The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Inside the Parker - Severino's Stretch Run Return; Altuve's Second Half Tear; Top 3 Teams; Guest: HOF Barry Larkin Talks young Stars

Episode Date: September 18, 2019

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob gives his take on Luis Severino's return to the Yankees, Jose Altuve's second half tear, and Pirates Closer Felipe Vazquez's arrest for solicitation of minors. He also names his Top 3 MLB Teams of the Week, 'Fair or Foul' and the Analytic Stat of the Week.Guests: Barry Larkin - MLB Hall of Famer on why he's still involved in the game as an instructor, why he couldn't strike out as much as players do today, why which players he likes watching today.; Jesus Ortiz - La Vida Baseball Writer looks at the Astros heading into the playoffs, and Big Papi's return to Fenway after a near-fatal shooting.. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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including Baseball Hall of Fame, our former Red Shortstop, Barry Larkin. He is coming by. Plus, we'll talk with Jesus Ortiz from La Vida Baseball, plus so much more. Let's go. To lead off, it's getting robbed. And keep him up. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. Number one.

The Yankees got their ace pitcher Luis Savarino back. On Tuesday, he had been missing all season long. And yes, he's back for the Yankees just in time for the playoffs in his return. He pitched against the Los Angeles Angels and pitched four innings gave up no runs, two hits. A successful return when you think he's missed the entire season. He had went down with shoulder inflammation and later suffered a strain and while he was recovering. But he's back. The Yankees have to feel good as you go forward and you get closer to the postseason.

That that rotation, you remember they didn't make a trade to go get a starter at the trade deadline? Well, they got their man. Their race, a guy who started game one of the postseason for them a year ago is back. And he looked good in four innings of shutout baseball on Tuesday night. Number two. All year people have talked about the Houston Astros, all their good young players. Everybody else, Springer, Bregman, everybody. You know who they forgot?

They forgot Jose Altuve. You remember that guy, 2017 ALMVP? Well, he's back. Stop ignoring him. He has been unbelievable over the last two and a half months. He's been a top 10 hitter in baseball. Altuve is batting 336, 18 home runs in 64 games since the start of July. He has been amazing.

And my goodness, he couldn't come at a better time for the second half of the season. So he was gone. People weren't talking about Altuve. He had kind of fallen to the back. background a little bit. People weren't paying attention to him, but you got to pay attention to him because that guy adds a huge dimension at the top of that lineup for that Astros team that is already loaded. So imagine the Astros are going to be even harder to knock out because Altuve is back to the way he was a couple of years ago when he was almost unstoppable.

Number three. Pittsburgh Pirates Closer Felipe Vasquez. is in a heap of hot water and has been put on a leave of absence by Major League Baseball for being arrested for solicitation of a child and him being linked to a girl who is now 15 years old. Apparently he met her two years ago when she was 13, so this is a story that is a bad story for Major League Baseball and Mr. Vasquez. I just, it's just a shocking turn of events. He's been arrested and will not be pitching. And we will hear more about this. But this is a very, very serious and sad story. Here comes the big interview.

Listen and learn. Oh, it's so good. All right, let's welcome into the podcast. Hall of Famer, yes, Cincinnati Red, shortstop, Barry Larkin, B. Larkin, man. What's happening? How you doing? All good, Rob. Finishing up the season, working in the minor leagues with the Reds organization.

Let a couple of teams go to the playoffs. Pretty successful season. And just waiting for the big league boys to finish up. Very nice. And as people, if you don't know, you better know, Barry Larkin, a 12-time All-Star. Of course, they won the World Series in 1990, NLMVP in 1995. Gold Glove, Silver Sluck.

on and on and on, number retired. He's a Hall of Famer. All right, Barry, a lot of things jump out in your career, and I just listed a ton of accolades. But in 1988, you led all major leaguers by striking out only 24 times in 588 at bats. When you look at the strikeout numbers of today, is that not incredible?

Do you even marvel at that, that you could be in the big leagues and only strike out 24 times and that many at bats? Well, you know, it was something that was really personal to me. I hated to strikeout. Strikeout meant the pitcher got me out as opposed to me getting myself out, and I didn't want to give any pitcher any credit or enough credit to say that you could get me out. Each and every out I may record it was because I did something wrong,

not that you did something right. So it was more of a personal thing to me. I see all the strikeouts now in the game, and it, it is what it is right now. I just couldn't see myself playing and striking out as much as many of these guys that don't even hit for power, don't hit home run, but striking out 100 and 120 times, and like, it's no big deal. I can't fathom that and just the competitiveness in me.

I just, there wasn't something I could deal with at all. And I think that's the analytics that said it doesn't matter which way you're making out, I guess, right? isn't that where it is? Because you would have been sent down to the minor league striking out the alarming rate that most guys are striking out these days. This is true. But, you know, putting pressure on the defense, the fact that I could run, the fact that, you know, the fact that I played shortstopping,

how I felt when a guy that could run put the ball in play, regardless of if recorded an out or not, it puts some stress on the defense. So that was just my take on it. It's not something that I know that they input into the analytics. I don't know if you can quantify that. But I know any time that any guy that could run, put the ball in play with the runners on base, or with nobody on base, just the fact that he could run and made me as a shortstop shorten up. Or think about getting rid of the ball quicker.

anytime the guy could run would strike out it would just alleviate a lot of pressure and a lot of tension. Barry, there's so many good young players out there. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tatis, Jr., Acuna, Jr. I just can't get over.

Who do you like out there with all these great young players we're starting to see in baseball? Well, I like short stops. So I think you can classify him still as a young shortstop and Francisco Lindor. He's a guy I love watching. I love how he plays. I get a chance to work with him and get a chance to work with Dee Gordon

to see those guys doing the things that they're capable of doing and doing it still. It's a marvel for me. I had a chance to work with Dante Bichette or Bo Bichet in Toronto. And he's amazing. and, you know, I had him play for my Brazilian team a few years ago, and hopefully he'll be playing in the WBC qualifier that we have coming up in March of this next year. But to watch him do the things that he's doing and continue to get better,

both offensively defensively, is amazing. But the one outfielder that I love is Ocunia Jr. That kid is, he's amazing. I love watching him play. him and Albies, I see the joy that he has and that they have and you know to see Atlanta doing so well. You know, those guys, the game is in great hands. The game is definitely entertaining.

There's some great players out there and, you know, I'm still a fan. I'm with you. It's just amazing. And how about all that you were just mentioning Bichette's son, but there's so many players who have sons in the big leagues. Why is that? Is that because guys just were able to have, you know, get their kids into it early or be around baseball, get the right training and stuff? It just seems like there's been an explosion of former players' kids playing in the big leagues. Well, I'm telling you, Toronto has the market on it.

They got Bichet and they got Guerrero and they got Gavin Bidio also. Right. They got three. Yeah, probably a couple more somewhere. So, yeah, I don't know. My son happens to be playing basketball. He didn't want to play baseball. I was going to ask you about Shane. Tell me, Bob.

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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, this linebacker walks up to me, he goes, A, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What? Come out. Quarterback on office blue with 42.

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And he had a pretty bad experience. Pete Rose, Tony Perez, taught him out of hit. And when he went to go play for, Little League coach, the coach told him whoever taught him how to hit didn't know what they're talking about. Oh, my goodness. It's a true story. And he just said, okay. And he just said, well, then I'll just do something else and I'll play basketball.

But junior son, junior son doesn't play baseball either. He plays football. Wow. So Ken Griffey, Jr. So, you know, I think it's all in the individual. I know that I took my son to spring training, and I had aspirations of my, My son actually playing baseball and doing the things that I did, just like I wanted to do what my father did. No doubt.

Hey, last thing, Barry, it was back in 1992. The infamous Lou Panella Rob Dibble Fight in the locker room was today back in 1992. You remember that very vividly, don't you? Oh, yes, that too. That video, Barry, you have a. towel on and these guys are scrapping and you're like trying to break it up, trying to make sure that towel

stays on. That was someday I could still remember that. I had to prioritize real quick because I didn't know that there were cameras in the clubhouse at that time but somebody certainly got a picture of it and I think that

I think it had I not prioritize that little cover that I had on. It might been a little different career for me. I think you're right, man. You were smart, man. Hold on to that towel during the fight. His name is Barry Larkin, the Hall of Famer, Cincinnati Red Shortstop.

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It's time for the Pocket Protector Central. The analytic numbers you need to know, well, maybe. FS-1's Anthony Masterson is his name. BS Analytics is his game. What you got for us, Anthony? Well, when we talk about five tool players, what does that mean? The player hits for average, power, field-tisposition, has a great arm and runs well.

I like that last one, but it's not just about stolen bases. Base running runs or BSR is a metric developed by Fangraphs that turns stolen bases, cock stealings, and other base running plays like taking the extra base in one handy metric, and it also makes up the base running component of wins above replacement or war. The stolen base component weighs large here because of run probability. A stolen base is great, but if you get caught, it does way more damage. to your team than successfully snagging that extra bag because it not only removes a base runner, but it also adds an out. Basically, what it comes down to is you need to be successful at

stealing bags at least two-thirds of the time to positively impact your team, which is tough for runners who work in volume. You can also use... 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

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Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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, this linebacker walks up to me. He goes, Hey, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What? Time out. Quarterback on office blue of 42. Hey, rep, my mama want you to wave at her. What?

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Therefore, a base running run score or BSR score of five is considered great, while anything below zero is considered poor. Now, this year, the Orioles Jonathan VR leads all of baseball with a BSR of 9.5 thanks to an 82% stolen-based success rate, 35 for 43. Bringing up the rear, the Tigers Miguel Cabrera, minus 6.4 round. Maybe he doesn't get around much anymore. All right, Anthony, we appreciate you. Stay well.

That ball is. It was a big week in the big leagues. Who's up? Who's up? Or is it fair? And now, here's shadowleague.com MLB insider, J.R. Gamble. J.R. Is it foul or fair to say that the brewers can't make the playoffs without Christian

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Here comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week Number three I thought about it for a minute I was thinking about putting the Atlanta Braves In the third spot Bumping out one of the big three Coming into Tuesday the Braves were 93 and 58 The Braves took two out of three from the nationals

That's five out of seven from their NL East rivals this past month. And of course, Ronald O'Cunia Jr. has been on fire. Unbelievable. He has 39 home runs, 36 stolen bases. But you know what? I didn't do it. I put the Dodgers on the third best team.

They are 97 and 54. They are vying with the Yankees and the Astros for the best record home field advantage come postseason time. And I have to give the Dodgers the third spot. We know they clinched their seventh straight division title. They're starting pitching, got out of their mini slump. We saw Kershaw just give up two runs on four hits and six in the third innings to the Mets.

And the Dodgers are the third best team in baseball. Number two. It's the Houston Astros, 98 and 53 coming in the Tuesday. They are tied with the New York Yankees for the best record in baseball. And the Astros top to bottom, they have two guys in Garrett Cole and Justin Verlander vying for Sy Young in the National League. They have a lineup that's out of this world. they continue to do everything that you would want him to do. Also, outfield of George Springer.

Everybody knew he had a lot of power because he's averaged 28 home runs over the past three seasons, but he's having a really special year this year, and Springer could reach 100 runs scored for the fourth consecutive year as well. So he's definitely one of the top lead-off hitters in the game, and while people love the Astros, I still have them as the second best team in baseball. Number one.

The number one team in baseball, it's the New York freaking Yankees. I've been saying this since week one or two or three or whatever it was. As of Tuesday, they were 98 and 53 tied with the Astros for the best record in baseball. It's a big deal. It's got to be a big deal when you think. about it because it will be about home field and it could mean the difference in a big game seven that could decide a series but come on the Yankees this past week the injury bug continues to hit them Gary Sanchez was out with tightness in his left groin edwin and carnasio was out with an

oblique injury uh jean carlo stanes still hadn't been back yet but they still keep winning they still keep winning how the asteros have everybody they're loaded and the yankees are neck and neck with them it's an incredible thing the yankees are the best team in baseball imagine the biggest secret of your life now imagine trusting that big secret with the entire world that is exactly what tony morrison did when he made the brave decision to share his HIV positive status in an open essay on good morning america's website hi i'm zach stafford host of In The Deep Stories That Shape Us. In this episode, we sit down with Tony to talk about his identity as a Filipino American,

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Let's bring in a writer or broadcaster, old or new. All right, let's welcome in to the podcast. One of my favorite people, a guy I've known for a long time, Jesus Ortiz from La Vida Baseball. He edits it. Hey, what's happening? Man, everything's going away. I'm just excited for this playoff races.

Who's going to be the best record of baseball? Dodgers, Yankees, Astros. That's the big thing over here in Houston right now, home field advantage. No doubt about it. Let's talk about those Astros. I mean, it's been pretty amazing. You know, they won the World Series two years ago. They go out and they got a great team, a lot of young stars,

a lot of, you know, veterans who were there when they won the championship in 17. What about the Astros and their chances? I'll tell you what. You've covered a lot of baseball, Rob. Carlos Carrera is batting seventh in this lineup. Amazing. One of the best short stops in baseball, he returns from the angel list today and he's batting seventh.

That's how deep this lineup is. You know, I've covered a lot of Hall of Famers, you know, with the Mets, Mike Piazza, you know, with Diastro, Jeff Bagel, Craig Bizio, I've never seen a young talent looked so dominant

quite like Yordan Alvarez from Cuba, 22 years old, total stud has already set I mean, this kid didn't come up to mid-June to the majors, and he's already set the franchise record

for home run by a rookie. his RBIs are on pace to break everybody else in big league history based on games as a rookie amazing designated hitter. Alex Brugman, don't laugh at me, but I think he deserves serious consideration to be the American League MVP over Mike Trout. I think that he's getting some traction and people see that, Even though Trout had an unbelievable year, he's out for the rest of the year, and he's on a bad team that's not going to the playoffs.

So I don't think that that's far-fetched. No, absolutely not. You know, when I started covering baseball, you were already covering for a while. Old school, Trout wouldn't have gotten the attention, right, because he's not in a winning team, and you give the S to Breitling. But with analytics now and wins above replacement, A lot of people still give the edge to Mike Trout.

But I tell you what, this kid, Bregman, is special. He's a leader, the way he carries himself. He has this nice combination of confidence, almost arrogance, while not being a total jerk. And the ultimate team guy, you know, learn how to speak Spanish so he could communicate and be part of that infield community. And you know how big that is. And to be honest, Jose L2, they steal the glue to that infield.

And, you know, we haven't even mentioned him. That's in 2017 MVP, who's been one of the best hitters in baseball. In the second half of the season, I mean, this team is just flat out steps. Let's switch over to Big Poppy, who made a return to Fenway Park threw out the first pitch during the Yankees of Red Sox series. How amazing was it to see him be back on the baseball diamond? Amazing heartwarming. You know, I still remember the night when he got shot and just the craziness,

larger than life, you think if you're in the Dominican, nobody's going to mess with Big Poppy, right? and just to see him back, he's much thinner. He truly, you know, I never forget the story that we commissioned a story of the Dominican and just what he told the nurses, the bugging, the desperation saved me. I'm a good person. Wow. I mean, you know, that he is a good person.

He's been a good steward. He's been, you know, tell me, you've covered baseball for a long time. Have you ever seen a Latino ball player who wasn't born in the United States become the face of the city of a city quite like Big Poppy in any sport? No, I agree. Quite like Big Poppy in Boston. No, I agree with that. I mean, and he was beloved in Boston, as we know, and around the country.

One last thing from you. All right. Give me the biggest young Hispanic ball player out there who's the next big thing. There's so many. I mean, who do you think is that guy who is really going to be the next big star, trout-like? Well, ooh, I had dinner with a bra just a couple days ago, and I literally said I would take Acuna over Trout. the only, I just hope he hustled like Trout Hustles.

But Acuna is the next face of baseball. That dude is amazing, great ballplay. He just needs to hustle. He used to quit making those silly mistakes. And ironically, you know, we did a story with his dad a couple years ago. He talked about how not hustling derail, gay minor league career. This guy's one of the best players in baseball.

But I tell you, with this rookie class, Vladimir Greer Jr., Fernando Tateez Jr. I'd probably take Tachis Jr., but don't tell anybody in Houston. But Jordan Avalides is, you know, with the BBW,

we can't say who we would vote for on our votes. But I do have a Rookie of the Year award, but I'd be hard-pressed not to vote for Jordan Al-Avarez. No doubt about us. So much good talent. His name, Jesus, Ordezio. My man from LaVita Baseball, and you know what? We appreciate you joining the podcast.

Thank you so much. Thank you for the invitation. You know I love you, Rob. Love you back, no doubt. Now bring in the closer. Track one, strike two, the right three. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA,

and it isn't even close. Here's why baseball is better than the NBA and the NFL. Here we are with a few. weeks left in the regular season. And guess what? Earlier this year, the Minnesota Twins have broke the all-time home run record, which was set by the New York Yankees in 2018 at 267 home runs. The Twins have 287 home runs as of Tuesday. But guess what? They're not out of the woods. We have a home run race here at the end of the season to enjoy as teams job. for playoff position, they also can break the record.

As of Tuesday, the Yankees are just one home run behind at 286. Don't stop there. The Houston Astros at 262 home runs are in the mix. So are the Los Angeles Dodgers at 261 home runs. So when this season ends, think about it. Four current teams could wind up with five of the best six home run records for a single season by a team. That's right. Four teams are in the mix to break the record with weeks to go. I can't think of anything you could talk about in the NBA

or the NFL that would be that exciting as we reach the final weeks of a season. 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.

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