1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: voter number one oh three, Rob Parker. Welcome to Inside 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: the Parker, Rob Parker, here you there. What a great 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: show we have today. National start of Mac Shuerza joined 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: us on the program, also former picture David Cone and 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: current Yankee analysts for the Yes Network. He'll stop by 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: as well. So much more to get into, but first 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: let's kick it off with getting Robbed up to lead off, 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: It's getting Robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take 13 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number 14 00:00:53,440 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: one Greek member. I want to change that song because 15 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: the Mets are a Mets. You ready, here's the new 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: Mets theme song. Beat the Mets, Beat the Mets, step 17 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: right up and beat the match. Yes, the New York 18 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: Metropolitans are awful. They just got swept by the Miami Morlands, 19 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: the worst team in baseball? Are you kidding me? Manager 20 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: Mickey Callaway, Are you kidding me? It's almost time for 21 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: Mickey to go bo bye bye, and then news comes 22 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: down that while he's rehabbing, you're assess, but it breaks 23 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: his ankle? What this is not? What's what's supposed to happen? 24 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: The Mets made all kinds of moves in the off season, 25 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: even getting Robinson Canoe from Seattle. They were going to 26 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: change this narrative and be a good team again, and 27 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: so far nineteen has been a disaster. So beat the Mets. 28 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: Beat the Mets. Step right up and beat the Mets. 29 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:11,559 Speaker 1: Number two. We knew vlag Guerrero Junior was a stud. 30 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: We finally got to see what this guy is all 31 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: about and what all the talk has been about. Because 32 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: vlad Junior finally started rushing home runs in his big week, 33 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: he earned the first Player of the Week award and 34 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: he's also become the Blue Jay's youngest Player of the 35 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: Week award when they're breaking the record held by Junior Felix. 36 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: He has been incredible. He was definitely the most heralded prospect. 37 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: Guerrero went homeless in his first thirteen big league games, 38 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: but that's all changed. The twenty year old son of 39 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrilla crushed four whole runs for 40 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays, his first two of his career on Tuesday, 41 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: another Friday, a fourth on Sunday, so he is off 42 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: and rolling. As of Tuesday, vlag Guarrero Junior was hitting 43 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: three thirty three with the one point three to one 44 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: ops for the week. His four home runs tied the 45 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: most home runs in a l of that week, and 46 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: his nine r bas were tied for second. So the 47 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: stud has arrived and Blue Jay's fans have a reason 48 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: to celebrate Vlad Guerrero Jr. Number three. Nobody wants to 49 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: hear players talk about how bad the weather is. Live 50 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: with it, deal with it. It's not going anywhere. But 51 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: let's just be honest. The baseball season doesn't feel like 52 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: it's kicked in yet. The weather it's crazy. As of Tuesday, 53 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: there was snow covering the field in Colorado at Denver's 54 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: Course Field. The Royals and Cardinals were rained out. Games 55 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: have been rained out in cold I mean, what's going on? 56 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: Do we need to wait to start the season after 57 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: Memorial Day in the future because of this weather? Paddy? 58 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: We have bad weather last year to start the baseball season. 59 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that by next week by June one, and 60 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: we have some warm so we can go in our 61 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: shorts and T shirts and watch Major League Baseball and 62 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: enjoy the best quality time you could have with friends 63 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: and family. That's what I'm looking for. Warm Up Baseball America. 64 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen Headler, it's so good. 65 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: Let's welcome in. Max shows up to the podcast. How 66 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: you doing, Matt? Thanks always, you know that. So tell 67 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: us about the milestone you have recently when you became 68 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: the per to strike out bouts of more. What did 69 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: that mean to you? Uh, that was that was a 70 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: cool milestone. Um, just to be you know, there's only 71 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: something guys that've ever gotten are in it. And for me, 72 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: it's to test the durability and um, you know, for 73 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: many years in the big leagues and be healthy. And 74 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: there's just a lot of people along the way that 75 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: you gotta think and you know, did you think of 76 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: the allow you to be durable? And uh, you know, 77 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: just the hard work you're putting with your catchers being 78 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: on the same plan. So there's a lot of people 79 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: that had had a fingerprint into you know, some of 80 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: some of those numbers. But uh, that's why it's so 81 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: cool when you do reach it. What was your turning 82 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: point in your career? I remember you obviously in Detroit 83 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: when you were traded from Arizona. Then they sent you 84 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: down to the minors for a little bit, you came back, 85 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: and then after that you didn't you didn't look back. 86 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: Was that trip a good trip? Do you know? I 87 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: probably didn't like it at the time, but was it? Yeah? 88 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: I definitely. You know, obviously you get some of the minors, 89 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: you get what you you have woken up. Um. It 90 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: was really two thousand and twelve when I developed a curveball. Um, 91 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: you know from my arms slats, the low arm slat. 92 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: I never thought I was gonna be ever throw a 93 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: curveball from that low spot. Uh. And the fact that 94 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 1: I was able to learn it, you know, kind of 95 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: like broke through a mental barre, you know of no, 96 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: I can do this, I can picture the curveball. You know, 97 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: you start thinking of things that you can do and 98 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: some things that you can't do. And for me, that 99 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: really it really hit home and really found a way 100 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: to continue to add to my game and just keep 101 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: adding pitches and executions and uh, you know, you get 102 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,239 Speaker 1: better every single year. If you want to how about baseball? 103 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Do you like where baseball is now? Home run strikeouts, 104 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: a lot of those, and also all the shifts. That's 105 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: a pitcher's friend. You know where a lot of hits 106 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: are taken away and it's not as many guys on 107 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: the bay pass. Do you do you like where baseball is? 108 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: That's an interesting question. Uh, you know from I'll start 109 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: with you're the easy answer. And with the shifts. The 110 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: shifts are here. Look, we know exactly where're gonna hit 111 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: the ball, just like the way you know how many 112 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: times I throw the ball. Um, it's just a part 113 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: of the game of that's part the analytics, and we'll 114 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: see how the next generation of pitters evolved, which shift 115 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: um and see if they try to make an adjustment 116 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: to it or just going after it um asked for 117 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: like the strikeouts from runs and walks. I think that's 118 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: more of a fan preference of is that the most 119 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: entertaining game that we can provide and the fans interested 120 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: in the court of what they find entertaining. Uh, we'll 121 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: drive where I think ultimately the game needs to go. 122 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: So you know, as the players, we just play a 123 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: game where the fans they kind of drive, how we 124 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: should be playing a game. How about the your team, 125 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: the Nationals. You guys off to a rough start. Ask 126 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: you the playoffs ended not the way you wanted. But 127 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: can this team? Do you guys have enough? Can you 128 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: turn this thing around? And D see we still have 129 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: plenty of time? Um, you know we can play great baseball. 130 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: We can compete with any team in this league. Uh, 131 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: we just gotta play play like it. Um. There's a 132 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: lot of things we do the shoot ourselves in the foot. Uh. 133 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: And if we show up some of those mistakes and 134 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: start playing good, clean baseball, UM, we're gonna win ball games. 135 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: That's just as simple as app There's too much town 136 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: this clubhouse and not win ball games. And so for us, 137 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: that's the way we see it. How about you your 138 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: college basketball NBA Fisciaado. Most people don't know and don't 139 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: know that because we always talk basketball. Um, I just 140 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: want to ask you a couple of questions about some 141 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: NBA play Steph Curry. Is he the best six ft 142 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: and under guard or six ft guard ever? I mean, 143 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: and you start to hear that he had that great 144 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: performance to knock out the Rockets, But I always say 145 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: that Isaiah Thomas. It's probably that guy. What do you 146 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: think you see? I never got to see Isaiah actually played, 147 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: only seen the footage. Um. I just think we're seeing 148 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: what stuff is able to do on the quarter. Just 149 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: the efficiency that you can score at. Um. You know, 150 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: that's where the NBA, you know, and and in their 151 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: analytics of how you should be playing a game. I 152 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: mean they they're harming the best shooter in the world 153 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: with the data that where he needs to be shooting 154 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: the ball from. So for me watching him, uh, played 155 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: a game and he has his own style, and it's 156 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: really fun to watch NBA in general. Is it fun 157 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: when the same team goes to the championship has a 158 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: chance to five years in a row, which hasn't happened 159 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: since the sixties and the Celtics when they're only eight 160 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: or ten teams? Is that good for league? Um? I 161 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: don't you know that? That's where? Yeah? Is it so 162 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: much that Golden States, you know, such a dominant team 163 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: or is it really the system the rules within the system. Um, 164 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: that's kind of the what you have to ask yourself 165 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: and the like, is a salary cabin play or other 166 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: you know, structural things, you know, with their c B 167 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: A at play for kind of run that team can 168 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: get on. So unfortunately I'm not part of that union. 169 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: We have to worry about that. I think that's stuff 170 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: that the fans have to worry about. And uh, you 171 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: know what the fans want to see, how the game 172 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: be played. Who's the best play to the NBA? Now? 173 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: Is it still Lebron? Some people say it's not. Obviously 174 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: didn't make the playoffs this year kind of had a 175 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: he had the numbers, but he didn't have the impact 176 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: that he has had years gone by. Man, it's really tough. 177 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: He's in the conversation. He's still in the conversation about 178 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: k D. Though k D Durant can do on the floor, Um, 179 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: be honest, but he did this year. Um, I mean, 180 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: how can you look past what Curry can do? Uh? 181 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: I mean how well he can how well he can score, 182 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: and it's the all around game that why Leonard has 183 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: I mean those are something and we didn't even mention 184 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: Russell Whistberg. I love Russell Whistberg, the way he plays 185 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: a game. He's one of my first criticize a lot. 186 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: Do do you do you know why people criticize him 187 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: or what is it because is it more like his 188 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: persona more than his game? Because he averager triple double 189 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: three years in a row? How did you be bad? 190 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: Right to me? I I kind of ignored his flaws 191 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: and just watch how he the passion he plays with 192 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: the game with, I mean the intensity that he plays 193 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: with the game, plays plays the game at every single night. 194 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: That's something I definitely appreciate. Last question, did Kyler Murray 195 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: make a mistake picking the NFL over Major League Baseball? 196 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: Only from this day it's like one of those real things. 197 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: Obviously baseball it's harder because it's hard to hit. You know, 198 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: you fail seven out of ten times in your Hall 199 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: of Famer, you know, so it's a tough sport. But 200 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: he's a little guy playing football. You know, it's also 201 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: tough to make that transition. I'm sure that was a 202 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: tough choice for him. Um, but playing quarterback in the NFL, 203 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a extremely tough position to play, 204 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: and um, you know, it's it's just gonna be fascinating 205 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: to watch. I think, uh, you know, the baseball aspect 206 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: that he brings, UM is going to you know, with 207 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: his arm strength, the way he can kill the ball. 208 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: I mean he does. He looks like a baseball player 209 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: out there on the football around, so I think that's 210 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: the the other trade. You can kind of seeing Mahomes 211 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: as well. It looks like he's a baseball player, you know, 212 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: throwing the football. So um, you know, the sky's limit 213 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: for him. Uh. We'll see how he plays and uh, 214 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think every baseball player is gonna be 215 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,599 Speaker 1: kind of him. Max. Thanks for joining the podcast. I 216 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: appreciate you. But all right, thank you, it's time for 217 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: the Pocket Protector Central. The analytic numbers you need to know, 218 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: Well maybe FS ones. Anthony Masterson is his name, BS 219 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: analytics is his game? What you got from me, Anthony? 220 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: All right, Rob. If you've watched any broadcast on any 221 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: network in the last few years, you've probably heard the 222 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: term launch angle at nauseum. It's not just a stat. 223 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: It's a lifestyle for some players in their quest to 224 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: hit more home runs. Well, what can it tell you 225 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: about a player? Guys like Bryce Harper and Josh Donaldson 226 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: have touted it publicly, but simply put, launch angle is 227 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: the vertical angle of ball leaves of players that, after 228 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: being struck less than ten degrees, is a grounder and 229 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: they is a line drive fifties of fly ball. Anything 230 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: over that is a pop up. You can look at 231 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: the hitter's average launch angle and tell what kind of 232 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: hitter they are, or look at the launch angle against 233 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: a picture and see if their tendency should lean toward 234 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: flyball or groundball. The most home runs you see hit 235 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: will end up between twenty five and thirty five degrees 236 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: of launch angle, usually off the bat at nine five 237 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: miles per hour or harder. Last year, Rangers all or 238 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: Nothing slugger Joey Gallo led the a L with an 239 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: average launch angle of twenty degrees, while Eric Comert had 240 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: the second highest ground ball rate at the league low 241 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:18,359 Speaker 1: launch angle of minus two point seven degrees not necessarily 242 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: what you want for a power hitter. Now, a high 243 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: launch angle does not mean you'll be a superstar, but 244 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: it does mean you won't kill as many worms on 245 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: the infield. All right, Anthony, I'll take into consideration now, 246 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: But I'm not sure I'm using that it was a 247 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: big week in the Big League? Is it follow or 248 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: is it fair? And now Here's shadow league dot Com 249 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: MLB insider JR. Gamble. A couple of days ago, Cubs 250 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:59,239 Speaker 1: manager Joe Madden noticed that the National's closer Sean Doolittle 251 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: tapped his right foot on the ground before delivering pictures. 252 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: It bothered Manden so much he came out to talk 253 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: to the umpires and then protested the game, Jr. Is 254 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: that foul or fair? That is fair? Rob soft? Fair? 255 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: Jo Madden had a picture called Edwards Jr. Who was 256 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: forced to revamp his delivery after working on it all 257 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: springs in the game. The umpire said it was illegal 258 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: because he had an exaggerated pause and toe tap. He 259 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: didn't even find out about it that it was illegal 260 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: and to the end of the spring training after working 261 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: on it all springs and I think that is what 262 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: led to his early struggles and a trip to the miners. 263 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: So Madden's the Madden is a mental strategy and the 264 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: ultimate gamer. So when he noticed you little doing something similar, 265 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: he called it out. If you're gonna mess with my guy, 266 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna mess with other pictures, funky deliveries. It's only right. 267 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: It's called strategy. Are the same stock do you used 268 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: to win the first Cups World Series in a hundred 269 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: and eight years? Don't need to be but heard about 270 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: it and ship there. Fasten your seatbelt, give me, give 271 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: me five. Here comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week. 272 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: Number three the Los Angeles Dodgers. They just keep rolling 273 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: along and getting pitching. They're hitting like crazier. You kidding? 274 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger, what a show he's put on. Still a 275 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: hot ticket. As of Tuesday, he had seventeen home runs 276 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: with a four or five batting average. The Dodgers seem 277 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: like they are unstoppable and when we'll win their seventh 278 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: n L West Crown. Number two the Houston Astros as 279 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: of Tuesday, thirty one and sixteen. Last year they won 280 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: a hundred and three games. They were tremendous and they 281 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: are just picked up where they left off. And you 282 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: know what, it's hard to decide hide who's going to 283 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: be the m v P that team because so many 284 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: players are great for them. George Springer, Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley, 285 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: Garrett Cole, I mean, Carlos Correa. This version of the 286 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: Astros looked even better than when they won the World 287 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: Series in seventeen, So this is scary. Number one the 288 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: New York freaking Yankees. I've been saying it all season 289 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: and nobody wants to believe me. They took two out 290 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: of three from the Rays, moved in the first place, 291 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: and then on Monday night in Baltimore they scored four 292 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: runs in the ninth inning to win that game. Yes, 293 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: the Yankees are still banged up. Most of their star 294 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: players are still on the injured list. They're doing it 295 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: with kids, smoking mirrors. Wait till they get their better 296 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: players back. The Yankees are the best team in baseball. 297 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: I don't care if the Dodgers and Astros have more 298 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: wins than them. What the Yankees have a cop is 299 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: so far is unbelievable. They got the it's time for 300 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 1: trash talk Twitter, Twitter twin your chance to trash anyone 301 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: or anything in Major League Baseball. This week's winner is 302 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: at the close thirteen and he tweeted this, The Nationals 303 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: are killing me. The bullpen has been a laughing stock 304 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: of the league and can't hold the league to save 305 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: their lives. Joe Ross has an eight one e r 306 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: A at one point, ridiculous. If you want a chance 307 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: to win a New era snap back cap like Vince 308 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: hit us up on at Rob Parker fs one on 309 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: Twitter and trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. 310 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 311 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer, 312 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: a broadcaster, older new Let's welcome in David Cone to 313 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: the Pod Test. Of course, a five time World Series winner, 314 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: and he pitched a perfect game in nine. Currently he's 315 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: a Yankee color analyst for the Yes Network. Dave, thanks 316 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: for joining us on the podcast My Pleasure, Rob, thanks 317 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: for having me on explaining the Yankee success and what's 318 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: going on the team with all the stars, mash unit 319 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: and all they're doing with the replacements of winning. It 320 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: is remarkable. I mean, I'm floored by it. I think 321 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: anybody who covers the Yankees has really just seen things 322 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: that they did not expect to happen. And and certainly 323 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: there's some great stories all around the Diamond. I mean, 324 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: po Or Shella at third base going from GEO Who 325 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: to GEO cop Hero almost overnight. And this Yankee fan 326 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: base has just been lit up by some of these 327 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: young players. To mean, go Herman on the Mount might 328 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: make the All Star team this year, and it's not 329 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: missed a beat and sort of replacing Luis Savorrino, who 330 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: I thought was one of the top five best pitchers 331 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: in the game. So the Yankees have found an answer 332 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: almost for every injury they've had. How good can this 333 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: team be? I think they're the best team in baseball? 334 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: People push back on me and I meaning from the 335 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: same point that they're loaded with all these guys who 336 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: are hurt, and then they have all these young players 337 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 1: as well. How good can this Yankee team being when 338 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: it's healthy? Well, certainly, yeah. With proper respect to Houston, 339 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: the ash Shows are a great team right now. It 340 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: looks like a Jugger not uh like. I agree with you, Rob, 341 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: I think the Yankees are very dangerous because of all 342 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: these young players getting this experience and not only getting 343 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: good experience, but having tremendous success. And when you get 344 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge back at Giancarlo Stanton back, and then when 345 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: you get Luis Severino back in the rotation in the 346 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: second half of the year, boy, there, they're really poised 347 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: to make some make some noise and then be a 348 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: dangerous team in the playoffs this year. I think who 349 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 1: should get the most credit for this, Is this about 350 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: Brian Cashman or Aaron Boone? The manager because Cashman, obviously 351 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: as a GM, has done a great job putting together talent. Yeah, 352 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: I think you really have to give Brian Cashman a 353 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: lot of credit, uh for really emphasis sizing the overall 354 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: depth of the roster. And that was the point in 355 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: not signing uh, you know, Bryce Harper or Manny Machado. 356 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: He he concentrated on players like DJ Lemayhew who's been 357 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: great for the Yankees and being able to play all 358 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: over the field and their defense has much improved. Eo 359 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: or Shella was kind of a forgotten player and Brian 360 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: Cashman saw some talent there at Luke Boit was kind 361 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: of a forgotten player in the Cardinal system and they 362 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: the Yankees analytics department led by Brian Cashman, kind of 363 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: saw something they liked. So I really think you gotta 364 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: give a lot of credit to Brian Cashman and Aaron 365 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: Boone as well. He's never panicked, uh lost all star 366 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: players up and down the roster. There's been half of 367 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: the roster has been injured or on the injured reserve list, 368 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: and uh, he never panicked the whole way through. He 369 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: stayed level and he's got that clubhouse that the players 370 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: have bought into air and food, and they really seem 371 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: to like him. Tony, tell me about your transition from 372 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: a player to a TV career to do a good 373 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: job doing color. Do you enjoy it? What's the toughest 374 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: part about doing that job? You know, Robbie, it really 375 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: has been enjoyable. And I think every year that I 376 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: do this over ten years now that I get a 377 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: little better sense of the business of putting on a 378 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: game on TV and when to talk, when not to talk, 379 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: when to talk about new school analytics, when to talk 380 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: about the human side, when to shut up. Sometimes you 381 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: know on TV that that's something the broadcasters can do 382 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: is gonna let the game play and then you just 383 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: called the game. But it's been a savior for me. 384 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: It keeps me involved in the game. You know. I 385 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: love pitching, and I'm kind of a pitching nerd, and uh, 386 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, I just when there's a good outing going 387 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: on or pictures really gotta work in. Boy, that's I 388 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: really get excited calling those games that that just right 389 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: at my wheelhouse. I certainly enjoy every moment of especially 390 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: pictures when you see them come of age, like Domingo 391 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: her mom this year with the Yankees. It's just been 392 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: a joy to watch for me. And he's pure joy 393 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: on the mound, just raw emotion that you see his 394 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: confidence grow, and you know, brings me back to my 395 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: early day. So you know, I just I really do 396 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: enjoy what I do. Now, speaking of pitching, you have 397 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: a new book out call Full Count, The Education of 398 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: a Picture by yours truly, David kne and Jack Courrier. 399 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: Gone know very well, Uh, tell me about your book, Yeah, Robin, 400 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: you know, it's really an honest and raw look of 401 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: Uh it's the mind of a picture and it's not 402 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: all roses and butterflies. I think they're I take myself 403 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 1: to task on some of the decisions I made, some 404 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: of the mistakes I made along the way, some of 405 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: the anxiety that you feel on the pictures bound. And 406 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: I think the notion is is that you know, major 407 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: league players are, they're paid well, they're supremely confident, that 408 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: they have great lives, and a lot of times it's 409 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: anything but that there's a lot of players that they 410 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: really do have some anxiety issues that have trouble with 411 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,479 Speaker 1: confidence at times. And this game won't beat you up, 412 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: but I kind of take a take an inside, look 413 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: at some of the tough times I went through my career, 414 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: and and also a lot of pitching lessons, and there's 415 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: some technical aspects about pitching. And uh, I think it's good. Uh, 416 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: it's a good kind of a unique raw and and honest, 417 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: look what goes on behind the Where can people get it? 418 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: Amazon and everywhere? Yeah, David cone book dot com will 419 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: lead you to a lot of different places. You get 420 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: at Amazon, Barnes, and there several retailers out there, but uh, 421 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: you know, it's probably the heaviest way is just to 422 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: go to David cone book dot com. There he is, 423 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: David cone is his name, hell of a picture and 424 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: a great broadcaster. Now, Dave, thanks for joining the podcast. 425 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: Best of luck with your books. Yeah, thanks for having 426 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: me on, Rob. I appreciate now bringing the closer. Here's 427 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and 428 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: it isn't even close. It's simple. Baseball has the best 429 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: announcers and they're more exciting than the NBA and NFL. 430 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: Take a listen, swung on there, it goes deep left 431 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: failed at us high lot us far us gone. Hey, 432 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: hit it to the end of the left field bleachers. 433 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: Oh wow, it is a two run blast from the Sanchino. 434 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: Oh that Gary is scary. He can't get it. This 435 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: could be an inside the Parker. To see you next week, 436 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 1: same bad time, same bad station.