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Episode Date: May 22, 2019

Listen to Inside the (Rob) Parker in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-rob-parker/id1460750158This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob looks at the mess that is the Mets; Vlad Guerrero blowing up in the bigs, and why the unpredictable weather has been a downer to start the season, He also runs down his Top 3 MLB Teams of the Week, names this week's 'Twitter Trash Talk' Winner, and gives the Analytic Stat of the Week.. Guests: Nats Cy Young winner Max Scherzer on reaching 2,500 career strikeouts; Yankees broadcaster and former ace, David Cone, on the Yankees hot start despite injuries everywhere, and how dangerous they can be when they're at full strength. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to Inside the Parker. Rob Parker here, you there. show we have today. National starter Matt Scherzer joins us on the program. Also former pitcher David Cohn and current Yankee analyst for the Yes Network. He'll stop

by as well. So much more to get into. But first, let's kick it off with Getting Rob. Better up. 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.

Meet the Mets Step right up and drink the Mets. I want to change that song Because the Mets are a mess. You ready? Here's a new Mets theme song. Beat the Mets. Beat the Mets.

Step right up and beat the Mets. Yes. The New York metropolitans are awful. They just got swept by the Miami Marlins, the worst team in baseball. Are you kidding me? manager Mickey Calloway. Are you kidding me?

It's almost time for Mickey to go bye-bye. And then news comes down that while he's rehabbing, Jonas Sestbittes breaks his ankle. What? This is not what's supposed to happen. The Mets made all kinds of moves in the off-season, even getting Robinson Canoe from Seattle. They were going to change this narrative and be a good team again.

And so far, 2019 has been a disaster. So beat the Mets, beat the Mets. Step right up and beat the Mets. Number two. We knew Vlad Guerrero Jr. was a stud. We finally got to see what this guy is all about and what all the talk has been about. Because Vlad Jr. finally started crushing home runs. In his big week, he earned the first player of the week award.

and he's also become the Blue Jays youngest player of the week award winner, breaking the record held by Junior Felix. He has been incredible. He was definitely the most heralded prospect. Guerrero went homeless in his first 13 big league games, but that's all changed. The 20-year-old son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero crushed four home runs for the Blue Jays, his first two of his career on Tuesday, another Friday, a fourth on Sunday. So he is off and rolling. As of Tuesday, Vlad Guerrero Jr. was hitting 33 with a 1.321 OPS for the week.

His four home runs tied to most home runs in A.L. of that week. And his nine RBIs were tied for second. So the stud has arrived and Blue Jays fans have a reason to celebrate Vlad Guerrero Jr. Number three. Nobody wants to hear players talk about how bad the weather. is live with it, deal with it. It's not going anywhere, but let's just be honest. The baseball season doesn't feel like it's kicked in yet. The weather is crazy. As of Tuesday, there was snow cover in the field in Colorado at Denver's Coors Field. The Royals and Cardinals were rained out.

Games have been rained out in cold. I mean, what's going on? Do we need to wait to start the season after Memorial Day in the future because of this weather pattern? We have bad weather. weather last year to start the baseball season. I'm hoping that by next week, by June 1st, can we have some warm so we can go in our shorts and t-shirts and watch Major League Baseball and enjoy the best quality time you can have with friends and family? That's what I'm looking for. Warm up, Baseball America.

Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. Oh, it's so good. Let's welcome in Max Scherzer to the podcast. How you doing, Matt? Good, thanks for having me on. Always, you know that. So tell us about the milestone you have recently

when you became the 35th pitcher to strike out 2,500 battles or more. What did that mean to you? That was a cool milestone. Just to be, you know, there's only so many guys who have ever gotten there in it. And for me, it's a test of durability and, you know, pitch this many years in the big leagues

and be healthy. And there's just a lot of people along the way that you got to thank and, you know, that you think of that allow you to be durable and, you know, just the hard work you put in with your catchers being on the same plan. So there's a lot of people that had a fingerprint into, you know, some of those numbers. But that's why it's so cool when you do reach it. What was your turning point in your career?

I remember you obviously in Detroit when you were traded from Arizona. Then they sent you down to the minors for a little bit. You came back. And then after that, you didn't look back. Was that trip a good trip? I probably didn't like it at the time, but was it? Yeah, I definitely, you know, obviously you get some of the miners, you get a woken up.

It was really 2012 when I developed a curveball. You know, from my arm slot to low arm slot, I never thought I was going to be able to ever throw a curve ball from that low spot. And the fact that I was able to learn it, you know, kind of like broke through a mental barrier, you know, of, no, I can do this. I can pitch with a curve ball. You know, you start thinking of things that you can do.

and the set of things that you can't do. And for me, that really hit home and really found a way to continue to add to my game and just keep adding pitches and executions. And, you know, you get better every single year if you want to. How about baseball? Do you like where baseball is now? Home run, strikeouts, a lot of those, and also all the shifts. That's a pitcher's friend, you know, where a lot of hits are taken away.

It's not as many guys on the Bay Pass. Do you like where baseball is? That's an interesting question. I'll start with the easy answer and with the shifts. The shifts are here. Look, we know exactly where you're going to hit the ball. Just the way you know how many times I throw the ball. It's just a part of the game of that's part of the analytics.

And we'll see how the next generation of hitters evolve with the shift and see if they try to make an adjustment to it or just going after it. As for the strikeouts from runs and walks, I think that's more of a fan preference of. is that the most entertaining game that we can provide? And the fans' interest in the sport of what they find entertaining will drive where I think ultimately the game needs to go. So as a players, we just play the game where the fans,

they kind of drive how we should be playing the game. How about your team, the Nationals, you guys off to a rough start? Last year the playoffs ended not the way you wanted, but can this team, do you guys have enough? Can you turn this thing around? DC? We still have plenty of time. We can play great baseball. We can compete with any team in this league. We just got to play like it. There's a lot of things we do to shoot ourselves in a foot. And if we show up some of those mistakes and start playing good clean baseball, we're going to win

ball games. That's just as simple as that. There's too much talent in this clubhouse to not win ball games. And so for us, that's the way we see it. How about you? You're a college basketball, NBA official. Most people don't know and don't know that because we always talk basketball. I just want to ask you a couple of questions about some NBA players. Steph Curry. Is he the best six-foot and underguard or six-foot guard ever? I mean, you'd start to hear that.

He had that great performance to knock out the rockets. But I always say that Isaiah Thomas is probably that guy. What do you think? See, I never got to see Isaiah actually play. I've only seen no footage. I just think we're seeing what Steph's able to do on the court just the efficiency that you can score at. That's where the NBA and their analytics of how you should be playing a game.

I mean, they're harming the best shooter in the world with the data where he needs to be shooting the ball from. So for me, watching him play the game, he has his own style, and it's really fun to watch. NBA in general, is it fun when the same team goes to the championship or has a chance to five years in a row, which hasn't happened since the 60s and the Celtics, when they're only eight or 10 teams? Is that good for league? I don't, you know, that's where, is it so much that Golden States is such a dominant team,

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um de honest what he did this year um i mean i can just look past what kerry can do uh i mean jacob kingston grew up in an isolated polygamous sect We were God's chosen kingdom on earth.

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He's criticized a lot. Do you know why people criticize him or what? Is it more like his persona more than his game? Because he average a triple double three years in a row. How could you be bad? Right. To me, I kind of ignored his flaws and just watch how he, the passion he plays with the game with. I mean, the intensity that he plays with the game,

plays the game at every single night. That's something I definitely appreciate. Last question. Did Kyla Murray make a mistake picking the NFL over Major League Baseball? Only from the state, it's like one of those real things. Obviously, baseball is harder because it's hard to hit. You know, you fail seven out of ten times in your Hall of Famer, you know, so it's a tough sport. But he's a little guy playing football. you know, it's also tough to make that transition. I'm sure that was a tough choice for him. But playing quarterback in the NFL, I mean, that's an extremely tough position to play.

And, you know, it's just going to be fascinating to watch. I think, you know, the baseball aspect that he brings is going to, you know, with his arm strength in the way he can fill the ball. I mean, he does. He looks like a baseball player out there for him, but he's still in the football round. And so I think that's the other trade I kind of see in Mahomes as well. It looks like he's a baseball player, you know, throwing football. So, you know, the sky's the limit for him.

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Now a high launch angle does not mean you'll be a superstar, but it does mean you won't kill as many worms on the infield. All right, Anthony, I'll take into consideration that, but I'm not sure I'm using that. It was a big week in the big leagues. Who's a who's up? Or is it fair? And now, here's shadowleague.com MLB insider, J.R. Gamble.

A couple days ago, Cubs manager Joe Madden noticed that Nationals closer, Sean Doolittle, tapped his right foot on the ground before delivering pitch it. It bothered Madden so much he came out to talk to the umpires and then protested the game. J.R., is that foul or fair? That is fair. Rob's so fair. Joe Madden had a picture, Carl Edwards Jr., who was forced to revamp his delivery after working on it all spring. In a game, the umpire said it was illegal because he had an exaggerated pause and toe tap.

He didn't even find out about it that it was illegal until the end of the spring training after working on it all spring. And I think that is what led to his early struggles and a trip to the minors. So Madden's this. Madden's a mental strategist and the ultimate gamer. when he noticed Bill Little doing something similar, he called it out. If you're going to mess with my guy, I'm going to mess with other pitchers, Punky delivery. It's only right.

It's called strategy, Rob. The same strategy used to win the first Cubs World Series in 108 years. No need to be but heard about it. It's gaming shit. There. Fasten your seatbelt. Give you fuel. Give me fire.

Give me double-trizzles. Here comes Parker's top three MLB teams this week. Number three. The Los Angeles Dodgers, they just keep rolling along and getting pitching. They're hitting like crazy. Are you kidding? Cody Bellinger, what a show he's put on. Still a hot ticket as of Tuesday.

He had 17 home runs with a 405 batting average. The Dodgers seem like they are unstoppable and will win their seventh NL West crown. Number two. The Houston Astros. As of Tuesday, 31 and 16. Last year they won 103 games. They were tremendous and they are just picked up where they left off. And you know what?

It's hard to decide who's going to be the MVP of that team because so many players are great for them. George Springer, Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley, Garrett Cole, I mean, Carlos Correa, this version of the Astros looked even better than when they won the World Series in 2017. So this is scary. Number one. The New York freaking Yankees.

I've been saying it all season and nobody wants to believe me. They took two out of three from the Ways, moved in the first place, and then on Monday night in Baltimore, they scored four runs in the ninth inning to win that game. Yes, the Yankees are still banged up. Most of their star players are still on the injured list. They're doing it with kids, smoking mirrors, wait till they get their better players back. The Yankees are the best team in baseball.

I don't care if the Dodgers and Astros have more wins than them. What the Yankees have accomplished so far is unbelievable. Take out the paper in the trash. It's time for Trash Talk Twitter. Your chance to trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. This week's winner is at V-Close 13. and he tweeted this, The Nationals are killing me.

The bullpen has been a laughing stock of the league and can't hold the lead to save their lives. Joe Ross has an 81 ERA at one point. Ridiculous. If you want a chance to win a new era snapback cap, like Vince, hit us up on at Rob Parker FS1 on Twitter and trash anyone or anything in Major League Baseball. Millions of Americans are getting back to work.

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currently he's a Yankee color analyst for the Yes Network. Dave, thanks for joining us on the podcast. My pleasure, Rob. Thanks for having me on. Explain the Yankee success and what's going on. The team with all the stars' mash unit and all they're doing with the replacements are winning. It is remarkable. I mean, I'm floored by it.

I think anybody who covers the Yankees has really just seen things that they did not expect to happen. And certainly there's some great stories all around the diamond. I mean, Gio Arcella at third base has gone from Gio Who to Gio Colpe hero almost overnight, and this Yankee fan base has just been lit up by some of these young players. Domingo Hermann on the mound might make the All-Star team this year. It's not missed a beat in sort of replacing Luis Severino, who I thought was one of the top five best pitchers in the game. So the Yankees have found an answer almost for every injury they've had.

How good can this team be? I think they're the best team in baseball. People push back on me. And I mean it from the same point that they're loaded with all these guys who are hurt, and then they have all these young players as well. How good can this Yankee team be when it's healthy? Well, certainly, yeah, with proper respect to Houston, the Astros are a great team right now and look like a juggernaut.

I agree with you, Rob. I think the Yankees are very dangerous because of all these young players getting this experience and not only getting good experience, but having tremendous success. And when you get Aaron Judge back and John Carlos Stanton, back. And then when you get Luis Severino back in the rotation in the second half of the year, boy, they're

really poised to make some noise and then be a dangerous team in the playoffs this year, in my opinion. Who should get the most credit for this? Is this about Brian Cashman or Aaron Boone the manager? Because Cashman obviously as a GM has done a great job putting together talent. Yeah, I think

you really have to give Brian Cashman a lot of credit for really emphasizing the overall depth of the roster. And that was the point in not signing, you know, Bryce Harper or Manny Machado. He concentrated on players like D.J. LaMahue, who's been great for the Yankees and being able to play all over the field and their defense is much improved. Dio or Shella was kind of a forgotten player.

And Brian Cashman saw some talent there. Luke Boyce was kind of a forgotten player in the Cardinal system. And the Yankees' analytics department led by Brian Cashman, kind of saw something they liked. So I really think you've got to give a lot of credit to Brian Cashman. and Aaron Boone as well, he's never panicked. He's lost all-star players up and down the roster. Half of the roster has been injured or on the injured reserve list. He never panicked the whole way through.

He stayed level, and he's got that club out. The players have bought end to Aaron Boone, and they really seem to like him. Tony, tell me about your transition from a player to a TV career. You do a good job doing color. Do you enjoy it? What's the toughest part about doing that job? You know, Rob, it really has been enjoyable, and I think every year that I do this over 10 years now, that I get a little better sense of the business of putting on a game on TV and when to talk, when not to talk,

when to talk about new school analytics, when to talk about the human side, when to shut up. Sometimes, you know, on TV, that's something the broadcasters can do is going to let the game play and then you just call the game. But it's been a savior for me. It keeps me involved in the game. You know, I love pitching. I'm kind of a pitchy nerd. And, you know, I just, when there's a good outing going on, or pitchers really got to work in, boy, I really get excited calling those games.

That's just right at my wheelhouse. I certainly enjoy every moment of it, especially on the pitchers, when you see them come of age. Like Domingo Hermann this year with the Yankees, it's just been a joy to watch for me. And he's pure joy on the mound, just raw emotion if you see his confidence grow. It brings me back to my early day. So, you know, I really do enjoy what I do now.

Speaking of pitching, you have a new book out called Full County Education of a Pitcher by Yours Truly David Cohn and Jack Curry, God, I know very well. Tell me about your book. Yeah, Robert, you know, it's really an honest and raw look of the mind of a pitcher. It's not all roses and butterflies. I think I take myself to task on some of the decisions I made, some of the mistakes I made along the way, some of the anxiety that you feel on the pitcher's bounds. And I think the notion is that, you know, major league players are paid well,

they're supremely confident, and they have great lives. And a lot of times it's anything but that. There's a lot of players that really do have some anxiety issues that have trouble with confidence at times, and this game won't beat you up. I kind of take an inside look at some of the tough times I went through in my career and also a lot of pitching lessons in there. There's some technical aspects about pitching, and I think it's a good kind of a unique, raw,

and honest look at what goes on behind the piece. Where can people get it, Amazon and everywhere? Yeah, David Conebook.com will lead you to a lot of different places you can get at Amazon, Barnes & Noble. There's several retailers out there, but, you know, the probably easiest way is just to go to David Conebook.com. There he is. David Cone is his name. hell of a pitcher and a great broadcaster now, Dave.

Thanks for joining the podcast. Best of luck with your book. Yeah, thanks for having me on, Rob. I appreciate it. Now bring in the closer. Track one, right two. Right three. Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA,

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