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Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live

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Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give

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Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop

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Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame

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Speaker 1: voter number seveny Rob Parker.

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Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What

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Speaker 2: a program we have for you. Actor Nick taturo Man

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Speaker 2: as he met at his New York Yankees. He's gonna

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Speaker 2: drop by and ramp. Also former two way star Brian Jordan,

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Speaker 2: who played in the NFL and Major League Baseball. He'll

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Speaker 2: tell us about his Atlanta Braves and war. Let's go.

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Speaker 1: Better up to lead off it's getting robbed and keep

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Speaker 1: him on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories

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Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. Number one. Okay, I gonna admit it.

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Speaker 2: I was wrong about the Los Angeles Dodgers. I was wrong.

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Speaker 2: I thought the Padres were gonna win the NL West easily,

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Speaker 2: not just win, but easily. You hear me. I really did.

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Speaker 2: And now here are the Dodgers coming into Wednesday with

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Speaker 2: a nine game winning streak. Nine game winning streak, Yes,

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Speaker 2: and the Dodgers have just been dominant, and they Tuesday

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Speaker 2: night had a sixty two win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Speaker 2: It's extended their longest winning streak of the season to nine.

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Speaker 2: In addition to the red hot streak, the Dodgers have

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Speaker 2: also improved to thirteen and one in August, the best

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Speaker 2: mark in the major leagues. He got a rookie right hander,

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Speaker 2: Bobby Miller, Bobby Miller who he retired eighteen straight Brewers.

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Speaker 2: Nobody could have written that or thought that was gonna happen.

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Speaker 2: But they've been having a lot of fun at Dodgers

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Speaker 2: Stadium and all over Baseball America, and the Dodgers are

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Speaker 2: at as we get ready for the postseason. At the

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Speaker 2: end of this season, my goodness to Dodgers. I'm shocked,

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Speaker 2: but I'm also willing to admit I'm wrong.

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Speaker 1: Number two, I was right about the Texas Rangers.

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Speaker 2: How about that? Okay, I was wrong about the Dodgers,

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Speaker 2: but I was right. I picked the Texas Rangers to

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Speaker 2: yet and the Astros are still there. But you know what,

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Speaker 2: this is pretty amazing. Even with al Jacob de Gram

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Speaker 2: a big way in Texas. How about this, Coming into Wednesday,

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Speaker 2: talking about how good their lineup is and how they

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Speaker 2: they have a really, really good team that I liked

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Speaker 2: before the season started, and I was thinking about the

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Speaker 2: now Sherz and Montgomery are filling right in doing big

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Speaker 2: things and the Texas Rangers, folks, are the real deal.

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Speaker 2: Do not count them out.

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Speaker 1: Number three.

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Speaker 2: It looks like Garrett Cole is gonna be the American

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Speaker 2: just doesn't feel the same like when they got him

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Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. It's so good.

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Speaker 2: All right. Now, let's welcome in actor Nick Tatouro, Yes,

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Speaker 2: We appreciate it.

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Speaker 3: My pleasure. Rob. I I've always liked you from afar well,

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Speaker 3: thank you so yeah, back when you would skip more

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Speaker 2: I appreciate that. That means a lot to me. Thank

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Speaker 2: you so much. Those are fun days, no doubt, all right,

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Speaker 3: I'm very upset because I'll tell you the truth. I

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Speaker 3: was there last year when they got eliminated by the Astros,

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Speaker 3: It made every sense for him to stay a Yankee

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Speaker 3: But this team had problems last year. This team has

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Speaker 3: been seeing the handwriting on the wall little by little,

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Speaker 3: Even with the pitching, we didn't have a bonafide closer.

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Speaker 3: they didn't do anything to improve themselves. They didn't they

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Speaker 2: No doubt, Nick. They need help, and I'm gonna start

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Speaker 2: He's been there a while. But the other guy who's

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Speaker 2: what sports you're in, I don't care how many championships

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Speaker 2: you won. That's a long run. Is this more an

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Speaker 3: I think it's definitely more of a Brian Cashman issue.

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Speaker 3: He's the guy with the power, He's the guy that

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Speaker 3: I mean, I'm not a big fan of Bonie. I

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Speaker 3: the owner is just not that passionate. I don't know

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Speaker 3: his dad is gone. I know we can't keep talking

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Speaker 3: I don't know. There's no kind of heart with this

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Speaker 3: And you're right, it's a long time it's time for

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Speaker 3: You gotta change positions, you gotta do something, you know

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Speaker 2: No doubt, No doubt. Nick Nick tatoorro the actor of

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Speaker 3: I mean, of course, of course you'd want him. My

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Speaker 4: Rob.

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Speaker 3: You gotta really look at the team and like that

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Speaker 3: it's beyond me. Why all these other teams can come

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Speaker 3: They got all these resources. What is wrong with them?

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Speaker 3: Why they can't develop? Think about it. Judge is the

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Speaker 2: And that's where the Yankees when they developed, when they

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Speaker 2: No, no, they need major surgery. All right, my man,

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Speaker 2: Nick Deturo the actor joining us here on the inside

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Speaker 2: the Parker Podcast.

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Speaker 3: Thank you anytime.

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Speaker 4: Bro.

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Speaker 1: It's time for the Pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers

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Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is

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Speaker 5: It seems like each year we tend to get older

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Speaker 1: That ball was a big week in the Big Leagues

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Speaker 1: wos A five I believe Is it foul or is

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Speaker 2: Michael Harris of the Atlanta Braves has elevated his game

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Speaker 1: Fair It's a fair ball.

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Speaker 1: Turn money into more money. Now it's time for betting

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Speaker 1: on the basis with Dave Gascott. Love that money, Love

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Speaker 4: Rob.

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Speaker 7: We got plenty of things at stake still in the

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Speaker 7: League Baseball. I will back them Astros Mariners from Minute

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Speaker 7: tren that is the Atlanta Braves. They get the San

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Speaker 7: From Atlanta, Georgia, I'm gonna take Atlanta. Atlanta has done

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Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto.

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Speaker 1: If I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer

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Speaker 2: How you doing today?

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Speaker 4: I'm doing great, man, Thanks for having me.

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Speaker 4: you know, I understand the fact that you got Mahomes,

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Speaker 4: you got those running hurts, you got running quarterbacks. Now

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Speaker 4: that you're seeing more passing going on and running, and

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Speaker 4: that's kind of the way the owners are seeing how

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Speaker 4: we pay players. Okay, he used to carry the load

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Speaker 4: running backs, but now you're not carrying loads because we're

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Speaker 4: more athletic at quarterbacks. But that should not take away

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Speaker 4: from what the running backs do because they're catching the

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Speaker 4: ball out of the backfield and they're taking that pounding

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Speaker 4: on their bodies down in the gold line. Unfair and

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Speaker 4: I feel for those running backs, and that's why I

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Speaker 4: hate when guys sit out. But I understand also and

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Speaker 4: I hope these guys and I was glad that Barkley

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Speaker 4: went on the side in a one year deal, say

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Speaker 4: qual with the injries that he had in his career.

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Speaker 4: Now he gets to go out there and improve himself

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Speaker 4: once again and hopefully at the end result, well he'll

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Speaker 4: get paid at the end of the year. Yeap.

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Speaker 2: Now let's talk about your baseball career and your your

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Speaker 2: time with the Atlanta Braids. I know you got you

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Speaker 2: brought up with the Saint Louis Cardinals. You started with them,

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Speaker 2: but you you know, in nineteen ninety eight, you hope

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Speaker 2: you earn a contract twenty one point three million dollars

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Speaker 2: back in those days and there was a lot of money,

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Speaker 2: and you know, and then you want to be an

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Speaker 2: All Star in nineteen ninety nine with them with the

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Speaker 2: Atlanta Braids. But now talk about the Atlanta Braids now

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Speaker 2: and what they've done, and it's pretty amazing. I mean,

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Speaker 2: Michael Harris the second is a hell of a player,

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Speaker 2: center fielder. This guy was NL Rookie of the Year

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Speaker 2: last year. He's betting ninth, he's ninth in your lineup.

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Speaker 4: Well, you know, one through nine, this lineup is a powerhouse. Man,

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Speaker 4: it's and I got to give a lot of credit

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Speaker 4: to Alex Anthropois, the general manager. When we brought him over.

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Speaker 4: You know, nobody knew what to expect, but he set

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Speaker 4: the tone right away, locking up young talent. You know,

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Speaker 4: I feel sorry for all be signing a seven year,

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Speaker 4: thirty five million dollars deal, but he took the initiative

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Speaker 4: to do that and a lot of guys. That's security

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Speaker 4: for those guys. But he knew what to do and

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Speaker 4: he's handled it well. He's made some great moves in

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Speaker 4: the off season and now this team is going to

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Speaker 4: be together for a long time and it's fun to watch.

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Speaker 4: You know, one through nine, this offense has been phenomenal,

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Speaker 4: but you know they still have some gaps to feel

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Speaker 4: as far as pitching is concerned. You know, the bullpen

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Speaker 4: has been a revolving door all year long. But with

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Speaker 4: this offense, man, you can go a long way. But

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Speaker 4: we know, come playoff time, it's going to come down

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Speaker 4: to that pitching.

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Speaker 2: And how do you like do when the TV work

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Speaker 2: and stuff? You got into the media. You've been doing

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Speaker 2: Braves games. How do you enjoy it?

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Speaker 4: You know what I do, especially when you get to

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Speaker 4: broadcast a team like the Braves and what Alice's has

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Speaker 4: built up. You know, this is my first year I

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Speaker 4: kind of took off to coach my son and focus

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Speaker 4: on my children's books. So it's been relaxing. I knew

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Speaker 4: it was what Ballets was going to go through, so

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Speaker 4: it was a perfect year to take off for me.

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Speaker 4: But sitting back and watching these Braves play man and

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Speaker 4: watching all the new rules, it's been fun to sit

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Speaker 4: back and watch the Braves.

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Speaker 2: They didn't sign Freddie Freeman and went to the Dodgers, who,

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Speaker 2: of course is phenomenal. But Olsen has picked up the slack.

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Speaker 2: First year was a little bit of a struggle. But

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Speaker 2: this year, my god, he has been tremendous. What makes

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Speaker 2: him so good? Leading the major leagues in home runs?

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Speaker 4: You know, And that's the crazy thing he's said. It

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Speaker 4: was an off year his first year. He still put

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Speaker 4: up some great numbers, and you look at a lot

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Speaker 4: of first year and big contracts they struggled. But this year,

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Speaker 4: I mean he is relaxed. He's back home, which is

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Speaker 4: always tough to play in front of your home and

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Speaker 4: your family and friends. But he has made the adjustment

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Speaker 4: and the power now he's putting the ball in play.

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Speaker 4: He's cut down on the strikeouts. He really worked hard

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Speaker 4: this offseason to cut down on strikeouts and with his power, Man,

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Speaker 4: it's been fun to watch. I wouldn't be surprised if

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Speaker 4: he gets over sixty some home runs this year. Man,

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Speaker 4: he's on that type of pace and when you got

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Speaker 4: guys getting on in front of him, it makes the

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Speaker 4: game a lot easier and a lot of fun. And

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Speaker 4: he looks like he is enjoying every minute of it,

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Speaker 4: and everybody's speeding off for not just Olsen, but everyone

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Speaker 4: in that lineup. Man can win a ball game.

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Speaker 2: And the last thing. The Atlanta Braves, you know, for

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Speaker 2: a long time had that reputation. I mean, they had

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Speaker 2: three Hall of Fame pitchers in a rotation and only

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Speaker 2: won one World Series one like fifteen out of sixteen

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Speaker 2: L East Division titles. But it was always heartbreaking disappointment.

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Speaker 2: And now that these new Braves have already won a

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Speaker 2: World Series and are in the mix every year, it

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Speaker 2: just doesn't feel the same way. The Braves are for

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Speaker 2: real and ongoing anywhere. They're gonna be around because of

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Speaker 2: the young players and that they're all locked up.

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Speaker 4: And you know, the great thing about it is you

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Speaker 4: look at a guy like Akunya and Azuna, those guys

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Speaker 4: were on the team but they were injured and didn't

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Speaker 4: play in that World Series and the brains still won.

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Speaker 4: And so imagine that. Akunya looks like he may win

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Speaker 4: the MVP of the National League this year, and he

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Speaker 4: is so hungry to win that World Series and be

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Speaker 4: a part of it on the field. So that's a

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Speaker 4: good sign, you know, to me for these braves. Ozuna

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Speaker 4: has picked up his game. Everybody thought he was going

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Speaker 4: to be traded in the offseason or let go in

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Speaker 4: the off season, but man alas Anthopolis is stuck with him,

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Speaker 4: and man, what a reward he's been this year. Over

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Speaker 4: twenty something home runs, driving and runs left and right

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Speaker 4: and just having fun. Man, this locker room, those guys

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Speaker 4: they go out there and they have fun every single day.

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Speaker 4: I love the flying around when guys hit home runs.

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Speaker 4: To me, when you build that type of family environment,

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Speaker 4: that chemistry, it's tough to lose it.

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Speaker 2: It's so much fun to watch it really is. I

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Speaker 2: love going to Atlanta, going to the ballpark. The crowd

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Speaker 2: is into it, beautiful ballpark, that outside area where all

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Speaker 2: the restaurants and bars are Brian, I mean, just just

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Speaker 2: a good time. I don't know. And you see that

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Speaker 2: you don't see any empty seats in Atlanta, not anymore.

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Speaker 4: No, you don't. And you know, I was a part

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Speaker 4: of the regime that played in turn the Field downtown Atlanta,

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Speaker 4: and give it, I love playing downtown Atlanta. But you know,

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Speaker 4: with this new battery and the stadium, I mean, it's

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Speaker 4: a destiny now where you can hang out all day

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Speaker 4: with your family, eating nice restaurants, by clothes and just

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Speaker 4: enjoy the game. And it's been so much fun for Atlanta,

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Speaker 4: not just Atlanta, but I mean you got people from

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Speaker 4: all over coming to that battery and enjoying it. So

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Speaker 4: it makes for a lot of fun. With the team

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Speaker 4: they're winning. Alex has built a long term winner here

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Speaker 4: in Atlanta. So it's just a bunch of excitement.

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Speaker 2: Going on, no doubt. His name is Brian Jordan. Man

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Speaker 2: was fun to watch played in the NFL and of

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Speaker 2: course Major League Baseball. And Brian, we appreciate you, my man,

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much.

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Speaker 4: Hey, anytime man appreciate you. Guys, Now bring in the closer.

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Speaker 1: Right. Here's why MLB it's better than the NFL or NBA,

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Speaker 1: and it isn't even close.

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Speaker 2: Reason number three hundred and fifty five, where Major League

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Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. The

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Speaker 2: fans get giveaways, like how about Miguel Cabrera's five hundred

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Speaker 2: and ninth home run that happened on Tuesday night that

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Speaker 2: went into the stands. Can you imagine in football or

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Speaker 2: basketball they make you give the ball back, security will

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Speaker 2: chase you down. In baseball, you always have the option

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Speaker 2: of keeping it or trading it if you want. A

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Speaker 2: player wants the ball. But imagine being in the stands

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Speaker 2: and getting these memorable home runs. That's what's cool about baseball.

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Speaker 2: We've seen it, and not just you know, sometimes you're

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Speaker 2: in the stands and you get a big home run

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Speaker 2: that means something to somebody, and you could trade it

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Speaker 2: in for something else. You could keep it, or you

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Speaker 2: could sell it. But catching a home run ball in

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Speaker 2: a major league stadium is still pretty awesome. And that's

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Speaker 2: something that the other sports don't have. It's not an

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Speaker 2: experience that you can have. That's why people bring gloves

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Speaker 2: to the game. In the words of New York TV

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Speaker 2: legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time

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Speaker 2: this time until next time. Rob Parker, he can't get it.

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Speaker 1: This could be an inside the Parker.

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Speaker 3: See you next week, same bat time, same mat station,