This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob checks in from on the road has he tours ballparks across the country. He has takes on the MLB's warning to players about using over the counter sexual enhancement drugs, why the upcoming player weekend is good for the game, Vegas making the Astros -500 favorites over the Yankees. He also names his Top 3 MLB Teams of the Week, this week's 'Twitter Trash Talk' Winner, 'Fair or Foul' and the Analytic Stat of the Week.Guests: Frankie Rodriguez - Former 7-year MLB pitcher stops by to discuss the changes in the game since he last pitched, why he dislikes spin rate as a stat, and the work he's doing to promote baseball for underprivileged youth in New York; Mark Gonzales - Chicago Tribune Cubs Beat Writer discusses the Cubs leading the NL Central despite season long struggles, and if Joe Maddon will be back in the dugout next year. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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