Inside the Parker 'On the Road': Ohtani in the HR Derby, Jordan Walker > Elly De La Cruz + World Series champion Jerry Hairston Jr.
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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On this 'On the Road' edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob checks in from parts unknown to discuss Shohei Ohtani's indecision on whether or not to participate in the Home Run Derby and why Jordan Walker deserves more praise than Elly De La Cruz right now. Later, World Series champion and Spectrum SportsNet LA analyst Jerry Hairston Jr swings by to discuss all the biggest headlines around Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Plus, we've got appearances from MLBBro.com managing editor JR Gamble, the analytics guru himself Anthony Masterson and gambling expert David Gascon.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the story of a man who's fascinated me. |
| 0:03.5 | His name was Sweet Daddy Grace, and that's a name you don't forget. |
| 0:08.0 | He was a visionary who built a fortune as a black man during Jim Crow, during the Depression. |
| 0:15.0 | But today, not many people know about him. |
| 0:18.0 | He raised, sort of wiped out, and I wonder if this was done intentionally. |
| 0:23.0 | Listen to Sweet Daddy Grace on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Everyone in our country has a voice. |
| 0:32.0 | It's something that says not just where you come from, but who you are. |
| 0:36.0 | Welcome to NPR's Black Stories, Black Truths. |
| 0:39.0 | A collection of podcasts and a celebration of the hosts and journalism |
| 0:43.0 | who've always spoken truth to power. |
| 0:46.0 | Our voices are as varied, nuanced, and dynamic as the Black experience, |
| 0:50.0 | and stories should never be about us, without us. |
| 0:54.0 | Find NPR Black Stories, Black Truths on the I Heart Radio app, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:01.0 | From the Burke Shears to the Sound, from wherever you live in MLB America, |
| 1:06.0 | this is Inside the Parker. |
| 1:09.0 | You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. |
| 1:13.0 | Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number seven. |
| 1:17.0 | Rob Parker. |
| 1:20.0 | Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host Rob Parker. |
| 1:23.0 | All what a show we have for you today. |
| 1:26.0 | Jerry Harrison, Jr., the former Major League infielder and Outfielder, |
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