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 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 2: Eve Eve. 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 3: Yes, one of the. 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: Best days in the city of Cincinnati, probably many would 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: say the best day in the city of Cincinnati. It's 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 2: all going to go down on Thursday, and there's going 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: to be a huge Fox nineteen imprint on Thursday as well, 11 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: which leads us right into our guest to kick off 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: hour number two today from Fox nineteen, joe Daniman's with us. 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 3: Joey D. What's going on? 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 4: You guys want to know my favorite part of this day? 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 3: Wait today or Opening. 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 4: Day today in particular, nothing to do with Opening Day? 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 3: Okay, what's up? 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 4: So I like to make it a habit of listening 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 4: to your show before I come on, just to get 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 4: a vibe of what you guys are talking about. Can 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 4: I mentally prepare myself? And you guys were talking about 22 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 4: the unfortunate situation with the no legged, no armed corn 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 4: hole player who's now accused of murder. If I'm correct, 24 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 4: I don't want to make light of the situation. But 25 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 4: you guys did that segment, and then in the first 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 4: commercial break after that, you had an ad for the 27 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 4: American Cornhole League, and I host fell out of my 28 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 4: chair and then I yelled at the top of my 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 4: lungs from my kitchen. Put down the gun, pick up 30 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 4: the bags. 31 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: That's it. 32 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: They got to run with this, And I mean that 33 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 2: it's got to be a pretty cut and dry case. 34 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 2: If they're already saying murder the fingerprints camp, they're not 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: there right, that's without the video. I don't know how 36 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: this Yes, that. 37 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 4: Video is damning to his case. The fact that he 38 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: can show on film on video that he can load 39 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 4: a firearm and pull the trigger answers that question. I'm 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 4: still wondering how he drives a car to getaway car. 41 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 4: I need so many more details in the story. Again, 42 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 4: not to make light someone lost their life. It's a tragedy. 43 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 4: But I am so curious about this, and I hope 44 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 4: that it's on Keith Morrison Dateline sometime soon, because he 45 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 4: would knock that out of the park. 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: Put down the guns, pick up the bags. That might 47 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: go on a that says on it. I mean, I 48 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 2: really like that in this in this room. 49 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: I'll wear it on a CCT shirt on our parade 50 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 4: coverage on Thursday if they can get it done. No, 51 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 4: I am kidding because I know since you shirts wet. 52 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: You're gonna get that. Yeah. I want to get to 53 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: opening Day in just a moment. But Jared Calhoun is 54 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats, and look twenty 55 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 2: twenty six. Very rarely does it feel like everyone can 56 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: agree on something, and yet the who name has been 57 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: floated around now for weeks, maybe even longer to some 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 2: and then you watch what he did at Utah State 59 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: in the NCAA Tournament. I was impressed with what they 60 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: did down the stretch against Arizona. And then the hiring 61 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: is made official and it doesn't feel like they had 62 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: to overpay Jared Calhoun. I think three point six three 63 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: point seven million dollars is very fair. I think they're 64 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: going to have money on this roster for a budget. 65 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: But what are your thoughts of the hire itself, because 66 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: it feels like it checks a lot of boxes and 67 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: it feels like, for the most part, everyone's very happy 68 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: about it. 69 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 4: Well, I think to start, I think UC fans should 70 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 4: look up Jaden Bradley's nil fund and start sending him money, 71 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 4: because if Jayden Bradley didn't exist, Jered Calhoun wouldn't be 72 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 4: UC's head coach today because he saved Arizona in that game. 73 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 4: Jared Calhoun, I thought, coach circles around Tommy Lloyd and 74 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 4: kept a much inferior roster in a game they had 75 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 4: no business being in in the final five minutes against 76 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 4: what I think is the most talented roster at college basketball. Well, 77 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: and if it weren't for Jaden Bradley, that press, whatever 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 4: it was that he threw at Arizona, Arizona looked like 79 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 4: it had never faced a press before. That's defense. But 80 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: he's known for his offense, and anybody you talked to 81 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: about Jared Calhoun talks about his offensive sets, and you 82 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 4: can go on Twitter right now and people are breaking 83 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 4: down all of the wild and crazy things he does 84 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 4: with an offense to get his guys open shots. And 85 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 4: I think that's exciting to have a guy that can 86 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 4: empower a team offensively to play free, but also when 87 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 4: they need a bucket, he can draw something up that 88 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 4: can get them a good look. And we saw that 89 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 4: so many times over the weekend with the first round 90 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 4: win and then the second round near upset of Arizona. 91 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 4: But what I think is most impressive about Jared Calhoun, 92 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 4: and you know, we can talk about the importance of 93 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 4: any UC coach having ties in the program, but I 94 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 4: know this fan base really really values that, especially considering 95 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 4: the fact that he's an alum, that he has ties 96 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 4: to Bob Huggins, and I don't think you see had 97 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 4: to have that. I think it's a bonus in this situation. 98 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 4: But what I think is most impressive about Jared Calhoun, 99 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 4: and anybody listening to this can go on social media 100 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 4: and find the clips of Jared talking about NIL and 101 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 4: find him talking about the importance of fundraising. You know, 102 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,239 Speaker 4: this is a guy that was very open about his budget, 103 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 4: saying he had what two and a half million dollars 104 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 4: to put together the roster he had at Utah State 105 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,239 Speaker 4: and thinks it's going to take somewhere around ten million 106 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 4: dollars to make a Sweet sixteen to have that kind 107 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 4: of budget for a roster. So this guy gets it, 108 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 4: and he even said guys that he spent seventy percent 109 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 4: of his time in the offseason fundraising. He puts up 110 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 4: his own money. He said, he put up one hundred 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 4: and fifty thousand dollars last year to help put this 112 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 4: roster together for Utah States. So in the twenty twenty 113 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 4: six landscape of roster building and the reality of what 114 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 4: it takes to have a team that can get to 115 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 4: a second week end of the NCAA tournament, because ultimately 116 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 4: that's the expectation at a pro in the Big Twelve, 117 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 4: like UCS, he gets it. He gets the fundraising, he 118 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 4: gets the idea of roster building and the understanding of 119 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 4: NIL and what it means. So all the stuff he 120 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 4: does with the coaching, that's awesome, that's fun to watch, 121 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 4: and we all watched it against Arizona. But to listen 122 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 4: to him talk about NIL and the fact that he 123 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 4: will do the work to meet with donors to fundraise, 124 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 4: he said, that's almost like the second job he has. 125 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 4: I think that's exciting. I think that's a coach who 126 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 4: gets it in his mid forties, the landscape going forward 127 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 4: for what his career is going to be. 128 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: How important is the aspect of being a former Bearcat 129 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: Because if you didn't know the situation, the way people 130 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: in Cincinnati still talk about Bob Huggins, you would have 131 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 2: thought he was the coach a year ago. People they're 132 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 2: so caught up in that style, right, And I think 133 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: for a lot of people, including myself, like I watch 134 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: Houston basketball now because that makes me think of the 135 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: UC basketball I grew up with. So he's got the 136 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: x's and o's, he's got the record and what it's 137 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: been as a head coach, but the pedigree to graduate 138 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 2: from u SE to coach at U SEE, to know 139 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: what the crossdown shootout means, to know what recruiting in 140 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 2: this area means. How much of a leg up can 141 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: that give him in finding success in year one of 142 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: the Jared Calhoun era. 143 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 4: To me, that's where it is. It's in the margins, right. 144 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 4: It's having a footprint in Ohio. It's understanding Cincinnati. It's 145 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 4: understanding the culture and the identity of what you see 146 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 4: basketball is. And that can change. It doesn't have to 147 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 4: be everything that Bob Huggins was. You know, my alma 148 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 4: mater is kind of in the same situation here where 149 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 4: you know, Jim Beheim left and then they hired one 150 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 4: of Jim Beheim's guys and Adrian Audry, and that was 151 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 4: a complete disaster, and now they're bringing in another Jim 152 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 4: Behim guy and Jerry McNamara and a lot of Syracuse 153 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 4: fans are excited about it. But to me, that's a bonus. 154 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 4: I just want the guy who gets it. I want 155 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 4: the guy who's a good coach, and if it comes 156 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 4: with ties to the program and understanding how to recruit 157 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 4: in that city, that's great, and I think that helps 158 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 4: in the margins. But what we're talking about in the 159 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 4: nil era isn't necessarily just putting a gate around Cincinnati 160 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 4: or putting a gate around Ohio and getting the best 161 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 4: players there. That's great, and he will do that and 162 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 4: he will understand the importance of that. But in the 163 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 4: nil era, it's branching out and finding guys in the 164 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 4: portal and selling them on your program and having the 165 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 4: money to be one of the highest bidders for whatever player. 166 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 4: That is. To me, that's more important than this than 167 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 4: Eddy ties he has to U see. I think that's 168 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 4: a bonus. I think that's good. Don't get me wrong. 169 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 4: It's not a bad thing that he understands Cincinnati, that 170 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 4: he understands the UC program in the history and can 171 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 4: connect with some of the players that have played here 172 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 4: in the past, and I know UC fans are a 173 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 4: little bit unique, kind of like Syracuse folks who do 174 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 4: hang on to it and that legendary coach that we had. 175 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 4: But I think it's more in the margins where it 176 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 4: helps to me. It's all about Nil, it's all about coaching, 177 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 4: And I thought it was really interesting hearing him talk 178 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 4: about the idea that he doesn't watch a lot of 179 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 4: college basketball unless it's the team he's scouting. He watches 180 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 4: a lot of the Boston Celtics, he watches a lot 181 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 4: of European teams. And those are the avenues and the 182 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 4: forums where you're seeing basketball played at a different level 183 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 4: than we see at the college level and more free flowing, 184 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 4: more freedom for offense that I really liked from what 185 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 4: I saw from Utah State. Did you guys know what 186 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 4: he said about having a hotel room on the road, 187 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 4: having a separate room than his wife so he could 188 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 4: watch Tate. Yeah. He was asked about preparing for Arizona 189 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 4: and he said rollly, Masamino told him a long time 190 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 4: ago that when you go on the road and your 191 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 4: wife or maybe even your kids come as well, to 192 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 4: have an adjoining room. That you can go into and 193 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 4: if you have to stay up for the eight to 194 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 4: ten hours it takes to watch a team, you can 195 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 4: go in there and not disrupt your family while they're 196 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 4: trying to sleep. And I thought that was interesting. And 197 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 4: you're finding out all these little quirks about this guy 198 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 4: before he arrives in Cincinnati and takes over. But for me, 199 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 4: the fact that he has ties to Cincinnati and the 200 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 4: UC program is great. But I like the fact that 201 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 4: we saw what he can do as a coach on 202 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 4: the floor and we hear what he can do as 203 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 4: a fundraiser. To me, are the two most important traits. 204 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 2: We'll spend more time obviously his introductory press conferences tomorrow. 205 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: We'll talk about the next steps next time we get together. 206 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: Let's talk about this week. Let's talk about opening day. 207 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 2: And while we're only two days away, you know, Nick 208 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: Lodolo left to start with a blister. We've seen the 209 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: blister concerns for the Reds in the past. And Nick Loodolo, 210 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: what main questions do you still have, if any, between 211 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 2: now and Thursday for this Reds roster. 212 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 4: I don't know if I have a lot of questions. 213 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 4: I have a lot of curiosities to see if guys 214 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 4: last year that we expect to play better in twenty 215 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 4: twenty six, we'll do so. And that's why I've always 216 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 4: landed on whatever win total, whatever sportsbook wants to put 217 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 4: out there, I go higher, because this team won eighty 218 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 4: three games last year, with La de la Cruz having 219 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 4: a down second half, with Matt McClain having a down year, 220 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 4: with Spencer Steer probably not playing up to the level 221 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 4: that he could play, with Hunter Green only making eighteen 222 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 4: starts and he'll likely only make around that number if 223 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 4: things go well this year for him. So there's a 224 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 4: lot of guys on this team that they count on 225 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 4: to be core players that didn't perform as well or 226 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 4: better than they can last season. And now you add 227 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 4: a Johannio Soarez, now you add South Stewart, and you 228 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 4: have two guys right there you throw in the middle 229 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 4: of your lineup, and you have to think the ceiling 230 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 4: is higher in twenty twenty six. But there are curiosities, 231 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 4: right Can Chase Burns, can Rhet Louder, can Brandon Williamson 232 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 4: helped carry this starting pitching staff through the first half 233 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 4: of the season until Hunter Green gets back around the 234 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 4: All Star break. Can salth Stewart handle hitting right in 235 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 4: the middle of a lineup that has high expectations this year? 236 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 4: Can Matt McClain take the fire spring training that he 237 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: had and carry it through through the regular season. So, yeah, 238 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 4: there are questions about this team, but I think they're 239 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 4: more curiosities just because I believe a lot of those 240 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 4: will play out in the Reds favor in twenty twenty six. 241 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 2: How much concern do you have around Nick Lodolo And 242 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 2: we've seen him miss time with this in the past, 243 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: We've seen this as not just a one off, and 244 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 2: when you compile that with Hunter Green's status until July, 245 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 2: it's unique in the sense that it's starting the year. 246 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: So do you now be more cautious to try to 247 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 2: not have this linger throughout the year? How do you 248 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 2: think they handle Lodolo going forward? 249 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 4: From what it sounds like they've tried everything they can 250 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 4: to make sure this doesn't come back. Listening to Brad 251 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 4: Mehtter talk about it when he went out in that 252 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 4: game in spring training, all the things that he does 253 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 4: in the offseason, all the things he does in season, 254 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 4: how could you not be concerned? Right because it was 255 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 4: a problem last year and it's popped up again this year. 256 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 4: But Nick Dola made twenty eight starts last year. I 257 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 4: think if you sign up in say Nick Ladolo is 258 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 4: going to make twenty five or more starts in the season, 259 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 4: you'll take it and run with it. And even though 260 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 4: he went on the injured list twice last year at blisters, 261 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 4: he still made twenty eight starts. So until he dips 262 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 4: below twenty five, and you know, who knows how much 263 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 4: the blister will pop up this year, it's just going 264 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: to be a part of who he is. It sounds 265 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 4: like they've tried everything they can and sometimes it's climate related, 266 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 4: sometimes it's weather related. Sometimes it just pops up and 267 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 4: there's nothing you can do about it. And hopefully this 268 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 4: is one of those things that pops up in the 269 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 4: start of the year. It can call us over and 270 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 4: you can get through a season. But the fact that 271 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 4: it was an issue last year sent him to the 272 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 4: injured list twice and he still made twenty eight starts. Again, 273 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 4: that falls in the bucket of more question curious than 274 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 4: actual concern for me. In twenty twenty six. 275 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 2: We've spent a lot of time talking about Matt McLean 276 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: and Southward and La Day La Cruz and the pitching 277 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: staff this offseason, I don't know that I've had one 278 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: singular conversation about Tyler Stevenson, and it's a guy last 279 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 2: year that I feel like we talked about a lot, 280 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 2: and you talk about the leadership and the clubhouse value 281 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 2: of a Tyler Stevens. He's one eighty four in spring 282 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 2: over thirty plus at bats. But what do you view 283 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 2: or or what do you make of that position going 284 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 2: into the start of a very big season for the Reds. 285 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 4: I like that position for the Reds. I'm not worried 286 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 4: about Tyler Stevenson's numbers in spring. He's He's got a 287 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 4: long enough baseball card that I believe once he gets 288 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 4: to the season, the regular season, he's going to perform 289 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 4: at a level that makes him worthy of starting most 290 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 4: days for the Reds. And then they've invested in Jose 291 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 4: Travino for good reason, a guy that's obviously a very 292 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 4: good defensive catcher and we saw a lot of timely 293 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 4: hitting from him last year. I fully expect this is 294 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 4: going to be Tyler Stevenson's last year in Cincinnati, and 295 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 4: I'll sit here this time next year and tell you, 296 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 4: I'm surprised if he's back on the roster next year. 297 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 4: They've invested in Jose Travino for a reason. I like 298 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 4: what he brings them. I'm not sure Jose Travigno is 299 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 4: a guy that you want to rely on as being 300 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 4: your catcher for one hundred and fifteen games. But certainly 301 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 4: you can go out and find someone that can split 302 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 4: time with Jose Travino next year. But yeah, the numbers 303 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 4: in spring for Tyler Stevenson is a non story for 304 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 4: me until it shows up and he doesn't hit well 305 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 4: for two months. Then we can come back and revisit 306 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 4: that and wonder what's going on with Tyler Stevenson. But 307 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 4: Tyler Stevenson's presence I think matters more than people outside 308 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 4: of the clubhouse might realize. He is very well respected 309 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 4: in there. The way people talk about him carries a 310 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 4: lot of weight inside that room. So if this is 311 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 4: his last dance and last ride in Cincinnati, this is 312 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 4: a draft pick, a first round draft pick that I 313 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 4: would say turned out to be a good one, And 314 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 4: we'll find out what's in store for him this season. 315 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 4: But I'm not concerned at all by what he did 316 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 4: in spring I believe he'll show up and perform like 317 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 4: Tyler Stevenson typically does this coming season. 318 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 3: Are you concerned at all with the starting pitching as 319 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 3: a whole? Obviously you know the the injuries to Lodolo 320 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 3: and to Green, but also Brady Singer got roughed up again, 321 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 3: Williamson and Louder and Burns all seemingly on on innings limits. 322 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 3: That to me, all of a sudden, is my biggest 323 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 3: concern because I wasn't like, ah, spring training whatever, But 324 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: as we've gotten close to the season, it doesn't really 325 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 3: feel like there's anybody who's taking control. There are kind 326 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 3: of emerging as the guy does That worry, you know, 327 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 3: more concern. 328 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 4: Than I thought I would be the week of opening 329 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 4: Day because I rewind the clock back to a month 330 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 4: and we were talking about what do you do with 331 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 4: seven starting pitchers in a rotation of five guys, And 332 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 4: in the sentiment was look at some point during the season, 333 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 4: you're gonna eat all seven guys that includes Brett Lauder, 334 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 4: Chase Burns, and Brandon Williamson, And you know, it was 335 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 4: kind of one of those things that was looked at, 336 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 4: this is a good problem to have. Well, all of 337 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 4: a sudden, it kind of feels like a small problem 338 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 4: for the Reds that Andrew Abbot's numbers haven't been great 339 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 4: in the way he's talked about his spring hasn't been encouraging, 340 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 4: that he's trying to ride out the storm and trying 341 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 4: to hope and wait for things to start clicking. And 342 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 4: Brady Singer is one of those guys kind of like 343 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 4: Tyler Stevenson, I don't worry about. I kind of think 344 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 4: like he's one of those guys steady, like Tyler Stevenson 345 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 4: is going to perform at one level and I don't 346 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 4: worry about him. But now with Nickolodola at the blister 347 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 4: and Hunter Green on the injured list, and Chase Burns 348 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 4: and Red Louder as you mentioned with the probable innings limit, 349 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 4: and Brandon Williamson who hasn't pitched in a major league 350 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 4: game and so long, and yeah, all of a sudden, 351 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 4: it starts creeping up and you're like, wait a minute. 352 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 4: This was supposed to be the one pillar of strength 353 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 4: this team had that you didn't have to worry about, 354 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 4: and all of a sudden, now you're curious to see 355 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 4: how it plays out in the opening week, all eyes 356 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 4: for me on Thursday are on Andrew Abbam and seeing 357 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 4: how he performs against a legitimate major league team like 358 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 4: the Boston Red Sox. It's a pretty good test. I 359 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 4: would assume that Boston goes into the season thinking that 360 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 4: they have a team that can get them back to 361 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 4: the playoffs. And when they throw Garrett Crochet at you, 362 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 4: who's probably going to strike out ten guys in his sleep, 363 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 4: you need Andrew Abbott to show up and perform well 364 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 4: on Opening Day or else. Right, And it's not just 365 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 4: opening Day, it's it's looking forward for Andrew Abbott from 366 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 4: here for the foreseeable future. He's got to be this 367 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 4: team's ache. He's got to be the horse, he's got 368 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 4: to be the stopper, and for two or three months 369 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 4: that that's an important role for this guy. Hunter Green 370 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 4: has talked openly about the importance of being this team's 371 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 4: quote unquote ace and being that number one. Well, it's 372 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 4: kind of like top gun, right, Cooter lost his wings. 373 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 4: Now you're number one, right, you got to step up 374 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 4: and be that guy. And I would have said to 375 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 4: a month ago, I have no questions that Andrew Abbat 376 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 4: can be that guy. But the way he's talked about 377 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 4: his spring and certainly the numbers haven't been good. Now 378 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 4: that's another person that my radar is up a little 379 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 4: bit and I'll have my eyeballs on him on Thursday 380 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 4: and Opening Day. 381 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: Do you have a favorite part of Opening Day or 382 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: do you have an Opening Day memory that sticks out 383 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 3: to you when you think of Cincinnati's favorite holiday. 384 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 4: So I had never gone to Opening Day, the parade 385 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 4: or anything as a kid until I got into the 386 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 4: business and started covering this team professionally, so it was 387 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 4: all new to me once they started working. My favorite 388 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 4: part of Opening Day is this when they announce all 389 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 4: the players to line up on the first baseline, because 390 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 4: you only get that on Opening Day in playoff games, 391 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 4: and then you get to see him at the All 392 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 4: Star Game, but that's not all Cincinnati Reds. So to 393 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 4: see them announce every player and hear the crowd crescendo. 394 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 4: Who gets the loudest ovation, it's typically Ellie. I'm sure 395 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 4: Auhannio Suarez will get a standing ovation. I'm sure for 396 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 4: this one. My all time favorite Opening Day moment is 397 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 4: no doubt, when Josh Hamilton had to back out of 398 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 4: the batter's box because the crowd was cheering him so 399 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 4: loudly and so long for his comeback that he had 400 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 4: to step out of the batter's box. To me, that 401 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 4: will always be my favorite Opening Day memory in Cincinnati. 402 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: But to see the two teams lined up, to see 403 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 4: the giant flag in the outfield, to do all the 404 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 4: things that make Opening Day special and different. To me, 405 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 4: that's the kind of stuff that if you're going, you 406 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 4: gotta be in your seat for. If you haven't gone before, 407 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 4: you gotta go and check it out because that's really cool. Also, 408 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 4: the big picture of the banks with the sea of 409 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 4: red is always a cool picture every single year. So 410 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 4: it's those snapshots in my mind that I love to 411 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 4: leave Opening Day with and I can't wait to see 412 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 4: him on Thursday. 413 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 2: You mentioned those Boston Red Sox. They right now have 414 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: the fifth highest odds to make the playoffs in the 415 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 2: American League. If you look at the other side of it, 416 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 2: the Red sit in tenth there plus one eighty. And 417 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 2: we've gone back and forth with you all throughout the 418 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 2: start of spring training to now go back to January. 419 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 2: Their win total was eighty three and a half. Today 420 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 2: their win total is eighty and a half. Your official 421 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 2: stance that now that we're here, what is your official 422 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 2: That means you can backtrack if you want. What is 423 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: your official stance on predicting this year's Reds wind total. 424 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 4: So we are backtracking a little bit if you want. 425 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 4: A couple of weeks ago when I said, talk me 426 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 4: off ninety guys. 427 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, but we didn't have to the Reds. Yeah, the 428 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 3: Reds got hurt. They have a hurt pedigree is what 429 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 3: they have. 430 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 4: Oh jeez, Audie, Okay, my official number is eighty seven. Okay, 431 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 4: eighty seven wins is my number for the twenty twenty 432 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 4: six book. Right last year? Yes, go to your sportsbook, 433 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 4: put down your one dollar win back whatever, a dollar 434 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 4: thirty eight cheese tony at the ballpark. So eighty three 435 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 4: last season. Okay, this team's better. Convince me this team 436 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 4: isn't better than they were last year. You can't. The 437 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 4: roster is better now. The one thing I am worried 438 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 4: about was the Reds were remarkably healthy in the field 439 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 4: last year. You go back and you look at the 440 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,640 Speaker 4: number of games Ellie played, Matt McClain played, Spencer Steer played, 441 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 4: These are TJ Friedel played, These are the core guys 442 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 4: for this team. They all played right around one hundred 443 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 4: and fifty games or more last year, and it's really 444 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 4: hard to replicate that from season to season. But when 445 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 4: you go to make predictions like this on a team's 446 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 4: win total, you bake it into it. But you can't 447 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 4: be handcuffed by the idea of what ifs with injuries. 448 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 4: So if you go bullish on the Reds health and 449 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 4: they are already facing some kind of health questions with 450 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 4: Hunter Green, Nick Lodolo going forward, it's a better team 451 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 4: than last year, and they're gonna win some closer games 452 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 4: this year. They're gonna hit better this year. Eighty seven wins, 453 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 4: mark it down, right, wins for the two thousand. 454 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 3: I actually have written it down, but I do want 455 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 3: to let everybody know. This is the same guy who 456 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: currently has a thirty six point eight percent accuracy in 457 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 3: his March Madness bracket. 458 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 4: So, oh boy, okay, can I tell you something about 459 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 4: the March Madness bracket? 460 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: Quickly? 461 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 4: Yes, quickly, I did yours and literally there we go. 462 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 4: I can tell you with full confidence I currently leave 463 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 4: the Fox nineteen bracket challenge. 464 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 2: Do you worry at all about the Reds welcoming in 465 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 2: a mentalist into the ballpark and what that could do 466 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 2: to the eighty seven win total you projected. 467 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 3: I think it can only help. 468 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 4: It can only help, and I'll be there front and 469 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 4: center to watch that. That guy fascinates me. 470 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: Okay, is that going to be your phone? You're going 471 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 2: to get a postgame concrator show this year? Do you 472 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 2: have another one in mind? 473 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 4: What are the other ones? The Cui Shang is coming 474 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 4: to River Bend in September and I'll be front and 475 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 4: center Marshmallow in September. 476 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 3: No, not Marshmallow, John Party, John Party. 477 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 4: Luda, Chris never heard Ludacris. 478 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 3: Luda, Yes, okay. 479 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 4: My wife and I will be front row for Luda. 480 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 3: You heard of John Party and the Mentalist. I had 481 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 3: not heard of John Party Party people. 482 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 4: Is he a country guy? Yeah? 483 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Okay, that explains a lot. 484 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 2: I wrote you down eighty seven with your your guys. 485 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 2: Coverage will be awesome on Thursday. Let everyone know again 486 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 2: everything you guys got going on. 487 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 4: So we will be live at the ballpark, not me personally, 488 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 4: at four point thirty in the morning on Thursday. We 489 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 4: will be Reds Baseball all the way until the final 490 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 4: pitch postgame show as well, So it's morning show coverage 491 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 4: up into the parade. Live parade coverage, myself, Trisha Mackie, 492 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 4: Rob Williams will host the parade. Then I jet down 493 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,239 Speaker 4: to the ballpark to host our pregame show with Jeremy Row, 494 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 4: Gamby Sorrentino and Reagan Holgate. That leads right up into 495 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 4: the Reds pregame show, and then you can watch the 496 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 4: game right here on Fox nineteen now at four to ten, 497 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 4: first pitch and then postgame shows. It's unbelievable. It's like 498 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 4: fifteen hours of straight Reds coverage on the one nine Austin. 499 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: Can you imagine the security detail that will be working 500 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 2: to get Dana into the ballpark. Oh, it's got to 501 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 2: be extensive. I mean he'll be on a bird scoot'll 502 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: be on it. He'll be on one of those electric scooters. 503 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: They'll be clearing the way. I mean, it's going to 504 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 2: be a suit coming through. Unbelievable. 505 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 4: So I left the parade thirty minutes early last year 506 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 4: to get down there. At my boss yesterday, I reminded 507 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 4: him of that. You said, oh, yeah, you ran right, 508 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 4: I said, I did not run from Findley Market to 509 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 4: the ballpark to host our pregame show. We had a 510 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 4: car waiting for me, so yeah, I jump off the 511 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 4: stage at the parade to get in the car and 512 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 4: get to the ballpark. 513 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 2: Danna and you're the best man. Uh, thanks for your time. 514 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 2: Enjoy Thursday and we'll talk again soon. We almost got 515 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 2: him to thirty minutes this time. 516 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 3: Your talkbacks they happen next. 517 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station, Saturday, March twenty x. 518 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 5: Press the microphone and your message for Austin in tone, 519 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 5: Please keep it clean and don't be mean at a 520 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 5: sprinkle sprinkle, drift drifts. 521 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 3: It's that time for talkbacks. 522 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 6: It's our favorite part of sin see three sixty. So Austin, buddy, 523 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 6: play those talkbacks on your screen and please try not 524 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 6: two cybotage. 525 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 2: All right, here we go with the Tuesday edition talkbacks. 526 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 527 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 4: Up Guys, biking. 528 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 7: Hood in Kentucky. Red's gotta go three and three on 529 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 7: his homestand prefer four and two. But you gotta face schemes. 530 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,959 Speaker 7: You gotta face the Red Sox. They're loaded. I mean 531 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 7: one or two against the Red Sox, two one against 532 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 7: the Pirates. I'll take that before you go on the road. 533 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 7: Listen to Serious eighty four this morning. They're talking about 534 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 7: Wes Miller said years one through five and us. 535 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 4: N C Greensborough. 536 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 7: He sink and then he dominated the Southern Conference six 537 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 7: and seventeen Centcinnati get rid of him too early. They're asking, 538 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 7: I don't think so. I'm glad he's out of town. 539 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 7: And then is Jamaine Burton still a free agent? Can 540 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 7: we get him back? 541 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? 542 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 8: Oh, Tony and Austin, Jeff and New Richmond. 543 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 9: Well, the Bearcats we got our guy. 544 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 3: So, Tony, I got a couple questions for you regarding that. 545 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 4: What is your. 546 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 10: Thoughts on how many people you think he'll bring from 547 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:18,959 Speaker 10: Utah State? 548 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 4: And wanted to know what your. 549 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 11: Thoughts are on how many of the UC guys stay here, 550 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 11: have a great day, guys, take care. 551 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 2: Depending how the roster gets built up, maybe two or 552 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 2: three from Utah State. I'd like them to keep three, 553 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 2: maybe from where they currently are. I don't know about 554 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: the staff. I do know I saw Joe Tipton on 555 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 2: X said that Corey Evans will be retained under Jared 556 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 2: calhouns the the GM in place. I was here underws Miller, 557 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 2: it feels like is going to remain in that role. Hey, Tony, 558 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 2: serious question. 559 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 12: Now, what was coach Brian Kelly like the night before 560 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 12: a game when you were on the road. Would he 561 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 12: come visit you and your roommate at bedcheck? Was he like, hey, champ, 562 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 12: big game tomorrow and play with your hair? And was 563 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 12: he reassuring like if you were restless, would he like 564 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 12: sing to you and bring you some milk? 565 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 3: Maybe? How was his bedside manner? 566 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 13: Also? 567 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 3: What did he smell like? 568 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 12: Did he wear a manly cologne or something more subtle. 569 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 2: I don't really remember the smell, and I didn't see 570 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 2: him after our final quarterback meeting of the night, so 571 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 2: I couldn't tell you much more. 572 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 14: Unfortunately, this DJ let's go Bearcat Nation. Yeah we're on 573 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 14: the winning and partying on Calhoun Street. As a Cincinnati 574 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 14: sports fan, this felt a lot like the Bengals Joe 575 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 14: Burrow situation. Got the right guy, things fell in our favor, 576 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 14: don't mess it up, and we got a chance, We 577 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 14: got hope. 578 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 3: Now let's take it from here. Yeah, let's go yeah, 579 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 3: party on Calhoun Street. Think this is Quinn Remostley. 580 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 15: Last week I probably left one of my worst talkbacks 581 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 15: in regards to sources and relying on the sources of 582 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 15: Bearkaid journal members and it's a tank wire. But I 583 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 15: found this one tendit from Matt Moorlander, and apparently the 584 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 15: news got leaked out on the way back home from 585 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 15: the NCAA tournament. Pretty aggies, And I was wondering, is 586 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 15: it the sting? I wonder if it's the same for you, 587 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 15: Tony when Brian Kelly had left after the nine season. 588 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 3: No, I don't think so. When did you find out? 589 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 2: We found out that the team banquet, so we at 590 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 2: least got to come back from our game at Pittsburgh 591 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 2: enjoy that a little bit and actually had some practices 592 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 2: leading up until that announcement was actually made. 593 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 16: Have you tu today, gentleman EJ on the stand where 594 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 16: mock Draft never sleeps. 595 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 13: Okay, Monsieur del. 596 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 16: Is gone at number ten, but Pro Football Networks alec 597 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 16: Elisha Jeremiah. 598 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 4: Left still on the board. But the Bengal trade out. 599 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 17: They trade down with Carolina and get four picks nineteen one, 600 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 17: nineteen and two for next year. Second and fourth Highway Robbery. 601 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 17: Give it to my baby, Rick James, Give it to. 602 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 3: My baby, Okay, trade out of the pick. 603 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 18: Hey at dadon Weber guy, Man, I can't wait to 604 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 18: see him in court, and he's probably gonna put like 605 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 18: paying on the Bible for his right end up and 606 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 18: swear and then tell the judge a man, I. 607 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 4: Just want to put my best foot forward. Hey, I 608 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 4: thought another one. 609 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 17: Man. 610 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 18: If that don't wever. If he gets convicted for this murder, 611 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 18: I would consider that probably a quad one win for 612 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 18: law enforcement. 613 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 19: The Reds are a marketing team that has a baseball hobby. 614 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 19: I'm so tired of all the Mickey mouse off Like, 615 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 19: I don't need to see a mentalist. I want to 616 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 19: see the team win. I don't need another bobblehead. I 617 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 19: want to see the team win. 618 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 3: Nobody's making you see the mentalist. Nope, they're not stopping 619 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 3: the game to put him on the field. Just it's 620 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 3: part of the after postgame festivities. Listen, they got to 621 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 3: put butts in seats for eighty one games and it 622 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 3: may not be for you, but it might be for 623 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 3: other people, and it doesn't affect the game. 624 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 2: By the way, I was told that the mentalist, Okay, 625 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 2: I got it. That makes it makes I would imagine 626 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 2: that was Dan Horde, who chimed in on that. 627 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 3: Dan. You gotta think Dan's excited. Dan, I would, I 628 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 3: would imagine bought Diamond clubs. Huge guy. 629 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 20: Hey guys, Marcus from the grove, Marcus, I can't confirm 630 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 20: that Connie Smith has done nothing but drink the special 631 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 20: drink that you guys do for your voices in the 632 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 20: last month or so. As she's ready for the one 633 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 20: sixty two journey for this Red season, as we are too. 634 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 19: For Bay Lopez days away from opening. 635 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 3: Day, Felipe Lopez. That's an FCP right there. Heavn waits for. 636 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 11: Me, super excited. I am pumped. I can't remember having 637 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 11: the tingles up my leg like I have right now 638 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 11: since the end of the first half against Nevada. 639 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 9: That was love. 640 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 11: Anyway, we got Jimmy Calhoun, Baby, I am pumped. 641 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 17: Let's go clip it back? 642 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 3: What unbelievable? Maybe Jimmy Jimmy. 643 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 21: But I would like to give the Bengals Scouting Department 644 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 21: a lot of credit, a lot of credit for uh 645 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 21: for scouting. And then I'd like to give the Sun 646 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 21: a lot of credit for shining today, you know, given 647 00:32:56,320 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 21: out energy. Yeah, so you go, Bengals Scouting apartment, your son. 648 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 21: You hear how ridiculous that sounds. 649 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 3: Shout out to you and the sun. What's up up? 650 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 8: Let me first start by telling you is that I absolutely. 651 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 19: Love the show. 652 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 3: Well, thank you somebody that works from home. 653 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 8: You guys tower me through every workday and I can't. 654 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 3: Tell you how much I appreciate that. 655 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 8: But like others have been saying, a little tired of 656 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 8: the sudden change to the mic from LA show, give 657 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 8: this guy thirty seconds for a callback or something, but 658 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 8: calling in every single day to every show. 659 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm a little war out. 660 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 3: On it, all right, thank you? 661 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 22: Hello, Well this is one great uh Tony Tony. You 662 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 22: got me a thinking. You know, every year in uh 663 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 22: late July early August, I go down to Osmond County 664 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 22: for the affair and they got a competition each day. 665 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 22: It's a it's a cop kicking contest. And wouldn't you 666 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 22: know it, there's a fellow that compete. This's got one leg, 667 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 22: I mean, and he does well. 668 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 11: It is the damn state. He's in the top five 669 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 11: every year. 670 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 23: Okay, put down the gun and pick up the bags. 671 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 23: It's surprising Texas. I when Nebraska made it. I was 672 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 23: interesting in that their coach and a lot of their 673 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 23: players were Drake last year. It's almost like Drake making 674 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 23: the tournament. Say, Spurns could be a big helpful surprise 675 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 23: for the Reds. So on the other side, if he's 676 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,799 Speaker 23: hurt like the rest of him, that that. 677 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that makes sense. 678 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 24: So or was he unarmed? I'm stumped. Well, I guess 679 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:51,359 Speaker 24: he was stumped too. It's crazy. How do we get 680 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,399 Speaker 24: Patrick Starr committing a murder before we get GTA six? 681 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 3: Wow? Man, what a world? What a world? Out? 682 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:05,399 Speaker 9: Hello, this is former President Ronald Rickin. And well, i'd 683 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 9: like to formerly welcome Jared Calhoun to Cincinnati. I'm so 684 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,359 Speaker 9: excited that I'm going to start a campaign to have 685 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:15,479 Speaker 9: the Shoemaker Center renamed Calhoun Hall. 686 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 3: And I'd comment, jeez, I comment. 687 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 9: I gotta go my whole cornhole tournaments starting. 688 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 25: Sorry, this is a Dustin and love for Distgomery. And yes, 689 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 25: I went to University of early two thousands and the 690 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 25: group of people I've played cornwall with, Yes, that's. 691 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 3: What we called we four and was Ajumanji. 692 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 25: And then on the cornhole or shooting and I maybe 693 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 25: you guys touched this and I missed it. Supposedly there 694 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 25: were two people in the back seat of that car, 695 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 25: So if you have witnesses, you probably don't need fingerprints. 696 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 3: My question is why was he the one driving? 697 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and also if there's two in the back seat, 698 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 2: what's happening when he speak he's away with the body 699 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 2: in the car. 700 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 3: Did they hop out of the cars? 701 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 4: The lord? 702 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 20: Hey, Austin, I was just wondering why you didn't play 703 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:07,320 Speaker 20: my talk back yesterday. 704 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 3: We can't get to them all every day. 705 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 4: Show me the. 706 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:13,720 Speaker 15: Line, Just let me know and I will do better. 707 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 3: I think it was stupid. I think that's why I 708 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 3: didn't play it. 709 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 10: Tony and Johnny, we're out healthy here start bench cut. 710 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 10: If for some reason, the powers that be are forcing 711 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 10: one of Cincinnati's three professional teams to move to make 712 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 10: way for an NBA team, that's right, an NBA team 713 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,839 Speaker 10: is moving to Cincinnati. 714 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 4: It's kicking out one of those three. Which one in 715 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:41,399 Speaker 4: what order? 716 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 3: Would you be? 717 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:42,240 Speaker 4: Okay? 718 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 10: Giving up FC, the Reds, the Bengals who day have 719 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 10: a great Tuesday. 720 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,640 Speaker 3: I love all of our teams in the city. Yeah, 721 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 3: I mean, we have a contractual agreement with each one 722 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 3: of those teams here at iHeartMedia Cincinnati and we love 723 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 3: them all. We don't want any of them moving. 724 00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 10: Screw it to another start bent cut. If you're at 725 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,400 Speaker 10: the ballpark, you either get one of these three combos. 726 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 10: They are beer and popcorn, hot dog and soda, or Seltzer. 727 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:21,800 Speaker 3: And pizza, hot dog and soda. Starting that, Yes, I'll 728 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,720 Speaker 3: bench the beer and popcorn. I'll cut the pizza. 729 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 2: I'll bench the pizza and Seltzer and I'll cut the 730 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,920 Speaker 2: beer and popcorn kind of Seltzer's do you drink whatever 731 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 2: I need too, whatever's given to me, mostly orange. 732 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 3: I like to orange. 733 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:39,480 Speaker 24: How's this guy going to pay for a lawyer? Those 734 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 24: things usually cost an arm and a leg. 735 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 3: Great jobs, unreal. I don't understand all the hate on Mic. 736 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 3: I think you should have his own segment. See that's 737 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 3: what I'm talking about. You get one guy who who 738 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 3: is tired of Mike, and you get the next guy 739 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 3: who can't get enough of Mike. It's it's like that. 740 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:03,760 Speaker 3: That's how this world works. I think is a good thing. 741 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, see if I can remember, if I can 742 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 3: find the talkback I didn't play yesterday from the Lord 743 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 3: From the Lord, Oh yeah it was. Is there any 744 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:20,759 Speaker 3: chance the Bengals may look at Nick Herbig from the 745 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 3: Steelers and trade for him. Okay, maybe you guys should 746 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 3: really see the ones I don't play. 747 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 2: Maybe I got a lot going on. We're done, we 748 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 2: gotta break, we gotta come back. We'll finish up the 749 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 2: hour with one segment and then Justin Williams from the 750 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,960 Speaker 2: Athletic will join us to talk a little Jared Calhoun's 751 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 2: season here with the UC Bearcats. It all happens coming 752 00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 2: up next on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 753 00:38:49,880 --> 00:39:00,960 Speaker 13: Hey, it's Magger, welcome back, thanks. 754 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 2: For listening since e three to sixty. ESPN fifteen thirty 755 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:08,160 Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports Station. Our good friend from the Athletic, Justin Williams, 756 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 2: will join us at the top of our number three 757 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 2: in just a few moments. Before we get to that, 758 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 2: it's a good time to remind you. On ESPN fifteen 759 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,400 Speaker 2: to thirty dot com, you have an opportunity to register 760 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 2: for a chance to win a Twin Peaks package to 761 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 2: celebrate the final game of the season upcoming. That's right, 762 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 2: the final game party at Twin Peaks. You could win 763 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 2: a reserved VIP table for you and three others, So 764 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 2: you get a VIP table for four with that a 765 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,760 Speaker 2: two hundred dollars gift card for great Twin Peaks food 766 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 2: and drinks. Plus runner up's going to get a fifty 767 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,360 Speaker 2: dollars Twin Peaks gift card. So all you need to 768 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 2: do is go to ESBN fifteen thirty dot com. When 769 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 2: you go to ESPN fifteen thirty dot com, you do 770 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 2: got to scroll down a little bit until you see 771 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:56,240 Speaker 2: events and promotions. Go ahead and click on that link. 772 00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:58,720 Speaker 2: And on there you scroll down and find the Twin 773 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,839 Speaker 2: Peaks link. You'll click on that you'll enter to win 774 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 2: a final game party VIP table at Twin Peaks for 775 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 2: you and three others and a two hundred dollars gift 776 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 2: card ESPN fifteen to thirty dot com dot com. There 777 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 2: it is, yeah, two days Austin, just two days away 778 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 2: from the opening day and the festivities that accompany that. 779 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:25,839 Speaker 2: Right here in the Queen City. Of course, you and 780 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 2: I and Moegar will be at Smoke Justice, which is 781 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:29,920 Speaker 2: just a block and a bridge away from the ballpark. 782 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 2: Will be there from noon to three and we'll be 783 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,799 Speaker 2: celebrating the start of a new Red season, one hundred 784 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 2: and sixty two games on the horizon. When you think 785 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:42,480 Speaker 2: about two. Is it Ernie Lombardi. 786 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 3: I would assume Ernie's on the list thirty six and 787 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 3: thirty seven. Of course he rock number two. That is amazing. 788 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 3: Jojo Morrissey had never seen anything like that. What about 789 00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 3: Prime Time? I forgot he was number two for a minute? 790 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 3: D all right? And then Todd Walker, Todd Walker, Todd 791 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 3: sky Walker, Royce Clayton, Royce Clayton. Wow, Alex Gonzalez or 792 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 3: Alex Gonzalez. Alex Gonzales could play a little bit now, Yeah, 793 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:13,000 Speaker 3: he was a good player. 794 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,120 Speaker 2: That was at Zach Cozart time and it was kind 795 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:16,640 Speaker 2: of fun with him and Joey Vado and he got 796 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 2: the goat down in the year. 797 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 3: Donkey the Donkey, Yeah, I mean Zack Coser. What year 798 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,480 Speaker 3: was that that he made the All Star team? Oh? 799 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 3: She was eleven to seventeen. Unreal? That year was that 800 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:30,479 Speaker 3: fifteen fourteen or fifteen where he made the All Star team? 801 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 3: He was ridiculous that season. Yeah? 802 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 2: Who else showed up on that last Oh the great 803 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 2: Alex Blandino. Mmm. 804 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:41,439 Speaker 3: Do you remember our Alex Blandino card in the old studio? Yes, 805 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,800 Speaker 3: that we would have prominently displayed. I don't know whatever 806 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,160 Speaker 3: happened to that card? I think we left it there 807 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:52,880 Speaker 3: to be demolished, if I'm not mistaken. What about Jose Barrera? 808 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,920 Speaker 3: I remember the Grand Slam at Fenway Park. Man, When 809 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 3: I think of Jose Barrero, that's what I think of. 810 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 3: It went off the lights at finn and the Reds 811 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:03,880 Speaker 3: went up like eight nothing and still almost lost. 812 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:07,040 Speaker 2: Nick Castianos, he was pretty good. He wore number two, 813 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 2: ty Franz, Gavin Lux. I mean, all those guys were 814 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 2: solid players. Yeah, all those dudes were solid. Who's number 815 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:16,919 Speaker 2: two this year? 816 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:20,400 Speaker 3: Oh? Is there a number two? Am I blanking on it? 817 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:22,320 Speaker 3: Did somebody take Gavin Lux's number? 818 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 2: It's a great question. I should know that. Nineteen fifty 819 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 2: saw Ted Toe Tappy. What'd you call him? 820 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:28,759 Speaker 7: Bo? 821 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,879 Speaker 2: His name's Ted Tappy, the middle name toe. Now that 822 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 2: makes sense, Tony Pete, Jojo Morrissey, Wally Gilbert, a lot 823 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:40,839 Speaker 2: of former greats. I do not see a number two, 824 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,759 Speaker 2: okay on the forty man roster for the Reds. So 825 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:47,680 Speaker 2: maybe we should acquire one because they're all normally pretty 826 00:42:47,719 --> 00:42:48,280 Speaker 2: good players. 827 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, someone step up and wear number two. In case 828 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:55,320 Speaker 3: you have been living under a rock, Noelvie Marte changed 829 00:42:55,320 --> 00:42:59,399 Speaker 3: his number from sixteen to number four. Oh, so he's 830 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:03,840 Speaker 3: taking them are vacated by Santiago espiinal oh and Dane 831 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:09,399 Speaker 3: Myers took the number seventeen, previously warned by Stuart Fairchild. 832 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,720 Speaker 3: Nathaniel Lowe is going to be number thirty one, last 833 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:17,320 Speaker 3: worn by Brent Souiter last year. And Sal Stewart changed 834 00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:20,040 Speaker 3: his number to twenty seven. All right, last worn by 835 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,560 Speaker 3: your buddy Jake Frayley, future NL Rookie of the Year. 836 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 3: Sal Stewart, Yes, do we need to get a break? 837 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:25,400 Speaker 13: We do? 838 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:26,600 Speaker 3: What do we have coming back? 839 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 2: Justin Williams, that's right, Justin Williams via the Athletic Hollywood. 840 00:43:31,719 --> 00:43:32,800 Speaker 3: Justin Williams Hollywood. 841 00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:36,399 Speaker 2: Williams joins us next to talk Jared Calhoun and more 842 00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:39,960 Speaker 2: on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 843 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:42,400 Speaker 13: From the Brown Heating Temp Star Weather Center. 844 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:42,680 Speaker 4: Here's