1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: This is Tony Pike since E three sixty about Cincinnati. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: From Cincinnati, this is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station. 3 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back. Since E three to sixty. It's 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: the eve of the eve of Opening Day, Opening Day 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: Eve Eve. Yes, one of the best days in the 6 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: city of Cincinnati, probably many would say the best day 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 2: in the city of Cincinnati. It's all going to go 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: down on Thursday, and there's going to be a huge 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: Fox nineteen imprint on Thursday as well, which leads us 10 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: right into our guest to kick off hour number two 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: today from Fox nineteen, joe Daniman's with us. Joey D. 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: What's going on? 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 3: You guys want to know my favorite part of this day? 14 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 4: Wait today or Opening. 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 3: Day today in particular, nothing to do with Opening Day? 16 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 4: Okay, what's up? 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 3: So I like to make it a habit of listening 18 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: to your show before I come on, just to get 19 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 3: a vibe of what you guys are talking about. Can 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 3: I mentally prepare myself? And you guys were talking about 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 3: the unfortunate situation with the no legged, no armed corn 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 3: hole player who's now accused of murder. If I'm correct, 23 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: I don't want to make light of the situation. But 24 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 3: you guys did that segment, and then in the first 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 3: commercial break after that, you had an ad for the 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: American Cornhole League, and I host fell out of my 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: chair and then I yelled at the top of my 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 3: lungs from my kitchen. Put down the gun, pick up 29 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: the bags. 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: That's it. They got to run with this, And I 31 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 2: mean that it's got to be a pretty cut and 32 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: dry case. If they're already saying murder the fingerprints camp, 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: they're not there right, that's without the video. I don't 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: know how this Yes, that. 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 3: Video is damning to his case. The fact that he 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 3: can show on film on video that he can load 37 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 3: a firearm and pull the trigger answers that question. I'm 38 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: still wondering how he drives a car to getaway car. 39 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 3: I need so many more details in the story. Again, 40 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 3: not to make light someone lost their life. It's a tragedy. 41 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 3: But I am so curious about this, and I hope 42 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 3: that it's on Keith Morrison Dateline sometime soon, because he 43 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 3: would knock that out of the park. 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: Put down the guns, pick up the bags. That might 45 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: go on a that says on it. I mean, I 46 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 2: really like that in this in this room. 47 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: I'll wear it on a CCT shirt on our parade 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 3: coverage on Thursday if they can get it done. No, 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 3: I am kidding because I know since you shirts wet. 50 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: You're gonna get that. Yeah. I want to get to 51 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: opening Day in just a moment. But Jared Calhoun is 52 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats, and look twenty 53 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 2: twenty six. Very rarely does it feel like everyone can 54 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: agree on something, and yet the who name has been 55 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: floated around now for weeks, maybe even longer to some 56 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 2: and then you watch what he did at Utah State 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: in the NCAA Tournament. I was impressed with what they 58 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: did down the stretch against Arizona. And then the hiring 59 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: is made official and it doesn't feel like they had 60 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: to overpay Jared Calhoun. I think three point six three 61 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: point seven million dollars is very fair. I think they're 62 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: going to have money on this roster for a budget. 63 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: But what are your thoughts of the hire itself, because 64 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: it feels like it checks a lot of boxes and 65 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: it feels like, for the most part, everyone's very happy 66 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: about it. 67 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: Well, I think to start, I think UC fans should 68 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: look up Jaden Bradley's nil fund and start sending him money, 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: because if Jayden Bradley didn't exist, Jered Calhoun wouldn't be 70 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: UC's head coach today because he saved Arizona in that game. 71 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: Jared Calhoun, I thought, coach circles around Tommy Lloyd and 72 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 3: kept a much inferior roster in a game they had 73 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 3: no business being in in the final five minutes against 74 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 3: what I think is the most talented roster at college basketball. Well, 75 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: and if it weren't for Jaden Bradley, that press, whatever 76 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: it was that he threw at Arizona, Arizona looked like 77 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: it had never faced a press before. That's defense. But 78 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 3: he's known for his offense, and anybody you talked to 79 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: about Jared Calhoun talks about his offensive sets, and you 80 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: can go on Twitter right now and people are breaking 81 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 3: down all of the wild and crazy things he does 82 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: with an offense to get his guys open shots. And 83 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 3: I think that's exciting to have a guy that can 84 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 3: empower a team offensively to play free, but also when 85 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 3: they need a bucket, he can draw something up that 86 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 3: can get them a good look. And we saw that 87 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 3: so many times over the weekend with the first round 88 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 3: win and then the second round near upset of Arizona. 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: But what I think is most impressive about Jared Calhoun, 90 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 3: and you know, we can talk about the importance of 91 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 3: any UC coach having ties in the program, but I 92 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 3: know this fan base really really values that, especially considering 93 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: the fact that he's an alum, that he has ties 94 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: to Bob Huggins, and I don't think you see had 95 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 3: to have that. I think it's a bonus in this situation. 96 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 3: But what I think is most impressive about Jared Calhoun, 97 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 3: and anybody listening to this can go on social media 98 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 3: and find the clips of Jared talking about NIL and 99 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 3: find him talking about the importance of fundraising. You know, 100 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,239 Speaker 3: this is a guy that was very open about his budget, 101 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 3: saying he had what two and a half million dollars 102 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: to put together the roster he had at Utah State 103 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,239 Speaker 3: and thinks it's going to take somewhere around ten million 104 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: dollars to make a Sweet sixteen to have that kind 105 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: of budget for a roster. So this guy gets it, 106 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 3: and he even said guys that he spent seventy percent 107 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: of his time in the offseason fundraising. He puts up 108 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: his own money. He said, he put up one hundred 109 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 3: and fifty thousand dollars last year to help put this 110 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: roster together for Utah States. So in the twenty twenty 111 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 3: six landscape of roster building and the reality of what 112 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 3: it takes to have a team that can get to 113 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 3: a second week end of the NCAA tournament, because ultimately 114 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 3: that's the expectation at a pro in the Big Twelve, 115 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: like UCS, he gets it. He gets the fundraising, he 116 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 3: gets the idea of roster building and the understanding of 117 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 3: NIL and what it means. So all the stuff he 118 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 3: does with the coaching, that's awesome, that's fun to watch, 119 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 3: and we all watched it against Arizona. But to listen 120 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 3: to him talk about NIL and the fact that he 121 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 3: will do the work to meet with donors to fundraise, 122 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 3: he said, that's almost like the second job he has. 123 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 3: I think that's exciting. I think that's a coach who 124 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 3: gets it in his mid forties, the landscape going forward 125 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 3: for what his career is going to be. 126 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: How important is the aspect of being a former Bearcat 127 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: Because if you didn't know the situation, the way people 128 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: in Cincinnati still talk about Bob Huggins, you would have 129 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 2: thought he was the coach a year ago. People they're 130 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 2: so caught up in that style, right, And I think 131 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: for a lot of people, including myself, like I watch 132 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: Houston basketball now because that makes me think of the 133 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: UC basketball I grew up with. So he's got the 134 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: x's and o's, he's got the record and what it's 135 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: been as a head coach, but the pedigree to graduate 136 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 2: from u SE to coach at U SEE, to know 137 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: what the crossdown shootout means, to know what recruiting in 138 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 2: this area means. How much of a leg up can 139 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: that give him in finding success in year one of 140 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: the Jared Calhoun era. 141 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 3: To me, that's where it is. It's in the margins, right. 142 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: It's having a footprint in Ohio. It's understanding Cincinnati. It's 143 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: understanding the culture and the identity of what you see 144 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 3: basketball is. And that can change. It doesn't have to 145 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 3: be everything that Bob Huggins was. You know, my alma 146 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 3: mater is kind of in the same situation here where 147 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 3: you know, Jim Beheim left and then they hired one 148 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: of Jim Beheim's guys and Adrian Audry, and that was 149 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: a complete disaster, and now they're bringing in another Jim 150 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 3: Behim guy and Jerry McNamara and a lot of Syracuse 151 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 3: fans are excited about it. But to me, that's a bonus. 152 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 3: I just want the guy who gets it. I want 153 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 3: the guy who's a good coach, and if it comes 154 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 3: with ties to the program and understanding how to recruit 155 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 3: in that city, that's great, and I think that helps 156 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: in the margins. But what we're talking about in the 157 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: nil era isn't necessarily just putting a gate around Cincinnati 158 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: or putting a gate around Ohio and getting the best 159 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 3: players there. That's great, and he will do that and 160 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 3: he will understand the importance of that. But in the 161 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 3: nil era, it's branching out and finding guys in the 162 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: portal and selling them on your program and having the 163 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 3: money to be one of the highest bidders for whatever player. 164 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 3: That is. To me, that's more important than this than 165 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 3: Eddy ties he has to U see. I think that's 166 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 3: a bonus. I think that's good. Don't get me wrong. 167 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: It's not a bad thing that he understands Cincinnati, that 168 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: he understands the UC program in the history and can 169 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 3: connect with some of the players that have played here 170 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 3: in the past, and I know UC fans are a 171 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: little bit unique, kind of like Syracuse folks who do 172 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: hang on to it and that legendary coach that we had. 173 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 3: But I think it's more in the margins where it 174 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 3: helps to me. It's all about Nil, it's all about coaching, 175 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 3: And I thought it was really interesting hearing him talk 176 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 3: about the idea that he doesn't watch a lot of 177 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 3: college basketball unless it's the team he's scouting. He watches 178 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 3: a lot of the Boston Celtics, he watches a lot 179 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 3: of European teams. And those are the avenues and the 180 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: forums where you're seeing basketball played at a different level 181 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 3: than we see at the college level and more free flowing, 182 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: more freedom for offense that I really liked from what 183 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: I saw from Utah State. Did you guys know what 184 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 3: he said about having a hotel room on the road, 185 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 3: having a separate room than his wife so he could 186 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: watch Tate. Yeah. He was asked about preparing for Arizona 187 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 3: and he said rollly, Masamino told him a long time 188 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 3: ago that when you go on the road and your 189 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 3: wife or maybe even your kids come as well, to 190 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 3: have an adjoining room. That you can go into and 191 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 3: if you have to stay up for the eight to 192 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 3: ten hours it takes to watch a team, you can 193 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 3: go in there and not disrupt your family while they're 194 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 3: trying to sleep. And I thought that was interesting. And 195 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 3: you're finding out all these little quirks about this guy 196 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 3: before he arrives in Cincinnati and takes over. But for me, 197 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 3: the fact that he has ties to Cincinnati and the 198 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 3: UC program is great. But I like the fact that 199 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: we saw what he can do as a coach on 200 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 3: the floor and we hear what he can do as 201 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 3: a fundraiser. To me, are the two most important traits. 202 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 2: We'll spend more time obviously his introductory press conferences tomorrow. 203 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: We'll talk about the next steps next time we get together. 204 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: Let's talk about this week. Let's talk about opening day. 205 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: And while we're only two days away, you know, Nick 206 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: Lodolo left to start with a blister. We've seen the 207 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: blister concerns for the Reds in the past. And Nick Loodolo, 208 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: what main questions do you still have, if any, between 209 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 2: now and Thursday for this Reds roster. 210 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 3: I don't know if I have a lot of questions. 211 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 3: I have a lot of curiosities to see if guys 212 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 3: last year that we expect to play better in twenty 213 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 3: twenty six, we'll do so. And that's why I've always 214 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 3: landed on whatever win total, whatever sportsbook wants to put 215 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 3: out there, I go higher, because this team won eighty 216 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 3: three games last year, with La de la Cruz having 217 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: a down second half, with Matt McClain having a down year, 218 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 3: with Spencer Steer probably not playing up to the level 219 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 3: that he could play, with Hunter Green only making eighteen 220 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 3: starts and he'll likely only make around that number if 221 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 3: things go well this year for him. So there's a 222 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 3: lot of guys on this team that they count on 223 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 3: to be core players that didn't perform as well or 224 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 3: better than they can last season. And now you add 225 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 3: a Johannio Soarez, now you add South Stewart, and you 226 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 3: have two guys right there you throw in the middle 227 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 3: of your lineup, and you have to think the ceiling 228 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 3: is higher in twenty twenty six. But there are curiosities, 229 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 3: right Can Chase Burns, can Rhet Louder, can Brandon Williamson 230 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 3: helped carry this starting pitching staff through the first half 231 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: of the season until Hunter Green gets back around the 232 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: All Star break. Can salth Stewart handle hitting right in 233 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 3: the middle of a lineup that has high expectations this year? 234 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 3: Can Matt McClain take the fire spring training that he 235 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 3: had and carry it through through the regular season. So, yeah, 236 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 3: there are questions about this team, but I think they're 237 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: more curiosities just because I believe a lot of those 238 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 3: will play out in the Reds favor in twenty twenty six. 239 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 2: How much concern do you have around Nick Lodolo And 240 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 2: we've seen him miss time with this in the past, 241 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: We've seen this as not just a one off, and 242 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 2: when you compile that with Hunter Green's status until July, 243 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 2: it's unique in the sense that it's starting the year. 244 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: So do you now be more cautious to try to 245 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 2: not have this linger throughout the year? How do you 246 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 2: think they handle Lodolo going forward? 247 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 3: From what it sounds like they've tried everything they can 248 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 3: to make sure this doesn't come back. Listening to Brad 249 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 3: Mehtter talk about it when he went out in that 250 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 3: game in spring training, all the things that he does 251 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 3: in the offseason, all the things he does in season, 252 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: how could you not be concerned? Right because it was 253 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 3: a problem last year and it's popped up again this year. 254 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 3: But Nick Dola made twenty eight starts last year. I 255 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 3: think if you sign up in say Nick Ladolo is 256 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 3: going to make twenty five or more starts in the season, 257 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 3: you'll take it and run with it. And even though 258 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 3: he went on the injured list twice last year at blisters, 259 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: he still made twenty eight starts. So until he dips 260 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 3: below twenty five, and you know, who knows how much 261 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 3: the blister will pop up this year, it's just going 262 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: to be a part of who he is. It sounds 263 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 3: like they've tried everything they can and sometimes it's climate related, 264 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 3: sometimes it's weather related. Sometimes it just pops up and 265 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: there's nothing you can do about it. And hopefully this 266 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 3: is one of those things that pops up in the 267 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 3: start of the year. It can call us over and 268 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 3: you can get through a season. But the fact that 269 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: it was an issue last year sent him to the 270 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 3: injured list twice and he still made twenty eight starts. Again, 271 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 3: that falls in the bucket of more question curious than 272 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 3: actual concern for me. In twenty twenty six. 273 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 2: We've spent a lot of time talking about Matt McLean 274 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: and Southward and La Day La Cruz and the pitching 275 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: staff this offseason, I don't know that I've had one 276 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: singular conversation about Tyler Stevenson, and it's a guy last 277 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 2: year that I feel like we talked about a lot, 278 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 2: and you talk about the leadership and the clubhouse value 279 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 2: of a Tyler Stevens. He's one eighty four in spring 280 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 2: over thirty plus at bats. But what do you view 281 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 2: or or what do you make of that position going 282 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 2: into the start of a very big season for the Reds. 283 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 3: I like that position for the Reds. I'm not worried 284 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 3: about Tyler Stevenson's numbers in spring. He's He's got a 285 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 3: long enough baseball card that I believe once he gets 286 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 3: to the season, the regular season, he's going to perform 287 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 3: at a level that makes him worthy of starting most 288 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 3: days for the Reds. And then they've invested in Jose 289 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 3: Travino for good reason, a guy that's obviously a very 290 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 3: good defensive catcher and we saw a lot of timely 291 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 3: hitting from him last year. I fully expect this is 292 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 3: going to be Tyler Stevenson's last year in Cincinnati, and 293 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 3: I'll sit here this time next year and tell you, 294 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 3: I'm surprised if he's back on the roster next year. 295 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 3: They've invested in Jose Travino for a reason. I like 296 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 3: what he brings them. I'm not sure Jose Travigno is 297 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 3: a guy that you want to rely on as being 298 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 3: your catcher for one hundred and fifteen games. But certainly 299 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 3: you can go out and find someone that can split 300 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 3: time with Jose Travino next year. But yeah, the numbers 301 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 3: in spring for Tyler Stevenson is a non story for 302 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 3: me until it shows up and he doesn't hit well 303 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 3: for two months. Then we can come back and revisit 304 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: that and wonder what's going on with Tyler Stevenson. But 305 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 3: Tyler Stevenson's presence I think matters more than people outside 306 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 3: of the clubhouse might realize. He is very well respected 307 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 3: in there. The way people talk about him carries a 308 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 3: lot of weight inside that room. So if this is 309 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: his last dance and last ride in Cincinnati, this is 310 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 3: a draft pick, a first round draft pick that I 311 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 3: would say turned out to be a good one, And 312 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 3: we'll find out what's in store for him this season. 313 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 3: But I'm not concerned at all by what he did 314 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 3: in spring I believe he'll show up and perform like 315 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: Tyler Stevenson typically does this coming season. 316 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 4: Are you concerned at all with the starting pitching as 317 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 4: a whole? Obviously you know the the injuries to Lodolo 318 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: and to Green, but also Brady Singer got roughed up again, 319 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 4: Williamson and Louder and Burns all seemingly on on innings limits. 320 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 4: That to me, all of a sudden, is my biggest 321 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 4: concern because I wasn't like, ah, spring training whatever, But 322 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 4: as we've gotten close to the season, it doesn't really 323 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 4: feel like there's anybody who's taking control. There are kind 324 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 4: of emerging as the guy does That worry, you know, 325 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 4: more concern. 326 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 3: Than I thought I would be the week of opening 327 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 3: Day because I rewind the clock back to a month 328 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 3: and we were talking about what do you do with 329 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 3: seven starting pitchers in a rotation of five guys, And 330 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 3: in the sentiment was look at some point during the season, 331 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 3: you're gonna eat all seven guys that includes Brett Lauder, 332 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 3: Chase Burns, and Brandon Williamson, And you know, it was 333 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 3: kind of one of those things that was looked at, 334 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 3: this is a good problem to have. Well, all of 335 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 3: a sudden, it kind of feels like a small problem 336 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: for the Reds that Andrew Abbot's numbers haven't been great 337 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 3: in the way he's talked about his spring hasn't been encouraging, 338 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 3: that he's trying to ride out the storm and trying 339 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: to hope and wait for things to start clicking. And 340 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 3: Brady Singer is one of those guys kind of like 341 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 3: Tyler Stevenson, I don't worry about. I kind of think 342 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 3: like he's one of those guys steady, like Tyler Stevenson 343 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 3: is going to perform at one level and I don't 344 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 3: worry about him. But now with Nickolodola at the blister 345 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 3: and Hunter Green on the injured list, and Chase Burns 346 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: and Red Louder as you mentioned with the probable innings limit, 347 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 3: and Brandon Williamson who hasn't pitched in a major league 348 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 3: game and so long, and yeah, all of a sudden, 349 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 3: it starts creeping up and you're like, wait a minute. 350 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 3: This was supposed to be the one pillar of strength 351 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 3: this team had that you didn't have to worry about, 352 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 3: and all of a sudden, now you're curious to see 353 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 3: how it plays out in the opening week, all eyes 354 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 3: for me on Thursday are on Andrew Abbam and seeing 355 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 3: how he performs against a legitimate major league team like 356 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 3: the Boston Red Sox. It's a pretty good test. I 357 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 3: would assume that Boston goes into the season thinking that 358 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 3: they have a team that can get them back to 359 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 3: the playoffs. And when they throw Garrett Crochet at you, 360 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 3: who's probably going to strike out ten guys in his sleep, 361 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 3: you need Andrew Abbott to show up and perform well 362 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 3: on Opening Day or else. Right, And it's not just 363 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 3: opening Day, it's it's looking forward for Andrew Abbott from 364 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 3: here for the foreseeable future. He's got to be this 365 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 3: team's ache. He's got to be the horse, he's got 366 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 3: to be the stopper, and for two or three months 367 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 3: that that's an important role for this guy. Hunter Green 368 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 3: has talked openly about the importance of being this team's 369 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 3: quote unquote ace and being that number one. Well, it's 370 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 3: kind of like top gun, right, Cooter lost his wings. 371 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 3: Now you're number one, right, you got to step up 372 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 3: and be that guy. And I would have said to 373 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 3: a month ago, I have no questions that Andrew Abbat 374 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 3: can be that guy. But the way he's talked about 375 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 3: his spring and certainly the numbers haven't been good. Now 376 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 3: that's another person that my radar is up a little 377 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 3: bit and I'll have my eyeballs on him on Thursday 378 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 3: and Opening Day. 379 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 4: Do you have a favorite part of Opening Day or 380 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 4: do you have an Opening Day memory that sticks out 381 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 4: to you when you think of Cincinnati's favorite holiday. 382 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: So I had never gone to Opening Day, the parade 383 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 3: or anything as a kid until I got into the 384 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 3: business and started covering this team professionally, so it was 385 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 3: all new to me once they started working. My favorite 386 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: part of Opening Day is this when they announce all 387 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 3: the players to line up on the first baseline, because 388 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 3: you only get that on Opening Day in playoff games, 389 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 3: and then you get to see him at the All 390 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 3: Star Game, but that's not all Cincinnati Reds. So to 391 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 3: see them announce every player and hear the crowd crescendo. 392 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 3: Who gets the loudest ovation, it's typically Ellie. I'm sure 393 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 3: Auhannio Suarez will get a standing ovation. I'm sure for 394 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 3: this one. My all time favorite Opening Day moment is 395 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 3: no doubt, when Josh Hamilton had to back out of 396 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 3: the batter's box because the crowd was cheering him so 397 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 3: loudly and so long for his comeback that he had 398 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 3: to step out of the batter's box. To me, that 399 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 3: will always be my favorite Opening Day memory in Cincinnati. 400 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: But to see the two teams lined up, to see 401 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 3: the giant flag in the outfield, to do all the 402 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 3: things that make Opening Day special and different. To me, 403 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 3: that's the kind of stuff that if you're going, you 404 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 3: gotta be in your seat for. If you haven't gone before, 405 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 3: you gotta go and check it out because that's really cool. Also, 406 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 3: the big picture of the banks with the sea of 407 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: red is always a cool picture every single year. So 408 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 3: it's those snapshots in my mind that I love to 409 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 3: leave Opening Day with and I can't wait to see 410 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 3: him on Thursday. 411 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 2: You mentioned those Boston Red Sox. They right now have 412 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: the fifth highest odds to make the playoffs in the 413 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 2: American League. If you look at the other side of it, 414 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 2: the Red sit in tenth there plus one eighty. And 415 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 2: we've gone back and forth with you all throughout the 416 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 2: start of spring training to now go back to January. 417 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 2: Their win total was eighty three and a half. Today 418 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 2: their win total is eighty and a half. Your official 419 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 2: stance that now that we're here, what is your official 420 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 2: That means you can backtrack if you want. What is 421 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: your official stance on predicting this year's Reds wind total. 422 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 3: So we are backtracking a little bit if you want. 423 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 3: A couple of weeks ago when I said, talk me 424 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: off ninety guys. 425 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, but we didn't have to the Reds. Yeah, the 426 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 4: Reds got hurt. They have a hurt pedigree is what 427 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 4: they have. 428 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 3: Oh jeez, Audie, Okay, my official number is eighty seven. Okay, 429 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 3: eighty seven wins is my number for the twenty twenty 430 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 3: six book. Right last year? Yes, go to your sportsbook, 431 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 3: put down your one dollar win back whatever, a dollar 432 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 3: thirty eight cheese tony at the ballpark. So eighty three 433 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 3: last season. Okay, this team's better. Convince me this team 434 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 3: isn't better than they were last year. You can't. The 435 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 3: roster is better now. The one thing I am worried 436 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 3: about was the Reds were remarkably healthy in the field 437 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 3: last year. You go back and you look at the 438 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,640 Speaker 3: number of games Ellie played, Matt McClain played, Spencer Steer played, 439 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 3: These are TJ Friedel played, These are the core guys 440 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 3: for this team. They all played right around one hundred 441 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 3: and fifty games or more last year, and it's really 442 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 3: hard to replicate that from season to season. But when 443 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 3: you go to make predictions like this on a team's 444 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 3: win total, you bake it into it. But you can't 445 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 3: be handcuffed by the idea of what ifs with injuries. 446 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 3: So if you go bullish on the Reds health and 447 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 3: they are already facing some kind of health questions with 448 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 3: Hunter Green, Nick Lodolo going forward, it's a better team 449 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 3: than last year, and they're gonna win some closer games 450 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 3: this year. They're gonna hit better this year. Eighty seven wins, 451 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 3: mark it down, right, wins for the two thousand. 452 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 4: I actually have written it down, but I do want 453 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 4: to let everybody know. This is the same guy who 454 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 4: currently has a thirty six point eight percent accuracy in 455 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 4: his March Madness bracket. 456 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 3: So, oh boy, okay, can I tell you something about 457 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 3: the March Madness bracket? 458 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 4: Quickly? 459 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 3: Yes, quickly, I did yours and literally there we go. 460 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 3: I can tell you with full confidence I currently leave 461 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 3: the Fox nineteen bracket challenge. 462 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 2: Do you worry at all about the Reds welcoming in 463 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 2: a mentalist into the ballpark and what that could do 464 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 2: to the eighty seven win total you projected. 465 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 4: I think it can only help. 466 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 3: It can only help, and I'll be there front and 467 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 3: center to watch that. That guy fascinates me. 468 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: Okay, is that going to be your phone? You're going 469 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 2: to get a postgame concrator show this year? Do you 470 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 2: have another one in mind? 471 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 3: What are the other ones? The Cui Shang is coming 472 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 3: to River Bend in September and I'll be front and 473 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 3: center Marshmallow in September. 474 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 2: No, not Marshmallow, John Party, John Party. 475 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 3: Luda, Chris never heard Ludacris. 476 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 2: Luda, Yes, okay. 477 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 3: My wife and I will be front row for Luda. 478 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 2: You heard of John Party and the Mentalist. 479 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 3: I had not heard of John Party Party people. Is 480 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 3: he a country guy? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, Okay, that explains 481 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 3: a lot. 482 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 2: I wrote you down eighty seven with your your guys. 483 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 2: Coverage will be awesome on Thursday. Let everyone know again 484 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 2: everything you guys got going on. 485 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 3: So we will be live at the ballpark, not me personally, 486 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 3: at four point thirty in the morning on Thursday. We 487 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: will be Reds Baseball all the way until the final 488 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 3: pitch postgame show as well, So it's morning show coverage 489 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 3: up into the parade. Live parade coverage, myself, Trisha Mackie, 490 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 3: Rob Williams will host the parade. Then I jet down 491 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,239 Speaker 3: to the ballpark to host our pregame show with Jeremy Row, 492 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 3: Gamby Sorrentino and Reagan Holgate. That leads right up into 493 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 3: the Reds pregame show, and then you can watch the 494 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 3: game right here on Fox nineteen now at four to ten, 495 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 3: first pitch and then postgame shows. It's unbelievable. It's like 496 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 3: fifteen hours of straight Reds coverage on the one nine Austin. 497 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 2: Can you imagine the security detail that will be working 498 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 2: to get Dana into the ballpark. Oh, it's got to 499 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 2: be extensive. I mean he'll be on a bird scoot'll 500 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: be on it. He'll be on one of those electric scooters. 501 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: They'll be clearing the way. I mean, it's going to 502 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 2: be a suit coming through. Unbelievable. 503 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 3: So I left the parade thirty minutes early last year 504 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 3: to get down there. At my boss yesterday, I reminded 505 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 3: him of that. You said, oh, yeah, you ran right, 506 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 3: I said, I did not run from Findley Market to 507 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 3: the ballpark to host our pregame show. We had a 508 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 3: car waiting for me, so yeah, I jump off the 509 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 3: stage at the parade to get in the car and 510 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 3: get to the ballpark. 511 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 2: Danna and you're the best man. Uh, thanks for your time. 512 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 2: Enjoy Thursday and we'll talk again soon. We almost got 513 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 2: him to thirty minutes this time. Your talkbacks, they happen next. 514 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station, Saturday, March twenty