March 11, 2025 • 26 mins
Recorded March 9th, 2025
Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco blend personal misadventures with sharp sports analysis in this laughter-filled episode. Graham shares his wild night babysitting a friend in Vegas that turned into a 45-minute downtown search mission after losing both the friend's phone and eventually the friend himself. The story sets the perfect tone for their trademark unfiltered commentary.
The conversation hits its stride discussing the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where their golf betting expertise shines. Scott's uncanny ability to pick profitable top-20 finishers continues as Keegan Bradley delivers a stunning Sunday performance, shooting an incredible 29 on the front nine. The hosts break down Russell Henley's victory while analyzing what made this tournament particularly challenging for even the world's best players.
Ryder Cup discussions dominate the middle segment as they examine whether Bradley, the current U.S. team captain, might qualify to play on his own team. Their candid breakdown of the current standings reveals surprising names in contention, with passionate debate about who deserves spots on the final roster for Bethpage. This leads to an unfiltered analysis of Phil Mickelson's controversial claims comparing LIV Golf's importance to major championships and the Ryder Cup itself.
The episode showcases why listeners return weekly – honest sports commentary wrapped in genuine friendship and humor. From celebrating Michael Kim's remarkable consistency to previewing The Players Championship, Graham and Scott deliver expert insights without pretension. Their natural chemistry makes complex sporting discussions accessible while never sacrificing authenticity or entertainment value.
Ready for more unfiltered sports talk? Subscribe to Bald Guys on the Bench and join the conversation with Graham and Scott as they tackle next week's Players Championship and the upcoming NFL free agency frenzy!
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Announcer (00:07):
Welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench podcast, with your hostsGraham Cohen and Scott Wasco.
Graham (00:21):
What's up everyone?
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know who it is I'm Graham.
I got my boy Scott here.
What's up, brother?
Everyone?
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know who it is, I'm Graham.
I got my boy Scott here.
What's up, brother?
Scott (00:28):
Well, graham it's Sunday night, getting a little late
start tonight it's about 11o'clock, thought we were going
to have a little golf episode,you know talking about the
Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Yeah, we are going to talk alittle bit about that, but then
all hell hit the fan about 6o'clock my time and the NFL.
(00:50):
Let's go.
But before we get started, youknow we're starting talking
about sports.
You know we got to go, we gotto grab it, we got to crack it.
Let's do it.
Beatin The Bookie (00:59):
I mean, wish I could say this is my first one
tonight, but it's not so let'sgo, love it.
Scott (01:06):
I could say this is my first one tonight, but it's not
so let's go.
So you know, like we alwaysstart off the episode talking
about the weekend Graham, what'dyou do?
Hopefully we're not even goingto get into that story Thursday
night with you and your boy.
Oh yeah, no, we'll just bypassthat.
But if you like losing yourphone in Vegas and Graham
(01:28):
babysitting, you're going tolove this story.
Graham (01:31):
But we'll just If you really want to know, send us an
email at baldguysonthebench atgmail and I'll tell you.
Scott (01:40):
And by wanting to know, you don't want to know.
Graham (01:47):
Week was good.
My quote-unquote weekend was acouple days ago.
Ran into a new friend, or afriend that I made through a
close friend.
You know, my boy Chad, backfrom Buffalo.
One of his friends was in town,met up, we hung out for a
little bit, a little bit, I waspretty much it.
Oh well, I'm not going into thewhole story, bro, we're just
(02:11):
it's.
It was crazy.
I met him out late already, hadway too many drinks we had a
lot more drinks that night wentdowntown, lost his phone.
I tried to help him retrace hissteps and find it.
Within doing that, I lost him.
Didn't find him for 20 minutes,then finally found him and then
more time looking for the phone.
I was like, screw it, it's toolate, I gotta work in 6 hours I
(02:34):
need to go, so we leave.
And then he's like bro.
Announcer (02:38):
I can't walk anymore.
Graham (02:38):
He's like just go get the car and come back for me.
I'm like, alright, so I go getthe car, come back.
He gone.
And when I mean he gone, bro, Idrove around for 45 minutes
going up and down these streetsdidn't find him.
Scott (02:50):
And yes, folks, he definitely drove around for 45
minutes because my boy, graham,called me on my way to work and
we talked about it.
Graham (03:01):
For a solid 25 of it being like what the bleep is
this dude doing?
Wow, I just and folks it's notlike I'm talking smack, but this
guy, he wasn't some young kid,he wasn't even someone my age.
He wasn't someone Scott's age.
This is someone in his mid-50swho was tying one off and was
(03:25):
just like hey, man, I'm themayor and the mayor does what
the day, what the mayor wants.
So, and boy, he did whateverfacts um other than that.
Um, yeah, right, but the actualweekend this this past Saturday
and Sunday just worked.
But a lot of the excitement ofthe week was, praise the Lord,
(03:49):
the golf bets came through thisweek, unlike last week.
We'll get into that later.
I'm happy.
What about you, scott?
How was your weekend Same?
Scott (03:58):
thing, dude, you know obviously woke up Friday morning
knew you were going to meetsomebody.
I woke up Friday morning knewyou were going to meet somebody.
Woke up to a text from you thatyou sent at like 7 o'clock my
time, so that's like 4 o'clockyour time and it was like all it
said was FML and I'm like, ohboy, literally getting ready to
(04:20):
get in the shower, and I get aphone call from you and I'm like
, yeah, I'm not even answeringthis and you're like my bad,
dude didn't mean to call.
And then I called you on my wayto work.
Listen to all that drama onFriday.
It was hilarious, felt bad foryou the whole deal.
But anyhow, you know, workFriday, work Saturday.
We had a, a tournament at theclub and went out to dinner with
(04:44):
the family last night.
A little Mexican crushed sometacos, ooh, you know.
Came home, watched some sports,watched Carolina tickle me for
the first half when Flag was infoul trouble, and what did I
tell you?
What did I tell you at halftime?
I'm like dude, I'm about tocrush Duke minus six and a half
in the second half.
I knew what was coming, youknow, and it came and it
(05:08):
happened.
Duke won and, like I toldeverybody earlier in the year, I
took Duke back in on November1st.
I looked at it last night.
I was telling Kristen I tookDuke to win it all at plus 1,200
.
Okay, if you look at it rightnow, win it all at plus 1200.
Okay, if you look at it rightnow, it's like plus 250, you
(05:30):
know.
Graham (05:31):
Yeah, I remember.
Scott (05:32):
But I remember Anyhow, watch some golf, watch some
basketball, watch some UFC.
Thanks to you, last night we'reFaceTiming the main event.
Yeah, Crushed some betsyesterday.
Dude, let's go.
Our boy BT was on fireyesterday.
(05:53):
I think we lost one bet andthat was the main event, but
whatever.
Announcer (06:00):
Yeah.
Scott (06:01):
Still is 9-1 good.
Graham (06:06):
I mean Last time I checked it was pretty damn good.
You ain't wrong, bro, you ain'twrong.
Scott (06:13):
Man going into the final round on the Arnold Palmer
Invitational.
Your boy has been crushing sometop 20 bets the last three or
four weeks and I told Graham andour other boy, buckeye, you
know, this week Keegan Bradleytop 20 plus money, shane Lowry
top 20 plus money.
It got a little scary afterKeegan lit it up on Thursday and
(06:38):
then played pretty bad onFriday, but the course was
playing tough, you know, let'sdon't forget about that part.
Yeah, of course, and like Itold you last night, keegan's
going out early before the wind.
Relax, dude.
And by relaxing my boy goes outand throws up a 29 on the front
.
Nine what?
(07:01):
And I texted you.
I'm like are you seeing what'sgoing on right now?
Graham (07:09):
Bro, the best part of that was last night, when we
were on the phone.
What did we say to each other?
I was like, bro, all I careabout for my happiness today, on
Sunday, and before we talkabout it on the podcast is look,
I'm not asking for a miracle.
Before we talk about it on thepodcast is look, I'm not asking
for a miracle, I'm not askinghim to go out, shoot six, seven
under and, you know, come back,try to get back in the top five
(07:29):
where he was on Thursday.
I'm not asking for that.
I'm just like, hey, can we justget like a little measly three
under, you know nothing,something that could at least
get us back into, potentially,the top 20.
I took your advice and did thetop 20, but then I also double
dipped and saw what his oddswere for making even just the
top 30.
And I was like, oh, I like thattoo.
(07:51):
You know, just a littleinsurance.
What was his number on top 30?
Minus 125.
Scott (07:56):
Okay, it's been not bad.
Yeah, not crazy.
Graham (07:59):
That's what I'm saying.
I'm like the difference.
And well, the main reason wasbecause the week prior with
burger, when he was what like inbetween second and 15, all
three days until the last fivelast week last, five holes.
He, he finishes at 25th and I'mlike, uh, so like that was the
main reason.
But when we spoke last night,I'm like, bro, if you go out and
(08:24):
shoot one or two under, thatain't doing nothing for us.
Yeah, you got to go deep.
You got to at least shoot three.
I'm not greedy, I won't ask forsix and I won't ask for
anything more than that.
I get into work today and turnon the TV and I'm like not
paying attention really for alittle for the first hour.
And then I look up at the boardand I'm like, wait what?
(08:47):
I see Bradley's name and he'salready at five under and I'm
like, wait a minute, how are youfive under?
And you're on hole sevenalready and you started the day
at plus one, like what.
Like what is going on right now?
And, to my disbelief, there hewas and let's just say it made
the rest of my day, or the restof my shift, much happier.
Scott (09:03):
I was like ever.
Graham (09:07):
The confidence.
Scott (09:09):
He was plus 150 top 20.
Lowry plus 135 top 20.
Yeah, if you like, winning.
Graham (09:18):
Watch for Domus hashtag.
Scott (09:20):
I mean Buckeye texted me because I gave him to Buckeye
and he was like dude, what atime for Keegan Huge day to
climb up the leaderboard.
I'm like hell yeah, Buckeye'slike show me the money.
Day to climb up the leaderboard.
I'm like hell yeah, buck.
I was like show me the money.
I'm like bro, you do realize.
You're like six and one, fiveand one with my top 20 picks the
last three or four weeks.
I'm like I'm gonna startcharging you for this shit.
(09:41):
And he's like I'll pay royaltyon winners I'll pay, but anyhow
yeah we'll hold you to that,yeah right.
Anyhow, Henley gets the dub.
Played his ass off last weekand fell apart at the end.
(10:01):
Got the win Him againstMorikawa.
As it came down the stretch.
Henley hit the shots when heneeded to.
What can you say?
The guy's a stud.
Yeah, he played his dick off,but Keegan shooting 64 today.
The real question to me is ishe going to play his way onto
(10:25):
the Ryder Cup team that he's thecaptain for?
Graham (10:31):
All right, let me ask you this question first Would
you want that to happen.
Scott (10:35):
Well, if he doesn't, are the people on the team going to
make him pick himself as acaptain's pick?
I mean, if you go back to Tigerbeing the captain of the
President's Cup when we were allin Vegas, remember Me, you and
Badger yeah yeah, he was aplaying captain, did all right?
(10:57):
I personally don't.
Graham (11:00):
He's also Tiger fucking.
Scott (11:02):
Woods, I know.
So not to I personally don'tthink Keegan will pick himself
because of I don't think hewould.
Yeah, if he qualifies for theteam, I think he'll play, but do
I want him to do it?
Do I not want him to do it?
I don't know, dude.
There's nobody in golf morefired up for the United States
(11:25):
Ryder Cup team than this guy.
Graham (11:27):
Bro, the clip that they showed on Full Swing where he
gets picked to be the captain,that speech that he gave blew me
away.
Scott (11:36):
That speech was not supposed to be aired.
Graham (11:41):
Because of infanity.
Scott (11:42):
No, it was in the President's Cup celebration.
When he was talking about it,he didn't think it was going to
be aired.
Oh, oh, oh.
And he actually came out andsaid something after that.
But dude, keegan, he's aNortheast guy, yeah, playing at.
Graham (12:06):
Bethpage in the Northeast, yeah, but he also
said he wants the six best guys,no matter what.
Scott (12:13):
You know, the top six are automatic on the team and then
he gets six picks.
Graham (12:17):
Yeah, yeah.
Well, DeChambeau is not goingto be in the top six.
No, he is.
I was looking at it.
How is he still in the top six?
Scott (12:25):
I was looking at it earlier.
Tp and I were talking about itand I'm just going to pull it up
.
How was that possible?
I'm going to pull it up becausehe won the US Open last year oh
.
Fair One through six.
Dude Scottie, obviously.
Shoffley, morikawa.
Russell Henley at four.
Bryson's number five.
(12:47):
Number six is going to blowyour mind Maverick McNeely, who
At number six?
Cantley at seven yeah, he won'tbe there.
Cantley at seven.
Finau at eight.
Brian Harmon at nine.
Horschel at 10.
Justin Thomas at 11.
Harris English at 12.
Keegan's sitting at 15.
Graham (13:09):
Well, I'll tell you one thing I'd much rather have
Keegan than Brian Harmon, that'sfor damn sure.
Just for pace of play.
And also the distance ofBethpage.
Yeah, brian Harmon can't hit it250 yards.
I mean he hits it straight.
Scott (13:26):
Something TP and I were talking about this Michael Kim
guy sitting there at 14 for us.
Dude, my guy has been straightgolfing his ball.
Graham (13:38):
Yeah, wow, I've been noticing you, dude, yeah.
Scott (13:42):
Golfing his ball.
But what can you do?
What can you say?
We got a while to go before allthis happens, but it's fun to
talk about it now.
Of course, just the heartbreakof Keegan Everybody if you've
watched Full Swing they showedit again when he got the call
(14:03):
last year when he didn't makethis game Was crushing.
And then when he got the callto be the captain, people
questioned it and people thatknow golf and people that know
Keegan know that was the bestdecision made for him to be the
captain.
Graham (14:24):
I agree.
Scott (14:25):
My guy is young, he's fired up, he wants to get the
dub His wife's a smoke show, sowe get to see more of her.
Shut the front door, am I wrong?
Graham (14:39):
You're not Exactly.
You're definitely not.
Scott (14:42):
We only state facts here on the ball, guys on the bench.
It's once again.
The only problem to me is thepressure for our team.
Graham (15:03):
Okay, I know where you're going with this, but let
me tell you something.
If they don't know this, goinginto it already, what rock are
they under?
They know it, no, I trust me.
I know they know it but I'mjust saying like all right, well
, I'm sure I asked, we've askedthis before, but I mean, is it
(15:26):
more pressure than coming downthe back nine of on Sunday of a
major?
Scott (15:30):
It's hard to say You're representing your country.
Graham (15:35):
I know Some players prefer it more.
I mean, when they were talkingabout Rory and how he feels
about the Ryder Cup, I mean youwould think that he thinks
that's more important.
Scott (15:45):
But then if you talk to Phil Mickelson about the Ryder
Cup, he had a little statement.
Oh God, I saw two things comeout this week about Liv and I
just had to bring it up.
I guess he was one or two shotsback going into the Hong Kong
Liv tournament or whatnot Twoshots back behind Sergio.
(16:05):
I saw it the other night andsomebody said on the official
Liv Twitter feed I saw it theother night and somebody said on
the official live Twitter feedif Phil wins this live event at
age 55, it's more impressivethan tiger winning the masters
in 2019.
And I literally, before youeven say anything, I can see the
(16:25):
look on your face.
I literally had to read it likethree or four times to make
sure I was reading it correctlyand I was just like, oh my God,
this is one of the dumbestthings I've ever read in my life
.
Phil's playing against alimited field in three rounds.
It doesn't even compare to Philwinning the PGA Championship At
(16:50):
Kiowa Island when he was in his50s.
Like that's more impressivethan a live tour win.
And then I see a quote lastnight, and it quotes Phil a live
team win would mean a littlemore than a Ryder cup, when
(17:13):
everyone knows the Ryder cup isan exhibition.
Live is real golf.
I'm just going to go out andsay this Would he be saying that
if he didn't go to live?
Because everybody knew thecaptain of the US, Ryder?
I'm hearing you say thesethings.
Graham (17:30):
just the only thing that I can say that's going on in my
brain is this Whoever isrunning the social media account
(17:55):
over at Liv is literally justbeing like fuck.
It is literally just being likefuck it.
I'm not gonna have a job in afew months.
So I'm literally gonna say,whatever the fuck I want, I'm
gonna throw shit up against thewall.
See what sticks.
And that's the only thing thatcan be said, because look if
(18:15):
bryson goes and if uh kepka goes, live golf is bubba.
So that's my only reasoning.
Like you have to just say stuffjust to get people's attention.
There is no way, phil, Iunderstand, after all the BS and
you leaving the tour and yourcredibility pretty much going
(18:38):
from top three active golfers orgolfers are even alive and pop
just for popularity, to go fromthat to the basement where you
are now.
Like there's no way you couldthink this then and say this now
and be of right mind.
(18:58):
Like there's just no way.
Like you can't be a rationalperson then all of a sudden just
say something that makesabsolutely no fucking sense and
back it up none, zero, zilch.
Like, like.
That's why I'm like is this?
I mean I I hate using this wordbut like is this fake news?
(19:18):
Dude?
Ai is getting so good did theyget hacked?
Something is an issue here.
You know the old saying any kindof news is good news and it
makes the people yeah I mean,bro, that shit live is not going
(19:41):
to be Liv in a year, A yearthey're not going to be Liv by
the Ryder Cup.
Who knows?
If those two guys leave,they're done.
Who knows?
No one.
I mean, how many weeks now ofepisodes we be bashing?
How many viewers watch Liv Ifthe two main people go like
there's?
Scott (19:58):
no, TP, just literally before we got on air, asked me a
question and I was like, oh myGod, he goes and this wasn't
even planned for me to bring up.
He goes.
What draws more crowds ChicagoWhite Sox game or a live event?
Graham (20:25):
Dude, I just said yes but, dude.
Women's basketball is gettingmore play than these dudes
speaking of women's basketball,the wmba.
Scott (20:36):
Oh my gosh, I'm so mad I didn't send you this before the
episode.
This is amazing, dude, amazing,and hopefully the copyright
world doesn't screw us right nowbecause I'm going to just play
it on air, my boy beating thebookie that I blasted during the
Stanley Cup finals for being aPanthers fan and this, and that
(20:59):
he had one of the greatest reelsever today.
And I sent it to my golf shopmanager because she's like all
about the WNBA.
I get it.
She's got a girl that playsbasketball.
She loves Caitlin Clark.
Announcer (21:12):
Yeah.
Scott (21:13):
You know the whole deal.
Are you ready for this?
Because this is amazing.
This is literally amazing andit hits the nail on the head.
Ready?
Beatin The Bookie (21:28):
Oh God, hear it, angel reese, if y'all don't
give us what we want, we sit nowon upcoming cva negotiations
with the wnba.
I don't know if angel took aeconomics class at lsu, but I
seriously doubt it.
Second time this week she saidsomething stupid.
First they should get paid likeNBA players and now they're
(21:48):
going to sit out if they don'tget what they want.
I don't know if anybody hereknows, but the WNBA got
subsidized by the NBA.
Last year they still lost $50million, and that's with Kaitlyn
Clark and Andrew Reese playingin it.
If they sat out for a season,it's a WNBA one-on-strike.
That would be the end of thisshitty league to begin with.
(22:10):
Angel, if you want to make moremoney, you're going to have to
get another job.
All right, you're going to haveto try out for the NBA.
Let's see how you do.
But I advise you to do whatmany WNBA stars do just play
overseas, get a bigger paycheck,because WNBA ain't it, and they
certainly cannot afford to payyou guys any more, or they will
(22:32):
be bankrupt and lose more moneythan they already lose.
It's already a charity.
Just be lucky for what you have, because WNBA cannot pay more.
Graham (22:43):
That's why they started the Rivals League, the
three-on-three girls tournament,during the summer.
Scott (22:47):
You're losing $50 million and homegirls asking for more
money.
Yeah, Not happening, but anyhow, it's just.
I think second or third timewe've talked.
Graham (23:01):
WNBA on our show.
I know that's a slap yourselfmoment.
Hold on.
Let's go Same time what?
Anyhow, sorry folks, we won'tdo it again, or at least not for
a few more months.
Scott (23:14):
Anyhow, hit the nail on the head right, these two guys,
these assholes.
Hit the nail on the head,though.
Graham (23:22):
We've all been saying it Like oh yeah, okay, if you redo
the, it all comes down to theTV contracts.
That's where all the moneycomes from.
If you can't be on television,it all comes from advertising If
you can't be on TV, so theadvertisers can spend money for
the time slots.
That's where it comes frompeople Like it's not rocket
(23:42):
science, it's not like we don.
It comes from people.
It's not rocket science.
It's not like we don't want youto succeed.
It's the consumer Right.
If the consumer doesn't want it, we can't shove it down your
throat.
Scott (23:52):
Even with Caitlin Clark entering the league.
Yeah, it's still not doing it.
Yeah, but anyhow it's like Idon't know.
Exactly.
So, real quick as we get offthe air, we brought this guy up
on the PGA tour talking aboutMichael Kim.
Okay, I just looked on my phoneand it says Michael Kim's last
(24:16):
five starts waste managementtied for second Genesis.
Tied for 13, mexico open T 13,cogn for second Genesis.
Tied for 13.
Mexico Open T13.
Cognizant.
T6.
Arnold Palmer fourth my guy'sgolfing his ball, I mean that
ain't bad, yep.
Graham (24:35):
What's net weeks?
Announcer (24:37):
Ooh, it's next week, the players yeah bro, oh, yeah,
wow.
Scott (24:42):
Wow, so you were getting ready to ask who do I like in
the players?
Oh yeah, wow, so you weregetting ready to ask who do I
like in the players?
Graham (24:49):
Yeah.
Scott (24:50):
It's too early to how about this?
What were you going to say?
Graham (24:55):
Rest on it, think about it.
What were you going to say?
No, I was just going to sayrest on it, think about it and
we'll get back to it.
That's all I'm saying.
Scott (25:04):
Yeah, as long as this top 20 streak continues, let's go,
baby.
Graham (25:12):
I'm loving it.
Scott (25:13):
Yeah, I bet you are.
I'm about to start charging youtoo for Scotty's hot picks.
Yeah, I got it, let's go, baby.
I mean, I made you some cashlast night.
Well, bt made us some cash withsome UFC and I told you to take
Duke.
Graham (25:30):
Hey, I broke even last week.
Well, actually I didn't breakeven last week, but I made up
for last week with this week.
So you know, I'm like even Allour listeners be prepared.
Scott (25:41):
You're about to hear a bald guys on the bench betting
site.
Pay us $100 a week and we'llgive you Scotty's hot picks.
With that being said, let's go,baby.
Get us out of here.
It's been a fun week.
Free agency is about to start.
Let's go.
I don't even know what's goingto happen.
Neither do you, but I do knowthis Place that bet on Ricky
(26:10):
Fowler making the cut at theplayers this week.
Graham (26:11):
Ooh, I like that.
I like that.
Well, I'll get the popcornready because there's going to
be some action.
I cannot wait, Scott, it'salways a pleasure doing the
podcast with you and, as thebest homie always says, buh-bye.
Scott (26:24):
Good night friends.
Rob, back away from the bridge,I love you too much.
Trust the process.
Graham, love you too.
Buh-bye, buh-bye.
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Graham (00:21):
What's up everyone?
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know who it is I'm Graham.
I got my boy Scott here.
What's up, brother?
Everyone?
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know who it is, I'm Graham.
I got my boy Scott here.
What's up, brother?
Scott (00:28):
Well, graham it's Sunday night, getting a little late
start tonight it's about 11o'clock, thought we were going
to have a little golf episode,you know talking about the
Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Yeah, we are going to talk alittle bit about that, but then
all hell hit the fan about 6o'clock my time and the NFL.
(00:50):
Let's go.
But before we get started, youknow we're starting talking
about sports.
You know we got to go, we gotto grab it, we got to crack it.
Let's do it.
Beatin The Bookie (00:59):
I mean, wish I could say this is my first one
tonight, but it's not so let'sgo, love it.
Scott (01:06):
I could say this is my first one tonight, but it's not
so let's go.
So you know, like we alwaysstart off the episode talking
about the weekend Graham, what'dyou do?
Hopefully we're not even goingto get into that story Thursday
night with you and your boy.
Oh yeah, no, we'll just bypassthat.
But if you like losing yourphone in Vegas and Graham
(01:28):
babysitting, you're going tolove this story.
Graham (01:31):
But we'll just If you really want to know, send us an
email at baldguysonthebench atgmail and I'll tell you.
Scott (01:40):
And by wanting to know, you don't want to know.
Graham (01:47):
Week was good.
My quote-unquote weekend was acouple days ago.
Ran into a new friend, or afriend that I made through a
close friend.
You know, my boy Chad, backfrom Buffalo.
One of his friends was in town,met up, we hung out for a
little bit, a little bit, I waspretty much it.
Oh well, I'm not going into thewhole story, bro, we're just
(02:11):
it's.
It was crazy.
I met him out late already, hadway too many drinks we had a
lot more drinks that night wentdowntown, lost his phone.
I tried to help him retrace hissteps and find it.
Within doing that, I lost him.
Didn't find him for 20 minutes,then finally found him and then
more time looking for the phone.
I was like, screw it, it's toolate, I gotta work in 6 hours I
(02:34):
need to go, so we leave.
And then he's like bro.
Announcer (02:38):
I can't walk anymore.
Graham (02:38):
He's like just go get the car and come back for me.
I'm like, alright, so I go getthe car, come back.
He gone.
And when I mean he gone, bro, Idrove around for 45 minutes
going up and down these streetsdidn't find him.
Scott (02:50):
And yes, folks, he definitely drove around for 45
minutes because my boy, graham,called me on my way to work and
we talked about it.
Graham (03:01):
For a solid 25 of it being like what the bleep is
this dude doing?
Wow, I just and folks it's notlike I'm talking smack, but this
guy, he wasn't some young kid,he wasn't even someone my age.
He wasn't someone Scott's age.
This is someone in his mid-50swho was tying one off and was
(03:25):
just like hey, man, I'm themayor and the mayor does what
the day, what the mayor wants.
So, and boy, he did whateverfacts um other than that.
Um, yeah, right, but the actualweekend this this past Saturday
and Sunday just worked.
But a lot of the excitement ofthe week was, praise the Lord,
(03:49):
the golf bets came through thisweek, unlike last week.
We'll get into that later.
I'm happy.
What about you, scott?
How was your weekend Same?
Scott (03:58):
thing, dude, you know obviously woke up Friday morning
knew you were going to meetsomebody.
I woke up Friday morning knewyou were going to meet somebody.
Woke up to a text from you thatyou sent at like 7 o'clock my
time, so that's like 4 o'clockyour time and it was like all it
said was FML and I'm like, ohboy, literally getting ready to
(04:20):
get in the shower, and I get aphone call from you and I'm like
, yeah, I'm not even answeringthis and you're like my bad,
dude didn't mean to call.
And then I called you on my wayto work.
Listen to all that drama onFriday.
It was hilarious, felt bad foryou the whole deal.
But anyhow, you know, workFriday, work Saturday.
We had a, a tournament at theclub and went out to dinner with
(04:44):
the family last night.
A little Mexican crushed sometacos, ooh, you know.
Came home, watched some sports,watched Carolina tickle me for
the first half when Flag was infoul trouble, and what did I
tell you?
What did I tell you at halftime?
I'm like dude, I'm about tocrush Duke minus six and a half
in the second half.
I knew what was coming, youknow, and it came and it
(05:08):
happened.
Duke won and, like I toldeverybody earlier in the year, I
took Duke back in on November1st.
I looked at it last night.
I was telling Kristen I tookDuke to win it all at plus 1,200
.
Okay, if you look at it rightnow, win it all at plus 1200.
Okay, if you look at it rightnow, it's like plus 250, you
(05:30):
know.
Graham (05:31):
Yeah, I remember.
Scott (05:32):
But I remember Anyhow, watch some golf, watch some
basketball, watch some UFC.
Thanks to you, last night we'reFaceTiming the main event.
Yeah, Crushed some betsyesterday.
Dude, let's go.
Our boy BT was on fireyesterday.
(05:53):
I think we lost one bet andthat was the main event, but
whatever.
Announcer (06:00):
Yeah.
Scott (06:01):
Still is 9-1 good.
Graham (06:06):
I mean Last time I checked it was pretty damn good.
You ain't wrong, bro, you ain'twrong.
Scott (06:13):
Man going into the final round on the Arnold Palmer
Invitational.
Your boy has been crushing sometop 20 bets the last three or
four weeks and I told Graham andour other boy, buckeye, you
know, this week Keegan Bradleytop 20 plus money, shane Lowry
top 20 plus money.
It got a little scary afterKeegan lit it up on Thursday and
(06:38):
then played pretty bad onFriday, but the course was
playing tough, you know, let'sdon't forget about that part.
Yeah, of course, and like Itold you last night, keegan's
going out early before the wind.
Relax, dude.
And by relaxing my boy goes outand throws up a 29 on the front
.
Nine what?
(07:01):
And I texted you.
I'm like are you seeing what'sgoing on right now?
Graham (07:09):
Bro, the best part of that was last night, when we
were on the phone.
What did we say to each other?
I was like, bro, all I careabout for my happiness today, on
Sunday, and before we talkabout it on the podcast is look,
I'm not asking for a miracle.
Before we talk about it on thepodcast is look, I'm not asking
for a miracle, I'm not askinghim to go out, shoot six, seven
under and, you know, come back,try to get back in the top five
(07:29):
where he was on Thursday.
I'm not asking for that.
I'm just like, hey, can we justget like a little measly three
under, you know nothing,something that could at least
get us back into, potentially,the top 20.
I took your advice and did thetop 20, but then I also double
dipped and saw what his oddswere for making even just the
top 30.
And I was like, oh, I like thattoo.
(07:51):
You know, just a littleinsurance.
What was his number on top 30?
Minus 125.
Scott (07:56):
Okay, it's been not bad.
Yeah, not crazy.
Graham (07:59):
That's what I'm saying.
I'm like the difference.
And well, the main reason wasbecause the week prior with
burger, when he was what like inbetween second and 15, all
three days until the last fivelast week last, five holes.
He, he finishes at 25th and I'mlike, uh, so like that was the
main reason.
But when we spoke last night,I'm like, bro, if you go out and
(08:24):
shoot one or two under, thatain't doing nothing for us.
Yeah, you got to go deep.
You got to at least shoot three.
I'm not greedy, I won't ask forsix and I won't ask for
anything more than that.
I get into work today and turnon the TV and I'm like not
paying attention really for alittle for the first hour.
And then I look up at the boardand I'm like, wait what?
(08:47):
I see Bradley's name and he'salready at five under and I'm
like, wait a minute, how are youfive under?
And you're on hole sevenalready and you started the day
at plus one, like what.
Like what is going on right now?
And, to my disbelief, there hewas and let's just say it made
the rest of my day, or the restof my shift, much happier.
Scott (09:03):
I was like ever.
Graham (09:07):
The confidence.
Scott (09:09):
He was plus 150 top 20.
Lowry plus 135 top 20.
Yeah, if you like, winning.
Graham (09:18):
Watch for Domus hashtag.
Scott (09:20):
I mean Buckeye texted me because I gave him to Buckeye
and he was like dude, what atime for Keegan Huge day to
climb up the leaderboard.
I'm like hell yeah, Buckeye'slike show me the money.
Day to climb up the leaderboard.
I'm like hell yeah, buck.
I was like show me the money.
I'm like bro, you do realize.
You're like six and one, fiveand one with my top 20 picks the
last three or four weeks.
I'm like I'm gonna startcharging you for this shit.
(09:41):
And he's like I'll pay royaltyon winners I'll pay, but anyhow
yeah we'll hold you to that,yeah right.
Anyhow, Henley gets the dub.
Played his ass off last weekand fell apart at the end.
(10:01):
Got the win Him againstMorikawa.
As it came down the stretch.
Henley hit the shots when heneeded to.
What can you say?
The guy's a stud.
Yeah, he played his dick off,but Keegan shooting 64 today.
The real question to me is ishe going to play his way onto
(10:25):
the Ryder Cup team that he's thecaptain for?
Graham (10:31):
All right, let me ask you this question first Would
you want that to happen.
Scott (10:35):
Well, if he doesn't, are the people on the team going to
make him pick himself as acaptain's pick?
I mean, if you go back to Tigerbeing the captain of the
President's Cup when we were allin Vegas, remember Me, you and
Badger yeah yeah, he was aplaying captain, did all right?
(10:57):
I personally don't.
Graham (11:00):
He's also Tiger fucking.
Scott (11:02):
Woods, I know.
So not to I personally don'tthink Keegan will pick himself
because of I don't think hewould.
Yeah, if he qualifies for theteam, I think he'll play, but do
I want him to do it?
Do I not want him to do it?
I don't know, dude.
There's nobody in golf morefired up for the United States
(11:25):
Ryder Cup team than this guy.
Graham (11:27):
Bro, the clip that they showed on Full Swing where he
gets picked to be the captain,that speech that he gave blew me
away.
Scott (11:36):
That speech was not supposed to be aired.
Graham (11:41):
Because of infanity.
Scott (11:42):
No, it was in the President's Cup celebration.
When he was talking about it,he didn't think it was going to
be aired.
Oh, oh, oh.
And he actually came out andsaid something after that.
But dude, keegan, he's aNortheast guy, yeah, playing at.
Graham (12:06):
Bethpage in the Northeast, yeah, but he also
said he wants the six best guys,no matter what.
Scott (12:13):
You know, the top six are automatic on the team and then
he gets six picks.
Graham (12:17):
Yeah, yeah.
Well, DeChambeau is not goingto be in the top six.
No, he is.
I was looking at it.
How is he still in the top six?
Scott (12:25):
I was looking at it earlier.
Tp and I were talking about itand I'm just going to pull it up
.
How was that possible?
I'm going to pull it up becausehe won the US Open last year oh
.
Fair One through six.
Dude Scottie, obviously.
Shoffley, morikawa.
Russell Henley at four.
Bryson's number five.
(12:47):
Number six is going to blowyour mind Maverick McNeely, who
At number six?
Cantley at seven yeah, he won'tbe there.
Cantley at seven.
Finau at eight.
Brian Harmon at nine.
Horschel at 10.
Justin Thomas at 11.
Harris English at 12.
Keegan's sitting at 15.
Graham (13:09):
Well, I'll tell you one thing I'd much rather have
Keegan than Brian Harmon, that'sfor damn sure.
Just for pace of play.
And also the distance ofBethpage.
Yeah, brian Harmon can't hit it250 yards.
I mean he hits it straight.
Scott (13:26):
Something TP and I were talking about this Michael Kim
guy sitting there at 14 for us.
Dude, my guy has been straightgolfing his ball.
Graham (13:38):
Yeah, wow, I've been noticing you, dude, yeah.
Scott (13:42):
Golfing his ball.
But what can you do?
What can you say?
We got a while to go before allthis happens, but it's fun to
talk about it now.
Of course, just the heartbreakof Keegan Everybody if you've
watched Full Swing they showedit again when he got the call
(14:03):
last year when he didn't makethis game Was crushing.
And then when he got the callto be the captain, people
questioned it and people thatknow golf and people that know
Keegan know that was the bestdecision made for him to be the
captain.
Graham (14:24):
I agree.
Scott (14:25):
My guy is young, he's fired up, he wants to get the
dub His wife's a smoke show, sowe get to see more of her.
Shut the front door, am I wrong?
Graham (14:39):
You're not Exactly.
You're definitely not.
Scott (14:42):
We only state facts here on the ball, guys on the bench.
It's once again.
The only problem to me is thepressure for our team.
Graham (15:03):
Okay, I know where you're going with this, but let
me tell you something.
If they don't know this, goinginto it already, what rock are
they under?
They know it, no, I trust me.
I know they know it but I'mjust saying like all right, well
, I'm sure I asked, we've askedthis before, but I mean, is it
(15:26):
more pressure than coming downthe back nine of on Sunday of a
major?
Scott (15:30):
It's hard to say You're representing your country.
Graham (15:35):
I know Some players prefer it more.
I mean, when they were talkingabout Rory and how he feels
about the Ryder Cup, I mean youwould think that he thinks
that's more important.
Scott (15:45):
But then if you talk to Phil Mickelson about the Ryder
Cup, he had a little statement.
Oh God, I saw two things comeout this week about Liv and I
just had to bring it up.
I guess he was one or two shotsback going into the Hong Kong
Liv tournament or whatnot Twoshots back behind Sergio.
(16:05):
I saw it the other night andsomebody said on the official
Liv Twitter feed I saw it theother night and somebody said on
the official live Twitter feedif Phil wins this live event at
age 55, it's more impressivethan tiger winning the masters
in 2019.
And I literally, before youeven say anything, I can see the
(16:25):
look on your face.
I literally had to read it likethree or four times to make
sure I was reading it correctlyand I was just like, oh my God,
this is one of the dumbestthings I've ever read in my life
.
Phil's playing against alimited field in three rounds.
It doesn't even compare to Philwinning the PGA Championship At
(16:50):
Kiowa Island when he was in his50s.
Like that's more impressivethan a live tour win.
And then I see a quote lastnight, and it quotes Phil a live
team win would mean a littlemore than a Ryder cup, when
(17:13):
everyone knows the Ryder cup isan exhibition.
Live is real golf.
I'm just going to go out andsay this Would he be saying that
if he didn't go to live?
Because everybody knew thecaptain of the US, Ryder?
I'm hearing you say thesethings.
Graham (17:30):
just the only thing that I can say that's going on in my
brain is this Whoever isrunning the social media account
(17:55):
over at Liv is literally justbeing like fuck.
It is literally just being likefuck it.
I'm not gonna have a job in afew months.
So I'm literally gonna say,whatever the fuck I want, I'm
gonna throw shit up against thewall.
See what sticks.
And that's the only thing thatcan be said, because look if
(18:15):
bryson goes and if uh kepka goes, live golf is bubba.
So that's my only reasoning.
Like you have to just say stuffjust to get people's attention.
There is no way, phil, Iunderstand, after all the BS and
you leaving the tour and yourcredibility pretty much going
(18:38):
from top three active golfers orgolfers are even alive and pop
just for popularity, to go fromthat to the basement where you
are now.
Like there's no way you couldthink this then and say this now
and be of right mind.
(18:58):
Like there's just no way.
Like you can't be a rationalperson then all of a sudden just
say something that makesabsolutely no fucking sense and
back it up none, zero, zilch.
Like, like.
That's why I'm like is this?
I mean I I hate using this wordbut like is this fake news?
(19:18):
Dude?
Ai is getting so good did theyget hacked?
Something is an issue here.
You know the old saying any kindof news is good news and it
makes the people yeah I mean,bro, that shit live is not going
(19:41):
to be Liv in a year, A yearthey're not going to be Liv by
the Ryder Cup.
Who knows?
If those two guys leave,they're done.
Who knows?
No one.
I mean, how many weeks now ofepisodes we be bashing?
How many viewers watch Liv Ifthe two main people go like
there's?
Scott (19:58):
no, TP, just literally before we got on air, asked me a
question and I was like, oh myGod, he goes and this wasn't
even planned for me to bring up.
He goes.
What draws more crowds ChicagoWhite Sox game or a live event?
Graham (20:25):
Dude, I just said yes but, dude.
Women's basketball is gettingmore play than these dudes
speaking of women's basketball,the wmba.
Scott (20:36):
Oh my gosh, I'm so mad I didn't send you this before the
episode.
This is amazing, dude, amazing,and hopefully the copyright
world doesn't screw us right nowbecause I'm going to just play
it on air, my boy beating thebookie that I blasted during the
Stanley Cup finals for being aPanthers fan and this, and that
(20:59):
he had one of the greatest reelsever today.
And I sent it to my golf shopmanager because she's like all
about the WNBA.
I get it.
She's got a girl that playsbasketball.
She loves Caitlin Clark.
Announcer (21:12):
Yeah.
Scott (21:13):
You know the whole deal.
Are you ready for this?
Because this is amazing.
This is literally amazing andit hits the nail on the head.
Ready?
Beatin The Bookie (21:28):
Oh God, hear it, angel reese, if y'all don't
give us what we want, we sit nowon upcoming cva negotiations
with the wnba.
I don't know if angel took aeconomics class at lsu, but I
seriously doubt it.
Second time this week she saidsomething stupid.
First they should get paid likeNBA players and now they're
(21:48):
going to sit out if they don'tget what they want.
I don't know if anybody hereknows, but the WNBA got
subsidized by the NBA.
Last year they still lost $50million, and that's with Kaitlyn
Clark and Andrew Reese playingin it.
If they sat out for a season,it's a WNBA one-on-strike.
That would be the end of thisshitty league to begin with.
(22:10):
Angel, if you want to make moremoney, you're going to have to
get another job.
All right, you're going to haveto try out for the NBA.
Let's see how you do.
But I advise you to do whatmany WNBA stars do just play
overseas, get a bigger paycheck,because WNBA ain't it, and they
certainly cannot afford to payyou guys any more, or they will
(22:32):
be bankrupt and lose more moneythan they already lose.
It's already a charity.
Just be lucky for what you have, because WNBA cannot pay more.
Graham (22:43):
That's why they started the Rivals League, the
three-on-three girls tournament,during the summer.
Scott (22:47):
You're losing $50 million and homegirls asking for more
money.
Yeah, Not happening, but anyhow, it's just.
I think second or third timewe've talked.
Graham (23:01):
WNBA on our show.
I know that's a slap yourselfmoment.
Hold on.
Let's go Same time what?
Anyhow, sorry folks, we won'tdo it again, or at least not for
a few more months.
Scott (23:14):
Anyhow, hit the nail on the head right, these two guys,
these assholes.
Hit the nail on the head,though.
Graham (23:22):
We've all been saying it Like oh yeah, okay, if you redo
the, it all comes down to theTV contracts.
That's where all the moneycomes from.
If you can't be on television,it all comes from advertising If
you can't be on TV, so theadvertisers can spend money for
the time slots.
That's where it comes frompeople Like it's not rocket
(23:42):
science, it's not like we don.
It comes from people.
It's not rocket science.
It's not like we don't want youto succeed.
It's the consumer Right.
If the consumer doesn't want it, we can't shove it down your
throat.
Scott (23:52):
Even with Caitlin Clark entering the league.
Yeah, it's still not doing it.
Yeah, but anyhow it's like Idon't know.
Exactly.
So, real quick as we get offthe air, we brought this guy up
on the PGA tour talking aboutMichael Kim.
Okay, I just looked on my phoneand it says Michael Kim's last
(24:16):
five starts waste managementtied for second Genesis.
Tied for 13, mexico open T 13,cogn for second Genesis.
Tied for 13.
Mexico Open T13.
Cognizant.
T6.
Arnold Palmer fourth my guy'sgolfing his ball, I mean that
ain't bad, yep.
Graham (24:35):
What's net weeks?
Announcer (24:37):
Ooh, it's next week, the players yeah bro, oh, yeah,
wow.
Scott (24:42):
Wow, so you were getting ready to ask who do I like in
the players?
Oh yeah, wow, so you weregetting ready to ask who do I
like in the players?
Graham (24:49):
Yeah.
Scott (24:50):
It's too early to how about this?
What were you going to say?
Graham (24:55):
Rest on it, think about it.
What were you going to say?
No, I was just going to sayrest on it, think about it and
we'll get back to it.
That's all I'm saying.
Scott (25:04):
Yeah, as long as this top 20 streak continues, let's go,
baby.
Graham (25:12):
I'm loving it.
Scott (25:13):
Yeah, I bet you are.
I'm about to start charging youtoo for Scotty's hot picks.
Yeah, I got it, let's go, baby.
I mean, I made you some cashlast night.
Well, bt made us some cash withsome UFC and I told you to take
Duke.
Graham (25:30):
Hey, I broke even last week.
Well, actually I didn't breakeven last week, but I made up
for last week with this week.
So you know, I'm like even Allour listeners be prepared.
Scott (25:41):
You're about to hear a bald guys on the bench betting
site.
Pay us $100 a week and we'llgive you Scotty's hot picks.
With that being said, let's go,baby.
Get us out of here.
It's been a fun week.
Free agency is about to start.
Let's go.
I don't even know what's goingto happen.
Neither do you, but I do knowthis Place that bet on Ricky
(26:10):
Fowler making the cut at theplayers this week.
Graham (26:11):
Ooh, I like that.
I like that.
Well, I'll get the popcornready because there's going to
be some action.
I cannot wait, Scott, it'salways a pleasure doing the
podcast with you and, as thebest homie always says, buh-bye.
Scott (26:24):
Good night friends.
Rob, back away from the bridge,I love you too much.
Trust the process.
Graham, love you too.
Buh-bye, buh-bye.
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