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Cardinals Walker Wins Home Run Derby, WNBA Coaching Representation, and Olivia Miles’ Historic Rookie Run · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: Hey guys, welcome to The Daily Play with Joy Taylor.
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  Speaker 2: Let's start with the Home Run Derby. Now, if you
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  Speaker 2: know me, you know that the Home Run Derby is
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  Speaker 2: my favorite of all of the All Star activities across
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  Speaker 2: all of the All Stars. And you know games that
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  Speaker 2: feature the best players, whether it's the Pro Bowl and
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  Speaker 2: what have you. So I find the Home Run Derby
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  Speaker 2: to be really, really fun and Netflix streamed it, so
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  Speaker 2: there was a little extra energy and creativity to the broadcast.
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  Speaker 2: It was great to hear Barry Bonds, the Goat, weigh
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  Speaker 2: in on home runs since he is the literal expert,
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  Speaker 2: but we'll get to that later.
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  Speaker 1: In the final round, this is what happened.
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  Speaker 2: The entire crowd was pulling for Philly star Kyle Schwarber
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  Speaker 2: and Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker had a moment with his
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  Speaker 2: parents watching on in the crowd. He hit six consecutive
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  Speaker 2: home runs in the final to soun Philly's faithful and
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  Speaker 2: win the Home Run Derby crown. In addition to the trophy,
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  Speaker 2: he also won a million dollars, which is more than
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  Speaker 2: his salary for the season, which is crazy. So he
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  Speaker 2: had obviously an incredible personal game, but he talks.
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  Speaker 1: About the community. He said, I want to be a.
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  Speaker 2: Role model for the black kids, and I want more
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  Speaker 2: black kids in baseball.
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  Speaker 1: Hopefully this raises some awareness.
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  Speaker 2: I know a lot of them are playing basketball, football route,
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  Speaker 2: but I want them to know the baseball route is
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  Speaker 2: open to them too.
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  Speaker 1: And there are a lot of kids that are athletic.
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  Speaker 2: Enough and mentally strong enough, Black kids that can play
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  Speaker 2: this game, and I want to see them do it.
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  Speaker 2: I totally agree, and I also feel that you know,
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  Speaker 2: visibility and being able to see black players have big
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  Speaker 2: moments like representation matters. And I love that he said
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  Speaker 2: this and I love that he had this moment. It
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  Speaker 2: was a lot of tension obviously, like having the Philadelphia
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  Speaker 2: player be.
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  Speaker 1: There in the final and for him to win this.
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  Speaker 2: Way, like it's an incredible moment, just stunning everyone. And
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  Speaker 2: of course also like him winning that money when that
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  Speaker 2: is what his salary is is also crazy. He not
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  Speaker 2: only took home his first Derby title, it's also his
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  Speaker 2: first in his first appearance, but he became the first
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  Speaker 2: Cardinal to win the Derby and what he's talking about
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  Speaker 2: as far as black players goes. For the first time
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  Speaker 2: in at last twenty years, the percentage of Black players
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  Speaker 2: on MLB Active and inactive list on opening Day increased
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  Speaker 2: in back to back years, going from six percent to
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  Speaker 2: six point two and then six point eight this season.
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  Speaker 1: So the year over the year increase is happening. And
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  Speaker 1: he's right.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, you have Barry Bonds there on the broadcast
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  Speaker 2: telling him he's that's the greatest home run Derby that
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  Speaker 2: he's seen.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, that's a man that's seen a lot of
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  Speaker 1: home runs.
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  Speaker 2: I think it was a really great moment for baseball
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  Speaker 2: and I love it like I love the Derby. I
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  Speaker 2: think it's so fun and I love that it went
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  Speaker 2: down this way. Staying on topic of representation, but switching
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  Speaker 2: to the basketball court, Page Beckers has user platform to
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  Speaker 2: speak up several times.
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  Speaker 1: In recent she talked about there being zero zero.
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  Speaker 2: Black women represented amongst the WNBA coaching ranks.
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  Speaker 1: Seven of the fifteen current head coaches in.
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  Speaker 2: The WNBA are women, and none of them are black,
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  Speaker 2: and Page spoke up about how important black.
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  Speaker 1: Women have been to her in the WNBA. She said,
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  Speaker 1: I think black women specifically, I grew up with a
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  Speaker 1: lot of prominent.
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  Speaker 2: Black women in my life that were very important to
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  Speaker 2: me and how I was raised and how I grew
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  Speaker 2: up being my stepmom au coach, So I understand how
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  Speaker 2: amazing they are and how they should get the same
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  Speaker 2: equal opportunity as a white woman, as a white man
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  Speaker 2: to be an important piece of this league. I was
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  Speaker 2: built on a lot of black women this league was,
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  Speaker 2: so it's definitely right for them to get the same
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  Speaker 2: equal opportunity as everyone else. The last black woman to
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  Speaker 2: hold a head coaching position in the league was Noel Quinn.
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  Speaker 2: She coached for the Seattle Storm for parts of five
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  Speaker 2: seasons and they decided not to renew her contract last year.
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  Speaker 2: She went on to coach Page in Unrivaled last year
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  Speaker 2: with Breeze BC, and I think this is great that
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  Speaker 2: Page speaks up. I think that she uses her platform
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  Speaker 2: very well. She spoke about her little brother, you know,
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  Speaker 2: going from being a cute little boy to a threat
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  Speaker 2: to society and you know, wanting to She spook about
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  Speaker 2: this in twenty twenty because she has a black little
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  Speaker 2: brother and advocating for black lives matter. She is an
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  Speaker 2: incredible voice and incredible face of the league and also
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  Speaker 2: obviously an incredible player.
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  Speaker 1: Shall be a starter in the All Star Game later
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  Speaker 1: this month.
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  Speaker 2: Number one pick in last year's draft, and is having
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  Speaker 2: a great season, averaging twenty point seven point six point
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  Speaker 2: three assists, both her team highs for the Dallas Wings,
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  Speaker 2: who are sixteen and eight, and won their fifth straight
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  Speaker 2: game Sunday against the Sky. So not only is she
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  Speaker 2: a great player, but she is passionate about social change,
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  Speaker 2: and I think it's incredibly important and inspiring for her
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  Speaker 2: to be using her voice in this way. And it
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  Speaker 2: is crazy crazy that there are no black women coaches
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  Speaker 2: in the WNBA. We cannot have leagues that are talking
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  Speaker 2: about representation, that are talking about change, that are talking
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  Speaker 2: about showing up in communities and four communities and not
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  Speaker 2: have equal representation, is especially in the w So I'm
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  Speaker 2: really glad that she is speaking up and using her
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  Speaker 2: platform for this and bringing attention to it, and hopefully
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  Speaker 2: the owners and the front offices are paying attention as well,
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  Speaker 2: because it matters saying in the w where the league
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  Speaker 2: scoring average is up thanks in part to rookie Olivia Miles,
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  Speaker 2: the Links second overall pick, just combined with backcourt mate
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  Speaker 2: Kyle McBride to score seventy of Minnesota's one hundred and
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  Speaker 2: four points and a key win over the Phoenix Mercury.
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  Speaker 2: In that game, Miles also became the fastest player to
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  Speaker 2: reach four hundred points, one hundred of sists, and one
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  Speaker 2: hundred rebounds in her WNBA story. She has already earned
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  Speaker 2: a starting spot in next week's All Star Games, despite
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  Speaker 2: being the only rookie names to the team at all.
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  Speaker 1: Her coach, Cheryl Reeve, the front runner for Coach of
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  Speaker 1: the Year, gave her some flowers after the win.
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  Speaker 2: She said, the success of the team is on her shoulders,
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  Speaker 2: and that is impressive how she's handled it. She's the
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  Speaker 2: first player in WNBA history, not the first rookie, the
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  Speaker 2: first player in WNBA history to get four hundred points,
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  Speaker 2: one hundred rebounds, and one hundred assists in twenty two games.
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  Speaker 1: So I want you to adjust that and think about that.
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  Speaker 2: There have been tremendous players in this league, and again
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  Speaker 2: this is not as compared to other rookies. I can't
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  Speaker 2: say enough. I know what her impact on the team
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  Speaker 2: has been. The magnitude of it should not be understated.
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  Speaker 2: Great statement by her coach Cheryl Reeve, and Olivia Miles
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  Speaker 2: continues to impress. There's a reason she's third in MVP odds,
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  Speaker 2: behind one namers like Asia and Paige. She is incredible,
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  Speaker 2: Olivia Magic Miles. She is so much more than a
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  Speaker 2: rookie and to her coach's point, she's the first player
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  Speaker 2: year to do this. If you haven't checked out Olivia Miles, like,
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  Speaker 2: you're missing out. She's an unbelievable player. She's so fun
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  Speaker 2: to watch. She has such a great energy and swag
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  Speaker 2: to her. She's tough, she's an intentional player. She's an
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  Speaker 2: unbelievable passer. Obviously four unger points, one hundred assists, and
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  Speaker 2: she's active one hundred rebounds.
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  Speaker 1: To do all of that in twenty two games.
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  Speaker 2: To come into this grown women's league where we have
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  Speaker 2: seen players come in and struggle as rookies and not
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  Speaker 2: you know, assimilate to the style of play right away.
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  Speaker 1: I mean you're talking about women that have been.
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  Speaker 2: In the league playing at a professional level, you know,
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  Speaker 2: gone overseas, incredibly experienced, incredibly skilled, and she is just
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  Speaker 2: seamlessly stepped into the league, and beyond seamlessly stepping in,
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  Speaker 2: she is excelling at an incredibly high level.
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  Speaker 1: She is so fun to watch.
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  Speaker 2: I love that she is having this season, and I'm
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  Speaker 2: excited to see her in the All Star Game later
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  Speaker 2: this month as well. She's incredible, so make sure you
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