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Speaker 1: Welcome back to the warm up shows. We get you

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Speaker 1: ready for the second stop for the Giants fan Fest

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Speaker 1: and San Ramon. Get out to City Center, Bishop Rants

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Speaker 1: right now, opening doors at noon, free parking, free admission.

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Speaker 1: Tony Vattello, Logan Webb, Jung, Hu Lee, Landing Roupe, Hayden

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Speaker 1: Bird Song, Eric Miller. What a great group of players,

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Speaker 1: and of course you get to meet the forty seven

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Speaker 1: year old Tony Vittello. First time a manager has come

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Speaker 1: from the ranks of college now into big leagues. Joining

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Speaker 1: me today right now, boy, my good friend Hobby Lopez,

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Speaker 1: four time World Series champion. You can see his plaque

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Speaker 1: on the San Francisco Wall of Fame. Of course he's

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Speaker 1: a member of the Giants broadcast team and now he's

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Speaker 1: an advisor with Kirk Casselli, with Buster Posey. Let's talk

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Speaker 1: to Hobby, Hobby, how are you today?

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Speaker 2: Hey, Bill? Good good to hear your voice.

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Speaker 1: Man.

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Speaker 2: That means the baseball season right around the corner.

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Speaker 1: Well, I think the biggest question right now, how is

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Speaker 1: that ice storm coming into Georgia. I know I've been

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Speaker 1: looking at the map. It's not too warm there right now.

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Speaker 2: Is it?

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Speaker 3: It's not warm? It hasn't started raining yet. I think

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Speaker 3: all that stuff's gonna start probably late evening, even in

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Speaker 3: the nighttime tomorrow tonight and then all day tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, we don't do well.

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Speaker 3: I don't know how many actual snowplows there are in

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Speaker 3: this state. I can't imagine there's too many. But yeah,

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Speaker 3: the ice is always the X factor here. I mean,

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Speaker 3: there's nothing you can do about that. So it it'll

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Speaker 3: some family time, maybe you watch some movies or.

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Speaker 1: Something even better. But hovey, I'm gonna spoil you. It's

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Speaker 1: about sixty five degrees out here, sunny, clear blue skies.

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Speaker 1: So FanFest is definitely getting a good start here in

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Speaker 1: San Ramon. But you know, you go back in your

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Speaker 1: years when you played, what does fan fest do for

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Speaker 3: Well, I always thought that the Giants did a nice

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Speaker 3: felt like one of the cooler things about doing it

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Speaker 3: see where where their favorite players get to work and

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Speaker 3: changed over the years, and I do like the outreach

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Speaker 3: meet the fans in their places because it's an easier

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Speaker 3: let's be honest, it's not the easiest city to get

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Speaker 3: And I always thought that was nice. It's a very

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Speaker 3: It is often, you know, just talking about how's life,

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Speaker 3: how's it going, And when you see the kids, you

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Speaker 3: I always thought that it was just a nice time

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Speaker 2: Once you're doing fan fast that.

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Speaker 1: Voice you hearing the warm up show is Hobby Lopez.

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Speaker 1: Of course, he's freezing in Georgia and we're loving the

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Speaker 1: sunshine here in San Ramon and baseball is back. Let's

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Speaker 1: talk about this a little bit, Hobby. February tenth. Pitchers

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Speaker 1: those legs, getting ready for the season. February fifteenth, the

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Speaker 1: full squad, of course, a big question. Of course, Buster

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Speaker 1: Posey hiring Tony Vitello as the manager, and a lot

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Speaker 1: of new coaches, a lot of new faces, and of

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Speaker 3: Well, I want to definitely extend the thoughtfulness in that introduction.

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Speaker 3: I think it's been great with Buster to have that conversation.

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Speaker 3: We've been talking for the last year or so about

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Speaker 3: So as far as the front office advisor role kind

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Speaker 3: of looks like is it's kind of the way I

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Speaker 3: I've had conversations with the assistant gms and even the

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Speaker 3: you know, I'll ultimately see what it looks like to

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Speaker 3: because I've been able to watch the big league staff

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Speaker 2: So I intend to kind of do that.

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Speaker 3: And I've been able to look at a lot of

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Speaker 3: So it's been kind of fun to kind of bounce

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Speaker 3: it's always nice to be able to work with a

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Speaker 3: with being at the Helm. It makes the transition just

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Speaker 3: a little bit easier. But yeah, this is going to

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Speaker 1: Well, hobby. I think all the fans as well as

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Speaker 3: I am still going to do some TV. It was able,

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Speaker 3: little bit of that. I'm going to back off on

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Speaker 3: I really want to prioritize helping Buster posey first and

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Speaker 3: I've made this commitment to Buster in the Giants organization,

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Speaker 3: and I want to see it through well.

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Speaker 1: You and Buster both you guys play together, and you

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Speaker 1: I know you and I talked a long time ago

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Speaker 1: bit and what the Giants have done here Hobby of course,

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Speaker 1: after a great year, first goal glove last year and

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Speaker 3: Well, I think it's it's guys that have a lot

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Speaker 3: He didn't get a chance, but when he did, he

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Speaker 2: A guy like that's going to need, you.

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Speaker 1: Know, a hobby. Last year, he came out of spring

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Speaker 3: I think the three pitches are always an X factor

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Speaker 1: And in the same uniform, Harby Lopez joined me on

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Speaker 1: the warm up shows We Get You Ready for Fan

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Speaker 1: Fast Number two and sand opening Doors at twelve noon today,

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Speaker 1: autographs ticket, offers, baseball mystery sign for Junior Giants, face painting,

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Speaker 1: so much more. And it's baseball weather here in San Ramon.

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Speaker 1: Where in Georgia where hobby is, it's not baseball weather.

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Speaker 1: It's pretty damn cole there, Hovey.

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Speaker 3: Well, I think he's an ultimate X factor, right. I

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Speaker 2: Last year.

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Speaker 3: He made the team because he was, quite frankly, one

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Speaker 3: Like he he was able to make the team, break

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Speaker 2: And he talked at length about that.

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Speaker 2: But I mean he can dominate.

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Speaker 3: But I think when you look at it now and

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Speaker 3: I think he's got the stuff now. The delivery at

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Speaker 2: I'd like to see him as a starter just because

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Speaker 3: But if you told me he could be a closer,

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Speaker 2: And I think that's where we.

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Speaker 3: Just got to as an organization, just get him back

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Speaker 1: Boy, I agree with everything you just said.

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Speaker 2: He's got light stuff.

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Speaker 1: Boy, he can get people out, and that curve ball

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Speaker 1: A couple more questions with Hobby Lopez as we get

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Speaker 1: you ready for San Ramon for the second stop for

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Speaker 1: fan Fest for the San Francisco Giants. I want to

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Speaker 1: Because there's a lot of jobs open.

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Speaker 2: Right now, and that's exactly it.

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Speaker 3: I think I see a lot of competition going into

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Speaker 3: I think that there are a lot of guys that

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Speaker 2: I thought.

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Speaker 3: In the in the bulk inning role that he kind

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Speaker 3: We've seen him be great with that split finger and

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Speaker 3: There's a lot of guys that you can see making

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Speaker 3: this club. It'll be a lot. It will be some

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Speaker 3: hard decisions. I think Eric Miller again is a fantastic

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Speaker 3: able to throw when he's been healthy again, the medical

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Speaker 3: Martine as well, he got a lot of different looks.

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Speaker 3: I like that the way that this is kind of

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Speaker 3: left and right, you got different packages from just about

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Speaker 3: every single pitture and a different arm slot as well.

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Speaker 3: So I think if we ultimately, if you go with

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Speaker 3: ways to get him the ball and get him set up,

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Speaker 3: which could be quite difficult, I think when it comes

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Speaker 3: down to it, when you're an opposing hitter, having a

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Speaker 3: face of different look every single time.

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Speaker 1: You know, Hobby, both of us are major league pitchers.

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Speaker 1: That's what you want when you go to spring training,

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Speaker 1: right and opportunity to make the team. And I think

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Speaker 1: this bullpen is going to be wide open for Tony,

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Speaker 1: Tony Vttello and his pitching staff to take a look

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Speaker 1: at everybody and as you brought him some new names

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Speaker 1: and some new arms. It's going to be an exciting

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Speaker 1: time and it starts February tenth. February tenth, Pitchers and catchers, Hobby.

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Speaker 1: But I want to thank you for your time today.

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Speaker 1: Great insight once again, and I'm so glad you are

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Speaker 1: now in a role that you like. But of course

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Speaker 1: I love watching you on TV.

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Speaker 3: Well, Bill, I appreciate the kind words and thanks for

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Speaker 3: having me. As always and again, Tanfest is a great time,

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Speaker 3: so I'm happy for those guys to be out there

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Speaker 3: and share some time and with those fans that have

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Speaker 3: been so passionate for San Francisco.

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Speaker 1: Well, stay warm in Georgia, get that fire going, and

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Speaker 1: watch some good movies with the family. And Hobvey, I

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Speaker 1: appreciate your time today.

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Speaker 2: Anytime you got it, We'll be doing that all right.

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Speaker 1: That was Hobvey Lopez on the warm Up Show as

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Speaker 1: we opened the gates here and San Ramon City Center

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Speaker 1: Bishop Ranch at twelve noon. The gates are open. A

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Speaker 1: lot of fun times out here for the San Francisco

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Speaker 1: Giants for the second stop right here for FanFest. As

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Speaker 1: we get you ready for San Francisco Giants Baseball twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty six. My name's Bill Laski. We're gonna take a

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Speaker 1: quick break, come back with more right here on the

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Speaker 1: warm Up Show for the San Francisco Giants right here

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Speaker 1: on K and BR.

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Speaker 2: The Sports Leader, a NBRD sports leader