1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Andy Garrison. He sometimes gets called Garrasinho from his 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: days of being the boordop for Soccer Saturday, which is 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: normally when you hear me on this radio station for 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: two weeks a year. Obviously, you've got the normal shows 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: in which I make guest appearances on. Ironically, this is 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: not one of them. But I am filling in for 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: Jake Query today as he is south siding it up 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: in Chicago checking a Little White Sox Day baseball. We are 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: live at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Beatles are not 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: playing today, but the standardbred horses are. There are races 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: that will be going on all throughout the course of 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: the day, and we'll tell you more about them with 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Tony Wren's coming up in the next segment of the show. However, 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: when I fill in as I do like once a month, 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: at once every couple of weeks, et cetera, there are 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,319 Speaker 1: sometimes old friends. I'm like, hey, this is a good 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: chance for me to catch up with this person from 18 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: a both on air and off air conversation. And a 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: buddy of mine is doing something old that is new 20 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: again and that is kind of direct to consumer where 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: you can find him and his work on both college 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: football and college basketball. After a very successful run on 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: CBS Sports in the last fourteen years, Jerry Palm has 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: gone back to the independent route and he joins us 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: now on our Eddie, is our hotline sponsor today or 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: does it insert your name here at this point? All right, call, 27 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: I'll give you John Griffin's cell phone number. You can 28 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: sponsor the hotline for this show for today, the rest 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: of the week, or for the rest of forever. Jerry 30 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: Palm joins us, now, Hello, my friend, how are you? 31 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 2: I'm all right? How are you? 32 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: I'm good? I am And the grand stand at the 33 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: Indiana State Fair and another the thing that you are 34 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: as passionate about as you are college football in college 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: basketball would be bands. So the last time you would 36 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: be here to watch a band competition like State Fair bandig. 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: Actually, I have never been to State Fair band day. 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: Well, now you've got time to do it. 39 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: You should come down next year. 40 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I've been to the state band contest, you know, 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 3: the sure end of the fall, but I have never 42 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: I've only been to the State Fair a couple of times, 43 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 3: which is, I guess kind of weird because I've lived 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 3: in Indiana now for thirty years. But yeah, I've only 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: been to the State Fair a couple of times. 46 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: You are, you do a little about as far away 47 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: as you can get though from any now, so I 48 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: understand that. So again, I gave your old website addresses 49 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: from the PRECBS days, collegebcs dot com, college RPI dot com. 50 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: Where can folks find your work? 51 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 3: Now it's gonna be Palm Brackets dot Com and it'll 52 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 3: it'll have both football and basketball. Right now, it's just football, 53 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 3: which I launched yesterday because obviously the football season starts 54 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: next week, so there's a little less urgency for basketball. 55 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 3: But I'm working on that too and hope to have 56 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 3: that up in a couple of weeks and we'll be 57 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: able to do both football and basketball. And like you said, 58 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 3: it's it's kind of the way it used to be 59 00:02:59,320 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 3: for me. 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: How I got. 61 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 3: Started, started, you know, on my own back in Gosh 62 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 3: nineteen ninety four, when it was just basketball and and 63 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 3: the only people doing it was me and Joel and Aardi. 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: In fact, we started at the same time I found 65 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 3: out about each of ours. Uh. I think he started 66 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 3: at ESPN in ninety four. In my first bracket was 67 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: also ninety four. So but yeah, it's it's a lot 68 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 3: different now, a lot of different landscape now. But I'm 69 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: looking forward to being able to do things that you know, 70 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: I wasn't always able to do with you know, editors 71 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: telling me what I should and should not do. 72 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: Well, let's face it, there's there's a couple of pressing 73 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: things from basketball stay we want to get to and 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: then we we'll talk about the more kind of current 75 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: relevant stuff in terms of the upcoming football season. And 76 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: first of all, just a person, because I've known you 77 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: for twenty five years and so it was so cool 78 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: for me to see a buddy of mine one of 79 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: the most prominent television shows that sports fans think of. 80 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: And that being obviously all of the lead up to 81 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: the debuting of the brackets in March. What was it 82 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: like for being a guy that started his own blog 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: and research to being a regular on March Madness coverage 84 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: on CBS. That had to be so stinking cool for 85 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: as long as that got to be a part of 86 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: your career. 87 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, at the beginning, it was surreal, you know, I 88 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 3: just it's something I when I started doing this, I 89 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 3: thought that the number of people who would be interested 90 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 3: would fit comfortably in immediate day. 91 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 2: So you know, it's it was a little more than that. 92 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 3: In fact, it was a lot more than that. And 93 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 3: you know, being part of the selection week shows in particular, 94 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 3: and when they started doing them, the pre selection show 95 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 3: in February was always really the highlights of the year. 96 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 3: Being out in New York with the CBS Sports people 97 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: and you know that that was always the highlight of 98 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: the year. And the February show I would get to, 99 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: you know, meet with some of the committee people and 100 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: uh so I would get to pick their brains about stuff. 101 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 3: So that's that's something that I'll miss, but it's you know, 102 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 3: it was a surreal experience for me to be part 103 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 3: of the network that is the home of college basketball 104 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: for for that long. 105 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: I remember I got to do a broadcast on CBS 106 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: Sports Network about nine years ago, and I got a 107 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: CBS Sports Network polo and I got to I got 108 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: to I didn't keep the mic flag, but took a 109 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: picture of the mic flag, and I'm like, hey, at 110 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: some point they're gonna give me a blazer, uh And 111 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: you got to work with the guys at the Blazers, 112 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: which again is beyond. 113 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 3: I didn't get a blazer. But but I had to 114 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: work with the guys. 115 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: But you were in close vicinity to them, which which 116 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: is better than I was able to do. 117 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 3: Uh. I was a lot working for with those people. Yes, 118 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 3: you know guys like Clark Kellogg and you know Jay 119 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: Wright in recent years, and and you know Greg Gumbele. 120 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 3: Uh those uh really a lot of very smart analysts 121 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 3: type people on both the CBS and the. 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Sports Network, no doubt about that. And God rest Greg Gumbelsole. 123 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: Now with that, Uh, we're not expanding this year. It 124 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: gets talked about all the time. As a guy that 125 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: literally does this for a living, your thoughts about us 126 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: stay in patt at sixty eight for at least one 127 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: more year. 128 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: Well, I say that that minimizes minimizes the damage for 129 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 3: another year. I am steadfastly in favor of going back 130 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 3: to sixty four. That was the perfect number. But yeah, 131 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 3: I'd feel better about it if they were, you know, 132 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: expanding the tournament for White Dayton, you know, uh uh 133 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: loyal of Chicago. You know, teams like that have just 134 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 3: picked a couple of eight ten teams, but you know, 135 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 3: teams like that, then I then I would feel better 136 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:00,559 Speaker 3: about it. But I don't believe that for a minute. 137 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 3: I think we're gonna get you know, big, big conference 138 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 3: teams that are two games above goal five hundred in 139 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: their league and you know, just barely above five hundred overall. 140 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: And those are the kinds of teams that we're probably 141 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: going to see in those spots. 142 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: And the thing is that nobody really into these games. 143 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't know what the TV ratings say. 144 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 3: I don't say that much attention to it for the 145 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 3: first four But you know, if you're filling out a bracket, 146 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: you're you're waiting for those teams to end. So you 147 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 3: know what your bracket looks like that you have to 148 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: fill out. 149 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: Again. 150 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Palm Palm brackets. Just simply search that you'll be 151 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: able to find Jerry's great work. So let's kind of 152 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,239 Speaker 1: shift to what starts all of you know, eight days 153 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: from now, and obviously starts in the biggest of ways 154 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: a week from his Saturday. That is college football. Obviously, 155 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: now it is a race to twelve in terms of 156 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: making the postseason. Kind of what all will you be 157 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: chronicling and looking for in the early weeks of the season. 158 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, there's some big games, including right off the 159 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 3: bat Texas number one in the preseason polls. 160 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: Number seven seed in my Bowl projections. 161 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 3: For the college football playoffs. But part of the reason 162 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 3: for that is they're opening the season at Ohio State. 163 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 3: Later in the season they have to go to Georgia, 164 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: and it's nice to be the preseason number one. 165 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: You know, people think you're the best team in. 166 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 3: The country, and they might very well be, and you 167 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 3: could still lose at Ohio State and lose at Georgia 168 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: and finish ten and two. That's probably good enough to 169 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 3: get you in the playoffs, you know, if that's what 170 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 3: they do, and obviously better than that would be impressive. 171 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 2: But those are really tough games. 172 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 3: They're already an underdog at Ohio State and the Georgia 173 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 3: games in November, so it's a little premature for a 174 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 3: line on that, but yeah, I think it's gonna be. 175 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 3: There's some really good non conference games, you. 176 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: Know, every year there are. 177 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 3: And it's funny because the Indiana coach Signetti, what's kind 178 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 3: of ripping the sep for how they schedule, and there 179 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 3: are certainly some weird things about how they schedule, but 180 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 3: the better teams in that league usually have one pretty 181 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 3: good non conference game, and he's pretty much committed to 182 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 3: not ever having won, so which is you know, last year, 183 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 3: I think it hurt him, but you can't really blame 184 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 3: them for a bad non conference schedule when you're you're 185 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 3: rebuilding a program. And they had a tremendous turnaround probably 186 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 3: never been equal. 187 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 2: Turnaround last year. 188 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 3: And now they'll get a few more tough games in 189 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 3: the in the conference this year, so we'll see how 190 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 3: they do. But yeah, it's there are some really good 191 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 3: non conference games this year, and yeah Texas is. 192 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 2: Playing one of those right away in Week one. 193 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: We've never had number one versus two out of the 194 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: shoot and that is exactly what we have this year. 195 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 2: Again. 196 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: Palm brackets and Jerry and I will have this conversation 197 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: during the college football season, the college basketball season when 198 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 1: you hear for me. Good chance we'll have Jerry on 199 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: the show on a semi regular basis. Good luck with 200 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: a new venture. My friend will cross pass soon. 201 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: All right, thank you, you. 202 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: Got it, Jerry Palm joining us on the insert your 203 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: business name here guest line. 204 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 4: The fever will imbound it near their bench with a 205 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 4: one point seven on the clock. Assistant coach Austin Kelly, 206 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 4: who acts as an offensive coordinator, calls out a play. 207 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 4: Sophie's the inbounder Tosh between the rings. Sophie has it, scans, 208 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 4: Kelsey comes to get it from the corner near the bench, 209 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 4: heeves no good and the game is over. The final 210 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 4: score Dallas eighty one, Indiana eighty. 211 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: You know, the Indiana Fever had this great tagline which 212 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: is absolutely spot on and is talking just a bit 213 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: of trash, saying every game as a home game. It 214 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: was unique as I was driving around last night to 215 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: hear some cheers when the Wings would score because of 216 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: the Page Beckers fans that were in attendance at last 217 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: nights game. The voice that you just heard is the 218 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: voice you're about to hear again in his first year 219 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: as the radio voice of the Indiana Fever, John Nolan. 220 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 1: Of course, every game is heard on the Urban one 221 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: family of stations, if not ninety three to five and 222 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: one oh seven five, the ninety three WIBC afternoon, My friend, 223 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: how you doing? 224 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 2: Hey? 225 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 5: Ray? 226 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 6: All right? 227 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me. I would be doing better if 228 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 5: that shot for Kelsey went in, or if they dig 229 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 5: themselves into a seventeen point hole, in the fourth quarter, 230 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 5: but nevertheless, Sun shining a chance to get back to 231 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 5: it on Friday night. 232 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: Well, it's eleven players that are on an average WNBA roster. 233 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: Correct. 234 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 6: I took twelve is the. 235 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 5: Max you can have, and so I'm not sure out 236 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 5: of the seventeen teams the breakdown of how many have 237 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 5: twelve versus eleven? Because yeah, now to get into the 238 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 5: wis the fever We're only carrying eleven to much of 239 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 5: the season, dude, it's valary cap reason. So yeah, eleven 240 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 5: or twelve though one most. 241 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: Rosters, so you've had like sixteen or seventeen because of injury, hardship, 242 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,839 Speaker 1: contracts and things of that nature. I mentioned it was 243 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: Deddy Garrison off the top of the show because of 244 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: the injuries at one specific position. Yes, it's a disappointing 245 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: loss of Dallas last night. I get that they're a 246 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: sub five hundred team and won't be a playoff team, 247 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: but you kind of take everything with a grain of 248 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: salt right now for this basketball team, right. 249 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, absolutely, And frankly, what the team did with the 250 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 5: fever did on Saturday night and not only defeating Chicago 251 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 5: but blowing them out the arena. I mean, that was 252 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 5: really amazing in itself and probably set up in a 253 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 5: false expectation for going forward. So I think, you know, 254 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 5: a few left over thoughts that I have one. I mean, 255 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 5: because last night the big part of the reason they 256 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 5: lost the game, and they wind up having more turnovers 257 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 5: than at six and that's just you know, not really 258 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 5: going to cut it. It's frankly incredible that they had 259 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 5: a shot at the last second to potentially still win 260 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 5: the game. Nevertheles Chicago is an ideal matchup because Chicago 261 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 5: could force the fewest turnovers in the league. They just 262 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 5: don't have guards that are ball Howking type of pressuring players. 263 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 5: Now Dallas, they're only middle of the pack in terms 264 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 5: of forcing turnovers. But one feeling from last night was 265 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 5: that and this is not news, right, this is a 266 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 5: continuing issue in the WNBA, and Stephanie White once again 267 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 5: was vocal about it afterwards. Officiating left something to be desired, 268 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 5: and it felt like there were a lot of times 269 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 5: where you know, there was some mugging going on out 270 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 5: there and it went on called and son pressure and 271 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 5: you know, excess pressure really contributed to some of the 272 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 5: ball control issues that the Fever had last night. Also, 273 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 5: one thing that the Seaver were able to unveil back 274 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 5: on Huttering against Chicago was a zone defense that they 275 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 5: had dulled literally just before the game, a few hours 276 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 5: before tips, as they were trying to get by with 277 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 5: only nine available players and players being out of position. Well, 278 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 5: you know, Dallas had what forty eight hours and then 279 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 5: study that tape and have a game plan for attacking 280 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 5: the zone. And so the zone was not as successful 281 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 5: last night. And then they did sign Odyssey Simms as 282 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 5: a veteran point guard and she made her debut last night, 283 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 5: and I think for the big picture or the upcoming picture, 284 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 5: you know, the team will be better for having someone 285 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 5: with her experience as a point guard. But nevertheless, last 286 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 5: night pretty tough situation being thrust into action with only 287 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 5: one practice under her belt. So yeah, not to completely 288 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 5: alibi it, but it is, as you have touched on, 289 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 5: there understandable that they weren't able to win this game. 290 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 5: Given the adversity of they're facing. 291 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: There are always things that you know as the team broadcast, 292 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: when you travel with the team that even journalist average 293 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: fans don't know. I'm not trying to put you at 294 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: risk of losing your job because I like you, I 295 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: want to see it be successful with the Indiana fever. 296 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: But from a maybe more educated guest than most standpoint, 297 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: any sort of inkling feeling best educated guest in terms 298 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: of a Caitlyn Clark return for this basketball team. 299 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 5: See we're inside information. I thought you were going to 300 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 5: ask about what snacks we get on the plane, because. 301 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: Well that's the unfair conversation. That's very important to me too. 302 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry, let down though I don't have 303 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 5: any you know added, I think again, going back to 304 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 5: what Holly row had reported on an ESPN ABC broadcast 305 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 5: at the end of July that you know, the second 306 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 5: half of August would be a potential you know time 307 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 5: for Kitlin to be able to come back again. Going 308 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 5: off of what Stephanie White has said, it's going to 309 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 5: be essential that Caitlin gets practiced sive. I believe it's 310 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 5: been said in a plural form practice sive under her 311 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 5: belt before she would return to the game accident. So as 312 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 5: of as of today, she had not returned to be 313 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 5: a full participate in practices. So when the team has 314 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 5: been practicing, she's been going through individual workouts and then 315 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 5: you know, the latest sort of sign of progress is 316 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 5: that she has been getting up and down the court 317 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 5: full court, but that is not with the full team. 318 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 5: So we really are going to have to wait until 319 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 5: we hear that she is a full participated team practice. 320 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 5: Before then you can really start to have a radar 321 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 5: or pulls eye on what date she could be coming back, 322 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 5: just as an update for anyone's schedule wise home Friday night, 323 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 5: seven thirty against Washington, on the road, Sunday at Connecticut, 324 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 5: and then a rarity as far as the schedule goes, 325 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 5: four days off next week Monday through Thursday. So Friday 326 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 5: the twenty second home against Minnesota. And I'm not saying 327 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 5: that's when I think she will come back, but that 328 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 5: would seem to be probably the first realistic date. 329 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: Here ahead again, John Nolan, Radio, Voice of the Indiana Fever, 330 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: our guests Greg rakestraw in for j Query, the insert 331 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: your name here guest line on ninety three to five 332 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: and one seven five the fan. All right, So with that, 333 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: if Slash win and then we think it's win and 334 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: not if for Caitlin at some point in time the 335 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: remainder of this season you simply plug her into this lineup. 336 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: Is this still a team on a given night, or 337 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: three times in five nights or four times and seven nights, 338 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: can still beat anybody else in the WNBA. Any question 339 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: about that in your mind, Well, I might have. 340 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 5: A question about Minnesota because of the credit of the 341 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 5: Minnesota links, they've been in a class on their own, 342 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 5: because otherwise, one thing that's sort of been a ligne 343 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 5: used throughout the season with the Fever has been some 344 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 5: frustration over a lack of consistency. Well, truth is, that's 345 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 5: applied to basically everyone in the league almost with the 346 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 5: exception of Minnesota. That said, Minnesota has had a couple 347 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 5: of head scratching games themselves, one of which they would 348 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 5: probably say was when Day gave up a thirteen point 349 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 5: lead against the Fever and the Commissioner's Cup Championship game 350 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 5: at home. But then on the other side, you could say, well, yeah, 351 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 5: the Fever proved that they could win there in Minnesota 352 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 5: and in a game with some higher stakes. So I 353 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 5: do think that with a healthy Caitlin Clark, the ceiling 354 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 5: for this team is to contend for a championship. That said, 355 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 5: right now, currently in sixth in the standing, So that's 356 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 5: where you know, that's where a loss like last night 357 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 5: does hurt you because they went from being in front 358 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 5: of Las Vegas the falling behind Las Vegas. It would 359 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 5: be nice with eight teams making the playoffs. It would 360 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 5: be nice to be in a top four spot app 361 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 5: home court advantage because of how outstanding the environment is 362 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 5: at Gamebridge Field House. So you know now that the 363 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 5: work is cut out for them to try to be 364 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 5: in that top tier. 365 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: Finding forward, let you go, and I realize that you 366 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: have spent literally as much time outside of Indianapolis as 367 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: you have in Indianapolis since getting here, because you travel 368 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: everywhere with the team. How you like living in Indianapolis 369 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: so far? 370 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 5: Oh, it's awesome. Yeah, you know, I had some great 371 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 5: years in Fort Wayne, but you know, it's nice to 372 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 5: be in the bigger city, the capital city, the surrounding 373 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 5: central Indiana area. You know, now starting to spend some 374 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 5: time in Noblesville. Also with the upcoming G League season 375 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 5: with the Boom and in case anyone missed it, the 376 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 5: arena had innovation mile I had the official ribbon cuttings 377 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 5: back on Friday to talk about the gem of the 378 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 5: G League, and I know we're gonna have a gem 379 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 5: in the Horizon League coming at IU Indy in the 380 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 5: next year or so as well. So yeah, just really 381 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 5: grateful to be a part of such a such an 382 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 5: amazing community. Excited for you know, the Colt Snow preseason 383 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 5: already having kicked off again to watch you here this 384 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 5: time of year for the real thing to come to 385 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 5: h So yeah, really really excited to be a part 386 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 5: of the community. 387 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: And finally have you been out to the Indiana State 388 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: Fair yet? In the last couple of weeks, John. 389 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 5: I am not to that time my summer budget list yet, 390 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 5: you know, definitely here with after the sever had their 391 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 5: longest road trip of the season and then a I 392 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 5: turn a game off a game, so not too much 393 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 5: time to relax. I am looking forward to get into 394 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 5: the fair. My radio broadcast partner Bria goth and As 395 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 5: who's a big fear enthusiast, I'm gonna have her show 396 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 5: me the ropes. 397 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, you've got until I think basically Saturday, 398 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: knowing your travel schedule. 399 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 5: So yeah, I feel like I missed out last night 400 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 5: with the Beaver having the game because I I used 401 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 5: some milk from Query and Schultz. All right, Jake's out 402 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 5: today because he worked you hard last night. 403 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: Dairy overload. 404 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: Yes, no, he has a regularly scheduled White Sox matinee 405 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: that he goes to and so the dairy bar is 406 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: still open despite the fact that Jake and Derek worked 407 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: at last night. So when you make it out here 408 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: at some point in time tomorrow and Saturday, before you 409 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: catch a plane to go to the Mohegan Sun, it 410 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: will still be in action. I'll let you go enjoy 411 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: the rest of your day, my friend. Thanks to time, 412 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: and have a good call on Friday. 413 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, thanks so much for it any time, all the best. 414 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 2: You got it, Nolan. 415 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: Of course, he and briagss have every Fever game for 416 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: you on ninety three to five and one seven to 417 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: five to fan. This is normally where you hear Jay 418 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: query you will again tomorrow he has a one day 419 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: excursion to the South side of Chicago. He does an 420 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: annual White Sox Day game probus check to see how 421 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: the Pale Hooser are doing today. I see at Coles 422 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: Montgomery has homeward for a tenth time in the course 423 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: of his first month on the South Side of Chicago. 424 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 1: It is also a time of year where if you're 425 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: flipping around to ESPN, you'll see Little League Baseball or 426 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: you will see Little League Softball again. A team from 427 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: Indiana fa very well in that with Floyd's Knobs being 428 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: second place in that. I was fortunate enough to do 429 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: the American Legion World Series for four years. I didn't 430 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: give an Indiana team in that event in my four years. 431 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: It starts tomorrow down in Shelby, North Carolina, which is 432 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: a real place. I know Kenny Powers is from there, 433 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: but Shelby, North Carolina is an actual place. The team 434 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: from Rockport, Indiana is playing in that event. One of 435 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: the eight teams that take place tomorrow. Well, there was 436 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: another Indiana youth team that fared exceedingly well in tournament 437 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: play over the course of the last two or three weeks, 438 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: and that would be the senior boys team from the 439 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: Indie RBI program. They won their regional, they went to 440 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: the World Series, and they finished as the runners up. 441 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: A guy that serves as the baseball coach tech runs 442 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: many of the Indie RBI programs of their friend of 443 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: mine for many years, joins us now. 444 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: His name is Bob Haney. 445 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: Coach. 446 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 2: How we doing today, We're. 447 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 6: Doing great, Greg, thanks for having me. 448 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: Of course, and let's take this from a thirty thousand 449 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: foot view. First, when somebody asked you what Indie RBI is, 450 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: what do you tell them? 451 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 6: Hey tell them it's a program that introduces kids to 452 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 6: the game. That's our main mission. We want kids to 453 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 6: experience the game baseball and softball. But that's our priority 454 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 6: is just to give the opportunity to see the kids 455 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 6: here in Indianapolis a chance to play the game. 456 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: How many different Little league sites or leagues does Indie 457 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: RBI oversee at this point, Bob. 458 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 6: Right now, we're operating out of five parks, Garfield Park, 459 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 6: Rodius Park, Forest Manor Park, Christian Park. In about three 460 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 6: years ago we put all of our softball at Brookside Park. 461 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 2: Very cool. 462 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: I know, Forest Park kind of us is the de 463 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: facto headquarters, so to speak. But obviously you would like 464 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: to grow the games as best you can and as 465 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: best as you has. I have the opportunity and you 466 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: work with youngsters, with the little leaguers, the kids that 467 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: I'm referencing the show they had in the RBI World Series. 468 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: That is your oldest division. That are your high school kids. 469 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 1: It's about where you kind of go about finding that 470 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: talent and putting the game, putting together that team every summer. 471 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 6: Well, that's that's that's been a journey. We've been going 472 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 6: to the regionals for years. This is about my fifteenth 473 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 6: year in the program. It's not been easy to do, 474 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 6: but as our program has grown, more kids have been 475 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 6: aware of what we're doing and the opportunities we have, 476 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 6: and they have come to play in our summer program. 477 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 6: And we pick a group of kids from our summer 478 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 6: program and that's who represents Indianapolis. 479 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: How many different high schools, Bob, do you have represented 480 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: on that team? 481 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 6: I would say right now about twelve to thirteen. We 482 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:37,719 Speaker 6: got Whiteland Park, Tutor, Fishers, Silver Creek, Lawrence, North Lawrence, 483 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 6: Central Columbus, North McCutcheon, Lafayete, Jeff Purdue Pop in my school, 484 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 6: Arsenal Tech, that. 485 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: Has a pretty wide swat the ground. So before you 486 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: go play in a regional event or a World Series event, 487 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: what sort of games competition are you guys playing from 488 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: the end of the high school season for most Memorial 489 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: Day weekend until you get to those regional rounds and 490 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: say the middle of July. 491 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 6: Twelve teams this past year in our s program, and 492 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 6: we just play against each other. About halfway through the season, 493 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 6: we have a tryout, we pick our team, we have 494 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 6: a few practices, a few scrimmage games, and that's about it. 495 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 6: So we're kind of a little bit at a disadvantage. 496 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 6: But it panned out this year. 497 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: Obviously, I know that I'll get to kind of a 498 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: bigger picture question. But I also know that maybe the 499 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: most apples to apples comparison are most like it would 500 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: be any side to the fact that I got to 501 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: do with the Legion World Series for four years. So 502 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: I kind of know that I know that it is 503 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: more than baseball. It's baseball is the centerpiece, but it's 504 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: life lessons, respect for country, et cetera. And I know 505 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 1: in your program it's more than just baseball. So what 506 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: else do you do for these young men and women, 507 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: for your softball players too, that is more than just 508 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 1: baseball or soft Well, they're sort of life skills, life lessons, 509 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: are you guys trying to teach? 510 00:25:58,240 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: Here? 511 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 6: Thing we're trying to do is introduce into the game 512 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 6: that we don't really worry about making the major league 513 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 6: ball players. We worry about making major league citizens. That's 514 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 6: kind of our motto and the Major leagues Baseball's motto, 515 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 6: and we really focus right there, just to get involved, 516 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 6: to make a difference in these kids and these parents' lives. 517 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 2: All right. 518 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: So regional round has been the usual stopping point. That 519 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: was not the case this year. What got you guys 520 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: over the hump? And who all were you competing with 521 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: in the regional round? 522 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 6: In the regionals, we was competing with the Chicago White 523 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 6: Sox RBI, Chicago Cubs RBI, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Minnesota 524 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 6: Twins in Gary, Indiana. That was our regional competition. Chicago 525 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 6: White Sox actually have has won the World Series the 526 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 6: last three years, and that's who we knocked off to 527 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 6: be able to go to the World Series. 528 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: All right, So your World Series experience was in Lord 529 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: to correct. 530 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 6: It's got Trent Burrel Beach, the old Dodger Town Jackie 531 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 6: Ruppins training complex. 532 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 2: Well, which is wonderful to hear. All right. 533 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: Who what was the competition like at that level? 534 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 6: It's like running into seven Chicago White Sick, the Chicago 535 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 6: White Sox teams, you know, the Milwaukee Brewers team in 536 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 6: the regionals, they were very impressive. So the Chicago Cups, 537 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 6: all the teams have really the last fifteen years that 538 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 6: I've been involved, It's been pretty amazing to see the 539 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 6: competition rise the way it has. These these kids can 540 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 6: really playing baseball. 541 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 1: I know, disappointed that you didn't win it all, lost 542 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: five to four in the championship game. What'd you tell 543 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: the kids though after the run was over this weekend? 544 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 6: Well, we got some really good coaches in the led 545 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 6: us really well, me and Mike, they are director of operation. 546 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 6: We kind of took a side step, but we were 547 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 6: in their ear just to let them know how important 548 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 6: they were to us, what they've accomplished, and how proud 549 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 6: we are of them, and how they represented Indianapolis in 550 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 6: the state of Indiana. 551 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: They did a great job again, Bob Haney, baseball coach 552 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: of Tech Indy RBI program. Their senior boys finished as 553 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: the national runners up at a tournament down in Vero Beach, Florida, 554 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: earlier this weekend. 555 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:21,360 Speaker 2: Joining us here. 556 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: Greg rakeshraw in for je Query on ninety three to 557 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 1: five and one seven five of the Fan. While again, 558 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: your goal is great major league citizens, I'm major league 559 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 1: ball players. My guests would be if you are the 560 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: national runners up in your competition, you got some pretty 561 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: good ballplayers. So I'm gonna ask you give me a 562 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: couple of three guys I might be hearing about as 563 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: a college baseball player or beyond from this current team. 564 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 6: I'd really like to talk about them all. But the 565 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 6: one thing that really sticks out to me was our 566 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 6: outfield of the League of Diego and Mikey the person 567 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 6: about the best high school group of outfielders I've ever 568 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 6: seen assembled. They were just quick, they could hit, they 569 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 6: could throw. Our center fielder had four putouts at the plate, 570 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 6: amazing catcher. The catch in the World Series game by 571 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 6: a right fielder, it was amazing, two outs. He don't 572 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 6: catch out, he comes flying in complete dive forward, comes 573 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 6: up with it, catches it. It was just pretty amazing. 574 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 2: Again, wonderful to hear. 575 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: Hopefully people are hearing this and thinking, all right, this 576 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: sounds like a wonderful program bringing more baseball to more places. 577 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: And I know, having been on the board in previous years. 578 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: The whole idea is to try to fill in the gaps. 579 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: From me, there aren't active little leagues these days as 580 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: many as there used to be. This is where Indyrbi 581 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: gets in. The program Bob and I are talking about 582 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: is having a program for an advanced age and a 583 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: program down the road where these kids have had baseball 584 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,959 Speaker 1: in their lives for many years. If someone wants to 585 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: bring Indy RBI to their area, or wants to be 586 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: involved in terms of donating time or money or both, Bob, 587 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: what's the best way to get involved. 588 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 6: They get a hold of our director of Operations or 589 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 6: executive director of Michannics. We also have a website. 590 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: Just get us there. 591 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 6: We'll go from there and we'll get you involved and 592 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 6: let you know a lot more about our program and 593 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 6: what we're trying to achieve. 594 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: And I know the Indianapolis Indians have come on board 595 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: in a much greater fashion as of late. 596 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 2: Correct. 597 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 6: Oh, man, I can't talk enough about that group. They 598 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 6: have been excellent. They have guided us, they have helped 599 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 6: us in a lot of areas to grow. And like 600 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 6: I said, they don't like a lot of props. They 601 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 6: like staying behind the scenes. But those folks down there 602 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 6: at Victory Field are awesome. 603 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: All it sounds good, my friend. I know that you're busy. 604 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: I'll let you get back to it. Bob. I'm so 605 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: happy for you. Man, congratulates on a wonderful run. I 606 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: hope our past cross again soon. 607 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 6: I appreciate it, I really do. 608 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: You got it, Bob Hay again he is the baseball 609 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: coach at Tech High School, and again his young men 610 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: from the Indie RBI program did a wonderful job. And 611 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: again you heard him rattling off, you know the other 612 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: teams they were competing with teams that were a part 613 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: of Major league organizations. And again it just means you 614 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: have major League funding behind you. You know there have 615 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: been games. I know the Chicago games are often played 616 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: at Curtis Granderson Field, which I work in college athletics, 617 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: so I know where that is. That's ui C's baseball 618 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: stadium in downtown Chicago that looks at the Chicago skyline. 619 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: I know they have played games, I want to say, 620 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: kind of if you're familiar with the North side of Cincinnati, 621 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:50,239 Speaker 1: like the Crosley replica on the north side around two 622 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: seventy five, I think they have played games at Great 623 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:59,479 Speaker 1: American Ballpark. Indy has been the largest chapter outside of 624 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: a Mad League Baseball market, and Mike Lennox, whom Bob referenced, 625 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: has been a part of this really for thirty years 626 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: this point. The predecessor to it being Indie, RBI was 627 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: Playball Indiana, and then when the RBI program kind of 628 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: got started, that was folded in and again the Indianapolis 629 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: Indians have become a big part of this too, And 630 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: obviously Indianapolis in terms of the Indians, they are minor 631 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: league in name only. In terms of the division they 632 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: play in, they are running about as Major League of 633 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,479 Speaker 1: a way as any minor league franchise is, so not 634 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: surprisingly that the offshoot of this is something of a 635 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: similar fashion.