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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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(00:56):
and I love putting this content out for you every
single night. Now, well, we have a big red letter
day in Major League Baseball because the Dodgers are no
longer in sole possession of first place in the NL West.
It's pretty much been, in the words of Mike Harmon,
pillar to post for the Dodgers so far. But after
this seven to six defeat and extra innings, Dodgers and

(01:19):
Padres now tied for first place. With the Big Dodger
Padre Series looming this weekend, the Dodgers looked like they
were gonna escape show. Hey Otani, it's a home run
in the ninth inning, his fourth straight game with a
home run. Gives a Dodgers a one run lead. However,
Alex Vesia comes in, can't hold the lead. Ben Casparius

(01:40):
comes in and nearly walks in the winning run in
the ninth inning. Doesn't matter. The Padres find a way
to win it in the tenth. They get a bunt
that stays fair because it stops on the chalk, and
you get a ground ball over the third basement I
mean sorry, Angels get a bass hit Joe Adel with

(02:01):
a chopper over the third baseman's head into the outfield,
brings in the game winning run, and now the Dodgers
and Padres tied at the top of the NL West.
After the Angels walk it off against the Dodgers just
a few moments ago.

Speaker 4 (02:14):
Absolute chaos.

Speaker 5 (02:15):
What a weird game. This was you had Choyo Tani
mentioned the homer. He also lined into a triple play,
which was an odd set of circumstance. Uh, some heroics
along the way, but once again, you know, you know
how much I love the ghost Runner. But you still
got to take care of business. The the bunt, the
fact that you actually have people bunting in Major League Baseball,

(02:38):
and that brought a tear to my eye.

Speaker 4 (02:40):
Yeah, you said you get buns and once in a
while away often.

Speaker 5 (02:44):
The thing you get to see Haley's comment more frequently anymore.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
This is why I hate bunts. And I subscribed to
the Earl Weaver school of bunts. Okay, like, like the best,
the best at bat you can have is when the
ball goes over the fence.

Speaker 4 (02:55):
But how many times did he curse? And look?

Speaker 1 (02:58):
And I always say the saint right, the same thing
Earl Weaver would always say, if you play for one run,
you will get one run, right, Like, that's whole reason
why I could never stand bunting. And coaches that I
coach against in in in softball everything, they used to
love bunting. I'm like, I'll give you that run, but
we're gonna score runs in bunches. I'll give you that run.
You want one run? Now, you got to make sure

(03:20):
that one run you play for is going to win
you the game. You can play for one run if
it can win you the game, which is why the
bunt tonight to put runners at first and third. Okay,
I get it, because you needed that one run to
win the game. I'm not a big fan of it,
but at least I understand that.

Speaker 5 (03:34):
Did you ever sarcastically start clapping after they laid down
the bunk? Oh nice bunch a smirky all the time,
like you're John Lovett's creeping behind the banner and the
wedding singer.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
No, but I'll tell you any because here's the thing, right,
is that I remember a championship game two years ago.
We were playing the other team and the other coach
love bunted like he bunted all the time. We were
winning by a run in the top of the seventh inning,
and my pitcher was pitching great, and she just happened
to walk the fastest player on on.

Speaker 4 (04:05):
The other team. Like my god, oh my good, I
can't you could have walked anybody, but you walk her.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
Only things she gave up right, and she pitched last
four ins. Only runner she put on base. She thinks
I knew if if you are listening, Katherine, you are
an absolute stuff. Katherine was great. Catherine, Oh my god.
When when when God said here's a softball pitcher, it
was Catherine. So so I went out and I told
and I told the team. I said, Okay, this run

(04:30):
is gonna score, all right, I said, she's gonna score.
Let's not make a bad any worse because we're gonna
get a run in the seventh inning, and we're gonna
win this game. We're gonna run and we're gonna win.
They're gonna play for one run. I know it, and
we're gonna win. Don't go crazy. And when they get
runner second and third, when they bunt, get the out
at first, right to take that because I'm the billy bean.
When they want to butt, what you know, hey, if

(04:51):
they're giving us it out, just don't be a hero.
Pick it up and throw it the first Gotta be careful,
you don't hassle back.

Speaker 4 (04:56):
Just pick it up.

Speaker 1 (04:57):
And that's and that's what. And she stole second. She
got to third on a bunt, scored on a bunt. Okay,
but that's it. You're getting one run. We scored a run.
We won the game.

Speaker 4 (05:09):
Like that was it? Like if that was a run
to win the game, I understand.

Speaker 1 (05:12):
Like, boy, we really gotta bear down on this because
this is gonna be run that wins the game. But
I knew we'll give them a run. We're gonna get
a run, and that's gonna be it. And that's what happen.
We won the championship. But this I get if you're
the Angels, because if you're like, this is the run
you need to win again. I'm not a big fan
of bunting, but runner at second, you bunt and it's
a perfect butt that just literally dies on the first

(05:33):
baseline about ten feet from Will Smith. That sets things up.
You get a grounder over the third baseman's head and
that's the game. Like, Okay, I understand that.

Speaker 5 (05:42):
I get total of fourteen pitchers between these teams. Tonight,
Maderos goes four for the Angels.

Speaker 4 (05:49):
She and started.

Speaker 5 (05:50):
He goes five five and runs six strikeouts before leaving.
Then you get to your usual run of relievers for
the Dodgers. But this one hurts. Yeah, you battle battled
through and look like you're gonna be able to escape
with the w haven't won a game against the Angels
yet this year, and you know they're playing it like

(06:11):
it's the World Series now still in the mix. They didn't,
you know, sell at the trade deadline. They didn't make
anything any kind of crazy moves, kind of going status quo.
Don't have the cash to spend fifty eight and sixty
two with a just above five hundred record at home,
but still trying to play out the string important series.

(06:32):
And they showed it. You know, they played through and
executing as well. Even if you don't like the bunt,
I'll give the nod of the cap to the fact
that you had a guy that was able to put
one down. I guarant damn t it's the It would
strike more fear into a lot of these hitters.

Speaker 4 (06:50):
Wait, you want me to do what.

Speaker 1 (06:53):
I done that since I was in double a pal
So look and if Max Munsey was you know, six',
nine maybe he catch that, ball but accounts is over his.
Head but here's the bigger, thing, Right, okay getting, ahead,
right this is why this is such a big, deal
and because what we saw on display, Tonight dodgers lose
seven to. Six they had a six to five lead

(07:14):
in the ninth. Inning, now, again this wasn't your top
relievers that were out. There But Alex vesia is having
a pretty good. Year but he walks three, guys gives
up the tying, run his third blown save of the.
Year casparius comes, in who is just a guy kind,
of and The angels beat him and win the.

Speaker 4 (07:29):
Game.

Speaker 1 (07:29):
Right this is the thing is that The dodgers did
so much in the offseason to fix their, bullpen and
their bullpen is when they're, healthy their. BULLPEN i like, it.
RIGHT i like the fact that they were able to
go and say we got trying it And scott at
the end of. Games, now, okay but it's a little.
Leaky The dodgers' bullpen has proven we're a little. Leaky,

(07:51):
now look at The. Padres, right just tonight's. Game, right
they wind, up they beat The giants five to. One
The giants get runners on base and in the, seventh,
eighth and ninth innings a couple of, times and what
happened doesn't. Matter The padres don't allow a run past
the first. Inning, right The giants really. Suck, jason you
had four. Relievers, well except when they play The, mets

(08:11):
you had four relievers come in and shut the. Door,
right you have three guys you Brought you brought In
morgan And adam was one of the best setup guys
in all of. Baseball you bring in three guys with
sub two eras The padres at the deadline going and
improving their, bullpen which was already a. Strength, okay MAYBE
i wouldn't have done that because you already have great,

(08:34):
relievers but, okay you're playing For, october AND i think
about facing The dodgers and facing The padres In, october
and who's the team once you get to the fifth
and sixth inning that you really don't want to face
The padres because they can come at you with all
of these studs out of the, bullpen especially when you
get to The October and if a starter goes five,

(08:56):
innings that's a, bonus, Right like there's no Longer, hey
we expect our number one guy to go eight innings
In game one and win two to one and set
up things for the rest of the. Series, no now
you have bullpen games all the. Time you have when
a starter goes four, innings and that's how they labor
because it's so late in the. Season they've thrown so
many innings and my, goodness look at. This Clayton kershaw
went three and a third innings and he threw ninety seven.

(09:19):
Pitches now we're in the bullpen for the last five
and a half innings or. So The padres have taken
care of. That this is a lights out. Bullpen and
you get into the playoffs and you're suddenly you're like
gets late early in the. Playoffs you get to that
fifth inning and you're, going, man we didn't get to
The padres starter. There we're losing three.

Speaker 4 (09:37):
To one right.

Speaker 1 (09:38):
Now all of a, sudden when you get to the sixth,
inning you are in late inning pressure situations because The
padres they just come at you in waves with really good. Relievers,
man and then again at the deadline to go out and, say,
yeah we're gonna go out and get the best guy
we can because we want to shut down because we
know what we need to do to win In. October
this is what scares me about The padres compared to

(09:59):
the because they figured out the end of games In.
October we'll have enough, offense our starting, Pitching, no, no, no we're,
right we're, good we got everything we. Need we're going
to go out and make our biggest strength a bigger
strength because we know In october we're going to rely
on it way more than we have, now and that's
going to be a huge advantage for.

Speaker 5 (10:18):
Us still waiting to see how many of the arms
on the injured list will make it back for The.
Dodgers we saw The gonsolin news earlier today that he's.
Done but when we look at the off season money
spent and pushing, forward, Right padres were pretty much maxed

(10:40):
out on what they were gonna be willing to. Spend
then it became a all, right how do we work?
This and did you want a gut to some degree
your farm? System, no but degrees and these other prospects
become valuable chips when you decide to push all in
that you think you've got a roster and currently constructed

(11:01):
that can.

Speaker 4 (11:01):
Compete and who are you looking?

Speaker 5 (11:02):
At you're looking at your division, Mate and what Did
Dave roberts have to do last?

Speaker 4 (11:07):
Year?

Speaker 5 (11:07):
Right think about all of the starting pitchers that they went,
through and then everything had to go right with the,
bullpen and it did. Right add a little bit of
defensive issues and taking advantage of some of the lesser
plays from The. Yankees but now we're in a position
where we thought that you'd have more runaway and hide

(11:29):
kind of victories like they had the first few weeks
of the season with The. Dodgers the offense was humming
and everything was, fine and then you have a litany
of injuries and now you've got several positions in the
lineup where you're trying to figure out how to jump start. Things.

Speaker 4 (11:42):
Right Mookie betts has been hitting better of, late.

Speaker 5 (11:44):
But you're still trying to figure out where the hell
he goes in the, field right and kind of pushing.
Around you, know we've chronicled some of the power outages
for anybody not Named Otanian, muncie, right they haven't had
that level of. Consistency so you're not only concerned about
bullpen issues potentially plaguing you when you match up Against San,

(12:07):
diego it's the fact that your offense is not giving
you the juice that you anticipated. Either AND i know
they scored six runs, today that's all finding.

Speaker 4 (12:15):
Good that's, good that's.

Speaker 5 (12:16):
Good but over the course of the last, month it
has been a roller coaster to say the.

Speaker 1 (12:21):
LEAST i, mean, Look dodgers still have a great. Lineup
they still if they get healthy, enough they have time
to put it all. Together but now you're, thinking, okay
playing that extra round in the playoffs is now up
is up for grabs because of what's going on. YOU
i feel like every time The dodgers feel like they're
plugging a, hole another hole comes. Up, right you put
your finger in the dam to stop the, water but

(12:42):
the water comes in another. One you keep doing that
where The padres have just decided, okay, yeah we didn't
really need to go get another another lights out, closer
but we did so hey, yeah all, right and now
good luck against us In. October and you're seeing this
right now that games get to the and you're not
killing relievers every. Time it's not like you, know WHEN
i watch The mets AND i got, really we can't
bring brass Of man in.

Speaker 4 (13:02):
Again you have killed. HIM i can't believe you're doing,
this but you know now he's in the.

Speaker 1 (13:06):
Minors but but watching the, Pipes, yeah we bring, guys you,
know cycle guys through and we have tons of talent
back into games middle of games like you can bring
in one Like adam one of the best relievers in,
baseball and you could bring him in the sixth. Inning,
NOW i mean it's not like we're gonna get him
in the eighth and you could bring him.

Speaker 4 (13:21):
In the sixth. Inning it's, Like, wow look at what they're.
Doing luxury.

Speaker 1 (13:25):
Man i'll tell, you, uh it's it's it's. Tough you
want to see Why dodgers are nervous and The padres
are full of, confidence just.

Speaker 4 (13:34):
NERVOUS i will. See we got that big series coming
up in a couple of. Days no matter, what things
are so, bad not as bad as your. Team, no, no, no, no.

Speaker 1 (13:44):
No we beat them bricks off The. Mets OH i
don't know about. That, no well no you would nah yea.

Speaker 4 (13:51):
Yeah but mister and missus met were together, Tonight yes they.
Were we won.

Speaker 1 (13:54):
Tonight and don't give me flat on a. Night Pete
alonzo has a big. Night, okay give me, tonight. RIGHT
i haven't had a good night and last ten. Nights
give me a good night tonight with Petere. Lin IF
i played for The, Mets i'd be the all time
home run.

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Speaker 1 (15:11):
Wow two quarterbacks in the news for completely different. Reasons
the first. ONE a big injury from. Today jordan loved
AT tj clearly love Hurts Jordan love hurt for The.
Packers he is out there hoping to have him back

(15:31):
For week one of the regular, season undergoing a procedure
on a finger on his left hand after he got
hurt getting sacked on his final snap of the night
against The jets On. Saturday he tried to play through.
It he tried to practice On monday with his fingers tied.

Speaker 4 (15:48):
Together didn't.

Speaker 1 (15:49):
Work he underwent the procedure and because it is on
his left, hand everything's a little bit, better a little bit.
Easier The, packers in, fact they said they're hoping that
he can get back to practice sometime in a week or.

Speaker 4 (15:59):
So but that's the big, thing is.

Speaker 1 (16:01):
Okay, now whenever you hear a cour you're starting quarterback
has a procedure and you're hoping to hear it have
him for week, one you're thinking of, SUDDENLY i always get. Nervous,
oh we fully expect him for week. One ANYTIME i hear,
THAT i. Go that means he might not Play week. One,
great but it certainly looks like the worst case scenario
has been. Avoided the packers In love deciding to go
through this procedure so it doesn't nag and get worse

(16:24):
during the. Season, okay well we'll do it now and
hopefully it's not going to be an issue once the
footballs fly for.

Speaker 4 (16:29):
Real SO i just.

Speaker 5 (16:30):
Remember we thought we had a serious injury with him
at the start of last.

Speaker 1 (16:33):
Year yeah, yeah, so and look at it and took
him a little bit last year to get to get
back to who he. Was SO i feel good about
that For Jordan. Love but that being, said another THING
i was thinking about to it because all of a,
sudden when this story first, broke there was a lot
Of there wasn't a lot of. Information it Was Jordan
love underwent a procedure on his left hand and we'll have.

(16:56):
More it's like whoa, well and there was a lot
of social. Media oh big pressure year For Jordan love
coming off kind of a down year a year. Ago
the last thing he needs to get hurt going into this.
Year And i'm, like, okay, okay hang on a, Second
and really what this did was this this clarified with
me something that really has more to do With Dak

(17:19):
prescott than anything. Else now you think About Jordan love
for a. Second, right we'll get to. Dak love came
in first year as a, starter was, terrific, right thirty,
touchdowns ten, picks great playoff game against The, cowboys perfect.
Rating oh my, goodness what an incredible. Year second, Year.

Speaker 4 (17:37):
Ah maybe not as.

Speaker 1 (17:38):
Good didn't have as great a playoff game, obviously you,
know no, touchdowns three picks and they lose to The,
OKAY i get. It did not have a really good playoff.
Game but his regular season was about the season he
had the year.

Speaker 4 (17:50):
Before.

Speaker 1 (17:51):
Now he played in two less games because he was
because he was. Hurt but if he played in seventeen,
games his numbers would have been about the, same would
have been about four thousand yards through the, air thirty,
touchdowns eleven or twelve, interceptions completion. Percentage this would have
Been Jordan, love, Right that would have been the year he.
Had but a lot of anticipation for, him especially replacing

(18:12):
a legend.

Speaker 4 (18:12):
The way he. Was was he going to be? Great
what kind of quarterback is he?

Speaker 6 (18:16):
Now?

Speaker 1 (18:16):
There now some people want to question a big year
he's got coming, In, no he, doesn't because he's getting
paid for the next three. Years he signed a two
hundred and fifty million dollar. Contract whenever you hear the,
phrase we hear it a. Lot, oh If Dak prescott
wasn't In, dallas he would just be a. Guy or
who Would Dak prescott be if he didn't play In,
dallas if he played someplace Like, arizona or if he

(18:38):
played In, tennessee he played somewhere.

Speaker 4 (18:39):
ELSE i tell you.

Speaker 1 (18:41):
Exactly If Dak prescott played someplace, Else He's Jordan love
In Green. Bay that's what he. Is it's a very
similar skill, set very similar first couple of years in THE,
nfl similar. Numbers these are guys that can make plays
when you have weapons around. You and Clearly Jordan love

(19:01):
has had the. Weapons he, said you know, again four
or five receivers who are okay compared To Dak prescott
having the, one really good. One but the numbers they put,
up the expectations that are there for both of them
very much the. Same right after the first great year
For Jordan, love we expect great. Things After Dak prescott's
phenomenal rookie, Year you're expecting incredible things from. Him that's

(19:24):
Who dak would, be, Right dak would Be. Jordan we
talk About dak like we talk About Jordan. Love, Hey
Jordan love's terrific. Quarterback he'd give headlines now and, again
you know on a heritage team Like Green, bay but
not quite the heritage team that's The Dallas. Cowboys as
far as attention, Relevancy dak gets more attention and relevancy
obviously because he's A cowboys. QUARTERBACK i, mean we know

(19:45):
this is not new. Material but if he was somewhere,
else how do we talk About dak what we think about,
Him he'd Be Jordan. Love he'd be a really good.
Quarterback he would still be getting a two hundred and
fifty plus million dollar contract because that's What Jordan. Love,
god Because Jordan love is pretty. Good when you're doing
great when you're thirty and. Ten that's what quarterbacks get, now,
right when you're that kind of, guy when you, have,

(20:07):
hey one great playoff game Like jordan loved. It this
is how it. Goes this is the exact career That
Dak prescott would have if he wasn't In, dallas, Right
so to think that he would stake he'd be, This,
no he would be pretty. Good he'd be the guy
he is. Now except the attention he would get would
be once in a, while because when you are not
A cowboy or A steeler Or mahomes or, obviously you

(20:29):
have a little bit more trouble getting headlines because the
heritage teams always get the, headlines, good, bad. Indifferent we
talk about The, cowboys you talk about The, steelers you
talk about The. Chiefs, Right but when you're really, good, hey,
okay you get a run of years where you get great. Headlines,
Right Josh allen has a run of years of great.
Headlines but generally The bills they don't cut through a.
Lot but this is exactly What dak prep because of

(20:50):
the quarterback of The. Cowboys he's been in the fast
lane now for the better part of the last.

Speaker 4 (20:54):
Decade he would.

Speaker 1 (20:55):
Be Jordan, love where we talk about him a little
bit if they started playing, well we would if they were,
slumping be some times every couple of, weeks where, Hey
Jordan love's been terrible the last three, weeks Or Jordan
love's been really good the last three, weeks and we'd move.
On it wouldn't be the daily soap opera that he.
Is but to think That dak would be terrible and
that he'd just be a, guy he's a league average. Quarterback,

(21:15):
no he's. Talented we've seen. It we've seen him have big,
years big years of The. Cowboys he's had bad times
in the, Playoffs SO i get. It but overall the,
again same kind of talent, level same kind of beginning to.
Career he'd Be Jordan love And Green.

Speaker 5 (21:27):
Bay, YEAH i mean you add some extra elements to.
It iman for year, two For Jordan love as a,
starter got the running back and the run game that wasn't.
There so the numbers are going to be a bit.
Muted there better balance for The Green bay offense last.
YEAR i mean you go back To dak when he first.
Started you have the offensive line was at its, peak

(21:48):
and you Had Zeke elliott running around in the backfield
and just getting his stuff started as. Well so you're looking,
at you, know the parallel lives and certainly in THE.
Nfl you, KNOW i, know there's lot's been made the
last couple of days we started doing all our fantasy
rankings and our rankings of quarterbacks and where guys stand on.

(22:10):
IT a lot of guys look alike in terms of
their stats and their. Output there's there's only a few
difference makers that you just, say you know what's the
old it's the trail trailer versus you, know the.

Speaker 4 (22:22):
Truck there's only a few guys that you would call.

Speaker 5 (22:24):
Trucks taken from our Buddy Bucky brooks and one of
the things he uses as he separates these, Guys Jordan
love could be that, guy and we've we saw it
in that playoff game Against. Dallas, now let's, say how
do you make the most of this rich depth of
wide receiver hoping to find one guy that becomes the

(22:46):
go TO i can count on him to go up
and get the. BALL i don't know that that guy's
on the roster. Yet maybe they drafted him this, year,
right they did go into the into the wide receiver
pool very. Early but, yeah it's it's one of those
things for. Him, yeah he's destined to start getting That
Dak prescott. Run once you get that second, contract, right
all those guys start getting lumped. Of what haven't you?

Speaker 4 (23:07):
Done?

Speaker 5 (23:08):
Right look what happened To Matthew. Stafford everybody's favorite quarterback
football players, anyway.

Speaker 4 (23:13):
For all those, years your favorite football player's favorite.

Speaker 5 (23:16):
Player but he was that guy all those, years and
then he got out Of detroit and he's, like, hey
he can.

Speaker 4 (23:20):
Win good for.

Speaker 1 (23:22):
Him, YEAH i, mean look that that's just How that's
Who Jordan. Love you want to know Who Dak prescott would,
be he would Be Jordan. Love neither of that would
Be Shador, sanders, who after his Heroics week one for
The Cleveland, browns is still the fourth string quarterback on the.
Team he is still running. Fourth after one hundred and fifty,

(23:43):
yards two, touchdowns a great, start he's still.

Speaker 4 (23:46):
Fourth, stright we'll going to relay. Race that's the guy
you need to close things.

Speaker 1 (23:49):
Out, oh you'll be the last guy out. There you're
the most. IMPORTANT i wanted.

Speaker 4 (23:53):
That third guy is just expected to toe the. Line.

Speaker 1 (23:56):
MAN i want to say this to The Cleveland, browns
what the hell are you?

Speaker 4 (24:00):
Doing?

Speaker 1 (24:01):
Really there's only one. AVENUE i can see why they
would do, this which we'll get, to but, really what
the hell are you? DOING i, mean clearly To Shador
sanders deserve to be made the number one quarterback all
the way. Through, no but Should Shadoor sanders have been
elevated to, hey maybe let him run with the ones
a little while in practice and be that number one?
Quarterback because you are starved for quarterback play four years

(24:24):
throughout To Sean watson the end Of Baker, mayfield your
quarterbacks have. Stunk but when you finally get a guy
that you drafted that the team is watching this and
the fans are watching this like it's a bleeping playoff,
game and he shows up great and he plays, great
and he's. Confident he makes big throws and he stands
in the pocket he, SAYS i don't care if you hit.

Speaker 4 (24:43):
Me i'm gonna deliver this. Football and he does some.

Speaker 1 (24:45):
Great sly things and just great instinctual plays that you
can break down and, go, wow that was really. Something
that's second touchdown where he sidesteps the rusher because he
knows that the running back is going to be able
to chip. Him like those plays you can't. Teach, okay,
hey let's elevate, him give him some run with the.
Ones there's no reason why you have to be beholden
Too Canny pickett when he comes, back Or Dylan gabriel

(25:07):
will be ahead of or Even joe flacka who doesn't
need the preseason reps and is only there as a
placeholder until maybe one of these guys is ready or
you're Drafting Arch manning next year Or Drew. Aller so
this doesn't make any, Sense like why they're holding him.
DOWN i don't get, It like you have a team
that's looking for something and here's a guy that's, Great
hey give him.

Speaker 4 (25:27):
Some time at The.

Speaker 1 (25:28):
Ones, now you still have a couple of weeks to.
Go you got more time to. Go don't have to, say,
hey he's our starting quarterback week. One but when he
shows up and does, this like that's what you're waiting,
for why not do?

Speaker 2 (25:39):
It?

Speaker 1 (25:39):
No, no, no, no we're not. Right, REALLY i want
to say to The, browns what the hell are you?
Doing you finally get a guy to come in and
play and you can't even, say, hey, okay guess what
increased reps for? You or you're gonna run with The
ones for a little while of.

Speaker 5 (25:51):
Practice is why we need A Cleveland brown's inside or
someone that's you, know deeply embedded there to find out
exactly what's being said during practice, scenarios during film, review
during all those other. Things because, certainly once you put
him out, there showed up quite. Well, right took a
series or, two he had a couple of Those, hey
welcome in from college football. Moments, remember these guys are

(26:13):
a little bit, Faster so get, down, duck. Duck and
we saw, that and eventually you saw a couple of great,
strikes a couple of great, decisions sliding in the, pocket
all those things you want to. See so that's the
QUESTION i would have is what's what part of the
equation has as zero as a coefficient right now to

(26:34):
keep him at the fore, slot because you don't Know
Dylan gabriel. Anything, right he's getting PAID i think it's
six hundred thousand.

Speaker 4 (26:40):
Dollars more over a four year. Period it's.

Speaker 5 (26:43):
Peanuts, yeah it's. Nothing Kenny pickett could just be a
victim of. Circumstance, sorry thanks for. Coming that's a three,
Students i'm a victim of. Circumstance that's a three stooges
lined that that's what we.

Speaker 6 (26:53):
Do.

Speaker 4 (26:54):
Yeah and then For Joe, flacca we know he's a.

Speaker 5 (26:57):
PLACEHOLDER i guess For cleveland where you're sitting here, now
it's going all, Right let's not make expectations set him
too high because what if he falls flat on his
face and.

Speaker 1 (27:08):
Get Him, Okay so then he needs you, know he
needs he needs. Time he needs time, back, right you could,
do but give him some. Time why? Not you have
four guys trying to get. Reps it's already a clown.
Show why not just say it's? Okay then if you're
doing this to, say, hey he's gonna get some reps
with The ones this? Week oh why, well because he
had a big, game so you get he gets reps
with The.

Speaker 4 (27:25):
Ones we're gonna give he gets for, that or maybe
some ice cream or orange.

Speaker 1 (27:29):
Slice we're gonna Give Dylan gabriel reps to The ones
when he gets. Back kenny's gonna get reps with The.
Ones but he's earned it. Now, No, no it's Still forestterring.
Quarterback the only THING i can think, of, right the
only THING i can think of is the big worry
about him is his. Maturity, Right that was the whole
big thing With. Shador sanders did not conduct himself the,
greatest didn't have the greatest optics coming off of the off,
season not meeting with, teams not putting his best foot

(27:51):
forward meeting with, teams and what have we seen so
far in the off, season had the driving, incident had
an incident during the game On friday night where he got,
sacked and he decided to get up and yell at
one of his receivers on the. Field, okay don't really
need to do. That after the, game he gets into
it With Cleveland beat Reporter Tony, grossi who he was
mad that had said bad things about, Him and there

(28:12):
was a microphone that was ironically picked up By chador's,
brother who was documenting his rookie, season in Which shadoor
says To Tony, grossey, hey you got anything good to?
Say you never anything good to say about, me, Right
and that became a.

Speaker 4 (28:25):
Story.

Speaker 1 (28:26):
Now grossey talked about it on his podcast earlier, today, saying,
LOOK i don't understand why it was such a big.
DEAL i appreciate that he didn't do it in front
of the. Cameras we didn't say When i'm asking, questions
but everything is. FUN i don't know why this is
such a big. Deal we were laughing about it a
little bit. After but this is a situation where The
browns have to, Say, okay he has a little bit of.
Success and what Happens he yells at a teammate during the,

(28:48):
game and the first thing he does after the game
is over is yell at a report after one, game
after one half of one game in the, preseason and
the first thing he does, Is, Hey i'm gonna settle
a score with a guy that didn't say anything good
about out. Me so if you wanted to make it
where and If Kevin stefanski would say something, like, hey
we want to make Sure schador Sanders uh can handle
every aspect of being a starting quarterback that is both

(29:10):
on the field and, emotionally or on and off the,
FIELD i, GET i. Understand and you're telling, him, dude
you can't have a great game and then go out
a reporter right Like that's, like come, on, man you
got to grow. Up if you want to be a
starting quarterback in THE, nfl you have to show that
you can be the face of a billion dollar. Franchise
this is not just Say i'm a starting quarterback in
college playing for my dad AND i can say WHATEVER

(29:31):
i want to and insult my offensive line and everything is.

Speaker 4 (29:33):
Cool you got to show that you can grow up
and do.

Speaker 2 (29:36):
It.

Speaker 1 (29:36):
Now if they said, THAT i would be ABSOLUTELY i
would completely, Understand, hey we want to make sure you do.
That but this is just, yeah he's still force. Strand,
okay if if if that's the, Case like you gotta
give me something on. That you can't just sit here and, say,
yeah the guy's forts are what.

Speaker 4 (29:51):
Are you really? Looking what are you trying to Acomp.

Speaker 5 (29:52):
I'm gonna get him, credit, though Because stefanski said it
the other day that it was gonna stay status.

Speaker 4 (29:56):
Quo you thought he was going to change his. Mind
you thought you were gonna be able to use which.

Speaker 1 (30:02):
Is WHY i know it's. Not it's not the maturity,
case which if you said, THAT i. Understand so this
is just A brown's doing. It Just brown's gonna, brown,
right LIKE i don't under. You have you been looking
for quarterback play for so? Long and so, no, no goeta,
wait get to, wait but at least to start. Things
you know that you know What flacco. Is so if
you think you have a puncher's chance at all to

(30:22):
win a couple of games, early you'd, say, Well i'll
bet on THE kg veteran who was once upon a
time elite VERSUS i throw this kid in AND i
find in two series he's not. Ready he tries to
do one of those scrambled things and he gets. Scrambled
now we don't get to see him. Again so trying
to figure, out you, know that learning curve time.

Speaker 4 (30:44):
Out to find out what's trending in the wide world of.

Speaker 1 (30:46):
Sports but guy who's been called The Kenny pickett of sports, radio,
please except he's got bigger.

Speaker 4 (30:51):
Hands it's steve to say he's a first round draft.
Pick we will get to the baseball in a.

Speaker 3 (30:56):
Moment there is a tie for first in THE Nl
west and a tie for first now in THE Al.
West the two big items IN nfl action today That
packers Quarterback Jordan love had surgery on his left. Thumb
they hope to have him back at practice next. Week
by the, Way Green bay wide Receiver Christian, watson with
the bad, knee is likely to start the season on
the pup. List Bill starr running Back James cook returned to.

(31:17):
Practice he still wants a contract. Extension rams Quarterback Matthew
stafford miss practice. Again he's been out with a bad.
Back jets BACKUP qb To Rod taylor is out for
the preseason After Arthur scopi knee. Surgery Giant star wide
Receiver Malik neighbors missed today's joint practice with The jets
with a reported tow. Injury vikings punt Returner Rondell moore

(31:37):
is out for the year with a knee. Injury he
missed all of last season With atlanta after hurting his
other knee in. Camp chargers running Back Najie, harris after
A july fourth eye, injury participated in some drills at
practice for the first time. Today saints offensive Lineman Will
klapp is out for the year with a foot. Injury
falcons Quarterback Michael pennix will not play In friday's exhibition

(31:57):
against The titans and two WA nba. Games, Tonight New
york won AT la one oh five ninety. Seven Breonna
stewart's still out with the knee. Injury Cameron brink Of
Los angeles left with an ankle. Injury dallas was eight
and twenty, four but it got to win At indiana
eighty one Eighty Page becker six of, nineteen shooting for
her sixteen, points And, Yes Caitlin, clark missing an eleventh straight,

(32:19):
game still hasn't practiced due to the groin. Injury To
Major League. Baseball The angels in ten innings beat The
dodgers seven to, six even Though Shohei otani hit a
solo homer in the top of the ninth for the.
Lead he is homered in four straight. Games this was
his forty third round tripper of the, season but it
was a loss in ten and in, fact his Teammate
Freddie freeman said in the locker room, afterwards, well Show

(32:42):
hayes on the mound tomorrow, night so let's see if
he can throw nine innings and hit seven home. Runs
The dodgers did have a nine game lead just Before july.
Fourth since, then a record of twelve and twenty The
padres have tied them for. First padres have won thirteen
of their last sixteen Games San diego five winner At San,
francisco Beating Robbie. Ray by the, Way New dodger Reliever

(33:04):
Brock stewart goes on THE il with shoulder. Inflammation three
other late inning relievers are currently on the injured, list
but could return by the end of the, month such
As Tanner.

Speaker 4 (33:14):
Scott NOW i.

Speaker 1 (33:15):
Ask you, This STEVE o better odds if you have
to bet on one of them, happening Sho Hao tani
goes nine innings or he hit seven home, Runs better,
rods better odds of what you have to bet one
of those things for tomorrow.

Speaker 3 (33:27):
He's A dh so the home, runs, okay all, right
he's not throwing nine, Innings okay this year maybe literally this.

Speaker 4 (33:33):
Year i'm not. Kidding there's kind of serious about, this.

Speaker 3 (33:37):
Okay boston won fourteen to one At, houston and the
winning pitcher was Ex Dodger Dustin may with six scoreless
innings and eight. Strikeouts houston Closer Josh hater goes on
THE il with a strange, shoulder And houston's now tied
with The mariners for first in THE. Als seattle won
it's eighth straight game one nothing At. Baltimore milwaukee won
it's eleventh in a, row fourteen nothing Over. Pittsburgh toronto

(33:59):
beat The, cubs wins For arizona And. Colorado yankees Beat
minnesota nine to One Aaron judge's thirty eighth. Homer The
mets ended a seven game losing streak got a thirteen
to five win Over, atlanta While philadelphia lost six to
one At. Cincinnati Pete alonzo with The mets two home runs,
tonight he has the most round trippers In mets, history

(34:20):
Passing Darryl. Strawberry, tonight The mets hit six, homers all
with two, outs so every run The mets scored tonight
was with two, outs the Great Sarah langs pointing out
that this century it hadn't happened that a team had
scored at least thirteen runs in a game and all
of them came with two. Outs and then The diamondbacks
did That, sunday and The mets did that.

Speaker 4 (34:40):
Tonight back to, You thank, You.

Speaker 1 (34:42):
Steve coming up, next AN nfl star superstar retired. Today
then we found out it was fake and he didn't.
Retire oh except pretty much he's. Retired, yeah that's, next right,
Here jason And Mike.

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