1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the Berkshires to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. What a show we 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: have on tap for you today. We're gonna talk with 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: a former NBA champion who's the biggest baseball fan going, 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Eddie House, who'll break down some MLP for us. Also 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: Fox Sports MLB inside of JP. Morosie will also drop 10 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: by that plus foul or fair and more. Let's go 11 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: up to lead off. It's getting robbed to keep him on. 12 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 13 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one, don't look now but Chicago Cubs 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: or red hot. On Wednesday, they completed a three game 15 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,639 Speaker 1: sweep of the San Diego Padres, who are a really 16 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: good team. With the six to one win, and now 17 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: the Cubs have won nine of their last ten games, 18 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: and uh, they are doing their thing in the NL Central. 19 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: People thought maybe the Cubs were going the other way 20 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: after the off season and some changes and not knowing 21 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: exactly after they got knocked out of the playoffs a 22 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: year ago. But here we are past Memorial Day and 23 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: the Cubs are playing good baseball, I mean nine out 24 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: of ten and beating a team like, uh, the Padres 25 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: who came to uh Wrigley Field says a lot. Javier 26 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: Baiez continues to swing a hot bat. Number two, Black 27 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: Guerrero Jr. You remember, came into the major leagues with 28 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: a lot of fanfare. People expected him to be the 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: next big thing. Got off to a good start, but 30 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: then faded. Other young players kind of jumped in and 31 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: took the spotlight away from him. But that's not the 32 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: case anymore. In Toronto, the first baseman is truly in 33 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: an American League MVP candidate you ready for this Tuesday night, 34 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: Glad saw seven pitches total at the plate and had 35 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: four hits off of seven pitches, including his seventeenth home 36 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: run of the year. And uh, you know, the crowd 37 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: at the game in Buffalo chanted, uh, m v P, 38 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: m v P, m v P. And rightfully so. He 39 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: has been playing lights out baseball and he's turned into 40 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: that player that a lot of people thought he would be. 41 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: His dad is a Hall of Famer and he's playing 42 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: like one, at least early on in number three. Wednesday, 43 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: June two was the first inaugural Luke Garrick Day celebrated 44 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: by Major League Baseball. It happened on June two, which 45 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: is significant both with the date in ninet that Garrick 46 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: became the Yankees starting first baseman and the date in 47 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: nineteen forty one when he passed away at age thirty seven. 48 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: Luke Garrick was an unbelievable baseball player. Garrick played for 49 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees from nineteen three to nineteen thirty nine. 50 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: A seven time All Star, won the World Series six 51 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: times with the Yankees, Triple Crown winner in nineteen thirty four, 52 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,839 Speaker 1: won an a L Batting Championship, three time home run 53 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: leader in the American League once hit four home runs 54 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: in one game back in nineteen thirty two. He was 55 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: a Yankee captain from nineteen thirty five to nineteen already nine, 56 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: and the Yankees retired his number four. And of course 57 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: he got that horrible disease in the prime of his 58 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: life that wound up being named after him, and everybody 59 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: knows that incredible speech he gave a Yankee stadium when 60 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: he said, with the big megaphone and everybody listening that 61 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of 62 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: the earth. Luke Garrick a great man and a great 63 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: honor for baseball. Number four. Arizona Diamondback broadcaster Bob Brindley 64 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: apologized on Wednesday following a comment he made about met 65 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: starter Marcus Stroman's do rag during the broadcast Tuesday night 66 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: at Chase Field. That's right, he was trying to be 67 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: funny and uh, he wind up saying on the broadcast, quote, 68 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure that's the same do rag that Tom Siever 69 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: used a where when he pitched for the Mets. It 70 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: didn't go over well with Stroman, who said it had 71 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: racial overtones. To do raggings basically cover your hair or 72 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: give your ways or hold it down. And so Brentley 73 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: has apologized and he said, quote during last night's game, 74 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: I made a poor attempt at humor humor that was 75 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: insensitive and wrong. Brindley went on to say, quote, I 76 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: apologize to Marcus Stroman and have reached out directly to 77 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: share those thoughts. I have had several conversations with the 78 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: d Backs and we agreed that seeking sensitivity treatment is 79 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: an important step so that I can continue to learn 80 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: from my mistakes in order to be better in the future. 81 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: End quote. Bravo to Brendley, apologize if you didn't mean 82 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: anything by it, and move on and understand that people 83 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: are different and just because someone wears something different, it 84 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: doesn't mean there's anything wrong with Here comes the big interview. 85 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: Listen good. All right, now, let's welcome to the program. 86 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: And it's kind of fitting because it's NBA playoff season. 87 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: Let's welcome former NBA guard Eddie House, who won a 88 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: championship with the Celtics in two thousand and eight. But 89 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: for people who don't know played baseball, loves baseball and 90 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: loves to talk about it. Thanks for God joining the 91 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: podcast Eddie anytime, brother, You already know no doubt. All right, 92 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: Fernando Tattoos Jr. Was named a l Player of the Month. 93 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: How much do you enjoy watching this guy play baseball? Why? 94 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: The reason why I enjoy him the most isn't because 95 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: he he's a new school baseball player. He throws all 96 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: the old unwritten rules out the window. Um. He wants 97 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: to have fun um playing baseball. And I think at 98 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: times you know, if you stick with those unwritten rules, 99 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: it could become boring at times. You know, I like 100 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: to see some life in baseball. I'd like to see, 101 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, guys go back and forth. You know. Trevor 102 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: Bauer even applauded him, like, hey, you know what, he 103 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: didn't like the fact that he took a look down 104 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: at at the sign it looked like but he didn't 105 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: mind him with the way he ran around the basis 106 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: or how he flips the bad is. That's I think 107 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,559 Speaker 1: that's the new age of baseball. I think it should 108 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: continue to go that way as long as it respectful, 109 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: you know, within the game, nothing personal, but within the game, 110 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: I think he's great for the game. I agree. I 111 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: love watching that guy play. If he's on, I'm turning 112 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: the TV on, you know, I gotta see him. Let's 113 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: talk about your Oakland Age. You grew up in the 114 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: Bay Area. Ricky Henderson was your favorite player growing up. 115 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: And the age looks like they're gonna win the division again. 116 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: I mean, uh, you know, they're leading the als, but 117 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: they've had trouble turning that into the playoffs, you know, 118 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: and and and advancing in the playoffs. Is this team 119 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: any different or is this the same kind of thing 120 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,679 Speaker 1: that we have been seeing where they're just a regular 121 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: season team. Man, you know what just tough. I mean, 122 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: you know history would say that this is who they are. 123 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: And you know, me and my pop we talk all 124 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: the time about the ads and the reason why they 125 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: can't get through playoff series. And he came up with something. 126 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: He said something to me, and it started kind of 127 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: resonated and it started making a whole lot of sense. 128 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: Where a team built for the regular season. We've got 129 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: guys that played for the regular season. We just don't 130 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: have those superstar postseason. Think about the times when that 131 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: postseason of breakout player or a guy a superstar. Think 132 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: about the age teams that were going to World Series 133 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: and that one World Series they had those guys. They 134 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: had those game changers. One swing of the bat, um 135 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: a guy to get on base and still a few 136 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: bases and you know, uh fly uh fly out to 137 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: the outfield, a sacrifice fly to the outfield brings them in. 138 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: Now you have one nothing. Um. We had really good pitching, 139 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: which I think the AIG's always across the board usually 140 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: year in a year out. They really have really good 141 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: pitching and pretty solid defense. To me, is just having 142 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: that guy in the lineup that UM at any given 143 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: moment can break open the game with one swing of 144 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,719 Speaker 1: the bat. And I think that's what's lacking with the 145 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: Ages has been lacking. We are a regular season team 146 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: to where we're built for um, a hundred and sixty 147 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: two games. You know, I know they're not playing that thissue, 148 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: but we're built for that many just regular season, you know, 149 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: not for a lock in series to where superstars take over, 150 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: because you know that, you know, you make your name 151 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, not during the regular season. And I 152 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 1: mentioned a little bit ago that Ricky Henderson was your 153 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: favorite player. What was it about? Ricky obviously a Hall 154 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: of Famer, stole a gazillion basis, hit for power, let 155 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: off games, hit home runs, hit for average. He was 156 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: a great, great all around player. Yeah he was. I 157 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: mean he was the original UH in the Bay Area 158 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: and Oakland we call we know you popped your collarge 159 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: when you're feeling like you're fresh when man, you know, 160 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: when you get to talk. He's the original collar popper 161 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: east home runs and popp his collar on the way 162 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: around the basis. UM, he just had flair being from Oakland, 163 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: the Bay Area. Uh. The way he played, you know, 164 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 1: with speed, with powers, with pizzas, with flair, with confidence. Um. 165 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: You know, he was definitely the reason why I won't 166 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: play baseball. He was the guy that I look. I 167 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: gravitated to it, and I'm like, man, I'm trying to 168 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: be like him. I want to do everything like him, 169 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: down to how I ran, how I batted everything. I 170 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: tried to emulate everything that he did. Um. This because 171 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: I just thought he was great. You know. To me 172 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: that the best baseball the greatest baseball player that a play. 173 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: That's my opinion. And we can argue back and forth. 174 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: Everybody can and say whatever they want to say, but 175 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: in my opinion, that's how I feel about it. Um. 176 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: And I got to watch it up quoting personal you know, 177 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: my whole life, and the actually get to see games 178 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: and watch him actually do it live. So Um that 179 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: that's the thing about Ricky that that just got me. Man. 180 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: It's just the way he played the game. It was 181 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: like always a hundred and ten. You know, he get 182 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: on base, you can almost book a stolen base. Our 183 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: guests former NBA guard and NBA champion Eddie House here 184 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: on the Inside the Parker Podcast. Yes, he is a 185 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: huge baseball fan. We always talked about all the time. 186 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: A couple more questions. I want to ask you, Eddie, 187 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: and you're just talking about how great Ricky uh was? Uh? 188 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: I got a new name nickname for show hayed me 189 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: the Money? Oh Tani? Who is another one? He liked 190 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: everything like that Eddie show show Hayed Me the Money? 191 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: Oh Johnny? Because that dude is unbelievable. We've never seen 192 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: out of player in the major leagues like this since 193 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth. Who could pitch at that at that level? 194 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: Uh hit home runs at that level? Can this guy 195 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: be the m v P of the American League even 196 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: if the Angels don't make the playoffs? Well, if he 197 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: continues to play the way he does, pitch the way 198 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: he does, hit the way, I don't see how he 199 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: couldn't be. You you said it, there hasn't been a 200 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: player since Babe whenever you have to put that, since 201 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, and we're not talking about a two week span. 202 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: You know when people say, oh, it hasn't been a 203 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: player has done this in a month span sinse, or 204 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: in a two week span sinse or in three games 205 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: since when you say that a player hasn't done it 206 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: in the history of the game since a guy over 207 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: a hundred years ago, you know, Babe Ruth, I mean 208 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: or a hundred years ago. I mean, I don't know 209 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: how you have to be hating. You have to have 210 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: to hate greatness. You have to hate to see greatness 211 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: happening and say, man, it's so sad that that guy 212 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: eyes on that team. That's that bad. But he's that good. 213 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: It would be great to see him on a big stage. 214 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: If he was on the Yankees, this will be hands down. 215 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: He's the m v P. If he was on any 216 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: seat the Dodgers, hands down. If he were just in 217 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: the other part of town, he's in the wrong part 218 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: of town out there in southern California, right, no doubt. 219 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: All Right, Last thing, how surprised are you to Francisco 220 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: Lindores struggles in the Big Apple? This guy was a 221 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: you know, on path and obviously just two months of 222 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: this season, but to be a Hall of Famer in Cleveland. 223 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: You and you played a lot of teams in the NBA. 224 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: Is here a big difference when you you know, like 225 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: for him, sign a big contract, go to the big city, 226 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: expectations of players. Do you think put too much pressure 227 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: on themselves after they signed deals like that. I don't 228 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: think that that's it. I think once you it's it's 229 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: there's two things that happened when players signed deals, and 230 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: you've seen this covering sports, Rob. It's either that player 231 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: has to show this is the reason why they gave 232 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: me that money, or they got happy that that's all 233 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: they wanted to do with get that fact check and there, uh, 234 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: their performance declined. So with me, I'm thinking that you 235 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: said it first. He was in Cleveland. National League baseball 236 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: is different from American League bad baseball. I don't care 237 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: how anybody wants to spend it. We know baseball's baseball, 238 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: bar Rob, you know that National League baseball is a 239 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: little different from American League baseball, the same way that 240 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference is different from the Western Conference. The 241 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: NFC at times it's different from the a f C. 242 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: So I think that that has a part to play 243 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: in it. Um. He just seeing and and being in 244 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: the big Apple. There is a lot of pressure. You know, 245 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: Cleveland is a small market area. You know, big fish 246 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: in a in a in a small pond to where now, hey, 247 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: you're a big fish. But there's bigger fish out there 248 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: and they'll eat you. And I think, you know, possibly 249 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: I don't know this because I don't know the man. 250 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: Maybe the pressures of the big city and having to 251 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: perform is something that has him overthinking instead of going 252 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: out there playing and reacting that he's out there pressing, 253 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: trying to impress and show, hey, this is the reason 254 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: why I was worth this, instead of showing is going 255 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: out there and playing, because that's usually when you play 256 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: your best ball and whatever sport it is, when you're 257 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: going out there playing and you're not thinking overthinking things. 258 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: His name is Eddie house Man. Thanks for joining us 259 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: on the podcast. Love talking baseball with you, Eddie. Appreciate you, 260 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: No problem broke anytime. Fox Sports Radio has the best 261 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 262 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 263 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 264 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: It's time for the Pocket Protector Centrol, the analytic numbers 265 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: you need to know. Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. 266 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: B S Analytics is his game. What do you got 267 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: for me, Anthony, Well, it's time we talked about Jacob 268 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: Degram again. Not only did he toss shutout innings on 269 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: Monday to lower z R eight at zero point seven one, 270 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: the lowest through eight starts by an NL pitcher since 271 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: Fernando Valenzuela, but it was the way he did it. 272 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: The turn heads, he threw a whopping twenty seven pitches 273 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: at one miles an hour or faster, and ten pitches 274 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: at one oh one or faster, tying the record since 275 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: things like that were tracked. Those twenty seven pitches were 276 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: the most by any starter and third most by any pitcher. Ever, 277 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: as far back as we can go, he's now thrown 278 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: eighty eight pitches at a hundred miles per hour or 279 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: faster this season. Every other starter in the league combined 280 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: has thrown just thirty six pitches at that velocity. In fact, 281 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: since two thousand eight, or when that kind of tracking began, 282 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: no starter has thrown more triple digit pitches in a 283 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: single season than de gram has through two months of 284 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: one campaign. The closest was his teammate Noah synder Guard, 285 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: who threw fifty two pitches at a hundred miles per 286 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: hour back He also matched the MLB record for most 287 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: starts allowing one earned on or fewer to begin a 288 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: season with eight right now, it seems I was going 289 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: to be in grade with de Graham's name, But who knows, 290 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: maybe some m VP votes will start coming his way 291 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: as well with his unprecedented start to the season. That is, 292 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: it was a big week in the big leagues? Who's 293 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: Who's a Is it foul or is it fair? And 294 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: now from MLB bro dot com, here's j R gamble. 295 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: Mets starter Marcus Stroman was a subject of what many 296 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: people feel was a comment with racist undertones when Diamondbacks 297 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: announcer Bob Brendley commented on Stroman's do Rag saying it's 298 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: the same do Rag Tom Ciever war when he was 299 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: with the Mets Jr. Is it foul or fair to 300 00:17:55,359 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: say that Brindley should apologize to Stroman? Foul? That is 301 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: a foul ball. As much as I love Stroman and 302 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: admit that Brendley's comments were more evidence of a cultural 303 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,719 Speaker 1: disconnect where a mediocre white guy who played in the 304 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: eighties comments on the fashion choices of a thirty year 305 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: old black New Yorker expressing his culture freely within the 306 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: rules of the game. More so that than being racist, 307 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: But I found it more comical and entertaining than racist. 308 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: But social media is all about piling on, and once 309 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: the cat was out of the bag, the black cat 310 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: saw to speak, and Stroman accused Brindley's comments of being 311 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: subliminal racism. Then that opened the floodgates for an attack. 312 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: The story switched and it went from a failed shot 313 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: at comedy to a knock on black culture and one 314 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: of the rare black pictures in the game who has 315 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: been performing fantastically. By the way, yes he speaks his mind, 316 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: but Brendley's comments, coupled with the confrontation between Stroman and 317 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: a few Diamondback players gave me an uncomfortable feeling. Here's 318 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: this guy. He's out here competing his heart out and 319 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: representing the Mets and a large contingent of baseball fans 320 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: who would otherwise not even be acknowledging the Mets, and 321 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: he's not going to back down from anyone. Stroman' is 322 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: a character, a competitor, a story of one kid to 323 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: find the biggest odds to make it in the game. 324 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: A dude like that is going to have an edge. 325 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: He's exactly what the game needs, and he's an MLB 326 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: bro so no, Brindley shouldn't have to apologize, but yes, 327 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: he needs to get educated. And why Stroman, where's the 328 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: do rag in the first place. It's not the end 329 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: of the world, but it's the end of Brindley's jokes 330 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: at the expense of the players of color that he 331 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: covers money into more money. Now it's time for betting 332 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: on the basis with they've got Scott love that money. 333 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: Rob what's up man? We'll look at things on a 334 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: Friday as we get into the weekend. Dodgers and Braves 335 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: in the A T L. Julio Reas is going for 336 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: Los Angeles and this one, and that is why I 337 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: like the Dodgers for two different reasons. One, Arius has 338 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: been fantastic this season. You can look at Walker Bueller, 339 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: of course, Trevor Bauer, even Clayton Creuer shop. But Areas 340 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: has been superb seven and two, record three sixty one 341 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: e r A. And that's despite the fact that he 342 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: has roughed up in his last outing against the San 343 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: Francisco Giants, where he went five innings and got tagged 344 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: up a little bit. But I look for him to 345 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: bounce back and taking the Dodgers on the money line 346 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: to win this one in Atlanta Red Sox and Yankee. 347 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: He's also gonna get things underway from the Bronx. I'm 348 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: taking the over in this ballgame just because the offensive 349 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: fire products evident for both teams. The pitching has not 350 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: been stellar. I like the over and this heated matchup 351 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 1: between American League East rivals the other one. I do 352 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: like Milwaukee Brewers. Biggest reason for this is not because 353 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: of what they do, but it's because with Arizona cannot 354 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: do you one of the worst teams in all Major 355 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: League Baseball Brent Anderson versus Matt Peacock in the pitching matchup, 356 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: I am taking the Milwaukee Brewers at home, an American 357 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: family field, for the wind in that affair. That's it. 358 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: I'm out take out the papers. In the trash. It's 359 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: time for trash talk Twitter tweeting your chance to trash 360 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. This week's trash 361 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: comes from at the Gunner. He tweets at me, I'm 362 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: trashing the Mets for not being able to ever score 363 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: for the GRAM And you know what, At the Gunner 364 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: is right. It is unbelievable how the Mets bats don't 365 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: work whenever Jacob to Gram is on the mound. This 366 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: guy has been unbelievable E. R. Ray under one, and 367 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 1: yet it's hard for him to get wins. If you 368 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: want your tweet to get on the podcast, hit me 369 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: up at Rob Parker FS one and yes, you can 370 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: trash anything anyone in the world of baseball. When Rob 371 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. If 372 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm writing, I'm riffing. Let's bring in a writer, a broadcaster, older, 373 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: new All right, now, let's welcome into the program, John 374 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: Paul Morossi, of course, Fox MLB insider John Paul, Welcome 375 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: to the podcast. Robert, I am doing great, my friend, 376 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: hope you were doing well too. What a great time 377 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: of year, NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, and the course Major 378 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: League Baseball love this time. You're my friends, no doubt 379 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: about it. Tell me you know what, I'm still scratching 380 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: my head about the Tampa Bay Rays. You know they 381 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 1: keep getting rid of stud pictures, right, and they just 382 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: keep winning. They want an unbelievable streak of sixteen out 383 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: of seventeen. How are they doing it? What am I missing? 384 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: And why are they this good? Robbing. It's a great question. 385 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: And what I would say is this, the Rays have 386 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: been area adept at at the committee approach to pitching, 387 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 1: but it only works when they have a tremendous ace 388 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: leading the way. And right now that ace is is 389 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: Tyler Glass. Now this stop is some of the best 390 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: in baseball. And we talked so much. Really they were 391 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: ahead of their time with the opener, of course, but Rob, 392 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: let's not forget what happened when they started the opener. 393 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: They had Blake Snell as a cy Young Award winner. 394 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: He is what made the whole thing work. And now 395 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: you have the ability to balance things out with Glass 396 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: now pitching great and now rich Hill Richell forty one 397 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: year's young, my friend from the University of Michigan, the 398 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: American Link Picture of the Month in May. His curveball, 399 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: breaking pitch and shaped in different ways. He has found 400 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: the found of youth. The Rays are like a pitching laboratory. Rob. 401 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: There there are pitching graduate school with great ideas coming 402 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: in and out, and they find a way to get 403 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: every single picture, every player to his absolute peak, no 404 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: doubt about it has been amazing. Let's talk about somebody 405 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: else who's come over to uh the Blue Jays and 406 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: has blossomed and had a fantastic year. Marcus Simeon their 407 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: second basement, moved over from shortstop, was just named the 408 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: player of the month of May. What a nice pick 409 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: up for the Blue Jays and boys he's playing well. 410 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: What a great player, what a great person, Robbie, someone 411 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: who of course had slayed his college baseball that Cal 412 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: Berkeley incredible student, great student athlete, and really went on 413 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: to have a tremendous career in Oakland. And the market 414 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: was a little difficult, I think for him. So many 415 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: other middle infielders either available this past winter or coming 416 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: up next winter, so teams weren't totally comfortable locking themselves 417 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: into a lot of long term commitments right now. The 418 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: Marcus Simion was one of the very best signings of 419 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: any team this US to winter. And I think, Rob 420 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 1: you think you think about the the adaptability of a 421 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,199 Speaker 1: player who's a marquee three agent, someone who's been a 422 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: star level player for a long time in this game 423 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: to sign with a new team and say, yeah, I'll 424 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: move to a different position out of respect to a 425 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 1: younger player in bo Baschette. And now he comes out 426 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: and hits the way that he has. I love this story, Rob, 427 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: because Marcus Semion is a great teammate and he's really 428 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 1: said a good example of that respect and you love 429 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: to win. Great things happen to great people. Marcus Semion, 430 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: great guy, tremendous ambassador for the sport and has really 431 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: taken his game to the next level in Toronto and 432 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: one is one of the best lineups in the game. 433 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: Where you think about what Lad Junior has been doing. 434 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: Kay ask Hernandez back in the mix as well. I 435 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: love what the Jays are doing. Is just a very 436 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: tough division right now, Rob, the American League East right now, 437 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: I'll guess is John Paul Morossi of course Fox MLB 438 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: Insider and JP. Let me ask you about the White Sox. 439 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: You know they had the controversy with Tony LaRussa, but 440 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: they've won seven of their last ten games going into Wednesday, 441 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: and you know they're still leading in the a L Central. 442 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: Have they weathered the storm throughout that little controversy, uh 443 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: that was following Tony LaRussa. I think they have robbed. 444 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,719 Speaker 1: This is the best team in the American League Central 445 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: full stop. The Twins have tumbled back, they're now a 446 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: second division team. Actually, we're seeing the Tigers played pretty 447 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: good baseball of late. How about that sweep for the 448 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: Tigers of the Yankees. But in general the American League Center, 449 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: the class of this division right now clearly is the 450 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: White Sox. That's pretty high praise when you consider that 451 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: they are now without Luis Robert and Eloy him and 452 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: as two thirds of a dynamic outfield. So maybe we'll 453 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: see them make a move at the deadline. But as 454 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: as you and I heard Jim Leland's say many times, 455 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,479 Speaker 1: talent wins, and I'll take talent well to RUSSA right 456 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: now is the most talented team in the AL Central. 457 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: And while that was the possibility of a distraction, you 458 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 1: have a lot highly motivated players who I really think 459 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: maybe on some level they've benefited from from what Tony 460 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: Lorusa brings to a club earlier on in the season. 461 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: But Josea Bray, who was motivated because of who he is, 462 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: the person, Tim Anderson's self motivated person. These players did 463 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 1: not need the extrinsic motivation of whatever was going on 464 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: with Lorusa and year meeting Mercedes. They are great players 465 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: because they are great players and they're motivated to win 466 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: a World two championship. They know how great they could 467 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: be as a group, and especially with the pitching like 468 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: they got it right now with Lynn and Kaiko and 469 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: that group and Gielito, They've got plenty of pitching to 470 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: carry them. So that this team is gonna win the division. Rob, 471 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: I am almost certain of that here. Speaking of winning 472 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: the division, the NL West gotta be the best division 473 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: in baseball. The Giants have the best record in the 474 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: National League, second best in baseball. And you look at 475 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: the Giants with thirty four wins, Padres with thirty four wins, 476 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: Dodgers with thirty two. This is all coming into Wednesday's action. 477 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: Who's gonna win that division? Because I picked the Padres 478 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: to win it. The Dodgers are still hanging in despite 479 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: all the injuries. They're gonna get those guys back. But 480 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: the Giants, you know what, they're still winning. Well, it's 481 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna ask me today, Rob, and I probably would 482 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: have picked. I did pick during spring training to still 483 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: have the Dodgers as the champion out there. But I 484 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: look at the Padres right now, and one thing I 485 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: really like about what's happened to their club this season 486 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: is they have already had the weather some adversity. Tatis 487 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: was out for a period of time and at times 488 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: has has struggled defensively. They were able to weather that. 489 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: Uh Machado at times has dealt with some physical stuff, 490 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: but he has been there still, and you've seen players 491 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: stepping up like Trent and Grisham, like Jake Cronenworth, Will 492 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,239 Speaker 1: Myers has been important different times. Eric Hosmer has been 493 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: crucial at different times. It's been a committee approach. And 494 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: so when I see a team that that has had 495 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: to draw on different play years to really have a 496 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: key responsibility for various stretches of the season, I look 497 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: at that and say, when you're in October and one, 498 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: when one guy is getting picture around, or one guy's 499 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: in an over seventeen stretch in the series in October 500 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: and there's panics, you have enough depth to weather that storm. 501 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: The Padres are showing me that. The Dodges, of course, 502 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: we know they've got it, but Rob, there's so many 503 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: things going on there. Seeker has been out, Bellinger has 504 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: been out for a while. Mookie Betts, I think he's 505 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: dealing with some injuries too. Earlier on in the season. 506 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: The second half of the Dodger lineup right now, Rob 507 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: is not as good as it has been in the past, 508 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: and I think that that lack of overall lineup depth 509 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: in the end will swing this division in San Diego's favor. 510 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: Speaking of the Dodgers and them, how shocked were you 511 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: that they picked up Albert pool Holes. They obviously told 512 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: Albert that this wasn't about chasing numbers or anything like that. 513 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,239 Speaker 1: You know that that they could use them and and 514 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: have a right handed bat and there'd be some matchups 515 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: and situations for him to get some swings. How surprised 516 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: at how well he's done so far and him fitting 517 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: with the Dodgers for the rest of the season, well, Rob, 518 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: I was surprised at the initials signing. I didn't think 519 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: he was gonna sign with an n L team, But 520 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: the more that I heard about what the plan was 521 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: and Albert buying into it, the more sense it made. 522 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: And I really think that for a player of Albert's pedigree, 523 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:29,719 Speaker 1: caliber and character, clarity of communication was crucial, and I 524 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: think that with the Angels it had gotten complicated. Whether 525 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: it was the emergence of Walsh and Otani's that bat, etcetera. 526 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: With the Dodgers, it's very simple. Hey, Albert, you're gonna 527 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: play first space against lefties. We're gonna pinch it you 528 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: in a D eight situation, you're gonna play. You may 529 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: play against some righties depending on how things play out 530 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: with Muncy, and they've been true to their word. It 531 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: also helps them from Albert's standpoint, he has one of 532 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: his best friends in the world, plas O Pelco, whom 533 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: you and I both know well from Detroit. He's in 534 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: the Dodger front office, and I think there was a 535 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: lot of familiarity there that helped him out in a 536 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: big way. So I really admire Albert's willingness to take 537 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: on a new challenge the way the Dodgers clearly articulated 538 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: what the role was gonna be. And so when you 539 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: give a great player clear expectations about what his role 540 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: is going to be and what has to be done 541 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: to have success, he's done it. So I really give 542 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: Albert a ton of credit the Dodgers too, And it's 543 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: been fun to watch him contributing in a very unique 544 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: role that's become very consistent for him. So good on him. 545 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: Good on the Dodgers as well. All right, his name 546 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: is John Paul Morossy, Fox MLB inside of one of 547 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: the best in the business, a friend of mine. Always 548 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: great to have you on the podcast. Thanks, We'll see 549 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: you down the road on at a ballpark. You know 550 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: that it sounds great, Robin. This reminds me of the 551 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: conversation we had working alongside, asked us one a couple 552 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: of summers ago. That was a great summer, a great 553 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: week being side by a side. Let's hope we can 554 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: do it against too, no doubt better. It's Jones and 555 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: for baseball fans take in the game. We look. Hello everyone, 556 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 1: this is Jones, MLB broke Content reporter. I hope everyone 557 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: had a great holiday weekend. Undoubtedly show Hey, old Taney 558 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: was the opening act to start the season. But now 559 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: the man of the hour, the headliner, is here and 560 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: he's styling on him. She didn't even have to say 561 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 1: new names. You knew I was talking about Fernando Tatis. 562 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: When Covid and Nangi shoulder issues trying to double team him, 563 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: he split through that double like Kylerie. Speaking of splits, 564 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: he even broke out the splits to avoid getting hit 565 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: by a pitch, he climbed to the top of the 566 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: home run leader boys like Peter Parker, while having thirty 567 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: six less at best than a Kunia, thirty eight less 568 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna see it from the Rangers, and forty nine 569 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: less than Vladdie Jr. It's not just power, though. He 570 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: has a two nine batting average, a three eight three 571 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: on base percenters and at one point on ops. In 572 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: other words, he hit like Tyson on the base pass. 573 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: He's a menace some like Dennis. He already has twelve 574 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: stolen basis, which ranked second in the Majors. He even 575 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: got caught in the rundown and was able to get 576 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: up out of it with a euro step that would 577 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 1: make you nobody say yo. There isn't another player in 578 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: the Majors in my opinion, that brings the same electricity 579 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: through the TV screen. He's an everyday spectacle. In the 580 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: words of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, 581 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: thanking you for your time this time until next time. 582 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,479 Speaker 1: Rob Parker out, he can't get it. This could be 583 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: an inside the Parker to see you next week, same 584 00:33:39,040 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: bad time, same man station Final