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app. Okay, NBA All Star Game this weekend. Earlier I pointed out
that I really didn't see any need for it any longer. I don't think
this is some guy shaking his fist get off my lawn. I just think
it's a statement of fact. You know, if you're doing the game for
eight to nine year olds, and that seemed to be the perception or the
opinion of Adam. Okay, then watch Nickelodeon. If we're to be honest,
it just doesn't have the impact it had because now you can see everything
every game whenever you want, and with social media seeing the players isn't that
special, And I think the downside of it is Okay, it is a
showcase of the top players, but they're not really playing a game. They're
just running up and down the court, dunking the ball and firing forty five
ft threes. There's not a lot to it. There's just not a lot
to it. So Rodney, I just believe that the NBA All Star Game,
it's past saying now, I don't even see any need for it.
So you just want it to be competitive again, that is who exciting.
You say, an entertainment value, and then you say, no, it's
not about entertainment, it's about being competitive, and they don't really care and
they're just dunking And as if that's not entertainment to a ten year old.
That is who the market is. It's who they're marketing to. Is that
that family or that ten year old or twelve year old that just wants to
see their superstars have fun, let their hair down a little bit and enjoy
and not be so intense all the time. Is the regular season and games
and playoffs, they are intense. It is intense, you know, not
a whole lot of smiling and joking and getting along with each other and trash
talking each other in a fun, humorous way. All Star Game is entertainment.
And then for that respect, yeah, so you'd rather just take a
break and not do anything. It's for fan appreciation more than anything else.
Yeah. But I think here's the thing. If it's for for the older
fan, is for the kids. Okay, If it's for kids, then
why don't we put it on Nickelodeon. Let SpongeBob and Patrick do it call
the play by play, just like they did with the Super Bowl because that
was for kids, all right, So that's the case. What difference doesn't
make if it's on TNT, who is that hurting? Well, there's not
SpongeBob doing it. Does it have to be SpongeBob? Yeah? What differences
it make? I don't know. Why does it have to be on Nickelodeon
Because you said it's just for kids, just for kids, just not just
but kids enjoy it's for the younger demographic. I don't think they're trying to
get into an appeal to you guys, or even me to a certain degree.
How about twenty year olds that too? The ch worlds enjoy it too.
I believe. At my house they think it's awful and their twenty in
their young twenties, they don't like it. I think it's a complete waste
of time. Well, my house loves the three point and the dunk contest.
My house loves the three point, but they think that the dunk contest
is also kind of jumped the shark. Well, what hearts the dunk contest
is you don't have a lot of name players that do it. Yeah,
Jalen Brown is in this year and that helps. If you get star power
in the dunk contest, I think that will help bring that back a little
bit. But you can't incentivize the dunk contest more so than the game.
Then that would that would definitely if there's one thing they could incentivize more so,
I think it would be the dunk contest, and the three point is
a pride thing. I think that's still cool. But yeah, incentivize the
dunk contest more and that they would get more guys to participate. I think,
now, why do you feel about that? Fred? As far as
the weekend as a whole, the game is one thing and we can get
back to that. But as far as the All Star Saturday. Are you
out completely on that too? I'm not out on that. I mean,
I like the three point contest. I think they need to I don't know,
I think they need to do something. It's kind of flat. I
don't know. If they do they do something, you criticize it, but
you can't say what they should do, right, Like what? Uh?
All right? You know, I guess you can have one day of skills
contest. I'd just like to threat personally have three points. That's that's all
they anybody cares about in my house because it looks like there's some skill associated
with that. You gotta be able to shoot. Uh, the game itself
shake Gilgi Salas Xander came out and said, well, maybe if they paid
everybody, you know, five hundred thousand dollars kind of there'd be more intensity,
we'd be more into it. And if your point is they're doing this
as a showcase and trying to give the kids what they want, then why
would you have to pay the players in the All Star Game to give the
kids what they want? Really? Why would you you are now? You
are? Now you are? Get off my line, guy, No,
I'm not to have it both ways. You can't have it both ways.
What do you mean, why would you have to pay guys game? What
do you want you want it to be? If you wanted the guys to
care, you want guys to be competitive. Guys don't want to get hurt
for it either, you know. If they don't want to get hurt,
then don't have the game. They have to still have the rest of the
season. But that's why they have it and the way it is now because
it's strictly for entertainment. It's not for who wins and loses. It's strictly
to entertain It's the globetrotters, now, that's what it is. You know
what the Washington Washington Generals, Rodneys, The Washington Generals played more defense than
they do in the NBA All Star Nobody cares who wins and loses, No
but you and if somebody you have to have some sort of resistance to make
it interesting? Why? Why to make it interesting? Why that just looks
like a prolonged scrimmage. That's why people like it. People like I want
to see, well the numbers, the people like count Ali oop to Lebron
from half court. I think that's pretty cool. Well, it's cool if
there's somebody trying to take the ball. Why because it is not the NBA
Finals. Stop trying to make it the NBA Final. I don't want it
to be the NBA Finals. Obviously you do because you want it to be
ultra competitive, and it's never gonna be that way. Look, I think
the NFL did it right. They got rid of the Pro Bowl. They
got rid of the game that was smart technically equivalent. That's not it's the
equivalent of what the NBA does, and it kind of is Rodney. Yeah
it is. Yeah, but you know what, water down version of the
actual game. At least I don't have to play the game. I think
hockey, the three on three Disney on ice where guys are skating around in
circles and stuff and it's just up and down and nobody's really moving that fast.
I think they should get rid of that too, Get rid of it,
give everybody a couple of days off. Man, how about this Fred?
Maybe if you hate it so much you just don't pay attention to it,
how about that? Just don't watch Fred? Because who is it hurting?
You know what? I'm gonna take you up on that. Yeah,
who is it hurting? By them keeping it for the few fans who do
enjoy it. The point, if you're gonna keep it, shouldn't you just
try to improve one and you want to try to bring in as many people
and have interest as much as you possibly can. Sure you don't just get
rid of it because a couple of people say like, I don't care.
Well, if you don't get that, i'll watch. Well. I don't
think a couple of people say that, you know what, I actually think
there would be more. I think there was more interest, and I don't
have this documented, but I'll bet you there was more interest in the ind
Season Tournament and you guys hated that than the NBA All Star Game. If
they didn't have these TV contracts, they wouldn't do it. They wouldn't do
it. There'd be no reason there's interest from the players in the n Season
Tournament because they got paid, are incentivized five hundred grand. You don't throw
that five hundred grand. It wouldn't be any interest or any incentive, and
really any like players wouldn't really care. So now they barely care right now.
If you incentivize the players in the All Star Game, it's like Shay
Alexander said, and give them five hundred thousand dollars high. I believe that
most of those players are gonna be balling their asses off to try to get
that bonus and try to win a game, and it'll look more competitive.
So, like almost regardless of how you get it to be more competitive,
if the goal is to get it more competitive, then you do whatever you
need to do. So I'd agree for it. They shouldn't have to be
incentivized with extra money. But if you want the game to be more competitive,
and that's what it's gonna take, maybe you do it. Why not,
Well, okay, whatever you gotta do. But my again, if
you're going, well, this is for the kids, this is for the
kids. We gotta do it for the kids. Well, we've got to
do for the kids, and do it for the kids. If that's your
reason, we're doing it. Okay, Okay, you gotta go speak to
You're gonna go fly and speak to a group of kids in Chicago and then
Philadelphia and they're gonna fly y'all around the country. Just do it. You
know, normally you get paid to do it for adults and you go speak
for him and you pay for it too. You set your own flight,
and you you pay for it, and you go and you set your own
hotel room up and you get it right, because it's it's for the kids.
You're going speaking for the kids, or you're speaking for a worthy cause,
So just go do it without getting paid for it. So you're saying
with your All Star game, if you want a more competitive All Star game,
you just gotta pay the guys. Surly wouldn't hurt. Do you think
it would have been competitive and end season if they didn't, if there was
not money attached to it. I think they would have been regular season games
that counted in the standings because they did, Okay, the final two didn't
except the two. Okay, so what the Lakers or Pelicans or Pacers if
they were getting not a dime from any of those games and all they got
was this little NBA Cup and a banner, do you think they would have
cared as much? No, But they got paid because they were additional regular
season games. No, that's not the question, Fred, You know you're
avoiding the question. The games that did not count towards the regular season standings,
the final two in Las Vegas, if they did not get a single
dome for being in those games. What they have cared as much is the
question, Yeah, where their teammates and other or other team other players are
are in Hawaii or Rest Cabo or somewhere else getting to rest in with their
families. Probably not, They probably would not have cared as much. I
agree. I agree. So these players now at All Star weekend, whether
they should be this way or not, we don't live in a ifs,
you know, ans and butts and maybes. If they get more money,
guarantee you the games will be more competitive because there's more stake in the game.
That's it, and it's a it's a it's a party for the players
and the league as well. So guys go and show up because for four
days, it's not about basketball. It's about camaraderie, it's about philanthropy,
it's about other things than just trying to be a make a competitive game for
those die hard get off my line, guys, that it's more. It's
more than that. So parties for the kids, it's it's signing autographs for
the kids that that happened to be in that city, going to the game,
or being a part of it at fan fest and all those things that
happen around an All Star game where kids can go into a into a convention
center and and maybe see some guys signing autographs or go through the fan experience
of shooting threes and doing all these things that you go through at an All
Star game. It is packed with little kids and kids that care about their
teams and that want to be a part of that experience, and the same
thing when the kids are watching it. I mean, it's almost like the
NBA's are yeah for It's almost like the NBA's version of the Super Bowl.
Right. It was out there all the parties for the growing ups, the
convention center, as he mentioned, all the stuff for the kids. That's
you can't really do that in a sport like basketball, where when the posts
and rolls around you have individual series. This is where all the stars,
all the players, commissioner can all converge in one place and celebrate the sport
all as So instead of getting rid of it completely if there is an issue
with it, try to find a way to make it better and more competitive.
But don't just get rid of it completely. Because the Sriadoney's point,
there's more to it than there's just the game on the court. Well,
then just pay the players so it's a better show. It's wrong with grumpy
lumpy, dumpy frumpy from No, here's why, here's why. No,
no, no, here's why. Because you make the point this is for
the kid, this is for the kids, this is we're doing it for
the kids. Doesn't matter, we're doing it for the kids. Well,
if you're doing it for the kids and you're being transported there, put up
in a hotel and taken care of. Unlike the analogy you had Rodney,
where I'm gonna go talk to kids in Philadelphia, fly myself there, pay
my own way. No, you're doing it for the kids. Come on
in and just make the game more entertaining for the kids. Make it more
entertaining to the kids. You don't think three sixty dunks. Kids don't care
who wins, you know, and I don't get get dunks in three pointers
from half court and seeing Steph Curry out far out he can shoot a three.
You don't think kids go crazy over that. I think they do,
and so would I. But I'd like to see somebody at least standing in
front of them. I'm not even saying you really have to guard them,
but at least be there. It means at least make it look like you
did something. So then when Steph Curry hits a three and there's a guy
in front of him, you go, oh my god, now he's got
a wide open three and a half courts. Are you gonna say that's what
he's gonna say in an All Star game? Somebody standing in front of Steph
Corey going oh yeah, he's playing competitive defense. Yeah no, Roddy,
there's nobody around anybody as three sixty dunk. There's not even anybody there.
Even if somebody's around, they're not getting close to him because the guys don't
want to get it hurt. No, it looks like a giant hurt somebody
else and they gotta step on somebody's foot. That's what it looks like.
Not gonna do it. Just a giant. Everybody show up. It's just
not even a scrimmage. Just a giant shoot around. That that's what it
is. And you guys know it and the kids love it, well,
then do it for the kids. They are And that's why I won't stop.
He ain't doing it for your ass. I can agree, you know
what. I can confirm that they ain't doing it for my assesson No,
hell no, all right, we have spirituality coming up. Also news on
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We definite Differit definitely definitely needs some spirituality because Fred is turned into the Grints
that stole every day of a year. So you're saying there's something You're saying
there's something unusual about today. Oh actually no, I mean you just turned
it up a notch. That's all you went on volume nine or ten.
Uh. I would respectfully disagree. I hear you, but I just respectfully
disagree with that. Hey, Dodger talked tonight seven o'clock. David Vase will
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special guests, Rich Hill coming up at seven point thirty. Okay, we
need spirituality and to provide that we walk them on, Victor Brick and victd
afternoon, he says. The upcoming NBA All Star Game at Indy despite a
funky, techno charged led state of the art court, He's got one word
or Fred Rogan, Hello, Vic, by the way, I think the
court will be cool. I'll give you that the court will be cool.
They got the court set up for Saturday's Lucas Oil Stadium stuff right, but
not the game. The game, but not the game exactly. So it
will be techno charge though. For the kids, for the kids, Vic,
for the kids. Baby. He still loves the All Star flavor,
the three point shot, the dunk, the whole thing, the unity in
the community. Rodney Pete, Yeah, talk to the VT p our perennial
All Star Kevin Figures come on now and his every musical cut he'd be jamming.
Oh, Rodney Fossio coming off the bench with the high coup. Y'all,
y'all fellas, Tiger Woods is out of the tournament. Yes, he
just withdrew from the Genesis Invitational with drew or didn't make the cut. He
withdrew and he was playing the seventh hole and he hit his drive into the
fairway and then, according to tournament officials, he wasn't feeling well and he
got into a golf cart and left the tournament. Nothing to do with his
spasming back, left his tournament. He's hosting the tournament. Yeah, but
Tiger's out due to illness. Boy, he had a rough shot yesterday and
then came out of it pretty good, pretty good. He did say his
back, his back was season on him though a little bit too though,
So he was spasming the last couple of holes yesterday. Then he shot thank
the shot on the eighteenth and through six holes today he was you know,
one over, two over for the tournaments. So he he was straddling the
cut line. But he got he got sick on the seventh hole. Yeah.
More about what is Tiles Tiger going to finish? Is he gonna make
a run? It is. I can't even finish two days of a tournament
without getting hurt, sick, sad. It's like that boxer that plays too
long, that fights too long. It just keeps taking shot after shot because
he can't defend himself time. There's always a time, and it's been time
for Tiger. Well, he said no moss today on the seventh hole,
but again he was very frustrated. He was holding his head in his hands
as he was taking off the you know, off off the riviera and a
golf cart. We do not know the source of the illness, but he
burned his first hole today, then a couple of bogies and was won over
for six and was straddling the cut line at two over park. So that's
a bummer. That's a bummer that Tiger's not playing because the excitement level at
the River, you know, it was really amped up. The tigers first
competitive round since the Bahamas, his first big tournament since the Masters. Yeah,
well, you know, Vick, I think you might have jinxed him.
I really do, given how much you emphasized he was the host and
all of his hosting responsibilities. He might have thrown his back out serving lunch
as the host. Well, Fred, I think we you were really overextending
is multitasking as host? I think it was more of a ceremonial deal.
Yeah, but you said there was a lot. I mean, he's going
to be busy. He's the host. Well, he's big. Of course
he's a host. Fred. If you're hosting the tournament, yeah, Frank,
you're not just playing in the tournament, making sure everyone's having a good
time. And the Genesis Invitational is such an outstanding tournament, such a gorgeous
layout, you know, the river area is just iconic. But we'll get
we'll get to the bottom of the illness, I'm sure as time goes on.
But it's a it's a it's a it's tough for all golf fans to
see Tiger out. I'm just I'm just glad it wasn't his back. According
to the officials, there was nothing to do with back spasms. It's probably
tough for CBS or NBC whoever else is broadcasting this too, because uh,
who else you tuned in to watch? Well, Patrick can't lay there?
You go high school in Anaheim. He's ten under. Unless you're an avid
golfer, you don't know who that is. We still got your you,
Ricky Ricky Fowl of course locally out of Muriada, he's he's in the mix.
Worry McElroy's and I mean the top names of golf are are playing the
top names in golf are playing for the Saudis. You talk the Saudi the
Lift tournament, Well, they're in the mix here. Yeah, nobody cares
about the PGA anymore. What was that merger happening supposed top Yeah, when's
that happening? They're still talking about it. We talked for three years now,
but you guys are really jaded money talks VIC. PGA didn't understand that.
They're kind of like the n c A, A kind of sat on
their hands thinking they were the only show in town. Nobody could, nobody
could compete with them. You know, next thing you know, they got
taken. It's coming. Tiger taking from us today. Tiger was taken because
he was taken from us today. Oh absolutely, I mean I think everyone
dramatic. Yeah, we're still alive. Everyone who's riveted on Tiger Woods,
Fred for this tournament. Tiger was taking them that golf club took his knee
out. Did I say that, wow? Wow? Did I say that?
No? Normally I say that that was the beginning, the beginning of
the end. We're just disappointing to see Tiger out. And as you say,
as you say, as you say, the sponsors, the TV networks
were planning on a weekend with Tiger, you know, in the in the
mix of the last thirty six holes, that's a that's a supreme bummer.
But again, Tiger Woods withdrawn from the Genesis Invitational today due to illness and
according to officials from the tournament, nothing to do with with his back.
So that's that's a good thing. But he was playing through it was you
know, he was, you know, tinkering with his swing. His he's
still rehabbing. He was tinkering with his rehab. He was, you know,
Tiger was showing a lot of guts out there, just I think playing
He was playing through a lot of a lot of what are yours? Yours?
Uh? Pr campaign, bick, what are we doing here? Oh?
I was really I was psyched to see Tiger play, you know,
seventy two holes? Yeah, you were, vig, You really were,
Dick. You want the payroll with Tiger Tiger Woods Company, none at all.
I just I'm a big fan of Woods. I'm a big fan of
golf. You know, I carried for many, many many years, you
know, fellas you did. How could you read it? Of course?
Where did you carry? First of all, number on Austin, Texas.
I used to club Tom Kite all the time back in the back in the
day, Tom the Great Tom Kite, and is the consistency of golf back
in the day, back in Austin, Texas. In the celebrity golf tournaments,
I would I would carry the bag of Tom Kite. Yeah, but
would you talk about pin placement, how far out he is and give them
tips on how to play the shot? Could you read the greens and and
you know the distance and things like that? Big? Were you accurated with
that? I was pretty accurate with distance. I basically you know, I
give the three wood to Tom and say Tom down the middle, Brother,
down the middle, Tom Kite, Tom down the middle. Baby would say,
how would you respond to that? Got it? He'd said, Nick,
I'm killing it. I'm killing it. Now. Were you with Tom
when he won? He won one or two majors? I think I was.
I only carry you for Kite in the charity charity golf tournaments. Ah,
but he was so simple to caddy for because down the middle man just
you know, you hit it down the middle. Hey, Then that the
gold vick of every single, every single get yourself in position for the next
shot. Absolutely. So what I'm asking is how much of a stretch was
that for you to tell Tom Kite, Hey, hit it down the middle.
Once he was like you one hundred and seventy from the whole, and
he'd ask him, Vic, what do you think of you know? Seven
six? I'd said, Tom, doing nice easy six. There you go,
nice easy six, don't puck big. How heavy was Tom Kite's bag?
It was pretty heavy. It was an alligator bag. Alligator bag.
Man, it was pretty heavy. Then you got all the accouterments in the
bag, you know, not just the clubs. You got the umbrellas,
you got in case it rains, you got sweaters, you got hats,
you got balls, you got te's. It's a heavy bag, Vic.
Was there a point? Was there a point where it was so heavy you
couldn't put it over your shoulder any longer and just held it with two hands
in front of you and walked. Never at that point I would straddle that
bag over my shoulder and just keep just keep moving. Would he tipped you
after the round? Absolutely no. There was a charity golf tournament. Absolutely
no, absolutely no, it was you know, it was just caddy should
be should always be tipped. Yeah, carrying all those as equipment, sweating,
yeah or not, you got to tip the caddy did it for the
love, you know, for the love of the of the charity. Look,
just to be on the course with Kite was a thrill. Do youre
any trash talking out there? Vic? Not? Tom Kite very clean,
very business like. That might add to the PGA tour though, you know,
well I heard that they're doing more more micing of the players. You
know, they understand they want to get closer to the fans, so there's
gonna be more micing of of golfers. I believe as a caddy, did
Tom Kite ever ask you to clean his glasses? Yes? I believe he
did. And did you have the beautiful ropper cloth to clean his glasses?
Absolutely? So here you go, Tom, nice and clean, total clarity,
and we claro, here's a six iron. He was a pleasure to
caddy for. Well, that was something we never knew. Yeah. I
was a caddy for many, many years of my formative years. Every every
summer I would caddy up in upstate New York at the Tuxedo Golf Club in
Touxedo, New York. Uh huh, Well, they would tip you,
wouldn't they? Oh? Absolutely, sensational tippers. Some roll Back in the
day, I called for Pat some Roll a few times. Oh did you
really, Pat some Roll would come over. Sensational golfer. Hit a tough
short game, but he would drive her three hundred yards. I mean he
was an incredible Oh that was a kicker. So that makes sense to me
to a certain degree. But have a couple of pops on the course,
wouldn't he? Listen? Every wanted a few pops on the course for it?
Were you trying to say, Red that Pat summer All probably tossed a
few back on the course. What an unusual form everyone? Everyone, You
know, once you start golfing in a relaxed setting, everyone's gonna have a
pop. No, you're gonna get your your sandwiches and a beer at the
air well as the seventh hole is usually like a pop up, uh,
pop up sandwich shop with beer. No doubt you'd have a sandwich while you
were out there. I wouldn't eat when I was out there. Water.
Yeah, you grab a water, that's it. Yeah, you just focused.
You got a cigar, victor, little cigar, little little glass,
little beer. As you as you're making the turn at the turn, Oh,
yeah, to turn. Absolutely? Are you sure that was a cigar?
Kivin Just ask your questions. I'm just inquiring. When I was inquiring,
minds, you know, knowing Victor is probably a blunt right, Victor,
Well, I was very young. Wrong. You had to come out
and say yeah, well, hey, I mean I'm speaking to twelve years
old, thirteen years old, fourteen years old? Well you started young,
Vic. Geez told a young caddy if Vic, you ever tells somebody what
club do you use or you know, read the green and you were wrong?
Yes, of course, what would they say to you? Well,
it was reflected in the tip for it. Oh if you misread the greens
at the end of eighteen and they lost, you know, they lost their
their bets. Obviously, if you were causing them to lose the bet,
you'd be part of the of the of the negative cares flow and it affected
your tip. So once your there, man, there's a lot of pressure
on a caddy. Man. I'm sure that a lot of people would look
for you and wanted you. But were there people that said I don't want
him. I think I was a mixed bag. Fred I was a mixed
bag. Some people requested me, I was very very lucky, and some
people, you know, the caddies obviously, uh had broken and LA sports,
that's going to be a cliffhanger. That's going to be a cliphanger.
They hold on, that's a cliffhanger. We'll get right back to it.
Come on, keep it moving, keep it moving, Vic, I need
you to finish that listen. I had caddying multi skills. But of course
some great caddies in my caddy shack back in the day, Jay and Dave,
we're the top two because they were like, who are Jane Dave?
There were four or five years older than me, and they played sensational golf.
They were like scratch golfers and they were caddying well, Jay and Dave,
Jay and Dave sensational. And I'll tell you who's been sensational. As
I told you when David Vassa planted the seeds, Blake trining very impressive at
Camelback Ranch. Dodgers fans a feeling you very impressive. Yesterday he was throwing
to a lot of guys and the players were very impressed with Blake tryning.
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likable person. He's very friendly. He likes to make friends, and I'm
the same way. So I like spending time with him and getting to know
him better. Tiasca Hernandez, there you go, Vic, how much time
have you actually spent with Otani? I feel like I know O Tani.
I know I have not spent any time with Otani, but I feel I
know him. Been following him, you know, since high school in Japan.
Of course, the six years with the Angels. I feel very close
to Otani. He's just a wonderful presence. But you don't know him.
I don't know him personally, I feel I know him. I feel close
to him. You know what I'm very close to is pizza, Fellas.
I was I was nurtured by pizza and growing up in New York City.
I mean, who was it? He always had a slice in your hand.
Very important food group to everyone. And you know, the most expensive
peace in America? Right? It hit me. Oh here we go,
all right, good big pizza pie. That's some more. Hey, that's
love, Fellas. Where do you think the most expensive pizza is New York?
Exactly? New York City? How much for a pie? One topping?
Most expensive? How much? Fifty nine? No way, Rodney,
this is pizza. I'm not talking to you know, caviar toppings, right,
I'm talking one toping mozzarella, one topping, mozzarella. Average average average
pie, a full pie, large pieco a large pie, large pie,
twenty two dollars. Okay, fag what do you think? Thirty four?
Oh man, you are you're straddling the cut line right there, Ronnie.
What do you think I'm gonna go thirty five very close, thirty three dollars
and sixty five cents. Ah wow, I'll bet you you can find a
pizza for thirty three bucks in La vic. Well, some pizza places in
New York even have the nerve to charge a three dollars and fifty cents administrative
fee and a pie. The hell is that supposed to mean? Administrate this?
Right? Well, that's gonna watch your fat ass New York pizza anyway.
I'm a Chicago deep disc guy. So restaurants here do that too.
By the way, there are restaurants that charge that here too. What does
that mean? That means they make more money basically, yeah, that means
it goes toward benefits and things for the employees because they don't pay him enough.
We did a whole thing on this a few weeks ago, about a
month ago, didn't we. Yeah, that's a hitting administrator fee and all
that. That's ludicrous. That cannot be the most expensive pizza in the country
thirty three bucks. There's got to be one more expensive. There is one.
When I was in Vegas recently, there was a there was a pizza
pie going for forty bucks. Well, they're VIC a whole pie expense.
But then again, you know, consider the fact that it is Vegas and
everything is inflated in Las Vegas. Well, it's still forty bucks, so
that would be more expensive from extensive research. In New York City, it's
New York City's thirty three sixty five one topping to go. You mean in
New York the most expensive? No, in America. Why he just told
you there was a pizza for forty dollars in Las Vegas. He wasn't listening
that it was an oberation. If you got VIC, I guarantee if you
go there now, the pizza is probably going to be about forty two bucks.
Easy. Was it was? Was that super Bowl prices? No,
VIC, it's a regular priced pizza. I was not there for the Super
Bowl. I was there for the uh, the AFC and NFC playoffs,
so it did calls for the Super Bowl. Week got the playoff pizza.
Yeah, it's a basically you're gonna pay about forty two bucks for a pizza
in Vegas, VIC, And it has nothing to do with the Super Bowl.
That's just the inflated price. Prices are always inflated in Vegas. Yeah,
yeah, well, remember there's a Hawaiian spot. Victor is like,
I think it's a pizza in the forties as well. Damn confirms that that's
not the most expensive pizza. One topping, Yeah, one topping, Yeah,
one topping vic forty two bucks. Yeah, well that's that's crazy.
That's more loco. Yeah, so that's more local. Forty bucks for a
pizza to go. No, not so that, but that's that's the most
expensive. Now, well, according to my pizza sauces, it's thirty three
sixty five. Not to be outdone, right, Vick, I've done my
Piecelessen, I do a lot of pizza research, you know me? No,
yes? Do you know what that leads is too big to the source?
Yes, it do. It's all about the All Star Game, and
I'm quoting a rock band out of San Jose this nineteen ninety nine song of
inspiration to be as fabulous as you can be. With the All Star weekend
looming and snowy Indie Indianapolis native Babyface will be singing the national anthem. By
the way, Jennifer will be rocking halftime. There's a lot, a lot
of great entertainment. You're gonna see some mind blowing dunks. But they should
do away with that dough Vic that's no fun. Yeah, let's do away
with all of that. Yeah, give everybody the days off. Listen.
I'm still a sucker for the slam dunk. I love the creativity. I
love the creativity. It's school yard, man, It's the ultimate school yard
play. Yeah, the visuals and the guys on the sidelines, doctor J
judging all of that. You know what Fred wants like an old timers game,
that's what just that's what you want to see, right. If I
have John Halchek out there, yeah, have Hondo? Yeah right, don't
they have as they have a w NBA player in the three point contest too.
I think it's just a one on one between Steph and S three and
NYE and Escu, just the two of them. Month they put Caitlin Clark
in there. Congratulations Kaitlyn Clark. Yeah, might as well. She's a
pro anyway these days, right, college kids professional, same difference. Yeah.
I want to see her state farm commercials. He's making money, so
why the hell not? Yea. Caitlin Clark was burying Jay's from like forty
feet out last night in Iowa City. But that's not fun to watch,
according Fred So, no, that'd be fun to watch her. No,
she was just going for the record. Do you really didn't care? No,
congratulations Kathlyn Clark sensational accomplishment. Who knew Kelsey Plumb had that record before
her? Sure it did. Guys know that packswell college there would be big
ten. I guess all right, So if we had the high coup yet,
go something like this for it. It's this high coup for you on
this Friday, February the sixteenth. Hey, now you're an all star,
get your game on, go play. Hey, now you're a rock star,
get the show on, get paid and all that glitters his gold.
Only shooting stars break the mold. I'm feeling you a little smash mouth for
you on this coll star weekend. That's unfortunate. Yeah, well there you
go. That wraps it up. That wraps it up, all right.
Ah bick bick, I love you man, Vick. Wow, Ronnie,
thank you, thank you for a great week. Kevin saying to you Rodney,
have a good weekend and we get a Monday right on