1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: From the berkshears 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 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: voter number seven, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: a show we have for you today. Former major league 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: manager and MLB network analyst both porter stuff spy. He'll 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: give us some knowledge, insight on the old Tawny injury 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: and more, plus the streak in Seattle. Mariners will dig 11 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 2: deep with their play by play television man Dave Simms 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: all that let's go. 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: Better up to lead off, it's getting robbed and keep 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: them out. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. Number one, What a bummer. 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: For baseball fans that Shoe hal Tany will not pitch 17 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: anymore this season. He has a UCL tear, still a 18 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: question mark. They'll continue to play him as a hitter. 19 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: Only you know, he was having a historic season obviously, 20 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: And then the question is what do you do going 21 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: on from here? You know, should should he just pitch? 22 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: Should he just hit. Should he continue to try to 23 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: do both? He's a unicorn. There's all kinds of stuff. 24 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: He's going to be a free agent. Would you sign 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: him now that he has a pitching injury. Is he 26 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: still worth five or six hundred million dollars? There's a 27 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: lot of stuff out there. I'm gonna tell you a 28 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: he's going to get his money because they're going to 29 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: believe he's twenty nine years old, what he's been able 30 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: to do, and they'll make all that money back from 31 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: Japan and those fans. I just I just don't think 32 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: that money is the issue when you have a chance 33 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: to sign a player of that magnitude. Now, the real 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: question is should he Should he be Babe Ruth, which 35 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: is Babe Ruth gave up his pitching and decided to 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: just be a hitter. Should show hey, old Tani just 37 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: be a hitter. I think that's something really to think about. 38 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: And think about him playing right field every day, not 39 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 2: as a DH because I think you get detached from 40 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 2: the game. We've seen some great hitters not be nearly 41 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 2: as good. Just dhen play him in right field, Let 42 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: him be a part of the action every day, And 43 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: I think there's a chance that he could be one 44 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: of the best hitters in the game. If he's just hitting, 45 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: I know it. It's hard to give up the pitching aspect. 46 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: Babe Ruth did it. Old Tani should do it too. 47 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: Number two, the New York Yankees finally broke their nine 48 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: game losing streak. My god, I mean the Yankees hadn't 49 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: lost nine games since Yep, Moby Dick was a guppy. 50 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 2: It's been forever. And we know Aaron Judge had three 51 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 2: home runs Wednesday to help them get that monkey off 52 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: their back. But let me tell you, the Yankees need 53 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: to stop with the nameless and faceless players and get 54 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: back to what helped them win those championships. And when 55 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: they were dominant in the nineties and the early two thousands, 56 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: they had star after star. The Yankees don't have that anymore. 57 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 2: You have Judge and they have a couple other stars 58 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: on the team, but not enough. Most of the players 59 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 2: there just aren't that good. They really aren't. And they're nameless. 60 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: They're faceless. One guy's left handed, one guy's right handed. 61 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: You don't know who the guy is. And that's what 62 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: the Yankees are penny pinching, not trying to go out 63 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: and get the best players available. Yes, they signed Judge, 64 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: they had no choice without them, I mean it would 65 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: be even worse. So my point is the Yankees need 66 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: to rethink about who they are, how they used to win. 67 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: And sure, you want to develop players. I'm not talking 68 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: about going out and just any and everybody, but you 69 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: can't shy away from stocking that lineup with some good, 70 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: very good, all star players to surround Aaron Judge. Aaron 71 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: Judge would have two other stars in that lineup with them, 72 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: and he doesn't have it. And that's why the Yankee season, 73 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: in the words of GM Brian Cashman, has been a disaster. 74 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: Number three. 75 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: I have some numbers and ideas I want to share 76 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: with you on this getting rob number three, and there's 77 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 2: some interesting things and numbers. First, I want to talk 78 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: about the Chicago Cubs and their second half run, which 79 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: has been pretty incredible. The Cubs, are you ready for this? 80 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,679 Speaker 2: Coming into Thursday? The Cubs were twenty three and twelve 81 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 2: in the second half of the season stix point one 82 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: runs a game, second in the NL Central and second 83 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: in the NL Wild Card. Think about it. The first 84 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 2: half of the season, they were forty two and forty 85 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: seven and getting less than five runs a game, and 86 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: they were seventh in the wild card. So they have 87 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: really come on and they are viable. So the Cubs 88 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: are streaking. And the year where most people thought that 89 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: the Cubs had no shot really at making the playoffs, 90 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: they look like they're rolling and have a real good chance. 91 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: Here's another thing I want to give you numbers. Wise, 92 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 2: everybody knows Julio Rodriguez with the Mariners was the AL 93 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: Player of the Week for August fourteenth through the twentieth. 94 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: And when you start to talk about players young players, 95 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 2: players are twenty three years old and younger, you would 96 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: right away think, man, Julio is the best of the lot. 97 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: I got news for you. How about these numbers? Okay, 98 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 2: here we go for this season. Julio Rodriguez twenty one 99 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 2: home runs, seven ninety eight ops, thirty three stolen bases. 100 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: Can I tell you about Bobby with Kansas City twenty 101 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 2: five home runs, eight sixteen ops and thirty seven stolen bases. 102 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 2: So as great as Julio is, let's not leave out 103 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 2: Bobby Witt Junior. He's been incredible. And there's one other 104 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 2: number I want to give to you, and that what 105 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 2: someone did on MLB Network. A comparison through the first 106 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: twelve hundred and thirty one games comparing the Mookie Bets 107 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: from the Dodgers and Barry Bonds, and you won't believe this. 108 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 2: Through the identical number of games, Mookie Bets has more hits, 109 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 2: more home runs, more RBIs, more run scored, and Bonds 110 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 2: only beat him out in slugging five twenty eight compared 111 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 2: to Bets's five twenty seven. You're watching one of the 112 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: all time great players. Do not kid yourself when you're 113 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: watching Mookie Bets. 114 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 115 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 3: It's so good. 116 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast. Bouporter, former major league manager. 117 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: Of course, he managed the Houston Astros and now as 118 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: an analyst for MLB dot Com. Bow Welcome to the podcast. 119 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: I appreciate you. How you doing. 120 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 4: I'm doing great, Rob It's pleasure to be. 121 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 2: With you always, my man, I need your knowledge. Help 122 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: me with Shohi Otani. My goodness, gracious, he's injured. He's 123 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: not going to pitch for the rest of the season. 124 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 2: There's still a debate on whether he'll play and just 125 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: hit What a blow is this for? Show Hey baseball 126 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: and for the. 127 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 4: Angels, yes, it's a it's a major blow. 128 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 5: I mean when you when you look at show Hey 129 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 5: and and one what he means to the game. 130 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 4: I mean, he is arguably the. 131 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 5: Biggest star in our game right now, and it's very 132 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 5: unfortunate that this has happened. I go back to just 133 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 5: to pre trade deadline and the decision that the Angels 134 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 5: made to hold on to show Heo tany now now 135 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 5: not one you don't want to see injury to any player, 136 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 5: but there was there was a lot of question on 137 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 5: whether or not they should have traded him, they should 138 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 5: have not traded him. I was in the camp that 139 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 5: from a standpoint of looking at their organization, they had 140 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 5: a chance to reset their organization. What a trade of 141 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 5: show Heyo Tani and it's no telling what that return 142 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 5: could have bought for them. 143 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 4: So when you look at the organization as a. 144 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 5: Whole, I mean, this is this is not a good 145 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 5: day obviously for the Angels organization, and you just you 146 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 5: just hope that even when they get a second opinion 147 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 5: or a third opinion, that he's able to to one 148 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 5: get through this and be able to do the things 149 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 5: that that We've been so blessed to watch him, you know, 150 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 5: can and do each and every day, which is be 151 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 5: in front of the rotation starter and one. 152 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 4: Of the best hitters in our game. 153 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 2: I'm with you. I was in that camp we're not playing, 154 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 2: you know, Monday morning quarterback and saying I told you 155 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 2: so now. But I was with you both. He has 156 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: a UCL tear now and they were kidding themselves. They 157 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: never had enough pitching to make a real playoff run, 158 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 2: and Trout was heard, you know, so when you added 159 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: all those things together, the chances of you really making 160 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 2: a run by keeping him didn't make any sense. And 161 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 2: I know they won seven in a row before the 162 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: trade deadlines, so people started feeling like maybe they got 163 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: a run in them. But now they're left holding the bag. 164 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: And you just said it. This is an organization. They 165 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: won a World Series in two thousand and two, and 166 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: it's been a rocky road. They have Trout, who is 167 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 2: one of the all time great players as well, and 168 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: they've been to the playoffs one time. Bow. I mean, 169 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 2: like you, as an organization, there's something wrong there. 170 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 4: Well. 171 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 5: One of the points that I made a few months 172 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 5: ago when we were on this very topic, is you 173 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 5: can go ahead and you can throw Rendon into the 174 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 5: conversation with them. Having you know, arguably three of the 175 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 5: top players in our game when healthy, and when healthy 176 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 5: is a major component. But even when you look at 177 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 5: the numbers and all three of them healthy and in 178 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 5: the lineup, they were still a sub five hundred team. 179 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 5: So for me, one of the hardest things for organizations 180 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 5: to do is to face their own reality. And what 181 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 5: happens is the emotion in the room went out. So 182 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 5: I said this then, and I'll say it now. If 183 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 5: you're able to remove the emotion and just look at 184 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 5: it from a pure baseball standpoint, what is the best 185 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 5: thing for our organization? It would have been to trade Otani, 186 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 5: reset the organization, get a lot of the money that 187 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 5: you have allocated off your books, and have an opportunity 188 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 5: to develop a new, young core group of players and 189 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 5: now have payroll flexibility moving forward. You look at the 190 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 5: Washington Nationals, so prime example. I mean they traded Max Scherzer, 191 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 5: they traded Trade Turner, they traded Juan Soto. I mean 192 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 5: you're talking about, you know, elite players in our game. 193 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 5: But you know what they realized, One we don't have 194 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 5: a championship team anymore with these players or two. We 195 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 5: offered Juan Soto the max contract that we were willing 196 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 5: to pay, he did not want to accept it. So 197 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 5: at that point, as an organization, we have to move on. 198 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 5: And people look at the Nationals and I said this 199 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 5: last week on the network, the Nationals are the same 200 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 5: organization that went all the way to the finish line 201 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 5: with Bryce Harper, and Bryce Harper ended up leaving beer 202 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 5: free agency and he went to Philadelphia. Well why were 203 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,239 Speaker 5: they in a position to make that decision. Well, because 204 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 5: they had one solo coming. 205 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 4: Right behind him. 206 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 5: So when you position your organization, you know, for long 207 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 5: term success, it's about creating what I call consistent championship windows. 208 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 5: And the Anaheim Angels missed the opportunity to reset the 209 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 5: organization to create a championship window. 210 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 2: Our guest here on inside the Parker is Bob Porter, 211 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 2: of course, former major league manager and analysts now on 212 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 2: MLB Network. The White Sox very disappointing the last couple 213 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 2: of years. So Kenny Williams, Rickhon both shown the door 214 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: in Chicago. Kenny Williams, we know won a World Series. 215 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: We're putting together that team in two thousand and five. 216 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 2: We know about his history and his success. Rick con 217 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: not as much success, you know as the GM when 218 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: he took over. What do you make of what happened there, 219 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 2: because it felt like a couple of years ago, maybe 220 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 2: they had some pieces, but it never wound up being 221 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: what the Cubs did when they rebuilt and had the 222 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: framework of young players. 223 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,599 Speaker 6: What happened in Chicago, well, one, you know, when you 224 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 6: never want to see anyone lose their jobs, especially Kenny 225 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 6: Williams as a dear friend of mine. 226 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 4: I know Rick Haines as well. 227 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 5: They were great executives and they own right during their 228 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 5: time in Chicago. But I look at it like this, 229 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 5: at some point it reached ahead and they were not 230 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 5: able to get that group of players to perform to 231 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 5: their potential. Whether that, you know, falls on the manager, 232 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 5: whether it falls on the general manager, the president of 233 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,079 Speaker 5: baseball operations, the owner has to look at the fact 234 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 5: that we had a core group that we put together 235 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 5: that we believed was a championship team and they never 236 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 5: reached a full potential. And the decision, it seemed like, 237 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 5: was made that they're going to get a new executive 238 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 5: the opportunity to start to reshape and hit the reset 239 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 5: button with this organization. 240 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 4: I actually agreed with the organization. 241 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 5: I said this early on when they were talking about 242 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 5: Kenny and Rick Han being fired earlier in the season. 243 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 5: I didn't think it would have been wise of the 244 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 5: organization because they needed to get through this trade deadline 245 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 5: with that executive team, because they know the players better 246 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 5: than anybody else, so they're going to be in a 247 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 5: better position to execute the trades that needed to take place. 248 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 5: When you look at the timing of this now, I 249 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 5: think it gives the owner the appropriate time that he's 250 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 5: going to need to find who that next executive is. 251 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 5: It also is going to give that next executive the 252 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 5: opportunity to really look at what's left of this roster 253 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 5: that was a part of the core group and figure 254 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 5: out one. 255 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 4: Who do you want to move forward with with your. 256 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 5: Next core group and who do you trade from the 257 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 5: pieces that they have right now. Because make no mistake 258 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 5: about it, if you look at the individual pieces of 259 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 5: the White Sox, one would tell you that this should 260 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 5: be a good baseball team, but for whatever reason, they 261 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 5: didn't play as they didn't play like a good baseball team. 262 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 5: There was some questions about the makeup. There was some 263 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 5: questions about the clubhouse. There have been other players that 264 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 5: have come out and said different things about the culture there. 265 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 5: So those are all things that will equal demise in 266 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 5: any organization. So when you when you when you look 267 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 5: at it, it cost these men their jobs and it's 268 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 5: it's one of those things where the organization had to 269 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 5: take a hard look and say can we continue on 270 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 5: in this fashion? And when you look at the last 271 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 5: few years of underachieving, it just did not make sense 272 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 5: to the owner. 273 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 2: One last thing, bo the Yankees, they had a similar 274 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 2: situation going on just end of the nine game losing 275 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 2: streak the Yankees and another nine game losing streak since 276 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 2: Moby Dick was a guppy. I mean, I mean, it's 277 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 2: just been a long time. They don't lose like that. 278 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 2: And you gotta look at the front office. Brian Kasman's 279 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: been there twenty five years as an executive, which is 280 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: incredible in baseball. I know people both it's easy to 281 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: want to get rid of the manager and Aaron Boone, 282 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 2: I get it, but you have to look at the 283 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: front office and both to me, the Yankees have become 284 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 2: nameless and faceless. Other than maybe Judge and maybe another 285 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: two or three players. I remember the days when the 286 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 2: Yankees on their bench had guys like Darryl Strawberry, Tim Rains, 287 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 2: and Charlie Hayes. They've gotten away from that and there's 288 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 2: a lot of nameless and faceless players. Do they need 289 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 2: to get back to being star studded and getting really 290 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: good players? It seems like the Yankees have cut corners. 291 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 5: Well, I think the first thing that has to happen 292 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 5: is reality has to set in. And the reality that 293 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 5: we have with the New York Yankees is it's not 294 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 5: a good baseball team. And you can have Aaron Judge, 295 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 5: who is arguably one of the best players in the game. 296 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 5: And I'm on record of saying this, the key to 297 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 5: having a good baseball team is to stay away from 298 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 5: sinkholes and bad players. So when you look at the 299 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 5: Yankees in some of their parts around the diamond, they 300 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 5: just have too many below average players. Yes, is that 301 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 5: on Aaron Boone? Is that on you know, Brian Cashman. 302 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 5: When you look at what the Yankees were able to 303 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 5: do when they were successful, they were able to outslug 304 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 5: their mistakes. When you look at the fact that they 305 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 5: let Major League Baseball in the home runs by a 306 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 5: large margin. 307 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 4: Well, when you are hitting the ball out of the ballpark. 308 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 5: Now, things like going first to third in which I 309 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 5: think they're twenty ninth in baseball going first to third, 310 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 5: when you think about going from second to home on 311 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 5: a single, they're in the bottom three in baseball, they're 312 00:17:58,520 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 5: in the bottom three. 313 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 4: And on base puson they don't steal bases. 314 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 5: So all of the things that help create offense, they're 315 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 5: just not good at. They're non athletic. So when you 316 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 5: start to look at the roster in itself, yes, you 317 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 5: can go and you can go buy more players, But 318 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 5: who's to say when you buy all of those players, 319 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 5: they're gonna come together and make a good team. So 320 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 5: for me, if I'm the New York Yankees, they have 321 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 5: to go back to the drawing board, look at their 322 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 5: farm system, look at how you draft, look at what 323 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 5: you're trying to draft, and you got to get down 324 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 5: to share development of players. And that development can't stop 325 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 5: when they leave the minor leagues. They have to have 326 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 5: coaches that are in the big leagues that can develop 327 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 5: players even when they get to the big leagues. 328 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 2: All right, his name is bo Porter. There's some information 329 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 2: and knowledge for you right here on inside the Parker. 330 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 2: As always, Bow, we appreciate you, my man. 331 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 5: Stay well, okay, brother, I appreciate you. 332 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector Centro. The analytic numbers 333 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: you need to know? 334 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:12,239 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS. Analytics is 335 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 2: his game. What do you got for me, Anthony? 336 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 7: The last week we saw from Julio Rodriguez might have 337 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 7: actually been the hottest we've ever seen anybody at the 338 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 7: plate in our lifetimes, unless, of course, you preceded the 339 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 7: Roaring twenties. Over the seven games against Casey and Houston, 340 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 7: Julio hit five sixty eight, with two of them runs, 341 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 7: twelve RBI, six steals, and four doubles. But it was 342 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 7: the way he did it that turned heads. Julio set 343 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 7: a big League record with seventeen hits over a four 344 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 7: game span, becoming only the second player ever with four 345 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 7: or more hits in four straight, joining the inimitable Milt 346 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 7: Stock for the nineteen twenty five Brooklyn Robins. His eighteen 347 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 7: hits over a five game span was one shy of 348 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 7: the record set by Jimmy Johnston for those nineteen twenty 349 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 7: three Robins. He was the first player with twenty hits 350 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 7: in a seven game span since David Fletcher in twenty 351 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 7: twenty one, and the first Marriger since Each Row in 352 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 7: two thousand and four, just a third AL player with 353 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 7: twenty hits and ten RBI in a seven game span 354 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 7: this century, and the only one ever with twenty hits 355 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 7: and five steals in a seven game stretch. He was 356 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 7: the only player since RBI came an official stat in 357 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 7: nineteen twenty to have twenty hits, ten RBI and five 358 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 7: stolen bases in a seven game span, and unofficially, he 359 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 7: was the first player to reach those marks in a 360 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 7: seven game span since the Georgia peach Ty Cobb did 361 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 7: spanning the end of the nineteen oh seven campaign in 362 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 7: the beginning of nineteen oh eight. RBI before nineteen twenty 363 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 7: can be fickle business, of course. He raised his average 364 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,719 Speaker 7: twenty two points and his ops forty seven points, and 365 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 7: that's already with five hundred plus played appearances under his 366 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 7: belt this season, an unheard of increase this late in 367 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 7: the year. He's led the Mariners the best record in 368 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 7: the AL in the second half and could potentially lead 369 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 7: them to the AL West Crown. When they were ten 370 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 7: games back on July nineteenth. 371 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, 372 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer 373 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: of broadcaster, old or new. 374 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 2: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast one of 375 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 2: my favorite people, one of the best baseball play by 376 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 2: play men out there, exciting, fun to listen to and 377 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 2: watch on television. Dave Simms from the Seattle Mariners Day. 378 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 2: Welcome to the podcast, My friend, good to be with you, Rob. 379 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 2: How you doing man? Always great? My goodness, Here we 380 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 2: go again. Last year and Mariners team are charging and 381 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 2: this year they're charging again. So coming into Thursday, they 382 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 2: won eight of their last ten. They have a home 383 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 2: stand starting on Friday. A couple of I hate to 384 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 2: say cupcakes, but easier teams that are coming into Seattle. 385 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 2: Just tell me about what's working with this Mariners team. 386 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 2: And this feels like last year. 387 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 3: Well it might be a little bit better than last 388 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 3: year because the hitting has really stepped up significantly. I mean, 389 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 3: the pitching has carried a bunk up for most of 390 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 3: the year, starters, the bullpen. They did trade Paul seawall 391 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 3: the and they're still trying to you know, guys are 392 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 3: still trying to get and get more comfortable. Brash and 393 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 3: Munos in the in the in the closer role that 394 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 3: you know that hasn't become rock solid yet, but it's 395 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 3: been really good. But the biggest thing is to hitting 396 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 3: and the hitting contributions from six through nine in the 397 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 3: batting owner has been outstanding, particularly on this last road trip. 398 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 3: Mccats are hitting the ball out of the yard, get 399 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 3: big knocks, and the top of the order has been 400 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 3: doing it. It's it's fair share. So it's been a 401 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 3: lot of fun. Man the starters that the young starters 402 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 3: have been good. Luis Castillo and it lives up to 403 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 3: his name in the rock I think. I think that's 404 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 3: the biggest thing the offense coming to the four because 405 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 3: the last two years pitching has been strong. 406 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 2: Let's talk about Julio Rodriguez, the AO Player of the 407 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 2: Week for August fourteenth through the twenty eighth numbers five 408 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 2: sixty eight and seven games, uh six home runs and 409 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 2: ops one point four one seven. He's been balling, my goodness, gracious, 410 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,120 Speaker 2: and he's only twenty. 411 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 4: Three years old. He's scared me. 412 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, he you know, he drove in a run at 413 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 3: the game yesterday, getting hit by a pitch the bases loaded, 414 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 3: but he missed. Let's see, we had had a day 415 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 3: off Monday and a stomach issue Tuesday, and they played yesterday. 416 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 3: He got a base hit, a hard hit to write. 417 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing when he he so got 418 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 3: to me. He's so excitable sometimes and when he's trying 419 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 3: to get himself out of a slump, he over swings. 420 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 3: But during that stretch that you just ran, just coordinated 421 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 3: on time, good swing decisions in rhythm, and he said, 422 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,239 Speaker 3: he's you know, I'm going back to being me. And 423 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 3: during that stretch we had the seventeen hits I think 424 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: it was he was on he had nine consecutive hits 425 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 3: and at one point and I think he was on 426 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 3: base ten times. I mean it was hit ten to 427 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 3: second times. 428 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 2: It was just. 429 00:23:55,840 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 3: Crazy, fantastic athletic strong hit the ball heart and the other. 430 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 3: He had been getting jammed all out because of that overswinging, 431 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 3: and he was hitting weak round balls at the right side. 432 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 3: Now he's hitting bullets right side. And he started hitting 433 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 3: the ball out of the yard too. And there's a number. 434 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 3: It's changed, but there was a number there in his 435 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 3: career when he had at least one hit, the manners 436 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 3: playing something like seven fifty ball wow on the flip 437 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 3: side and they're playing three to fifty ball when he 438 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 3: didn't get a hit. So that's how much he meant 439 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 3: to the ball club. 440 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 2: Talk to me about George Kirby. I mean, I saw 441 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 2: a stat where he has the best strikeout to based 442 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 2: on ball wall in the modern era for a single 443 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 2: season for a player younger than twenty five. Yeah, twenty 444 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 2: five or younger. And I mean the name on there 445 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 2: that jumped out to me was Walter Johnson's. 446 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's on that list. 447 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 2: And here's George Kirby with a nine point five zero 448 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 2: in the twenty twenty What is Tell me, give me 449 00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 2: the scouty report. What does he have? 450 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 3: New York guy, I'm gonna fight you tooth and nail. 451 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 3: I got a fastball, I'm not gonna walk it. He 452 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 3: went into yesterday's game doing something that no rookie had done. 453 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 3: I think I think it was game forty nine and 454 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 3: he had not walked fifty guys, you know this season, 455 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 3: and for a guy in his second year, I mean, 456 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 3: it was like an all time more. He's about to 457 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 3: send an all time mark by the time he gets 458 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,479 Speaker 3: to to a certain point. I mean it was so 459 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: they find me stats. But at the point being he 460 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 3: doesn't walk anybody. He's very efficient. He had one hiccup yesterday, 461 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:39,719 Speaker 3: gives up the home run. I think it's been Attende 462 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 3: got him, and he has an ability to bounce back. 463 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 3: If he does have a quote unquote clunker, he comes 464 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 3: back strong the next day. I mean he's got And 465 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 3: I'll never forget the game he pitched against the Yankees. 466 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 3: Man he it had a bad alley before and he 467 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 3: came out and pitched eight shut out of a shutout 468 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 3: at Ans I think one hit against the yank He's nine, 469 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 3: ten strikeouts, no walks. So he's a real deal. So 470 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 3: I mean when you as Mariners, you look ahead playoffs. 471 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 3: You got Cass Steel is elite dog. You got Kirby Uh, 472 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: you got the Bryce Miller kid, you got Logan Gilbert. 473 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 3: I mean we got some pitch, we got some starters, and. 474 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 2: You need that in the playoffs. Dave, you know, you 475 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 2: have all the hitting in the world. If you don't 476 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: have pitching, you're not winning in the playoffs. 477 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,479 Speaker 3: Bingo and the other thing too, It's good about that 478 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 3: crew is that they can get deep and they can 479 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 3: go you know, shorten that game. They can go seven 480 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 3: innings and then you got six outs to get. 481 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 2: Our guest is Dave Simms, the television play by play 482 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 2: man for the Seattle Mariners. Does a great job. I 483 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 2: get goosebumps. Last year, I remember listening to your call. Uh, 484 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 2: you know when they make Yeah, just just an awesome call, Dave. 485 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 2: It was awesome. But let me ask you this, can 486 00:26:55,920 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 2: they how what's their ceiling? How good is this team Seattle? 487 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 2: I mean this is the second year, like, can they 488 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 2: win a World Series? Can they get into the ALCS? Well? 489 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 2: How good are they? 490 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 4: Well? 491 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 3: I tell you they had played so well lately since 492 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 3: July one that for the longest time we were just 493 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 3: talking about, hey, let's just make the playoffs. If you 494 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 3: check your standards. We went into yesterday's game a game 495 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 3: out behind Texas, uh, and we were right on the 496 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 3: heels of second place Houston. So and here's the other thing. 497 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 3: The last ten games we've got what is it, We've 498 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 3: got three at three at Texas, come home, three for Houston, 499 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 3: and finished with four with Texas. If they were within 500 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 3: shouting distance coming into that last week. It's going to 501 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 3: be determined in that final week and we're talking about 502 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 3: making the playoffs, we're talking about winning the division. We're 503 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 3: talking about maybe making be in the second seed. So 504 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 3: it's voting. Well, just got to stay healthy and that's 505 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 3: always sticking out. Yeah, man, you gotta stay healthy, and 506 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 3: you hope the producce it. You can't expect it. Guys 507 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 3: to be playing eight, you know, nine hundred ball coming 508 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 3: down to stretch. But if they placed, you know, you know, 509 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 3: seven hundred ball, six fifty ball win series coming down 510 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 3: to strets, they got a shot. 511 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 4: And a schedule. There's a big series against the. 512 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 3: Dodgers at home, as as well as those series against 513 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 3: the two Texas teams. So there's some there's some tough, 514 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,479 Speaker 3: tough schedules coming up, tough series coming up. 515 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 2: His name is Dave Simms. Dave, always a pleasure, my man. 516 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 2: Thank you for filling us in on the Mariners in 517 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 2: their charge, second half charge. We're getting used to the 518 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 2: last couple of years. Thank you, my man. Enjoy enjoy 519 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 2: the ride. 520 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 4: Oh believe me, I got them all buckled in ready 521 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 4: to go, man. Thanks a lot. 522 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 2: Ron all right, appreciated Dave anytime. 523 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer right, Here's why MLB is 524 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: better than the NFL or NBA, and it is in 525 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: even close. 526 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 8: Reason number one hundred and fifty five why Major League 527 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 8: Baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. All 528 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 8: we have to do is look in Flushing, New York, 529 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 8: look at City Field, look at the New York Metropolitans, 530 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 8: and the announcement on Thursday that the Mets will retire 531 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 8: very popular. 532 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 2: Mets Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry's numbers in separate ceremonies 533 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 2: that will happen in the twenty twenty four season at 534 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 2: City Field. If you were in New York or you 535 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 2: know anything about the Mets, those guys transformed that franchise 536 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 2: from an also ran into must see TV. Darryl Strawberry 537 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 2: with his unbelievable home runs, the beautiful left handed swing, 538 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 2: and Dwight Gooden, of course, a Cy Young Award winner, 539 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 2: a guy had an unbelievable heater and her ball. But 540 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 2: these are the kind of players that fans latch onto 541 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: and hold on to forever. You know, short and the 542 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 2: other sports are favorite players, but their eras and there's 543 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 2: something about baseball. You get to know the players a 544 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 2: little bit more. They play so many games, you watch 545 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 2: them for so much longer than you do one football 546 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 2: game a week in football or NBA, baseball is six 547 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 2: months strong. With these players, you get to know and 548 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 2: love and that's what makes the game great. In the 549 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 2: words of New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, 550 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 2: thanking you for your time this time until next time, 551 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 2: Rob Parker out. 552 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: D can't Gavin. 553 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 2: This could be an inside the Parker. 554 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: See you next week, same bat time from the same 555 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: MAT's station.