1 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: I've listened to a lot of non Ozzie Black Sabbath lately. 2 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: This is Ozzy Black Sabbath. Of course ferries wear boots. 3 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: But I love Ozzie Black Sabbath. But deal Black Sabbath, 4 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: even Glen Us and Tony Martin Black Sabbath, the riffs 5 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: are there. I mean Tony Iomi was the architect of 6 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: Black Sabbath. Ozzy who was the star, but but Tony 7 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: uh was the architect. 8 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 2: Just whiffs for miles. 9 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: Like I said, Tony Martin the shining that that great 10 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: song Gwen Use seventh Star, great stuff. 11 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: But I digress. 12 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: Oh, before we talked penguins, did you see that fight 13 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: last night? 14 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: Not not the soder Blue one? That was great? 15 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: Again, I repeat when I was a kid, Will Chamberlain, 16 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: the seven foot two basketball player who might be the 17 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: greatest basketball player ever, he wanted to fight Muhammad Ali 18 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: and they took some publicity shots that showed the difference 19 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: in reach and all. He didn't want to do it 20 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: because I'm sure he would have beat Will, but it 21 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: would have taken time, it might not have been worth 22 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: it because of that reach. And last night that that 23 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: kid for the Islanders, Mayfield who is tough. He just 24 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: couldn't get inside Solder Bloom and every time he tried, 25 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: Solder Bloom would crack him. But I'm talking about the 26 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: fight last night Anaheim a Dronto because Goudas, that yrky, 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: dirty defenseman from Anaheim who screwed up Sidsney at the Olympics. 28 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: He totally gutted Austin Matthews' knee the last time the 29 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: Ducks in Toronto played put him on for the season. 30 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say he ruined Toronto season, but it had 31 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: block since already been ruined. And last night Gudas played 32 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: hurt in the rematch between the Ducks and Leafs. Started 33 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: the game Max Domi Ty's kid. He went after him 34 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: and Guda's like defended himself but didn't throw a punch. 35 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: He just took his ass whooping because I guess he 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: felt it was a dirty hit, which it was a 37 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: dirty hit, but it was like, thank you, sir mam. 38 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: I have another. 39 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: Just weird among the weirdest hockey fights I've ever seen. Now, 40 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: the Penguins, where'd that game come from? You only got 41 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: twelve shots against Dallas Saturday? And I know that the 42 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: Islanders ain't Dallas. But Sorokan is a great goalie. I 43 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: was gonna say he's a vested a Trophy contender, but 44 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: maybe not. 45 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: After conceding seven and. 46 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: Getting yanked last night, the Penguins are now fourth in 47 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: the NHL in goals scored. 48 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: I did not see that coming. 49 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: I didn't see Bonsen back from two nil down and 50 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: three to one dot. 51 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: I did not see that coming last night. 52 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: Didn't see five goals in the second period, didn't see 53 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: seven unanswered goals coming. 54 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: Didn't see eight goals total coming. 55 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: What a big winning Like Pierre Maguire and I agreed, 56 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: that could be very damaging to the Islanders, who were 57 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: still very much in the playoff race, just one point 58 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: behind the Penguins, albeit the Penguins having a game in hand. 59 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: But uh. 60 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: Big win for the Penguins, big night for Manton, the 61 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: big night for Ricky Rax, big night for Ben Kendall, 62 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: big night for Sidney Crosby, big night for crys Latang, 63 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: big night for the big guy Solder Bloom. 64 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: Just a big night. 65 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: It was wonderful And now I officially do think they're 66 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: gonna make it. I've been really skeptical. I've been fifty 67 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: to fifty. If you beat Detroit tonight, because they're right 68 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: in the hunt two, that opens up a six point 69 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: cushion on them. Them, Billy and Ottawa all tied four 70 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: points back behind the Penguins, So the Penguins are four 71 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: points safe in the playoff berth. 72 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: If they win tonight, I think they're in. 73 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: Not mathematically, but that's what the schedule end, what I 74 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: see dictates. So it's time to shoot the gringo Ringo. 75 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: Beat Detroit tonight and you're looking real good. And you 76 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: gotta love this team. I hate the goaltending, but I 77 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: love the guts. Can guts overcome goaltending? Not in the 78 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: best of seven series, and I would still call Moreshoff up. Heck, 79 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: if they make the playoffs and more Schoff was still 80 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: in Wilkes, i'd call them up for the first game 81 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: of the NHL Playoffs, the first game of the series, 82 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: assuming they can even play it here in Pittsburgh, because 83 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: it'll conflict with the draft. That's gonna be when it 84 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: turns into an absolute excrement show. If the NHL Playoffs 85 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: have home games in Pittsburgh at the same time as 86 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: the draft, the NHL couldn't do it. They have to 87 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: flip flop the home games with whatever opponent the peng 88 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: was you're playing. It would just have to be that way. 89 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: We're also talking pirates. They dropped to one and three, 90 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: only got four hitch yesterday. Reynolds is a problem, Cruises 91 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: a problem. Triolla is a problem. They just got a 92 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: bunch of guys who can't hit. Aren't hitting whatever, They're 93 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: not scoring runs. And you say it's a long season. 94 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: Let's say they start off one to eight. It'll be 95 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: a real short season. They need a win tonight, and 96 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: they especially need Schemes to win tomorrow for them to win. 97 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: With him pitching, you start off the season zero to 98 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: two and Skins it starts that will not at all 99 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: bode well. And Treola, I'm already over him. He can't hit. 100 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: Comes up last night two to one, none out in 101 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: the ninth chance for a rally, only done two swings 102 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: to the bad pitch for strike one, strikes out on 103 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: three pitches and he's batting like what six in the lineup? 104 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: How can that be? Let's go to Vincent Siwickly. Vincent, 105 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: you're on with double m. 106 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 2: Hey Mark, goodyear from you. 107 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: I uh I just want to say I I was 108 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: on the hold today with the fans, like forty five minutes. 109 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 4: I do really appreciate it. 110 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: I don't care goodbye. I don't need to know what 111 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: they're doing over there. What's that mean? Because they get 112 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: more callers. I scared all the callers off because they're 113 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: dip sticks like you. I'll be blunt the reason you're 114 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: on hold for forty five minutes because they get a 115 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: lot more calls than me. Eight three three four one 116 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: two wxdx. That's eight three three four one two wxdx. 117 00:06:58,279 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 118 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: The standings Penguins are second in the metro, one point 119 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: up on the Islanders, two points up on Columbus, game 120 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: in hand on the Islanders, and the key is four 121 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: points safe in a playoff Berth over Ottawa, Detroit in Philadelphia. 122 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: Philadelphia's just on fire, and like YOI pointed out the 123 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: thought of a playoff series between the Flyers and Penguins, 124 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: while not likely, is possible. That would be the ultimate 125 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: excremate show. You're playing the Flyers in the first round 126 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. You got two games in Pittsburgh at 127 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: the same time as the NFL Draft, and I met 128 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: what I said very seriously. If the home games for 129 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh at the same time as THEFL Draft. 130 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: You have to flip fop the home games or delay 131 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 2: them or whatever. 132 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: There is no way to have NHL playoff games and 133 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh at the same time. You 134 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: wouldn't have the hotels. It would be too much traffic. 135 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: There just wouldn't be enough room for both. 136 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 137 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: People giving me a hard time because last night on 138 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: Twitter it was two nil done. I said game over, 139 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: three to one done. I said game over, game wasn't over. 140 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad I was wrong. Let's go to Donna Bethel Park. 141 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: Don you're home with double. 142 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 4: M What on mine? What on mine? 143 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 5: Man? 144 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 6: What a what a unbelievable last night? As you as 145 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 6: you wrote before the Islanders or are the Penn's bogie team, 146 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 6: And man, they flipped They really flipped the script on 147 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 6: this Islanders last night. Seven straight goals unbelievable. 148 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it felt like one of those Islanders games 149 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: when it was two nothing, when it was three to one, 150 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: when chiloffs let in. 151 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 2: I didn't like any of the goals. 152 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 5: Bro. 153 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: I think they're in the spot they're in despite the goaltending. 154 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: And I can't emphasize enough, and if people are tired 155 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: of me saying it, I'm equally tired of having to 156 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: They need to call up more sooft these two goalies 157 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: aren't good enough, especially to not win a playoff series. 158 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: What you have let up three goals every game? 159 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 1: They've let up three goals, And I think it's it's 160 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: either thirteen of the last fourteen games or fourteen of 161 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: the last fifteen. You think you're gonna win playoff series 162 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: giving up three goals a game. 163 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: There's zero chance of that. 164 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 1: If they there's almost nobody they would play in a 165 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: playoff series that I wouldn't pick to beat the Penguins 166 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: because of their goaltending. 167 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, I agree. 168 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 4: Do you see the Panthers are basically mailing in the year, 169 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 4: which is good for us. 170 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 6: We play them twice, they're they're they're deactivating everybody. 171 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're got a bunch of guys hurt and they're 172 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: not gonna risk further injury by playing them. So yeah, 173 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: but let me tell you four games that seem easy 174 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: that won't be brav They play Washington at home and 175 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: home near the end, right, Washington would love to spoil 176 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: the Penguins party that rivalry is such and the two 177 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: Florida games, something will happen on Saturday that makes the 178 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: game on Sunday more competitive, like the Panthers will get mad. 179 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: So I'm not taking anything for grant, but I'll take 180 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: a little bit more for granted if they if they 181 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: beat Detroit tonight. Thank you for the call. Good call 182 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: A three three, four one two WXDX. We got Noah 183 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: Hailes talking Buco Baseball at the bottom of the. 184 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 7: Hour X. 185 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: Double. I'm on the X. 186 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: Many things bother me because I'm old and cranky. 187 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: A lot of stuff about sports media bothers me. 188 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: And I mentioned earlier Jason kelce is going to cover 189 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the Masters, be part of the coverage of that tournament 190 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: for ESPN. I don't see what Jason Kelcey could possibly 191 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: bring to the Masters. He's adult, he's a meathead, he's 192 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: a gym teacher. But and this sums up a lot 193 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: of things in America that are bad. It's not about 194 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: what's good. It's a about what'll sell. And there's always 195 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: been an emphasis on what'll sell, but now in sports 196 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: media it's gone so far in that direction at the 197 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: expense of good content that it's absolutely depressing. Like I 198 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: keep saying, the three midday shows, well morning to midday 199 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: on ESPNTV, Greenberg, steven A, and McAfee. 200 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 2: It's all just selling dumb to dummies. 201 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: But my god, how the money rolls in and nobody 202 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: seems concerned that the level of programming the quality on 203 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: ESPN isn't an all time low. I know people who 204 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: work there that are embarrassed by but would never dare 205 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: speak up because the dummies have all the power there, 206 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: especially Pat. And so it goes. We got Noah Hiles 207 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: to post Casette talking baseball. In just a little bit, 208 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 1: let's go to yinzer Line, yins aer Line. You're on 209 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: with double M. 210 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 8: What's up, thick Sexy? 211 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: What Mine? 212 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 8: Yeah, I tell you last night I felt kind of 213 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 8: like a dope because when it was three to one, 214 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 8: you know, I was saying to myself, Oh, here we go. 215 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: Oh I was on Twitter. I was on Twitter saying 216 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: directly that it's over. 217 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 4: Yeah. 218 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 8: I wasn't directly saying that, but I was starting to 219 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 8: feel it. And then the explosion happened. But the closer 220 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 8: we get to what feels now like almost inevitable playoff series, 221 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 8: I still just can't get over the fact that they 222 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 8: let that many goals in almost every night now, which 223 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 8: it's like, when is it going to stop? When do 224 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 8: we stop the bleeding? 225 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: Well, like I said, if they keep conceding this many 226 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: goals and keep getting the goaltending they are, they're not 227 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: going to win a playoff series. I mean, it'd be 228 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: great just to make the playoffs, but you have no 229 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 1: hope of winning a playoff series conceding that many goals 230 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: because things tighten up, and while they are fourth in 231 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: the league in scoring, I don't think that'll. 232 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: Keep up in the postseason. 233 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: How many times you see a team win a playoff 234 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: series where every game is like four to three. I 235 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: can't remember. Maybe back in the eighties that happened, but 236 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: certainly not recently. 237 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 5: Yep. 238 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 8: And it feels like that's all we'll have is hope 239 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 8: if this continues, well, they. 240 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: Make the playoffs, that would be an achievement to some 241 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: degree of itself. 242 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 2: And they're not gonna win the Cup. 243 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: They're obviously not that good, but it'd be nice to 244 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: see them win a series that would maximize revenue and 245 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: get things really pointed in the right direction. Albeit then 246 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: Dubis might feel compelled to bring old guys like Malkin 247 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: back and maybe even give a guy like Manta too 248 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: much term. 249 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 2: Let's go to Dave on the South Side. David're on 250 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:32,599 Speaker 2: with double. 251 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 9: M Hey, Mark, check it out. 252 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 7: Before I get to my Penguin question, just wanted to 253 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 7: mention that Pittsburgh State Company they used to make my 254 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 7: burgers so rare. I couldn't believe they didn't make me 255 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 7: sign a release for man. Was that good? 256 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? 257 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: I love the State Company, miss it very much even 258 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: now what it's been closed for at least ten years? 259 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 7: Right, oh, at least yeah, yeah, definitely without a doubt. 260 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 7: Hey about the Penguins. 261 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 4: This weekend, we played Florida twice. 262 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 7: I've seen a home at home before, but I've never 263 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 7: seen a home at home where both games. 264 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 4: Are here in Pittsburgh. 265 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: It's not home at home. It's just home one place 266 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: for two games. The only time they did that was 267 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: in the pandemic season until I cut down travel. 268 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 4: Oh is that what this is about? 269 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 2: No, this is just a quirk of the scheduling. I 270 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: don't know. 271 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: But uh, with Florida having all their guys hurt, I 272 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: it's okay. I've been done again. Florida two time defending 273 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: Stanley Cup champs, having a bad season, but so many 274 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: guys are hurt, Barkov, Marshawn. 275 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: The list goes on and on so U. 276 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: But two games in a row against any team, no 277 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: matter where the games are, that's not going to be easy. 278 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for the call. Eight three, three, four to 279 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 2: one two WXDX. 280 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: Just throughund the corner, we got Noahiles talking Buco Baseball 281 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: one oh five nine. 282 00:14:58,320 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 2: The x Buck goes. 283 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: Away one and three after losing two nil at Cincinnati 284 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: last night. They play at the reds Agains this evening, 285 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: joining me not to discuss the pirates from the postcazetit's Noah, hailes. 286 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: Noah, what's wrong with Brian Reynolds. 287 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: That's one of the bigger stories, because never mind the numbers, 288 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: he looks feeble at the plate. 289 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 2: Doesn't he zero confidence? 290 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 4: Yeah? 291 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, Nut's supposed to not be happening this year, right, 292 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 5: they added all that lineup protection. He was supposed to 293 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 5: the guy who supposed to be the guy who benefited 294 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 5: most from this. Now it's been four games and if he, 295 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 5: you know, has a couple of multi hit days today 296 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 5: and tomorrow he returns to the home opener. 297 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 4: Probably leading the team in hitting, so it could turn 298 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 4: around quick. 299 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 5: But it has been an ugly start for him, which 300 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 5: you know, this team really couldn't afford to have. 301 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: What's he say when he discusses it? Has he talked 302 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: about it much? Because again, you're right, it's not the numbers, Noah, 303 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: because it's so early, it's how uncomfortably looks. 304 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean he hasn't. 305 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 5: I'm not with the team in Cincinnati right now, so 306 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 5: I haven't been able to talk to him since opening day. 307 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 5: But I mean, he never really says much about anything. 308 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 5: I mean, he's a guy who kind of keeps to himself. 309 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 5: I do think there was a lot more frustration internally 310 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 5: with him last year, just in the small conversations that 311 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 5: we had and just talking to people who know him well. Yeah, 312 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 5: I think he was frustrated, but it seemed like that 313 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 5: frustration went away. He was in good spirits all camp. 314 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 5: I thought he looked pretty healthy and confident. But yeah, 315 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 5: he's looked lost this first couple of games. 316 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: Trillo had a really bad at bat with two to 317 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: one and none on the ninth yesterday. 318 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: Why is he batting so high in the lineup six 319 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: or whatever. 320 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 10: I don't know. 321 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 6: I mean, my. 322 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 5: Theory behind it could be maybe you try to spread 323 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 5: out the bats that you're most confident in right now 324 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 5: rather than just hitting them one through sixth in order 325 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 5: that you try to lengthen your lineup with having a 326 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 5: guy like Mangum bat nine or. 327 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 4: Something like that. 328 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 5: And when you do that, that means you have to 329 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 5: have someone like Triolo hitting well above where he should 330 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 5: probably in the batting order. 331 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 4: But that's just my guess. I can't give a great 332 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 4: answer for that. 333 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: Well in that vein, No, the problem with the Pirate 334 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: bats to me is there's no depth. 335 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: There aren't many options. You just got guys you gotta play, 336 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 2: and that's that for the most part. 337 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, that's why they continue to play o'nial 338 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 5: Cruz because they. 339 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 4: Need him to hit. 340 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 5: I mean, it's why I think Jake Mangham should be 341 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 5: playing more frequently than what he's been playing. And it's 342 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 5: why I mean, could you imagine what this team would 343 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 5: have looked like through their first game mark or first 344 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 5: four games mark without Brandon Loo and Ryan O'Hearn. Those 345 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 5: have been the only two guys doing anything offensively. 346 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: Should they have kept cuts because that's certainly the battle 347 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: cry on Twitter. 348 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 2: He is on fire in Texas. But it's very early days. 349 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, it's way too early to answer that question. 350 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 5: I mean, if we're going off of a four game 351 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 5: sample size, then then shoot, every team in Major. 352 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 4: League Baseball should have signed Andrew the cutching. 353 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: But it's forgan. 354 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: The thing with him is, and I'm fond of this phrase, Noah, 355 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: so indulge me. You can't let your locker room become 356 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: a museum. Like he can't run, he can't play the field. 357 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: But it's beyond that. 358 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 2: At some point you got to turn the page and 359 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 2: be a different team. 360 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 5: I agree, I agree, and I mean Ozuna, for all 361 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 5: objective purposes, was a better full time DH option. I 362 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 5: was of the frame of mind where this team shouldn't 363 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 5: have had a full time DH. It should have just 364 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 5: been a rotating spot and that way you can get a. 365 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 4: Little bit more creative. But they went with Ozuna. 366 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 7: There. 367 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 5: I guess the only argument for cutchover Ozuna is they 368 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 5: probably would have had more money to go get someone 369 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 5: on the left side of the endfield as well. Nothing spectacular, 370 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 5: but probably someone better than Nick Gonzalez and Jared Triolo, 371 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 5: and that would have been needed right now. But if 372 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 5: Ozuna turns it on and hits twenty five home run 373 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 5: this year, which I don't see m a cutch and doing, 374 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 5: then it was a good sign and we just got 375 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 5: to let it play out and see what happened. 376 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: That said, and again, early days, Ozuna looks kind of 377 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: feeble too so far, don't he. 378 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, and I'm not surprised by that. I don't think 379 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 5: he has very good spring, I will say, is it 380 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 5: dats aren't horrible. 381 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,959 Speaker 4: He's seeing a lot of pitches. He's drawn two walks 382 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 4: in the three games he's played. 383 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 5: But he was a guy that I, if you had 384 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 5: to have me pick one person I thought was going 385 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 5: to have a very slow start this season. 386 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 4: He was the guy I had in mind. So I'm 387 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 4: not necessarily shocked by this. 388 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: Well, at least the new guys are coming good so far. Well, 389 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: Lyle has three home runs ohearn. He looks like a. 390 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 2: Very educated hitter. 391 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: I think I didn't see a lot of him, you know, 392 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: when he was playing for Baltimore. 393 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 2: But he looks very composed and like he knows what 394 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 2: he's doing. 395 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love his approach. 396 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 5: Same for Low I mean, those guys they go up 397 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 5: there not they're not guessing. They have a plan in 398 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 5: sometimes the plan doesn't work out. That's hitting, right, You're 399 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 5: trying to do one thing, the. 400 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 4: Pitcher does what he's trying to do better, and. 401 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 5: You get out and that happens. That happens more often 402 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 5: than you get on base, right. But these guys, you 403 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 5: could just tell they're just at a different level right 404 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 5: now than the rest of this team, or at least 405 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 5: most of the rest of this team, as far as 406 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 5: understanding the game at the plate, not getting too sped up, 407 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 5: not overthinking it, just going up there and knowing what 408 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 5: they can do, knowing what they want to do, and 409 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 5: putting it into fruition. 410 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 2: You know what could be ironic? No, And I was 411 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 2: thinking about this. 412 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: We've always talked about how Reynolds and Cruz haven't been 413 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: protected in the order, and now it strikes me, if 414 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: those guys don't turn it around, it could be Law 415 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: and o'harne that don't get protected in the order because 416 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: of Reynolds and Cruz. 417 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean that's kind of crazy, isn't it that. 418 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 5: I mean, that's been the rallying cry, as though you 419 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 5: got to build around these guys. 420 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 4: You got to build around these guys. 421 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 5: But what if Reynolds and Cruz just aren't building blocks anymore. 422 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 5: I mean, again, I'm not ready to say that four 423 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 5: games into the season, but neither were very good last year, 424 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 5: and you don't really feel that confident after what we've 425 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 5: seen in a very small sample size. Obviously it can 426 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 5: turn around, but I just think the way twenty twenty 427 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 5: five went, it's now lingering into twenty twenty six because 428 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 5: it's just this has been a very similar start to what. 429 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 4: We witnessed at the beginning of last year in that 430 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 4: vein Noil. 431 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: What do you do with Cruise? I'll be blunt. I 432 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: would actually bench Cruise and play Mangum. Mangum's OPS last 433 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: year was higher than Cruises, and he's a singles hitter, 434 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: I know, but ops should speak for itself. 435 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't know if I'm there yet. 436 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 5: I think I find a way to get them both 437 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 5: in the lineup at least four to five times a week, 438 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 5: because after Cruise's opening day. 439 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 4: Mishaps, I mean they were bad. And I know he 440 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 4: had a whole year in career. 441 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 5: Really, I thought he played a ethant defensive series in 442 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 5: New York after Opening Day, which is just one game. 443 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 5: But I thought he was above average defensively on Sunday 444 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 5: in Queens, So I think, you know, you gotta let 445 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 5: it play out, I think for the first month, and 446 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 5: then then you got to figure some things out. Now, 447 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 5: if Cruise is hitting but he's not fielding in his position, 448 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 5: maybe you look at that DH spot as a way 449 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 5: to platoon him and Ozuna, depending on how lozunas playing. 450 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 5: It also depends on Mangum playing well. I mean, Mangum's 451 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 5: only hitting like two twenty right now, so I don't 452 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 5: know if he's done enough to steal anyone's job. But 453 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 5: I think you you get through this month of April 454 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 5: that's coming up, and at the end of the month, 455 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 5: you can make some decisions based off of, you know, 456 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 5: what hot hands there are to play and who needs 457 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 5: to take a step back. 458 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was good that Donnie Kelly benched Cruise 459 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: for the second game in New York, And even though 460 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: Donnie said the right things, it was clearly because of 461 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: Cruise's idiotic play in the first inning of the opener, 462 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: and I think that was a message well set. 463 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 2: See. 464 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 4: I don't know if it was. I mean, you can 465 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 4: believe that. 466 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 5: I think they had their lineup set for those games 467 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 5: before they even arrived in New York. 468 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 4: And I think something that would back my claim on 469 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 4: that is Spencer Horwitz was also not in the lineup. 470 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,479 Speaker 5: Another left handed that they're facing a left handed All 471 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 5: Star on the mound, and they wanted to get Jake 472 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 5: Mangum some run because I think Mangum is a guy 473 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 5: that they view to be an important piece of this team. 474 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,239 Speaker 5: So I think that lineup card was made before they 475 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 5: even arrived in New York. 476 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: We're talking to Noah Hayle's the Post Casette here on 477 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: the Mark Madden Show. 478 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 2: The pitch has been pretty good, Noah, and I liked 479 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 2: Ascraft yesterday. 480 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: He had a few bumpy spots, but he navigated them 481 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: and his stuff looked really good. 482 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, aside from that Schemes guy, I'm kind 483 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 5: of concerned about him. 484 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 4: He can't even get through an ending right, But. 485 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 5: Aside, honestly, aside from Schemes, everyone's done well. 486 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 4: I mean the scene start was it went so poorly. 487 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 4: I think you had to ask. 488 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 5: More of guys to come out of the bullpen and 489 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 5: spots they weren't really prepared to come out of and 490 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 5: so you saw a certain guys struggle. 491 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 3: But since then, you look, the pitching has been good 492 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 3: enough to take a game into extra innings, maintain a 493 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 3: shutout into extra innings, and win a game in extra 494 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 3: inning Sunday yesterday, I mean, I thought they threw the 495 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 3: ball well. 496 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 4: Ashcraft, Yeah, what a great start. Keller's been good. 497 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 5: I thought Carma Maginsky looked really good. And honestly, most 498 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 5: of the bullpen's been. 499 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 4: Pretty solid so far too. 500 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 5: We've seen some guys struggle with finding the zone consistently, 501 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 5: but aside from opening Day, they haven't allowed a ton 502 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 5: of runs, So I'm pretty satisfied. 503 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 4: With the pitching as a whole. 504 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: Well, the guys I really love in that bullpen are 505 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: the lefty Soto on Montgomery and Montgomery. I mean, he's 506 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: had some anxious moments, but his stuff can be overwhelming. 507 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 2: They just got to find a way to reel it 508 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 2: in a little bit. 509 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, and this is the organization to figure that kind 510 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 5: of thing out. They've had a lot of success with 511 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 5: getting those projects and turning them into weapons. I mean, 512 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 5: they did it with Bednar, they did it with Dennis Santana. 513 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 5: You know, they've also had some failures here, but I 514 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 5: think this is a guy where they can get him 515 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 5: to click and find the zone. You know, four out 516 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 5: of every five days consistently. 517 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 4: This is a potential All Star reliever. With the quality 518 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 4: of pitching that he has. I'm not saying that's ever 519 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 4: gonna be reached. 520 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,239 Speaker 5: I'm just saying that's that's his ceiling is, you know, 521 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 5: one of the better left handers in the game. 522 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: Uh, not to look past Bubba's start tonight, but I 523 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: think Skeens is gonna be dealing tomorrow in the series 524 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: finale at Cincinnati. You know, he's still pissed about the 525 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: opener because you know Cruse's faux pause. Dually noted, I 526 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: don't think Skeen's was nearly as sharp as he'd like 527 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: to be. 528 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 4: No, I agree with that. I think that. 529 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 5: I mean, that's the first time we've really seen Actually, 530 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 5: I think it's the second time we've seen Paul enter 531 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 5: a game that was pretty highly anticipated and not the 532 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 5: first one was last year when he started against miserasky 533 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 5: early and his rookie hype campaign and only went four innings. 534 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 5: But yeah, I mean, Skeins is a guy where I mean, 535 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 5: he doesn't need. 536 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 4: Any additional motivation. 537 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 5: He holds himself to a really high standard. I don't 538 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 5: think he was as bothered by that start as some. 539 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 4: People would lead to believe. But I do think that. 540 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 5: He is eager to get back out there, and I 541 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 5: expect him to do pretty well. He always does pretty 542 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 5: well on Cincinnati. 543 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 2: Do you think he was bothered by how Cruz played because. 544 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: I mooted the idea maybe I sit Cruise when Skeens 545 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: pitches next. 546 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 2: But even me saying that now it sounds dumb. But 547 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 2: what do you think? 548 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 4: I mean, I don't think he was thrilled by it. 549 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 5: Like I mean, I don't think any pitchers particularly happy 550 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 5: when their center fielder makes two plays on back to 551 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 5: back balls and you know, kind of ruins your outing, 552 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 5: Like if he catches those two balls, Mark Paul gets 553 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 5: out of the first inning, it's a tide game. And 554 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 5: I mean, how many times have we seen him throw 555 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 5: thirty pitches in the first inning only to respond with, 556 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 5: you know, twenty five pitches over the next three So 557 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 5: that changed the whole course of his season debut, the 558 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 5: game itself, that maybe even the result. So yeah, I 559 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 5: think there was some frustration there, but I think someone 560 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 5: has dialed as he is. He just knows that, hey, 561 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 5: these are the guys that I've got out there, and 562 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 5: he has no other choice but to ride with him. 563 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: I feel like the Pirates need to win a couple 564 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: games in a row, two or three even now. And 565 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: I know that you can't blow it in April, but 566 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: you can dig a hole, and I'm not sure they 567 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: can afford that even in April. 568 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 4: Noah, I agree. 569 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 5: I mean, I think the days at the very least, 570 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 5: they got to win one of these next two. They 571 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 5: can't come home one in five. That's not going to 572 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 5: be good for the home opener. And I mean the 573 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 5: Oreles are on't an easy. 574 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 4: Team, So yeah, I agree. 575 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 5: I think that they've got to They've got to hover 576 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 5: around five hundred for the month of April. I don't 577 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 5: think it's a death sentence if they get to the 578 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 5: end of April and there are two or three games 579 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 5: under five hundred, But if you're five or six, I 580 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 5: don't know if this team has the firepower to climb 581 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 5: out of that hole. Like we saw with the fifteen 582 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 5: club who didn't start well. 583 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 4: That obviously went on to win ninety eight games. I 584 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 4: don't think that's this team. 585 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: How would you divide the workloaded catcher and what factors 586 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: are involved. 587 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 5: I think he's gotta be Davis. I mean, everyone's complaining 588 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 5: about his hitting. Heck, his batting average is up compared 589 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 5: to last year. Mark he'sitting one eighty eight. 590 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 2: No, no, you know, you know what's funny. 591 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: He's only hitting one eighty eight, which is up from 592 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: last year. But I think he's had a decent amount 593 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: of good at bats. 594 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 4: I do do, I do do. 595 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 5: I was just making a joke there, but I think 596 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 5: at the very least, Henry provides you something. There are 597 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 5: certain guys on this team who aren't good defenders and 598 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 5: also have not hit well. Those are the guys that 599 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 5: I'm more worried about than a guy like Henry Davis, who, 600 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 5: at the very least, he's throwing runners out who are trying. 601 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 4: To steal bases. He's getting good tags down at home plate. 602 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 4: Every pitcher on the pitching staff prefers throwing. 603 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 5: To him than anyone else behind the dish. 604 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 4: He brings value there. 605 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 5: So I mean, I'm not saying you got to play 606 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 5: him every day of the week, but I think that 607 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 5: you start him with Schemes and Chandler at minimum, because 608 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 5: those are his two guys that he's probably most comfortable with. 609 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 5: I don't know if he's starting today or not. And 610 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 5: then i'd probably just start Bart against. 611 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 4: Leftis because he has a good career split against them. 612 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: When will Connor Griffin come up? 613 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 5: I wouldn't be shocked to see him here next week, Mark, 614 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 5: I really wouldn't. 615 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: What's that that April nine? That's a significant date, correct? 616 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 2: Why is that? 617 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 3: Yes? 618 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 5: That's that's for the PPI incentive. Essentially, if they call 619 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 5: him up before April ninth, and he stays in the 620 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 5: major leagues or on the roster throughout the rest of 621 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 5: the season, he gets a full year of service time. 622 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 5: And if that happens, then you the Pirates will be 623 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 5: eligible for a draft pick if he wins of the year, 624 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 5: or they get a draft pick if he gets a 625 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 5: top three MVP finish in each and any of his 626 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 5: first years first three years. 627 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 4: I should say, excuse me. 628 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 5: So there's incentive, and the pick would be anywhere, you know, 629 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 5: right after the end of the first round. So it's 630 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 5: essentially another first round pick for promoting a guy who's 631 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 5: gonna be on this team anyway, and it's to incentivized 632 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 5: teams to not manipulate service cups. 633 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 4: So but that's got to come before April ninth. 634 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 5: You look, they don't play minor league baseball on Mondays, 635 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 5: so that could be a travel day for him and 636 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 5: he could be here before you know, the first home 637 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 5: stand of the season ends. That's just pure speculation on 638 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 5: my end, but I think it makes a lot of 639 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 5: sense because they don't want to have him debut on 640 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 5: the road, and I think they home stand ends on 641 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 5: April late, so just doing some napkin mass there. I 642 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 5: think next week makes a lot of sense for him 643 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 5: to show up in Pittsburgh. 644 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: I don't think they're going to sign him long term. 645 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: I can't see why he'd do that. I will say 646 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: it's happening with other teams like Colt Emerson, the shortstop, 647 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: and see never had a major league got bad. He 648 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: just signed an eight year deal for ninety five mil. 649 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: So I think precedent being set helps increase the Pirates chances, don't. 650 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 5: You No, I yeah, And I anticipated deal getting done, 651 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 5: I really do. I mean, I've had some thorough reporting 652 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 5: on this. I know both sides of this operation. 653 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 4: Pretty well. I have some sources in the front office, 654 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 4: I you know. 655 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 5: Know, people who are very familiar with Connor Griffin. Who 656 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 5: are you know in these conversations with the extensions. There 657 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 5: hasn't been anything new developed since the end of spring training. 658 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 4: But the Pirates really want to get this done. 659 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: I know that. 660 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 5: I've been told that by multiple people who are in 661 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 5: or around the room when these conversations are happening. And 662 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 5: I think the Griffin camp is open to it. It's 663 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 5: just they want a number to be met. I think 664 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 5: the benchmark here is Roman Anthony, who was last year's 665 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 5: top prospect in baseball. He signed eight years, one thirty. 666 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 5: I think if you go a little higher than that, 667 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 5: you probably get Connor Griffin. And for Griffin, I think 668 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 5: it makes sense because he's if he signs that deal, 669 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 5: he's a free agent at twenty seven, which means he's 670 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 5: gonna have an opportunity. 671 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 4: To get two nine figure paydays. 672 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 5: That's I mean, there's only one other guy who's really 673 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 5: had that opportunity, and that's one. So I think there's 674 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 5: incentive for him to sign here long term because of that. 675 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: No great stuff, great work at the PG. I hope 676 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: we talk again. 677 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 4: Soon absolutely, Mark, thanks for having me on. 678 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 2: That's Noah House in the Post Caazette. 679 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: Check out his work at Postgazette dot com. Now it's 680 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: time to ask Mark anything. Dial eight three three four 681 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: one two wxdx. 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Okay. 711 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 9: Second question your favorite salad. 712 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 2: Dressing in terms of brand or type type? 713 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: Caesar Caesar, my favorite Thousand Islands. Kind of a sleeper. 714 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,399 Speaker 1: I used to love both ranch and blue cheese. I'm 715 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: not anti, but I'm kind of bored. I you know 716 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: what I like. I like blue cheese with blue cheese 717 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: crumbles mixed in. 718 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 9: Totally agree, Totally agree. Your Thousand Island answer actually leads 719 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 9: me to my third and final question. Do you think 720 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 9: that the special sauce on a Big Mac is just 721 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,840 Speaker 9: mayonnaise and ketchup mixed together. 722 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,240 Speaker 1: No, I think I always thought the dozen island dressing 723 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: was one of the ingredients, and. 724 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 2: It could be a thousand island. 725 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 9: I believe also has maybe some pickles in it or something. 726 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 9: And I don't think the Big macsss necessarily does. 727 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 2: I got to be honest, I've not had a Big 728 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 2: Mac and so long. 729 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: I've not had fast food and so long, which is 730 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: why I've lost a lot of weight. Have you tried 731 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: the big art shit the new McDonald's burger I have. 732 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 9: It's actually a fantastic I wouldn't recommend it for driving 733 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:29,240 Speaker 9: down the road, though it is one sloppy sob. 734 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 2: Thank you for the call. Let's go to a talkback. 735 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 11: Mark when a couple begins a new relationship. What do 736 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 11: you think there is the appropriate amount of time to 737 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 11: elapse before either partner is comfortable farting in front of 738 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 11: the other. Thanks. 739 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: The woman should never ever do that. That's what makes 740 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: her lady like the man. 741 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 2: I don't know. Thirty seconds. Let's go to a talkback. 742 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 8: Since they won't bring up mirrorshaf why don't they bring 743 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 8: up Bloomquist? 744 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 2: What sense would that make. 745 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,879 Speaker 1: If you're going to upset the dressing room's apple cart 746 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 1: and change your goaltending dramatically for the stretch run, you 747 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: bring up the better guy and more soft's the better guy. 748 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 2: Let's go to a talk back. 749 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 10: The talk is ek for MVP this year at twenty 750 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 10: nine to thirty goals. How about Mantha, He's got to 751 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 10: be in the discussion. At least he's leading the team 752 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 10: in goals. 753 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: Now, I think Mantha's in the discussion for team MVP, 754 00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 1: but I'd say Carlson's number one. Crosby a close second. 755 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: That could just swing down the stretch back to Crosby. 756 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 1: Mantha might be third. I don't know, but yeah, there's 757 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: no doubting the value of those twenty nine goals. Like 758 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,239 Speaker 1: I always say, goals are the most valuable currency in 759 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: hockey soccer two for that matter. But Carlson controls the 760 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: game and has done pretty much the whole year, and 761 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: even more so since it's the Olympics. 762 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 2: Carlson controls the game. Let's go to a talkback. 763 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:08,319 Speaker 1: Mark. 764 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 8: That should be the open for your show every day. 765 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, Mark Madden. 766 00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Dino Tom would think we're gonna replay that. 767 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: In just the moment, Dino Tom was mad at me. 768 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 1: Do you know if you're listening, and I have no 769 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 1: doubt you are. I have no doubt that you're my 770 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: biggest fan. I have no doubt that you wish you 771 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: were me. I have no doubt that you know. I'm 772 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: a bigger winner at radio than your father was at football, 773 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: as evidenced by the fact that he's running away like 774 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: a coward from the coaching profession, and not just running 775 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 1: away from that either. But Dino, if you'd like to 776 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: call and talk, I think I can calm you. Don 777 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: I think you can. I can make you a disciple 778 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: and not an enemy in anyway. Who cares what you think. 779 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: You're just some famous guys kids, some spoiled rich punk 780 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: up next, gonna talk more about Tiger Woods because the 781 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: cause of his car, Iraq, has been revealed. It's Smart 782 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,800 Speaker 1: Mad Show one oh five nine.