Inside the Parker - Gerrit Cole's Return To Form + Texas Rangers P Kumar Rocker & FOX MLB analyst John Smoltz
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob discusses why Gerrit Cole's return to form makes the New York Yankees the favorites to win the American League, how the Philadelphia Phillies have saved their season, and how the MLB Players' Association is doing everything in its power to avoid a lockout. Plus, Texas Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker swings by for a compelling conversation, and World Series champion and FOX MLB analyst John Smoltz checks in to discuss all the biggest MLB headlines and promote the upcoming American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Finally, we drop Rob's latest appearance on MLB Network and the latest edition of Pocket Protector Central with analytics maven Anthony Masterson, and reveal the ninth installment of Rob’s Memory Lane series.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.5 | From the Berkshires to the sound. |
| 0:08.1 | From wherever you live in MLB, America, this is Inside the Parker. |
| 0:13.1 | You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. |
| 0:17.3 | Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number 56. |
| 0:22.3 | Rob Parker. |
| 0:23.5 | Come on. |
| 0:24.5 | I've been covering Major League Baseball for almost 40 years now. |
| 0:28.1 | In New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, in L.A. |
| 0:33.6 | I love this game. |
| 0:35.6 | Let's go. |
| 0:40.5 | Welcome into the podcast. |
| 0:42.2 | I'm your host, Rob Parker. |
| 0:43.5 | What a show we have for you today. |
| 0:45.6 | Texas Rangers right-hander, |
| 0:48.1 | Kumar Rocker stops by. |
| 0:49.9 | We'll talk about his successes this early season. |
| 0:53.0 | Also, from the media side, Hall of Fame pitcher |
| 0:56.9 | and Fox lead color analyst John Smoltz will do that and much more. Let's go. |
| 1:05.5 | 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. |
| 1:14.7 | Number one. |
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