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 --> 00:00:11,479 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 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: have for you Today. We'll talk with former Major League 8 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: first baseman and outfielder Kevin Millar. He'll stop by along 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: with longtime New York Yankees TV announcer Michael Kay. He 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: has a new book. He'll break it down for us. 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: That plus foul or fair. Let's go up to lead off. 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: It's getting robbed to keep him on. Rob's hot take 13 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one. 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: All right, baseball has had enough, apparently this is it. 15 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: We keep talking about Google Gate and foreign substances on 16 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: the ball and spider tack and all that. But Major 17 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: League Baseball said starting Monday, it will enhance its enforcement 18 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: of the rules which prohibit applying foreign substances to the baseballs. 19 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,919 Speaker 1: And so the new guidelines is pretty simple. You can't 20 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: do it and even if you were doing it. Uh, 21 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: there will be suspensions, although it's a ten days suspension 22 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: without pay, I mean with pay, which doesn't sound that harsh, 23 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: but you know, you gotta negotiate that stuff with the 24 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: union for them to want up, you know, implement this 25 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: on the fly to kind of stop and give hitters 26 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: a fair chance. We're seeing what's going on with baseball 27 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: with the hitting at an all time low and uh, 28 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: strikeouts and pictures dominating. So baseball is trying to get 29 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: a handle on it, and they're not gonna just wait 30 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: till next year. They're trying to get this thing under 31 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: control so that next year, uh, they can get it 32 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: all figured out and get guys back to pitching without 33 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, having to go up the ball and do 34 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: all these other things. I get the grip thing, but uh, 35 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: I think this random muck and pictures have gone haywire, 36 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: so they gotta be real back number two. I know, 37 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: the San Diego Padres of scuffling, having offensive issues and 38 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: you know, still hanging tough in the tough NL West. 39 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: But one guy who's not struggling, as Fernando Tattoos Jr. 40 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: He continues to pound the baseball and On Wednesday at 41 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: Coors Field in Denver, Tattoos hit what's estimated to be 42 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: his longest home run of his career, four hundred and 43 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: seventies seven foot blast to help the Padres jump back 44 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: into the game against the Rocky And Uh. Tattoos has 45 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: had his share of injuries this year, but he continues 46 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: to swing the bat at a historic pace. And Tattoos 47 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: was the first in the National League to reach the 48 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: twenty home run mark. He is mustie TV. He's thrilling, 49 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: he is great to watch, and Uh, the Padre just 50 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: gotta catch up to him. Their stars performing, they need 51 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: the rest of the team to come around. Number three 52 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Mets ace Jacob Degrond was scheduled to start Wednesday night 53 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: against the Cubs. And this guy, as you know, is 54 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: chasing history and trying to put together the greatest e 55 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: r A in the history of baseball, and so far 56 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: it's been pretty incredible. Uh. You know, he is trying 57 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: basically in order to beat the mark held by Bob Gibson, 58 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: which was one point one two UH e r A 59 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: in ninety eight. Basically, the gram would uh have twenty 60 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: more starts only give up plus nineteen more Urn runs 61 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: and that would equal at one point zero nine e 62 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: R right. This is all of course, that he averages 63 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: six innings every start and those twenty more starts. There's 64 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: a lot of things that have to go right. But 65 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: he's definitely on a historic pace. It'll be good to 66 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: see him get back on the mound. But his e 67 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: R ray is ridiculous, um, you know, and you just 68 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: wonder if he'll be able to keep it up. Right now, 69 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: going into Wednesday, he had an old point five six, 70 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: the lowest of any picture through the first ten starts 71 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: of a season since arn runs became an official stat, 72 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, with a minimum of fifty innings pitch. So 73 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: he returns to actions Wars eleventh start Wednesday night at 74 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: c d Field against the Cubs. Here comes the big interview. Listen, Hendler, 75 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast. Kevin Millar, 76 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: the former Major league first baseman and outfielder and current 77 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: co host of the MLB Network show Intentional Talk. Kevin, 78 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to the podcast. What's going on? Man? I appreciate 79 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: you having me, no no doubt, appreciate you jumping on 80 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: before we get to some baseball. I know you're part 81 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,679 Speaker 1: of a big golf out in the American Century Championship tournament. 82 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: Tell us about that. Yeah, I tell you what it's like, 83 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: our masters and why say our it's all the athletes 84 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: and you know, I hate using the word, but celebrities 85 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: that you know, we get up there, we think we 86 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: have a chance to win this event and it's a 87 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: fun time. American Century does such a wonderful time at 88 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: the Edgeward Country Club and in beautiful South Lake Tahoe. 89 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: And if you haven't been up there, it's definitely a 90 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: moss especially for summertime because your a couple of copies 91 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: about fifty five in the morning and he gets up 92 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: to a walping eighty degrees and the style of pine 93 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: trees and uh and golf in July, it's pretty awesome. Man, 94 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: sounds incredible. And the guest list is like a one 95 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: what Patrick Mahomes, Charles Barkley and Rogers Justin timber Lake, 96 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: I mean, wow, yeah, you know what. And some of 97 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: these guys like they can play. I mean when you're 98 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: talking about Justin Timberlake, who he can put on a 99 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: show and he's one of the greatest out there. But 100 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: he gets on that golf course and and and everybody's competitive. 101 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: You know, Pat, you can tell he's a little role 102 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: and when I say a little role, but a hundred 103 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: percent athlete. He's about probably a nine to a tall handicap. 104 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: So it's not like he's the guy has no idea 105 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: where the ball is going. But you can tell in 106 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: a few years this guy is gonna be tough. Steph 107 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: Curry is amazing. He's like scratch to a one handicap. 108 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: And then you have your favorites like you know, Mark Moelder, 109 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: Marty fish Uh, Tony Romo, John Smolts, guys like that, 110 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: Josh Koby. They can shoot numbers that most of us can't. 111 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: There's about thirtys are about a five handicap in that mix. 112 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: And then you have the really good guys that have 113 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: a chance that one every year. And then you got 114 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: guys that just love it and they're trying to get better, 115 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: no doubt. All right, we appreciate that, but Kevin, let's 116 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: switch over to baseball, and obviously the controversy with the 117 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: foreign substance on the baseball, the spider attack, what do 118 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: you know about that and how how does that impact 119 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: a picture pitching? And you know, the rotation of the baseball. Yeah, 120 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny because it's been around. You know, 121 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: the first thing you do when you're a picture is 122 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: take off your glove when you get a new baseball 123 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: and rub it up, and and and and and that's 124 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: because of the grip. I mean, brand new baseball is 125 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: very slick. They put a little Misissippi month on the 126 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: ball and you know, but they're not perfect, and so 127 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: pitchers get the ball and they rub it up. So 128 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: it's never been a problem whether you're using air jel moves. Uh. 129 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: You know, everybody's got different products in their hair, and 130 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: then you start sweating and they go behind the neck 131 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: or they get some sweat or rosins, whatever it is. 132 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: It's for a grip. Now is it going too far 133 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: to where now the numbers are starting to kind of 134 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: creep up that it makes everybody scratch your head. I 135 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: mean we see a lot more hunter mind our velocities, 136 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: we the spin rate is way higher. That's the stuff 137 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: that I don't know. You know, there's so many numbers 138 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: in all of sports that now you start getting kind 139 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: of over over. My l A City Junior College Education 140 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. I don't know exactly 141 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: if that matters, but I know that Major League Baseball 142 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: is trying to get now everything on an even playing field, 143 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: and that's where I think that you're starting to see 144 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of moving parts. Now, this isn't gonna 145 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: be perfect. What consists of somebody you seen something that 146 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: you're not supposed to use. But I think that's the 147 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: that's the stands right now with Major League Baseball is 148 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: just trying to get everybody on living level playing field. 149 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: But my personal experience back in the day, it never 150 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: bothered me because I'd rather than throw strikes and throw 151 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: up my face. Well what happened to the rosinbag, Kevin? 152 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: I'm just there used to be a rosinbag out there 153 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: on the mound. I pitched Pony League, I used the rosinbag. 154 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: Is that no good anymore? Yeah? I mean the rosinbag, 155 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: the rosenbag is what it's for, right. It takes off 156 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: that humanity from your hand, dripping and sweat and all 157 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: that stuff, and then it makes into you know what, 158 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: hair products and moose and gel or whatever. And they 159 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: all said it was like the Pye car rags from 160 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: the player, you know, let me just get a little pack. Well, now, 161 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: I have no idea, it's another world of whatever they're 162 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: talking about, but it's definitely become an issue if this 163 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: is becoming addressed the way it is. Guest is Kevin Millar, 164 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: of course, the former Major League outfielder and first Basement 165 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: and MLB Network show host. Uh. Talking about pitching, Jacob 166 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: deGrom has a ridiculous e r ra uh zero sixty 167 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: two at last count, and uh he's moved into the 168 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: favorite spot in Vegas to be the National League m 169 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: v P. Where are you on that? Is there too 170 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: many question marked with pitching going on? And and should 171 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: have pitched a win the m v P. Yeah, I'm 172 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: I'm I'm personally not a fan of it because the 173 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: position players going out there a hundred sixty plus, you 174 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 1: know games a year. I mean, obviously now it's more 175 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: of the hundred fifty games since like not everybody you 176 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: know plays every game, but you know pictures that they 177 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: make every start and it's a great year for them. 178 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: It's thirty to thirty two starts a year. I don't 179 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: know if that you know, grants and m v P. 180 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: That's my opinion, though, you know, I've played with a 181 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: lot of pictures and you know, we we joke around 182 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: a lot and the non athletes, but there is a 183 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: difference when you're attacking every fifth day then when the 184 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: guys gone there every day. Now that being said, you 185 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: need them. So the guys they go up and have 186 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: these current of numbers and dominate at another, you know level, 187 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: and there's not this slamdown m d P. Yeah, now 188 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: they're in the consideration. But my opinion, like when player 189 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: doesn't want MVP, yeah, I'm I'm with you. You'd have 190 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: to be so phenomenal to win the m v P both. 191 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: But how about the National League West. You've got three 192 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: teams there, the Giants going into uh Tuesday night, they 193 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: were in first place. Then you had the Dodgers one 194 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: game out and the Padres four games out. Can all 195 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: three of those teams make the playoffs in the National League? Yeah, 196 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: you know, the Giants are probably the biggest surprise going 197 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: in baseball because all we talked about was the Potterys 198 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: and Dodgers coming into the off season. We have to obviously, 199 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, all the stars they are on the Padres 200 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: and the starvesh and Blake Snail situation, the Dodgers. They're depth, 201 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, look amazing to start to year when you're 202 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,040 Speaker 1: talking about Walker, Bueler, Clayton first Shaw, you know, a 203 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: sign of Trevor Bauer, Dustin May, Julio Urias, all these 204 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: young stuts. May goes down, Dodgers go through a you know, uh, 205 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: injury scene, just like half of the leads gone through. 206 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, they can make it. And that's what I 207 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: think that the great thing this year with baseball st 208 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: the parody. I don't think there's a slam dunk best 209 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: team and the story. I thought the Dodgers were way 210 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: better than everybody else and then it was the rest 211 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: of baseball. But even that is in the case, you 212 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: still gotta play the game, no doubt. keV. Last thing, uh, 213 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: the All Star balloting has come out the first phase 214 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: and Mookie bets right now. If it was you know, 215 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: if we would have closed the balloting, he would not 216 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: be a starter in the outfield in the National League. 217 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: He did get off to a slow start. Do you 218 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: expect him to catch up and be a starter or 219 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: will the will his slow start hurt him and not 220 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: make him a starting outfielder for the National League? Yeah, 221 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: you never know. Man, the Sam speak up and you know, 222 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously there is a lot of competition in 223 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: the outfield, especially for the All Star Games, and you're 224 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: looking at guys like Ronald Cooney Jr. And whoever else 225 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: You're gonna try name out there, and Jenne becomes straight. 226 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: You know, the fans vote. So Lukie, I know has 227 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: a great has a great team he place for in 228 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Dodgers, So I'm sure the fans are 229 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: gonna make a huge push and trying to get him 230 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: in a starting rotation there in course field. All right, 231 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: his name Kevin Millar. Check him out on the MLB Network. 232 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: Intentional Talk uh weekdays on MLB Network. Thanks Cab, We'll 233 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: talk to you soon. Yeah, I appreciate you having me 234 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: than Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup 235 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: in the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox 236 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio 237 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 1: app search f s R to listen live. It's time 238 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: for the Pocket Protector Central the Analytic numbers you need 239 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: to know. Well maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS 240 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: analytics is his game? What do you got for me, Anthony? 241 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: I know we all got acquainted with being at home 242 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: last year, but I think Baseball in One has taken 243 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: it one step too far. Even if the league win 244 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: percentage on the road this season isn't near the all 245 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,239 Speaker 1: time depths, we've seen some team performances that are rewriting 246 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: record books right now. The Colorado Rockies, who are very 247 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: respectable fourteen at home, are five and twenty seven on 248 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: the road. That one percentage would be the worst road 249 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: record for any team in MLB history, beating the nineteen 250 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: thirty five Boston Braves. And we're only in the middle 251 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: of June, but the Rangers, Orioles, and Diamondbacks have all 252 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: had losing streaks of at least fifteen games on the 253 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: road this season, the first time that mark has ever 254 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: been reached by three teams in a single year. And Arizona, 255 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: especially my goodness sake, struggled away from Chase Field. Their 256 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: loss on Monday in San Francisco was their twentieth straight 257 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: loss on the road, just the fourth team ever to 258 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: se for that indignity, and the first since the nineteen 259 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: sixty three Mets, who along with the forty three Philadelphia Athletics, 260 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: on the all time record with twenty two straight road bosses. 261 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: But on the other side. After Monday's win in Chicago, 262 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Rays on a four and ten mark 263 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: on the road, the best win percentage from an A 264 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: L team since the O one Mariners tied a record 265 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: with a hundred and sixteen wins that season. We'll see 266 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: if teams get more comfortable in their hotels in the 267 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: season second half. It was a big week in the 268 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: big leagues. Who's Who's Is it foul? Or is it fair? 269 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: And Now from mL bad bro dot com, Here's JR 270 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: Gamble Jassis Home. Junr. Has been electrifying fans as a 271 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: rookie since opening day. He's been promoted as one of 272 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: the new fresh faces of baseball with a combination of 273 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: tools and care. His mother makes him musty TV, but 274 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: currently he's only intent plays among National League second basement 275 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: and the All Star voting. Jr. Is it foul or 276 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: fair to say that Jazz ships Holme Jr? Is getting 277 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: a raw deal? Fair ball? Jazz has got the blue hair, 278 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: He's got the stolen basis. He has the ops over 279 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: eight hundred. We have named him over at MLB bro 280 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: the Bohamian Blur. He's pure excitement and just what the 281 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: game is looking for Adam Fraser and Jens Gura veterans. 282 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: They're having great years hitting for high average. But Jazz, 283 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: with his eight home runs multiple digit steals, he definitely 284 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: shouldn't be behind someone like Colton Wong in the National 285 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: League UM voting for second basement. When Chisholms on the 286 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: base pass, the crowds get pumped. I've seen him. He's 287 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: very marketable. He's just what n up he's been waiting for. 288 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: I have to blame the Miami Marlins franchise and Derek 289 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: Jetah for this kid not getting more votes. They're still 290 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: unappealing to fans. They're not exciting. They are in last place. 291 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: Last I checked, though, he had a little over seventy 292 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: thousand some of our votes, and the leader, Azzi Abbus 293 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: of the Atlanta Braids, was hitting sixteen points lower, but 294 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: he almost had three hundred thousand votes. I know there 295 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: are other formidable candidates to play second base for the 296 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: Naster League in the two thousand twenty one All Star Game, 297 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: but it's a tragedy that rookie Jazz Chisholm is not 298 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: considered the top five second basement by the fans at 299 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: this point and hopefully by the time seasons and they'll 300 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: recognize their mistake. Or if we go out there and 301 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: stuff the ballot boxes a little, maybe he can elevate 302 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: his position, but he has a long way to go 303 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,959 Speaker 1: turn money into more money. Now it's time for betting 304 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: on the basis with Dave Gascott. We will be racing 305 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: at the box here on a Friday afternoon into the nighttime. 306 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: I don't know what the hell is wrong with your 307 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: New York Yankees, but they are laboring right now, just 308 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: two games over five and they're gonna be slight underdogs 309 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: against the Oakland A's. But I will take the Bronx 310 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Bombers in this one. Take the Yankees at home on 311 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: that money line. First pitch for them is at seven 312 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: oh five. Eastern Dodgers right now will be in Arizona 313 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: against the Diamondbacks. Arizona has been laboring the one of 314 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: the worst teams at all of making a league baseball. 315 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if they're sticky substance on his fingers 316 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,239 Speaker 1: or not. I'm thinking Trevor Bawer and the Dodgers are 317 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: taking this one. So I got the brew Creu and 318 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: that affair. In fact, I will take Los Angeles and 319 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 1: the run line in this one as the victor. Other game, 320 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: I want San Diego Padres at home the Chris Paddocks 321 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: on the bump. Paddocks so far this season sub five 322 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: hundred three and five with an AT four four team, 323 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: but the offense has been consistently good. And of course 324 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: the San Diego Padres have one of the better ballpins 325 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: at all of Major League Baseball Lilo in the National League. 326 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Padres, the Dodgers and the New York 327 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: Yankees at home on Friday. When Rob was the News 328 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: apric columnists, he lived by this motto. If I'm writing 329 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: I'm ripping, let's bring in a writer, a broadcaster, older 330 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: New All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast a 331 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: longtime friend of mine, the great voice of the New 332 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: York Yankees on television the Yes Network. Of course, he 333 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: has a radio show to Michael K Show in New 334 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 1: York and Uh. He has a TV show called The 335 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: Center Stage on the Yes Network. Mr Michael K. What's up, Mike, Rob? 336 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: How you doing? My friends? Man doing great? Uh? And 337 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: for people who don't know Mike and I, we cut 338 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: our tease. Uh. In the newspaper business. Back in the eighties, 339 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: we covered St. John's basketball together. Back in those days, 340 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: John was good. That's right. Mark Jackson was on that 341 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: team if you remember, right. Oh yeah, they're the final 342 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: four teams, no doubt. But Mike, let's get to You 343 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 1: have a new book which I'm excited to read. It's 344 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: called Center Stage, My most fascinating interviews from a Rod 345 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: to Jay Z. Tell us about the book and why 346 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: we should pick it up. Well, um, I had a 347 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: vocal court surgery like two years ago, and I couldn't 348 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: talk for six weeks. So I was depressed and watching 349 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: watching other people do my job. So I did a 350 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: lot of reading, and one of the books I read 351 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: was Howard Stern Comes Again, which was you know, he 352 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: took snippets from a lot of the interviews he's done 353 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: over the years on radio, and you know, you know, 354 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: I just took out the best lines and I started thinking, 355 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: you know what, we've done two hundred interviews on Century Stage. 356 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: The whole interviews are interesting, So I just had to 357 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: take the thirty five best ones out of the two 358 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: and then write the backstories leading in to the transcripts 359 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: of the interviews, like how the people were, how it 360 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: was to get them, um, you know, as a guest, 361 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: how they treated the people, how they acted with me, 362 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: the backstory and getting them as guests, and you know 363 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: some there's some really interesting stories there that give you 364 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: some insight on how people have evolved, Like you know, 365 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: the a Rod part of the book. Rob. That interview 366 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: was conducted in two thousand and three when he was 367 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: at the Texas Rangers. So it was kind of interesting 368 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: to see some of his answers to some of the 369 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: questions and you could try to read between the lines 370 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 1: and see if it foreshadowed anything that would have happened 371 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: in the remainder, you know, the next twenty year or so. 372 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: That that's what makes some of the interviews really really interesting. Yeah, 373 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: I can't wait. I've watched the show on the Yes 374 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: Network and uh, it sounds like it will be fascinating, 375 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: especially with the people you have talked to. But everybody 376 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: knows your main gig is uh doing TV and doing 377 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: the Yankee Games, something that Mike, I remember, even when 378 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: you were a reporter for the New York Post, always 379 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: talking about of what you wanted to do, you know, 380 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: and uh to have that job. How long have you 381 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: had it? Now? You ready for this? Yeah? I can't. 382 00:21:55,440 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: But this is my thirtieth year. No, it's not out, Mike, 383 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: I cannot believe that. Wow at times flying too fast? 384 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: That is amazing. I don't even think did the like 385 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: growing up in New York as we did, uh, you 386 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: know Rasulo, Bill White and Frank Messer. I don't think 387 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: those guys even put in thirty years, did they? Let's see, 388 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: so Bill Phil started in like fifty seven, so maybe 389 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: he had ended in uh in nine six, so he 390 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: had a long run, right, But you know the original 391 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 1: three that I always remembered as a kid, with Bill 392 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: White and Frank Messer, I don't think those guys, right, 393 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: those three. I think that in terms of continuous sir, 394 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: I think you know, John Sterling has done thirty three 395 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: years and I think he somebody told me that he 396 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: has the record now, so I'm three years behind. Unbelievable. 397 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 1: But let's talk about the Yankees who have had ebbs 398 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: and flows. But the Yankee offense is just uh hard 399 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: to watch? What is wrong with the offense? Mike? Well, 400 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: I I think all around baseball offenses down and the 401 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: only way you're gonna win is if you're able to 402 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: create runs, and the Yankees are one trick pony. They 403 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: either hit home runs or they don't win. So a 404 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: lot of the guys in the lineup, which is extremely 405 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: right handed, it's unbalanced. Uh, they just have been shut 406 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: down like most hitters in baseball, and they don't have 407 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: the ability to run bases. They've been caught on. They've 408 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: made outs on basis thirty one times rob and the 409 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: major league average is eight team So I mean, they've 410 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: just blown away the competition. They try to advance the 411 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: third on when they're a runner at second and a 412 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: ball sit in front of them, they just do things 413 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: that are fundamentally unsound. Uh. They don't play good defense either, 414 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: so the fundamentals aren't there. They have no speed on 415 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: the team. The only real athlete on the team is 416 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: our and judge. So their secret to success is going 417 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: to be to hit home runs. They have not been 418 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: able to do that, so they their hope now is 419 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: that with the crackdown on the sticky stuff, maybe that 420 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: brings the pitchers around baseball down a notch and maybe 421 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,959 Speaker 1: the home runs start to come again. But another impediment 422 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: toward that is that, you know, the baseball on purpose 423 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: has been dead and they didn't want as many home runs. 424 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: So it might just be one of those years where 425 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: they were caught between all of these rules changes and 426 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: this team is not built to create runs. But it'll 427 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: be interesting to see the injury that Corey Kluber hurts, 428 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 1: the injury, the groin injury, the Louis Savarino he's about 429 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: to come back in about three weeks. That sets him back, 430 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: that hurts as well, So we'll see. But they they 431 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: have an uphill climb because they really buried themselves over 432 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: the first verse sixty games. How about you just talked 433 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: about the sticky stuff and Google Gate and where we are. 434 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: Garrit Cole was not a great dub press conference when 435 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: he refused to answer it even I mean, you got 436 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,239 Speaker 1: to answer the direct question and he didn't know how 437 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: to answer it. But I'm not It's not just him, 438 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: but the whole spider Tach, you know, like this whole thing. 439 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: Did you know this was going on, Michael, or is 440 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: this I'm telling you? Pitchers always use rosin. I knew 441 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: that they used mud to rub up the balls and 442 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know pine tar. But but the 443 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: spider Tach is this commonplace. Well, I mean we knew 444 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: something was going on at the spin rate, Rob, I mean, 445 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: it's been the dirty little secret in baseball. I think 446 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 1: that's what has upset a lot of the players. You know, 447 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a wink wing. This rule has 448 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: been on the books forever. You can't put any foreign 449 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: substance on the ball. And pitchers first started putting foreign 450 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: substances on the ball to get a better grip, so 451 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: they would use a combination of rosin and sunscreen, and 452 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: that was not easy to weaponize and turn it into 453 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: increased spin rate. But with the advent of rap Soto 454 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: machines where they can actually show what a pitch does 455 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: and how a spin rate actually makes a pitch better, 456 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: they've discovered, well, the stickier the stuff, the greater the 457 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: spin rate, the greater the in right, the more break 458 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: on a breaking ball, and the more a ball stays 459 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: on the same plane on a four sea festiball. So 460 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: it does make you better. And anybody in baseball that 461 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: says they're surprised, well, Trevor Baer laid it all out 462 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. They pretty much said that 463 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: this is what's going on around baseball, and then pitchers 464 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: just started to do it. But in terms of like 465 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 1: sticky stuff, it's been going on forever and it's gonna 466 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: be interesting to see now that they are even outlawing 467 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 1: sunscreen and rosin, are you going to see more hit 468 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: batters because our people are gonna be able to control 469 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: the baseball Outliers told me that in a in a 470 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: city like Denver where there's no humidity whatsoever, in high 471 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: altitude or in a cold day, picking up in baseball 472 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: is like picking up a Q ball. You just cannot 473 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: get a grip in it and it flies out of 474 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: your hand. So now you're taking it all away from 475 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: pitchers cold turkey and say go get them, and it's 476 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting and see what happens to the game. Yeah, 477 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: this is going to be a definite issue, I guess. 478 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 1: Michael ka New York Yankees announcer for the y S Network, 479 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: And last thing Mike on the Yankees is this team 480 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: and they've had a lot of success, you know, gotten 481 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: to the Playoffs, gotten to the a LCS, they probably 482 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: got cheated by the Astros at one point, could have 483 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: made the World Series. But what's going on? Is this 484 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: a GM problem or a manager problem. And you talked 485 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: about the defense and some of the other stuff that's 486 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 1: going on. What what what is If you had to 487 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: pick one of the two, which one is this? Well, 488 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: I'll say this with a caveat. I am a Brian 489 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: Cashman fan. I think he's done a wonderful job in 490 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: his yours Yankee GM. But this is a roster composition problem. 491 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: I think. I think in baseball rob the way baseball 492 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: is right now, the manager is not a reweaver. It's 493 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: not Billy Morton. It's a mental manager position. You're carrying 494 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: out the orders of the analytic groups in front officers 495 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: and and you know, in the Yankees case, it's not 496 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: like Aaron Boone's a puppet. Adam believes in this stuff. 497 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: Those are the rules of engagement of getting this job. 498 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,919 Speaker 1: He believes in the numbers, so he's just putting the 499 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 1: numbers in play on the field. So I think that 500 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: a twenty eight year old baseball player should know how 501 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: to run the basis. I don't think it falls on 502 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: the coaches and the manager. I think that this team 503 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: has been suspiciously constructed where it's just right handed, it's 504 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:28,199 Speaker 1: easy to pitch to with right handed relievers. There's no 505 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: balance from the left side. And you grew up in 506 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: New York, you know, all great Yankee teams have a 507 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: lot of left handed batters to take advantage of the 508 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: short ports. This team does not. They have a thirty 509 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: seven year old Brett Gardner. They have Rugenette o'door who 510 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: was actually released by the Rangers. They're paying a salary 511 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: for two years, and and Tyler Wade, who's really a 512 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: defensive and a speed guy. So this is an oddly 513 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: oddly constructed roster. So I would have to say it's 514 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: on the front office more than it's on boom. His 515 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: name is Michael Kay, one of the best in the 516 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: big In this his new book Center Stage, My most 517 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: fascinating interviews from a Rod to Jay Z wicking it. 518 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: People pick up the book, Mike. Actually there are still 519 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: book stories which I've discovered, and that's kind of cool. 520 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: And obviously people buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, 521 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: so you ordered one day at the front door of 522 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: the next, so so far, yesterday was the first day 523 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: it was releasing. It's it's doing very well and I'm 524 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: kind of proud of it, and I think people would 525 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: like it. Man, I can't wait to pick it up. 526 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: My friend Michael K. I appreciate your Mike. Will see 527 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: you down the road. Okay, I'll see you in the Bronx. Alright, 528 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: we missed you on the East Coast. My friend man, 529 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: thank you appreciate it. Missed you too. Be well better. 530 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: It's Jones in for baseball fans, take on the game. 531 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: We love Hello everyone, this is Jones Winten. Interesting dynamic 532 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: to this season's campaign has been how most people around 533 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: the league projected the Cups to take away the season 534 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: after trading you Dargness. However, they've actually emerged its contenders 535 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: to Cups find himself in an extremely interesting position. On 536 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: one hand, they can move forward this season with what 537 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: they have and try to add on some pitching, or 538 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: on the other hand, they can move some of their 539 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,479 Speaker 1: big names and accumulate assets for the future. When you 540 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: look at their roster, several names stand out as players 541 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: of interest around the league, the top name being Chris Bryant. 542 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,959 Speaker 1: He will be a free agent after this season, and 543 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: it's having a very productive year so far. He has 544 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: a two ninety two Batton average to go along with 545 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: a NINEPS. He's versatile, in the field, being able to 546 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: play both third base and left field, which could be 547 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: extremely helpful to another team with title hopes. My personal 548 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: thoughts on the direction they should take is to play 549 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: it all the way up to the deadline and if 550 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: they continue to keep winning, move forward with what you have. 551 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: Word Too far in the future can compromise the present, 552 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: especially in the sports such as baseball. It's my belief 553 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,040 Speaker 1: to capitalize on the moment and after a one a 554 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,959 Speaker 1: title drop. If there's any team in the league who 555 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: could share my same sentiments, my guests, it would be 556 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: the Cubs. In the words of New York TV legend 557 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this 558 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: time until next time. Rob Parker out. He can't get it. 559 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: This could be an inside of Parker. See you next weekend, 560 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: same bad time, same bass station.