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August 27, 2025 • 16 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
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(00:31):
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Speaker 3 (00:35):
I'll do my best not to sabotage. Welcome back to
Sincy three sixty on ESPN fifteen thirty. I am Austin
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Speaker 4 (01:18):
Well, even if I'm not a fan, that was some
pretty big news yesterday concerning Travis and Taylor.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
Too bad.

Speaker 4 (01:25):
It's not going to stand because it was determined after
further review, Travis's knee did not touch the ground.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
One of the things I love about the Internet is
how something like that will happen and the memes that
come from it. The amount of people talking about Taylor
Swift got a ring before the Browns, or Taylor Swift
got a ring before insert some team you hate here,
or Greater's ice Cream was putting an ice cream cone
in their hands. I saw an headed of Saquon Barkley

(01:51):
doing the backwards hurdle over top of them at their
wedding pitch.

Speaker 5 (01:54):
It's just great man.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Hello, this is former President Ronald Reagan, and ill love
is in the air. It's a time for unity, a
season for coming together. First, Tony was finally elected into
UC's Hall of Fame. Then Trey and the Bengals came
to terms. Heck, even Travis Kelcey and Tyler Swick got engaged.
What's next? Perhaps the Reds will end their thirty year

(02:19):
estrangement with advancing in the postseason if they do. Cracker
barrels on me.

Speaker 5 (02:25):
Thank you, Ronnie. Good gay gentlemen, it's Jim ye Humer
for Bross and Zeki is my favorite Bristack's not my
favorite play caller.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Do oh great, right before the start of the season.

Speaker 6 (02:40):
You had to do that, didn't you.

Speaker 7 (02:41):
Right down, bartelom you I've got another one.

Speaker 5 (02:44):
If the Reds get swept the night in LA, this
will be the headline tomorrow.

Speaker 3 (02:54):
That is fantastic. Jim and Ross aka Homer with origin there.
I believe, great job.

Speaker 8 (03:02):
Here's your daily reminder. If the Bengals lose Week one
up at Cleveland, the entire coaching staff, starting with Zach Taylor,
should be fired. Well, not the offensive coordinator.

Speaker 5 (03:15):
I like that guy.

Speaker 8 (03:17):
And before all of you Zach Taylor defenders come after me,
all ten of you, remember this. Before Joe Burrow got there,
Zach Taylor was two and fourteen. Yeah. I know it
was a garbage team, but two and fourteen is still
two and fourteen.

Speaker 5 (03:31):
Yea, yeah, I guess that's true.

Speaker 3 (03:34):
There have been a lot of coaches that haven't been
very good, and then they get the number one pick
and then they're pretty good.

Speaker 9 (03:40):
I couldn't tell if yesterday's talkbacks were early Festivus or
the purge. Some serious airing of the grievance is going
on a little bit more hostile than usual.

Speaker 5 (03:50):
Even poor Mike from LA caught some direct hits.

Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yeah, I mean, well, anyway, love the show, guys, thank
you understandably. So, I mean Reds fans don't want to
hear Mike in La come in peacock about how his
team beat the Reds. I mean, nobody wants to hear that.
So I think those hits were justified. At Mike a
little bit. The rest of it, people get a little grumpy. Hey,
it's me Travis Swift's best friend, Chad Brandell here.

Speaker 5 (04:19):
How about that news from Travis?

Speaker 1 (04:22):
You know, the old Chester knew about two and a
half weeks ago.

Speaker 5 (04:25):
He called and asked my.

Speaker 1 (04:28):
Opinion, and I said, you know, Taylor is a decent woman.

Speaker 5 (04:33):
I guess. And by the way, who was this imposter yesterday?
I'm the only Chad Brandell.

Speaker 3 (04:42):
It's amazing how much that guy actually sounds like Chad.
It's almost spot on.

Speaker 10 (04:47):
Patrick cantlay on the Ryder Cup team, good lord. If
he plays justin Rose, there might not be enough daylight
anywhere in the world for that to get done.

Speaker 5 (04:56):
They have to play that up at up in like
a life Ascar or something.

Speaker 10 (05:01):
Sorry for the quick double dip. When these consultants come
in and they charge you.

Speaker 5 (05:04):
All this money. They'd never get fired.

Speaker 10 (05:06):
They just leave the building, go home, fill out their
expense reports, climbing their BMW's and Maserati's.

Speaker 5 (05:12):
And they're on their way.

Speaker 11 (05:18):
I can't wait to hear Jabroni Mike talking about how
awesome the Dodgers are today. Nobody listening to Sincy three six.
He gives a rat tale about La Powell. Save it
for iHeart Los Angeles one eighty.

Speaker 5 (05:35):
They wasn't too bad today.

Speaker 12 (05:38):
Austin, I'll give you credit. You've been to reds naysayer
all year.

Speaker 13 (05:42):
You're right.

Speaker 12 (05:44):
This last Friday morning, I had hope for him. The
Mats had been struggling. They really turned it around. I
can't believe you'd have Marte playing center field if he's
never had a sacrifice bunt in his life, you would
do it in that situation, Oh, Frank coney.

Speaker 3 (06:04):
Well Francona threw him under the bus and basically said
it was just Marte trying to do too much in
that moment, Which even if that's true, why does he
feel like that's the right thing to do. If you
are molding and developing a young player, it falls on
the coaching staff that he knows, Hey, don't bunt here,
you're our best hitter.

Speaker 5 (06:25):
Now.

Speaker 3 (06:26):
Yes, it's also on Noelvie Marte to understand this is
not a good decision. So the blame, I think is
fifty to fifty. But you know, that's the thing. It's
just like they always get in their own way over
and over and over again. It's just so it's maddening.
I'm not looking for credit, like credit doesn't do anything

(06:49):
for me.

Speaker 5 (06:50):
I want to win.

Speaker 3 (06:51):
I want to win more than anything as a Reds fan,
as as doing this job every day, like winning is
good for everybody. And I just have serious doubts about
the way they choose to do business and the way
that they choose to build this roster that make me
think they're ever going to actually be able to get

(07:12):
over the hump. And last night, and really the last
week has been a perfect example of that.

Speaker 7 (07:20):
This is Bob Castellini. I was listening to the show
and decided that I will release Nick Krawl and Austin Elmore.
I believe is your name. I will be promoting you
to general manager, should you choose to accept it. You
seem to be a baseball savant. You know exactly where

(07:42):
to position all of my players and get the best
out of them. So with you at the helm, we've
shall not lose another game.

Speaker 5 (07:51):
Bob, I do not accept your offer.

Speaker 1 (07:53):
Double Hipper. Hipper here boarding the airplane with the Bearcats
and whale. I have an exclusive quote from one of
the players who wishes to anonymous. He said to me, well,
we funna make the Nebraska players have to use wheelchairs
after this game.

Speaker 14 (08:09):
Chill. Hey, guys, I know there's a lot of frustration
with the Reds right now and all that. I think
you have to look at it another way.

Speaker 1 (08:19):
This is a.

Speaker 14 (08:22):
Playoff experience type games for Ellie, Marte, McLean, Steer, Friedel Hunter, Green,
Andrew Abbott, whoever. And this is part of we have
to have this moving forward. So either way, I think
we're gaining some experience.

Speaker 3 (08:41):
That is such a stupid way to look at this, like,
I'm just I'll be honest, that's stupid. That's dumb. I
do not care about experience. All those dudes have played
in the playoff race before, by the way, pretty much
all of them. Marte was here in twenty three, so
is Ellie, so is Steer, so is McClain. So is Hunter,

(09:01):
so is Abbot. All those dudes have been here before.
When they've been playing in this for the last month
or so, so experience, my, you know what, that's bs
win baseball games. Do the little things correctly. Know where
to go with the ball, know the count, know how

(09:23):
many outs there are, take the extra base, know where
to throw the ball when you get it, know where
the cutoff man is, back up the cutoff man. Little stuff.
They have been playing baseball their entire lives. They have
plenty experience. They know how to play the game. That

(09:43):
is a foolish and dare I say, stupid way to
look at this entire situation. If the bar for you
is that low. Oh, team lost tonight, but at least
they got some experience.

Speaker 9 (09:59):
Come on, man, Hey Austin, Hey Tony. Hopefully you guys
are doing well. Yeah, Tony, I hope your kids have
a wonderful, great school year. I'm sure as a parent
it is hard to see him go off to school,
but it seems like you and your wife do a
great job as far as the Reds are concerned. Well,
after Mark tried to get that butt down last night,

(10:21):
it was just hard to watch It just seems like
they're falling on their face and they should have realized
that it was going to take more than getting a
new manager.

Speaker 5 (10:28):
They needed the players to thank you.

Speaker 15 (10:33):
Gentlemen.

Speaker 5 (10:33):
This is listener David.

Speaker 15 (10:35):
Take this as some constructive criticism accepted or do whatever,
but as a listener of the show for the last months,
I've got to ask to stop with the whining. I
know management for our baseball team and our football team
are less than stillar but let's talk about some other things.
College football, women's soccer, MLS, dear Park football for all

(10:58):
I care, but quit the whining about this.

Speaker 3 (11:01):
Just did a segment with Cardil Jones on college football.
We have a weekly MLS segment with Tommy I mean,
phone numbers five, one, three, seven, fifteen thirty.

Speaker 5 (11:16):
Tony Audi Bill in Westchester.

Speaker 16 (11:18):
Sub Bill, you know, guys, I love baseball the way
a lot of guys love football.

Speaker 5 (11:23):
And the Reds run deep with me.

Speaker 3 (11:25):
But Audie, you have every right to be and the
other thing too to the last guy. I mean, we
had Keegan nickoson on earlier this week to talk about
the Bearcats, like.

Speaker 16 (11:38):
Pessimistic as you are about this team because they're not
good They're not bad, but they're not good, and I'm
tired of chasing.

Speaker 3 (11:46):
They did a whole segment where Tony got inducted into
the UC Hall of Fame and celebrated his career.

Speaker 16 (11:53):
The carrots that the Castilines keep dangling. Oh we're so close,
We're so close. You're not and you won't do what
you need to do to make this team what we
wanted to be and what you promised.

Speaker 5 (12:05):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (12:06):
I just think they have a very very very very
very flawed approach to how they want to build the team.
I hope they proved me wrong, but I have a
lot of bunts, you.

Speaker 13 (12:15):
Know, alson you go through stretches where everything you say
is right on point, and I think, man, this dude's
on fire. And then you go ahead and say something
like I did today about the Packers not being an
NFC Championship contender. What a team that is parentally in
the playoffs just two years ago was one bad quarter
away from beating the forty nine Ers and.

Speaker 8 (12:34):
Going to an NFC Championship game.

Speaker 13 (12:35):
Last year, made the playoffs even with a hobbled injured
Jordan Love.

Speaker 5 (12:41):
And I don't know other than.

Speaker 8 (12:42):
The Eagles, what team this team can't beat the NFC.

Speaker 3 (12:45):
You're allowed to disagree with me, That's okay. I just
see things differently, that's fine.

Speaker 5 (12:53):
Just one other quick thing.

Speaker 13 (12:54):
The Packers got the six best odds to win the
seas Tame. I mean, if that's not a contender, then
I don't know what is.

Speaker 3 (13:01):
Well Tony asked me. He didn't ask DraftKings who he
thinks he is going to win the Super Bowl or
who what he asked for my opinion on the Packers
good team? Are they the top team? Top two teams
in the NFC? No, I don't think so. Ok, It's okay.
We don't have to agree on everything.

Speaker 5 (13:18):
What's up?

Speaker 17 (13:18):
Tony and Austin as Castellini's have cultivated a five hundred
ball club atmosphere, culture and fan expectation. I agree Austin,
I love optimism, but since he fans should expect more,
way more Tony. I was at that ninety nine to
one game Playoff two, Ricky shushing the crowd while Eer
just shut us down.

Speaker 5 (13:36):
Regardless of the results.

Speaker 17 (13:37):
That team was pure energy and fun. Begals and Reds
fans deserve better ownership in front office dedication to winning.
Wish I was more optimistic about that happening.

Speaker 18 (13:50):
Yep, repping in Natty out here in Sonny, hot Zona?
What up Tony?

Speaker 19 (13:54):
What up?

Speaker 18 (13:54):
Body? As you can tell him my voice. I ain't happy.
What's in that game last night?

Speaker 5 (14:00):
I ain't happy.

Speaker 18 (14:01):
I had to voice my opinion on Twitter because I
ain't happy.

Speaker 5 (14:05):
This is ridiculous.

Speaker 18 (14:07):
Why is he button with two long with no outs?
Go freaking figure? The mess is on fire and this
is what it is. This is the red season. Hey,
at least got my attention, at least kept me busy
through football.

Speaker 19 (14:20):
So hey, Alston, Jeffrey Richmond Happy Wednesday two? Yes, Hey,
I wanted to circle back real quick. And what Mark
was talking about?

Speaker 5 (14:31):
Yeah, with the upper.

Speaker 19 (14:32):
Management and how they kind of need to go. I'm
just curious that your thoughts on how safe do you
think Nick Krall's job is and how long do you
think Tito stick around? If this is gonna be the
way it's going to be.

Speaker 3 (14:52):
I think Tito will be here for at least three seasons,
so two more after this year. I do not think
that Nick Krall's job is in jeopardy, but I think
it should be in jeopardy. And yeah, that's pretty much
how I feel it's Jeff.

Speaker 20 (15:08):
So my guest feeling is that Tino will give it
one more year next year, and if they don't make
the playoffs next year, I don't think he'll return after that.

Speaker 19 (15:21):
So I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.

Speaker 6 (15:23):
Ticket The show was called Cincy three point sixty. If
they want to hear other sports talk, then gether the channels.
This is about Cincinnati. Get right, callers, Come on now.

Speaker 3 (15:38):
We obviously branch into several different things. We don't just
put the parameters of Cincinnati on it, but that is
what people tune into here, primarily more than anything, what's
going on with the Reds, what's going on with the Bengals.
And we'll branch out to other things, like we did
today with college football and that Tony kind of unexpectedly

(16:00):
geting a bunch of Ohio State questions to cardele Jones,
which you know that was that was a Tony thing.
Tony scheduled that and did that, and that was his thing.
Like I didn't really have much to do with that,
So that sort of stuff, like we're not we've got
three hours. We're not going to say the same stuff
over and over again. We are going to branch off
and we do talk backs. We'll do quick ats, we'll
talk about, you know, stuff randomly like Taylor Swift and

(16:22):
Travis kelcein know how it is, but uh yeah, and
you know, actually coming up next, we'll do a Postman
Low injury report. What do you think about that? That's
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