1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Sports Radio Hour two. On this Tuesday, we'll check in 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: John Smoltz, the Hall of Famer. He'll be on the 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: call for Fox tonight Baseball's All Star Game, where recapped 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: home run derby. Congrats to Pete Alonzo. I think baseball 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: won last night show. Hey Otani bowed out in the 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: first round, but that's okay. You got some people to 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: tune in to watch the home run derby that probably 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: wouldn't have tuned in to watch eight seven seven three 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: d P show email address dp A Dan Patrick dot com, 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: Twitter handled A DP show. Say good morning, Good morning 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: to our TV partner Peacock, the streaming service, download the 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: app watch for free, and our great radio affiliates, including 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: the Fox Sports Radio lineup numbering nearly four hundred cities 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: around the country. Mclove and the pole question and the 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: results from the first how would you rather see tm 17 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: USA play close games and possibly lose or roll through 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: the field? Sixty four percent want to see close games? 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: All right. I want to see close games, and whether 20 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: we want to or not, it seems like that's what 21 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: we're going to see until the final team. The final 22 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: roster is going to be brought together after the NBA Finals, 23 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: because you've got a few players who were playing in 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals right now, but losing to Australia last night, 25 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: and then Argentina is next up. Just an exhibition, but 26 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: judging from Greg popovitch reaction to a reporter's question, got 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: a little salty with Joe Varden and Joe will join us. 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: We'll have that exchange for you coming up. And I 29 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: want to tell everybody to calm down when it comes 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: to Team USA. You lose to Nigeria and then you 31 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: lose to Australia last night. They're exhibitions, and it is 32 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: worth pointing out that this team isn't fully formed yet 33 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: some of the players still playing. But it's a wake 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: up call and it's an entertainment wake up call as well, 35 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: because I would not have watched that game last night 36 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: except for a micleven game your heads up and said hey, 37 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: Team USA is losing to Australia. I did say to him, 38 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: what sport? Because I'm thinking, wait, Team USA playing again 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: and they're losing. I'll watch tonight. I'll watch a little 40 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: bit back and forth with the All Star Game. The 41 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: NBA Finals resumes on Wednesday night. But you know, every 42 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: country seems to have a handful of NBA players now, 43 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: and you know you've got teams. Team USA used to 44 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: be bigger and more athletic. They could play defense, they 45 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: can get out on the break and run. Now. I 46 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: don't think there's any reason to panic yet because the 47 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: team is going to look a lot different when it 48 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: gets to Tokyo. But it's just a subtle reminder Team 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: USA is going to actually have to work to win 50 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: a gold medal this year. Yeah, I'm MC CLUBN and 51 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, like Australia if they had Ben Simmons too, 52 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: if I don't know if that would be good or bad. 53 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: But he's not even playing there, Like it's gonna be 54 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: a tight field. There's a lot of good players. Well, 55 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: Ben would help them now. They may not need him 56 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: or won him now, but yeah, I mean, come on, 57 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: he's still one of the top twenty players in the NBA. 58 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: This is a total fantasy. But people were joking on Twitter, 59 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: is Lebron James going to come into space? Jim how 60 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: much could they use Lebron? Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler. I 61 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: feel like you need the older players come in with 62 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: some experience. Well, as I mentioned in the first hour, 63 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: if this had been Lebron's team last night that had 64 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: lost these two games, he would be getting roughed up. 65 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: You know, we forget, like we pick and choose when 66 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: we want to recognize Kevin Durant as the best player 67 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: in the game, and you know, when he wins, then 68 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: we're like, oh my god, Kevin Durant's the best player 69 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: in the game. When he loses, we don't go, man, 70 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant lost Lebron. It's every single game is a 71 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: referendum on his legacy. And I look, I know I 72 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: defend Lebron, but it's because we don't criticize other players 73 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: the way we criticize Lebron. We don't hold Kevin Durant 74 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: accountable as great as he was in the playoffs. Like 75 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: if Lebron lost these two games, we would be like 76 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Ever would have lost. That's how we argue with Lebron. 77 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: James and look, he's a big boy and he's fine, 78 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: and you know he doesn't need me to back him up. 79 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: I just think there's a lot of hypocrisy when it 80 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: comes to this. But A lot of that has to 81 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: do with social media. Are you going to get clicks 82 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: if you know, criticize Kevin Durant for losing these two games? 83 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: Nowhere near the volume if you do. If Lebron James 84 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: had lost these two games, yample. And isn't this exactly 85 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: the reason why so many NBA players would pass on 86 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: the Olympics, because there's no upside. You're risking injury, You're 87 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: risking criticism for losing, big criticism when you lose, and 88 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: if you win, it's like, well, we expect you to win. 89 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: What do you do? What do you have to thump 90 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: your chest? Like Kevin Durant has almost zero upside playing 91 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: in the Olympics rest injury perception. I would not want 92 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: my players to play. If I was an owner, I 93 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: would not want my players to play in the Olympics 94 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: because they did complain about the quick turnaround And look, 95 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: do I love that you're playing for your country? Yes, 96 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: I do, But I also have to look at this 97 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: as a business, and I would not want my players playing. 98 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: I understand why Luca wants to play. Lucas said winning 99 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: a gold medal for his country would be more important 100 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: than winning an NBA Championship. Okay, but once you've won one, 101 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: or you're expected to win all the time, it's a 102 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: little different. If Team USA wins the gold we won't 103 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: even notice. Now, if they lose or win in dramatic fashion, 104 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: then maybe we will. But you know, if they bounce 105 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: Spain in the finals, you know, by seven we're gonna 106 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: go okay, oh yeah, look at the medal ceremony. I mean, 107 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: that'll be it. But if Team USA loses, then we'll 108 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: start talking about the rest of the country, the rest 109 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: of the world catching up with us. And I still 110 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: go back to the Dream Team and the impact that 111 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: it had. Even though these players who were young at 112 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: the time, if they were even born at the time, 113 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: their countries were blown out by Team USA, the Dream Team. 114 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: But the impact that that had that your country was 115 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: playing against Michael Jordan and Magic and Larry and Charles Barkley, 116 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: that that stayed with a lot of these players or 117 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: their parents. And I just don't think you can overstate 118 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the impact of the Dream Team and what it meant 119 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: to the rest of the world. Yes, mcclub you were 120 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: at the last couple Olympics. Did you ever go and 121 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 1: watch those games. I don't. I don't have much of 122 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: a memory of US winning the gold in twelve or sixteen. Yeah, 123 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: I went, but was there buzz, No, No, there was not. 124 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: But I I started going to other games, other countries. 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: You know, Team USA, you know I went. I think 126 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: I saw three games to two full games. But there 127 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: wasn't the atmosphere that I thought that that. I mean, 128 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't musty TV in 129 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: my in my opinion, but I did like watching the 130 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: other countries, and just because they play a different style 131 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: of bouskall. Australia last night passed the ball. I mean, 132 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: this is gonna sound strange to you kids out there, 133 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: but it is okay to pass the ball more than 134 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: two or three times down the floor. It is you're 135 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: allowed to. You don't get penalized. Team USA dribble dribble, 136 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: high pick screen dribble dribble, whereas on Nigeria and Australia 137 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: they don't have the talent. They moved the ball and 138 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: you saw that last night. Now it might not be 139 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: esthetically pleasing to you, but I enjoyed it. I enjoyed 140 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: watching them move the ball. Therefore, you're asking these guys. Yes, Todd, 141 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: it must be important. You raised your hand. I was 142 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: gonna just answer your comments. Thing. It's seeing the Bucks 143 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: and especially the Suns, what they're doing in the finals. 144 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: I think it's been kind of refreshing that they've been 145 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: testing the ball around the perimeter more than just this 146 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: one or two and then chucking up at three. All right, well, 147 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: thank you Tom. No, No No, I didn't. I didn't know 148 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: if I made a mistake there the way you hand 149 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: bolted up there. Yes, yes, Paul, I just like to 150 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: echo Todd sentiments and I like to move in in 151 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: the final. Well, thank you, Paul, trying to appreciate that. 152 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's see, so I mentioned that we have 153 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: the All Star Game coming up tonight. Peter Alonzo wins 154 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: home run derby. I was looking at some of these 155 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: stats with Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth I think, in 156 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: the span of three years, led baseball in the Triple 157 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: Crown for pitching and also the Triple Crown for hitting. 158 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: So he more from pitcher to hit her. Now, keep 159 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: this in mind that he threatened he refused to pitch 160 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: like at one point in his career. Babe Ruth said, 161 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: I'm not going to pitch anymore. He was going to 162 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: leave the team and play for a shipyard baseball team 163 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania, and so he was gonna be you know, 164 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: they were gonna have legal action brought against him by 165 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: the Red Sox owner. And he rejoined the team without 166 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: playing for this shipyard baseball team because he realized, I 167 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: don't want to pitch anymore. And he had been a 168 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: great pitcher. He led the American League and home runs 169 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: for the first time in nineteen eighteen, he hit eleven, 170 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: and then he led the league in strikeout, slugging and 171 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: ops as well and hot dogs and beer and who 172 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: who knows what else. Only five teams hit more home 173 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: runs than Ruth did by himself in nineteen nineteen. Only 174 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: two teams had more than his total in nineteen twenty. Yeah, 175 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: it's you compare it because with Favorite with numbers, you 176 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: had to compare it to what the second best home 177 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: run hitter is at the time. Imagine like if Pete 178 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: Alonso had forty five home runs and Shoheo Tani had 179 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy five home runs this year, that 180 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: would be comparable what Favorite did. Well, Ruth's the only 181 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: player who led the league in I guess it would 182 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: be wins, strikeouts in the r as a pitcher, and 183 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: then he would also lead as home runs, RBI's, and 184 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: batting average. He did that in the span of three years. 185 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: The only player to lead the league in triple Crown 186 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: categories is both a hitter and a pitcher. I get. 187 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: It's just like it's Ruthian when somebody says, you know, hey, 188 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 1: and there's other analogies here, Like you had those iconically 189 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: great names, so you have the Beatles. Oh, they're the 190 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: Beatles of Babe, Ruth, Shakespeare, Einstein, Beethoven, or Mozart, Gandhi, 191 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: Leonardo Da Vinci Picasso, Like it just has those like 192 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: you could just do Babe like a singular name. Now. Yeah, 193 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: but a lot of these artists who go by or 194 00:10:55,280 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: even soccer player, like they're just a singular name. Beatles, Babe, Bakespeare, Einstein, Beethoven, Gandhi, 195 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: Da Vinci, Picasso. Yeah, po is Einstein's last name, the 196 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: only last name in history that's become an insult. Like 197 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: when I would screw up in school, my teacher, Hey, 198 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: nice work, Einstein. I remember I would screw up in 199 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: algebra I would get it one hundred percent wrong. And 200 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: this teacher, mister Mendenhallby like, hey, Einstein on, don't you 201 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: keep it down back there? It was not a compliment, 202 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: it's it's a jab um yeah, probably so. I don't 203 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: think if you, uh, you hear a bad band like, 204 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: oh you think you're the Beatles or something, or you're painting? 205 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: And who do you think you are? Picasso? Yes, who's 206 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: the broadcaster name? Boe. That jumped to mind was Howard Cosell. Okay, 207 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: Howard Cosell. That might be Whale. Yeah, Walter Cronkite, I'll 208 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: multi chron ku Oh who do you think you are? 209 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Walter Cronkite? And that's the new that's the way it is. Well, 210 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: that's always one of my favorite things when whenever we're 211 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: shooting something around here, because you know, whoever's directing is 212 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: going to get the line from you. What do I 213 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: usually saying? Like what are you like? Okay Scorsese, let's 214 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: just shoot yeah, yeah, yeah, okay Scorsese. Yes. When we 215 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: would do our our Super Bowl promo shoots and we 216 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: had a guy um that he might have had a 217 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: scarf on, uh and ask good or something, but you 218 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: know you'd have all these different shots laid out and go, okay, 219 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: here's Scorsese, all right, cecil be to mill let's go 220 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: come on. Yeah, see do you have had? There was 221 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: one time you were shooting something for. I forget who 222 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: it was for, but you were out in the parking 223 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: lot across the street from the old studio and there 224 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: was a crew of what seemed like seventy five people 225 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: there to shoot like this thirty second thing. And the 226 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: dude had a scarf on and he had like all 227 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: these tattoos. He was like straight out of Central casting 228 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: for a director. And he had a guy that he 229 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: could snap his fingers and the guy would light a 230 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: cigarette for him and give it to him, and then 231 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: he would give the cigarette back to the guy could 232 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: hold it for him, Like this guy really exists. This 233 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: is a real person. Are we being punked? I forgot 234 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: about that he'd snap his fingers and the guy if 235 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: somebody else would light the cigarette for him and give 236 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: it to him. I actually thought that the guy was 237 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: going to inhale the cigarette and then blow the smoke 238 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: into his mouth. Yes, and this guy had been tasked 239 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: with shooting a video of one of us getting hit 240 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: in the groin with some type of ball and you 241 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: know the light would really pick up your groin area. 242 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: So well, who waited all sunsets? I think he had 243 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: an accent, one of those fake accent. It sounded a 244 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 1: little Frenchish, but there wasn't play. You're growing towards the 245 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 1: camera more Polly Yeah, good times, good times, great oldies. Um, 246 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: we'll take a break. John Smoltz will join us. He'll 247 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: be on the call tonight. What did he make of 248 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: the festivities last night? And Showhyotani his future as a 249 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: pitcher and a hitter. Is there somebody he played with 250 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: or against who could do what Choehyotani is doing. We'll 251 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: talk to John Small coming up on fifteen after the hour. 252 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: This is the Dan Patrick Show. Sleep Number three sixty 253 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: smart bed features sleep i q technology. You will get 254 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: almost one hundred hours more proven quality sleep per year 255 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: you will with this Sleep Number bed. I mean, there's 256 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: so many great things about Sleep Number and it's not 257 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: just the bed or the sleep i q technology. 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Looks like a blast. 279 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: The Boss Baby Family Business now streaming only on Peacock. 280 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: We'll talk to John Smoltz coming up here in a moment. 281 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: Sean and Florida, joins us Sean, what's on your mind today? Hey? Dan? 282 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: First Time Long Time five six one in Dan the 283 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: derby with nearly on watchable. If or Connie wasn't in it, 284 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: I would have turned it off. And I'm with you. 285 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: The split split screen of done poorly and they should 286 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: have had a camera behind home plate. Uh why not 287 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: implement a large monitor similarch that they having the PGA tourt. Yeah, 288 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: I think that would be fun too, But they were 289 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: trying to speed up the process, and I think in 290 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: the process they kind of they took away from what 291 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: these home runs. I mean, these are supposed to be 292 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: majestic home runs and you just assume that. You know, 293 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: when I would watch somebody swing, I didn't know where 294 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: it was landing and I would just go, Okay, I 295 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: guess that's own run. And you know, Chris Burman, whether 296 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,359 Speaker 1: you liked him or not, you know, Chris still was definitive, 297 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: like you knew right away. You know, he would yell 298 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: out gone and Lakkarl ravage is different than Chris Burman, 299 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, Rabbi is more understated and how he was 300 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: going to call it last night. But given a split 301 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: screen that we didn't see where they landed. I just 302 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: would have liked a little bit more of an emphasis 303 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: on that. If you're gonna, I don't even wear it landed. 304 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: And that's where you tune in to see how far, 305 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: not how many, as much as how far Dean and Washington, 306 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: Hey Dean, Hey Dan, thanks taking my call. Hey Seaton, 307 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: if you don't like sunscreen and keep getting the sunberg, 308 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: maybe do a sun hat. Yeah, we tried to. We 309 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: tried to get him to do that, but I think 310 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: he's anti sun hat. Oh yeah, Well it takes a 311 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: while get used to anyway. I just had a questions 312 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: last comment on Lebron, and I guess I just want 313 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: to preface it by saying, I think Lebron is doing 314 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: great things outside of basketball, so I got to respect that. 315 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: But do you think that he uh invites some of 316 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: that criticism based on his legacy? Was just the way 317 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: he talks about chasing the goat and and you know 318 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 1: other subtle comments. I don't think, Dean. I think Lebron 319 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 1: is the most criticized athlete in history, Like it's not 320 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: even close. Yeah, but does he deserve to be the 321 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: most criticized athlete? I don't know. I just questioned because 322 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: sometimes I guess he kind of rubs me the wrong 323 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: way and the way he speaks about, you know, talking 324 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: about chasing the goat. I guess maybe it's because I'm 325 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: a Michael Jordan's Yeah, but there's nothing wrong, Like I'm 326 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm glad that he acknowledges he's chasing Jordan. Now he 327 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: answers questions, but I don't know if he initiates that. 328 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: I like the fact that he wants to go after 329 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan. Kobe did, Like did anybody criticize Kobe because 330 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: he want I mean, he truly wanted to be Mike. 331 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: He said he wanted to be Mike. Lebron is not Mike. 332 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: The way he plays Kobe was as close to Michael 333 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: Jordan as we're going to ever get, and he openly 334 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: acknowledged that. But I just think Lebron is the most 335 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: criticized athlete in history, and it's not even close. With 336 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: social media and everything, like coming out of high school, 337 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, he's on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Like 338 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: it's pretty pretty amazing what he's been able to do 339 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: as a person as an athlete, Like how many true 340 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 1: screw ups does he have. Yeah, the decision we got that. 341 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: You know, was it wrong? Yes, I mean it's not 342 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: the end of the world. Plus he empowered athletes. That's 343 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: the first time you had athlete, a singular athlete empowered. 344 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: It felt like they took control, They took control of 345 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: the message, and Lebron did that. Now, also, you get 346 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: guys my age, you probably don't like athletes when they 347 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: control the message. But Lebron did that. Owned the show, 348 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: they helped produce the show, and he gave us the decision. 349 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: So you know what else is so bad about that? 350 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: That's what I'd be curious about. But no, I look, 351 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: I'm defensive with Lebron because what he's done. I don't 352 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: think he'll ever get enough credit because when you lose 353 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: in the NBA Finals, well somehow that makes you a bum. 354 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: And he took some of the at least one of 355 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: the worst teams that will ever play for an NBA 356 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: championship and could have easily, in my opinion, been the 357 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: MVP in a losing effort. I really believe that a 358 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: couple of years ago against Golden State, I think he 359 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: could have been the MVP. H We'll switch gears, switch sports. 360 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: He's John Smoltz, the Emmy Award winning Outstanding Sports Event Analyst, 361 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: And well, let me you know, before we get to 362 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 1: all of that, I'm watching the golf tournament this weekend, 363 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: American Century, and my boy John Smoltz is leading, and 364 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: I thought, well, that's great. John's gonna win, and then 365 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna go, you know, he's gonna be hosting the 366 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: All Star Game. And then you lose to Vinnie Del Negro. 367 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: How nervous were you pitched in a World Series before, John? 368 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: How nervous were you compared to how you were on 369 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: Sunday in the last couple of holes there. So it 370 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: wasn't the nerves that got me. I mean I felt 371 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: great in a baseball game. Of course, golf is different stories. 372 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: So and you know, and some of the tournaments that 373 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: I played in the nerves were worse in golf. Unfortunately, 374 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: in this tournament, I had lost my swing. So there's 375 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: it's a worse scenario than nerves. Like, it isn't the 376 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: nerves that lost my swing. I just lost the fundamentals 377 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: of my swing. And when you do that in golf, 378 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: you're like hanging on. And so I felt like there 379 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: was nowhere to go. Like in baseball, if I lost 380 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: my fastball, I have my slider, I have my split, 381 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: or vice versa. In golf, if you lose your swing, 382 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: you're basically you're you're trying to figure out how you're 383 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: going to get the ball in the hole. So I 384 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: I definitely was battling the last round. I wish I 385 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: would have had a better a better swing going. But 386 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: I gotta give Vinnie all credit because he played great 387 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: that last night, that last day, and then you know 388 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: the story about him losing his dad and not telling 389 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: anybody and winning the tournament was something pretty incredible. You 390 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: needed Leo Mazzoni, I think, to help you out there. 391 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: Come out to the mound, but explain how you lose 392 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 1: your swing. Well, you know, in golf, like, I'm not 393 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: connected mechanically like I was in baseball, And yeah, you 394 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: get a reminder in baseball come out and say hey 395 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: do this and Greg olso my caddy was great and 396 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: trying to get me through the round. But I but 397 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: in golf, like I don't have I'm not as technically sound. 398 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm kind of a self talk golfer anyways, 399 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: and when you hit a ball, I think it was 400 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: around eleventh hole, and you go, where did that come from? 401 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, you start thinking about things that 402 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: you don't have a go to shot, and so I 403 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: will have learned another lesson, a painful lesson about, you know, 404 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: finishing the deal, because the shot on seventeen is the 405 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: whole tournament for me, and I hit a bad shot 406 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: on seventeen, but it wasn't because I can honestly say 407 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: in past tournaments it would be more nerves. But now 408 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: I played in enough tournaments that the nerves aren't the 409 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: issue as much as me not making a good swim. 410 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: But what's tough for hitting a baseball or you know, 411 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: hitting hitting a golf ball? Hitting a golf ball under 412 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: the circumstances of a tournament, you know, especially when you 413 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: know that you've got a chance to win a tournament, 414 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: which you know I've only won a couple, So hitting 415 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: a golf ball under self induced pressure, I would guess 416 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: it would be the thing. Because it's not moving. You 417 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: would think hitting a baseball is way tougher, And the 418 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: art of hitting a baseball certainly is tougher, because anybody 419 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: can hit a golf ball, but it's can you hit 420 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: a golf ball straight or can you hit a golf 421 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: ball with that tension that you know you can't have tension? 422 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 1: You can you can have a little tension and hit 423 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: a baseball and be all of aggressive. You can't really 424 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: do that. And as a golfer. John will be on 425 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: the call with Joe Buck the fifth consecutive All Star 426 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: Game that they've been together. That'll be at eight eastern 427 00:23:56,359 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: on Fox. Pregame coverage beginning at seven eastern Rosenthal Tom 428 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: Berducci will also be there as well. We've been talking 429 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: about the home run derby A lot of people probably 430 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: tuned in because Otani was there, even though he bowed 431 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 1: out in the first round. I was looking for a 432 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: comp here, John, of maybe somebody you played against or 433 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: with who could have done both pitching and hitting. I 434 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: don't know. Carlos Zembrono was a great hitting pitcher, good pitcher, 435 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: Madison Bumgardner, Mike Mussina. Do you know anybody that back 436 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: then that could have been able to pull this off 437 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 1: of what not have the power of Otani, but to 438 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: be able to be a day to day hitter. Not really. 439 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: You know the pictures like Mike Campton, the pictures you 440 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 1: just mentioned. They they had ability to, you know, run 441 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: two three four homers in a year, maybe, but nobody 442 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: to this magnitude that we've been able to see do 443 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: it at a lot a level that is unmatched, you know, 444 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: and go back to Babe Ruth and I don't know 445 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth. It's easy to just make that comparison, but 446 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: it's harder to try and draw out what Babe Ruth 447 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: did to what Otani's doing in this era because there's 448 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: so many more home runs. And I think O'tani in itself. 449 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: I've said this so many times, and I know a 450 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: lot of people think I've lost my mind when I 451 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: say it. If he just pitched, if all he did 452 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: was pitched, he would be paid making the trails of 453 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: one of the best pitchers in our game period. But 454 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: he doesn't just pitch. He doesn't have the reps. He's 455 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: only got twenty five twenty six starts, and he's at 456 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: such a high level offensively, people don't understand. You've got 457 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: to concentrate and share your energy and places that pitchers 458 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: just can't do on a daily basis. You can't pitch 459 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: once every five days, and Rake like he does every 460 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: four days and then share that greatness. You're going to 461 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: give up something, and he's giving up something on the 462 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: pitching end, no doubt, because he's been so good offensively. 463 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: And I say that if he didn't take another at 464 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: bat and he just pitched the second half, hands down 465 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: and be I mean hands down. We thought if he 466 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: had these numbers at the end of the year, that 467 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: would be a great year year ending statistics. So I'm 468 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: in all of what he's doing because I know as 469 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: a pitcher or how much of time I dedicated to 470 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: my craft, he's not dedicating that time. He's not giving 471 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: himself and rightfully so, because he's a two way player. 472 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: So to give you a perspective, and I'll say it 473 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: tonight on the broadcast, when you get ready to pitch 474 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: on the road, okay, forget the All Star Game, which 475 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: is what he's doing. You time your performance to get 476 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,880 Speaker 1: ready so that maybe five minutes before your team ends 477 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: up making the last out, you go out to the 478 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: mound to pitch. He can't do that. He's got a 479 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: time at twenty twenty minutes or so before then he's 480 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: got to go hit, then his team hits, then he 481 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: goes on the mound. He might be thirty minutes before 482 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: he actually throws his first pitch in a game as 483 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: a pitcher. So there's so many hurdles that he's overcoming 484 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: and making it look pretty easy. You know, it's amazing 485 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: to watch. I just wonder about the whole mental preparation 486 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: because as a hitter, you have to prepare for the 487 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: pitch right you're facing, and as a pitcher, you have 488 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: to prepare for an entire lineup, and to do that 489 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: on the same day, it'd be like playing safety and 490 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: quarterback in the same game. Yes, I mean, the biggest 491 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 1: thing is the physical act can be done, the mental 492 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 1: awareness and you get more tired, Like you could see 493 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: him being more exhausted in those games. Rightfully so, because 494 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 1: he's sharing the information both ways. He wants to get 495 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: hits and then he wants to go and pour his 496 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: energy in when you're pitching, when you pitch in the 497 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: National leg or America Lake, especially in a nationally because 498 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: now like he's playing National Lake rules. When he hits, 499 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: he pitches, you're you're hitting ninth. You really don't care 500 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: about hitting. You're gonna put a bunt down. There's no stress. 501 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean you're only thinking about the eight or nine 502 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: hitters who've got to get out. So he's he's got 503 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: a combo of leading off for batting second and getting 504 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: right away in a different mindset before he even gets 505 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: in the pitching mindset. So it's a unique skill set. 506 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know how it's interesting what Joe Madden 507 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: is going to be able to do because they need 508 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: his back. I don't know if you can keep leading 509 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: him off and still pitch at the rate that he's doing, 510 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: maybe drop him in the order. I don't know, but 511 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: this is going to be pretty fun to watch. How 512 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: would you pitch him? Definitely splits away, I mean anything 513 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: going away, because anything coming in. I've seen him take 514 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: high fastball sliders at the back foot. The one game 515 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: that he's struggled a little bit offensively, Gosmon pitched against 516 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: him really well, and he's got a great split, and 517 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: you know that game, he looked a little bit tired 518 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: from the standpoint of trying to do both, and he 519 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: pitched and off standing game against the Giants. So I 520 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: would have to make sure that I would have to 521 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: get something going away from him because his plate coverage 522 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: and strength is too good. Right now, and he's such 523 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: a great athlete. I think that people don't realize his size, 524 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: his speed, and then he's got an incredible right arm 525 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: and he's the best power hitter in the game. I 526 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: guess yeah, it's it's unique on a comp I can 527 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: give you as like a bow Jackson who played two 528 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: different sports and the same kind of spots of size, speed, 529 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: but he played two different sports. This guy's playing two 530 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: different sports in the same sport as we've ever seen 531 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: anybody do it right. And Joan Sanders would be another 532 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: guy that would come up to mind because athletically, to 533 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: do what they're doing is something no one could ever 534 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: envision a guy, especially at this level in our game. 535 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: At the All Star break, thirty some home runs is incredible. 536 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,239 Speaker 1: We have Joe Madden, Otani's manager on tomorrow. If he 537 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: asked your advice on how long do you stay with this? 538 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: How long do you want him to go? Two ways here? 539 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: What would you say? Well, if the contract didn't state 540 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: that he's got to keep doing it, it would be 541 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: one of those things that I would wait it does 542 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: state then well, I would think part of the reason 543 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: he's with the Angels is the contract that they worked 544 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: out that he was going to get a chance to 545 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: do this for however many years. I don't know what 546 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: that means or what it says, but I think that 547 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: any anybody who tried to get out in front of 548 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: this thought that one of the areas would phase out. 549 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: But do you think that there are teams that wouldn't 550 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: They weren't going to give him this opportunity to do both. 551 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: I think there were teams that were probably hesitant in 552 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: the beginning to try to, you know, navigate this because 553 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: his feet to the fire were quick, and I think 554 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: all of us who got out in front of us 555 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: said this isn't gonna work, like he needs to have 556 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: some time here or time there. And he's proven everybody wrong. 557 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: And really, the Angels, I gotta give him credit because 558 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: they've stuck with it. What my advice would be if 559 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: the Angels got to a place, this is the this 560 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: is the rub of what is Otani's greatest asset to 561 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: the Angels. Well, right now everyone would go is obviously 562 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: is hitting. But if they get to the playoffs, this 563 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: greatest asset is his pitching. They don't have that kind 564 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: of pitching, so that would be a challenge when you 565 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: get closer to let's say they were in a playoff run, 566 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: how do you get him ready to pitch Game one 567 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: and sacrifice something maybe from his hitting standpoint, to know 568 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: he so important to win a game on the mound? 569 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: How many games can he win in a series? Obviously 570 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: at the plate. So it's a delicate challenge. But I'll 571 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: tell you Joe Maddens as a good plan and he's 572 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: worked it out. We're talking to the Hall of Famer 573 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: John Smoltz. He'll be with Joe buck tonight eight Eastern 574 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: on Fox. Pregame coverage starts at seven. Kenny Rosenthal and 575 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: Tom Berducci will be on the field as well part 576 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: of the broadcasting crew. The spider tack controversy has kind 577 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: of gone away for a little while. I kind of 578 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: liken it too. You know, a police officer is here, 579 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: so you don't speed by him. You wait until you're 580 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: past him, and then you may speed by him. So 581 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: I'm assuming pictures are just putting it away to bring 582 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: it back. As a former pitcher, John, what would you 583 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: be doing if you were using it? Well, I think 584 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: the biggest thing is that the information that's come out 585 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: and the timing that they gave the pictures, you should 586 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: be able to know how to pitch without it, and 587 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: especially in the summer. And I think every picture that's 588 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: an elite picture will learn how to get around that 589 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: aspect of okay, this probably went too far, and the 590 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: rosin and sweat and the ability to go to your 591 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: mouth and create some saliva is there for the picture. 592 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: Now the challenge will be of course, is going to 593 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: be if it gets cold out, you know, and at 594 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: the end of the year. But I think once they 595 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: understand that they don't have to have, you know, it's 596 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: kind of like a psychological thing that in the summer 597 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: you don't really need, you're going to see pictures return 598 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: back to the elite pictures will return back to their 599 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: form because it won't be this rhetoric or conversation we're 600 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: having because they need this to pitch. Now, it might 601 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: hurt some fringe pictures or some pictures who have been 602 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: able to excel because of it. They're going to have 603 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 1: to learn differently, and that's where you're going to see 604 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: the offense balance be a little bit better. And I 605 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 1: think that's what you've seen with hitters being a little 606 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: more confident that they're not seeing the kind of revolutions 607 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: at RPMs that they were before. When you doctored the baseball, 608 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: how did you do it, John? When I doctor dits, Yeah, 609 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: I wish I could have doctored the baseball. The bull 610 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: frog was the only way with rosin. You know, that's 611 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: the one area where if baseball next year can get 612 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: to a common ground to where I think they're working 613 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: on a substance that will work for everybody, because no 614 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: hitter wants to know that a pitcher doesn't have control 615 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: of the baseball. See, it went from being able to 616 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: control the baseball to be able to do things to 617 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: a baseball that haven't been done before, you know, And 618 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: I think that's the balance, that's the argument. And hitters 619 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 1: will not complain if you have control of the baseball. 620 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: Where they think it takes it to the next level 621 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: is when the backspin and the spin rate gets to 622 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 1: an all time high. And I think that's where they say, Okay, 623 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: that's crossing the line. So back in the day when 624 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: we couldn't go to our mouth. So you're pitching in 625 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: Colorado with some of my worst feelings in the world, 626 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: or I pitched in Cleveland, I had no way of 627 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: getting gripped on the baseball, and my performance suffered. It 628 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: really did. And so from the moment it got below forty, 629 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: I was in trouble. But anything that was over that 630 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: we had the rosin and we had the ability and 631 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: the bullfrog, by the way, only lasts if you have 632 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: a short inning because there's nowhere to put it. I don't. 633 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 1: I didn't. I didn't have anything on my body. It 634 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: would basically be a little dab before the inning would start, 635 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: go right to the rosin and then I could pitch. 636 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: But if I had a thirty pitch inning, then it 637 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: was there was nothing to go to. So I think 638 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 1: you're going to see a balance come back after the 639 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:31,879 Speaker 1: season's over of technology being able to or baseball being 640 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: able to come together and have something that works for everybody. 641 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: I'll leave you with this, the All Star that isn't 642 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:42,440 Speaker 1: a household name, but we should keep an eye on tonight. Wow, 643 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: good question. I mean I'm fans of guys that when 644 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:53,399 Speaker 1: you bring that up, I think of with Maryfield from 645 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Royals on how he does his thing 646 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: when it isn't the most popular thing, right, He's not 647 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,720 Speaker 1: hitting a ton of home runs, exit, he says, gets 648 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 1: base hits and steals. We're gonna start seeing more of 649 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: that in their game. I think we're gonna start seeing 650 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: the David Fletchers. We're gonna start seeing guys who don't shine. 651 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,880 Speaker 1: And he's thirty two, John, He's thirty two leading baseball 652 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: in stolen bases. And that's what I'm saying, Like the 653 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,760 Speaker 1: art of the game is suffered in some ways because 654 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: of the strategy of the game that's been playing. We're 655 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: gonna start seeing some outliers come back and see more 656 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,880 Speaker 1: speed and see more creativity because you can't fill a 657 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: roster with one way players, and I think you're starting 658 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: to see the value. Like I don't know, many people 659 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: in the country don't know who David Fletcher is, but 660 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 1: he signed a five year deal. The Angels love him. 661 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,879 Speaker 1: He can't. He'll hit a ball above his head, he'll 662 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: hit a ball at his ankles. It won't show up 663 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: on any statistic that is sexy. But yet all he 664 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: does is get on base and help his team. And 665 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: I think those are the kind of guys that when 666 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: you look at the All Stars are always going to 667 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 1: take the big boys are always going to take the headlines, 668 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: but under the radar, you're gonna start seeing these guys 669 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: play the game a little bit differently. Everybody's gonna watch Otani, 670 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 1: but I'm watching with tonight instead thanking there you go. See, 671 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,919 Speaker 1: I mean in Colorado, you're you know, if he played 672 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: in Colorado, he would be pushing the average way north 673 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: of you know, three hundred, and he would be stealing 674 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: a lot more basis because the way the game is 675 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: played in Colorado, everyone assumes there would be home runs, 676 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: but there should be more hits. Can you later in 677 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 1: the game tonight, drop in as you know, Joe as 678 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: I said earlier today on the Dan Patrick Show, because 679 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: oh yeah, I'll stay like if you get to the 680 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 1: sixth inning, maybe, like I'll make sure my fans stay 681 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 1: sixth inning, seventh inning, just say, you know, Joe, as 682 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:48,239 Speaker 1: I said earlier today on the popular Dan Patrick Show. Yeah, 683 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: there's there's you know, I'm gonna tie that in with 684 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: with Maryfield. Yeah, I love it. You know, there you 685 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 1: got it. Whatever he comes, and he comes in the game, 686 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: and he comes up to the plate, shoot in prepare. 687 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:07,399 Speaker 1: I want Fox to be ready for a blast of popularity. 688 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: Your ratings are going to have a spike when when 689 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: Witt comes to the plate, everybody's gonna be tuning in. 690 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: My best to Joe and John. Good to talk to you, buddy, 691 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. That's Johnny Smoltz, Hall of Famer. 692 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 1: He wont a sport He want a Sports Emmy. Joe 693 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: Buck wont a Sports Emmy this year. The probably got 694 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: a few gas. It's okay, just nice being nominated, Bob. 695 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: Joe Madden on the show tomorrow. Russell Wilson Junior, the 696 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: Third is back. Yes, yes, this is where it all started. 697 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: I don't buy it. Right after the Super Bowl, we 698 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: haven't heard from Russ. Fritzie reached out. Ask Russ if 699 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: you join us, and he's gone to tomorrow, what could 700 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:53,320 Speaker 1: go wrong? We'll come back after this. Thanks for listening 701 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 1: to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch 702 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern six 703 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: to nine Pacific on Sports Radio and you can find 704 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 1: us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream us 705 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: live on the Peacock app. Hey, I'm John Middlecop and 706 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: I host the Three and Out Podcast. Do you like football? 707 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,320 Speaker 1: Do you like the NFL? Do you like the NFL Draft? 708 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:18,240 Speaker 1: Quarterbacks coaches. Well, I talk about it all on the show. 709 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 1: I used to work for Andy Reid as a scout. 710 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: Now I give you my unfiltered and raw opinions on 711 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: everything that goes on the NFL. And you know we're 712 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: talking college football because of how important the draft is 713 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: year round. Listen to the Three and Out podcast with 714 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: me John Middlecop on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or 715 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,720 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast. Once again, John Smolts will 716 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 1: make reference to the show later tonight at the All 717 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:45,280 Speaker 1: Star Game when Wit Maryfield of the Kansas City Royals 718 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: gets into the lineup, guests, who has the longest active 719 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:54,880 Speaker 1: streak in baseball? Wit Maryfield. He's played in three hundred 720 00:38:55,000 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: ninety six straight games and he's auld do it all guy. Yeah, 721 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: oh okayd of the day, best stat of the day, 722 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,600 Speaker 1: stat of the day, here comes that? What stat of 723 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: the day? Yes, Paul, Yeah, Whit Maryfields led the league 724 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 1: and hits twice. He's led league and stolen bases thrice 725 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: three times. UM, thirty two years old. We're the official 726 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 1: show of White Maryfield. I love it. Yes, we're embracing 727 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: Whit Maryfield and especially tonight. Yes, we're the official show 728 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: of whit Maryfield and people who have a lot of 729 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 1: time on their hands pause that with yes, shut it, 730 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: shut ins. We showed a video during the break of 731 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 1: a guy taking an old evil Knievel toy in his 732 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,840 Speaker 1: front yard and doing jumps with it. Yeah, so awesome. 733 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:46,239 Speaker 1: Yeah it was great. Jake and Colorado. Hey Jake, what's 734 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:49,160 Speaker 1: on your mind? Hey Jake? First time, long time, six 735 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 1: foot one seventy five. I had an opportunity to go 736 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: to the home run derby last night and just I've 737 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,879 Speaker 1: been down on baseball for a while, but last night 738 00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 1: was electric. And you had Harold on lest yesterday they 739 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: talked about how fast the ball leaves Otani's bat. I'll 740 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: tell you what. They've been putting nets on the foul line, 741 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,680 Speaker 1: that they're gonna put nets in the right field corner. 742 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 1: I was worried for people in the right field outtil 743 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,399 Speaker 1: just getting those home runs. They were going fast. But 744 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: it was an electric atmosphere and it was really cool 745 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: just to see how excited people were for him. And 746 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:27,480 Speaker 1: I mean he got I think more applause than Trevor's 747 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: story the local hero. So I don't know, maybe he's uh, 748 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 1: maybe he's gonna help baseball get kind of a little 749 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 1: bit back to the excitement, but definitely got me more 750 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:39,720 Speaker 1: interested than I had to be past. Yeah, he's become 751 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: Baseball's star. I mean, he plays for the Angels, but 752 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: he's he's Baseball's like, that's a national star. I don't 753 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,440 Speaker 1: think you're really concerned about his team as much as 754 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: the fascination of Shoheo, Tony, Jason and Nebraska. Hey Jason, 755 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: what's on your mind? Hey Danny and Danni's love you guys. 756 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,840 Speaker 1: You know, I totally agree with you Dan on the 757 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,800 Speaker 1: criticism of Lebron James, but I also think he brings 758 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:09,360 Speaker 1: it on himself a lot um. You know, he's very vocal, 759 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: and that's fine. I don't want to ever say shut 760 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,960 Speaker 1: up and dribble never, but you know, he's very vocal, 761 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: and I sometimes think that that turns on him and 762 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: possibly hurts the league at times. And I'll just leave 763 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 1: it at this, Uh, you know he I think it's 764 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: not coincidental at all that he released Space Jam two, 765 00:41:27,520 --> 00:41:30,320 Speaker 1: probably thinking he would win his second championship with the 766 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:33,279 Speaker 1: Lakers and then release that movie and then being the 767 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 1: Jordan Statustor. But unfortunately Jordan is dot for all of us, 768 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: well most of us, and he's never going to be 769 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:42,280 Speaker 1: there unfortunately, But so thank you for your time in Iowa. 770 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,520 Speaker 1: All right, well, okay, wow, thank you Jameson. Now it's 771 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: going state by state, state on state crime. Yes, mclum, 772 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 1: you know you watch the Sons who are now favored 773 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: to win, like the Lakers really could have won the title. Absolutely, no, Dad, 774 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:58,600 Speaker 1: they must be kind of upset. Yes, I mean, if 775 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:02,720 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis was completely healthy, then they're still the favorites 776 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 1: to win. And I think this is one of those 777 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:08,120 Speaker 1: lost opportunities. Lebron will look back and go that that 778 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: should have been we should have gotten one there too, 779 00:42:12,719 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: big looking. Everybody has their the first person on the moon, 780 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, Neil Armstrong. We don't care about the second 781 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:21,840 Speaker 1: person on the moon. That's why Jordan is always going 782 00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:24,439 Speaker 1: to be there for people, And no matter what Lebron does, 783 00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 1: he'll never supplant Michael. It's just never gonna happen. Having 784 00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: been able to cover both of them and having been 785 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,640 Speaker 1: there for all those championships with Jordan, I understand the 786 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 1: magnitude of what I was watching. Part of the reason 787 00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:39,719 Speaker 1: why I asked my bosses to be able to cover 788 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals is I wanted to be there to 789 00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:48,160 Speaker 1: watch Michael Jordan win, plain and simple selfish on my part. 790 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:53,279 Speaker 1: I could have stayed and did Sports Center in Bristol, Connecticut, 791 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: but I thought, you know what, I want to be 792 00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:59,400 Speaker 1: out there. I want to interview Jordan after these games, 793 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: after these championships. I want to be there to document this. Now. 794 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,800 Speaker 1: I was fortunate to also be there when the Rockets 795 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:06,840 Speaker 1: when they're back to back championships as well, and I 796 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:08,960 Speaker 1: enjoyed that as well. But I got a chance to 797 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:13,360 Speaker 1: be there front and center, talked to Jordan before games, 798 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: after games, and you know, that was a privilege, but 799 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:21,160 Speaker 1: that's the reason why I did it. I saw really 800 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:24,720 Speaker 1: the embryonic stages of what this could be, and Jordan 801 00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:27,839 Speaker 1: did the rest. So it was great to have that 802 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,880 Speaker 1: opportunity to be there to chronicle one of the greatest 803 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:36,359 Speaker 1: athletes in any sport. All right, coming up, we'll talk 804 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:38,479 Speaker 1: to Joe Varden from the Athletic He had a little 805 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,319 Speaker 1: back and forth with Gregg Popovich after Team USA lost 806 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:46,920 Speaker 1: to Australia. Should we be concerned about Team USA? 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