1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars 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 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: voter number six, Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. I'm 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: your host, Rob Parker. What a show we have for 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: you today. Actor Matthew Modeen. Yes, the big time Yankee 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: fan will talk about as Bronx Bombers and much more. 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: Plus Yahoo Sports National Baseball writer Tim Brown. That plus 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: Phil Sanchez Diamond Dust. Let's go to lead off. It's 11 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: getting robbed and keep him on. Rob's hot take on 12 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one. 13 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: I know, I know some people will not let this 14 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: sit well with them. That Angels shortstop Angelton Simmons has 15 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: opted out of the Angels season with less than a 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: week to go. And here's the bad part is that 17 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: the Angels are still mathematically in the playoff race for 18 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: a wild card. But I'm gonna error here on the 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: side of caution and with the coronavirus COVID nineteen and 20 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: just people worrying about their family and their health. It's 21 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: hard for me to a rip on Simmons if this 22 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: is what he believes is the best thing for his family. 23 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: It just seems strange that you would play the almost 24 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: the entire season, come to the final week where your 25 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: team needs you, and then decide that you will not 26 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: finish the regular season. But it is what it is. 27 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: In number two, I don't know about you, but the 28 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: playoffs are less than a week to start, and you know, 29 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: here we go, well, NBA, n HL, Starle Playoffs with 30 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: sixteen teams making it and uh two out of three 31 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: to start. But here's the real interesting thing. Next Tuesday, 32 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: are you ready, ESPN and ABC begin televising seven of 33 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: the eight first round three game Major League Baseball Playoff series. 34 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: That means that a possible twenty one games in three 35 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: days you'll be able to watch. Did you hear what 36 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: I said? A possible twenty one playoff games in three days? 37 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: So this will be uncharted territory out is the one 38 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: game playing for the wild card in is now sixteen teams, 39 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: but this will be a smortgage board. It'll be like 40 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: a college basketball On the first day of the tournament, 41 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: there will be wall to Wall Baseball for three days. 42 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: Enjoy it. Number three, it's time for me to give 43 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: you my biggest surprise in a good way for the 44 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: season and the biggest disappointment for the season. And the 45 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: biggest surprise, I gotta say the San Diego Padres. I mean, 46 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: I get it. They were making moves, you know when 47 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: they signed Manny Machado's had a great year for them. 48 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: But the emergence of Fernando Tattoos Jr. Uh just added 49 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: another dimension there. And then to be able uh, to 50 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: also compete with the Dodgers, and to be traders at 51 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: the trade deadline and pick up Mike Clevinger from the Indians. Uh, 52 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: that to me said a lot about the Padres and 53 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: about having a chance in this postseason. And then again, 54 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: don't forget that there's not gonna be a one year 55 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: a deal. They got young players, young stars and Padres 56 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: or are gonna be around to make some noise. So yes, 57 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: they are the biggest surprise making their first playoff appearance 58 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: in fourteen years. Amazing. The biggest disappointment could either be 59 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: the Washington Nationals, who, of course, who will not be 60 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: able to defend their World Series championship of a year 61 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: ago and the Boston Red Sox, who the bottom fell 62 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: out of everything, I got it. Chris Sales was hurt. Uh. 63 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: The Nationals had the injuries as well, so both really 64 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: suffered with injuries this year. But it is disappointing that 65 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: the uh Nationals couldn't make the playoffs when you think 66 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: about the expansion, and for the Red Sox to be 67 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: as awful as they have been is pretty shocking. Yes, 68 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: we know they traded Mookie Betts and David Price, but 69 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: for the bottom to fall out seems a bit extreme. 70 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen Headler good, All right, 71 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: let's welcome into the podcast. Matthew Modine, of course, the 72 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: actor brought to you today here by Full Metal Jacket, 73 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: which is available now on four K, Ultra HD, Blu 74 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: Ray Combo Pack and Digital. Stanley Kubricks seven War Classic 75 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: is available on four K resolution for the first time. 76 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: And Matthew, thanks for joining us. My pleasure. It's exciting 77 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: to be here. Thank you for having me. Yes, uh, 78 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: you know I'm excited about this. Tell me about the 79 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: uh RE release. You know, in this HD Full Metal Jacket, 80 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: you gotta be excited. Yeah, So Leon Vitali, who worked 81 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: with Stanley Kubrick from Barry Lynden on So Barry Lynden, 82 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: The Shining Full Metal Jacket and Ice White shut he Uh, 83 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: there's not an aspect of filmmaking that he doesn't know about. 84 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: And so Leon Vitali actually there's a documentary film that 85 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: you can see that that talks about him in his 86 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: life called film Worker. Amazing documentary that it's great insight 87 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: into Stanley Kubrick, but also Leon Vitali. So Leon has 88 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: remastered this film. He's gone in and frame by frame 89 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: of Full Metal Jacket, uh, taken the negative of the 90 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: film and scanned each frame to create this uh four 91 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: K you know ultra HD experience and I've I've only 92 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: seen little pieces of it, but it's like like a 93 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: brand new movie. It's it's there's so much detail that 94 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: when you make when you have a negative, there's information 95 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: that that the motion picture camera catches and puts on 96 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: a negative a piece of celluloid, and then when you 97 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: make a positive of that negative, the prints can you know, 98 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: the prints are never as great as what of the 99 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: amount of information that's in the negative. So to be 100 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: able to go and frame by frame scan each of 101 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: those frames. Uh, there's so much information that you couldn't 102 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: see when you were watching the movie in the detail 103 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: and the remastering of the sound and the music. And 104 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: it's a testament to Stanley Kubrick that after thirty three years, 105 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: that this film is still part of the conversation, that 106 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: that so many things from the film, sentences, you know, things, 107 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: the lines that people spoke, have become part of our 108 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: everyday vernacular. You know you you talked to talk, you 109 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: walk to walk. You know you're the kind of guy 110 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: that could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. Um, 111 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: you know, to to you know, to live crew with 112 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: the sampling of the miso Horny Me Love a Long 113 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: Time and putting it in the song no doubt our 114 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:01,559 Speaker 1: guest Matthew Modine, of course, the actor, and he joined 115 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: us here on inside the Parker. And yes, you are 116 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: a baseball fan, a Yankees fan. I know you are. Uh, 117 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: this season, you know it's been a little crazy, you know, 118 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: it's almost down to the m Matthew sixty games. They 119 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: had a rough patch in the middle of the season 120 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: with a lot of injuries, but they're they're playing better. 121 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: Are you happy where they're headed as playoffs are about 122 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: to start. Yeah, I was happy they got those last 123 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: ten wins in a row. And uh, you know, we 124 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: slipped a little bit now we finally lost the Boston 125 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: we lost the game, and but I think that the 126 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: Bombers are looking good. I'm I'm excited. And you know, 127 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: it's a shortened season, so everything is really different. It's 128 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: it's sad, but it's just it's a part of life 129 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: that we don't get to go to the games and 130 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: and you know, cheered together and celebrate everything that's New 131 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: York and the Yankees. But you know, that's that's the situation, 132 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: and we'll get through it. We'll we'll get through it. 133 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: And I think that we're gonna come out the other 134 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: side of this better. I think that this has given 135 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: us a lot of opportunities to to look at look 136 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:12,119 Speaker 1: look within, and and uh understand ourselves a little bit better. Yeah, 137 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: I'm with you on that. And uh, I know you 138 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: did a twenty eighteen preseason hype video for the Yankees, 139 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, the playoffs the last few years 140 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: the Yankees, despite all the injuries, Matthew, they've gone to 141 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: the a l C has had a chance to get 142 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: to the World Series and two of the last three 143 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,599 Speaker 1: years losing to the Astros. When you see the Astros 144 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: and note that they're cheating scandal, do you feel a 145 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:44,359 Speaker 1: little cheated about, you know, especially uh last year? Yeah? Absolutely. 146 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't know why they didn't. I mean, they must 147 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: have the asterix next to their name, but I don't 148 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: know why the Baseball Commissioner didn't take it away, didn't 149 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: take that championship away. I mean, we we can't. We 150 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: can't celebrate people for cheating. And you know, I me, 151 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: I'm a I'm a New York Jets Giants and as well, 152 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: I say Jets Giants because I love them both. But uh, 153 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: you know how many times Belichick got caught cheating up 154 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: there in New England, no doubt about it. I always 155 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: say he can't be considered the greatest coach ever because 156 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: of those marks of of cheating. Uh. The one thing, 157 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: speaking of cheating, I think sometimes Baseball and Yankee fans 158 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: feel cheated because Aaron Judge just can't seem to stay 159 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: healthy for a full year. When he was healthy to 160 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: start the season, Were you excited because we've seen what 161 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: the guy can do when he's out there and he 162 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: can play every day. He's amazing. I mean, he's a 163 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: he's a specimen. You know, he's I've never seen somebody 164 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: that big move as fast as he does, uh, swing 165 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: about like he does. I mean, he's he's a kind 166 00:10:55,120 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: of a freaking nature. But he's, uh, he's one of 167 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: the most exciting baseball players in the in the sports. 168 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: So I think that, you know, he's very young, and 169 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: and I think that every year that goes by, he's 170 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: gonna understand his body a little bit better and and 171 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: know how to train a little bit differently, and he's 172 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. You know, he's got he's got uh 173 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: three or four five really good years coming coming ahead 174 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: of him. I think that we're all going to be 175 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: proud that he's a Yankee. Matthew. Before the season started, 176 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: I picked the Dodgers and the Yankees. I think they 177 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: have the best two rosters. They haven't met since one. 178 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: Would that be an awesome World Series of these two 179 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: teams met. That's why I was hoping for a couple 180 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: of years ago that that that that would have just 181 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: you know, East First West, the old Brooklyn Dodgers. You know, 182 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: the history, the legacy. Um, that would have been spectacular, 183 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: but you know it wasn't our fate. But you know, 184 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: we can, we can, we can hope that that's a 185 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: that's a that's a great rivalry there, you know, no doubt. 186 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: All Right, thank you so much. I do want to 187 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: say an addition to the four K release of Full 188 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: Metal Jacket, also put out a Full Metal Jacket Diary project, 189 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: which was originally a limited edition book you know, out 190 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: of print and is now an award winning iPad apumentary 191 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: and auto book. Matthew again, thanks for joining the podcast 192 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: and uh all all the best of luck as you 193 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: move forward. Thank you, your your listeners should know that 194 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: the iPad apports free. It's for a limited time to 195 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: celebrate this four K release of the films, so you 196 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 1: can if you don't have in our pad, borrow went 197 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: from somebody and downloaded because it's free. And uh and 198 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: and anything that you wanted to know about Stanley Kubrick 199 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: that we didn't talk about today, or the experience of 200 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: making that movie, it's all in that. It's all in 201 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: that acumentary Full Metal Jacket Diary. Alright, Matthew, thank you 202 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: so much for your time. Man, that was fun. Alright, 203 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: thank you so much, Go Yankees. It's time for the 204 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: pocket protector Centrum. The analytic numbers you need to know. Well, 205 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is his game. 206 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: What do you got from me, Anthony? Now that we've 207 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: reached the final week of this truncated regular season, it's 208 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: fun to look back and find the players who made 209 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: the greatest strides in this crazy and those who took 210 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: a step forward two back. Baseball Savant as a whole 211 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: section of leaderboards where you can sort by the year 212 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: to year changes of all their advanced metrics. You can 213 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: see that, no surprise, Fernando Tatis Jr. Has the largest 214 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: increase in hard hit percentage from last year, going from 215 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: forty four. But would you be shocked to learn that 216 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: second on that list was Braves catcher Travis Darnaul, who 217 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: is hitting eighty points over his career average. The oriol 218 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: of Anthony Santander had a breakout campaign prior to his 219 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: season and the injury, increasing his ops over one points 220 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: from n along with nearly doubling his home run rate. 221 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: Is that because he had a league high increase in 222 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: his launch angle from fifteen degrees to nearly twenty five. 223 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: Now on the mound, the Braves, Max Freed is having 224 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: a cy young type season with a one r A 225 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: and zero home runs allowed. Could that be because he's 226 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: decreases average exit velocity by a league high six point 227 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: three miles per hour from eighty nine to a league 228 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: low eighty two point nine. And on the other end, 229 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: we know that Madison bum garners having a season to 230 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: forget in the Desert with a career high seven thirty 231 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: six e r A. Now the data tells us that 232 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: his average fastball velocity has decreased a league high three 233 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: point seven miles per hour to just to tick under 234 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: eighties six. It was four more years, let's on that deal. 235 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: The d Backs might feel a bit snake bitten. And 236 00:14:53,000 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: it was a big week in the Big league? Is 237 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: it followed or is it fair? And now here's shadow 238 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: League dot Com MLB insider JR Gambo. Jacob de Gram 239 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: struck out fourteen Tampa Bay raised Monday Night in seven 240 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: innings while surrendering just to earned runs and still lost 241 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: to the one. The Mets a struggling We know that 242 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: looks like they're not gonna make the playoffs and he's 243 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: clearly the only consistent star on that team, Jr. Is 244 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: it foul or fair to say that to Gram regrets 245 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: signing that five year, one hundred and thirty seven point 246 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: five million dollar contract which will keep him in Queens 247 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: through that is a foul ball. Is going to get 248 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: over thirty million dollars per season the next five years, 249 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: So that's It's often the pain of play for a 250 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: team that's only made the playoffs twice since two thousand 251 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: six and hasn't seen the World Series wins nant eighty six. 252 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: Some would say the Gram is wasting his best years 253 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: on the Mets team that seems more worried about making headlines, 254 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: overrating themselves, and pinching pennies than actually trying to go 255 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: out and win the sixty game season is no difference. 256 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: They came in with high hope and are leaving without 257 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: a playoff birth. Maybe the new ownership will improve things, 258 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: But if the Gram wants to win the World Series 259 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: in the near future, then maybe he'll have some regrets. 260 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: But if he can wait another three years for the 261 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: Mets to be good, then being the face of the 262 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: franchise in the meantime isn't a bad deal. All you 263 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: have to do right now is rarely stackers cash because 264 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: at thirty two he's no spring chicken and they'll be 265 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: pushing forty nearly forty when his contract ends. So for 266 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: now you have to enjoy the side youngs and the 267 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: all star appearances in the Big Apple with no regrets. 268 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: It's time for a trash talk Twitter Twitter with your 269 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: chance to trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. 270 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: This week's winner is at os U Legacy and he 271 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: tweeted me this. Dick Williams and David Bell. They are 272 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: scrambling to make the playoffs again after missing seven straight years. 273 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: We are tired of the Reds and their lack of winning. 274 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: They let go of Dusty Baker and have it and 275 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: have been in the toilet ever since. If you want 276 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: to be on trash talking Twitter, man, hit me up 277 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 1: all my Twitter at Rob Parker FS one and if 278 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: you come strong and hard to the mic, yes, YouTube 279 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: will make it on the podcast. When Rob was a 280 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. If I'm writing, 281 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer and broadcaster older 282 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: new All right, now, let's Welcome to the podcast one 283 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: of my favorite people and the mind, Tim Brown, the 284 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: national baseball writer for Yahoo Sports. Tim, Welcome to the podcast, 285 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: Buddy Parkway. Thanks for having me, man. How are you man? 286 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Doing good? Hanging in I can't believe the baseball season, 287 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: Tim will be over next week in the playoffs and 288 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: a couple of days after that. Let's just jump right 289 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: into it. One team that most baseball fans and a 290 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: lot of baseball players don't want to see make the 291 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: playoffs is the Houston Nashvills, those cheating Houston Nastros. But 292 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: it looks like they're gonna get in with the second spot. Uh. 293 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: Will they be the most hated team in the playoffs? Yeah? Yeah, 294 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: I think so, you know, because I think fans feel 295 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: like they never got a true shot at them, you 296 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: know this year, Uh to to go stand in front 297 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: of him in ballparks all over the country and let 298 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: them know how they felt about that World Series and 299 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: and guys like uh, you know, Bregman and l Twobe 300 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: and Springer and all those guys. So so I do 301 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: think that, uh, you know, first off, they can pitch 302 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: a little bit on the front end. The bullpen has 303 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: been young and funky, but they could be kind of dangerous. 304 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: They've got enough good arms out front with starting with 305 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: Granky that that they could uh not be an easy out. Um, 306 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 1: but just in terms of yeah, um, who they are, 307 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: what they stand for, the you know, the fact again 308 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: that the world didn't get a clean shot at them 309 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: all season long. I think that's the team that everyone, 310 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people are gonna be rooting for the 311 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: pounce early, no doubt about it. Of course, the Dodgers 312 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: they do the same thing every year. They just clinched 313 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: their eighth straight Western Division, which is nice, but they 314 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: haven't won a World Series tim since and something about 315 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: that Parkway, Yeah, just something. And you can win all 316 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: the divisions you want, don't they have to win the 317 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: World Series? I mean, you know it's such an interesting 318 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: year right because, uh, you know, now season after season, 319 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: fall after fall, the talk has been and every night 320 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: you see the Kirk Gibson replay in the highlights and 321 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: all that. Um, how do you feel if you break 322 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: breakthrough in this kind of season? I mean, I said, 323 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: you certainly take it because of all of the obstacles, 324 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 1: all of the other stuff that came along with this year. Uh, 325 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: but you and I both know it will come with 326 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: an asterisk. Um. And and even though the the the effort, 327 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: the sort of the dedication to protocols that being grown 328 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: up during this period, um, you know, the the isolation 329 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: now going into a bubble, um, all that stuff. I mean, 330 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: I think you should. It's worthy of mention alongside of 331 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: sixty game season, sixteen team postseason chaos, all this stuff. Um, 332 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: But wouldn't it be funny if this were the year 333 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: they broke through and everyone thought, you know, okay, you won, 334 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 1: but really, you know, win it in a real year. 335 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: Our guest is Tim Brown, national baseball columnists for Yahoo Sports. Um, 336 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: speaking of the Dodgers, Mookie Betts uh came over, signed 337 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: a big contract before the season started, had has had 338 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: a tremendous year for the Dodgers. But who would be 339 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: your National League MVP? Is it Fernando Tattoos Jr. Who 340 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: has put the padres in play? Or is it Mookie Betts? 341 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: You know, this has been a fascinating sort of topic 342 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: for the last few weeks because, um, just about two 343 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: and a half weeks ago, talking about the other league, 344 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: Mike Trout had a day in which he upped his 345 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: Ops by seventy two points in one day. And this 346 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: is in uh, you know, the first week of September. 347 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: So you know, you start looking at these things park 348 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: Way as you you probably always did around September one, 349 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: and thought to yourself, Okay, who's the guy? Um, but 350 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: so much is changing. You know, just last week you 351 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: would have gotten a flood of votes for jose A 352 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: Brew in the American League. And now the conversation is 353 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: Tim Anderson is a better player. He's not even the 354 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: best player on his team. Maybe Tim Anderson is. Uh. 355 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: Bernanda Tattis Jr. Has not had a great September. Uh. 356 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: If you were to pick an m VP that team 357 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: right now over two months, it would probably be Mannie Machado. Now, 358 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts has been amazing, really amazing, especially when you 359 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: consider that Cody Bellinger has had an off year. Um, 360 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: Max Munty has not hit the way he's hit in 361 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: the past. But I would say that Freddie Freeman down 362 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,719 Speaker 1: in Atlanta as of today, and stuff can change over 363 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: the next four or five days, is probably the most 364 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: valuable player in the National League. Wow, there you go. 365 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: And the Braves just one D division. No, I got it. 366 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: I love that uh, speaking about off the board, but 367 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: they're back on the board now. Uh. Coming into the season, Tim, 368 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: I picked the Yankees and Dodgers. I thought both have 369 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: the two best rosters. Obviously Aaron Judge and uh gian 370 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: Carlos Stan couldn't stay healthy. They're back now. People buried 371 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: the Yankees before they ran off ten wins in a row. 372 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: They're back. They're getting healthier as the day goes on, 373 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: and as we get closer to the playoffs. Where did 374 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees factor in? Uh? The factor in as uh 375 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: really dangerous team. Um. You know, I think there's a 376 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: reason why the Rays won that division. Uh, and that's 377 00:23:55,960 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: because they can really pitch, and in fact like them 378 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: to win the division because in a in a crazy 379 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: year where you have to get creative and you have 380 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: to have depths, uh, and you have to have certain 381 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: sort of buyings and all those little dark corners where 382 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: you win baseball games. The Raids are always really good 383 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: at that. And so the fact that they're going to 384 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: win the division not the Yankees and not totally surprising. 385 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: I think that as of right now, the Yankees draw 386 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: the Twins in that pert spestive three, and the Twins 387 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: have something about the Yankees. They just cannot get past 388 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: it that series. So uh, you know, I mean it's 389 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: gonna come down to who pitch as well um in 390 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 1: the early innings of those games after Garrett Cole, Right, 391 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean you go to Garret Cole in Game one presumably, 392 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: and then what happens after that, Kanaka or half uh, 393 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, the kid Garcia. Um. You know, I think 394 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: the bullpen is fine. I think that they're going to 395 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: be able to hit um, but I think they're going 396 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: to have to work just to get through that. Uh, 397 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: that Division series, and as a bit of an older 398 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: team is a bit of a creaky team in places, 399 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: this is maybe not a great set up for them. 400 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: Not a single day off inside the wild Card series, 401 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: which is best the three, inside the Division series, which 402 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: is best of five, or inside the LCS, which is 403 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: best to seven. That to me sounds like you might 404 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: want to be a little lighter on your feet, a 405 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,159 Speaker 1: little younger. Um. But you know what, the Yankees, the 406 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: puncher's chance, they could, you know, they could just freaking 407 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: run you with that power. So I think it's I 408 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 1: think they're interesting. They will be. His name is Tim Brown. 409 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: National Baseball columnist for Yahoo Tim always Brownie Man, I 410 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you. Thanks for the baseball knowledge, pleasure park gay 411 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: nice cutching up, brother, no doubt, stay safe you too, man. 412 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: Now it's time for some diamond dust with wish TVs. 413 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: Phil Sanches. He played baseball in college. Now here is 414 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: MLB knowledge? Well, that was fast sort to believe. But 415 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: it's the final week of the shortened season. And by 416 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: the way, remember when a lot of sports writers and hosts, 417 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: not all, but a lot said that there was no 418 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: way MLB could finish a season. Yeah, I do as well, 419 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: but I digress. I personally have loved the almost sixty 420 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: game season in a way. It's been a lot like 421 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: the NFL, where every game counted and fans are left 422 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: wanting more. Now, old school baseball traditionalists are going to 423 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: hate this, but I think Major League Baseball can learn 424 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: a lot from this season and l v H loved it. 425 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:51,360 Speaker 1: Here are games love that as well? Seven inning doubleheaders? Yes, please, sorry, Rob. 426 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: In fact, I would suggest that all games are seven inning. Now. 427 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: I know that it will never happen, but in a 428 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,919 Speaker 1: day and age where people are busier than ever before 429 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 1: and attention spends have managed to the point of don't 430 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: return or three and a half sometimes four hour games 431 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: really a model for success. Now, I know what you're thinking. 432 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: You're probably thinking of this guy even like baseball. The answers, Yes, 433 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: I actually love baseball, and that's why I'm for dramatically 434 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: change in the game. Listen, if you're over thirty five 435 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: years old enough to remember when baseball was king, you're 436 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: you're definitely old enough to remember that. Now not so much. 437 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: I would argue that baseball has fallen to the third 438 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: most popular sport behind the NFL and NBA and the 439 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: NHL knocking on the door. But what if those leagues 440 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,719 Speaker 1: done that Baseball hasn't. Well, they've been willing to adapt 441 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: over time, change as they go. In short, they've been progressive, 442 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: whereas baseball has been traditional to a fault. As they know, 443 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: you and me, we're not going anywhere. Well, we'll always 444 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 1: watch baseball the diehards. But the younger generation, the generation 445 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: that plays Fortnite and watches homemade videos on YouTube over 446 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,679 Speaker 1: actual TV, they're not hanging around for six our Yankees 447 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: Red Sox games on the Saturday afternoon in September. I'm 448 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: sorry to break that news to you, they're just not. 449 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: As the same goes, if you always do what you've 450 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten. In 451 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, that's just not good enough anymore. Now 452 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: bringing the clothes, here's why MLB is better than the 453 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. Here's another 454 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: reason why baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. 455 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: As the playoffs are about to start. The great thing 456 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: about the playoffs, and we've seen this as years gone by, 457 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: is that players out of nowhere, rookies, young players can 458 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: somehow some way make a huge different and come up 459 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: big time and change the course of playoffs. And that's 460 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: the stuff that you like to see. And uh, that's 461 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: what baseball offers. It's not very off then in the 462 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: other sports where somebody you really really don't know or 463 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: young player can have that moment uh and and change 464 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: the course of the playoffs. But uh, I could always 465 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: remember it was Bob Welch against Reggie Jackson in the 466 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: World Series and uh he got the best of Reggie, 467 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: and uh change the fortunes for the Dodgers. I can 468 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: remember that. But there are a couple of players out 469 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 1: there to keep an eye on Dustin May, the right 470 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: handed picture from the Dodgers, the twenty three year old. 471 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: He's a guy that could come up big for the 472 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: Dodgers in the postseason. Uh, he's had a a really 473 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: good season for l A. Another right handed picture to 474 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: look out for is Devin Williams from the Brewers. After 475 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: moving from a starting roll into the bullpen last year, 476 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: Williams man has emerged as a dominant force out of 477 00:29:53,800 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: the pen in coming into Wednesday, posting a zero old 478 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: point three nine e r A and a zero point 479 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: six one whip with get this, forty seven strikeouts in 480 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: twenty three innings. That's eighteen point four strikeouts per nine innings. Yes, 481 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: the twenty six year old has a devastating change up. 482 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: One of the best pitchers pitches we've seen in So 483 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: there you go. Look out for the kids in the 484 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: postseason have an impact. In the words of New York 485 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: TV legend the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your 486 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: time this time until next time. Rob Parker out he 487 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: can't get this could be an inside the Parker to 488 00:30:47,280 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: see it next week time. Theial has has the special