1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: From the Burkes shears to the sound from wherever you 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: live in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Fame voter number eighty three, Rob Parker. All right, welcome 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: into Inside the Parker. I'm your host, Rob Parker. What 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: a great show we have for you today. Former Major 8 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: League er and broadcaster Rod Allen drops by the podcast. 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: Also Eric Bolan, who covers the New York Yankees for Newsday. 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: He'll also tell us how the Bronx Bombers are doing 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: that and much more. Let's go up to lead off, 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: it's getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take 13 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number 14 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: one g and Carl Stanton is streaking for the New 15 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: York Yankees. What an unbelievable turnaround it has been for 16 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: the former National League MVP. Uh Stan was Scuttland earlier 17 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: in the season, had gone through a horrendous slump, but 18 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: has really turned it around and uh going into Wednesday, 19 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: ninety had a ten game hitting streak. Tuesday, ninety went 20 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: four for five, including a two run home run against 21 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: the Astros. He has a ten game hitting streak. He's 22 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: raised his batting average from one fifty eight, a season 23 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: low where people were booing him in the Bronx and 24 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: uh wanted him off the team and cut and released 25 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: and all that nonsense, to now batting two and along 26 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: with him swinging the bat well, the Yankees are winning. 27 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: Going into Wednesday, they had one four in a row, 28 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: and they had one six of seven and finally we're 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: over the five mark this season. So g and Carlo 30 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: Stanton has re emerged as a slut a girl for 31 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees. Number two, the Toronto Blue Jays 32 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: are going back home finally. It was announced on Wednesday 33 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: that the team will move back to its home in 34 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: Toronto where since the COVID they have been misplaced, uh displaced, 35 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: weren't able to play up in Toronto. So now it 36 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: looks like they will return on June one and start 37 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: playing Major League Baseball again back in Toronto. Instead of 38 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: they had played in Buffalo, they played down in Florida. 39 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: They were playing all of them. There were vagabonds, you know, 40 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: like all over the place. So I'm sure people in 41 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: Toronto will be very happy to get the Blue Jays back. 42 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: Some normalcy returning as uh Canada has opened up the 43 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: door for the Blue Jays to return home to Toronto. 44 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: Number three, the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently garbage. How 45 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,119 Speaker 1: about hot garbage. It has been unbelievably bad for them. 46 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: They can't hit the bullpen, can't protect leads. Some of 47 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: their starters have been knocked around like rag dolls. Uh. 48 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: They got off to an unbelievably hot start fourteen and 49 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: two and people were saying the Dodgers were gonna set 50 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the all time win record and people were like, they're 51 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: loaded on paper. Tuesday night they lost the double headed 52 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: to the Cubs, and Uh, going into Wednesday, they have 53 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: just been scuffling and have lost game after game after game. 54 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: I get it, the Dodgers have injuries. I'm not knocking it, 55 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: I'm not pooh pooing it, but they still have way 56 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: too much talent for this team to be struggling as 57 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: badly as they have. All teams go through slumps, but 58 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: this is a prolonged slump. Nobody could imagine that the 59 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: Dodgers would be this bad at any point during the 60 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: baseball's regular season, Here comes the big interview Listen Hendler, 61 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: so good, all right, now, let's welcome in Rod Allen, 62 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: a former Major league outfielder and broadcaster, joining us here 63 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: on the inside the Parker Podcast. Ribe. What's going on? 64 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: My man? Hey, what's up? Buddy? Hey, I'm in your 65 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 1: stomping grounds, I mean in New York City. So if 66 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: you hear Cabra took the horns like K two, it's 67 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: not my fault. All right, I got you. Be careful 68 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: out there in the big city, no doubt. Speaking of 69 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: the Big city, we just saw Chili Davis and his 70 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: assistant get fired by the New York Mets. Obviously, the 71 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: Mets with scuffland. They have some really good starting pitching rod, 72 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: but they've been scuffling offensively. And Francisco Lindor, who they 73 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: gave three hundred and forty one million dollars, was admired 74 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: in a terrible slump. You are hitting, instructor. You know 75 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: how how how tough it is. Is this just a 76 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: game where if things aren't going right, they're gonna come 77 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: for somebody's heads and ahead. And that's why Chili Davis 78 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: got let go. Well, Chili Davis is a dear friend 79 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: of mine. I've known Chili since our minor league days 80 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: and we've been great friends since nine four. So, uh, 81 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, I'm in the trenches with Chili. I mean, 82 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: I think what happened to Chili here Roberts the same 83 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: thing that happened to him in Chicago. You've got a 84 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: lot of younger players now, and they thought that, you know, 85 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: Chili Davis didn't relate to the younger millennial guys. And 86 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: I don't know yet, but I've kind of read the 87 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: papers here yesterday, and what I'm hearing from their general 88 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: manager is that what in a in a word, what 89 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: he was saying is that he wasn't quite prepared, you know, 90 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: and there's more information that these players should have. So 91 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: basically that tells me that, you know, they want more, 92 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: uh you know, analytics involved, and maybe Chili wasn't reluctant 93 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: to do in that, but maybe he just didn't have 94 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: that skill. Who knows. When a guy is sixty years old, 95 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: he's been doing it a different way. It may be 96 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: tough to relate in a different way. But Chili's announce 97 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: standing hitting coach. He's been great where everywhere. He's been 98 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: everywhere body he's hit. It's just one of those things 99 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: where they had to make a move earlier. I think. 100 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: Let me ask you about the San Francisco Giants. Who 101 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: are they and what's going on and how real are they? 102 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: Rod Well, I mean, Rob, you know you can never 103 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: take a team for granted in Major League Baseball. You've 104 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: been covering the game for a long long time. I mean, 105 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: you vote for the Hall of Fame players. I mean, 106 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: so you're in the now, and you know, when the 107 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: team gets rolling, like the Giants are rolling right now, 108 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: and then you get some other teams in that division 109 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: and aren't quite you know, living up to their expectations, 110 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: you can start the steam roll and next thing you know, 111 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: you're in the hunt. Come July to trade deadline and 112 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: your general manager goes out and they've got a great 113 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: general manager, and bar Anxiety goes out and does something 114 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: and makes another move or two and makes you even 115 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: more better and more competitive. I like what Crawford's doing, 116 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: but Buster Posey's back this year after COVID. Their pitching 117 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: has been some of the best pitching in all of baseball. 118 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: I don't think people know that, but they got outstanding 119 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: pitching and the getting Johnny Quado back. I think that 120 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: there tomorrow, so they're only gonna get better. But we'll see. 121 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: There's another team in the American League that has come 122 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: out of nowhere. Nobody thought that they would be as 123 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: good as they are, and that's the kid in the 124 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: City Royals. Again. What are we missing? Can they sustain 125 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: this or is this just a team getting hot for 126 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: a short period of time. I just love what Dayton 127 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: Moore is doing in Kansas City. He's the man in 128 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: charge there and he's a wonderful general manager. He's you know, 129 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: started in Atlanta with John Schuholtz and John Sharholt is 130 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame and one day Dayton is 131 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: gonna be there too. Man. But he I thought he 132 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: took advantage rob of the free agent market as well 133 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: as anybody in the sport last year. I mean, there 134 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: are a lot of free agents out there. He made 135 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: some trades. He got Michael A. Taylor, he got been 136 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: in Tendee, he rebuilt that bullpen again. But I think 137 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: he himself is the main reason why that team is 138 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: as good as it is because of the moves that 139 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: he makes and he's got a good leader again in 140 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: Mike Mtheeny, so I like what Kansas City is doing. 141 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: For sure, our guests, this former major league outfielder and 142 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: broadcaster Rod Allen joining us here on inside the Parker. 143 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: We know the Dodgers of scuffling, but I want to 144 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: go to to Dustin May, one of their young pictures 145 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: who they had, you know, really high hopes are on 146 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: the flamethrower. Uh is gonna miss the rest of the 147 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: season undergo Tommy John surgery. How big of a blow 148 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: is that to the Dodgers. They'll they'll be okay. I mean, 149 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: I love Dustin May, and I don't I don't want to, 150 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, ever make light of anybody getting an injury. 151 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: But the Dodgers are so gifted and they're so talented 152 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: that they will get back on track. They've lost twelve 153 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: of their last sixteen games after winning fourteen of their 154 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: first sixteen. I guess, but you know they they've got 155 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: way too much's talent, way too many skills. They've lost 156 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: a lot of one run games, which tells me that 157 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: bullpen is not quite in order. But want Doc Roberts 158 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: gets it in order. The Dodgers we are going to 159 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: be as good as everybody thought they were going to 160 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: be last question Rod Show. Hey, old Tony, we've seen him. 161 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: We've seen the guy through a hundred miles an hour 162 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 1: in the game and hit a home run in the 163 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: same game. I mean, he's such a talent. Will he 164 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: be able to keep this up all season? He was 165 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: supposed to start on Wednesday night again. Um, I would 166 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: love to see if he could pull it off for 167 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: the whole year where he's hitting and pitching. Do you 168 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: think this will hold up? He's musty TV rob, And 169 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: if it does hold up, we're talking about the m 170 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 1: v P in the American League. I mean, for a 171 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: guy to throw a baseball a hundred miles an hour 172 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: and hit up all four fiftet and not only that, man, 173 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: this too has speech. He can steal a bag. Man. 174 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: This guy is a baseball player. And We've never seen 175 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: anybody like this in baseball. I've never seen anybody like 176 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: this in baseball. In my forty five years. You've never 177 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: seen anybody like this in baseball. There's been some guys 178 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: that can pitch a little bit, hit a little bit, 179 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: but nothing like this guy. This guy is musty TV. 180 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: And every time I get a chance to watch him, 181 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 1: I turned to the Angels game, no doubt about it. 182 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm with you on show. Hey, thanks Rod, appreciate your knowledge, 183 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: my man. We'll talk to you soon. All right, buddy, 184 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: thank you for having me. It's time for the Pocket 185 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: Protector Centro. The analytic numbers you need to know. Well, 186 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is his game. 187 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: What do you got for me, Anthony? We're one month 188 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: into the twenty one campaign and we're already seeing who 189 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: is benefiting from the truncated twenty season and maybe a 190 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: little bit of bad weather, and it's the pictures. The 191 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: month of April saw the league hit just two thirty, 192 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: the lowest league wide batting average since nineteen sixty eight, 193 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: the so called Year of the Picture, which led to 194 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: the lowering of the pitchers mound to level the playing field. 195 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: The league on base percentage of three o nine was 196 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: also the lowest nineteen sixty eight, while the league ops 197 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: of six ninety eight was the lowest in April since 198 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: nineteen two. There were also six thousand, nine hundred twenty 199 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: four strikeouts in the month of April and only five thousand, 200 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: eight hundred thirty two hits. The first month in MLB 201 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: history with one thousand or more strikeouts than walks. Only 202 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: twenty seven qualified hitters posted a three hundred average or better, 203 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: the fewest since twenty four players did it in You 204 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: Guessed It. April of nineteen sixty eight. The nine point 205 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: three league wise strikeouts per nine innings was an all 206 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: time high for the month of April, continuing a trend 207 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: where a new record has been said each of the 208 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: last five April's. We also saw two no hitters in 209 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: the month of April for the first time since and 210 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: if you count Madison Bumgarner seven inn a no no 211 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: which should be counted eventually by MLB at least I hope, 212 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: so it would be the first year with three April 213 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: no hitters in MLB history. Are we well on our 214 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: way to Year of the Picture? Part two? The numbers 215 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: say yes, that is it was a big week in 216 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: the big leagues? Who's Who's Is it foul or is 217 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: it fair? And now from mL bade bro dot com, 218 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: here's j R. Gamble Yankees d H G and Carlos 219 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: Stanton has been on a tier for the Yankees of 220 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: late and fans wanted amount of town not too long 221 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: ago and he's carried the team above five hundred and 222 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: towards the top in the A L East j r. 223 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: Is it foul or fair to say that Stanton could 224 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: be in the m v P contention now fair ball 225 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: Byron Bucks then and Mike Trout are both hitting close 226 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 1: to four hundred, but their teams don't respond to their greatness. 227 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: On the other hand, stantons hot back coin sides with 228 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: the Yankees winning streak. Look at the numbers during Stanton's 229 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: ten game hit streak, where the Yankees went seven and three. 230 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: His slash lines went from batting average to thirty eight 231 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: o b p and three thirty three slugging before the 232 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: street to seven batting average, three three o b P 233 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: and a five forty five slugging, which is much more 234 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: like it for three million dollar man. As mentioned, the 235 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: Yankees are seven and three in their last ten games 236 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: and have elevated from the seller of the Al East 237 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: to just two and a half games behind Boston and 238 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: charging hard behind the back of this much maligned player. 239 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: Yankees fans always want to choose a player to hate. 240 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: It's what they do. It was a Rod and now 241 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: it's Stanton. But this guy has pedigree he's a former 242 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: m v P and he can flat out play. He 243 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,439 Speaker 1: hasn't been healthy and now he looks like he's healthy 244 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: enough finally to do what he wants to do as 245 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: a player and what he's more than capable of doing 246 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: as an elite slugger and black knight. In the game, 247 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: everyone was calling him a boomer bus player. He only 248 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: hits homers or strikes out. But he went four for 249 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: five last night and he has obliterated that narrative by 250 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: spraying the ball to all fields, on the ground and 251 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: in the air. He has three or more hits in 252 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: four of his last five games. That doesn't sound like 253 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: a one dimensional hitter than me. If the Yankees continue 254 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: to rise in the standings and Stanton continues to rank 255 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: at this pace, then you have to put him into 256 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: the m v P conversation because his bat has elevated 257 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: the Yankees out of the doll drums and that's what 258 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: they pay him the big bucks for. So people can 259 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: stop asking standing is here to stay and it's found 260 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: for anybody to think otherwise. Throw money into more money. 261 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: Now it's time for betting on the basis with Dave Gascott. 262 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Love that money, money, I hate doing this, but I 263 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: have to do it since they've been laboring as of late. 264 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: In fact, over the last couple of weeks. I'm taking 265 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: the Angels at home against the Dodgers on Friday Night. 266 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: Biggest reason for that is the pitching for Los Angeles 267 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: has been good, but they're banged up. They've got eight 268 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: guys right now on the Angel lists, and their offense 269 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: just just not in Gearyotani, Anthrew and Dona. Of course, 270 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: the league m v P and Mike Trout. I'm taking 271 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: the Angels in the home game to open up things 272 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: on a Friday night. Yankees and Nationals as well. I'm 273 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: taking the Yankees in the home game against the Washington Nationals. 274 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: Too many bats in the inter league matchup. I think 275 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Corbin and his eight ten e r A are 276 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: gonna get roughed up in this thing. Also, I'm taking 277 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: a road dog in the San Diego Padres. They head 278 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: to the Bay Area against the San Francisco Giants. Blake 279 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: Sniw has been good so far this year. He has 280 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: a one know record the e r RA, though up 281 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: four one. I'm taking the Padres and the Friars and 282 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: this one to win up in the Bay Area. That's 283 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: it for now. Let's make some coin and I'll see 284 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: again back next week, see you. When Rob was a 285 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto, if I'm writing, 286 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer and broadcaster older 287 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: new Now, let's welcome into the podcast, Eric Boland, who 288 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: has covered the New York Yankees for Newsday. And Eric, 289 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: welcome to the podcast. How are you. I'm doing great, Rob, 290 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: really really glad to talk to you. Thanks for having 291 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: me on no doubt. How many years has it been 292 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: now that you've covered the Bronx Bombers, because it seems 293 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: like fifteen. It might be less than that. It's it's 294 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: less than that, Roub, but slightly less. My first year 295 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: was two thousand and nine, so this is years thirteen 296 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: for me. Okay, that's not pretty. That's not bad for 297 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: a guest from me, But I know it's been a 298 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: long time, and UH love to get your insight on 299 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: the Yankees, who all of a sudden, going into Wednesday 300 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: night a red hot and of you know, started to 301 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: play better baseball. First, let's start with Gene Carlo Stanton 302 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: and what he's done with his ten game hitting Street. 303 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: What's happened, what's changed for him? You know, he talks 304 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: repeatedly about adjustments that he's made in his swing and 305 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: his approach. Uh, going back to you know, the right 306 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: before this ten game hitting Street, he was in one 307 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: of the worst slumps of his career. It was two 308 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: for thirty three, I believe, or two for thirty one, 309 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: something like that. When the Yankees hit the road for 310 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: an eight game trip a week and a half or 311 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: so ago, he was hitting one and was a complete mess. 312 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: And of course be boot on a nightly basis here 313 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: at the stadium, which goes back to early is first 314 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: here at pin Stripes. But um, you know, things changed, 315 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: and I think that, you know, with the opposing team 316 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: scouts that I've talked to the follow the Yankees say that, 317 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's almost as simple as being a little 318 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: bit more selective and not going outside of the zone 319 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: chasing bad pitches, which you know, we've seen quite a 320 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: bit from not only John Carlos Stanton but a lot 321 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: of his teammates early on in this season. But he 322 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: certainly seems to have recaptured some of the form that 323 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: made him an m v P talent back in two 324 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: thousand seventeen with the Marlin Uh. And and it's coincided 325 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: robbed with the rest of the offense, which had been 326 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: in a horrible almost three and a half four weeks 327 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: slump to start the season. Uh. Everyone, well maybe not everyone, 328 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: but but quite a few of those guys stanton front 329 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: and center and that are are starting to emerge from 330 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: those uh, you know, horrible first few weeks of the season, 331 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: No doubt, Eric. What about Gary Sanchez? What's happened to him? 332 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: We know he can hit some long ball he started 333 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: off the season with a few. But the batting average 334 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: batting one eighty going. I think he's batting one eighty 335 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: going into uh Wednesday night? Is he? This is just 336 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: who we going? Is he's going to be or not? 337 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think so, rob By still and 338 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: maybe I'm in a dwindling minority. I think that he 339 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: can be a quality big league catcher on an everyday basis. 340 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: And I believe that because I've seen it. Um we 341 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: haven't seen it in a couple of years. But but 342 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: we haven't seen it um And he scoutson and a 343 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: talent value waiters from other teams believe that too, and 344 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: I really am starting to think rob with him, Uh, 345 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: that he might be the classic and I hate the 346 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: cliche and and you'll probably smile when I say it, 347 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: but he might be the classic change of scenery guy. 348 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 1: Uh where he goes almost anywhere else and every bat, 349 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: every wild pitch, every pass ball, every inning is not 350 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: looked at as a referendum on his career because it's 351 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: really the situation he's at now. Uh. With the Yankees 352 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: and Yankee fans, he far and away in my thirteen 353 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: years covering this team is the most polarizing Uh Yankee. 354 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: Even when he was doing really well, there was a 355 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: segment of the fan base that just didn't like him. Uh, 356 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: and that that has grown exponentially obviously as he struggled 357 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. So UH, you know, his 358 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: his number one backer in the organization has always been 359 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: Brian Cashman, which is a good person to have is 360 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: your number one backer. But but indications are is that 361 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: that's wavered a little bit. Uh as he has struggled 362 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: in recent years. He would not be banished to the 363 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: bench the way he has without Cashman, you know, giving 364 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: the okay on something like that, and really the States 365 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: back to Uh, the sixty game season last year, Rob, 366 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: when he got benched for the first time, I think 367 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: it was been you know, maybe I guess when the 368 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: Yankees were in Baltimore. Uh. And of course Kyle Tigashioka 369 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: caught five of the seven Yankees playoff games. So uh, 370 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: you know, you can almost look at what's happened this 371 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: year as in inevitability. Even though Sanchez was told and 372 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 1: given the starter's job coming out of spring training, you 373 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: could kind of see this coming that if he did 374 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: struggle and he did at the plate, Uh, that he 375 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Goshioka was probably gonna take over. Is the season long? 376 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know, We're still only you know, 377 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: a month and not a month in a week into 378 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: the regular season, but I would not be shocked. Uh. 379 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,719 Speaker 1: If this is Gary Sanchez and last year with the Yankees. 380 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: Guests is Eric Boland, who of course covers the New 381 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: York Yankees for Newsday. Tell me about the pitching we 382 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: know about Garrett Cole, Uh, Corey Kluberg, how does he 383 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: fit into the Yankees rotation? Well, he starting with each 384 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: start better and better. You know, Rob, I know you 385 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: followed this club pretty closely. Uh for the first five weeks. 386 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: It was Garret Cole on everybody else, and not in 387 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: a positive sense. You know that nobody was giving length. 388 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: They were having to go into the pot bullpen far 389 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: earlier on a nightly basis than they would have liked 390 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: because regardless of who they are trotting out there other 391 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: than Garrett Cole, it was a struggle for that picture 392 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: to even finish five inning. Uh. Klueber was terrific. His 393 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: last time out really uh looked like his his former 394 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: uh cy young sealthy want two of those of course 395 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: with with Cleveland. Um, and you know the Yankees have 396 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: believed all along uh that a healthy Corey Kluber, and 397 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: they obviously believe that he is healthy, that he would 398 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: slot in as really almost a co eighth uh with Cole. 399 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: Cole is certainly at another level. Well Jacob Degraham is 400 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: as at a singular level, and then you know Cole 401 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: is probably right behind him. But but they felt a 402 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: healthy Corey Klueber. Uh. It really was a one A 403 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: one B and Klueber's last outing, uh, he certainly looked 404 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: like that that picture. So if you look at it 405 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: collectively with the Yankees, and a lot of it has 406 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: to do with the bullpen obviously, but uh, you know, 407 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: they've got the lowest d r A in the American 408 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 1: League and you know, there's no reason to think that's 409 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: not going to continue. And what's really scary for for 410 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: opponents in the a L is that it seems like 411 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: it's only a matter of time and it's already started 412 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: in the last week or so, that the offense does 413 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: the same. I was gonna ask you about that bullpen 414 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: and of course the Walders, Chapman and company. Uh where 415 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: is he? Uh? You know, I know he's had his 416 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: postseason struggles and things like that, but he looks like he's, 417 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: uh where the Yankees need him to be. Rob I'm 418 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: sorry you cut out a little bit. Was it a 419 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: Chapman question? Yeah, I was asking you about the world's 420 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: Chapman and where is he? We know the bullpen is 421 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: really good for the Yankees. Yeah, I mean he's lucky. 422 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: He he looks like the best closure in baseball right now, 423 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: and and the numbers are just off the charts do 424 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: no matter which ones you look at. Obviously, the strikeouts 425 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: to any kit jumps out the most. But he hadded 426 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: a splitter, which is a pitch that he's kind of 427 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: been refining and developing the last couple of years. Uh, 428 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: and it's there, and it's there with his plush fastball, 429 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: which has always been there, throws out regularly, you know, 430 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: ninety nine hundred one uh, followed by a slider that's 431 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,239 Speaker 1: turned into a plus pitch for him. Uh. And then 432 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: he's added the splitter, and so he's got three plus pitches. 433 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: Basically that he's coming on the bullpen with um. In 434 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 1: a bullpen full of really good arms, he still stands 435 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: out as above the rest of them because of that 436 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: that splitter that he has. All Right, his name Eric Boland, 437 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: the great baseball beat writer who covers the New York 438 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: Yankee for Newsday. My friend. We appreciate you so much, Eric, 439 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 1: Thanks for stopping by, Rob, my friend. That's been too long. 440 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: Look forward to seeing you in person an All Star 441 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: Games soon, no doubt I'll see you in Denver. Look 442 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:49,719 Speaker 1: forward to it. Rob. It's Jones and for baseball fans, 443 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: take on the game. We love. Hello everyone, This is 444 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: Jones MLB broke Content Report. I woke up today and 445 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: I have flashbacks of seasons were both the Giants and 446 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: the Royals. Man in the world series. Two teams who 447 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: most people considered to be shooovers on paper are both 448 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 1: at the top of their respective divisions. The Giants, they 449 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: showed their pitching is the key to winning through t 450 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: games on the season, the starting rotations e r. A 451 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: is a two point two. The Royals, on the other hand, 452 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: show the speed kills they ain't. Third in the majors 453 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,239 Speaker 1: and stolen basis. Both teams displayed that they can win 454 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: in other ways outside of just hitting home runs. Even 455 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: though they have contrasting styles and they have their own 456 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: separate approaches, they both have been able to reach the 457 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: same destination on the season, that destination being winning. Now 458 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: bringing the clothes. Here's why MLB it's better than the 459 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. Here's reason 460 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: number eight hundred and fifty one White baseball is better 461 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: than the NBA and the NFL. Thank you so much, 462 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: New York Yankee fans. They did not let up when 463 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: the Astros showed up in the Bronx. Yes, the Bronx 464 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: cheer was in full effect. They just kept booing them 465 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: and booing them and buoying them. The fans didn't get 466 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: a chance to do it last year because of COVID 467 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: and no fans at the ballpark. But the Yankee fans 468 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: did not miss their moment to let the Astros have it. 469 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: They felt they got cheated in that uh that year 470 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: seventeen in the a LCS when the Yankees lost to 471 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: the Astros and in fact didn't win a game in Houston, 472 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: uh in that seven game series. So Yankee fans, bravo 473 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: to you. The Astros deserved to get their boot tour 474 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: all over the United States, and the Yankee fans and 475 00:25:53,040 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: the Bronx did not disappoint. H In the words of 476 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: New York TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you 477 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: for your time this time until next time. Rob Parker 478 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 1: out he can't get it. This could be an inside 479 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: the Parker to see you next weekend, same bad time, 480 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: same match station. H