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Episode Date: September 3, 2020

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob looks at the latest bad blood between the Yankees and Rays and fallout from Aroldis Chapman's 3-game suspension for headhunting, why he would take the Padres offense over the prolific Dodgers attack; why he's so high on Brewers second year reliever Devin Williams, and reflects on the passing of Mets Hall of Famer, and the real "Tom Terrific," Tom Seaver.Guests: MLB Insider Joel Sherman gives his trade deadline winners and losers, including if the Indians got enough in return for fireballer Mike Clevinger. Click here to subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts!! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I'm your host, Rob Parker. Coming up on the program, we will talk with New York Post and MLB network analyst, Joel Sherman. He'll have the winners and losers of the trade deadline that has come and gone. Also, we'll revisit Charlie Hayes. and his son, Key Brian Hayes, who made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in Grand Fashion. That and much more.

Let's go. Lead off, it's getting robbed. And keep him on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one. The Yankees and Rays are added again. Tuesday night they got into a bench clearing. Tay to Tay at the end of the game, a Yankees win.

But no, this is not over. I mean, both sides, there's definitely a heated rivalry, and today Major League Baseball was not happy with what it saw. So of all this Chapman and Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, were both suspended. So was Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash for the incident Tuesday night. Chapman got three games while Boone and Cash each got suspended for one game each, and all three received undisclosed fines. And this is just Chapman through a 101 mile per hour pitch at a pinch hitter

while closing out his first save of the game. The umpires, of course, issued a warning. And it was just an ugly ending of a game. Obviously, headhunting is never should be a part of the game. But these two have gone back and forth, even a couple of years ago when C.C. Sabathia retaliated in the game against the Rays. The Rays have had the Yankees number, have beat him up pretty good, winning seven of the first nine games that they played. Cash even went on the record basically saying that his team would retaliate on Wednesday night. That's yet to be seen, but yes, there is bad blood as these two teams are vying for the American League East title.

And this will be interesting to see how this plays out. These suspensions, though, should calm things down. It's very unlikely. We'll see another brouhaha Wednesday night. Number two. Say it isn't so, but the San Diego Padres have a better offense than the Los Angeles. Dodgers. I know people are going to poo-poo it, say I'm a Shugina, I'm crazy, especially since the Dodgers set a National League record for home runs in the month of August with 57 dingers.

That's right. But the Padres, are you ready? Have actually scored more runs than the Dodgers. How is that even possible? Fernando Tatis Jr. is a reason why. That's the guy who was named the National League Player of the Month. They are riding Tatis Jr. They are riding Mani Machado. They lead in a lot of the other categories other than the run differential, which the Dodgers have a better run differential, but the Padres have actually scored more runs.

That's how potent that offense is. Tatis Jr. has been a one-man wrecking machine. And this past month, he batted 313, 11 home runs, 24 RBI,

and an OPS of 1.057. Yes, it's not a fluke. It's a real deal. The Padres have played half the season. They are the best offensive team in the National League, not the Los Angeles Dodgers. Number three.

Who is the best closer in Major League Baseball? I bet you nobody knows that answer. I'll stop you. It's a guy from Milwaukee. He plays for the Brewers. I know you think it's Josh Hader, right? That only makes sense. Especially since Josh Hader hasn't given up a hit going into Wednesday night's action.

No, he hasn't given up a hit all year. But it's not him. Devin Williams. Have you heard of him? him, he has a devastating change-up, which is so nasty. Going into Wednesday, he had lowered his ERA to 0.64. Here's more. He had 29 strikeouts in 14 innings, more than two per inning, and walking way fewer and suppressing the other team's batting average as well. Yes, this 25-year-old sophomore setup man has been tremendous for the brewers.

He right now is the best closer. You need to go to YouTube and take a look at that changeup. It is almost unhittable. Remember the name. Devin Williams. Number four. Baseball lost a true legend on Monday. We found out on Wednesday that the great.

Tom Seaver, the greatest met of all time, died at the age of 75. Yes, he was called Tom Terrific because he was that great. Three hundred and eleven wins. He was, he had three thousand six hundred and forty career strikeouts, won three Cy Young Awards, and he was the guy that people always remember as the leader of that Miracle Mets' 1969 championship team. Yes, Tom Brady. As a kid growing up in New York, I used to take the bus and the train to Shea Stadium just to watch him pitch.

And when I was a kid, the Mets weren't good, but they still had Tom Seaver. And he always gave them a chance to win. He was that great. Many, many New Yorkers, many, many Mets fans will always have a soft spot. their hearts for Tom Terrific. He was exactly. Talk about the perfect nickname. Tom Terrific.

He was terrific. And he will be missed. Baseball lost a legend. 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.

What do you got for me, Anthony? Well, it's a trade deadline. passing in this wild sprint of the season earlier this week, it kind of thinking about other deadline deals that have turned the fortunes of certain franchises, even for only for a couple of months. Cici's a back to it's in Milwaukee. Yelna Cesspit is hitting 17 home runs for the Mets in 2015,

including 9 September, that team went to the World Series. Sometimes you're looking to rebuild. How about the White Sox, landing Aloy Jimenez and Dylan Sees for Jose Quintana? The Wray is getting Tyler Glassnow and Austin Meadows for Chris Archer. Let's talk about one of the best mid-season acquisitions ever. The Mets sending franchise icon Tom Sieber to the Reds in June of the 1977 season.

It was a dispute about money. Seber wanted an increase on its $225,000 salary and ownership bulked, shipping him to the Queen City. All Seber did that season was throw 14 complete games with the Reds alone, including four shutouts. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashed. reaching human potential.

Either way, the podcast, Superhuman, documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. A win is a win. A win is a win.

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Or when Kanye said that George Bush didn't like black people. I know what you're thinking. What the hell does George Bush got to do a little Kim? Well, you can find out on the Look Back at it podcast. I'm Sam Jay. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick it here, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 was big to me, not just because of crack. I'm down to talk about crack on day, but just so y'all know. I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode. where we've discussed crack.

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In 1989, not only brought a World Series title to Oakland, but Henderson himself was worth 5.1 war just for the A's, most of any acquisition, again, since 69. Now, Ricky always said acquiring Ricky was a good idea. Now, could Mike Clevenger beat that guy for the Padres this year? It's going to be a fun month to find out. Get right to the romance and find the way. way to wow this valentines with 1,800 flowers.com.

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And now, here's shadowleague.com MLB insider, J.R. Gamble. At age 37, Robbie Knoe from the New York Mets is batting 380 and off to his best start through 100 played appearances in his career. J.R., is it foul or fair to say he's the best second baseman in baseball in this modern era. Fair. It's a fair ball. I still think Joe Morgan and Roberto Alamar were better all-around players, but Kanoe is probably a superior header.

It's hard to discredit Kano's career as anything less than Hall of Fame worthy. And what he's doing at this age through the first half of the season is just amazing. I mean, 2010, at the age of 27, to his first 99 played appearances, Canoe was batting 382, with eight homers, 18, R1. RBI and in 1154 OPS. He finished third in the MVP voting that season. Ten years later, the batting average is similar. He has one less homer, and the RBIs are identical.

Prior to his PED suspension in 2018, Connault Rob was probably already on his way to the Hall of Fame. He ranked statistically with the best second baseman to ever do it, and his power numbers are up to chance. he's just 21 homers away from breaking Jeff Kent all-time career home run record by second baseman 3.51 and should have clips that sometime next season. Robbie has all the accolades,

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Take out the papers in the trash. Yeah. It's time for Trash Talk Twitter. Your chance to trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. If you want a chance to get your tweet read on the podcast, make sure you hit me up at Rob Parker FS1.

This trash is coming from Tony in Los Angeles. He tweeted, I'm trashing the New York Yankees. They tried to buy a championship again and load up on players. Judge, Stanton, Severino, all look good, but they're actually an outdated box of cookies. The problem is that the New York Yankees thought they were getting players, but they actually got gingerbread men. End quote. I guess he's talking about all of the years. injuries. Anyway, if you want your tweet to be read right here on trash talking Twitter, hit me up

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, let's welcome into the podcast. One of my favorite people, a guy I've known for a long time, Joel Sherman from the New York Post, and MLB Network. Joel, welcome to the podcast. It's good to be with you and yet another medium, Rob. You know it, Joe.

All right, winners and losers, baseball trade deadline. We're halfway through the 60 game season, and the Padres were the big winners, right? I think we tend every year, whether it's the off-season free agent market or the trade market, to say that the winner is the team that acquired the most known commodities. and I wonder how many times

that has turned out to be accurate. I believe between the 2014 and 15 off-season, if we were ranking winners, we would have ranked the Padres as winners. Remember Matt Kemp called the new GM at that time, A.J. Prowler, a rock star general manager. He brought in Matt Kemp, and Justin Upton and Craig Kimbril

and James Shield and a few other guys that was about seven or eight guys, and everyone was like, he's remaking the Padres. and the Padres, I think, won 74 games the next year, three games less than they won the year before. I would say what's different this time, Rob, is he was building from sand back then. This year he's building from something substantial.

Fernando Tatsi is right now in the conversation for the best player in the world, and he's playing shortstop every day. Mani Machado is playing at the height of his game, and over the last five years, AJ College has built quite a feeder system in the minor leagues, good enough to not even touch the top of the system and go out and make all the moves they just made.

I think it makes them, obviously, locks them into the playoffs this year and a real threat to do some damage in the playoffs. Did the Indians get enough for Clevenger? Or did they just give them away? I don't think they game away, Rob. I think that when you're the Indians and you're dealing with their market,

one of the things you're always doing is you're managing today and tomorrow. the strength of today and tomorrow for their roster is their starting pitching. If you think about it, over the last couple of years, they've traded Corey Klobber, Trevor Bauer, and now they've made this trade at the deadline with Clevenger. That's three very top of the rotation guys, and yet they've stayed a pretty strong team throughout. They always have to manage for tomorrow. Clevenger was a guy who, even before he got in trouble with them,

was not a guy who wanted to do all. they couldn't reach a long-term deal with them. They tried. And, look, quite frankly, I don't think people should think the only problem the Indians ever had with this player was during the COVID-19 stuff. I think if it was, he might still be an Indian today.

That being said, they decided to try to live in today and tomorrow. They got a couple of pieces in Naylor and Quantrell, who have a lot of control, but will play instantly on their team and provide something. and then a lot of pieces for tomorrow. And for a team like the Indians as opposed to the Padres, a lot of this trade will be judged by tomorrow, not today. How about the Oakland A's?

Did you like what they did? They picked up two all-stars, right? Former 2019 all-stars to their team. Right. But one of those all-stars that Mike Miner was one of the worst starting pitchers in the sport this year. Now, he did pitch well against a very good offense in the Dodgers before he was traded.

and his last start before he was traded. And I do think that Oakland's got it going on, Rob. They are the kind of organization. When they acquire someone, I fully expect that player to perform better for them than they did in the previous place. Whatever pixie ducks they have, they're very good at taking parts

and making those parts, A, better, and B, work with their group well. And so it would surprise me not at all if that happened. We're talking with Joel Sherman. from the New York Post, of course, a baseball columnist and analyst for MLB Network. Joel, when we talk about some losers, the Rangers, it was, you know, widely talked about that. Lance Lynn, the righty would be available. And I think that they outpriced themselves because they wind up not trading them.

And apparently the Dodgers, Yankees, and White Sox were among some of the teams interested in him. Yeah, I think we have to look even broader than that, Rob. in, you know, the last four years at the trade deadline as a not very good team, they have had one of the better starting pitchers to trade. They traded you Darbish, right, to the Dodgers, and we could look now and say, that was not very much, that was not enough. They didn't get enough for you Darvish. They traded Carl Hamel to the Cubs.

The next year, they did not get enough. Now, last year, they made a, maybe because of those two failures, they put a very high price on the guy we were just talking about, Mike Minor just after he had been an All-Star in 2019, and they didn't trade him. Now, is it me or is it me and you when I say that the Yankees and the Raes feel like losers because they didn't really do anything? Obviously, they're two of the best teams in the American League. Was it cool enough for them to just stand pat?

Yeah, again, I think people always assume action is best. I mean, the day the Yankees acquired John Carlos Stanton, everyone is declaring them a winner. I think that that trade is going to haunt them for a decade. And in this season in particular, in the American League, we know who the eight playoff teams are today, right? And the Yankees and the Ways are both in. And if we're looking at a playoff year where there's very little home field advantage, right,

because there's going to be no crowd. And the likelihood is that the, at least the later rounds of the playoffs are going to be played in a neutral site. the value of the boutique finishing first or with the sixth or seventh or even eighth. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential.

Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying.

Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment, and the next we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music.

The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast, it's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So, if you've ever supported me, or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to the Clifford show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok.

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I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hard Way 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. Trip Fontaine, Ryan Clark.

Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it. And we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses. Steve Burns, Dustin Ross.

Because you find it important to be a good person while you hear on earth. Are you a good person because you're afraid? Because that's two different intentions, bro. Absolutely. And that's two different levels of trust. I want you to just really be a good person. Join me, Kear Gaines, as we have real conversations about healing,

growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, learn the hard way. Open your free, our heart radio app. Search, learn the hard way, and listen now. Record in the league is not that big a deal, and I could just speak for the Yankees. They're going to slow play.

They're in. They're not going to rush somebody like Judge or James Paxton or standing back. They're going to, And they're not going to overabuse their pitching. They know they're in the playoffs. And it's just not going to matter if you're the one seed or the eight seed. And in this season, that could be shut down tomorrow,

that Tampa Bay or the Yankees should overpay when they already know they're in the playoffs. That's a tough thing to tell a team to do. Especially, if you think about it next year, we're looking at almost every team is likely to lower their payroll next season, right? Like there's no fan revenue this year. at best fan revenue will be down next year, if not nonexistent again, unless we get COVID under control in the country. And therefore, teams are going to need as many close to or minimum wage players as possible

and just really, nearly trading guys who might be able to fall into that category for you to go after what this year might not be the most sound logic. All right. His name is Joel Sherman from the New York Post and, of course, MLB Network, Joel. Thank you so much for the knowledge, my friend. Stay safe. We'll talk to you, all right? All right. Be well, Rob.

All the best. Now it's time for some diamond dust with Wish TV's Phil Sanchez. Out of here. Now here is MLB knowledge. Well, the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman stunned Hollywood and the entire world. Bozeman is most known, of course, for his role as the Black Panther. But his portrayal of Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film 42 that resonates most with baseball fans. Sadly, Bozeman lost his four-year battle with,

colon cancer on Friday. The same day that Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day with all the players wearing number 42. After filming 42, Bozeman said that he felt a great responsibility playing Jackie Robinson and that he tried to honor him the best way that he could. His portrayal was praised by everyone from President Obama to the likes of the Robinson family. Boseman would go on, of course, to play the Black Panther known as the first black superhero in the world of comic book.

books and after his passing, the Jackie Robinson Foundation released the following statement, quote, Chadwick will be etched in history as a hero in his own right, especially showing millions of black and brown shoulder in the power of a superhero who looks like them, end quote. Rest in peace, Chadwick, you will not be forgotten. Get right to the romance and find the way to wow this valentines with 1-800flowers.com. From classic roses and bouquets to decadent chocolate-covered

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Strike two. The right three. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. One of the neat things about baseball, especially this year, is we're seeing all the sons of former Major League players grab the spotlight and become like these stars right before our eyes. Of course, the biggest this season, Fernando Tatis Jr., who has been unbelievable with the Padres. They're now in playoff contention. He's knocking the ball all out of the park. He's playing shortstop every day.

He's playing great. He is one of those shining new stars. And of course, his dad was a hell of a player in the big leagues. He's the guy Fernando Tatis, who once hit two grand slams in one inning. But he's not alone. We saw last year all the Ballyhoo about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the Blue Jays. There are all kinds of guys.

There's a number of players right now who are in the big leagues whose dads also play. But on Tuesday night, a very special one up here. Key Bryant Hayes, and if you remember a couple of weeks ago, we had Charlie Hayes on the podcast,

the former third baseman, in the eighth inning of his debut on Tuesday night, with the Pirates Downer's Downer, a run. The younger Hayes came to the plate. He already had his first Major League hit earlier in the game, but what about this to tie the game?

It's this one towards center field. Pretty deep to the wall and gone! Kibreem! His first career home run! You've got to be kidding me, right? Wow! Oh my goodness.

Charlie, are you watching? What a memory. What a memory that this one is going to be. Incredible. Oh, my goodness. What a magical moment. Can you imagine hitting a game-tying home run in the eighth inning in your first game in the big leagues? And of course, last night I texted Charlie Hayes, who I covered when he won the World Series with the Yankees in 1996.

And he was just overwhelmed with joy. and just couldn't have been more proud of his son following his dad's footsteps. And the best part is they say that the key Brian Hayes could be also a gold glove third baseman. Charlie was an excellent third baseman, but they say that his son could actually be even better with the glove. What a great start. What a great story. baseball is awesome when it's a father and son relationship and these guys make it to the big leagues.

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. This could be an inside of Parker. See you next week. Same bad time. Same bad station.

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