Inside the Parker: Bryce Harper’s Return and Mookie Betts’ case for MVP + Mariner’s broadcaster Dave Sims!
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
On this edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob Parker leads off by breaking down Phillies OF Bryce Harper’s incredibly swift return from Tommy John surgery, how Mets pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander’s returns will help boost the team, and why there’s a case for Mookie Betts to be in early consideration for the NL MVP! Later, Rob is visited by Mariner’s TV broadcaster Dave Sims to discuss Seattle’s rough start to the season, the recent fantastic start by rookie pitcher Bryce Miller, and offers hope that the Mariners will be in contention further down the stretch of the season. Plus we’ve got new editions of “Foul or Fair” with JR Gamble, Anthony Masterson’s analytics segment, “Pocket Protector” with David Gascon, “Why MLB is Better,” and so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | From the Burke Shears to the Sound, from wherever you live in MLB America, this is Inside |
| 0:07.8 | the Parker. |
| 0:08.9 | You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. |
| 0:13.0 | Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number 7, Rob Parker. |
| 0:19.7 | Welcome into the podcast. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm your host Rob Parker, a great show for you today. |
| 0:25.6 | We'll talk with Seattle Mariners, television play by play man Dave Sims. |
| 0:31.3 | He stops by, gives us the 4-1-1 on that fantastic start by rookie pitcher Bryce Miller. |
| 0:39.6 | Also a little foul or fair, we'll have an analytics stack geek, Anthony Mactheson. |
| 0:47.0 | He drops by that and much more, let's go. |
| 0:50.6 | To lead off, it's getting roughed and keep him up, Rob's hot take on the three biggest |
| 0:56.6 | stories in Major League Baseball number one. |
| 1:00.7 | On Thursday, Justin Verlander makes his Mets debut, the 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled |
| 1:08.1 | to make his start against his former team, the Tigers, who drafted the right hander second |
| 1:14.3 | overall back in 2004 and then traded him away to Houston in 2017. |
| 1:20.1 | Verlander season opening start was delayed due to a back injury, but the 40-year-old is |
| 1:27.4 | ready to go. |
| 1:29.0 | The Mets signed him as a free agent in the off season and they have high hopes on Justin |
| 1:35.2 | Verlander who won the comeback player of the year, who pitched superbly for the Astros |
| 1:42.3 | as they won yet another championship. |
| 1:46.2 | Yes, Verlander signed that 86.67 million dollar two-year contract. |
| 1:52.4 | After he went 18 and four, what a 175 ER ran 28 starts and hope the Astros win and won |
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