1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what? And a Merry 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve to everybody out there. Merry Christmas Eve. 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: Dad, Merry Christmas Eve you, Jeff, Happy Holidays to everybody 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: out there. It's so great that we've got you home. 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: I need all the listeners and viewers to know that 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: you walk in the house, first thing you have to 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: do is mount a TV in the craft room so 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: mom can do her crafts and watch TV. And then 9 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: you went over to your sister's house and took out 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: all the like the cabinet and. 11 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Like wo wolves, yeah, the pulls. 12 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, you have to do all that. So I'm sorry, 13 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: Jeff that you come here for three days for Christmas 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: and all you're doing is helping us out around the 15 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 2: house because you know your pathetic father can't do any 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: of that stuff. 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, I appreciate that. I love being home. We 18 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: are doing this episode recording in my dad's office, so 19 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: it might sound a little different, but it definitely looks different. 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: So if you don't follow us on YouTube, you can 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: do so. Just search is this a Great game or what? 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: On YouTube and there you can also see our very 23 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: special guests today. We will not be interviewing him this 24 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: is Ranger, my dog who currently my wife is working 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: and our baby is napping, and the dog, since he's 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: in an unfamiliar place, won't leave my side. So Dad 27 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: was like, let's put him outside of the office, and 28 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: I said, he's gonna scratch, he's going to bark, and 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: we got my grandfather napping downstairs, so we didn't want 30 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: to disturb them. So Ranger will sit on the couch 31 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: for this entire episode with us, right. 32 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: And the first theme that I covered every day in 33 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 2: the major leagues was the Rangers, so we have a 34 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: special affinity. Speaking of your wife, Emily, have you got her? 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: Did you get her the proper Christmas present? You don't 36 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: have to tell us because she'll be listening, But did 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: you get what you wanted? Yeah? 38 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: No, she I'll tell you what it was too, because 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: she won't listen in the time for Christmas Day. This 40 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: release is on Christmas Eve. She'll probably listen on the 41 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: way home. But I got her. It's like a stamp. 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how to explain. It's like a page embosser, 43 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: so and it says from the Library of McKinley Hope, 44 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: our daughter, and you can take a paperback page and 45 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: stamp it and it has a cute little logo that 46 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: says from the library of McKinley Hope. So ironically, that's 47 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: my wife calling right now. Let's just check in really fast. 48 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: Hey Am, you're on the podcast right now with Ranger 49 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: and pop up anything you want to say. 50 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: Hi, I was just calling you back. 51 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: Okay, Well, we love you. We're recording. Ranger is sitting 52 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: between us, so this is the most Christmas thing we 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: can do. Well, we love you, and I hope McKinley 54 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: Hope is sleeping. She is, Okay, we love you. 55 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: Bye. 56 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: It's a family show, right. 57 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: So, Jeff, it sounds like a great present that you've 58 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: got for Emily. Never never forget. The worst present ever 59 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: given by a husband to a wife in the history 60 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: of presents took place on this street. Thank goodness, it 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: wasn't me. The guy up the street, great guy loved him. 62 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: He only lived here for a short time. But he 63 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 2: wrapped up the present in beautiful wrapping paper with a 64 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 2: bow on it for his wife, and inside was the present. 65 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 2: It was jumper cables. He gave his wife jumper cables 66 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: for Christmas, and when she objected, Wow, what a surprise. 67 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 2: He said, honey, your battery died the other day. You 68 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: need these, Jeff again. To all husbands out there, maybe 69 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: you just give your wife some jumper cables. Put them 70 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: in the trunk so she knows where they are. I 71 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: think wrapping them up with a bow on it is 72 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: a bad idea. Am I wrong? Here? 73 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Not the smoothest gift idea of all time? Jumper cables. Yeah, 74 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure you told me on that on my 75 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: wedding night. Hey son, let me tell you the one 76 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: thing not. 77 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: And the lady who used to live next door, she 78 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: had a rule on her Christmas or birthday was don't 79 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: you dare buy me anything that I have to plug in? 80 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, oh that's interesting. 81 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 2: That's an interesting thought. And I'm with her on that too, 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: unless it's a computer or something they or a cell 83 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: phone that could really help you. 84 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: So well, Merry Christmas to you, Dad. I'm glad to 85 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: be here with you and Ranger and celebrating, and Merry 86 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Christmas to everybody listening. We've got we've got a lot 87 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: coming your way, including a brand new game. We're also 88 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: going to bring you HiT's in the cards. But first, 89 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: I think it goes without saying the number one unfortunate, 90 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: somewhat breaking news story happening on Sunday, December the twenty second, 91 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: the news that Ricky Henderson had passed away at the 92 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: age of sixty five. 93 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: Right, and Ricky's sixty sixth birthday would have been tomorrow, 94 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 2: Christmas Day, And I think it's so fitting that Ricky 95 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: was born on Christmas Day. Look for me, Just for me. 96 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: He's one of the fifteen greatest players of all time. 97 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: He is the all time stolen based leader. He's got 98 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 2: four hundred and sixty eight more than anyone in the 99 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 2: history of the game. And just for a little bit 100 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 2: more context, Starling Marte is the is the leader among 101 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: active players with three hundred and fifty four, so Ricky 102 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 2: has almost eleven hundred more than the next than the 103 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: most among active players. He also, of course, scored more 104 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: runs than anyone in baseball history, and runs are really important. 105 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: He had the second most walks of anyone, but second 106 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: to Barry Bonds, but he had the most unintentional walks 107 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: of all of Barry's walks. So Ricky Henderson was walked 108 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 2: to lead off an inning seven hundred and ninety six 109 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: times in his career. That's to lead off an inning. 110 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: So my friend Craig Wright, who's a genius for statistics, 111 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 2: went back and looked at all the Hall of Famers, 112 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: and forty five percent of the position players in the 113 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame didn't walk as many, many times unintentionally 114 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 2: in their careers as Ricky Henderson did leading off an inning. 115 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: So almost half of them don't even reach the amount 116 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: of walks in general. It is in total that she has. 117 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 2: Just leading off an inning. And that's important, Jeff, because 118 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 2: when Ricky Henderson let off an inning, he usually ended 119 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 2: up at second and sometimes he ended up at third. 120 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: And I'm sure I've told you the story, Jeff, But 121 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 2: when I covered the Orioles in the eighties, this is 122 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: eighty eight, it could have been any year in the eighties. 123 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: How great Ricky was. Frank Robinson, who was sick and 124 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 2: tired of his team, I'll give you that, told them 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: before a game in Oakland that I was covering, told 126 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 2: his pitchers and his catchers, if he tries to seal, 127 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: don't don't even try to don't even throw down a second, 128 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: don't try to pick him off, and don't throw a 129 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 2: second because you're not going to catch him. He's too 130 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: good and you're just gonna throw it away anyway, so 131 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: just let him go. That's how great Ricky Henderson was 132 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: in his career. And the other thing, Jeff that the 133 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: power speed combination was just breathtaking. For fourteen one hundred 134 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: and six stolen bases, he also two hundred and ninety 135 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: seven homers. He had a home run in twenty five 136 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: consecutive seasons. 137 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: That's unbelievable. 138 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 2: And he holds the Major League record for most leadoff 139 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: homers to start a game at eighty two. And of 140 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: course he was the first one ever, first one ever 141 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: to had home run leading off both games of a doubleheader. 142 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: So he played a doubleheader and let off both games 143 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: with a leadoff homer in the first sitting. Wow, I 144 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 2: have one other story that you were there for. Remember 145 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 2: when we met Lou Brock in the golf clubhouse at Cooperstown. 146 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 2: Lou Brock gave you twenty minutes. You were like eleven 147 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: years old, and I'll never forget Lou Brock for how 148 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: gracious he was and how friendly he was to an 149 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 2: eleven year old. But that was the day that Lou 150 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: explained to us that he and Ricky during Ricky's chase 151 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: of lou Brock, they became really good friends, which I 152 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: thought was so healthy and so cool because Lou's the 153 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: greatest guy ever and Ricky really admired lou Brock. So 154 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: they and this is not a great story, but we're 155 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: gonna tell it anyway. So Lou and Ricky come up 156 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: with a speech that Ricky is going to read after 157 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: he breaks the record, and he was supposed to put 158 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: it in the back pocket of his uniform. So Lou 159 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 2: and Ricky collaborated on the very quick speech. So Ricky 160 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: Steele's third in Oakland that day, raises the bag to 161 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: the air and says, today, I am the greatest of 162 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: all time, which of course he was, and he had 163 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,199 Speaker 2: every right to do that. But after the game, lou 164 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: Brock called Ricky and said, Ricky, what happened to the speech? 165 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 1: The speech that we wrote? 166 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: And Ricky said, oh, sorry, Lou, I forgot. And that's 167 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 2: understandable because when you break a record held by a 168 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 2: Hall of Famer Lou Brock, and you break it as 169 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 2: con convincingly as Ricky Anderson did, we're going to give 170 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 2: him a pass on that. 171 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Let's get into on this state in baseball history. 172 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 2: All right, well, just a couple of little things. I 173 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 2: love birthdays around Christmas. And this is so obscure, but 174 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: John dia Cuisto was born in nineteen fifty one. When 175 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 2: I was growing up, Jeff, I was just an unhealthy 176 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 2: San Francisco Giants fan. And one day in the late seventies, 177 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: John Diaquisto pitched on National TV against the Expos. You know, 178 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 2: it was only one game on per week back then, 179 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 2: Saturday afternoon. And I can't believe it. I'm like ten 180 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: years old and I get to watch John dia Cuisto 181 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: pitch on National TV and in the first inning or 182 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: one of the innings, he gives up a home run 183 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 2: to Larry Parrish. So, like five years later, I meet 184 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: Larry Parrish for the first time. He's on the Rangers, 185 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: and I just was talking to him one day and 186 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: I said, you know, I remember that day that you 187 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 2: hit a home run off of John Diaquisto that day 188 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 2: in Jerry Park in Montreal. And five years later Larry 189 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 2: Parrish said, yeah, O two slider. He thought he could 190 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 2: get it by me on the inside part of the plate. 191 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 2: Remember the count, Remember the pitch. Five years later secure 192 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: a home run. That's when I knew, Jeff, how great 193 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: these baseball players were about understanding the game. 194 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, the recall is unbelievable. We had Jim 195 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: Palmer on this year, which was such a great interview. 196 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: If you miss it, I would recommend going back. But 197 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 1: to the same thing, Dad. He was recalling pitches he 198 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: had grown fifty years ago. 199 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 2: Right there, Cal Ripkins the same way. They're all the 200 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: really really good ones who study the game. Never forget that, 201 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 2: all right. 202 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: Both of our wives give us a lot of flak 203 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: because we'll come home from a golf game and you know, 204 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: on average, at least for me, you're hitting ninety golf 205 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: shots in a day, but we can usually recall what 206 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: we hit on that par five uphill second shot. Meanwhile, 207 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: I forgot to take out the trash. 208 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: Right well, selective retention. We remember what we really want 209 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 2: to Okay, last couple other birthdays Tomorrow Christmas, December twenty fifth, 210 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: We have a couple other birthdays. Jean Lamont, one of 211 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: my dear friends, former coach, former player, former manager, helped 212 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 2: me so many years, so many times over the years 213 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 2: understand the game. So happy birthday to Gene and a 214 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: happy birthday to pork Chop Pew who played in the 215 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 2: minor leagues. And I did one year for Sports Illustrated. 216 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 2: I did a instead of my regular notes column, I 217 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 2: did a minor league notes column. And I was intrigued 218 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 2: by this fellow in the Brave System. I think it 219 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 2: was pork Chop Pugh Sorr. I tracked him down and 220 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: I said, all right, what's the deal with your name? 221 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 2: So he said, well, my real name is Clyde, but 222 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 2: when I was playing little league ball, they used to 223 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: call me Pokey. But we had another guy named poke 224 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 2: all the team, so they started calling me pork Chop. 225 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: So he went all through high school being known as 226 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 2: pork Chop Pugh Pough. And he said they would call 227 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 2: me out like before class would start, at the beginning 228 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 2: of a semester eleventh grade would start pork Chop Pew. 229 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: He would raise his hair. So it wasn't Clyde Pew. 230 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 2: Everyone knew him as Porkchop Pew. He was born on 231 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 2: Christmas Day. 232 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: Also, so Dad, we are going to bring out It's 233 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: in the cards. This is where we actually open a 234 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: deck of cards on the podcast. Let me get my 235 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: camera set up. 236 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: Now. 237 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: We did this a couple of weeks ago, and we 238 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: were looking for the Paul Skeen's debut rookie card and 239 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: I told my wife Emily, I said, listen, you know, 240 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: should I just open a couple of these. It's been 241 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: a while. We haven't heard from Dad in a minute, 242 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: you know, because we haven't done an episode in a minute. 243 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: And she said, no, if you pull this crazy card, 244 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: you need to get it on video. So shall we 245 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: go through for it's in the cards. Of course, let's 246 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: rip them. 247 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 2: If we get the Paul Skeen's card, which is gonna 248 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,719 Speaker 2: you know, net us like a million dollars, right, yeah, 249 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 2: all right. 250 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: Well exactly. David Hamilton of the Boston Red Sox a 251 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: poll right there, and uh oh, I got excited. It's 252 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: a it's a Pirates card though We've got Quinn Priester 253 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: for that, and I got excited seeing a Pirates card, 254 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: but it's a no go there. Raphael Devers of the 255 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: Boston Red Sox. 256 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 2: Power to left Field is just ridiculous. He's going to 257 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 2: be a Hall of Fame player someday, and it'll be 258 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: really interesting to see if they go get a player 259 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 2: to play third base. They can move him to first, 260 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 2: but that guy's the real thing, and he's still exceptionally young. 261 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: New York Mets Jeff McNeil. Another poll for US. 262 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 2: Today, former batting champ Jeff McNeil and Buck Showalter, who 263 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: never misses a trick on anything, knows that Jeff McNeil 264 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 2: is one of the best golfers in the major leagues. 265 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 2: So he had a little putting green chipping green built 266 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 2: beyond the center field fence at their spring training facility, 267 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 2: so if Jeff McNeil was ever bored for a moment, 268 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 2: he could go out and chip and putt in order 269 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: to keep his golf game. Really sure, I love that 270 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: Buck would do that. 271 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: Yes, we got Henry Davis of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 272 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 2: Overall number one pick out of college. It's had a 273 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 2: little bit of trouble being can becoming an everyday catcher. 274 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 2: Just another reminder how big a difference it is between 275 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 2: college baseball and major league baseball. He'll be a really 276 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: good player someday, hadn't gotten there yet. 277 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: And then Bryce Terrang a right. 278 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: Bryce Terrang won a Gold Glove at second base for 279 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: the Brewers this year. He can really really play that position. 280 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 2: And whenever I see a young guy who really studies 281 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 2: the game defensively, I really pay attention. Because we don't 282 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: have too many of those anymore. 283 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: Can we rip one more pack of horse? Because I 284 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: got four more to do. We're not going to do 285 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: them all here on our Christmas Eve episode, but this 286 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: is always always a good time, Luisa. Rise of the 287 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: Padres a great addition for them. 288 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, want a batting title, Jeff in three straight years 289 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 2: for three different teams. No one's ever done that. 290 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: San Francisco Giants Logan Webb. 291 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 2: Logan web is one of the most underrated pitchers in baseball, 292 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 2: one of the great ground ball pitchers, great hard sinker. 293 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 2: Giants are on their way back. He's going to lead 294 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 2: the way. 295 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: Summertime in the Park card from Tops. This is a 296 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: Yankees Juan Soto obviously because we purchased this back a 297 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: month ago. 298 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: Right, Well, want Soto with the Mets, And as we 299 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 2: said a couple of weeks ago, there's a chance Wan 300 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: Soda will become the first Met ever to win the 301 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: Most Valuable Player, which still amazes me. Nineteen sixty two, 302 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 2: They've never had an MVP. 303 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: And then Yoshi Yamamoto of the Dodgers. 304 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 2: All right again, Jeff, This guy was a stud when 305 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 2: he started last year and then he got hurt. Once 306 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: he stays healthy, he's going to be really, really good 307 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: for the whole season. Elite command, incredible control and throws 308 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: close to one hundred miles an hour with a split from. 309 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: Hell and last one for this edition of It's in 310 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: the Cards, Sandy al Kantara, All right now. 311 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 2: He is a former cy Young winner, also coming back 312 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 2: from Tommy John surgery. The Marlins have a chance someday 313 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 2: to get good again because they have so much young 314 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: starting pitching, but most of it is injured. They just 315 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 2: traded one of those really good pictures, Jesus Losardo to 316 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: the Phillies. Phillies and typical Dave Dombrowski just just sneaking 317 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 2: around in the weeds, not saying a word, and then 318 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: he comes up with a top quality left handed starting pitcher, 319 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 2: And now their starting rotation is as stout as any 320 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 2: in the Major League. 321 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: It really does look good if Ranger Swarez is able 322 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: to go a full season being successful. Ranger named after 323 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: Ranger Ranger Swarez. Okay, Dad, So I have a bit 324 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: of a game I wanted to play with you for 325 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: this Christmas edition of Is this a great game? 326 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 2: Or what? 327 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: Okay? All right, are you ready? 328 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: Yes? 329 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: Of course you seem nervous. 330 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 2: No, I'm not nerves I know where you're going. I 331 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 2: don't know where it's going, but it's gonna meant to 332 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: embarrass me and I deserve it. 333 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: This is called pop out on pop culture. 334 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: With pop pop pop out, Okay, that means I'm gonna 335 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 2: make it out. I'm gonna I'm. 336 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: Gonna make go. I don't want to say anything, but 337 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: like you know, a pop out is I don't want 338 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: to say an embarrassing way to make an out. But 339 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: sometimes you know, you don't get it quite right. You 340 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: pop it out to the second basement. And this is 341 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: a twenty twenty four recap of pop culture events. I'm 342 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: going to have you fill in the blank to see 343 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: if you can. You know what these are? 344 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 2: Okay? 345 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: Blank? A TV show was the number one streaming show 346 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty four. Office The Office that is incorrect. 347 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: Great show and streaming now on Peacock. They actually have 348 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: their amazing bonus super fan episodes. But no, I'll give 349 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: you a clue. It's a children's television show that my 350 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: daughter McKinley help, and I'm pretty sure Carson and Emma, 351 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: who live fifteen minutes from you, have watched quite a bit. 352 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: Became the number one streaming show this year. 353 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: Uh, Power Rangers, Bluey Blueye, I knew I've watched Bluey Okay? Next? Well, 354 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 2: oh for one? How many are there? 355 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: There are five? 356 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: Six? If I get one, right, I win? Okay? Deal? 357 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: Blank Singer kisses her Super Bowl winner boyfriend on the 358 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: field after the game. What was that moment? 359 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 2: Taylor Swift? Wow, Jeff, even, I know that. Of course 360 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 2: your mother loves the Kansas City Chiefs because she loves 361 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 2: Taylor Swift. She loves the Kelsey Brothers. She always says, 362 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 2: why an't your Why isn't your podcast as good as theirs? 363 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 2: Thanks a lot? Yeah, even I know who Taylor Swift? 364 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: Can you name a song? 365 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 2: News? 366 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: Okay? All right, I didn't think so. Jennifer Lopez, formerly 367 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: engaged to what former Major league star, divorced from her 368 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: husband in August of this year. Which actor? So there's 369 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: a two point. 370 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 2: So you're right. So Alex Rodriguez was her former boyfriend 371 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 2: and she she divorced Ben Affleck. 372 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: Way to go, Dad, that's a two pointer, right there 373 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: you go, mister pop culture, all right, pop icon Blank 374 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: has a breakout year with songs like Espresso Taste and 375 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: Please Please. 376 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 2: Please Luke Combs. 377 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: Now we do love us some Luke Combs here on. 378 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 2: The podcast Luke Combs is great. 379 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,360 Speaker 1: We were looking for Sabrina Carpenter, right. 380 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 2: I knew it wasn't Luke Combs. But I will have 381 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 2: to say I got a brand new car. As you know, 382 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: I got another Honda Accord. I traded one at two 383 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: hundred and forty thousand. This one only made it to 384 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 2: one hundred and eighty two thousand. But I just got 385 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 2: a brand new Honda Accord Excel Hybrid. 386 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: Wow. 387 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 2: And the only disappointment is I bought a Luke Comb 388 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 2: CD so I could just put it in and listen 389 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 2: to it whenever I wanted. So, Carson, your godson, my grandson, 390 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 2: that's his favorite song. It's my favorite song, the wild Thing, 391 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 2: Where the Wild Things Are? And I used to just 392 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: pop it in when we drive home from preschool every day. 393 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 2: Now I don't have a CD player, so now I 394 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 2: got to fumble around on my phone looking for where 395 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:55,120 Speaker 2: the wild Things Are? 396 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: You go on YouTube for it or do I just. 397 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 2: Type it in on Safari? Oh okay, I'm getting better. 398 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: You are getting better. 399 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 2: I'm not good, but I'm getting proud of you. Right, 400 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 2: I already got three? Right? Right? 401 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: There you go? Yeah, next, you didn't get Sabrina Carpenter. 402 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: That's okay? Which singer goes country? This? Big time pop 403 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: and rap artist Blank releases his f one trillion country. 404 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 2: Album Kanye West. 405 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: No, not, Kanye West did not go country this year? 406 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: Uh No, we were looking for Post. His first name 407 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: is Post. Do you know his. 408 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 2: First name is Post. No one's first name is Post. 409 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: It's like his artist name Post Post Office. 410 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: That was Oh that was the first names office? Right, Sorry, 411 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: I need I had the Office on my mind. I 412 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 2: don't know who Post is? 413 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: Post Malone? 414 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: Oh God, Mark, my son in law, was telling me 415 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 2: about posts Malone. 416 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: He has a song with Luke com. 417 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 2: He's sang a post. He played a Post Malone song 418 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: for me less than a week ago and I couldn't 419 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 2: even remember it. I'm sorry, all. 420 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: Right, last one massive musical madness here now For those 421 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: who don't know my dad, God bless his heart. Has 422 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: really when I was in high school, I took up 423 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: a lot of theater, did a lot of performances in 424 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: all the school plays and musicals. And my dad, you know, 425 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: wasn't didn't grow up on musical theater. Learned a lot 426 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: in those days, learned about guys and dolls, grow up 427 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: on it. 428 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 2: What are you crazy? I didn't know anything about it 429 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 2: until you appeared in one of them? 430 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: Right, all right? So this year musical madness fans flocked 431 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: to the movie theaters to see Ariana Grande play in 432 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: what musical movie? 433 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 2: Oh? Wicked? 434 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: Ah, there you go, Good job about that. 435 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 2: That's four. I got four? 436 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: Now, little can you name a song from Wicked? 437 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 2: No, you don't know, Uh, Jef, give me what is it? 438 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 1: I'd sooner try defining gravity? You know that? 439 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 2: Yes? All right, all right, yes, I know the song. 440 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: I thought you're gonna finish? 441 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: No, no, no, And as we know, Jeff, I can't 442 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 2: sing at all, So well, we're gonna leave that alone. 443 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to get you into the Cynthia Arrivo 444 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: Ariana Grande. They're fantastically talented, number one movie in this 445 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: holiday season, and there's a sequel coming out next year too, Wicked. Yeah, 446 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: it's called Wicked for Good. It's two parts in one movie. 447 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: Oh okay, which is pretty crazy. And that's all I got. Dad. 448 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: You did you did really well. 449 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: I'm proud of right, even though I got two right 450 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 2: in one one shot. 451 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: No, no, that was double the points. You did really great. Okay. 452 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 1: So tomorrow is Christmas Day. We're gonna open up presents. 453 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: My daughter McKinley is here. We're gonna go down. Sanna 454 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: is gonna come down the chimney. I'm really really excited 455 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 1: because she's now sixteen and a half months old, and 456 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: so she isn't quite understanding fully, but she sees the light, 457 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: she sees the presence. She's on her feet, she's talking. 458 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: So I'm really really excited. It's gonna be really. 459 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: It's really great. The first movie I ever took your 460 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 2: Kelly two was The Santa Claus, which is one of 461 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 2: the great movies ever, and it has extra significance for 462 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 2: me because it's the first movie I ever saw with 463 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 2: our daughter Kelly. She was like maybe three years old, 464 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 2: and I think she got it. I think she understood 465 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 2: what she was watching. I'm seeing someone in wrapping, Like 466 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 2: only four people will get that. But that's okay. 467 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: Maybe you could diet, and you should diet. Right, Okay, 468 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: those are probably my two best minds. And I've already 469 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: watched it three times. 470 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 2: I loved that was a great movie. 471 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: All right, wait real quick before we get into this 472 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: final list, because this is important. We're gonna do an 473 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: all Christmas list in celebration of Christmas and a best 474 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: of all tim If you will, I want you. You 475 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: just mentioned the Santa Claus. I think this is a 476 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: fun way of talking Christmas. Name your top three Christmas 477 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: movies of all time while you think I'm gonna give 478 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: you mine. Okay, all right, how the Grinch Stole Christmas? 479 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: The Jim Carrey version, which I recently found out only 480 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: has forty nine percent on Rotten Tomatoes. 481 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 2: That's ridiculous. 482 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: I thought it was a really good movie. 483 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: It's my top three. Also, I watched it the other 484 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 2: day with Carson Kinahan. It was Jim Carrey is so 485 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 2: hysterically funny in that he's so good. It's so good. 486 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 2: So that's my second. That's my second. 487 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: Santa Claus is in my top three as well. Thus, 488 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: Santa Claus is that your number one, that's number three, 489 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: and Elf would be my number three. 490 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 2: Right, It's a Wonderful Life is number one. Oh, great choice, 491 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 2: and uh yeah, and I had two others that you 492 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 2: had out of your top three. Yeah, that's that's pretty good. 493 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: So my number one was The Grinch, and then the 494 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: Santa Claus and then Elf and yours was It's a 495 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: Wonderful Life, right, and then the Santa Claus and then 496 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: the Grinch. 497 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 2: Right. 498 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: Pretty good? 499 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's pretty good. I love Christmas movies. They're great, 500 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 2: all right. 501 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: So we have a best of all tim in celebration 502 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: of the holiday. 503 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 2: Right, and this is fairly obvious, the All Christmas Team, 504 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 2: and we do one every you know, every week or 505 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 2: now every other week. So so our catcher is Steve Christmas, 506 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 2: who maybe had thirty eight bats in the major leagues. 507 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: But he's a muss. 508 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 2: He's a muss, Steve Christmas. I tried to reach him. 509 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 2: I texted him in a number that I thought was his, 510 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 2: and he's gonna he's gonna text me back at about 511 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 2: six months and hey, I just got this right. I'm 512 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 2: sure I had the wrong number. So it's all my fault. 513 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 2: But Steve Christmas is the catcher John Kenzie Noel, who 514 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,719 Speaker 2: now plays for the Guardians of It. One of the 515 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 2: longest Holmans I've ever seen. In the postseason, He's our 516 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 2: first baseman. Jackson Holiday is the second, perfect Angel. 517 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: Barroa is the short, perfect ed Holly. 518 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 2: I had to look this one up. Don't know him. 519 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 2: He's our third baseman. Jesus Alou is the left fielder. 520 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 2: Of course, what's the Dan Patrick story? 521 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: It's the best. He said he was going. 522 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 2: To see as a little kid. 523 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: He was a little kid, He goes, I thought it 524 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: was great that there was a player on the on 525 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: the Giants, was it? Yeah, that was named Jesus. And 526 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: Zad had to tell him, now, Son, that's Hayeszeus. And 527 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: then when he went to church on Sunday, he said, 528 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: are we going to learn about Hayeszeus? 529 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 2: He said, no, that's Jesus. 530 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: Right right. 531 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 2: I love that Dan Patrick story. 532 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: Now that's one of our highlights. 533 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 2: In our highlight episode, Corbin Carrol is ourselves perfect Carol 534 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 2: Hall of Famer, Turkey Sterns is announce our dh We're 535 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 2: gonna use Jim Faery faar f a I r e 536 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:33,360 Speaker 2: y our picture's Don Rudolph perfect Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. 537 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: Had a very shininess right he did. 538 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 2: Another picture is al class, although he spelled that C 539 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 2: L a U S S million years ago. I had 540 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 2: to look that one up. That there was a picture 541 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 2: named Frosty Thomas. Never heard of him either. I think 542 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 2: you picture like two innings, and our closer is Goose Gossage. 543 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 2: Every one of these has a connection to Christmas and 544 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,239 Speaker 2: the holidays, which is what we're here for. And this 545 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 2: is so cool, Jeff. This is our final episode of 546 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty four year. This is number thirty nine 547 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 2: or so, and I can't even begin to tell you 548 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 2: how much fun I've had doing this with you. And 549 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 2: I can't believe Rangers sad still for thirty minutes like this. 550 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable that he was able to stay like this 551 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: for the entire episode. We're excited to announce too that 552 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 1: we said it in last week's episode, but are two 553 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: weeks ago. We are going to be at the ABCA 554 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: in Washington, DC with our friends of Game Changer and 555 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: Dick's Sporting Goods, with a very special guest who's going 556 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: to be joining us, Brandon Geier. So we're going to 557 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: be talking to a lot of Coaches, which is such 558 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: an important part of the game of course, and we're 559 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: excited to release that episode in two weeks. 560 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 2: But we hope. 561 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: Everybody has an amazing Christmas just like the Kirktens will, 562 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: and as always, thank you for being a part of 563 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: our family.