1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Fifteen thirty, Cincinnati's sports station. 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 2: There you go. Six after four, This is ESPN fifteen 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 2: thirty Mo Leger. They're underway. Second period, US and Sweden 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: still scoreless, seventeen thirty four to go before a second intermission. 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 2: FC Cincinnati plays tonight. You'll hear him next tour on 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 2: Fox Sports thirteen sixty in action against O and MFC 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: of the Dominican Republican the first leg of the Cocky 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 2: Cap Champions Cup Round one. Tom gallettter, the voice of 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 2: FC Cincinnati, kind enough as always to join us. Good afternoon, sir. 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: How is like your two and a half week off season? 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 3: Well it was nice, you know, I gave my voice 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 3: a little chance to recover and ready to go for 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 3: another eleven months and you know, hopefully it's another forty 14 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: five or more games for f C Cincinnati this season. 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 4: But excited to get these number eleven going. 16 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: It's hard to believe, it is it is really how 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: would your daughter, She'll be nine in May. 18 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 3: This is the team's a little older than her. My 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 3: younger son's little older than the club. 20 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 4: So yeah, it's crazy, but that's their life, right. They've 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 4: grown up with his team and. 22 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: It's just a regular part of of what they know, 23 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 3: and it's pretty exciting. I'll hope with her, Saturday will 24 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: be great and another season for this team to try 25 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 3: to win some trophies. 26 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,919 Speaker 2: And did you know in my daughter and FC Cincinnati's history, 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: they have never lost a game that she has been 28 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 2: in attendance for. 29 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 3: Oh I think he knew that because I think I 30 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 3: bought her season tickets five minutes ago. 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: That's right, Yes, yes, yes, she's gonna be in every game. 32 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: She's gonna sit with me in the booth for some 33 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: of those games. That'll be fun. 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 4: That's that's fine. 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: If we can keep it rolling, then nobody will have 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 3: a problem donating her tickets. 37 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 4: I can tell you that much. 38 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: I feel like a year ago at this time, we 39 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: were we were too busy talking about all the stuff 40 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: swirling around the team then actually how they were going 41 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: to perform, and that Vander had just gotten here, and 42 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: the Lucho Acosta thing kind of went sideways. This feels, 43 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: by comparison, like a lot more serene, right. 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 4: M hm, yeah, no, I would agree more. 45 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: I think that's been the biggest storyline of the last 46 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: now five or six weeks. They reported, you know, early 47 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: January and spent the good portion of pre season down 48 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 3: in Florida and got down to the Dominican Republic yesterday 49 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 3: for the match tonight. 50 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,839 Speaker 4: And I think that drama free might be the way 51 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 4: to put it. 52 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 3: Last year, you had a couple guys holding out, You 53 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 3: had the whole Lucho Acosta situation playing itself out. You 54 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 3: kind of felt like Evander was coming, but you couldn't 55 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 3: move on a Vander because you had to get rid 56 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: of Luto first, So they had to make the move 57 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 3: then use some of that money too and more to 58 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: go get a Vander who was an MVP candidate last season. 59 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: You know, Luca and Yuyao were late coming into camp. 60 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: There were other guys that were late. And I think 61 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 3: the continuity has been really important and something that Patt 62 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: in and really enjoyed. 63 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: This year, they're gonna play a lot of games early, 64 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: as many as nine in the first five weeks. What 65 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: do you looking forward to finding out here over the 66 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: next month plus. 67 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 3: I think that there's been a lot of talk about 68 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: the attack and maybe bringing some new ideas into the group, 69 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: and Pat Nonan talked about training a little bit differently 70 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 3: and just looking at the way they attacked a little 71 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: bit differently. 72 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 4: I think that's been the disappointing part. 73 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of people feel that a 74 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 3: Cincinnati with a little more attack over the last couple 75 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: of years probably have a couple more trophies in various 76 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: competitions if they've scored a few goals here and there 77 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 3: and swung some results. So I think that everybody will 78 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 3: have I Kevin Denka obviously has a huge spotlight on him. 79 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 3: That's what happens when there's a sixty million dollar transfer 80 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: SV and you're one of the highest played players on 81 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 3: the team. 82 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 4: I think a vender will perform in a big way again. 83 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: But by all accounts, as we talked to Pat this week, 84 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: he raped about the way that Kevin attacked this preseason 85 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: and that the form that he has been in. 86 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 4: So I looked for Kevin to get hot early in 87 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 4: the season. 88 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 3: I looked for the attack to be more consistent and 89 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: maybe not as frustrating at times, and maybe for some 90 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: new ideas in the way that f she Sin Sanity 91 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 3: approaches their matches. I think all the pieces are there 92 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: that they're going to be strong defensively again, and we 93 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: all know that if they do what they're capable of. Defensively, 94 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: they're gonna be a position to win games. Then it's 95 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: the attacking piece has to be there, and I think 96 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 3: that's where a lot of people focus their attention tonight, 97 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: Saturday and over this very busy stretch to start the season. 98 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: You mentioned Saturday, the first MLS tilt against Atlanta handicapped 99 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: the Eastern Conference for me because last year it was 100 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: wide open. 101 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was, and Miami did what you know, I 102 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 3: think people didn't think they would. Sure, they had a 103 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: lot of talent and probably the most talent, and in 104 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 3: the end they were deserved champs of Major League Soccer 105 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 3: because they stayed healthy and they found their form at 106 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 3: the right time. They played so many games, I think 107 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 3: everybody just kept waiting for that shoot to fall and 108 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 3: for them to fall to form, and they didn't, so 109 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: they deserved to win MLS Cup last year. Obviously, they 110 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 3: came to TV Stadium and defeated f she Sin Santy 111 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: soundly in that run to winning the championship. And they've reloaded, 112 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 3: and I think everyone's chasing Miami to start to see 113 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 3: him just because they're the defending champs, so they have 114 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 3: the biggest target on their back, and they have some 115 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 3: new guns in there that are gonna help that team. 116 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 3: But don't let me count out Philadelphia. They're very strong 117 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 3: and they're coming off as a borter shield plumb although 118 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 3: I'm a little interested to see what they're gonna look 119 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: like because Wolford Nanci of course left and then got 120 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 3: fired even before training camp started. 121 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 4: Was one of the most bizarre situations. 122 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: I feel like Columbus was like holding out, holding out 123 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 3: that maybe he would get fired and they could bring 124 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 3: him back before they even opened training camp, and the 125 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,119 Speaker 3: timing just didn't work out, if that was even the thought. 126 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 3: But they're gonna look a little different right because they 127 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 3: have a new manager for the first time in years. 128 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 4: But Columbus will be solid. 129 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 3: They have good management up there and very good players 130 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 3: and if he said said, he's going to be very good. 131 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: And I expect them to be in that top four 132 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 3: competing to be atop the Eastern Conference. But I expect 133 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: them to be a couple of teams to make moves 134 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 3: in the Eastern Conference that maybe weren't as strong last year. 135 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 3: Maybe a team like Nashville who has really found the 136 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: rhythm I believe under b J. 137 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 4: Callahan to come together. 138 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 3: So I think there's gonna be a couple of teams 139 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 3: that are going to surprise people in Eastern Conference. But 140 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 3: I think the powerhouses, the Miami, Philly, Cincinnati, Columbus will 141 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: still be there. And it made like I thought the 142 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: Eastern Conference was really good last year, it might be 143 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 3: even better this year. 144 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: Wow. I don't like that one of the friend Nancy 145 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: guy because of how he complained during the Columbus series 146 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: against Cincinnati last year, So the hell with him? There's 147 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: my thoughts on Yeah. 148 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: I mean, hey, listen, he went to Scotland for a month, 149 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 3: and I don't think any of those guys over there 150 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: liked him. But I betually he made a whole lot 151 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: of money and the crew made a whole lot of 152 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 3: money and transferring him over there. 153 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 4: So so I don't know where he is right now. 154 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 4: He's probably on holiday somewhere. I would be if I. Yes, 155 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 4: you guys raced to get other jobs. Like, look, I 156 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 4: get there a little wier differently than you and me. 157 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 3: But like if somebody paid me a whole lot of 158 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 3: money to go away, I'm going away. 159 00:06:59,200 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I. 160 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 4: Won't know where my phone is. I'll be on a 161 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 4: beach somewhere. 162 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: So to that end, how and maybe the answer is 163 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: it's not very rare at all. How rare is it 164 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 2: to have the continuity with Albright and Noonan that f 165 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: C Cincinnati is enjoying. 166 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 4: I mean, I think that it's big. 167 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 3: I think that I think it is rare in Major 168 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: League Soccer because they have a great situation here. 169 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 4: And people ask, you know, where's Albright? You know, would 170 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 4: he leave or where with Union leave? 171 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 3: I don't think there's a whole lot of better situations, 172 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: not domestically for them. And you know, we just saw 173 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: with Wilf Nanci it's not so easy just to jump 174 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 3: over to Scotland. 175 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 4: Should he have gotten more time probably, But that's the 176 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 4: reality over there, right that if you go. 177 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: There and you don't succeed from the start, there's an 178 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 3: immense pressure and you might be out of a job. 179 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 3: We've seen that with some of the guys from MLS 180 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 3: that have gone to various spots, you know, across Europe 181 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: where where their tenures haven't lasted very long. So I 182 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 3: think since anty's incredibly blessed to have a general manager 183 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 3: and a head coach who are so blned and and 184 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 3: so good with each other in the world way that 185 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 3: that Albright builds a team and Noonon coases the team 186 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 3: and been the four straight playoff appearances and the Eastern 187 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: Conference finals. 188 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 4: Stir. 189 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: Everybody wants more and the team is going to work 190 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: for that this year and try to win trophies. But 191 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: they are in a really good spot that I think 192 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 3: a lot of teams in the league. 193 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 4: Would fight for. 194 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: And then let's not forget. Then you have an owner 195 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: who's want to spend money and help you improve the roster. 196 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: I mean, ownership group is unbelievable in giving Chris all 197 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: the resources to get pat the players. So you have 198 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: top nine facilities, you have money from ownership, you have 199 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 3: a great GM and a great head coach. So I 200 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 3: think this situation is pretty darn good in the Queen City. 201 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 2: Awesome stuff. Have a great call tonight and all season long, 202 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: and we'll bother you again soon. Man, thanks so much. 203 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 4: All right, let's get your daughter out of the stadium. 204 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: We get this name roll on most definitely we'll make 205 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 2: that happens. That's our guy, Tom Glader. You'll hear him Tonight. 206 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 2: Radio coverage on Fox Sports thirteen sixty begins at seven thirty. 207 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: Game begins at eight pm, and the MLS regular season 208 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 2: opener for FC Cincinnati will be on on uh Saturday 209 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: against Atlanta. They play. They play more during the day 210 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 2: this time of year, which is pretty good. That game 211 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: is going to start at four forty five. It is 212 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 2: a quarter after four. All right, we uh, we could 213 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 2: take some phone calls five one three, seven, four nine, 214 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty and eight sixty six seven oh two three 215 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: seven seven six Terry, do you have the same person 216 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 2: on hold on both lines two and three? 217 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: Yes? 218 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 2: Well, I seeing that correctly. 219 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: Yes. 220 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 2: Why does one person have to be on hold on 221 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 2: two different lines and is out of my control? Will 222 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: you answered the phones? 223 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 5: Right? Well? 224 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 4: One, he was. 225 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: Already on there. Then he called them another line. 226 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 2: Right well we we we I. I don't want to 227 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 2: be a jerk, but we let's let's do a like 228 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 2: one phone line per phone caller policy. That's I think 229 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 2: that's I think that's fair and reasonable. Pick a phone 230 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 2: line two or three and you can have it five one, three, seven, 231 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: four nine fifteen thirty as our phone number is the Internet? 232 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: Right about Trey Hendrickson that coming up in just a 233 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 2: few minutes. USA and Sweden are scoreless eleven thirty five 234 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 2: to go. In the second period of the Americans win, 235 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: the US will take on Slovakia Canada with Battle Finland. 236 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 2: First things first, Americans have I love Olympic Hockey. 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By the way, we had we 250 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 2: had folks who U called into the show during the 251 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: break to tell Terran to not let me raise my 252 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: voice in him because in the last segment I was 253 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 2: how I I was just saying that, like we we 254 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 2: shouldn't have one person on hold on on two different lines. Teraran, 255 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 2: would would you would you say that I raise my 256 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: voice at you? 257 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: No, No, not at all. I think in eight years 258 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: we've been together, I don't think you ever raise your 259 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: horse head. 260 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: That's right. I don't you know what I'm as even 261 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: Keela guys on me. Oh, I just I might have 262 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: emphatically said like, hey man, you're the guy and answers 263 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 2: the phone. But that's that's all right, that's that's okay. 264 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 2: Wait a minute, Tarran, I think we have I think 265 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 2: we have action. In Italy. I think get the horn, 266 00:11:52,280 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 2: get it ready. Yes, In the United States, it's taking 267 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: a one nothing lead. I was off the stick of 268 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 2: Dylan Larkin with the Detroit Red Wings one nothing the 269 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 2: US eight fifty five to go in the second Paryer 270 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 2: I was in eight years. I don't know that I 271 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 2: can tell you this. I know Tarran has never raised 272 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: his voice in me because I've never heard him raise 273 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: his voice to anybody. So no, we're just having Tarran 274 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 2: and I here having fun being now we're we're people 275 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 2: sort of mocking the whole mc cronin thing. Was that 276 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: was that in play? 277 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 4: There? 278 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: Oh, maybe. 279 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 2: Do we do we have to do we have to 280 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: take the call of the person who's occupying two different 281 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 2: lines on hold since we referenced it, Do we have 282 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 2: to do that now? 283 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Michael Lefos know who it is. 284 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 2: I mean, I think everybody is probably already guessed it's Mike. Mike. Go, 285 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: why are you on hold on two different lines? 286 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: Go to three? 287 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 2: Uh, I gotta go to three. Okay, we'll hang that. 288 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 2: We'll hang that one up. Now we'll go to Now 289 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 2: we'll go to Mike. 290 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 4: Why. 291 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 2: Why how you doing Mike's everything? Okay? 292 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I sent you an email. I apologize. We 293 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 5: haven't had internet at the hospice here for overall month, 294 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 5: so the only way I can listen to the show 295 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 5: is when I call in and uh. And then I 296 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 5: asked Austin if I can talk and then if he'll 297 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 5: leave a line open for me so I can listen 298 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 5: to the show, and he said, yeah, no problem. So 299 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 5: what happened was a couple of times after Tony's show, 300 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 5: I should have hung up and then just called back. 301 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 5: So that's Mike. 302 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 2: It's so totally good, Mike. You know what, nobody Nobody 303 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: goes out of their way a lot. We have a 304 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: lot of folks who listen and listen loyally, and we 305 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 2: appreciate them. But you go out of your way and 306 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 2: do whatever is necessary to be able to listen to 307 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: this amazing sports talk radio station. And I cannot, I 308 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: cannot emphasize enough how appreciative I am. 309 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 5: Well, thank you, Roland. I can't tell you I'll appreciate 310 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 5: it if I am for your patient with my dumb 311 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 5: ass half the time. Sorry about that work, That's sorry, Sorry, 312 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 5: it's fine. 313 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 2: What's on your mind that I Mike? 314 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 5: I love Nick. I love Nick's reaction last night. I 315 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 5: just loved it. And I'm kind of well, I'm kind 316 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 5: of tired. I don't know, maybe you straight you know, 317 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: it just seems like it's always the coaches that catch 318 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 5: the brunt, and it's like, oh, you gotta treat these 319 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 5: reporters now, and they gotta you gotta give a respect, 320 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 5: and they got the right to ask the questions. But 321 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 5: sometimes the reporters have to realize they maybe you have 322 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 5: to have a little tougher skin themselves and understand that 323 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 5: they're asking a question at a very volatile time and 324 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 5: they may get blasted a little bit and too bad 325 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 5: because the guy's only human. 326 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, what if? What if? What if the reporter talked 327 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: to Mick the way Mick talked to him with Evan cool? 328 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 5: I would love that. 329 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 2: Would the reporter probably have some professional repercussions you'd have 330 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 2: to deal with. 331 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 5: Well, but the reporter isn't the guy who just coached 332 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 5: and just got his team with him. 333 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 2: Maybe the reporter had a bad day at home. 334 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's it's possible. I think there's a little bit. 335 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 5: It's a little bit more sided on respecting the writer reporters, 336 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 5: and I don't disrespect them. I just I think sometimes 337 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 5: it gets blown out of proportion a little bit. Wow, 338 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 5: I'm the guy goes home and he's not like pining 339 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 5: over now, But I. 340 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: Mean I think it was. I think it was an 341 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: unbecoming look for a coach who is typically very, very cooperative, 342 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: and I just look, I get he's pissed off. Look, 343 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: all he had to do was what he did at first, 344 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: which is he answered the question. And by the way, 345 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 2: like I thought the question was kind of kind of 346 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: not appropriate, just giving the setting and Make's original answer, Okay, 347 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: no big deal, and then the press setting was going 348 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: to continue and somebody else is trying to ask a question. 349 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 2: Then Mick comes back to the guy, puts the guy 350 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: on the defensive when the guy's a little bit defensive. 351 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 2: Suddenly Mix accusing him of raising his voice, like buddy, 352 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 2: who are you? You're a basketball coach, like relax Pale 353 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 2: and the scheme of things, You're a freaking basketball coach. 354 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: And I like Mick a lot. And I think ordinarily 355 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 2: he handles himselves and the he might complain about something, 356 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: he might express displeasure with something. He's rarely disrespectful, but 357 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 2: that's okay. When you're disrespectful, you get called out for it. 358 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: That's what's happening with Mick today. And I do think 359 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: there is a chance, just given the fact that he 360 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 2: has taken on a certain demeanor in those press settings 361 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: this year, that you could conclude that Mick, there are 362 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 2: things bothering Mick that I think are worth tapping into. Certainly, 363 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 2: when the season ends, we'll see. 364 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, I do too. I'm hoping maybe he's kind of 365 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 5: laying the groundwork to say, you know, I'm gonna leave here, 366 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 5: but then they got to pay him twenty two million dollars. Yeah, 367 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 5: and come back to UC I would love him to 368 00:16:58,360 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 5: come back to you. 369 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: I just I don't like anybody. I don't like anybody 370 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 2: in life. The kind of person I disliked the most 371 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 2: is a bully. 372 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 5: I thought. 373 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 2: Mick Cronin, who I think otherwise is a terrific guy 374 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 2: and a great interview. I thought in that instance last night, 375 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 2: he was bullying somebody, and Mike, I don't like I 376 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 2: do not like bullies, you said earlier. 377 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 5: He's the perfect interview. 378 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 2: Yes, he's great. He'll no coach speak, no cliches, He'll 379 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 2: answer a question honestly. Like I'm often asked, who have 380 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 2: you been your favorite people to interview? And one of 381 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 2: my answers is always Mick Cronin, because you could ask 382 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: him anything and he will give you a legitimately well 383 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 2: thought out answer. You may not agree with it, but 384 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 2: he will give you a legitimately well thought out answer. 385 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 2: He's not going to speak and coach speak. He's not 386 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 2: going to give you cliches. He's not going to give 387 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 2: you some just brainless answer, and I think that's what 388 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 2: makes him interesting and great. In that instance last night, 389 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 2: I thought he bullied somebody, and I don't like bullies. 390 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 2: And by the way, I've said all these things about Mick. 391 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 2: If I don't mention this, then you know Moo's not 392 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 2: going to say anything about a guy that he's always 393 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 2: got his back. No, Mick was wrong last night. It's 394 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 2: okay to say that. 395 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, and most everybody I heard on other outlets, you know, 396 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 5: early this morning said the same thing you're saying, that 397 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 5: he was that one and he's a great coach and 398 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 5: a good dude, but he was. 399 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 2: Just Yes, one bad moment. One bad moment doesn't have 400 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 2: to define who you are, but one bad moment doesn't 401 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 2: get ignored because of who you are. 402 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 5: Right well put, Well, it's just about you know, you 403 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 5: were mentioning earlier about the guy you had on that 404 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 5: confused his research on the pitching staffs, which kind of 405 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 5: made me a laugh. I thought, how did you faux pas? 406 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 5: That that was pretty bad? Fifth bad worst, the fifth best. 407 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 5: But you know, cuttings some seleck. He's trying to he 408 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 5: makes mistakes the older. But I think the real problem 409 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 5: with the line on the Reds, with his A two 410 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 5: and a half or whatever it is, is just the uncertainty, 411 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 5: just the uncertainty of untroven guys injury plone guys lack 412 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 5: of depth possibly, and I think that's kind of what's 413 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 5: precipitating these projections. 414 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 2: The offense has a low ceiling, and I think it 415 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 2: has a pretty low floor. You know, Euhaniosurez is a 416 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 2: good addition, and you know, you take into account the 417 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 2: fact that Elie de la Cruz last year was physically compromised. 418 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 2: But this team, I think is based on him taking 419 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 2: the leap to superstardom. That's a heck of a leap 420 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 2: to make. Are we sure he makes it? 421 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 5: You know? 422 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 2: I think a lot of folks are just sort of 423 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: blindly assuming Matt McClain is going to be better. I 424 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 2: don't know why anybody would assume that. I hope for it. 425 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: They put a lot on Sal Stewart. There's a reason 426 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 2: why we give an award to the best rookie, because 427 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 2: being a rookie is really, really hard. It's a lot 428 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 2: to put on him to say, well, if he hits 429 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 2: twenty five to thirty home runs, this team's offenses is 430 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 2: going to be dramatically improved. It's hard to find many 431 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 2: areas where the Reds have a position player that you 432 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 2: would say is a top five player at his position 433 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 2: or is likely to be an All Star. It still 434 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: feels like the offense's overall ceiling is pretty low, and 435 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 2: I think that's Look, it's it's it's why it's hard 436 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 2: to project them to win ninety more than ninety games, right, 437 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 2: So start there and then you bring the number down 438 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 2: a little bit. It's not far fetch to suggest they'll 439 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 2: finish somewhere close to under eighty two and a half, 440 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 2: which was part of yesterday's guests premise. 441 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 5: Well, something's got to give sooner or later, and Ellie's 442 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 5: got to bust out. No, I was happy to hear 443 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 5: that Ellie put on some weight. That made me happy. 444 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 5: From two five to two seventeen. No, that was probably 445 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 5: the biggest news I've heard yet out of spring training. 446 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, yeah, No. And looking at looking at some 447 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: of the footage from goodyear, he looks the part right, 448 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 2: that's that's not something that you know is just being reported. 449 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 2: It's something you could look at him and go, yeah, 450 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 2: he's it. Look, he's Last year's team was built around 451 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: l Dela Cruz being awesome, and he had a stretch 452 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 2: late in the first half of the season where he 453 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: was but over the course of the entire year he 454 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: was not in the absence of Ellie being awesome this year, 455 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: where is the offensive uptick? How do you go from 456 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 2: scoring the fourteenth most runs per game this season if 457 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 2: Ellie Dela Cruz more closely resembles the player we saw 458 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 2: last season and not the guy that we hope to see, 459 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 2: which is a superstar Mike Guy. Have to run man. 460 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: Good to hear from you as always. 461 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 5: Give me a promo real quick on the home dog 462 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 5: Hit me with the pome dog promomo. 463 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 2: If a team is at home in game one of 464 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 2: a series and they're underdogs, you bet on them. If 465 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: they win, you don't bet on any games in the 466 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 2: rest of the series. If they lose, you double your 467 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,959 Speaker 2: wager in game two. If they win that game, If 468 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 2: you win your bet, you don't bet on game three. 469 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 2: If they lose Game two, you bet even more. You 470 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 2: add to it the third game. Because what we're ultimately 471 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 2: betting on here is that the series isn't going to 472 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 2: be a sweep, because baseball series outcomes are less frequently 473 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 2: sweeps than two out of three or three out of four, 474 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 2: and the. 475 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 5: Most successful bad betting strategy long term in baseball history. 476 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 2: Am I correct in my life. It is Mike, no question, 477 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 2: I gotta run man. Thanks, Thanks well, all right. The 478 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 2: internet says Trey Hendrickson is the best available free agent. 479 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: Isn't that the argument for tagging and trading? 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I think they're practicing base running drills today. 496 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 2: Rundown drills, backing up bases, sliding, and most importantly, practicing 497 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 2: giving the first base coach all the crap day where 498 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 2: when they're at the plate once they get the first 499 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 2: base Reds and Guardians on Saturday, and the Cactus League 500 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 2: opener at three ten in Goodyear on Fox Sports thirteen sixty. 501 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 2: College basketball Tonight, NKU tries to avenge it's a lost 502 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 2: earlier this season to Purdue Fort Wayne. They'll take that 503 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 2: team on tonight at seven o'clock. The game is live 504 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 2: on ESPN fifteen thirty. That's right, that's right through the Mastadons. 505 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 2: Thank you very much, Perdue Fort Wayne Mastadons. Also tonight 506 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 2: Dayton's at George Mason Soccer Tonight on Fox Sports thirteen sixty. 507 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 2: FC Cincinnati is battling O and MFC, which was one 508 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: of my favorite mid nineties boy bands. That game is 509 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 2: at eight o'clock tonight. In the first leg of the 510 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six CONKA CAF champions Cup per game at 511 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 2: seven thirty on ESPN fifteen thirty. The US leads Sweden 512 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: won nothing second intermission. If the Americans win, they advance 513 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 2: to the semi final. Well, they'll take on Slovakia. Hockey 514 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 2: Tonight Downtown, the Cyclones skate at home against Kalamazoo. This 515 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 2: will be the thirty fourth time this season the Cyclones 516 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 2: have played Kellamazoo two dollars beers the hockey rink downtown. 517 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 2: I have not been to a Cyclones game yet this year. 518 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 5: What they they have? 519 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,959 Speaker 2: Another one of them like a weekday like now ten 520 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 2: o'clock in the morning. Games they have for kids. I'm 521 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 2: looking at the schedule. The answer is now like those 522 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 2: like those? 523 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 5: Uh we uh. 524 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 2: We had Paul Danner Junior on the show yesterday. If 525 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 2: you missed that conversation, it was great because Paul is 526 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 2: great and that hour is awesome and we talked about 527 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 2: his mock draft and so much more. If you missed it, 528 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 2: go listen to it on the iHeartRadio app podcasts of 529 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 2: the show or a service of Long Necks Sports Grill. 530 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 2: They've had twenty four hours to tag Trey Hendrickson. They 531 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 2: haven't done so yet. They still can have until March fourth, 532 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 2: and the combine is next week, which is going to 533 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 2: be interesting for a bunch of different reasons. But the 534 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 2: combine is going to give them a chance to gather 535 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: intel about Trey Hendrickson. And see if there is going 536 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 2: to be a market form. I can find this on 537 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 2: pretty much every website that covers sports free agent rankings 538 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 2: Top one hundred, Top one hundred and fifty, Top twenty five, 539 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 2: Top fifty. The one that jumped to mine, and only 540 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 2: because I read it most recently, was the Ringer dot 541 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 2: Com had their list of free agents Trey Hendrickson number one. 542 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 2: Every single list I've seen listing all the free agents 543 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 2: from best I guess worst has has Trey Hendrickson in 544 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 2: the top two, maybe top three, but up there, and 545 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 2: many will have him as number one. Now I think 546 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 2: we all understand number one. The Bengals have never had 547 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 2: plans for Trey Hendrickson in twenty twenty six. They've never 548 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 2: had plans for Trey Hendrickson being on the team in 549 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six. That's been abundantly clear for now. If 550 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 2: there was one takeaway that all of us can have 551 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 2: during the entire Trey saga, it's for whatever reason, right 552 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 2: or wrong, they simply don't have him in their plans 553 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 2: for twenty twenty six. That was the reasonable conclusion that 554 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 2: we all kind of arrived at when it was settled 555 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 2: last summer Trey's going to come back. He's going to 556 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 2: play in twenty twenty five, and then we'll see what happens. 557 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 2: But right now, the Bengals don't have plans for Trey 558 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 2: to be on the team in twenty twenty six. It 559 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 2: feels unlikely that anything would have changed their mind from 560 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 2: last summer to now now. When Trey played last year 561 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 2: and he was pretty good, but if their concern was 562 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,479 Speaker 2: age and injury, him being a year older coming off 563 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 2: an injury is not going to change their minds. And also, like, 564 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 2: while it is fair to ask, hey, shouldn't they be 565 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 2: interested in the best available free agent, they already have 566 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 2: a little bit of a top heavy roster and their 567 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: defense needs to be fixed in multiple areas. And while 568 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 2: they do have a lot of money to spend, I 569 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 2: think you can make the argument that throwing a ton 570 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 2: of money at a soon to be thirty two year 571 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: old edge guy when you've got all these other areas 572 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 2: to address on your defense in free agency is not 573 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 2: the most prudent decision. So nothing against Trey like this 574 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 2: doesn't have to turn into you know, smearing Trey Hendrickson's character. 575 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 2: It's we've had fun with this entire word deal because 576 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 2: it's been fun to talk about. But like, if you 577 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 2: got all these areas. They need to fix edge, they 578 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 2: need to fix free technique. They got to find somebody 579 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 2: to play on the inside of the defensive line who 580 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 2: can get out for the quarterback. They've got to address linebacker. 581 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,479 Speaker 2: They've got to find a slock corner. They obviously need 582 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: somebody who's not genostone to play safety, you know, who 583 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 2: knows what they do long term with Dex and with 584 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 2: DJ Turner. But there's there's not an area of the 585 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 2: team that you can't address. And you look at that defense. 586 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: Throwing a whole bunch of money at one dude who's 587 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 2: going to be thirty two, that'll make a lot of sense. 588 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 2: But if he is the best free agent available, and 589 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 2: that's a subjective title, but if he's that good and 590 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: if he's that valued, that there's got to be a 591 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 2: market for him. Let the market come to you. If 592 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 2: Trey's desire this entire time has been I want a 593 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 2: long term deal, no matter what, I would be floored then, 594 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 2: and I think you would be too. If he just 595 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: signed the franchise offer and said, yep, I'm playing here. 596 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 2: You're stuck with me. I'm playing here for a little 597 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 2: bit more than thirty million bucks for a year. So 598 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 2: tagging and trading Tray. There's a very very good substack 599 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,719 Speaker 2: from Andre Parrada, who's smart dude, salary cap expert, who 600 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 2: kind of goes into the the real nuts and bolts 601 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 2: of tagging Trey and how it could work and the 602 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 2: things that would have to happen. And Yeah, man, you 603 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 2: need more than anything is you need the cooperation of 604 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 2: Trey's agent and the people with the Bengals. You need 605 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 2: them to work. As we've talked about a lot here, 606 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 2: you need to to behave like adults work with each other. 607 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 2: I just can be dead wrong about this. As strained 608 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 2: as the relationship has become, as strained as I think 609 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: it's as strained as the relationship has become an understandably so, 610 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 2: perhaps from the perspective of both sides. If you're the Bengals, 611 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 2: you got to take care of yourself first. If there's 612 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 2: if he's the best free agent available, then there's gonna 613 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 2: be no shortage of teams interested, no shortage of teams 614 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 2: interested in him. Have them come to you. And and 615 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: again it's gonna require some cooperation, and maybe trace people 616 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 2: are just gonna say, look, if you have no intention 617 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 2: of keeping him, go ahead and uh, you know, drag 618 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 2: this and at some point you're gonna have to rescind 619 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 2: the tag and then the dude's gonna go be a 620 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 2: free agent and you're not gonna be able to get 621 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 2: anything for the twenty twenty six draft for him. But 622 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 2: I just I simply do not see the downside if 623 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 2: you believe, as most do, that there is almost no 624 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 2: chance he goes ahead and signs the tag offer, how 625 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 2: do you not just see what happens? What could happen 626 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 2: if all those teams, instead of coming to the number 627 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 2: one rank free agent in this class, instead come to 628 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 2: you about the number one rank free agent in this 629 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 2: class like it is an asset, and you know again 630 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 2: like we'll see. I find it hard to believe you 631 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 2: couldn't at least get a three for Trey Hendrickson. But 632 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 2: this is an asset, and we've beaten this to death. 633 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 2: We've beaten the whole Trey Hendrickson thing to death. Sure 634 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 2: you could, you could have an issue with the franchise tag, 635 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 2: but the franchise tag being applied to Trey Hendrickson, if 636 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 2: they apply it to him, gives them an asset like 637 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 2: it's it's one of the biggest assets in terms of 638 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 2: an offseason, in terms of transactions that they've ever had. 639 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 2: He's the best free agent. Want them gotta come talk 640 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 2: to us. I know we make fun of on this 641 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 2: show the treasure trove of topics that Trey Hendrickson has 642 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 2: given us, and he has man like, I'm gonna be 643 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 2: very honest and open about it. Like Trey Hendrickson has 644 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 2: made not that this job is ever hard, has made 645 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 2: this job very easy. The Bengals and Trey Hendrickson together 646 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 2: have made this job very easy. And you know, let's 647 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 2: be honest. As contract negotiations go. He's an interesting guy 648 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 2: because of the team that he plays for, all the 649 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 2: other money they've spent on other players, kind of his personality, 650 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 2: like there's been a lot of meat on that bone. 651 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 2: So I'm not trying to just beat this thing to death. 652 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 2: And just to me, it's like, this is an asset. 653 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 2: You have take advantage of your assets, something that Bengals 654 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 2: often get accused of not doing. You have limited control, 655 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 2: but it's still control over arguably the best free agent 656 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 2: in the entire league as long as you tag him, 657 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 2: How do you not if you could let go of 658 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 2: the tag at any point if you acknowledge there is 659 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 2: some risk if you acknowledge, like you know, the Trey 660 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 2: Hendrickson may just decide We're not going to negotiate anything 661 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 2: with any team that decides to offer the Bengals fair compensation. Okay, 662 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 2: but you can tag them. You can see what the 663 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 2: market's gonna be. You can see which teams are going 664 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 2: to be interested. You can still go about your business 665 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 2: as it relates to planning for free agency, like in 666 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 2: the short term. Think, dude, you have this asset in 667 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 2: your hand, use it, not away from five o'clock. The 668 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 2: NCAA Tournaments Election Committee uses a lot of different metrics. 669 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 2: They do not use how a team does against the spread, 670 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 2: but I will at five oh five on ESPN fifteen 671 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 2: thirty Cincinnati Sports. 672 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 6: Station Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty traffic. 673 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 7: From the UC Health Traffic Center. Around forty percent of 674 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 7: cancers are preventable. 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