The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Inside the Parker - All-Star Game Edition From Coors Field!

Episode Date: July 15, 2021

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob is at the MLB All-Star Game in Denver and gives his 3 biggest takeaways from the All-Star Game and the state of the game heading into the second half. He also... talks with Rockies Pitcher Taijaun Walker, Blue Jays 2nd Baseman Marcus Semien, O's slugger Cedric Mullins, White Sox SS Tim Anderson, andClick here to subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter!! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:29 From wherever you live in MLB America, this is Inside the Parker. You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number 83. Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. And what a special edition of Inside the Parker. We're still on location in Denver, and man, what a great home run derby and a great all-star game.
Starting point is 00:03:01 We're going to hear from some of the big stars, Aaron Judge, Tim Anderson, Taiwan Walker, Cedric Mullins, and Marcus Simeon. That and much more. Let's go. To lead off, it's getting robbed. And keep him on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. So I wrote a big column at deadspin.com off the All-Star game. And it was basically my all-star takeaway.
Starting point is 00:03:36 Three things. Number one. Atmospheric is everything. I think you felt it. I know I saw on social media, people talking about it. But the atmosphere at Coors Field in Denver was tremendous. I don't know. Was it the pandemic being over?
Starting point is 00:03:54 the idea of us all being in crowds again, but the crowd was electric at the home run derby and at the All-Star game. There was not a seat to be had at Coors Field. And what I was most impressed by was fans stayed in their seats to watch the action. If you watched on television, you didn't see the empty seats. And even the All-Star game,
Starting point is 00:04:22 which was a 5-2 win for the American League, the eight straight win for the AAL was people didn't leave early to beat traffic. People stayed till the end. All the runs didn't come on home runs or strikeouts. We got some cool matchups. Otani against Tatis Jr. Everybody wanted to see that. It was special.
Starting point is 00:04:48 And, you know, for a couple of nights, baseball took center stage again. And it felt right. Life felt good. Baseball felt good. I hope you felt it through the TV because I definitely felt it at the ballpark. I love going to the All-Star game. We really missed it from a year ago, but man, that was something. Number two. I know there was a big controversy before the All-Star festivities about Shohei Otani
Starting point is 00:05:23 and speaking English and an interpreter and people going crazy about that and all the debate. But there's no denying about the international flavor in baseball. Let's just take the All-Star game to start. The game was won by a Japanese player. The game was saved by an Australian
Starting point is 00:05:45 and the MVP of the game was Dominican. I mean, is that not America? Only thing that was missing was the apple pie. It may be a Chevrolet. But yes, baseball is very international. We see it play out. You know, you know what? You know, supersedes, people's culture, their language, their size, their shape is talent.
Starting point is 00:06:17 And when you have talent, it doesn't matter. We saw it. You saw a Black Guerrero Jr. His dad's a Hall of Fame. What do you do? He had a big home run, another RBI. This kid's a stud, the youngest guy to win the MVP ever, which is incredible. The Toronto Blue Jays are lucky.
Starting point is 00:06:38 He kind of got pushed to the side because so much is being made of Otani and Tatis, Jr., but Guerrero Jr. is a stud, and we saw that last night. Shohay Otani, another one. Dude, he's just as advertised. This is why the Angels, you know, backed up the Brinks truck to pay this guy to get him from Japan. In the All-Star game, he started the game, and he was in the lineup as the DH. Do a pitcher over 100 miles an hour. He didn't get any hits.
Starting point is 00:07:13 But, man, you know, just to have him out there doing what he's doing, nobody had ever gone to the All-Star game as a pitcher and a hitter. So that tells you all you need to know about him. And Hendricks, who pitches for the white socks, got the saves. He's the Australian player. So we saw baseball has all these young stars. And many of them are from the United States. There's plenty from the United States.
Starting point is 00:07:36 But there are a lot of big stars who aren't. The game has a real international flavor, more so than any other sport. We're seeing more international play in basketball, not football, obviously. but baseball, if you watched the game and you saw all these stars, you said to yourself, wow. Number three. It was good to hear from Commissioner Rob Manfred about the changes in the game. First of all, I'm going to give them credit for going after Googate and getting this thing straightened out. Baseball was at a crossroads.
Starting point is 00:08:12 It couldn't wait until next year to let guys get their act together. No. the rules have been on the books. You can't put a foreign substance on the ball. Hitting had suffered. And already, we've seen improvements with batting averages and guys not striking out as much. Things have changed already. I love the way he attacked that.
Starting point is 00:08:34 And then here at the commissioner say that a few things are likely to change. They're going to drop the seven-in-dainting double-headers. That extra run-a-rule on second base and, you know, an extra-ins. winnings that's going to go away. Thank God. And here's the one that really like touched me to make me feel like, okay, we're getting back to baseball's roots is no more of the defensive shifts. Now, they didn't spell out how they're going to do it, but I'm assuming you've got to have two guys on each side of the bag. You can move your guys around, but you can't put three and four guys on one side of the diamond. I think that's wrong. You take it away. You take a
Starting point is 00:09:16 way hits, which we've seen, batting average has suffered, and you've taken people off the base path. So it's like a strikeout or a home run. There's no in between. We saw in the All-Star game manufacturing of runs. That's what we need. We need base runners. So I love that the commissioner's office is active, getting baseball back to what we love it.
Starting point is 00:09:41 The pencil protecting geeks who have taken over baseball. all, man, we got to take it back and all that analytics. Ask the Yankees who are knee deep in analytics, how's that working out for them? They haven't won a World Series since 2009, and they're one of the leaders in analytics. So it's worked during the regular season, but it hasn't worked.
Starting point is 00:10:04 And here's the other last thing. Garrett Cole, one of the big culprits on Gugate, right before the All-Star game, what do you do? Pitch the complete game shutout against Houston. 12 strikeouts, 129 pitches. Funny, he can't pitch without goo. These guys can pitch without goo. Stop it.
Starting point is 00:10:26 It was a Bravo performance by Gary Cole. So baseball is in the right direction. Man, I loved everything I heard at the All-Star game. Here comes the big interview. Listen and learned. Oh, it's so good. Instead of just one big interview as we normally do on the podcast, I caught up with a number of stars at the All-Star game in Denver,
Starting point is 00:10:51 and we're going to give you a little sliver of each of these big-time players. Take a listen. Caught up with Mets pitcher, Taiwan Walker, and I asked him what it's like to be a first-time All-Star. Good. I was running around like crazy right now, but, man, it feels good. I got the whole family here. We all fooling this morning.
Starting point is 00:11:15 I'm excited. They're excited just to have my family here with me. It really means a lot to me, so I'm excited for it. How about coming into the season? Is that a goal of yours or a plan or you just play and hope that it works out? The goal is to always help the team win. So go out there and do my best and try to put up good numbers. And, you know, if I make the All-Star team, good, if not, you know, it is what it is.
Starting point is 00:11:42 But if I go out there and help the team win, it's always a goal. I know some guys couldn't make it or, you know, things happen. But this is a big honor, right? I mean, you never know if you ever going to come back. Is there something you look at it like that? Like, this is something special that I don't want to miss. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think my ninth season to finally get an all-star nod, you know.
Starting point is 00:12:03 You know, like you said, like, I don't know if I'm ever going to get another one again. But to finally be an all-star, I'm going to cherish it. And, you know, I'll always have that next to my name. I asked Marcus Simeon, who's in his first season, in Toronto, how special it was to be voted in as a starting second basement by the fans. It's been a big change. It's coming from Oakland playing shortstop to now being Toronto, first Dunedin, Buffalo, hopefully Toronto now, changing positions.
Starting point is 00:12:30 But I got hot there in May, and it seemed like the voters took notice of that. I appreciate everybody who voted for it. How about that making a change, I mean, to go from, you know, playing shortstop to second base, and then being an all-star at it and a starting player. I mean, that's a big change. A lot of guys might need a year to adjust, you know, positions. Yeah, just the work in spring training, you know, we really focus on turning that double play.
Starting point is 00:12:56 And, you know, I still do it every day. It's something I feel like I'm getting better at. At the same time, I want to make sure shortstop is still sharp as well. So I like having that versatility now. Everybody has seen that I can play shortstop, also second now. And if I swing the bat, the way I've been used. doing, I think the future will be bright. What changed when you turned it on and got hot and then stayed hot?
Starting point is 00:13:20 Did you make any adjustments? Did you see the ball better? What changed? Well, I think we were in late April. I had to change my routine in the cage a little bit because what I was doing in April was I was only hitting a fastball wheel. And that's not what I was getting thrown. Right.
Starting point is 00:13:38 So they're not going to throw that too. Right. So I did some drills to kind of help my swing pass. Stayed through the zone a little bit more. Hit the ball to right field. Make sure my path is direct to the ball if it is. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games.
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Starting point is 00:18:46 they were announcing the starters earlier. And when my name got called, and I know my parents were on the same floor as me. I heard my mom screaming down the hall. So she was very excited. I'm excited as well. It's coming from. So the dream come true?
Starting point is 00:18:59 Like when you're playing, you know, you watch this game as a kid, see all the great players to finally get, you know, recognize and make it to this level. Just tell me about that. Yeah, it's just a surreal moment. You know, we always have goals in mind, and, you know, it's awesome to be able to reach them.
Starting point is 00:19:16 It's just a matter of taking it day by day, and here I am, putting together with a solid year. I'm going to definitely relish and enjoy this moment, and we've got to keep pushing past that. What's changed for you from last year to this year? Is it, you know what I mean, when it finally clicks in? You know, is there something? Did you just see the ball better?
Starting point is 00:19:35 Did you have better at bats? What did you do? You know what I mean? Yeah, there were a couple of physical changes to my swing that I made. It gave me the best opportunity to see the ball a little better, to see it a little deeper, see the spin. So everything involved involving it in the best position to hit were the adjustments that I made. And then at that point it was too matter of, but just hitting the ball harder.
Starting point is 00:19:55 And at one point, I know you were leading the league with hits, and just everything that had happened this year, did you pitch yourself a little bit through it? You were like all this hard work paid off. What were you saying to yourself? Things are happening. Yeah, like as things were going around, it was like, okay, you're having the success, you know, continue to remind yourself what led to that.
Starting point is 00:20:18 It was the work that I put in and just sticking to a routine. And is it fun? Has you gotten to a point where it's just fun, you're just playing ball and not feeling pressure? Sometimes when you don't have success early, you know what I mean? You can put a lot of pressure and it compounds. Is it just fun to go play?
Starting point is 00:20:34 I think having fun led to the success. It's not necessarily the other way around. And with that kind of mindset, I think it'll lead to a future success as well. You've got to be able to have fun in this game. You know, everything bites you pretty good. Tim Anderson of the White Sox has as much swag as anybody, but it's not shocking that it was Ken Griffey Jr.'s
Starting point is 00:20:54 Swag that got him interested in baseball and the All-Star game. And he tells a great story about Jr. Ken Griffey was one of my favorite players. but I wasn't really a guy that really watched it. You know, I just like watching the homework and derby, and that was it. But I didn't really watch the game, but now to be able to be a part of,
Starting point is 00:21:13 it's definitely dope and cool. What did you like about Griffey? What was it just a power? What he brought into the game? Because he could play everything. Yeah, what he brought into the game, he did everything. And he had that swag.
Starting point is 00:21:25 He had that effect on people. You know, when he step on the field, you know who that is. So definitely just that about game. Could you relate to him wearing his hat backwards? People used to give him a hard time. But that was a part of his swag. Yeah, that was part of his swag.
Starting point is 00:21:39 Yeah, definitely. Now everybody wearing the hat backwards. Also caught up with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. And, you know, missing from the All-Star were all three Houston Astros. And they had just played the Astros in a series down in Houston. So I asked Judge about the Astros' absence. They got their priorities, you know. They need to heal up, get ready.
Starting point is 00:22:04 You know, they got family stuff, injuries, anything like that. You know, they're just, you know, trying to play it smart and do what's best for them and the team. You know, so I really got nothing. You know, that's their choice, you know. Was it that or the booze that they might take? Why they're not coming? You said it, not me. No, it is my question.
Starting point is 00:22:25 I'm asking. Yeah, I'm not too sure. I'm not in their shoes. I don't know what they would go through or what they would hear. but like I said, I think they made the best decision for, you know, for themselves, their families and personal reasons. It probably would have been the loudest booze ever at an All-Star game, right? I mean, this is where you celebrate the game. Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:22:48 Who knows? I think the fans still got their opinions, but, you know, like I said, they took their personal reasons. And, you know, All-Star break, we only got three days, four days or whatever. And we're playing 162 games, playing every single day. So, you know, I think they made the smart decision, you know, staying with their family is resting up and, you know, doing what they need to do for, you know, their second half. I know you're a young guy. What I was going to the All-Star game, is it still, is it still special, like every chance you get to be a part of this for you? Yeah, you know, I never want to take this moment for granted.
Starting point is 00:23:19 You know, get an opportunity to come here and celebrate with my family, celebrate with my friends. Most importantly, represent the Yankees and our fan base is something that, you know, I never want to take for granted, never want to miss, you know, this opportunity. You know, so it still gives me chills, you know. Being here, being around these legends, being around these guys, they're going to be future Hall of Famers, being around the coaches, everything. It's a special opportunity that, you know, it's tough to describe it. And I'm looking forward to it once again.
Starting point is 00:23:48 It's time for the Pocket Protector Central. The analytic numbers you need to know, well, maybe. Anthony Masterson is his name. BS Analytics is his game. you got for me, Anthony? The 2021 All-Star game is here with 42 first-timers on the league rosters, a new record. It feels like the league is turning over a new leaf. The faces of the game in each league, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. are both 22, while two-way unicorn Shohei Otani just turned 27. Vladig could become the youngest player ever hit for the Triple
Starting point is 00:24:21 Crown, while Tatis has vined become the first player since Chuck Klein in 1932 to lead the league in both homers and stolen bases. It's also time to breathe and look back where the first after of 2021 ranks in a historical context. The 23.8 league strikeout percentage is at an all-time high, continuing a trend that's been going its direction for the last decade or so. Each MLB game on average sees nearly 18 combined strikeouts per game, also an all-time high. Even though strikeouts are on the rise, so is the long ball.
Starting point is 00:24:49 At 2.4 home runs per game in 2021, that's the fourth highest mark the sport has ever seen. The AL has won seven straight All-Star games tied for the third longest streak by any league ever. But the last time the All-Star game wasn't. In Denver, we saw 21 combined runs the most in All-Star game history. With the historic performance of Otani, both starting as a pitcher and leading off as a hitter, let's just say it'll be a safe bet. We won't see a repeat performance of 1998.
Starting point is 00:25:14 Jones in for baseball. A fan's take on the game we love. Hello, everyone, this is Jones Wittner. I hope everyone enjoyed the MLB All-Star festivities. Speaking of which, I want to touch on that real quick. Now, it's just my opinion, but I'm not. I enjoy baseball's all-star festivities more than any other sports. The essence of the game of baseball renders itself for peer excitement,
Starting point is 00:25:42 which leads me to the home run derby. Speaking on the essence of the game, home runs and the best players are usually synonymous in baseball, unlike other sports whereas players might be considered more specialists. I like the phrase they use in boxing with referring to the knockout punch as the great equalizer, which in fact is what the home run is to baseball. Now, as exciting as the home run derby is, the real prize in my eyes is the actual All-Star game.
Starting point is 00:26:10 For transparency purposes, I must admit, I did prefer when home field advantage for the World Series was on the line. But it is what it is. I ain't tripping because also unlike other sports, baseball's All-Star game is a real game. That brings up that phrase again, essence of the game. It allows for both sides to play a legitimate game with the very very. best of the best. When I say legitimate, I'm referring to being able to play the game at full speed versus going through the motions. Now, I got to give a shout out to Peter Lanzo for becoming the third player since the kid, King Riffey Jr., and your winning cess for this to win back-to-back
Starting point is 00:26:50 home run derbies. Same goes for the American League for winning the All-Star game. We've had some incredible storylines this first half of the season. I'm excited for what the upcoming trade deadline has in store and the remainder of what's left on this historic campaign. Now bring in the closer. Track one, right two, right three. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. Number 101, why baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. Man, oh man, let me tell you, Coorsfield did not disappoint in the food department at
Starting point is 00:27:32 the All-Star game. Man, the food was so good. I ate like a pig, but I'm going to give a special shout-out to Coors Field for their hot dog. Oh, my God. I could not believe it. I had an all-beef,
Starting point is 00:27:47 foot-long hot dog on a warm bun with sauerkraut and mustard. I definitely needed a cigarette after that. It was that good. My goodness. You know, hot dogs aren't always created equal. You go to places, baseball, there's nothing like a hot dog at a baseball game.
Starting point is 00:28:06 I don't know. I know people with hot dogs at football games, hot dogs at basketball game, but there's something about a hot dog at a baseball game with a beer or diet Coke or whatever you drink, but there's something about it. And going there, I had choices to eat anything I wanted,
Starting point is 00:28:23 and I still wound up saying, I'm back in the ballpark, back on the big stage as far as the All-Star game, and I have to have a dog, and my goodness, I was not disappointed. 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. He can't get it.
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