1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Holy cow, it's our name bird too. You can go 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: home again. Justin Verlander headed back to Detroit, the longtime 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: starting pitcher in his mid forties. Now we'll play another 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: season in Motown, going back to the team that he 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: spent most of his career with. So Verlander or corner 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: reports will be very valuable as a pitcher in his 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: return to the Tigers. Are you writing the Verlander hype train? 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: True? True? Or waiting for the next train? Let'scuss that. 9 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: Also, fancy a thought on the Mets possibly starting the 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six regular season without Francisco Lindoor. 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: As he's got an injury and. 12 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: Juan Soto has been demoted by the Mets. He asked 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: for a demotion. We'll talk about that. And how do 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: you view Chris Bryant? What a scam this guy's pulled off. 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: He's going back on the injured list one hundred and 16 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: eighty two million dollars? 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: How's that? 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 1: Are I going for the Rockies on Chris Bryant will 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: go there as well? 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 2: Right now? Settle in. 21 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: It's four hours of podcasting. We stayed up all night 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: for this, and we thank you for listening. It's our 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: number two back in the saddle again. Welcome in the 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather Show. We 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: are in the air of rewares. 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The Tigers, 52 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: who last week added a cheating as. 53 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: One one thousand and two one thousand hole to their. 54 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: Roster, made another last minute addition as spring training gets 55 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: underway for the Detroit Tigers in Florida. If you have 56 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: not heard yet, perhaps not, we've learned that Justin Verlander, yep, 57 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: that guy, Justin Verlander is returning to Detroit baseball. 58 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: Agrees to a one year contract thirteen million. 59 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: It's a Dodger like contract, as eleven million of that 60 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: contract will be paid in a deferred nature, meaning that 61 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: that's just like great money for retirement for Justin Verlander. 62 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: It'll be his twenty first season in the big leagues. 63 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: He turns forty three in less than two weeks, so 64 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: later this month, Verlander will be forty three. He's spent 65 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: his first thirteen seasons with Detroit. He then had his 66 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: whole reputation Sully by playing with the cheating as one 67 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: and two, one thousand holes, and then went off to 68 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: the Giants. And now he's back, and there was a 69 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: brief stopover elsewhere as well. But from what I'm reading, 70 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: despite the mileage, some of the baseball pundits. 71 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 2: Are telling me that Verlander is going to be a very. 72 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: Valuable pitcher, very valuable pitcher for the Tigers in twenty 73 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: twenty six. So that is a good jumping off point. 74 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: Let us discuss the question now that the move has 75 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: been made. Justin Verlander, the report saying a quote very 76 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: valuable pitcher in his return to the Tigers. Are you 77 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: writing the Verlander hype train, drew or waiting for the 78 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: next train? 79 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? 80 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: So this is not something that's going to scare the 81 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: other contenders in baseball. I've got Amtrak, Billiards, and Prime stake, 82 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: and we will combine all of these things together and 83 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: we are going to play Connect three and I'm going 84 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: to win connect three, so number number all right. So 85 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: this Verlander story, the idea that he's going to be 86 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: very valuable. That's that's some of the reporting. 87 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: Very valuable. To tell you. 88 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: This one lives for me in quantum physics, meaning there 89 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: are two realities that are there at the same time. 90 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: They both exist at the same time here, so and 91 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: both can be true. Both can be true here. From 92 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: a baseball standpoint, if you think Justin Verlander is going 93 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: to be the secret sauce for the Tigers to get 94 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: it done, then you might want to see a doctor 95 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: because you have no idea what you're talking about. This 96 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: guy is a side little cup of gravy, is what 97 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: he is at this point. He's a side dish extra 98 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: cup of extra cup of gravy. There. You didn't ask 99 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: for the extra cup of gravy. You don't really even 100 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: need the extra cup of gravy. But there's the extra 101 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: cup of gravy. And maybe you can throw that on 102 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: some fries and make some poutine and then you have 103 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: poutine fries and that's the way to go, and put 104 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: some cheese curds on that and that's it. 105 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: So I'm not buying it. The point is I'm not 106 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: buying it. 107 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: You know, Oh you're you're such a schmuck mallor what 108 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: are you ripping it? 109 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 2: Come on? What's Yeah? The Tigers rotation, it's fine, it's good. 110 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: They got the top pitcher in baseball, Trek Scoogle just 111 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 1: one arbitration, so he's at the very top of the rotation. 112 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: They added a cheating astro in Framber Valdez. They have 113 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: Jack Larity, who's a terrible big game pitcher, former Dodger, 114 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: and he's hanging out there in in Detroit. So they 115 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: got they got Flarity, Valdez, and scooball all in the rotation. 116 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: And so that's fine. I mean, those guys will do 117 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: fine during the regular season, and that's it. And when 118 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: I look at Verlander, though, like, this guy's like a 119 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: number five starter, and it's memory lane stuff. He's a 120 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: number five starter. He's got a lot of miles there, 121 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: and there's a very good chance and I'm never wrong 122 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: about this stuff that outside of a couple of random 123 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: remember me moments this season, he might have one or 124 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: two starts where he's like, oh man, Verlander still got it. 125 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: And when it gets all horny, right, you get all excited, 126 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: and the odds are better, though the Mallard sportsbook odds 127 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: are better that Verlander will miss not one but two 128 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: months of the baseball season with injury. The odds are 129 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: better that that happens. Then he wins ten games. You're 130 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: such a book. Who cares about wins? It's about the 131 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: nerd stats? All, Okay, that's just the malle Man. The 132 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: other part of this, though, is branding. It's all about 133 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: the branding there, and that is where this is a 134 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: big time move here, justin Verlander under the branding umbrella 135 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: for the Tigers becomes priceless. Heartstrings marketing. That's what this is. 136 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: It's heartstrings marketing. Roll out the nostalgia machine and take 137 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: it out of the garage and roll it out there. 138 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: A soft piano, misty eyes right, Oh, Ertilander, he's back 139 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: in the old English D. He's back. 140 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: Get the acoustic guitar, childhood flashbacks when you were a 141 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: little kid, and you watch the Verlander on the mound. 142 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: Oh man, got that vintage unif they still wear the 143 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: same old English D on the home uniform, it's the 144 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: same thing, slow motion fist pumps. You'll leave out the 145 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: highlights of the Tigers with Verlander choking in the world series. 146 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: You'll leave those out. But the commercials write themselves. The 147 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: commercials write themselves. And again, though, to answer the question, 148 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: am I writing the Justin Verlander hype trained? 149 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: True? True? 150 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: No, I'm standing on the platform. I'm going to see 151 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: what's in the vending machines, and I'm watching the Amtrak 152 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: nostalgia caboose roll by, and that's where I am on 153 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: this particular story. But Verlander is not, and has not 154 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: been for a number of years, a frontline guy. That's 155 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: how it's supposed to work in your mid forties. Almost 156 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: at this point, Verlander is a museum exhibit. The Tigers 157 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 1: just added a traveling museum exhibit. When I was at 158 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: the Radio Row thing, we chatted with Jim Gray, and 159 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: Jim Gray's got a museum in Vegas with Tom Brady, 160 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: and he might want to put Verlander in that museum. Now, 161 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 1: Verlander will sell a lot of merch. They'll sell a 162 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: lot of merch. Business wise, it's a home run. So 163 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: the quote Verlander very valuable. He's valuable for the Detroit 164 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: Tiger's gift shop. He's valuable for that. In terms of 165 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: on the field. No a number five starter, and ten 166 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: thousand things would have to go haywire for Verlander to 167 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: get key starts in the playoffs. 168 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 2: Playoffs. 169 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: Now page two here as we continue our in depth 170 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: team coverage talks in baseball this hour, and we head 171 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: now to Port Saint Lucie, Florida. 172 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 2: Not much going on in Port Saint Lucian. 173 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 1: Now, I've been there in here, so maybe there's stuff 174 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,199 Speaker 1: going on there now, But when I was there, sleepy 175 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: Grapefruit League town. 176 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: And not a lot going on. Not a lot going 177 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 2: on there. 178 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: So the Metropolitans getting started, the New York Metropolitans, and 179 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: in classic Mets fashion, they are tripping over themselves, stumblebums. 180 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: They're stumble bumps here. And as we understand it, the 181 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is already hurt, not ready to go. 182 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 1: He's got a injured left hand and may may may 183 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: need surgery. Oh, Lindor has six years and almost two 184 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars remaining on his Mega contract. Now in addition, 185 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: One Soto, the almost eight hundred million dollar man. One 186 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: Soto will no longer be playing right field for the Mets. 187 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: They have demoted him. Juan Soto, eight hundred million dollar 188 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: ball player, has been demoted to left field. 189 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 2: More on that in a minute. 190 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: So question, do you fancy a thought? Do you fancy 191 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: a thought on the Mets possibly starting the regular season 192 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: without shortstop Francisco Lindor. So okay, So think about this 193 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: in terms of. 194 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: Billiards. 195 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: You ever mess you do, You've played billiards, right, You've 196 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: messed around with that. So the Mets are on track 197 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: to not run, They're on track to walk into opening 198 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: day already behind the eight ball, behind the eight ball, 199 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: chalk flying everywhere, pockets empty, and. 200 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: You look at it for Lindor. 201 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: The hand surgery, which they're saying is they might not 202 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: need surgery. In my experience, I can count on one 203 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: hand when a baseball team says someone might need surgery. 204 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: I can count on one hand the times they don't 205 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: actually end up getting surgery. So the odds are heavily 206 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: shifted towards the fact there's gonna be surgery for Francisco Lindor, 207 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: and that's going to require a six week recovery. And 208 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: I know you have the World Baseball Classics, so everything's 209 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: kind of you know, it's messed around. 210 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 2: Everything's messed up with the calendar. 211 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: And that'll be another thing people complain about there, but 212 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: using not mal or math, but metmth. If Lindor waits 213 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: to have surgery, we are told he will. 214 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 2: So let's look at the calendar. 215 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: It's early February, and let's say we wait until early 216 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: March to decide to have surgery. Then you got to 217 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: schedule the surgery hand surgery, six week recovery, so that 218 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: means Lindor will be back in the Mets lineup in 219 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: mid June. If the baseball gods are smiling mid June, 220 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: it's on. 221 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 2: These six weeks. Your math is all messed up. 222 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: Oh no, I know, I know, because out of an 223 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: abundance of caution, the Mets are gonna go slow and study, 224 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: and you know, then he comes back, he's go, well, 225 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: I gotta have a rehab assignment, got to reboot, got 226 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: to reboot and all that stuff. And you just can't 227 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: plug Lindor back in. It's not like an iPhone. You 228 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: can't just charge him like an iPhone. 229 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: No, no, no. And then in. 230 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: My crystal ball, Lindor will come back to the Mets. 231 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: We'll be batting about one to seventy an the All 232 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: Star break, it'll be booed at the ballpark there and 233 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: flushing and because he's gonna have to shake off the rust, 234 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: right like an etch a sketch. You gotta shake it 235 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: off and all that stuff. I meanwhile, Juan Soto, this 236 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: to me is not getting enough attention. This is outstanding. 237 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: So I realized that Soda has played left field in 238 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: his career, but the fact that he's one year into 239 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: his Mets career, they're paying him eight hundred million dollars, 240 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: and it is a demotion. Left Field is the easier 241 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: position to play than certainly in that ballpark with the Mets, 242 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: then right field. So your eight hundred million dollar ballplayer 243 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: is like, ah, you know, and this is the Mets. 244 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: You're saying, this is what he wanted, that Juan Soda 245 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: wanted to play left field. 246 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: Of course he does. It's the lazy river on defense. 247 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: It's kind of float around there and collect checks and 248 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: get ready for your next to bats. So you can 249 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: stand there and look at five pitches and then walk 250 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: down to first base and then that's it and get 251 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: your seven hundred and sixty five million dollars. A good 252 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: life to get and just ignore the whispers and all 253 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: that stuff. Also, because there are some locker room and 254 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: politics involved. Am I going to say this is all karma, 255 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: that karma's involved in that. Well, it depends on what you 256 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: believe in that or not. But I do know the 257 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: whisperers out of Gotham, the whispers out of Gotham have 258 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: indicated that Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto put pressure on 259 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: the Mets front office to get rid of guys they 260 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: didn't like. Brandon Nimmo longtime Met was dispatched this offseason, 261 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: Jeff McNeil, he's not that good. But they got rid 262 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: in Peede Alonzo. They did not bring back the polar Bear, 263 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: Peter Alonzo. So all of those moves, the whispers are 264 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: were made in relation to the fact that Juan Soto 265 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: and Francisco Lindor. 266 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: Didn't want those guys on the team. And so there 267 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 2: you go. 268 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: The Mets looks like they're gonna start with out Lindor 269 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: and then you got Juan Soto futzing around out there 270 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: in left field. 271 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: Now, final point. 272 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: Is this is next level, next level embezzlement in Major 273 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: League Baseball. 274 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: We go to Denver. We go to Denver. 275 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: Now, where the weather is cool when the baseball is bad. 276 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: The baseball is bad. Spring training starting this week. And 277 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: is it true that Rockies first baseman Chris Bryant has 278 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: already already landed on the what used to be called 279 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: the disabled list, but it's not called the injured list? 280 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: Is it also true that Chris Bryant will miss the 281 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: first two months of the baseball season? 282 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 2: Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding dan ning. 283 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's going to be out for at least the 284 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: first fifty seven games of the upcoming baseball season. Now, 285 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: you might not know who Chris Bryant is because he 286 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: used to be good. He's decided he no longer wants 287 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: to participate in the big leagues, although he still likes 288 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: those checks direct deposit every couple of weeks. So question, 289 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: how do you view Chris Bryant and the return on 290 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: investment the AI that he's providing the Rockies with his 291 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: latest revelation. So this is this is a horror version 292 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: of groundhog Day. It's the nightmare version of groundhog Day. 293 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: And instead of Bill Murray, we get a guy collecting 294 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: what is it, twenty six million dollars to sit in 295 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: a whirlpool on a yearly basis or something like that. Bryant, 296 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: according to the math, this guy used to be a 297 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: stud with the Cubs, and all my friends in Chicago said, oh, 298 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: Chris Bryant, Cubbs are set. 299 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 2: They got Schwarbs and Chris Bryan and they got Hobby 300 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 2: by is it? Oh my god, the Cubs. 301 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: The only one of those guys that turned out to 302 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: be legit is Kyle Schwarber, and he wasn't in Chicago 303 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: very long. 304 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 2: Anyway. 305 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: Back to the point, so if you look at the 306 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: math on this, I'll go to the numbers here. Chris 307 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: Bryant has played one hundred and seventy games in four years. 308 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 1: That is not a baseball career. That is, it's a 309 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: part time hobby. It's like, you know, I'm gonna go 310 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 1: play golf. Maybe I'll play golf. I don't know, forty 311 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: times in a year. I might go play golf, right, 312 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: a couple times a month. It adds up, you know, 313 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: maybe three times a month and all of a sudden, okay, 314 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: you're over that. So three and a half, I guess 315 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: would be the number on that. One hundred and eighty 316 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,959 Speaker 1: two million, one hundred and eighty two million dead presidents 317 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: the Rockies. They aren't paying for a silver Slugger. They 318 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: are paying for the world's most expensive tourist. Does he 319 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: even have to claim residency in Colorado? Chris Bryant at 320 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: this point, and it's it's not an investment. This is 321 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: a historical grift by the former cub star Chris Bryan. 322 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: I know he spent some time briefly with the Giants 323 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: and then went to Denver, but he didn't come to 324 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: Colorado to hit home runs. It's pretty clear that Chris 325 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: Bryan's goal was not to hit home runs. He came 326 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: to get the golden parachute. And my god, did he 327 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: get the golden parachute. 328 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 3: Here. 329 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: It's got a nice view there, got a view of 330 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: the flat irons there in Denver, and cash and checks 331 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: and laughing and. 332 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: Gotta be blushing a little bit, right, So he won 333 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: the lottery because he at one point was deemed pretty good. 334 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 2: Chris Bryant. 335 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: He's I think the math I saw was like over 336 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: one hundred thousand dollars per plate appearance or something so stupid. 337 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: It's so stupid, and one hundred thousand or one hundred 338 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: and fifty thousand to pop up and walk. 339 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 2: To the trainer's room and get some ice. 340 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: So I said, well, he's been diagnosed with degenerate back issues. 341 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 2: Okay, that's great, So why doesn't he retire? 342 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: Well, of course he's not gonna retire because he's he's 343 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: got the Rockies bent over the barrel, So why would 344 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: he retire? And the most amazing thing about this is 345 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: that this is not the greatest scam pulled off in 346 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, not even close. 347 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: It's wild. 348 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: It's like, you know, we believe that Chris Bryant is 349 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: a kiddie cat. In this case, he's a copycat. He's 350 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: taking the Anthony Rendon blueprint from Anaheim. He's like, hey, 351 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: I know I'm not gonna get as much as you. 352 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: You got like two hundred forty million, but I'm hitting 353 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: the Rockies for a buck eighty one hundred eighty million dollars. 354 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: So I got one hundred and eighty two million dollars 355 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: from these losers in Colorado. I only have to play baseball, 356 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: and Anthony Rendon's chuckling. I screwed over the Angels more 357 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: than you did the Rockies. They can have dinner together. 358 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: They can have a nice dinner and trade notes on 359 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: how they stuck it to professional baseball teams and all that. 360 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: So Bryant, you look at his situation here. This is 361 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,239 Speaker 1: like a pension plant. Most people have to get their 362 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: pension based on like it's like thirty years or something 363 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: like that. This is seven years, a seven year pension 364 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: pant plan for Chris Bryant of the Rockies there. And 365 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: most people also have to wait till they're like sixty 366 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: five or in their sixties to get that money. 367 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 2: No, no, no no. 368 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: And he's got a nice mountain view. He's retired to 369 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: the mountains there, Chris Bryant. So it's embarrassing. Is it offensive? Yeah, 370 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 1: it's offensive. It's kind of like what Chris Bryan did. 371 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: It is one of the great grifts. He goes to 372 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: the Rockies. They take him out, they wind him and 373 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: dine him. It's kind of like going to that. I 374 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: guess John Elway's got this big steakhouse and you in Denver, 375 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: and so you go to Elway's steakhouse there and you're like, Okay, 376 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: could I have that nice big steak? 377 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 2: I want the biggest steak yet. Okay, Sure, we'll give 378 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 2: you that. 379 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: And then the waiter comes over and says, okay, we've 380 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: got the steak for you, and it's a photo of 381 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: a Porterhouse steak. I said, well, I wanted to stay. Well, 382 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: that's a steak. That's a photo of a steak. That's 383 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: essentially what the Rockies got. Now, I'm not here to 384 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: make this a sob store. The Rockies suck, They've got 385 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: bad ownership, they're in competent. Like all that stuff's true. 386 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 1: But still Chris Bryant like, no shame in your game. 387 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: I gotta tell I wish I was wired like Chris 388 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: Bryan and Anthony Rendon. I would feel so guilty. 389 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 2: I don't know how they do it. 390 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: I would feel like, oh my god, I'm not earning 391 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: my money and they don't have a care in the world. 392 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: I can't imagine being wired that way. 393 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 2: But they're like that. 394 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: So it's it's it's crazy. It's like a breach of reality, 395 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: is what it is here. The only thing gotta do 396 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: the Rockies, like, listen, I know you can't play baseball. 397 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: So what we're gonna do is we're gonna have Chris Mant. 398 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: We're gonna be an orange vest and we're gonna have 399 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: you pick up trash on the side of I twenty five. 400 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 2: We'll have you picked up some trash there. 401 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 1: At least you would be doing something to help out 402 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: not the Colorado Rockies, but the state of Colorado. 403 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 2: It is the Ben Mallard Show. 404 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: You want to talk about any of this, I'll get 405 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 1: back to the football stuff as well. 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Bronco fan, that's a Bronco fan. 466 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: Your comments can and we'll be used against you in 467 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: the Court of Sports Radio, a baseball heavy malle monologue 468 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: to start this hour. Ferg Dog writes in says, Chris 469 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: Bryan should thank God every day that Anthony rendon't exists. 470 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: If not for him, Chris Bien's contract with the Rockies 471 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: would rightfully be called the worst of all time. You 472 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: think they text each other and laugh. They send like 473 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: emojis laughing about how they have completely stuck it to 474 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: the Angels and the Rockies, like we just totally hos 475 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: these rich guys. You know that there was a movie 476 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: they made a few of the Oceans eleven, the famous 477 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: movie franchise they've made different generations. 478 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 2: Doesn't not have George Clooney in it? 479 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: Well, that was the one twenty years ago. I think 480 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: that movie is twenty years old now. I think that 481 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: that's right. 482 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 2: There was one. 483 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: There was one way back in like the sixties that 484 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: was like the Ocean's eleven. But anyway, whatever, they should 485 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: make a Ocean's eleven style with Anthony Rendon and Chris 486 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: Bryant where they just because that's one hundred and rendeuz 487 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: like two forty I believe was his contract and this 488 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 1: guy Chris Bryant one hundred and eighty Yeah, late night 489 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: drug tester says the only reason any team would want 490 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: Verlander back is to check out his hot wife. 491 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 2: That's a late night drug tester. There you go. Is 492 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 2: she happy about that that she has to now go 493 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 2: to Detroit to watch the Tigers play? She excited? 494 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 3: Don't know. 495 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 2: I guess they can. 496 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: They can afford to live in a really, really nice 497 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: part of that. Yeah, all right, see page down here. 498 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: Can't read that. All right, let's go to the phones 499 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: and we'll say a little Paul, who's in Seattle? Hello, Paul, welcome, 500 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: You're on Fox Sports Radio. 501 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 2: It's the Ben Mallers Show. 502 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 3: Hey, thank you, tak Hay Lorena. 503 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: You gotta really you gotta lean into it, man, come on, 504 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: you got to lean into it like our buddy in Louisiana. 505 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 2: Come on. 506 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 3: Huh Hi, Okay, my day's better already. So obviously I 507 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 3: don't like your your Hawks take, but the Raiders I 508 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 3: love your take on it. There's such trash like the 509 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 3: Jets literally have more wins in the last four years. 510 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 3: And uh, I'm not not worried about losing Kubiak. 511 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 7: He's been an offensive corridor twice and did nothing and 512 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 7: he would be we didn't even have a great offense, 513 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 7: Like if it wasn't for JSN and our line coming 514 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 7: together together and getting stable and uh and our running 515 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,440 Speaker 7: back due like there's nothing there. 516 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 3: You can't give that credit to Kubiak. 517 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 2: And yeah, they seem too. We found common ground. Look 518 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 2: at you, Paul. We found common ground. Now are you 519 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 2: going to the there's a parade today? Are you going 520 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: to the parade? 521 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 3: No? 522 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 6: No, I'm too old for that. 523 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 2: You're too old. Yeah, I know. 524 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: I feel the same way. I don't really have any 525 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: interest in parades. There's too many people there. It's you're 526 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: all jammed in. And what's the weather going to be? 527 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: Like is it gonna be rating today or cold? I 528 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: don't want to say out and that, you know, I 529 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: don't know. 530 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 3: I don't look at the weather because that's just disappointing. 531 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 2: Like there, yeah, I got you. 532 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 6: It's not gonna be good, but uh yeah, not worried 533 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 6: about it. 534 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 3: And then it's like the judgment is terrible Tobak, like 535 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 3: why would you go on the Raiders? Like stick around 536 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 3: on a winning team like learn more and uh and 537 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 3: and build up your you know, you're like your credit 538 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 3: right and then go somewhere like where you can actually win. 539 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 2: It's terrible. It's a starter job. The Raiders are a 540 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: start like the Jets, the Browns. It's a starter job. 541 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 2: You go there, get some experience, and then that's it. 542 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,479 Speaker 2: I think the odds of this actually working out are 543 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 2: not good. I'm getting a lot of blowback. 544 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: I didn't realize there were that many delusional Raider fans, though, 545 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: Paul that are. 546 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 2: Like, oh, this guy's great, Oh my god, we're set up. Now, 547 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 2: come on, what do you do? 548 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 8: I don't know what what was uh? 549 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 4: What was Pete Carroll doing like that? 550 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 3: That was a mind blower? Like what? 551 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like, well Pete just well, you know what, Pete 552 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: got forced out from the Seahawks. Forced him out. He 553 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: didn't want to you know, it was a power play. 554 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: They they picked the right guy. They won the Super Bowl, 555 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: so the catulations they picked the right guy. 556 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 3: But I right off into the sunset, don't go to 557 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 3: the freaking Raiders. 558 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 4: What do you do? 559 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: You know how much he got paid? BA, He's probably 560 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: sitting on Hawaii. He's sitting in Hawaii somewhere drinking a 561 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: cocktail right now. He's like, I'm not worried about it. 562 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: I got one more fat paycheck. 563 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 3: Baby, So there's no integrity, a priceless. 564 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 6: Like, don't do that. 565 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's fine financial all right, right, thank you, Paul, 566 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: the Great Paul, and see out of there. 567 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 2: Now here's a blast in the past. 568 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,239 Speaker 1: Now, I I've always believed doing the Overnight Show as 569 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,959 Speaker 1: long as I have that there are generations of callers. Now, 570 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: there are some callers that cross over generations because they're 571 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: addicted to calling, like Blind Scott and guys like that. 572 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: And normally what happens is somebody becomes a star caller 573 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: and they call for a couple of years, and then 574 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: what happens is the pressure of the fame of being 575 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: a celebrity caller, the paparazzi and all that stuff, the 576 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: social media attention and it it's not that easy to 577 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: be a celebrity caller, and so we lose good foot soldiers. 578 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 2: Also, some guy get married. 579 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, that happens, and then we've lost all thirs because 580 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: they worked the dread to day shift. Well, here's a 581 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: blast in the past. We welcome in a legend, mister Smooth, Hello, 582 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: mister Smooth. 583 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 6: Good morning, Ben, shout out, Danny T and Good morning 584 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 6: to all my fellas across the nation. I had to 585 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 6: call you this morning, Ben because Valentine's Day is coming 586 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 6: up this weekend and we wanted to be sure that 587 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 6: the fellas were ready to take care of their ladies. So, fellas, 588 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 6: here's what I want you to do. I want you 589 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 6: to go to your local store and buy one of 590 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 6: those stuffed Teddy bears, and when you present it to 591 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 6: your lady this weekend, here's what I want you to say. 592 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 6: Every time you look at this bear, I want you 593 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 6: to know that my life would be unbearable without you. 594 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:57,719 Speaker 6: I'm mister smooth. 595 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 2: Thank you, mister smear. That's a legend right there, the 596 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 2: great what pipes? This guy has? 597 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: Be well, mister Smooth, till next Valentine's Day when you return. 598 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 2: There, he goes, it would be a better gift. Money, 599 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 2: what money? Cash? A wad of cash would be a 600 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 2: better gift. Now I get a vibrator and say you 601 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: shake me up? All right? Hello, all right, Jola is 602 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 2: in Dallas. He's always smiling. Hello, Jola, Wow, Jola, what's 603 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 2: going on? 604 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 4: Going on? 605 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 7: Man? 606 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 2: What's going on? Your name came up? I was with 607 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 2: the Great Rod Parker and we were talking. No, we 608 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 2: were mentioned like we have like crossover callers. 609 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: Like we've got guys that from the odd you're an 610 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: odd couple guys, a couple other guys that call the show, 611 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: and like, yeah, we're tossing names out, going back and forth. 612 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 2: Your name came up. 613 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 8: No, it's funny how you have to talk about baseball 614 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 8: to get the paths for the week super Bowl. Man, 615 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 8: it's crazy. 616 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 2: It was not great, not very memory, not great at all. 617 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 8: But now this baseball topics though, this guy that you're 618 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 8: talking about, it's crazy that he went. 619 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:05,959 Speaker 6: Under the Thank you so much. 620 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 8: It's crazy that he went under the microscope because of 621 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 8: this day. 622 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 6: Uh my guy ran down. 623 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 8: But Jacob de Grom is who I wanted to bring up. 624 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 8: It's kind of that same deal where this guy, Jacob 625 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 8: de gram came into the season, he was injured with 626 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 8: the Tommy John I'm looking up his stats and he 627 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 8: came back and still perform and he's four or five 628 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 8: years older than this guy you're talking about. So it's 629 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 8: crazy how it takes people like you and Mike Francesca 630 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 8: and uh Chris maddar Russo to. 631 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 6: Get it to talk about baseball. Mike you know, Rob Parker. 632 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 8: But it's crazy though, because these guys are going into the. 633 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 6: Radar, but then an NBA player will do it and 634 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 6: then they get ridiculed and. 635 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 2: You know, beat it to the ground. 636 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: No money, um, equal opportunity, Jola, you know, I love 637 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: to rip everybody. But yeah, Jacob de Gram went two years, 638 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: he had nine games in two years and then this, yeah, 639 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: this is last year he made. 640 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 2: I think he made thirty starts for the Rangers. He 641 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 2: pitched a lot. That's the shit. 642 00:33:58,520 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 6: He's thirty's almost forty. 643 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: Pretty good, thirty thirty starts is yeah, he's in his 644 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: late thirties, right, and I think he's like even now 645 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: when he pitches, he's great. He just doesn't pitch very 646 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: often normally. 647 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,399 Speaker 8: No, No, that's I think that's the how baseball's going. 648 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 8: But I think nil college basketball, but the graded NBA basketball. 649 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 8: I think that because of this load management and NBA, 650 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 8: these pitchers just load manage and they don't want to 651 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 8: pitch anymore. 652 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: Because yeah, it's the same, the same dogma like all 653 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: the sports. It's like load management. Football would do it too, 654 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: but they only play once a week, so you can't 655 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: really do it in football. 656 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 2: If I bet you they. 657 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: Played more than once a week, there would be quarterbacks 658 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: missing games and be like we got. 659 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 8: A rest, we got practice. 660 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, speaking of that, how about this. Did you see 661 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 2: this story? 662 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: There's a linebacker Solomon Tullio Poopoo, I believe I butt 663 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: you're his name anyway, So there's a it's come a lot. 664 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,800 Speaker 1: He's a linebacker at Monte He was granted a ninth 665 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: year of eligibility. 666 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 6: Oh that's ridiculous. 667 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 2: Nine years, nine years now. I looked it up. 668 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: When you get to the ten year anniversary mark, you're 669 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 1: you're supposed to get a ten or aluminum. 670 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,879 Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, nine years. 671 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: This guy's been in college football nine years playing linebacker. 672 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 6: That could be illegal. It should be illegal. 673 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 2: You can't be hitting a little kid like that. 674 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 6: If you just the street, you get arrested. 675 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 2: That's pretty wild. Nine years, Like it's crazy. They said, yeah, 676 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 2: come back play again. 677 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 8: Hello, man, hey, I listened to gonna get brushed out 678 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:35,959 Speaker 8: of the season is over. We could go be normal 679 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 8: people that watch. You know what I'm saying. 680 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 6: But that wasn't a good season. 681 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: But that the Super Bowl was just so flat and 682 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: we didn't you didn't have Lamar Jackson or Mahomes in 683 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and Josh Allen choked like. 684 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 8: Oh Josh Allen fraudulent. 685 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, I gotta go. Thank you, Joela, great 686 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: Jola there in Dallas. It is the Bad Malor show. 687 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: Ton Now for the Insta tribum. Justin Verlander got a 688 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: thirteen million dollar guarantee to return to the Tigers. That 689 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 1: raises his on field career earnings to four hundred and 690 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: twenty two million. He is second all time behind A 691 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: Rod Blank is the third highest paid player in baseball history, 692 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: behind Verlander and a Rod. 693 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 2: That is the Insta tribute. The answer. We'll get to it, 694 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 2: and we have Mallard of the third degree, and we 695 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,760 Speaker 2: will do it next. 696 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 4: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 697 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 4: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 698 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 4: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 699 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 4: listen live. 700 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 2: Bill Miller and you. It is the Ben Maler Show. 701 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:44,359 Speaker 1: As we work our way through the overnight reminder, coming 702 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 1: up next hour, it'll be the Queen of Hearts with 703 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,400 Speaker 1: Lorainas So if you have any advice or you need advice, 704 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: any questions. Valentine's Days coming up a couple days away 705 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 1: from that, so hashtag Queen of Hearts and send that 706 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: in on X. Your questions and calls will be used 707 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,919 Speaker 1: all right time now for the inst to trivia. Justin 708 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: Verlander got thirteen million dollars, most of it's deferred, but 709 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: from the Tigers. He's back in Detroit, the starting pitcher. 710 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: His on field career earnings now worth four hundred twenty 711 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: two million. He's second all time behind A Rod Blank 712 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: is the third highest paid player in baseball history on 713 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:32,360 Speaker 1: field career salary. Alf the Alien opinter going with the 714 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:37,240 Speaker 1: Great Rex Huddler as his answer, Gorman Thomas from Paul. 715 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 1: Who else we have Benny the Bopper guest by malarprop 716 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: guy Paige Dan, I can't read that, Sandy Kofax guest 717 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 1: by Scrooge and the younger Demo Sloth from the Goonies 718 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: from JT. The wing Man just outside Knoxville, Tennessee. Taylor Latner, 719 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,680 Speaker 1: Who's thirty four today? From Late Night Drug tester Cam 720 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 1: Akers guests by Shane in des Moines. Who else we 721 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,200 Speaker 1: have Page Dan mac Schurzer from Eke and Roseville, Minnesota. 722 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: Bob Eucker gets by Andy and Lino Lake Sam Malone 723 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: from Doc Dan Dak Whitney from Robbie the Mariner fan. 724 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 2: What say you rain up, mister t. 725 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: No, the correct answer would be another Detroit Tiger, Miggie Cabrera, 726 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,880 Speaker 1: Miguel Cabrera. Three hundred ninety three million for Miguel Cabrera. 727 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:29,560 Speaker 2: It's Mallard. How about that? 728 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 4: To the third degree, this is when Big Ben gets 729 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 4: grilled cooplod. 730 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 9: As of right now, teams are only allowed to trade 731 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 9: draft picks up to three drafts. In the future, it 732 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 9: was reported on Tuesday that there will be a push 733 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 9: to increase that number to five. Ben. 734 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 2: Should there be any sort of limits. 735 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,360 Speaker 10: As to what a team can trade, Yeah, there have 736 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 10: to be because in the nineteen I think it was 737 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:58,120 Speaker 10: the nineteen eighties, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner traded all of 738 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 10: their draft picks for years to come, if I remember 739 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 10: the story, and so they put all the leagues put 740 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 10: rules in because of that. 741 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 2: So they they do have to put some guidelines in. 742 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,760 Speaker 1: I think five years seems fine, and three's two little 743 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: five seams about right next. 744 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 9: Clipper's president Lawrence Frank recently addressed the future of Kawhi Leonard, saying, quote, 745 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 9: we definitely see a scenario where he's part of the 746 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,880 Speaker 9: group going forward, Ben, do you think Kawhi is going 747 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:21,800 Speaker 9: to be part of this rebuild? 748 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: It doesn't seem like it. I don't think he's gonna 749 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: want to stick around. 750 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,800 Speaker 2: And although he doesn't. 751 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 1: Show any emotion, Kawhi Leonard, so it's hard to get 752 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: a read on him. He's just always kind of blah. 753 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,279 Speaker 1: I would say the smart money is he's traded. How 754 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: about going back to San Antonio? Kawhi goes back to 755 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 1: the Spurs. Put that out there, Coop. 756 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 9: Next, it was reported on Monday that Lakers gim Rob 757 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 9: Polinka could get fired if the Lakers don't make a 758 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 9: deep postseason run this year. 759 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 2: Then do you think the Lakers will actually get rid 760 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 2: of Pelinka? Well, I don't think they're going to go 761 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 2: on a playoff run. 762 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: I do know, having worked in radio, when the boss 763 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 1: changes at the radio station, everyone's like, okay, we're time 764 00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:00,359 Speaker 1: to get a new job. The Lakers were bought by 765 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 1: Mark Walter and he's going to run the show, and 766 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: so he's going to want to put his own person in. 767 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 2: So the chances are they going to blow up the 768 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 2: whole thing? How do we do do you pass the 769 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:08,399 Speaker 2: ten as they went, put. 770 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:08,879 Speaker 6: It out of the buck. 771 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:13,040 Speaker 1: Put out yes, Ivan, I'm a runner.