The Legendary ‘Cobra’ Dave Parker

The Legendary ‘Cobra’ Dave Parker

Legendary baseball player Dave Parker joins the show to talk about his recent book and his storied career.

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This week we talk to former baseball MVP Dave “The Cobra” Parker, about his new book Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood. We talk to Parker about his career, Roberto Clemente, and even get a vocal performance.

We also have Choice Words about the last time there was a movement to get MLB to move the All-Star Game over a decade ago. In addition, we also have a Just Stand Up award to everyone that helped push MLB to Olympian Sakura Kokumai for bringing attention to anti-Asian bigotry in the United States and a Just Sit Down award to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who continues to feed the public nonsense about the racist anti-voting bill in Georgia. All this and more on this week’s show!

Dave Parker
Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood

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The Last Time People Tried to Get Baseball to Move the All-Star Game

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