1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the best of the Ben Mahler 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,199 Speaker 1: Show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weeknight 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: from two to six Eastern eleven pm to three am 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and to find your local 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: station for the Benmatlers Show at Foxsports Radio dot com. 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: You can find it there or stream us live every 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: night on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: This is the best of the Ben Maler Show on 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: We survived another weekend, and here we are the last 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: couple of days this week college basketball. Everyone that does 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: this for a living in sports talk radio will suddenly 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: become a college basketball expert, and we'll all be joned 14 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: up because coming up this Sunday is Selection Sunday, which means, 15 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: and I don't know, I haven't talked to management. I'm 16 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: speaking out of school here. There will be some kind 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: of bracket thing of a jigger, what's your McCall it 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: or something like that. I would imagine been here a 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: long time. We do one every year, so that'll be 20 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: coming up next week. Selection Sunday is this Sunday. But 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: we're not talking about that. No, no, no, it's our 22 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,279 Speaker 1: leave this hour from La La Land where the lri 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: Ams have paid out a bunch of money here, a 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: lot of money. I don't just saw this or not. 25 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: A couple of days after they got All Pro defensive 26 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: back Trent McDuffie from Kansas City, they have given him 27 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: a record breaking contract. Now we had heard through the 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: grapevine this was going to happen, but now we know. Money, money, money, 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: just how much money? So if you didn't see this, 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's very similar to your contract. Four years, 31 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty four million. That includes one hundred 32 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: million guaranteed, which is bigger than most of the lotteries 33 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: that are going on right now in individual states. One 34 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: hundred million guaranteed. The deal will make McDuffie, Trent McDuffie, 35 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: the highest paid defensive back in NFL history. Holy prime time, Dion. Yeah, well, 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: it's all about when you're born. That's a big part 37 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: of the money game in professional sports. Right revs. Island, 38 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: all those guys they got paid a lot of money. 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: But McDuffie now sets the new standard. It comes just 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: days after the Rams trade a traded a bagful to 41 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, a package of picks, including the twenty ninth 42 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 1: pick in the draft. All you draft nerds get a 43 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: horny for that. Enjoy that, and so it's a good 44 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: jumping off point. Let us discuss the question. Is the 45 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: one hundred million guaranteed given to defensive back Trent McDuffie 46 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: a smart business move or reckless spending by the Rams? 47 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: So my thoughts on this. I've got British boy manned 48 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: RB's drive through and cheddar cheese ruffles and we'll put 49 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: all these together. We are going to build a better 50 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: mouse trap. You likely thinking there was no way to 51 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: build a better mousetrack mousetrap. We're gonna We're gonna do it. 52 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: We're gonna build a better mousetrap. So a let's address 53 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: the Komodo dragon in the room, which would be the 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: sticker shock crowd hyperventilating. Calm down, take deep breasts. Everything's 55 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: gonna be okay. Oh my god, they give me. The 56 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Rams are doing it. Oh they're ruining the NFL. Oh wait, 57 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Those are the people that upset with the Dodgers. Yeah, 58 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: the Rams guaranteeing one hundred million for Trent McGuff McDuffie. People, Oh, 59 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: he's not the top quarterback quarterback. What are you doing now? 60 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: This is basic accounting, and it's basic accounting here, so 61 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: you think of this like an escrow account. And when 62 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: when the Rams made the move to get McDuffie from 63 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, the way that they facilitated the trade was 64 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: they they knew the bill was coming due. They had 65 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: to pay the guy, and so they knew they were 66 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: gonna have to pay the money. Wasn't a surprise. They 67 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: were gonna pay him a lot, whether it was thirty 68 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: million a year, thirty one million, which it turned out 69 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: to be, it was a lot. It was pre baked 70 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: into the recipe. So that's already pre baked in there. 71 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: There's nothing you can do. They budgeted it like it's 72 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: a family, setting aside cash for property taxes. And let's 73 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: not pretend the Rams are rummaging through couch cushions in 74 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: the stadium. There's so far all you people that, oh, 75 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: no one's going to Rams games. It's all fans of 76 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: the other team. Okay, Well, the Rams are making money 77 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: either way. And Stan Kronkey the largest landowner outside of 78 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: the federal government in America, worth twenty two billion, and 79 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: so the Rams have a license to print cash between 80 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: Sofi Stadium and LA and all the TV in general 81 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: that they're getting like everyone else. But on top of it, 82 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: all that extra revenue plus the NFL salary cap, I'd 83 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: let you just step in and I want you to 84 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: sign up for my webinar, Mather's webinar on the salary cap. 85 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: The salary cap in the NFL is like a British 86 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: boy band. It's one direction, it goes up one direction. 87 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: And here's the kicker. Trey mcduffee. Isn't some stat sheet 88 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: mirage piling up empty calgaries. It's not like he was 89 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: playing for the Cowboys of the Cleveland Browns. He's battle tested, 90 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: not one, but two Super Bowl appearances with Kansas City, 91 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: bright lights, big stage, all that, and he got it 92 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: done and he didn't shrink, he didn't run away and hide, 93 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: and he showed up with brass knuckles. So he has 94 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: proven unlike the whoever the twenty ninth pick in the 95 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: draft will end up being, is not proven, is not 96 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: guaranteed to success succeed well, nothing is totally guaranteed, but 97 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: you'd rather have someone that's actually done it, who's had 98 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: a couple of years under their belt to pay that 99 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: particular player now page two. So keeping the smooth sound 100 00:05:54,640 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: going here, question does Trent McDuffie transform the Rams defense 101 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: or does he just patch one hole? Is this just 102 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: one little hole? So clearly, if you know anything about 103 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: the economics, I think you do, you're not a moron 104 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: that it's not just nice player money. That is what 105 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: we call n f Z money no fly zone, no 106 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: FLI zone. Thirty one million a year, if my math 107 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: is correct, means that quarterbacks should have to contact the 108 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: FAA to get clearance to throw in the direction of 109 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: Trent McDuffie. If you're paying that kind of cash, this 110 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: guy can't just patch a little pothole. Can't be that right. 111 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: It's got to repave the whole highway and stripe it 112 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: and all of that. The Rams basically drove to Kansas 113 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: City and they treated Arrowhead Stadium like it was an 114 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: RB's drive throw and they said, yeah, Hi, we need 115 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: some help in our defense. I'll take one all pro 116 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: defensive back combo meal because you're advertising you have the meats, 117 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: so we need some meat in our secondary. And they 118 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: needed it. They got it. Their secondary last year was 119 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: softer than those delicious bird ends in Kansas City. Not 120 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: quite as good, not close to being as good as 121 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: the Ben Mallard chicken fingers at the landing in Liberty, Missouri. Now, 122 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: is this guaranteed to work? No, of course not. This 123 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: is not the windmill and the spinning obstacles at the 124 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: miniature golf course, the putt putt golf course. This is 125 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: not that we've seen this movie before. Oh man, it's 126 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: had been almost ten years now. But I remember when 127 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: the Rams went shopping in Kansas City, and this was 128 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: eight years ago. They got Marcus Peters, who at the 129 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: time was considered one of the top defensive backs in 130 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: the NFL. The problem was Peters sucked at a time 131 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: you cannot suck. That was the problem, and it was 132 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: worth the risk. It didn't work, then McDuffie's legit. He's 133 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: a top ten defensive back, great tackler. Supposedly you got 134 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: to be the eraser right. Twenty twenty six, the Rams 135 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: will play in the division, assuming the Seahawks don't lose, 136 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: Jackson Smith and Jigba he'll be there, Marvin Harrison Junior, 137 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: who's hit and miss, And then outside the Division of 138 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: Rams play the Cowboys and Ceedee Lamb and at this 139 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: point the Eagles have aj Brown will see but those 140 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: guys have to be vaporized by the aforementioned Trent McDuffie. 141 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: And you're supposed to build the MDS, the missile defense system. 142 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: The plan is to build the missile defense system. If 143 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: balls are still flying over that secondary, then the RAMS 144 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: they mismanage their money and they did not get the 145 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: lockdown defensive back and they just paid one hundred million 146 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: for a fancy band aid. There is the multiverse. We 147 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: do believe in the multiverse, so it is conceivable that 148 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: that outcome happens, although we would bet on him being 149 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: fine at least for a couple of years. It's a 150 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: a four year I believe me be a four year 151 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: contractor Yeah, I think that's right. So that's a lot 152 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: of that's a lot of cash, all right. Now, last 153 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: word here to tabloid village. To tabloid village we go. 154 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: So TMZ over the Weekend breathlessly reported and I this 155 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: was so outrageous that I had to bring this up. 156 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: I could not wait to talk about this. So I 157 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: don't know if you follow TMS or now, but TMZ 158 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 1: over the Weekend reported, I've never seen a report like 159 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: this before in my life. I thought, my god, this 160 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,599 Speaker 1: is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. So the 161 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: people over at TMZ reported breaking news apparently Donna Kelcey. 162 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: Donna Kelcey and I it's with a heavy heart that 163 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: I say this. I'm a little embarrassed to bring this up, 164 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: but I think we can all send our thoughts and 165 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: prayers to Donna Kelsey. She's replacing nine windows and six 166 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: doors at her home in Orlando. Let me repeat that. 167 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: That's TMZ big news over the weekend. Donna kelce is 168 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: replacing nine windows and six doors at her home in Orlando. Yep, 169 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: now I know that's the store. It's a shocker windows 170 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: and doors. TMC of course getting roasted for this, being 171 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: called out for reaching a new low and all that. 172 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: So the question why, I know this is not for 173 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: the faint of heart, but why would TMZ report on 174 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: Donna kelce getting new windows and doors? Why would this 175 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: be a report? Because we are living inside the AIIC. 176 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: What is the AIC, the algorithm industrial complex? That's why 177 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: this is content farming with a capital f for farming. 178 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: These bot farms from Guanzhoe, China are no joke. Right, 179 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: you toss the word Kelsey into that digital ocean like 180 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: chum in shark infested water, and the engagement fish start thrashing. 181 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: Right now. We hear, of course in Fox Sports Radio, 182 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: part of the iHeart family and guaranteed Human. That's the 183 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 1: new thing, right, guaranteed human and all that. Well, these 184 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: are real humans who score right past that. But the 185 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: bots don't, right, the bots, the dummy accounts, the engagement 186 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: farms in Maldova, in the matrix, they all are they gobble, 187 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: gobble gobble. It's like if you've gone to the beach 188 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: during the summer, you drop a cheddared cheese ruffles on 189 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: the beach and there's a seventeen pigeons that come over there, 190 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: and the pelicans and everything. They're attacking that birds right 191 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: there on the beach. They want to get that cheddared 192 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,599 Speaker 1: cheese ruffles. They want it. So this is the afterglow 193 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: of Taylor Swift. It's the afterglow of Taylor Swift. The 194 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 1: Kelsey name is like a magic spell online, and even 195 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: the most un name thing, a home Deepot receipt, a 196 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: home Deepot receipt golden, golden. You type it and boof 197 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: your engagement goes through traffic appears Abra cadabra. Now, if 198 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: you listen to the Fifth Hour podcast over the weekend, 199 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: we had a interesting so I think it was in 200 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: the mail bag. We talked about the fact there was 201 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: a listener actually sent this to me. I think it 202 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: was on was it Twitch or something one of the 203 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: streamings I forget which one one of the social networks. 204 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: The person that runs it was encouraging people to get 205 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: dummy views to get the numbers up, saying that even 206 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: good content is not enough, which is what I've been 207 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: preaching from the bully pulpit for some time. It's a 208 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: lot of manipulation. There's a lot of people taking to 209 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: the cleaners. But you got to play the game. If 210 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: you're in that world, play the hits, mom Man, play 211 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: the hits, as one of our old bosses used to say. 212 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: And today it's Donna Kelcey installing windows. Tomorrow it's Donna 213 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: Kelsey getting a manny and a petty. Next week, we 214 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: understand Donna Kelsey will buy a new toaster. Will it 215 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: be a red toaster or will it be a green toaster? 216 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: Developing hot, developing hot, dot dot dot, and listen here's why. 217 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: Because the robots, the robots click aty click, and the 218 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: advertisers pay, all right, they pay whether they're getting hornswoggled, bamboozle, 219 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 1: let astray buy the machine. They haven't figured it out yet. 220 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: At some point there will be the great awakening. At 221 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: some point there will be the great awakening that has 222 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: not happened yet. And this is a great example. Even 223 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 1: TMZ's like, wait a minute, if we just merely say hey, 224 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: this is the mama of Travis Kelsey and Jason Kelcey, 225 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: we can get the bots to click on that, and 226 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: then we can make money on that. So everyone else 227 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: will point fingers and go haha and goolf on you. 228 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: But it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. You come out ahead. 229 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Meller 230 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on 231 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 232 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 3: Steve Gott's here, I have a podcast empire. 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I did watch what a great game. I 256 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: watched the Mexico game on Fox Sports one. I think 257 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: it was FS one. Mexico played Brazil. I believe it 258 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: was sixteen nothing, very competitive game, outstanding. Good competition. There 259 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: love athletic competition, but our lead it is from the 260 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic, where Philly star Bryce Harper was a 261 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: trending topic over the weekend. What did he do? Did 262 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: Bryce Harper end up getting hurt? Did he know hitting hurt? 263 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: Did he hit three home run? No, he didn't hit 264 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: three home Did he demand a trade? Did the Yankees? No? No, 265 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: I didn't do that. None of the above, none of 266 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: you above. One of the stars of USA's World Cup 267 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: World Baseball team the WBC, Bryce Harper, came out and 268 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: he gave a less than ringing endorsement of the World 269 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. Harper had a lot to say. I think 270 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: we have some audio on this, I believe. Let's see 271 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: what we do or not. All right, here we go. 272 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: Here's Bryce Harper and his thoughts on the World Baseball 273 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: Classic in comparison to that other event that happens every 274 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: few years. Let's go to the audio tape. Take a listen. 275 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 4: Obviously, the WC has been great, but it's not the Olympics, right. 276 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 4: That's no disrespect to the WC or anything, but everybody 277 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 4: knows that when the Olympics are on, everybody's watching don't 278 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 4: matter what sport it is. It could be the most 279 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 4: random sport and it's got, you know, all the fans 280 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 4: watching it. So I'm hoping, you know, like twenty eight happens. 281 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: There you go. All right, So again they've been the 282 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: WBC has been great. It's not the Olympics, but it's 283 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: not the Olympics. There you go. So this was met 284 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: with condemnation, damnation and vilification. How dare you? How dare 285 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: you Bryce Harper not go with the orthodox and say 286 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: how great the World Baseball Classic is because that's what 287 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: you're supposed to do, and he didn't do it. So 288 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: good jumping all point. Let us discuss the question how 289 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: did Bryce Harper's comments about the WBC the World Baseball 290 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: Classic not being the Olympics up to the standard of 291 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: the Olympics land with you. So I've got five guys, 292 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: combo meal, cookie cutter, stucco house, and Burger King, and 293 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: we will combine all of these things together and we 294 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: are going to play nice in the sandbox unless we don't. 295 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: So Number I said Number y'all right, all right, stop it, 296 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: please trying to do a show you So, Bryce Harper 297 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: says the World Baseball classic is great, but it's not 298 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: the Olympics. And as you know from being a loyal 299 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: minion in the mal or militia, whether you're sworn it 300 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: or not, you know that that word but but but 301 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: but but but but but but but is doing a 302 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: lot of heavy lifting. Every man, woman and child that 303 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: has paid any attention to the Overnight Show knows that 304 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: anything before the word but is a lie. It's a lie. 305 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: It's the classic political weasel move, no disrespect, but here 306 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: comes the disrespect. Now truth bomb, truth bomb? But but 307 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: b U T T but that is the universal lie 308 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 1: detector word. It's like when your buddy says, you know, 309 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to start a fight, but yeah, suddenly 310 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: you know, you guys are squaring up, there's chairs flying. 311 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: What are you doing? Dude? Harper nailed it, like save 312 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: the faux outrage. The Olympics are the super Bowl of 313 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: global sports. Now, I'm not a big Olympic guy either, 314 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: but I am fair enough to point out that the 315 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: Olympics are If you're into that kind of thing, the 316 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: global sporting scene, that's where it's at. The WBC. It 317 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: might as well be a preseason bowl game in Shreeport okay, 318 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: And you know who secretly agrees with Bryce Harper but 319 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: will never admit it, will never admit it. Major League Baseball. 320 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: The whole thing exists because Major League Baseball got kicked 321 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: out of the Olympics in the first place. They were 322 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: not deemed cool enough for the Olympics. Have you seen 323 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: some of the Fugaese sports in the Olympics, And they 324 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: kicked baseball out. They got tossed out like a scam 325 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 1: artist caught counting cards in Vegas. Technically not illegal, but 326 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: you're not welcome here anymore. And Bud Selick, who was 327 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: the commission at the time, and his evil henchman who's 328 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: been proven to be a worse commissioner than Bud rob 329 00:19:55,160 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: Manfreud cooked this thing up in a panic. Look all 330 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: you need to know about how unpopular it is. The 331 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: ticket prices. Did you know that the USA Opener, Now, 332 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: they played a couple of games, so I think it 333 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: was on Friday. The buy in price on the secondary 334 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: market for the USA Opener the World Baseball Classic. It 335 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: was actually cheaper to buy a ticket to the World 336 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic than to go to five guys and get 337 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: a combo or just even a cheeseburger. That tells you everything. 338 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: It also tells you the five guys is overpriced, but 339 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: that's a different conversation. Listen again, We'll watch. I did watch. 340 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: I've been watching. I've been checking it out. You know 341 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: I'll watch it. Why not? Am I excited? You know? 342 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: We'll talk about it. I have a talk show to 343 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 1: do every day, so I'll talk about it. Let's not 344 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: kidd ourselves though. The Olympics are like the bacon cheeseburger 345 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: would be the Olympics very popular burger the WBC. That 346 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: would be a plant based meat burger, no toppings on, 347 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: just wrapped in play paper, wrapped in playing paper. That's 348 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: it now, Page two. So on the other side of 349 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: the aisle, this is not a bipartisan issue. On the 350 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: other side of the aisle, we had a not a star, 351 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: but a guy that's been in some big games because 352 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: he happened to be riding the coat tails of the 353 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: team in LA. But we're talking about Key k Hernandez. 354 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: So very popular with the Dodger fans. They love this guy. 355 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: So he was asked about what the World Baseball Classic means. 356 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: A Dodger utility guy's a backup on the Dodgers. Key 357 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: k Hernandez, who is part of Puerto Rico's team, kind 358 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: of more than that in a minute, and he opened 359 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: up about the tournament and it's important. He said, quote, 360 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: I've played in five World Series, and I don't know 361 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: if it's because of what's across my chest, which would 362 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: be Puerto Rico, but the Classic feels above that. Hernandez 363 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: said close quote all right, question, if you're a Dodgers fan, 364 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: are you annoyed that Keith k Hernandez is saying that 365 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: the World Baseball Classic is more meaningful than the Fall Classic, 366 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: where the Dodgers are one of the last two World Series. 367 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: So I know some people out there trying to work 368 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: Dodger fans into a ladder. I don't think this as much. 369 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: I'm not worked up into anything here. I'm not annoyed, 370 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: not even a little bit. If you decode the messaging here, 371 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: Key Ky Hernandez is playing to the crowd. He's playing 372 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: the crowd. He knows the international audience eats this stuff up, 373 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: romanticizing what is a relatively new shiny toy, the World 374 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. It's shorter, it's louder at times, and it's 375 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: certainly fresher. It's kind of like summer camp. You show up, 376 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 1: you wave the flag, everybody sings Kumbai Ya, you rowse 377 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: some marshmallows, and then you go home. Now that's said, 378 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: let's not get too carried away here, comparing the World 379 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic to the World Series. Right side by side, 380 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: have the World Series on one side, you have the 381 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic on the other. It's like comparing the 382 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: ancient Pyramids to a cookie cutter stucko home at the 383 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 1: end of a cul de sac. No one would say, well, 384 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: that's stuck go home in the call de sack. That's 385 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: where it's at. No one has history carved in stone, literally, 386 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: and the other has a very expensive hoa and some 387 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: really annoying people that force you to change the outside 388 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: of your house because there are a bunch of schmucks. Now, 389 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: my favorite part is that keyk who's braggadocious about how 390 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: great the World Baseball Classic is in comparison to the 391 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: World Series. He's not even playing. He had snap crackle, 392 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 1: poppy tore elbow ligaments and tendons and all that elbow 393 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: got all torn up. He had surgeries out till mid 394 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: season for the Dodgers. So he's sitting there watching the 395 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic this way that you and I would 396 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: be watching. And it is also fun to point out 397 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: that Waile Key k Hernandez has the reputation of being 398 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: mister October. Mister October, the modern day clutch player. This 399 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: is more and more a man who shot liberty valance. Situation, 400 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: when the legend becomes the fact, you print the legend 401 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: because the reality is that in the World Series, Ki 402 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: ky Hernandez last year batted under two hundred in his 403 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: career in five World Series. Key Kate Hernandez in the 404 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: Fall Classic is a career two oh two hitter. He's 405 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: right at the Mendoza ligne in the World Series. Now. 406 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: He has had some big hits in other rounds of 407 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and he's even had a few in the 408 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: World Series. But overall his full body of work, Ki 409 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: k Hernandez is batting two oh two in the World Series. 410 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: Put that in your pipe and smoking now. Final point elsewhere, 411 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: cy Young winner Terry Scouga, who pitched over the weekend, 412 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: more on that pitching the World Baseball Classic more than 413 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: that in a minute, but he also revealed the ace 414 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: of Motown. The ace of Motown, Trek school Will, revealed 415 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 1: the Tigers never ever made him a long term offer. 416 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: In the offseason. There were stories about would there be 417 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: a deal done, would schoolbl sign an extension to stay 418 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: in Detroit? And they never made an offer. That's what 419 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: he said over the weekend. And then there won't be 420 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: an offer until the end of the season, the cy 421 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: young pitcher said when he could potentially become a free agent, 422 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: he said, quote, there is no offer and there won't 423 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: be an offer, Schooble said until the end of the season. 424 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: My focus is on playing baseball and winning this year, 425 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: Schooble grumbled to a gaggle of reporters there. He says, 426 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,719 Speaker 1: I'll deal with the contract stuff at the end of 427 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: the year and then we'll kind of see and that's fine. 428 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: It's their decision, all right. Question, does Trek Schoogle actually 429 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: want to be in Detroit and does Detroit want him? 430 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: Or is he halfway out the door already? Is this 431 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: just a FATA complay that when we get to the 432 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: midsummer trade deadline he's gone. All right, so spare me 433 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: the violin music, right, schoopbl not emotional, not emotional about Detroit. Now, 434 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: my word for this, and I would say it's on 435 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: both sides, is indifference. In difference, the Tigers are owned 436 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: by old family money. The pizza pizza, pizza guys long gone. 437 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: The family runs the Tigers, and that money. If they 438 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: don't spend it on Schooble, they can spend it on 439 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: private jets and third and fourth homes, vacation homes and 440 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: things like that. And so they're in an interesting situation 441 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: to trade because they're supposed to be one of the 442 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: better teams in the American League this year than Tigers. 443 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: They were in the playoffs last year. We saw what 444 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,719 Speaker 1: they did a year ago. So if you're in contention, 445 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: you cannot trade schoob then you end up like the 446 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: Angels with Otani, although they were not really in contention 447 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: that year. They were like a faux contender and the 448 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: Angels had offers for Otani and didn't trade him. What 449 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: happened to him. I guess he's signed with the Dodgers. 450 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if they've had any success or not. 451 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: I have to go check on that. But that's the problem. 452 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: So if Detroit's good, you got to keep Schooble. If 453 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: he's bad, you get rid of him. But the chances 454 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: are pretty good that they'll be good. And I think 455 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: he's indifference right if the Tigers are the highest bidder, 456 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: which it doesn't seem like they're interested in being. Suddenly, 457 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: then Schoobol comes out. I love mochat. Oh my god, 458 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: Detroit Stall Pizza is the greatest doll pizza in the world. 459 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: Those coney dogs to die for the whole thing, right 460 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,719 Speaker 1: Greek Town, come on and right now though he's at 461 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: the twenty six mile mark of the marathon, the twenty 462 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: six mile mark of the marathon, two tenths of a 463 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: mile left until he runs straight in to a giant 464 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: pit of money like think Fort Knox, the vault at 465 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: Fort Knox, and and he gets there, he's going burger 466 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: king baby and have it your way, and schoolbl's ordering 467 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: the whopper with extra zeros because he's gonna get a 468 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: whopper now. I believe just starting pitching wise, the Philadelphia 469 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: Phillies Zach Wheeler, of all people, has the highest average 470 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: annual value of their contract at forty two million a 471 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: year for Zach Wheeler, Oh my god, schoobl is gonna 472 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: get at least forty five million a year. He's looking 473 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: at something like five years two hundred and twenty five million. 474 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,479 Speaker 1: That's like the starting point for a school. Bl Now, 475 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: as far as the I'm focusing on baseball, that is humbuggery. Yeah, 476 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: just like me. I'm focusing on the talk show. If 477 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: management wants to give me a new contract and pay 478 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: me a lot more money and give me a helicopter, 479 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: I'm good. I'm in okay. I can multi task. I 480 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: can do the talk show and I can sign the 481 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: you sign and get the contract. I'm good to go. 482 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: I'm good to go. Right, that's it, good to go. 483 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: So I was always I'm focused on baseball. If Detroit 484 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: right now put an offer of six years two hundred 485 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: and sixty million or six years three hundred million on 486 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: the table, he would sign faster faster than a guy 487 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: slapping that, you know, the buy it now button on eBay. 488 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: He'd be all about it, man, he'd be all about it. 489 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Meller 490 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. 491 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: Here we go, Here we go, Here we go. It's mallard. 492 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: How about that? 493 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 2: To the third degree, This is one big Ben gets grilled, 494 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 2: all right? 495 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: Cool. 496 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 5: Been a couple of days ago President Trump held a 497 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 5: saving College Sports roundtable at the White House, Yes, and 498 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 5: he said that he's going to write an executive order 499 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 5: within a week that will quote solve all of the 500 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 5: problems brought forth at that meeting to save college sports. Ben, 501 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 5: do you think what do you think is gonna come 502 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 5: with this anything? 503 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: Nothing. He's not gonna fix college sports because there'll be 504 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: a bunch of lawsuits and they'll take it all the 505 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: way to the Supreme Court. And there's a lot of 506 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: people making a lot of money off college athletes because 507 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: they have nil deal. So it's gonna take the Supreme 508 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: Court to do something. And those those presidential things are nice, 509 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: but it's not going to solve the problem. 510 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 5: Next, Nikola Jokicic was asked about potentially playing for another 511 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 5: team in an interview over the weekend. He said, I 512 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 5: wouldn't like to imagine that, and he went on to 513 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 5: say that he found his life here, his kids were 514 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 5: born here, so on and so forth. Do you think he's 515 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 5: the type of guy that's gonna stick with one team 516 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 5: his whole career? 517 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: Well, I'm surprised. I would be surprised if he as 518 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: a long career group. He seems like the kind of guy. 519 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: He doesn't seem to really enjoy playing in the NBA. 520 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: He'd rather be sitting back home and with his horses 521 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: and all that, and futzing around at the barn and 522 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: all that. But you know, you get me played long enough, 523 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,479 Speaker 1: you're gonna eventually play on another team. There's very few 524 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: people to stay on one team, so chances are he'll 525 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: go somewhere else. 526 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 5: Next, Ben the Colt traded Zaire Franklin to the Green 527 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 5: Bay Packers. He's only a couple of years removed from 528 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 5: an All Pro season. You think this is a big 529 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 5: move for the Packers. 530 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's a big move. It's it's a 531 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: name we've heard of, which is rare on defense. How 532 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: do we do Kobolo? 533 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 5: You pass that they were put out of ar I 534 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 5: what the game? 535 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 536 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 2: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 537 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 2: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 538 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 2: listen live. Hey you sports figure, guy or girl? 539 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: Who get here? Were you talking to? Sons? Here's some 540 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: instant advice. Hold that thought. No one's paid attention to 541 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: me for ten whole seconds. And if you don't like it, 542 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: you and the way week go. It's the ins Advice 543 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: Line Onscreen Radio. And so who needs our advice? This 544 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: week at eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox, we 545 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: give back to the men and women that listen here 546 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: all night to the show. Here, all you crafty devils, 547 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: here's your opportunity. So it could be a coach, player, 548 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: prominent media figure, or a little bit of the media, 549 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of the front office, a little bit 550 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: of the ownership. How about Tom Brady. The Raiders traded 551 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: the one player that was any good on the roster 552 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: to the Ravens and Hot Dignity Dog. They got a 553 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: bunch of money because they have no good players, and 554 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: they've got a bunch of draft picks. They have no 555 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: good players. So advice to Tom Brady and the Raiders. 556 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: At eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox eight seven 557 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: seven nine, nine, six sixty three, six nine and two 558 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: the phones we go call her number one in the 559 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: leadoff chair. Advice to Tom Brady and the Raiders. Caller one, 560 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: Hey man, can you make sure you dog gets my 561 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: golden ticket? 562 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 2: It? 563 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, Okay, there you go, eat dog on long Eye. 564 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: We'll give you a golden ticket. Who's next caller too? 565 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: You're on the air. Hello caller to welcome, say that 566 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: I agree f Alight savings. It's so stupid. And these 567 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: Weasley politicians, it's a bipartisan weasel situation. They said a 568 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: couple years ago, we're gonna change that. No, they haven't 569 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: changed it. They lied. It's been like five years they 570 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: were supposed to change it. Just pick a freaking time. 571 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: I don't care what time. Change the time. I don't care. 572 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: Just do one stupid time. All right, let's go call 573 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: her three. You're on the air advice to Tom Brady 574 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: and the Raiders. Caller three, eight seven, seven ninety nine 575 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: on Fox. Some want to get sidetracked. Hello caller three. 576 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: They came in last place with Max last. All right, 577 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: there you go, super market, Steve go away. On line four. 578 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: You're on the airline four. Hello, good morning time. Oh 579 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm not saving anything. I'm not saving any Rick in Maryland. 580 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: All right, morning time. There you go your next Hello 581 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: caller five. Hello caller five, you're on the air line 582 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: five AFC North. 583 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 2: We have a problem. 584 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: Oh look at that is that Sean the hood Guy. 585 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: I believe it. Maybe Sean the look Guy. Line six, 586 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: you're on the air. Hello line six with Andrew Lemon, 587 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: dup dupe duke Okay, Line one your next eight, seven, 588 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,760 Speaker 1: seven ninety nine on Fox advice to Tom Brady the Raiders. 589 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: They have no good players. They traded their one good 590 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: player to the Ravens for some draft picks. They also 591 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: have no a bunch of sabercaps. It's because they're not 592 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: paying anybody any money because they have no real players. Hello, 593 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,919 Speaker 1: line two, you're on the air. Line two. Line two 594 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,360 Speaker 1: is not able to go to line three. It's the 595 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: instant advice. Line three is not there either. Let's try 596 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: line four and I hear line four on the instant 597 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: advice line for Tom Brady and the Raiders. Hello, line four, Hey, hey, Lorena, 598 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: Oh my guys, that you're like evil, like nightmare. You know, 599 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: in the multiverse, Lorena, there is someone you know who's 600 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 1: someone like me, who's very skinny, and someone like you 601 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: who's you're very you know, in shape, and all that, 602 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: who's who's chubby. They're in the multiverse, you know. Line three, 603 00:34:56,239 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: you're on the Airline three, Hello, Haperto oh, that's a classic. 604 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: Happy birthday. Roberto the old bus driver, Good old Bert, 605 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 1: you gave up the glamour of overnight talk radio to 606 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,880 Speaker 1: drive a bus. Line six, you're on the airline six. Hello, 607 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 1: sweet care line now, this is not a red sock game. 608 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: This is not a red sock game, Lucky Tony. Line two, 609 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: you're on the airline too. Hello, yes it does absolutely. 610 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: Line sir smokes a lot, says bring back Gruden. All right. 611 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: Line five, you're on the airline five. Hello, drop back 612 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: in tone, here you go. That's raider football, baby, drop 613 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: back in punt. That's the commitment to the punning game. 614 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:46,400 Speaker 1: Line three, Hello, Line three. Line three is not paying attention. 615 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: All right, we'll do one more, only one more of 616 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: it's good. I'll take credit enough. Not I'll blame the 617 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: Kooper loop, the final call, the instant of ice. Line 618 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: go ahead, coop. Line six. Line six, you're on the 619 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: airline six for Tom Brady. I like daylight saving time. No, 620 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 1: you loser. That's a terrible call. Nobody likes it.