1 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: What's the worst thing a Yankee pan has ever said 2 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: that you should? 3 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: Oh god, yeah, well it's really the worst thing I 4 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: can remember. Uh, and it was pertained to hockey. Actually, 5 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: a New York Ranger fan said I was a New 6 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: York hating Boston douche efficient. Yeah, I'm sure, yeah understood. 7 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: I mean, why would anybody who calls hockey games for 8 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: ESPN want the New York Rangers to not do well? 9 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: You know, they're the high rated team we have on 10 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: by far. You know, hurt us a lot last year 11 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: when they didn't make the playoffs and Pittsburgh didn't make 12 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: the playoffs and Boston didn't make the play if mean, 13 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: you want all those markets that rate really highly on 14 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: hockey broadcast to do well make the playoffs at the 15 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: conference finals. So I have no I have nothing against 16 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: New York. My sister lives in New York. I enjoy 17 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: going there. It's one of the world's great cities. 18 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 3: Not for very long period the time, though. 19 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 2: No, that's you're going to force me to be less diplomatic. 20 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 4: Then let me change to something then, because you mentioned hockey, Okay, 21 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 4: and Sean, I don't know if it's gotten back to 22 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 4: you but I'm I'm a member of this very big 23 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 4: hockey chat. 24 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 3: Right, You're not in the chat. I apologize, but why 25 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: would that get back to him? 26 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: Because one Bob was shoosing is in our chat, right 27 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 4: and Sean, I don't want to give away I don't 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 4: want to give away any information here or any names. 29 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 4: But there might be some people in our chat who 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 4: are supporting Bob as the number one voice of hockey 31 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 4: ESPN and ABC over you, and I would like to 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 4: offer you the opportunity, not necessarily to start a rivalry 33 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 4: if it happens, it happens, but to speak your piece. 34 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 4: When it comes to you over Bob is shus and 35 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 4: when it comes to the voice. 36 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: Of Hockey, well, everybody's entitled to their opinion. Bob's a 37 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: broadcaster and a friend, and no, I think it's like 38 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: all this business, right, it's subjective some people. I think 39 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: Bob and I have significantly different styles. You know, he 40 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: comes on he's much more descriptive than I am. You know, 41 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 2: I think you know it's I tried to blend in 42 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 2: some storytelling as the pucks in play. Not everybody likes that, 43 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 2: but I love it. Yeah, So I just think it's different. 44 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 2: I find most of the people who say that in 45 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: support of Bob and I don't do social media, so 46 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: this is secondhand information, which means it's probably completely wrong. 47 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: But most of them are New York area people, you know, 48 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: who when I started, I wasn't very good. I when 49 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: we first got hockey back four years ago. You know, 50 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: I hadn't done hockey in seventeen years, and because ESPN 51 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: had lost to hockey for that long, so it took 52 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: me a while to get back up to speak, because 53 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: the game is a hell of a lot faster than 54 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: it was now twenty years ago. So you know, it 55 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: just took me a while, and you're and you're learning 56 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: the teams and everything that goes along with it. I 57 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: had followed as a fan. So yeah, the people who 58 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: said at the beginning four years ago, here he's not 59 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: very good, I would agree with that. You know, I 60 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: think some of that opinion now that your friends on 61 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 2: your chat have of me is based on four years ago. 62 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: So you know, I would say, watch watch game seven 63 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: of the Stanley Cup final, watch the championship game or Nations. 64 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 4: Yes there's the flax, lay the hammer down Sean. By 65 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 4: the way, they're just joking. I'm just telling you they're 66 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 4: they're kidding. I'm kidding with you. It's not serious. It 67 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 4: could happen, but allow me to say it. Tell them 68 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 4: to go fuck themselves. I will, I will, I will 69 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 4: send it and I'll let you know what he says 70 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: after I. 71 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: Didn't know we were on at the beginning. I've already 72 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: said sucks and douche way, a good Catholic boy like 73 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: myself would typically do on a podcast like this. 74 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 3: Okay, we could take it out if you're uncomfortable with that. 75 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: I am wondering here, Sean, because you have called so 76 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: many big games and you're calling um and Notre Dame 77 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: coming up this weekend dat here in Miami. You have 78 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: called so many big games throughout your career. Is there 79 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: a different feel for you still? Will you have a 80 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: different feeling before that game headed into the broadcast booth, 81 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: like do you still get kind of like jitters or 82 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what you would call it, anxiety, psyched up, 83 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: fired up. 84 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: Emotional before a big game like Miami Notre Dame. 85 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do you know? And when yeah, sixty three. 86 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,679 Speaker 2: I've been doing this for a long time. People sometimes 87 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 2: ask me how much longer. Do you want to keep 88 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 2: doing this. I want to keep do it for as 89 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: long as I can, for the reasons you said, you know, 90 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: And let's just go back to some of the things 91 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 2: I referenced. I've been lucky enough in this calendar year. Well, 92 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if. In the last year, we did 93 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 2: the first college football playoff game that was ever on 94 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: a college campus, and it was a night game at 95 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: Notre Dame. It was one of the coolest things I've 96 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: ever experienced in my life. They played Indiana four nations 97 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 2: face off in February became I think a lot of 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: us thought it was going to be awesome, but nobody 99 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: knew it was going to be that awesome. That was 100 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: one of the great experiences in my professional life. And 101 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: as you said, I mean, if you can't get fired 102 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 2: up about doing opening weekend, prime time, Sunday night, Labor 103 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 2: Day weekend, basically unopposed Miami Notre Dame, you know, two 104 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: top ten teams with all the history, you know, And 105 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 2: that's one of the things through gots we're talking about 106 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: as a production group. You know, do you have all 107 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: the teases with the history from twenty thirty years ago? 108 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: You know, to me, I think we should lean heavily 109 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 2: into this game. You know, it's the start of the 110 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: new season. It's two teams that both think they could 111 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: win a national championship, and it's a great opportunity to 112 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: build the resume right out of the gate with an 113 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 2: eye toward that. So yeah, I get super fired up. Well, 114 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: you know, it's the first football anytime the first game 115 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 2: of the season comes around. I was this morning just saying, 116 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 2: you're thinking about you're getting back into the football flow 117 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: because it's January, so you know, the first sets a 118 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 2: few sets of downs. Typically you're a little rusty, you know, 119 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: you haven't used the jargon and the lingo for a while, 120 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 2: and hopefully quickly you get back into the flow of it. 121 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 3: What is the most excited you've been before calling a game. 122 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 2: Wow, that's a great question. I'm excited before most of them. Now. 123 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 2: I used to have a little sign of my desk 124 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: e G. I t SB. Every game is a super Bowl, 125 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: you know, and that's the way you should try to 126 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: treat them, you know. I prepare the same for every 127 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: game that I do. That's four nations face off thing. 128 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: I hate to keep going back to that. That was 129 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 2: pretty awesome, you know, the I have it be in Boston. Yeah, 130 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 2: I'm sitting there talking to the coaches that morning in 131 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: the Will McDonald press room, thinking about how proud my 132 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: dad would be. I don't mean to get emotional, how 133 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: excited he would be. Actually, he'd probably be thinking, you 134 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: know what, Bob was shus and should be doing this gay. 135 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 3: He's an easy chat. 136 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: I mean, but you know that, and I go way 137 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: way back. I mean I was doing the World Series 138 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: when I was thirty years old, and I remember Game 139 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 2: one of the National League Championship Series. Pat O'Brien's doing 140 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: the pregame show and they're counting down to us, and 141 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 2: I'm just thinking, I'm about to do the baseball playoffs 142 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: on national TV, you know. So that was that was 143 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: one of the few times I was actually conscious of 144 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: how nervous I was. Usually is what you described. You're 145 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 2: more excited, right, especially at the beginning of the telecast. 146 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: Everybody's amped up, and then you kind of settle into it. 147 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 5: Sean, how do you think these two teams, Miami and 148 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 5: Notre Dame kind of match up with each other. 149 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be a great game, you know, 150 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: in the game. There's always mystery anyway. Even if teams 151 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 2: bring back the same coaching staffs, you know, they generally 152 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: change some things and tweak some things and have some 153 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: surprises ready to go. So there's always that in the 154 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 2: first game anyway. But in the case of these two teams, 155 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 2: they both changed their defensive coordinator. Notre Dame not by choice. 156 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: Al Golden went to the Cincinnati Bengals. Miami obviously by 157 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 2: choice because their defense wasn't very good last year and 158 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 2: probably not probably did cost them the chance to play 159 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. So you know, I think, how similar 160 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 2: will Notre Dame be on defense? Will they keep doing 161 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 2: what they were doing? Will they change it up? You know, 162 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: there's It's one of the things we've talked about as 163 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: our production group. There's so many amazing storylines, like the 164 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: thing I said, all the history and that will get 165 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 2: in at some point. I think they've got Jimmy Johnson 166 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 2: there cranking some siren to get the crowd going before 167 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 2: the game, so that'll be awesome. But you know, you 168 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 2: have a new quarterback in both places. I think Carson 169 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 2: Beck is going to be one of the biggest stories 170 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 2: of the year in college football. He was my preseason 171 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 2: pick to win the Heisman last year and obviously at 172 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 2: a really disappointing year, and Georgia did as a team. 173 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: We talked to him yesterday on a zoom call, and 174 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 2: he is a different person. You know. He last year 175 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 2: when we talked to him, you could tell he was 176 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: miserable at Georgia. Yesterday he was laughing, smiling, fully engaged, 177 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: raving about the entirety of the situation there in Miami. 178 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: And he's an enormously talented guy. I mean, if he 179 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: did what cam Ward did last year, go from now 180 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 2: somebody who kind of projects to be not a first 181 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 2: round pick and comes back and wins the Heisman Trophy 182 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 2: and is the number one overall pick, that wouldn't surprise 183 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 2: me because I think he's that talented. So I think 184 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 2: if he goes back to who he was a couple 185 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 2: of years ago and plays like that, then Miami has 186 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 2: a great chance to win their first ACC championship and 187 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: get in the playoff and see what happens from there. 188 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 4: Curious what made him Was it the football that made 189 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 4: him sort of unhappy at Georgia? 190 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 3: Was it just the personnel situation? 191 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 2: Well, you know, he talked We asked him a lot 192 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 2: about that yesterday and he was pretty diplomatic. But you know, 193 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: first of all, he was there a long time. I 194 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: think he was in that program five years. You know, 195 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: he's back in Benett and then he had the chance 196 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: to play. So that's a long time in any program, 197 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 2: but I think particularly place like Georgia, where it's intense. 198 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: I mean, you guys have all seen Kirby Smart on 199 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 2: the sideline, and you know he's that way all day, 200 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 2: every day in meeting rooms, in our meetings with us, 201 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 2: you know, so, and I just think he felt like 202 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 2: when things didn't go well, he took all the blame, 203 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: and then there was people trying to say, well, you know, 204 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:40,599 Speaker 2: you guys know this. He has the social influencer girlfriend, 205 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: and he's made a lot of money in NIL and 206 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: maybe he doesn't care as much anymore. And I don't 207 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: think that's true. But he was a different guy last year. 208 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 2: And part of that could be you lose Brock Bauers, 209 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: who was one of the best college football players I've 210 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: seen in the last many I mean, and they went 211 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 2: the NFL had a historic rookie season. You lose Lad Maconkee. 212 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: I mean, those two guys. Every time you needed a 213 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 2: big play, one of those guys was gonna make it 214 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: for it. Last year Georgia was second in the country 215 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 2: and drop passes. And I'm not absolving because he was 216 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 2: nowhere near to you know, he deserved as part of 217 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 2: the blame. He was. He wasn't the same player, but 218 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: I think there were a variety of reasons why. And 219 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 2: I just think he's geared up and ready to go. 220 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: And you know, he says he doesn't feel like he 221 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 2: needs to prove a point. He's just wants to win. 222 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 2: But I think if they do win, he's going to 223 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 2: prove point. 224 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: Uh, Sean, can I give you some advice, Blues. Yes, 225 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: I know you have to wear the suit. I know 226 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: you have to wear a shirt. I know you have 227 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: to wear a tie. I would suggest boxer shorts. Just 228 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 1: boxer shorts, okay, on the leg, that's it. No pants, okay. 229 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 2: Well. One of the great things that has happened to 230 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 2: me several years ago, I switched groups for one week 231 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 2: and I worked with Kirk Herbstreet and that group because 232 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 2: I had to be in Syracuse for an alumni thing, 233 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 2: and Chris Fowler was gracious enough to switch and do 234 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 2: a week and it was early in there in the 235 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 2: Carrier Dome, named for an air conditioning company, one of 236 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 2: the things you guys may know. For most of it's history, 237 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 2: until a couple years ago, there was no air conditioning 238 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 2: in the So there was a game in September and 239 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 2: it was ninety five degrees out. It was one hundred 240 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 2: and thirty in there. It's just awful. So it was 241 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: September and it was hot out and I'm thinking this 242 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 2: is going to be a disaster. I get to the 243 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 2: booth and it's actually cool, and I'm like what And 244 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 2: I look over and there's a little like portable air 245 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 2: conditioning unit. Herb Street being the big shot that he is, 246 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 2: right on traveling little air conditioning unit. So it was 247 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: super comfortable. So Brittany is our stage manager who's now 248 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 2: missus Todd Blackledge by the way, and she's a total sweetheart, 249 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 2: and she said, oh, we can get you one of these. 250 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 2: They're not that expensive. They can just put it on 251 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 2: your truck and it'll travel around with your group. So 252 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: so now we have this little air condition So it 253 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 2: doesn't make a huge difference, but I'm hoping it makes 254 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,199 Speaker 2: just enough. And sometimes if we're on camera, you can 255 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 2: see like my ties going like this or whatever air 256 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: conditioning unit is nearby and blowing the air around. 257 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 3: So I'm not gonna lie. It's so disappointed. 258 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 4: When you started that story talking about boxers and going 259 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 4: to a booth with Herbie and Fowler. I thought you 260 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 4: were going to say they do their broadcasting their boxers 261 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 4: all the time. 262 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 3: That was the ending I was hoping for. 263 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 2: But it's not. You know, you remember the days when 264 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: you know, you do the the anchor people would have 265 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 2: the jack and tie on and they'd have shorts on 266 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 2: under the die. You did that, but you can't do 267 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: that now because they put us on camera kind of 268 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 2: the head to toe shot in. 269 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: Front of my full body shot. Yes, right, okay, so 270 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: reject my advice. Okay, keep your pants on. 271 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean August in South Florida, right, it's gonna 272 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: be nineties and superhumid. 273 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: Showing what ninety would listen, we would take ninety. It's 274 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: gonna be like one hundred and seven out Okay. 275 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm not well, you know it's still going to 276 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 2: be awesome, right right, Sure, we have two sideline reporters 277 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: because that's how big a game this is right, and 278 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 2: we had to add a mick right because we had 279 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: and I don't mean that, I mean because we. 280 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 3: Just had that conversation. 281 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, the yeah McDonough, McElroy McGrath, and now Taylor McGregor, 282 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 2: who is awesome by the way. I mean, they're all awesome. 283 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: I love Greg and Molly like they're my little brother 284 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 2: and sister. And Taylor is another total rock star in 285 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 2: every way. So uh, really looking forward to having her 286 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 2: on our group. 287 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 5: And when you asked Fowler to trade games with you, 288 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 5: does he ever get like greedy and be like, hey, 289 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 5: I need I need this game back if you want 290 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 5: to trade me this game. 291 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 2: No, you know, it was interesting though we talked about 292 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 2: each other's groups, you know, separately, like is he or 293 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 2: she always liked that or you know, so there's a 294 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: little good inside gossip afterwards. But he was really nice 295 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 2: to do it. You know, it's a self indulgent story 296 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: of why we switched, so I won't tell it, but 297 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 2: it was. It was really nice. It was very meaningful 298 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: for me to be at Syracuse on that weekend, and 299 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: he was very nice about it. I filled in for 300 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 2: his group a couple other times over the years, when 301 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 2: he's had tennis or other things. So it's a it's 302 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 2: a great group to step into. 303 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 3: Showan before we let you go here, just quickly, on 304 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 3: the Red Sox. 305 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: When they traded away, was it Raphael Divers right? And 306 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: everyone was like freaking out? Devers? Is it Divers Devers? 307 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: I have no idea, but people were freaking out. And 308 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: now the Red Sox one of the best teams in 309 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: baseball since that trade, because baseball, it happens. You know, 310 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: do you feel like this Red Sox team is good 311 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: enough to make it to a World Series? 312 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: Yes? I do. Uh And it's really you know, the 313 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 2: Devors thing. You know, he's a great hitter, but I 314 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 2: do think, you know, a little bit of tension left 315 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 2: when he left because when he wouldn't even try to 316 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 2: play first base, that didn't sit well with a lot 317 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 2: of people. So, you know, and I remember when the 318 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 2: Red Sox ended the curse, they traded Nomar, and you know, 319 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 2: I really come to appreciate no Bar But I think 320 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 2: sometimes you know that when the chemistry changes a little bit, 321 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 2: it it can lift the room. And I'm not saying 322 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: they wouldn't have won it without with Nomar, but you know, 323 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 2: I think there's a parallel. You trade a great player 324 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 2: and you wind up winning the World Series. So I 325 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: think they can. But I think the biggest reason why 326 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: what it did? You know, they had a little bit 327 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: of a log gym. They're trying to get these young guys, 328 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: most notably Roman Anthony up here, and I think we've 329 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: seen why they were anxious to get him up here 330 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 2: because he's so I think the fact that he's been 331 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 2: able to play every day and what they thought he 332 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: was going to be, who he thought they were going 333 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 2: to be he was going to be, and then the 334 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 2: other question. And they got some heat at the trade 335 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 2: deadline because they didn't add anybody to the starting rotation. 336 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: You know, they added dust In May, but he's more 337 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 2: of a fifth start. People around here wanted a number 338 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 2: two starter behind Crochet and but Beao's become that. Brian Bao, 339 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 2: if you look at the last couple of months, has 340 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 2: been a stud and Lucas Giolito has been more than 341 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 2: adequate as the number three starter. So I think the question, 342 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 2: you know, to your question about the postseason, you once 343 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 2: you get to the playoffs, it's so much about starting pitching. 344 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 2: But now I think people here believe they could win 345 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 2: a playoff series with BeO being number two and Giolito 346 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 2: being number three, And I think they could. So yeah, 347 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 2: I think they're good enough to win the World Series, Sean. 348 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, Stu was so quick to throw us under the 349 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 5: bus for being Yankee fans, and up here in New 350 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 5: York everybody is panicking like the Yankees are in last place. 351 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 2: But I got to ask you are are they good enough? 352 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 2: Are the yank is good enough to win this thing? 353 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 2: I think so? And I will, you know, plead lack 354 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: of information in some way. I don't follow them anywhere 355 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: near as closely, you know, as as probably, so I 356 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 2: really don't know, you know, I think they have a 357 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 2: lot of talent. I think they have an excellent manager. 358 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: I know Aaron takes an incredible amount of heat, but 359 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 2: you know, I think if he stopped managing the Yankees, 360 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 2: he to have another job in five minutes. That's how 361 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 2: highly regarded he is around baseball. He could certainly come 362 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: back to ESPN. I'm sure if he wanted to. But yeah, 363 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 2: I think based on what I've seen, you know, you know, 364 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 2: it's kind of giving you a non answer, but yes, 365 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 2: but you. 366 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 1: Get busy The answer is no, you can't. I can't 367 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: go back to I Sean, get out of here. 368 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 2: You don't play five hundred baseball for months and months 369 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,479 Speaker 2: without something being wrong. So whatever those things that are wrong, right. 370 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 2: You know, they had a couple of little spurts here, 371 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 2: but including last few days. But yeah, but the Red 372 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 2: Sox seven and one road trip that they just finished 373 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 2: against the Yankees in Baltimore. So I think if we 374 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: look back and they make the playoffs, this this road 375 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 2: trip is going to be a big reply. 376 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 3: These guys are not furious. 377 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: The Red Socks have a chance. Yeank, he's that much 378 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: of a chance. That's the way I heard them to say. 379 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 2: Oh, I think they all have a chance. Right, it's 380 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 2: all right when you get in if you get great 381 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 2: starting pitching. And I guess that would be the question 382 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 2: i'd ask the Yankee fans, you know, do you do 383 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 2: you have enough faith in your frontline starting pitchers to 384 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: go out there and dominate a really good lineup or 385 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 2: at least hold them in check. 386 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 3: All right, Joan, we appreciate the time. We know it's 387 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 3: a busy time for you. 388 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: I enjoy the weekend out here in Miami, enjoy the 389 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten degree weather, but also enjoy the 390 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: history and the great rivalry of Miami and Notre Dame. 391 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: It's gonna be with Bob shues In because it's not 392 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 3: it's not real. It's not real, Sean. I was just 393 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 3: kidding about the group kid. Yes he made it up. 394 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: Yes, Well, one thing I do envy Bob about. He's 395 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 2: a better and that does kind of bother me. I 396 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 2: will own that Bob's like four or five handicap golfer. 397 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 3: What are you? 398 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 2: Uh my index right now is eight points something. I've 399 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 2: had a rough summer. What that means? 400 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 3: How do you find the time, mcdona? I mean, geez oh, I. 401 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: Have time in the summer, you know, just doing a 402 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 2: handful of Red Sox games. But the golf clubs are 403 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 2: away when we're happy to be re engaged in college football. 404 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 2: And this weekend is going to be amazing. 405 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: All right, Next time someone asks you about retiring, and 406 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: just say, hey, you see the house I just fucking bought, Jesus, 407 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: I ain't going anywhere anytime soon. We appreciate your time, 408 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: so we look forward to your call. 409 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 3: Man, is he just bowie to you? 410 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 4: Sean's the best I'm sorry having me on that was fun.