On this week’s edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob discusses his biggest takeaways from this week’s MLB Trade Deadline, what he’s expecting from the historic MLB Speedway Classic coming up this weekend, and the Baltimore Orioles’ big fall from grace. Later, Houston Astros second baseman Brice Matthews swings by. Plus, a conversation with 97.1 The Ticket Detroit radio host Mike Stone, a hot and fresh edition of Pocket Protector Central with Anthony Masterson, Rob's latest appearance on MLB Network, and a very special Parker Pushback aimed at Carlos Correa and the Astros.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live
in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give
us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop
on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame
voter number fifty seven, Rob Parker.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Come on, I've been covering Major League baseball for almost
forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit,
in LA.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
I love this game. Let's go. Welcome into the podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we
have for you today. Astro's rookie second Basement, Bryce Matthews
drops by the podcast. Also, we'll do a deep dive
into the Detroit Tigers with Mike Stone Stony from ninety
seven to one, the ticket that plus a pushback and
much more.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Up to lead off. It's getting roughed and keep them mind.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Rob's hot take.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
On the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one,
it was a frenzy.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
The MLB trade deadline, which ended on Thursday, was an
all out schmortgas board, a buffet, all you can eat,
endless shrimp, whatever you want to call it.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
And it made total sense.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
There isn't really a dominant team in either the American
League or National League. I know, coming into the season,
people thought maybe the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
And Dodgers would me to get in the World Series.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Dodgers are good, not great, the Yankees up and down,
not great. So things look open in both the American
League and the National League. And teams that really felt like, hey,
this might be our chance to sneak in and maybe
win a World Series, they went all in. And then
other teams that thought that they were out of it
they dropped out and were willing to move players. We
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saw a lot of relief pitching getting moved around, filling
up the back end of bullpens. You're lucky to get
five or six innings from starting pitchers in the postseason.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Mets did some.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Job adding Hellsley to Diaz and and they got Rogers
as well, so they got three really stud guys at
the back end of their bullpen.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Hellsley and Diaz of course a closer.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
So the Mets I think did a great job, and
the Yankees added pieces. A lot of teams added bullpen help.
But the frenzy, it was real, and this will be
interesting to see how that plays out with all the
bullpen stuff when we get to the postseason.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Number two on Saturday, baseball is another specialty game. It's
the Speedway Classic down in Bristol, Tennessee. A Major League
Baseball game on a racetrack down in Bristol, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Ready for this.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Baseball is expected to set an all time attendance record
for a game. Over eighty five thousand tickets sold for
this game in Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
The record was a Yankees Cleveland Indians game in Cleveland
back in nineteen fifty four, part of a doubleheader. Over
eighty four thousand plus showed up for that. Baseball's done
a good job with doing these kind of specialty games
in the summer. We saw a tribute to the Negro
League last year in Birmingham, Alabama that was amazing. The
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Field of Dreams we know, we know that one that
was in Iowa Yankees and White Sox that was pretty great.
So we've seen these kind of things and it's great
to spread baseball around have a special day. It'll be
interesting to see what that looks like a baseball field
in the middle of a racing track, But there it is.
Saturday on Fox eighty five thousand plus expected to pack
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that raceway to watch Major League Baseball number three. It
was a bloodbath in Baltimore. I mean they cleaned house,
dumped a number of players, including Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins,
and dumped three pitchers, including Charlie Morton, and they're moving clean.
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It's unbelievable where the Orioles are in twenty twenty five.
It was just twenty twenty three, less than two years ago.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
This team was full of promise, young players.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
They won one hundred and one games, they won the
American League East. They didn't fare well in the postseason,
but people believe they had something going in Baltimore. The
crowds were showing up at Camden Yards and here we
are where now they're cleaning house and apparently look like
they're going to start all over again in Baltimore. Which
is just shocking to think that so much bad can
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happen in such a short period of time.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
If I'm an.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Oriols fan, I'm bummed out. Thought that things had turned
the corner, that the Oriols were going to be competitive,
And now we'll have to see are they going to
go on a cheap Are they gonna rebuild this on
a hurry on uh, with spending some money to bring
some big time players, or they just gonna develop and
have an antiquated and old five year plan.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
To get this turned away.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
This will be interesting to see where Baltimore goes and
their vision from the front office.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Here comes the big interviews.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Listen and learn. It's so good.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
Now let's welcome into the podcast. Bryce Matthews second basement
for Houston Antals. How you doing, Bryce, I'm gonna how
are you? Joy Gray appreciate it. I want to start
with your love for baseball. Where did that come from?
Tell me about your childhood and playing baseball.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
Yeah, that kind of with the ball in my hands
since I can remember, and it's been playing ever since.
It's been a fun journey, journey said going on. But
obviously we're blessed and able to be out.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Here in your old team with the best best players
in the world. How about the other sports? Did you
play basketball or football? Are you those two?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (05:58):
I played a basketball football up play football all the
way up until my senior in high school.
Speaker 5 (06:03):
So that was a lot of fun. Getting those memories
on the Great eye and just having fun out of there.
But what was it about baseball? Was it fielding?
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Hitting?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
What did je you like fall in love with? What
part of the game?
Speaker 6 (06:16):
I think it was more so every day out there
on the field. It was never a bad day for
me being out there and just being able to go
out there and have fun. I feel like myself every
day and just being free. Honestly, just wherever I was
at those an infre out it was just a lot
of money.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Okay, I'm gonna pity you because how many guys get
a chance to play for their hometown team.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
I mean, what what to take me through.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
This experience.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
In your first game and what that was like to
for everything, family, you to be out.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
In here, What was the men everything to be here,
growing up here and just seeing all.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
These moments in this part. Sy and Hosey hit so
many home runs.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
In here, and now being able to show that with
him and share these experiences with my friends and my
family has been unbelievable.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
I couldn't thank God more so. It's been a huge blessing.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
In my life to have my friends and family here
as many times they want so.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
It's been a lot of fun when you woke up
that morning we get value for the beautiful boys you dream?
What did it thinking that, Yo, I'm in the big leagues?
Was it at your first at bad or what do
you know? What I mean, when did you realize I'm
a big league? Actually, maybe.
Speaker 6 (07:28):
I don't even know still, to be honest, probably once
we had the All Star break, maybe I'm going to
sit down there with the hanging out with my friends
and my family and just talk about that experience. Getting
the face really good pictures, probably one of the greatest
pictures to ever play in the game, like in the
grom So and just being able to see that and
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just have fun and experience out with these guys. They've
been so great for me and just help me learn
and feel confident and comfortable out there on the field.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
It's been amazing. That first game, I know you just
struck out through times over four? Did the game see
fast Tom?
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Did you feel overmatched or did you feel like blow
but just you know, couldn't.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
Catch up to what was going on? How did that first.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
Game?
Speaker 5 (08:14):
It was fun? I mean, it's baseball.
Speaker 6 (08:15):
You're not gonna have everything go your way all the time.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Uh, It's a game of failure.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
So it's just about building on that, being mentally tough
and uh trying to go on to the next day,
next at bad next pitch.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
It was a lot of fun and just competing. N I
just gotta beat that day. But uh, this is baseball. Okay,
it's a couple more.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Our guest is Bryce Matthews second basement for the Houston Astros.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Your favorite player growing up obviously with Astros pay growing
up in Houston. Was it an Astro? Was it somebody else?
Growing up I had I'm not gonna tell you about
it if it wasn't out too.
Speaker 6 (08:50):
Yeah, it's it's so many players with les corea Springer,
Michael Bourne, what mcpetch and Trout Like. I'm just I'm
a student in the game. I like learning different things
from different players. I'd say probably my favorite player growing
up was probably Tippy Johns because he was a switchitter.
I switched it a little bit when I was growing
up and going to see him all the time on CBS.
(09:14):
So all those guys, they they played a tremendous role
in my career just watching and learning from them from
afar and sometimes really up close in the stadium with
jose In and Duran Springer and Michael.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
So they've been they've been great.
Speaker 6 (09:30):
Getting to talk to Hosi every day is a lot
of fun, just as energy, his spirit, his.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Love for the game. And I get to play with
the Hall of Famer every day. Man, It's it's amazing.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
I'm so super blessed.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
Last question, this team, you guys have enough to make
a one on this.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
A lot of people thought, Dad, you know what I mean,
after a great run and two championships, you guys are right.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
There right the see. Guys, we come in and we
compete every day. We're here to battle and try to put.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Up ones every day.
Speaker 5 (10:02):
So that's what we're gonna continue to try to do.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
There's a lot of fun. Uh battle, man, the battle
every day great and Brian putting the sweat in the
bucket every day, trying to do one thing to help
if you can get a winner today. So I'm more
than grateful to be around these guys every day, and
I'm just super thankful.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
Appreciate it. Thank you so much, thank you. That's the
luck to you and your codays so much. Thanks.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
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Speaker 1 (12:27):
It's time for the pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers
you need to know?
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is
his game. What do you got for me, Anthony?
Speaker 9 (12:40):
The trade deadline is one of the biggest make or
break moments of the season. Who's gonna sell, Who's gonna buy?
Who's building up for the future. Now we all know
about some of the best deadline deals ever, the cc Sabathias,
Manny Ramirezz and Randy Johnson's, But what about recency bias?
Since the COVID year in twenty twenty, Who has been
the most impactful deal done at the deadline now with
all your was inspect to the Marlins Kyle Stowers, who's
(13:01):
having a fantastic year. Last year's deadline darling was the
Dodgers Tommy Edmond, who at four oh seven and drove
an eleven to an NLCS MVP honors as the Dodgers
won the first full season title since nineteen eighty eight.
In twenty twenty three, the two teams who made the
World Series made a pair of huge deals, as the
d Backs grabbed outfielder Tommy fam encloser Paul Seawell, but
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the champion Rangers grabbed Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery, who
went three to one with a two ninety ERA and
six games in the playoffs as Texas won the title.
Twenty twenty two was the year of Juan Soto. Sure,
the Padres got to the NLCS, but it propelled the
Nationals rebuild a head light years, grabbing future All Stars
c j Abrams, James Wood, and Mackenzie Gore among others.
(13:44):
In one fell swoop now twenty twenty one, so the
future champion Brays grabbed veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario in a
minor deal, but he exploded in October, hitting three to
eighty three with three homers, eleven RBI and an NLCS
MVP award out performing the Dodgers owned deadline XIX positions
in Max Scherzer and Trey Turner. Honorable mention goes to
the Cubs for grabbing twenty twenty five MVP candidate Pete
(14:07):
crow Armstrong from the Mets for two months of Hobby
Baiaz Who's coming out on top this year?
Speaker 1 (14:12):
When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto,
if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer
or broadcaster, old or new.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Now let's welcome into the podcast Mike Stone from ninety
seven to one.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
The ticket Michael Stone, Stony as we know him. What's up, Stony?
How are you?
Speaker 7 (14:32):
I'm doing wonderful, Rob, How the hell are you? The
trading deadline is over? And hey, what the hell? The
Tigers basically they flatlined a little bit.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
I was gonna ask you, let's go there, Stony, for
we know they went on that terrible slide where we
were getting out the sport.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
The pitching was terribly lost.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Eleven out of twelve and they had such a big lead.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
That's what helped him.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
But it was a really ugly stretch for this team
that had the best record in the league. Let's start
there first. What was going on there? What happened where
they just you know, it started right before the All
Star break and they just fell off.
Speaker 7 (15:09):
Well, it's weird. It's like every team, as you know
better than anybody, it's baseball. Every team, even great teams,
go through these eleven for twelve stretches. But to me,
the thing that was so disconcerting was it wasn't that
the hitting was bad, or the pitching was bad or
the bullpen.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
It was the field.
Speaker 7 (15:28):
Everything was bad at once, and so people started panicking
a little bit. I agree, I was too. And look,
they got well after at least beating salvaging one game
out of the series with Toronto, and then they beat
you know, the Diamondbacks in three straight. But let's not
get excited. The Diamondbacks are basically playing out the string
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before the deadline. So we'll get a better sense. Three
tough games in Philly this weekend, and the Twins come in. Look,
you mentioned the lead, I mean that's the key. They
had the lead. They could this, this could hurt them,
that could help them, But they're not gonna lose the division,
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Okay, So help me here with the thinking.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I know they made some moves, but but not, you know,
any splashes the Trode deadline.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
What were fans in Detroit hoping for? Was it? Was
it bullpen? Help? Was it another starter? Or was it
a bat? What were they looking for? Stony Well, up.
Speaker 7 (16:21):
Until the bad stretch, it was we need another bat.
And everybody fell in love with former Tiger who Heineo Suarez,
who of course they had here, but was traded for
Orab the big Pasta, so that didn't work years ago.
I'll for heard to assignment. So look, everybody wanted Suarez here.
They came here here. People said they should not let
them leave Arizona without you know, making a trade. That's
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not up to him. It's not like it's a free agent.
So I think he was number one on the fans
list and everybody else me because the bullpen was starting
to really fall apart. I thought they needed one or
two really good arms. They went with quantity, not quality.
In my paion, as far as the bullpen, I think
Finningan is ad a good reliever, and I think playing
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in Washington this year kind of you know. I think
we'll find out when he's back with a contender, he'll
be back being good. The other guys, they took a
flyer on Montero. Look with ries Alson getting hurt, I mean,
that's why they had to make the trade for Paddock.
That kind of screwed everything up too. So I think
compare to where they were at this time last I
think the bullpen's a little better. They still need a bat,
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but it's not the philosophy that they have here.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Our guest is Michael Stone Stony from ninety seven to
one the Ticket, my old radio partner from when we
first started all sports talk radio in Detroit on WDFN.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Stony in nineteen ninety four.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
My god, the original odd couple, which is just crazy.
Stone's covering the Tiger forever and knows what's going on
is at the ballpark. So I wanted to chime in
and check in on Stony, just about the fans Stony
when they were rolling and they had the best record
and had all these you know, uh players in the
(18:09):
All Star team. What do they have like six six total,
But did they have like four starters or something.
Speaker 7 (18:16):
Like uh tourres Baiaz and Riley and Scooba. So yes,
they had four.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
They had four.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Starters, right, so you know they were prime time and
everybody in baseball looking at the Tigers.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Where are fans now? Does it not.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Feel as good or do they feel like maybe we
weren't as good as we looked in the first half.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
But they still optimistic.
Speaker 7 (18:39):
I think everybody's optimistic that they'll get in the playoffs
and rob like again, you know, better than anyone. Not
like the NFL so much. Definitely not like the NBA,
more like hockey. We're getting to play with baseball. Just
once you get in, anything can happen.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
And happened with Detectives Rangers two years ago, Stony, You
remember they really lost the vision and made the post
a wild card and one word series.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
Right.
Speaker 7 (19:03):
Look, I always felt but despite the fact that they
had the best record in baseball that they were a
good team, they weren't a great team. And maybe I'm
blinded because they didn't have besides Schooble superstar. Riley Green's
a really good player, but he's not a superstar. So
we've seen and my point was, you don't have to
be a great team to win the World Series. The Tigers, No.
Two thousand and six. Okay, they were a better team
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than the Cardinals, and the Cardinals beat.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
Them, no doubt about them.
Speaker 7 (19:29):
The Royals when they won the World Series and they
went back to back to two World Series, they won
one of them, they weren't a great team. So just
get to the dance and whatever and see what happens.
And when you have a pitcher like schoobl you can
at least it's gonna say pencil in or guarantee some wins,
but you should be able to get some wins. So
I think everybody, most of most of the fans loved
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the team. They think they're good and they were a
little disappointed about yesterday because they feel that, especially with
Google on the last year of his contract next year,
this is the chance to do it and to go
all in, and they didn't. They love they love their prospects,
and we know prospect don't mean hell of beans. A
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lot of times, they do have a lot of them.
I kind of thought, and there there philosophy. They're not
gonna pay, They're not going to give up a lot
of their great prospects for rentals, and I don't disagree
with that.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
However, bed Noir was not a rental.
Speaker 7 (20:27):
And uh Duran, the Believer from Minnesota the Phillies got
they paid a hefty price for They weren't rentals either,
so I think they that's the one move. If they
would have gotten bed nor I don't think they were
going to be. They could have gotten Bedark. Yeah, the
Yankees got him. The Yankees also got Jake Bird, who
I liked better than you know, Montero, some of the
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other pistors the Tigers got. I think people would have
been happy. But who knows.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Last thing you put up Google, just like, what's the feeling?
Scott Boris is agent. We know the deal with Scott
and how he does business. They want top dollar, no
hometown discounts. You know, what are the chance of school
staying in Detroit? Because everything you hear is negative.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
I think it's about fifteen to twenty percent of that.
And that's just the way baseball is. And it's nothing
against him. You know, take the most money you can
get unless you really love it here that much that
you don't want to go to you know, the Dodgers,
the Mets or whoever. Look, we saw it with Boris,
I think I don't know if you were still here. Yeah,
but what with Max Shuser? I mean, the Tigers made
(21:33):
a fair offer. They said, now we're better than ourselves,
and then the Tigers made it public, which really pissed
Boris and Shures are off. So I don't know. Are
there are a lot of people who though they should
have transcooable last year and gotten you know what load
because you have had two years, two and a half
years of control. If you did it last year's deadline,
(21:53):
Now I don't it's gonna be interested. See what happens
to you. Look, if they win the World Series, they
can do whatever they want, not the matters.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Yeah, don't you do that.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
You can say okay, thank you very much and move on.
It's still about winning the Tigers. I haven't won a
World Series in nineteen eighty four. It's been a long time,
and of course that's what they want to do, all right.
His name is Mike Stone Stony ninety seven won the
ticket in Detroit.
Speaker 7 (22:16):
Great love. Even though I'm not a bro, I love
mlbro dot com.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Thank you one man. Well, you don't have to be
a bro to love. I know you know we appreciate it.
All right, Stony, thank you, appreciate you.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
Bye.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
In case you missed Rob Parker on the MLB networks,
here's his latest appearance on mlbina.
Speaker 10 (22:40):
All right, Rob Parker is here in the flesh, Babe, Robins,
Brian Kenny, welcome back.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
What's up?
Speaker 2 (22:44):
B K?
Speaker 3 (22:45):
How are you?
Speaker 10 (22:45):
I'm doing great? Look, I did not expect. I was
writing things off last night. You know, everything's ready to
go and something things are breaking today. Somebody put you
on the spot. This is big boy baseball here, Mason Miller,
Joan Duran, Helsley and Rogers going to the Mets, Ryan Helsley,
Tyler Rodgers.
Speaker 11 (23:01):
Who do you think did the best there?
Speaker 10 (23:03):
Padres Phillies, Mets nationally contenders, who did the best?
Speaker 3 (23:07):
I'm going with the New York Metropolitans. Bkay, you heard it.
Speaker 12 (23:11):
A big three in the NBA, right Lebron d Wade
and Chris Bosh. Now look at the Mets bullpen Hellsley, right,
Rogers with Diaz.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Now look at that they had two closers in the
back there.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
You know Hellsley at one point last year I think
last year in the.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Majors lead in saves.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
I know he's not unhittable this year like he was
a year ago, but still their bullpen is Locke solid.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
The Mets did a great job. Hats off to Stearns
and his move.
Speaker 10 (23:42):
I thought so too. You can make a case. Look
the Phillies. Basically their bullpen has gotten them knocked out
back to back years. Duran is the most significant guy.
I think the Mets having two of them makes a
difference because Rogers is having an excellent year, but Mason
Miller I had him my number one relief pitcher in
the game to a bullpen that was already very very good.
What about Mason Miller and he's under club control for
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a couple of years.
Speaker 11 (24:04):
They have him for a while. What about Miller?
Speaker 3 (24:07):
Oh yeah, no, no, no, that's a great deal as well.
I just think the Mets just got more, you know,
and I'm with you.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
To be able to have him and know he's not
going anywhere kind of reminds me of like the Astro
with Josh Hator, you.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
Know, when they got him and they just you know
he's going to be around for a while. It wasn't
going to be a one year thing. So the padres
did well as well.
Speaker 11 (24:28):
That's he and he's peaking. He's twenty six and all that.
All right.
Speaker 10 (24:31):
I wanted to get this in today because I saw
this news cross and I've been saying this for weeks.
Speaker 11 (24:36):
Show, hey, Otani should open.
Speaker 10 (24:38):
Right if he insists Rob on pitching, and he does,
let him open and get him out.
Speaker 11 (24:42):
I have receipts. Take a look.
Speaker 10 (24:45):
So again, the priority here is protecting that high level
of offensive production that I just showed you and the
base running. As important as pitching is, Otani's everyday dominance
contributes more to winning. Being an opener solves a lot
of problems. Oh Tani will know an he's starting. He
can prepare all day long, sleep, food, frame of mind,
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warming up. He knows he's pitching that day. And the
difference is he just throws one inning. Okay, maybe inning
in two thirds, maybe two. You can be flexible, you
can do whatever you want. But pretty quickly he's out.
All right, Rob, there you go. So the plan yesterday
was to move into four innings. Sure enough, he leaves
with cramping and he goes zero for five at the plate.
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So what are your thoughts on that light? I think
they're getting greedy.
Speaker 3 (25:33):
Rob, I'm even more stern than you are. I mean,
you want him to be an opener. I don't want
him to pitch at all. Bkay zero, not a bilge.
I mean he's betting two seventy three this year. This
isn't last year. And this is my issue.
Speaker 2 (25:51):
At the plate, he's superior on the mound, he's very good,
but he's not a cy Young Award winner, and.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
I would rather take his value. Yeah, every hey concentrating
one hitting.
Speaker 10 (26:02):
I'm chewing it. I'm acquiescing to the saying. No, the
guy wants to pitch. He's insisting on pitching. They fell
into it because they were like rehabbing him.
Speaker 11 (26:10):
Hey, one inning at a time. That's all you need.
Speaker 10 (26:12):
By the way, don't you know, don't misunderestimate how important
that first inning, a shutdown, shutout first inning is.
Speaker 11 (26:20):
Here's the numbers.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Two.
Speaker 11 (26:21):
I looked at him today. This is O TODDI before
and after he started pitching. Rob.
Speaker 10 (26:25):
He's hitting two ninety seven with a three ninety three
on base slugging six forty two before he started pitching.
So he's got a one eighty weighted run screened plus
with eleven steals. Since then, he's hitting two thirteen. I'll
give you a batting average, right, I'll add it two thirteen,
low on base slugging five thirty two, which is remarkable
for a guy pitching, but it's not what he was doing,
and two stolen bases.
Speaker 11 (26:45):
He's a very different everyday player.
Speaker 10 (26:48):
And he's only.
Speaker 11 (26:49):
Started with the cramping. Remember a couple of years ago.
He's holding the hip. It's not just the Tommy John.
I don't know. They have to come to some sort
of agreement on all this.
Speaker 7 (27:00):
With you.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
And he's had a history of injuries as a picture. Yeah,
and I'm pulling it. We saw it, the Unicorn, all
that stuff. That's good to the stout. Yeah, let's just
move on from that and make him an everyday great.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Player at the plate and not waste this guy's talent.
Speaker 2 (27:19):
Offensively, because he's one of the greatest who's ever played offensively.
Speaker 3 (27:23):
And I think the Dodgers are making a mistake.
Speaker 11 (27:26):
I agree with you.
Speaker 10 (27:26):
I think they fell into the right solution earlier this year,
and it's a way I think they both can live
with it. Maybe they'll end up there, but they're not
there now. Rob great stuff. We'll talk to you that
next week. Take care, all right, BK, appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
No, this is Boloni. It's the Parker pushback.
Speaker 11 (27:43):
Shut the here.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Rob tackles the outlandish takes in Major League Baseball.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Shut up today, I'm pushing back on the Houston Astros
who brought back Alex Correa does Houston from the Minnesota
Twins in a trade deadline deal.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
Seriously, they didn't want Correa.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
They let him go as a free agent, they didn't
want to pay him, and he was involved in the cheating.
Speaker 3 (28:14):
Scandal and all that. I get it.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
He was one of their original players. They drafted him
twenty twelve. I get all that.
Speaker 3 (28:21):
He helped them win, but they didn't want them.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
And now all of a sudden, the Astros, I know,
they've banged up, got some injuries, but they make a
trade to bring back Alex Correa back to Houston to
play third base this time, not shortstop, where he played
and helped him win in the past. So this is
very interesting. It just doesn't make sense to me. Why
are you going to revisit this if you're the Astros
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move forward? I think Al Twovey is the only player
that's left from the cheating Scandal team, So why would
you even reintroduce this or do this? None of this
makes any sense. I think they could have gone elsewhere.
They let Bregman go. Are they gonna bring him back now?
The Houston Astros? Are you serious? Alice Correa? Doesn't make
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any sense to revisit this years later.
Speaker 3 (29:17):
I'm Rob Parker and that's my pushback.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
In the words of New York TV legend the late
Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until
next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin.
Speaker 3 (29:37):
This could be an inside the
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Parker See you next week, same bat time, from the
same Matt's station.
From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live
in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give
us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop
on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame
voter number fifty seven, Rob Parker.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Come on, I've been covering Major League baseball for almost
forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit,
in LA.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
I love this game. Let's go. Welcome into the podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we
have for you today. Astro's rookie second Basement, Bryce Matthews
drops by the podcast. Also, we'll do a deep dive
into the Detroit Tigers with Mike Stone Stony from ninety
seven to one, the ticket that plus a pushback and
much more.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Up to lead off. It's getting roughed and keep them mind.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Rob's hot take.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
On the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one,
it was a frenzy.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
The MLB trade deadline, which ended on Thursday, was an
all out schmortgas board, a buffet, all you can eat,
endless shrimp, whatever you want to call it.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
And it made total sense.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
There isn't really a dominant team in either the American
League or National League. I know, coming into the season,
people thought maybe the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
And Dodgers would me to get in the World Series.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Dodgers are good, not great, the Yankees up and down,
not great. So things look open in both the American
League and the National League. And teams that really felt like, hey,
this might be our chance to sneak in and maybe
win a World Series, they went all in. And then
other teams that thought that they were out of it
they dropped out and were willing to move players. We
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saw a lot of relief pitching getting moved around, filling
up the back end of bullpens. You're lucky to get
five or six innings from starting pitchers in the postseason.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Mets did some.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Job adding Hellsley to Diaz and and they got Rogers
as well, so they got three really stud guys at
the back end of their bullpen.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Hellsley and Diaz of course a closer.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
So the Mets I think did a great job, and
the Yankees added pieces. A lot of teams added bullpen help.
But the frenzy, it was real, and this will be
interesting to see how that plays out with all the
bullpen stuff when we get to the postseason.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Number two on Saturday, baseball is another specialty game. It's
the Speedway Classic down in Bristol, Tennessee. A Major League
Baseball game on a racetrack down in Bristol, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Ready for this.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Baseball is expected to set an all time attendance record
for a game. Over eighty five thousand tickets sold for
this game in Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
The record was a Yankees Cleveland Indians game in Cleveland
back in nineteen fifty four, part of a doubleheader. Over
eighty four thousand plus showed up for that. Baseball's done
a good job with doing these kind of specialty games
in the summer. We saw a tribute to the Negro
League last year in Birmingham, Alabama that was amazing. The
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Field of Dreams we know, we know that one that
was in Iowa Yankees and White Sox that was pretty great.
So we've seen these kind of things and it's great
to spread baseball around have a special day. It'll be
interesting to see what that looks like a baseball field
in the middle of a racing track, But there it is.
Saturday on Fox eighty five thousand plus expected to pack
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that raceway to watch Major League Baseball number three. It
was a bloodbath in Baltimore. I mean they cleaned house,
dumped a number of players, including Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins,
and dumped three pitchers, including Charlie Morton, and they're moving clean.
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It's unbelievable where the Orioles are in twenty twenty five.
It was just twenty twenty three, less than two years ago.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
This team was full of promise, young players.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
They won one hundred and one games, they won the
American League East. They didn't fare well in the postseason,
but people believe they had something going in Baltimore. The
crowds were showing up at Camden Yards and here we
are where now they're cleaning house and apparently look like
they're going to start all over again in Baltimore. Which
is just shocking to think that so much bad can
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happen in such a short period of time.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
If I'm an.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Oriols fan, I'm bummed out. Thought that things had turned
the corner, that the Oriols were going to be competitive,
And now we'll have to see are they going to
go on a cheap Are they gonna rebuild this on
a hurry on uh, with spending some money to bring
some big time players, or they just gonna develop and
have an antiquated and old five year plan.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
To get this turned away.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
This will be interesting to see where Baltimore goes and
their vision from the front office.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Here comes the big interviews.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Listen and learn. It's so good.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
Now let's welcome into the podcast. Bryce Matthews second basement
for Houston Antals. How you doing, Bryce, I'm gonna how
are you? Joy Gray appreciate it. I want to start
with your love for baseball. Where did that come from?
Tell me about your childhood and playing baseball.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
Yeah, that kind of with the ball in my hands
since I can remember, and it's been playing ever since.
It's been a fun journey, journey said going on. But
obviously we're blessed and able to be out.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Here in your old team with the best best players
in the world. How about the other sports? Did you
play basketball or football? Are you those two?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (05:58):
I played a basketball football up play football all the
way up until my senior in high school.
Speaker 5 (06:03):
So that was a lot of fun. Getting those memories
on the Great eye and just having fun out of there.
But what was it about baseball? Was it fielding?
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Hitting?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
What did je you like fall in love with? What
part of the game?
Speaker 6 (06:16):
I think it was more so every day out there
on the field. It was never a bad day for
me being out there and just being able to go
out there and have fun. I feel like myself every
day and just being free. Honestly, just wherever I was
at those an infre out it was just a lot
of money.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Okay, I'm gonna pity you because how many guys get
a chance to play for their hometown team.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
I mean, what what to take me through.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
This experience.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
In your first game and what that was like to
for everything, family, you to be out.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
In here, What was the men everything to be here,
growing up here and just seeing all.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
These moments in this part. Sy and Hosey hit so
many home runs.
Speaker 6 (06:58):
In here, and now being able to show that with
him and share these experiences with my friends and my
family has been unbelievable.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
I couldn't thank God more so. It's been a huge blessing.
Speaker 6 (07:07):
In my life to have my friends and family here
as many times they want so.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
It's been a lot of fun when you woke up
that morning we get value for the beautiful boys you dream?
What did it thinking that, Yo, I'm in the big leagues?
Was it at your first at bad or what do
you know? What I mean, when did you realize I'm
a big league? Actually, maybe.
Speaker 6 (07:28):
I don't even know still, to be honest, probably once
we had the All Star break, maybe I'm going to
sit down there with the hanging out with my friends
and my family and just talk about that experience. Getting
the face really good pictures, probably one of the greatest
pictures to ever play in the game, like in the
grom So and just being able to see that and
(07:48):
just have fun and experience out with these guys. They've
been so great for me and just help me learn
and feel confident and comfortable out there on the field.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
It's been amazing. That first game, I know you just
struck out through times over four? Did the game see
fast Tom?
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Did you feel overmatched or did you feel like blow
but just you know, couldn't.
Speaker 5 (08:08):
Catch up to what was going on? How did that first.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
Game?
Speaker 5 (08:14):
It was fun? I mean, it's baseball.
Speaker 6 (08:15):
You're not gonna have everything go your way all the time.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Uh, It's a game of failure.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
So it's just about building on that, being mentally tough
and uh trying to go on to the next day,
next at bad next pitch.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
It was a lot of fun and just competing. N I
just gotta beat that day. But uh, this is baseball. Okay,
it's a couple more.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Our guest is Bryce Matthews second basement for the Houston Astros.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Your favorite player growing up obviously with Astros pay growing
up in Houston. Was it an Astro? Was it somebody else?
Growing up I had I'm not gonna tell you about
it if it wasn't out too.
Speaker 6 (08:50):
Yeah, it's it's so many players with les corea Springer,
Michael Bourne, what mcpetch and Trout Like. I'm just I'm
a student in the game. I like learning different things
from different players. I'd say probably my favorite player growing
up was probably Tippy Johns because he was a switchitter.
I switched it a little bit when I was growing
up and going to see him all the time on CBS.
(09:14):
So all those guys, they they played a tremendous role
in my career just watching and learning from them from
afar and sometimes really up close in the stadium with
jose In and Duran Springer and Michael.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
So they've been they've been great.
Speaker 6 (09:30):
Getting to talk to Hosi every day is a lot
of fun, just as energy, his spirit, his.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
Love for the game. And I get to play with
the Hall of Famer every day. Man, It's it's amazing.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
I'm so super blessed.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
Last question, this team, you guys have enough to make
a one on this.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
A lot of people thought, Dad, you know what I mean,
after a great run and two championships, you guys are right.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
There right the see. Guys, we come in and we
compete every day. We're here to battle and try to put.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Up ones every day.
Speaker 5 (10:02):
So that's what we're gonna continue to try to do.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
There's a lot of fun. Uh battle, man, the battle
every day great and Brian putting the sweat in the
bucket every day, trying to do one thing to help
if you can get a winner today. So I'm more
than grateful to be around these guys every day, and
I'm just super thankful.
Speaker 5 (10:21):
Appreciate it. Thank you so much, thank you. That's the
luck to you and your codays so much. Thanks.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
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It's time for the pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers
you need to know?
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name. BS analytics is
his game. What do you got for me, Anthony?
Speaker 9 (12:40):
The trade deadline is one of the biggest make or
break moments of the season. Who's gonna sell, Who's gonna buy?
Who's building up for the future. Now we all know
about some of the best deadline deals ever, the cc Sabathias,
Manny Ramirezz and Randy Johnson's, But what about recency bias?
Since the COVID year in twenty twenty, Who has been
the most impactful deal done at the deadline now with
all your was inspect to the Marlins Kyle Stowers, who's
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having a fantastic year. Last year's deadline darling was the
Dodgers Tommy Edmond, who at four oh seven and drove
an eleven to an NLCS MVP honors as the Dodgers
won the first full season title since nineteen eighty eight.
In twenty twenty three, the two teams who made the
World Series made a pair of huge deals, as the
d Backs grabbed outfielder Tommy fam encloser Paul Seawell, but
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the champion Rangers grabbed Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery, who
went three to one with a two ninety ERA and
six games in the playoffs as Texas won the title.
Twenty twenty two was the year of Juan Soto. Sure,
the Padres got to the NLCS, but it propelled the
Nationals rebuild a head light years, grabbing future All Stars
c j Abrams, James Wood, and Mackenzie Gore among others.
(13:44):
In one fell swoop now twenty twenty one, so the
future champion Brays grabbed veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario in a
minor deal, but he exploded in October, hitting three to
eighty three with three homers, eleven RBI and an NLCS
MVP award out performing the Dodgers owned deadline XIX positions
in Max Scherzer and Trey Turner. Honorable mention goes to
the Cubs for grabbing twenty twenty five MVP candidate Pete
(14:07):
crow Armstrong from the Mets for two months of Hobby
Baiaz Who's coming out on top this year?
Speaker 1 (14:12):
When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto,
if I'm writing, I'm ripping. Let's bring in a writer
or broadcaster, old or new.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Now let's welcome into the podcast Mike Stone from ninety
seven to one.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
The ticket Michael Stone, Stony as we know him. What's up, Stony?
How are you?
Speaker 7 (14:32):
I'm doing wonderful, Rob, How the hell are you? The
trading deadline is over? And hey, what the hell? The
Tigers basically they flatlined a little bit.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
I was gonna ask you, let's go there, Stony, for
we know they went on that terrible slide where we
were getting out the sport.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
The pitching was terribly lost.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Eleven out of twelve and they had such a big lead.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
That's what helped him.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
But it was a really ugly stretch for this team
that had the best record in the league. Let's start
there first. What was going on there? What happened where
they just you know, it started right before the All
Star break and they just fell off.
Speaker 7 (15:09):
Well, it's weird. It's like every team, as you know
better than anybody, it's baseball. Every team, even great teams,
go through these eleven for twelve stretches. But to me,
the thing that was so disconcerting was it wasn't that
the hitting was bad, or the pitching was bad or
the bullpen.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
It was the field.
Speaker 7 (15:28):
Everything was bad at once, and so people started panicking
a little bit. I agree, I was too. And look,
they got well after at least beating salvaging one game
out of the series with Toronto, and then they beat
you know, the Diamondbacks in three straight. But let's not
get excited. The Diamondbacks are basically playing out the string
(15:49):
before the deadline. So we'll get a better sense. Three
tough games in Philly this weekend, and the Twins come in. Look,
you mentioned the lead, I mean that's the key. They
had the lead. They could this, this could hurt them,
that could help them, But they're not gonna lose the division,
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Okay, So help me here with the thinking.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I know they made some moves, but but not, you know,
any splashes the Trode deadline.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
What were fans in Detroit hoping for? Was it? Was
it bullpen? Help? Was it another starter? Or was it
a bat? What were they looking for? Stony Well, up.
Speaker 7 (16:21):
Until the bad stretch, it was we need another bat.
And everybody fell in love with former Tiger who Heineo Suarez,
who of course they had here, but was traded for
Orab the big Pasta, so that didn't work years ago.
I'll for heard to assignment. So look, everybody wanted Suarez here.
They came here here. People said they should not let
them leave Arizona without you know, making a trade. That's
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not up to him. It's not like it's a free agent.
So I think he was number one on the fans
list and everybody else me because the bullpen was starting
to really fall apart. I thought they needed one or
two really good arms. They went with quantity, not quality.
In my paion, as far as the bullpen, I think
Finningan is ad a good reliever, and I think playing
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in Washington this year kind of you know. I think
we'll find out when he's back with a contender, he'll
be back being good. The other guys, they took a
flyer on Montero. Look with ries Alson getting hurt, I mean,
that's why they had to make the trade for Paddock.
That kind of screwed everything up too. So I think
compare to where they were at this time last I
think the bullpen's a little better. They still need a bat,
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but it's not the philosophy that they have here.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Our guest is Michael Stone Stony from ninety seven to
one the Ticket, my old radio partner from when we
first started all sports talk radio in Detroit on WDFN.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Stony in nineteen ninety four.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
My god, the original odd couple, which is just crazy.
Stone's covering the Tiger forever and knows what's going on
is at the ballpark. So I wanted to chime in
and check in on Stony, just about the fans Stony
when they were rolling and they had the best record
and had all these you know, uh players in the
(18:09):
All Star team. What do they have like six six total,
But did they have like four starters or something.
Speaker 7 (18:16):
Like uh tourres Baiaz and Riley and Scooba. So yes,
they had four.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
They had four.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Starters, right, so you know they were prime time and
everybody in baseball looking at the Tigers.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Where are fans now? Does it not.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Feel as good or do they feel like maybe we
weren't as good as we looked in the first half.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
But they still optimistic.
Speaker 7 (18:39):
I think everybody's optimistic that they'll get in the playoffs
and rob like again, you know, better than anyone. Not
like the NFL so much. Definitely not like the NBA,
more like hockey. We're getting to play with baseball. Just
once you get in, anything can happen.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
And happened with Detectives Rangers two years ago, Stony, You
remember they really lost the vision and made the post
a wild card and one word series.
Speaker 3 (19:03):
Right.
Speaker 7 (19:03):
Look, I always felt but despite the fact that they
had the best record in baseball that they were a
good team, they weren't a great team. And maybe I'm
blinded because they didn't have besides Schooble superstar. Riley Green's
a really good player, but he's not a superstar. So
we've seen and my point was, you don't have to
be a great team to win the World Series. The Tigers, No.
Two thousand and six. Okay, they were a better team
(19:26):
than the Cardinals, and the Cardinals beat.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
Them, no doubt about them.
Speaker 7 (19:29):
The Royals when they won the World Series and they
went back to back to two World Series, they won
one of them, they weren't a great team. So just
get to the dance and whatever and see what happens.
And when you have a pitcher like schoobl you can
at least it's gonna say pencil in or guarantee some wins,
but you should be able to get some wins. So
I think everybody, most of most of the fans loved
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the team. They think they're good and they were a
little disappointed about yesterday because they feel that, especially with
Google on the last year of his contract next year,
this is the chance to do it and to go
all in, and they didn't. They love they love their prospects,
and we know prospect don't mean hell of beans. A
(20:13):
lot of times, they do have a lot of them.
I kind of thought, and there there philosophy. They're not
gonna pay, They're not going to give up a lot
of their great prospects for rentals, and I don't disagree
with that.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
However, bed Noir was not a rental.
Speaker 7 (20:27):
And uh Duran, the Believer from Minnesota the Phillies got
they paid a hefty price for They weren't rentals either,
so I think they that's the one move. If they
would have gotten bed nor I don't think they were
going to be. They could have gotten Bedark. Yeah, the
Yankees got him. The Yankees also got Jake Bird, who
I liked better than you know, Montero, some of the
(20:47):
other pistors the Tigers got. I think people would have
been happy. But who knows.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Last thing you put up Google, just like, what's the feeling?
Scott Boris is agent. We know the deal with Scott
and how he does business. They want top dollar, no
hometown discounts. You know, what are the chance of school
staying in Detroit? Because everything you hear is negative.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
I think it's about fifteen to twenty percent of that.
And that's just the way baseball is. And it's nothing
against him. You know, take the most money you can
get unless you really love it here that much that
you don't want to go to you know, the Dodgers,
the Mets or whoever. Look, we saw it with Boris,
I think I don't know if you were still here. Yeah,
but what with Max Shuser? I mean, the Tigers made
(21:33):
a fair offer. They said, now we're better than ourselves,
and then the Tigers made it public, which really pissed
Boris and Shures are off. So I don't know. Are
there are a lot of people who though they should
have transcooable last year and gotten you know what load
because you have had two years, two and a half
years of control. If you did it last year's deadline,
(21:53):
Now I don't it's gonna be interested. See what happens
to you. Look, if they win the World Series, they
can do whatever they want, not the matters.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Yeah, don't you do that.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
You can say okay, thank you very much and move on.
It's still about winning the Tigers. I haven't won a
World Series in nineteen eighty four. It's been a long time,
and of course that's what they want to do, all right.
His name is Mike Stone Stony ninety seven won the
ticket in Detroit.
Speaker 7 (22:16):
Great love. Even though I'm not a bro, I love
mlbro dot com.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Thank you one man. Well, you don't have to be
a bro to love. I know you know we appreciate it.
All right, Stony, thank you, appreciate you.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
Bye.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
In case you missed Rob Parker on the MLB networks,
here's his latest appearance on mlbina.
Speaker 10 (22:40):
All right, Rob Parker is here in the flesh, Babe, Robins,
Brian Kenny, welcome back.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
What's up?
Speaker 2 (22:44):
B K?
Speaker 3 (22:45):
How are you?
Speaker 10 (22:45):
I'm doing great? Look, I did not expect. I was
writing things off last night. You know, everything's ready to
go and something things are breaking today. Somebody put you
on the spot. This is big boy baseball here, Mason Miller,
Joan Duran, Helsley and Rogers going to the Mets, Ryan Helsley,
Tyler Rodgers.
Speaker 11 (23:01):
Who do you think did the best there?
Speaker 10 (23:03):
Padres Phillies, Mets nationally contenders, who did the best?
Speaker 3 (23:07):
I'm going with the New York Metropolitans. Bkay, you heard it.
Speaker 12 (23:11):
A big three in the NBA, right Lebron d Wade
and Chris Bosh. Now look at the Mets bullpen Hellsley, right,
Rogers with Diaz.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Now look at that they had two closers in the
back there.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
You know Hellsley at one point last year I think
last year in the.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Majors lead in saves.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
I know he's not unhittable this year like he was
a year ago, but still their bullpen is Locke solid.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
The Mets did a great job. Hats off to Stearns
and his move.
Speaker 10 (23:42):
I thought so too. You can make a case. Look
the Phillies. Basically their bullpen has gotten them knocked out
back to back years. Duran is the most significant guy.
I think the Mets having two of them makes a
difference because Rogers is having an excellent year, but Mason
Miller I had him my number one relief pitcher in
the game to a bullpen that was already very very good.
What about Mason Miller and he's under club control for
(24:04):
a couple of years.
Speaker 11 (24:04):
They have him for a while. What about Miller?
Speaker 3 (24:07):
Oh yeah, no, no, no, that's a great deal as well.
I just think the Mets just got more, you know,
and I'm with you.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
To be able to have him and know he's not
going anywhere kind of reminds me of like the Astro
with Josh Hator, you.
Speaker 3 (24:21):
Know, when they got him and they just you know
he's going to be around for a while. It wasn't
going to be a one year thing. So the padres
did well as well.
Speaker 11 (24:28):
That's he and he's peaking. He's twenty six and all that.
All right.
Speaker 10 (24:31):
I wanted to get this in today because I saw
this news cross and I've been saying this for weeks.
Speaker 11 (24:36):
Show, hey, Otani should open.
Speaker 10 (24:38):
Right if he insists Rob on pitching, and he does,
let him open and get him out.
Speaker 11 (24:42):
I have receipts. Take a look.
Speaker 10 (24:45):
So again, the priority here is protecting that high level
of offensive production that I just showed you and the
base running. As important as pitching is, Otani's everyday dominance
contributes more to winning. Being an opener solves a lot
of problems. Oh Tani will know an he's starting. He
can prepare all day long, sleep, food, frame of mind,
(25:08):
warming up. He knows he's pitching that day. And the
difference is he just throws one inning. Okay, maybe inning
in two thirds, maybe two. You can be flexible, you
can do whatever you want. But pretty quickly he's out.
All right, Rob, there you go. So the plan yesterday
was to move into four innings. Sure enough, he leaves
with cramping and he goes zero for five at the plate.
(25:31):
So what are your thoughts on that light? I think
they're getting greedy.
Speaker 3 (25:33):
Rob, I'm even more stern than you are. I mean,
you want him to be an opener. I don't want
him to pitch at all. Bkay zero, not a bilge.
I mean he's betting two seventy three this year. This
isn't last year. And this is my issue.
Speaker 2 (25:51):
At the plate, he's superior on the mound, he's very good,
but he's not a cy Young Award winner, and.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
I would rather take his value. Yeah, every hey concentrating
one hitting.
Speaker 10 (26:02):
I'm chewing it. I'm acquiescing to the saying. No, the
guy wants to pitch. He's insisting on pitching. They fell
into it because they were like rehabbing him.
Speaker 11 (26:10):
Hey, one inning at a time. That's all you need.
Speaker 10 (26:12):
By the way, don't you know, don't misunderestimate how important
that first inning, a shutdown, shutout first inning is.
Speaker 11 (26:20):
Here's the numbers.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Two.
Speaker 11 (26:21):
I looked at him today. This is O TODDI before
and after he started pitching. Rob.
Speaker 10 (26:25):
He's hitting two ninety seven with a three ninety three
on base slugging six forty two before he started pitching.
So he's got a one eighty weighted run screened plus
with eleven steals. Since then, he's hitting two thirteen. I'll
give you a batting average, right, I'll add it two thirteen,
low on base slugging five thirty two, which is remarkable
for a guy pitching, but it's not what he was doing,
and two stolen bases.
Speaker 11 (26:45):
He's a very different everyday player.
Speaker 10 (26:48):
And he's only.
Speaker 11 (26:49):
Started with the cramping. Remember a couple of years ago.
He's holding the hip. It's not just the Tommy John.
I don't know. They have to come to some sort
of agreement on all this.
Speaker 7 (27:00):
With you.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
And he's had a history of injuries as a picture. Yeah,
and I'm pulling it. We saw it, the Unicorn, all
that stuff. That's good to the stout. Yeah, let's just
move on from that and make him an everyday great.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Player at the plate and not waste this guy's talent.
Speaker 2 (27:19):
Offensively, because he's one of the greatest who's ever played offensively.
Speaker 3 (27:23):
And I think the Dodgers are making a mistake.
Speaker 11 (27:26):
I agree with you.
Speaker 10 (27:26):
I think they fell into the right solution earlier this year,
and it's a way I think they both can live
with it. Maybe they'll end up there, but they're not
there now. Rob great stuff. We'll talk to you that
next week. Take care, all right, BK, appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
No, this is Boloni. It's the Parker pushback.
Speaker 11 (27:43):
Shut the here.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Rob tackles the outlandish takes in Major League Baseball.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Shut up today, I'm pushing back on the Houston Astros
who brought back Alex Correa does Houston from the Minnesota
Twins in a trade deadline deal.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
Seriously, they didn't want Correa.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
They let him go as a free agent, they didn't
want to pay him, and he was involved in the cheating.
Speaker 3 (28:14):
Scandal and all that. I get it.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
He was one of their original players. They drafted him
twenty twelve. I get all that.
Speaker 3 (28:21):
He helped them win, but they didn't want them.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
And now all of a sudden, the Astros, I know,
they've banged up, got some injuries, but they make a
trade to bring back Alex Correa back to Houston to
play third base this time, not shortstop, where he played
and helped him win in the past. So this is
very interesting. It just doesn't make sense to me. Why
are you going to revisit this if you're the Astros
(28:48):
move forward? I think Al Twovey is the only player
that's left from the cheating Scandal team, So why would
you even reintroduce this or do this? None of this
makes any sense. I think they could have gone elsewhere.
They let Bregman go. Are they gonna bring him back now?
The Houston Astros? Are you serious? Alice Correa? Doesn't make
(29:11):
any sense to revisit this years later.
Speaker 3 (29:17):
I'm Rob Parker and that's my pushback.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
In the words of New York TV legend the late
Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until
next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin.
Speaker 3 (29:37):
This could be an inside the
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Parker See you next week, same bat time, from the
same Matt's station.
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