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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
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the iHeartRadio app. And so here's my point to that
tray is that hey, just try it exactly and if
you don't like it, that's okay, I get it. Yes,
you might be a creature of habit all of that,
and you have your trustee routine, you have your podcasting platform.
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I totally understand that. I'm just saying, hey, just give
it a try, because you have the advantage of listening
to podcasts but also live radio through the iHeartRadio app,
and you can download it through the app store, Google Play.
It's free, all of that. It's easy, pasy, preset buttons there.
It's like a miniature radio in your hand, and it's
very nice to have. So I'm not saying that it's
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the only thing out there. I'm just saying it's a
great option. At minimum you should try because isn't that
what we say in life? I mean, you just said it. Yes, Hey,
it's like your vegetables. We should at least things in
life exactly and be open to trying things. And there's
something about just even in sports right now, and we're
going to talk about it in a little bit, Like
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Major League Baseball, they're in a quandary to a certain
degree because they have some of their I guess not
some of their their players' union, their players Association is
balking a little bit from the stories that I've been
reading about some of the changes that Major League Baseball
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wants to explore, And Okay, I understand, yes there might
be some changes that are not necessary, but I don't
know if you just need to come out and have
a blanket statement in terms of hey, almost change is
not good because there is something about a change can
be good. And I think for Major League Baseball, I
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think you need to examine some things and how can
you get better? And that's why I applaud major League
Baseball recently going to the pitch clock. I think that
is significant, and now even looking at robotic umpires and
being able to be much more objective when you're calling
balls and strikes.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
It seems free, logical, It seems like it. And there's.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
There's this idea because I guess I see it from
like a purest perspective, like, well, if it ain't broke,
don't fix it.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
You know, I understand that. And maybe I'm not the
right person.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Because I'm not a baseball guy to sit here and
go what's right or wrong for baseball?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
But to your point, I agree, I'm like, at.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Least give it a try, and not everything has to
be changed, but how can we innovate and make it
a more appealing product for fans or doubt or for players,
like speed up the game a little bit.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
If I'm sitting there and I'm waiting to the pictures
on the mound, I'm like, come on, man, I want
to go out there and do something.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yes, because are we seeing in the world The world
is changing? Oh yeah, every single minute. And think about
what the world was ten years ago, forty years ago,
one hundred years ago, three hundred years ago. And if
we tried to hold on to everything and how we
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used to do it, I mean, my goodness, right, where
would we be? And so that's why I do think
there is that opportunity, and that's why I like the
pitch clock being able to speed up the game because
we know the world is getting faster. The microwave mentality,
you want that, and that can be a dangerous slippery
slope that the unintended consequences related to that. But the
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one thing that I have also loved about Major League Baseball,
and especially with the All Star Game, is we have
the All Star Game tonight in Atlanta, and I don't
know if it's getting enough attention. I mean, this is
a All Star game. It is of one of the
big leagues run in the United States. To remember, baseball
used to be America's pastime. Oh yeah, so to speak,
I mean that's how big baseball was. I remember growing up,
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Baseball was huge. And I think the All Star Game
has been losing some of its luster. Not because of
the All Star Game itself is not that entertaining, but
I just think from a fan perspective, they're.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Not engaged in baseball anymore exactly.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
Well, and to your to that, like, I feel like
the All Star Games as a whole, like your your
your Pro Bowls and things like that, Like all these
things feel I don't know if I want to use
the word diluted, but they're just no doubt.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I think a lot of manufacturing. Manufacture is a good one.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
And I also, again, I don't know how much interest
is there, Like, I don't know that I've really even
heard anybody talking about the All Star Game outside of
a little bit on ESPN yesterday.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Obviously they were.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
Doing the home run derby and everything down there in Atlanta,
but it doesn't get a whole lot of coverage Compared
to Dude, if somebody breathes in the NFL, you know
about it within within minutes.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Yeah, it doesn't take long at all.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
And obviously we have the platforms that allow us for
that instant communication and getting.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
The fans they utilize those. That's where we're getting it from.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
It fans of course, the care because guess what, they
crave it right, they want it right. That's what in
Major League Baseball doesn't have that same type of bravado
that it used to for a multitude of reasons. But
I think the biggest one is that it's a slow
game and it takes a long time. And also I
think there's from what you talked about baseball pure standpoint,
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they want to see one to zero type of games,
two to one type of games where fans they want
to see eleven to nine.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
They want to see those type of games.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
They're exciting, yes, and it's coming down to you know,
that ninth inning and again a two to one game,
they're in the ninth inning, now, all of a sudden,
that is exciting, right, but two to one in the
fifth inning, you know, or it's still zero zero in
the fifth inning, Yeah, and nobody's been on base, Like,
oh yeah, that's great for the pictures, but as a fan.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
I want to see some action and see.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
That's a testament to baseball because if you've got if
it's one nothing in hockey, man, I don't care because
they're moving, they're doing fighting. Same with soccer. Yes, because
they're moving up and down the field. There's action going on,
there's something to watch. It's not always fun to watch
a guy standing on a mount and one guy standing
on a base and you're waiting to see what happens.
That's right, and then they have then they switch exactly,
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and especially if it's taking thirty seconds or longer between
each pitch, and that's why, Hey, now we've got the
pitch clock right, you are speeding that up.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
So I do like that.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
But the one thing that I have always enjoyed with
Major League Baseball and centered around the All Star Game,
is the home run Derby.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Oh it's so cool. And we got to see last night.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raley the first catcher to win
the home run derby last night as he outlasted the
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Kemenaro.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
And both of those guys were hitting bombs.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
And I think there's something about and I know we
can talk about like track and field, when you look
at one hundred yard dash or one hundred meter I
mean that goes back to the beginning of time. Let's
see how fast you are.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Yeah, you know I could be there, Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Or there's another aspect I think another one that you
could go back to the beginning of time.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
I can throw this farther than you.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Oh yeah, you know, so there's that could jump further, Yes,
there's all that. Yeah, so there's almost this. Also, Hey,
I can hit this more times out of this park
than you can.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
You know.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It's that just I don't know, not not raw, but.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Just something so basic. Yeah. Yeah, there's not a whole
lot of rules.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
It's pretty simple. You just got to hit it over
this fence. It takes you back to kids. That's how
kids play exactly.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
That's right. And again we love that type of because
you get.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
The sense of like, yeah, that's a home run. Look
how many I hear? Right, you know, just like look
how fast I just ran. Look how far I threw
that ball.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
I mean we see it. I mean times we hear
about these I don't.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Know if they're rumor or of their actualities, but oh
that quarterback threw the ball seventy five yards from his knees.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Yeah. Yeah, it hit the rafters like exactly.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
That's why I think there's something about the home Run
Derby that is very similar to that. And the downside
though to it, if there is a downside, is that
based on where baseball is in terms of a national
fan perspective and engagement because of the season is so long,
you know.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
All of that.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
I don't know if these guys that are out there
doing this, they're not the stars so because of everything,
so like there's a lot of people that wouldn't even
know who these players are.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
I mean, I barely know who these players are.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
I mean, and now you know, with cal Rawley being
able to win, he's only the second Seattle Mariner to
win the Home Run Derby, you know, outside Kim Griffy Junior.
And so I think there's something that I wouldn't say
it's a disservice to some of these players, but you
would think that Major League Baseball would really want to
be amping up these type of events and even more
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so and you know, trying to showcase, you know, something
that's fun and exciting. And I've always contended that and
I know I say this tongue in cheek, but I
am somewhat serious too because it's so exciting, the home
run derby part of it. And I don't know how
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the mechanics would work actually to put it into play.
But can you imagine it's in the ninth inning, right,
you end up it's extra innings.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Now score is tied.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
What we would traditionally say extra innings, but instead of
going to extra innings, you went to home run derby.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
I'm not I.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Mean just yelling at me right now, blasphemy. That's you
talking about gimmicky, Well, gimmicky you know all that. But
I look at like Major League soccer or you know,
European soccer.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Yeah, penalty kicks, all right, exactly? Is that not the
same thing.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Penalty kicks is basically a home run derby just with
your foot, right, That's what it is. You're trying to
You're trying to get it past the goal the goalie there,
and I mean you watch, I mean they're close.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
I mean, I mean it is a short kick.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
So when these goalies do make a play on it,
I mean it's amazing because it is all timing they
have got They have to pick the correct It's just like, Okay,
I made the right choice. I went right and they
kicked it left and so I was able to block it. Yeah,
that type of thing. But here for the home run derby.
I signed me up for that all day long one
games would be over sooner, so you don't have these
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marathon games. And then because they're already looking at aspects
of changing where they're putting players on second base in
extra innings after a certain period of time. Really that
was that's what they're trying to propose, and that's what
they're wanting to be able to do. And you know
they've experimented that, you know, in the minor leagues, et cetera,
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all of that. And so if you're already you know,
doing something like that where you manufacturing somebody on base,
manufacture an opportunity where you can entertain the fans with
home run derby, right, Yes, everybody loves the home run
when we cheer for the home runs.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
Yeah, that's the cool part exactly.
Speaker 2 (12:30):
So I'm curious to see if that would ever And
again I know that would never take place because I
think there would be just the pushback would be so
great from the baseball purists, and I even know if
the baseball players would enjoy that either, right.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Yeah, I also wonder too if it would dilute the
home run derby a little bit if you do that,
you know, after every Tide game, then when you come
to the big All Star kind of derby down in Atlanta,
it's like, oh, but it's but we see it often now,
Like that's kind of the that's part of the special
you talk about the scarcity, is it like the NFL
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and the schedule and everything, one of those a year,
which is nice, But at the same time, man, I
don't know it would.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Would be exciting.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Okay, So remember we haven't always had the designated hitter baseball,
and for a period of time it was just in
the American League, And so you have almost the specialist
as a designated hitter that they don't take the field, right,
they just bat. And so could it be a scenario
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can you imagine this where some of these guys are
being signed just because they can hit home runs in
a home run derby, you know, and they are a
true specialist and just like we're seeing a Baker exactly,
and we're seeing it in baseball right now from a
pitching standpoint. I mean, we have middle relievers, we have
guys that only designated Hey, they'll come in, you know
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for the seventh and eighth inning and that's it. And
then you have a closer yep, you know those type
of pictures. So we're already specializing in it there. So
I mean, I think it would be phenomenal that we
have specialization that you have these bombers.
Speaker 3 (14:14):
Yeah, that's all they do. That's interesting. They just come
out and hit home runs.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
And you could equate it to even like these long
drive championships where yeah, these guys all they do is
they just practice hitting the longest drive with a golf
ball that they can. And you know, could you see
the same thing with home run Derby. Not so much
health that you have to hit it the farthest, but
just that you can consistently hit home runs.
Speaker 3 (14:41):
I think there's something to it. I think there is.
Speaker 4 (14:43):
Again, you gotta get it past MLB and all the fans.
I also think, like to your point about when we
talked about the original home home run Derby, you use
the word disservice and you're like, I don't know if
I think it is a bit of a disservice to
the players that the product that the mL BE is
putting out I don't want to say is turning away fans.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
It's not. But at the same time, it could be better.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
And as a player, I mean, obviously they're getting paid
to you know, it is what it is.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
But also, like I.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
Don't know, if I'm out on the field, I'm playing
and I'm giving it all. I want people in those stands.
I want to watch it, and so to that end,
it kind of is a disservice, Like just the fact
that you could potentially innovate somewhere and make a better product.
I think it's a disservice to the players and maybe
a disservice to the fans that want that. Now, obviously
you're always going to have your peerist, but I think
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you're gonna have that in every sport, whether there are baseball, football, basketball,
it doesn't matter. Somebody's going to be mad because you're innovating.
But that doesn't mean that you can't innovate.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
I wholeheartedly agree, is that you can't just be stuck
in a pattern just because Hey, we're Major League Baseball, right,
you know we've earned this position. No, you haven't because
to your point where I mean to a certain degree,
yes you have, but you also have to continue being
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able to attract fans because it's one thing that you
might not be necessarily losing some of your fans, but
if you're not also having fans get energized to continue
to follow the league, and especially the younger generation, because
at some point those numbers will dwindle, will Yeah, And
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if you're not churning the opportunity for re engaging fans
and getting younger fans involved, right then you're going to
have a tough time later on because people are already
entrenched in their viewpoint.
Speaker 3 (16:45):
Yeah, that's bad. I don't want to it's boring.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Exactly, and it's so much more difficult to be able
to pull somebody in. And that's why I think these leagues,
I think they do understand it. And that's why you
see you will see some of the push for the
youth leagues being involved, because many times we've talked about it.
I mean, I know from my childhood there's certain reasons
why I like the Dallas Cowboys. Oh, of course, because
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it was really the first NFL game I remember watching.
It just happened to be the Dallas Cowboys were playing
so all of a sudden. Now, as a kid, that's
what I think of, and that made me a fan,
and I'm a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan. And it's hard,
I mean a Cowboys fan right now. I could have
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easily jumped off that bandwagon.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Yeah, but it.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Was that relationship that I formed with the Cowboys at
an early age. And that's the same thing that you
form some of these relationships with some of these sports
at an early age and you never lose it later
in life. It's harder to develop a relationship because I know,
as human beings, once you get kind of your core
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oh yeah, oh yeah, we don't like going outside of
that too often. Now, obviously there's extroverts and that there's
people out there that they love, you know, having a
thousand friends.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
You know, I'm not that guy. I'm not.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, I like my core group, and of course I'm
all about being able to meet new people and you know,
new relationships from that standpoint, but not the depth of
type of relationship that I'm talking about where you've got
your ride or die you know, type of friends and
you know that that small core group or whatever.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
But that's just how humans are.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
I mean, as much as we love community and all that,
but we love tight knit communities, right like clans. That's
that's why we have fans at certain schools and you
know we'll have rivalries. This is my team, this is
you know, my world, this is my family, and it's
hard to open up once you get to a certain age.
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And that's why you've got to go after these young kids.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
You do, and you also need to make it appealing
because in the other in the other way, how you
fell in love with the Dallas Cowboys. My earliest memories
of baseball is sitting in the outfield playing with the
grass because I thought it was boring, or I couldn't
hit the ball because I wasn't coordinating enough. So to me,
I look at baseball, I'm like, that's not really my things,
not my thing. But that's because at early if I
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at an early age, if I had to come in
and I was knocking the ball around, doing everything a
tea ball, or I was making catches there in the
outfield or anything like that might be different.
Speaker 3 (19:26):
I might love baseball, no question.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
Yeah, And that's why it is important that these teams
and I should say, not necessarily teams, but I mean
to a certain great teams, yes, but these leagues do
a much better job of being able to promote to
the youth, to be able to build some younger fan bases.
And I think part of it is you've got to
continue to look at opportunities how you can improve your
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game and keep up with what we're seeing in the world.
Utilizing technology at times to improve your game, utilizing different things,
being a little bit creative, being you know, thinking outside
of the box. And I know, even from a perspective
of you go to some of these Major League Baseball
stadiums now, I mean, it's not just a game.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
That's going on.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
There are so many activities at these stadiums now, And
I think that's a good thing. Yeah, that's that's I
And again, I know some of the baseball purists might
be frustrated at times that hey, you should come here
just to watch the game. But when you have young
kids and how the world is, you got to keep
them entertained, You got to keep them, you know, kind
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of active and busy, and you know, and again, can
you create some of those memories that like, oh that
was fun at that stadium yeah, and they remember that.
Speaker 4 (20:47):
And I think probably more than anything that aspect of baseball,
whether you want to call it baseball or not, or
where you want to tie it in the way they're
doing their stadiums there lens baseball so much more to
an in person event, rather like baseball is not a
not a great TV product in my opinion, there's a
lot of watching, a lot of not doing anything. But
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it's different when you're there in the stands, when you're
around people, you're communicating. You have a community, not community,
you are communicating, but you can kind of hang out,
you can get a hot dog, whatever you want. And
then again those extra curricular things that you can do
there within the stadium builds an experience. Whereas we know,
you go to an NFL game, you go to an
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NBA game, whatever, it's gonna be electric because that's the
way it is, and because that's just the way the
product lends itself, especially on TV.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
But baseball is one of those it's so much.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
Better in person, and football like as great as it is, man,
it's such a good TV product.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
You almost don't.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Need to agree it enhances the experience, but it does
enhance it. I think there's something to be said about
football games when you're in person, it is different, the loudness.
I don't think you really understand the loudness when you're
in a stadium and it's a big time matchup, it's
a big time game, it's a big time play, big
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third down, whatever it is, you're about to score a touchdown,
all of those things, and just that euphoria that you
feel and the music blaring yeah, and getting hyped up.
You're amped up, you know all that. You almost feel
that you could run out on the field, Yeah, because
you're so excited about your team playing at that particular moment,
or trying to cheer your team on, whatever it might be.
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But I think there's also from a football standpoint, the
TV viewing is so good.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
You miss out.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
On some of the beautiful things that they've been able
to do with TV, because again, it does it just
fits within the screen just perfectly. And I love hearing
the commentation, you know, the commentary, I should say, and
also being able to actually see the play over you know,
hear them talking about that specific play and you know,
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all of those type of things. So it does lend
itself to a significant product that is entertaining at home,
so yeah, you don't necessarily have to be there in
person or baseball. I think it is much better in
person that you're there and you get a sense of
you know, everything that's going on and the sounds, it's
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the pace, and it's interesting how it does change. It
changes when you're there in person. And I even think
from a golf perspective, because I enjoy watching golf on TV,
and especially if it's a major or you know, it's
a big time UH tournament and the big names are there.
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You know all of that, and it's been you're talking
about diluted with the live and PGA Tours, UH fracture
there so to speak, that you lose some of the
big stars playing all together, except in the majors. But
I think golf is one of those it's nice having
in the background. You can lay around on a Sunday
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being take a nap for you know, thirty minutes and
come back and still you know, watch that. But I
think golf in person is underrated also because I don't
know if you appreciate, especially if you've played golf, when
you see these guys in person and when they hit
the ball, not only when they hit it, where it
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goes and how far it goes. But just the sound, oh,
I mean it is like, wow, okay, that's a different
sound when I play golf, you know that that ball
in that club. They do not sound like that when
I hit it for whatever reason, and I think it
just gives you a much better appreciation. Oh as far
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as how good they are, So there is something to
be said about, you know, viewing live sports. All right,
So we have meanders all the way through from Major
League Baseball and having the opportunity of the home run
derby as we say, Cal Raleigh, uh, the home run
leader right now in Major League Baseball, So rarely do
you see the home run derby winner also the guy
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who's leading in home runs during the course of the season. Yeah,
so yes, the dynamic is interesting from that standpoint.
Speaker 3 (25:18):
All right.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I am going to talk about this a little bit
more an hour two. But this is something just some
information we just saw come through right before we started
here this podcast hour. And that's the Bengals first round
pick wide receiver there at Texas A and m Jamar
Stewart edge edge yes, yeah, yeah, not wide receiver, yes, no,
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they do not yes, yes, why not say wide receiver?
Speaker 3 (25:45):
Yes, edge, Well that's true too.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
So apparently he has left the team and went back
to school to practice with Texas A and M. And
this is according to Bud Elliott there with the on
three the Cover three podcasts. Yea and so the question is,
and this is Bud Elliott is quoted as saying here
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that a guy who has some good Texas A and
M stuff in the past, he hit me. He's like, hey,
Chamar might end up back here. He's been at college station,
he's been fully involved in workouts. He could try to
come back and play again this season and go into
the draft again next year.
Speaker 3 (26:29):
End quote.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
So I need to do a little bit of research here,
mister Falco, because this is very interesting if the rules
do allow that you could go back to college football
once you've been drafted, because I know in college basketball
you cannot.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
You have a period that you declare.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
And that's it, and once you're in the draft or
once you've been drafted, it's over. And I think the
time period is it's like a.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
Week before the draft. That's it.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
You can't you can't wait until you're drafted. Now they're
wanting to change it where you even if you are drafted,
you could potentially go back like you know, say you
got drafted the last pick of the second round. Yeah,
you know, and you thought you were going to go
last in the first round, you know, or something of
that nature. But to my knowledge as of right now,
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that's why I'm going to do some more research, and
so I probably should have done that before we actually.
Speaker 3 (27:30):
Started recording here.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
But it's broke exactly, so I need to fully understand this.
Speaker 3 (27:36):
But couldn't this be big news?
Speaker 1 (27:39):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (27:40):
Massive?
Speaker 4 (27:40):
Well, I know, if I'm understanding it correctly, that would
mean that the Bengals essentially have they would have forfeited
their first round draft like it's a waste.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
It's that's what I'm something, which is I don't understand,
don't NFL teams I mean you talking about I mean
draft picks are like gold.
Speaker 4 (28:00):
Yes, yes, especially yes, well, and especially for the Bengals
that they It would be different if if he was
a wide receiver.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
I'm glad, that's right. Yes, it would be completely different because.
Speaker 4 (28:12):
You've got two superstar wide receivers there, and it's like, oh, well, okay,
whatever they there's no there's no excuse they need edge
help on, they need defensive help. That the one guy,
Trey Hendrickson, they're not paying him, they're not they're not
really working with him right now.
Speaker 3 (28:26):
I don't know what's going on there.
Speaker 4 (28:27):
And then you've got Shamar Stewart that's supposed to be
the guy up and coming that you're supposed to be
relying on. They haven't really addressed it in free agency.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
Like what are we doing? What are we doing?
Speaker 4 (28:37):
I thought the Browns were bad, but man, like this
is in Ohio man dysfunction, it seems Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:46):
I mean again, how do you not get to the
point where you're working out and negotiating a deal with
your first round pick?
Speaker 3 (28:52):
At least sit down something.
Speaker 2 (28:53):
Now we don't know what the retails, that's right. Who
knows what Shamar Stewart's camp is saying?
Speaker 3 (29:00):
That's fair? You know?
Speaker 2 (29:01):
And I do believe that the Bengals, and they should be.
They're an NFL organization, they've got the leverage or they
better view it as that, Hey, we've got the leverage here.
Sorry Schamar if you don't want to play. Yeah, but
again back to your point, man, that would be right
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if that is just that's why we need to do
some research. But if it plays out that way that
you get drafted and you just go back to school,
if you have eligibility left and then rewant and then
re enter the draft, I mean I would think there
would be certain situations where there'd be teams like, I
don't know if I'm gonna draft this guy.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
That's what I was gonna say. You got to be careful.
Speaker 4 (29:43):
Like, the way I understand this whole situation with Shamar
Stewart is it's an issue with the contract, and apparently
it's it's something that is somewhat standard in rookie contracts
that the Bengals just don't have in there.
Speaker 3 (29:57):
So it's not like it would be different if he like, oh, well,
I just I don't. I don't I don't like the.
Speaker 4 (30:02):
Amount of money they're offering me or whatever. I think
it's specifically to do with like an injury clause. Again,
I need to brush up on my research a little bit.
But that's the way I understand it. But to that end,
like if let's say it is something to do with
he just doesn't feel comfortable with.
Speaker 3 (30:18):
The money or whatever.
Speaker 4 (30:19):
If it's something like that, you gotta be careful going
back to school and coming back because if I'm an
NFL organization, if I'm you know, obviously the Bengals, but
if I'm you know, let's say Jacksonville, Let's say Jacksonville
needs edge help and he redeclares next year, and I
look at him and go, yeah, but he wasn't happy
with the money, and that was the contract thing. I
don't want to touch him. I don't that Sully's your
whole legacy there as an NFL player. Now it's a
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slippery slope exactly now. On the flip side, if it
is something where he feels righteous enough that it's like, hey,
everybody else is signed and they're getting this deal and
I'm the only one not because I'm playing for the
Bengals and you guys are just too cheap. I mean,
I kind of understand where he's coming from, like, but
at the same time, it's it's so hard, like because
there's this idea you got to by yourself. You gotta
do what's right for you, especially in the NFL. You
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know it's not for long.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
You know, you've got to make.
Speaker 4 (31:05):
Sure you maximize everything you can, especially as a rookie
coming in there. You're already getting the kind of a
raw end of the deal. You got to take care
of yourself. But at the same time, is the dream
of playing worth it? There's a lot way there only answer.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
That, yes, and that's what we don't know all of
the things that are going on behind the scenes. What
I mean, it's it's basically he said. She said, yep,
until we get more information. So I know there will
be a lot of people reporting on this because again
I need to do a little bit more research because
I need to figure out can he do that?
Speaker 3 (31:39):
I mean, it seems like what.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
They're trying to subtract hasn't been signed so that he
can in terms of like going back to Texas, A
and M. I just just doesn't make any sense to me.
But that's why we gotta take some time to do
a little bit of research on that topic. And we
will continue our two of the Richmond Weavers presented by
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
As you're listening to the Tuesday edition of The Richmond
Weavers Show, presented by Ingles Markets. And this is the
podcast hour, the exclusive hour one. And we appreciate mister
Trey Falco behind the board and behind the mic as
always making sure that not only are we on the
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this ability to have the podcast hour, which he uploads
pretty fast right when we're done, so too, Yes, you
have that opportunity of listening very soon after we get
done here. And then obviously you can listen to both
hours wherever you get your podcast, just search for the
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Richmond Weaver Show, but also make sure you check out
the iHeartRadio app. And so here's my point to that
tray is that hey, just try it exactly and if
you don't like it, that's okay, I get it. Yes,
you might be a creature of habit all of that,
and you have your trustee routine, you have your podcasting platform.
(01:25):
I totally understand that. I'm just saying, hey, just give
it a try, because you have the advantage of listening
to podcasts but also live radio through the iHeartRadio app,
and you can download it through the app store, Google Play.
It's free, all of that. It's easy, pasy, preset buttons there.
It's like a miniature radio in your hand, and it's
very nice to have. So I'm not saying that it's
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the only thing out there. I'm just saying it's a
great option. At minimum you should try because isn't that
what we say in life? I mean, you just said it. Yes, Hey,
it's like your vegetables. We should at least things in
life exactly and be open to trying things. And there's
something about just even in sports right now, and we're
going to talk about it in a little bit, Like
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Major League Baseball, they're in a quandary to a certain
degree because they have some of their I guess not
some of their their players' union, their players Association is
balking a little bit from the stories that I've been
reading about some of the changes that Major League Baseball
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wants to explore, And Okay, I understand, yes there might
be some changes that are not necessary, but I don't
know if you just need to come out and have
a blanket statement in terms of hey, almost change is
not good because there is something about a change can
be good. And I think for Major League Baseball, I
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think you need to examine some things and how can
you get better? And that's why I applaud major League
Baseball recently going to the pitch clock. I think that
is significant, and now even looking at robotic umpires and
being able to be much more objective when you're calling
balls and strikes.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
It seems free, logical, It seems like it. And there's.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
There's this idea because I guess I see it from
like a purest perspective, like, well, if it ain't broke,
don't fix it.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
You know, I understand that. And maybe I'm not the
right person.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Because I'm not a baseball guy to sit here and
go what's right or wrong for baseball?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
But to your point, I agree, I'm like, at.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Least give it a try, and not everything has to
be changed, but how can we innovate and make it
a more appealing product for fans or doubt or for players,
like speed up the game a little bit.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
If I'm sitting there and I'm waiting to the pictures
on the mound, I'm like, come on, man, I want
to go out there and do something.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yes, because are we seeing in the world The world
is changing? Oh yeah, every single minute. And think about
what the world was ten years ago, forty years ago,
one hundred years ago, three hundred years ago. And if
we tried to hold on to everything and how we
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used to do it, I mean, my goodness, right, where
would we be? And so that's why I do think
there is that opportunity, and that's why I like the
pitch clock being able to speed up the game because
we know the world is getting faster. The microwave mentality,
you want that, and that can be a dangerous slippery
slope that the unintended consequences related to that. But the
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one thing that I have also loved about Major League Baseball,
and especially with the All Star Game, is we have
the All Star Game tonight in Atlanta, and I don't
know if it's getting enough attention. I mean, this is
a All Star game. It is of one of the
big leagues run in the United States. To remember, baseball
used to be America's pastime. Oh yeah, so to speak,
I mean that's how big baseball was. I remember growing up,
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Baseball was huge. And I think the All Star Game
has been losing some of its luster. Not because of
the All Star Game itself is not that entertaining, but
I just think from a fan perspective, they're.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Not engaged in baseball anymore exactly.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
Well, and to your to that, like, I feel like
the All Star Games as a whole, like your your
your Pro Bowls and things like that, Like all these
things feel I don't know if I want to use
the word diluted, but they're just no doubt.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I think a lot of manufacturing. Manufacture is a good one.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
And I also, again, I don't know how much interest
is there, Like, I don't know that I've really even
heard anybody talking about the All Star Game outside of
a little bit on ESPN yesterday.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Obviously they were.
Speaker 4 (05:42):
Doing the home run derby and everything down there in Atlanta,
but it doesn't get a whole lot of coverage Compared
to Dude, if somebody breathes in the NFL, you know
about it within within minutes.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Yeah, it doesn't take long at all.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
And obviously we have the platforms that allow us for
that instant communication and getting.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
The fans they utilize those. That's where we're getting it from.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
It fans of course, the care because guess what, they
crave it right, they want it right. That's what in
Major League Baseball doesn't have that same type of bravado
that it used to for a multitude of reasons. But
I think the biggest one is that it's a slow
game and it takes a long time. And also I
think there's from what you talked about baseball pure standpoint,
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they want to see one to zero type of games,
two to one type of games where fans they want
to see eleven to nine.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
They want to see those type of games.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
They're exciting, yes, and it's coming down to you know,
that ninth inning and again a two to one game,
they're in the ninth inning, now, all of a sudden,
that is exciting, right, but two to one in the
fifth inning, you know, or it's still zero zero in
the fifth inning, Yeah, and nobody's been on base, Like,
oh yeah, that's great for the pictures, but as a fan.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
I want to see some action and see.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
That's a testament to baseball because if you've got if
it's one nothing in hockey, man, I don't care because
they're moving, they're doing fighting. Same with soccer. Yes, because
they're moving up and down the field. There's action going on,
there's something to watch. It's not always fun to watch
a guy standing on a mount and one guy standing
on a base and you're waiting to see what happens.
That's right, and then they have then they switch exactly,
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and especially if it's taking thirty seconds or longer between
each pitch, and that's why, Hey, now we've got the
pitch clock right, you are speeding that up.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
So I do like that.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
But the one thing that I have always enjoyed with
Major League Baseball and centered around the All Star Game,
is the home run Derby.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Oh it's so cool. And we got to see last night.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raley the first catcher to win
the home run derby last night as he outlasted the
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Kemenaro.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
And both of those guys were hitting bombs.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
And I think there's something about and I know we
can talk about like track and field, when you look
at one hundred yard dash or one hundred meter I
mean that goes back to the beginning of time. Let's
see how fast you are.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Yeah, you know I could be there, Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Or there's another aspect I think another one that you
could go back to the beginning of time.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
I can throw this farther than you.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Oh yeah, you know, so there's that could jump further, Yes,
there's all that. Yeah, so there's almost this. Also, Hey,
I can hit this more times out of this park
than you can.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
You know.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It's that just I don't know, not not raw, but.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Just something so basic. Yeah. Yeah, there's not a whole
lot of rules.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
It's pretty simple. You just got to hit it over
this fence. It takes you back to kids. That's how
kids play exactly.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
That's right. And again we love that type of because
you get.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
The sense of like, yeah, that's a home run. Look
how many I hear? Right, you know, just like look
how fast I just ran. Look how far I threw
that ball.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
I mean we see it. I mean times we hear
about these I don't.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Know if they're rumor or of their actualities, but oh
that quarterback threw the ball seventy five yards from his knees.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Yeah. Yeah, it hit the rafters like exactly.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
That's why I think there's something about the home Run
Derby that is very similar to that. And the downside
though to it, if there is a downside, is that
based on where baseball is in terms of a national
fan perspective and engagement because of the season is so long,
you know.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
All of that.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
I don't know if these guys that are out there
doing this, they're not the stars so because of everything,
so like there's a lot of people that wouldn't even
know who these players are.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
I mean, I barely know who these players are.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
I mean, and now you know, with cal Rawley being
able to win, he's only the second Seattle Mariner to
win the Home Run Derby, you know, outside Kim Griffy Junior.
And so I think there's something that I wouldn't say
it's a disservice to some of these players, but you
would think that Major League Baseball would really want to
be amping up these type of events and even more
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so and you know, trying to showcase, you know, something
that's fun and exciting. And I've always contended that and
I know I say this tongue in cheek, but I
am somewhat serious too because it's so exciting, the home
run derby part of it. And I don't know how
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the mechanics would work actually to put it into play.
But can you imagine it's in the ninth inning, right,
you end up it's extra innings.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Now score is tied.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
What we would traditionally say extra innings, but instead of
going to extra innings, you went to home run derby.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
I'm not I.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Mean just yelling at me right now, blasphemy. That's you
talking about gimmicky, Well, gimmicky you know all that. But
I look at like Major League soccer or you know,
European soccer.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Yeah, penalty kicks, all right, exactly? Is that not the
same thing.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Penalty kicks is basically a home run derby just with
your foot, right, That's what it is. You're trying to
You're trying to get it past the goal the goalie there,
and I mean you watch, I mean they're close.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
I mean, I mean it is a short kick.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
So when these goalies do make a play on it,
I mean it's amazing because it is all timing they
have got They have to pick the correct It's just like, Okay,
I made the right choice. I went right and they
kicked it left and so I was able to block it. Yeah,
that type of thing. But here for the home run derby.
I signed me up for that all day long one
games would be over sooner, so you don't have these
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marathon games. And then because they're already looking at aspects
of changing where they're putting players on second base in
extra innings after a certain period of time. Really that
was that's what they're trying to propose, and that's what
they're wanting to be able to do. And you know
they've experimented that, you know, in the minor leagues, et cetera,
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all of that. And so if you're already you know,
doing something like that where you manufacturing somebody on base,
manufacture an opportunity where you can entertain the fans with
home run derby, right, Yes, everybody loves the home run
when we cheer for the home runs.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
Yeah, that's the cool part exactly.
Speaker 2 (12:30):
So I'm curious to see if that would ever And
again I know that would never take place because I
think there would be just the pushback would be so
great from the baseball purists, and I even know if
the baseball players would enjoy that either, right.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Yeah, I also wonder too if it would dilute the
home run derby a little bit if you do that,
you know, after every Tide game, then when you come
to the big All Star kind of derby down in Atlanta,
it's like, oh, but it's but we see it often now,
Like that's kind of the that's part of the special
you talk about the scarcity, is it like the NFL
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and the schedule and everything, one of those a year,
which is nice, But at the same time, man, I
don't know it would.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Would be exciting.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Okay, So remember we haven't always had the designated hitter baseball,
and for a period of time it was just in
the American League, And so you have almost the specialist
as a designated hitter that they don't take the field, right,
they just bat. And so could it be a scenario
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can you imagine this where some of these guys are
being signed just because they can hit home runs in
a home run derby, you know, and they are a
true specialist and just like we're seeing a Baker exactly,
and we're seeing it in baseball right now from a
pitching standpoint. I mean, we have middle relievers, we have
guys that only designated Hey, they'll come in, you know
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for the seventh and eighth inning and that's it. And
then you have a closer yep, you know those type
of pictures. So we're already specializing in it there. So
I mean, I think it would be phenomenal that we
have specialization that you have these bombers.
Speaker 3 (14:14):
Yeah, that's all they do. That's interesting. They just come
out and hit home runs.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
And you could equate it to even like these long
drive championships where yeah, these guys all they do is
they just practice hitting the longest drive with a golf
ball that they can. And you know, could you see
the same thing with home run Derby. Not so much
health that you have to hit it the farthest, but
just that you can consistently hit home runs.
Speaker 3 (14:41):
I think there's something to it. I think there is.
Speaker 4 (14:43):
Again, you gotta get it past MLB and all the fans.
I also think, like to your point about when we
talked about the original home home run Derby, you use
the word disservice and you're like, I don't know if
I think it is a bit of a disservice to
the players that the product that the mL BE is
putting out I don't want to say is turning away fans.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
It's not. But at the same time, it could be better.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
And as a player, I mean, obviously they're getting paid
to you know, it is what it is.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
But also, like I.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
Don't know, if I'm out on the field, I'm playing
and I'm giving it all. I want people in those stands.
I want to watch it, and so to that end,
it kind of is a disservice, Like just the fact
that you could potentially innovate somewhere and make a better product.
I think it's a disservice to the players and maybe
a disservice to the fans that want that. Now, obviously
you're always going to have your peerist, but I think
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you're gonna have that in every sport, whether there are baseball, football, basketball,
it doesn't matter. Somebody's going to be mad because you're innovating.
But that doesn't mean that you can't innovate.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
I wholeheartedly agree, is that you can't just be stuck
in a pattern just because Hey, we're Major League Baseball, right,
you know we've earned this position. No, you haven't because
to your point where I mean to a certain degree,
yes you have, but you also have to continue being
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able to attract fans because it's one thing that you
might not be necessarily losing some of your fans, but
if you're not also having fans get energized to continue
to follow the league, and especially the younger generation, because
at some point those numbers will dwindle, will Yeah, And
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if you're not churning the opportunity for re engaging fans
and getting younger fans involved, right then you're going to
have a tough time later on because people are already
entrenched in their viewpoint.
Speaker 3 (16:45):
Yeah, that's bad. I don't want to it's boring.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Exactly, and it's so much more difficult to be able
to pull somebody in. And that's why I think these leagues,
I think they do understand it. And that's why you
see you will see some of the push for the
youth leagues being involved, because many times we've talked about it.
I mean, I know from my childhood there's certain reasons
why I like the Dallas Cowboys. Oh, of course, because
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it was really the first NFL game I remember watching.
It just happened to be the Dallas Cowboys were playing
so all of a sudden. Now, as a kid, that's
what I think of, and that made me a fan,
and I'm a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan. And it's hard,
I mean a Cowboys fan right now. I could have
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easily jumped off that bandwagon.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Yeah, but it.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Was that relationship that I formed with the Cowboys at
an early age. And that's the same thing that you
form some of these relationships with some of these sports
at an early age and you never lose it later
in life. It's harder to develop a relationship because I know,
as human beings, once you get kind of your core
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oh yeah, oh yeah, we don't like going outside of
that too often. Now, obviously there's extroverts and that there's
people out there that they love, you know, having a
thousand friends.
Speaker 3 (18:06):
You know, I'm not that guy. I'm not.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, I like my core group, and of course I'm
all about being able to meet new people and you know,
new relationships from that standpoint, but not the depth of
type of relationship that I'm talking about where you've got
your ride or die you know, type of friends and
you know that that small core group or whatever.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
But that's just how humans are.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
I mean, as much as we love community and all that,
but we love tight knit communities, right like clans. That's
that's why we have fans at certain schools and you
know we'll have rivalries. This is my team, this is
you know, my world, this is my family, and it's
hard to open up once you get to a certain age.
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And that's why you've got to go after these young kids.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
You do, and you also need to make it appealing
because in the other in the other way, how you
fell in love with the Dallas Cowboys. My earliest memories
of baseball is sitting in the outfield playing with the
grass because I thought it was boring, or I couldn't
hit the ball because I wasn't coordinating enough. So to me,
I look at baseball, I'm like, that's not really my things,
not my thing. But that's because at early if I
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at an early age, if I had to come in
and I was knocking the ball around, doing everything a
tea ball, or I was making catches there in the
outfield or anything like that might be different.
Speaker 3 (19:26):
I might love baseball, no question.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
Yeah, And that's why it is important that these teams
and I should say, not necessarily teams, but I mean
to a certain great teams, yes, but these leagues do
a much better job of being able to promote to
the youth, to be able to build some younger fan bases.
And I think part of it is you've got to
continue to look at opportunities how you can improve your
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game and keep up with what we're seeing in the world.
Utilizing technology at times to improve your game, utilizing different things,
being a little bit creative, being you know, thinking outside
of the box. And I know, even from a perspective
of you go to some of these Major League Baseball
stadiums now, I mean, it's not just a game.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
That's going on.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
There are so many activities at these stadiums now, And
I think that's a good thing. Yeah, that's that's I
And again, I know some of the baseball purists might
be frustrated at times that hey, you should come here
just to watch the game. But when you have young
kids and how the world is, you got to keep
them entertained, You got to keep them, you know, kind
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of active and busy, and you know, and again, can
you create some of those memories that like, oh that
was fun at that stadium yeah, and they remember that.
Speaker 4 (20:47):
And I think probably more than anything that aspect of baseball,
whether you want to call it baseball or not, or
where you want to tie it in the way they're
doing their stadiums there lens baseball so much more to
an in person event, rather like baseball is not a
not a great TV product in my opinion, there's a
lot of watching, a lot of not doing anything. But
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it's different when you're there in the stands, when you're
around people, you're communicating. You have a community, not community,
you are communicating, but you can kind of hang out,
you can get a hot dog, whatever you want. And
then again those extra curricular things that you can do
there within the stadium builds an experience. Whereas we know,
you go to an NFL game, you go to an
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NBA game, whatever, it's gonna be electric because that's the
way it is, and because that's just the way the
product lends itself, especially on TV.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
But baseball is one of those it's so much.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
Better in person, and football like as great as it is, man,
it's such a good TV product.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
You almost don't.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Need to agree it enhances the experience, but it does
enhance it. I think there's something to be said about
football games when you're in person, it is different, the loudness.
I don't think you really understand the loudness when you're
in a stadium and it's a big time matchup, it's
a big time game, it's a big time play, big
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third down, whatever it is, you're about to score a touchdown,
all of those things, and just that euphoria that you
feel and the music blaring yeah, and getting hyped up.
You're amped up, you know all that. You almost feel
that you could run out on the field, Yeah, because
you're so excited about your team playing at that particular moment,
or trying to cheer your team on, whatever it might be.
(22:30):
But I think there's also from a football standpoint, the
TV viewing is so good.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
You miss out.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
On some of the beautiful things that they've been able
to do with TV, because again, it does it just
fits within the screen just perfectly. And I love hearing
the commentation, you know, the commentary, I should say, and
also being able to actually see the play over you know,
hear them talking about that specific play and you know,
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all of those type of things. So it does lend
itself to a significant product that is entertaining at home,
so yeah, you don't necessarily have to be there in
person or baseball. I think it is much better in
person that you're there and you get a sense of
you know, everything that's going on and the sounds, it's
(23:25):
the pace, and it's interesting how it does change. It
changes when you're there in person. And I even think
from a golf perspective, because I enjoy watching golf on TV,
and especially if it's a major or you know, it's
a big time UH tournament and the big names are there.
(23:45):
You know all of that, and it's been you're talking
about diluted with the live and PGA Tours, UH fracture
there so to speak, that you lose some of the
big stars playing all together, except in the majors. But
I think golf is one of those it's nice having
in the background. You can lay around on a Sunday
(24:06):
being take a nap for you know, thirty minutes and
come back and still you know, watch that. But I
think golf in person is underrated also because I don't
know if you appreciate, especially if you've played golf, when
you see these guys in person and when they hit
the ball, not only when they hit it, where it
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goes and how far it goes. But just the sound, oh,
I mean it is like, wow, okay, that's a different
sound when I play golf, you know that that ball
in that club. They do not sound like that when
I hit it for whatever reason, and I think it
just gives you a much better appreciation. Oh as far
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as how good they are, So there is something to
be said about, you know, viewing live sports. All right,
So we have meanders all the way through from Major
League Baseball and having the opportunity of the home run
derby as we say, Cal Raleigh, uh, the home run
leader right now in Major League Baseball, So rarely do
you see the home run derby winner also the guy
(25:11):
who's leading in home runs during the course of the season. Yeah,
so yes, the dynamic is interesting from that standpoint.
Speaker 3 (25:18):
All right.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I am going to talk about this a little bit
more an hour two. But this is something just some
information we just saw come through right before we started
here this podcast hour. And that's the Bengals first round
pick wide receiver there at Texas A and m Jamar
Stewart edge edge yes, yeah, yeah, not wide receiver, yes, no,
(25:41):
they do not yes, yes, why not say wide receiver?
Speaker 3 (25:45):
Yes, edge, Well that's true too.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
So apparently he has left the team and went back
to school to practice with Texas A and M. And
this is according to Bud Elliott there with the on
three the Cover three podcasts. Yea and so the question is,
and this is Bud Elliott is quoted as saying here
(26:10):
that a guy who has some good Texas A and
M stuff in the past, he hit me. He's like, hey,
Chamar might end up back here. He's been at college station,
he's been fully involved in workouts. He could try to
come back and play again this season and go into
the draft again next year.
Speaker 3 (26:29):
End quote.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
So I need to do a little bit of research here,
mister Falco, because this is very interesting if the rules
do allow that you could go back to college football
once you've been drafted, because I know in college basketball
you cannot.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
You have a period that you declare.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
And that's it, and once you're in the draft or
once you've been drafted, it's over. And I think the
time period is it's like a.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
Week before the draft. That's it.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
You can't you can't wait until you're drafted. Now they're
wanting to change it where you even if you are drafted,
you could potentially go back like you know, say you
got drafted the last pick of the second round. Yeah,
you know, and you thought you were going to go
last in the first round, you know, or something of
that nature. But to my knowledge as of right now,
(27:26):
that's why I'm going to do some more research, and
so I probably should have done that before we actually.
Speaker 3 (27:30):
Started recording here.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
But it's broke exactly, so I need to fully understand this.
Speaker 3 (27:36):
But couldn't this be big news?
Speaker 1 (27:39):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (27:40):
Massive?
Speaker 4 (27:40):
Well, I know, if I'm understanding it correctly, that would
mean that the Bengals essentially have they would have forfeited
their first round draft like it's a waste.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
It's that's what I'm something, which is I don't understand,
don't NFL teams I mean you talking about I mean
draft picks are like gold.
Speaker 4 (28:00):
Yes, yes, especially yes, well, and especially for the Bengals
that they It would be different if if he was
a wide receiver.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
I'm glad, that's right. Yes, it would be completely different because.
Speaker 4 (28:12):
You've got two superstar wide receivers there, and it's like, oh, well, okay,
whatever they there's no there's no excuse they need edge
help on, they need defensive help. That the one guy,
Trey Hendrickson, they're not paying him, they're not they're not
really working with him right now.
Speaker 3 (28:26):
I don't know what's going on there.
Speaker 4 (28:27):
And then you've got Shamar Stewart that's supposed to be
the guy up and coming that you're supposed to be
relying on. They haven't really addressed it in free agency.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
Like what are we doing? What are we doing?
Speaker 4 (28:37):
I thought the Browns were bad, but man, like this
is in Ohio man dysfunction, it seems Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:46):
I mean again, how do you not get to the
point where you're working out and negotiating a deal with
your first round pick?
Speaker 3 (28:52):
At least sit down something.
Speaker 2 (28:53):
Now we don't know what the retails, that's right. Who
knows what Shamar Stewart's camp is saying?
Speaker 3 (29:00):
That's fair? You know?
Speaker 2 (29:01):
And I do believe that the Bengals, and they should be.
They're an NFL organization, they've got the leverage or they
better view it as that, Hey, we've got the leverage here.
Sorry Schamar if you don't want to play. Yeah, but
again back to your point, man, that would be right
(29:23):
if that is just that's why we need to do
some research. But if it plays out that way that
you get drafted and you just go back to school,
if you have eligibility left and then rewant and then
re enter the draft, I mean I would think there
would be certain situations where there'd be teams like, I
don't know if I'm gonna draft this guy.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
That's what I was gonna say. You got to be careful.
Speaker 4 (29:43):
Like, the way I understand this whole situation with Shamar
Stewart is it's an issue with the contract, and apparently
it's it's something that is somewhat standard in rookie contracts
that the Bengals just don't have in there.
Speaker 3 (29:57):
So it's not like it would be different if he like, oh, well,
I just I don't. I don't I don't like the.
Speaker 4 (30:02):
Amount of money they're offering me or whatever. I think
it's specifically to do with like an injury clause. Again,
I need to brush up on my research a little bit.
But that's the way I understand it. But to that end,
like if let's say it is something to do with
he just doesn't feel comfortable with.
Speaker 3 (30:18):
The money or whatever.
Speaker 4 (30:19):
If it's something like that, you gotta be careful going
back to school and coming back because if I'm an
NFL organization, if I'm you know, obviously the Bengals, but
if I'm you know, let's say Jacksonville, Let's say Jacksonville
needs edge help and he redeclares next year, and I
look at him and go, yeah, but he wasn't happy
with the money, and that was the contract thing. I
don't want to touch him. I don't that Sully's your
whole legacy there as an NFL player. Now it's a
(30:41):
slippery slope exactly now. On the flip side, if it
is something where he feels righteous enough that it's like, hey,
everybody else is signed and they're getting this deal and
I'm the only one not because I'm playing for the
Bengals and you guys are just too cheap. I mean,
I kind of understand where he's coming from, like, but
at the same time, it's it's so hard, like because
there's this idea you got to by yourself. You gotta
do what's right for you, especially in the NFL. You
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know it's not for long.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
You know, you've got to make.
Speaker 4 (31:05):
Sure you maximize everything you can, especially as a rookie
coming in there. You're already getting the kind of a
raw end of the deal. You got to take care
of yourself. But at the same time, is the dream
of playing worth it? There's a lot way there only answer.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
That, yes, and that's what we don't know all of
the things that are going on behind the scenes. What
I mean, it's it's basically he said. She said, yep,
until we get more information. So I know there will
be a lot of people reporting on this because again
I need to do a little bit more research because
I need to figure out can he do that?
Speaker 3 (31:39):
I mean, it seems like what.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
They're trying to subtract hasn't been signed so that he
can in terms of like going back to Texas, A
and M. I just just doesn't make any sense to me.
But that's why we gotta take some time to do
a little bit of research on that topic. And we
will continue our two of the Richmond Weavers presented by
(32:00):
Ingles Markets where you can listen to it through the
iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcast. But also
knowing that three pm each day on one oh four
nine Fox Sports Upstate each weekday, yes, that is that
we do go live at three pm, and I do
have a top ten list that I want to examine
in an hour two the top ten teams that are
(32:22):
spending money in college football. So we're going to talk
about that coming up in hour two of The Richmond
Weaver Show.
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