1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Here we go. Welcome, it's our number be wan our 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: one of the original Recipe podcast. A Happy Wednesday to you, 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: July the second, and here in our number one. Why 4 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: why is Dame Lillard so happy that Milwaukee decided to 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: fire him? We'll talk about that. Also true or false? 6 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: The Bucks were being reckless, so we're being tossed around 7 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: and buying out Dame Lillard to get their hands on 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: Miles Turner of the Pacers, and we're the Pacers being 9 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: cheap in letting Miles turn to leave without much of 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: a fight and go to the division rival Bucks. We'll 11 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: talk about all of that and more right now here 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: it is our number one, a star on the move 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: but not traded, not traded, but on the move. Welcome, 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: in the beginning of another night of the Ben Malor Show. 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: In the air everywares we are waggling and trying not 16 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: to fall in the gravy coast to coast, border the 17 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: motor and beyond on the vast and spectacularly powerful microphones 18 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: of fsre amminating live from the mix. It's the Malor 19 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: Mixtape from the Fox Sports Radio Studios, as approved by 20 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: mister Irrigation, and this portion of the Ben Maler Show 21 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: on Fox Mide possible in part by our friends at 22 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: tire Iraq. For over forty years, Tyraq has been helping 23 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: customers find the right tires for how, what and where 24 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: they drive, ship fast and free back by free road 25 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tireinstallation, tire 26 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: rac dot Com, the Way Tire Buying shure me so 27 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: our lead this hour from pro Bouncy Ball and a 28 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: surprise from the Cream City. And if you didn't see this, 29 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: perhaps in a big shakeup, oh my god, a big shape, 30 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: although the guy was gonna play anyway next season. If 31 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: you didn't see it from Pro bouncy Ball, Dame time 32 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: has ended. No more Dame, at least for the Bucks. 33 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: If you have not heard, and maybe you have missed 34 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: it here, the Milwaukee Bucks have said bye bye to 35 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: one of their star players. No, they did not trade Dame. 36 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: They did not trade Giannis, but they did leave many 37 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: around the NBA thunderstruck. As it is game over for 38 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: Dame Lillard there and see you later. They agreed to 39 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: a four year contract one hundred and seven million dollars 40 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: for former Indiana Pacers center Miles Turner you might remember 41 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: he played for the Pacers for the longest amount of 42 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: time of anyone currently on the Pacers. They were in 43 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals, and he was the top free agent 44 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: on the market, and he is no longer at market. 45 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: He has come off the market. Milwaukee did not have 46 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: enough cap space to sign Miles Turner, so they circumvented 47 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: the salary cap, proving yet again the cap is crap, 48 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: even in the NBA, and so they created the necessary 49 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: room to add Miles Turner by waiving Damian Lillard. He 50 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks. Out of course, in 51 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: the NBA, when you're an All Star and you've got 52 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: a decorated resume, they call it released. They don't say 53 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: you're fired, they say it's released. Milwaukee will pay him 54 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: more than one hundred and ten million. That's guaranteed money 55 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: the final two years of the contract, and it's essentially 56 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: a dead cap hit, something that happens quite a bit 57 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL world. It is happening now in basketball. 58 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: So Damian Lillard, who dealt with the snap Crackle Pop, 59 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: goes the Achilles during the playoffs and the story is 60 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: he's elated. Reports say Dame Lillard elated, elated, the Bucks 61 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: decided to get rid of him. So let us discuss 62 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: the question, why why is Damian Lillard so happy that 63 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: Milwaukee is firing him. So I've got Hallmark, telescope and Alligator, 64 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: and we will combine all of these things together, and 65 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: we are going to put the biscuit in the basket. 66 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: Is what we're gonna do, So a dame times. His 67 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: reaction here is what we call a dead giveaway. It 68 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: is a dead giveaway. He never wanted to go to 69 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: the state of Wisconsin. Every man, woman and child knew that. 70 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: To pay attention, right, we all knew that you want 71 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: to go there. Now, you didn't make a big stick 72 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: about it. But deep down he had his heart set 73 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: on Miami. He was eyeing Miami palm trees and cocktails 74 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: and sunshine. And he went to overcast, dreary skies, chilli 75 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: weather Milwaukee and the Trailblazers refused to accommodate Lillard's desires, 76 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: his wants and needs back in the day, and so 77 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: he went to Wisconsin. There and he didn't want to 78 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,239 Speaker 1: go there. And so he did his time with the Bucks, 79 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: and now he has been given a Milwaukee Mulligan. He's 80 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: got the Mulligan, Dame Lillard and one hundred and thirteen million. 81 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: That's not punishment. Your employer is paying you one hundred 82 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: and thirteen million. You don't have to work for them, 83 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: my god. And the reason he's so happy is he's 84 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: obviously not going to be playing for Milwaukee anymore. And 85 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: Lillard will end up getting another at least one hundred 86 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: million dollars on top of the one hundred thirteen million dollars. 87 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: And this is a microcosm, is it not? Of the 88 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: modern NBA landscape In the year twenty twenty five, the 89 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: superstar player gets the divorce. It is so routine now, 90 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: it is so common you do not even need a 91 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: lawyer at this point. Now, this is more extreme than most. 92 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: But Dame Time got his freedom, and he gets a big, giant, 93 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: cartoon sized buyout check the bucks clear salary cap space, 94 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: and everyone just hugs it out. It's like they're in 95 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: a Hallmark movie. And Lillard moves on to his next 96 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: team and then that's that, and Milwaukee on his way out, 97 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: they say, all right, dam we will give you a 98 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: golden parachute. And it's it's cloth has been weaved with gold, 99 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: we melted it down, we weaved it in there, and 100 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: it allows him to handpick his next team, whoever that 101 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: might be the usual suspects. And despite being on crutches 102 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: because his achilles is all met stop in shredded, Damian 103 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: Lilo will be doing the mating dance with prospective employers. 104 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: They'll play foot see and they'll flicker their eyes and 105 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: all that. He will not be able to play until 106 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: at the minimum February of next year, so you know, 107 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: miss October, November, December, January, maybe even the whole year. 108 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: But the early reports sorry, he should be able to 109 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: play by some time in February of next year. So 110 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: where will he end. Well, you keep an eye on 111 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: the heat. They don't have anybody good. They suck the 112 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: Miami Heat, so that's an obvious one. A team like 113 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: the Denver Nuggets could see them. They're shaking things up, 114 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: moving some things around. Could see that then, and who knows, 115 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: go back to the trail blass to try to win, 116 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: So could go back there. He obviously regretted when he laughed. 117 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: He's like, well, this life on the other side of 118 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: the grass is not always greener. If it is, maybe 119 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: I don't like that green. I like a different shade 120 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: of green. Meanwhile, so let's go out of the other 121 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: part of this, and that's the Milwaukee Bucks part of it. 122 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: Is it true or false? The Milwaukee Bucks were being reckless, reckless, 123 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: as some indicated by buying out Dame Lillard to get 124 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: their hands on Miles turn This is being described the 125 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: word was used reckless. That was the word that was 126 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: used on this. So it's sure or false. So on 127 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: my scorecard I wrote down false with a capital F. 128 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: False with a capital Now, the idea that the Bucks 129 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: were somehow reckless and going rogue and all that by 130 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: buying out Damian Lillard's contract and pivoting towards Myles Turner, 131 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: I find that laughable with a capital L. I do. 132 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: This is not about being reckless. It's about a different 133 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: R word, being realistic. That's the word I will use here. 134 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: Because in the NBA, you build around You don't really 135 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: build around a system or a culture. They everyone loves 136 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: to talk about those things, but you don't really build 137 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: around those things. Build around a superstar player, period. Stop. 138 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: And when you've got a once in a generation player, Yannis, 139 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: a dental Cumbo like the Milwaukee Bucks have their hands 140 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: on a generational town. Blah blah, one man, wrecking crew, etcetera, etcetera. 141 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: The Greek God and high tops all that stuff. You 142 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: do whatever you have to do to pacify him. And 143 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: so this is Yanis's franchise. Now we all know that. 144 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: And they go, they go to hell when he leaves. 145 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: So if you look at this through a telescope, get 146 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: the old telescope out. I mean, you look at the telescope. 147 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: Yannis in this solar system in Milwaukee Bucks hierarchy is 148 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: the sun. He is the moon, He is the cheese Kurds. 149 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: He is the cheese in Milwaukee basketball. And that's it. 150 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: And this is the cost of modern contention because once 151 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: Janice is done there, it's all over, right, it's all 152 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: it's all over. So you either pay now or you 153 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: pay later. So Yannis, when he walks out the door, 154 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: at some point you figure out play with somebody else 155 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: before he's done in Milwaukee. Then it's all over. So 156 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: this was the word is calculated. It's a calculated move 157 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: because you say it's desperate if you want, and you'll 158 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: call it whatever. But I would not use the word reckless. 159 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: I would not. And the movie is about keeping Yannis 160 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: engaged and you know, smiling and all that stuff, and 161 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: contending and competing and but staying, staying, because you got 162 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: to have about twenty Draft Lottery appearances before you get 163 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: another player like Yannis, and the moment that he leaves 164 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: and the door closes behind him, Milwaukee becomes just another 165 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: small market, go nowhere, filler spam team in the NBA, 166 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: And I'll have the memories of Giannis and then wherever 167 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: he goes, they can watch him and the broken dreams 168 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: of him playing for somebody else and the maybe their 169 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: arena will become haunted by the ghosts of what could 170 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: have been. So you hold lot of that. So if 171 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: the price is you got to pay one hundred and 172 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: thirteen million dollars in dead money for a guy that's 173 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: not going to be on your team, you spread that 174 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: out over a couple of years. But you do that 175 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: because you get a couple more years out of Yanni's 176 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: before he demands to be traded to the Knicks or 177 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: the Warriors or the Clippers or something like that. All right, now, 178 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: the last word here, So were the Pacers being el Cheapo? 179 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: Were the Pacers being el cheapo in letting Miles trying 180 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: to leave for a team in their division, the Milwaukee Bucks. 181 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: Because the story out of Indiana Pacers riding high, they 182 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: were in the NBA Finals year and the whole thing 183 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: and got all the way down to the bitter end 184 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: of the NBA Finals. Then that, so does a dog 185 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: get fleece? Is my response. We're the Pacers being cheap. 186 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: Let's hear, so let's do the arithmetics. So Miles Turner 187 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: is gone. He's not staying in Indiana. Not because he 188 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: wanted to leave, if you believe his own words. Not 189 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: because of that, Not because he didn't fit playing alongside 190 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: Tyre's Halliburton's got his own Achilles injury, or not because 191 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: he couldn't get it done on the court anymore. Not 192 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: because of that, Not because he was not a productive 193 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: member of the team that got to the bloody NBA 194 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: Finals the Pacers did, and all that stuff. No, no, no, no. 195 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: When you break it all down, you add the numbers 196 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: up and you put him in the calculator. Miles Turner 197 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 1: is gone because the Pacers, the ownership group there once 198 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: again refused to spend like they you have to spend 199 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: a certain amount. You get to a certain point and 200 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: everyone gets paid a lot of money there and you 201 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: have to pay to keep that talent together. And they 202 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: didn't want to do it. It's not the first time, it's 203 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: not the last time, and this is it. It's no 204 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: different than in baseball the Tampa Bay Rays, whoever so 205 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: often have a team that gets far in the playoffs, 206 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: and then they immediately start dumping players. I can't afford 207 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: this guy, I can't afford that guy. And you're gone, 208 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: and you're gone, and you're gone, and there you go. 209 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: So just say, whatever success the Pacers have, we know 210 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: that it will not last. It's just the latest example. 211 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: And I have no skin in the game because I'm 212 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: not I'm not there, I'm not a fan of the team. 213 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: I just know from the outside and looking down from 214 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: thirty thousand feet that this is a tradition. It is 215 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: an endearing tradition of the Pacers. When the check gets really, 216 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: really big, the Pacers, they pull back the pen is 217 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 1: what they do. They want to pay that. It's kind 218 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: of like when you go out to a nice meal 219 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: with some friends and the check comes and it's time 220 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: to pay the bill, and suddenly the Pacers. They're there 221 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: and they had a great time. They enjoyed the nice 222 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: bread with the garlic olive dip there. They liked that, 223 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: they liked the fetichini alfredo, they like some of the 224 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: other dishes. And then when it was time to pay, 225 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: they become an alligator alligator arms. Suddenly they can't reach 226 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: the check. And that's the Indiana Pacers. They had success, 227 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: they tasted it. Everyone seemed happy. There was a fluke 228 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: run to the NBA Finals, and so how do they 229 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: handle that. They're like, yeah, you know, cheapness. Rick Carlisle 230 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: and Haliburn and these guys were, oh yeah. Carlisle said 231 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,479 Speaker 1: it was a priority that Miles Turner was a priority, 232 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: said that back at April. They all said the right things, 233 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: because this is why you don't take what people say 234 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: for more than just face value. And it was their 235 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: priority until it came time to actually pay the money. 236 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: And so keeping Miles Turner, we are told here that 237 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: keeping Miles Turner around, that that would have meant going 238 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: into the traded luxury tax. Oh my god, horror of horse. 239 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: That is something the Pacers have not done in a generation, 240 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: twenty years. Havn't done it. Haven't gone there, not gonna 241 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: do it now. So the Pacers blinked and Miles Turner 242 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: said bye bye. He bolted out of there like a 243 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: horse running at the start of the Kentucky Derby got 244 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: out of there. And you can't really blame him for 245 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: doing that. In Indiana had a chance to keep him. 246 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: They fetched around, they left around, and they they found out. 247 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: They eft around, they found out, and so they chose 248 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: their favorite player. They love the almighty dollars save a 249 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: couple of shekels, and so the Pacers will save some 250 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: dollars and all that. And while they did that, they 251 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: watched the longest tenured player go out the door, and 252 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: not just go out the door and go out somewhere 253 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: in the Western Conference. No, no, no, no, he will 254 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: come back to be a poltergeist, Miles Turner, at least 255 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: for the next couple of years. He will hunt him 256 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: as he will be in the same division, any division 257 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: rival team that the Pacers had owned in recent years 258 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Well, now Myles Turner gone, and so 259 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: they'll have to get somebody else and figure that out 260 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: and throw it against the wall like spaghetti and see 261 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: what sticks against the wall. Yeah, it's a sad sad 262 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: so it's not a sad story, it's just a rather 263 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: pathetic So if you would like to comment on that 264 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: or any of the other moving and shaking going on, 265 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: busy time, you love the transaction, and who doesn't love 266 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,479 Speaker 1: the transaction? A fine time of the year for the transaction. 267 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: Will open up the phone lines here. You can be 268 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: part of the show at eight seven seven ninety nine 269 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: on Fox. That's eight seven seven nine nine six six 270 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: three sixty nine. If you'd like to be part of 271 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: the program. We we will likely have someone stopping by 272 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: a litter, very controversial figure. I had no idea this 273 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: person was as controversial, but apparently people very upset at 274 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: the company. This guy's coming in, but he will be 275 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: in next hour, so we'll get to the bottom of 276 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: that and we'll yell at him and read him the 277 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: Riot Act on the air. So it's a bad job 278 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: by him, but anyway, we'll press on. We'll take your 279 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: calls eight seven seven. Now you don't have to call. 280 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 1: We got plenty of things to talk about. If you 281 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: have something you want to say, if you think other 282 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: people actually care about what you have to say, and 283 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: you want to broadcast it on six hundred radio stations. 284 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: Here's your opportunity. Otherwise, just sit it out. Let the 285 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: rest of us handle it. But if you want to 286 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 1: call in eight seven, seven, nine, nine, six, six, three 287 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: sixty nine also on x at Ben Mallor. So it 288 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: was one of the big stories over the last couple 289 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: days in sports, a huge scandal. But now we're getting 290 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: the as the late great Paul Harvey would say, the 291 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: rest of the story. We'll get to that and we 292 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: will do it next. Hey, it's Ben, host of the 293 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: Fifth Hour with Ben Mallor with mean a lot to 294 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 1: have you join us on our weekly auditory journey. You're 295 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: asking what in God's name is the Fifth Hour. I'll 296 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: tell you it's a spin off of The Ben Maler Show, 297 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: a cult hit overnights on FSR. Why should you listen? 298 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: Picture if you will a world will. We chat with 299 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: captains of industry in media, sports, and more every week 300 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: explore some amazing facts about human nature and more. Listen 301 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: to The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller or the iHeartRadio app, 302 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast. 303 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Maller 304 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on 305 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 306 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: Bill Miller and you. It is the Ben Mahler Show. 307 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: We are up all night, every single night, flying the 308 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: Red Eye. And if you'd like to be part of this, 309 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: you can not that difficult. You want to be part 310 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: of the show. You can interact on the phones, although 311 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: no pressure eight seven seven six six three six nine. 312 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: That's eight seven seven ninety nine on Fox, or hit 313 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: us up on the X Machine. And the benettes completely 314 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: new on the show, not regular benettes, but doing a 315 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: heck of a job. We have married the board op. 316 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: Is you look at that, she's married the board You 317 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: can find her on ex Mary the Boardop and in 318 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: the producer share Ian Roddy, that's Ian Roddy Underscore. And 319 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: of course you can find all all of us on 320 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: X and send comments. They can and we'll be used 321 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 1: against you in the court of sports radio. Back to 322 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: it all right, back till we go, and later on 323 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: we will have let's see now next time we have 324 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: the third degree, also insta trivia and a visitor, very 325 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: controversial figure will be stopping by allegedly. Next time we 326 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: have the Mallow Riddle of the Day an hour three 327 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: two much or not enough will also have password the 328 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: word game of the Stars coming up in our number four, 329 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: So a lot to get to. Fergdog rights and says, 330 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: looking forward to Mike the Leprechaun invading the studio, Gunner 331 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: was the early favorite for Caller of the Year. But 332 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: he is, But it's all been Mike lately. I hope 333 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: Lorena is on her best favor. Well, I think Loreino 334 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: will be okay because she's not in the building. She's 335 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: not here, be right. The listener b wrights and says, 336 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: now Mallard can spend endless time recruiting Dame with the Clippers. 337 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: I don't work for the Clippers, Bee, I don't care 338 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: if if he wants to win, he'll go to the Clippers. 339 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: Otherwise he wants to lose, he'll go to some other team. 340 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: That's it. What do you want me to do? What 341 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: else do we have? Let's see. Brian says, congrats to 342 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: your Bucks who have reloaded and a legit contender in 343 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: the East. I didn't realize I was representing the Milwaukee Bucks. 344 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: I had no idea that the Milwaukee Bucks had loaded 345 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: up and we're ready to go. By the way, I 346 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: don't think that's loading up like Miles Turner the other 347 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: pickups that you're mentioning here. I don't know that that 348 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: counts as loading up or I would go no, I 349 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: would go absolutely not on that. What else do yeah? 350 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: Listen page nine, Josh has welcome back. Ben cannot wait 351 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: to hear what you have to say about mister Darren 352 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 1: Waller unretiring and the rest of the Shenanigans. We'll get 353 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: to that at some point. Darren Waller realizing NFL money, 354 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: as long as you can get that NFL money, you 355 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: got to take that. You can't step away from that 356 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: NFL money. I don't care how messed up your body gets, 357 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: the amount of money they pay you to do something 358 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: that's relatively easy compared to the rest of the world 359 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: to make that kind of money. Come on, super Market, 360 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: Steve right since says Miles Turner is the big free 361 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: agent in the off season, no wonder it has seemed 362 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: like a very slow June. Well, I don't know if 363 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: you know this, Supermarket se if you're gonnalow you away, 364 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: this is now July. Oh my god, we're in July. 365 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: We are in the month of July fascinating. Shanean new 366 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: Morn is happy the show is back. Cody says, don't 367 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: forget it's Bobby Benia Day. At age sixty two. He's 368 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: getting his one point two million check from the Mets, 369 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: still had another ten years to go. Well, Bobby Benia 370 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: Day is kind of cool, Cody and all that. But 371 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, what they're doing with all this deferred money? 372 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: Are they going to have show Hey Otani Day where 373 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: they the one point two million unt The Dodgers is 374 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: going to be paying Otani like thirty five to forty 375 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: million or something like that per year in deferred money. 376 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: At some point, Trucker Joe writes, and he says, Ben, 377 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: what do we have to do to get you into 378 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: the Radio Hall of Fame? Like Colin Coward? Well, I 379 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: would have to be voted, and normally the politics. Now 380 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 1: I know that at first I'm not asking to be 381 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame. I don't get in or out. 382 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: Who cares? But alf the Alien Opiner attempted this several 383 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: years ago, and there's a lot of politics involved. Now. 384 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: The Radio Hall of Fame, I think is out in Chicago. 385 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: I think that's where the Radio Hall of Fame is 386 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure they have a vote. You have 387 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: to be as Alf said, he said, you have to 388 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: be submitted to a panel. And so I don't know 389 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: if you guys want to do what you want with that. 390 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: I don't really know the back behind. I think the 391 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: companies have to support, Like the radio companies usually kind 392 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: of lead certain people down that path. So the chances 393 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: of me being led down that path are not great. 394 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: Supermarket Steve says, Dame Livard has spent his whole career 395 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: in Portland and Milwaukee. In a winter sport. He is 396 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: headed straight for sunshine and palm trees anywhere you can 397 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: find them. In February, elated, how about gleeful, a static, 398 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: jubilant and you fork? Okay, Well he does. He's divorced, 399 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: he's got the kids, live in Portland. I believe I 400 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: read that somewhere and so here you go back. If 401 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: he really is like, hey, I gotta spend time with 402 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: the kids. I want to be a good dad. I 403 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: got to hang out there, and of course the kids 404 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: someday will be like, be a good dad. Give another 405 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: two hundred million dollar contract. That'll really help us out 406 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: down the line up in the Q says hey, plus 407 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: on the monologue, Apparently there are several media a pundits 408 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: predicting Dame time. We'll lined up with my rockets, and 409 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: I'm okay with it. If he can make it back 410 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: sometime next season. Well, the math is not great. Players 411 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: in their mid thirties that have Achilles injuries not great. 412 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: Filler up Phil rights in. He says, could you please 413 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: go back to the it's all about the Benjamin's opening song. 414 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: Filler up Phil says, well, we stopped doing that because 415 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: there was this guy named Diddy who put that song out. 416 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: He's facing rather serious charges. Now. I guess the jury 417 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: has reached a partial verdict. I read that, but they 418 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: haven't announced the verdict. So if Diddy somehow gets out 419 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: of this and then is able to get out of 420 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: jail or avoid jail, then yeah, we can bring it back. 421 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: They dropped a couple of charges, by the way, Oh 422 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: they they've already dropped a couple. Is that right? Let's 423 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: go to Marry the Boardop. You have more than this 424 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: Marry of the Boardop? You are you following the Deddi trial? 425 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: Some am I? But they dropped like the Arson majority 426 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: of the cases. Oh they did, okay, so it's looking 427 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 1: good for Diddy. Then I don't know know, okay, I 428 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: would ex Actually that's supposed to happen today, uh later 429 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: today on the second of July year. Is this supposed 430 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: to be Diddy Day? Is that? Are they going to 431 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: reach your decision and then Diddy Day? Diddy Day? Call it? 432 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: You don't want to call it Diddy Day, but the 433 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: day they announced the verdict, Like, that's a big day, right, 434 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: this is you know, he's facing some serious jail time 435 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: like the rest of his life if he's convicted and 436 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: all this stuff, right or he was? So I haven't 437 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: watched any of it. So am I missing out? Is 438 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: this great entertainment? Am I missing out on the Diddy trials? 439 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 3: Just like? 440 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,239 Speaker 1: No, I don't know anything about it either, But I 441 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 1: like calling it Diddy Day? Did He Day? I like 442 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: that did He Day? Yeah? There you go. People will 443 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: be civil, right, they're not gonna How do you celebrate 444 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: if he if he does end up beating them the Feds? 445 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: You can't beat the Feds, Okay, right, you can't. No, no, no, 446 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: they can't because the Feds, though they always have home 447 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: court advantage in their favorite. That's an old Beano cook line. 448 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: This old college football commentaries. The Feds always have home 449 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: court advantage, and they're favored in every every case, but 450 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: don't usually overcharge people, so they get some kind of conviction. 451 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: There's like they find one thing to listen. I haven't 452 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: seen it. I have watched. It doesn't really interest me 453 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: all that much, but I will make a deal with you. 454 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: Filler up, Phil. If Dinny ends up somehow pulling the 455 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: rabbit out of the hat here and his dream team 456 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 1: of lawyers get him out of trouble, we will immediately 457 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: bring back the all about the Benjamin Saw. Yes, why 458 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: not until someone at management tells me not to do that. 459 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: Eugene in Chicago right since his men two NBA players 460 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: no longer wanted by the teams they're on anymore. The 461 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: Greek freak is number one and number two is Lebron 462 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: James Milwaukee ready to start a rebuild. They just signed 463 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: Miles Truner to No, the Lakers only care about keeping 464 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: Luca happy new ownership in LA. I'm not reading it 465 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: that way. I'm not. You would think Lebron, though, would 466 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: be very happy at the Lakers. He gets to play 467 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: with another superstar for a full season. Luka, doncik, you'd 468 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: think you'd be fired up about that. Let's go to 469 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: the phones and we'll say hello to Eenie Meenie, miny Moe. 470 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: Let's go to Andre, who's in the Commonwealth. Hello, Andre, Welcome, 471 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: hold on, Andre, you know there we go. Yeah, I 472 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: hear you. What's up? 473 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 3: It's good to be happy. Happy Bobby Bonia days. So 474 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 3: Bobby Boia Day on the West Coast, on the West coast, Okay. 475 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 3: It was glorious here on the East Coast, Okay. But 476 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 3: now it's transfer. 477 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: Week that's got rained out though we got rained out 478 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: the Mets. No celebration there, the Mets game with the 479 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: brew crew rained out. So were they gonna have Bennie 480 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: out there running around with bags of money? 481 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 3: It should have been you know, I think that was 482 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 3: part of the deal for Cohen, you know, Daddy Warbucks 483 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 3: when he bought the team, you know, because he has 484 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 3: the revenue based on his dealings on you know, very 485 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 3: successful you know, on Wall Street with his stocks. You know, 486 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 3: did he get maybe a little bit of insider information 487 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 3: but that's not here, I know there. But when he 488 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 3: you know, I see Willis wants to get on Nobody Buss. 489 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 3: He's a very enthusiastic about body Bonia Day as well. 490 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 3: We're also gonna get ready to go for our stroll. 491 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 3: But I think it was a part of the Cohen, 492 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 3: the current Cohen acquisition, that he would happily take on 493 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 3: some of those earnings. It's supposed to be five million. 494 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 3: It's already seventeen million, and we got ten more years left. 495 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 3: So the five million dollars, you know, uh moneys and 496 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 3: Will's to want to get five millions and get thirty 497 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 3: close to thirty million dollars. 498 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, is fired up here, man. 499 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 3: Fired up by body Bonida date. It's a beautiful thing, 500 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 3: particularly on the cape and islands. Ben This is the height. 501 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 3: This is not only the gloriousness of me being able 502 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,959 Speaker 3: to be with you, okay, you know in the late 503 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 3: night hours consistent, but we're heading towards the fourth on Friday, and. 504 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: You know, build a big, massive fireworks show. You got 505 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: to take care of Willis. Dogs don't like fireworks. You 506 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: gotta take care of Willis Man. My dog, my dog, 507 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: my old dog Bella ran away on the fourth of July. 508 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: Was oh my god, Calm down, down, down, down, Willis down, 509 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: wellis he's he's. 510 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 3: A he's likes it. He's a malinof So he's that 511 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 3: K nine dog. So that's that's like an. 512 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: Extra that's an investigative dog. That's a that's an investigative dog, 513 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: is what that is? 514 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 2: Right? 515 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 3: Right? So Willson fired up about. 516 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: Bobby no no no. I mentioned this earlier. So here's 517 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: how much I thought it was like fifty million the 518 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: Otani Otani day. He will get sixty eight million per 519 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: year in the thirred money, Otani day will be sixty 520 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: eight million. He's getting paid seventy million an annual salary, 521 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: but he's sixty eight of the seventies deferred by the Dodgers. 522 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: That starts in twenty thirty four, So in nine years, 523 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: Otani day will be sixty eight million per year day million. 524 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 3: And I think it's only fitting because that's the SE's 525 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 3: going to be the second to last year of Bobby 526 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 3: Bonia Day. So as I think Bobby go'dea will pass 527 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 3: the baton. 528 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: It's a great idea. Okay, they should have a ceremony 529 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: and Mets when the Mets play the Dodgers, they should 530 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: have Bania hand a bag of money. To Otani and 531 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: then Otanio laugh He said, one point two million. I've 532 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: been sixty eight million. I don't care about your little bag. 533 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: One point two million. 534 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 3: That's right, and he can take it going on into 535 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 3: the future in Verport two. No, I know you got 536 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 3: callers lined up, but Ben speaking of getting a boatload 537 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,719 Speaker 3: of money to do nothing right, this is what Damian 538 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 3: Lillard now is up for. Because the Milwaukee Bucks, they're 539 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 3: essentially blowing up the team. I don't I think it 540 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 3: was going to get here eventually. I don't necessarily like 541 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 3: the way they did it because Jannis was putting out 542 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 3: some things about he would be loyal to the soil 543 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 3: to stay in Milwaukee. But now they make this move 544 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 3: and they go through all of this. Wills can't believe 545 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 3: it all for what. Miles Turner, what are you talking 546 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 3: What are we talking about here? Okay, well we were 547 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 3: talking about Risen to the moment. He's a good player. 548 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 3: They were in the finals. But you don't go through 549 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 3: all of this rigamarole to bring in Miles Turns think 550 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 3: that's going to convince Giannis answer Coopo to stay. So 551 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 3: for my money, he's been not not just politely escorted. 552 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 3: He's been DJ Jazzy Jeff thrown out of Milwaukee. Where's 553 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 3: Uncle Phil get him in there? That's how we Honesty 554 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 3: is leaving Milwaukee and he's set it straight for my 555 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 3: money to the Golden State Warriors. I think there. I 556 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 3: think that's where he's gonna land. Now there's some other teams, 557 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 3: the Knicks, but the Nick don't they don't know who 558 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 3: they are. They have you gotten their house in order? 559 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 3: And possibly Miami he does like no South Beach Miami. 560 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 3: But I think in terms of a team that's gonna 561 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 3: you know, he's got Steph Curry there, He's got Jimmy 562 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 3: Butler there in the Bay Area. He can get some 563 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 3: of the artificial intelligence money, the Bucks. You know, you 564 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 3: might have been able to make an offer he couldn't refuse, 565 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 3: like bringing jew Holiday back to Milwaukee to build it 566 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 3: back up. Since the Celtics want to give away championship. 567 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 3: But no, you want to pay Miles Turner and Damian 568 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 3: Little's fifty million dollars, you know, and you know, give 569 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 3: you Honesty in the back of your hand. So way 570 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 3: he's out of there, But I'm in here. 571 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, sore the rambling man our guy Andre ferg 572 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: dog concerned, writes, and he says, what's up with willis? 573 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: You must have gotten infected by some kind of computer virus. 574 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: So so he says the specialist right sinceays the government 575 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: of Montenegro has just announced it's nominating Mahler for the 576 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: Nobel Peace Prize. There you go. Can't think of a 577 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: better candidate. Well, very kind. You can find out on 578 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: a map, will be will be in good shape. Let's 579 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: go to any meaning money. Let's go to John. John 580 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: is in Reno and John is next. It is the 581 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: Ben Mahlor Show. We'll get to the rest of the 582 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: story in a moment. Hello, John, how are you tonight? John? 583 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: If I was any better, I'd be sleeping. But I'm not. 584 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: I'm here. I'm talking so well. I had a chance 585 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: to do a couple of shots with mister No and 586 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: Irana last night. 587 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 3: I didn't want you to miss out, so I figured 588 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 3: I would have a shot with you on the air. 589 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: Are you taking like an actual shot? What kind of 590 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: shot are you taking? 591 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 3: We're doing Jamison. 592 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: We're doing Jamison. And this happened on the air. Last 593 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 1: I was away. I had something I had to do 594 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: so I could be here last night. So okay, you're 595 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: doing a shot of jamison right now? Okay, and then anything, 596 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: do you need anything from me? 597 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 3: Just keep entertaining me so I can stay up and 598 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 3: keep drinking. 599 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: Okay, Well if you drink a lot, though, at some 600 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: point you're going to pass out because you've had so 601 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: much out for a while. Just start all right. You're 602 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: listening to our live coverage. This is John and Reno. 603 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: He's about to take a shot. 604 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that goes down. 605 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 1: I believe you just talking a shot of jamison right 606 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: there while I was talking there dramatically. Is this a 607 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: full It's not a This is not a baby shot. 608 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 1: This is a full shot. Right, it's a man shot. 609 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: This will put air on your chest, that kind of shot. 610 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:52,719 Speaker 1: Two hours, two outs of your throat's burning up now? 611 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, okay, doing good? All right? Well, good luck man? 612 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: How many how many shots? How many shots an hour 613 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: are you averaging? Do we know how many shots you're taking? 614 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 3: Oh? You know, it depends on depends on the mood. 615 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: Well, i'm talking to you right now. I want to 616 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: know what what are we looking at? 617 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 3: That was my second one? 618 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: And you start when did you start at the beginning 619 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: of the show about Okay, So it's been in here 620 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: in Reno. So it's been an hour and twelve minutes. 621 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: So that's about every thirty six minutes a shot my math. 622 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then I got a couple of cocktails in 623 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 3: between there. 624 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: All right, Well pace yourself. It's a marathon, sir, it's 625 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: a marathon. 626 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 3: Oh, thank you, I've done this in a while. 627 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: God bless you, John, And thank you, sir, God bless 628 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: your liver. All right, thank you. There he goes John 629 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: and Reno. So the rest of the story. I remember 630 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: the deal we talked about in the previous episode of 631 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: the show Malik Beasley, who was a key role player 632 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: for the Detroit Pistons, and his name came up in 633 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: a federal gambling invest instigation. And well, turns out, now 634 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: we're hearing the rest of the stories. He seems that 635 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 1: my man Malik Beasley loved to spend a lot of money, 636 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: and sometimes it was money he didn't have. According to 637 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: the Detroit News, they investigated Malik Beasley and he has 638 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: more than eight million dollars worth of financial issues. He's 639 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: been sued twice by his landlord in Detroit. He's actually 640 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: had part of his NBA paycheck seized. This according to 641 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:40,439 Speaker 1: public records research. Court records obtained by the media there 642 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: in Detroit, claim that he has not been paying his bills. 643 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: He's essentially a dead beat, and the debts have been 644 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: mounting up, including a celebrity barber who he did not pay, 645 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: a dentist, a landlord, and he also got loaned a 646 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: bunch of money, like one hundreds of thousands of dollars 647 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: from a marketing firm in New York. And this has 648 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: been going on for years. Even though he's made a 649 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: lot of money. He had a fifty nine million dollar 650 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,439 Speaker 1: contract during his career. He's he's earned money, I guess, 651 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: not the contract total, but the total amount he's earned 652 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: his over fifty nine million dollars. And while he has 653 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: not been charged with any crime at this point, the 654 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: some of the videos that are going around of Malik 655 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: Beasley being very aggressive to score certain baskets at the 656 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: end of games makes you wonder, like things that make 657 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,240 Speaker 1: you go hmmm when you put two and two together. 658 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: He hadn't been charged with any yet. This is not 659 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: helpful and from when I've heard, he's not alone though 660 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: there's a lot This actually happens more than you think. 661 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: These guys in the NBA make a lot of money, 662 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: but they didn't really pay much attention, you know, didn't 663 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: get taught how to balance the books and invest money 664 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 1: and save money. And they spend it. As soon as 665 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 1: it comes in, it goes out. And so no matter 666 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 1: how much you make, it's like the old Patrick. We 667 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: make a lot of money, we spend a lot of money. 668 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: Time Now for the who am I? Game? Man, This 669 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: is where I pretend to be somebody else? As we 670 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: call it the who am I? Game? So cal Rally 671 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: has done it for the Mariners this season, but prior 672 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: there had only been two catchers in Major League Baseball 673 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 1: history to have it thirty three or more homers with 674 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: seventy or more runs batted in and nine or more 675 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 1: steals in a season. They are pun Rodriguez and me. 676 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 1: Who am I? That is the question? The answer. We'll 677 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: get to it. We'll do it next. 678 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,800 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Meller 679 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific, Bell. 680 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: Miller and you. It is the Ben Maler Show, up 681 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: all night, every single night. Be sure to check out 682 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: the Fox Sports Radio YouTube channel. Just search Fox Sports 683 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: Radio on YouTube. You'll see a whole bunch of video highlights, 684 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: some gas bags, blowhards and know it all. You can 685 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 1: watch global exclusive Mallard model nobody else has. Be sure 686 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 1: to subscribe so you never miss the very best Mallard 687 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:13,399 Speaker 1: monologues on Fox Sports Radio YouTube channel Fox Sports Radio 688 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: Videos right there. Check it out on the YouTube. All right, 689 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: back to it we go, and here is the who 690 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: am I game? So cal Raley has done it for 691 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,239 Speaker 1: the Mariners this season, but prior there had only been 692 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 1: two catchers in baseball history that have hit thirty three 693 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: or more home runs and seventy or more runs batted 694 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: in with nine or more steals in a season. They 695 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 1: are Pud Rodriguez and me. That is the question. What 696 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: is the answer? Let's see does anyone I know the answer? 697 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: Andy and Lionel Lakes, Minnesota going with former Twinkie Butch 698 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: Weineger as his answer. Also a Yankee and an Angel 699 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:57,320 Speaker 1: Bobby and Florida says the punisher is the answer. Milkman, 700 00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 1: Mike and Colorado going with Frank Drebin policing the fireworks 701 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: warehouse in Arizona. Jonah Heim from malor prop guy. Who 702 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 1: else do we have a very funny page down? Manny 703 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:14,839 Speaker 1: Sanguian from Eke in Roseville, Minnesota, alf the Alien Opiner says, 704 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: Justin in Cincinnati's mother is the answer. Kevin Apier from 705 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: mister nice Guy. That's his answer. Who else do we 706 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: have Let's see here, can't read that on the air? 707 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 1: Stuck in Sacramento, says a manager of sober living here 708 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,279 Speaker 1: in Sacramento. I offer John and Reno a bed a 709 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 1: drink every thirty five minutes. Leave the dark side, John 710 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:41,400 Speaker 1: Reno as damn near as horrible as Sacramento. You don't 711 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:43,839 Speaker 1: skip a beat, he says. Who else do we have? 712 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:47,000 Speaker 1: A jelly roll from Scrooge? That's his answer? Mordecai three 713 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: fingers Brown from mister Irrigation page down, Jamil Hill from 714 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 1: Robbie the Mariner fan Tony Payne, I guess by just 715 00:39:55,160 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: Josh we have Jorge Posada, my boy from supermarket Stee, 716 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:03,839 Speaker 1: Joe Mauer from Luke. Who else? Willie Mopana from truck 717 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,800 Speaker 1: or Joe? That's his answer? Jody Davis from Sean in Portland. 718 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,360 Speaker 1: Who else do we have a rob skinny jeans Polinka 719 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: job prospects from Terry in England, Dizzy Dean tossed out 720 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: by Mickey in State forty eight, king Ry going with 721 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 1: Andre and willis the dog? Who else do you have? Bigdan? 722 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 1: I can't read that on the right. Mary, Do you 723 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: have an answer? Married? Do you know who this is? 724 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 1: Who is it Barney Barne? Is it Barney the Dinosaur? 725 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:32,279 Speaker 1: Is that? 726 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:32,880 Speaker 3: No? 727 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 1: It is not Barney the Dinosaur? The correct answer, cal Rawley. 728 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:38,839 Speaker 1: He's done it already here, not even the All Star 729 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: break for the Manners. But prior there had only been 730 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: two catchers in Big League history to iFIT thirty three 731 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: or more home run, seventy or more runs, batted in 732 00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,920 Speaker 1: nine or more steals in a season, Pud Rodriguez and 733 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:53,840 Speaker 1: the other Carlton Fisk in nineteen eighty five for the 734 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:55,719 Speaker 1: Chicago White Sox. How about that,