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We have live baseball, which is great 34 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 1: because all these people are bitching and complaining. 35 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 4: I don't understand these games are going so long. I 36 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 4: don't get my God shut up. Welcome to my world, 37 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 4: you losers, Welcome to my world. So the Dodgers and 38 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 4: Blue Jays are tied at five. They've gone Now that 39 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 4: I know is that cheating. 40 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: They pulled out the the sliced watermelon and pineapple. It 41 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: looked like to me pineapple. They're the Dodgers eating snacks 42 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: in the dugout and they are now going to the 43 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: bottom of the sixteenth inning at Travesarino. I want this 44 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: game to end. Either in the bottom of the sixteenth 45 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: or the seventeenth, because I was at the game that 46 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: win eighteen innings, so I don't want to see this game, 47 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: this World Series game, go more than eighteen because that 48 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: would then cheapen the game that I was at Red 49 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: Sox and Doyers in the World Series years ago, when 50 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: Max Muntsey hit the home run the game and ended 51 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: one in the morning, Right around one in the morning, 52 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: it was after midnight. I remember that it was after midnight. 53 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: So anyway, that is what's going on right now. So 54 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: we will we will watch that, but we will be 55 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: talking about something other than that right now, because there 56 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: is more to discuss and more to break down, and 57 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: so our lead story this hour from Arrowhead Stadium in 58 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: Cannes City. It was KC and the Sunshine Band, and 59 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: that is the lead the stage for the final game 60 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: of Week number eight. Week number eight of the NFL 61 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: eight one of the absolute worst. By the way, the 62 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,839 Speaker 1: product could not have been less enjoyable if you want 63 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: competitive games. In fact, going back to nineteen seventy, this was, 64 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: if not the largest marching, it was in the top 65 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: two or three all time in the history of the NFL. 66 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: I know going into the Monday night game. It was 67 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: in the discussion. It depends on how you spin the 68 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: stats how badness was. But a weekend of blowouts wrapped 69 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: up with backup quarterback as Marcus Mariota leading the hobbled 70 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: Commanders into Kansas City that played eight there with Patrick 71 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: Mahomes and the Chiefs. You had Joe Buck and Troy 72 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: Aikman on the call. There were you watching? Did you watch? 73 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: Were you engaged in this? And you were not? Okay? 74 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: So Patrick Mahomes, by his standards, struggled early in the game. 75 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: The first half was a bit of a dud all 76 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: the way around, a lot of turnovers, a lot of 77 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: bad sloppy football. And then by the time the game ended, 78 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: Mahomes we love round numbers. He was one yard away 79 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: from a nice, sexy three hundred yards passing at two 80 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety nine yards, ended up with three touchdowns. 81 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt found Peydrt hit the end zone twice, and 82 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: the Chiefs defense in the second half it looked like 83 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: they wanted to get out of there. They being Washington 84 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: as Kansas City hog tied the Commanders in the final 85 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,119 Speaker 1: thirty minutes of that football game. So Kansas City pulls 86 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: away and they win by three touchdowns twenty eight to seven. 87 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: I am told that's good. I didn't play in the NFL, 88 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: but I'm told that's good on a nice cold October night, 89 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: just days away from Halloween. Now, the better story is 90 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: in the losing locker room. The better story is in 91 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: the losing locker room. And the Commander fans very upset, 92 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: very upset with dan Quinn. A lot of range, a 93 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: lot of anger with the way the Commanders played in 94 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: the second half of that game. And a lot of 95 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: the conversation is not even so much about how bad 96 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: the Commanders looked in the second half. It's the apathetic 97 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: appearance of the players on the Washington football team, who 98 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: were so happy after they got their face smashed in 99 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: by the Chiefs and people up in arms over that, 100 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: that they were smiling and having a grand old time 101 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: playing grab ass at the end of the game there 102 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: on the sidelines. The postgame handshake was like a college party. 103 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: My god, were they having a good time? People upset 104 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: with that, And so that's a good jumping off point. 105 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: Let us discuss the question does dan Quinn deserve the 106 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: heat that he's getting in the cyber Warfare department for 107 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: the commander's performance. Does he deserve some heat for that? 108 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: Now? 109 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: My observations on this, I've got Brad pitt Child's play 110 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: and Circus Circus, and we will combine all of these 111 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: things together and we are going to get an end 112 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: to Game three of the World Series. That's going to have. 113 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: We're gonna end Game three of the World Series. But 114 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: number one, to answer the question, does dan Quinn deserve 115 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the crap that he's getting. I'm nodding my head, yes, 116 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: I'm nodding my head yes on that. Now, dan Quinn's commanders, 117 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: I'm old enough to remember that they were in the 118 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: final four of the National Football League at the end 119 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: of last season, and here they are out there, smiling 120 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: like they were to charity golf outing somewhere in Maryland, 121 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: just having a grand old time. They were out playing 122 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: golf with some politicians and just let me have some lemonade? 123 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: Is that spiked lemonade? They didn't act like they just 124 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: got pants in the second half by Kansas City, which 125 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: is what happened on National TV, by the way, in 126 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: an island game, although not a full island game because 127 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: I was flipping back and my right hand was getting 128 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: a workout. If I had only known the Dodgers and 129 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: Blue Jays would play all night, I wouldn't even bother 130 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: to watch the first part of the game. I just 131 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: would have focused on the football game. But I was 132 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: going back and forth and all that. So the Commanders 133 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: end up on the wrong side. And then all the 134 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: shenanigans after the game there as Washington did catch lightning 135 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: in a bottle and I caught lightning in a bottle 136 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: last year. That was supposed to be the foundation. That's 137 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: what I was told. The smart people said, this is 138 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: the foundation. This is it. The NFL's final four NFC 139 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 1: Championship game in Philadelphia, win away from getting the Super Bowl, 140 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: and right there one win. Now, let's do some inventory 141 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: on where the Commanders are. We're at a checkpoint week eight. 142 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: Now I realized they play seventeen games, so it's not 143 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: quite the halfway point, but nonetheless, for talk radio purposes, 144 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: we will examine this as the middling point of the 145 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: NFL season. So where is Washington one year after they 146 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: were right on the cusp of the top of the NFL. 147 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: So they have been come tumbling down down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, 148 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: down down down. That's where they are right now. And 149 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: so they have gone from punching above their weight, which 150 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: is what they did last year. Now they have gone 151 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: down to the corner bakery and they've ordered a pie, 152 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: not an apple, not a pumpkin, not the banana cream pie. 153 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: They've gone to the corner bakery and the Commanders have 154 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: ordered a big humble pie. And they're cutting up the 155 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: humble pie right now. Although they don't seem to be 156 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: that worried based on their postgame celebration. You want to 157 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: give at least the deception that you actually care. So Defensively, 158 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: the Commanders currently are ranked twenty seventh in the NFL. 159 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm told that's not good. The offense. How about the offense? 160 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: Now? 161 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: The Commander's offense here? Okay, this group, I know Jadon 162 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: Daniels has been hurt. Middle of the pack. There's sixteenth 163 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Now, I recall, and maybe I'm wrong 164 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: on this. You can touch up my work if you want. 165 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury was the second coming of the Messiah as 166 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: the offensive genius for the Washington Commanders. It is amazing. 167 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: How'd that go? 168 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 3: Well? 169 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: Don't ask this year. Now, here's the thing about the 170 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: Commanders watching this team plan. I saw him in person 171 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: a few weeks back against the Chargers, and they actually 172 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: played well in that game. But the thing I look 173 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: at Washington is they're not bad enough the Commanders to 174 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: be a lovable train wreck. So they're not at that point, 175 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: and they're not good enough to really matter. They're just 176 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: kind of stuck in the Bermuda triangle of the NFL. 177 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: They're stuck in football purgatory at this point. And as 178 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: far as the I guess we'll call it, what is 179 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: the heel? A monster in the room here? Postgame? It 180 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: was like a country club. But is it always like 181 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: I don't like understand the rage. It's always like that 182 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: at NFL games. They love other NFL players and they 183 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: cannot wait to hug it out. It's warm and fuzzy 184 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: at the end of every NFL game, with few exceptions. 185 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: With few exceptions. Now there are exceptions, but you you'd 186 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: think that the Washington football team was hosting a nice 187 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: brunch with sliced meats and sliced cheeses and they hadn't 188 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: just gotten their teeth kicked in in the second half 189 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: by the team from Kansas City. But if you're dan Quinn, okay, 190 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: if you're dan Quinn, to me, that's on you. He's 191 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: supposed to be a happy, go lucky coach and all that. 192 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: That's fine, but at least give the illusion that you 193 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: were slightly bobbed. And this is always the issue. Right 194 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: we who invest our time as fans, we get emotionally attached. 195 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 1: The players don't get emotionally attached. It's their gig, it's 196 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: their job. They don't understand why you're so into it. 197 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: Just chill out, man, It's just a game. And so 198 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: we want to go on there and make out at 199 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: the fifty yard line after we just got are ass kicked. 200 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: We're going to do that. We are going to do 201 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: that is what we're going to do. Yes, So, how 202 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: bad was it for the Washington Commanders? Was so bad 203 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: that dan Quinn should hire Brad Pitt. Bring Brad Pitty 204 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: And remember that famous scene from Moneyball where he was 205 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: portraying Billy Bean and they were in the locker room 206 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: and he said, hey, you think losing is fun? You 207 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: think losing is fun? And then the player on the 208 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 1: Athletics said, well, no, okay, well, if the answers no, 209 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: it's not fun, then what the hell are you smiling for? 210 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: By the way, they played thirty minutes of football, they 211 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: were tied at halftime. The Washington football team, I believe 212 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: at that point they started warming up the diesel engines 213 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: on the buses and they wanted to make sure that 214 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: the water in the shower was warm as well. They 215 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: had just sixty six yards of offense in the second half, 216 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: and if my math is correct, I jotted this chicken 217 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: scratch down four first downs in the second half, which 218 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: I'm told is not good. And they were big underdogs, 219 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: double digit dogs. They being Washington going into this game, 220 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: they were expected to lose, they were expected to be 221 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: blown out. They actually had the game in position at 222 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: halftime to scratch and claw and make it a fourth 223 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: quarter game, to put the pressure on Kansas City. And 224 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: instead of doing that, well, they did the opposite. They 225 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: just got in the fetal position, started sucking their thumb 226 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: and that was it. Mahomes got going, the defense started 227 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: crushing people, and that was it. Game over. Absolute weak sauce, 228 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: Absolute week sauce. Now on the other side, page two, 229 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: So we go now to the Kansas city side of things, 230 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: where things are buzzing. You can almost hear it. There's 231 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: a buzz in the air. It's almost everywhere. Yes, So question, 232 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: are you gonna go thumbs up or are you gonna 233 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: go thumbs down? Thumbs upper, thumbs down on Andy Reid's 234 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs being back in the catbird seat metaphorically in the AFC. 235 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 1: All right, that is the question. So thumb to the moon, 236 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: way up. I'm going to the moon. Thumb way up 237 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: to the moon. Now, this game, you don't get any 238 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: style points. It was a blowout win. It was close 239 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: at halftime. This was what I would call a workman 240 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: like effort for the Kansas City Chiefs. Here punched the 241 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: clock the old I can't really say lunch pail because 242 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: all these guys are millionaires, but you get the point. 243 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: Back in the old days, we'd say lunch pail type game. 244 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: And all of a sudden, All of a sudden, Patrick 245 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: Mahomes looks like the vintage Patrick Mahomes. Yet again he does. 246 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: He's got his toys back at wide receiver, He's got 247 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: his playmakers back. I know Keg drinking. Steve's excited about that. 248 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: And so Mahomes is cooking with a flamethrower at this point. 249 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: So it turns out the reports of Mahomes and the 250 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs demise, well, they were cute while they lasted greatly exaggerated. 251 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: Mahomes looked in the second half like he was taking 252 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: batting practice at five thirty and hitting those batting practice 253 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: fastballs out of the park. Washington had nothing in the 254 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: second half. Now, some of that was Mahomes. Some of 255 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: that was Mahomes and what he was doing with Kansas City. 256 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: They got off to the er and to two start. They 257 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: are now five and one, and the one loss in 258 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: there was the play that they quit against Jacksonville. Remember 259 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: the defense quit. They were caught on camera lollygagging, allowing 260 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence to fall down twice and get up and 261 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: score a touchdown. So that's on them. So you could 262 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: make the argument there's a dimension in the multiverse where 263 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: they are six and zero and they're lurking in the 264 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: playoff picture like Michael Myers behind the curtain. 265 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: There. 266 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: Now nobody think about this, Nobody in the AFC. Nobody 267 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: in the AFC. You can say, well Indianapolis a little bit, 268 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: but nobody in the AFC West has been able to 269 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: capitalize on that early faceplant. The Chargers won all these 270 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: divisional games earlier. Oh, right, there you go, this is 271 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: the Chargers year. Everything's great. They're set up. Boom boom boom. 272 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: Division win, division win, division win, They're ready to go. 273 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: And now we look like we look at it right 274 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: now and yeah, faceplan. So the division led by the 275 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: Chargers early and they had a shot to bury Kansas City. 276 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: They didn't do it. We all know that nobody in 277 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: the AFC West took advantage of it. As we said, 278 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: so the division is still up for grabs at this 279 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: point and now Kansas City. As of right now, the 280 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs are back in the playoff picture. They are the 281 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: last team in the wild card around. They're the last 282 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: team in the playoffs at this point and still have 283 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: a shot to be the number one seed in the Also, 284 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: the schedule sets up nicely Kansas City. There is no momentum, 285 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: so we know that. However, they are playing with some 286 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: confidence now they have up ahead. If you look, you've 287 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: got the Bills, Broncos and Colts upcoming. Is also buy 288 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: mixed in and so those are massive swing games both 289 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: in the division and then just the overall hierarchy in 290 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: the AFC down the line. So Kansas City, I'm trying 291 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: to say, if you like horror movies, Kansas City this 292 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: season it's like that class Child's Play. Remember that movie. 293 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: It's old movie. Now all my references are old, I guess, 294 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: but Child's Play. And that was where Chucky was at 295 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: the beginning of the movie. There he was burned, shot 296 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: and dismembered, and somehow, because it's Hollywood, managed to come back. 297 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: Why not Kansas City to begin the year was burn 298 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: shot and dismembered, and they have come back now and 299 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: they're right in the middle of it in the AFC 300 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: and Mahomes is breathing like a dragon with fire. Andy 301 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: Reids is suddenly smart again, and we're on our way. 302 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: Of course, the conspiracy theorist will so well yeah but yeah, 303 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: but yeah, but yeah about the NFL wants someone to win. 304 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: Be goes with Taylor swip. Yeah but yeah but yeah 305 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: it yeah it yeah it yea it yeah it yea 306 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: it Rabbit They yab it rabbit all right. Now, final 307 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: point to Dallas, we go. Bad football makes for good 308 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: talk radio. We love talking about the bad. We love it, 309 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: we love it. We love it, We love it. So 310 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: humiliation situation in Dallas question coach Brian Schottenheimer, the sock 311 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: pupp coach of Jerry Jones football team, is promising change, change, 312 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: change this after the Denver Broncos rubbed the Cowboys face 313 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: in their own poo poo in the game on Sunday, 314 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: dominating win. As Schottenheimer says there's going to be changed. 315 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: He also said it is not acceptable the way the 316 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: Dallas football team played. So question what changes can Shotty? 317 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: What changes can Shoty make for the Cowboys? That is 318 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: the question. So Schottenheimer banging the podium right, this is 319 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: the classic. I'm going to bang the podium is what 320 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: I'm going to do, and say, changes coming, changes coming. Now. 321 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: We've seen this movie before at Spider Light Spider Alert. Yes, 322 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: we know how it ends. We know it ends two 323 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: weeks from now or three weeks from now. But Cowboys 324 00:18:54,119 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: will give up a fifty point game to somebody. But change, change, change. 325 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: Do I have the change? But this is pure window dressing. 326 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: It's pure window dressing. It's paint on a cracked foundation, 327 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: trying to sell the house before the person buying the 328 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: house realizes the foundation is cracked on the house. So 329 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: what's gonna change. You can't change the roster. I know 330 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: the trade deadline is coming up. You're not gonna trade 331 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: half the roster, which is seemingly what you're going to 332 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: have to do. Right, So the defense is wobbly. In Dallas, 333 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: they're three four and one. They have a losing record. 334 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott is putting up video game numbers where the 335 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: fantasy football players have their pants down. They're so excited 336 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: about that. And it doesn't mean a damn thing. It 337 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: does not mean a damn thing. It does not, And 338 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: so it's kind of like putting lipstick on a quarterback draw. 339 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: And that's essentially what they're doing. This is the most fun, 340 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: most fun, fun bad NFL team. And now fun bad 341 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: is important to me. That's important. You just want to 342 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: be bad. You want to be fun bad. Fun bad's 343 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: a good kind of bad. You can't just be bad bad, 344 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: fun bad. That's the way to go. Dallas is like 345 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: the Circus Circus Midway in Vegas. And when you go 346 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: to the Circus Circus Midway in Vegas, it's a much 347 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: different experience when you're nine years old as opposed to 348 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: when you're fifty years old. It's much different experience. Right, 349 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: you go to the Circus Circus Midway in Vegas. They've 350 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: got flashing lights, there's a lot of noise, there's a 351 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: lot of activity, there's carnival games, there's chaos. Everyone seems 352 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: to be having a great time, but deep down in 353 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: your soul, you know it's kind of a dump. That's 354 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys, right. Everyone looks like they're having a 355 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: good time, they're having fun. There's a lot of flashing lights, 356 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot of chaos and all that, but deep down, 357 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: you know, they blow. They absolutely blow. They score a 358 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: lot of points, they give up a lot of points, 359 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: and there's always a lot of drama, which is good 360 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: if you're a fledgling overnight talk show host like yours. 361 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: Truly so, Jerry Jones is sitting somewhere eating a big 362 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: mac and he's watching and he's seeing all the fireworks 363 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: and he's like, all right, a loving it. 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You had Vladimir Guerrero Junior Flatty leading the 405 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: Blue Jays as they flew into LA for a matchup 406 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: with sho Hey O'tani and the Dodgers. Not to start 407 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: of the game seven some hours ago, you had Mac 408 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: Schurzer versus Tyler Glass. Now that was the matchup start. 409 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: Joe Davis and John Smoltz had the call, and the 410 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: game ended about ten minutes ago. We're doing this in 411 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: real time. The game ended in about ten minutes ago. 412 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: And why did it end ten minutes ago? Because Freddie 413 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: Freeman to the moon. If you didn't see it, Freddie 414 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: Freeman hits a game ender, eighteen inning walk off home 415 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: run for Freddie Freeman as the Dodgers and Blue Jays 416 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,719 Speaker 1: played free baseball, A solo home run by Freddie Freeman 417 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: the bottom of the eighteenth and the Blue Crew get 418 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: a six to five win in a game that took 419 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: six hours and thirty nine minutes, six hours and thirty 420 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: nine minutes, a game that had several points where the 421 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: Blue Jays could have, should have and would have won, 422 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: but they did not win. So let us discuss that's 423 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: a good jumping off point. Freddie Freeman your October hero. 424 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: And so the question on this one, the question is 425 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: what stands out What is your knee jerk reaction to 426 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: Game three of the World Series, which just ended a 427 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: couple of minutes ago. So I've got on this one. 428 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: I've got Kryptonite. We've also got Rancho koukamonga, and if 429 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: that was not enough, we will throw in for added effect, 430 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: we will throw in the cry babies, and we'll mix 431 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: all of these things together, and we are going to 432 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: make the baba Ganoosh. We're gonna make the Babaganoosh. So 433 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: the first thing that stands out is the amount of 434 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: baseball that was played. I mean, this is really is 435 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: eighteen innings of baseball between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. 436 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: And you look at similar numbers here, which are historic. 437 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: The Dodgers, for example, left eighteen runners on base in 438 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: this game, eighteen runners on base. The Toronto Blue Jays 439 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,199 Speaker 1: they ended up with nineteen runners left on base. The 440 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: Blue Jays were two of twelve in runners in scoring positions, 441 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: so they were not very good in that department. The Dodgers, 442 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: on the other side, and obviously not good either. They 443 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: were two for fourteen. It was the show, Oh hey 444 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: Otani game. More on that in a minute. Otani, who 445 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: was absolutely cooking. He was four for four and then 446 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays eventually decided, well, we're not going to 447 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 1: let him beat us, and so they started walking him. 448 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: He was walked five times, four of those intentional and 449 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: Otani tying a Major League Baseball record for most times 450 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 1: reaching base, as he ended up on base nine times 451 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: in Game three of the World Series. So he's had 452 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: two massive playoff games, the one against the Brew crew 453 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: with all the home runs and the pitching, and now 454 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: this game where the Blue Jays just completely could not 455 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 1: get him out. They gave up. So it's that. And 456 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: then obviously Freddie Freeman, there'll be seventeen thousand promotions next year. 457 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman, bobblehead, Freddie Freeman, Replica Jersey, Freddie Freeman, this, 458 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:49,479 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman. 459 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 4: That. 460 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: But the walk off home run right over the three 461 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: to ninety five signed in center field at Dodger Stadium, 462 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: and the Dodgers have won it. And Freddy that post 463 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: that he knew he was going to be in the 464 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: like the bobblehead next year, so he had the number 465 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: one finger in the air. He said, number one right there, 466 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: every everywhere. So the now here's a fun factoid. Are 467 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: you ready for a fun factoid mixed in fun fact 468 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: All right, so we are told it is now official. 469 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: There have only been two eighteen inning games in world 470 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: serious history. And Brad Paisley sang the national anthem at 471 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: both of them. He was. He was there for Game 472 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: three in twenty eighteen, and now here in this game, uh, 473 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: the game at Dodger Stadium. Here that went eighteen innings. 474 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: So it's his birthday. Yeah. The thing also that stands 475 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: out about this, though, is not all losses are the same, right. 476 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: I mean said, well, this hurts because it's an eighteen 477 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: inning loss for the Toronto Blue Jays. But I would argue, 478 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: and I don't think I'm wrong on this. You can 479 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: disagree if you want. This is worse than that because 480 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: the spot of the Dodgers, every man, woman and child 481 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: knows is the bullpen. It is a parade of horribles, 482 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: the Dodger bullpen. And it wasn't pretty. There were a 483 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: lot of runners on base, there was a lot of traction. 484 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: But in the end, the Dodgers' bullpen was marvelous. It 485 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: was a chef's kiss. Will Klein, who normally you would 486 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: say decline immediately a Dodger legend as the pitcher, the 487 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: nondescript pitcher coming out of the bullpen. There Will cleinb 488 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: and pitching a lot of goosegs, a lot of gooseggs 489 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: out of that Dodger bullpen four innings. He threw seventy 490 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: two pitches out of the bullpen and only allowed one hit. 491 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: He walked a couple of guys, but four innings of 492 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: shutout relief when he was the last man standing for 493 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: the Dodgers. Now turning the page on that. As for 494 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: the approach, the approach of both teams, So the question 495 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: is is there a word? Is there a word? 496 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 2: Now? 497 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: The Dodgers kryptonite is their bullpen. The Blue Jays blew it. 498 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: They didn't take advantage of that, but just in general, 499 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,239 Speaker 1: both teams were rather flaccid as the game went on. 500 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: So what is the word watching the Blue Jays and 501 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers flail away for what seemed like three hours like 502 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: the game the regular game for three hours. The extra 503 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: innings were like three hours, three hours plus. So what 504 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: is the word for the Dodgers and Blue Jays offensive 505 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: approach for the majority of extra inning baseball there in 506 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: the World Series? So two words, not one word? Two 507 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: words hero ball, hero ball. Everyone in Dodger blue and 508 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: Toronto Blue Jay uniforms, everyone decided that they were going 509 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: to go out there and they were going to be 510 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: the protagonist in the in the movie. They were making 511 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: a movie. In so many sports movies, and they wanted 512 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: to be the protagonist in this, and forget team baseball. 513 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: There wasn't very much of Once you got to extra innings, 514 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: you've got home run derby. Everyone's trying to hit home runs. 515 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: You get a home run, you get a home run. 516 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: It was Halloween this week, and so it's Halloween home 517 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: run derby. Cosplay is what it was here for the 518 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: Dodgers in Blue Jayson, Game three of the World Series. 519 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: It was often reckless. It was often irresponsible baseball, that's 520 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: what it was, and almost no situational hitting when the 521 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: Dodgers did try it, and it backfired as they bunted 522 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: the runner across the way and they just needed a 523 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: sack fly and then of course a pop up to 524 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: shortstop screwed that up. So there was almost no situational hitting. 525 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: And then when the Dodgers did try it, it backfired. 526 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: There it was mostly a conga line of guys trying 527 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: to hit the ball outside of the stadium over the pavilion. 528 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: A lot of uppercut swings there from players on both teams, 529 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,959 Speaker 1: and that is human nature, right, It's just like in 530 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: basketball certain guys want to take the shot at the 531 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: end of the game. Now there's other guys that turtle 532 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: up and don't want to take the shot. But in baseball, 533 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: very rarely do you find anyone that doesn't want to 534 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: be the hero and get the postgame interview, get the 535 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: gatorade bath, the whole thing. Hit the game winning home run, 536 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: and everyone wants to be on the poster. Everyone wants 537 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: to be on the meme. Now, Freddie Freeman, back to 538 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: back years. Freddie Freeman is on that moment. And while 539 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: Tani hit a home run and was on base nine times, 540 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: Freeman's got to be the lead. Freddie Freeman's got to 541 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: be leading this game. And that iconic photo of him 542 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: with his finger raised up in the air, the one 543 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: finger as he was circling first base. But so you 544 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: can be a bunch of as we said, Freddie Freeman 545 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: giveaways next year for the Dodgers. The problem is when 546 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: everyone's swinging like they're trying to hit the ball to 547 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: Rancho Kuckamonga, Okay, the offense looks like a bad Beer 548 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: League softball situation. It's not very very pretty. And so 549 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman did get it, as we said, he it's 550 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: the game winning home run. Dodgers went it six to 551 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: five in X ratings. That was nine innings times two 552 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: in the World Series, and history says that the winner 553 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 1: of Game three has won seventy percent. I believe it's 554 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: seventy percent of the time. However, as the great Dick 555 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: Stockton inform me, that tells you what has happened, not 556 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: what's going to happen here. And so the final nine innings, 557 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: while John Smoltz and Joe Davis on the Fox broadcast 558 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: were waxing liquacious about how amazing it was and how 559 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: magical it was and all that. They were going on 560 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 1: on and on and on, everyone trying to be the 561 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: Knight in Shining Armor, and occasionally, sometimes the Knight in 562 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: Shining Armor is just an idiot wrapped in tinfoil that 563 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: occasionally happens. That occasionally happens, And so there was there 564 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: was some of that. Now, the other thing I've learned 565 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: from years and years of doing talk radio is a 566 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: lot of that game was rather disgusting. It was puke 567 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: in your mouth bad baseball, fundamentally bad baseball. There were 568 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: pitchers on the Dodgers who fundamentally blow and the Blue 569 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: Jays turned them into rock stars because of bad at bats, 570 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 1: and they got themselves out a lot of the time. 571 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: I got themselves out a lot of the time. So 572 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: you've got that. But the thing that I know, all 573 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: of this will be forgotten. It's like men in black 574 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: and they're gonna zap you. They're gonna zap you with 575 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: the neuralies or whatever it's called there. And the only 576 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: thing over time that we are going to remember is 577 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: going to be and this is across the board. When 578 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: you watch a big event like this in sports, you're 579 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: gonna remember two things. You're gonna remember the emotional peak 580 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:26,479 Speaker 1: and you're gonna remember the end of the game. Now, 581 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: in this case, it's they're both the same. The emotional 582 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: peak was the Freddie Freeman home run. Right now, maybe 583 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: you'll remember Otani got on base nine times. I was 584 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: at the Dodger Red Sox game when eighteen innings in 585 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 1: the twenty eighteen World Series, and I remember two things 586 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 1: about that game without looking. I remember the Max Munsey 587 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: home run, and I also remember for the Red Sox, 588 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: Nathan Evaldi pitching ridiculous bullpen, came in, pitched a bunch 589 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: of innings. I forget how many, but he saved the 590 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: Red Sox pitching staff coming in and throwing a ton 591 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 1: of innings in that game. So those are the things 592 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: I remember, and I was at that in that World 593 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: Series back in the day. Now the last word here, 594 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: let's address what everyone will be yapping about outside the 595 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 1: outcome of the game, and that would be the show. Hey, 596 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: Otani getting on base nine times? Game? How did you 597 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: get on base nine times? Well, a lot of that 598 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: was because of the generosity of the Toronto Blue Jays. 599 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 1: It was intentionally walked, not once, not twice, not three times, 600 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: but four times. So the question on this one, with 601 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: the Blue Jay pitchers and the management deciding we're not 602 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: going to allow Otani to beat us, with Otani being 603 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: pitched around and walked, he's walked five times with four 604 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: intentional walks, does Major League Baseball need to revisit the 605 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: intentional walk rule. So a lot of chatter, a lot 606 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: of Internet chatter. People upset, many of them worked to 607 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,720 Speaker 1: day shift, many of them are on the East Coast. 608 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: Many of them are belly aching and complaining there is 609 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: a right or cry babies right, So let's address the 610 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,720 Speaker 1: cry babies in the room and we'll tackle the question 611 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: with Otani intentionally walked four times in this game? Does 612 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: baseball need to revisit the intentional walk rule? So I 613 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:21,399 Speaker 1: am shaking my head. No, all right, I'm shaking my head. 614 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: No on this. You cannot legislate out of respect. You 615 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 1: cannot do it. And if a guy is so terrifying, 616 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: so intimidating that a team in the World Series would 617 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:42,800 Speaker 1: rather hand that player first base, just go down to first. 618 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: You've got us by the balls, that's not a problem. 619 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: That is a act of respect for Sho hail Tani, 620 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: that he's such a monster that Toronto is there a 621 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 1: bunch of cowards. They're afraid of Otani. They're like these 622 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 1: other guys. It's also a vote of no confidence for 623 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the Dodger lineup. But I totally get it. 624 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: The Blue Jays didn't just pitch around him. They tapped 625 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,240 Speaker 1: out in this game. They said no moss, they tossed 626 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: in the sponge, all of that. John Schneider, the Blue 627 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: Jays manager, essentially raised the white flag and said, please 628 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: don't hurt us, show hey, leave us alone. Four intentional 629 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 1: walks are your bloody kidding me? That is the baseball 630 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: version of pulling the fire alarm. Now, I'm not gonna 631 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: sit here and pretend like it's not great for the sport. 632 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 1: It's terrible for the sport. We get it. I understand. 633 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: I like baseball. I don't like everything about baseball. I 634 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: like to complain. I get paid to complain. So clearly, 635 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 1: it's not ideal, it's not. It's just isn't the sport 636 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: neutering its biggest stars, cutting the balls off its biggest 637 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 1: stars on the biggest stage around is not what you're 638 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: hoping for. It's not. It's just bad. Tell it's bad entertainment. 639 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:06,319 Speaker 1: And so that is an issue that you have to 640 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: factor in here. It would be like telling Patrick Mahomes, listen, dude, 641 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: you're so good. The defense has asked you to not 642 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: throw a pass in the Super Bowl, and so we're 643 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: not going to allow you to throw a pass in 644 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl because you're so good. Or whoever your 645 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: favorite NBA player is right now. Back in the old days, 646 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: you'd say Lebron, but whoever it was, you don't let 647 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 1: them shoot the ball in Game seven of the NBA Finals, 648 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 1: all right now, the yabbit crowd yabit, Yeah, but yeah, yeah, 649 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: but yeah, but yabbit rabbit. The yabbit rabbit says, you know, listen, 650 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:44,520 Speaker 1: change the rule. It's it's bad for the sport. You 651 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: got to advance the baseball has been around since the 652 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: eighteen eighties or whatever. You get to advance, advance the sport. 653 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: Of course, I'm on the counter of that. My argument 654 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: is you cannot change the rule every time somebody is 655 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,759 Speaker 1: so good it's emasculating. In basketball, they got rid of 656 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: the slam dunk because well, guys, with certain guys, we're 657 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: too good. Will Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, players of that. 658 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:15,759 Speaker 1: Kareem created the skyhook, which was unstoppable known as leu 659 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: ale cinder back in those days. But in the context 660 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: of baseball, it's part of the sport of baseball. You 661 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:27,719 Speaker 1: earn that treatment. They're not walking nobody's four times intentionally, 662 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: so just to play devil's advocate here and again, my 663 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:36,359 Speaker 1: position is firmly that baseball does not need to dramatically 664 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 1: change this rule, that this is more of an outlier situation. 665 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,439 Speaker 1: Now that being said, I did activate the Malar think tank. 666 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: The Malar think tank has been activated here and the 667 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,359 Speaker 1: idea we were tossing this around casually or in an 668 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,319 Speaker 1: earlier hour of the show. It does make a lot 669 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: of sense that you increase the stakes for players that 670 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 1: are so good you're going to multi multiple times intentionally 671 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: walk a player. So I would be open to it. 672 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: I wouldn't love it, but I would be open to 673 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 1: the idea intentional walk. If you walk Otani the first time, 674 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,239 Speaker 1: he gets first base. If you walk him later in 675 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: the game, he gets second base. If you walk him 676 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,839 Speaker 1: a third time, he goes to third base. And if 677 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:18,399 Speaker 1: you walk him a fourth time, he just gives give 678 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 1: him a run. If you're such a coward and your 679 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:25,920 Speaker 1: pitching staff blows so much, I'd be open. It is gimmicky, 680 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: and I generally try to avoid that kind of stuff. 681 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:32,719 Speaker 1: And here's the thing, though, if you think that would 682 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:36,280 Speaker 1: be too radical, oh you're just being a shock chock mallard. 683 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 1: That's why you're on Overnight. They're never gonna consider that. 684 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: Oh really, oh really, In my lifetime, In my lifetime, 685 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, ghost Runners, spookkey, Rob Manford gave you 686 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: ghost runners. That's literal league, that's bare league, soup up 687 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:57,840 Speaker 1: the ghost rutters. Rob Manford gave you ghost rutters. So 688 00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: he said out race just to think. If you want 689 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 1: intentionally walk a guy four times, he'll just end the game. 690 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: That's it and give you a run pitch clock. That 691 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: was blasphemy back in the Baseball's got a pitchclock bigger 692 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: basis the size of pizza boxes? Who asked for that? 693 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: Baseball's got it? Banned the shift because the players can't adjust. 694 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: Baseball did it? So Rob Manford has already turned the 695 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:27,719 Speaker 1: game into a bit of a funhouse. That bit of 696 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,239 Speaker 1: a fun house here with everything here, all the gimmicks, 697 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: and you know, out of an effort to make the 698 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:39,240 Speaker 1: game of baseball more entertaining. So either way, four intentional walks, 699 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:44,200 Speaker 1: which is what O'tani got here the ultimate badge of 700 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: riespect for Oltani. That is it. Toronto did not pitch 701 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:56,240 Speaker 1: to show hail Toni the meal ticket for the Dodgers 702 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,719 Speaker 1: the entire second half. I guess there was one at 703 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: back there they had to as there was nobody on. 704 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,719 Speaker 1: But other than that, for the majority of the World 705 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 1: Series game when we went to extra innings, because they 706 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,360 Speaker 1: knew what Tani was going to torch him and so 707 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,360 Speaker 1: you can wrap that in we want I'll put a 708 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,320 Speaker 1: ball on it this way, major League Baseball. Just to 709 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:15,759 Speaker 1: clarify my position, because I know you only listen to 710 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: half the things I say. If I'm lucky, major League 711 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:21,560 Speaker 1: Baseball does not need a rule change. However, you want 712 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: to tinker a little bit, I'd be okay with it. 713 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:28,440 Speaker 1: He would add a degree of difficulty, so I'd be 714 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:30,880 Speaker 1: okay with that. I don't love it. That would be 715 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,399 Speaker 1: a bit of a compromise. It is the Ben Mahlor Show. 716 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: If you'd like to be part, you can join us now. 717 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:40,360 Speaker 1: After Freddie Freeman ends the eighteen inning World Series thriller, 718 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are two wins away from the World Series, 719 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: and if they win just the games at Dodgers Stadium, 720 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:48,919 Speaker 1: they can wrap it up in a couple of games 721 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: here on Wednesday night. If they win the next two here, 722 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,440 Speaker 1: the Dodgers have a tremendous pitching advantage, at least in 723 00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:55,839 Speaker 1: the game here on Tuesday night. 724 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:58,280 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Mallor 725 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:01,360 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Easter an eleven pm Pacific. 726 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:02,759 Speaker 1: Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here 727 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:04,279 Speaker 1: we go. Have guys, he we goller, Here we go, 728 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 1: Here we go. 729 00:42:07,719 --> 00:42:10,480 Speaker 2: This is one big gets grill. 730 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 3: During yesterday's show, you said Drake May was not yet 731 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:16,680 Speaker 3: a legit MVP contender. Whoever, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones believes 732 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,239 Speaker 3: that his running back Jonathan Taylor is ben What do 733 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:19,560 Speaker 3: you think? 734 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:24,319 Speaker 1: No, you downgrade Taylor's been great. He's a running back 735 00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:28,879 Speaker 1: and by default, running backs don't win the MVP. Maholmes 736 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: is now your favorite to win the MVP. It's going 737 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,640 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback. It's going to be a quarterback. 738 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: He'll get some token votes Jonathan Taylor, but not enough 739 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:38,400 Speaker 1: to win next. MVP is an award that's getting a 740 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 1: lot of discussion. But who do you think the front runner? 741 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,439 Speaker 1: The front runner is for Coach of the Year, Well, 742 00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,680 Speaker 1: you talked about the Colts KOOPLEPI. The formula is rather simple. 743 00:42:47,719 --> 00:42:50,320 Speaker 1: When you have a team that was supposed to be 744 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 1: mediocre or suck and they overachieved, Shane Steichen, the coach 745 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,919 Speaker 1: of the Colts, has to be the favorite for Coach 746 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:58,920 Speaker 1: of the Year honors at this point because Daniel Jones 747 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:02,319 Speaker 1: I thought was going to be horrific. He's not. He's 748 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,440 Speaker 1: a top ten quarterback. So Shane Styke is going to 749 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:04,919 Speaker 1: get the credit. 750 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 3: Next, Kellen Moore decided to bench quarterback Spencer Ratler late 751 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:09,840 Speaker 3: in the game on Sunday and go with rookie. I 752 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,120 Speaker 3: don't even know how to pronounce his name. Tyler shu 753 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:15,359 Speaker 3: shuck is pronounced. That's so weird. Check with the hopes 754 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,800 Speaker 3: of Louisville. Yeah, the hopes of providing a spark. 755 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:18,440 Speaker 1: It didn't. 756 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:20,600 Speaker 3: But Ben, at this point, is there any reason to 757 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:21,360 Speaker 3: go back to Ratler? 758 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,680 Speaker 1: So it's like deciding whether you want the firing squad 759 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:25,799 Speaker 1: of the electric chair. Either way, the outcome is going 760 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:27,520 Speaker 1: to be the same. There is no good choice here. 761 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:30,040 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. How did we do pass? 762 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:32,759 Speaker 5: Oh my god? PA. 763 00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 764 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:43,920 Speaker 2: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 765 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:48,120 Speaker 2: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 766 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:54,359 Speaker 2: listen live. Do you have what it takes to get 767 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:57,279 Speaker 2: to the top? Probably not. 768 00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:59,920 Speaker 1: Let's do it. Welcome to architssays we've got any meaning 769 00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 1: mighty most. Sam is in Iowa. Hello Sam, Welcome than 770 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:08,400 Speaker 1: Sam's full of energy, he's excited to be here, and 771 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,799 Speaker 1: he's a man of many words. Welcome Sam, You're gonna 772 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:13,200 Speaker 1: play the game? Who do you want to partner up 773 00:44:13,239 --> 00:44:17,720 Speaker 1: with Sam? Okay, he's gonna play with Ben Lorena. 774 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:19,080 Speaker 3: I'm shocked he didn't pick me up. 775 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:21,200 Speaker 1: Okay, I can't believe that. Hold on a sex, Sam 776 00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:25,560 Speaker 1: and we have keg drinking Steve and ken'saw city. Hello 777 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:27,200 Speaker 1: se Man, what. 778 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:29,359 Speaker 2: A record breaking night? Did you see? 779 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,560 Speaker 3: Mary? We don't have time steam geez. 780 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,279 Speaker 1: The other guy hung up? So you gotta play, you 781 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:40,880 Speaker 1: gotta play. I'll play with Lorena man, Mary hart Is okay, 782 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:44,120 Speaker 1: all right, you're an idiot? What he or what he is? 783 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:46,160 Speaker 1: All right, let's play the game. 784 00:44:46,920 --> 00:44:49,640 Speaker 3: You're not playing with Lorena, Steve, play the game? 785 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,040 Speaker 1: All right? All right? Stop? 786 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,400 Speaker 3: What is the is the was it the woking En 787 00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:56,239 Speaker 3: Phoenix edition? Yes, he's fifty one years old? 788 00:44:56,280 --> 00:44:59,920 Speaker 1: To happy birth? Ah the joker? Okay, all right. 789 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:04,680 Speaker 3: The categories are eight millimeter, Gladiator, the Immigrant, and Napoleon? 790 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:10,480 Speaker 3: Samwhich category would you like? Gladiator? Alright, Steve? How about you? 791 00:45:12,760 --> 00:45:13,560 Speaker 5: The immigrant? 792 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:14,320 Speaker 3: The immigrant? 793 00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:20,200 Speaker 1: All right? Right, very good? I love immigrants. Okay, thank you, congratulations. 794 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:22,680 Speaker 1: All right, here we go. Let's play the game right now. 795 00:45:23,239 --> 00:45:26,240 Speaker 1: You picked Sam and Iowa a man of few words. 796 00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:29,840 Speaker 1: You picked Gladiator. These athletes were all part of notable fights. 797 00:45:29,880 --> 00:45:33,239 Speaker 1: Are you ready, Sam? Yeah, all right, we need the 798 00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:36,360 Speaker 1: first and last name and we're on our way. Go 799 00:45:37,160 --> 00:45:44,080 Speaker 1: Star defensive player for the Cleveland Browns right now, all right, 800 00:45:44,239 --> 00:45:47,440 Speaker 1: the worm for the Chicago Bulls in the nineteen eighties, 801 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:51,959 Speaker 1: the picce. Yeah, all right, thank you. I'll take credit 802 00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:54,239 Speaker 1: for it. He changed his name. He played for the 803 00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:57,920 Speaker 1: Indiana Pacers. He started the malice at the Palace at 804 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:02,200 Speaker 1: basketball play player. That is correct. Picture for the Red Sox, 805 00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,160 Speaker 1: not Kurt Schilling, but the number one picture for that 806 00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 1: Red Sox team that won the World Series from the 807 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:12,440 Speaker 1: Dominican Republic, that is correct. Got into a fight with Robbin, 808 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:15,839 Speaker 1: got into a fight with Nolan Ryan, got a fight 809 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:18,000 Speaker 1: with Nolan Ryan got his. 810 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:23,200 Speaker 5: You said the name that does not Yes? You did, Yes, 811 00:46:23,239 --> 00:46:26,120 Speaker 5: you said, Rob said Rob. I said that does not 812 00:46:26,239 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 5: count you that ninety I said Rob. All right, I 813 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:31,640 Speaker 5: did say Ro. I said Rob Rob. We said we 814 00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:34,239 Speaker 5: are we have Rob Parker. 815 00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:38,319 Speaker 3: The immigrant. These athletes were Rob Parker. These athletes were 816 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:39,640 Speaker 3: all born in another country. 817 00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:41,879 Speaker 1: You're getting all. 818 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:44,719 Speaker 3: Right, Steve, forty five seconds on the clock. Let's begin. 819 00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:47,000 Speaker 3: Japanese slugger for the Dodgers. 820 00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:50,800 Speaker 1: Full name. 821 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:53,480 Speaker 2: Joey o'danni. 822 00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:54,520 Speaker 3: Yes, okay, thank you. 823 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:55,000 Speaker 1: Uh. 824 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:57,520 Speaker 3: This guy's the star player on the Lakers. He's from 825 00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:04,239 Speaker 3: like Slovenia. Uh, Luca, Yes, this guy was a Canadian 826 00:47:04,719 --> 00:47:07,000 Speaker 3: on the Philadelphia on the Phoenix Suns. He won like 827 00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:07,960 Speaker 3: a couple mvds. 828 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:11,880 Speaker 1: Uh. Alright. 829 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:13,840 Speaker 3: This guy was a slugger from the Dominican Republic for 830 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:16,440 Speaker 3: the Angels. People are considering him to be a manager. 831 00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:18,240 Speaker 1: Albert. 832 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:27,040 Speaker 3: Yes, this guy was nicknamed the Nigerian Nightmare. This guy 833 00:47:27,160 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 3: was a Polish kicker for the Raiders. 834 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:34,880 Speaker 1: Kicker. V. 835 00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:38,200 Speaker 3: You went for the joke, so we have we have 836 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,600 Speaker 3: seventy seventy al Right, Steve, we're back up. Do you 837 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:44,759 Speaker 3: want eight millimeter or Napoleon? 838 00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:46,480 Speaker 1: Napole? 839 00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:48,879 Speaker 3: It's Steve, It's Steve. 840 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:52,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna gets all right? 841 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:56,960 Speaker 3: All right, Steve, we've got Napoleon. These athletes were all 842 00:47:57,080 --> 00:47:58,720 Speaker 3: considered short in their sport. 843 00:47:59,480 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 5: Ah. 844 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,239 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, forty five seconds. Let's begin. 845 00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:06,440 Speaker 1: He's the short quarterback for the Cardinals right now. Uh, 846 00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:09,360 Speaker 1: the guy that doesn't play video games? 847 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:10,080 Speaker 2: Kyler Murray. 848 00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:13,640 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, this guy was on the Seahawks and the Broncos. 849 00:48:13,719 --> 00:48:18,319 Speaker 3: Now he's a backup on the giants. Uh, well, man, 850 00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:24,680 Speaker 3: mister unlimited. Okay, uh, yes, this guy was a cheating astro. 851 00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:29,600 Speaker 3: He's like five to five. He's what a cheating astro? 852 00:48:29,800 --> 00:48:30,719 Speaker 3: He's like five to five? 853 00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:34,759 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I know, little guy. 854 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:37,920 Speaker 3: Okay, how about this guy's got the same name as 855 00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:43,560 Speaker 3: the famous point guard from the Detroit Pistons. No, no, 856 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:48,160 Speaker 3: but he's on there. Who's the shortest player of all time? 857 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:49,080 Speaker 1: You didn't get it? 858 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:51,360 Speaker 3: He said the name, he said the name. 859 00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:58,200 Speaker 1: That a hundred. Let's go, let's go Steve here. But 860 00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:02,440 Speaker 1: all right, yeah, these these all War number eight, They 861 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:06,120 Speaker 1: all War number eight. Are you ready saying? Yeah? All right? Uh, 862 00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:10,560 Speaker 1: Star of the Star of the nineteen seventies Pittsburgh Pirates. 863 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,920 Speaker 1: We are family hit tail a record break African American 864 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:19,239 Speaker 1: guy hit tons of home runs for the Pirate. Yeah, 865 00:49:19,239 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 1: all right, there you go, shut up, not yours greatest 866 00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:25,520 Speaker 1: punter of all time for the Raiders. And he's not 867 00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:30,719 Speaker 1: a man, he's a rod. We win Jimmy's name. Let's 868 00:49:30,760 --> 00:49:34,479 Speaker 1: go long win Muggy Bus Muggsy, folks did not count. 869 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:36,000 Speaker 1: Muggsy did not count.