Wild Card Edition: Nats' Night; Rays/A's; Maddon/Angels Inevitability; Guests: Barry Zito, Gary Matthews, Jr.

This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, it's playoff time and Rob gives his take on the Nationals winning their Wild Card game over the Brewers, the Rays/A's AL Wild Card matchup, and why old school manager Joe Maddon will be able to bounce back from his firing in Chicago. He also names his Top 3 MLB Teams of the Week, Fair or Foul and the Analytic Stat of the Week.Guests: Barry Zito - Cy Young winner and World Series champion on Moneyball, the A's consistency despite having no payroll, if he likes the changes in the game since he called it quits, and his new book Curveball.; Gary Matthews, Jr. - 11-year MLB vet and current Phillies' broadcaster with his thoughts on the playoffs, and if this could be the year hitting beats pitching.;   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.