1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg Business of Sports. The cold heart truth 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: about the Olympic journey is not really been financially incentivized 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: in the same way that many of the profession sports are. 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: This is a basketball and involved the dB A, globals 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: are licensing arm think for fifty. All of those things 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: will make up what that looks like money in sports. 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons why I enjoy being on 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: Money Night Countdown. Let's talk about some of the more 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: interesting aspects of business of sports. When you're talking sports, 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: discipline is the bridge from being good to utterly being 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: great at whatever it is that you're trying to be 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: your accomplished as your professional. Bloomberg Business of Sports from 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio. This is the Bloomberg Business of Sports Show. 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: Will we explore the big money issues in the world 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: sports on Michael barn Now Mike Lynch. Scarlet Food will 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: not be joining us today at least for the chat, 17 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: but you will hear her later in the show during 18 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: an interview with one of our guests. Coming up today, 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: We're excited to have thirteen time MLB All Star Ken 20 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: Grippy Jr. Talk about the seventy anniversary of Jackie Robinson 21 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: breaking the color barrier with our very own scarlet food, 22 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: and Mike Lynch he didn't do what he did. Who's 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: going to be the next Jackie Robinson. We don't know 24 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: or if it ever happened. I was not able to 25 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: be there for the interview and will explain why later, 26 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: but I'm very excited to listen. That's straight ahead on 27 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: the Bloomberg Business of Sports Show. But first let's get 28 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: to some of the topics and some of the big 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: stories of the week. Let's start with Clayton Kershaw. He 30 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: was perfect through seven innings for the Dodgers and then uh, 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: he got pulled. And I know people are like, but 32 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: he was. He was perfect. Why would you do I 33 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: get exactly why they did it. Now. Remember he's coming 34 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: off of an injury prone season. Um and he threw 35 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: seven perfect innings, Lynchy. Uh, Dodgers won by the way 36 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: they shut out Minnesota. But I get exactly why he 37 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: was yanked. I understand, and Kershaw knew going in he 38 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: was only gonna throw five pitches. He missed the postseason 39 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: last year. He hadn't thrown more than seventy pitchers in 40 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: any simulated game for the Dodgers. Now that's the Dodgers 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: point of view. I'm not happy about it, Michael Barr. 42 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: I am not happy about it at all. Major League 43 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: Baseball has played more than two hundred twenty thousand games 44 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: since baseball started, and they've only been twenty three perfect games. 45 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: There hasn't been one in ten years since King Felix 46 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: Hernandez did it for the Seattle Mariners. Should have been 47 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 1: twenty four. But I'm not going to get into y 48 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: in Detroit, your home. That's the Romando Galarraga saga. But 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I went off path here go ahead. I'm sorry, 50 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: but you're right. But you know, baseball needs something to 51 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: bring fans back, and the drama of a no hitter 52 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: is something really, really special. But the drama of a 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: perfect game is beyond belief. And this would just be gone. 54 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: This would have gone viral the final out if it happened, 55 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: and let him come out for the next inning if 56 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: he watch somebody, somebody gets on in an error or 57 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: as a hit, yank him out of the game. But 58 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to see him finish this game. I wanted 59 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: to see him chess baseball history. And if I'm a fan, 60 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: I'm not happy about it at all. So let me 61 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: play Captain Devil's advocate here. He did have an injury 62 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: from the previous season, and as you mentioned, he missed 63 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: the post from last season. They're trying to protect that 64 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: arm because it's a this obviously it's a young season now, 65 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: so we want to make sure that Kershaw goes on 66 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: for the rest of the season. And I get it. 67 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: I mean it's like, hey, I want to see this, 68 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: but you know what, it has already done what it's 69 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: supposed to for baseball, because we're talking about it right now, Lenity, Yeah, 70 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: but it just would have been so I mean, you're 71 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: you're playing little league, you're playing t ball, you're a 72 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: baseball fan. Yeah, I'm gonna be Clayton Kersha all right 73 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: through a perfect game. You know what's a perfect game? 74 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: Mom and Dad? Well, a perfect game was when nobody 75 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it would open up a whole new conversation, 76 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: all new discussion. I just want to see good things 77 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: happen to baseball. I don't want great dramatic moments to 78 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: be obstructed because somebody's going with a pitch count. And 79 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: I blamed Tony LaRusso, who started this back in the 80 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: nineteen eighties. These stupid pitch counts. I just don't like 81 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: it at all. I go back to Warren spawn and 82 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,239 Speaker 1: one Marischal through a six both through sixteen innings complete 83 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: game and a one nothing game back in the nineteen sixties. 84 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: They didn't even have pitch counts, but it was estimated 85 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: they each threw more than a hundred and sixty pitches 86 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: in the game. I don't know if these guys are 87 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: just they're just so pampered. I mean, uh, this is history. 88 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: You know this, this this is history. If you know, 89 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: have him missed the next start, if he has to, well, 90 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: are we ever going to see a perfect game again? 91 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: Because of the pitch count? Yeah, I mean you're right. 92 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: And this wasn't a high pitch count either. This eighty pitches. 93 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: He knew he wasn't gonna throw a hundred. He knew 94 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: he was gonna throw five, so he knew he was 95 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: coming out and who knew that he was gonna a 96 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: perfect game going in? It was cold thirty six degrees 97 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: at game time. The game was played in Minneapolis outdoors. 98 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: I understand all that. I understand the Dodgers being protective, 99 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: but you know, sometimes every once in a while, you're 100 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: just gonna do what's best for the game of baseball. 101 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: And you ask out there in radio land, well, why 102 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: are we talking about this on the business of sports? 103 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: Where's the business angle in this? Simply because we're talking 104 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: about it, and that generates interests, which generates revenue, not 105 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: only for the Dodgers, but everybody wins. If you are 106 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: a major League team and you're a fan going out 107 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: there looking at your pitch here wondering, Hey, I wonder 108 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: if so and so is gonna pitch this perfect game. 109 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: But I'm willing to bet that Kershaw jerseys have been 110 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: selling like hot kicks. Sure they are, and that was 111 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: one of the big things. Last year. Major League Baseball 112 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: set a record with merchandise. It was up over fifty 113 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: last year. That was last year, and it didn't even 114 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: have full capacity for the entire season. So if you 115 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: can imagine what it's going to be this year with 116 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: full capacity a hundred sixty two games schedule. Speaking of baseball, 117 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: we have valuations out for the one season heading now 118 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: into this year. Which team is valued the most? Which 119 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: franchise is worth seven billion plus dollars? G I don't 120 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:27,239 Speaker 1: know Lynchy pleasingfor me done, starts spreading the news Michael 121 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: r and the Yankees. I mean, that's why. You know, 122 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: people say, well, why do you always talk about the Yankees? 123 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: And when we're giving a sports score, if you notice 124 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: the Yankees will come first before the Mets if you're 125 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: in New York, and Mets fans are get all mad 126 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: about that. But this is why. Because the Yankees a 127 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: seven billion dollar franchise, I mean, my goodness, and the 128 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 1: Red Sox that came in second at over five billion dollars, 129 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: that's nearly two billion dollars ahead for the Yankees. But man, 130 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: I just I guess part of it, Lynch, is because 131 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: you know you have the stake also in the S 132 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: network that that's a big part of it. What's so 133 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: incredible to believe about this is that two years ago 134 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: during COVID, there was a sixty game schedule, no fans. 135 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: Last year, it was limited capacity probably until July or 136 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: August for most stadiums. They weren't allowed to have a capacity. 137 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: Yet they still had to pay of the salaries to 138 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: the players, and yet the average price for all the 139 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: thirty franchises went up over five It's hard to believe 140 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: that that can actually happen when people weren't able to 141 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: show up at the ballpark. The Yankees right now and 142 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: worth more than the Dallas Cowboys. They're worth more than 143 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the New York Knicks. They're worth more than the Golden 144 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: State Warriors. And they're not just buy a little bit 145 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: over the Cowboys. Cowboys are valued at six point ninety 146 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: two billion dollars. But what did Jerry Jones get that 147 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: team for? It was like pennies on the dollar, I mean, 148 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: my goodness. And uh, just the New York Knicks there 149 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: at six point twelve billion, Golden State Warriors at six 150 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: point zero three billion dollars. And since we're talking about 151 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: the NBA, let's talk about now when we're in the 152 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: NBA playoffs. Uh, what happens now the Greg Popovitch because 153 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: the Spurs now are out of the playoffs, they lost 154 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: their playing game chance, uh to the Pelicans? Is uh 155 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: Popovitch coming back? You know? The guy to me seems 156 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: like a lifer. You know, he's going to be there 157 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: and until he probably draws his last breath. I think 158 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: it's basketball is his oxygen. And you know, I sort 159 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: of I feel bad for these teams that that losing 160 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: the play in games and their seasons are over. But 161 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: the Spurs did finish if there were no playing game 162 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: at all. The Spurs did finish eight games out of 163 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: eighth place, so they were of the teams that benefited 164 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 1: from the playing game actually having a chance to get 165 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference is a whole 166 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: bunch of teams that it was it seeds seven, eight, nine, 167 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: and ten within one game of each other. But in 168 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: the Western Conference there's a big spread. So I don't 169 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: feel so bad for Gregg Popovich as I do for 170 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: teams that probably should have had a one game playoff 171 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: to see who got if we didn't have this plan format. 172 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: He's been the head coach of the Spurs for twenty 173 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: six seasons and he's seventy three. Now I'm not saying, 174 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: you know, that's super duper old or anything, but let's 175 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: think about it and let me put it in perspective. 176 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: There has been chatter, oh, can we get Phil Jackson 177 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: to come to the Los Angeles Lakers again. Now, Phil 178 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: is also in his seventies, about the same age, and 179 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: I don't see Phil coming back at all because he 180 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: wants to enjoy his retirement. So, like you said, though, 181 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: but but Popovich, he does seem like a lifer. He 182 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 1: does to me. I mean just basketball is just in 183 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: his blood and I just can't imagine him, you know, 184 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 1: waking up every day and not being able to go 185 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: to the gym, not being able to get on a bus, 186 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: playing hotel room coaching. Game winning is obviously the ultimate 187 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: goal here. But he's one of those great coaches that's 188 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: a teacher as well, and he says his his tree 189 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: of assistant coaches that he's brought in that have gone 190 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: on and had success other places really is remarkable. And 191 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: I think that's something that that that that fuels him 192 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: and drives him. And that's one of those things also 193 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: with Popovich. He is so affiliated with the team that 194 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: people know the Spurs, they know Popovich, and it's a 195 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: familiarity where and that's why people come to the court 196 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: to see it. And there's a lot of money involved 197 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: in that. I wonder what happens now if Popovich says no, 198 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: I'm not going to come back and a new guy 199 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: comes in, will the revenue from ticket sales go down? 200 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 1: To be determined? How's that? And one final note on 201 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: money before. I just want to jump back to the 202 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: Yankees because a correct research department at Bloomberg Business of 203 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: Sports just hitting me a note that George Steinbrenner bought 204 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees in nineteen seventy three for eight 205 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: point eight million dollars. Oh lordy, you can't even get 206 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: M and M's now for that price. Man. By the way, now, Charlotte, 207 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 1: the Hornets, they're out. Also, they got knocked out of 208 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: the playing game tournament. What if you want to call 209 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: it that, but this was like but it was you 210 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: kind of feel bad for Charlotte. Miles Bridges he got 211 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: ejected from the game. Wouldn't know you can't throw your 212 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: mouthpiece and hit a young fan in the stands. That 213 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: come on, man, what's up with that? But Charlotte, I 214 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: think the team had to walk to the arena because 215 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: a train held them up, and so they had to 216 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: walk to the arena there already in a bad mood, 217 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: and then this happens, and then you get blown out 218 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: one thirty two, one oh three to Atlanta. I mean, 219 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: come home, man, that what happened here? Lynch? You know 220 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: they should have just just quit while they were behind. 221 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: We gotta walk to their inner We might also just 222 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: find a bus and get the heck out of here. 223 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: The turning point was when they parked the bus and 224 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: that was it. Man, it was boy. You feel bad 225 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: for that, but you know, I'll tell you what. The 226 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: play in tournaments and now we're full board now into 227 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: uh the NBA playoffs. There's a lot of money in that, Lynchie. 228 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: There is and and and the motive here is finished 229 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: higher than and seventh, finishing the top six and you 230 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about the playoffs. So I kind 231 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: of like it. It puts a little bit of pressure 232 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: and it adds a little bit of that much madness 233 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: into it. You know, you gotta win, winn go winna 234 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: go home. Garland and Lynchy got the chance to speak 235 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: with thirteen time MLB All Star and Hall of Famer 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: Can't Griffey Jr. Now, unfortunately I could not be a 237 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: part of this interview, and I'm gonna do a little 238 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: bit about how the sausages made and why I was 239 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: supposed to be part of it. But this interview was 240 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: taped on Tuesday, and as we all know, that's the 241 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: exact same day when all of a sudden a gunman 242 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: on a Brooklyn subway started shooting up the train and 243 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: people injured. Thank god, right now nobody has died, but 244 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, as a news guy, it was 245 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: all hands on deck. And I was part of that 246 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: because obviously I wanted to talk about Jackie Robinson day 247 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: with Ken Griffy Jr. So that's why I couldn't be 248 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 1: part of that interview. But Lynchy, I just want to know, 249 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: how was it speaking with one of the best hitters 250 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: of all time. This really was a great interview. It 251 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: started off very slowly. He was very measured and everything 252 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: he was talking about. Sometimes I didn't know if he 253 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: had finished his comments, and Scarlett and I were ready 254 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: to jump in with the next question, and then he 255 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,119 Speaker 1: would continue, and he really talked about a myriad of subjects, 256 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: which really we're fascinating about him playing and homering in 257 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 1: the same game with his dad back in the opportunities 258 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: that he had and his dad had because of of 259 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: Jackie Robinson. One of the most the most important things 260 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: since this weekend is the seventy fifth anniversary of Jackie 261 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: Robinson breaking in to baseball, breaking the color barrier. How 262 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: All thirty Major League baseball teams came to all where 263 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: the number forty two on April fift and right at 264 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: the heart of it, and the genesis of it was 265 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: Ken Griffey Jr. Jackie such a big part of our 266 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: families history as far as you know allowed. What he 267 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: did was allowing us to go out there and play 268 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: and have the freedom to go out there and play, 269 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: to make choices. He didn't do what he did. Who's 270 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: going to be the next Jackie Robinson. We don't know 271 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: or if it ever happened, but thank God that he 272 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: did it. And you know, I was able to go 273 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: out there and play. But I called Commissioner Sail, they 274 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: can have them. Could I wear forty two? And he said, hey, 275 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: get in a minute. I'm gonna call you back, and 276 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: he called Rachel and then calling back the next day, 277 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: he said, do you mind if everybody wears? And I 278 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: was like, absolutely not. The more to marry it in 279 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: oh seven, that's when they started, and it's been that 280 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: way ever since, and it's unbelievable to see. You know, 281 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: I look at it as something that I wanted to 282 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: be selfish and do, but it turned into something much 283 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: greater than I anticipated. Hey can This is Mike Lynch 284 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: up in Boston. Loved it when you came to town 285 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: with Seattle. Uh, your dad tortured us in the seventy 286 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: five World Series. It's great, too great to actually have 287 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to you. When when the labor 288 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: negotiations and the lockout was going on, it got pushed 289 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: into the first week in February. How much of a 290 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: factor do you think that if we don't settle this thing, 291 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna be locked out? During jack the seventy anniversary 292 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier? Do you think 293 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: that at any he pushed on both sides to get 294 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: it done bite so the players could be on the field. 295 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: I think that helps because you definitely didn't want to 296 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: to go into, you know, the first celebration of the 297 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: year in a lockout. Um, And I think, you know, 298 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: both sides were motivated to to get something done and 299 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: and thank god that they did so we don't have 300 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: to talk about it, and you know, they're gonna be 301 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: playing baseball, uh for quite a few years after this. 302 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: I try to stay out of labor negotiations. You know. 303 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: One of the things that I said is, you know, 304 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: not not being a player. Uh is that? Hey, I 305 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: just want to celebrate the guys that allowed me to 306 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: go out then and play freely as I did. And 307 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: you know, Jackie was a big part of it, um 308 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: growing up. You know, the conversations at the dinner table 309 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: of certain things that he went through, Um, that I 310 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: couldn't imagine going through. So those were some of the 311 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: difficult conversations as a pre team that you learned about 312 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: what that man has gone through. M hm. And I 313 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: liked what you said earlier about how without Jackie there 314 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: you couldn't have played baseball. Um, how he paved the 315 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: way for for black players. Looking at the stats now, 316 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: in the nineteen seventies, black baseball players made up about 317 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: a fifth the MLB. That number has now dropped to 318 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: about eight percent today. The Mariners actually have the most 319 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: black players on their team as of which was about 320 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: ten players. Why do you think this is? Why do 321 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: you think the number of black players are the proportion 322 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: of black players is declining in MLB? I think that 323 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: you look at other sports the celebrations being able to 324 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: be unique, Um, we're in baseball. If you're unique, you're 325 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: you're a problem. And I think that's got that success. 326 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: That has to go away. I look at certain ball 327 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: players because of how they play the game, not because 328 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: the color of their skin. We have to get away 329 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: from that. Black ball players, Latin ball players, you know, 330 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: we like to celebrate, and it's not that we are 331 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: trying to show somebody up, but it's just a celebration 332 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: what we've done. And I think, you know, the public 333 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: has to understand that there's a difference between showing being 334 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: enthusiastic and the graining your opponent. We who have played 335 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: the game, we understand the difference. We understand the magnitude 336 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: the situation when you can and can't do something. You know, Uh, 337 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: you're down by fifteen runs and you hit a home 338 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: run and you you walk it off. That's not the 339 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: time that you do something like that, you know. But 340 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: if it's you know, a game winner or something like that, 341 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: then that's fine. We have to teach the next generation 342 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: of ball players how to play the game. So let 343 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: me understand correctly. The inability to express yourself on the 344 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: field is preventing or keeping the black players from from 345 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: rising in the ranks of MLB or or even entering 346 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: the sport. No. No, I think you know, with the uh. 347 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: You look at football, you get drafted, you're in You're 348 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You look at basketball, you get drafted, 349 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: you're in the NBA. You look at baseball, you get drafted. 350 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: Where do you go as the minor leagues? And baseball 351 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: is an expensive sport? Um basketball, union basketball, football, union football, baseball. 352 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: You know you've got travel ball. You've got to be seen. 353 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: You know, Um, high school baseball isn't really that popular. 354 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: More of your summer ball travel teams, you know. But 355 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: in football, you play every Friday, and somebody's gonna come 356 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: see you. Basketball, you know, you have a couple of 357 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: tournaments during the course of the year. Somebody is going 358 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 1: to be seen. You know, there'll be three coaches at 359 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: a basketball tournament. You know you're going to give a scholarship. 360 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: You know, you look at scholarship problems. When it's eleven 361 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: point seven for baseball, that's somebody scholarships they offer. But 362 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: football and basketball at full rides. So there's a number 363 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: of factors that go on on why baseball is in 364 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: the is popular, but being able to express yourself and 365 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: celebrate is in there also. Can you were only three 366 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: when Jackie Robinson died in but I'm sure your dad 367 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: crossed paths with him a number of times. Any stories 368 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: you recalled your dad passing along about his interaction with 369 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: Jackie Robinson, My dad was in the mind leagues until 370 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: I think so I've we've never really have that conversation. 371 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: It's just the stories of other players who have played 372 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: with them. You know, a guy made Joe Black, who 373 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: was a teammate of his, who is like, you know 374 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: that every black ball player that came into the league, 375 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: he uh made sure that he had a conversation with 376 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: and made sure that we were aware of the history 377 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: of you know, black ball players, you know, from the 378 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: barnstorming to to you know, Jackie making the death threats. 379 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: He made sure that we are all aware of all 380 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: those things. So it wasn't really my dad who had 381 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: conversations with them. It was more a teammate. And here 382 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: is Joe Black who had those conversations, and I was 383 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: able to have those conversations with Joel. I know that 384 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: you are also working with Capital one to donate money 385 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, UH for this season. Can 386 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: you tell us a little bit about this initiative. Well, 387 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: it's it's a match made in Heaven. Uh, you have 388 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: Capital One, who wants to give back, and you have 389 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 1: the Jackie Robinson Foundation in the seventy five year, seventy 390 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: fifth year who want to have who want to help 391 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: kids achieve their goal. You know, the great thing about 392 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: Capital one is you know their card holders are going 393 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: to get great things. You know, they're going to be 394 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: able to get stuff earlier, you know, whether that's tickets 395 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: to the All Star Game, postseason can They're going to 396 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: be able to to get a lot of things that 397 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: are going to go out first, and that's going to 398 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 1: help the foundation. Also, I want to talk about giving 399 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: back for every hit game winning hit, they're given a 400 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: thousand dollars and last year I think it was over 401 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: two d thousand dollars. Hopefully, you know, we can get more, 402 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: you know, more hits, game winning hits, where the walk 403 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: off hits. So hopefully we can raise more money and 404 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 1: let these kids get a chance to live out their 405 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: goals as a lot of us have. And there's a 406 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: there's a guarantee here of what dollars minimum? Is that right? Yeah, 407 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 1: there's a guarantee. Pretty cool. So it's be fun. You 408 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: know you're gonna start rooting for for teams that you 409 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: normally wouldn't root for because you know that the money 410 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: is going to go to getting kids to achieve their goals. 411 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: You want to talk about something cool. I don't know 412 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: if people remember this, but but you actually got to 413 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: play with your dad, um, and you both hit a 414 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: home run in the same game. Is that right? Yes? Yes, 415 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: he hit his first, and and he shook my hand 416 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: and he goes, that's how you do it, son, dat 417 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get six, uh, you know, And I just 418 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: looked back and and the great thing about having a 419 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: dad is that played, is that you just looked at him, going, 420 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, that's my dad out there now. And so 421 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: I hit mine and he made me shake everybody's hands 422 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: before he shook my hands, really, and I wanted to 423 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: shake his first, and he made. He stood in the 424 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: back of the line, and I shook everybody's hand, and 425 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: I sat next to him and not knowing the magnitude 426 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: of the situation because I'm twenty years old, I'm in 427 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: the game, and him being forty looking at it in 428 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: a whole different light. You know, he's looking at it 429 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: as you know, we just made history. I'm looking at like, 430 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: we need to win this game. And it didn't actually 431 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: hit me until I passed Frank Robinson on the home 432 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: runch chart and I was rounding the basis and that's 433 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: when it hit me. I goes, now, I understand what 434 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: my dad felt like it was. It was the only 435 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: time that I've ever felt that way, you know, running 436 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: the basis of like, wow, I understand it now, and 437 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, the dad, you know, you hear this, so 438 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: you'll understand it later. Right now, you don't understand when 439 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: the dad tells you something. Well, that was one of 440 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 1: those moments where I didn't understand until later, and when 441 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: it finally happened, I understood it. But my dad was 442 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: really he was a teammate and he wanted to make 443 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: sure that I was treated as a teammate until we 444 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: got home, and that's when he became bad again. At 445 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: the ballpark, we were teammates. When we got home, we 446 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, he was he was back to being bad. 447 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: And it was quite interesting because he David at my 448 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,719 Speaker 1: house and usually it's the other way around, but I'm like, man, 449 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: you're only here for six weeks, stay at my house. 450 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: My mom was there, so I got you know, I 451 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: got some some pretty good food. Dad was real upset 452 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: because he would ask for something that I would ask you. 453 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: I would always get what I wanted. And he's like, 454 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: my mom, are you gonna are you cooking for him 455 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: or me? And she's like, well, that's my baby. Wow, 456 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: that's always the case. A mom will always choose her son. Um. Yeah, 457 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 1: at the house right now, right right, UM. I want 458 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: to get a sense from you how you advise players 459 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: who are coming out of well, it wasn't shortened, but 460 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: it was kind of disrupted season because of the lockout. 461 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 1: You were in the middle of a monster season during 462 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 1: season and the subsequent strike, But the way you conducted 463 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: yourself clearly you are a favorite among fans in the 464 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: league as well. A lot of people say that you 465 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: helped restore MLB's image after dispute. How would you advise 466 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: players to move forward with some of the after all, 467 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: after the strife of the last couple of months. Just 468 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: be yourself, you know, just be you. You know, um, 469 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, the business side of sports can be some 470 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: somewhat ugly sometimes, but you don't have to be ugly, 471 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, just go out there. You know, if you smile, 472 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: you smile don't change who you are because of a 473 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,719 Speaker 1: business decision. You know, I love baseball. I go out 474 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: there every day. If I could go out there right now, 475 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 1: I would. But being fifty two, I'm like, it goes 476 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: one hamstring. Yeah, maybe once a week there that's the best. 477 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: But you know, I still watch it. Um, I still 478 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: root for guys. You know, just go out there and 479 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: be you. You know, it's not about how many autographs 480 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 1: somebody sign. It's not about there. When somebody, you know, 481 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: if and says hi, you could say hi back. They 482 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: don't don't cost nothing to say hi. You know, wish more, 483 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: wish more players had that that thing to say hi 484 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: to a fan, like just tipic cap, even if you 485 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: don't have time to sign an autograph, to smile and 486 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: wink or wave. I've had a full conversation while I 487 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: was at the plate one time, but it was it 488 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: was it was a next teammate's wife who said hi 489 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: to me, and I said, hey, how are you doing, 490 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: how's the family? How's there? And she's looking at me, 491 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 1: going he's having a conversation with me. I end u 492 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: hitting the home run that fact, but we want to 493 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:42,439 Speaker 1: talk about that. But you know, I feel that stands 494 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: are there to enjoy the game, you know, they you know, 495 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: every now and then you get the rally fans, but 496 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: for the most part, people are out there wanting you 497 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: to do well and wanting to see a good game. 498 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: And I think that, you know, for me being nineteen 499 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: help because I was a kid, and they were like, well, 500 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: we can't really yell at him too much. You know. 501 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: I did have a guy in Boston by the way 502 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: by tickets behind home plate, well the index circle and 503 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: in center field, and like after year two, like when 504 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: I was at home plate when I went went to hit, 505 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 1: he'd be there. When I go to the outfit, he'd 506 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: be there. And like I think it was a year two, 507 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: maybe year three. I finally turned around. It was like hello, 508 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: he was like, that's all I wanted. I mean, I was, 509 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: I go, I thought that you had a twin, Like 510 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: y'all were just messed with me. He was like, no, 511 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: I just wanted you to say hi to me. That's it. 512 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: I was like it. I started laughing. But you know, 513 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: like I said, most of the people that come to 514 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: the ballpark want to have a good time and enjoy 515 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: the game. But there are some people that you know, 516 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: push it to the limit. But you know, we just 517 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: have to there. There's not that many of those. We 518 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: just have to sell a break the ones that want 519 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: to come out there and watch the game that they love. 520 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: I mean, because I tell people all the time, I'm 521 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: not gonna spend money on something that I don't want 522 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: to watch. If I'm going to go to yell at somebody, 523 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: that's not enjoyable for me. I want to go out 524 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: there and watch these guys perform at the highest level. 525 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: You're not playing right now, but you're still on the 526 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: Redsist payroll. Lynch, this is something that Bobby E. Bonilla 527 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: knows something about, isn't it. No, No, no, dude, that's 528 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: not really. That's not really that those are missing formed numbers. Okay, 529 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: please clarify that money was already set aside, and when 530 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: I deferred my conversation, it was already deferred. And now 531 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm just giving it now. But it was already smart 532 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: put there. It wasn't like the Bobby goes in the 533 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: year alright, we'll give you, you're making one point whatever, 534 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden it turns into thirties. That 535 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: money was already over there. Final question for me, Ken 536 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: when you think of Jackie real Savilie Robinson, one word, 537 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: give me one word when you when you think of him, hero, 538 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: that guy. But I can't you know the man even 539 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: though they're two words in there, really described you know? Father? Husband? Yeah, 540 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: there's a list. I mean the things like I said, 541 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: he if it wasn't for him, who would it be? 542 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: Would it be after my dad's plan? There may not 543 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: be a Kingdriffe Senior in Kingdrifie Junior plan, but he 544 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: did it so we can go out there and play. 545 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: And I don't have to deal with the the tone 546 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: that he had to deal with back in. I don't 547 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: have to deal with that in and and it's going 548 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: to continue to get better where my kids don't have 549 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: to hear their kids don't have to hear it because 550 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: he brought a country together and every sport benefited because 551 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: of him, every part of life. Then I fited because 552 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: people stop looking at the color of people's skin and 553 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: look at what this person brought to the table. And 554 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: that's why Jackie Robinson Day April is going to be 555 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 1: celebrated across MLB and across sports overall anniversary of Jackie 556 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: Robinson breaking the color barrier. Yeah, but it's mostly it's 557 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: it's bigger than than like you said, it's bigger than baseball. 558 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: It's life. It's what this man did for every single 559 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: one of us to be able to say, hey, we 560 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: may be different, but we can get along and we 561 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: have a common goal. And that's whatever that common goal is, 562 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's sports or business, you know, cooking, 563 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: whatever it is art. We may look different, but we 564 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: have a goal. And he allowed all of us to 565 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: finally look at each and every one of us in 566 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: a way that we're supposed to be looked at. Ken, 567 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us today. Really appreciate 568 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: you joining us and selecting on Jackie Robinson with us. 569 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks Ken. That was awesome. That had to 570 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: be a treat talking to Ken Griffy Jr. Especially about 571 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: Jackie Robinson day Lynchi, Yeah, it was, And and I 572 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 1: never knew that that he was the one that went 573 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: to Commissioner Bud Siley to ask if he could wear 574 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: number forty two on April fifteen. But Seley said, to 575 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: let me get back to you, and Celey came back 576 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: and said, would you mind if everybody in baseball whenever 577 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: forty two, and Ken says, no, the more the merrier. 578 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: I thought that was great. I never knew that Ken 579 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: Griffy Jr. Was behind that move. That was a great move. 580 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: And obviously you know it'll never be worn by any 581 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball player again. I think Mariano Rivera was 582 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: the last one to wear forty two. Um, it's it's 583 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: on a It's a retired number at every single ballpark 584 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: around Major League Baseball. And um, the reverence that that 585 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: Ken Griffy Jr. Had and still has for Jackie Robinson 586 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: is just so impressive. And he got that from his dad, 587 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: passed down and Ken is now passing it down to 588 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: his children as well. And just think of how many 589 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 1: opportunities have in doors have been opened for what Jackie 590 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: Robinson did, and Jackie Robinson had to endure to be 591 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: able to do it for so many young African Americans 592 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: to play this great game. But we need to get more. 593 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: Eight percent is not a satisfactory number. And what Ken 594 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: had to say kind of made sense that you know, 595 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: you you play basketball in college, you get drafted, you 596 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: go right to the NBA and you play you play 597 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: football in college, you get drafted by the NFL, and 598 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: you instantly are in the big leagues baseball, you get 599 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: drafted or you sign, you go playing the minor leagues 600 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: from anywhere from one to eight or nine years if 601 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: you hang in there that long. And that's one of 602 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: the big reasons that it's not that attractive because there 603 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: isn't the instant gratification that you have in sports like 604 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: basketball in the NBA and football with the National Football League. 605 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,719 Speaker 1: So those pretty good points that that he brought up 606 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: that I took away from that conversation. And speaking of that, 607 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: bringing that up right now, there is a fight going 608 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: on in court right now with Major League Baseball and 609 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: the minor league teams. Minor leaguers are saying these are 610 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:08,919 Speaker 1: poverty wages. Major League Baseball, on the other hand, is saying, hey, 611 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: you're playing to reach a dream and you could have 612 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: gotten into any other line of work, but this is 613 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: what you wanted. Uh, that's an interesting take on that. 614 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: It's a pretty good way to make a living. We've 615 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: all been around the Major league ballparks and spring training 616 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,800 Speaker 1: camps and uh, you watch what these guys do and 617 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: it it beats an awful lot of other ways to 618 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: make a living by the way, if you hadn't had 619 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: a chance watch forty two. The movie came out. Chadwick Boseman, Uh, 620 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: the great actor, late great actor, uh playing Jackie Robinson. 621 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: Just excellent on what Jackie Robinson had to go through 622 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: during his lifetime. And it was very enlightening. In fact, 623 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: that was one of the few movies the lights came 624 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: up and the audience applauded. I'll remember that well. A 625 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: great one, absolutely a great movie. Speaking of great ones 626 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: and great movies, this needs to be on film time 627 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: now for the number of the week. Now because Scarlett 628 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: isn't here's Lynch. He's already on stage, so we're gonna 629 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: play the game. Put him in order and give me 630 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:23,439 Speaker 1: the number. So you're you're playing for a car man. 631 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: This is you know. Now, I didn't just pick any 632 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: old season. I picked the nineteen sixty home run leaders. 633 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: Now there were five that I'm gonna mention right now, 634 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: and not in any order. Mickey Mantle, Roger Morris, Ernie Banks, 635 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews. I used to use Eddie Matthews 636 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: Patton little League. I want let's see how close you 637 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 1: get one to five? Naming the nineteen sixty home run leaders. 638 00:35:54,800 --> 00:36:00,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go. Since you asked this, the obviously answer 639 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: would be Hank Aaron. But since you asked this, it 640 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: has to be somebody that's other than Hank Aaron and 641 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: who would the odd one B? So I'm gonna go. 642 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 1: Let's see what I'm down here. I'm gonna go eb 643 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 1: Ernie Banks number one. I'm gonna go Mickey number two. 644 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Hank number three. Maris hit sixty one 645 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: and sixty one. He didn't hit it in sixty but 646 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: he was pretty hot. So I'm gonna go Maris four in, 647 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 1: Eddie Matthews five. So I get Banks, Mantel Aaron, Maris Matthew, No, what, 648 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 1: I gotta give it to you. You got it? Really? Yes? Here, 649 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: here's the deal. Ernie Banks hit forty one. And by 650 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:45,319 Speaker 1: the way, you use the logic and I'm thinking home Dan. 651 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 1: He was right. Ernie Banks hit forty one, Hank Aaron 652 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: and Mickey Mantle each hit forty home runs. Roger Maris 653 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: and Eddie Matthews hit thirty nine home runs all in 654 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: the nine season. Huh, you nailed it. It was like Harmon, 655 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: Killer Brew and Willie Mays in that group. That's a 656 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: good question. They've got to be in the top ten, 657 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: especially Killer brew Man. That was that guy. He was 658 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: one of the first ones the knock one out of 659 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: the old Tiger Stadium. And I'm like, oh my goodness, 660 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: gracious man, it was something else. Well, if you didn't 661 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: give me the names to the top five, I might 662 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: not have. But I would have given you Aaron May's 663 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 1: mantle banks and something. I remember that this was an 664 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: audio for a shortstop to lead the majors and home runs. Well, 665 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: I wanted to be fair because but I said, I 666 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,439 Speaker 1: got inside Michael, I got inside your head and said, 667 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: what you know he says? He says, I bet Lynch 668 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna say the obvious answer will be Hammer and 669 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: hank Arth. This is fine. I will never play poker 670 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 1: with you. This is the Bloomberg business of sports. By 671 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:57,280 Speaker 1: the way, you want a car. Thanks for the hugo. Actually, 672 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: those swingers man were great, man. I love Yeah. We 673 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: are here each and every week at the same time, 674 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: plus online wherever you get your podcast, you can catch 675 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,959 Speaker 1: those Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'm Michael Barr and Twitter 676 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: at Big Bar Sports. Scarlett Hurry back. Well, please some 677 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: Micha Lynch follow me at Lynch w CVV. By the way, 678 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:19,840 Speaker 1: you can follow Scarlett on Twitter at Scarlett Food. Thanks 679 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: for joining us. Tune in again next week for the 680 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: latest on the stories moving big money in the world 681 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,880 Speaker 1: of sports. You're listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports from 682 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio around the world.