The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Inside the Parker - Nats World Series Madness; Astros Storm Back; Guest: D.C. Anchor Darren Haynes on Washington's Run

Episode Date: October 16, 2019

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob looks at the Nationals continuing their magical postseason run to the World Series after sweeping the Cardinals, the Astros regaining the upper hand in their series against the Yankees, . He also gives the Analytic of The Week, Foul or Fair, and names his Top 3 MLB Teams of the Week.Guest: Darren Haynes -  D.C. Anchor discusses the buzz in the capital over the Nationals unforgettable postseason ride. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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 103, Rob Parker. Welcome into Inside the Parker. your Major League Baseball podcast. Of course, playoff edition. Rob Parker here. You there coming up on the program.

We'll talk with WUSA sports director, Darren Haynes. He'll talk about the nationals as they move on to the World Series. That and much more coming up. Let's go. To lead off, it's getting robbed. And keep them on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League. Baseball.

Number one. The Washington Nationals are going to the World Series. I know you've listened to this podcast. I've been talking about them all postseason long, but they did it. And this is an incredible, a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, and they're on their way. It is an incredible run when you think about where this franchise has come from, what win. Bryce Harper walked out on them a big superstar. They started 19 and 31.

They were in trouble. Everybody wanted Dave Martinez, their manager to get fired. And what do they do? They make the wild card, win the wild card game, finally advanced for the first time after so many disappointments, so many bad memories in the postseason. And then they knock out the vaunted. and feared Los Angeles Dodgers.

They do it in a game five in L.A. And then they move on to take on the St. Louis Cardinals and are able to make it happen in a four-game sweep. It is an incredible, incredible ride. And they have punched their ticket to the World Series, the first team to do so. Congratulations to the Washington Nationals. they deserve it.

They've earned it. Pitching. Hitting. Power. They've done it all. Who would have ever thought that the Montreal Expo's, yes. That's who they were before they moved to Washington, would finally get there and make it to the World Series, but they have.

Number two. The Houston Astros have come storming back. After the Yankees won game one, six to nothing. And looked as if they might... Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending. Opinions are flying.

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Houston has turned the tables, winning that dramatic game, too, in Houston on a walk-off home run by Correa. That was awesome. crowd went wild and then they come to the Bronx game three and they get it done with Garrett Cole their main guy on the mound he wasn't outstanding

he had five walks but he pitched to shut out through seven innings kept the Yankees at bay they just couldn't get the big hit and somehow some way the Astros have regained their home field advantage by winning in the Bronx

and now they're up two to Here's the only caveat and the tough part. The weather is expected to be bad in New York for game four. If they do postpone the game four, you could have a situation where they play four games in a row. And what could happen there is that could give the Yankees an advantage because they're so deep and their bullpen is so deep. So that's the only thing to take a look at. The Yankees obviously are not out of this series as well. They did what they needed to do, which was the winner game in here.

Houston. All they need is the equalizer in game four. And then you would have a situation of the best two out of three scenario. So this is going to be interesting. Some people have said this is the World Series. I'm not so sure anymore because Washington is that good and is playing so well. So here we are. The Astros up two to one. Yankees looking to tie it and get back. I can't wait to watch the rest of the series, I think it will be compelling. And we will have one of those powerhouse teams in the AL taking on the Washington Nationals. Teathing can be a real nightmare for your little ones. So are you looking for the best relief to soothe teething pain?

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or wherever you listen to podcasts. It's time for the Pocket Protector Central. The analytic numbers you need to know, well, maybe. FS1's Anthony Masterson is his name. BS Analytics is his game. What do you got for us, Anthony? All right, Rob, I know we talked about win probability added on a podcast. but using win probability graphs to add up how clutch a player is throughout a given season.

But what that doesn't bring up is the moments when it takes to be the most clutch, and we're seeing it right now, the postseason. But that may all be changing. Dan Hirsch, a web developer at Sports Reference, has developed a new type of win probability added for postseason in the wildcard era. And the names on the top of the list are the ones you would probably expect. Now, basically what this does if you forgot is measure how much a player increased or decreased their team's chances of winning a championship.

Now, even with a game 7 loss on his pleasure, no surprise, Rob, Mariano Rivera is far and away to leader since 1995 with a postseason win probability added of 11.5 overall, really eight more than the next closest player, David Ortiz. And his World Series WPA of 1.8 is by far the highest in that regard as well. The only player even remotely close to Mo is Madison Bungarner,

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Thank you. Appreciate you. That ball is. It was a big week in the big leagues. Who's up? Who's up? I know. Or is it fair?

And now? Here's shadowleague.com, MLB insider, J.R. Gamble. Former MLB slugger Carlos Beltran, he wants to manage. But he only wants to interview and consider one job. That's for the New York Metropolitans, not the Cubs, not the Padres. J.R., is it foul or fair for a guy with no experience to dictate what job he wants? Fair. It's a fair ball.

In this case, it's fair. For most coaching candidates, especially ones of color, any job is a good job, because they don't risk the opportunities often. Beltran, however, is a special case. He's not that far removed from playing, and he's still a hot commodity, a 400 homer, 300-field guy who performed great. You know, with the exception of that Adam Wainwright curveball, he had a great career there.

The Mets fans just don't let him. down. This might be a chance for him to gain some redemption. Also, his baseball acumen and experience is great, and he's already reserved as a special assistant with the Yankees, so we understand New York and the coach. His family

lives in New York, and I doubt he wants to pick up right now and relocate again. While the Cubs' job is a prime job, it doesn't fit for Beltran. And the Padre's job, well, might as well give it to Mani Machado. He's the only one who wants to go there. If Beltran was

desperate, it's a job worth taking. He'd be nuts not to do it. But teams are seeking him out. So he has the leverage to say yes or no. Besides, I think he's a great fit in New York. Fasten your seatbelt. Give you fuel, give me five, give me that what I desire. Here comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week.

Number three. The New York Yankees. All year I've talked about them being the number one team and they're in the top three. But right now at this point, down 2 to 1 in the ALCS. They have won an impressive game 1, have lost the last 2. So the Yankees are the third best team left in the playoffs at this point. Number 2. The Houston Astros who have survived.

Game 1 shutout at home have bounced back with two big wins against the Yankees to take the lead in the best of seven series. Of course, they had the big walkoff in game two, and then they go into the Bronx and shut down the big bats with Garrett Cole and take a two-to-one lead against the Yankees. Yes, the Astros, as we speak, are the second best team left in the postseason. Number one. Yes, the Washington Nationals.

I said that they would make it to the World Series. I predicted them to beat the Dodgers. I predicted them to beat the Cardinals, but I didn't think it would be this easy. Who knew that they could dominate the Cardinals this much? Sweep them in four games, dominate with pitching, get big hits, timely hits. Right now, no one's playing better in baseball than the Washington Nationals. they are the best team left in the postseason as we speak.

It's time for Trash Talk Twitter. Your chance to trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. This week's winner is Ed Slow Shower. And he tweeted this. So enjoying the game with the volume off, Joe Buck is unbearable to listen to. Wow, I think Joe Buck's pretty good. If you want a chance to win a new era snapback hat, like Eddie, send your trash to at Rob Parker, FS1 on Twitter.

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, older new. All right, now let's welcome to the podcast, Darren Haynes, the sports director and Maine sports. anchor for WUSA in Washington, D.C. and a good close friend of mine, Darren, what's happening? Just enjoying this moment, man. What an amazing run by the national.

I mean, on what on May 20th. Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending. Opinions are flying. And nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo.

Every episode, we're cutting through the noise. Breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines. We go straight to the source, the athlete themselves. Their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff nobody gets to hear. The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real. From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls, we break it down, give you context, and ask the questions everybody wants answered. Sports slice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them.

Listen to Sports Slice on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Sliced Life 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hardway with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Kear Games. And in recognition of mental health awareness month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with so many incredible guests. I'm talking, Tripp Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped.

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Search Learn the Hardway and listen now. What's up, guys? This is Clivert Taylor the 4th. And on my podcast, The Cliverts Show, I'm bringing you conversations about all kinds of stuff. Like being an internet famous referee. We're in the middle of a game. This linebacker walks up to me, he goes, hey, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What?

Time of it. Quarterback on office blue with 42. Hey, Wreck, my mama want you to weigh better. What? Hey, Ms. Parker. Listen to the Clifford show on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. What's up, fam? It's Isaiah Thomas.

And I'm C.J. Toledano, and our podcast Point Game is about defying the odds. Like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed. And finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player. they ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows without Luca and Austin

Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to

give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night bases on offense. And when IT's friends stop by, like Quentin Richardson, we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nash would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers, why he got the ball. Like, after you go through a training camp with that, Isaiah, you figure it out real quick.

Get your ass up and down the court, and you're going to get the ball. So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Third, when he had the second worst record in the National League, who would expect this team to now be just on the doorstep of the World Series? No doubt about it. And there's so many great stories. I figured that they would be the Dodgers' worst nightmare because of the pitching. And now any team's worst nightmare because the pitching is so good. Talk about Steven Strassberg and what he's been able to do.

He now has the third lowest postseason ERA in history with the 1.10 ERA. Well, Stephen Strausser, I mean, the dude has been a beast. this entire postseason, I mean. But let's look at this even just more than just Steven Strasbourg. I mean, you get in Honolvall Sanchez, who's the fourth basically fourth spring pitcher for the nationals and what he did on

basically tossing that no hitter going into the eighth inning and Max Schurz did the same thing going into the seventh. And of course those 12 strikeouts by Stephen Strausberg, that's a postseason career high. It's great to see Steven Strausper do what Stephen Straub normally does. But

the fact that basically three of the starting pitchers, how much they can dominate a team like the Cardinals and what they did, of course, against the Dodgers. I mean, speak volumes about this team. How about the whole atmosphere in D.C.? This is a town, especially when you talk about baseball, that has seen a lot of sad and disappointing moments, have had their hearts broken. Are people guarded there?

Are people just enjoying the moment? Well, definitely now. enjoying the moment. I think everyone in their mama knows here in D.C. that the nationals are going to the World Series. For a team to come back down 3-0, it's very unlikely. I believe it's only happened once in the best of seven series.

So everyone knows that the nationals are going to make the World Series. It's just only a matter of time. Everybody wants to do it today, but I was walking in the ballpark. People give me a high-five. Mark Lerner was down here. He was talking about his dad, Ted Lerner, the owners of the nationals, and he was explaining, like, you know,

this would be such a good birthday because Ted Lerner turned 94 years old today. How about that as a birthday gift if the nationals can get it done? So everybody is just super excited. Everybody knows this is going to be a great experience for the city of D.C. next week when they're in the World Series. It's just a matter of just winning that one game. Like Dave Martinez says all the time, just go 1 and 0. But everybody wants them to go 1 and 0 today, not in game 5, 6 or 7.

How about just D.C.? I mean, they won us the Caps, won a Stanley Cup? I know the Redskins are still terrible, and the nationals are good. Let me put up, we've got to say it right. 2018, the Washington Capitol won the Stanley Cup, and then our arena football team, which is owned by the same people as the Washington Capitol, the Washington Valor, they won the Arena Football League. And let's not forget, just last week, the Washington Mystics won the WNBA title,

their first in franchise history. How about that for two years in Washington, D.C.? I thought D.C. was filled with losers, but apparently not, right? Until I got there, man. That's right. Until I got there. Then we started winning. It's just going to take me a little bit longer to work on the Washington Rescans.

That's a bigger and more difficult project. That may be an 18-year plan, but I'm working on it. The Washington Nationals, what a story. It's great for baseball. Who could have imagined, Darren, that losing Bryce Harper, starting out 19, and 31, and they would be on the cusp of a World Series. It's amazing. One of my colleagues tweeted it yesterday, I thought it was absolutely hilarious.

But they're like, you know what, this moment, this NLCS, this game for a chance to move on to the World Series is absolutely briceless. What a briceless moment. That is outstanding. His name, Darren Haynes, Maine's sports anchor at WUSA and D.C. Thanks for joining the podcast, Darren. Thank you, Rob, for giving me my very first job in this business. You're a reason why I'm here.

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and it isn't even close. Reason number 2,59, why baseball is better than the NFL. NBA and the NFL, and yes, we still have league championship series to go. We still have the World Series to go. But it's the off-season hot stove league. The NBA had a great one this past year. I'll give it to them with where players were going to go and they were like 200 free agents.

But that's not the norm. But in baseball, after the postseason, the hot stove league is the best thing fans can dive into because there are trades in baseball, many more than the NFL or the NBA and their free agents moving and whatnot. And this year, there's so much suspense and all the other stuff that's going to go with it, especially because Stephen Strasbourg, yes, that horse for the Washington Nationals, he can opt out of his contract. Can you imagine coming off this postseason?

He still has four years, $100 million. left on a deal. He's 31 years old. But talk about the intrigue and the interest. Will he stay? Will he go? You know? The Dodgers have Rayu and Hill.

Those two guys are heading to free agency. What will the Dodgers do? Will they move on? Will they try to resign these guys? There's all kinds of stuff out there. about pitching. And you know pitching moves baseball. So there's a lot of big names that are going out there.

And the other thing is, when we get back to Strasbourg, the other thing is there's talk. You know, he's from San Diego. Is he going to go to the Padres, his hometown team kind of, and finish out his career there and take a boatload of money. They've got some good young players in San Diego. Maybe they're trying to build something.

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