first still picking thing and 221 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: Dad and Jared Lowry a second has been outstanding. Uh 222 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: Smurphy behind and played his outstanding as well. Called a 223 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: great game can throw you out, and so he can 224 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: minimize the running game. I just believe that these guys 225 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: know how to compete for nine innings. They look forward 226 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: to the walkoff win. They enjoy that. And I think 227 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: that Bob Melbourne is the perfect leader for the team 228 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: who were good at through the bad. He's gonna guide 229 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: them in the right direction. And I think at them 230 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna win this West. All right, dear, he is 231 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: bit Roberts, former Major league er and current NBC Bay 232 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: Area pregame show host Fotty Oakland say, Bip, thanks for 233 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: the knowledge, man, We appreciate you. Stay well, buddy. All right, well, 234 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: thanks for having my battery. You take care of itself. 235 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector centrum. The analytic numbers 236 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: you need to know? Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS, 237 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: analytics is his game. What do you got for me, Anthony? 238 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: It's so cliche for a stat guy to talk about 239 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 1: Mike Trout, isn't it. We know he's awesome, could probably 240 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: the best ever. But it's boring, right, I mean, how 241 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: much better could he possibly get? Well, if early returns 242 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: are anything, version of Mike Trout could somehow be the 243 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: best ever. Yes, it is true. Just take a look 244 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: at his numbers so far. One average on base percentage 245 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: good for at three OPS, all the best marks in 246 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: the league. In fact, this could be the best month 247 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,599 Speaker 1: Trout has ever had in his illustrious career. The average O, 248 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: b P and OPS are his best in any month 249 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: ever and has weighted on base bridge or WHOBA, a 250 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: metric that works like on base percentage but adds value 251 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: based on how the player reached base, not just if 252 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: they reached base of five six is also tops in 253 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: his career for any month. The league average, by the way, 254 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: is around three, so Trout it was about se better 255 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: than league average, and just looking at a slash line, 256 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: you start whittling down players who have ever accomplished this feat. 257 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: The list of a L players to slash four hundred, 258 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: five hundred, eight hundred in April is short, in fact, 259 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: the last to do it with the Yankees Paul O'Neal 260 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: with eight player list also includes luminaries like George Brett, 261 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: Frank Robinson, al Ka Line, and yeah, some guy named 262 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth. Trout is impossibly still getting better that ball 263 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: is it was a big week in the Big leagues? 264 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: Is it foul or is it fair? And now? From 265 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: mL bead bro dot Com Here's j R. Gambles Jr. 266 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: At this junction of the season. Is it foul or 267 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: fair to say that vlag Guerrero Jr. And Fernando Tattoos Jr. 268 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: Are the two best players in the game fair ball, 269 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: Fernando Tattis and Black Guerrero Jr. Are two of the 270 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: future superstar faces of baseball. They may not statistically be 271 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: the best two players in the game yet, but they 272 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: are the most talented and impactful. The time is now. 273 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: They aren't prospects anymore. Vlad and Tattoos are both time 274 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: for second in homer's lap, Junior is fifth and batting average. 275 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: The performances delivered by these young Latin Lords the past 276 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: week should leave no doubt as to why they are 277 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: considered future Hall of famers, despite having played less than 278 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: four hundred games between them. When you got it, you 279 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: got it, and if they were talking all power numbers, 280 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: Baby Vlad is booming. The reverl launched three home runs 281 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: against the Nationals on Tuesday night. If it's at all fathomable, 282 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: little Vlad might be better than It's all of fame father, 283 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: who finished his career with two thousand, five hundred ninety 284 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: hits four hundred forty nine home runs and a three 285 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: eighteen lifetime batting average. I mean Pop never hit less 286 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: than three hundred and fifteen full seasons. Tattoos, He's already 287 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: better than his dad, and the explosiveness in his swing 288 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: was evident in the series against the arch rival Dodgers, 289 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: where he hit two homers on the anniversary of when 290 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: his dad hit two Grand slams and one inning against 291 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: the Dodgers Black and the Dead, Tattoos Jr. Hit five 292 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: jacks for the Dodgers series. MLB had some great players, 293 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: but only the legends do stuff like lad and Tattoos Jr. 294 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Are doing. It's like you know when you're watching something 295 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: spell Shoe Jordan and Lebron in the early years, Michael 296 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: Vick with Atlanta and Naomi Osaka right now in tennis, 297 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: there's an electricity involved with their performance. These two guys 298 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: remained the creme de la creme, and the scary part 299 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: is they have just twenty two years old. Nobody's messing 300 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: with these guys over the next decade turned money into 301 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: more money. Now it's time for betting on the basis 302 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: with Dave Gascott. Thank you very much. A brand new 303 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: week of baseball. How about last weekend though, right, Dodgers 304 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: and Padres San Diego took three or four from Los Angeles, 305 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: coming from behind the final game when they were down 306 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: seven one. No money on that, but we did a 307 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: fine job please bringing home some cash. And now we 308 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: look forward to another week of baseball. I'm taking a 309 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: little bit of shock. I'm taking a dog, and I'm 310 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: also doing some overs as well. First off, with the over, 311 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna be a lot of firepower, especially down in 312 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: Texas between the Rangers and the Red Sock. Red Sox 313 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: surprisingly have done well to open up this season, swinging 314 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: the bats and getting some decent pitching. Because of that, 315 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: I like them and the Rangers to hit the total 316 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: over in that affair. Now, the shock I'm going to take, unfortunately, 317 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: is what the New York Yankees, and I understand there's 318 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of chock on this ball game, 319 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: but I'm taking Garrett Cole and the New York Yankees 320 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: versus the Detroit Tigers in this matchup. Tiger is one 321 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: of the worst pitching staffs in all Major League Baseball. 322 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: Take them, and then also I'm taking at home the 323 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: Chicago White Sox against Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians. 324 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: Take the Dog and the White Sox at home, Book 325 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: it and make some coin. When Rob was a newspaper columnist, 326 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: he lived by this motto. If I'm writing, I'm ripping, 327 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: Let's bring in a writer, a broadcaster, older, new All right, now, 328 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: let's welcome to the podcast a New York Times bestselling 329 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: author Andrew Marinus. And he has a new book out 330 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: called The True Story of Glenn Burke, singled out, the 331 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: first openly gay major league player and the inventor of 332 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: the high five. Andrew, Welcome the Inside the Parker. Thanks 333 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: so much. It's fun to be on with you. I 334 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: enjoy listening to you and all your your podcasts in 335 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: the radio. Thank you. I appreciate that. And Glen Brookes 336 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: story is a fascinating one, uh for people who do 337 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: do not know. But he played in the major leagues 338 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers and A's and through nineteen seventy nine, 339 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: and he was the first major league player to come 340 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: out as gay to his teammates and team owners. How 341 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: traumatic was that for for Glenn? It was it was 342 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: quite traumatic for him. Um, you know, as a minor 343 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: league player is when he first discovered himself, you know 344 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 1: that that he was gay. And as as as minor 345 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: league teammates and the Dodgers system, um, we're kind of 346 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: in on this open secret. He was traded from the 347 00:19:56,080 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: Dodgers when management of the organization learned about his actuality 348 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: and they attempted to bribe him to get married to 349 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: and he said to a woman. And when they said yes, 350 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: he said, no, I'm not I'm not going for that. 351 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: And so al Campannis and Tommy las Ordered traded Glen 352 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: away from the Dodgers after he had started two games 353 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: in the playoffs in seventy seven and Game one of 354 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: the World Series against the Yankees. He's traded uh immediately 355 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 1: during the next season, and then with the Oakland A's 356 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: Billy Martin becomes the manager while Glenn is there, and 357 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: Martin says he's not going to let a player like 358 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: Glenn quote unquote contaminate his team. And so Glenn Burke, 359 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: who one of the Dodger coaches, Junior gilliam had said 360 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: had the potential to be the next Willie Mays, uh, 361 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, had a very short major league career because 362 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: of the homophobia. Of the two franchises that he played for. Yeah, 363 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: and Glen Burke died at age forty two, very young. Uh, 364 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: aids complicated, but right, Yeah, And he had been living 365 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: long stretches just on the streets of San Francisco. You know. 366 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: He goes from starting at Yankee Stadium in the World 367 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: Series to living living homeless in the Castro district of 368 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: San Francisco over not that long a period of time. 369 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: After he's run out of baseball, he struggles financially. He 370 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: sort of struggles like a lot of athletes, do you 371 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: know what's next in life? You know, I had really 372 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: put he had put a lot of his eggs in 373 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: the in the sports basket, you know, And and really 374 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: struggled after that, and uh faced discrimination on on multiple fronts. 375 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: Um and and died of aids. Uh. You know. Destitute. 376 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: Our guests is uh New York Times bestselling author Andrew Marinus, 377 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: and he has a new book out, the True Story 378 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: of Glenn Burke, Singled out and UH talk about the 379 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: other thing that's very interesting, uh, is that he was 380 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: involved with Dusty Baker and a lot of people don't 381 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: know this as the with as the inventors of the 382 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: high five back in nineteen seventies seven. Uh, And it 383 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: came Dusty at a big home run and was coming 384 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: around third base and instead of what was back then 385 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: and drew the tradition of guys patting each other on 386 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: the bud or sleep five, he put his hand up high, 387 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: and Dusty Baker agreed with it. You know what kind 388 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: of went there. And now as we know, we see 389 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: it all over the place and everybody does it tell 390 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: us a little bit more about that story. Yeah, And 391 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's great that there is this aspect 392 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: of the story because you know, other aspects of Glenn's 393 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: life are tragic, but then there is this sort of 394 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: joy that was always a part of Glenn. He was 395 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: the most popular player in the Dodger's clubhouse, even as 396 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: a fourth out fielder, even as a rookie, you know, 397 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: such a veteran, uh successful team. It was Glenn who 398 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: they considered the funniest guy, the kind of the glue 399 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: guy in the clubhouse. When he was traded to the A's, 400 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: Steve Garvey and Don Sutton were seen at their lockers crying. Um. 401 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: Dusty Baker I interviewed him for the book. He he 402 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: loved Glenn Burke, and he said it was no surprise 403 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: that it was Glenn who invented the high five. After 404 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: Dusty hit what was his thirtieth home run of the 405 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: season in the very final game of the year off 406 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: of JR. Richard, who had owned him. And this was 407 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: Dusty became the fourth Dodger in to hit thirty homers. 408 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: They said, a major league record. That's the history that 409 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 1: has made. And as Dusty is running back to the dugout, 410 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: Glenn raises his arm in celebration, you know, and Dusty 411 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: slaps it and that's the first high five. And so 412 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: some people will say, and of course it takes two 413 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: people to high five, and they said, well the Dusty invented, 414 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: or to Glenn invented. And Dusty Baker told me, and 415 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: I know you're an l A guy now, but he said, 416 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: pretty much anything that's cool or hip in life comes 417 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: from the Bay Area. So you have to give Glenn credit. 418 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: Glenn was from Oakland, Berkeley. Um, you have to give 419 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: Glenn credit for inventing it. Yeah, it's one of those 420 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: things because if Dusty doesn't old, there doesn't happen. Do 421 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: you know. What I mean is it's it's both because 422 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: he had to, uh, he had to kind of agree 423 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: to do it that way. What else will we learn 424 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: in this book about Glenn Broke that maybe people don't know? 425 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: Those are two big things that I think are very 426 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: interesting in people might have heard about. But is there 427 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 1: anything else as we read this book that will find out? Yeah, 428 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: you know, one thing I think would be surprising that people, 429 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: or certainly was surprising the people back in the nineteen 430 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: seventies when they had stereotypes about what it meant to 431 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: be gay, was that, you know, Glenn Burke was just 432 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 1: a phenomenal athlete. He was a better basketball player than 433 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: he was a baseball player. Um In his senior year 434 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: of high school at Berkeley High they went undefeated and 435 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: won the Northern California Championship. When the nt double A 436 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: changed its rules in nineteen seventy four that would allow 437 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: a professional athlete in one sport to play collegiately in another, 438 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: Glenn immediately Um enrolled in Nevadarino and scored over thirty 439 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: points in his first game in college basketball when he 440 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: hadn't even played a real basketball game in a couple 441 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: of years. Glenn was also and This is just some 442 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: fun trivia. And I know you talked about your shoes 443 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: a lot. He was the first UH major league player 444 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: to wear Nikes in a Major League game, and I 445 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: found I found the Nike rep that that met him 446 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: at Dodger Stadium and gave him the shoes, and I 447 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: interviewed him for the book. UH. After he was run 448 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: out of baseball, Glenn became a star on the gay 449 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: softball circuit of San Francisco. Like I imagine the Dodgers 450 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: center field are showing up on your softball team, you know. 451 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: So they won a couple of UM national championships in 452 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: softball the head it was known as the Gay Games 453 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: back then. In Glenn won medals and softball and basketball 454 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: and track. So he was just UM first and foremost. 455 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: He considered himself an athlete. And part of this UM 456 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 1: disintegration of his life is not only is he running baseball, UM, 457 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: but he's hit by a car crossing the street in 458 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: San Francisco and his legs are broken and he loses 459 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: his identity as an athlete pre you know, even as 460 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: a softball player, and that was a crushing blow to him. 461 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of really interesting and unexpected aspects 462 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,719 Speaker 1: to Glenn's life. He was a great singer at a kid. 463 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: He was on a live album of a folk group 464 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: called the Lime Lighters. You see little Glenn's picture on 465 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: the on the cover of their album. UM kind of 466 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,239 Speaker 1: like uh in a lot of different interesting spots at 467 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: different times over the course of his life, and inspiring 468 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: and tragic story all wrapped into one no doubt interesting read, 469 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Marinus. Uh. Where can people pick up your book? 470 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: They can find it pretty much at any book story. 471 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: It's on online. There's also an e version of the 472 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: book and an audio version of the book. If they're interested, 473 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: they can check me out on my website, Andrew Mariness 474 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: dot com, um on Twitter as well. UM So, I 475 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: really appreciate anybody who's interested in the book and happy 476 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: to answer their questions about it if they if they 477 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: find me on Twitter. All right, Andrew, thank you so much, 478 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: thanks for joining the podcast. We appreciate you. All right, Rob, 479 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it. Great talking to you. Now it's 480 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: time for some Diamond Dust with Wish TVs. Phil Sanchez. 481 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: He played baseball in college. Now here is MLB knowledge. 482 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about my team the Mets and 483 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: their shortstop Francisco Lindor. So everyone knows he's had a 484 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: huge contract with the Mets over the off season, but 485 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: he hasn't really lived up to the hype so far. 486 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: Numbers not great in the first month. And that's fine 487 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: in places like Cleveland or Cincinnati, but in the city 488 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: like New York, where the fans have very little patients, 489 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna let you know when you're not playing well 490 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 1: and they're not happy. And that's exactly what happened Tuesday 491 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: night in the game against the Boston Red Sox. Moments 492 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: after Lindor slowly grounded out in his final at bat 493 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: and they're lost to Boston, the crowd of a little 494 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 1: more than seven thousand people booed the team's new three 495 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: forty one million dollar die Now, listen, I grew up 496 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: in Queens. I'm a die hard Mets fan, like a 497 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: lot of them out there. I get it the fans 498 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: are frustrated. I am as well. But what good does 499 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: booing him do? I mean, do you do you want 500 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: him to succeed or not? He signed for ten years, 501 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: going to be around for a while. Booing him probably 502 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: not the best way to introduce him to New York. 503 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: And I know you're probably saying to yourself, Phil, I 504 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: don't care. He's paid enough money, so he has to 505 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 1: deal with it. And I get that. I get that mindset, 506 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:21,919 Speaker 1: but this is not everybody's the same. Not everybody performs 507 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: well under those types of circumstances. And if we want 508 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: him to succeed, booing him definitely not gonna help. Let's 509 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: be better, Mets fans, now bringing the clothes there. Here's 510 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and 511 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: it isn't even close. Here's why baseball is better than 512 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: the NBA in the NFL, and I'm talking about betting. 513 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: Did you hear me? Is this on? I know when 514 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: people talk about betting, they think about the NFL, they 515 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: think about betting on the games with the point spreads football, 516 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: it seems a lot easier to bet on, but hey, 517 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: don't sleep on betting on baseball. And all you need 518 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: to do is read the story about Bob Ross, who's 519 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: a paint instructor who on opening day secured two hundred 520 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: thousand dollars when he picked every single opening game correctly? 521 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: Did you hear me? Every single game? And there was 522 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: a glitch in his report and his computer where it 523 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: wiped out his original picks. He changed two of his picks, 524 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: one involving the Yankees and one involving the Tigers, and 525 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: actually because he changed them, got him right and one 526 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: two hundred thousand dollars, which is incredible. And this is 527 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: why baseball and betting is gonna be a big thing 528 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: as we go forward. People will be able to bet 529 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: on everything, every pitch, every at bad You'll be able 530 00:29:57,800 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: to sit around and sit at the game, or sit 531 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 1: at home and bet as the game is going on 532 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: the entire way. There's so many different bets and so 533 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: many different things. It will generate a ton of money 534 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: and a ton of fan interest for guys who like 535 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: to bet the game. In the words of New York 536 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your 537 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: time this time until next time. Rob Parker out. He 538 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: can't get it. This could be an inside the Parker 539 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: to see you next week, same bad time, same station.