1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio Radio. Hello, welcome inside. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Happy Friday. Well, I mean, for everybody except Schooble, It's 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Happy Friday. Jason Smith, Steve de Sager in from Mike 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Harmon tonight. Be sure to check out the Fox Sports 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: Radio YouTube channel. Just search Fox Sports Radio on YouTube. 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: You'll see a whole bunch of video highlights of our shows. 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: Be sure to subscribe so you never miss our very 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: best Fox Sports Radio videos on YouTube. And you know, Steve, 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: you know I got a start. I gotta call you 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: out on this. You know, you texted me earlier today 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: and you said, Hey, bet the house on Tarik Schooble today, 12 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Tigers at home day, best pitcher in baseball against the Mariners, 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: whatever you need, put it all on Schooble. You tell 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: me all of that today. 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: All I needed to hear was the first part of 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: the sentence you texted me today, And I know whatever 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: follows that is completely false. Although the guy doesn't have 18 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: many bad outings. Hearing the bit of the Detroit Tigers broadcasts, 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: they said, I think we have to go back to April, 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 2: since the last time this guy had a bad start. 21 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 2: We're at mid July here. So yeah, it's notable that 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: it's been a while, and I guess even he is 23 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: due for one of these, you know. 24 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: And the funny thing is is that we started watching 25 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: this game in the top of the fifth in because 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: you're my wife from Detroit. You know, the whole family's 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: Tiger fans. They're all Tigers. 28 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: It was one of the one Detroit goes the fifth. 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it has been an unbelievable run for Detroit 30 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: Sports in the last couple of years with the Lions 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: being so good and now the Tigers come out of 32 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: nowhere to their run last year. Now that the best 33 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: team in baseball. Really it's it's been in the Pistons 34 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: having a you know, finally there they're good in in 35 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: basketball again working on the Red Wings. But Michigan wins 36 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: the National Championship, obviously, and they're still really good. Number 37 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: one recruit in the country. Like Detroit Sports has been 38 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: off the hook for what they've been able to celebrate. 39 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: So we come home today, she goes, Hey is the 40 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: is and I love this? This This is my wife 41 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: different to my wife and my dad. Oh oh, the 42 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: games on Apple TV, right, I'll get it up. I'm like, wow, Okay, 43 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: where's my dad? Is like, okay, so how do I 44 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: how do I find the I just click on the 45 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: apple to oh my dad. Okay, dadd, I'll tell you 46 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: to find it. So we turn on the game in 47 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: the top of the fifth inning, and you know, and 48 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: and the Mariners got a scratch run and then Riguez 49 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: goes deep and they put up another run and it's 50 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: four and it's four to one. 51 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: Goes deep is an understatement. 52 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: It was four forty he clocked. I mean that was 53 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: when he hit it. He stopped and he stared, and look, 54 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: it's not been an unbelievable last year or two from 55 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: from j Rod, but he hits that home run. All 56 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, my wife goes click, I go what 57 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: happened to just I'm a jinx. The game was fine 58 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: until we turned it on. 59 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 2: It's and then she tuned back in. And the ninth inning, no, 60 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 2: cause it's been a seven run top of the ninth 61 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: for Seattle, twelve three, the lead at Detroit and not 62 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: over bases loaded two outs for the man. 63 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: No, you told me, hey, what do you think cal 64 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: Rally's gonna hit two more home runs and knock in 65 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: five runs? You told me bet the Tigers today, bet 66 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: everything on it. I bet the Tigers look on you know. 67 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: I'm more amazed. I think that the guy's been hitting 68 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: close to two seventy this year that I even mmased 69 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 2: at the power, because this is a guy who could 70 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: have serious power and go with a two to twenty 71 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: batting average the whole season. All the accolades he's getting 72 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: and the MVP votes, Okay, fine, if he's runner up 73 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: this year, all of that well deserved for Calrowly. 74 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, this is a guy who's going to 75 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: go into the All Star break with at least thirty seven, 76 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: you know, with two more home runs today. I mean, 77 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: you're dear talking about a guy that, yeah, being leading 78 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: the league in home runs thirty eight home runs. It's 79 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: not crazy to say by the All Star break he 80 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: could be at forty home runs. I mean, really, he's 81 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: a he's on pace right now. I mean, I mean 82 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: he's on pace right now. I believe for for sixty 83 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: five home runs I think is where he's at right now. 84 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: I mean, really, cal. 85 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: Parry Bonds has the record, by the way home runs 86 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: before an All Star break of thirty nine. 87 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: I mean he could he could have forty home runs 88 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: by the All Star break. 89 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: Now, Grant did some season start earlier than I'm still impressed. 90 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: Yes, I mean for it could be forty for the 91 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: big dumper by the All Star pars. 92 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: And this was a Gold Gloves catcher last year. First 93 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 2: somebody at the catcher position doing this where you know, 94 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: let's be honest, where you wears you down. He had 95 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: about five hundred and fifty at bats last year and 96 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: still had a thirty homer, one hundred RBI season and 97 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 2: a Gold Glove. And he's been even better this year. 98 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: He has more homers right now than he had all 99 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: last year. 100 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 1: I think he has more homers than he has hits. 101 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: I think he's I think, but big Baseball night tonight. 102 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: Obviously we got the Dodgers the Giants coming up later 103 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: on last weekend before the All Star break. But I 104 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: just want for all of the talk and now that 105 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: you know, obviously the offseason in the NBA has been 106 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: going exactly how Lebron James wants it to everybody's talking 107 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: about him. I want for everybody who thinks Lebron James 108 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: is not gonna get traded. I just want to throw. 109 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: I just want to throw this out there. I want 110 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: to be very calm. I want to very quick because 111 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: we I've told you for the last couple of weeks. Hey, 112 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: this is the closest we've ever seen to Lebron being traded, 113 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: and the Lakers are daring him to ask for a trade. 114 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: They are just continuing to up the annie to get 115 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: Lebron to say I want out and they'll trade him 116 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: back to Cleveland. Okay, just understand I'm gonna go through here, 117 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: especially coming off the latest today that Ramona Shelbourne and 118 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: Brian Windhorst worked on for ESPN and ESPN dot Com 119 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: on the changing of the guard for the Lakers from 120 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: Lebron to building around Luka Doncic. Okay, so let me 121 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: just let me just recap some stuff, and I'm gonna 122 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: ask a very simple question. Okay, Lebron James, who has 123 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: stirred the drink For the entirety of his NBA career. 124 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: The NBA has been all about him. He has enjoyed 125 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: it being all about him. He has been the biggest 126 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: star for twenty years, unchallenged, unchallenged in this sport. He 127 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: is the biggest. He is the biggest star on the 128 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: planet of the last twenty years. He's outlasted Tom Brady, 129 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: He's outlasted Christiano Ronaldo, He's outlasting Leonel Lessie. He's outlet. 130 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: He is the guy. He is the guy. This is 131 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: what's going on now since the season, or since the 132 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: Lakers got Luka Doncich and what is put out by 133 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: Ramona Shelburn and Brian Winhorse today. So they go get 134 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: Luka Doncic, and they did not give Lebron any notice 135 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: they were trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, ad who 136 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: Lebron brought in. They're both clutch sports, they're both really tight. 137 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: Right right after they get him, they try to get 138 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: Williams in the deal from the Hornets and it doesn't 139 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: go Lebron, who of course have been begging for a 140 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: center for a long time. The Lakers don't try to 141 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: get a center until after they go get Luka doncig Right, 142 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: they agree to sell the team to Mark Walter in June, 143 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: and Luka Doncic got a heads up and post the 144 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: congratulations on social media. Lebron James did not get the 145 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: same notice. Right, did Lebron get an extension a we 146 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: still love you, we want to build around you even 147 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: though we're not telling you what we're doing. No, no, 148 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: they said, one year you have to decide to opt 149 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: in or not. Of course he opting in for fifty 150 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: two million dollars this year. Nobody else is paying him. 151 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: He has been pushed to the side, and he has 152 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: since responded by showing up working out at the Cavaliers 153 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: facility on July fourth, pictures and videos of him wearing 154 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: a welcome home hat that he says, oh, no, no, no, no, 155 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: come on, it's just a hat said to my company, 156 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: I'm not wearing a welcome home hat around Cleveland for 157 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: any other reason. 158 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 3: Not. 159 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 1: Are you guys reading into it. As we have said, 160 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: Lebron doesn't do anything without any sort of forethought or plan. 161 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: To get this out there, he is trying to push 162 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: this narrative of okay, if you want to put if 163 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: he's doing this through the media because it's kind of 164 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: how he has to do it, because nobody wants to 165 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: look bad. Hey, Cleveland is where I can go. This 166 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: is where I get That's where I want to go. 167 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: And we have said from the beginning, that's why I 168 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: can be an NBA inside because I told her from 169 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: the beginning the only place he can finish is Cleveland, 170 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: because if it doesn't, he doesn't win there, it can 171 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: still be a success, right, can still be a success 172 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: because he goes there to finish his career. He can win. 173 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: He can he can walk off with with laurels and 174 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: presents and all kinds of stuff. He can move and 175 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: be the guy that takes the pressure off the young players. 176 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: That's where he can go. Right, So I ask you 177 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: this now after I just outlined all of that, with 178 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: what's going on in the offseason, how the Lakers are 179 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: moving away from Lebron, and you've seen different reports every 180 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: day from different insiders. The relationship between Lebron and the 181 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: Lakers is not there. The Lakers are waiting for him 182 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: to demand to trade. They both would would do everything 183 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: they can to make it happen. This is an everyday thing. 184 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: There is so much smoke around this story. Lebron could 185 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: simply put it to bed by saying, I'm a Laker, 186 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm here, I'm 187 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: excited to win a championship. Lebron has not done that. 188 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: Lebron has not done that. The Lakers could put out 189 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: say hey, stop all this. We're not trading Lebron. He's 190 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: here fifty two million, We're making a big run this year. 191 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: This is what's going on. Instead, the message has been, yeah, 192 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: you opt it in because okay, it's a bad deal 193 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: for us, and the end of next spring that's gonna 194 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: be it. We're gonna be done and we are walking 195 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: away from you. Again what I said like a couple 196 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: months ago. So again I could be an NBA insider, 197 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: but I'm leading to this, Steve, because I ask you 198 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: this question, and for anybody who thinks Lebron's not gonna 199 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: get traded, this is the question I want to ask, 200 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: after all of what's gone on, after the Lakers have 201 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: done so much to minimize him and to minimize his 202 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: impact and his standing with the team, can he really 203 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: come back and play this season for the Lakers at 204 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: this point with all that's going on, can after all 205 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: of this, can he really come back and play this 206 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: year with the Lakers be happy and be happy being 207 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: a guy that's just shunted to the side for Luka Dansiic. 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: That's my question. And if you can answer yes, well 209 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: I disagree. I think you're absolutely wrong, But the answer 210 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: is no. There's no way. This is not who Lebron is, 211 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: it's not what he does. All this is going on, 212 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: there's no way he comes back. And I'm telling you 213 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: I think a trade by the end of July, we 214 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 1: might see it. We might see it by July thirty. 215 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: First, it is, and we've talked about this. It is 216 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 2: the dream scenario for Lebron to finish his NBA career 217 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: where it started in Cleveland. Once he opted in, that 218 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: made that monumentally more difficult, especially to turn trade before 219 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 2: camp starts. Once you opt in to as you say, 220 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: the over fifty million for this, Okay, maybe that's attractive 221 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 2: as an expiring contract at the trade deadline or something 222 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: like that. First off, there's a tiny handful of people's 223 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: who could even go after the type of money that 224 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: would be attached to this player, much less have the 225 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: interest in him having him short term. But also the 226 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 2: Lakers have other things on their plate, such as what 227 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 2: you mentioned Luca being their guy, and in a month 228 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: or two they've got to sit down with him because 229 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 2: he's going to be eligible for an extension of up 230 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: to four years two hundred million plus. That's the person 231 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 2: that is their focus. Understandably, I don't know the mechanics 232 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: of how Lebron can be traded before. 233 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: Oh well, first things first, he's gonna say, what's been 234 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: the record for most teams involved in the trade? Seven? 235 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, I want ten? Ten. I want ten too, 236 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: And seriously, it may take ten teams because of all 237 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: the crazies. Look, just go to the ESPN NBA trade machine, 238 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: try to make a trade for Lebron and the Cavaliers happen. 239 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: It's almost impossible, right, but it can be done. It 240 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: would have to be around Mobiley or Garland plus something 241 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: else going back. Maybe the Lakers would have to part 242 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: with a Dalton connect, or maybe it's a bigger deal 243 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: where hey, if they get Garland, gee. 244 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 2: Would Lakers ever part with Dalton connect? The ever, I 245 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: can't think of a deal out there that it would 246 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 2: have involved him. 247 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: They said we're keeping him forever. He's a superstar. Or 248 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: it could be something where if they're getting Garland back, 249 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: then it's gonna be the same a simultaneous deal of 250 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves going someplace else. They can make it work, right, 251 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: but this is kind of who it has to be 252 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: centered around. They can make that work. Now, the biggest 253 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: thing is are the Cavaliers okay with saying, all right, 254 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: we need to do something to our team to be 255 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: all right with bringing Lebron in, thinking we could be 256 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: Lebron away from the championship. I can easily convince myself 257 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: for that because you know Lebron, he doesn't want to 258 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: play an expiring contract, does want to hit free agency 259 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,599 Speaker 1: and have nobody give him any sort of offering the offseason. 260 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna he's he would say, listen, I'll come there, 261 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: give me a two year deal. I'll stay however you 262 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: want to. However it works out money wise, but clearly 263 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: Cleveland needs a little bit more than they had this season. 264 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: Lebron coming in could take the pressure off of them 265 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: because hey, in the second round of the postseason was 266 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: way too much against the Indiana Pacers. So I can 267 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 1: see it very easily the Cavaliers, and it's a great story. 268 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: They get back to being the one of the pre 269 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: eminent franchises in the NBA. They win, they win the offseason, 270 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: they win the regular season, they become must see TV, 271 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: and again Lebron will probably play a couple of more years, 272 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: and maybe because he's still a periphery top tennis player 273 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: in the NBA. He's not gonna make his teammates better, 274 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: but he's gonna make big shots and he's gonna make 275 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: big plays like he's done throughout the past few years. 276 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: So I can see it easily making sense. And if 277 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: right now, behind the scenes it is being back channeled 278 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: like crazy, I would not be surprised. But the bottom 279 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: line is, every few days there's a there's a new 280 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: entry into the Lebron James Lakers offseason storyline that ramps 281 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: up the urgency of a trade happening. And today was 282 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: Here's the column written by Ramona shell Burnen and Brian 283 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: Windhors FORESPN dot com detailing how the Lakers are moving 284 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: on to Lebron, moving on to Luka Doncic, and moving 285 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: away from Lebron James. Like what the big line from 286 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: the article is, Hey, spring of twenty twenty six is 287 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 1: Lebron's end date with the Lakers. Like He's not gonna 288 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: want to play this season in Los Angeles if that 289 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: is the case, right, he wants to he wants to 290 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: push his future. He wants to make sure that I'm 291 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: retiring on my terms and not because no one's gonna 292 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: sign me. I'm not gonna go out being a guy 293 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: that they show the door at the end of the 294 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: season two. That's not gonna happen. I mean, I can 295 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: see by July thirty first, I can see Lebron doing 296 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: a Cleveland uniform thing, and and and and and all 297 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden it shakes the NBA world. That can 298 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: happen in the next couple of weeks. 299 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 2: And on my terms would be what you say if 300 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 2: he and his representation asks for a two year deal, 301 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: that would be one year plus an option, then he 302 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: holds the cards. After that what might be last year 303 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 2: before we break. I can say it is now a 304 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 2: final at Detroit. Mariners have beaten the Tigers twelve to three, 305 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 2: two home runs for cal Raley. He has thirty eight 306 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 2: and the Red Sox have won their eighth straight on 307 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: a two run homer bottom of the ninth off the 308 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: Rays closer Pete Fairbanks five to four, Boston over Tampa Bay. 309 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: Woo, there we go, all right, Thank you, Steve though 310 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: Jason Smith, Steve de Sager, Hey, Lebron trade. By July 311 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: thirty first, again, we're getting just follow follow the follow 312 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: the tea leaves. Read the tea leaves. We're getting there. 313 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: He's not gonna stay being shunted to the side. That's 314 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: not who Lebron is. Exit. 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That's next right here, This is Fox Sports Radio. 324 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 325 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 3: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 326 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 3: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 327 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 3: listen live. 328 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: Hey, what's up everybody? 329 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 4: It's me three time pro bowler LeVar Arrington, and I 330 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 4: couldn't be more excited to announce a podcast called Up 331 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 4: on Game? 332 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: What is up on Game? 333 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 4: You asked, along with my fellow pro bowler TJ. Huschman 334 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 4: Zada and Super Bowl champion. 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Yes, very much like 345 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: very white Steve the singer. 346 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 2: When he comes in, we are confused. 347 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 3: Starting. 348 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna start singing like no, no, that's lou 349 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: Rolls never mind right exactly. Yeah, you're going to miss 350 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: my k thank you. There you go. 351 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: Let's get down load for those notes. 352 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: Durn you get that low as long as I didn't 353 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: say I could get back up? Uh ty shirt? Do 354 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: you know who is? 355 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: I have no idea, okay, but I like the song 356 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 2: you Will Never Find? 357 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah yeah. He was the lead singer of led Zeppelin. 358 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: Yeah really yeah yeah, you can't he left. No, no, no, no, no, 359 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: actually no, I'm sorry. Sting was the lead singer of 360 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: the Rolling Stones mixed up Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Yes, for 361 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: the Rolling Stones, got it? Yeah you miss it? Yeah, okay, 362 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: but that's okay. I mean so, I mean, my dad 363 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: tells me some of the concerts he went to when 364 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: Lou Rawls was singing for ed Zeyon. 365 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 2: Was it magical? 366 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it was when they started, Yeah, Michael 367 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: Landon showed up and then he uh yeah for Highway. 368 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 2: Michael Douglas. 369 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: Do you know who? You don't know who Michael Lindon is. 370 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 2: I know Michael Douglass. That was one of the great 371 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 2: careers in television, actually, Michael Lyndon. 372 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. From Little House on the Prairie Highway to oh 373 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: is he the one that shot Lassie? Whoa Lassie was 374 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: never shot? Oh? That would have scored every kid of 375 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: the seventies. They didn't do that on TV back Oh 376 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: my goodness. On a very special. 377 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 5: Last being the three o'clock slot in the afternoon, when 378 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 5: you got episode just the just pick just video of 379 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 5: Lassie bleeding out, It's. 380 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: Like, no, no, no, no, I actually read this week 381 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: because now you know they're doing the sequel to I 382 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: Am Legend, that it's going to come out. 383 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 2: Did anybo. 384 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: Well, I think Will Smith said, hey, that's a movie 385 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 1: I did that was really really good and we should 386 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: do another one, and the the director did an interview 387 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: this week saying that the biggest thing, you know, revisiting 388 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: I Am Legend, which is again one of the great 389 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: action movies of all time, Like I Am Legend was 390 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 1: so good. Uh the scene when the dog dies, he's 391 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: I can't tell you how much. Well, it's it's the 392 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: movie's been around a long time. Still when Sam dies, Wow, 393 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: number of people that got up and and and left 394 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: the theater was I still can't get over it, Like 395 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: the number of people that got up in the left 396 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: because that happened. 397 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 2: As he was like, okay a little late on this show. 398 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, people understand, it's in a movie. You know, it 399 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: didn't happen in real life. It was in a movie, 400 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, Okay, but still a number of people get attached. 401 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: So this is in the this is in the mid 402 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: two thousands where people were a little upset when you 403 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: see a dog guy on film, you imagine that on 404 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: like NBC on Sunday night when when a bunch of 405 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: kids just taking their baths and showers getting ready for 406 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: school the next day. Oh yeah, here's wonderful world at 407 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: Disney and Lassie, Oh boy, Lassie ran on the wrong 408 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: person's property. What happened there? 409 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 2: There was the old yellow reference and that is quite 410 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 2: an alert movie. By the way, we have an All 411 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 2: Star update as we get to Fox has the All 412 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 2: Star Game Tuesday night, and people are getting replaced Tummy's 413 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 2: rosters left and right. Pretty soon, it's gonna be like 414 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 2: the Pro Bowl. 415 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: There's another replacement. Yes, there's a five hundred. 416 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 2: And two people were actually named All Stars this year. 417 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 1: We know. 418 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 2: Uh pitcher Zach Wheeler of Philly replaced in the All 419 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 2: Star Game by Padre reliever Adrian marhone. I mentioned that 420 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 2: earlier because there's three relievers just from the Padres that 421 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 2: are All Stars now. But Jeff Passing reporting that the 422 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: Brewers rookie that's made such an impression already, Jacob Mitzerowski, 423 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 2: has been named to the National League All Star Team 424 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: even though he's only thrown in five games. Yeah, that's 425 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 2: the fewest games ever played by someone named the All Stars. 426 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, this shows you where pitching is at in Major 427 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: League Baseball? Who do we got, Like, I mean, David 428 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: Peterson making it for the Mets yesterday. I was like, no, 429 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: that's that's that's got to be an onion headlined. Yeah, 430 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: I mean David Peterson's been okay, a good stretch. Yeah. 431 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 2: Who's the Seattle outfielder that's just got added? Randy A. 432 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 2: Rose Arena has had a good stretch right now. He 433 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: replaces Julio Rodriguez on the roster. 434 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh, like, okay, that that sounds great, but well, 435 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: but I'm looking at him, going, really, David Peterson. 436 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: The Angels rep you say, Kakuchi the picture replaced by 437 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay pitcher Drew Rasmussen. Jacob de Gram was replaced 438 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 2: random well, I was injured, so he was replaced. So 439 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 2: we got two Kansas City Royals in Carlosi Steves by 440 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 2: Keil Garcia. 441 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: Another Tiger, Brett Saberhagen is in Danny Jackson. 442 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, Casey Mice is an All Star replacing Boston pitcher 443 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 2: Garrett Crochet. We do have another Giants home run four 444 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: two over the Dodgers in Dustin May bottom of the 445 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 2: fifth la. 446 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: Johnny Mice on the home run. 447 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 2: We just came Cacey Mice is going to Johnny Mies. 448 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 2: I only know the name because before he passed, he 449 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: was he appeared in literally every Old Timers game that 450 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 2: ever existed through the nineteen hies. I believe, Oh this 451 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 2: guy used to play third base for whoever it was. 452 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 2: And that's how you get to know the name. 453 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: All right, Now, before we get to Dak Prescott, can 454 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: I tell you Johnny Meis, do you want to go Johnny. 455 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 2: Mice have a Johnny my Yeah, yah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 456 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: It's a great start. It's a great story. So this 457 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: is back when I was a production assistant at ESPN, 458 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,959 Speaker 1: and so the news room was a bunch of desks 459 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: in a row, and everybody was there where you were 460 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: a production assistant, a producer, one of the talent, and 461 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: everybody worked together in different shows. Everybody had had their computer. 462 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: They were probably about like five or six rows of 463 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: like six or seven computers, and you sat at that 464 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: your desk, and that's where you were for the day. Right. 465 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: So when the six o'clock Sports Center went on, like 466 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: everybody doing the six left their stations, went down to sit. 467 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: People were coming in doing the eleven o'clock show. They 468 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: came and took their seats everything else, right, So I 469 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: was working on the eleven, so I would get a 470 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: computer and everybody we'd be watching the six o'clock Sports 471 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: Center while we're planning stuff out. So six o'clock Sports 472 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: Center would always have like in the beginning of the show, 473 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: would always have big golf highlights, right, because that was 474 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: always the biggest thing going on. What's the big sporting 475 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: event they have on Thursday and Friday? Right, golf, You'd 476 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: be like three minute golf high like NFL Primetime, three 477 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: minute golf highlights from like the Deposit Guarantee Classic in Hartford, Like, okay, 478 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: here's the got right, So there was there was a 479 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: Thursday and a Friday, and Larry Mize had a big 480 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: first couple of days, and so Thursday they get to 481 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: the point in the. 482 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 2: Highlight Larry's master's fame, not to be confused with Johnny 483 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 2: Mice wound up in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 484 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: So Charlie Steiner is voice in the highlight, and it's 485 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: gets to Larry Mice and he and and he goes 486 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: and there's the and there's the putt by couples. He 487 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: would finish at four under Johnny Mies on seventeen and 488 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: BZ would make the putt and we all laugh and go, 489 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: oh my god, he said, Johnny Miles. 490 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 2: Three hundred career hitter is lining up the putt. 491 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, So nobody says it. He's like, oh my goodness. Okay. 492 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: So the next day it's Friday, right, It's right, it's 493 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: the next day, same thing happened. Six o'clock show goes down, 494 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: everything else right, and so we're we're sitting there and 495 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: the highlight comes up again, you know whatever it was 496 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: that the you know, the deposit guarantee whatever Mercedes, whatever 497 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: it was, and so it comes up and Larry Mice 498 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: had another couple another highlight. So when Charlie's doing the 499 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: hoghlight again for the second day in the row, and 500 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: so we're sitting in there and he goes, you know, 501 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: and here it is, okay, and uh Nick Faldo there 502 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: he is the flop shot. There he would tap in 503 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: for Parr Faldo a big day. He's at six under 504 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: Johnny Maes. And then three different people, one person, one 505 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: executive from their office, one one per and a couple 506 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: puters back of me just yelled out all the differ 507 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: time going? Can he stop calling him Johnny Boys? 508 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 2: I know Charlie's from New York. Johnny Mize after World 509 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 2: War Two plays for the New York baseball teams. I'm 510 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,479 Speaker 2: not kidding. I looked it up. Giants, then Yankees starting 511 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 2: in nineteen forty six. 512 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: Oh boy, nikes, Oh my god. It was so fun. 513 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: It was he was getting stuck like Dowlings, like, come on, 514 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: stop calling him Johnny Bot. 515 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: Is going to be all of us eventually. I've said 516 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 2: it over and over. I don't think it's really dementia 517 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 2: that's going to get some of us at the end, 518 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 2: not being able to think things or confusing it. I 519 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 2: think it's just the file cabinet is too full. You know, 520 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 2: we remember the nineteen eighty eight baseball season, you know, 521 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 2: in so many seasons since, and there's just too much 522 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,400 Speaker 2: info in there, and eventually it's just it just comes 523 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 2: out like that. 524 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: That's how it's gonna be. Jason Smith, Steve Desaga, Fox 525 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Now. A big NFL story this week has 526 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: been the return to health of Dak Prescott. Right. Dak 527 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: Prescott talked this week saying he feels great, He's ready 528 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: to go. The hamstring injury that was more serious than 529 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: we anticipated. This is yet another Dak Prescott injury that 530 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: is was more serious than anticipated. But he says he 531 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: is a full go for training camp and he's ready 532 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 1: to go. Now all week, what is it? 533 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 534 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: The cow the Cowboys? What? But I will tell you this, 535 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: this is probably the best thing I've said about the 536 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys in months, right, maybe a year right, maybe maybe 537 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,239 Speaker 1: going back to Jerry Jones saying we're all in and 538 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: by that I mean and not signing any players. We're 539 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: just all in. That's what's going on. But I will 540 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: say this, the Cowboys offense is going to have a 541 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: really good year. Watch out right, even when the Cowboys 542 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: are at their normal right, not at their best, at 543 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: their normal which is they're a tennis team, and they 544 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: sniff one game in the playoffs and then Dak is 545 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: awful the first week in the playoffs and they wind 546 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: up losing. Dak has had some pretty big seasons and 547 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: you look at the weapons that he's got around him. 548 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: Now another year of the Cede Lamb connection. Not worrying 549 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: about how difficult it was last year with the holdouts, 550 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: and then Dak wound up missing time. He talked about 551 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: the connection. He's out look Ceedee Lambs from the top 552 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: five receivers in the NFL. George Pickens in a honeymoon 553 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: season where if he's ever gonna really stand up and 554 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: fly right, get rid of the problems that that that 555 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,639 Speaker 1: followed him in Pittsburgh, this is going to be the 556 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: year to do it. I'm a big believer that, hey, 557 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: people would have issues. The first year in a new 558 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: location is always the best before the old issues crop 559 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: up again. But clearly Pickens wants to get paid now. 560 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: He's got a star on his helmet. Like Pickens is 561 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: extremely talented. Jake Ferguson had a phenomenal twenty twenty three 562 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: year with Dak Prescott Right, people forget because Dak got 563 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: hurt and Jake Ferguson as well. Fantasy exactly fantasy, you understand, boy. 564 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: I can't trade Dave Jake Ferguson, no one wants him 565 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: at this point. But twenty twenty three full year with Dak, 566 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: he was fantastic. Their running backs are kind of Jags, 567 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: but I like Javonte Williams. They'll be okay. The best 568 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: thing Dallas can do throw the ball seven hundred times, 569 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: go over the top. This is what you're paying Dak 570 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: Prescott for. He's got the weapons, he's got the offensive 571 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: line good enough, he can be able to He's still 572 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: got enough mobility to get out of trouble. He's got 573 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: a great he's got the best set of weapons around 574 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: him in the passing game then he's had in a 575 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: long time. This Cowboys offense is going to have a 576 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 1: big season. Now again, still could wind up being ten 577 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: and seven or nine to eight. We miss because the 578 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: defense is not there. They lose a shootout because you know, 579 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboy things happen. But this is a this offense 580 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 1: is set up to put up some numbers this season. 581 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, because a full season of Dak usually means what 582 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 2: sixty eight percent completion and over thirty touchdown passes and 583 00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 2: moving the ball. And you're right, maybe throwing the balls 584 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 2: six hundred times. 585 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: I mean, well, I don't know. I think six hundred 586 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: is a little conservative. I go, seven hundred, seven hundred seven. 587 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: Why even run the ball? Right? 588 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 2: Okayn? Fourteen? 589 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 1: Yeah? Yeah, no, no, seven sixty three to break the bonds. 590 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 2: Record if that's the record. 591 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, well yeah, well, I mean it's it's in the 592 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: record books. Is the record. 593 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: Okay, if you say so, it's. 594 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: Still the record is still there. But I mean, this 595 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: is the best balanced offense, the deep weapons, it's going 596 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: to be very difficult to try to figure out what 597 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: to do offensively. And yes, Brian Schottenheimer has been pretty 598 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: good with that over the course of his career. So yeah, 599 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: I may not be may not matter record wise, right, 600 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys still could be that nine and eight, ten and seven. 601 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: Maybe we make the playoffs, maybe we don't. They're doomed 602 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: to that because the roster is not that great, but 603 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: their numbers on offense should be really really good. Watch out. 604 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: Best thing I can say about the Cowboys, Steve. Best 605 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: thing I can say now, The best thing Steve the 606 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: Seger can tell you right now is what's trending in 607 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: the wide world of sports as day. 608 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:59,239 Speaker 2: What you got that the Dodgers are losing again in 609 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 2: San Francisco. Oh, it is four to two Giants over 610 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: the Dodgers. In the bottom of the fifth inning. The 611 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 2: two for la, a two run homer into the bay 612 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 2: by shoe Otani, is thirty second home run of the season. 613 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 2: Giants have bases loaded one out in the bottom of 614 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: the fifth Right now, the Dodgers have lost six games 615 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 2: in a row. Blue Jay's out to a seven to 616 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 2: nothing lead at the A's in the bottom of the fifth. 617 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: Still Padres at home, leading the Phillies three to two 618 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 2: in the top of the eighth inning. The first place 619 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 2: Phillies only a game and a half ahead of the 620 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 2: Mets in the NL East. The Mets are now trailing 621 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 2: three to one at Kansas City in the top of 622 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 2: the eighth code. I Sengo, off the injured list, pitched 623 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: the first four scoreless innings for the Mets. Tonight. The 624 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 2: Angels have taken a five to four lead on the 625 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 2: Diamondbacks bottom of the sixth, and Cleveland's playing two at 626 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 2: the White Sox after the rainout yesterday. Cleveland took the 627 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: opener four to two. The Guardians are tied four to 628 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 2: four at the White Sox top of the tenth. In 629 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 2: the nightcap, Milwaukee won its fifth straight game, eight three 630 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 2: over Washington, and the Brewers are now just one game 631 00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 2: back of the first place Cubs in the NL Central. 632 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: All Star Break comes up after this weekend. The Cubs 633 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 2: were shot out eleven to nothing in New York by 634 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 2: the Yankees, who've won five in a row. Cody Bellinger 635 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: hit three home runs six RBIs the winning pitcher Carlos 636 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 2: Rodan with eight strikeouts in his eight innings of work. 637 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 2: Rodin was also added to the AL All Star Team, 638 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 2: replacing Max Freed. It was Atlanta six five winners at 639 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 2: Saint Louis. Matt Olsen to the Braves replaces Ronald Dcunye 640 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 2: for the Home Run Derby, which is Monday and then 641 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 2: the All Star Game Tuesday in Atlanta. Minnesota sent Pittsburgh 642 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: to a seventh straight lost two to one. Joe Ryan 643 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: over Paul Skens, Texas and Baltimore with wins. Colorado as well, 644 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 2: thanks to a run in the eighth on a wild pitch. 645 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 2: Rockies won three two at Cincinnati. Colorado's record now twenty 646 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 2: two and seventy two. Boston won its eighth straight game 647 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 2: on a two run homer bottom of the ninth against 648 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks five to four. Red Sox 649 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 2: the final Ray's All Star second baseman Brandon Low finally 650 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 2: went on the injured list with a bad Obleaque and 651 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 2: Seattle got two more homers from cal Raley. He has 652 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 2: thirty eight. Mariners won twelve to three. At Detroit, beating 653 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 2: Trek Scoubel, who had been ten and two but in 654 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 2: five innings allowed four runs. Just two games in the WNBA, 655 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 2: Seattle at home leads early fourth fifty nine fifty eight 656 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 2: over Connecticut, which is two and sixteen. Indiana beat Atlanta 657 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 2: ninety nine eighty two, Caitlin Clark twelve points, nine assists. 658 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: Back to you, Thank you, Steve oh coming up next. Yes, 659 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: Earlier this week, I bashed one NFL team mercilessly well, 660 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: because it's positivity Friday. Wait till you get my big 661 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: Bowl prediction about them. You want my long shot pick 662 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: for the Super Bowl in the NFC, I got it 663 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: for you. It's next right here, Jason Smith, Steve de Sager, 664 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. 665 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 3: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 666 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 3: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern seven 667 00:31:55,800 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 3: pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 668 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio The Jason Smith Show with special delivery 669 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: Steve de Sega in from Mike Harmon. Uh yeah, we 670 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: might be getting close to making that seven losses in 671 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: a row for the Dodgers. Giants lead LA seven to 672 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: two right now. 673 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 2: And they've chased the starter Dustin May, and the reliever 674 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Bonda just stumbled covering first. The trainer is out. 675 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: Oh boy. Uh so we got more baseball on the way. 676 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:33,479 Speaker 1: But with the debut of Quarterback this week, you got 677 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: a plethora of great storylines rather for some Kirk Cousins 678 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: or you know why Joe Burrow didn't buy the batmobile, 679 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: or Jared Goff not being you know, told he was 680 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: getting traded away. 681 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 2: Like the streaming documentary, Yes, yes, the. 682 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: Streaming documentary on Netflix Quarterback which Jared Goff. Dude, I'm 683 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: pretty sure that loss to the Jets was when Sean 684 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: McVay decided he was trading you. The game was that bad. 685 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: But all the criticism for the Falcons who screwed up 686 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: their quarterback situation by signing Kirk Cousins and then drafting 687 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: Michael pennockx junior because zero teams sign a guy for 688 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 1: four years, one hundred and eighty million and then draft 689 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: a guy high in the first round. No teams do 690 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: that except the Falcons. So it was stupid. So they 691 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 1: were stuck quarterback wise, then they were stuck a few 692 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: months ago. They're stuck now. However, right now, a couple 693 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, we talked about who my long shot 694 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,479 Speaker 1: pick for the Super Bowl was in the ASC If 695 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: you're looking for a long shot pick, No, come on, 696 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: well you're saying. If you're saying, who do you think 697 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: is going to pick first in the draft next year, 698 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: they're your answer. 699 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 2: So, Steve, would that be considered a long shot? Wouldn't 700 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 2: that be? 701 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: Come on? Ja Okay, a team that I think can 702 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: get there, not a team that's not even going to 703 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: get close. That's gonna happen. Dude, Kenny Pickett can win 704 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: the starting job. He wears seven gloves on his right hand. 705 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, he did. He doesn't wear that many. 706 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 2: But the Browns were only three and fourteen last year. 707 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no, No, you're true, that's true. They could 708 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: and they could. You know what, hey, I could see 709 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: them winning four games this year. They can. They can 710 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: up that victory. That my surprise team. You're talking about 711 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 1: teams that are that your odds are talking about like 712 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: plus six plus eight plus ten thousand, the Indianapolis Colts 713 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: in the AFC. Right, they have all the weapons, Daniel 714 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: Jones will be just fine. They had a lot of 715 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: moves to improve the defense. Uh, we've got to see 716 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: how it works out. But the division is terrible. But 717 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: offensively they have so many great weapons. Big draft, the 718 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: tight end as well. Watch out for the Colts. 719 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 2: But you say Daniel Jones will be just fine. So 720 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 2: Richardson doesn't play QB and Jones is completely healthy, that's 721 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 2: what you're saying. 722 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: They are done with Anthony Richardson. The guy can't stay healthy, 723 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: he's not productive, and Jones will They're done, yes, yeah, yeah, 724 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: I mean Daniel Jones has to have the job taken 725 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: away from him because he's so bad, that's the whole thing. 726 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: But now he's got weapons. He's in a position to 727 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: succeed with the Colts, which he was never. You got 728 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: you got a couple of really good running backs. You 729 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: got four more good wide receivers. You got a tight 730 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,399 Speaker 1: end that you went up and got in the first 731 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,439 Speaker 1: round of the draft. Like you got some weapons there 732 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:05,879 Speaker 1: in a bed. 733 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 2: The next Dallas Clark theft uh. 734 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: In fact, it was Dallas Clark who they dragged again. 735 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 2: It's just give them the same number, hey, forty four 736 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 2: some time. 737 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: Just squint your eyes. It looks like Dallas I think too. 738 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: But in the NFC. My surprise, My long shot team 739 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: at plus eight thousand is the Falcons. The Falcons have 740 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: a lot of young talent. I know I bashed them 741 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,919 Speaker 1: because they completely biffed the quarterback position, but just think 742 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: how much better things would be if they didn't sign 743 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins had all that money to sign other players 744 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: for different positions. But they do have so much young 745 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: talent across the board. On offense. If Michael Pennix junior 746 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,439 Speaker 1: is who they think he's gonna be and it's all 747 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: on him, they have more than enough to win that division. 748 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: They'll win big at home and have teams to come 749 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 1: play there in the playoffs. They just got to stay 750 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: away from drama. I mean, I know it's a thing, 751 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,920 Speaker 1: and now they're trying to navigate Cousins in Pennix and 752 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,439 Speaker 1: it's really crappy. And I'm sure at some point they'll 753 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: bite the bullet and move on from Cousins. But if 754 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: Michael Pennock's junior, I'm saying it's a big if, but 755 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: you're talking if for a quarterback. If second year the 756 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 1: reps the offseason, they have a lot of talent acrosspord. 757 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: One of the best running backs the game in Bjeon Robinson. 758 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: There wide receivers are deep. This is again and a 759 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: bad division that they can dominate their plus eight or 760 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: nine thousand, that's a phenomenal value. My surprise team in 761 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: the NFC is the Falcons. 762 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,400 Speaker 2: As soon as you said that, I said, that's not 763 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 2: a bad thing for one reason, and that's the division. 764 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 2: Because it seems like whoever wins that division seems to 765 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 2: be around nine and eight. So the Falcons were last 766 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 2: year around nine and eight. That means you're in contention, 767 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 2: not only for the division, but in the past that's 768 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 2: been the controversial home game for the playoffs as well 769 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 2: as an aside. 770 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, because a lot of it comes down 771 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 1: to the schedule, comes down to who you play, comes 772 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: down to having games at home, especially when that that 773 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: home game is going to. 774 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 2: Be such a pre season schedule is different. You're right, 775 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 2: he goes by your previous season. By the way, do 776 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 2: we have a Mets update. Mark Fientos has just hit 777 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 2: a three run double and the Mets take the lead 778 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 2: at Kansas City four to three in the top of 779 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 2: the eighth. 780 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: I think that's Mark Vientos's first hit since the Grand 781 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: Slam against the Dodgers in the NLCS in October. 782 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 2: Thirteen. 783 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: Falcons plus eight thousand a huge Lebron James story. Next 784 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:34,240 Speaker 1: Fox