Inside the Parker - Gerrit Cole's Return To Form + Texas Rangers P Kumar Rocker & FOX MLB analyst John Smoltz

About this episode

Rob discusses Gerrit Cole's impact on the Yankees, the Phillies' season, and features interviews with Kumar Rocker and John Smoltz.

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.  Subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter !!  #OddCouple See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Parker

Guests: Kumar Rocker, John Smoltz

Topics covered

• Gerrit Cole
• Texas Rangers
• MLB news
• John Smoltz
• American League
• celebrity golf tournament

Keywords

• Gerrit Cole
• Texas Rangers
• John Smoltz
• MLB
• American League
• celebrity golf tournament
• Rob Parker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, MLB Players' Association, MLB Network, FOX MLB, American Century Championship

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