Inside the Parker - MLB Rivalry Weekend + Atlanta Braves C Drake Baldwin & WFAN broadcaster Rickie Ricardo
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob discusses Rivalry Weekend in MLB, Cal Raleigh adding injury to insult with the Seattle Mariners, and Mookie Betts’ return to the diamond after a lengthy stint on the injured list. Plus, Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin checks in to discuss the follow-up to his National League Rookie of the Year season. Later, WFAN broadcaster and Draft Kings ambassador Rickie Ricardo swings by to preview the Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and to pay his respects to the late, great John Sterling. 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 seventh 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. Rob Parker. Come on, I've been |
| 0:24.8 | covering Major League Baseball for almost 40 years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, |
| 0:32.2 | in L.A. I love this game. Let's go. |
| 0:42.0 | Welcome into the podcast. |
| 0:43.5 | I'm your host, Rob Parker. |
| 0:45.1 | What a show we have for you today. |
| 0:48.4 | Raining National League rookie of the year, |
| 0:51.5 | Drake Ballwin, yes, the catcher from the Atlanta Braves. |
| 0:52.8 | He stops by. |
| 0:54.5 | The Braves are off to a great start, |
| 0:57.4 | and so is he, especially in the Power Department. |
| 1:04.0 | Plus, Yankee Spanish broadcaster Rick Ricardo from WFAN in New York and Draft Kings. |
| 1:10.1 | He will stop by, talk about rivalry week as the Mets and Yankees played that and much more. |
| 1:11.7 | Let's go. |
| 1:15.3 | To lead off, it's getting robbed. |
| 1:16.3 | And keep him on. |
| 1:20.3 | Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. |
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