WEBVTT - Giants Trade Breakdown, 49ers Super Bowl Hopes, and Special Thoughts on Greg Papa & Greg Silver 0:00:01.280 --> 0:00:15.400 To the faithful, seth to dub Nation, and to those 0:00:15.440 --> 0:00:23.240 who bleed orange and black. Good morning. This is Murph 0:00:23.280 --> 0:00:27.680 and Marcus, Bryan Murphy and Marcus the water Boy Bouchet 0:00:27.800 --> 0:00:29.640 streaming live at twitch. 0:00:29.320 --> 0:00:31.640 Dot tv Slash the Sports Leader. 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:41.120 It's a Thursday morning here on the Murph and Marcus Show, 0:00:41.520 --> 0:00:46.080 August sixth John Dickinson filling in for Brian Murphy this morning. 0:00:46.840 --> 0:00:50.159 And we did have a big show planned today with 0:00:50.320 --> 0:00:54.800 Buster Posey joining the show at seven thirty. Giants updates 0:00:54.840 --> 0:00:58.400 forty nine or training camp updates. But I'd be lying 0:00:58.440 --> 0:01:00.640 to say if there was not a bigger story in 0:01:00.680 --> 0:01:04.120 the Bay Area that involves us, my friends, and I'm 0:01:04.160 --> 0:01:06.640 talking to you the can be our family, because yesterday 0:01:06.959 --> 0:01:10.400 we got some big time news surrounding Greg Papa and 0:01:10.520 --> 0:01:13.760 Greg Silver. And I know that there are a lot 0:01:13.760 --> 0:01:16.720 of questions out there in our audience. Trust me, we 0:01:16.840 --> 0:01:19.880 have a lot of questions too, but there's no questions. 0:01:19.760 --> 0:01:22.279 That these are our friends, our. 0:01:22.200 --> 0:01:26.800 Co workers, our family, Greg Papa and Greg Silver, two 0:01:26.840 --> 0:01:30.120 the best guys that you could ever work with, two 0:01:30.160 --> 0:01:34.479 guys that myself JD. Walter behind the Glass John Joe 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:38.080 Curley have had the opportunity to work with, to grow with, 0:01:38.360 --> 0:01:40.800 and to experience and to enjoy this thing that we 0:01:40.840 --> 0:01:44.600 do every single day sports talk radio, which is why 0:01:44.640 --> 0:01:47.920 it's hard to even think about talking about sports on 0:01:48.000 --> 0:01:49.160 a day like today. 0:01:50.080 --> 0:01:52.000 After we found out that there will. 0:01:51.840 --> 0:01:55.800 Be some changes on the midday show starting Monday, John 0:01:55.880 --> 0:01:58.320 Lunn will rejoin the family, a guy that we have 0:01:58.440 --> 0:02:02.720 all also worked with before. But the news that camb 0:02:02.840 --> 0:02:07.120 Are will be moving on from Greg Silver and reports 0:02:07.160 --> 0:02:11.720 and stories surrounding the future of Greg Papa as well. Again, 0:02:12.240 --> 0:02:15.200 can't speak too much about what we know here behind 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:17.239 the scenes or what you know behind the scenes. And 0:02:17.280 --> 0:02:18.720 I do want to give a shout out to Derek 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:21.400 Papa and Adam Copeland, who I thought did a great 0:02:21.480 --> 0:02:24.880 job covering the events yesterday on Dirty Work from two 0:02:24.880 --> 0:02:27.640 to six. I would highly recommend for everybody to go 0:02:27.720 --> 0:02:31.920 back in check out those thoughts by both Derek and 0:02:32.040 --> 0:02:35.680 Adam on the matter, because we're talking about the son 0:02:35.880 --> 0:02:38.840 of Greg Papa. Derek Papa really giving us all in 0:02:38.840 --> 0:02:42.160 insight to some of the things going on behind the scenes. 0:02:42.200 --> 0:02:46.000 But even without getting into too much behind the scenes, JD, 0:02:46.639 --> 0:02:50.200 I think it's just worth acknowledging our coworkers, our friends 0:02:50.639 --> 0:02:53.080 are can be our family, and how much we both 0:02:53.160 --> 0:02:56.480 love Greg Papa and Greg Silver, two guys that I 0:02:56.560 --> 0:02:59.400 know that you've had the honor the privilege of working 0:02:59.400 --> 0:03:01.240 with throughout your time in radio. 0:03:01.760 --> 0:03:07.079 Difficult day, unfortunately, in a long list of difficult days. 0:03:07.760 --> 0:03:10.760 And I mean these are two guys, Greg and Greg 0:03:10.800 --> 0:03:16.480 that I absolutely freaking love, absolutely both of them, I mean, 0:03:16.520 --> 0:03:18.800 Greg Silver, and they're there are the two of the 0:03:18.800 --> 0:03:21.320 guys that are the reason I'm I'm here even sitting 0:03:21.360 --> 0:03:25.400 with you this morning. You know, I'm the sports leader, 0:03:25.560 --> 0:03:29.760 and yeah, I mean as far as as Papa, I 0:03:29.760 --> 0:03:33.040 mean it's I've known the guy for twenty years and 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:35.800 and work with him for the last fifteen and and 0:03:35.960 --> 0:03:40.760 just professional on top of professional, and you know, mentor 0:03:40.880 --> 0:03:44.320 to me, mentor to so many and and just an 0:03:44.400 --> 0:03:48.960 absolute freaking legend. So I I love and he's going through, 0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:51.720 you know, the battle that obviously everybody knows, and and 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:55.160 I love him and I just want to send him 0:03:55.280 --> 0:03:59.920 all the best and admiration and and and just say 0:04:00.080 --> 0:04:02.400 I love you, brother. And as far as Greg Silver, 0:04:02.440 --> 0:04:05.320 I mean, he's somebody that that I met in my 0:04:06.160 --> 0:04:08.440 you know, when I came over here and we were 0:04:08.480 --> 0:04:12.160 paired together immediately for Dubzot and he was a producer 0:04:12.240 --> 0:04:15.440 and helping work through that show and helped launch that show, 0:04:15.880 --> 0:04:18.760 which has been incredibly successful, you know, to this point 0:04:18.800 --> 0:04:21.920 through the three seasons that it's been on, and that 0:04:21.960 --> 0:04:25.120 show wouldn't be possible at all had it not been 0:04:25.160 --> 0:04:27.720 for Greg Silver. And he did such a great job 0:04:27.760 --> 0:04:30.760 on that show that it led to his opportunity to 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:34.039 work with Papa, And so I love both of those guys. 0:04:34.160 --> 0:04:37.680 I love Greg Silver to death. Man first class. 0:04:37.400 --> 0:04:41.320 Human talent and wisdom well beyond his years, and one 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:44.839 of the hardest workers that I've ever had the pleasure 0:04:44.920 --> 0:04:48.560 to work with or call a friend. And you know, 0:04:48.640 --> 0:04:52.760 Greg as the og Greg Papa all of those same 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:55.560 qualities in terms of he's wise beyond his years, even 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:57.360 though he's got a few more years going. But he's 0:04:57.400 --> 0:05:01.680 also youthful and ageless and time tameless in so many 0:05:01.720 --> 0:05:05.440 different ways. And you know, part of my deal is 0:05:05.480 --> 0:05:07.640 just the ability to kind of get along with everybody, 0:05:07.680 --> 0:05:10.440 regardless of the age group. 0:05:10.240 --> 0:05:11.480 And the experience level. 0:05:11.600 --> 0:05:15.240 And I think both of those guys just exude, you know, 0:05:15.320 --> 0:05:19.880 everything that's great about about being in what we get 0:05:19.880 --> 0:05:23.080 the opportunity to do, and so I just love both 0:05:23.120 --> 0:05:26.880 of them and wish both of them the absolute best 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:27.600 here moving. 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:31.400 Forward, Yeah to Greg's two great guys. It's as simple 0:05:31.440 --> 0:05:34.360 as that, and the way that they were able to 0:05:34.560 --> 0:05:38.679 work through everything that they have done since Greg Silver 0:05:38.760 --> 0:05:41.520 took over for John Lund and with Greg Papa going 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:45.520 through his battle battling cancer. We can get into his 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:48.480 fight in what he's doing away from the microphone and 0:05:48.640 --> 0:05:53.120 away from broadcasting, but what he's doing every single day 0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:56.000 truly is an inspiration and the way that Greg Silver 0:05:56.080 --> 0:05:59.200 has been able to handle this entire situation from stepping 0:05:59.240 --> 0:06:01.800 in as a per to being an on air host 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:04.440 and a producer at the same time. I know what 0:06:04.480 --> 0:06:06.800 it's like to be a producer. I was lucky enough 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:09.400 to bring on a John, Joe Curley or young Tony 0:06:09.480 --> 0:06:12.000 or Walter behind the scenes to help me out. This 0:06:12.120 --> 0:06:15.760 kid was juggling a lot, and Greg Silver was never 0:06:15.800 --> 0:06:18.640 a man that relied on his last name to get 0:06:18.720 --> 0:06:22.520 him anywhere. He walked into CAMBR I didn't even know 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:24.520 his last name. I was like, Oh, who's this new 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:25.119 Greg kid? 0:06:25.320 --> 0:06:25.839 And guess what? 0:06:26.360 --> 0:06:29.839 He took on every single job, every single role every 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:34.800 single responsibility, going through overnights till part time to dubzot 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:37.280 with you, working late nights, to wake it up early 0:06:37.320 --> 0:06:39.560 in the morning, helping out us on the morning show 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:43.200 as well. Greg Silver a constant pro and I know 0:06:43.279 --> 0:06:45.200 that this is not the end of his journey, It's 0:06:45.240 --> 0:06:47.920 only the start. That kid is bright. He was one 0:06:47.920 --> 0:06:50.280 of the few on air hosts that he's younger than 0:06:50.320 --> 0:06:52.400 I am. And I hope one day I can grow 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:55.159 up to be as professional as a guy like Greg Silver. 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:58.479 Like he's that kind of kid, He's got that kind 0:06:58.480 --> 0:07:00.800 of talent, and that's why i'd say, Greg Silver, keep 0:07:00.800 --> 0:07:03.680 your head up. Greg Papa, I don't even know where 0:07:03.680 --> 0:07:06.279 to start. I'm not behind a microphone if it's not 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:08.840 for Greg Papa. You guys know my story. I grew 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:11.840 up silver and Black, a Raider fan. I'm of that 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:13.920 demographic where I might have to explain to the young 0:07:14.000 --> 0:07:16.440 kids that I grew up with Raider games being blacked out, 0:07:16.640 --> 0:07:19.560 which meant the only way I could digest football was 0:07:19.600 --> 0:07:21.880 through the voice of Greg Papa. So I was a 0:07:21.960 --> 0:07:26.520 kid yelling and screaming throughout my household touchdown Raiders, just 0:07:26.720 --> 0:07:30.240 trying to be my own version of Greg Papa. My 0:07:30.360 --> 0:07:33.920 first job ever in radio was at the Raiders flagship 0:07:33.960 --> 0:07:36.440 station here in the Bay Area. I got hired as 0:07:36.440 --> 0:07:38.960 an intern. I told my boss, I want to work 0:07:39.000 --> 0:07:41.920 on the Wielhouse with Greg Papa and John Lund. That's 0:07:41.960 --> 0:07:44.360 all I want to do, and for every day during 0:07:44.360 --> 0:07:46.840 the summer, I didn't make a single dime, But I 0:07:46.880 --> 0:07:49.560 can't tell you how much wisdom and knowledge and experience 0:07:49.680 --> 0:07:52.360 I was able to learn from Greg Papa himself. Fast 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:55.320 forward to me working here at CANBR getting the opportunity 0:07:55.480 --> 0:07:58.800 to help out fill in sometimes host shows with Greg Papa. 0:07:59.080 --> 0:08:02.240 It truly check changed my life, my experience and how 0:08:02.280 --> 0:08:06.160 I view this game, this game as a broadcaster, and 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:09.520 what Greg Papa has installed with me with his knowledge 0:08:09.800 --> 0:08:13.440 and his experience and just his overall vibe in his attitude. 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:15.040 Like Greg Papa is one of the coolest guys that 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:17.880 you can hang out with. Yes in and out of 0:08:17.920 --> 0:08:21.240 the studio. So I don't have enough time. I know 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:22.120 we have four hours. 0:08:22.160 --> 0:08:24.080 I know we can react through it throughout the entire day, 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:26.520 but just getting my immediate thoughts out, I can't tell 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:29.000 you how much I respect both of those guys, Greg Papa, 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:32.160 one of my broadcasting idols, and Greg Silver one of 0:08:32.160 --> 0:08:34.640 the nicest guys, one of the best co workers, and 0:08:34.679 --> 0:08:37.120 a kid that has a very very bright future ahead 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:37.320 of him. 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:38.360 H yeah, and you said it. 0:08:38.400 --> 0:08:40.560 I mean he is talking about Silver one of the 0:08:40.559 --> 0:08:44.120 most poised individuals, and I know he gets it a 0:08:44.160 --> 0:08:47.439 lot the wise beyond his years and beyond his age. 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:51.720 But I'm like, dude, you call me down man. 0:08:51.720 --> 0:08:55.880 Like it's He's absolutely the best. And as far as Papa, 0:08:55.920 --> 0:08:58.480 I mean, both of those guys are a quality hang 0:08:59.120 --> 0:09:02.559 in their own right. But yeah, Papa and unbelievable and 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:07.480 some of my fondest, fondest memories of working with Greg 0:09:07.559 --> 0:09:11.559 were just different times in different cities, frankly on the 0:09:11.640 --> 0:09:15.400 road covering covering teams and covering playoff series when he 0:09:15.480 --> 0:09:18.719 was doing dub stuff with NBC Sports Bay Area. And 0:09:19.200 --> 0:09:23.240 so I love both of those guys to death, And yeah, 0:09:23.280 --> 0:09:28.960 we obviously have to acknowledge that above everything else, because 0:09:29.000 --> 0:09:33.760 they're just, you know, quality humans, quality professionals, and I 0:09:33.840 --> 0:09:35.440 just I love them and wish them the best. 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:38.800 Yeah, nothing but quality people and nothing but good things 0:09:38.880 --> 0:09:41.120 to say about these two who are going through a 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:43.200 bit of a speed bump right now on both of 0:09:43.240 --> 0:09:45.439 their journeys. This is not the end of the road, 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:48.079 of course, Greg silver bright future ahead of them in 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:52.560 Greg Papa, keep battling, brother, keep fighting the fight blank cancer. 0:09:52.640 --> 0:09:54.880 It's as simple as that. That's something that has affected 0:09:54.960 --> 0:09:57.000 all of us throughout all of our lives with families 0:09:57.040 --> 0:10:00.160 and relatives. So please continue your thoughts and prayers for 0:10:00.200 --> 0:10:03.640 Greg Papa as he continues to recover from this battle 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:04.920 and from this journey. 0:10:05.520 --> 0:10:07.680 And yeah, man, it's it's. 0:10:07.520 --> 0:10:10.000 Gonna be tough, but we'll try to address it as 0:10:10.040 --> 0:10:13.040 it can be our family. Again, nothing but respect for 0:10:13.160 --> 0:10:16.720 the Afternoon Boys, Derek Kops the way they handled the 0:10:16.720 --> 0:10:19.400 situation yesterday. Heard Larry Cruer had some thoughts as well, 0:10:19.480 --> 0:10:22.080 So we'll try to We'll try to keep you guys 0:10:22.080 --> 0:10:25.280 in for him throughout the show. But as my friend 0:10:25.280 --> 0:10:27.880 Pauli Mack once told me the day after he got fired, 0:10:27.920 --> 0:10:30.480 the show must go go on. And that doesn't mean 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:32.320 it's gonna be easy, and it doesn't mean that we're 0:10:32.320 --> 0:10:34.520 gonna ignore it and act like those things gonna happen, 0:10:34.559 --> 0:10:37.720 because we've all gone through these experiences together before with 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:40.240 the Pauli Mack with a John Lunn with a Tom 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:43.160 Tolbert with some of our favorites and our idols that 0:10:43.200 --> 0:10:45.880 we grew up listen to each and every day. But 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:48.320 guess what, they're still a part of our life and 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:52.000 we're still here today talking about sports somehow, some way 0:10:52.400 --> 0:10:54.800 because that's what Greg Papa and that's what Greg Silver 0:10:54.880 --> 0:10:56.960 would want us to do. We'll check in with Walter 0:10:57.080 --> 0:10:58.559 Kapa set that on the other side of the man 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:00.640 that was behind the glass for the Pauper Silver Show, 0:11:01.000 --> 0:11:03.800 and we'll try to get you back on schedule talking 0:11:03.800 --> 0:11:06.360 about some sports. I don't know what you guys want 0:11:06.360 --> 0:11:08.200 to talk about, the Giants, you want to talk about 0:11:08.240 --> 0:11:11.120 the substation and forty nine er injuries. We'll figure out something. 0:11:11.160 --> 0:11:13.960 For the next four hours. It's Murph and Marcus with 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:16.480 John Dickson this morning on The Sports Leader. 0:11:16.679 --> 0:11:21.440 Now back to murphin Marcus on The Sports Leader, streaming 0:11:21.480 --> 0:11:25.319 live on the Sports Leader dot Com at knbr V 0:11:26.120 --> 0:11:27.520 Sports Leader app. 0:11:32.800 --> 0:11:36.760 We are back live on the MURFH and Marcus Show 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:40.040 on a Thursday morning. John Dickinson filling in for Murf 0:11:40.160 --> 0:11:43.680 today and tomorrow before Murph makes his return on Monday. 0:11:44.400 --> 0:11:46.600 And not to riff too much, not to make this 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:49.800 too lighthearted, but man, oh man, I got Murph knows 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:50.760 how to plan vacation. 0:11:52.240 --> 0:11:54.240 I mean, geez, Louise. 0:11:54.400 --> 0:11:56.560 But here we are on a Thursday morning, trying to 0:11:56.559 --> 0:11:59.400 pick up some of the pieces. We just addressed it 0:11:59.400 --> 0:12:01.520 in the first set in case you're waking up the 0:12:01.679 --> 0:12:05.400 news yesterday, surrounding Greg Papa and Greg Silver, two of 0:12:05.400 --> 0:12:08.520 our favorite co workers, two of our favorite people, two 0:12:08.520 --> 0:12:12.079 guys that we have a lot of love for. JD 0:12:12.160 --> 0:12:14.320 and I both gave our thoughts, will continue to give 0:12:14.360 --> 0:12:16.720 our thoughts on both of these guys moving forward, because 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:19.680 it just feels weird talking about sports on a day 0:12:19.760 --> 0:12:20.600 like today. 0:12:20.280 --> 0:12:23.000 And to day that we've experienced here, I can be. 0:12:23.120 --> 0:12:28.240 R before losing legends and icons such as Pauli Mack 0:12:28.360 --> 0:12:31.960 and Tom Tolbert and John Lund who will be making 0:12:32.000 --> 0:12:34.960 his return next week. But you throw on Greg Papa 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:37.320 and Greg Silver and what their future holds and the 0:12:37.400 --> 0:12:40.040 question marks moving forward, because trust me, there are a 0:12:40.040 --> 0:12:41.640 lot of question marks. But like I said in the 0:12:41.640 --> 0:12:45.720 first segment, there's no question how great of people these 0:12:45.760 --> 0:12:49.400 two guys are, not just co workers, not just on 0:12:49.480 --> 0:12:52.600 air personalities, but people that you get to interact with 0:12:52.720 --> 0:12:56.000 every single day in a small, tight knit community here 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:58.920 working at a radio station. It's not like we're at 0:12:58.960 --> 0:13:02.400 some law corporate where there's hundreds and hundreds of employees 0:13:02.679 --> 0:13:05.280 and we're renting out Great America to have a party 0:13:05.360 --> 0:13:07.400 or a business day or something like that. Like, No, 0:13:07.480 --> 0:13:09.760 we have three to four people per show, so you 0:13:09.800 --> 0:13:13.200 see the same three to four people every single day. 0:13:13.600 --> 0:13:14.839 And that's why it feels like. 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:19.120 Such a family affair when you get to bond and 0:13:19.280 --> 0:13:22.760 experience and break each other's balls and talk sports with 0:13:22.800 --> 0:13:24.920 these guys on a day to day basis. And look, 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:27.040 we're getting continue to talk to these guys and have 0:13:27.080 --> 0:13:29.640 a relationship with them, but obviously things are. 0:13:29.480 --> 0:13:30.960 Going to be a little bit different moving forward. 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:31.240 JD. 0:13:31.520 --> 0:13:37.200 Coworkers rarely I feel like become friends, but Greg Papa, 0:13:37.240 --> 0:13:40.080 Greg Silver that they are not only friends but family 0:13:40.360 --> 0:13:44.120 for me, considering that the relationships that I built with 0:13:44.200 --> 0:13:46.960 Greg Silver over the last three years and the opportunity 0:13:47.000 --> 0:13:49.439 to work with him and Greg Popa obviously going back 0:13:49.480 --> 0:13:51.880 a couple of decades now at a couple of couple 0:13:51.880 --> 0:13:54.760 of different stops, I mean I used to I mean, 0:13:55.520 --> 0:13:58.600 the legend of Papa speaks for itself. But I mean 0:13:58.800 --> 0:14:02.679 I go back to my days working in Sacramento, and 0:14:03.000 --> 0:14:04.760 it was we were, at that point in time a 0:14:04.840 --> 0:14:07.559 Raiders affiliate, and I used to when I was a producer, 0:14:08.120 --> 0:14:10.800 get to book Greg and talk to Greg and you know, 0:14:10.800 --> 0:14:12.800 because we would have him on every week talking about 0:14:12.800 --> 0:14:16.520 the Raiders, the same thing, and so that those were 0:14:16.520 --> 0:14:20.200 my first interactions with him, going back, I mean twenty 0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:24.200 ish years ago, you know, and then to work with 0:14:24.280 --> 0:14:28.680 him at two different spots. Again, we love you, brother, 0:14:28.880 --> 0:14:31.880 And yeah, coworkers don't often become friends, but not only 0:14:31.880 --> 0:14:34.440 did these two become friends over the years that I've 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:36.760 been with them, but I would truly consider them family. 0:14:36.840 --> 0:14:39.880 Yes, staples of the can be our family, just like 0:14:39.920 --> 0:14:42.920 our guy Walter kobble seta behind the scenes is a 0:14:42.960 --> 0:14:45.840 staple of our family now on the Morning Show. But 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:48.920 for those of you unaware, of course, Walter was the 0:14:48.960 --> 0:14:52.640 producer for POPA and Silver before making the transition to 0:14:52.680 --> 0:14:54.720 the Morning Show when we had some shuffling behind the 0:14:54.760 --> 0:14:57.600 scenes here. So let's bring on my man Wall, who 0:14:57.720 --> 0:14:59.560 I know is going through it just like the rest 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:01.520 of us. You can save the guest list. We'll hit 0:15:01.560 --> 0:15:03.880 the guest list a little bit later on, because there's 0:15:03.880 --> 0:15:06.160 more important news to get to than just a guest list. 0:15:06.520 --> 0:15:09.440 Walter my Man. First of all, good morning. How are 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:10.240 we doing today? Man? 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:12.120 I know it's a rough one and a weird one 0:15:12.160 --> 0:15:12.760 for all of us. 0:15:13.040 --> 0:15:15.560 Yeah, I'm doing I'm doing Okay, I'm doing alright, I'm 0:15:15.560 --> 0:15:17.920 doing alright. It was a rough one yesterday, last couple 0:15:17.960 --> 0:15:21.080 of days have been kind of a whirldwin. But but yeah, no, 0:15:21.200 --> 0:15:25.520 I mean to theiment sentiment that you guys said, you know, 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:27.440 you guys covered it. Nobody wants to hear my thoughts 0:15:27.480 --> 0:15:31.400 on on on Papa and Silver, But man, I just 0:15:31.440 --> 0:15:34.320 want to take this time to acknowledge that I did 0:15:34.360 --> 0:15:36.640 have the privilege of working on the Papa and Silver 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:41.280 show when it happened right back in twenty twenty four, 0:15:41.800 --> 0:15:43.600 or yeah, twenty twenty four, so what like a year 0:15:43.600 --> 0:15:45.960 and a half ago or whatever, So work with them, 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:50.320 and all I gotta say, man, is I absolutely love 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:55.600 an adore the gregs, Greg Papa and Greg Silver. Having 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:57.880 worked with them, you know, day in and day out 0:15:57.960 --> 0:16:02.320 for almost almost two years, it made the It made 0:16:02.520 --> 0:16:04.880 this decision to come to the Morning show that much 0:16:04.920 --> 0:16:07.720 more difficult, right, I mean, I talk to you about it. 0:16:07.720 --> 0:16:11.520 It was hard, but I loved working with those guys 0:16:11.560 --> 0:16:14.080 every day, just to see the passion and the dedication 0:16:14.240 --> 0:16:17.720 that they shared day in and day out, and and 0:16:17.760 --> 0:16:20.760 what what what JD just said? You know, they're they're 0:16:20.800 --> 0:16:23.360 like family. I mean, we're co workers and we're friends, 0:16:23.440 --> 0:16:27.680 but it builds into more of that. Like I remember 0:16:27.720 --> 0:16:31.840 where we were a year ago, a couple almost a 0:16:31.880 --> 0:16:34.640 year ago to the day, you know, when the news 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.920 came out, JD. We were down at at training camp, 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:39.240 and that was a really bonding moment for for me, 0:16:39.360 --> 0:16:42.520 Silver and JD at that time. Right, So it's it's 0:16:42.560 --> 0:16:46.200 bigger than radio. It's bigger than just working together. It's 0:16:46.400 --> 0:16:49.160 it's family, man, And I love those guys. I mean 0:16:50.080 --> 0:16:55.400 sharing you know, moments that I have a kid now, right, 0:16:55.520 --> 0:16:58.440 sharing those moments with with Silver and sharing it with Papa. 0:16:58.520 --> 0:17:00.640 Like the dudes always hit me up, like pop a 0:17:00.680 --> 0:17:03.120 Wal He's like, he's like, send send me a picture 0:17:03.160 --> 0:17:04.560 of the little mofo, you know what I mean. Like 0:17:04.560 --> 0:17:06.880 he's always hit me up. And ye shot a name 0:17:06.920 --> 0:17:09.240 from Greg not Christian. Yeah, well he he wanted me 0:17:09.280 --> 0:17:12.920 to make it was actually a talking point on the show. 0:17:13.760 --> 0:17:17.240 But no love those guys. Uh with with with all 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:19.880 my heart and silver. I mean, what can you say 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:21.640 about the kid? I mean, he came into a really 0:17:22.119 --> 0:17:25.199 difficult situation. I myself did not make it easy on 0:17:25.280 --> 0:17:30.200 him when that happened, but I UH learned to love 0:17:30.280 --> 0:17:32.879 him and and he earned my respect man. And he 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:36.840 is one of the hardest, most dedicated workers out there. 0:17:36.920 --> 0:17:39.120 And I know that he's going to do great things. 0:17:38.960 --> 0:17:42.160 Well said Walter. Well said, And I'd say the only thing. 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:45.440 I disagree with is your first statement saying nobody wants 0:17:45.440 --> 0:17:48.760 to hear your thoughts on Pop and Silver. Everybody wants 0:17:48.800 --> 0:17:51.160 to hear him. I want to hear him. The audience 0:17:51.160 --> 0:17:53.439 wants to hear it. You know why, because they're part 0:17:53.480 --> 0:17:56.159 of the family too. And that's the thing that I 0:17:56.200 --> 0:17:59.040 think we forget a lot here doing radio. It's actually 0:17:59.040 --> 0:18:01.040 some of the best advice ever got from Murph and Mac. 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:03.000 Once they put me on the air for the first time. 0:18:03.320 --> 0:18:06.040 Poy Max said, look just look at me, Look at Murph, 0:18:06.240 --> 0:18:08.360 look at Cokes. Behind the scene, it's just the four 0:18:08.400 --> 0:18:10.360 of us in the room having a good time. If 0:18:10.359 --> 0:18:13.520 we're laughing, if we're entertaining each other. Guess what other 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.600 people are going to be entertained. But then you leave 0:18:15.600 --> 0:18:17.040 the studio and you go out to the ballpark and 0:18:17.080 --> 0:18:19.080 you run into people who say, Hey, you're a part 0:18:19.080 --> 0:18:21.720 of my morning routine. I listen to you guys every 0:18:21.720 --> 0:18:23.600 single day, and just like we're. 0:18:23.440 --> 0:18:25.919 Part of their routine. So we're Papa in Silver. 0:18:26.440 --> 0:18:29.840 So these are people who have part of their lives 0:18:29.960 --> 0:18:33.320 invested in all of us, which is crazy to even 0:18:33.359 --> 0:18:36.280 think about, but it just kind of represents what we 0:18:36.400 --> 0:18:39.600 all are JD. One big family, even if we are 0:18:39.640 --> 0:18:41.120 a little dysfunctional at time. 0:18:41.359 --> 0:18:44.640 We all have our flaws, but we're all in this together. 0:18:44.760 --> 0:18:48.160 And that's why everybody cares so deeply about the futures 0:18:48.200 --> 0:18:50.040 of guys like Greg Papa and Greg Silver. 0:18:50.040 --> 0:18:50.639 No question. 0:18:50.840 --> 0:18:53.879 And I'm partial again to both of those guys because 0:18:53.920 --> 0:18:56.359 they're the two guys, frankly, that I've worked the most 0:18:56.440 --> 0:19:00.360 with among any you know, anybody here over there over 0:19:00.400 --> 0:19:03.480 the time, going going back to my time, as I say, 0:19:03.720 --> 0:19:07.360 in a different radio life and place before I came 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:10.600 to these Sports Leader in working with Greg and obviously 0:19:10.640 --> 0:19:12.879 being paired with Greg Silver at the beginning here and 0:19:12.880 --> 0:19:16.640 and you know, I've spent most of my time when 0:19:16.640 --> 0:19:19.200 I've been hosting and filling in in my utility role 0:19:19.400 --> 0:19:21.919 in in that slot, whether it was with Greg, or 0:19:21.960 --> 0:19:25.080 with lund Or or with with with Papa, with Silver 0:19:25.200 --> 0:19:27.480 like all the like and and obviously the you know, 0:19:28.000 --> 0:19:31.200 being able to hold it down for him during during 0:19:31.240 --> 0:19:31.880 his battle. 0:19:32.760 --> 0:19:35.159 So I've grown especially close. 0:19:34.920 --> 0:19:38.000 As Walt knows, even more than before with with both 0:19:38.040 --> 0:19:41.160 of those guys. So I just again just absolutely love 0:19:41.200 --> 0:19:45.120 both of those guys to death and just wish them 0:19:45.160 --> 0:19:48.800 all the best. And it's just a difficult, difficult thing. 0:19:49.040 --> 0:19:55.920 Just pros pros first class individuals and amazing talents, both 0:19:55.960 --> 0:19:59.199 of them in their own right, and the preparation and 0:19:59.280 --> 0:20:02.359 the hard work for both of them. Again, the og 0:20:02.840 --> 0:20:06.720 and the youngster on the come in g Silver, just 0:20:07.080 --> 0:20:10.240 two of the best of the best. And Silver in particular, 0:20:10.359 --> 0:20:13.040 you talk about it, you talk about a good human being. 0:20:14.160 --> 0:20:17.280 That guy is first class. 0:20:17.400 --> 0:20:21.040 Yeah, and he's going to continue his journey throughout sports 0:20:21.080 --> 0:20:24.480 broadcasts and no question about that bright future ahead for 0:20:24.520 --> 0:20:28.200 Greg Silver. And again we are all praying for Greg 0:20:28.240 --> 0:20:33.040 Papa as he continues his battle to just basically say 0:20:33.040 --> 0:20:35.479 blank cancer man and keep fighting the good fight and 0:20:35.560 --> 0:20:38.080 keep battling. Greg Papa if you're listening, just want you 0:20:38.119 --> 0:20:40.480 to know we love you brother, Greg Silver you as well. 0:20:40.520 --> 0:20:42.919 We love you. You guys will forever be a part of 0:20:42.960 --> 0:20:45.879