1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: Welcome into this World Series edition of Inside the Parker. Man. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: Coming up, we're gonna talk with Adam Burke from Beason 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: about the World Series, the Texas Rangers getting. 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 3: Their first World Series championship. 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: Plus I'll tell you why baseball is better than the 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: NBA and the NFL, that and much more. 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 3: Let's go. 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: Better to lead off, it's getting robbed and keep them on. 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one, it. 16 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: Was no surprise to me that Corey Seeger was the 17 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 2: MVP of the World Series. The Rangers shortstop was spectacular, 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: and he has the moments. He had three home runs 19 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: in the five game series, none bigger than Game one 20 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: when he tied the game. They're down five to three, 21 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: bottom of the ninth to run home run. 22 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: It changed the series. 23 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: If the Diamondbacks win that game, they might have left 24 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: on their way home with. 25 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: A two zero lead. 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 2: If you remember, they won big in Game two, So 27 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: that was a turning point in the World Series. And 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: now when you look at the numbers, Corey Seeker has 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: better numbers. Say it isn't so the mister October himself, 30 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: Reggie Jackson. Corey Seekers now won two World Series, two 31 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: World Series MVPs. Pretty damn impressive. I'll give him the 32 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: title of mister November. I'm not giving him the title 33 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: of Mister October. That belongs to Reggie Jackson. How about 34 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 2: mister November. Since he won this World Series and we're 35 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: in the month. 36 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: Of November number two, you're gonna hear. 37 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 2: A lot of people now start to give Bruce Bochie, 38 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: the manager of the Texas Rangers, some props as he 39 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: won his fourth World Series, took his third different team 40 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: to the World Series. But I want you to know 41 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: that more than a couple more than ten days ago, 42 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: I was on the MLB Network and Brian Kenny with 43 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: MLB Now, and I said that if Bruce Bochie won 44 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: that he would jump over Joe Tory and Walter Alston, 45 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: who both won four World Series as managers. Walter Alston 46 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: with the Dodgers Joe Tory with the Yankees, and he's 47 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: gotta be considered one of the greatest manager, if not 48 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: the greatest, in modern time. In modern time, to take 49 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: three different franchises to the World Series and to win 50 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: with the Rangers, a franchise that has never won, and 51 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: now they have a championship. Remember when he won those 52 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: three in San Francisco. The Giants had never won there. 53 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, all these great players that played 54 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 2: in San Francisco never won. 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: He won three there. 56 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: He also took the San Diego Padres to the World Series. 57 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: He's an impressive manager. His resume is second to none. 58 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: I always think that when guys win in one place, 59 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: if everything's aligned and you know and and it can 60 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: work out for you and you have a nice run 61 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: and you win and you don't mess it up. But 62 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: when you move around and you go to different franchises 63 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 2: and you improve their standings and improve their chances of 64 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: winning and you do win, got to have something to 65 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: do with it, because everywhere you go, they win. This 66 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: reminded me of Bill Parcells. Bill Parcells won two Super 67 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: Bowls with the Giants, right, but he also took the 68 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: New England Patriots to the Super Bowl. He got the 69 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: Dallas Cowboys better. And one of his best coaching job 70 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: was when he took the Jets, if you remember, the 71 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: Jets were one in fifteen and then two years later 72 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 2: he was in the AFC Championship game. That's what I'm 73 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 2: talking about. Coaching and manager Bruce Bochi is the best 74 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: modern day manager going hands down. 75 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: Number three. 76 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: All Right, the odds are out for next year's baseball season, 77 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: and next year is a World Series champ and it's 78 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: not surprised. And usually in the NBA, whoever wins the 79 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 2: championship is always the favorite the next year. That goes 80 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: without saying, right after Denver one This coming year was 81 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: all about Denver repeating not when you talk about baseball. 82 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: The Rangers just won the World Series. And here are 83 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: the top four odds. Who are the best odds at 84 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: winning the World Series next year? Number one the Braves, 85 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: Number two the Dodgers, both disappointing this past year. Number 86 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 2: three the Astros. My god, no Dusty Baker. They went 87 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 2: through the Alcs seven years in a row and still 88 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 2: their third. And number four the Texas Rangers. That's how 89 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: much baseball changes. What worked one year doesn't automatically going 90 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: to work the next year. Rangers might not make the playoffs. 91 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: That's how bad baseball is. If they lose a Montgomery, 92 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 2: you know, if the gram doesn't bounce back, if Sherzer 93 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: has issues, they could easily fall to the side and 94 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 2: not make the playoffs. 95 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 3: Will definitely not make the World Series. 96 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 97 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 3: So cool. 98 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome into the podcast. Adam Burke. He is 99 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 2: from Vson. He is the managing editor of Vson Daily 100 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 2: Baseball Bets. Adam, my goodness, gracious, thanks for joining the podcast. 101 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 3: How are you. 102 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: I'm good, good to be here. 103 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 3: How you guys doing doing wonderful? 104 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: And I gotta say, not surprised that the Texas Rangers 105 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: won the World Series. I picked them in six. I 106 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 2: was surprised they did it in five. But my goodness, gracious, 107 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 2: what a year that they put together. How surprised are 108 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: you that they wound up winning the World Series? 109 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 3: Yeah? 110 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 4: Pretty surprised, especially when you consider what happened to them 111 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 4: the last two seasons where they did not perform very well. 112 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 4: They spent a lot of money, they threw a lot 113 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 4: of money at the problem, but they also wound up 114 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 4: batting Bruce Boci. You know, it was a guy that 115 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 4: was maybe a difference maker for them throughout the course 116 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 4: of the playoffs, pushing all the right buttons. So, you know, 117 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 4: surprised in the sense that they had to pitch it 118 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 4: to get through, especially with schures are being hurt and 119 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,799 Speaker 4: no Jacob Degram. But Jordan Montgomery was terrific. Nate Yuvaldi 120 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 4: was way better than expected off of him. 121 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: That was the big That was the big signing, don't 122 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: you think. I mean, Adam that was the one that 123 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: because he came with playoff experience, He's he's pitched in 124 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: a lot of big games. I mean, I think that 125 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: was that. And getting Bruce Bochi to come out of retirement. 126 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: I think that that changed what the Rangers were And 127 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 2: I loved a lot of people were critical of them 128 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: when they signed uh Simeon and Seeger, you know, half 129 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: a billion dollars for you know, to up the middle infielders. 130 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 3: But I love what they were doing. 131 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: Just give me your thoughts on on on some of 132 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: those things. 133 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean the Seger one obviously was huge. I 134 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,679 Speaker 4: mean Seeger now you know, two time World serious champ, 135 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 4: and you know, being the MVP doesn't hurt. He's just 136 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 4: a terrific all around player too, where you know, he's 137 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 4: a really good defensive player, great offensive player, kind of 138 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 4: has that clutch gen to him as well. Look, I 139 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: mean I think that they spent intelligently, and it'll be 140 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 4: interesting to see what happens going forward. Now. Because the 141 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 4: Rangers threw a bunch of money at their problems and 142 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 4: the Diamondbacks threw a bunch of internal scouting and analytics 143 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 4: at their problems, both teams had success. Let's see now 144 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 4: what some of the big market teams do if they 145 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 4: go out there and try to follow the spending pattern 146 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 4: of the Rangers and get themselves to the top of 147 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 4: the mountain. 148 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 3: See here here where I am on this thing, and 149 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: I get it. 150 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 2: I'm not saying just go out and throw money around 151 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: to any and everybody. You said it, spend intelligently. But 152 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: because I like, I love the Simon signing as well. 153 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: This guy is a. 154 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 2: Really good player. Guess what the Rangers played one hundred 155 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 2: and seventy nine games this year. Guess how many Marcus 156 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: Simeon played one hundred and seventy nine games. Guy had 157 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: one hundred. RBIs from the leadoff spot. We know he 158 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: has power. He had a great game four and five 159 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: for them, put up big numbers. But I guess my 160 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: point is, you can be Tampa Bay, you can be 161 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 2: you know, Arizona, you can be Miami, you can be Oakland, 162 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: but you're not gonna win. You might be good, you 163 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: might get to the World Series, but you have to 164 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 2: have big time players. That's what I believe. And I think, 165 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 2: guess why these teams like a Tampa Bay and now 166 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 2: in Arizona, they always come up short at the end, 167 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 2: because you need guys who have been there, star players. 168 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 2: I truly believe that to win a championship doesn't mean 169 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: you can't get there. Am i off base, Adam, Well. 170 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 4: Look, I mean I think that you need hitters that 171 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 4: are capable of hitting any kind of pitcher. You know, 172 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 4: there are some guys out there that have big holes 173 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 4: against velocity. There are some guys out there that can't 174 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 4: hit breaking stuff. You need to be able to hit 175 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 4: it all when you get deep into the playoffs because 176 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 4: in theory, and this World Series doesn't really you know, 177 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 4: comply with what I'm about to say. But in theory, 178 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 4: usually the best pitching is left when it all is 179 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 4: said and done, when all the dust settles. These were 180 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 4: not two very good teams on the pitching side. Texas's 181 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 4: rotation was pretty good. Their bullpen was shaky for a 182 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 4: long time. But you've gotta be able to hit anything 183 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 4: that gets thrown your way. And you know, we saw 184 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 4: the Phillias were too over aggressive in the NLCS Arizona 185 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 4: played against that. Texas was not the same kind of team. 186 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: Texas didn't chase nearly as much as Philadelphia did throughout 187 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 4: the regular season, and it was that level of discipline 188 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 4: that allowed them to score a lot of runs here 189 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 4: in the World Series. So I think you need a 190 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 4: diverse offensive skill set of guys that have a lot 191 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 4: of strengths to compliment each other. 192 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: Our guest is Adam Berg from Vson. He has the 193 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 2: Vson Daily Baseball Bets. He's the managing editor there. Let's 194 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: talk about I mentioned Bruce Bochi coming out of retirement 195 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: to manage his team wins a World Series, third team 196 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 2: he's taken to the. 197 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 3: World Series, his fourth World Series championship. 198 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 2: But well, this also maybe put the I know there 199 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 2: aren't a lot of veteran managers sitting around looking for 200 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 2: a gig or who's viable. But maybe that having a 201 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 2: guy with some experience and a feel for the game 202 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 2: and not just looking at analytics. And I'm not against analytics. 203 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: I think they have to be mixed in, you know, 204 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 2: but there's also a feel for the game. Is this 205 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: a sign maybe that team should maybe look at guys 206 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 2: who can do that as well. 207 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, you know, you can also look at 208 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 4: you know, Houston. I mean, obviously they got there with 209 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 4: aj Hinch, who's a very analytically savvy guy. But then 210 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 4: they get back there with Dusty Baker, a baseball lifer who, 211 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 4: you know, it's definitely cognizant of analytics, but maybe it's not, 212 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 4: you know, the thing that he completely relies on. I 213 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 4: think it kind of depends on the team. I think 214 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 4: it kind of depends on the team, and it depends 215 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 4: on the composition of the front office. Where Texas is 216 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 4: a very smart, very numbers savvy front office, they bring 217 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 4: in a manager who in you know, Chris Woodward, who 218 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 4: was a guy who was also very analytics driven, and 219 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 4: it just didn't really work out. So you keep all 220 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 4: those numbers based principles, but then you bring in a 221 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 4: Bruce Bochie. I'm a Guardians fan. It's the same thing 222 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 4: that Cleveland did where they had Maniacta, then they brought 223 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 4: in Terry Francona, and all of a sudden they were 224 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 4: on a rocket ship where they still believed in all 225 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 4: the analytics, but they had that guy who's able to 226 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 4: keep everybody's spirits up in the clubhouse and you know, 227 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 4: push the right buttons in those high leverage spots, stuff 228 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 4: like that. I think it depends on the composition of 229 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 4: the team. I think it depends on the composition of 230 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 4: the front office, the message they're trying to send, how 231 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 4: they get it across. And I don't think it's a 232 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 4: coincidence that a guy like Bochie's won you know, three 233 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 4: World Series, four World Series. Now, as you mentioned, getting 234 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 4: there with three different teams. I do wonder going forward 235 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 4: how those dynamics look because a lot of those baseball 236 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 4: lifer guys that have been around for a while are retiring, 237 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 4: they're in their seventies, they're you know, pushing eighty. 238 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 3: No, it is not a lot of people there viable. 239 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 2: I mean, I can't really go hey, so and so 240 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 2: sitting there and then Buck just Buck show Walter just 241 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: got fired from the Mets, you. 242 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 3: Know what I mean. 243 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 2: He won one hundred and one games a year ago, 244 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: two years ago, and then this past year was a 245 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 2: total disaster. So you start to look around and I 246 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 2: don't know, is there another job for Buck? 247 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 4: There certainly could be. I mean, there will be some 248 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 4: team who had one of those numbers driven managers that 249 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 4: wasn't really able to relate all that well to the players, 250 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 4: and they may look at it and say, hey, you know, 251 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 4: we need a Buck Showalter type. You know, we need 252 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 4: one of those baseball guys that you know, commands respect 253 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 4: largely does so, you know, quietly and look. I think that, 254 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 4: you know, just an example going with the San Francisco Giants, right, 255 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 4: I think Gabe Kapler is a brilliant baseball mind. He 256 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 4: knows the analytics inside and out. He's a fitness freak, 257 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 4: so he's going to kind of command that from his 258 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 4: players as well being in shape and all that. I 259 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 4: think there are a lot of really positive attributes for 260 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 4: a guy like Gabe Kapler, but it didn't work with 261 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 4: the Giants, where far han Ziety is extremely numbers driven 262 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 4: and they go with Melvin a baseball Lifer, a guy 263 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 4: who's been on these you know, managing these teams that 264 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 4: are very much into analytics. Oakland, San Diego, the Giants 265 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 4: may seem to be looking at the same kind of 266 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 4: thing that we're talking about here. Of we have all 267 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 4: this data, we have this messaging, but now we need 268 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 4: that veteran, you know, comfortable kind of guy to put 269 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 4: us over the top. So maybe San Francisco is a 270 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 4: team that we need to kind of watch closely as 271 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 4: another test case of this. 272 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: Adam, let me ask you this, of all the things 273 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: that stand out on this playoffs and whatnot, is what 274 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 2: the Texas Rangers were able to do. Remember they choked 275 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 2: down the division. The last day they lost one nothing 276 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 2: and the Astros won the AL West. Everybody thought, what 277 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 2: a disaster, you know, like they were in first place 278 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 2: virtually all year, had that bad month and then kind 279 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: of fell out, came back, the Astros had a bad 280 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: two weeks and it looked like they were going to 281 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: win the division. 282 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 3: They didn't do that. 283 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 2: Then they go on the road and win all eleven 284 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: postseason game. I've been covering baseball since nineteen eighty six, 285 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 2: I cannot baseball is as hard to win that many 286 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 2: games on the road. What do you make of that? 287 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 2: When a team can just just just win every day 288 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 2: on the road is incredible. Have you seen anything like this? 289 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 4: No, I mean it's thoroughly impressive. And again, I mean, 290 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 4: you know, not only did they lose the division, but 291 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 4: they forced themselves into the wildcard round and you know 292 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 4: they were certainly at risk in that Wildcard series for 293 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 4: sure right out. 294 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 3: Of the gate. 295 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 4: The thing I think is, you know, home field in 296 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 4: Major League Baseball is not a blanket thing across the board. 297 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 4: It's one of those things where if you have a 298 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 4: distinct ballpark advantage that you try to play to, like 299 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 4: a Baltimore for example. You know, they make all the 300 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 4: renovations in left field, they get a bunch of left 301 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 4: handed pitchers, guys that pitch to contact, stuff like that, 302 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 4: because they can do that. Well, that's all well and good, 303 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 4: but on the road it doesn't always work for the Rangers. 304 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 4: Their team was built to win no matter where they were, 305 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 4: and that's something I think that front offices are going 306 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 4: to have to look at and say, hey, it's all 307 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 4: well and good for us to play to our advantages 308 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 4: in the eighty one home games that we have, But 309 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 4: what do we do when we go out on the road. 310 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 4: You know what happens then? And I think Texas was 311 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 4: just perfectly built to where the venue didn't really matter. 312 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 4: And ironically enough, I mean, they lost most of their 313 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 4: games at home in the playoffs. 314 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 2: And you know it's funny, you know, I was on 315 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,359 Speaker 2: Brian Kenny Show on MLB Network MLB. 316 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 3: Now, and after. 317 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 2: Arizona lost Game one, I said that they were cooked 318 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 2: and he looked at me like I was crazy, and 319 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 2: I said, I said they were cooked because all the 320 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 2: things they had done during the playoffs, stealing bases, you know, 321 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 2: every time they stole the base and they won a game, 322 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 2: you know they won that game or whatever. They had 323 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 2: all these check marks that they all had, and they 324 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 2: close a seawall was six up until that point, so 325 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 2: they had all those things working. And then they give 326 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 2: up game one. That's a big give up, especially when 327 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 2: you know the Rangers are played well on the road, 328 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 2: Like that's what I was thinking, Like, you let them 329 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 2: off the hook, off the mat. They should have been 330 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 2: down two to zero in that World Series. Give up 331 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: a two run home run the Seeger in the ninth 332 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 2: and then Garcia gets you on the eleventh with a 333 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 2: walk off. So the Rangers. I just thought, like, there's 334 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 2: something about this team this year. I picked them to 335 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 2: win the West when the playoffs started, I picked. 336 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: Them to go to the World Series. 337 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: And it might be a one year thing, Adam, and 338 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: it might have just been, you know, everything aligned for them. 339 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 2: But I still think if you're a baseball fan and 340 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: you're a fan of the Rangers, I would take this 341 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 2: one World Series even if they don't win again in 342 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: fifteen or twenty years. And they spent money and they 343 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 2: did what they had to do, because that's really what 344 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 2: it is it's about for fans. 345 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 3: People don't expect to win every year, do they. 346 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 4: No, I mean, definitely not. It's it's something that it's 347 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 4: you're lucky if you're in a position to try and 348 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 4: take it for granted, like a Houston that's you know, 349 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 4: made deep runs pretty much every year for the last 350 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 4: seven eight years. And again, as I mentioned earlier, I 351 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 4: mean I'm a Guardians fan. So nineteen forty eight is 352 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 4: the last World Series that they've won, lost in Game 353 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 4: seven twice. I was at every game in the other 354 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 4: World Series against the Cubs. I'm still not over it. It 355 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 4: was seven years ago, and I just want that feeling 356 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 4: one time. And I think, to me, baseball is the 357 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 4: hardest championship to win, just because of the sheer number 358 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 4: of games, the variants of the playoffs. To me, it's 359 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 4: the hardest one to win. So if you get one, 360 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 4: if your favorite team gets one, for you, savor every 361 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 4: single second of it because it's a very very hard 362 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 4: thing to come back and do again. 363 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: It is. 364 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 2: And I think fans down in Arlington and Texas, I 365 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 2: mean the Rangers fan, you know, their first ever. You 366 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 2: just imagine what kind of celebration it's going to be, 367 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 2: you know, And to think about this, even if you're 368 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 2: the Rangers and the Cowboys, everything's about the Cowboys, you 369 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 2: know that down in Dallas and in that area. And 370 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 2: the Cowboys haven't been to a conference championship since like 371 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 2: ninety five or something like. 372 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 3: Think about that. 373 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 2: The Rangers have been to the World Series three times 374 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 2: since the last time the Cowboys went to the Super Bowl. 375 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 2: And look at the team that has brought a championship 376 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: home to Dallas. 377 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's crazy to think about. And you look 378 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 4: at me. The Dallas Stars aren't bad either, you know. 379 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 4: If you talk about the hockey side of things too. 380 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, that's a team that's made a 381 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 4: couple of nice runs here. I know they made the 382 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 4: Stele Cup Finals in the bubble there. But you know, look, 383 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 4: I mean it's it's one of those things again, you 384 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 4: just you can't take it for granted. I mean, you know, 385 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 4: in Cleveland we got the Cavs title, you know, in 386 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 4: twenty sixteen, and Will that was great. Never really grew 387 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 4: up that much of a basketball fan. I want a 388 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 4: World Series and and next I want a Super Bowl. 389 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 4: And Cleveland'll burn to the ground if they ever win 390 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 4: a Super Bowl. But you know, it's just it's a 391 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 4: very very awesome feeling. I imagine hopefully I can feel 392 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 4: it one day. But yeah, like you said, I mean 393 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 4: for it to be the Rangers, you know, and especially 394 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 4: because they had the back to back disappointments losing twenty 395 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 4: ten and twenty eleven and then not getting back, you 396 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 4: start wondering, hey, is this ever gonna happen? So good 397 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 4: for them, good for their fan base, great team. We'll 398 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 4: see how things go going forward, because you know they'll 399 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 4: lose Jordan Montgomery in all likelihood, but you know, Scherzer 400 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 4: will come back healthy, They'll get the ground back at 401 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 4: some point. They can at least make you know, another 402 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 4: run at it here, right. 403 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 2: And and that's all you want to do, Like after 404 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 2: you win, if you can just kind of keep some 405 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: of your pieces together. I love the Seeger Simeon for 406 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 2: years to come, you know, like, and they bashed the ball. 407 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 2: They're a fun team to watch. I think that's the 408 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 2: brand of baseball. And I think that's when I look 409 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 2: at Tampa Bay and I'm not here to rip on 410 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: the Rays, but you know, like even when they started 411 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 2: the season, what they win Adam twelve for their first 412 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 2: twelve or thirteen games, Remember they got off to that 413 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 2: great start. 414 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 3: Couldn't put people in the states. It's not exciting, it's 415 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 3: not fun. 416 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 2: I think there's a brand that has to be sold 417 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: as well, and not just kind of robotic, you know, 418 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 2: not exciting winning. 419 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 3: I think people want like, who are you? What is 420 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 3: your brand? What are you doing? 421 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 2: The Texas Rangers are bashers, and I think that that 422 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 2: came across as they wrapped up this World Series. You 423 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 2: see home runs and triples and all kinds of runs scored. 424 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 2: It was incredible. That's what they did against the Astros 425 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 2: as well in the last two games of that series. 426 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: They put up twenty runs in the last two games 427 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: in the postseason to go to the World Series. 428 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I think what'll be intriguing to see going 429 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 4: forward is, you know, there will be a lot of 430 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 4: talk about how this was the lowest rated World Series ever, 431 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 4: and there wasn't a whole lot of excitement. It was, 432 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 4: you know, very regional. And we'll see if Rob Manfred 433 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 4: changes the playoff format or if he makes an eight chane. 434 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 4: He talked about the decreased importance of starting pitchers and 435 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 4: if he'll make a difference with that. But attendance was 436 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 4: up a lot around Major League Baseball. The pitch clock 437 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 4: was very successful. There were more than a thousand there 438 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 4: were over a thousand more stolen bases this past season 439 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 4: than we saw in twenty twenty. 440 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 2: And the TV ratings you know, during the regular season 441 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: was up as well, ten or twelve percent. 442 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 4: Right, So I'm curious to see, you know, where baseball 443 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 4: kind of goes going forward. I mean, we still had 444 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 4: a ton of home runs. We had six hundred and 445 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 4: fifty three more home runs this season that we had 446 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 4: last season. On top of the stolen bases, on top 447 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 4: of all the additional runs scoring all that. So the 448 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 4: game is in a pretty healthy spot. But you do 449 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 4: wonder how much they continue to tinker with it, you know, 450 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 4: with rule changes, strategy changes, stuff like that. But these 451 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 4: changes were all positives. I mean, the only thing that 452 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 4: kind of went wrong for Major League Baseball this season, 453 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 4: outside of you know, individual players with different you assault 454 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 4: allegations things of that sort, is the two teams that 455 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 4: they had in the World Series, right, and it was 456 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 4: still I mean, Game one was epic. 457 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 3: I'm with you. 458 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 2: I was there in Arlington for that, and I've been 459 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 2: covering baseball since nineteen eighty six. My first World Series 460 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 2: was when the ball rolled through Bill Buckner's legs. I 461 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 2: covered that World Series for the Daily News in New York. 462 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 2: I was twenty two, So I've been to some over 463 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: all these years, and that game won. And I try 464 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 2: to tell people people, don't you don't get to see 465 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 2: walk off home runs in the postseason like that, Joe Carter, 466 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 2: what was that ninety three? And then before that it 467 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: was Kirk Gibson in eighty eight, like they it just 468 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 2: doesn't happen that often. So that was pretty impressive. And 469 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 2: I'm with you. If you get to see something like that, 470 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 2: that's like a memory you'll never forget. 471 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, absolutely. I mean, you know, I've I used 472 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 4: to be a season ticket holder in Cleveland before I 473 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 4: moved out here to Las Vegas to join vsen So 474 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 4: I've seen a lot at the ballpark. I mean I've 475 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 4: been in, I've been there for an an assistant triple play. 476 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 4: I've seen a no hitter before. You know, I've seen 477 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 4: the year where the Indians hit all those Grand Slams, 478 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 4: stuff like that. You see a lot of special things 479 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,640 Speaker 4: at the ballpark, but a walk off in the playoffs, 480 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 4: specifically the World Series that's unmatched for sure. 481 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 3: No doubt about it. 482 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 2: And last thing are the Oakland A's coming to Vegas 483 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 2: so that you will be able to see baseball in 484 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 2: Las Vegas? 485 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 3: Is that still what are you hearing? 486 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 4: I don't know. I mean I think so, you know, 487 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 4: I think baseball is going to be a real tough 488 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 4: sell out here in Vegas. First of all, to a 489 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 4: million degrees in the summer. Second, I mean, you know, 490 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 4: the Raiders are able to have success because it's once 491 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 4: a week and visiting fans come in the Golden Knights 492 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 4: have a ton of success because they were an expansion team. 493 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 4: That is Las Vegas' team. The people here absolutely love 494 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 4: that franchise, the A's. I mean, it's been a long 495 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 4: time since they've been good, and I think baseball is 496 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 4: just a tough sell. So I think it'll happen. I'm 497 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 4: just not sure how successful it'll be. 498 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think they have a chance. 499 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 2: I heard they want to do four o'clock games so 500 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 2: that people can go to the ballpark. And I think 501 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 2: if you come out to Vegas, you might plan your 502 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 2: trip around your team being out there as well for 503 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 2: a lot of visitors, you know, so it'll be like 504 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: I think a lot of people who come to visit 505 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 2: it'll be very similar to that. But Adam berg Man 506 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 2: from Vson, he's at the Vson Daily Baseball Bets, the 507 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 2: managing editor. Great talking baseball with you. I enjoyed the 508 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: World Series. I know it was just five games and 509 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 2: with smaller markets, but I got there were some memories 510 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 2: there of me watching and I was happy to be 511 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 2: in Arlington for Game one and two and got to 512 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 2: see it up close. 513 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 3: So well, Adam, thanks a lot. We'll have you on again. 514 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 3: Appreciate you. Sounds good. Thanks Rob. 515 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer. Here's why MLB is better 516 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 1: than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. 517 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 2: Reason number five hundred and fifty five one. Major League 518 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. 519 00:25:59,600 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 520 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 2: I know people are gonna point and say, well, look 521 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: the matchup the Rangers. 522 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 3: And the Diamondbacks. 523 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 2: Small markets, Well America tuned out, there's gonna be the 524 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 2: lowest rated World Series ever. Yes, this and all that, 525 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 2: that's fine, but this is what makes baseball attractive around 526 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 2: the country to so many places we already know. Baseball 527 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 2: last year sold over seventy million tickets. That's where fans 528 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 2: take the money out of their pockets, buy tickets and 529 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 2: go to the ballpark. That's more combined attendance than the NFL, NBA, NHL, 530 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 2: and MLS all combined. Seventy million people went through the turnstiles, 531 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 2: and the Rangers winning a World Series doesn't happen often 532 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 2: in these other sports. It's would be equivalent of Portland 533 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 2: the Trailblazers an NBA championship. Good luck waiting for that 534 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 2: to happen. The same few teams in the NBA are 535 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 2: always in the mix. That's why the Lakers and Celtics 536 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 2: both have a gazillion championships because it's the same teams. 537 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 2: The NFL, you have your dynasties always or teams that 538 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 2: are always in the mix. It was the Patriots forever, 539 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 2: for God's sakes. Now it's the Chiefs, and you have 540 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 2: teams like that and they dominate for a long time. 541 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 2: At one time it was the San Francisco forty nine Ers, 542 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 2: the Dallas Cowboys. The Jets are still waiting for a 543 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 2: championship since nineteen sixty nine. The Lions have never even 544 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 2: been to a Super Bowl. I could go on and 545 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 2: on and on. And the Rangers they won, but think 546 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 2: about this, this is their third time they've been to 547 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 2: the World Series, so it wasn't like they never get there. 548 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 2: Small market teams can get there. Tampa Bay's been to 549 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:58,160 Speaker 2: the World Series a couple times. So this is what 550 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 2: makes baseball attractive to the masses is that their teams 551 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 2: don't have to be super teams or these big time 552 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 2: spenders in order to just be able to win a 553 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 2: World Series. In the words of New York TV legend 554 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 2: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time. 555 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 3: Until next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin. This 556 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 3: could be an inside of Parker. 557 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time, from same Matt station.