1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: From the Burke shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: scoop on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: Fame voter number fifty seven. 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: You have another hot take? 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 3: Will not and Ot make the playoffs show? Hey me 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 3: the money, Rob Parker, Come. 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 4: On, I've been covering Major League Baseball for almost forty 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 4: years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, in LA. 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 3: I love this game. 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 2: Let's go. 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:43,959 Speaker 3: Welcome into the podcast. 14 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 4: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 4: have for you today. Coming up, we'll talk with Los 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 4: Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington, plus Bobby Nightingale, who covers 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 4: the Twins for the Star Tribune in Minnesota. He joins us, 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: and we'll have a Parker pushback that and much more. 19 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 3: Let's go better up to lead off. It's getting robbed 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 3: and keep him on. 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,559 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: League Baseball. 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 3: Number one. 24 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 4: I know you get tired of us talking about Aaron Judge, 25 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 4: the Yankee superstar right fielder. 26 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 3: We know how great he is. We know about the 27 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: home runs. 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 4: The MVPs, but we really really need to focus in 29 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 4: on where he's turned the corner here. And he's not 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 4: just a home run hitter or Kyle Schwarber, where you're 31 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 4: hitting home runs or batting two hundred or something. Coming 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 4: into Wednesday night's action, Aaron Judge was batting four eleven. 33 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 3: Hello is this on? 34 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 4: That was after a fourth or four night against the 35 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 4: Guardians in Cleveland, four eleven Going into Wednesday night's action, 36 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 4: He's not just a home run hitter. He's a hitter, 37 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 4: one of the best. You know how hard it is 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 4: to hit three hundred in the big leagues. It doesn't 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 4: even happen. The league average is like two forty two. 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 4: And here's the other scary part. Judge's strikeout rate is 41 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 4: like one of the lowest in the game, twenty one 42 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 4: point two like strikeout rate and which is almost lower 43 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 4: than the league average. That is, how much he makes contact, 44 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: how much he hits for average, he can shorten up 45 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 4: and get you a double and driving a run with 46 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 4: a single. 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 3: He could also go yard if you need him. 48 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 4: I mean, we're really watching a guy who's having a 49 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 4: dominance like Barry Bonds, had, and I know putting him 50 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 4: in that name, but we're serious. When you can hit 51 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 4: for average and for power, most of the time you 52 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 4: have to give up your power if you want to 53 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 4: hit for average to make sure you can, you know, 54 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: connect with the ball. But that's not the case with Judge. 55 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,839 Speaker 4: He's still who could take that swing, can still get 56 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 4: a double, can still get a single, but if the 57 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 4: pitch is right, he could also hit it out of 58 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 4: the park. It's an incredible thing Aaron Judge has done 59 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 4: in a league where guys just don't hit three hundred anymore. 60 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 4: This dude is hitting four. 61 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 2: Hundred number two. 62 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: I know, when you think about the San Diego Padres 63 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 4: and their hot start to this twenty twenty five baseball season, 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 4: you're automatically go to think about Machado and Tattos and 65 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 4: guys like that and the big bats and whatnot. 66 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 3: But it's pitching. It's pitching that's gotten. 67 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 4: Them off to a great start, their best start at 68 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 4: home and their history I think since they went to 69 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 4: the World Series back many moons ago. 70 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: But let's think about this. 71 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 4: They've thrown seven shutouts in their first twenty four games. 72 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 4: That's coming into Wednesday Night's action, and Nick Pivetta has 73 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 4: been unbelievable four and one with a one point two zero. 74 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 4: King's been great for them. I mean, pitching is what wins. Yes, 75 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 4: you need timely hitting. It's great when you have masters 76 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 4: who could hit home runs, but when you're getting this 77 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 4: kind of pitching, and guess what can I give you 78 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 4: a history lesson? A team hasn't had seven shutouts in 79 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: their first twenty four games since the nineteen ninety two 80 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 4: Atlanta Braves, and that nineteen ninety two Braves team had 81 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 4: two Hall of Famers on it. It tells you about 82 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 4: the pitching so far for the Padres and that they're 83 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 4: going to be in this This will be a race 84 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 4: in the NL West. It's not a Dodgers runaway. The 85 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 4: Padres are involved. The Giants have played well. The Dodgers 86 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 4: of course, will be there, and even Arizona has some 87 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 4: really good pitching as well, and they should stay in 88 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 4: the race for a while. 89 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 3: Two. So this is going to be some division. 90 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 4: But when you look at the Padres, look at their pitching, 91 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 4: it's the reason they sit the top. 92 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: Of the NL West. 93 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 4: Number three, talk about rising to the occasion. On Tuesday Night, 94 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 4: Star left fielder James Wood. 95 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 3: Delivered for fans. It was his bibble night in DC, 96 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 3: and guess what. He went three for. 97 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 4: Five, had a couple of doubles and helped the Nationals 98 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 4: win a game. And fans couldn't be any happier. They 99 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 4: get the bibblehead, they get the win, and this young 100 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 4: slugger delivers for the team with three hits on his 101 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 4: special night coming into Wednesday's action, two point fifty three 102 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 4: batting average, seven home runs, seventeen RBI. 103 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 3: What a great start. 104 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 4: Great kid bats left, throws right, a rare You don't 105 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 4: see that many guys doing that anymore. 106 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 3: But James Wood looks like a young star. 107 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 4: And the Nationals hit a home run literally with this 108 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 4: kid who's from Maryland, so you can't get any better 109 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 4: than that. A homegrown product of delivering for the fans 110 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 4: down in the nation's capital. 111 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn what's so 112 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: good now? 113 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 4: Let's welcome in Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington joining 114 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 4: us here on inside the Park Iron. 115 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 5: How are you. 116 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 6: I'm doing very well. It's a beautiful day. 117 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 3: Always always thank you. 118 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 4: Let's start here. Your team off to a good start. 119 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 4: First twenty Games ten and ten. Any thoughts on just 120 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 4: surprise at the start or this is what you were 121 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 4: hoping or expected. 122 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 6: No, I'm not surprised, And if you won't talk about 123 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 6: the expectations. I wasn't expecting five hundred. I was expecting 124 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 6: better than five hundred, and I know my players are 125 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 6: expecting better than five hundred. 126 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: But it's a start. 127 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 6: You gotta start somewheeres At least we're not starting in 128 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 6: a position where we have to catch up. Now, we 129 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 6: just have to find some sustainability and get some consistency 130 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 6: in our offense. 131 00:06:58,440 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the big thing. 132 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 4: Could you bury yourself in a big hole early on 133 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 4: in April, you know, hard to climb out of it. 134 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 6: Well, you know that's where five hundred comes in. But 135 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 6: no one should be happy with five hundred. I'm not 136 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 6: being a competitor. No, No, I'm not happy with five hundred. 137 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 6: Like I said, I know my players are n't happy 138 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 6: with five hundred. But we put ourselves in positions to 139 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 6: win ball games, and I think this year we're going 140 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 6: to learn how to win some of those games. 141 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 4: Let's talk about Mike Trout of course, move to right field, 142 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 4: the powers there, batting average, isn't there. Where is Mike 143 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 4: Trout at the start of the Season's healthy. 144 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 6: He's coming, you know, I mean, you got to understand, 145 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 6: it's been two years since Mike has been in a 146 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 6: consistent situation where he was out on the field doing 147 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 6: things and you know, sometimes he hit the ball hard 148 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 6: and every felers got eleven guys on the field. But 149 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 6: he's coming. You know, he's working at it every day. 150 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,559 Speaker 6: And we're talking about Mike Trout. We're not just talking 151 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 6: about some run of the meal baseball player in future 152 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 6: Hall of Famer, future Hall of Famer, and we only 153 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 6: what fifty to sixty bats into the season. You can 154 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 6: start checking Mike about one hundred that bats and you'll 155 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 6: see what Mike Trout is all about. 156 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 4: Let's talk about Kiren Paris, the young second basement got 157 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 4: off to a great start, power stealing basis. What's the 158 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 4: difference between last year when he was up here and 159 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 4: this year as far as hitting growth. 160 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 6: He's starting to understand how to relax, He's starting to 161 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 6: understand what he can do and what he can't do, 162 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,239 Speaker 6: and we're trying to help him to develop the things 163 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 6: that right now he's not able to do and that's 164 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 6: what growth is all about. You can see he's a talent. 165 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 6: He showed some flashes of what he's capable of doing. 166 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 6: And now once again you get to that word sustainability 167 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 6: and consistency. We need him to start sustaining things. We 168 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 6: need him to make the adjustments that need to be made, 169 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 6: and then we'll find out what type of big league 170 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 6: player he is. But right now, you got to give 171 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 6: him kudos for what he have accomplished to this point. 172 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 4: Our guest is Ron Washington, Los Angeles Angels manager. I 173 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 4: want to ask you about surprises so far on the roster. 174 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 4: Is there anybody else Obviously Conon's off the gray stuff, 175 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 4: but anybody else who who has surprised you so far? 176 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 6: Well, we got to go to the bullpen. Johnson has 177 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 6: been a great surprise. A kid that hadn't thrown one 178 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 6: inning of professional baseball and here he is on our 179 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 6: roster picking up big ends. He has cold blood. He 180 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 6: just goes out there and he trusts what he's capable 181 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 6: of doing. And for a young kid that haven't had 182 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 6: any professional experience, that's something you learn and through the process, 183 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 6: and it's something that's a part of him right now 184 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 6: and I love that kid because he don't shy away 185 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 6: from anything, you know. I like what Detmers is doing. 186 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 6: And you know, we just got to start trying being 187 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 6: able to get him more innings out there because he 188 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 6: looked like he's a good piece in that bullpen, you know. 189 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 6: Other than that, again, we're just looking for sustainability and consistency. 190 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 6: And once we start the gathering that on the offensive side, 191 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 6: I think you're gonna really get a good look at 192 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 6: what we are about in twenty twenty five. 193 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 4: And how about starting pitching. You just mentioned the bullpenning guys. 194 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 4: You know, in baseball you gotta have guys who can 195 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 4: eat up innings and a starting staff. Are you happy? 196 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 4: Do you think you probably have to add somebody else 197 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 4: down the road or in the future, or where are 198 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 4: you on the starting staff? 199 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 6: Well, I don't think when you start with the staff 200 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 6: unless you know you're getting blessed by the baseball guys 201 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,239 Speaker 6: that you finished with that same staff. I think Soriano 202 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 6: has the potential to get us close to one hundred 203 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 6: and seventy hundred and eighty innings this year. I think 204 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 6: ca Channelwitz has a chance to at least get us 205 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 6: to one hundred and seventy. You know, we got ta 206 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 6: who's showing what he's about as far as his competitiveness goes. 207 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 6: We got Kyle Hendrix, who's a presence, who knows how 208 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 6: to pitch, you know, and his last three starts, last 209 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 6: two starts, it's been one pitch that has done him 210 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 6: in and we just haven't been able to make up 211 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 6: for it. But usually, you know, when you're in a 212 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 6: three run ball game and it lasted throughout the game, 213 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 6: you feel like you in the ballgame. And that's the 214 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 6: way we felt, and that's the way Kyle has been, 215 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 6: you know. So you know, I'm very pleased with I 216 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 6: was starting pitching. I'm pleased with the growth of our bullpen. 217 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 6: And of course we got Jansen on the back to 218 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 6: close it. We will get we will be getting Joyce 219 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 6: back soon. So we just got the whole of fort 220 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 6: and keep going. That's all we can do. Every day 221 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 6: we come out here. We got to grind and we 222 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 6: got to take advantage of the opportunities that presented and 223 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 6: present less opportunities to the opposition. 224 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 4: One last question, Tim Anderson made the team out of 225 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 4: spring training, wasn't you know in the big leagues last year? 226 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 4: At the end of last year. This is a guy 227 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 4: won a batting title, have one of the most iconic 228 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 4: home runs in the cornfield in Iowa. You know, has 229 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 4: played at a high level. Just talk about his return 230 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 4: to the big leagues and what he's trying to accomplish 231 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 4: and re establish himself. 232 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 6: He's been a real I wouldn't say a pleasant surprise 233 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 6: because the things, the skill set that he has is 234 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 6: still there. He may not be swinging the bat the 235 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 6: way he know he can and the way we probably 236 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 6: know he can, but again, we only in April, and 237 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 6: in this game, there's two things that happen. You get 238 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 6: off good or you get off bad. And he's gotten 239 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 6: off bad as far as the numbers go on the 240 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 6: offensive side, but he's been doing everything else. He's playing 241 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 6: tremendous defense. When you get on a base pass, he's 242 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 6: a threat, and we just got to let it grow. 243 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 6: And that's what you call a process. But I'm been 244 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 6: very pleased with his work ethic. I've been very pleased 245 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 6: as the type of teammate that he's been, and I 246 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 6: know that there's something left in him and before this 247 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 6: year's over, we'll get it out of him. 248 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 3: All right, We'll appreciate it. 249 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 4: Ron Washington, La Angels manager will appreciate you for joining 250 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 4: inside the Parker, Well, thank you for having me. 251 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 252 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: the nationet catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 253 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 254 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: listen live. 255 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 3: In case you. 256 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: Missed Rob Parker on the MLB networks, here's his latest 257 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: appearance on pml. 258 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 2: Dina Rob Parker making his weekly appearance. He takes shots 259 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 2: from outside. 260 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 3: Rob. 261 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 2: Great to have you back on the show. 262 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 3: Hello, what's up, BK? How are you? 263 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 2: I want to listen. 264 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 7: I just want to say the phrase double pizza boxes 265 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 7: because you're the guy who came up with the term. 266 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 7: You're the guy who calls the bases when they got 267 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 7: larger pizza boxes are But we saw a couple of 268 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 7: collisions at first base last week, Luisa Rise crushed. 269 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 2: Are you in. 270 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 7: Favor of they do this in college double pizza boxes? 271 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: No? 272 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 4: I do not want it. I know what happens every 273 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 4: so often. And you go, oh my goodness, gracious, that's 274 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 4: a shame. And I'm not unsympathetic. 275 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 7: What's just don't why doesn't it just doesn't happen enough. 276 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 3: There's no reason for you should be able to run 277 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 3: the first base. 278 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 4: Matter of fact, b kay, I saw in a college 279 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 4: game where a kid actually beat out an infield play 280 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 4: at first base, and because he touched the base not 281 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 4: the safety base, he was called out. 282 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 3: That makes no sense to me. 283 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 2: Wait, all right, he touched either base. You can touch 284 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 2: in your your touch. 285 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 3: He touched the regular base and was called out that 286 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 3: he didn't use the safety base. So there's a. 287 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 7: Rule, all right, So all right, look, how about we compromise. 288 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 7: I'll eliminate that rule that says you have to use this. 289 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 2: You don't have to use it. 290 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 5: But if you're. 291 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 7: Suddenly the first your large first basement is coming in 292 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 7: your direction, you can veer off. That's all I'm saying, 293 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 7: just as a you know, again, it's a safety valve. 294 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 4: Really, I understand the safety point of view, and if 295 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 4: you can make the game as safe as possible, I 296 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 4: just don't think it's necessary, to be honest, I think 297 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 4: we've played baseball that way and people need to avoid 298 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 4: a collision when they can. It happens once in a while, 299 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 4: but to me, it's not a pressing issue in Major 300 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 4: League baseball. 301 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 7: Okay, I think it's a little more pressing than you're 302 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 7: letting onto me that. I mean twice in a week 303 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 7: where guy's got crushed, one guy can cuss, and why 304 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 7: if you can just avoid it? You know, we don't 305 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 7: have to play eighteen ninety style. But all right, hey, 306 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 7: we're talking Earl Weaver. Coming up, we talk to the 307 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,479 Speaker 7: guy John Miller, who wrote the book on Weavers. It's fascinating. 308 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 7: Who is your best manager of all time? I mean, 309 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 7: keep it in modern area. We don't have to go 310 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 7: back to Joe McCarthy, but modern era, last generation or two, 311 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 7: who do you have? 312 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 3: This is a layer. It is he. 313 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 4: Not only is he the best manager, he has the 314 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 4: best nickname in baseball, the white rat Whitey Herzog. 315 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 3: Unbelievable manager costs. 316 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 7: I'm saying, yes, yes, yes, Bob is agreeing with you, 317 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 7: by the way. 318 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 3: Without question. 319 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 4: And I remember the moment when he was a manager 320 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 4: to Saint Louis Cardinals and Davy Johnson was a good manager, 321 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 4: but he used to manage circles around Davy. 322 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 3: And I remember when he had a picture in. 323 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 4: Right field and a believer on the mound, and he 324 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 4: would flip flop them depending on who was coming up. 325 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 3: So he had two ms in. 326 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 4: The game, one in right field, one on the mound, 327 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 4: a leftian alrighty and I thought I. 328 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 3: Had never seen that. That was Whitey Herzog. 329 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 7: I think Earl Weaver is right there with him, Tamula Sorda, 330 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 7: Tony LaRussa or there. Billy Martin might be the best 331 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 7: game tactician, though I would say maybe not the best 332 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 7: resume as good as Whitey or Earl Weaver, but tactically 333 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 7: and what Billy did even as a coach. You look 334 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 7: at teams the year before Billy arrived, and then when 335 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 7: Billy Martin was there, he looks like a Hall of 336 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 7: Fame manager. 337 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 4: I get it on Billy because whenever you see people 338 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 4: move from different teams and still have success, you got 339 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 4: to give them credit that it's something that they're doing. 340 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 4: And you're right, Billy Martin managed a few teams and 341 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 4: they all were better with him around. I mean, there's 342 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 4: other issues that would wind up coming around with Billy Martin. 343 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 7: Wasn't easy to live with over six mons. Liveability counts right, 344 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 7: a little harder with Billy. 345 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 4: True, Yeah, that's the biggest issue for Billy not could 346 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 4: handle the game, and he did a great job. We 347 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 4: know that Detroit did it, you know with the A's, 348 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 4: obviously with the Yankees. So yeah, Billy Martin is one 349 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 4: of the top managers. But it's the white rat for me. 350 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 7: He had an identity, created a team with an identity. 351 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 7: So did All Weaver. We'll talk about that in a 352 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 7: few minutes. Show he o Toddy even last week, you 353 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 7: know what, I was looking at his numbers, Rob and 354 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 7: I'm thinking, all right, he's got a three eighty on base. 355 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 7: He's slugging five to fifty, which is excellent, but it's 356 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 7: one hundred points lower and slugging than he's been. And 357 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 7: now look at his numbers, a three fifty eight on 358 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 7: base for eighty nine slugging. And he's also not pitching. 359 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 7: I don't want to beat him up on that. Most 360 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 7: guys don't have to pitch as well. But he's making 361 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 7: seven hundred million because he also pitches. 362 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 2: What do you make of this. 363 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 3: Well, it's a couple of things. 364 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 4: He had a terrible base running gap that we talked 365 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 4: about a couple of weeks ago, as well, trying to 366 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 4: steal a base with the time runs on base and 367 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 4: wind up getting thrown out and played yesterday. I watched 368 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 4: that game, and I thought he had an easy pop 369 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 4: up too, stopped with runners in scoring position. I thought, 370 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 4: just a terrible out in that spot. Didn't hit the 371 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 4: ball hardy then and then the strikeout was just awful 372 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 4: to me. I thought that was a really bad the 373 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 4: last one way out of the zone. I just was 374 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 4: surprised that he scuffled three RBIs in his last ten games, 375 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 4: the base running mistakes. He's just not playing well right now. 376 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 4: It doesn't mean that he's not going to play well 377 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 4: as time goes on. But if we're going to praise 378 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 4: the guy when he's raking and playing. 379 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 3: Well, we've got a point out when he's not playing well. 380 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 2: You are absolutely correct, right We're I'm beating him up. 381 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 7: It's like he's at a certain stratosphere, and that's why 382 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 7: he's regarded as a global superstar, and he's not performing 383 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 7: like one right now. Max Freed, you're big on Max Freed. 384 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 7: Sell me on Max Freed. I'm a little cool on him. 385 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: Tell me why you think he's so good or great. 386 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:54,479 Speaker 4: It's not just the four wins and and his You 387 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 4: throw out that first outing against Milwaukee, he's giving up 388 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 4: three earned runs in his last four games. 389 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 3: It's this bka. The Yankees lost. 390 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 4: The rating al Cy Young, who's lost for the season, 391 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 4: and they needed somebody to take over that spot and 392 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 4: stand up. And that's the thing that impresses me to 393 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 4: most most teams when they lose their ace in that situation, 394 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 4: are going to be in trouble because there's nobody to 395 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 4: take that spot and give him a sign. 396 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 7: A guy for two hundred million, he should be able 397 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 7: to take that spot. I usually don't speak that way, 398 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 7: but he's at a certain level he's expected to be that. 399 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 7: You know why it leaves me called Robin, You're an 400 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 7: old school guy. He has one year with one hundred 401 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 7: and eighty innings, and I know one is the new 402 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 7: two hundred, but he really has one excellent year with 403 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 7: the innings and the er. Everything else is always it's 404 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 7: always missing a little something that's fair. 405 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 4: But I'm saying in this spot, remember he pitched in Atlanta. 406 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 4: You show up to New York with that big contract, right, 407 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 4: and you're pushed to the front of the line. 408 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 3: Yea and full to perform. 409 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 4: I mean that That's what I'm looking at, and that's 410 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 4: why when a guy can do that. That's why the 411 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 4: Yankees have the best record in the American League, despite 412 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 4: the injuries, despite missing some big bets, that they're still 413 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 4: there and that's impressive to me. And MaTx Freed is 414 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 4: a big part of whitey Yankees are in first place. 415 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: And you think he wins the cy Young this year. 416 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 2: I wanna be fair. 417 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 7: You're right, So it's a big contract comes to New York, delivers. 418 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 2: There's a lot to be said for that. 419 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 7: A guy that you say is not delivering is my 420 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 7: National League MVP. Ellie Dela Cruz, did you want to 421 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 7: kick a guy while he was down again? Please go ahead. 422 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 4: No, all I'm gonna say is BK just conceived the 423 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 4: bet that he's not going to win National. 424 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: It's April twenty something. 425 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 7: I don't know even you know what, right, he's not 426 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 7: an MVP territory now, right, he's just above league average hitting, 427 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 7: but his base running and his fielding alone with the 428 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 7: meager hitting, he's on pace for a four win season. 429 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 7: I know you don't follow wins above replacement, but four 430 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 7: war is an all Star. He's at an all star 431 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 7: level with a cold start, all. 432 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 2: Right, So he's not that far. 433 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 4: But here's my issue, same old story. Ten strikeouts in 434 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 4: his last five games. He's a whiff machine. He strikes 435 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 4: out way too much. 436 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 3: BK. 437 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 4: He's not going to win an MVP striking out that much. 438 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 4: And I'll get the war and all the other stuff 439 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 4: you want to throw at me. When I'm looking at 440 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 4: him at a team that's five hundred, he's not an 441 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 4: MVP candidate. 442 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: He'll get zero MVP votes zero. 443 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: The way he's going, we'll see it's not over. 444 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 7: But I think what you're saying is I should pump 445 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 7: the breaks and Elie Dela Cruz, oh. 446 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 3: No breaks, pump the breaks. 447 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 7: When I quote you all the time, you're that good, Rob, 448 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 7: we'll say again next week. 449 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 450 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 3: Oh right, all right, thanks so much. 451 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 452 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 453 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. Now, let's welcome into the podcast. 454 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: Bobby Nightingale, one of my favorite baseball writers, the Twins, 455 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: with a Minnesota Star Tribune, a rename I know people 456 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: are like, isn't it the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 457 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 4: No, it's the Minnesota Star Tribune. Bobby, welcome into the podcast. 458 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 4: How are you doing well? 459 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me, no doubt, So Bobby, let's go here. 460 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 4: Just a bad start by the Twins, eight and fifteen 461 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 4: in their first twenty three games. 462 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 3: On Friday, they started a home series against the Angels. 463 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 3: Can they dig themselves out of this? 464 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 5: I think they can. 465 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 8: I mean the important thing for them is they have 466 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 8: starting pitching. You know, Pablo Lopez is coming back from 467 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 8: the injured list for the series against the Angels. Joe 468 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 8: Ryan when he's on, I mean, he's A's caliber type stuff, 469 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 8: you know, a good number two. Bailey over has been 470 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 8: a good number two, number three throughout his career. Simeon 471 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 8: with Richardson and Chris Paddock round out their rotation, and 472 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 8: then they have two guys David Fest and Zebbie Matthews 473 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 8: have been kind of bouncing between the Majors and Triple A, 474 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 8: who they got experience in the playoffs when they were 475 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 8: running for a playoff spot last year. So, you know, 476 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 8: I've covered a lot of bad teams in Cincinnati and 477 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,239 Speaker 8: it's one of those if you can pitch, you can 478 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 8: win on you know, that'll carry you throughout the season. 479 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 8: And that's the fortunate thing for the Twins. They can't 480 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 8: hit right now, but they can pitch. 481 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 4: And the division is what I want to talk about too. 482 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 4: The AL Central is pretty tough. Okay, Guardians off to 483 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 4: a great start. Okay, the Tigers, we know what they 484 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,479 Speaker 4: did a year ago and they're playing well. And then 485 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 4: Kansas City's off to a rocky start as well. But 486 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 4: they have a lot of good players too. That's four teams, 487 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 4: like they're all bunched together. How many of those teams 488 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 4: are going to be able to make it to the postseason? 489 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 3: Probably two of them? 490 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 8: Yeah, I think at least two. I mean maybe three. 491 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 8: You know, last year was three and the Twins were right, 492 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 8: you know, barely. It took a choke for them to 493 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,479 Speaker 8: miss too. So yeah, I mean it's competitive. I mean 494 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 8: Detroit kind of up on the upswing. I mean they 495 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 8: have Trek Scougle, the best pitcher I think in the 496 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 8: American League, and in a lineup that's kind of growing 497 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 8: with them. Cleveland, I mean, they don't have the star power, 498 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 8: but somehow, some way, they always keep finding a way 499 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 8: to turn out pitching. And they went a lot of 500 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 8: those games every year. And one of those teams, you 501 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 8: can't write off. And then Kansas City, I mean, I 502 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 8: know they're off to a rocky start, but I like 503 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 8: their team a lot. I mean Cole Reagan's and Seth Lugo, 504 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 8: the pitching they have. Bobby Whitt Junior might be the 505 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 8: best all around shortstop in the game. 506 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 5: So yeah, it's one of those. 507 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 8: I mean, the Twins know they with the bad start, 508 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 8: they've got enough to you know that that puts you 509 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 8: in a hole. It's hard to come back from when 510 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 8: you're in a tough division. 511 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 4: Our guess is Bobby Nightingale, of course, who covers the 512 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 4: Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune. Let's talk about Royce Lewis, who, 513 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 4: when he's healthy and can play, is a dynamic play 514 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 4: to third basement in h what's the update on him? 515 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 3: You had a tweet, didn't you. 516 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, he's running the bases. 517 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 8: You know, by the time this podcast people are listening 518 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 8: to this podcast, he might have started a rehab assignment. 519 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 4: You know. 520 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 8: He mentioned, you know Friday, the Twins play and the 521 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 8: Timberwolves playing next door against the Lakers, and you know 522 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 8: some some players might try to do both, hit both, 523 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 8: but he'll probably be in Saint Paul Acrosstown doing his 524 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 8: rehab assignment, So huge news for the Twins. I mean, 525 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 8: he's a guy who when he's on the field, for 526 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 8: the most part, he's been pretty electric. 527 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 5: They've been missing his power. 528 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 8: I mean, he's a guy who you know, sets home 529 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 8: run records for you know, a feist amount of games 530 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 8: to hit a certain mark, So huge for them. 531 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 5: He is a hamstring injury in spring training. 532 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 8: Slowly but surely, he's been kind of building up and 533 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 8: finally got to the point where he's running bases this week. 534 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 8: But it'd been hitting on the field for a while, 535 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 8: doing defensive drills for a while, so running was the 536 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 8: last step and he finally did that. 537 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 4: How about Byron Buxton the other night, he made a 538 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 4: fantastic catch to win the game. He's healthy, we know 539 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 4: that he can play center field. What are the expectations 540 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 4: for him if he's healthy and stays in a lino. 541 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean I think he could be, you know, 542 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 8: a Dark Corse MVP type candidate. I mean, obviously the 543 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 8: team has to kind of respond and win behind him, 544 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 8: but you know. 545 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 5: He's been an unbelievable base runner. 546 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 8: I remember the there was a stat it was like 547 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 8: the first twenty times he got on base. This year 548 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 8: he scored fifteen times, So I mean it tells you one, 549 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 8: he's stealing bases. Two we can score on anything. I 550 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 8: mean a single for first he can get around on. 551 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 8: So I mean it's one of those it's it's peak 552 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 8: Byron Buckston. I mean, obviously there's an injury history that's 553 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 8: gonna be a concern for him the rest of his career. 554 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 8: But he this was the first offseason in more than 555 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 8: a half decade, I mean more than five years that 556 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 8: hit a normal offseason, no procedures, no surgeries, and he 557 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 8: came to spring training in a really good spot, and 558 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 8: he said, you know, mentally that was a bigger deal 559 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 8: than physically, just because it's been so long since he 560 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 8: hasn't had to worry how to have to build up 561 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 8: after an injury. So, you know, the Twins are getting 562 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 8: the best version of Iron Buckston. He's thirty one and 563 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,439 Speaker 8: still you know, stat casts rights is the second or. 564 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 5: Third fastest guy in the game. 565 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 8: So you know a guy who's getting faster as he 566 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 8: gets older, which is a rare thing, and you know 567 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 8: Twins are taking advantage of it. 568 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's an exciting player to watch no doubt about 569 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 4: it all, right, final two questions, just the strength of 570 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,199 Speaker 4: this team and then give me the weakness that they 571 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 4: might have to address, you know later on the season, 572 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 4: trade deadline or whatever. 573 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 3: What's the strength of this team. 574 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 8: I think eventually it'll be the bullpen's if they've had 575 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 8: a rocky start with it. 576 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 5: But when you have John Doran and Griff Jackson the. 577 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 8: Back back of the bullpen, Brock Stewart they just got 578 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 8: back from the injured list. I mean that's three relievers 579 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 8: that they really trust, that experienced pitching in big games. 580 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 8: I think that'll carry them throughout the season. You saw 581 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 8: it with Cleveland last year, where Cleveland basically had an 582 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 8: unbelievable bullpen and won. 583 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 5: A division because of it. 584 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 8: I'm not saying the Twins will be that level of success, 585 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 8: but I think it's the strength of their roster, and 586 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 8: then the weakness is just kind of finding the power 587 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 8: in their lineup. You know, they had Andrey to Matt Walner, 588 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 8: He's a guy that were counting on for thirty homers. 589 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 8: He's out with a hamstring. Obviously royce Lewis is on 590 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,360 Speaker 8: the way back, but they don't really have any guys 591 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 8: that are gonna hit twenty twenty five home runs this year, 592 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 8: and so that that puts more pressure on the offense 593 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 8: to find other ways to score. And you know, Carlos 594 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 8: Kray is off to a slow start, Trevor Larnix off 595 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 8: to a start slow start, so they need some guys. 596 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 5: To get going. 597 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 8: At the same time, barn Buckson has been okay, but 598 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 8: without the power in the lineup, they have to find 599 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 8: different ways to score, and that that's been the big 600 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 8: challenge for him. That's why they're off to the slow start. 601 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 4: His name is Bobby Nightingale covers the Twins for the 602 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 4: start of you and Bobby, thank you so much. 603 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 3: You know, I'll see you down the road at a 604 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 3: ballpark near you. 605 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 5: Thank you, buddy, of course, great saying you. 606 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 607 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 608 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 609 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: listen live. It's time for the Pocket Protector Centrum, the 610 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 1: analytic numbers you need to know. Well, maybe it's. 611 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 9: A pleasure to live in the times we do as 612 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 9: a baseball fan, of course, especially watching what some of 613 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 9: these pitchers can do. With the baseball sometimes things we've 614 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 9: never seen before. What's amazing to see is the dominance 615 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 9: of not just a certain pitcher, but a certain pitch. 616 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 9: Stat Cast has the rundown of how we can break 617 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 9: down these nasty pitches analytically. Through the beauty of run 618 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 9: expectancy graphs. We know that each event that happens in 619 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 9: a game affects the probability of scoring a run. A 620 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 9: strikeout with the basis empty and no outs lower is 621 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 9: a run expectancy about twenty five percent, but a strikeout 622 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 9: with the basis lone vaded and one out lowers it 623 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 9: nearly fifty percent. That's where stat caast's run values come from. 624 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 9: Adding up all the instances of pitch usage in these 625 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 9: situations with men on base, we can see what the 626 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 9: nastiest pitches are so far this season. Through the first 627 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 9: three and a half weeks, the slider from Marlin starter 628 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 9: Max Meyer has been baseball's best pitch, garnering a league 629 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 9: high thirty three strikeouts, seven more than the next closest 630 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 9: pitch so far, and a run value of plus seven, 631 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 9: tied with Houston's Hunter Brown's four seam fastball. Hitters are 632 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 9: batting just one to three on the pitch this season 633 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 9: and have swung and missed over fifty percent of the 634 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 9: time on that pitch alone. The worst pitches at minus 635 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 9: nine in the run value the four seemers from lefties 636 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 9: Jeffrey Springs, Chris Saylee, and Chota Imanaga. Plenty of time 637 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 9: to get those values up this season. Next time you 638 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 9: find yourself saying, man, that pitch was dirty, go check 639 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 9: out the pitch's run value. I bet you'll be surprised. 640 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 3: No, this is blowing. 641 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: It's the Parker pushback shot, the year Rob tackles the 642 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: outlandish takes in Major League Baseball. 643 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 3: Knowing it shot. 644 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 4: Today, I'm pushing back on all those people who still 645 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 4: are not on board with the resurgence of Major League Baseball. 646 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 3: Can we stop it already? 647 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 4: The rule changes, the young stars in the game, Baseball 648 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 4: is growing. 649 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 3: And the popularity is growing. 650 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 4: Last Friday, major League Baseball had fourteen games on tap, 651 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 4: no home openers or anything. 652 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 3: And you're ready for this. 653 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 4: The sport averaged thirty five thousand fans at those fourteen games. 654 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 4: It was the largest Friday night crowd since two thousand 655 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 4: and eight. We're talking seventeen years. Thirty five thousand fans 656 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 4: on a Friday night in April. 657 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 3: It's still coldback East. Have you watched the video? 658 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 4: Stop listening to people who are telling you that baseball 659 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 4: is a dinosaur and only old people go to it 660 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 4: and people don't pay attention to it or whatever. Please, 661 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 4: the NBA would die to get thirty five thousand. 662 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 3: Are you kidding? 663 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 4: Thirty five thousand in April and the season is just starting. 664 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 3: Wait till the weather warms up. 665 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,239 Speaker 4: Look at the young stars peppered all over, and then 666 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 4: the other big stars, the judges, and the Otani's Manny 667 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,719 Speaker 4: Machado and all these other guys. 668 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 3: I can go on and on. Bobby Wood Junior. 669 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 4: My goodness, the game is healthy and the attendance numbers 670 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 4: tell you all you need to know. When people get 671 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 4: up out of their chairs, leave their homes to go 672 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 4: to the ballpark, it tells you they're engaged. 673 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 3: I'm Rob Parker and that's my pushback. 674 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: Make way for weekend wagers, Yo, it's seanbo. 675 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 3: Fire up those bed naps. 676 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 5: Let's go. 677 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 10: A one win, one loss last weekend brings us to 678 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 10: five wins three losses so far in the season. 679 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 3: But let's get it right. 680 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 10: This Friday and Saturday, as we take a look at 681 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 10: one of the bigger matchups of the season, Yamamoto against Schemes. Yes, 682 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 10: the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Los Angeles Dodgers, and wild. 683 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 3: Schemes has seen better days. 684 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 10: We think this overwhelming offense to the Dodgers takes it 685 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 10: for us. On Friday, take the minus one and a half, 686 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 10: take the run line, take the win. 687 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 5: And on Saturday, you know, if the Chicago White. 688 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 10: Sox and the A's are playing, balls are flying out 689 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 10: of West sax tiny little itty bitty Triple A Stadium, 690 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 10: go ahead to take the over over. 691 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 5: Nine and a half runs. 692 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 10: On Saturday, Let's get these dubs for inside the Parker 693 00:32:58,840 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 10: MLB fans. 694 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:03,719 Speaker 1: When it comes to Major League Baseball, no one covers 695 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: it better than the odd cover fast. 696 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 3: I am the baseball kid, first, second, third, and we're 697 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 3: leading shows with baseball. It'll watch it again. 698 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: All in one place, right here on Fox Sports Radio. 699 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 3: I love baseball. 700 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 4: In the words of New York TV legend the late 701 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 4: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 702 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 4: next time. 703 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 3: Rob Parker out. He can't get it. 704 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 5: This could be an inside of Parker. 705 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time from same Matt station.