1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the best of the Ben Mahler 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,199 Speaker 1: Show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weeknight 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: from two to six Eastern eleven pm to three am 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and to find your local 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: station for the Benmatlers Show at Foxsports Radio dot Com. 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: You can find it there or stream us live every 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: night on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: This is the best of the Ben Maler Show on 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 3: So we have made our way the never ending journey. 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: We've arrived here from a very secret location somewhere in 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: northern California, not far away. We're not actually at Radio Row. 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: We're not allowed at Radio Row. They won't allow me 14 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: in there. I'll be there during the day, but at 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: night they don't want the riffraff. The overnight crowd not 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: permitted at Radio Row. That is taboo. So we are 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: at a secret location with very high ceilings here. 18 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: Now. 19 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: I understand that tomorrow it'll sound better, will be in 20 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: a different location, but for tonight you just have to 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: put up with it. Not anything's that bad. I don't 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: think it's that bad at the proper microphone. So the 23 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: show goes on. We're excited to be here, and there's 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: not too much going on with the Super Bowl. I 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: wish there was, but there's just not a lot of 26 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,839 Speaker 1: great stories. These teams aren't that interesting, that they don't 27 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: have dynamic personalities, and there's really no star power on 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: either team, which is problematic if you do a talk 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: radio show. 30 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 3: The good news is that pro Bouncy Ball has been 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 3: very active and the trade deadline. 32 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: Now it's still late on a Wednesday on the West Coast, 33 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: but we're sliding into a Thursday. 34 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 3: Everyone will be into a Thursday shortly. 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: And yet again, the NBA trade deadline has upstaged super 36 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: Bowl Week and proven to be more fruitful than the 37 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: unwatchable product they put on the court most nights in 38 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: the NBA. Now, we'll get into the NBA once the 39 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: playoffs come around. Playoffs, as Fox Sports radio legend Jim 40 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: Morris said back in the day, but a lot of 41 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: back room wheeling and dealing has continued, and we are monitoring, 42 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: even in this remote studio, we are monitoring all activity. 43 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: If anything happens, if there's a trade two hours from now, 44 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: we are gonna be all over it. 45 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: We're gonna give you the inside skinny on that. 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: Now, with the trade deadline music coming to a stop 47 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: later on Thursday afternoon, the mav Rex did some last 48 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: minute I guess it's not spring, so it wasn't spring cleaning. 49 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: They just decided to do some cleaning here in early February. 50 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: And I assume you've heard by now, but maybe not. 51 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: Maybe you've been down by the river and you haven't 52 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: been paying attention. But the Mavericks have dumped Anthony David. Yep, 53 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: Anthony that guy, I know, Anthony Davis, along with some 54 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: spare parts like D'Angelo Russell. Boy, that guy gets shipped around. 55 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: Don't you like a fruitcake? They all go to the 56 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Wizards in an eight player mega deal. 57 00:02:59,240 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: Now. 58 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: In exchange, the mav Rex received Chris Middleton, Chris Middleton 59 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: and spare parts plus two first round draft picks. 60 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 3: Who cares about that? Those come via the Wizards. 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: They get one from Oklahoma City, which will be next draft. 62 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: That'll probably be the last pick, and then a twenty 63 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: to thirty pick by Golden State. They might be back 64 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: to the Donald Foyle Warriors. They made a trade as well. 65 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: We'll get to that in a minute, but that's a 66 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: Warriors pick in twenty thirty and I gaggle of second 67 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: round picks. Now that is a good jumping off point, 68 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: so let us discuss. We're going to keep this simple. 69 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: No need to get too difficult on this. So the 70 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: question you make the call who wins the Anthony Davis 71 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: trade to Washington? As this is the second consecutive here 72 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: almost to the day that Anthony Davis. 73 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: Has been traded. 74 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: He went from the Lakers to Dallas in one of 75 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: the darkest moments in Maverick's history and really embarrassing for 76 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: the NBA. 77 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 3: And then Davis now goes to Washington. 78 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: So my thoughts on this, I've got beater car, PB 79 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: and C and whaling and we will combine all of 80 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: these things together and we are going to make. 81 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 3: Some delicious, delicious. 82 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: Garlic onion pizza is what we're gonna make. I drove 83 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: through on my way here. I didn't fly I'm an 84 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: overnight guy and I'm fly drive, and I drove through Gilroy, 85 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: which is one of my favorite spots. I didn't get 86 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: to stop there, unfortunately, because I was on a tight schedule. 87 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: But the Garlic Mecca, the Holy Land of the Garlic. 88 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: Oh so good Town smells like garlic. I should just 89 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: move there. 90 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 3: It smells like garlic anyway. 91 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: So who wins? You make the call? Who wins the 92 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: Anthony davistrade to Washington. So on this one, we're gonna 93 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: flip a We're gonna flip the magical coin, and we 94 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: look at this unlike Benny versus the penny, which is 95 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: now up. You can watch the super Bowl thing. Don't 96 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: do it now though, because we're doing the radio shows. 97 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: So wait till the show's over. They can watch it. 98 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 1: But we flip the magical coin up, the malord magical coin, 99 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: and it lands heads. You lose tails, You also lose, 100 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: so lose lose. This is you get root canal. You 101 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: get root canal. Everyone gets root canal. However, if you 102 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: put a butcher knife to my neck and forced me 103 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: to pick, it is Dallas by default. Dallas wins this 104 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: trade by default. It's not exactly a moral you know, 105 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: a celebratory moment, victory parade. Now my word for all 106 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: of this, the reason I'm giving the edge to the 107 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: Dallas Mavericks on the Anthony Davis trade to Washington, the 108 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: word is therapeutic. 109 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 3: This is the. 110 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: Dallas Mavericks walking into group therapy group of counseling and saying. 111 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 3: Hey, yeah, we got a problem, we got a problem. 112 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: And Anthony Davis, I know he didn't play because he's 113 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: you know, nicknamed street clothes. 114 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 3: Why would he play. 115 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: But when he does show up and sit on the bench, 116 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: it is a painful reminder of the systemic incompetence of 117 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: the reign of terror by Nico Harrison that they just 118 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: gave Luca away. He gave him to the Lakers for 119 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: that stiff Anthony Davis. Davis is an emotional splinter, and 120 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:25,679 Speaker 1: I saw. 121 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: It, you know what it's like. 122 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: It's like having you know, every not every neighborhood has this, 123 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: but some neighbors I used to live in one, and 124 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: they you go down the street and then there's a 125 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: couple of people that are just hoarders and they have 126 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: like those junk beater cars on wooden blocks out in 127 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: front of their house on the driveway, and there's like 128 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: mosque growing on it. There's a family of raccoons that 129 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: are living inside. It's it's a pest motel, all kinds 130 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: of vermin, and you end up lowering the property values. 131 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: The unibrow I think the number I read was twenty 132 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: nine games in one year in Dalla us the most 133 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: fragile man. 134 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 3: In the world. 135 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: They should change the beer commercials, stay thirsty or just 136 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: stay sitting on your took us. So Dallas turned this 137 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: into a salvage and recovery mission. I love the fact 138 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: that the trade they got with Washington, the featured player 139 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: or the featured item is former Bucks supporting actor Chris Middleton, 140 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: who is an extra with the speaking line. And that's 141 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: who the Mavericks got back. And I said, listen, they 142 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: got the kid, the prodigy from Maine. That's who the 143 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: Mavericks are building around. And it's his world now and 144 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: the flag is up. But the return this was a 145 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: hoarders paradise. You've got Florida ceiling role players, has bins 146 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: and never wears bingo cards masquerading his draft picks. 147 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 3: And the point is. 148 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: Though, that this is is addition by subtraction. You won't 149 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: have to stare at Anthony Davis sitting there with a 150 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: day's look on his face on the bench because he 151 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: can't play because he's always hurt. So Dallas didn't win 152 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: because of talent. I don't care about draft picks. You do, 153 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: that's your michig Os. 154 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 3: I'm over it. 155 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: I've grown up. I don't care about draft picks. I 156 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: hate them. So the Dallas won, they won some relief. Now, Meanwhile, 157 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: it takes two to tango, I'm told in the NBA 158 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: trading game unless you just trade and release people, which 159 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: there are a couple of trades that have happened this 160 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: week where you just traded for a player not to 161 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: keep them. 162 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: It blows me away that still goes on in the NBA. Anyway. 163 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 3: The question on this one. 164 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: Why why would the Wizards, knowing what we know about 165 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: the Unibrow, why would the Wizards sign up for the 166 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis Experience? 167 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: Like, seriously, why would they do that? Well, I have a. 168 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: Theory on this after a minute long Mallard deliberation. It 169 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: is because this is what bad teams do when they 170 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: finally lose their appetite of sucking. Washington has been playing 171 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: Dungeons and Dragons for years. They're stuck in the dungeon 172 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: the cellar, and they're they're rolling the dice and they're 173 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: searching for a dragon. They can't find a fire breathing dragon. 174 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: They can't even find any dragons. The dragon never shows up. 175 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: At some point you look down and realize that for 176 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: almost a decade you have been eating PB and C sandwiches. 177 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: Not PB and J those are good. You've been eating 178 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: PB and C sandwiches. That's peanut butter and crap jelly 179 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: sandwiches for eight straight seasons. 180 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 3: Everybody beats the Wiz. 181 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: There used to be a great ad campaign when I 182 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: would visit my brother in New York, and it was 183 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: nobody beats the Wiz. But this is a updated Everyone 184 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: beats the Whiz. So they finally hit the inflection point, 185 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: the breaking point, if you will. You can only get 186 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: vaporized so many years in a row before you say, 187 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: you know what, I'd rather be medio than a punching bag. 188 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: And that's what to me, that is what this symbolizes. 189 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: If you're the Washington Wizards, if you're Rick and Maryland, 190 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: he said morning time, right, So they trade for Anthony 191 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: Davis soon to be thirty three next month, Happy early birthday. 192 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: The injury report. I looked this up. It's amazing. You 193 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: can look it up on Wikipedia. Anthony Davis's injury report 194 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: is longer than a filibuster on the Senate floor, and 195 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: people still grumble. I did an entire podcast, my Fifth 196 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: Hour podcast, which I know you listen to because you're 197 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: not a fraud, fake p one, You're a real p one. 198 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: So you listen to the Fifth Hour podcast. 199 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: I know Alf's shaking his head or nodding his head, 200 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: and so's Fergduck and malor Propkay. 201 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, So we did a whole rant about all the 202 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 3: injuries the most. 203 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: He literally is the most injured man in the NBA. 204 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:53,599 Speaker 1: And you know, spoiler for the Wizards rebuilding forever. Tanking 205 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: and drafting is not a plan. It is a lifestyle choice. 206 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: Is not a good lifestyle choice. The Wizards chose adult 207 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: and they get to pair Anthony Davis for once. He 208 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: play twenty five percent of the games. Congratulations, twenty five 209 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: percent of the games with Trey Young. You raise the 210 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: floor for those games. You sell maybe a few tickets. 211 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: Some of those hacked politicians in DC will go watch 212 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: you play, and you play a better brand of basketball. 213 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 3: Is it risky? Well? Is it really? 214 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: I mean I guess to some degree. Right, tanking though, 215 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: is a slow death. It's a slow death, and this 216 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: is at least a different kind of pain. It's still 217 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: pain because Anthony Davis is a heartbreaker. He doesn't play, 218 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: he doesn't like basketball. He's always hurt. Just I guess bad. 219 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: It's good genetics, and Bade, it's good genetics because he's 220 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: a professional athlete and he's massively built to play in 221 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: the NBA. 222 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 3: Ain't bad because he can't play. 223 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: It's like mid level misery beats bottom feeding humiliation. 224 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 3: And that is the whole story. Now the last word here. 225 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: We go now head to the Bay Area where we're 226 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: broadcasting from. Golden State has entered the flea market, and 227 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: we have learned a trade that happened not that long 228 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: ago before we cracked the microphones here on Fox Sports 229 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: Radio on the Ben Malors Show, Atlanta and Golden State 230 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: have gotten together and they are sending Chris stops. 231 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,479 Speaker 3: Porzingis to the Warriors. 232 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta is for Jonathan Kaminga and Buddy Ball Buddy Healed. 233 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 3: The Unicorn is headed to San Francisco. 234 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: So the question, what is your assessment of Chris stops 235 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: porzingis a trade that went down not that long ago. 236 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 3: As he is headed to Golden State. All right, so 237 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 3: this is this. 238 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: I love the spin job, and you always go with 239 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: the spin job and say, well that's not true, you. 240 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: Go with the spin job. 241 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: The Warriors for the last two months have been connected 242 00:12:56,040 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: to who connect the dots? Giannis adent to Coombo. Now Yannis, 243 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 1: unless it just happened, has not been traded. He's still 244 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: property of the Milwaukee Bucks, not playing also as he 245 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: has a protest there in the land of the Cheese. 246 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 3: So the Warriors, they went out whaling. 247 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: They were hoping to catch the big blue whale or 248 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: in this case, the green whale, and they had a 249 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: yacht sized net out. The Golden State Warriors did. And 250 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: they came back and they looked at what they had caught, 251 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: and it wasn't a blue whale. It wasn't any kind 252 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: of whale. They had a nice can of sardines. 253 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 3: That's what they got. They got a can of sardines. 254 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: So instead of the Greek freak, they land Chris tops Porzingis. 255 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: This is known as the better Luck Next Time bundle. Well, 256 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: I didn't want that bundle, but you got the bundle. 257 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: You got the better Luck Next Time bundle. This is 258 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: the thanks for Trying gift bag. We really do thank 259 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: you for trying. It's really cool that you tried. And 260 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: here's a nice gift back. Zingis isn't bad. He's not bad. 261 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: But let's call it what it is. This is a 262 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: poor man's Anthony Davis. We just did about ten minutes 263 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes on Anthony Davis. When he plays much like Davis. 264 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: When Porzingis can shoot, he in theory, would be the 265 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: perfect addition to what the Warriors playoffensively. He can stretch 266 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: the floor, he can score. It's the when part of it. 267 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: That is the Komodo dragon in the room and Steve 268 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: Kerr swing back swing bat well, he swung big and 269 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: he missed and the mighty curR struck out. And now 270 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: I guess they want applause for landing the consolation prize. Eh, 271 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: give you a golf clap, give you that. And so 272 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: this is an expiring contract, so it's low risk. Okay, 273 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: I don't really care about that. That's that's your deal. 274 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: I don't work on Wall Street. That's a count and talk. 275 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: That's bean counter talk. And this doesn't scare anybody when 276 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: May gets around, because they know porzing this is going 277 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: to break down. Now he is reunited with his old 278 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: pow from the Celtics, Al Horford. I'm sure that all 279 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: feels great. Reunited it feels so good. Cute little story, 280 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: zero intimidation. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, Jonathan Kaminga escapes Steve kurrz doghouse. 281 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 3: He gets a fresh start, a bigger role, and another. 282 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: One of these guys where you're like, Okay, is this 283 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: the guy? 284 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 3: Is this the guy? Can't he be the man? 285 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: You're never going to be the man when Steph Curry 286 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: is the man in Golden State. And you might remember 287 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, the Golden State Warriors had 288 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: another player. All Right, this guy's pretty good, but he's 289 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: being held back. Not a fan favorite for Draymond Green. 290 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: Not a fan favorite for Draymond Green. But you might 291 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: remember the Warriors they traded into Washington. He end up stinking, 292 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: ended up stinking there in Washington. We'll see what happens 293 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: with Kaminga in Atlanta. And he's not had the opportunity 294 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: to be the alpha. There's no alphas in Atlanta. They 295 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: all stink the Hawks. I guess if he turns out 296 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: to be good, fine, I'm buddy, heal Its just a 297 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: he might be traded again by before the deadline. He's 298 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: just a shooter, that's it. One, not a five skill player. 299 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: Is a one skill player. So again the Warriors tried 300 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: to get Giannis and they wanted the crown jewel and 301 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: they ended up getting costume jewelry is what they got. 302 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Meller 303 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on 304 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio. 305 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 3: App set goats here. 306 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 4: I have a podcast empire. It continues to grow, and 307 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: I have brought it here to iHeart. 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You do it 321 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 4: today and you can check all of those out on 322 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 4: the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. 323 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: Arlie, this hour is from Motown. We go to Motown 324 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: where the music hasn't been good in a while, and 325 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: the Tigers have decided to make a splash splash in 326 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 1: free agency. Say what you're talking baseball? It's Super Bowl 327 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: We I'm telling you this is how dull these teams are. 328 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: The Patriot it's in the Seahawks. We're talking about Detroit 329 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: Tiger baseball. Baby, because some news came out, We've learned 330 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: that a this is a follow up to a mile 331 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: of monologue that we gave you the other day. Free 332 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: agent pitcher Framburg Valdez, late of the cheating as Rose, 333 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: and he has agreed to terms with the Detroit Tigers 334 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 1: on a one hundred and fifteen million dollars three year contract. 335 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 3: A little birdie was chirping, trip trip, trip trip. 336 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: Now Liberty says it will be the highest average annual 337 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: value aa V, as the kids like to say, for 338 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: a left handed pitcher in baseball history. So take that, 339 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: Sandy Kofax and all you other losers, this Framber Valdez, 340 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: the highest paid on a single year average in baseball history. 341 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: Now Valdez, who has been somewhat durable, but he's a 342 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: place for the cheaters. 343 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 3: He has played for the cheers. 344 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: So now he will take his talents to the Detroit 345 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 1: Tigers rotation, which is currently anchored by the top pitcher 346 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: in baseball American League, Cy Young winner Trek Scouoble, a 347 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: multi time Platinum Trek Scooble, who is still hanging out 348 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: in Motown. He's also going to arbitration. That ruling should 349 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: be down soon, and you gotta think he's gonna win that. However, 350 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: stranger things have happened. Human beings are involved anyway. So 351 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: the story here is that Framber Valdez, it looked like 352 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: nobody wanted him, and he ends up getting a contract. 353 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: I of course immediately got an email from a how 354 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: should I say it? I want to keep my job, 355 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: A deplorable a hole fan? How about that from Houston? 356 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 3: So you were wrongballer. You did twenty minutes on Frambervelt 357 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 3: Dees and he designed with the Tigers and you don't 358 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 3: know what you're talking about. Okay, thank you. 359 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm glad that you emailed me, and I did. I 360 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: right back to this guy. Now, why would I write back? 361 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: I have the bully pulpit. I can bury the guy 362 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: right here. Okay, I can bear the guy right here. 363 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: So that's a good jumping off point. Let us discuss 364 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: the question what is your knee jerk reaction to starting 365 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: pitcher Franbur Valdez heading to the Detroit Tigers Big Baseball 366 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: signing there? Spring training starts in less than two weeks. 367 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: Less than two weeks, all right, So my observations, I've 368 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: got bowling ball, porterhouse, steak, and wandering officer, and we 369 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: will lock all of these things together and we are 370 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: going to play Connect three is what we're. 371 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 3: Going to play. So this is number one. All right? 372 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 3: This is a late night TV commercial. Wait, there's more. 373 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 3: All right. Operators are standing by right now. 374 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: You can pull out props and be like a prop 375 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: comedian or a late night infomercial and drop a bowling 376 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: ball on a pillow, A my pillow. It's a my 377 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: pillow contract, no bound. So I was actually right about this. 378 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: This is a pillow contract. And bring in Mike Lindell 379 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: and all that. Not the five to six year contract 380 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: that Valdez wanted for the schmuck a astro fan astro fan. 381 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: He wanted a five or six year deal. Nobody offered 382 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: him that. This is now, it's a pillow contract. It's 383 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: a luxury pillow with an opt out tag that's still 384 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: attached to it. He's got a lot of cash per year, however, 385 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: just not the full price that he wanted. And so 386 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: Valdez will stay for two years. It's got two years, 387 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: and then he can hit the eject button and go 388 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: back into the transfer portal, go back to the market, 389 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: hit the snooze button, and of course if he doesn't pitch, well, 390 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: if he doesn't pitch, well, he's going to continue to 391 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: winter in Michigan. 392 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 3: Like he's spent his summer in Michigan. 393 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: And don't forget also that Framberg got a little He's 394 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: still got a little bit of that funky funky bo 395 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: from Houston on him hanging out all those years with 396 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: the cheating you know who, the cheating you know who, 397 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: banging on trash cans and blowing into whistles. 398 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 3: Hey, I check them for the buzzer, checking for the buzzer. Now. 399 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: He also last season famously during a game this made 400 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: for good talk radio. It was taboo in the community 401 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: of baseball. He called out his catcher and went deeper 402 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: than that. So despite this big AAV average annual value Framberg, 403 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: he's going to a team where he's not going to 404 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: be the alpha in Motown. 405 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 3: He is not. He is the sidekick. 406 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: He's the Robin to Trek Schouble as batman, which in 407 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: theories like, well, you're not the number one guy, there's 408 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: limited pressure in that. You slide in as the number 409 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: two and you pitch in October and then you're hiding 410 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: out behind school ball. Let the Tigers do the heavy 411 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: lifting and all that stuff. Detroit's loaded. Legit loaded the 412 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: world like World Series loaded? And Toronto are they? Are 413 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 1: they going to replace Toronto as the American League team 414 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: in the World Series? Because it's really the Dodgers have 415 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: already won the National League pennant. 416 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:19,719 Speaker 3: I don't know if you know that. 417 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: The Dodgers wrapped up the National League pennant, and so 418 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: we're just waiting to find out who's gonna win the 419 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: American League pennant. 420 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 3: And that's it. 421 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: Uh and so again, But the wider angle lens, the 422 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: wider angle lens on this it's a, it's a game 423 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: of back back Chicken and Valdez Framber Valdez flinched. He 424 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: should have taken the Council of the Malar Think Tank 425 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: and waited, uh, once arms start popping, we mentioned rice 426 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: crispy snap crackle pop, and it's gonna happen in less 427 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: than two weeks. In the Cactus League and the Grapefruit League, 428 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: prices go up, teams get desperate, and instead he said, 429 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: you know what I want, A nice pillow right now. 430 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: I hope it's a memory foam pillow. That's what I 431 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: hope for you. Fram Burg, All right now, page two 432 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: we go to La speaking of Sho hal Tani and 433 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: he shall appear. So the Dodgers superstar, the face of Baseball, 434 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: Sorry Aaron Judge, Global Baseball Shoe Haotani. Dodgers are the 435 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: most popular team at Shoe Heotani. So, Shoeotani admitted recently 436 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: did an interview. He doesn't do a lot of interviews, 437 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: but he admitted that he likes the team. This is 438 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: going to shock you. He likes the team. Spending spree 439 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers over the last couple of off seasons. And yeah, 440 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: they've they've been getting a lot of pushback. You know, 441 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: a lot of you people are losers and you push 442 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: back against the Dodgers. So Otani said, he believes that 443 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: the Dodgers massive spending spree is good for baseball. Third rail, momaam, 444 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: that's the third rail, he said. Quote this is a 445 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: quote from Otani translated. He said, yeah, I think with 446 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: what the ownership group has done, it's great. 447 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 3: Otani said. 448 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously the fans pay money, they buy tickets, 449 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: and they you know, he said, they come to the game. 450 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: So I think that the money is being used back 451 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: to sign these great players and put up and put 452 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: out a winning product on the field. 453 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 3: Close quote. 454 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: All right, question shoe Aotani says the Dodgers spending spree 455 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: is good for baseball. 456 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 3: How is that going over? How is this going over? 457 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 3: These comments by Otani. 458 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: So this is after a two minute, not three minute, 459 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: not one minute, two minute, two minute investigation, This is 460 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: actually a penalty, and in the eyes of the baseball community, 461 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: it's an instigator penalty. And Otani actually has to go 462 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: to the penalty box for two minutes, two minutes instigator 463 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: penalty for show ALTONI. This is Otani lighting a cigar. 464 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 3: I love it. 465 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: Lighting a cigar with a double double wrapped hundred dollar 466 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: bills and right in front of the poverty franchises in Major. 467 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 3: League Baseball is what he's doing. And the thing that 468 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 3: blows me away. 469 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: And I've talked about this in the past, but there's 470 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: new people listening all the time to The Ben Mathershow, 471 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: and we thank you for that. Tell a friend, these 472 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: loser fans who don't have the fighting spirit. It's bad enough, 473 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: they're teams that they follow have no guts. Right, the 474 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: fan bases have embraced that. It blows me away. Why 475 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: are you like that? You don't want to be the 476 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: team that beats Goliath? Apparently, No, no, no, no. 477 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 3: For my entire life growing up, it was always. 478 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: Man, you want to take down that big, powerful, dominant team, Right, 479 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,959 Speaker 1: you wanted to beat whenever the Yankees had a dynasty. 480 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: You want to be the team that took down the Yankees, Right, 481 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: you want to take them down and all that. In 482 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: this case, though, it's like, well, it's a Dodgers and 483 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: we can't beat them, so we'll run from the grind 484 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: and instead we just want Major League Baseball to cut 485 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: the blue Dodger balls off and give them real blue balls, 486 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: no balls. 487 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 3: So Otani what he does? What he did here? 488 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: Otani tossed a porterhouse steak into a hungry lion's den. 489 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: It's sea salt on an open wound. It's also hilarious 490 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: seeing the reaction, the feeding frenzy from fans of suck 491 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: bag teams who aren't trying to win, and they're already 492 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: bleeding and all that. And Otani strolls in there wearing 493 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: a blue and gold iron Man armor outfit and says, hey. 494 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 3: This is great, man? Is this great? What did you 495 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 3: expect him to say? You expect? Well, I'm a little embarrassed. 496 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: The Dodgers spend too much money and I happen to 497 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: be one of the players that's on the team. And 498 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: please Gougenheim group, tighten the purse strings, Please don't spend 499 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 1: this money. 500 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 3: Come on, no, come on, the Dodgers spoil these players. 501 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 3: They travel better than all the other American sports athletes. 502 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: And I believe globally there might be some soccer team, 503 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 1: but from what I heard, they're the only team that segregates. 504 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:10,719 Speaker 1: The players have one plane, and the media, the trainers, 505 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: the coaching staff, all the supports staff there have a 506 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 1: different plane. That's how spoiled the rotten These Dodgers are right, 507 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 1: And you want Otani to say, nah, we don't need that. 508 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: This is the Gilded Age. It's what it is, and 509 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: he's the king. This is Rockefeller, like vibes. If you've 510 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: studied American history, it's Rockefeller. Otani's living in Baseball's taj Mahal. 511 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 3: And all these people are out there. 512 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: Protesting, saying, you gotta you can't be doing that, Oh 513 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: my god, and Otani basically says, suck it to the trolls. 514 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: And I love it, right, I love it. It's great. The 515 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: fans get gouge Dodger fans with overprized merch and overpriced 516 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: snacks and all that ticket price is parking the whole thing. 517 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: And at least the ownership group they spend, they spend, 518 00:28:58,640 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: and good for them. 519 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 3: So that's it. That's the sales pitch. 520 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: The fans overpay for this junk the owners spends, and 521 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: that's what's supposed to happen. In other places, that's not 522 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: the case. And if you sign with the Dodgers, you 523 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: get the red carpet, not a coupon book like you're 524 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: playing for the Pirates or the Rays or the A's. 525 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: It's capitalism with pine tar all over it. Here's the truth. 526 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: Nobody wants to say out loud. This isn't about baseball health. 527 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: It's about cheap owners getting exposed. 528 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 3: Is what it is, all right. 529 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, final point, we go to the NFL. That's right, 530 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: we go from baseball to the NFL. I had to 531 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: mention this. Go to Arizona. The Cardinals. I don't know if 532 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: you saw this or not. They agreed to a deal 533 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: with Nathaniel Hackett as their offensive coordinator. 534 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 3: Yep, yep, that's. 535 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: The same guy. That's not you know, he thought he 536 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: might have changed his name. Nathaniel Hackett. He's in his 537 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: mid forties. He was an offensive coordinator for Matt LeFleur 538 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. He was in Jacksonville. He's bounced around 539 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: the NFL. He's not good at his job. He also 540 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:12,239 Speaker 1: failed spectacularly with the Broncos. And now Nathaniel Hackett will 541 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: team up with the other Lafleur. That's how he's known, 542 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: Mike LeFleur in Arizona. So the question for the esteem panel, 543 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett picks up the keys to the Cardinals offense. 544 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: How on God's green Earth does Nathaniel Hackett keep getting 545 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: these gigs? Seriously? So it's not and I knew this 546 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: going in. It's not what you know because he's pretty 547 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: bad at his job. It's who you know. And Nathaniel 548 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: Hackett is a NEPO baby. He was he was born 549 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: into a coaching family. I covered the University of Southern 550 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: California Trojans'. His dad, Paul Hackett, was the coach, not 551 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: a good one back in the day. And so Nathaniel 552 00:30:56,520 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: Hackett's that's the family business in coaching, and that helps out. 553 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 3: Now I should be clear. 554 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 1: Hackett, Nathaniel Hackett is not going to be calling the 555 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: plays for the Cardinals, And so that means this is 556 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: one of those plum gigs. You get the title, you 557 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: get the corner office. It's a smile and just nod 558 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: in the meetings. Make sure you bring the right donuts. 559 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: Make sure you bring the right donuts. Want the glazed donuts, 560 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,719 Speaker 1: A couple of Long Johns, a bear claw and an 561 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: apple fritter, and you got to go to the meetings. 562 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: Make sure that those again bear claw, apple fritter, glazed donuts. 563 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: And then you bring those to the meeting and don't 564 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: touch anything else. Don't touch the overhead projector don't do it, 565 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: don't do not do it. And Hackett is like, you know, 566 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: he's like, he's like that degenerate cousin that nobody trusts 567 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: with the car keys. However, you feel bad for him. 568 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: It's like a friend of the family. And so I 569 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: guess the Flair family. They keep letting him crash on 570 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: the couch and he smells, he doesn't shower, he's got 571 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: disheveled the whole thing. 572 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 3: Wow, So seriously, why. 573 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: Does Hackett keep landing chops? Now my theory on this, 574 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: I've got free words. Uh, barbecue pit boss are my 575 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: three words. In Green Bay, they swore up and down 576 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: that this guy could smoke meat like a wizard. Okay, 577 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: he was the wizard of smoked meat. Forget red zone efficiency. 578 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: Who cares about that? This guy his offense is a 579 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: mean brisket. And if you've ever had properly cooked brisket, 580 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 1: it's one of the great things about being alive. You 581 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: never want to die because of the brisket. You want 582 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: to live forever, so you're gonna have more brisket. You 583 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: do even if you're a vegan, you want more brisket. 584 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: It's that good. So Hackett is wandering. He's you know what, 585 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: He's a wandering officer. And I believe that's the phrase, 586 00:32:56,040 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: wandering officer, drifting from team to team and the personal 587 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: the personnel file is sealed and failures are buried under experience. 588 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 3: He's experienced. He's really good with a side of. 589 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: Cow and protected by the good old boys network of coaching. 590 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: And they're desperate and they just keep hiring these same people. 591 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: This isn't innovation, it's football nepotism. And there are some 592 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: sauce stains from the brisket. 593 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Maller 594 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. 595 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 3: It's Mallar how about that? To the third degree? This 596 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 3: is one big vent gets grilled ululoo. 597 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 5: On Tuesday, new Cardinals head coach Mike Lafleur had his 598 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 5: introductory press conference and revealed that the team is undecided 599 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 5: on the future of Kyler Murray. 600 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 6: Ben, do you think Murray is in Arizona at the 601 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 6: start of the season. 602 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: Oh, he might be there to play video games, but 603 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: he's not gonna be playing quarterback for the Cardinals. 604 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 3: Now he will be traded. 605 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: And when you say you're when you say you're undecided, 606 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: you're not bringing him back. He's They got to find 607 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: a sucker to take it. Maybe the Steelers will take him. 608 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 1: The little fella alligator arms right. 609 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 5: Next, it was reported this week that before getting dealt 610 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 5: to the Rockets, Kevin Durant veto to trade to the Timberwolves. 611 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 5: Rockets are playoff contenders in the West at thirty one 612 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,759 Speaker 5: and seventeen, Wolves aren't far behind. Ben, do you think 613 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 5: Minnesota is better off not having gotten Durant? 614 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 3: Uh? 615 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, they seem like they're doing Okay. We'll find out 616 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. I guess Durant didn't want the cold weather. 617 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: He wanted to hang on Houston. I guess that's the thing. 618 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,240 Speaker 1: But for now we'll soo cokay. I mean, it's really 619 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: just how you play that two months stretch in the playoffs. 620 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 5: Next, Michael Porter Junior made a recent podcast appearance where 621 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 5: he said that he believes Jamal Murray is underappreciated and 622 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 5: has his reputation hurt by playing alongside Nikola Jokic. 623 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:45,240 Speaker 6: Do you think that's true? 624 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: Uh, yeah, Yeah, I think that's true. I think he 625 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: was thought of as a weaker player because that how 626 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: we do kopol Loop. 627 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 3: How'd we do? 628 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 6: You passed this edition? 629 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 3: That is it? When put her on the board right there? 630 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 3: You can't? 631 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean porters. You know you play with Jokics. 632 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: It's all about right, It's all about Yokis. So it's 633 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: all about. 634 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 635 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 2: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 636 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 2: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 637 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:21,240 Speaker 2: listen live. It's now time for Ask Ben Twitter. 638 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: Send us your questions on Twitter now and. 639 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 3: Way we go. 640 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:31,359 Speaker 1: It's another riving edition, a riveting edition of Ask Ben. 641 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: Your questions are answers for the rest of the hour. 642 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: These are actual questions by actual listeners sent in using 643 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:42,240 Speaker 1: the hashtag ask Ben. And now over to the Kooper 644 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 1: Loop with the reading of the questions. 645 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 5: All right, Ben, We're gonna start off with a question 646 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 5: from Donkey Sausage. Hi, Donkey, he wants to know are 647 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 5: you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? 648 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 1: I have not spent one second thinking about that, although 649 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,760 Speaker 1: I probably should. It's ten days away. I didn't even realize. 650 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to make it through the day. Donkey sausage. 651 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: I haven't thought about that. What about you? Big plans? 652 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 1: Mark and Coop mark Valentine's Day and then go work 653 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: your magic somewhere. 654 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 7: Yes, zero plans, all right, Coop? 655 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 3: Any big plans there? 656 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,240 Speaker 6: I have dinner reservations. 657 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,760 Speaker 3: Oh you already have reservations. That's planning ahead. 658 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 6: Yep. 659 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 3: Did you make them? Or did she make them? 660 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 6: I made them? 661 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:27,799 Speaker 1: Oh? 662 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 3: Okay, I did that? Do you want to go there 663 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 3: more than she does? Or does she want to go 664 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:32,359 Speaker 3: there more. 665 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 6: Than you do? We both chose the place. 666 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 3: Oh you like the restaurant? I got you? What's next? 667 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 3: Just ask man? Your questions are answers right now? 668 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 1: What day of the week is Saturday? 669 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:45,960 Speaker 3: I was a Saturday? Oh good, Okay, we're not We're 670 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 3: not working that day. 671 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, all right? 672 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 3: What's next? 673 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 6: All right? 674 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 5: The King Rory? Two good questions here from the King Rory. 675 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 5: Let's go with what is your favorite type of soup? 676 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: Favorite type of soup? Let's see your favorite type of soup. Well, 677 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: I love mazzi ball soup like chicken massible soup. I 678 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: also love French onion those are the big two. A 679 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: good French onion, which is hard to find. 680 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 3: Great? What about you mark just. 681 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 7: Your average chicken noodle soup? 682 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 3: You know you're just a basic? Uh, you know what? 683 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 7: Basic? And some crackers. I'm a big fan of crackers. 684 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: What about what about the bagel chips? It's a form 685 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: of a cracker. You know, it's a bagel. You ever 686 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:30,919 Speaker 1: had those? 687 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 6: Never heard of them? 688 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:32,360 Speaker 3: Really? 689 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: You gotta go over well, you go to Langers, or 690 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: you go in l A here, you can go to 691 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:39,240 Speaker 1: any of the big delis. 692 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 3: Have about cool? What about you coop? 693 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 7: Uh? 694 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:44,879 Speaker 5: I like pretty much all soup, but if I had 695 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 5: to pick a favorite, I think I'd. 696 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 6: Have to go with clam chowder. 697 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:52,320 Speaker 1: Clam chatta, Yeah, sucking up to the people in Boston. 698 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: I see what you're doing there. What's next year in 699 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:55,320 Speaker 1: New England? Clam chowder? 700 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? 701 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 6: All right, let's see. Lady Sideburns. 702 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: Hi, Lady Sideburns. My favorite lady with sideburns is Lady Sideburns. 703 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 5: Likes to know when strolling through the grocery store, you 704 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 5: spot a loaf of bread that had fallen on the floor. 705 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 6: Do you pick it up and put it back? Or 706 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 6: do you pretend that you never even saw it. 707 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, So it depends if I'm in a hurry or not. 708 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 1: Usually I'll try to help out and pick it up. 709 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: There have been times, I'm not gonna lie. There have 710 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: been times where I'm in. 711 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 3: A hurry and I do not do that. 712 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: And there have been times I walk through the grocery 713 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 1: store I'm like, how did this happen? Like there's a 714 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: ton of stuff on the floor, Like it's like it's amazing. 715 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: But I usually, if it's like one thing and I 716 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,440 Speaker 1: am not in a hurry, I'll help out. 717 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 7: What about you, Mark, I'll pick it up and make 718 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,319 Speaker 7: sure the name shows you know you put it put 719 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 7: it back properly. 720 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 3: Oh, you'll put it professionally. 721 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:47,239 Speaker 7: I do what I can. 722 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: Yes, giving back to the community and supermarket. Steve thanks 723 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: you in advance. He does, he does. 724 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right, what's next year? It's ask Ben. 725 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: Your questions are answers for the rest of the hour 726 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,400 Speaker 1: hashtag ask band. And we do have a lot of 727 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: people working at grocery stores that listen to the show. 728 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 5: Third Dog would like to know, yer, have you ever 729 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 5: turned off the Big Game because it was a blowout? 730 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 3: Uh? 731 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: Not turn it off? But I've not paid attention. It's 732 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: in the background. It's really lopsided. All not really like 733 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs game last year with the Eagles and Chiefs 734 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: was a blowout. 735 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 3: I didn't really pay attention in the fourth quarter. What 736 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:27,320 Speaker 3: about you, Mark, No, I'll leave. 737 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 7: It on just so I could see what happens to 738 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 7: the rest of it. 739 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 3: I got you, all right, cool. 740 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 5: I have never turned it off, but I do specifically 741 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,400 Speaker 5: remember that my dad and I both fell asleep during 742 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 5: the Raiders Tampa Bay Super Bowl back in the day. 743 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:45,359 Speaker 1: That was the Rich Gannon special there with all the interceptions. Yes, 744 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: Barrett Robbins going to Tijuana, that's right, Yeah, all right, 745 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: what's next year? 746 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:51,840 Speaker 6: Gunnar wants to know do you like what do you 747 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:53,000 Speaker 6: like more? Fishing or hunting? 748 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,120 Speaker 3: Fishing? What about you, Mark? 749 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 7: I like buying my food, all right. 750 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've never gone hunting, and fishing kind of sucks. 751 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:04,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, fishing