And we'll continue on Fred Rogan and Jonas Knoxen today for Rodney on a five
seventy LA Sports. Later this hour we'll have spirituality. Vig will bring us
all together, He will unite us as one, but now a man that
will divide us without a shadow of it. Out our good friend from the
La Times, the esteemed columnist Dylan Hernandez and Dylan, thank you for jumping
on today, No, thank you for having me on the Happy New Year
to you, guys, hope hope in good for you guys. Happy New
Year to you. Your kids are back in school, so you're happy now?
Oh they are not? Actually one more week man, Oh no,
no, no, yeah, I'm putting I'm putting in the extra shift here.
Oh my god. Well only a week to go. But you know,
look at it like this, the time you have with them, you'll
never get back. That's true. Yes, yeah, no, it's been
fine. Yeah. So uh yeah, just a few more days and I
will be out of town this weekend for the Rams game up in San Francisco.
So yeah, really, so I just have to get through a couple
more here. All right, Well, let's start with the Rams. I
want to talk Rams and also Lakers and little Dodgers. So Jonas will start
with the Rams. I got to tell you as I look at it right
now, Uh, Dylan, I think it's been a magnificent season. You
think the Rams can win the Super Bowl? I think you're over hyping them
a little bit. But I do believe that this has been a magnificent season,
perhaps Sean mcvay's best job coaching ever except when they won the Super Bowl.
I know they're going to be a tough out. Do you really think
they can win the whole thing? Well, they're in it so technically yes,
but not really no. I mean we you know, we do see
the flause there, right, I mean, you know, I mean,
who knows about the kicking game? You know, they brought back a guy
they got rid of once already. You know, I do think the defensive
backfield there's some problems there obviously, But but you know, like you said,
right, you know, I do think that given kind of what they
started the season with and all the uncertainty of stuff, they've managed to develop
a bit of an identity. You know, I like to pass rush,
right. A couple of the young kids that really kind of stepped up there.
Uh, you know, they finally have like a running game for the
first time probably since Todd Gurley was healthy, which was you know, it
feels like forever ago now, So I totally agree with you. You know
that they have kind of you know, this has been a great season for
McVeigh. You know, and again if you look at a talent level between
that Super Bowl team and what you know, talent kind of that they have
right now where you know, again with all the dead money coming off the
books, you know, this offseason, I expect that they're right, you
know, there's gonna be a decent amount of roster overhaul. You know.
That said, you know, they've They've built some foundational pieces here. I
would argue that this is actually his best season as a coach, you know,
in terms of getting the most out of the talent that he has well
like their ability to and you mentioned you know, Kyen Williams and just sort
of the young guys, but their ability. You talked about the pass rushers,
you know, Byron Young, Kobe Turner, obviously the year Pooka's had,
Like I'm looking at it going and Sean McVay was, you know,
saying that you know, he's he'll be back next year. Well, hell
yeah, he'll be back next year. He stills' that a first round pick
at his disposal. So the opportunity to build with these young pieces and the
veterans are already there. Like, if I'm Sean McVeigh, there's no question
I'm not talking about my future. I'm not talking about retirement or taking a
TV gig. Like, I think this instilled life, and he's gotten more
excited about the job just based on what they've been able to do in finding
some of these gems later in the draft. Yeah, absolutely, you know,
and I think one thing we should remember too, right is that before
you know, they kind of had this dip last year, this was kind
of like a destination franchise, right where guys, you know, veterans with
like track records would take discounts to come play here, you know, and
right you would take those guys, and and right they would they would,
you know, add to a roster you know, where they had kind of
some of these younger guys, and so you kind of see this kind of
formula there, you know. Honestly, when when they kind of had that
five one season last year, I was kind of looking at their situation thinking
okay, you know what, it's going to take them a few years to
rebuild, you know, and maybe San Francisco's to kind of dominate the division
for a while. But you know, with again, with all the money
that they're going to have coming up the books this coming year, Uh,
you know, I expect him to be like right there, you know,
next year. Right, So, uh, yeah, absolutely, I think
you're right. You know, I'm guessing that mcvey's probably learned some things about
himself too. You know. Obviously he comes in as a thirty year old
coach. You know, he's the genius this and that, and you know,
the right the Super Bowl against Parcels, and you know, I'm sure
there was a lot of self doubt at that time. Uh you know,
in this year, right, We're gonna be honest, he was kind of
playing with house money a bit. But in kind of that process, I
think of maybe not having as much pressure this year, he's been able to
kind of really figure out who he is as a coach, and I think
that that's really going to serve him well going forward. Uh when we look
at it, do you think the Rams beat the Lions? Maybe, you
know, I like that matchup. I like that matchup better obviously, you
know, than than I do the Dallas matchup. Yeah, you know obviously
the fact that I mean, it's going to be an interesting dynamic obviously,
right if if that is the game where Stafford goes back to Detroit, a
place where he's still like really beloved, you know, I could see them
having a chance there, you know, a very real chance. And like
you said, Fred, I think they're going to be regardless of kind of
what it is, I do think they're going to be a tough out.
I mean, Dylan, you got to realize you're dealing with a very negative
Detroit Lions fan and Fred Rogan who just assumes the worst is going to happen.
Not only does Stafford go back to Detroit and win that game, but
then like he takes off his jersey and he's got like a tattoo of Pontiac
Silverdome on his back. Like that, Fred's just assuming the absolute worst from
that matchup in the postseason, which I think it's I think it's one of
the better matchups just based on the storylines. But you know, I don't
know that I that I trust the Rams completely to go in there and get
it done. Yeah, you know, I mean it's an interesting storyline even
from the other side too, right where Jared Goff and McVeigh and kind of
the history that they have, you know, so I think, like both
quarterbacks, the spotlights really going to be on them. I think it's a
really really fun matchup, you know. You know, obviously personally, I
get look, I get paid the same with the Rams winner lose. I'm
just kind of pully for the storyline here, and that by far the most
intriguing matchup, I think, even from must Bay's standpoint, right, I
mean, he was the one that made that, you know that basically you
know, shoved golf out the door, brought Stafford in, wins the super
Bowl. You know, now that trade has arguably kind of strengthened Detroit and
they're kind of on the rise now. There's just so much going on there
that I think, you know, it's by far the more entertaining matchup of
the two things. Do you think, like, now that we look at
that, do you think that they did GoF dirty the way that was handled
because I've always felt that there was kind of they probably Sean McVay, I
think he probably would admit that, and I think he has in so many
words that they probably could have handled that a little better. Yeah, probably
right. I mean, you know, and what was the kid's name that
they brought in to the kid that couldn't really throw, that could run a
bit, right, Yeah, just the way that that kind of went down,
right, it's probably where you know, it just felt again, very
kind of sudden and abrupt, And that's kind of what you don't want,
right whenever you talk to any kind of coach, right, the ones that
have like a lot of respect around the league, it's because they can kind
of communicate things right, and when things kind of inevitably, you know,
obviously no player stays in a position forever, and when everything's kind of break
up, you can always you know, again, when when the coach kind
of handles it right, you kind of see it coming right, and the
guy kind of feels, okay, you know what, I got every chance
to do this and I just didn't didn't do it here it did feel very
like abrupt, And I agree with you, this probably wasn't handled the best.
And you know, as much as you know McVay and Goff now kind
of say nice things about each other. I think that there probably is,
you know, there's some remnants of of that that's going to come into this
matchup if it does happen, which to me is again one of the reasons
why I think it's like, really, really like an interesting matchup. Let
me flip over to the Dodgers. We were talking about this earlier. I
believe this The Dodgers better have a very good year next year, a very
very good year if they don't win at all, but it's a great year,
meaning they're deep in the playoffs. In my opinion, Dave Roberts is
good to go. There are those that are suggesting if they don't win the
World Series, this guy's done. I don't see that, do you,
Dylan. I mean, I'm not sure that's necessarily like a fair thing,
you know, I mean I could maybe that is what ends up happening,
just to somebody. You know, a lot of times somebody has to take
a fall for things, you know, because as much money as they've spent
here, you know, I don't think you know, in terms of the
pitching additions that they've made the two big ones, right yam My Moto and
Glass Now to me, both of those guys are big, you know,
obviously they're they're high ceiling guys, but they're also very low floor guys.
You know. Yeah, I'm not a big guy. Used to pitch it
once a week, has never pitched in the major leagues before. I mean,
it's a different baseball, different workload. We're not really sure how that's
going to translate here, you know, And he was, you know again,
average fastball in Japan was ninety five plus, but ninety five plus once
a week we've seen, you know, turns into sometimes ninety four to ninety
two to ninety four over here, and so I'm not sure how that's gonna
go. You know. Glass Now, obviously, as you know, when
he's healthy, he's one of the best pitches in baseball. But he's not
healthy a lot of times. You know, he made twenty one star plus
year. That was a career high. So to me, you know,
obviously, if those guys are going and they don't win, okay, I
could see that, you know. Now, I do kind of wonder,
kind of getting through the whole season, will these be you know, guys,
you know, be upright, you know, I think between those two
guys and Walker bueller, you probably at any given time, me, two
of those guys at least, you know, healthy, I assume, right,
And so to me, that's going to be how do you handle that
pitching staff? I mean, to me, there's a question even if you
even go to a six men rotation here you know where I think again,
where you have those three guys, you know, and then next year,
you know Ustin May doesn't make it back next this coming season obviously, then
you'll be coming back next year, and then you'll have also you know,
Otani coming back. If there is a time to go to that six men
rotation, it might be. Now that said, you do kind of wonder
then, right, We've always kind of talked about the Dodgers and how they're
built for the regular season and not so much the playoffs. So it's going
to six men, you know, kind of screw up, right guys,
you know, the the field that they have for their routines and stuff,
and how does that affect them going into the playoffs? I mean, if
they go to six men rotation, because that means all of a sudden,
these guys are just pitching once a series, right, because you don't want
that obviously, So you know, I think that there are things that some
decisions are gonna have to be made here. But to me, a lot
of it, I guess depends on how Yama, Moto and Glass now look,
because you know, again, if they're healthy. I do think that
this is going to look somewhat similar to the way it did last year,
where dominant regular season, you get to the playoffs, Okay, the pitching
staffs all messed up again, and okay, how are you going to win?
So Fred's got a World Series or bust mentality. In fact, he
said earlier in the show that if the Dodgers don't win the World Series this
year, he wants them to move back to Brooklyn, which I thought,
of course I said that, which I thought was insulting and really reckless to
stay here on the air. But that being said, if we're talking about
them being a regular season team, they won one hundred eleven games a couple
of years ago. If I were to set the over under on win total
at one ten and a half, you're taking the over the underdoing I mean,
I think you just have to take the under just just how I mean,
it doesn't matter how good a team is, right, I mean,
at some point, you know, they go through bad streaks and there only
I mean, how many teams in history have won one hundred and ten games.
I mean, it doesn't happen every year. I mean, they could
certainly do it, you know, I'm not sure they necessarily, do,
you know. I think still, you know, like one of the better
teams I think we've seen here was right the twenty thirteen Dodgers with Adrianka and
Heley Ramirez, and right, didn't they win? They won like thirty nine
out of fifty games, I think at some point something, and you're right,
yeah, they didn't get to like one hundred and ten. So I
guess I would just just from the probability standpoint, I would take the under.
I do think that this is going to be like a very I mean,
I thought their offense last year I disappeared in the playoffs, but it
was a pretty special offense. And now you're just you know, you just
added the best offensive player in the game. So offensively, I think they're
going to you know, and then now you're going to presumably have a healthy
Will Smith. Uh. So I think offensively they're going to be tremendous,
right, uh, And to me again, the question is going to be
about the pitching. You know, can those right Yamamoto, Glass, now
Buehler, do those guys hold up? And you know kind of what happens
with the bullpen every year, that's as kind of a mix and match thing.
They usually kind of figure it out, you know, by the time
they kind of get to the postseason as far as like the bullpen goes.
But to me, again, the rotation health is the big, big question
mark going into the year. All right, Dylan, one quick one on
the Lakers if we can. Jovon Bouja was on and uh he had report
that there seems to be some dissension in the Laker locker room. Do you
see things from your perspective crumbling a bit and do you think Darvin Ham may
be in trouble? Yeah, because you know you talk about kind of championship
or bust or at least putting in a good show or bust. It's the
Lakers, right, and that that is an organization where you know, fair
or not. I think because of the Tolle kind of that was set during
the Kobe Shack era, there is legitimate accountability there, right, And then
you know somebody will take the ball if things don't go right there, you
know, I think to me, the bigger question is like what do they
do kind of at the trade deadline? Right? I mean I think you
know, when d'anngela Russell was resigned, I mean, that looked like a
deal that was done with Okay, you know, this is a guy that's
going to get moved at the trade deadline, you know. And I do
think, right, you know, even in that locker room right now,
probably some of the you know, dispension that you kind of have is kind
of centered around that a little bit in terms of, you know, you
have a guy that kind of plays that in his own pace, right He's
kind of like a James Harden type of you know, except you know,
you know, a score like James Harden. But like, you know,
you kind of wound up playing around that guy a lot because just because he's
got like his own rhythm and stuff. So my guess is that they're going
to kind of make a move there. It's going to kind of you know,
I mean, look, the bright side is is that Pelinka Rob Poinker
had a lot more to do at the trade deadline last year and actually kind
of pulled everything off here. You know, I think if you kind of
they're going to have to obviously get some shooting. But you know, I
think it's all going to kind of depend on what they can get, you
know, for the Agila russ on the trade market. All right, Dylan,
appreciate you coming on, love the information as always. Uh, we'll
talk to you soon. Okay, thanks so much t having me on.
All right, there he goes our good friend, Dylan Hernandez of the Times.
Don't forget we are going to give away those Clippers Suns tickets and we're
giving them away before we get off there. What I just like, how
the hell is Darvin Ham on the hot seat? I just look what's happening
here? Who would want to be a head coach? Now? I swear
to God, I don't get it either. I really don't get it.
But you know you you heard jo Van, and we'll see what happens come
Monday morning. Do have those tickets? We're giving them away soon, so
get ready to win. And while we come back spirituality with vic Cam.
I want to tell people what those tickets are for it their Clippers Son sweet
tickets, Fred, That's what they are. Yes, they are all right.
Jonas knocks in today for Rodney five seventy la sports. Got a lot
going on, Got a lot going on, Jonas not going on? You
want to share? No, I don't. Okay, just getting it done,
you know what. Yeah, I'm doing the people's work. Get her
done, Fred, That's how I'm operating. That's how I roll. Yeah,
all right, but we need spirituality God after that we do so for
spirituality. There is one man we welcome on. It is Victor Brick,
who will no doubt have Yamamoto Son news. He'll probably also talk about d
Ham and provide a high coup. Vic Good afternoon. He's giving away Clipper
Sweet tickets. He's the quiz master. Are Slim Shady doctor Detroit, Fred
Rogan hello, vic in for Rodney. He will not be watching the Golden
Bachelor wedding Tonight's Jonas Knox. Happy New Year, puppy, Felie. I
gotta tell you what, I think a lot of people will be watching that
tonight. Yeah. It's a cult guys like seventy two or something. Looks
Yeah, people that saw it really liked it. I'm rivet at Fred.
You go, my beloved bride. You go suck them onto myself. That
is I must see TV. And I'm not a big bachelor guy, you
know from the many years. But the Golden Bachelor had a very unique,
you know plot line, let's face it, looking for love now Vic vic
on there what are they called overnight dates or whatever they're called, you know,
where they spend the night together right near the end of the show one
night stands, I think is the termula? Is that what they call it
on the shows? Okay, uh, did they have sex? Yes,
Jesus, I believe so. I don't know. I'm not in the room
fresh, but obviously it appeared so you know, via the TV screen,
via the circumstances when of course when they shut the door there's no cameras.
Do they do those on back to back nights? Because if that's true,
he's seventy two. I mean, if that was the case, probably best
to have the first date with him, don't you think. Yeah, well,
the Golden Bachelor is in sensational shape. Yeah, he looks good and
America has fallen in love with this concept, and you know, doing the
wedding live is brilliant. And then they're off to Italy. I believe for
their honeymoon, Gary and Teresa. I believe it is the Golden couple,
you know, just because the guy's seventy years old and I don't know how
old his wife is, but I'm probably I'm sure she's in a ballpark.
That doesn't mean they shouldn't have love and happiness exactly, Fred. And that's
why America really is attracted to this show. I mean, right, you
know, maybe they should next do Love Island for seniors. Ah, good
call, very nice they did. I think it was called Cocoon. Well,
obviously there'll be a Golden Bachelorette show. I believe that's so it's the
woman that didn't get picked as the bachelorette for the next one that will be
that that will be the right call for it. I mean, you know,
when you think about it, it's kind of cruel. Here we are,
and you know, he dates everybody, or he talks to him,
he gets to know him. You get down to the final two, and
you know, if you're in the final two, and I don't know if
he's made his mind up before that or not. Maybe he has, but
you got to pick two. You know, you're you're indicating to each one
of them that they're the person, and when they walk out of there,
I'm sure that's exactly what they believe. And then you know, they come
one by one and the first one always is not the one, and she
shows up and he and they don't know what order they're in, and he
looks at her and he goes, it's not you. I think that,
I honestly think that is just so cruel to do to something. It's devastating.
I'm the Fred loves a four letter word, you know. I've heard
that it gets rough out there and sometimes you got to learn hard lessons in
life, and sometimes you got to learn those lessons on television. At seventy
years old. Hey, at least you're still in the game. I think
you've learned that lesson. It's a show of hope, Fred, Hope,
hope. No. I thought it was great, but no, it's gotten
massive baffo ratings. Yeah, and I'm sure they'll do another one. Well.
He is truly golden. He is a precious metal beyond platinum that Kevin
figures. Y'all are you calling me old vic a precious middle I'll take it
shot, come on now, yeah, yeah, and go finger and some
slogan, by the way, for the go for the Golden Bachelor was a
watch them find love while they still can. I was like, I feel
like, that's not necessary. It's an awful promo. That's not what the
promo was. No, No, it was not. Oh I did see
that though. On the early days. People have these stupid memes that pop
up on social media. Watch them find love dot dot dot while they still
can. Well, the man with All minus touch Ronnie Fascio, he's a
Golden Hiku master King Flavor. Yeah, listen, this is a big week
for the Dodgers. Let me explain show Tama Naga. You guys know Imanaga,
thirty year old Japanese lefty starter from the Yokohama based Stars. He's up
for grabs. One week deadline for the posting and to sign him. He's
everyone's got one week to sign Imanaga in the mix. The hated ones,
the Cubs, Red Sox are very hot for Imanaga. Price tag about one
hundred million dollars. Dodgers, you know they're working it. Nice bittle of
the rotation guy. First of all, you didn't even mention they were in
the hunt. Oh they're in it. Oh, but low key, low
key Fred, What does low key mean? That's the top tier right now
of teams seemingly very interested in Imanaga. I mean at this point, why
not? I mean, but there's only a week left. Because January eleventh,
teams must sign him or I believe he goes back to Yokohama because because
he wants to, or because he didn't sign a deal here because he didn't
sign a deal here. Well, somebody will sign him then, I believe
so. But it's only one week. It's not like that. You know,
you have to you know, spring training, YadA, YadA, YadA.
Someone's going to make a move for Imanaga. And Little is not as
talented as Yoshinobu. But you know, at number three in the rotation,
and let's face it, Dodgers will need one more starter. I mean,
that's a void. We know that with injuries Inevitablega as a three in the
in the Dodger rotation, I'd feel a lot better. I could take a
deep breath. How good is he? Well, he finished the World Baseball
Classic of victory for Japan. He got to win. He is he is
again the yacht not a top tier starter, but a number three starter,
in your rotation. So what is he a Tyler Anderson? Is he a
crafty lefty? Ah? Okay, love me a crafty lefty. Right,
I'm hooking up Emanaga if I can one hundred million dollars. Now I'm looking
at the most recent reporting from Ken Rosenthal the VIC and I do not see
the Dodgers link Tomanaga at all. Is zad Well Baltimore Red Sox and Giants?
Yeah, I mean, look, then they might be well, he
can't go to the Giants because Scott Boris says nobody wants to go to the
Giants because they don't want to get beat by the Dodgers. Well, Jonas
min she does want to get his pizza stolen. And some guy but you
said, somebody busted into Wiss was having lunch and they stole lunch from him.
Like guy trying to have a slice of pizza doing a radio interview with
Petro some money, and next thing you know, some guy rips the tip
jar off the counter and walks out. It was the tip jar. I
thought they knock Vassie out and took the pizza from him. No, I
mean we could go with that though. I mean, just like Darlene Neft
stealing my lunch money. Now I gonna elaborate on that there, h Fred,
But I don't think there's anything else to say. Darling Neff stole my
lunch money, And that was all I wanted to say. When you talk
about stealing the tip jar or anything like that, Now, are you afraid
because Darlene might be listening and she might come steal? Uh, steal the
rest of your money? Is that what it is? Kevin? I was
like in grade and I was going to school and my lunch money, I
don't know why, you know, so I could get my little carton of
milk and you know porridge that you got in public school. Now was this
the nineteen thirties? Fred? What was it? Like? A half piece
of wonderbread and malta meal to give you castor oil? After two friends?
My Fred, and it was on my little desk and darlinge Nev grabbed it
and ran outside and sat on it and said I would have to kiss her
to get back my lunch money. And I didn't eat for a week.
Geez, she was that bad? Uh? No, she wasn't bad.
But then she told the story of how one time a snow bug flew into
her eye and she couldn't see for a week. And I can't deal with
that. I've never heard of a snowbug, right, you know, I
knew that there was something wrong. First, she's talking about snowbugs and she's
stealing money and I you know, boy, Fred, you should have got
bullied by everybody back in the day, Dad, I did, even Darling
Knapp. That explains it. That explains why you are the way you are.
You bully everybody else because you were bullied as a kid. I've never
bullied anybody in my life. Running something big to differ, Fred Well sent
on my way. Apparently a snow bug also known as a snow flea,
although technically it's not a flea actual, but it is an actual bug.
Yes, let me look this up. I shouldn't lie then, maybe I
should have reconsidered. I would have eaten once you hit her up now and
be like, hey, what are you doing? You want to go on
the next Golden Bachelor in your Yeah, oh I got something, Yeah,
let me help you with that. But this thing is weird looking. It's
basically like a like a mosquito with like a like cotton on the back like
fur or something. Yeah, well it's a snow it's gotta stay warm.
Well, that'll do the trick some zero temperatures, right, Can I get
a cotton swab in my back place? Fellas? Are you like me?
Are you like me? No? We're not. We're not like you.
What's missing in this Laker lineup? In this recent funk? You know what?
They really need? A himI Hocks Junior? Yeah? Was he?
Since? Hey, I what sensationally fluid? Are you? As publicist?
But understanding the flow of the game last night? Was it was Hockkids Junior?
I mean I was comparing him to the Lakers number seventeen pick. Who
remember they snubbed himI? Howkas Junior? The draft last year for us?
Your fino? So I'm watching your fino, you know, pretty closely,
and he's just not ready. Meanwhile, you know this, you know himI
perfectly in the flow of a Miami team, you know missing. You know,
Jimmy Butler the best player and he's going off for sixteen and eight and
you know Chapillo can't even hit the rim and I'm going, wow, what
what was everyone thinking? You're watching? For four years? I mean,
Polink has done a fabulous job. Remember last year, Polinka, you know,
put the squad together and they made this second half run into the Western
Finals. So you know, Polinka's got the tools, he's got the skill
set. But obviously everyone blew it with Heimi Hawkins Junior. You know,
I'm still screaming into the night why they didn't take Heimi Hawkins Junior. Well,
I don't know if you need to scream into the night. Vic.
It was so obvious, I guess just to me. But again there was
a and I love d ham Man. D ham is not your problem,
it is, is all right, Vic. We'll talk more about that.
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five seventy LA Sports. They got a TV in that suite, I'm assuming,
all right, Fred, have we got a TV in there? Yeah?
You know, get the National Championship game on lots to watch really well,
maybe for you, but I'll tell you something. The Clippers Sons trump's
the national championship game at college football. I agree, I agree, just
saying I'm going multitask. Well, I'm just saying this, Jonas Clipper Sons
Monday, to sit in the suite at the Crypt. There's no bigger event,
and it's only like five days into twenty twenty four. Yeah, I
would recommend getting there early and seeing if you can catch Adam Austlin if he's
doing pregame, you know, go down and maybe harass him, try and
piss him off. See if he roughs you up before the game. Don't
get too close to him. I'm not gonna recommend that. You don't want
to get too close to him. You know how he gets, you know
how he gets when he works. Are you saying he's the guy that punched
Clipper Darryl. No, I'm not okay, I'm also not saying he didn't
want to be that guy. Oh exactly all right? Uh Vic Well,
congratulations to Warren and Montebello. Clippers have won thirteen or fifteen. Hottest team
in the association. I mean PG at thirty three last night in the desert,
Kawhi at thirty Beard at twenty two and eleven. They're balling, man,
the Clips are balling for t Lou. Bronnie James had a better night
than his dad last night. How about Bronnie looking good for sc want to
give him some love? His second straight double double figure game, had ten
an electric alley oop in the victory over Cow, So really cavelling for Bronnie
James is great comeback. Two consecutive double digit games of Bronnie James. UCLA,
don't ask Elsa Stanford. Yeah, they can use how many hockey as
right now? They're victor who you're telling me the team they can't score?
Geez, and Mike Cronham went after him again. That's that's a tough loss,
man. Mick's got a lot of work to do. A lot of
young guys a lot of young guys on the Bruins. You know who's listening
to our show, Sean mcvagh because didn't we yesterday make it a salient point
play nobody? And then suddenly in the afternoon, late afternoon McVeigh is resting
everybody except from the cool Yes, no, I think he listens every day,
big and I'm sure listening to our show and us suggesting that as well
really put it over the top and made him make that final decision. You
know, it was really on the fence the man. I heard Fred and
Rodden yesterday and you know what, they really changed my mind and turned the
corner on this. I had to sit those guys. Plus, it's the
Niners, not like they can beat them anyways, so you know, well,
why you have to do that? I beat because they've beaten him in
the regular season once since like the nineteen seventies, Like what do you mean,
Fred, like they can't beat San Francisco. They beat him in the
playoff game. But other than that regular seasoning, it's the Niners to doomsday
scenario and listen, you know me, there's no bigger Puokah and the cool
guy than myself. I understand he's close to rookie records for receiving yards for
receptions, but why anger the football gods and play him until he gets those
records on Sunday? You know, up up in the Niners in the home
home field, those guys are going to hit Pook in the coop on Sunday
and he's twenty nine yards him, got a reception or two? And sit
right, Fred. It only takes a moment. Only takes a moment.
Man on one shot, where's my pen? I want to write that down.
I gotta make a note of that. I'm gonna write an ink please,
I mean, Vic, You do know remember what happened to Mike Williams
last year when the Chargers played Denver and had nothing to play for and Brandon
Staley played his starters, granted he played them all the way into the second
half. Williams got hurt, wasn't available in that playoff game and they lost
to Jacksonville Salien point k fig Suah. If I have if I have my
if I have my fifty three Warriors, I am not playing my my starters
in this game on Sunday. Look out of the league. No, Noah's
playing I mean who's playing on Sunday. If you if you've already clinched the
playoff birth, it's insane to even put these guys in the field. Are
you referring to the nineteen fifty three San Francisco Warriors when you said fifty three
Warriors? Warriors in the in the context of the playing professional football for it
wherever every moment, every moment is poignant and possible career ending. All it
takes is one shot for it. That's why I'm a you know, I'm
a I love poking the core. I know. So he needs twenty nine
yards you think first play the game, he just runs a go So just
run. If you run, maybe a couple down and outs on the sidelines.
That that's the only way if you you can't guarantee I'm not getting hit
though, man see. But it is a good omen though. He's a
ram trying to go for a record and he's at twenty nine you know.
Eric Dickerson, Yeah, I feel like there's a uh some good juju there.
I like it. I like their giving him a shot at it.
Well, congratulations nicooa, you know, for being named to the Pro Bowl
Team. Matthew Stafford Karen Williams All Pro Love and Aaron Donald ten straight tastes
of All Pro Love. Aaron Donald, how's that All Pro Love? Taste?
Vic taste good? Khalil mack Penan Allen for the Chargers, want to
give them proper respect, especially for the balls. You know a season a
season from you know from the Abyss. But Mac I think had sixteen sacks.
Allen was tremendous as always. But again you got the chilliest starters on
some even Nicole Man. Maybe a couple down and outs, okay, just
to the sideline, keep him out of harm's way. I don't know how
you do it. I mean mcvay's no offensive juggernaut. He can come up
with ways where he doesn't get hit. By the way, he can still
get the twenty nine yards Colomb mack over the one hundred career sack mark.
Maybe they shouldn't play him. Now, what's he got to play for fan
appreciation day? Fred? You gotta play right there you go. Everybody's got
in the car. Everybody's not getting it. Yeah, Dean Spaniels is gonna
buy everybody in a car. That sounds about right. It's not gonna buy
a car it's gonna be for Jim Harbaugh Man. You know that geo well,
Vic, you know where that leads is due the source Fred, Yes,
the source, Yes, the high coup for you. On this Thursday,
January fourth of twenty twenty four, I'm going with Kobayashi. Issa going
here. So one of the top tier haiku poets, Issa Isa. He
left home at the age of fourteen to study haiku and eddo, which is
the old name for tokyo Issa means a cup of tea. Well, let's
find out the man left when he was fourteen, he was a child,
grew into a man, and became one of the great haiku masters. So
let's see what all of that, all of those years of commitment and dedication
and studying brings us. Let's find out if a man left his home at
the age of fourteen learned anything that would inspire all of us today. This
ought to be a good one. He was doing it a long time.
He probably put a lot of thought in every one of them. Big So
let's hear it. This is from Issassa. Yes, first name, Kobayashi.
It has not changed since you last said. It goes something like this,
even with insects, some can sing, some can't feeling you, simply
yet profound from missa. So he left his home when he was fourteen,
committed himself to this for his entire life. And he came up with some
insects can sing and some can't feeling you. There was avery, some potico
to small insects, red mosquitoes, bats, cats, Yeah, all right,
snow please, yeah, all right, snow please. Where's darling nef
Ronnie? Thank you, that's where she is. Now stay away, look
over your shoulder. Don't take my lunch money behind you. Kevin, thank
you, Jonah, thanks for hanging today. Thanks Fred, It's always fine,
Love you guys. All right, Petro's some money next