Inside the Parker: The Rays Aren't All That, the Inconvenient Truth About Ronald Acuna Jr. + Former MLB manager Bobby Valentine
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
On this edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob checks in to discuss why he believes the Tampa Bay Rays will eventually lose their lead atop the AL East, tell us why Ronald Acuna’s quest to become the first member of the 30/60 Club is a little fraudulent and explain why the Los Angeles Dodgers getting JD Martinez may have been the biggest steal of the offseason. Later, former Major League manager and Los Angeles Angels television analyst Bobby Valentine swings by to discuss Shohei Ohtani’s future with the club, why he’s still optimistic about the currently struggling San Diego Padres, what makes Aaron Judge such a devastating hitter and much more! Plus, we've got appearances from the analytics guru himself Anthony Masterson and MLBBro.com managing editor JR Gamble. Finally, MLBBro.com senior writer Kevin Moore swings by.
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| 0:11.2 | a celebration of the hosts and journalism who've always spoken truth to power. |
| 0:16.0 | Our voices are as varied, nuanced, and dynamic as the Black experience, and stories should never |
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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 |
| 0:36.0 | and that's a name you don't forget. He was a visionary who built a fortune as a Black man during |
| 0:42.4 | Jim Crow, during the Depression, but today not many people know about him. He raised sort of wiped out |
| 0:49.9 | and I wonder if this was done intentionally. Listen to Sweet Daddy Grace on the iHeart Radio App |
| 0:56.1 | Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to Come Back Stories. I'm Darren Waller. |
| 1:03.9 | You might know me as a Titan for the New York Giants or some of you might know me from my story |
| 1:08.4 | of struggling with and beating addiction to become a pro-walt Titan. With me, I have my friend and |
| 1:13.7 | co-host Donnie Starkens, who is a yoga instructor and a personal development coach. Catch us every |
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| 1:31.8 | From the Burke Shears to the Sound, from wherever you live in MLB America, this is Inside the Parker. |
| 1:38.9 | You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball |
| 1:45.3 | Hall of Fame voter number seven. Rob Parker. Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host Rob Parker. |
| 1:53.9 | What a show we have for you this week. We're going to talk to former Major League manager Bobby |
| 1:59.9 | Valentine, who now does the Angels pre-imposed game show. We'll catch up with him. Also from MLBbro.com |
| 2:08.4 | we'll talk to senior writer Kevin Moore, plus foul affair that and much more. Let's go. |
| 2:19.0 | To lead off it's getting robbed and keep him up. Rob's hot take. I'm the three biggest stories in |
| 2:24.8 | Major League Baseball. Number one. I told you about the Tampa Bay rays when they were winning |
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