1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshires to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: voter number seventy six, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a great podcast 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: we have for you. It is the postseason. Addition former 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: major league left fielder Cliff Floyd, who's now an MLB network. 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: He'll join us. Also from ESPN and ESPN to Portez. 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: Walley Rivera, she'll join us as well. That plus file 11 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: of fair Let's go up to lead off. It's getting 12 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take on the 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one he 14 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: did it. Aaron Judge did it. He set the American 15 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: league record with sixty two home runs in the second 16 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: game of a double head of his first step bat, 17 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: he stepped up and hit the home run in Arlington 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: down there against the Rangers and John Sterling. Let's go 19 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: here's the one one there goes deep up in his 20 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: high that us far that has come. Number sixty two 21 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: to set the new American League records. Aaron Judge hits 22 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: a sixty second all the Yankees out of the dugout 23 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: to greet him. It was a great moment in baseball. 24 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: Listen to that crowd. Amazing, everybody was. There was a 25 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: sellout crowd. It was electric, it was amazing, and it 26 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: looked for a minute like maybe Aaron Judge wouldn't get it. 27 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: But he completed one of the best seasons we've seen 28 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: in a long time in the major leagues, setting the 29 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,119 Speaker 1: record and breaking Roger Marris's record from nineteen six one 30 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: when he hit sixty one home runs. He's not the 31 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: all time home run leader, so we need to stop that, 32 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: but he is now the American League home run king 33 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: number two. Next season, the Chicago White Sox will have 34 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: a new manager. We learn about Tony LaRussa stepping down 35 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: as the manager for health concerns, and uh so that 36 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: is gonna be at he's seventy eight years old. He 37 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: had to bow out because of health issues related to 38 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: his heart. So Tony Laruss, who was already in the 39 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: Baseball Hall of Fame, already one of the all time 40 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: great managers, and at seventy eight years old. I think 41 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: he's making the right decision to step down, worry about 42 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: his health, spend the rest of his life with his 43 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: family and loved ones. Uh, he's on it as much 44 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: as you can do in Major League Baseball. Hats off 45 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: to Tony LaRussa and happy retirement. Finally, number three, the 46 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: postseason seatings are set and let's just review before the 47 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: season started. I picked the Yankees over the Padres in 48 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: the World Series, and yes, both teams did make it. 49 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: Uh Padres had a rougher ride than the Yankees did, 50 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: but I picked both teams. Here we go with the breakdown. 51 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you the breakdown of the series. Who 52 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: I think is going to make it to the World 53 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: Series and the winner. Let's do it quickly. Tampa Bay 54 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: and Cleveland in the first round. In the American League, 55 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with Cleveland, Seattle, and Toronto. I'm picking 56 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: Seattle and then uh, Cleveland will play the Yankees. In 57 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: the next round. Seattle will play Houston. I'm going with 58 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: the upset of Seattle over Houston to get to the 59 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: a LCS. I have the Yankees beating the upstart young 60 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: Indians getting to the A LCS, and I have the 61 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: Yankees making it to the World Series in the National 62 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: League Phillies at St. Louis, San Diego at the Mets. 63 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with St. Louis in the first round, 64 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna go with the Padres in an upset. 65 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the Mets choked down the division late in 66 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: the season and their star pitchers just have not pitched well. 67 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: The Padres have pitching. Uh so don't forget about that. 68 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: So Padres will meet the Dodgers in the next round. 69 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: Atlanta will meet St. Louis in the next round. Then 70 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,239 Speaker 1: I have the Padres upsetting the Dodgers, Atlanta beating St. 71 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: Louis in the NLCS, the Padres beating the Braves. They 72 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: do it on pitching. Josh Bell is big in the 73 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: postseason for them. And uh my World Series, which I 74 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: picked before the season is stands into at the Yankees 75 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: over the Padres in six games, and there you have 76 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: your twenty twenty two World Series champion. The Yankees will 77 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: win for the first time since two thousand nine. Bucket. 78 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen Hendler. Now, let's welcome 79 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: into the podcast. Former Major league left fielder Cliff Floyd 80 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: and who is currently a baseball analysts on Serious x 81 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: M and of course MLB Network. Cliff, it's our time 82 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: of the year, the postseason Octobers here. I know you're excited. 83 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: I'm super excited. Man. This is what's all about. I mean, 84 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: there's some good teams, Rob, I think when you look around, uh, 85 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 1: some teams that made a little scary down the stretch. 86 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: You know, when you think about Philly, when you think 87 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: about you know, San Diego, they try to mess up 88 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: a little bit. But this is the time of year. 89 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: All that hard work in all seasons and through the 90 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: seasons paying off for these boys. No, no, no doubt 91 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: about it. Let's let's dive right into Uh. The Dodgers 92 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: worry me. I know, they want a gazillion games, and 93 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: they had injuries. They lost Buller, Walker, Bueller, they're Ason. 94 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: You know, they got Kirkshaw moved up from the fourth 95 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: starter to number two. They've had injuries, which is pretty amazing. 96 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: Are you still confident in the Dodgers because on paper 97 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: they should be the favorites to get to the World Series. Absolutely, 98 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: that's a good point. I think when you look at 99 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, for me, they do have the depth. I 100 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: am worried because rotational wise, um, these guys have had 101 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: great seasons. But when you're missing that dog and and 102 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: and a guy like Walker buller Man, it just it 103 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,559 Speaker 1: should scare you, you know, because the postseason, every hitter 104 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: is dialed in, every hitters in the live rob getting ready, 105 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: get a lot of information, you know, on every sequence, 106 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: knowing every situation that's gonna you know, come about throughout 107 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: these postseasons. So, I mean they've been what, they have 108 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: won a lot of games. They should be the favorite. 109 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: I just think it's it's it's just a little bit. 110 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: I'm I'm a little I'm a little worried right now 111 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: about the rotation getting through. Uh, you know all the 112 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: time the end to the chip, I didn't gonnain't gonna 113 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: be competible. They're gonna competeing to be, you know, on 114 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: point for the most part. Yes, But I just worry 115 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: about that rotation being you know, wipe out and and 116 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: and just sort of gliding through this whole postseason. Cliff, 117 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: Let's let's talk about one of the teams you used 118 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: to play for. The New York Metropolitans had a great 119 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: year buckshow Walters first year, they lead for a hundred 120 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: and seventy days of first place, and they choke it 121 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: down at the end with a three game sweep in Atlanta. 122 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: And Atlanta was in first place for only five days 123 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: all year. Think about that going into the playoffs, Cliff, 124 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: do you think that that's going to you know, derail 125 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: the Mets or have them feeling kind of down that 126 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: they gave it up at the end. You know it could, 127 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: But I would say this, and I'm gonna say this, 128 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: you know whole hardly now, that some teams need to 129 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: keep playing. And I think it's them, I really do. 130 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: I think you know, it's it's one of those things 131 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: where you're looking at it, You're saying, you got your 132 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: dolls on the mount, you got your boys out there 133 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. They should win anywhere they gain travel insures 134 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: under ground. You can't win one of those games wrong. 135 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: That would that would worry me a little bit. But 136 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: I think this team needs to play. I think they 137 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: need to just keep you know, get their minds right 138 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: to compete. No that um, they're really good. No, They've 139 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: got their boys going out there in its wild card 140 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: and and go let it eat our guest, this former 141 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:47,239 Speaker 1: Major League left field, and of course MLB Network analyst 142 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: Cliff Floyd joined us here on the podcast. Let's go 143 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: to the American League. Uh real quick thoughts on Aaron 144 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: Judge and what a scene that was. And the Yankees 145 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: they're trying to win their first World Series since two 146 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: thousand nine and they have a boy. Yeah, you know, 147 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: I look at him first and foremost. I think, uh, man, 148 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: you know, I give a lot of credit to the 149 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: training staff. I get a lot of credit uh, to 150 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: him buying into you know, making sure his body's right. 151 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 1: Him on the field has changed the whole landscape of 152 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: of what I think his career can be. I love 153 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: the fact that he bound himself. We've seen that twice 154 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: in our market, seeming did last you got a huge 155 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: deal out there in Texas. So this allows him to 156 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: back up that brings truck like he wants to Robbie 157 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: feeling like this what he needs and and at the 158 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: end of the day, this is how you go about 159 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: your business. So any youngs out there that don't believe 160 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: he getting what he deserved, just taking a page out 161 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 1: of out of Arran Judges, you know book, and go 162 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: about your business because if you want what you you deserved, 163 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: you gotta sometimes go out there and take a risk, 164 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: and he did so hats off to him. I think 165 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees that the whole thing is gonna boil down 166 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: to what they get out of the Ason Garritt, cole Luis, 167 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: several came out of that don't here that he needs 168 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: to keep that dog mentality and then that bullpan. If 169 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: that bullpen steps up, they'll figure out the way to 170 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: get it done. But it's gonna it's gonna come down 171 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: to that bullpen. If it falters, it's gonna be a 172 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a long world for them to get 173 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: that chip. How about Dusty Baker in the astro. I 174 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: don't know how they keep doing it. Dusty is incredible, 175 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: but Dusty's doing everything in his career except when the 176 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: World Series, and does he have a shot with this 177 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: team to to get there, get and beat the Yankees 178 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: again and get to the World Series. I haven't had 179 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: time to compare all his rosters he's had as far 180 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: as throughout his career. This has to be like one 181 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: or two of his best rosters. Right when you think 182 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: how how how it's situated, so you know, Rob, if 183 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: you don't win, now, I don't know what else you 184 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: can give him to win. I mean, I look around 185 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: that team. I look for holes. I look for you know, 186 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: things where you know every team has some adversity. I 187 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: don't care if you're missing a guy here there, But 188 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: I think this roster should be able to get it done. 189 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: If they don't get it done, I think I think 190 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: Dusty should just chill and and have an incredible, glorious 191 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: career and go into his wine and make some really 192 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: nice bottles because that I mean Hall of Fame career. 193 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: But it just might not be, you know, in the car. 194 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: So I'm going to get the chip if you don't 195 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: get it this ship. Last thing the World Series before 196 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: the season started, clip, I picked the Yankees over the 197 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: padres Um and uh, I still like the padres pitching, 198 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: and I mean obviously, uh, you know, they don't have 199 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: all their pieces there and Soto hasn't been as hot 200 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: as they would would have liked. But anyway, who do 201 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: you have making it to the World Series and the 202 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: winner and in how many games? So I believe I 203 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: believe the mets Um when I look at what they've 204 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: done to get to this point, I'm a little worried now. 205 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: I think talent wise, the line of Braves has the 206 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: most talent, I really do, and nationally I think, And 207 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna going on on the lamb and say all 208 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: the base if you look around. I watched them play 209 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: the Mess the other night, and I and Rob I 210 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: never watched a game one through nine unless I'm doing 211 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: it for one particular team. They don't have any holes. 212 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: I mean, if you stay their hole as Marcellos don't, okay, 213 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: but they don't have any holes. And I just think 214 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,599 Speaker 1: all their youngsters are on point in the account on 215 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: and the supporting cast players are. Without all the albis, 216 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: They're still a dominant team with how they took over 217 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: the Mets, and I think the Mess was still gonna 218 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: do okay the postseason. I don't think they want to 219 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: get to the chip I call. I called Braids astros 220 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: and six games all right there you there. It is 221 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: Cliff Floyd, the former major league left fielder and who 222 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: won the World Series in with the Marlins, and uh, 223 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: of course the MLB baseball analyst. Cliff, thanks so much 224 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: for the knowledge. We appreciate you every time, my man. 225 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: Thank you. No doubt. Thanks for having me man. Fox 226 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 227 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 228 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 229 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. That it was a big 230 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: week in the Big Leagues. Who's Who's a Is it foul? 231 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: Or Is It fair? And Now from MLB bro dot com. 232 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: Here's JR Gamble Aaron Judge in his sixties second home 233 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: run of the season Tuesday night, setting an American League record. 234 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: The man who caught the ball, Corey Yeoman's says he 235 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: doesn't know what he wants to do with the ball? Jr? 236 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: Is it foul or fair to say that Yeoman should 237 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: return the baseball to Judge and away a reward rather 238 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: than sell it sound ball. Corey Humans was the lucky 239 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: guy who caught the historic souvenir that came sailing into 240 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: the front row of section thirty one and left field. 241 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: If the reports are correct, the ball sales prices estimated 242 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: at three to four million dollars. Eventually, he's already been 243 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: offered two million from Memory Lane Auctions president J. P. Cohen, 244 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: but he definitely needs to keep it. That's life changing. 245 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: Money or some investment money to play with. Either way, 246 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: it's pretty much a no brainer. The rest depends on 247 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: how big a baseball fan he is. Sure Judge would 248 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: love to have the ball, but he says he doesn't 249 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: have a problem with humans keeping it, saying that's a 250 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: souvenir for a fan. He made a great catch out there, 251 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: and they've got every right to it. According to baseball 252 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: reporter Bob Nightingale, you Humans is a VP of some 253 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: financial company. Then the tabloids got involved and more info 254 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: came out. He's also the husband of Sports Illustrated reporter 255 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: and former Bachelor contestant Breed I'm Aranthus, how do we 256 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: know she tweeted it out that a hobby caught the ball. 257 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what level VP Humans is, but Notingale's 258 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: point was the man's not hurting financially, which inspired the 259 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: tweeter salutes to strike back with the lesson on the 260 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: various types of managers and presidents in baking from branch 261 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: to corporate more than my brain really wanted to handle. 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: During a discussion about Aaron Judge's homer, which, by the way, 263 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: it's sixty more than anyone else hit this season, a 264 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: couple of notable talking heads criticized humans for keeping the ball. 265 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: But if the baseball gods bless you by blowing a 266 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: record breaking ball of that magnitude into your hands, then 267 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: it's yours to do with what you please, no matter 268 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: how much money you have. Judge Kin hits sixty three 269 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: next year and get that one. It's time for the 270 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: pocket protector Central the analytic numbers you need to know. Well, 271 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is his game. 272 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: What do you got for me, Anthony? Well, droughts, like 273 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: rules and records, were meant to be broken, and two 274 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: was a perfect time to end some major postseason droughts. Now, amazingly, 275 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: the longest drought in the NL was held by the Phillies, 276 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: who clinched their first post season appearance since two thousand eleven. 277 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: But the real story came out of Seattle, where the 278 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: Mariners ended the longest drought in major professional sports as 279 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: cal Rally had a walk off homer to send Seattle 280 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: to the playoffs for the first time since two thousand one. Now, 281 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: how did these Mariners finally break the curse of bright 282 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: Boon or whatever they want to call it? Offensively, it's 283 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: pretty uninspiring, with the exception of likeli Rookie of the 284 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: Year Julio Rodriguez, who was just the third rookie ever 285 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: with homer and steals but nine and the alen runs 286 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: second to last an average. But look closer. This team 287 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: knows the strike zone, finishing second in walk rate and 288 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: first in chase rate. But they made their money on 289 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: the mound this year with a rotation that posted the 290 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: second most quality starts in the league. They did it, however, 291 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: with what was once seen as a lost art, the 292 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: high four seam fastball. Their rotation, led by Logan Gilbert, 293 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: Robbie Ray, and mid season acquisition Luis Castillo, led the 294 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: circuit in four seem usage at fort and pitches in 295 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: the upper half at nearly fifty For reference, the Rangers 296 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: finished last in the league at just twenty three percent 297 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: four seemers. Their bullpen was the opposite, leading the league 298 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: in slider usage at fort and yet throwing strikes at 299 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: the second best rate in the league. It's been a generation, 300 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: but it's finally party time. In the Pacific Northwest, when 301 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 302 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 303 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: of broadcaster, older new Now, let's welcome into the podcast. 304 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: Molly Rivera from ESPN and ESPN Deporte is one of 305 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: the best baseball reporters in the country. Don't laugh, you 306 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: know it's true. One of my friends as well. Molly, 307 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: Welcome to the podcast. Well, it only took what is 308 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: it the records to sixty one year, but I finally 309 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: got an invite. We needed you today, no doubt about it. 310 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: And you were in Allington for Aaron Judges record setting 311 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:34,719 Speaker 1: and record breaking home run number sixty two. Set the scene, Molly, 312 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: because on television it really came across electric and the 313 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: fans were into it and a big crowd and the noise. 314 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: What was it like being there? I have to say 315 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: it's been a little bit different to go through this 316 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: process with Aaron Judge, you know, obviously having covered him 317 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: since he debuted into A thousand and seventeen, but you know, 318 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: since particularly since been paying so much attention since he 319 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: hit the forty Nights home run and just kind of 320 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: seeing from fifty to sixty to sixty one and obviously, 321 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, to sixty two and and just the 322 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: environment how it's changed. And number one, in Yankee Stadium, 323 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: it became you know, we've never seen this, and and 324 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: the way that I mean it is that we've never 325 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: seen it with the with the cell phones that people 326 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: getting up and just like every second being documented, and 327 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: it was evenly quiet and just a very very surreal 328 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: scene sort of a Yankee Stadium. And then on the 329 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: road with the amount you know seeing it. For example, 330 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: the tying on the tide Marris happened in Toronto last 331 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: week and their reaction from all the Yankee fans that 332 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: were on the road and sort of the subdued reaction 333 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: from Toronto, you know, from Toronto fans at that time 334 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: because obviously at that moment, Toronto had not even clinched 335 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: um a post season spot, and now we know that 336 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: they've actually clinched that top wild card. So just in 337 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: every spot and here in Arlington, to answer directly your question, 338 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: it was really kind of very different. It was a 339 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 1: really good crowd just over you know, about thirty five thousand, 340 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: and a lot of them were Yankee fans, so the 341 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: eruption of celebration was you know, very exciting, and the 342 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: ambience was very electric. And when all the Yankees ran 343 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: to home plate to celebrate with Aaron Judge, you were 344 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: almost like the baseball writer and me is going like, 345 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: let him touch the plate, like at this moment, he 346 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: needs to score this run. But it was really just 347 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: really fun to watch and just to see the fans 348 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: get so into it and just a really really special 349 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: moment in baseball history. And and how was Aaron after? Uh? 350 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: Just I know I had to be a relief because 351 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: you know, he went through the drought at the end, 352 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: and I think you're right when people stand up during 353 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: your badge the whole time and hold cell phones, that 354 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: doesn't feel natural. And I had to throw him off. No, 355 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 1: so and it is one of those things. And Aaron 356 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: has been very honest, he said. The first moment that 357 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: I stepped right when he ties the record in Toronto, 358 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: and then the Yankees had that six game series at 359 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: home when he is unable right to serve pass Marri's 360 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: during that period, you could actually see it, he said. 361 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: The first that bad was really strange to see every 362 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: single person. I mean, Rob, there were booze for singles 363 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: and doubles. I mean, what incredible? How what you know 364 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: what batter has come up. Every at bat is the 365 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: expectation of you hitting a home run. There's no other option. 366 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: Like everyone out there is there to see one thing. 367 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: So certainly Aaron Judge, who is of course, you know, 368 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: a super certain so one managed with great pois. But yes, 369 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: I mean yesterday it almost looked like, you know, like 370 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: someone Aaron get married in the off season to his wife, Samantha, 371 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 1: and I can only imagine it's sort of the reaction 372 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: after you plan a wedding, you know, everything just so 373 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: much work and everything just sort of happens and the 374 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: next day is this incredible sigh of relief. And we 375 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: did see it in his face. He's not in the 376 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: lineup today, particularly because we know Louise a Riot now 377 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: it's really gonna take the batting title. So there's nothing 378 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: really for Aaron just to play for who is right now? 379 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: You know, well over fifty games played in a row 380 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: trying to get that record. Talk about that, Molly the 381 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: He had a chance, a real shot at the triple crown, 382 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: and then the home run thing kind of overtook him. Uh, 383 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: doesn't take away from the season. That would have been 384 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: an incredible one of the greatest seasons. Uh, people can't 385 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: be bummed out that he's not gonna win the Triple Crown, 386 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: can they? Well, Rob, it cannot be because he wasn't 387 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: even the conversation with the triple Crown. So this is 388 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: one thing that people forget. About three weeks ago, when 389 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: we started kind of talking to him about it, he 390 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: was like, come on, that's not even in my radar 391 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: because he was a good ten points, and then he 392 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: really started getting very hot and getting in the conversation. 393 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: There has to be Maybe the only person who is 394 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: disappointed here is Miguel Cabrera, who you and I both 395 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: know really well. He went rooting for Aaron so hard. 396 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: He was the one who was rooting for Aaron to 397 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 1: get the first triple crown stance. Maybe did it in twelve, 398 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: but absolutely couldn't take less. I mean I even believe, 399 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: and I know him in a minority here, I actually 400 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: firmly believe that even if he did, that's hit sixty two, 401 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: If he was just sixty one and he just had 402 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: type Marris, it's still an incredible accomplishment. Is does not 403 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: does not put not even a little damper on on 404 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: an MVP like season. Her name is Molly Rivera from 405 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: ESPN and ESPN Deportez. Let me ask you the last thing, Marley, Uh. 406 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: For Aaron Judge at age thirty to bet on himself 407 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: to turn down two hundred and thirteen million dollars and 408 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: you know this, there's always Aaron has a history of 409 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: being heard. And to turn that money down at thirty 410 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,239 Speaker 1: years old, that's late to get paid in baseball, as 411 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: you know. Uh. And to go out and put together 412 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: the season that he had playing in meaningful games. And 413 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: I'm not knocking o Tani or whatnot, but the Angels 414 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: have been out of playoffs since May. To play a 415 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: meaningful game, to get big hits, home runs, all that 416 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: he's done. How amazing is that he was able to 417 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: accomplish this on the stage of Yankee Stadium in New York. 418 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: I think that the people who don't understand what doing 419 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: it at Yankee Stadium and the stage that it means. 420 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: And I would like to take everyone back to Opening 421 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: Day and on Opening Day against the Boston Red Sox, 422 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 1: you know, the team that eliminated them, I mean humiliate 423 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: them in the wild cert right with their ace on 424 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: the mound. Last year it was in and out for 425 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees, and that same day before the game, 426 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: instead of celebrating the start of a season and the 427 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 1: return of the fans, right and we're just so excited 428 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: about two season, Aaron Judge had to address the fact 429 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: that Brian Cashman stood in the podium and talked about that, 430 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: you know, revealed the number that the New York Yankees 431 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: had offered, you know, with that shade including arbitration about 432 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, two and thirty million dollars, and that's what 433 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: was talked about an opening day. That's how his seasons started, 434 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: and that you know, it really takes a very special 435 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: human being right to stand up there and deal with 436 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: that kind of pressure and do it on the lights 437 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: of New York and every single day signed the way 438 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: he did. So it really is I'm not you know, 439 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: as you well know, I'm not a Yankee fan. I'm 440 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: not a fan of any specific team. When you do 441 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: this job, as long as I've done it, you root 442 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: for baseball, you root for great stories, and of course 443 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: Shotani has been an incredible story. But I do think 444 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: that the most valuable player, it really has to be 445 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 1: taken into consideration where he has done it and if 446 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: we really look at the A least, which is a gauntlet. 447 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a to use a phrase that 448 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Boone uses over time, pat your lunch, you're gonna 449 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: play in this division. I mean the last place team 450 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: could have been in second place in the central right, like, 451 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: this is what the what the a least is? And 452 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: you know, you look at it, and it really is 453 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: impressive what he has done in the toughest American weak 454 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: division in baseball and just did it with such grace 455 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: and such points. No doubt, she's one of the best 456 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: in the business. Check around on television. I see you 457 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: at the ball, see you on the road during the 458 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: playoffs more. You know, I can't compare with you, know, 459 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: with the level of fame that you have about the 460 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: rest of us. I still have a selfie of us 461 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: in late land were used to when you used to 462 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: slum it, uh covering street trading. Those were the days. 463 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: All right, Molly, thank you so much. I have a 464 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: great time with the post. So much for having me, 465 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: Rob so great. Now bringing the closer. Here's why MLB 466 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: is better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't 467 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: even close. All right, Now, let's welcome into the podcast 468 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Steiner from Collectible Exchange and Brandon, Welcome to the podcast. 469 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: How are you. I'm doing great man, Nice to talk 470 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: with you. Man. I've always been a big fan of 471 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: your good catch up man, I appreciate that. And just 472 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: come on, everybody in the country when they saw that 473 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: guy Yeoman's catch the ball and run out of the 474 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: stadium with it. I mean, first thoughts, how much is 475 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: that ball worth? Well, it's I've been saying all along. 476 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: It's a a two two and a half million dollar ball. 477 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: It happens to Yankee Stadium, it's got legs, and it's 478 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: probably more. It took a little longer way to get 479 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: there than the ship of You know, New York has 480 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: got no patience. The fans are extremely loyal, so the 481 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: hype is maintained. But it did lose a little bit 482 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: of the air. But lets you know, that Private Equity guy, 483 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: he had an analytics team figure out exactly where air 484 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: in the stadium he should sit, should judge it on run, 485 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: what the what the projection was, and the ships him 486 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: hitting on running that spot. There was no coincidence he 487 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: was in the first row in that spot. Trust me, 488 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: that was pretty amazing. He caught it cleanly in the 489 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: whole nine yards. But uh, as you know, this is 490 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: a dilemma that people come up with. Do you give 491 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: the ball back? Do you put a price on it? 492 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: Do you let somebody else give it to aaron? Like 493 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: this guy's already rich and how it has money? I 494 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: should say, but but what do you do if you're 495 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: a fan and you're in this situation? Because I know, 496 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: I remember when Derek Jeter got his three thousands hit, 497 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: which was a home run. The guy came and met 498 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: him and gave the ball back. You know, it wasn't 499 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: the value that this ball has, but still he gave 500 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: it to Jeter. If you were a fan, would you 501 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: sell it or would you just give it to him 502 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: and hope that he gives you a reward. Well, I'll 503 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: tell you two things really quickly. You're gonna love one. 504 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: I did a thing on my Facebook, do you sell 505 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,959 Speaker 1: it or you give it? Five hundred responses, three hundred 506 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: and fifty of them said give the ball back to him. 507 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: I just want to photo and autograph to this ball. 508 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: Now I've removed those people from my Facebook because you know, 509 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: I'm selling that ball all day. Twice on Sunday. But 510 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: what's funny about the Jeter ball was is that we 511 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: had cut a deal with Jeter for him to get 512 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,719 Speaker 1: the ball in a whole bunch of the stuff from 513 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: the three thousand eight team. So Jeter is looking around like, 514 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: why don't you do this? I want to do that, 515 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: But it was really on us, me and me and 516 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: the Yankees at the time to really basically get get 517 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: to the ball along with the other stuff. So that 518 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: was a little bit of an awkward spot. We never 519 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: thought was gonna get all run on the street now 520 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: had we never calculated it? Unbelievable? Yeah, it was. It 521 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: was a great day. I was with Don Zimmer that day. 522 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: It was a great day. You know what's amazing is 523 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: with this ball. This was the mac Daddy ball that 524 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: everybody was hyped up about. And Rob, I know you're 525 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: in l A, but make no mistake. You know how 526 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: Yankee fans are in parenthesy is they love, love the hype, 527 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: and they will spend the hype. We don't consider anybody 528 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: outside of New York to be all that valid. When 529 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: the records are kept, it's always starts with the Yankees. 530 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: At least, that's the Yankees fans think so. That's why 531 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: this thing gets amped up and hyped up more than 532 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: it probably should be. All Right, his name is Brandon 533 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: Steiner and thanks again. He's from Collectible Exchange. Check him 534 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: out and thanks for the insight on this man. Somebody 535 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: hit the jack pop with catching that ball. In the 536 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: words of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, 537 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: thanking you for your time this time until next time. 538 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: Rob Parker out. He can't get it. This could be 539 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: an inside the Parker to see you next week that 540 00:29:49,280 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: time jo Jo Jo