Inside the Parker: Jacob deGrom Can't Stay Healthy, Luis Arraez is Going for .400 + Former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
On this edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob opens the show by sharing his thoughts on Jacob deGrom needing Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career, Marcus Semien's incredible hitting streak for the Texas Rangers and Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez' quest to hit .400 for the entire season. Later, former Major League pitcher and Rangers TV analyst CJ Nitkowski swings by to discuss the deGrom injury, Semien's hot bat, what makes Texas arguably the best team in all of baseball and much more! Plus, we've got appearances from the analytics guru himself Anthony Masterson and MLBBro.com managing editor JR Gamble. Finally, The Athletic's Zach Buchanan checks in to discuss all the latest surrounding the upstart Arizona Diamondbacks.
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| 0:00.0 | Everyone in our country has a voice. It's something that says not just where you come from, |
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| 0:28.5 | you get your podcasts. This is a story of a man who's fascinated me. His name was Sweet Daddy Grace |
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| 0:56.1 | Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. From the Burke Shears to the Sound, from wherever |
| 1:04.5 | you live in MLB America, this is Inside the Parker. You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the |
| 1:11.2 | scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number 7, Rob Parker. |
| 1:19.5 | Welcome into the program. I'm your host Rob Parker. Another great episode for you. |
| 1:27.4 | Coming up on a program we'll talk about former Major League pitcher C.J. Nick Kowski. He'll drop by |
| 1:33.4 | also Zach Buchan and he covers the Arizona Diamond Bag for the athletic and the Diamond |
| 1:39.7 | bags. I have a surprising start to the season. That plus foul or fair, let's go. |
| 1:48.9 | To lead off it's getting robbed and keep him up. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in |
| 1:54.8 | Major League Baseball. Number one, say it isn't so for the Texas Rangers, my goodness. Jacob |
| 2:04.8 | DeGrom will have surgery, Tommy John surgery and we'll be lost for this year, next year |
| 2:14.8 | and is looking to return in 2025. You know the AL West leading Texas Rangers signed them to a big |
| 2:21.9 | deal in the off season, five years, $185 million. They knew they were rolling a dice when you get |
| 2:28.4 | a two-time saw a young award winner but he's had nothing but injury issues with the match. |
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