The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington

On this edition of  Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob leads off by discussing his biggest problem with the new pitch clock, why Los Angeles Angels slugger Anthony Rendon may have the worst contract in Major League Baseball and which St Louis Cardinals phenom could become MLB's Next Big Thing. Later, former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins checks in to discuss the Minnesota Twins hot start to the season, and The Athletic's Will Sammon swings by to discuss the New York Mets' rocky start. Plus, we've got appearances from the analytics guru himself Anthony Masterson, as well as sports betting maven David Gascon. Finally, Rob closes with some breaking news for all you loyal readers of MLBBro.com!

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Chris and Rob tell us why Bill Belichick’s frustrations with quarterback Mac Jones seem a little out of pocket, discuss the latest round of excuses NFL executives are giving as to why Lamar Jackson still can’t secure a long-term contract and tell us why Rob Manfred has a point when he says analytics in baseball are ‘an arms race to nowhere’. Plus, the Odd Couple Callers deliver another award-winning edition of Trash Talk.

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Chris and Rob debate whether UCONN’s fifth national championship elevates them to Blue Blood status, discuss the latest round of excuses NFL executives are giving as to why Lamar Jackson still can’t secure a long-term contract and tell us if the NCAA Men's National Championship game having the lowest television ratings of all-time are proof that sports fans don't really want to see Cinderella teams advance that deeply.

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Chris and Rob debate whether UCONN’s fifth national championship elevates them to Blue Blood status, rip First Lady Jill Biden for trying to invite the runner-up Iowa Hawkeyes to the White House after they lost to LSU in the Women’s National Championship game and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob’s nightly bets. Plus, former NFL offensive lineman and FOX Sports Radio Weekend host Ephraim Salaam swings by to discuss the evolution of college basketball, what’s next for Lamar Jackson and much more!

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Chris and Rob tell us if the NCAA Men's National Championship game having the lowest television ratings of all-time are proof that sports fans don't really want to see Cinderella teams advance that deeply, debate if UCONN’s fifth national championship makes them a Blue Blood in college basketball and share their thoughts on where they’d like to see French phenom Victor Wembanyama land in the NBA. Plus, FOX Sports Radio Weekend host Martin Weiss swings by to bring us Trollin’ or Rollin’.

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Chris and Rob explain how Angel Reese's taunt of Caitlin Clark following LSU's championship game win over Iowa took away from the Tigers' big moment, tell us if Kyrie Irving or Luka Doncic deserves the lion’s share of the blame for the Dallas Mavericks tailspin out of Western Conference playoff contention and tell us if Clark's ascension to superstardom will be enough to bring women's college basketball into the mainstream consciousness. 

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Chris and Rob explain how Angel Reese's taunt of Caitlin Clark following LSU's championship game win over Iowa took away from the Tigers' big moment, tell us why athletes should use Anthony Rendon's suspension as a reminder why you should never get into it with fans and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob's nightly bets. Plus, FOX College Basketball broadcaster John Fanta swings by to discuss the rising popularity of women's college hoops, Reese's viral taunt of Clark, why he's picking UCONN to beat San Diego State in the Men's championship game and much more!

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Chris and Rob tell us if Kyrie Irving or Luka Doncic deserves the lion’s share of the blame for the Dallas Mavericks tailspin out of Western Conference playoff contention and go head-to-head in this week’s edition of Sources Say. Plus, NBA champion and FOX Sports Radio NBA analyst Antonio Daniels swings by to discuss the wild Western Conference playoff race, the Kyrie-Luka dynamic, the surging Los Angeles Lakers and much more!

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Chris and Rob preview the NCAA Men’s college basketball national championship game between UCONN and San Diego State, tell us if Clark's ascension to superstardom will be enough to bring women's college basketball into the mainstream consciousness and explain why the NBA’s new rule demanding that players play at least 65 games to earn postseason awards won’t be enough to curb load management.

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Chris and Rob tell us why the embarrassingly low Final Four ticket prices are proof that sports fans don't really want to see Cinderella teams advance that far in the NCAA Tournament, tell us why they have a problem with the NBA keeping their one-and-done rule in place and debate Tom Izzo’s assertion that certain aspects of the transfer portal are bad for college basketball.

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