January 16, 2026 • 42 mins
C&R react to the Mets getting Bo Bichette & the Dodgers nabbing Kyle Tucker! Can the small market teams really compete? Are the Dodgers evil? Plus, the Dunk of the Year, party at Rich's, & Lamar Jackson/Raiders rumors?
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Rich FSR and we be rocking out. Let's go oh yes, yes,
I see Lowen Crawn hard at work. He's like a
man scientist in there getting all the updates ready for you.
(01:17):
And the biggest update of all it's not even Boba
shitt even though congratulations, Rich's Kyle Tucker's story is just
ridiculous and ridiculous. Yeah, that's how we say it, ridiculous.
What are you? Cam Newton's ridiculous, ridiculous. And I don't
know if you saw this, but breaking news. Jesus has
returned and he signed with the Dodgers. I can't take
(01:38):
it anymore. They signed. Show as the meme goes, I
posted it at Steve Covino. You see that an emotional
twenty four hours for a lot of sports fans. We're
gonna go through the last not even twenty four I
would say like twelve hours of twelve to twenty four
hours where it's just been highs and lows for a
lot of fans out there. And I'll explain when Rich
(02:00):
as high as he bought a new stock of edibles,
that's what he means by that. Let me tell you something.
Last night, I'll tell you who really recovered, and that's
Mets owner Steve Cohen. Yesterday, Steve Cohen was really he made,
He made a big mistake by tweeting out some cryptic
(02:22):
stuff about wait for the smoke. Do you know what
I'm talking about? You saw this, every one saw this
on Planet Earth. Yeah, you get the exact quote from Steve.
From Steve Cohen. He tweets out and you're thinking, well,
you don't tweet out like we're waiting for the smoke,
like like you know, when the new pope is announced, unless,
(02:42):
of course, you'd imagining the Mets got Kyle Tucker. Would
you not think that? I mean, he was the name
that everybody was talking about, and you figured, uh, once
he was on a team, you'll start hearing the other
pieces fall. You start seeing who goes where after that.
That was the one everyone was talking about. Yeah, Kyle Tucker.
(03:03):
And then you're thinking, I'm because I'm texting met fan
friends like yeah, Steve Collins not he's not tweeting anything
like that unless the Mets signed to do with Tucker
and they're just dotting the eyes and crossing the t's.
At any second now, the announcement will be made. I felt,
wouldn't you feel oddly confident in that? Yeah, if you're
(03:25):
gonna say something like that, right, you don't want to
let people down. Seems like you're building them up for
something big. Let me know when you see smoke. That
was the exact tweet, and that's of course a reference
when there's a new pope. They you know, smoke comes
out and then they come out on the little platform
(03:46):
and they're like, the new poop is here. So you're thinking,
let me know, when you see the smoke, you're assuming
that's the Mets side, the big star. And then I'm like,
no way, Kyle Tucker. Wait to the Dodgers, by the way,
so gross, so gross, but congratulations he's joking. Overpaid for
(04:09):
Kyle Tucker sixty million a year for four years. But hey,
I'm not hating, I'm just stating it's ridiculous, ridiculous. What
is your thought, Danny G. I mean, listen, when you're
a fan who cares about the money, you're not paying
that nobody. He's right under sho hal Tani. As far
as annual value for the team show, hey, seventy million.
(04:30):
Kyle Tucker's seventy everyty million fan base would want Kyle
Tuckers soos fifty million, Dodgers forty million.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
The Dodgers ownership group is playing monopoly, and they just
keep adding hotels and houses, you know, onto the prophet.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I'm not saying it to me and his money.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
I'm not saying he's not a great ballplayer. I wanted
Kyle Tucker, Yankees, you guys wanted who everyone wanted Kyle Tucker.
But sixty million dollars. I saw the numbers of what
other Dodgers are making, and guys like Freddie and Mookie
are making like half of what he's making. I don't understand.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
No, I told you yesterday, I didn't think he was
a top three four. Yeah, that's not salary guy, but
it's it's what the Dodgers needed.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Yeah, right place, right time. I wish him to be
reefs to benefits. I wish him the best. But when
you talk about high value players in Major League Baseball,
I guess he's the right behind Otani. As you said,
average salary. But but put that in perspective, he Joe
Hay look on him, and that is that seventy Kyle
Tuckers is now at sixty. Soto's that he's fifty one,
(05:33):
I said fifty. Aaron Judge, who might be the greatest
player of all, is that forty but it's all timing
and like danyg said, they needed him, He's going to
add to their roster. It makes the Dodgers better. It's
it's insane. Am I mad at it?
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Do?
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I think the Dodgers are ruining baseball?
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I'm not mad at it. It just gives you something
to root against, root against, absolutely makes it more exciting, Like,
all right, let's go. Then, say if I was a
Mets fan like you so yesterday, I go through the
the low of oh man, I'm a Niners fet as
you know as well. Fred Water is not going to
(06:12):
play well. At least the Mets look like they're getting
Kyle Tucker to oh no. And then I hear Sam
Darnold's questionable oh yeah. And then I hear this morning,
I'm having a little sip of my coffee and I
feel like I just happen to be I happen to
be there. The second this message comes out on social media,
(06:33):
I'm like Jeff Passing. And then the boss hit us
up and he goes, rich is gonna be happy about this?
Bo Bishett, We're now looking at this just saying this
as a Mets fan, I rather Bobashet than Kyle Tucker.
I like him. I think he's a big game guy,
runners in scoring position. I feel like he's ready for
(06:54):
that spotlight. I love this signing the spotlight. Just playing
in the World Series, bra No, But I'm saying in
New York every day he's playing in the World Series.
He had pretty good spotlight and he delivered. He's a
great He's.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
A better fit for the big lights of New York City.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I agree, thank you, I said that you did the
Green Daies. I agree he's he's a great fit. But
I think he's already been in the spotlight. He's a
big time player. I think Boba shed and I'm happily
cool saying this. What a great desperation move by Steve Cohen.
Steve Cohen was pretty much told, I pivot. I bet
(07:29):
you be a great pivot. I mean pivots the polite
way to say it. It's a desperation, awesome move by
a big rich guy. He was probably thinking, h I
got Kyle Tucker and he's strutting around Queens, New York,
and then they're like, no, no, Dodger's off of sixty million.
He's going there. Steve Cohen in that moment his billionaires.
(07:50):
He put it on the table and he's like, who's
that Boba Shed get him? And it had. You know,
last night they're saying the Philadelphia Phillies the Mets vision
rival and just rival all around. Had I believe what
seven years, two hundred million dollars.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Pretty much done deal. They met the demands of his agent.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
And Boba Shed, who was all set to be playing
beside Bryce Harper and everyone there in Philadelphia, makes a
last second change and he is now a New York Met.
Good for him, man, I actually liked that move. I
like that move a lot, even though you didn't need
another infielder. I think Boba Schet's gonna happen, and I
think it works. I mean, look at the Mets infield now.
It's wild that we're talking baseball. I think that means
(08:31):
the Yankees get Cody Bouinger. If not major major fail,
what if the Mets swoop in and get was not impossible?
And I'll tell you why. Luke Weaver was in the
news today and he said one of the reasons he
went to the Mets is because he had so many
great relationships there from the Yankees. Those are his friends
says his great friends at Wan Soto, half the bullpen,
(08:54):
as you know, are former Yankees and those it was
your bench coach. He wasn't given an official offer, so
when he had the to go to Mets, he's like, hell, yeah,
we got a chance to win. I know so many
people there. He spoke very highly of Cody Bellinger. It's
not impossible that Cody Bulinger goes to the Mets and
then the Yankees really dropped the ball. Kyle Tucker, don't
blame him sixty million a year to play for a
(09:15):
team that wins. I mean, how could you blame him
for doing that? You can't Boba Shak going to the Mets.
I think it's a great move. Now, Yankees, let's see
what happens. Because here's what happening. I think to every
baseball fan right now, and I know we have a
big divisional playoff weekend ahead of us. I think every
time you see a breaking news story, you're just trying
(09:36):
to see if it's your team that made that move.
And I'm not seeing Yankees anything. No, it's all football
right now. But baseball stealing the last twelve or so
hours of our life.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Bet all the text messages coming into my phone in
the past two days are about baseball.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
Don't worry.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Fifty to twe hundred million people are going to watch
every divisional game.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
Ah wow, oh true.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
I know. I'm fine taking a football time out for
a second with Kyle Tucker. It's huge, Boba shed two
big huge is because the Dodgers, as gross as it sounds,
got even better. Show Hey leading off, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman,
Kyle Tucker right field, bat and forth, Will Smith catching
Bett and fifth, Max Munsey, hernandez Pa haz Edmund. You're
(10:17):
pinching is insane. It is, Honestly, it's the greatest lineup
that ever was.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
And people are crying saying there should be a lockout.
You know, if that's the case and we're headed in
that direction, the Dodgers should just throw caution against the
wind and you know, load up, load up with some
more stars.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
There's there's got to be something done. But I'm not
blaming the Dodgers for legally playing within all the the
the loopholes and deferred money and all the stuff they're doing.
Scoob I mean, if Scooble goes to the Dodgers, that's
where I will then be like, okay.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
You'll take the scissors to the Dodger gear that you
got your kids.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I will put it in a shredder. But as as a
Mets fan, you know, you got to think who could
compete with the Dodgers, and that list is short. Right
in the AL, you're only gonna have one team that
has to do with whoever comes out of the AL,
Blue Jays, Yankees, Astros, you know, whoever usual suspects right now.
But Red Sox got better. When you look at the NL,
(11:13):
of course, the Philadelphia, the Cubs, there's good teams. The
Padres will still be a division rival. But the Mets
are that team that missed the playoffs last year and
they revamped. So I want you, from a non Mets
point of view, I think they're the second best team
in the NL. Do you feel like there's the Mets
because the read because the Mets had terrible chemistry. They
(11:33):
really are blaming the Mets last year, sucking on the
fact that no one got along. So let me ask
you this. I'm gonna give you the swap what we
have now the Mets said farewell to now I'm putting
Edwin Diaz aside because that's a fail. The Dodgers swooped
in congratulations. But offensive players, the Mets have traded Nimo
McNeil and Polar Bear Peede Alonzo for Simeon Polanco and
(11:56):
Bishett I think that's sort of a push. Losing Alonzo
and Diaz is huge, said I said, Diez a side.
How do you? How do you do that? Because I
just said the offense? Okay, I mean I I think
I still don't Peter Alonzo Pee Alonso is better than
Bashett I do. Yeah, then why is no one wanted
(12:17):
to give Pete Alonzo anywhere close to that money. As
far as big bat in New York, yeah, I mean
he hits bombs Boba. Schet is a great player, but
he's going to struggle. He's not a great defensive player.
And where's he gonna play third base? Good luck with that.
It might get a little sloppy. I'm wishing him all.
I'm not hating dude. I'm just stating I like a
defensive player. I think he's a gamer, but he doesn't
have the power of Pete Alonzo. He doesn't drive in
(12:40):
runs like I think I great player objectively.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
Has a bigger personality.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Yeah, No, I like dude, I like Boba Scheid. Lot
Richards asked me a question, and I don't think it's
a push. I don't. I think Peter Alonzo was still
the guy and the fans loved them. But I'm saying
those three guys, if I said that's cool, I wish
to Yank. I said, Jeff McNeil, who's sort of like
a sour puss, and you know, wasn't the batting champion
was three years ago? Him Nimmo. I think Neimo is
always a little overrated. He's a good player. So McNeil,
(13:07):
Nimo and polar Bear Pete Gone. You bring in Marcus Simeon,
who veteran Polanko who anyone that our boss who's a
Twins Fan's like, yo, you're gonna love Polanco. Guy get
twenty six home runs last year. And Boba Schett. I
think it's close to a push. I think the big
fail for the Mets is not signing Diaz again. That's
the big that's the big one. Film makes some moves.
(13:29):
Maybe mid season, we'll see what happens. Congratulations to the Mets.
How many Dodgers Mas, that's great? How many Dodgers make
the All Star Game. Oh my god. The whole team
five five starters. The whole is the first startistry the
whole team makes the All Star Team. Probably six, yeah,
I would say six, Will Smith, Will Smith, maybe seven,
Will Smith, Yoky, freddie O'tani Tucker. The the n L
(13:54):
All Star Game is going to be the Dodgers, and
you add Juan Soto, Bryce Harper this game, this could
be like it's the Dodgers plus a couple of rans
on us now. Yeah, so yeah, it's kind of gross.
Speaker 4 (14:07):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
The Dodgers just keep getting better and the Mets are
making moves to try to compete, try and that made
me happy this morning. So, just a lot of big
baseball announcements. Your thoughts on MLB and what could baseball
really do? I know, I know there's a lot of
people saying like this is ruining baseball. We've heard that before,
(14:28):
though we've read that baseball is doing just fine. I
think it makes it more interesting. Ratings were as high
as they've ever been, tendancies up. It's hard.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
There's arguments on both sides. There's people screaming for a
salary floor and a salary cap, and then there's people
opposed to that saying that that's not going to fix
what the real problem is.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
I know there's revshare, right Isaac Danny, You guys might
know a little more than me on this, so feel
free to chime in. There's revshare, But is there a
way that moving forward during the next so there's strike
when they negotiate, is there a way that there's a
better rep share where small market teams maybe get a
little more of the pie or something because it's you
(15:09):
really can't compact.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
It could be a way to, you know, supplement the
smaller markets. But then again, we need owners in those
smaller markets that are willing to open up there.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
I agree, But the owners in those smaller markets aren't
pulling in the money that the Mets, the Dodgers, the Phillies,
so there's got to be some type.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Of competition there. They still are billionaires with a bee though.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
But at the same time, I think the blueprint for
revenue sharing is the NFL, where the Kansas City Chiefs
and Green Bay Packers. It's not a foregone conclusion that
they're going to lose their own free agents that they
drafted to major markets. So there's billionaires but then there's
NFL billionaires, but the same revenue sharing principles conceivably could
(15:50):
and should apply kind of like you know, you and
I and Sam are billionaires, Cavino and Rich they're NFL billionaires.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
That's a big difference. No, but there is a sense
of like the Pirates ownership or like you know, smaller
market team just they can't play ball with the big
the big boys, right, and and you could say all
the billionaires. I don't know what the solution is. If
I was then I would say give me the job,
and I'd be the you know, smarty pants working it
all out. But there's got to be some type of give, right,
(16:20):
I mean, well, are you going to be a sports
baby about it? We're asking you Fox Sports Radio Nation.
I'm telling you, I don't think it ruins baseball. It
makes me say gross, makes me want to barf. I
think ridiculous. But I still think, all right, it's the Dodgers.
Everyone else needs to step up. And again it makes
it more interesting. There's someone to beat. No, because I
(16:41):
see the the social media feedback, even some of your
friends like this is why baseball sucks and I'm not
watching this year and there's a lot of angry fans
about it, and I think you're just being a sports baby,
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join us live to watch what you hear. Well, look
at what sport made a change that totally, I would
(17:25):
say most fans could get behind. And that's college football, right.
There was a time where, and it wasn't that long ago,
that it was pretty much like, all right, who's going
to be this year? Alabama, Georgia, LSU. There was a
hand like one little handful of teams that could possibly win.
Now with nil and just the bigger playoff and the
way things are structured at opens it up bigly, and
(17:50):
you just don't want baseball to become a sport where
every year, every year the guarantee, Dude, there wasn't. The
Dodgers struggled a lot last year, that's the truth, and
they turned it on when it mattered. They just won
when it mattered. But it's not like they had it
in the bag the whole season. They just came together
and got healthy when it mattered. So it's not like
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other teams can't compete. They absolutely can. The Blue Jays
competed really tough in the World Series last year. I
just think that if you're just crying about it, if
you're like I'm not watching beats when they were gaining
the Dodgers, I'm mad too, but it's like, all right,
now it's time to step by play tough. Don't be
a baby. I agree it could be one hundred percent,
but if some of the free agents just chose even
(18:33):
if there are other big market teams, like what I
think is cool in your division? The Baltimore Orioles have
made some moves, The Blue Jays have made some moves,
the Yankees, the Red Sox. That division to me is like, wow,
they're all they're all trying.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Yeah, trying, And that's the key word.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
And I think my point earlier, Rich, what I was
trying to say is some owners it doesn't matter what
market they're in. You remember when the mc courts, well,
I should say the McCourt until he got divorced and
all that, but when he owned the Dodgers, they we're
a laughing stock as far as spending money.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
Remember the old SP's clip. I think I sent it
to you guys.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
Recently it's resurfaced where I forget the comedian that was hosting,
but he was cracking jokes about how cheap the Dodgers were,
and they panned to Matt Kemp in the audience, and
he said that Frank McCourt asked Kemp to look for
packets of ketchup they're at the SPI's to bring back
to Dodger Stadium because they were out of ketchup. It
didn't matter that the Dodgers were in one of the
(19:27):
largest markets of the country. They just had a cheap
ass owner at the time.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Kay Raine says, as a casual MLB fan, I find
all these moves, especially the contacter one I'm assuming he's saying,
I find it to be really interesting because now there's
super villains in the league. So even if you're a
casual fan, you're watching to watch them lose like they're
very Even though they're likable, they're hatable because of this,
the players themselves are likable. Kyle from Raleighah says Dodgers
(19:58):
are the new Yankees. Kyle from Raleigh. It is Raleighah,
That's what he wrote. Matt says, new evil empire. But
we said that last year. It's just got a little
more evil. Bleacher Bump says Chicago Cubs are pretty solid,
adding Cabrera from the Marlins and Bregman. That's true, you
know what I mean. So chemistry, I think still Trump's talent.
(20:21):
What makes the Dodgers interesting is that they have that
as well. And you just you just gotta wonder, how
are these new moves like Diaz and Tucker, how are
they gonna add or maybe take away from that chemistry.
Speaker 4 (20:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
Well, as the old saying goes from the dark Knight,
you either die a hero or you live long enough
to become the villain. And I think the Dodgers right
now are slowly betraure. They go from the likable Dodgers too.
I think there will be a like man I hope
to Dodgers lose. I think that will be a sentiment
by a lot of fans on a lot of smaller
(20:55):
market teams like the Dodgers will not be the ah
man there. Ever, Matt Harvey saying that, oh not that
different Dark Knights. Oh all right, so thanks all your
feedback is coming in Nature Boy says Dodgers were one
pitch away from a failed season. They needed Tucker and
I think that's what we're forgetting, like other teams were competing. Yeah,
(21:16):
stop being a baby. That's the moral of this story.
H Jay Stevens five six eight seven on the chat
says teams aren't drafting themselves into greatness in baseball. It's
all about free agency, and if this is the way
free agency works, there's no way for your team to
get better. Frankly, Matt one nine nine says it's like
Brady's Patriots, Danny Riley, Dodgers or villains. If you can't
(21:39):
beat them, join them. Woop tang Dodgers number one. As
from Steve Lopez, I will say this, you can't really
compare them to the Yankees of the Dynasty because there
was so many core homegrown Yankees. There's only a few
from the Dodgers if you nobody's ask me. So that's
the big difference. And I also want to make that clear.
(21:59):
People keep comparing it to the Yankees, the Core four.
We're all homegrown dudes. Yeah, but the Yankees in that time,
we're going out and getting all the big names. Nothing
like right now, I agree nothing. So I'm saying nothing
like this is this is like the nineties. This is
like the nineties Yankees on. But that's exciting. Stop looking
at it half empty. It's exciting. I don't room for
(22:20):
the Dodgers. Still exciting your thoughts, Boba Schett, Kyle Tucker
baseball moves and of course it's gonna be a lot
of fun. And Jesus to the Dodgers. Jesus, I heard
that he returned and signed with the Dodgers. Now we'll
take all your feedback on some of these baseball moves. Plus,
let's dive in man divisional weekends. Some say the best
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Just a few minutes. But if you just joined us,
it's been a roller coaster of emotions, not only with
football this week again, but now all these moves in
baseball and you're just trying to see where these pieces fall.
First one to go Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers and
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you're like, get out of my face with that. And
by the way, listen to the stat and I'm with you, Rich.
When it comes to the money, it's like, I'm not
paying them, good for them? What do I keep? When
people say, oh, we paid I'm like, yeah, but you
got to hear. It's not like you get a bill
in the mail. I A, this is a wild start.
(26:29):
I saw a courtesy of the New York Post. Now
keep in mind, I'm a Yankees fan, so I have
that Yankees algorithm. Right, it's just a bunch of boneheads
from the Bronx complaining. Do you say al goor rhythm algorithm?
I don't think he's got much rhythm. I feel like
the algorithm is what you have at a wedding. Sam
Rich trying to dance like al Gore.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Kyth my new Economic program.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Kyle Tucker has three more home runs, three more home
runs and one more r PI then Anthony Vaalpi this
past year, and he's making sixty million year versus vaultpiece
three point four millionaire. Isn't that insane? Though? Timing and
good for him. Yeah, timing is everything he said it.
But I'm not hating. I'm just stating it's wild. But
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he's getting paid. Gotta compare it to quarterbacks. It's like
next quarterback up. Even if he's not necessarily the best,
we'll likely get the big money. I just think when
you look, and I know there's no jealousy, but maybe
there is. When you see a guy like Mookie Bets
and I know Muki was one of those guys that
signed like a long term deal so that the annuals
not as much, but there's a big commitment. But I
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think what Mookie makes over a decade plus, like Kyle
Tucker is making like this contract with a little more
like it's it's ridiculous. It really isn't saying the numbers
you're seeing. I just saw Bobachett. Where's number eleven? I
wonder if that'll be a hot jersey in New York,
the new Bashett number eleven. I'm just doing this out there,
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not to jinx Bobaschet or anything, but it is pending
physical and he was hurt a lot of last year,
so we start to see where that goes, and he
has to play third base for the first time. I'm
wishing Bobosha all the best. I think that's a great
move for the Mets. You got Lindor at shortstop, obviously,
if you're not doing the math the Mets math, but
some big, big moves which you can only assume Cody Balinger,
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the other big bat will end up either with your
Mets rich or the Yankees, which makes it more interesting,
more exciting, because there's more than life. There's more to
life than just football and being ridiculously good looking. I've
heard that, you know what. As we go to Isaac
Lone Crown in a second for an update, I do
want to talk before we make our picks. I don't
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want you to think about Sam Donald for a second. Okay,
and now think about all your other favorite redheads. Now
let's think about Gingers. Sam Donald questionable now, I mean,
I can't imagine this guy not playing, Like, even if
he's banged up, you take a shot, you get in there,
the quarterback of the one seed. I can't imagine a
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world where this is where you go all yeah. I
can't imagine a world where Sam Donold's like yeah, coach,
I can't go like Drew Loxon there. That's that to
me just seems so unlikely. But he will be playing uncomfortable.
I will have to ask then, you know, if it's
not significant, why is he even brought up from a
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team preparation standpoint, Isaac, do they have to say questionable?
Like I know they have to be very accurate with
injury reports, right, so it would have to I know
that's like a gray area there, but to list him
questionable is an interesting move if he's likely gonna play, No,
like when don't you just say probable or like yeah,
he's I don't know.
Speaker 6 (29:41):
Generally, and they're very strict injury reporting guidelines and statuses,
and it has to do with, you know, frankly the
gambling industry at times as well. But generally the thought
accepted in the league is if they're questionable, they're going
to play.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
If they're doubtful, they're not going to play. That's it, crimples.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
I mean, I know there are just words, but like, yeah,
doubtful is like all right, Isaac, I want to go
for dinner tonight. Questionable not on my mind, but it's
like questionable to me feels more negative than like probable.
Speaker 6 (30:19):
I would say, I would say to put your mind
at well, not your mind at these.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
But Seahawk's mind.
Speaker 6 (30:24):
It's more of a formality that if there's something legitimately
wrong where they had to be limited in practice during
the week, that they have to classify them as questionable
as opposed to taking them off the injury report entirely.
It's more of a formality, if I can put it
that way.
Speaker 1 (30:42):
Okay, formality, but I do buy into there's something to it.
I just to me, I'm comparing it to stupid dinner plans. Hey, Comni,
you want to get the tacos to night? Yeah? Probable
That means yeah, you'll be there, doubtful mah, not going
to be there. Questionable is very vague, and I'm like,
I feel like if he's what if I go in.
Speaker 6 (31:02):
Well, probable probable as a term in in other sports,
it's not a term in the NFL.
Speaker 2 (31:08):
There's in questionable, doubtful out.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
Yeah. All right, Well with that said, what side is
the oblique throwing side? Other side? I'm gonna look into that, uh, Isaac.
What else we got in the update world?
Speaker 6 (31:23):
Well, well start in your neck of the woods. The
New York Mets signing two time All Star infielder bo
Bashett to a three year, one hundred and twenty six
million dollar deal. Let's get analysis of the ramifications of
this highly important move from a highly respected Mets insider.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
So after last night went the Dodgers get Kyle Tucker.
Before I went to bed, I shook my Mets Shaye
Stadium snow globe and I said, please, Stevie Cohen do
something and hey, Bobashett three years might have overpaid a
little bit, not my money. Wait, so did Rich wish
for this to happen? And that's why that's great met
insider info from that's.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
The leading Mets inside.
Speaker 1 (32:03):
Because of his stupid snow glow we have. I've always
wanted to be a message.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
Jay Stadium, snow globe else where. The Phillies resigning three
time All Star catcher jt Realmuto to a three year,
forty five million dollar contract the NFL. The Buffalo Bills
activated defensive tackle Ed Oliver from injured reserve for Tomorrow's
game at Denver, New England Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Christian
Gonzales has cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday against Houston.
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The Patriots meanwhile listing linebacker Harold Landry as questionable with
a knee injury. Texans ruled out receivers Nico Collins and
Justin Watson because of concussions. They listed right tackle Trent
Brown as questionable because of an ankle injury, and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers interviewed former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike
McDaniel for their head coaching job.
Speaker 1 (32:49):
Guys, thank you Isaac Lowenkron, Thank you Isaac Collin and
Canada says gold Baby Gold, Isaac hilarious. And West from
Vague is laughing at your update. Danny Rye says, it's
nice to see Rich happy. Rich is happy. You see
what Joey Elbow said though, Joe yeah, yeah, he said,
look at Rich trying to talk himself into the possibility
(33:10):
that the Niners have a chance. Cool story, Rich, that's
thanks for the support, Joey Elbos. You're seeing I keep
using where everybody overuses this expression. But a masterclass in
coaching so they could get crafty. Anything could happen. I
wouldn't count the forty nine ers out. I mean, Kyle
Shanahan was not, I want to say humiliated, but that
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was his worst performance as a coach as the head
coach of the forty nine ers, That three point performance
against the Seahawks in Week eighteen, in a game that
really mattered a lot. Would it shock you, Cavino if
Kyle Shanahan like back to the drwing board, he made
it happen, but like not only back to the druging board,
like he's breaking out all the trickers, all the tricks
for all the tostedos this weekend. It's gonna be exciting. Man,
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What an exciting week of sports. But all the baseball
moves and the playoffs coming up, we're gonna get you
more pump when we give you our picks are parlay picks.
Do you agree, do you disagree? Do you want to
chime in with yours?
Speaker 4 (34:04):
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Speaker 1 (35:26):
Stop being sports babies. Honestly, I'm seeing a bunch of
cry babies. No one's happy about Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers,
but you would do the same thing. It's like if
your wife left you for give me like the studleiest
of studs. Oh, give me an undeniable stud of now
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of today? Like not you loan crime, well, an undeniable stud.
Who's the guy? Who is the stuff? Who's the brad
Pitt of now? It's like Robert Radford. All right, ready,
if you're wife cheated on you or left you for
Glenn Powell. I wouldn't be happy about it, but there's
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a part of me that would understand if he really
wanted her, and he really really and she wanted her
so bad he was offering her the world. I don't know,
like sixty million. It's like, do you blame Kyle Tucker? No,
everybody would have done like Sidney Sweeney was like Isaac
motor boat me. Now, yeah, like with Isaac's wife, like understand,
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I mean she wouldn't be happy about it.
Speaker 2 (36:31):
Actually she would be to get me off her hands.
Speaker 1 (36:35):
So my plan is it's like, no, what's happy about
Kyle Tucker? But how could you not understand? He's playing
for a winner. They gave him a lot. It's an
obvious move. So we could either cry about it like
sports baby, or say, all right, what do they say?
Pick pick yourself up from the bootstraps. Whoever has bootstraps,
pick them up and let's compete. Now what are you
(36:57):
talking about? Bootstraps? It's time for our tire the day.
All right, let's do the tyrec play the day and
then you know, what, can you know? I do have
one way that baseball could be saved. And I'll explain
before we get to our picks. The tyraqt play of
the day. Did Berlin get to see the dunk of
the year? Now, I ain't be run of the floor.
Let he throw it down on four grizzlies after be
plat an international incident. It's one O nine, one oh seven.
(37:21):
Holy smokes in ult national incident.
Speaker 3 (37:25):
Smokes that dunk was ridiculous over over four grizzly bears.
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saying it's saved because it's very healthy. Highest ratings attendance
is up, merches being sold at record numbers, so baseball's healthy.
But when you see Kyle Tucker go to the Dodgers,
I think and listen, I'm a Mets fan. I admit
the Mets have money to spend, they have Sodo Lindor.
They're not gonna compete. They're not schlubs. The Cubs will compete,
the Yankees, the Blue Jays. But I think the nail
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in the coffin for baseball would be if Skeens or
Schooble went to the Dodgers. That can't happen if if
the Phillies, Red Sox, Mets, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals, Padres, someone else,
when when that time comes, they just need to go
somewhere else, and then I feel like someone else. Good pitching,
as you know, will a lot of times beat good hitting,
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but you can't roll out in the playoffs with one
of those two guys on the Dodgers. It just can't be.
Like I would. I would say that the Yankees if
they somehow because I know you love to think that
Libby Dunn is gonna push Paul Skeins to want to
be a Yankee. H if the Yankees had schemes in
Garret Call one two. It's tough to say. It's tough
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to argue that you want to be able to con
he with anyone in a series, right, I mean, you
just need a good one too. And the Dodgers have
great pitching too, So that's that's the thing. Man, It's
and it's a long season. So we'll say all right,
So we want you guys to stick up, stick around,
and we want you to check us out on Covino
and rich FSR on YouTube. You can see our new
(39:20):
shipment of turbo balls. These are the prizes that we're
given away our CNR on FSR new and improved Nerve footballs,
and we have your chance to win next hour when
we play brain Wave. But we also want to get
you fired up for this weekend. By the way, any
plans for playoff weekend? If you want to come over again,
I'm not having like a big thing, but if you
(39:40):
guys want to swing by on Saturday night, I'll order food.
If you want to watch nin Er Seahawks, We're going
to give you our parlay picks. I don't want to
be over. I don't want to be super party boy
because I have too many who are you Chris Panties?
Part of I'm just said like, if you guys are like, yeah,
we're down, then I'd say, dude, yeah, foods. You know,
if you're the guy. It gets expensive too, though, Rich
(40:03):
you're like feeding all these people. I don't mind. I
just don't want to be. I don't want to be
the guy that every time's like, come on, guys, I
don't want to put pressure on. But yeah, if you
know what, if you want to come over my house
this weekend to watch Niners Seahawks Saturday night, food's on me.
Just let me know you'll be that's sorry. Note to order. Okay,
all right, he's the hostess with the mostes. I'm done,
I like you know, listen. Plus, I have an eight
(40:24):
year old and a five year old, so it's actually
easier for me to have people over my house and
we have space, so it's my pleasure to feed you guys.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
Nice all live stream it, I don't mind. People.
Speaker 1 (40:35):
Could we could all hang at my house? Do it
a live stream? We might see you jump in your
pool again. Yeah, if you guys either want to see
me cry or jump in my pool and joy, you
could hang out Saturday night.
Speaker 4 (40:44):
It could be water works either way.
Speaker 1 (40:46):
Goodness. Also a question to everybody listening to it, yeah,
do you have plans? Have you made your plans? It's
going to be an exciting weekend, you fools. Yeah, I
said it the other day, But I know world and
life doesn't revolve around football. But my daughter has a
girl's flag football game Sunday afternoon, so it's like one
of the games I know I'm gonna have to watch
on my phone. I'm like, I get things don't revolve
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around NFL football, but it is bothersome. It's more bothersome
when your team's in it. Yeah, you have to remember
not everybody's team is in Now before we get to
our parlay picks, Danny j your quick like thirty second
thoughts on I saw a headline that said, what if
the Raiders instead of getting Mendoza? There was a even
Mike Florio has talked about there's a plan where what
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if the Raiders tried to get Lamar Jackson with that
first pick? So the Ravens could start over and you
get Lamar? Do you want that now?
Speaker 3 (41:35):
I mean you'd have a much smaller window there rather
than building with a young dude just coming into the party.
Speaker 1 (41:41):
Jackson's losing a step already. He's what is he twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (41:45):
Twenty Yes, because of all the hitch he's taken run
around for a long time, so I wouldn't want that.
If I know, I mean I I'm raising my hand.
I have been all season, all college season for Mendoza
and we need.
Speaker 1 (41:56):
That because we found out earlier this week. If the
Raiders do draft mendoz So, Danny G will release his
karaoke version of him singing Fernando by Abba Let's go,
And I can't wait for that. All right, listen, We'll
see you guys in a second. More seeing our next
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Speaker 2 (00:16):
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Speaker 1 (00:19):
Alright, I'm actually wearing a hat today, trying to manifest
some Yankee magic because they haven't done a damn thing
this offseason. I also want to say happy birthday to
the great Dan Bayer one last time.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
If he ady's a.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Great week, Dad. I want to thank Dan Buyer publicly
for just adding a lot of well sometimes much needy
credibility to this show and thank you for being a
part of it. Happy birthday, Dan Bayer. I'm Covino. That
is Rich Davis, Danny Gez He super producing eighty nine
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later today. Iowa Sam always here looking handsome. Sam's on
the videos with Spot Covino and Rich FSR. Covino and
Rich FSR and we be rocking out. Let's go oh yes, yes,
I see Lowen Crawn hard at work. He's like a
man scientist in there getting all the updates ready for you.
(01:17):
And the biggest update of all it's not even Boba
shitt even though congratulations, Rich's Kyle Tucker's story is just
ridiculous and ridiculous. Yeah, that's how we say it, ridiculous.
What are you? Cam Newton's ridiculous, ridiculous. And I don't
know if you saw this, but breaking news. Jesus has
returned and he signed with the Dodgers. I can't take
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it anymore. They signed. Show as the meme goes, I
posted it at Steve Covino. You see that an emotional
twenty four hours for a lot of sports fans. We're
gonna go through the last not even twenty four I
would say like twelve hours of twelve to twenty four
hours where it's just been highs and lows for a
lot of fans out there. And I'll explain when Rich
(02:00):
as high as he bought a new stock of edibles,
that's what he means by that. Let me tell you something.
Last night, I'll tell you who really recovered, and that's
Mets owner Steve Cohen. Yesterday, Steve Cohen was really he made,
He made a big mistake by tweeting out some cryptic
(02:22):
stuff about wait for the smoke. Do you know what
I'm talking about? You saw this, every one saw this
on Planet Earth. Yeah, you get the exact quote from Steve.
From Steve Cohen. He tweets out and you're thinking, well,
you don't tweet out like we're waiting for the smoke,
like like you know, when the new pope is announced, unless,
(02:42):
of course, you'd imagining the Mets got Kyle Tucker. Would
you not think that? I mean, he was the name
that everybody was talking about, and you figured, uh, once
he was on a team, you'll start hearing the other
pieces fall. You start seeing who goes where after that.
That was the one everyone was talking about. Yeah, Kyle Tucker.
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And then you're thinking, I'm because I'm texting met fan
friends like yeah, Steve Collins not he's not tweeting anything
like that unless the Mets signed to do with Tucker
and they're just dotting the eyes and crossing the t's.
At any second now, the announcement will be made. I felt,
wouldn't you feel oddly confident in that? Yeah, if you're
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gonna say something like that, right, you don't want to
let people down. Seems like you're building them up for
something big. Let me know when you see smoke. That
was the exact tweet, and that's of course a reference
when there's a new pope. They you know, smoke comes
out and then they come out on the little platform
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and they're like, the new poop is here. So you're thinking,
let me know, when you see the smoke, you're assuming
that's the Mets side, the big star. And then I'm like,
no way, Kyle Tucker. Wait to the Dodgers, by the way,
so gross, so gross, but congratulations he's joking. Overpaid for
(04:09):
Kyle Tucker sixty million a year for four years. But hey,
I'm not hating, I'm just stating it's ridiculous, ridiculous. What
is your thought, Danny G. I mean, listen, when you're
a fan who cares about the money, you're not paying
that nobody. He's right under sho hal Tani. As far
as annual value for the team show, hey, seventy million.
(04:30):
Kyle Tucker's seventy everyty million fan base would want Kyle
Tuckers soos fifty million, Dodgers forty million.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
The Dodgers ownership group is playing monopoly, and they just
keep adding hotels and houses, you know, onto the prophet.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I'm not saying it to me and his money.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
I'm not saying he's not a great ballplayer. I wanted
Kyle Tucker, Yankees, you guys wanted who everyone wanted Kyle Tucker.
But sixty million dollars. I saw the numbers of what
other Dodgers are making, and guys like Freddie and Mookie
are making like half of what he's making. I don't understand.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
No, I told you yesterday, I didn't think he was
a top three four. Yeah, that's not salary guy, but
it's it's what the Dodgers needed.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Yeah, right place, right time. I wish him to be
reefs to benefits. I wish him the best. But when
you talk about high value players in Major League Baseball,
I guess he's the right behind Otani. As you said,
average salary. But but put that in perspective, he Joe
Hay look on him, and that is that seventy Kyle
Tuckers is now at sixty. Soto's that he's fifty one,
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I said fifty. Aaron Judge, who might be the greatest
player of all, is that forty but it's all timing
and like danyg said, they needed him, He's going to
add to their roster. It makes the Dodgers better. It's
it's insane. Am I mad at it?
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Do?
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I think the Dodgers are ruining baseball?
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I'm not mad at it. It just gives you something
to root against, root against, absolutely makes it more exciting, Like,
all right, let's go. Then, say if I was a
Mets fan like you so yesterday, I go through the
the low of oh man, I'm a Niners fet as
you know as well. Fred Water is not going to
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play well. At least the Mets look like they're getting
Kyle Tucker to oh no. And then I hear Sam
Darnold's questionable oh yeah. And then I hear this morning,
I'm having a little sip of my coffee and I
feel like I just happen to be I happen to
be there. The second this message comes out on social media,
(06:33):
I'm like Jeff Passing. And then the boss hit us
up and he goes, rich is gonna be happy about this?
Bo Bishett, We're now looking at this just saying this
as a Mets fan, I rather Bobashet than Kyle Tucker.
I like him. I think he's a big game guy,
runners in scoring position. I feel like he's ready for
(06:54):
that spotlight. I love this signing the spotlight. Just playing
in the World Series, bra No, But I'm saying in
New York every day he's playing in the World Series.
He had pretty good spotlight and he delivered. He's a
great He's.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
A better fit for the big lights of New York City.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I agree, thank you, I said that you did the
Green Daies. I agree he's he's a great fit. But
I think he's already been in the spotlight. He's a
big time player. I think Boba shed and I'm happily
cool saying this. What a great desperation move by Steve Cohen.
Steve Cohen was pretty much told, I pivot. I bet
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you be a great pivot. I mean pivots the polite
way to say it. It's a desperation, awesome move by
a big rich guy. He was probably thinking, h I
got Kyle Tucker and he's strutting around Queens, New York,
and then they're like, no, no, Dodger's off of sixty million.
He's going there. Steve Cohen in that moment his billionaires.
(07:50):
He put it on the table and he's like, who's
that Boba Shed get him? And it had. You know,
last night they're saying the Philadelphia Phillies the Mets vision
rival and just rival all around. Had I believe what
seven years, two hundred million dollars.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Pretty much done deal. They met the demands of his agent.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
And Boba Shed, who was all set to be playing
beside Bryce Harper and everyone there in Philadelphia, makes a
last second change and he is now a New York Met.
Good for him, man, I actually liked that move. I
like that move a lot, even though you didn't need
another infielder. I think Boba Schet's gonna happen, and I
think it works. I mean, look at the Mets infield now.
It's wild that we're talking baseball. I think that means
(08:31):
the Yankees get Cody Bouinger. If not major major fail,
what if the Mets swoop in and get was not impossible?
And I'll tell you why. Luke Weaver was in the
news today and he said one of the reasons he
went to the Mets is because he had so many
great relationships there from the Yankees. Those are his friends
says his great friends at Wan Soto, half the bullpen,
(08:54):
as you know, are former Yankees and those it was
your bench coach. He wasn't given an official offer, so
when he had the to go to Mets, he's like, hell, yeah,
we got a chance to win. I know so many
people there. He spoke very highly of Cody Bellinger. It's
not impossible that Cody Bulinger goes to the Mets and
then the Yankees really dropped the ball. Kyle Tucker, don't
blame him sixty million a year to play for a
(09:15):
team that wins. I mean, how could you blame him
for doing that? You can't Boba Shak going to the Mets.
I think it's a great move. Now, Yankees, let's see
what happens. Because here's what happening. I think to every
baseball fan right now, and I know we have a
big divisional playoff weekend ahead of us. I think every
time you see a breaking news story, you're just trying
(09:36):
to see if it's your team that made that move.
And I'm not seeing Yankees anything. No, it's all football
right now. But baseball stealing the last twelve or so
hours of our life.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Bet all the text messages coming into my phone in
the past two days are about baseball.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
Don't worry.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Fifty to twe hundred million people are going to watch
every divisional game.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
Ah wow, oh true.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
I know. I'm fine taking a football time out for
a second with Kyle Tucker. It's huge, Boba shed two
big huge is because the Dodgers, as gross as it sounds,
got even better. Show Hey leading off, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman,
Kyle Tucker right field, bat and forth, Will Smith catching
Bett and fifth, Max Munsey, hernandez Pa haz Edmund. You're
(10:17):
pinching is insane. It is, Honestly, it's the greatest lineup
that ever was.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
And people are crying saying there should be a lockout.
You know, if that's the case and we're headed in
that direction, the Dodgers should just throw caution against the
wind and you know, load up, load up with some
more stars.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
There's there's got to be something done. But I'm not
blaming the Dodgers for legally playing within all the the
the loopholes and deferred money and all the stuff they're doing.
Scoob I mean, if Scooble goes to the Dodgers, that's
where I will then be like, okay.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
You'll take the scissors to the Dodger gear that you
got your kids.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I will put it in a shredder. But as as a
Mets fan, you know, you got to think who could
compete with the Dodgers, and that list is short. Right
in the AL, you're only gonna have one team that
has to do with whoever comes out of the AL,
Blue Jays, Yankees, Astros, you know, whoever usual suspects right now.
But Red Sox got better. When you look at the NL,
(11:13):
of course, the Philadelphia, the Cubs, there's good teams. The
Padres will still be a division rival. But the Mets
are that team that missed the playoffs last year and
they revamped. So I want you, from a non Mets
point of view, I think they're the second best team
in the NL. Do you feel like there's the Mets
because the read because the Mets had terrible chemistry. They
(11:33):
really are blaming the Mets last year, sucking on the
fact that no one got along. So let me ask
you this. I'm gonna give you the swap what we
have now the Mets said farewell to now I'm putting
Edwin Diaz aside because that's a fail. The Dodgers swooped
in congratulations. But offensive players, the Mets have traded Nimo
McNeil and Polar Bear Peede Alonzo for Simeon Polanco and
(11:56):
Bishett I think that's sort of a push. Losing Alonzo
and Diaz is huge, said I said, Diez a side.
How do you? How do you do that? Because I
just said the offense? Okay, I mean I I think
I still don't Peter Alonzo Pee Alonso is better than
Bashett I do. Yeah, then why is no one wanted
(12:17):
to give Pete Alonzo anywhere close to that money. As
far as big bat in New York, yeah, I mean
he hits bombs Boba. Schet is a great player, but
he's going to struggle. He's not a great defensive player.
And where's he gonna play third base? Good luck with that.
It might get a little sloppy. I'm wishing him all.
I'm not hating dude. I'm just stating I like a
defensive player. I think he's a gamer, but he doesn't
have the power of Pete Alonzo. He doesn't drive in
(12:40):
runs like I think I great player objectively.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
Has a bigger personality.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Yeah, No, I like dude, I like Boba Scheid. Lot
Richards asked me a question, and I don't think it's
a push. I don't. I think Peter Alonzo was still
the guy and the fans loved them. But I'm saying
those three guys, if I said that's cool, I wish
to Yank. I said, Jeff McNeil, who's sort of like
a sour puss, and you know, wasn't the batting champion
was three years ago? Him Nimmo. I think Neimo is
always a little overrated. He's a good player. So McNeil,
(13:07):
Nimo and polar Bear Pete Gone. You bring in Marcus Simeon,
who veteran Polanko who anyone that our boss who's a
Twins Fan's like, yo, you're gonna love Polanco. Guy get
twenty six home runs last year. And Boba Schett. I
think it's close to a push. I think the big
fail for the Mets is not signing Diaz again. That's
the big that's the big one. Film makes some moves.
(13:29):
Maybe mid season, we'll see what happens. Congratulations to the Mets.
How many Dodgers Mas, that's great? How many Dodgers make
the All Star Game. Oh my god. The whole team
five five starters. The whole is the first startistry the
whole team makes the All Star Team. Probably six, yeah,
I would say six, Will Smith, Will Smith, maybe seven,
Will Smith, Yoky, freddie O'tani Tucker. The the n L
(13:54):
All Star Game is going to be the Dodgers, and
you add Juan Soto, Bryce Harper this game, this could
be like it's the Dodgers plus a couple of rans
on us now. Yeah, so yeah, it's kind of gross.
Speaker 4 (14:07):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
The Dodgers just keep getting better and the Mets are
making moves to try to compete, try and that made
me happy this morning. So, just a lot of big
baseball announcements. Your thoughts on MLB and what could baseball
really do? I know, I know there's a lot of
people saying like this is ruining baseball. We've heard that before,
(14:28):
though we've read that baseball is doing just fine. I
think it makes it more interesting. Ratings were as high
as they've ever been, tendancies up. It's hard.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
There's arguments on both sides. There's people screaming for a
salary floor and a salary cap, and then there's people
opposed to that saying that that's not going to fix
what the real problem is.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
I know there's revshare, right Isaac Danny, You guys might
know a little more than me on this, so feel
free to chime in. There's revshare, But is there a
way that moving forward during the next so there's strike
when they negotiate, is there a way that there's a
better rep share where small market teams maybe get a
little more of the pie or something because it's you
(15:09):
really can't compact.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
It could be a way to, you know, supplement the
smaller markets. But then again, we need owners in those
smaller markets that are willing to open up there.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
I agree, But the owners in those smaller markets aren't
pulling in the money that the Mets, the Dodgers, the Phillies,
so there's got to be some type.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Of competition there. They still are billionaires with a bee though.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
But at the same time, I think the blueprint for
revenue sharing is the NFL, where the Kansas City Chiefs
and Green Bay Packers. It's not a foregone conclusion that
they're going to lose their own free agents that they
drafted to major markets. So there's billionaires but then there's
NFL billionaires, but the same revenue sharing principles conceivably could
(15:50):
and should apply kind of like you know, you and
I and Sam are billionaires, Cavino and Rich they're NFL billionaires.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
That's a big difference. No, but there is a sense
of like the Pirates ownership or like you know, smaller
market team just they can't play ball with the big
the big boys, right, and and you could say all
the billionaires. I don't know what the solution is. If
I was then I would say give me the job,
and I'd be the you know, smarty pants working it
all out. But there's got to be some type of give, right,
(16:20):
I mean, well, are you going to be a sports
baby about it? We're asking you Fox Sports Radio Nation.
I'm telling you, I don't think it ruins baseball. It
makes me say gross, makes me want to barf. I
think ridiculous. But I still think, all right, it's the Dodgers.
Everyone else needs to step up. And again it makes
it more interesting. There's someone to beat. No, because I
(16:41):
see the the social media feedback, even some of your
friends like this is why baseball sucks and I'm not
watching this year and there's a lot of angry fans
about it, and I think you're just being a sports baby,
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at what sport made a change that totally, I would
(17:25):
say most fans could get behind. And that's college football, right.
There was a time where, and it wasn't that long ago,
that it was pretty much like, all right, who's going
to be this year? Alabama, Georgia, LSU. There was a
hand like one little handful of teams that could possibly win.
Now with nil and just the bigger playoff and the
way things are structured at opens it up bigly, and
(17:50):
you just don't want baseball to become a sport where
every year, every year the guarantee, Dude, there wasn't. The
Dodgers struggled a lot last year, that's the truth, and
they turned it on when it mattered. They just won
when it mattered. But it's not like they had it
in the bag the whole season. They just came together
and got healthy when it mattered. So it's not like
(18:11):
other teams can't compete. They absolutely can. The Blue Jays
competed really tough in the World Series last year. I
just think that if you're just crying about it, if
you're like I'm not watching beats when they were gaining
the Dodgers, I'm mad too, but it's like, all right,
now it's time to step by play tough. Don't be
a baby. I agree it could be one hundred percent,
but if some of the free agents just chose even
(18:33):
if there are other big market teams, like what I
think is cool in your division? The Baltimore Orioles have
made some moves, The Blue Jays have made some moves,
the Yankees, the Red Sox. That division to me is like, wow,
they're all they're all trying.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Yeah, trying, And that's the key word.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
And I think my point earlier, Rich, what I was
trying to say is some owners it doesn't matter what
market they're in. You remember when the mc courts, well,
I should say the McCourt until he got divorced and
all that, but when he owned the Dodgers, they we're
a laughing stock as far as spending money.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
Remember the old SP's clip. I think I sent it
to you guys.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
Recently it's resurfaced where I forget the comedian that was hosting,
but he was cracking jokes about how cheap the Dodgers were,
and they panned to Matt Kemp in the audience, and
he said that Frank McCourt asked Kemp to look for
packets of ketchup they're at the SPI's to bring back
to Dodger Stadium because they were out of ketchup. It
didn't matter that the Dodgers were in one of the
(19:27):
largest markets of the country. They just had a cheap
ass owner at the time.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Kay Raine says, as a casual MLB fan, I find
all these moves, especially the contacter one I'm assuming he's saying,
I find it to be really interesting because now there's
super villains in the league. So even if you're a
casual fan, you're watching to watch them lose like they're
very Even though they're likable, they're hatable because of this,
the players themselves are likable. Kyle from Raleighah says Dodgers
(19:58):
are the new Yankees. Kyle from Raleigh. It is Raleighah,
That's what he wrote. Matt says, new evil empire. But
we said that last year. It's just got a little
more evil. Bleacher Bump says Chicago Cubs are pretty solid,
adding Cabrera from the Marlins and Bregman. That's true, you
know what I mean. So chemistry, I think still Trump's talent.
(20:21):
What makes the Dodgers interesting is that they have that
as well. And you just you just gotta wonder, how
are these new moves like Diaz and Tucker, how are
they gonna add or maybe take away from that chemistry.
Speaker 4 (20:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
Well, as the old saying goes from the dark Knight,
you either die a hero or you live long enough
to become the villain. And I think the Dodgers right
now are slowly betraure. They go from the likable Dodgers too.
I think there will be a like man I hope
to Dodgers lose. I think that will be a sentiment
by a lot of fans on a lot of smaller
(20:55):
market teams like the Dodgers will not be the ah
man there. Ever, Matt Harvey saying that, oh not that
different Dark Knights. Oh all right, so thanks all your
feedback is coming in Nature Boy says Dodgers were one
pitch away from a failed season. They needed Tucker and
I think that's what we're forgetting, like other teams were competing. Yeah,
(21:16):
stop being a baby. That's the moral of this story.
H Jay Stevens five six eight seven on the chat
says teams aren't drafting themselves into greatness in baseball. It's
all about free agency, and if this is the way
free agency works, there's no way for your team to
get better. Frankly, Matt one nine nine says it's like
Brady's Patriots, Danny Riley, Dodgers or villains. If you can't
(21:39):
beat them, join them. Woop tang Dodgers number one. As
from Steve Lopez, I will say this, you can't really
compare them to the Yankees of the Dynasty because there
was so many core homegrown Yankees. There's only a few
from the Dodgers if you nobody's ask me. So that's
the big difference. And I also want to make that clear.
(21:59):
People keep comparing it to the Yankees, the Core four.
We're all homegrown dudes. Yeah, but the Yankees in that time,
we're going out and getting all the big names. Nothing
like right now, I agree nothing. So I'm saying nothing
like this is this is like the nineties. This is
like the nineties Yankees on. But that's exciting. Stop looking
at it half empty. It's exciting. I don't room for
(22:20):
the Dodgers. Still exciting your thoughts, Boba Schett, Kyle Tucker
baseball moves and of course it's gonna be a lot
of fun. And Jesus to the Dodgers. Jesus, I heard
that he returned and signed with the Dodgers. Now we'll
take all your feedback on some of these baseball moves. Plus,
let's dive in man divisional weekends. Some say the best
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though he's always hyped up in FIDJI like this, Rich Davis,
what Danny g Samon Spotty, Loan Crowns here what you're updating?
Just a few minutes. But if you just joined us,
it's been a roller coaster of emotions, not only with
football this week again, but now all these moves in
baseball and you're just trying to see where these pieces fall.
First one to go Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers and
(26:09):
you're like, get out of my face with that. And
by the way, listen to the stat and I'm with you, Rich.
When it comes to the money, it's like, I'm not
paying them, good for them? What do I keep? When
people say, oh, we paid I'm like, yeah, but you
got to hear. It's not like you get a bill
in the mail. I A, this is a wild start.
(26:29):
I saw a courtesy of the New York Post. Now
keep in mind, I'm a Yankees fan, so I have
that Yankees algorithm. Right, it's just a bunch of boneheads
from the Bronx complaining. Do you say al goor rhythm algorithm?
I don't think he's got much rhythm. I feel like
the algorithm is what you have at a wedding. Sam
Rich trying to dance like al Gore.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Kyth my new Economic program.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Kyle Tucker has three more home runs, three more home
runs and one more r PI then Anthony Vaalpi this
past year, and he's making sixty million year versus vaultpiece
three point four millionaire. Isn't that insane? Though? Timing and
good for him. Yeah, timing is everything he said it.
But I'm not hating. I'm just stating it's wild. But
(27:15):
he's getting paid. Gotta compare it to quarterbacks. It's like
next quarterback up. Even if he's not necessarily the best,
we'll likely get the big money. I just think when
you look, and I know there's no jealousy, but maybe
there is. When you see a guy like Mookie Bets
and I know Muki was one of those guys that
signed like a long term deal so that the annuals
not as much, but there's a big commitment. But I
(27:35):
think what Mookie makes over a decade plus, like Kyle
Tucker is making like this contract with a little more
like it's it's ridiculous. It really isn't saying the numbers
you're seeing. I just saw Bobachett. Where's number eleven? I
wonder if that'll be a hot jersey in New York,
the new Bashett number eleven. I'm just doing this out there,
(27:55):
not to jinx Bobaschet or anything, but it is pending
physical and he was hurt a lot of last year,
so we start to see where that goes, and he
has to play third base for the first time. I'm
wishing Bobosha all the best. I think that's a great
move for the Mets. You got Lindor at shortstop, obviously,
if you're not doing the math the Mets math, but
some big, big moves which you can only assume Cody Balinger,
(28:18):
the other big bat will end up either with your
Mets rich or the Yankees, which makes it more interesting,
more exciting, because there's more than life. There's more to
life than just football and being ridiculously good looking. I've
heard that, you know what. As we go to Isaac
Lone Crown in a second for an update, I do
want to talk before we make our picks. I don't
(28:38):
want you to think about Sam Donald for a second. Okay,
and now think about all your other favorite redheads. Now
let's think about Gingers. Sam Donald questionable now, I mean,
I can't imagine this guy not playing, Like, even if
he's banged up, you take a shot, you get in there,
the quarterback of the one seed. I can't imagine a
(29:00):
world where this is where you go all yeah. I
can't imagine a world where Sam Donold's like yeah, coach,
I can't go like Drew Loxon there. That's that to
me just seems so unlikely. But he will be playing uncomfortable.
I will have to ask then, you know, if it's
not significant, why is he even brought up from a
(29:22):
team preparation standpoint, Isaac, do they have to say questionable?
Like I know they have to be very accurate with
injury reports, right, so it would have to I know
that's like a gray area there, but to list him
questionable is an interesting move if he's likely gonna play, No,
like when don't you just say probable or like yeah,
he's I don't know.
Speaker 6 (29:41):
Generally, and they're very strict injury reporting guidelines and statuses,
and it has to do with, you know, frankly the
gambling industry at times as well. But generally the thought
accepted in the league is if they're questionable, they're going
to play.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
If they're doubtful, they're not going to play. That's it, crimples.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
I mean, I know there are just words, but like, yeah,
doubtful is like all right, Isaac, I want to go
for dinner tonight. Questionable not on my mind, but it's
like questionable to me feels more negative than like probable.
Speaker 6 (30:19):
I would say, I would say to put your mind
at well, not your mind at these.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
But Seahawk's mind.
Speaker 6 (30:24):
It's more of a formality that if there's something legitimately
wrong where they had to be limited in practice during
the week, that they have to classify them as questionable
as opposed to taking them off the injury report entirely.
It's more of a formality, if I can put it
that way.
Speaker 1 (30:42):
Okay, formality, but I do buy into there's something to it.
I just to me, I'm comparing it to stupid dinner plans. Hey, Comni,
you want to get the tacos to night? Yeah? Probable
That means yeah, you'll be there, doubtful mah, not going
to be there. Questionable is very vague, and I'm like,
I feel like if he's what if I go in.
Speaker 6 (31:02):
Well, probable probable as a term in in other sports,
it's not a term in the NFL.
Speaker 2 (31:08):
There's in questionable, doubtful out.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
Yeah. All right, Well with that said, what side is
the oblique throwing side? Other side? I'm gonna look into that, uh, Isaac.
What else we got in the update world?
Speaker 6 (31:23):
Well, well start in your neck of the woods. The
New York Mets signing two time All Star infielder bo
Bashett to a three year, one hundred and twenty six
million dollar deal. Let's get analysis of the ramifications of
this highly important move from a highly respected Mets insider.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
So after last night went the Dodgers get Kyle Tucker.
Before I went to bed, I shook my Mets Shaye
Stadium snow globe and I said, please, Stevie Cohen do
something and hey, Bobashett three years might have overpaid a
little bit, not my money. Wait, so did Rich wish
for this to happen? And that's why that's great met
insider info from that's.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
The leading Mets inside.
Speaker 1 (32:03):
Because of his stupid snow glow we have. I've always
wanted to be a message.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
Jay Stadium, snow globe else where. The Phillies resigning three
time All Star catcher jt Realmuto to a three year,
forty five million dollar contract the NFL. The Buffalo Bills
activated defensive tackle Ed Oliver from injured reserve for Tomorrow's
game at Denver, New England Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Christian
Gonzales has cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday against Houston.
(32:29):
The Patriots meanwhile listing linebacker Harold Landry as questionable with
a knee injury. Texans ruled out receivers Nico Collins and
Justin Watson because of concussions. They listed right tackle Trent
Brown as questionable because of an ankle injury, and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers interviewed former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike
McDaniel for their head coaching job.
Speaker 1 (32:49):
Guys, thank you Isaac Lowenkron, Thank you Isaac Collin and
Canada says gold Baby Gold, Isaac hilarious. And West from
Vague is laughing at your update. Danny Rye says, it's
nice to see Rich happy. Rich is happy. You see
what Joey Elbow said though, Joe yeah, yeah, he said,
look at Rich trying to talk himself into the possibility
(33:10):
that the Niners have a chance. Cool story, Rich, that's
thanks for the support, Joey Elbos. You're seeing I keep
using where everybody overuses this expression. But a masterclass in
coaching so they could get crafty. Anything could happen. I
wouldn't count the forty nine ers out. I mean, Kyle
Shanahan was not, I want to say humiliated, but that
(33:32):
was his worst performance as a coach as the head
coach of the forty nine ers, That three point performance
against the Seahawks in Week eighteen, in a game that
really mattered a lot. Would it shock you, Cavino if
Kyle Shanahan like back to the drwing board, he made
it happen, but like not only back to the druging board,
like he's breaking out all the trickers, all the tricks
for all the tostedos this weekend. It's gonna be exciting. Man,
(33:53):
What an exciting week of sports. But all the baseball
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Speaker 4 (34:04):
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Speaker 1 (35:26):
Stop being sports babies. Honestly, I'm seeing a bunch of
cry babies. No one's happy about Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers,
but you would do the same thing. It's like if
your wife left you for give me like the studleiest
of studs. Oh, give me an undeniable stud of now
(35:46):
of today? Like not you loan crime, well, an undeniable stud.
Who's the guy? Who is the stuff? Who's the brad
Pitt of now? It's like Robert Radford. All right, ready,
if you're wife cheated on you or left you for
Glenn Powell. I wouldn't be happy about it, but there's
(36:07):
a part of me that would understand if he really
wanted her, and he really really and she wanted her
so bad he was offering her the world. I don't know,
like sixty million. It's like, do you blame Kyle Tucker? No,
everybody would have done like Sidney Sweeney was like Isaac
motor boat me. Now, yeah, like with Isaac's wife, like understand,
(36:28):
I mean she wouldn't be happy about it.
Speaker 2 (36:31):
Actually she would be to get me off her hands.
Speaker 1 (36:35):
So my plan is it's like, no, what's happy about
Kyle Tucker? But how could you not understand? He's playing
for a winner. They gave him a lot. It's an
obvious move. So we could either cry about it like
sports baby, or say, all right, what do they say?
Pick pick yourself up from the bootstraps. Whoever has bootstraps,
pick them up and let's compete. Now what are you
(36:57):
talking about? Bootstraps? It's time for our tire the day.
All right, let's do the tyrec play the day and
then you know, what, can you know? I do have
one way that baseball could be saved. And I'll explain
before we get to our picks. The tyraqt play of
the day. Did Berlin get to see the dunk of
the year? Now, I ain't be run of the floor.
Let he throw it down on four grizzlies after be
plat an international incident. It's one O nine, one oh seven.
(37:21):
Holy smokes in ult national incident.
Speaker 3 (37:25):
Smokes that dunk was ridiculous over over four grizzly bears.
Speaker 1 (37:30):
Oh Grizzlies. Okay, gotcha FM ninety six point nine in
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(37:52):
saying it's saved because it's very healthy. Highest ratings attendance
is up, merches being sold at record numbers, so baseball's healthy.
But when you see Kyle Tucker go to the Dodgers,
I think and listen, I'm a Mets fan. I admit
the Mets have money to spend, they have Sodo Lindor.
They're not gonna compete. They're not schlubs. The Cubs will compete,
the Yankees, the Blue Jays. But I think the nail
(38:14):
in the coffin for baseball would be if Skeens or
Schooble went to the Dodgers. That can't happen if if
the Phillies, Red Sox, Mets, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals, Padres, someone else,
when when that time comes, they just need to go
somewhere else, and then I feel like someone else. Good pitching,
as you know, will a lot of times beat good hitting,
(38:36):
but you can't roll out in the playoffs with one
of those two guys on the Dodgers. It just can't be.
Like I would. I would say that the Yankees if
they somehow because I know you love to think that
Libby Dunn is gonna push Paul Skeins to want to
be a Yankee. H if the Yankees had schemes in
Garret Call one two. It's tough to say. It's tough
(38:58):
to argue that you want to be able to con
he with anyone in a series, right, I mean, you
just need a good one too. And the Dodgers have
great pitching too, So that's that's the thing. Man, It's
and it's a long season. So we'll say all right,
So we want you guys to stick up, stick around,
and we want you to check us out on Covino
and rich FSR on YouTube. You can see our new
(39:20):
shipment of turbo balls. These are the prizes that we're
given away our CNR on FSR new and improved Nerve footballs,
and we have your chance to win next hour when
we play brain Wave. But we also want to get
you fired up for this weekend. By the way, any
plans for playoff weekend? If you want to come over again,
I'm not having like a big thing, but if you
(39:40):
guys want to swing by on Saturday night, I'll order food.
If you want to watch nin Er Seahawks, We're going
to give you our parlay picks. I don't want to
be over. I don't want to be super party boy
because I have too many who are you Chris Panties?
Part of I'm just said like, if you guys are like, yeah,
we're down, then I'd say, dude, yeah, foods. You know,
if you're the guy. It gets expensive too, though, Rich
(40:03):
you're like feeding all these people. I don't mind. I
just don't want to be. I don't want to be
the guy that every time's like, come on, guys, I
don't want to put pressure on. But yeah, if you
know what, if you want to come over my house
this weekend to watch Niners Seahawks Saturday night, food's on me.
Just let me know you'll be that's sorry. Note to order. Okay,
all right, he's the hostess with the mostes. I'm done,
I like you know, listen. Plus, I have an eight
(40:24):
year old and a five year old, so it's actually
easier for me to have people over my house and
we have space, so it's my pleasure to feed you guys.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
Nice all live stream it, I don't mind. People.
Speaker 1 (40:35):
Could we could all hang at my house? Do it
a live stream? We might see you jump in your
pool again. Yeah, if you guys either want to see
me cry or jump in my pool and joy, you
could hang out Saturday night.
Speaker 4 (40:44):
It could be water works either way.
Speaker 1 (40:46):
Goodness. Also a question to everybody listening to it, yeah,
do you have plans? Have you made your plans? It's
going to be an exciting weekend, you fools. Yeah, I
said it the other day, But I know world and
life doesn't revolve around football. But my daughter has a
girl's flag football game Sunday afternoon, so it's like one
of the games I know I'm gonna have to watch
on my phone. I'm like, I get things don't revolve
(41:06):
around NFL football, but it is bothersome. It's more bothersome
when your team's in it. Yeah, you have to remember
not everybody's team is in Now before we get to
our parlay picks, Danny j your quick like thirty second
thoughts on I saw a headline that said, what if
the Raiders instead of getting Mendoza? There was a even
Mike Florio has talked about there's a plan where what
(41:27):
if the Raiders tried to get Lamar Jackson with that
first pick? So the Ravens could start over and you
get Lamar? Do you want that now?
Speaker 3 (41:35):
I mean you'd have a much smaller window there rather
than building with a young dude just coming into the party.
Speaker 1 (41:41):
Jackson's losing a step already. He's what is he twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (41:45):
Twenty Yes, because of all the hitch he's taken run
around for a long time, so I wouldn't want that.
If I know, I mean I I'm raising my hand.
I have been all season, all college season for Mendoza
and we need.
Speaker 1 (41:56):
That because we found out earlier this week. If the
Raiders do draft mendoz So, Danny G will release his
karaoke version of him singing Fernando by Abba Let's go,
And I can't wait for that. All right, listen, We'll
see you guys in a second. More seeing our next
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