1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now. Gear's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: voter number seventy six, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker. What a great show for you. 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: Today we're gonna talk with former Major League outfielder Michael Bourne, 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: who also does the Philadelphia Phillies Radio. Will catch up 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: with him. Plus Eric Boland, the Yankees beat writer for Newsday. 10 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: That plus foul or fair. Let's go up to lead off. 11 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: It's getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take 12 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, 13 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: the Atlanta the Braves. Yes, the team that won the 14 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: World Series last year. In shocked Baseball America is at 15 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: it again. This year has all been about the New 16 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: York Metropolitans have been about the Yankees. They've been rolling. 17 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: But don't look now. The Atlanta Braves are hot. How 18 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: does the firecracker coming into Wednesday's action. The Braves have 19 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: won thirteen straight games. They hit five home runs. In 20 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: attend to four victory down in d C against the Nationals, 21 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: and the braves thirteen game win streak is the longest 22 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: in the Majors this year and also the club's longest 23 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: since when it reeled off fourteen in a row and 24 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: tied for the third longest enfranchises modern era since nineteen hundred. 25 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: The two thousand Braves won fifteen in a row to 26 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: set a franchise modern era record. The only bad news 27 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: Ozzie albis Uh is gonna be out. He was injured 28 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: um their second baseman, so that is a bummer there. 29 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: But everybody thought maybe the East was gonna be a 30 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: runaway for the Mets. But uh, here come the Atlanta Breves, saying, 31 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: don't forget about us. I know people thought once Freddie 32 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: Freeman left and some other things happened, that they were 33 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: going the other way. But the Braves are alive and 34 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:38,279 Speaker 1: well number two don't look now, but the San Diego 35 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: Padres are for real. Despite the bad news that Fernando 36 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: Tattoos and his rich surgery really hasn't taken. He hasn't 37 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: gotten any swings in in the past three months, and 38 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: maybe the Padres are gonna wait him out. Let him 39 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: get as healthy as can be, and with good reason. 40 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: They're in a virtual will tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 41 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: In fact, the Padres coming into Wednesday have more wins 42 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: than the Dodgers, thirty nine to the Dodgers thirty eight. Uh. 43 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,119 Speaker 1: The Dodgers, of course have a better winning percentage because 44 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: they have twenty three losses and the Padres have twenty four. 45 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: But this is an incredible run by the Padres when 46 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: you think about it, that they don't have their best 47 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: player and yet they're right there with the vaunted Dodgers 48 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: and everybody penciled them in basically to win the division. 49 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: Come out of the National League, and they have their 50 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: own bad news as ace pitcher Walker Bueller. Uh is 51 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: going to be out with um an injury, and Walker 52 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Bueller is not gonna be able to touch a ball. 53 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: They're saying for what could be six to eight weeks so, 54 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: and then he'd have to get back in shape, so 55 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: he might be out for three months and the Dodgers 56 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: might not have him. So that is a scary situation 57 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: if you're the Dodgers when you think about not having 58 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: Uh Walker Bueller at the top of your rotation. Number 59 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: three say it isn't so. But there's a controversy in 60 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: Baltimore with the Orioles, as the Angelo's family is in 61 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: a full blown feud and uh the brothers are pointing 62 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: fingers at each other. One brother now has said that uh, 63 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: his brother wants to take over full control so that 64 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: they can move the Orioles to Tennessee. Can you imagine 65 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: that Baltimore has already been through it, remember in when 66 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: owner Robert Ursay moved to Baltimore colts to Indianapolis in 67 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: the middle of the night with moving vans. And now 68 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: there's a chance maybe that the Orioles will not be 69 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: uh in Baltimore. Of their leases up at the end 70 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: of next year. They do not have a new lease 71 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: for Camden Yards in place, so this will be interesting 72 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: to watch. And you just wonder, with as uh poorly 73 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 1: as the franchise has done with tendency wise, winning wise, 74 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: maybe Baltimore isn't a major league city anymore, and maybe 75 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: this is a real discussion that needs to be taken place. 76 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen Hendler. Good, Now, let's 77 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: welcome into the podcast former major league outfielder Michael Bourne, 78 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: who of course, started his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. 79 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: Also played for the ass Shows, the Braves, the Cleveland 80 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: baseball team, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Baltimore Orioles. 81 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: Two time All Star Michael Board Welcome to the podcast, Buddy, 82 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: how are you? I'm good, Rob, Thank you for having me, 83 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: man no doubt, And let's talk about the team that 84 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: you currently call as a radio broadcaster, the team you 85 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: are broken with, the Phillies, and man are they hot 86 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: since the firing of manager Joe Girardi. Uh. Coming into Wednesday, 87 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: they had won nine of the eleven games since Girardi 88 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: was fired. How surprised all you that their season got 89 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: jumped started with the move? I am very surprised. I 90 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: have to say, Rob, I don't really think it was 91 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: Joe's fault. You know what happened, but the team has responded, 92 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: and you know, it just seems like the team made 93 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: a good move. You know, you never know what's gonna 94 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: happen when that happens, but it seems like the teams 95 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: responded and they liked the manager they're playing for them. 96 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: Like you said, they have won nine the last eleven. 97 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: The only problem with it that Atlanta is had at 98 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: the same time, they are hot. But you know, y'all 99 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: control what you can control, and they're controlling their team 100 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: play right now, and they just like they're clicking on 101 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: all cylinders. I was gonna say that in the NL East, 102 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: it looked like the Mets were gonna do it in 103 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: the runaway, right. They've been playing great from the start 104 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: of the season, and as you said, coming into Wednesday, 105 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 1: the Braves at one thirteen in a row. The Phillies 106 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: are so the NL least, uh looks like it's gonna 107 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: be a race. You know, buckle up. There three really 108 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: good teams, uh in the East. Yeah, you're right, Robin. 109 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: You know, in the baseball the saying is like, you know, 110 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: you really started seeing what's going on probably after the 111 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: All Star break. Then you started buckling down and seeing 112 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: who's in the race and who's doing what, And of 113 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: course the players are playing every day, but as a 114 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: fan you probably started really seeing what's gonna map out 115 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: right after that because it's such a long season. You 116 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: got a hundred and sixty two games, and uh, you 117 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: know you're gotta have some ups and downs, and you know, 118 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: you just gotta stay consisted as you can and see 119 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: it and see where you end up at the end. 120 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Bryce Harper, and you know, came on 121 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: strong last year one the National League MVP. It looked 122 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: like it was gonna be tattoos most of the year. 123 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: Harper had a really good season and he's having another 124 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: great season, batting three eighteen home runs, forty six RBIs 125 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: coming into Wednesday. Just talk about Bryce and you know 126 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: what he's done for the Phillies. Uh, well, you know, 127 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: of course, you won the m v P last year. 128 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: One thing I noticed about Bright A lot of people 129 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: don't get you to know. I got to go down 130 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: the spring training and, uh, he has a real hard 131 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: work routine, especially in the cage. I got to sit 132 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: there and watch him and see him go through his drills, 133 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: and man, he puts into work every day, you know. 134 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: So it's not about the mistake that he's doing what 135 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: he's doing. You know, he actually goes in there and 136 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: prepares and you know, even at the superstar level that 137 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: he's at, he works like he's a rookie. He's trying 138 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: to prove himself. So you know, they got a star. 139 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: Of course, you know, he's a true veteran, but he's 140 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: only twenty nine, so he got some gears left in it. 141 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: But man, he goes in there, he puts in the work, 142 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: leads by example, and you know for the young players 143 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: that they follow him and and they look at him 144 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: and what he's doing every day, and he knows when 145 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: to push it on and push it off for his work. 146 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: But when I was there the spring trying not got 147 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: a chance to see him, and I watched the whole 148 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,719 Speaker 1: routine and it was a it was a it was 149 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: a it was a work routine. Man, he really went 150 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: through it. In the cage, our guest as Michael Born, 151 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: the former Major league outfielder and radio in the list 152 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: for the Philadelphia Phillies, joining us here on inside the 153 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: Parker Phillies don't have everything's not going great. The bullpen, 154 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: Corey Canoe bll out as Phillies closure blew is force 155 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: saved and fifteen chances um, and they gotta get that fixed. 156 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: Who will they go to? What can they do? Well? 157 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: You know, even you look internal, uh, or you look 158 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: to try to ask somebody through the trade value, Uh, 159 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: that's that's available. And I'm for the sure the team 160 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: is looking at that because you know one thing about 161 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: a closer, you can lock down games and the end 162 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: with that one run lead or two run lead, those 163 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: those games come up big um as far as you know, 164 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: down the stretch. So they're gonna need somebody that they 165 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: can they can rely on. And maybe because they even 166 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: figure it out, you know, maybe it's a tweak here 167 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: and there that you're trying to work on right now, 168 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: and they give him a break to work on that 169 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: and put them in a different role, just like somebody 170 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: does in a bad and order. Then sometimes you move 171 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: them back to that role as time goes on, when 172 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: he feels more comfortable and he's fixed with these fix 173 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: and then you can roll with him. But for right now, 174 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: I think they're probably looking at internal and then I 175 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: would have to say they're probably looking for somebody they 176 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: can add on the trade that trade block because of offensively, 177 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: why they have it. You know, it's not like they 178 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: can't score runs. You know, they could score runs at 179 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: any time, but we all know that picture. The defense 180 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: is what when you when your championships and win you 181 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: games in the playoffs. And I think that's what they 182 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: tell me about the Phillies. Anybody else we don't know 183 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: who's playing really well or who's come up big. You know, 184 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: we know we know, of course we talked about Bryce Harper, 185 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: but who else is playing? Uh lights out for the Phillies. 186 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: I like what the Gorgies are doing. He's really you know, 187 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: held that position down. He came in the frame trying 188 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: and they told me he was gonna have to earn spot. 189 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: He's earned it and he succeeded that. He's a veteran, 190 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: veteran and uh, he's really holding it down, especially with 191 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: the Mr Genes the girl for a little while. You know, 192 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: Jane is out with a dislocated finger, I think, and 193 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: you know that takes time to heal, and I think 194 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: he was a big key to him succeeding too. But 195 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: with him going down, man, they still be able to 196 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: whole courting and do what they do. And I think 197 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: that d D is really picking up the slack and uh, 198 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's doing what he normally does and 199 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: he's having one of those years where he wants to 200 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: prove that he still have some more left of the time. 201 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 1: Last question intra manager Rob Thompson, who had never been 202 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: a manager, who's got the post for the rest of 203 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: the year. Um is he doing anything different? What kind 204 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: of guy is he? Um? And and why do you 205 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: think the players have responded? Well, sometimes you know the 206 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 1: beach coaches, you know, before they've become the manager. Who 207 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: I think it's the manager now? Uh, they sometimes talk 208 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: to the players more than the manager does, you know. 209 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: And I think that he probably has a good relationship 210 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: with them. They feel loose, they're playing loose with them, 211 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: you know. Uh, haven't been in the locker room with 212 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: him to see what they what they think. But I 213 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: would be there tomorrow to get engage on that. But 214 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: I would say that he wants them to just you know, 215 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: play loose and beat themselves. You know. Sometimes you know, 216 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: in the manager like Joe, he's a veteran manager, you know, 217 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: sometimes a young players are not comfortable around that. But 218 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: in today's game, but you know, I don't at the 219 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: end of the day, I still don't think it's Joe fall. 220 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: I just think they responded in the right situation at 221 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: the right time. And now it's looking good right now 222 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: with the move they made. So Rob Thompson is a 223 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: guy and I can't see why he won't continue to 224 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: be a guy if he's doing what he's doing right now. 225 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: You know, of course they look at his end of 226 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: the season to see what happens. But I mean, man, 227 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: you know somebody's there's one nine out of a living 228 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: and it's his first time being the manager. That's that's 229 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: a hell of a start. I can say. The head 230 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: no doubt. His name is Michael Bourne, former Major League 231 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: outfielder and radio broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hey Mike, 232 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: thanks for the knowledge. Appreciate you. Thank you, Rob, I 233 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: appreciate you any time. Man. Fox Sports Radio has the 234 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 235 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within 236 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 237 00:12:55,160 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: listen live. It's time for the Pocket Protector Central the 238 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: analytic numbers you need to know? Well maybe Anthony Masterson 239 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: is his name? BS analytics is his game. What do 240 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: you got for me, Anthony? At this point, the American 241 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: League MVP is probably a done deal, with Aaron Judge 242 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: likely running away with the award even though it's only 243 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: mid June. However, it's time to give some love to 244 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: the little guy. Seriously, the little guy standing at five 245 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: nine hundred ninety pounds of pure baseball talent, Yeah Cleveland, 246 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Jose Ramirez. Ramirez has finished in the top three and 247 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: m VP voting in three of the last five seasons, 248 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: so he's already well respected throughout the league. But he 249 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: was a punch and judy hitter over his first three 250 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: seasons just nineteen total home runs, but since he has 251 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: been an all around machine in those last six seasons, 252 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: only two players have a hundred home runs and a 253 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: hundred stolen bases. Ramirez in Boston's Trevor Story. His three 254 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: hundred seventy five extra base hit since are twenty more 255 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: than any other player. A hundred sixty home runs seventh 256 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: most more than guys like Mike Trout, Romany Machado, and 257 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: only Nolan Arnado, Jose Brayu, and j D. Martinez have 258 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: driven in more runs. This season, He's leading the a 259 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: L and triples and r BI, and his ten thirty 260 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: ops only ranks behind Judge. He has fifty nine RBI 261 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: in fifty six games. The last player with more than 262 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: one sixty two r b I in a season a 263 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: full season's worth of games that would be Jose's brother 264 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: from another mother, Manny Ramirez, for Cleveland back in n 265 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: But Ramirez isn't your typical power hitter. He's only struck 266 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: out seventeen times to go along with his sixteen home runs, 267 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: the best rate in the league. The last two players 268 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: with more home runs than strikeouts in a season two 269 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: thousand four Barry Bonds, considered arguably the greatest offensive season 270 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: of all time, and George Brett in nineteen eighty when 271 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: he flirted with four hundred. Those were both MVP seasons. 272 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: By the way, now, Ramirez might not win it this year, 273 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: but he might be the game's most fun player to watch. 274 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: That ball is it was a big week in the 275 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: big leagues? Who's Who's? Is it foul or is it fair? 276 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: And Now from mlb bro dot com, here's j R gamble. 277 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: The Mets and Yankees hold the best records in baseball 278 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: coming into Wednesday. Is it foul or fair? Jr? To 279 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: say that there will be a Subway series for the 280 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: first time since two thousand foul? That is a foul ball. 281 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: The early success of these teams has the baseball world 282 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: thinking subway series. Both teams have solid pitching and the 283 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: Yankees are just pounding teams into submission. Aaron Judge, Leeds 284 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: mL being Homer's and Giancarlo Stanton hit them as far 285 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: as anybody, but the power rush goes all throughout the 286 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: Yankees lineup. They have a great mixture of young players 287 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: like Labor Torres and veterans such as Anthony Rizzo. They 288 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: also have more balances are players who can move runners 289 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: and get singles and doubles. They can still use some 290 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: more athleticism and dynamic playmakers, but every MLB team needs that. 291 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: The Mets are well balanced squad led by Buck Showalter, 292 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: who was still seeking his first World Series. Buck was 293 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: prominent managing those early nineties Yankees teams that were just 294 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: about to bust out into championship form before Joe Tory 295 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: took over and led the Yankee dynasty to four rings 296 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: in five seasons. Two thousand was the last time we 297 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: had the Subway Series. The Yankees won four games to 298 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: one over the Mets to win their twenty championship. The 299 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: Mets were scrappy bunch who fell short. I don't see 300 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: a Subway Series happening this season. The Yankees have a 301 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: better chance of going than the Mets. The Yankees are 302 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: in the toughest division in the American League East, So 303 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: if they win that division going away like it appears, 304 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: they should be able to beat any team in that league. 305 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: The Mets, on the other and are supposed to be 306 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: getting the Graham and Shares them back shortly, which would 307 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: change everything. But you can't count on their health, and 308 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: the Mets don't have enough hitting in my opinion, to 309 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: defeat the Padres or Dodgers or San Francisco Giants, who 310 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: will slug it out all season, steel shoppening steel. So 311 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: it would be great for New York to have a 312 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: subway series, and this is the closest they've been in 313 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: twenty two years. But nah, money into more money. Now 314 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: it's time for betting on the basis with Dave Gascott. 315 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: Love that money, that money, Rob. It's the brand new 316 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: weekends will kick things off in Los Angeles Dodgers and Guardians. 317 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw didn't make his return last week against San Francisco. 318 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: Pitch well, even in a loss, it's gonna four one 319 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: record with an e r A at two twelve. I'm 320 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,239 Speaker 1: gonna take Los Angeles at home against the Guardians on 321 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: Friday night. The other one. I'm looking forward to the 322 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: since day reads at home against the Nowaukee Brewers. I 323 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: know you don't to put a lot of money on 324 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: the Reds. I get it, I understand it. But they 325 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: have recovered. They look somewhat respectable, you know by the 326 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: way Hunter Green and his blistering fastball or back on 327 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: the mountain tonight Friday night, a fair between the Brewers 328 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: and the Reds. I'm taking Hunter Green and the Cincinnati 329 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: Reds as a home dog in that contest. All listen things. 330 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: I'm going north of the border Rosstrip thing versus Jordan 331 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 1: mcgomery and the pitching matchup Montgomery so far this season 332 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: two and one record with an e r A at 333 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: two seventies, stripling three to one with an e r 334 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: A at three four I'm gonna take the Blue Jay's 335 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: Yankees over in this contest. That there's all kinds of 336 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: firepower on both sides of the Diamonds. So Rob, one, 337 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: two and three, that's what I got. Your comedy act 338 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: last weekend was awesome. Catch again next week. I'm out. 339 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. 340 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: If I'm writing I'm ripping, let's bring in a writer 341 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: and broadcaster older new all right, now, let's welcome into 342 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: the podcast a friend of mine, one of the best 343 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: baseball writers in the country, Eric Bolan, who covers the 344 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: Yankees for Newsday in New York. Eric, Welcome to the podcast, buddy, 345 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: Rob is a pleasure to talk to you again, and 346 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: also a belated congratulations on your stand up debut. Man, 347 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. It was a lot of fun. I 348 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: didn't know. You know, you never know you get out there, Eric, 349 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: whether or not people are gonna laugh, and it was fun. 350 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: It really was. Well. I was amazed, Rob. You don't 351 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,239 Speaker 1: write funny, but you were actually funny on stage, so 352 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: you you exceeded my low expectations. There we go. Sounds 353 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: like my ex wife, but that's another story. All right, 354 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,959 Speaker 1: let's get there. The team you cover is red hot, 355 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: blistering hot, ridiculously hot coming into Wednesday. The Yankees best 356 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: record in baseball five and sixteen, seven thirty eight winning percentage, 357 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: a ridiculous home record of seven and seven, and Eric, 358 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night, they couldn't get a hit to save 359 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: their but they're pitching is so good. They went to nothing. 360 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: What what? What's going on with the Yankees? Yeah? Look, 361 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean and Aaron Judge said this early on in 362 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: the season, rob even before he took off, and he 363 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: clearly is the front runner for for a l M 364 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: v P two and a half months into the season. 365 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: But the Judge has said several times, quote, our pitching 366 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: has carried us UH, and it really has because, I mean, 367 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: obviously the offense has been tremendous, but they have had 368 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: games like last night. UH. Whether it's because the opposition 369 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: has has good starting pitching or good relief pitching, of 370 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: which there's short supply across Major League Baseball. There's so 371 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: many bad teams out there, both in the in the A, 372 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 1: l M, the NLUM. But they've had games like last night, UM, 373 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: or they just for whatever reason have not hit uh. 374 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: And when those occurrences have happened, unlike last season and 375 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: unlike the year before UH, and really unlike sometime maybe 376 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: since the two thousand seventeen team, which was judge a 377 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year campaign and Joe Girardi's last UH season. UH, 378 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: they just it doesn't matter, or they'll find a way 379 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: to win that the starting pitching will keep them in 380 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: the game. The relief pitching, you'll keep them in the game. 381 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: Whatever it is. And there's just this overwriting belief in 382 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: the dugout and every team says this, but it's not 383 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: always true. And you know this, rob them have been 384 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: around the sport a long time. UM, they honestly think 385 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 1: that there's not a deficit that they're not capable of overcoming. Um. Obviously, 386 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: if they're down nine nothing in the eight thing, that 387 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: might be a little bit different. But they're down one 388 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: nothing to nothing, uh in the sixth, seventh, any whatever, 389 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: there's an overwriting belief that they're going to come back. 390 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: And they do lead MLB I think last time I checked, 391 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: uh in comeback victories. So any which way you can 392 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: beat the opposition that the Yankees have have done it 393 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: this year. They uh, you know, they boat raced them 394 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: offensively when they would blow out. So like you saw 395 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: the a team that fore massacre of a horrible Cubs 396 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: team on Sunday or games like last night against a 397 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: good Race team. Uh, they just find a way to 398 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: beat you. And it's uh, it's probably two and a 399 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: half months into the season, but it really reminds me. 400 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: This is my four teams year covering the team team 401 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: is the most reminiscent team to the two thousand and 402 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: nine championship team that I've seen in my tenure covering them. 403 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: Let me ask you about the bounce back. Uh Tuesday 404 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: Night by Garrett Cole. He got beat up by the Twins. 405 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: In his previous start, it was ugly seven earned runs 406 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: and two and the third innings. But last night, I 407 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: should say Tuesday Night, six innings, five hits, no run, 408 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: seven strikeouts, only one walk, and he's six and one 409 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: with a three point three three e er. Right, So, uh, 410 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: that was a great bounce back for him. Yeah. I mean, look, 411 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 1: he's he's a great picture. You know. I know that 412 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: sounds pedantic and and uh, well do Eric. But I 413 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: think sometimes people, because of the expectations with him being 414 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: with obviously the team that he grew up rooting for 415 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: in the huge contract that he got before the two 416 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: thousand in twenties season, I think that the expectation is 417 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: that he's gonna do what he did last night each 418 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: and every time out. And he certainly lets go on 419 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: runs like that and has gone on runs like that, 420 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: but this year it's been a little bit on. Even 421 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: his first three starts were kind of up and down. Uh, 422 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: he got bombed in Detroit and a memorable start when 423 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: he couldn't find the strike zone a month month and 424 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: a half ago, and then laid an egg as you 425 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: referenced in Minnesota and last week. But each time he's 426 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: had those type of outings, he's bounced back, like what 427 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: we saw last night. I fully expect him to be 428 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles for the All Star Game, health permitting, obviously, 429 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, he's he's but but what he is 430 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: Rob is it's not Garret Cole and everybody else. He's 431 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: the ace of this staff. Absolutely, But you could make 432 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: an argument that they've got five number ones at least 433 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: the way that everyone's pitching right now, and again, that's 434 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: something that I have not seen in my time covering 435 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: the Yankees, and even the oh nine pitching staff, as 436 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: good as it was, uh, it wasn't what we're seeing 437 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: two and a half months into this season. Who's the 438 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: who's the best out of that group? I know everybody, 439 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: a lot of guys are pitching, Well, who's been the 440 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you probably go with the guy that's pitching tonight, 441 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: even though, uh, you know, his his last couple of 442 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: starts hasn't been quite as as ace like but I 443 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: mean Mr Cortez takes the I believe it's still a 444 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: sub two e r a uh into tonight's start, so 445 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: you would probably say he's been the best of the bunch. 446 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: But last time I checked, every starter had an under 447 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: three uh e r A. I mean Garret Cole actually 448 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: went above three. I think he went to three six 449 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 1: two or something after the Minnesota start. I can look 450 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: at the status this morning to see if he dropped 451 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: back to the low three. But uh, ironically, and that 452 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: work gets misused. As you know, Robin Off a lot 453 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,719 Speaker 1: in our business, but uh, he may have the worst 454 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: e r A of any of the five. Unbelievable. Now 455 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: that's that, that is unbelievable. Guest is Eric Boland. He 456 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: covers the Yankees for Newsday and and Eric I wrote 457 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: a column the other day for dead Spin, and I said, 458 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: the Yankees, I'll be impressed when they went in the 459 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: postseason because they have become the Green Bay Packers of 460 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. They pile up wins, the most wins 461 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: of any team since two thousand but only one championship 462 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: since two thousand nine. And this team reminds me of 463 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: that ninety Is it a Padre, the team that beat 464 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: the Padre. Yeah, that you want to combine the hundred 465 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: and they want a five games counting season run, which 466 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: of course is a record. Yeah. So so I mean, 467 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: do they need to to finish the job here and 468 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: win something otherwise it's another year of winning, you know, 469 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: piling up regular season wins, but being disappointing in the playoffs. 470 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: I mean, look, Rob, I mean George Steinbrewer and you 471 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: know this covering the sport longer than I have. Um 472 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: that for him it was the World Series or bust 473 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: you win the World Series or the season as a failure. 474 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: I don't believe that things are are that black and white, 475 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: but you know who does Aaron Judge. And Aaron Judge 476 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: is leader him and him and Tony Rizzo. Anthony Rizzo 477 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: are the two guys that run that clubhouse. And Judge 478 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: makes very clear and he has said it since his 479 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: rookie year in two thousand seventeen when they lost in 480 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,679 Speaker 1: Game seven the LCS to Houston, and he said it 481 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: after each subsequent postseason disappointment that they have had during 482 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: this most recent to run, if you will, started in 483 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: two thousand seventeen. Um that the seasons are failures if 484 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: they if they don't make and win a World Series. 485 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: So I don't believe that if this team wins a 486 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: hundred and ten games or whatever. I mean, they're on 487 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: pace for more than that right now. But if they, 488 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: let's say one a hundred and ten games and they 489 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: lose in the LCS, did you we automatically just say, oh, 490 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: the year was it was a categorical failure. I don't. 491 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: I don't go there. I think that you can take 492 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,360 Speaker 1: more from a baseball season, uh than just didn't end 493 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: in a World Series title or not. But it doesn't 494 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: matter what I think that the standard uh that's in 495 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: that clubhouse is that they have to finish this off 496 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: with a World Series championship or the season as a failure. 497 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: And one last thing, Eric in New York, I mean, 498 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 1: I'm calling New York to baseball capital of the United States. 499 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,239 Speaker 1: It's the fifties all over again. I mean, uh, the 500 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: Yankees and Mets both playing good baseball. Just what's the 501 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: buzz like in the city about baseball? We already know 502 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: it's a baseball town, unlike any other places that tell 503 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: people all the time, where talk show host will break 504 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: down a baseball game for three hours on the radio 505 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: you know where. That never happens anywhere else. But what's 506 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: the what's the mood like in the city. Yeah, no, 507 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: I mean it's everyone's looking forward to a baseball summer. 508 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: Like hasn't occurred around here in a in a very 509 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: very long time, because since interleague play started in UH 510 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: nineties seven, I believe, um, both teams being really good 511 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: just has been a very infrequent occurrence. And I believe 512 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: since then there's only been two years where both teams 513 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 1: have actually made the postseason at the same time. The 514 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: most recent was two thousand and fifteen. The Yankees got 515 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 1: bounced in the wild Card Game by the Astros and Dallas, 516 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 1: and of course the Mets that year made their kind 517 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: of surprising run to the to the World Series, where 518 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: they lost to the Hills. But um, I love the 519 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: Subway Series. I don't know if it's because I can 520 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: grow up here, but there's just a different uh, because 521 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: I know some people have gotten a little bit tired 522 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: of it. I don't think Mets are Yankees fans have 523 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: necessarily tired of it, because the buzz in the ballpark, 524 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: even in years where the Mets have been bad or 525 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: the Yankees have been slightly disappointing. Whatever the combination is. 526 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: The buzz in both ballparks is always like a playoff game. 527 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: I expect that to be ratcheted up obviously about you know, 528 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: five or ten times more when it comes to intensity 529 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: when they meet for the first time, which I believe 530 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: is is late July, and I'm very much looking forward 531 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: to those games because I think that they'll be uh 532 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: fascinating for variety of reasons and just a lot of fun. 533 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: His name is Eric Boland, one of the best in 534 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: the business. Coming to Yankees for Newsday. My friend. Thank you. 535 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: We'll see you at the All Star Game in l 536 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: A in July. Rob. I I look forward to it. 537 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: Then look forward to seeing more of your stand up. 538 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. Now bring in the clothe there. Here's 539 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and 540 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: it isn't even close. Reason number one thousand why Major 541 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: League Baseball is better than the NBA and better than 542 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: the NFL, and it's because fans get involved. Fans in 543 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: Chicago this past week we're mad at Tony LaRussa and 544 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: the way their White Sox are playing, and it was 545 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: great because they started channing that they want Tony LaRussa 546 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: out in Chicago listen, and they have a lead late 547 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: in the words of New York TV legend the late 548 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 1: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 549 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: next time. Rob Parker out he can't get it. This 550 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: could be an inside the Parker to see you next weekend, 551 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: same bad time, same mass station. H