July 11, 2025 • 38 mins
Rob and Kelvin tell us why the Los Angeles Lakers are doing the right thing by putting an expiration date on the LeBron James Era, explain why it's clear that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be back with the Milwaukee Bucks next season, and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob's nightly bets. Plus, World Series champion and SportsNet LA analyst Jerry Hairston Jr swings by to discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers losing streak, what's currently ailing Mookie Betts, why he still feels better about the Dodgers than the New York Yankees, and much more!
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Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah. Shout out to Steven A shout out to you,
Alex Man. Feeling good on a funky flashback. Feel good
Friday has been a long one already. You'll appreciate this.
Rob's telling Rob g this, Alex you will as well.
Speaker 5 (01:52):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (01:53):
Spent this morning, you know, the news show.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
We were in Altadena, and for those who don't know,
that was one of the cities I was primarily hit
with the fires here six months ago, so we did
our show live from there.
Speaker 6 (02:03):
I met some great people.
Speaker 7 (02:05):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
And the whole point was six months later, where are
we how they were building, showing their resiliency and still
the issues in the area. And just a reminder of
telling Rob g Man, just even though you've got stuff
going on, I've got stuff going on.
Speaker 6 (02:18):
We all do. That's' just still counter blessings.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
You know, because I was driving through Rob and you
saw for a minute, I completely forgot, Oh these are
supposed to be homes.
Speaker 6 (02:26):
It was completely leveled.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
You're like, oh, those are supposed to be homes, just
empty lots everywhere. So it was a reminder that while
we're all going through it all trying to figure this
thing out, you know, to counter blessing. So that's where
I was and still am h throughout this day, no doubt.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
That don't mean I'm not still about to come for you.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Well, I'm always coming to you already know, and we'll
talk about that. I do have a little you know,
I was kind of in the news today indirectly. I
shouldn't say indirectly because my name was Rob that's right.
Speaker 6 (02:53):
You know.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
They called straight up and they right by the way
shout out to Rob Sterling Junior.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
And you got to relax. This is about two three days.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
As a matter of fact, you got to relax with
that too, because I told Rob g I'm getting hit
up about that in a complimenting way.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
People have saw our videos at soccer.
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Right or soccer Yeah, I bet racist he put uh
put that up and people responding to that. So we'll
get into that little bit later. But yeah, people have
got some thank you messages.
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Yes, very nice.
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All right, people, let's welcome in the odd couple because
you wouldn't be able to do this without them.
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This farm Radio program.
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Rob G is our producer, Alex is our engineer. Usc
Chris is at the anchor desk. He'll keep us updated
throughout the show.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Welcome back, never heard of him?
Speaker 6 (03:41):
Never heard of never heard of him.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
Welcome of.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Elijah? That's right, who is back from his three month?
Speaker 4 (03:51):
They can't three? I mean, Elijah, I'm just gonna be honest.
Speaker 6 (03:54):
Do you have a kid?
Speaker 4 (03:56):
You know you have another kid?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Rob G?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
I mean, and they like to go like National parks
all you ever see the pictures on his social They're unbelievable,
like they are what was that Grizzly Adams, you knowing that,
Like they got these great pictures and all this stuff.
So they want a grace, you know what I mean? No, no, no,
they're right because I ain't going out into the forest
and all that stuff. Black folks don't.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
There, Okay, which ROGI real quick, would you take the
family from a drive from here La all the way
to uh to New Jersey?
Speaker 6 (04:32):
Driving and driving?
Speaker 7 (04:34):
All right?
Speaker 1 (04:34):
You said them down? My wife had a someone saying, oh,
we're gonna take the kid. We're gonna drive all the
way to like it was like New Jersey or Boston.
I think it was Boston from here, from here. Okay,
Toddler to toddlers, let me tell you what we're not
gonna do.
Speaker 6 (04:48):
I'm with you.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
God gave people talents for a reason. Somebody was smart
enough to win. One of the Warner brothers or somebody.
Brothers made the planes, the plane, Boston plane. Shout out
to them, the right, the right brothers. That's what I mean,
said that said the Wayne brothers.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Warner brothers, Warner.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
All right, it's right there.
Speaker 8 (05:06):
We go by the way, Kati did the AT and
T lady donate at all for that thing you're at today?
Speaker 6 (05:10):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 8 (05:11):
The fires and stuff?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
You know?
Speaker 2 (05:12):
For?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Who would a T and T lady, the.
Speaker 8 (05:14):
One that has only philanthropy get any money from her?
Speaker 1 (05:19):
That's a great point. I gotta check the numbers. Let
me check the numbers. That's a great point, Alex. Make
sure she ain't lying out here. It's keeping it for herself.
You're right, Let's keep her in check. All right, Hey,
we got a great show, a lot to get to.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
On this funky flashback Friday, and uh rob g We're
gonna start with the Lakers, And there was some reporting
about Lebron not happy panties in a bunch, you know,
with the way things are going on down at Crypto
dot com arena, Rob G, can you for listen?
Speaker 9 (05:51):
Yeah, this seems to be boiling over in a big
way here in La Land. We remember about a week
ago we had Brian Windhorse say on ESPN Radio that,
you know, so the idea of Lebron not retiring with
the Lakers is now more on the table than ever.
He didn't say outright it was gonna happen, but he said,
you know, just don't slam the.
Speaker 6 (06:09):
Door on it anymore.
Speaker 9 (06:11):
A couple of days ago, yo Van buhafriend of the
Show Lake, longtime Lakers insider, said that the relationship between
the two sides is kind of salty at the moment's
a little frosty.
Speaker 6 (06:18):
Two sides have not exactly seemed batiko at the moment. Well.
Speaker 9 (06:21):
Today ESPN dot Com, Ramona Shelburn and Brian Winhurst again
put out a lengthy piece discussing what's going on with Lebron,
James and the Lakers brass and in summary, what they
have determined is that Lebron is not happy that the
team has really pivoted in a strong way towards Luka,
(06:41):
Doncic and his timeline and put Lebron's timeline on the
back burner. In fact, according to Shelbourne and Windhors, one
of the things that Lebron is really upset about is
that the Lakers did not offer him a contract extension
prior to him opting in to that fifty two million
dollars for next season.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
So it wasn't right. He didn't have a choice to say, now,
I'm not gonna do that. Let me decide what I'm
gonna do. No, they said no, no, no, you're good.
You gotta think are You're coming in okay.
Speaker 9 (07:10):
In fact, according to Shauburn and Windhorse, here's how they
frame it in the story.
Speaker 6 (07:16):
If Lebron wanted the kind of Hollywood ending that.
Speaker 9 (07:18):
Only the Lakers can give Legends of the game, the
release date has been set Spring twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
And Calvin, I'm just gonna say this, the Lakers are
spot on. They are spot on.
Speaker 6 (07:34):
This is not.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
You can't live in the past when it comes to sports.
You know, you fall in love with people or the
Lakers did it with Kobe mistake. You can say whatever
you the last six five six years with mistake, too
much money, nobody wanted to play with.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
You remember what it was. They couldn't make the playoff.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
It was not good because they were what they wanted
to take care of Kobe and be loyal and all
that kind of stuff, and you gotta be careful with that.
In this case, the Lakers have done everything. Lebron's gonna
be forty one. Like, seriously, you got a twenty five
year old star that you're traded for, right, and that's
who you have to center around the team. The team
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was just sold. If you're the Dodgers, you're living in
the past. I mean the Lakers, you're half right, right,
half right, because the Dodgers are moved across the street,
you know what I'm saying. So I don't see this
as being disrespectful or not. You know, when he was there,
they paid him, they gave him the extension before you know,
they've done everything. He wanted more plays, and when they
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got him a D, traded all the young players right
to go get a D for him. That worked out.
They want a championship, they get Luca for him. Okay, wow,
you know what I mean. But you can't string this
along an extension no, it could be forty. This is
the right move by the Lakers.
Speaker 6 (09:03):
This is gonna be the first time Lebron is gonna
have to deal with something different. And that is the.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
First time not being courted, the fourth time not being wanted,
the first time that he is in a position where
he's second fiddle. And since he's probably what thirteen years old,
he's probably been that guy.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
Now.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
His disposition, especially early on, was to be more of
a collaborative guy, bring the team on high fives with everybody.
So but he always knew subconsciously it all revolved around him.
And this is the first time Robin happens, you know,
and people do that in life things when it ain't
all about you, if you're if you're an only child
and all of a sudden you got a sibling.
Speaker 6 (09:40):
What you mean? I don't get this, and what do
you mean they gotta share? I gotta do this?
Speaker 1 (09:43):
And I think that's what he's going through. You mentioned
a couple of good things. New ownership. I'm gonna start there.
New ownership, mind you, Rob, Not a new ownership that's
new to this, New ownership that knows what they're doing.
New ownership that has continually had the Dodgers being successful,
whether they're competing for obviously winning their division and competing
for world series, winning World Series.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
So the ownership is a little bit different.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
This ain't just the Bus family, who I've said a
million times who to fault has been overly loyal to
people who are in business with them back.
Speaker 6 (10:14):
In the early eighties. I'm because mom and pop shop.
They have that thing.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
If you've been with us, you know you've been through
the ups and downs with us, We become loyalty.
Speaker 6 (10:22):
We ride with you. This ain't that.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
This new ownership, while respecting Lebron, while appreciating Lebron, are
trying to also move forward. And the day that the
inc sign a dried up on that trade for Luka Doncentz,
the Lebron era was over. Now you can be a
part of the Luca era. You can be participatory. We
would love to have you on this ride. But this
is now the Luca era without a doubt, and I
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would challenge Lebron. That makes to see if this cannot
go out bad. You don't have to go out bad
because they didn't offew extension. You don't have to go
out bad because the team is now about Luca.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
You don't tell him not call and not texting DeAndre
aid Andre eight, And I mean that is a I'm
gonna say, you gotta throw him a party, y'all.
Speaker 6 (11:03):
Welcome to Wow walcome to the team, Bro. That's it.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
So this is gonna be something Lebron is gonna have
to deal with for the first time where yo, you
are not your second fiddle, and that's it.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
It's uncommon territory for him.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
But again, when you look at the fact that he's
not a lifer, fairly or unfairly, wrong or right them
giving Kobe that deal, we know what Kobe meant to
the city. We know what he meant to this franchise.
So right, I'm saying you shouldn't from a practical business.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Standpoint, I understand that. But if you look at the results,
they weren't good.
Speaker 6 (11:34):
Right, And that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
From a practical business standpoint, you would say it's trying
to move on, But the Lakers ownership said we're gonna
do right by him. He'd been here for us and
that was their prerogative. This isn't that where Lebron hasn't
been a lifer. So you mentioned with clutch sports. They
brought in a gang of clutch sports guys over the years.
They brought in ad. They into his credit. Hey, he
and A d brought them a championship. So it's been
a mutual thing. He brought them some relevancy and some
(11:57):
you know, they were competitive making. They brought him everything
he wanted, the guys he wanted, the coaches he wanted.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
And they even brought his son in.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
So at a certain point, you can add, the Lakers
can actually look at Lebron and ask him what more
do you want from me?
Speaker 6 (12:12):
Because they have given him every week, got your son, squad?
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Do you want from me?
Speaker 6 (12:16):
That's what they can ask him.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
So to me, this is gonna be interesting when Lebron
handles for the first time not being the princess at
the ball and having to, you know, be second fiddle
and not being our first and top priority with every
single move or decision that we make. And it's gonna
be interesting to see how he chooses to handle this
as he winds it down. Because you look what you
you said the same thing. Look I wrote it down.
(12:39):
He's about to be forty one, and if I extend
you another two years, what are you forty three.
Speaker 6 (12:44):
You know what I mean? Like, how when does it stop?
And Father Time is undefeated?
Speaker 1 (12:48):
You held him off the longest we've ever seen at
this level, and Tom Brady held him off or give
you guys credit for that.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
But he's still undefeated, no doubt. All right?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
Eight seven seven ninety nine off Fox eight seven seven
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the right thing by putting an expiration date on the
Lebron James era in Los Angeles. We'll continue that conversation
next with you. It is The Odd Couple on a
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Speaker 3 (14:26):
I'm going to Atlanta, Magic City, Alex.
Speaker 6 (14:31):
I'm gonna send pictures, ladies and gentlemen. It is two
for one night. Rob Parker is in the building. Cinnamon
come get a twelve. No, Magic City might not do
all that. I don't know. Oh they respect Doug.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Yeah, hey they all when I come in there, they
know because we got Magic City Monday.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Aint no infans about what we're talking about.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
They know every Monday, Magic City Monday, Magic City Atlanta.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Here's my question for you, for real, do they expect
you to spend big bucks because you know they got
a lot of people. Are the artists out there, they
entertain out there, the people who do particular activities in
the streets to make money.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Not big bucks. But I'm gonna go in and I'm
gonna go ahead and donate good.
Speaker 6 (15:10):
Man, donate me. No wait, Alex, don't nate me. She
gotta do nothing.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
No no, don't name mean she gonna have to do
something for you, something to do.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
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Shout to DJ Aley Alex. That was a banker right there.
I like that version more than the which one was
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Speaker 6 (15:37):
The I think it's been in black that we uh
the man in black? Yeah, give me the original simme
forget to up a little bit. Yeah. Uh.
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Speaker 6 (16:14):
The Dodgers struggling big time.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
Hey, they bother right, six and losses My goodness, eight
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Speaker 6 (16:26):
What's up, Drew?
Speaker 7 (16:29):
Hey, guys, I think that the Lakers definitely should move on.
I think that the Sailors should follow the same model.
I don't think you need invest in an older person,
especially with a forty five year old body.
Speaker 4 (16:44):
So didn're doing the right thing, right, Drew.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
I mean, like, I don't know, like, should they have
even brought him back? I mean, I know it was
his options. Should they have said like this year, one
more year?
Speaker 9 (16:56):
Right?
Speaker 6 (16:56):
It's cool?
Speaker 7 (16:58):
I mean I would have I would have brought him back,
but I would have been traded up. This is Luca time.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
Yeah, yeah, I think I think he already knows that
even what I'll say.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
It, And I think it's a sting rob thank you, Drew.
I think it's a burn. It's the first time. Look, listen, dude,
whether you like him, love him, handy, he's been the
facing the league for so long, and you become accustomed
that people catering to you, organizations, businesses, and I think
for the first time, you're like, you're not catering. Y'all
not gonna do this, y'are not gonna listen. They didn't have.
They haven't made a rob. The man opted in for
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half of you know, you know, one hundred half a
one hundred million dollars, and they haven't said, hey, we're
so excited that Lebron is, you know, opted in.
Speaker 6 (17:35):
We're looking forward to see.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
There's been no mention of it from the Lakers, which
is uncommon usually for somebody so big and for such
a large amount of money. So I think, again, I
think this is just something he's not accustomed to. But yeah,
I do think they him opting in. You're happy about that,
because if you're even remotely trying to compete this year
you do need him.
Speaker 6 (17:53):
I mean, he still was an All NBA guy.
Speaker 1 (17:55):
Lucas hopefully in better shape, gonna come back and play
even better because he was nicked up throughout the season.
So you absolutely need them to be competitive because it's
not as if they make crazy big moves.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
You got Austin Reids, they.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
Couldn't make any moves, Dusty Issue really and DeAndre Ayden
and you know, so you've got a team that that's
not enough that right seven to me?
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Seven six at the highest fifth is Luca went crazy
and he's the m v P.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
That's the same if Look the fifth is because.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Luca the West and all the teams and all the
players and all that, it's just gonna be an uphill battle.
Speaker 6 (18:30):
On the East every time.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
They gonna have to go with you know, anytime they
played the Eastern Conference team they got asked to be
a dub for them, or.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
The Lakers have to play Cooper Flags team every day
or something.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Oh I'm sorry, there you go, just because it's their
thirty first anniversary. The you and Stony don't nobody want
to hear that? And not enough odd couple in your life.
You got the ring tone, you got our song we play.
You've got an odd couple. You don't have a do
you have?
Speaker 6 (18:56):
You know? I have a picture of them in my kitchen.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
Nobody got time, Ain't nobody got time for all that
AKA club men and Tony Randall and they were when
it was a cookie episode, And they have on an apron,
a backless.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Aprol boy to somebody gonna call and tell us that
aprons are backless at some point on it not back list,
someone's gonna acknowledge that. By the way, you're like that
picture Alex and Robger of Wolverine.
Speaker 6 (19:22):
Looking at the picture of Wolverine. That's you looking at them.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
The odd couple like fellas I'm going to bed at night,
give him a little kiss, tuck him next to you. Well,
I don't know, I don't know what I love as
much as you love the AKA. But I don't mean
just our show. I mean everything.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
Everything changed my life, like it's a part of my life.
Speaker 6 (19:41):
Rob your phone just rang the eye couple. I believe you,
it's a part of my life. I don't even know
what else to tell you.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
The phone rang on a couple twenty eight minutes after
Rob or Alex played Our Little and don't please remember
hit it, Alex and always remember.
Speaker 4 (19:59):
You talk in front of a live audience.
Speaker 6 (20:02):
Now, I got a sweet eat baby, I gotta do that.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
That is exactly my ring tong. We heard you, alex
Is you noticed the national show. Everybody just heard it too, Rob,
what's your top three? Odd Couple of Magic City, Marshalls?
Speaker 6 (20:18):
What shows?
Speaker 1 (20:19):
Just like your top three things? Ross is sitting right there, like,
hold hold up? Couple, Yeah, okay, couples for.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Sure, Golden Girls.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
Oh yeah, he's breaking Pelvics and Vanilla bee cheese.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
I was gonna that was where I'm gonna go, chee kase.
Magic City is in the top five, but that, okay,
I'm not kidding you.
Speaker 8 (20:41):
Those three would be the Golden Girls, Odd Couple Cheesecake.
Speaker 5 (20:44):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple
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Speaker 1 (20:56):
It is The Odd Couple of Rob Parker Kelvin Washington
on a Funky Flashback Friday. Hey, and we're joining now
by our man friend of the show, Jerry Harriston Junior
Jay Hare World Series Champs Sports and La analyst uh
and of course an avid golfer claims he hoops.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
I don't know if you can hoop. We gotta get
out there on the court to release.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
You mean, you know, you don't believe him. He's an athlete.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Every time I see it, all it's coming in running
from at least a back nine or something.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
What's up, Jay Hair?
Speaker 5 (21:25):
What's going on?
Speaker 7 (21:26):
Guys?
Speaker 5 (21:26):
Kelvin rob what's up?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
What's happening? How are you?
Speaker 5 (21:29):
I'm doing well, very well.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
Better than the Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (21:33):
Gracious, what is going on? Jerry?
Speaker 4 (21:34):
I know there's injuries. You got months he heard.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
You know, there's not Freddie Freeman, there's there's there's some
guys not bumped up, not doing uh, not healthy as
you would like him.
Speaker 6 (21:46):
But it's been a rough stretch for the Dodgers.
Speaker 5 (21:49):
It has been a rough trackch you know, listen, you
know injuries has been a part of it. But really
you can't really make that a hues because there's just
a but every team has been dealing with injuries.
Speaker 6 (21:59):
You know.
Speaker 5 (22:00):
Bottom line, we're not playing well, you know, and hopefully
that changes tonight. You know, when you're not hitting, you're
not scoring runs. You're not manufacturing runs, you're not hitting
with runners in scoring position, you're not pitching. You're not
going to win big league ball games. But when you
play one hundred and sixty two games, you're going to
have six games, ten games, maybe a twelve games stretch
where it's just not going to be there. And you
(22:21):
hate saying that. And I know fans are frustrated. I'm frustrated,
but you know who's more frustrated to players? You know,
we go through this every year, every team goes to it.
But thankfully we got guys that have been through it
and they know how to come out of it. You know,
if the Dodgers were a stock, I would be all in.
I'd buy it right now because you can't tell me Mooki,
(22:41):
Freddie Shohey and the rest of the guys aren't going
to pick it up and start playing better, especially in
the second half.
Speaker 6 (22:47):
Yeah, you mentioned something.
Speaker 1 (22:48):
I was having some conversations about it, and we kind
of knew with all the guys banged up pitchers and
from the pitching staff. But it's been as you mentioned,
the offense as of late just been struggling. I can't
get off the snide so tell me a little bit
more about what you're seeing on that is and is
it just simply it's that time of season, happens every year.
Speaker 6 (23:04):
Are you saying anything?
Speaker 1 (23:05):
Is it an approach thing, is it a stylistic you
know the way they're going about it.
Speaker 5 (23:10):
Well, I think it's different for each and every guy.
You know, sometimes show Hey, when he's a little tired,
he will tend to open up his front shoulder just
a little bit, uh, and that'll open up the front
hip and he will roll over a little bit more often.
You know, hopefully stay square, keeps that front shoulder in
and when he does that, obviously he's as good as anybody.
(23:31):
With Mookie Betts, the top hand for his swing is
the key. When that top hand is not working, you'll
see a lot of fly balls to right field, pop
ups to the right side, and you'll see his barrel
drop when you see him get to that's I like
this call a to b When he gets separated and
getting ready to start a swing, he goes directly to
the baseball and that top hand is flying through his own.
(23:54):
He's as good as anybody.
Speaker 7 (23:55):
You know.
Speaker 5 (23:56):
Freddy Freeman is going through something right now. He's just
too good of a hit or too great of a hitter,
and he's gonna get get himself out of it because
he's a contact guy, and he shortens up and he
makes his adjustment. So each and everybody is different, and
I really believe these guys will turn it around. The
loss of Max months E, Tiascar and Nana's Tommy ended
being hurt as well. Yeah that has hurt us too,
(24:18):
But I expect these guys to this day off yesterday,
to bounce back tonight against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Now, let me ask you when you brought up Mookie
Bets and I mean he started out with the illness
right on his way to Japan and got off to
a decent start and then you know, not so good
and didn't make the All Star team for the first
time in eight years. That's significant to me. What's happened
to Mookie this year?
Speaker 5 (24:45):
Well, first of all the positives, Mookie's played incredible short stop.
I mean that was the biggest question mark coming in.
He's not only been a good short stup, he's been elite.
You know, the stats you know bear that out on
the offensive side. I really believe me, And Nomar said
this when he was out with that illness. We thought
(25:06):
he kind of rushed back. Now at that home opener,
he hit that walk off home run, right.
Speaker 6 (25:11):
That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
Yeah, I remember that.
Speaker 5 (25:13):
It was unbelievable, But you got to remember it, guys.
You guys have played sports growing up. Adrenaline is a
big thing. When you have adrenaline that can carry that
can sustain you for a couple of days a week,
maybe two weeks. But when you get into a long
season like a Maazor League baseball season one hundred and
six to two games at one hundred and eighty four days,
I think that's what is now. It's tough to maintain
(25:36):
your weight. And then Mookie was trying to add weight.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
He looks like like like that, and you and you noticed, Jered,
that's a lot of weight off of a professional athlete,
especially for him his frame.
Speaker 6 (25:48):
Right.
Speaker 5 (25:49):
Yeah, it's not like, yeah, it's not like we're asking
a defensive tackle. He lost twenty pounds nothing. This is
MOOKI backs he's but five ten and eighty right, So
you know that concerned me, and I think he's just
been playing catch up and listen, as much as we
all want to see Mookie Betts make the All Star
(26:10):
team and represent the Dodgers. I think this was a
blessing in the skis. He gets five or six days off,
hopefully eats. He eats a lot of food, a lot
of dessert, and puts on some more weight and to
be to be able to be sustainable in the second half.
So I think this is going to be a blessing
in the guys. But Mookie Bets kind of, you know,
(26:30):
regroup a little bit during this All Star break, because listen,
Mookie Betts is as good as anybody. He's going to
be a first ballot Hall of Famer and a champion.
He works extremely hard and I expect Mookie Betts to
to really be one of the reasons why we repeat
as champions in the second half.
Speaker 1 (26:47):
Well, let's go to the other big team in the
other league. That will be the Yankees. By the way,
Jerry Harrison Junior, our guest. You've course seen him on
sports in LA and he's a World Series champ play
with both teams, Dodgers and the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (26:57):
You want to go won the World Series two thousand
and nine with the with the Bronx bomb.
Speaker 6 (27:01):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
I want to go to those Bronx Bombers who kind of,
you know, playing a little bit better lately, but they
hadn't been performing like folks thought. It started off all right,
they should be right back in the World Series. In
the middling part of the season thus far, it wasn't
so great a getting the last few doing all right.
Speaker 6 (27:15):
Well last night, last night, comeback, comeback, yep. But what
are you making?
Speaker 1 (27:19):
It was going on there, and I know you had
mentioned you said you'd buy stocking the Dodgers, And that's
kind of seems to be with the sentiment, is that
you still believe in not you alone, but people still
would believe in the Dodgers, still have more concerns with
the Yankees.
Speaker 6 (27:29):
What about you.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
Well, I think the Yankees will be there. I think
they'll make a move or two at the deadline. Cody
Bellingers having a good year. I really expected him to
have a great year, especially in that ball for Aaron
Judges been out of.
Speaker 3 (27:42):
This Well, let's say I want you to stop for
one second and tell people Jerry to hit with that
power and average. At one point he was leading the
major leagues in singles too. How different are tough is that?
To hit for average? Like that and power when they
the average batting average is like two forty two and
(28:03):
he's bet in three sixty and we're in July.
Speaker 5 (28:06):
I think he doesn't. I can't believe I'm gonna say this.
He doesn't get enough love for that. He's a complete hitter.
He's not a power hitter. And listen, listen, we all
know what he went through in the postseason, especially in
the World Series, his struggles. He didn't make any excuses.
He went out worked extremely hard in the offseason and
made sure the weaknesses he had last season in the
(28:28):
postseason he was going to make that his strength. And
boy has he got off to an incredible start and
having an incredible year. But you're right, Rob, he is
a complete baseball player, a lot better defender than he
gets credit for. Six foot eight, he's legit. You know,
I've met Lebron a couple times. He is Lebron's.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
Size six eight.
Speaker 5 (28:47):
And that's how big. That's how big he is.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
And that the World Series was the only error he's
ever made the outfield, Jerry exactly.
Speaker 5 (28:56):
And the reason why he made that error is because
he was trying to double off the run. That's why
he took his eye off the ball. That's why he's
just playing over having his career, So that's why he
bested the ball. So he's an incredible, incredible athlete, and
you know, he's a great ambassador for the game. There's
the reason why they was named the captain and everybody,
I mean everybody says great things about him, and he
(29:18):
deserves all the praise because he is a special, special talent.
I just wish kids wouldn't imitate his swing because again
I mentioned he's six foot eight, two hundred probably forty
five pounds. If you're five foot five as a little
kid or six', one chances are you can't hit like.
That you, know he's trying to get the ball in the,
air and he rightfully sow because he's got, incredible incredible.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Power, jerry can you what is the feeling winning The
World series In New york going down the you, know
The canyon Of heroes tick or tape?
Speaker 6 (29:52):
Parade what was that? Like what was that?
Speaker 5 (29:55):
Like you, KNOW i remember talking To derek about that
as soon as we, won you, know you, know we
were getting ready to get on floats and he, said,
man this is something you're never going to forget AND
i remember seeing the old clips of the Old yankees
championship teams in the. Past you got kick the tape
and you, know the toilet paper, Flying but to actually
witness it millions And i'm talking millions of people out
(30:18):
In New York, CITY i could Not it was there
was nothing but a sea of people and you couldn't
see a street. Corner you couldn't see a street light
because it was the fans were on top of street.
Lights and it's something that you, really, WELL i will
never forget because that team really kind of got that
city over the hunt because Remember robin And, calvin they
(30:41):
thought they had the curse of A rod at the.
Time remember, When, yeah they couldn't, win, Right, yeah they
couldn't win.
Speaker 7 (30:48):
That.
Speaker 6 (30:48):
Series he finally broke. Through you remember That.
Speaker 5 (30:51):
Alex Was alex was huge in the playoffs and in
The World, series and then it was just a great
group of. Guys we saw each other last season for
the fifteenth year. Anniversary great, guys great, team had a
lot of fun and it's Something.
Speaker 1 (31:07):
I'll never, forget, absolutely, Man i'm sure as a magical,
MOMENT i, Apologize, jay HAIR i had to ask you
to tell me more about The. Yankees what's going on in?
There he stopped me And aaron had to talk About
Aaron judge for three.
Speaker 6 (31:17):
Minutes i'm. SORRY i, Apologize. Jared, no, no, no that's just
What rob.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
Does he's gonna find WHAY i could have asked you
tell me about the nineteen eighty One yankee Se.
Speaker 6 (31:25):
Judge But Aaron judge he was just born.
Speaker 4 (31:29):
Then HEY, mlb bro, man that's our guy right.
Speaker 5 (31:32):
There eighty One yankees lost to the eighty One.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Dodgers Somehow Aaron judges was gonna come up in it.
Too by the, way you know his dad was walking
around with.
Speaker 6 (31:42):
Him all. Right j Appreciates, jerry you appreciate.
Speaker 5 (31:46):
YOU i have a question for, you. GUYS i have
a quick question for you. Guys Does lebron finish the
season as A? LAKER a great.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
Question we just had our conversation about. IT i think
he finishes the season ja here BECAUSE i don't think
they're gonna be a good enough for you, know like
for to make them. More they're just gonna ride it,
out like let's just be let this be his farewell with.
Us BUT i don't think he'll be here the following.
Year SO i think this is his last year with The.
Lakers he knows that they know, it and, they'll you,
know they'll part ways in twenty.
Speaker 6 (32:12):
Twenty was that twenty six and the other THING i
just saw.
Speaker 3 (32:14):
THIS i Guess Brian windhorse had reported that The lakers
Told luca about that they were selling the, team but
didn't Tell.
Speaker 6 (32:23):
Lebron did you have? IT i didn't. Not, yeah that's
is that?
Speaker 4 (32:27):
Right rob G?
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Okay that can you imagine? That Like lebron didn't, know
but they Told luca that the. TRADE i mean that that's.
Happened that further s tells you something right there right.
Speaker 5 (32:36):
There, yeah if that's if that report we just said it's,
true THEN i guess. THAT i, mean that's pretty.
Speaker 6 (32:42):
Telling, yeah That's it's pretty much a wrap you in
next next.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Weekend i'm doing preimposed the next not this, tomorrow but
the Following.
Speaker 6 (32:48):
SATURDAY i will.
Speaker 5 (32:50):
Be, yes we'll be after The altar.
Speaker 1 (32:51):
Break i'll be, back all, Right i'll see, you all,
right thank, you j hare guys any, time all.
Speaker 6 (32:56):
Right Jerry Harrison. Jr there the Real jay Hare.
Speaker 1 (32:58):
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Speaker 6 (33:55):
Hi here we go. Back, Yeah elijah was back as.
Well never heard of, It, okay didn't. Know it's bad
when you're just going straight to the other.
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Person, no, no, no one in one last, night one game got.
Rained now so one in, one one seventy three and
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Speaker 6 (34:09):
Season here we.
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detroit taking on The.
Speaker 3 (34:14):
Tigers only Because seattle blew a five nothing lea left
you like The. TIGERS i just gave you, no, no,
NO i just figured Like seattle after, that remember to
pitch out of no hitter through.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
It my favorite part of Secl city is hearing your. Rationale,
okay that's the best. Part just like it doesn't make
Any they lost twenty to. Nothing they're gonna win today
because the other team used too many.
Speaker 6 (34:34):
Runs, look that's What i'll, say all.
Speaker 3 (34:35):
Right New York metropolitans minus one and a, half. Bruds
they're In Kansas city taking on The royals and The
Minnesota twins minus one and a. Half they're hosting The
Pittsburgh pirates tonight In. Minneapolis So twins minus one and a,
Half mets minus one and a, half And seattle plus
one and a half In. Detroit and remember cal what's?
(34:56):
That i'm not telling you who to bet. On i'm
telling you why? Better DID i do?
Speaker 4 (35:02):
That DID i do? THAT i knew? That DID i do?
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Speaker 11 (35:08):
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Is? That how is? That HOW i?
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Speaker 6 (35:37):
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Speaker 4 (35:44):
Play you got a tissue for?
Speaker 6 (35:46):
Me is that the? Network?
Speaker 1 (35:48):
No that Was, Seattle, Seattle yeah that Was he was
a little too Excited american know that.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
Was that wasn't?
Speaker 6 (35:54):
That that wasn't that? Exciting how excited were? You i'm not.
Excited that's a care. Lot you got a tissue for all?
Speaker 1 (36:00):
Right see See rob jer you took it too, far
the care less part of. You but no nice you,
KNOW i just it was a good. Game the care less.
Part he took it too. Far the show is starting
AND i Hear, alex you put on The yankees for.
Speaker 6 (36:09):
Me, no, no, No, alex you did it.
Speaker 1 (36:11):
Wrong it's not only but it's the way like he
is confused that you don't have The yankees already up The?
Speaker 6 (36:17):
Yankees where are The? Yankees we got four TVs in
out of one of, Them.
Speaker 9 (36:23):
Aaron judge always saw two balls and we haven't got
him on the on the screen.
Speaker 3 (36:27):
Yet to, IT i, said what DO i want to?
Speaker 6 (36:30):
See, TONIGHT i said The yankees The. Mets you said
we couldn't do right as The. Mets The.
Speaker 3 (36:35):
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quick if you read the you Had giannis talking about
(37:03):
he probably will be back In milwaukee going back to
speed On. Speedy you don't have any doubt about. That
if if he could have easily, SAID i haven't made that.
DECISION i don't know What i'm gonna, do you, know
like that's all you had.
Speaker 6 (37:15):
To say and.
Speaker 1 (37:16):
Listen as much AS i think there's still a chance
of something going on, there BECAUSE i think more so
in the upcoming season Before february the trade. Deadline if
they start off you know ten and twenty five or.
Something BUT i think he's just. TRYING i think this
Is giannis's way the last two years of putting pressure
on the, Team like this is my way of, saying,
(37:36):
hey come, on because he's mentioned a million times him
winning one is. Unacceptable, yes people will pat me on the. Back,
Yes i'll go to The hall Of. Fame let's say.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
UNACCEPTABLE i don't know about, that but It's. Milwaukee i'm just,
saying come, on, man like we do it all the.
Time we can name twenty teams that haven't, won so
you can sit there and it's unacceptable For. Milwaukee BUT
i can name The knicks and The clippers and The.
Pistons i've been waned since two thousand and.
Speaker 6 (38:01):
FOUR i could.
Speaker 4 (38:03):
GO i could go all the.
Speaker 6 (38:04):
Teams i'll.
Speaker 1 (38:05):
DO a guy who was in the same city was
better than, Him lou Al cinder Turned Kareem abdu only
could win.
Speaker 6 (38:11):
One, There i'm.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Trying to, say but that's what he. Said he, said you,
KNOW i want to have been multiple to. Me for me
to win one would be, disappointing and that's, Okay BUT
i just think It's. See then the more you say,
that the more because It's. Milwaukee the more he gonna.
Speaker 6 (38:24):
Leaves going because he's gonna listen to.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
You it's gonna be like, Man Rob parker told me
that's going to be able to win one with The,
milwaukee SO i must have.
Speaker 6 (38:32):
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Spent this morning, you know, the news show.
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We were in Altadena, and for those who don't know,
that was one of the cities I was primarily hit
with the fires here six months ago, so we did
our show live from there.
Speaker 6 (02:03):
I met some great people.
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And the whole point was six months later, where are
we how they were building, showing their resiliency and still
the issues in the area. And just a reminder of
telling Rob g Man, just even though you've got stuff
going on, I've got stuff going on.
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We all do. That's' just still counter blessings.
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You know, because I was driving through Rob and you
saw for a minute, I completely forgot, Oh these are
supposed to be homes.
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It was completely leveled.
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You're like, oh, those are supposed to be homes, just
empty lots everywhere. So it was a reminder that while
we're all going through it all trying to figure this
thing out, you know, to counter blessing. So that's where
I was and still am h throughout this day, no doubt.
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That don't mean I'm not still about to come for you.
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Well, I'm always coming to you already know, and we'll
talk about that. I do have a little you know,
I was kind of in the news today indirectly. I
shouldn't say indirectly because my name was Rob that's right.
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You know.
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They called straight up and they right by the way
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Elijah? That's right, who is back from his three month?
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Speaker 6 (03:54):
Do you have a kid?
Speaker 4 (03:56):
You know you have another kid?
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Rob G?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
I mean, and they like to go like National parks
all you ever see the pictures on his social They're unbelievable,
like they are what was that Grizzly Adams, you knowing that,
Like they got these great pictures and all this stuff.
So they want a grace, you know what I mean? No, no, no,
they're right because I ain't going out into the forest
and all that stuff. Black folks don't.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
There, Okay, which ROGI real quick, would you take the
family from a drive from here La all the way
to uh to New Jersey?
Speaker 6 (04:32):
Driving and driving?
Speaker 7 (04:34):
All right?
Speaker 1 (04:34):
You said them down? My wife had a someone saying, oh,
we're gonna take the kid. We're gonna drive all the
way to like it was like New Jersey or Boston.
I think it was Boston from here, from here. Okay,
Toddler to toddlers, let me tell you what we're not
gonna do.
Speaker 6 (04:48):
I'm with you.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
God gave people talents for a reason. Somebody was smart
enough to win. One of the Warner brothers or somebody.
Brothers made the planes, the plane, Boston plane. Shout out
to them, the right, the right brothers. That's what I mean,
said that said the Wayne brothers.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Warner brothers, Warner.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
All right, it's right there.
Speaker 8 (05:06):
We go by the way, Kati did the AT and
T lady donate at all for that thing you're at today?
Speaker 6 (05:10):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 8 (05:11):
The fires and stuff?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
You know?
Speaker 2 (05:12):
For?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Who would a T and T lady, the.
Speaker 8 (05:14):
One that has only philanthropy get any money from her?
Speaker 1 (05:19):
That's a great point. I gotta check the numbers. Let
me check the numbers. That's a great point, Alex. Make
sure she ain't lying out here. It's keeping it for herself.
You're right, Let's keep her in check. All right, Hey,
we got a great show, a lot to get to.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
On this funky flashback Friday, and uh rob g We're
gonna start with the Lakers, And there was some reporting
about Lebron not happy panties in a bunch, you know,
with the way things are going on down at Crypto
dot com arena, Rob G, can you for listen?
Speaker 9 (05:51):
Yeah, this seems to be boiling over in a big
way here in La Land. We remember about a week
ago we had Brian Windhorse say on ESPN Radio that,
you know, so the idea of Lebron not retiring with
the Lakers is now more on the table than ever.
He didn't say outright it was gonna happen, but he said,
you know, just don't slam the.
Speaker 6 (06:09):
Door on it anymore.
Speaker 9 (06:11):
A couple of days ago, yo Van buhafriend of the
Show Lake, longtime Lakers insider, said that the relationship between
the two sides is kind of salty at the moment's
a little frosty.
Speaker 6 (06:18):
Two sides have not exactly seemed batiko at the moment. Well.
Speaker 9 (06:21):
Today ESPN dot Com, Ramona Shelburn and Brian Winhurst again
put out a lengthy piece discussing what's going on with Lebron,
James and the Lakers brass and in summary, what they
have determined is that Lebron is not happy that the
team has really pivoted in a strong way towards Luka,
(06:41):
Doncic and his timeline and put Lebron's timeline on the
back burner. In fact, according to Shelbourne and Windhors, one
of the things that Lebron is really upset about is
that the Lakers did not offer him a contract extension
prior to him opting in to that fifty two million
dollars for next season.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
So it wasn't right. He didn't have a choice to say, now,
I'm not gonna do that. Let me decide what I'm
gonna do. No, they said no, no, no, you're good.
You gotta think are You're coming in okay.
Speaker 9 (07:10):
In fact, according to Shauburn and Windhorse, here's how they
frame it in the story.
Speaker 6 (07:16):
If Lebron wanted the kind of Hollywood ending that.
Speaker 9 (07:18):
Only the Lakers can give Legends of the game, the
release date has been set Spring twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
And Calvin, I'm just gonna say this, the Lakers are
spot on. They are spot on.
Speaker 6 (07:34):
This is not.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
You can't live in the past when it comes to sports.
You know, you fall in love with people or the
Lakers did it with Kobe mistake. You can say whatever
you the last six five six years with mistake, too
much money, nobody wanted to play with.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
You remember what it was. They couldn't make the playoff.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
It was not good because they were what they wanted
to take care of Kobe and be loyal and all
that kind of stuff, and you gotta be careful with that.
In this case, the Lakers have done everything. Lebron's gonna
be forty one. Like, seriously, you got a twenty five
year old star that you're traded for, right, and that's
who you have to center around the team. The team
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was just sold. If you're the Dodgers, you're living in
the past. I mean the Lakers, you're half right, right,
half right, because the Dodgers are moved across the street,
you know what I'm saying. So I don't see this
as being disrespectful or not. You know, when he was there,
they paid him, they gave him the extension before you know,
they've done everything. He wanted more plays, and when they
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got him a D, traded all the young players right
to go get a D for him. That worked out.
They want a championship, they get Luca for him. Okay, wow,
you know what I mean. But you can't string this
along an extension no, it could be forty. This is
the right move by the Lakers.
Speaker 6 (09:03):
This is gonna be the first time Lebron is gonna
have to deal with something different. And that is the.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
First time not being courted, the fourth time not being wanted,
the first time that he is in a position where
he's second fiddle. And since he's probably what thirteen years old,
he's probably been that guy.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
Now.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
His disposition, especially early on, was to be more of
a collaborative guy, bring the team on high fives with everybody.
So but he always knew subconsciously it all revolved around him.
And this is the first time Robin happens, you know,
and people do that in life things when it ain't
all about you, if you're if you're an only child
and all of a sudden you got a sibling.
Speaker 6 (09:40):
What you mean? I don't get this, and what do
you mean they gotta share? I gotta do this?
Speaker 1 (09:43):
And I think that's what he's going through. You mentioned
a couple of good things. New ownership. I'm gonna start there.
New ownership, mind you, Rob, Not a new ownership that's
new to this, New ownership that knows what they're doing.
New ownership that has continually had the Dodgers being successful,
whether they're competing for obviously winning their division and competing
for world series, winning World Series.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
So the ownership is a little bit different.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
This ain't just the Bus family, who I've said a
million times who to fault has been overly loyal to
people who are in business with them back.
Speaker 6 (10:14):
In the early eighties. I'm because mom and pop shop.
They have that thing.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
If you've been with us, you know you've been through
the ups and downs with us, We become loyalty.
Speaker 6 (10:22):
We ride with you. This ain't that.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
This new ownership, while respecting Lebron, while appreciating Lebron, are
trying to also move forward. And the day that the
inc sign a dried up on that trade for Luka Doncentz,
the Lebron era was over. Now you can be a
part of the Luca era. You can be participatory. We
would love to have you on this ride. But this
is now the Luca era without a doubt, and I
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would challenge Lebron. That makes to see if this cannot
go out bad. You don't have to go out bad
because they didn't offew extension. You don't have to go
out bad because the team is now about Luca.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
You don't tell him not call and not texting DeAndre
aid Andre eight, And I mean that is a I'm
gonna say, you gotta throw him a party, y'all.
Speaker 6 (11:03):
Welcome to Wow walcome to the team, Bro. That's it.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
So this is gonna be something Lebron is gonna have
to deal with for the first time where yo, you
are not your second fiddle, and that's it.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
It's uncommon territory for him.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
But again, when you look at the fact that he's
not a lifer, fairly or unfairly, wrong or right them
giving Kobe that deal, we know what Kobe meant to
the city. We know what he meant to this franchise.
So right, I'm saying you shouldn't from a practical business.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Standpoint, I understand that. But if you look at the results,
they weren't good.
Speaker 6 (11:34):
Right, And that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
From a practical business standpoint, you would say it's trying
to move on, But the Lakers ownership said we're gonna
do right by him. He'd been here for us and
that was their prerogative. This isn't that where Lebron hasn't
been a lifer. So you mentioned with clutch sports. They
brought in a gang of clutch sports guys over the years.
They brought in ad. They into his credit. Hey, he
and A d brought them a championship. So it's been
a mutual thing. He brought them some relevancy and some
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you know, they were competitive making. They brought him everything
he wanted, the guys he wanted, the coaches he wanted.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
And they even brought his son in.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
So at a certain point, you can add, the Lakers
can actually look at Lebron and ask him what more
do you want from me?
Speaker 6 (12:12):
Because they have given him every week, got your son, squad?
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Do you want from me?
Speaker 6 (12:16):
That's what they can ask him.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
So to me, this is gonna be interesting when Lebron
handles for the first time not being the princess at
the ball and having to, you know, be second fiddle
and not being our first and top priority with every
single move or decision that we make. And it's gonna
be interesting to see how he chooses to handle this
as he winds it down. Because you look what you
you said the same thing. Look I wrote it down.
(12:39):
He's about to be forty one, and if I extend
you another two years, what are you forty three.
Speaker 6 (12:44):
You know what I mean? Like, how when does it stop?
And Father Time is undefeated?
Speaker 1 (12:48):
You held him off the longest we've ever seen at
this level, and Tom Brady held him off or give
you guys credit for that.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
But he's still undefeated, no doubt. All right?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
Eight seven seven ninety nine off Fox eight seven seven
nine nine sixty three sixty nine on the Lakers doing
the right thing by putting an expiration date on the
Lebron James era in Los Angeles. We'll continue that conversation
next with you. It is The Odd Couple on a
funky Flashback Friday, Rob Parker, Kelvin Washington right here on
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Speaker 8 (13:19):
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Speaker 6 (13:37):
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Speaker 1 (14:19):
Seeing me Forget me now. That's why I got a
fresh haircut today. Yes, music, you know for good class
Back Friday.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
I'm going to Atlanta, Magic City, Alex.
Speaker 6 (14:31):
I'm gonna send pictures, ladies and gentlemen. It is two
for one night. Rob Parker is in the building. Cinnamon
come get a twelve. No, Magic City might not do
all that. I don't know. Oh they respect Doug.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Yeah, hey they all when I come in there, they
know because we got Magic City Monday.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Aint no infans about what we're talking about.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
They know every Monday, Magic City Monday, Magic City Atlanta.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Here's my question for you, for real, do they expect
you to spend big bucks because you know they got
a lot of people. Are the artists out there, they
entertain out there, the people who do particular activities in
the streets to make money.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Not big bucks. But I'm gonna go in and I'm
gonna go ahead and donate good.
Speaker 6 (15:10):
Man, donate me. No wait, Alex, don't nate me. She
gotta do nothing.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
No no, don't name mean she gonna have to do
something for you, something to do.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Yeah, yeah, that ain't the donation. That is a paid service.
All right, it's thee I cover up, alrighty, I coverle
Rob Parker, couple of Washington on a fucking flashback Friday.
Shout to DJ Aley Alex. That was a banker right there.
I like that version more than the which one was
that with Will Smith?
Speaker 11 (15:36):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (15:37):
The I think it's been in black that we uh
the man in black? Yeah, give me the original simme
forget to up a little bit. Yeah. Uh.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
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Speaker 6 (16:14):
The Dodgers struggling big time.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
Hey, they bother right, six and losses My goodness, eight
seven ninety nine on Fox Drew in New Jersey. You're
in the odd couple of Fox Sports Radio.
Speaker 6 (16:26):
What's up, Drew?
Speaker 7 (16:29):
Hey, guys, I think that the Lakers definitely should move on.
I think that the Sailors should follow the same model.
I don't think you need invest in an older person,
especially with a forty five year old body.
Speaker 4 (16:44):
So didn're doing the right thing, right, Drew.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
I mean, like, I don't know, like, should they have
even brought him back? I mean, I know it was
his options. Should they have said like this year, one
more year?
Speaker 9 (16:56):
Right?
Speaker 6 (16:56):
It's cool?
Speaker 7 (16:58):
I mean I would have I would have brought him back,
but I would have been traded up. This is Luca time.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
Yeah, yeah, I think I think he already knows that
even what I'll say.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
It, And I think it's a sting rob thank you, Drew.
I think it's a burn. It's the first time. Look, listen, dude,
whether you like him, love him, handy, he's been the
facing the league for so long, and you become accustomed
that people catering to you, organizations, businesses, and I think
for the first time, you're like, you're not catering. Y'all
not gonna do this, y'are not gonna listen. They didn't have.
They haven't made a rob. The man opted in for
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half of you know, you know, one hundred half a
one hundred million dollars, and they haven't said, hey, we're
so excited that Lebron is, you know, opted in.
Speaker 6 (17:35):
We're looking forward to see.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
There's been no mention of it from the Lakers, which
is uncommon usually for somebody so big and for such
a large amount of money. So I think, again, I
think this is just something he's not accustomed to. But yeah,
I do think they him opting in. You're happy about that,
because if you're even remotely trying to compete this year
you do need him.
Speaker 6 (17:53):
I mean, he still was an All NBA guy.
Speaker 1 (17:55):
Lucas hopefully in better shape, gonna come back and play
even better because he was nicked up throughout the season.
So you absolutely need them to be competitive because it's
not as if they make crazy big moves.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
You got Austin Reids, they.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
Couldn't make any moves, Dusty Issue really and DeAndre Ayden
and you know, so you've got a team that that's
not enough that right seven to me?
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Seven six at the highest fifth is Luca went crazy
and he's the m v P.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
That's the same if Look the fifth is because.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Luca the West and all the teams and all the
players and all that, it's just gonna be an uphill battle.
Speaker 6 (18:30):
On the East every time.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
They gonna have to go with you know, anytime they
played the Eastern Conference team they got asked to be
a dub for them, or.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
The Lakers have to play Cooper Flags team every day
or something.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Oh I'm sorry, there you go, just because it's their
thirty first anniversary. The you and Stony don't nobody want
to hear that? And not enough odd couple in your life.
You got the ring tone, you got our song we play.
You've got an odd couple. You don't have a do
you have?
Speaker 6 (18:56):
You know? I have a picture of them in my kitchen.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
Nobody got time, Ain't nobody got time for all that
AKA club men and Tony Randall and they were when
it was a cookie episode, And they have on an apron,
a backless.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Aprol boy to somebody gonna call and tell us that
aprons are backless at some point on it not back list,
someone's gonna acknowledge that. By the way, you're like that
picture Alex and Robger of Wolverine.
Speaker 6 (19:22):
Looking at the picture of Wolverine. That's you looking at them.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
The odd couple like fellas I'm going to bed at night,
give him a little kiss, tuck him next to you. Well,
I don't know, I don't know what I love as
much as you love the AKA. But I don't mean
just our show. I mean everything.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
Everything changed my life, like it's a part of my life.
Speaker 6 (19:41):
Rob your phone just rang the eye couple. I believe you,
it's a part of my life. I don't even know
what else to tell you.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
The phone rang on a couple twenty eight minutes after
Rob or Alex played Our Little and don't please remember
hit it, Alex and always remember.
Speaker 4 (19:59):
You talk in front of a live audience.
Speaker 6 (20:02):
Now, I got a sweet eat baby, I gotta do that.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
That is exactly my ring tong. We heard you, alex
Is you noticed the national show. Everybody just heard it too, Rob,
what's your top three? Odd Couple of Magic City, Marshalls?
Speaker 6 (20:18):
What shows?
Speaker 1 (20:19):
Just like your top three things? Ross is sitting right there, like,
hold hold up? Couple, Yeah, okay, couples for.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Sure, Golden Girls.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
Oh yeah, he's breaking Pelvics and Vanilla bee cheese.
Speaker 6 (20:36):
I was gonna that was where I'm gonna go, chee kase.
Magic City is in the top five, but that, okay,
I'm not kidding you.
Speaker 8 (20:41):
Those three would be the Golden Girls, Odd Couple Cheesecake.
Speaker 5 (20:44):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Be sure to catch live editions of The Odd Couple
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Speaker 1 (20:56):
It is The Odd Couple of Rob Parker Kelvin Washington
on a Funky Flashback Friday. Hey, and we're joining now
by our man friend of the show, Jerry Harriston Junior
Jay Hare World Series Champs Sports and La analyst uh
and of course an avid golfer claims he hoops.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
I don't know if you can hoop. We gotta get
out there on the court to release.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
You mean, you know, you don't believe him. He's an athlete.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Every time I see it, all it's coming in running
from at least a back nine or something.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
What's up, Jay Hair?
Speaker 5 (21:25):
What's going on?
Speaker 7 (21:26):
Guys?
Speaker 5 (21:26):
Kelvin rob what's up?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
What's happening? How are you?
Speaker 5 (21:29):
I'm doing well, very well.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
Better than the Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (21:33):
Gracious, what is going on? Jerry?
Speaker 4 (21:34):
I know there's injuries. You got months he heard.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
You know, there's not Freddie Freeman, there's there's there's some
guys not bumped up, not doing uh, not healthy as
you would like him.
Speaker 6 (21:46):
But it's been a rough stretch for the Dodgers.
Speaker 5 (21:49):
It has been a rough trackch you know, listen, you
know injuries has been a part of it. But really
you can't really make that a hues because there's just
a but every team has been dealing with injuries.
Speaker 6 (21:59):
You know.
Speaker 5 (22:00):
Bottom line, we're not playing well, you know, and hopefully
that changes tonight. You know, when you're not hitting, you're
not scoring runs. You're not manufacturing runs, you're not hitting
with runners in scoring position, you're not pitching. You're not
going to win big league ball games. But when you
play one hundred and sixty two games, you're going to
have six games, ten games, maybe a twelve games stretch
where it's just not going to be there. And you
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hate saying that. And I know fans are frustrated. I'm frustrated,
but you know who's more frustrated to players? You know,
we go through this every year, every team goes to it.
But thankfully we got guys that have been through it
and they know how to come out of it. You know,
if the Dodgers were a stock, I would be all in.
I'd buy it right now because you can't tell me Mooki,
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Freddie Shohey and the rest of the guys aren't going
to pick it up and start playing better, especially in
the second half.
Speaker 6 (22:47):
Yeah, you mentioned something.
Speaker 1 (22:48):
I was having some conversations about it, and we kind
of knew with all the guys banged up pitchers and
from the pitching staff. But it's been as you mentioned,
the offense as of late just been struggling. I can't
get off the snide so tell me a little bit
more about what you're seeing on that is and is
it just simply it's that time of season, happens every year.
Speaker 6 (23:04):
Are you saying anything?
Speaker 1 (23:05):
Is it an approach thing, is it a stylistic you
know the way they're going about it.
Speaker 5 (23:10):
Well, I think it's different for each and every guy.
You know, sometimes show Hey, when he's a little tired,
he will tend to open up his front shoulder just
a little bit, uh, and that'll open up the front
hip and he will roll over a little bit more often.
You know, hopefully stay square, keeps that front shoulder in
and when he does that, obviously he's as good as anybody.
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With Mookie Betts, the top hand for his swing is
the key. When that top hand is not working, you'll
see a lot of fly balls to right field, pop
ups to the right side, and you'll see his barrel
drop when you see him get to that's I like
this call a to b When he gets separated and
getting ready to start a swing, he goes directly to
the baseball and that top hand is flying through his own.
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He's as good as anybody.
Speaker 7 (23:55):
You know.
Speaker 5 (23:56):
Freddy Freeman is going through something right now. He's just
too good of a hit or too great of a hitter,
and he's gonna get get himself out of it because
he's a contact guy, and he shortens up and he
makes his adjustment. So each and everybody is different, and
I really believe these guys will turn it around. The
loss of Max months E, Tiascar and Nana's Tommy ended
being hurt as well. Yeah that has hurt us too,
(24:18):
But I expect these guys to this day off yesterday,
to bounce back tonight against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Now, let me ask you when you brought up Mookie
Bets and I mean he started out with the illness
right on his way to Japan and got off to
a decent start and then you know, not so good
and didn't make the All Star team for the first
time in eight years. That's significant to me. What's happened
to Mookie this year?
Speaker 5 (24:45):
Well, first of all the positives, Mookie's played incredible short stop.
I mean that was the biggest question mark coming in.
He's not only been a good short stup, he's been elite.
You know, the stats you know bear that out on
the offensive side. I really believe me, And Nomar said
this when he was out with that illness. We thought
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he kind of rushed back. Now at that home opener,
he hit that walk off home run, right.
Speaker 6 (25:11):
That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
Yeah, I remember that.
Speaker 5 (25:13):
It was unbelievable, But you got to remember it, guys.
You guys have played sports growing up. Adrenaline is a
big thing. When you have adrenaline that can carry that
can sustain you for a couple of days a week,
maybe two weeks. But when you get into a long
season like a Maazor League baseball season one hundred and
six to two games at one hundred and eighty four days,
I think that's what is now. It's tough to maintain
(25:36):
your weight. And then Mookie was trying to add weight.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
He looks like like like that, and you and you noticed, Jered,
that's a lot of weight off of a professional athlete,
especially for him his frame.
Speaker 6 (25:48):
Right.
Speaker 5 (25:49):
Yeah, it's not like, yeah, it's not like we're asking
a defensive tackle. He lost twenty pounds nothing. This is
MOOKI backs he's but five ten and eighty right, So
you know that concerned me, and I think he's just
been playing catch up and listen, as much as we
all want to see Mookie Betts make the All Star
(26:10):
team and represent the Dodgers. I think this was a
blessing in the skis. He gets five or six days off,
hopefully eats. He eats a lot of food, a lot
of dessert, and puts on some more weight and to
be to be able to be sustainable in the second half.
So I think this is going to be a blessing
in the guys. But Mookie Bets kind of, you know,
(26:30):
regroup a little bit during this All Star break, because listen,
Mookie Betts is as good as anybody. He's going to
be a first ballot Hall of Famer and a champion.
He works extremely hard and I expect Mookie Betts to
to really be one of the reasons why we repeat
as champions in the second half.
Speaker 1 (26:47):
Well, let's go to the other big team in the
other league. That will be the Yankees. By the way,
Jerry Harrison Junior, our guest. You've course seen him on
sports in LA and he's a World Series champ play
with both teams, Dodgers and the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (26:57):
You want to go won the World Series two thousand
and nine with the with the Bronx bomb.
Speaker 6 (27:01):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
I want to go to those Bronx Bombers who kind of,
you know, playing a little bit better lately, but they
hadn't been performing like folks thought. It started off all right,
they should be right back in the World Series. In
the middling part of the season thus far, it wasn't
so great a getting the last few doing all right.
Speaker 6 (27:15):
Well last night, last night, comeback, comeback, yep. But what
are you making?
Speaker 1 (27:19):
It was going on there, and I know you had
mentioned you said you'd buy stocking the Dodgers, And that's
kind of seems to be with the sentiment, is that
you still believe in not you alone, but people still
would believe in the Dodgers, still have more concerns with
the Yankees.
Speaker 6 (27:29):
What about you.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
Well, I think the Yankees will be there. I think
they'll make a move or two at the deadline. Cody
Bellingers having a good year. I really expected him to
have a great year, especially in that ball for Aaron
Judges been out of.
Speaker 3 (27:42):
This Well, let's say I want you to stop for
one second and tell people Jerry to hit with that
power and average. At one point he was leading the
major leagues in singles too. How different are tough is that?
To hit for average? Like that and power when they
the average batting average is like two forty two and
(28:03):
he's bet in three sixty and we're in July.
Speaker 5 (28:06):
I think he doesn't. I can't believe I'm gonna say this.
He doesn't get enough love for that. He's a complete hitter.
He's not a power hitter. And listen, listen, we all
know what he went through in the postseason, especially in
the World Series, his struggles. He didn't make any excuses.
He went out worked extremely hard in the offseason and
made sure the weaknesses he had last season in the
(28:28):
postseason he was going to make that his strength. And
boy has he got off to an incredible start and
having an incredible year. But you're right, Rob, he is
a complete baseball player, a lot better defender than he
gets credit for. Six foot eight, he's legit. You know,
I've met Lebron a couple times. He is Lebron's.
Speaker 7 (28:46):
Size six eight.
Speaker 5 (28:47):
And that's how big. That's how big he is.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
And that the World Series was the only error he's
ever made the outfield, Jerry exactly.
Speaker 5 (28:56):
And the reason why he made that error is because
he was trying to double off the run. That's why
he took his eye off the ball. That's why he's
just playing over having his career, So that's why he
bested the ball. So he's an incredible, incredible athlete, and
you know, he's a great ambassador for the game. There's
the reason why they was named the captain and everybody,
I mean everybody says great things about him, and he
(29:18):
deserves all the praise because he is a special, special talent.
I just wish kids wouldn't imitate his swing because again
I mentioned he's six foot eight, two hundred probably forty
five pounds. If you're five foot five as a little
kid or six', one chances are you can't hit like.
That you, know he's trying to get the ball in the,
air and he rightfully sow because he's got, incredible incredible.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Power, jerry can you what is the feeling winning The
World series In New york going down the you, know
The canyon Of heroes tick or tape?
Speaker 6 (29:52):
Parade what was that? Like what was that?
Speaker 5 (29:55):
Like you, KNOW i remember talking To derek about that
as soon as we, won you, know you, know we
were getting ready to get on floats and he, said,
man this is something you're never going to forget AND
i remember seeing the old clips of the Old yankees
championship teams in the. Past you got kick the tape
and you, know the toilet paper, Flying but to actually
witness it millions And i'm talking millions of people out
(30:18):
In New York, CITY i could Not it was there
was nothing but a sea of people and you couldn't
see a street. Corner you couldn't see a street light
because it was the fans were on top of street.
Lights and it's something that you, really, WELL i will
never forget because that team really kind of got that
city over the hunt because Remember robin And, calvin they
(30:41):
thought they had the curse of A rod at the.
Time remember, When, yeah they couldn't, win, Right, yeah they
couldn't win.
Speaker 7 (30:48):
That.
Speaker 6 (30:48):
Series he finally broke. Through you remember That.
Speaker 5 (30:51):
Alex Was alex was huge in the playoffs and in
The World, series and then it was just a great
group of. Guys we saw each other last season for
the fifteenth year. Anniversary great, guys great, team had a
lot of fun and it's Something.
Speaker 1 (31:07):
I'll never, forget, absolutely, Man i'm sure as a magical,
MOMENT i, Apologize, jay HAIR i had to ask you
to tell me more about The. Yankees what's going on in?
There he stopped me And aaron had to talk About
Aaron judge for three.
Speaker 6 (31:17):
Minutes i'm. SORRY i, Apologize. Jared, no, no, no that's just
What rob.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
Does he's gonna find WHAY i could have asked you
tell me about the nineteen eighty One yankee Se.
Speaker 6 (31:25):
Judge But Aaron judge he was just born.
Speaker 4 (31:29):
Then HEY, mlb bro, man that's our guy right.
Speaker 5 (31:32):
There eighty One yankees lost to the eighty One.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Dodgers Somehow Aaron judges was gonna come up in it.
Too by the, way you know his dad was walking
around with.
Speaker 6 (31:42):
Him all. Right j Appreciates, jerry you appreciate.
Speaker 5 (31:46):
YOU i have a question for, you. GUYS i have
a quick question for you. Guys Does lebron finish the
season as A? LAKER a great.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
Question we just had our conversation about. IT i think
he finishes the season ja here BECAUSE i don't think
they're gonna be a good enough for you, know like
for to make them. More they're just gonna ride it,
out like let's just be let this be his farewell with.
Us BUT i don't think he'll be here the following.
Year SO i think this is his last year with The.
Lakers he knows that they know, it and, they'll you,
know they'll part ways in twenty.
Speaker 6 (32:12):
Twenty was that twenty six and the other THING i
just saw.
Speaker 3 (32:14):
THIS i Guess Brian windhorse had reported that The lakers
Told luca about that they were selling the, team but
didn't Tell.
Speaker 6 (32:23):
Lebron did you have? IT i didn't. Not, yeah that's
is that?
Speaker 4 (32:27):
Right rob G?
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Okay that can you imagine? That Like lebron didn't, know
but they Told luca that the. TRADE i mean that that's.
Happened that further s tells you something right there right.
Speaker 5 (32:36):
There, yeah if that's if that report we just said it's,
true THEN i guess. THAT i, mean that's pretty.
Speaker 6 (32:42):
Telling, yeah That's it's pretty much a wrap you in
next next.
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Weekend i'm doing preimposed the next not this, tomorrow but
the Following.
Speaker 6 (32:48):
SATURDAY i will.
Speaker 5 (32:50):
Be, yes we'll be after The altar.
Speaker 1 (32:51):
Break i'll be, back all, Right i'll see, you all,
right thank, you j hare guys any, time all.
Speaker 6 (32:56):
Right Jerry Harrison. Jr there the Real jay Hare.
Speaker 1 (32:58):
Go give him a FOLLOWING x on the Way Shekel
city will do that and also a conversation about someone
who was on AN nba star on a podcast who
says he may want to stick around and stay with his,
team will tell you it Was Fox Sports.
Speaker 2 (33:12):
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Speaker 1 (33:25):
Radio seea Covera Rob Parker Kevin washington on a Funky Flashback.
Friday uh uh Dj Ali alex on The ones And.
Twoes it is time now as usual around this time
For Shekel.
Speaker 11 (33:39):
City welcome To Shekel, city the home base For Rob
parker's daily dicks against the Sprat.
Speaker 6 (33:55):
Hi here we go. Back, Yeah elijah was back as.
Well never heard of, It, okay didn't. Know it's bad
when you're just going straight to the other.
Speaker 3 (34:02):
Person, no, no, no one in one last, night one game got.
Rained now so one in, one one seventy three and
one seventy nine on the.
Speaker 6 (34:09):
Season here we.
Speaker 4 (34:10):
GO i Got seattle plus one and a half In
detroit taking on The.
Speaker 3 (34:14):
Tigers only Because seattle blew a five nothing lea left
you like The. TIGERS i just gave you, no, no,
NO i just figured Like seattle after, that remember to
pitch out of no hitter through.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
It my favorite part of Secl city is hearing your. Rationale,
okay that's the best. Part just like it doesn't make
Any they lost twenty to. Nothing they're gonna win today
because the other team used too many.
Speaker 6 (34:34):
Runs, look that's What i'll, say all.
Speaker 3 (34:35):
Right New York metropolitans minus one and a, half. Bruds
they're In Kansas city taking on The royals and The
Minnesota twins minus one and a. Half they're hosting The
Pittsburgh pirates tonight In. Minneapolis So twins minus one and a,
Half mets minus one and a, half And seattle plus
one and a half In. Detroit and remember cal what's?
(34:56):
That i'm not telling you who to bet. On i'm
telling you why? Better DID i do?
Speaker 4 (35:02):
That DID i do? THAT i knew? That DID i do?
That DID i do?
Speaker 11 (35:08):
That AND i.
Speaker 6 (35:11):
Is? That how is? That HOW i?
Speaker 4 (35:13):
SOUND i knew? That that doesn't sound like? Me that
sound like?
Speaker 2 (35:16):
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Speaker 6 (35:17):
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Speaker 6 (35:29):
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Speaker 2 (35:30):
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Speaker 6 (35:37):
Say SAY i mean Baby.
Speaker 2 (35:40):
Warren judge wins the game on A bang bang player
at the.
Speaker 4 (35:44):
Play you got a tissue for?
Speaker 6 (35:46):
Me is that the? Network?
Speaker 1 (35:48):
No that Was, Seattle, Seattle yeah that Was he was
a little too Excited american know that.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
Was that wasn't?
Speaker 6 (35:54):
That that wasn't that? Exciting how excited were? You i'm not.
Excited that's a care. Lot you got a tissue for all?
Speaker 1 (36:00):
Right see See rob jer you took it too, far
the care less part of. You but no nice you,
KNOW i just it was a good. Game the care less.
Part he took it too. Far the show is starting
AND i Hear, alex you put on The yankees for.
Speaker 6 (36:09):
Me, no, no, No, alex you did it.
Speaker 1 (36:11):
Wrong it's not only but it's the way like he
is confused that you don't have The yankees already up The?
Speaker 6 (36:17):
Yankees where are The? Yankees we got four TVs in
out of one of, Them.
Speaker 9 (36:23):
Aaron judge always saw two balls and we haven't got
him on the on the screen.
Speaker 3 (36:27):
Yet to, IT i, said what DO i want to?
Speaker 6 (36:30):
See, TONIGHT i said The yankees The. Mets you said
we couldn't do right as The. Mets The.
Speaker 3 (36:35):
Tigers we couldn't. Get The tigers we couldn't. GET i
think they're On apple or Something apple T v tonight
The apple. Game so, okay all.
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quick if you read the you Had giannis talking about
(37:03):
he probably will be back In milwaukee going back to
speed On. Speedy you don't have any doubt about. That
if if he could have easily, SAID i haven't made that.
DECISION i don't know What i'm gonna, do you, know
like that's all you had.
Speaker 6 (37:15):
To say and.
Speaker 1 (37:16):
Listen as much AS i think there's still a chance
of something going on, there BECAUSE i think more so
in the upcoming season Before february the trade. Deadline if
they start off you know ten and twenty five or.
Something BUT i think he's just. TRYING i think this
Is giannis's way the last two years of putting pressure
on the, Team like this is my way of, saying,
(37:36):
hey come, on because he's mentioned a million times him
winning one is. Unacceptable, yes people will pat me on the. Back,
Yes i'll go to The hall Of. Fame let's say.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
UNACCEPTABLE i don't know about, that but It's. Milwaukee i'm just,
saying come, on, man like we do it all the.
Time we can name twenty teams that haven't, won so
you can sit there and it's unacceptable For. Milwaukee BUT
i can name The knicks and The clippers and The.
Pistons i've been waned since two thousand and.
Speaker 6 (38:01):
FOUR i could.
Speaker 4 (38:03):
GO i could go all the.
Speaker 6 (38:04):
Teams i'll.
Speaker 1 (38:05):
DO a guy who was in the same city was
better than, Him lou Al cinder Turned Kareem abdu only
could win.
Speaker 6 (38:11):
One, There i'm.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Trying to, say but that's what he. Said he, said you,
KNOW i want to have been multiple to. Me for me
to win one would be, disappointing and that's, Okay BUT
i just think It's. See then the more you say,
that the more because It's. Milwaukee the more he gonna.
Speaker 6 (38:24):
Leaves going because he's gonna listen to.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
You it's gonna be like, Man Rob parker told me
that's going to be able to win one with The,
milwaukee SO i must have.
Speaker 6 (38:32):
LEAVE I i love the other. Couple
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