WEBVTT 1 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:30.320 Good evening, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Fire Up. Let's 2 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:36.479 get Fired Up for tonight. Yes, our title a legend, and no 3 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:41.159 I'm not talking about the two guys that are in this podcast broadcast with me, 4 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:52.000 but our own mind. That's our title and that'll be d B determined 5 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:55.479 later. But let's talk a little bit about who I have here on my 6 00:00:55.640 --> 00:01:00.119 show Fire Up tonight. I have next to me would be Ralph William. 7 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:03.719 Good evening, Ralph, how are you, Candy? Thank you as always 8 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.599 grabbed me on of course, thank you for being on. And then underneath 9 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:12.599 both of us is smoking Jeremy Bee. How are you smoking? Jeremy, 10 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:19.439 I'm freaking fantastic, other than the fact that heat almost melting me up here. 11 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:23.480 Yeah, we got to eat too, so hey, welcome to my 12 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:27.640 world. Most days, I know, I lived at Florida. Remember I 13 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:32.439 talked about this. I do, I do, I do? Watch you 14 00:01:32.519 --> 00:01:34.560 move back to the cold, Jeremy. I would have stayed down in Florida. 15 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:44.480 I fell in loo. Ah. I see, I'm married, had 16 00:01:44.519 --> 00:01:48.959 a kid and she decided she wanted the kid more than a husband. Ah 17 00:01:49.120 --> 00:01:56.200 it happened, especially in yes it does. So we having a good week. 18 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:00.239 I had a good week. Yeah. I stayed in my apartment of 19 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:04.920 the week because of the heat. You know. So you know I'm diabetic. 20 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:07.480 I have to watch what you know. I can't want a severe quote 21 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:10.680 and I can't want the streame heat, So I stay home. I don't, 22 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:15.000 you know, go out. I get it. I get it. 23 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:17.719 The only time I'm going out in Sunday one to Indiana, PA for an 24 00:02:17.879 --> 00:02:24.000 independent wrestling event. My friend Bubba Brewers putting on UH and EC three, 25 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:28.800 the heavyweight champion for en WA, will be there so I can take some 26 00:02:28.919 --> 00:02:31.960 pictures and talk to them and all that stuff. You know. Well, 27 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:36.400 the title of our show is a legend. And the reason why we're talking 28 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:43.879 about a legend, I think, Hello rx J is rip Willie Mays. 29 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:46.680 For those of you that don't haven't heard, which I can't believe in the 30 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:50.639 sporting world, if you haven't already heard that Willie May has passed away. 31 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:55.960 This week, they are actually paying playing the game tonight. It's the San 32 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:01.360 Francisco Giants against the Saint Louis Cardinals, and they're playing it in Birmingham, 33 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:08.319 which is where Willie Mays first entered the baseball scene. In the Negro League 34 00:03:08.599 --> 00:03:13.080 and they're honoring them, well, they honored him before the game, and 35 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:17.159 they're they're just having all little tributes, and honestly, it's been really cool. 36 00:03:17.199 --> 00:03:22.680 They talked to Reggie Jackson before before the game, it was before during 37 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:25.919 the game, and he was telling how like they didn't allow them in the 38 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:31.680 locker rooms, how they called them the N word here and there, And 39 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:37.319 it's really been a history lesson. So if any of you haven't seen it 40 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:40.800 or want to watch it, it is on right now. Don't watch it 41 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:44.879 while you're watching our show, but you can watch it afterwards or so. 42 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:50.199 But some of the histories that we tend to forget, and I don't think 43 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:55.199 we go back and look at history enough, and the game of baseball would 44 00:03:55.199 --> 00:04:01.599 not be the same as it is today without all of these legends like Willie 45 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:06.520 May's and all of the you know, past players. So my question to 46 00:04:06.599 --> 00:04:11.599 both of you. You can say what you want about Willie Mays and the 47 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:16.839 legend, but I also would like your who has been one of your favorite 48 00:04:16.879 --> 00:04:21.199 players that you have watched over the years, whether you were when you were 49 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:27.000 growing up or player now. It could be from your team now or it 50 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:30.360 doesn't have to be. But who is one of your favorite players that you 51 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:33.720 have watched over the years. You know what, Candy, That's a that's 52 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:38.879 a very good question there, because I have a lot of guys that I've 53 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:42.720 watched over the years that I really liked. But the one person is the 54 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:46.199 Pittsburgh Pirates Willie Stargel and Dave Parker. I'm gonna put both of them in 55 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:50.360 the same category because he both were great players for the Pirates. That's how 56 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:55.920 we won World Series championships. And you know, Dave Parker had one of 57 00:04:55.959 --> 00:05:00.800 the strongest arms in the league. Kuttoria at home played deep in right field 58 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:04.279 or whatever, and uh, you know, so that would be my two 59 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:08.439 favorites. Now, if you want me to go off the Pirates, I 60 00:05:08.439 --> 00:05:13.879 would say probably, Uh what's his name? Played for the Oakland A's. 61 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:19.319 Oh, yeah, you know who, Ricky Anderson. Yeah, he was 62 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:24.839 a good player. Uh. You know the Williams guy that played for New 63 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:29.480 York Yankees, Bernie Williams. He was you know, I liked him, 64 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:33.480 you know, Roger Roger Clements. So there's a bunch of guys, you 65 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:39.079 know, Uh, his first name was Mark and I can't remember his dog 66 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:43.439 gone names for the life of me. Played for the Oakland A's Who McGuire 67 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.000 Yeah, Mark McGuire, I liked him. Yeah, So you know you're 68 00:05:47.079 --> 00:05:50.600 in my wheelhouse of players. You know, let's talk about the ones that 69 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:57.319 were on my team that I saw as a rookie as a kid, because 70 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:03.879 I do somewhere in my massive amounts of boxes of trap I've collected over the 71 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:10.240 years, I do have the miniature of the Detroit Tigers rookies that year where 72 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:15.319 it had Lance Parish and Alan Trammel on the same card. Yes, Yes, 73 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:20.600 Steaver, Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson. Uh, let's keep going. 74 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:26.600 Pete Rose was an amazing player. He just was a shitty manager for gambling 75 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:40.920 on his team. But Ozzie Smith lt connect a lot of people. It's 76 00:06:41.040 --> 00:06:46.759 just you know, it's a big list. Yeah, they were great pace 77 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:51.160 name but he was a great pitcher that just was unheralded and one of the 78 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:57.959 few and early knuckleballers that kept it going. Uh. I remember watching the 79 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.879 game when he got his three thousand strike out against my Tigers. But uh, 80 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:10.240 if I'm gonna go to if I'm gonna go to my team, My 81 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:15.800 team obviously was the Brewers growing up, I'd have to say Robin like he 82 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:20.240 was just one man. He was what they call the staple for the team. 83 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:25.439 I mean, he represented the team really well back in the days. 84 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:33.040 Candy Outfielder, Ryan Num, Ryan Brown. Yeah, except he was caught 85 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:44.680 with p eds numerous times. Yeah, don't address that, Meg, thank 86 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:49.759 you, r x H, thank you. Yes. And Prince Fielder. 87 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:55.199 I loved his dad, Cecil Fielder. Right, He's and the Tigers and 88 00:07:55.399 --> 00:08:00.680 also went overseas and played for the Tokyo team if I remember, right when 89 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:05.480 he went to the Japanese League after he left the Blue Jays, mm hmm. 90 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:11.040 We signed him off of his stint with the Toyota team, you know, 91 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:16.240 and just was breaking the ball. Oh yeah, you know who coached 92 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:24.759 him and jad Japanese League was Bobby Valentine. Yeah, he coached and won 93 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:28.920 a World Series era or whatever, so you know, yes, he did 94 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:31.960 clear the parking lot too. So did Kirk Gibson back in eighty four. 95 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.600 And I wish I could find it because I used to have the eighty four 96 00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:41.279 Tigers yearbook that I bought to go to Tiger's best that year in Frank Mood 97 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.320 back when you could meet about five or six players from the team and the 98 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:50.679 coach, and I had Sparky, Dan Petrie, Jack Morris, chat Lemon, 99 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:58.240 Rick Leach, Kirk Gibson, and there was one other guy there and 100 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:07.200 I just can't remember remember Hello Joshua. One was but I had all of 101 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:11.399 them sign it. And the only game I go to, Kurt Gibson hit 102 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:16.120 this towering flyball out of the park. When they finally found it, it 103 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:20.840 was across the street because there was the one side where there was no parking 104 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:24.519 lot. It was right there by the street and it landed on top of 105 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:33.440 the roof of the Ace Lumberyard warehouse across the street. Yo, So I 106 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:37.399 remember all this. I wrote it down. They said it estimated it traveled 107 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:43.639 seven hundred and fifty eight feet. Wow, that is the same next day 108 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:50.519 how far it flew. And Joshua, I, hello, glad to see 109 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:54.399 you in the chat room. You're asking where is Scottie. Scott is not 110 00:09:54.600 --> 00:09:58.960 feeling the greatest. He is having some throat issues, and so doctor told 111 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:07.320 him, really he should kind of so decided that tonight was probably best to 112 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:13.240 leave it to us three. So he's taking the night off. He's actually 113 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:18.279 watching the he's watching the baseball game when they're playing in Birmingham, Alabama, 114 00:10:18.399 --> 00:10:24.879 the historic game. I should say, Yeah, the Pirates play tomorrow night. 115 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:28.159 They're off tonight, Candy. I think they're probably going to have something 116 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:33.639 to do with Willie Mace, you know, some kind of celebration or dedication 117 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:39.320 or whatever. You know. So smoking, Jeremy b josh was asking you 118 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:45.240 a question. I'll watch hockey when the Red Wings are relevant. Again. 119 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:50.279 That's fair, that's a fair. Yeah, I'll tell you what, Jeremy, 120 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:54.080 I don't. I don't watch it. I don't watch I just followed 121 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:56.919 a little bit, but I don't watch it unless the Penguins are in it. 122 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:01.519 You know I've done that already, you know, So, Joshua, 123 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:05.440 I'll tell you I have been watching obviously, with the Panthers playing for the 124 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:11.120 Cup. I have been watching this the Cup series, and it's been a 125 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:16.320 game of how should I say streaks or trends, because when Florida's hot, 126 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:22.159 they're hot. But the last couple games, obviously when they lost eight to 127 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:26.240 one, they were not hot at all that game. And they always say 128 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:33.120 that you win or lose really in hockey by your goalie, and so Brabowski 129 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:37.080 was doing really well and these last two games he hasn't done it quite as 130 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:41.679 well. So, Joshua, you're saying Panthers in six. I know Scott 131 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:48.159 said Panthers in seven. So Game six is tomorrow night. They are allowing 132 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:52.840 two days worth to travel these time games because there's two and forty one miles 133 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:58.799 in between the two. So that's quite the trek. It's called jet leg. 134 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:09.759 They're not driving there, they're flying and jet Well, you know something, 135 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:13.879 I wanted to bring this up here a little bit, Candy if I 136 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:16.840 may. Uh, you know, it's been a rough week or rough couple 137 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.120 of weeks for sports. He had Jerry West, you had Bill Walton, 138 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:24.559 you had uh and now Willie Mays, so I mean, you know, 139 00:12:24.679 --> 00:12:28.399 you had guys. Just it's just been a tough week. And you know 140 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.799 what they say, they always die in threes, so you know, here 141 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:35.279 we are. This is the third person and that's just it's it's sad, 142 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:45.919 it really is, you know it is. And then Donald Sutherland. Yes, 143 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.480 you know, so we've had some big name people lately. Yes, 144 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:56.120 unfortunately, yes, unfortunately they and they do say that they normally come in 145 00:12:56.240 --> 00:13:03.200 threes. And I personally have known of three or ben affected by three lately, 146 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:07.799 so it has not been good news. Although one of my good friends, 147 00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:11.200 her son, announced that he is having another baby. So with death 148 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:15.480 comes the birth. So you got to look for the good things in life. 149 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:18.879 Absolutely, absolutely well. I was just bringing that up as a point 150 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:22.440 that sports was tough. This was the last couple of weeks. A lot 151 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:28.360 of legends, a lot of ludgends. Absolutely. Yeah. So I asked 152 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:33.759 you guys, baseball wise, who has been one of your favorite players to 153 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:37.440 watch? Now let's go to football, who's been one of your favorite players 154 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:46.120 to watch in the football arena? Oh no, I limited to two players. 155 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:50.240 You can meet two players, Okay, frank O Harris and Dan Marina. 156 00:13:50.759 --> 00:14:03.240 Okay, Joe Montana and Billy Sims. I gotta stick with my guys. 157 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:07.279 I thought should say Barry Sanders because he played fille Troy Reilly Simms was 158 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:13.279 my first love in my OG twenty, not knowing that Lem Barney wore the 159 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:20.200 twenty first. Awesome, awesome, awesome. How about yours, Canty? 160 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:24.080 You know, I was trying to think about that, but you know, 161 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:28.279 to be honest with you, my first that I really liked to watch was 162 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:35.600 John Elway. Yeah, it's probably surprising, but I'm probably my second was 163 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:41.000 probably Brett rt Far. I mean, he was just a gunslinger. He 164 00:14:41.159 --> 00:14:45.039 took you know, he'd throw it wherever he wanted to. He didn't care 165 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:46.120 if it was going to get I mean, obviously he cared if it was 166 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:50.799 going to get intercepted, but he was just that free for all kind of 167 00:14:52.080 --> 00:15:00.279 letting it just fly and letting it happen. So yeah, I think I'm 168 00:15:00.320 --> 00:15:03.080 not gonna We're not gonna do it tonight, but I think on one of 169 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:09.240 our next shows, I would like to do like a bucket list of you 170 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:13.440 know, our favorite like position players, and I'd like to do a bucket 171 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:20.200 list of favorite stadiums. Oh yeah, Drew Drew Brees was amazing, Yes, 172 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:24.279 and Peyton Manning was good as well, you know, I mean obviously 173 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:31.960 yeah, the Peyton Manning Tom Brady duos duos a couple of times. And 174 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:39.960 but but to maybe even list like at one point our favorite from each position, 175 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:43.960 Like if you were going to do an All Star team, and it 176 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:46.960 doesn't have to be from one decade, who would be at each position? 177 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:54.240 So that might be something we think about at least the big position right now. 178 00:15:56.759 --> 00:16:00.960 That's funny. So that's for next week. Then I have homework to 179 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:06.480 do. I was going through and I was like, okay, carrecter back 180 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:10.919 got it. Running back got it because they got to remember there's a fullback 181 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:15.120 in there, because that actually a position that I think needs to come back 182 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:21.200 if running backs want to be relevant in the league. Again m hmm yeah, 183 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:25.799 especially if you're our team, Steelers. We're doing the running game by 184 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:32.720 a running game with Arthur Smith pick Elexander Horvan the pullback. Yeah. See 185 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:34.559 you guys did, didn't you? Yeah? Yeah, we have him. 186 00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:41.159 Oh God, I envy you. I'm telling you. Wait, he's six 187 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:45.679 three two pounds from the four or five forty. Do you know what those 188 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:53.159 exact stats are coming out of Purdue Hall of Famer Mike Alstock. Oh absolutely, 189 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:56.240 he was one of the best. And he came out of you with 190 00:16:56.320 --> 00:17:00.600 that exact same fight, that exact same weight, that exact same forty time, 191 00:17:02.120 --> 00:17:07.599 and all the skills that he matched. He was within point one or 192 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:14.400 point oh one of every single measurable statistic that Mike AlScott had in the combine 193 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:18.440 back then. How amazing is that? I mean, so if somebody is 194 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:23.119 willing to take the time and develop a full back because he does have hands, 195 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:26.960 he can run the ball. He played half back too, so he's 196 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:32.759 actually he's always got all round her. Right, Well, we have our 197 00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:36.680 tied a couple of our tight ends. Jeremy that they that are h backs 198 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:38.000 they called him. Now you know, like Connor, Hey, we'll go 199 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:44.279 in the backfilm block and some other guys. So you know, we'll see 200 00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:48.240 where it goes this year. Now Connor and Cam are still Craig's kids, 201 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:56.279 right, yes, iron Like I watched Pit went to the games. The 202 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.119 pit when he when he was running back, Oh my gosh, that guy 203 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:03.279 could ha him the ball town the field. He knocked three four guys over. 204 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:06.799 I mean it was crazy. He was a bowling He was the original 205 00:18:06.839 --> 00:18:11.799 bowling ball with legs. Absolutely, so we do have to give kudos to 206 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:15.640 the balls. Boston Celtics who won the NBA Finals this week. Yes, 207 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:23.759 and they overtook the Lakers by winning their eighteenth championship. The Lakers, but 208 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:29.519 you know the Lakers, Lakers can't leave that alone. They got to be 209 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:34.160 in the spotlight that you know. They couldn't let the Celtics have their their 210 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:38.160 moments are a week or anything. They got to come up with news of 211 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:45.200 themselves to bring you know, the focus back to them. Speaking of that, 212 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:52.440 they are hiring Reddick ESPN color comedy commentator JJ Reddick on a four year 213 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:57.880 contract that will pay him around eight million dollars per season. He is now 214 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:04.839 the coach in the league to be hired without any prior experience as an assistant 215 00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:14.279 or head coach in the NBA, college or international since twenty ten? Is 216 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:21.759 it is it funny that three of them have been on teams that Lebron James 217 00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:27.880 played. I'm sorry, what was that charity? Three of those guys with 218 00:19:29.079 --> 00:19:33.680 no head coaching experience, coaching experience, Yes, three of them have been 219 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:37.559 hired by the teams that Lebron has been on, has been on. Yeah, 220 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:41.839 he was. He always in Cleveland. They hired you know, somebody 221 00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:45.440 you know. So, yeah, it does. It happens all the time 222 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:48.839 with him. You know, he wants he wants to be the man and 223 00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:52.440 he wants to be the coach. You know, you can't do both of 224 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:56.160 them. Yeah, didn't have head coaching experience in Miami either, did he? 225 00:19:56.640 --> 00:20:02.640 No, not at all? So or for lebum I mean Lebron. 226 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:07.440 I like the stuff. I like that one, and I like the Matt 227 00:20:07.519 --> 00:20:12.880 Patricia when you say, what's that? But Scott wants on his show for 228 00:20:14.000 --> 00:20:17.279 us to be respectful and follow by. Now, ye, when we get 229 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:21.119 to my show, I'll give you that nickname again. Okay, I'll see 230 00:20:21.119 --> 00:20:25.720 you next week with that one. Yep, Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. 231 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:34.519 How much better is this team without them? Yeah? Absolutely absolutely? But 232 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:41.640 look at even even the Pistons decided to fire their coach, and was that 233 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:48.319 fair? No? Number One. Tom Gores wanted Monty Williams as a coach 234 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:52.599 so much he threw enough money that he finally said okay. He turned him 235 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:56.279 down three times and he got to that money and said, okay, yeah, 236 00:20:56.319 --> 00:20:57.880 we'll bring you in now. If the guy didn't want to coach, 237 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:04.880 and you have an awful roster that's created by your GM, I don't care 238 00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:08.759 how good of a coach you are, you're not gonna coach that team to 239 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:14.839 a playoff berth, especially the first year, right. You gotta get in 240 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:19.000 mind. So by getting a new GM, and I think it's more of 241 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:22.960 the new GM than anything else, because Tom Goers wanted Monty. I think 242 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:26.079 you said, hey, we got to reset the whole thing. We're gonna 243 00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:30.400 keep two core players, we're gonna gut the roster. We're gonna start over 244 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:36.119 and get it right to get it there in two years. But at the 245 00:21:36.160 --> 00:21:41.960 same time, to blame the coach when that roster was that devoid of defensive 246 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:48.319 talent. And yes, I say devoid of defensive tail those guys could They 247 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:52.279 averaged one hundred and three points a game and couldn't win, but twelve. 248 00:21:52.799 --> 00:21:57.160 Yeah, that's because when you don't have a good defense to offset that, 249 00:21:57.559 --> 00:22:00.279 and then your offense has to pick up the slack like that. That's not 250 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:03.720 right. I mean, yeah, what's crazy about it. The first year 251 00:22:04.319 --> 00:22:11.880 when we drafted Isaiah Stewart, he was actually a good rim defender. The 252 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:19.839 news jack uh he means me ah, but uh, he was actually a 253 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:23.039 good rim defender. He was doing good rebounding, he was blocking shots at 254 00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:26.039 the rim. The first year, remember they I think they almost made the 255 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:30.359 playoffs. Yes, that first year with Killian Hayes and the awful roster, 256 00:22:30.880 --> 00:22:34.640 but they had a couple of like Jeremy Grant. We traded for him and 257 00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:40.000 got him to play in that With that rookie system and we gutted the roster 258 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:45.359 of Blake Griffin's big contract, right yeah, oh yeah, you have to. 259 00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:48.240 You have to with this salary cap now. And you know, and 260 00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:52.359 in some of these leagues like the NBA, you can't just go out there 261 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:55.079 and get what you you know what I mean and just spend all kinds of 262 00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:59.440 money. Got to balance your salary cap. We've seen that in football. 263 00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:03.720 I think the core they need to keep their three players it's Ivy, Duran 264 00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:08.880 and Cage and then get an actual shooting guard instead of demoting from a point 265 00:23:08.920 --> 00:23:15.640 guard that didn't work out in the draft, getting an actual number five and 266 00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:19.880 a true center. Other than that, I don't I don't think we need 267 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:23.279 Beef Stew anymore. I don't think we need to do that. And as 268 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:29.880 far as Caide's concerned, he improved greatly last year under Monty's coaching, and 269 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:34.079 nobody realizes that because the team was so bad. Oh absolutely, turnovers by 270 00:23:34.160 --> 00:23:38.359 one point two per game, and he played sixty games. He missed twenty 271 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:45.160 two due to injury and load management and whatever. But in sixty games at 272 00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:52.279 one point two less turnovers per game, people, that's sixty one and a 273 00:23:52.359 --> 00:23:57.559 half turnovers he didn't have from the year before. Absolutely, so he actually 274 00:23:57.680 --> 00:24:03.079 did improve. I don't have the statistic, and I don't know the answer, 275 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:10.559 but I wonder how many former coaches NBA teams are are paying right now 276 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:14.720 to not coach their team, because I know the Bucks had like three role 277 00:24:15.160 --> 00:24:21.640 you know. Now the Pistons owe him sixty five million. Whoa, we're 278 00:24:21.680 --> 00:24:26.000 paying him sixty five million. Just shit out your contract for seventy eight million, 279 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:30.400 and he made it through then they fire and then they fire. Oh 280 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:34.279 my gosh, Wow, that's that's that's bad management. I mean, come 281 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:38.680 on, I mean, you know, oh my gosh, they can do 282 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:47.240 it. That's that's that's crazy. To cut a coach and pay them all 283 00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:49.720 that money. That's like the Bobby Benia thing. You know, they gotta 284 00:24:49.720 --> 00:24:53.279 pay him every year or whatever, you know, and here he don't play 285 00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:56.920 and he's what he's still I think he's got a few more years left on 286 00:24:57.039 --> 00:25:02.039 that deal. I mean, yeah, a couple of years left. But 287 00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:06.000 to do you give him a six year contract and then only and then to 288 00:25:06.039 --> 00:25:10.079 shut it down only after one year, that that's kind of that's kind of 289 00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:12.960 sad. I mean, hey, he gets to six sit back now, 290 00:25:14.039 --> 00:25:18.119 and he's collecting sixty five million, you know, to not coach, and 291 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:25.480 I believe I think his wife was ill. Oh okay, so he'll have 292 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:29.319 time now. I know he does want to eventually get back into coaching, 293 00:25:29.400 --> 00:25:33.359 but he's gonna off sixty five million. I would take some time off too. 294 00:25:33.839 --> 00:25:37.240 I wouldn't do it. I'd sit back and say thank you, you 295 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:42.559 know, take some trips, golf whatever, you know, retireings, do 296 00:25:44.519 --> 00:25:48.880 you know. That's what I would do, so exactly, although I can't 297 00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:52.039 golf because I'm in a wheelchair. So I remember that one. That was 298 00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:57.799 while I was kind of still watching hockey for a minute. And here's here's 299 00:25:57.839 --> 00:26:02.039 the crazy thing. It's bad as the Pistons were, they still won more 300 00:26:02.119 --> 00:26:04.440 games in the month of month of March than the Red Wings. That the 301 00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:07.960 Red Wings would have won four games, they'd have been in the playoffs. 302 00:26:08.480 --> 00:26:12.640 Oh yeah, yeah, absolutely, mm hmmm. Yeah. The Red Wings 303 00:26:12.640 --> 00:26:18.000 haven't been. They haven't been uh vible in a long time. They're Jeremy, 304 00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:26.920 I know, ever since the Sadarycap. Yeah yeah, I remember when 305 00:26:26.920 --> 00:26:30.000 they were so prominent in some of the games between them and the Penguins and 306 00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:34.759 some of their you know games like that that was you know, you knew 307 00:26:34.920 --> 00:26:40.079 which team would winning by how many guys got injured during the game. Right 308 00:26:40.279 --> 00:26:47.000 then if there was more people injured, the other team won. I'd have 309 00:26:47.119 --> 00:26:52.359 to check that. Are there the Islanders still paying Rick the Pete with the 310 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:59.359 patrio? I'm a big the playoffs like twenty six and yes they did, 311 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:07.480 and they got what ten championships all together? Something? They four of their 312 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:14.160 last six championships. If anybody says any word on baths and badly, that's 313 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:17.359 the competition. There's no camp for another two weeks, so there won't be 314 00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:26.440 any words on it. But at that point, four of those six years 315 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:30.319 we had the highest salary in the league because there was no salary cap, 316 00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:34.559 including the last one we won. I think it was what does that sixteen 317 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:41.599 that could be, but I know it was the last one we won. 318 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:47.400 They had the highest salary in the league that year. So when I hear 319 00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:49.559 some people say, oh, we never bought a championship, I was like, 320 00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:52.720 well, when there's no salary cap, they did what the forty nine 321 00:27:52.799 --> 00:28:00.720 ers do multiple present. Yes, absolutely, but you see what I'm saying 322 00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:06.119 there, they were bladhips Mike Gillich was like, hey, I got a 323 00:28:06.200 --> 00:28:08.440 championship team. I'm gonna keep it rolling. Gim me Chris jelly O, 324 00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:14.200 give me Brandon Shanahan, give me Paul Coffee, give me Dinos. That's 325 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:18.279 a rally. Give me all these guys. Mm hm. Yeah. Two 326 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:22.480 thousand and eight was the last one they won. They were in the two 327 00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:26.359 thousand and nine in the finals, but they did They lost to Pittsburgh there. 328 00:28:26.920 --> 00:28:33.279 Yeah, the eight nine season, Yes, that was Sidney Crosby's first 329 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:38.599 and malkins first Stanley Cup that they won because they lost another one. They 330 00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:42.759 lost one. So yeah, it is the way they had to do it 331 00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:47.079 because that's what it was allowed. But as soon as it wasn't allowed. 332 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:51.319 As much as I hate to say it, Ken Hall and Collin couldn't build 333 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:56.319 a great team with a budget. No, it's tough. It's tough to 334 00:28:56.440 --> 00:29:00.480 do. I mean, you know, especially you know, like you said, 335 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:03.960 with a salary cap, Penguins right now got egg on their face. 336 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:08.400 They got so many players, and you know that they gave guaranteed contracts to 337 00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:12.200 too many players, and now they can't do anything. They're stuck. I 338 00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:17.359 want to say it right now, I hope we don't resign Screwble. I 339 00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:19.440 hope we do trade him by the deadline, because that's the only way we're 340 00:29:19.440 --> 00:29:22.240 going to improve this roster. We need way too much. There is no 341 00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:26.559 core. It's Riley Green and Tarik Scruble, and right now he has the 342 00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:32.079 highest value they'll have because there's two controlling years of rookie deal left. So 343 00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:37.839 you deal him and let somebody else pay him, and you get a boatload 344 00:29:37.880 --> 00:29:41.759 of prospects and draft picks back. That's what you do in compensation. That's 345 00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:45.680 how you build a team. That's how a lot of these teams got built 346 00:29:45.759 --> 00:29:48.640 the right way. I like some of the signings we've done, but we 347 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:53.799 haven't signed any stars because really we're not one piece away with the Tigers. 348 00:29:53.920 --> 00:30:00.960 When you're talking about Tigers, I would agree with that. I'm sorry, 349 00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:03.839 Candy, I had to take my picture off here. As you know, 350 00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:07.240 I have issues with my neck in the last couple of days. It's been 351 00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:10.960 a problem. I'm getting in m R tomorrow, so no problem, no 352 00:30:11.119 --> 00:30:18.599 problem. Yeah, it's been bad. And I said, that's where Torklesen 353 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:23.279 needs to go. The torkles problem is mental and mechanics. Mm hmmm. 354 00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:29.240 He started struggling early in the season and he went from a level swing to 355 00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:32.920 an uppercut swing, which is never good in baseball because the ball travels too 356 00:30:33.000 --> 00:30:36.839 fast. These days, these guys are throwing ninety three to one hundred miles 357 00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:41.319 an hour on a regular basis. So if you're swinging up, you're swinging 358 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:45.319 down the nut. You're not doing a level swing. You're taking away from 359 00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:48.559 your velocity of your bat, and you're trying to force the trajectory for a 360 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:52.359 home run instead of letting it be a natural, flowing swing, which is 361 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:59.759 actually faster and makes better contact. Correct. Correct, Well, guys, 362 00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:03.400 is there any topics you want to bring to the table tonight before we do 363 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:11.200 our My town acting actor legend Donald Sutherland passed away today. That man has 364 00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:19.160 a laundry list of accolades and movies he's been in. What a fantastic actor 365 00:31:19.880 --> 00:31:23.440 and I'm sorry to see him go. Uh you know, so that's two 366 00:31:23.559 --> 00:31:26.160 legends. And that's when you said a legend, I didn't know which way 367 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:30.039 you were going. Yeah, and it's a sports talk, but we talked 368 00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:34.799 a little bit more than just sports sports. Absolutely, yes, yes, 369 00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:40.480 we talk because this is not the show for it. It's politics. So 370 00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:44.920 if you got your politics, keep them at home now. I say that 371 00:31:45.079 --> 00:31:48.440 for my show on Wednesday, Ralph's opinion. That's why I said to politics, 372 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:51.279 I've seen that. It's actually pretty good. Ralph. Oh, I 373 00:31:51.359 --> 00:31:56.279 appreciate that. Thank you. I didn't know he actually died here in Miami, 374 00:31:56.400 --> 00:32:05.119 Florida. I didn't know. Yeah, yeah, yep. It's sad. 375 00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:09.200 It's sad. I mean, he he had a long illness saying. 376 00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:14.480 But he has done so many different I mean he did masch, he did 377 00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:21.319 include, he did ordinary people, the Hunger Games, and he did a 378 00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:25.119 lot of different I don't know, but if the attendance at Comerica Park keeps 379 00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:30.319 dwindoling, we may see prices like at the Carolina Panthers games last year. 380 00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:40.839 Oh my right, I heard that their seats are down to fifty two bucks 381 00:32:40.880 --> 00:32:45.279 apiece. Oh wow, got to take out alone there. Our seats are 382 00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:51.000 some of them are pretty expensive, but fifty two dollars. Wow, that's 383 00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:55.200 a cheap seat. That's a cheapeat because the grand stand at Comerica Park, 384 00:32:55.880 --> 00:32:59.799 and you know, I'm not talking nosebleeds. I'm talking about good seats or 385 00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:04.880 eighty two bucks at marloves games right now. But the cheap seed to the 386 00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:07.519 last time I went to a Tiger's game. Let's see what year was that. 387 00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:13.079 That was just the year before COVID, so twenty nineteen. Uh, 388 00:33:13.640 --> 00:33:19.319 it was forty eight dollars for the grand stand. Wow. But that gave 389 00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:22.519 you a discount on the hot dogs and pop. It was one of their 390 00:33:22.079 --> 00:33:25.599 meal deal things, so it wasn't that bad. I'll tell you. I'll 391 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:30.240 tell you a little story. They had dollar dog Night and one time our 392 00:33:30.359 --> 00:33:34.559 church went and, uh, you know, my pastor had like ten of 393 00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:37.240 them or something like that. But then what had happened was, uh, 394 00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:40.599 they stopped doing that. Now they have dollar dog Night and you're only allowed 395 00:33:40.640 --> 00:33:45.359 to have two, so you know, and there's only one stand now that 396 00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:51.039 hasn't because what happens is is when you have a promotion like that, you 397 00:33:51.119 --> 00:33:54.880 spend more time in the uh waiting for your hot dogs then you and then 398 00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:58.279 you know, you have to watch the game on the TV's out there. 399 00:33:58.400 --> 00:34:00.079 So you know, who wants to do that, you know? I mean 400 00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:05.519 I don't, but I know folks that have so and just what that's a 401 00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:10.719 meal deal ticket there for the Marlins too, thank you r x JA for 402 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:15.280 the complement on PNC Park. It is beautiful I've seen in the video game. 403 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:19.960 That's going to be one of our shows. Ways. We're going to 404 00:34:20.000 --> 00:34:22.840 talk about what parks have we been to that we really like and which ones 405 00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:28.400 are on our bucket list to see, and not just ballparks, but you 406 00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:32.679 know, football stadiums and the like. I've been to quite a few, 407 00:34:32.800 --> 00:34:37.079 a lot more than people realize because I've been to some places during off seasons 408 00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:42.239 or when the teams were away. When it's you don't have to pay to 409 00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:44.920 get in. You just got to ask the security guard to call down and 410 00:34:45.000 --> 00:34:49.440 get clearance. You know, it isn't like it is nowadays. I mean 411 00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:53.920 you're talking thirteen years ago. You know it was a different time back then. 412 00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:59.719 Yep, yep, I would agree. Well, guys, I think 413 00:34:59.719 --> 00:35:06.400 it's it's time to do my town. So Jeremy, let's start with you. 414 00:35:06.719 --> 00:35:09.840 What's happening in your town? Well, all the buzz has already been 415 00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:14.960 brought up in the chest. Jack Bates, the UFL kicker that kicked a 416 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:20.280 sixty four yard er to win his first game, went twenty of twenty seven 417 00:35:20.360 --> 00:35:24.159 total, missing all of his seven of his missus minus one were outside. 418 00:35:24.239 --> 00:35:30.039 He missed one extra point inside. He was one hundred percent at Ford Field 419 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:37.159 at home indoors on his field goals with a long of sixty four. I'm 420 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:43.400 going to repeat that loud and clear. Because the Lions played fourteen games indoors 421 00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:47.760 this season, the nine at home and five on the road. They only 422 00:35:47.840 --> 00:35:54.079 have three outdoor games. That's the package in San Francisco. Oh yes, 423 00:35:54.599 --> 00:35:58.840 that's that's interesting. I should win a lot of games. Then. You 424 00:35:58.920 --> 00:36:05.480 know, James Turner got waived. You know why because you hear you heard 425 00:36:05.480 --> 00:36:07.599 about his good days, but you didn't hear about his bad days because they 426 00:36:07.639 --> 00:36:13.760 were that bad. Wow, he was good at really kicking off and he 427 00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:16.920 had three days where he didn't miss a fieldgal The other seven days of camp 428 00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:22.039 they had no excuse me, six days a camp because we got we forfeited 429 00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:34.280 one by having a contact day in Odas. Yes, oh yeah, kicker, 430 00:36:34.360 --> 00:36:37.039 I was surprised you didn't take one of the ones in the draft while 431 00:36:37.079 --> 00:36:42.800 you had that many picks late. You know, I don't know what he 432 00:36:42.960 --> 00:36:47.239 was doing, but they have three kicks now they just let one go now 433 00:36:47.320 --> 00:36:51.960 they picked him. James Turner up I think it's really just to do the 434 00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:54.920 competition thing. I really think they really want to put a little pressure on 435 00:36:55.559 --> 00:37:00.440 Carlson. And see, Carlson, his leg hasn't been the same since he 436 00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:05.079 left LA right, And isn't that where he was at one time? Yeah? 437 00:37:07.760 --> 00:37:10.920 And that's an indoor stadium, people, Yeah, so far so. 438 00:37:13.199 --> 00:37:15.320 And then he went to Vegas, which was indoors, and then he went 439 00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:22.119 to the Packers indoors. Great indoors, great outdoors, not so much. 440 00:37:22.760 --> 00:37:27.679 It's definitely different outdoors than it is indoors. Yeah, you got to know 441 00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:31.159 how to adjust for the wind. And guys that play on home fields that 442 00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:36.280 are indoors struggle with kicking in the wind all the time. Jason Hansen, 443 00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:39.440 as good as he was, a majority of his misses came on away games. 444 00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:45.920 Mm hmm. Same with Matt Brader, Same with all those great kickers. 445 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:50.239 If you look, the only one that's been a great kicker whether he's 446 00:37:50.280 --> 00:37:54.800 indoors, out or out, Justin Tucker. You know why he plays in 447 00:37:54.880 --> 00:38:01.519 an outdoor stadium. The best in Janikowski rightly was an outdoor stadium. Yes, 448 00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:07.159 was good for us for how many years? Oh god, I think 449 00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:12.519 he got what three kind before he finally left. I'll tell you, I'll 450 00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:15.480 tell you the one great kicker in the league was Gary Anderson until he missed 451 00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:22.920 that one field Gold Minnesota and Morton Right, Morton Anderson was a good kicker 452 00:38:22.960 --> 00:38:30.079 as well. Yes, is that one for you Atlanta? And the other 453 00:38:30.159 --> 00:38:37.639 one played outdoors for Pittsford, right, right. It's good to pay attention 454 00:38:37.719 --> 00:38:42.960 to those stats. Is look at somebody's outdoor miss percentage versus their indoor when 455 00:38:43.000 --> 00:38:46.880 they are an indoor kicker, because oh yeah, stor kicker that kicks good 456 00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:55.480 still kicks good indoors. Oh I remember that game it cost him that? 457 00:38:57.719 --> 00:39:01.400 Yes it did, don't you, Candy? I remember that game too, 458 00:39:01.559 --> 00:39:09.920 Yes I do. But Ralph, what's happening, well, my talent, 459 00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:15.039 what's going on is we have a big time heat wave here. You know, 460 00:39:15.199 --> 00:39:20.360 we just had some storms. People don't have electric and that's sad because 461 00:39:20.400 --> 00:39:23.880 it's so hot. But you know, we're getting air Steelers and Russell Wilson 462 00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:29.679 justin fields that Saga's going on camp. Heyward still doesn't have a contract, 463 00:39:30.840 --> 00:39:32.440 so we'll are new contracts, so we'll see where that's going to go. 464 00:39:34.559 --> 00:39:37.000 Training camp comes up at the end of July and the Pirates aren't doing too 465 00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:43.239 bad. There are two games away from five hundred and trying to stay in 466 00:39:43.280 --> 00:39:46.840 that wildcard race. And the river Hounds, well they keep losing games, 467 00:39:46.920 --> 00:39:51.679 but they're not losing by much. So that's pretty much what's going on in 468 00:39:51.920 --> 00:39:54.840 oh and our women's football team, the Pittsburgh Passion or six and oh, 469 00:39:55.079 --> 00:39:59.639 they in their season six and oh and are going to playoffs, possibly winning 470 00:39:59.639 --> 00:40:05.360 a chanceampionship. So that's what's going on. That's what's going on in my 471 00:40:05.480 --> 00:40:07.800 town. Excuse me for a minute. That's just going on my town. 472 00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:10.960 R x JA. They took that rumor and ran with it, because remember 473 00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:16.000 just before they started doing the trailers for e A Sports, that rumor came 474 00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:22.880 out that Justin Fields of the returning kicks. No, I don't think so, 475 00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:24.760 he's going to be a quarterback. Once in a while, you're going 476 00:40:24.800 --> 00:40:30.039 to see a package of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields on the same on the 477 00:40:30.119 --> 00:40:35.920 same field. Oh, I know, aplying to oh, I know, 478 00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:39.440 I know. Everyone thinks he's going to be a kick returner, punt returner, 479 00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:43.079 cleaning toilets. You know, they think it's gonna be doing all that 480 00:40:43.159 --> 00:40:45.079 stuff, so you know, I know I've heard all sorts of crazy rumors 481 00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:49.679 about him. Oh, by the way, today they had a big dedication 482 00:40:49.800 --> 00:40:52.679 today at P and C Park. I forgot to tell everybody they put windows 483 00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:58.320 in the bathrooms, you know why, so you could pee and see. 484 00:41:01.559 --> 00:41:08.840 Oh my goodness. Okay, So for my town, I'm gonna I'm gonna 485 00:41:08.840 --> 00:41:13.800 talk a little bit about the Panthers. Obviously, they're going for the Stanley 486 00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:17.960 Cup. They were the last year and they missed it. So if you 487 00:41:19.159 --> 00:41:22.639 remember how you felt at the end of last year, I would hope you 488 00:41:22.679 --> 00:41:29.400 would take that energy and get it done now here in six It's gonna be 489 00:41:29.519 --> 00:41:35.480 hard because, let's face it, they are on the road game and Edmonton 490 00:41:35.599 --> 00:41:38.840 is They're gonna be tough, and the crowd is gonna be tough, but 491 00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:45.079 they need to do it. And then I kind of have instead of I 492 00:41:45.159 --> 00:41:51.440 know, I normally do more on the Wisconsin side to the gms out there. 493 00:41:53.159 --> 00:41:59.320 Some of you have made what you think are very good business decisions based 494 00:41:59.639 --> 00:42:02.280 out of money and contracts, and I get that you have a tough job, 495 00:42:04.400 --> 00:42:09.119 but some of you had made big time mistakes because you have let people 496 00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:15.559 go that really held the team together. And I'm talking about the Josh hater 497 00:42:15.760 --> 00:42:22.199 for the Brewers, letting him get him, getting him traded, letting Drew 498 00:42:22.280 --> 00:42:28.280 Holliday from the Milwaukee Bucks go, because I really think he was a gel 499 00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:32.239 that heeled that team together and he held the defense together. So now we're 500 00:42:32.320 --> 00:42:37.119 sitting here looking at the Green Bay Packers and the GM has to make a 501 00:42:37.199 --> 00:42:42.239 decision what kind of contract he's going to give Jordan Love, who does not 502 00:42:42.639 --> 00:42:47.880 have the years behind him that some of these other quarterbacks are getting paid a 503 00:42:47.960 --> 00:42:52.920 lot of money. But do you want him to walk? It'll be interesting 504 00:42:53.039 --> 00:42:59.719 to see where the number lies. And there's been talk I've heard they're going 505 00:42:59.760 --> 00:43:05.199 to and cap quarterbacks. And here's the thing I'm going to tell you, 506 00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:08.599 Steorge, as much as I know you want to be the highest paid and 507 00:43:08.760 --> 00:43:14.280 high paid up there, you also want a team around you that is getting 508 00:43:14.360 --> 00:43:19.079 paid as well, and not take all of the money for yourself, because 509 00:43:19.079 --> 00:43:23.039 then you can't afford the other players the talent that you want around you to 510 00:43:23.159 --> 00:43:30.840 surround you to get you to the ultimate goal of the trophy. So just 511 00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:35.960 remember, because we can all say one thing about Tom Brady, he was 512 00:43:36.000 --> 00:43:39.239 a good quarterback, and there's no denying that. But he also took cuts 513 00:43:40.440 --> 00:43:47.960 and renegotiated his contract to bring other players to have that. Not equality, 514 00:43:49.000 --> 00:43:52.079 I wouldn't say, but to be able to afford some players around him. 515 00:43:53.760 --> 00:44:00.480 That's all I'm going to say is be careful. And yes, loved has 516 00:44:00.519 --> 00:44:05.280 played terrible. He wouldn't give him a lot of money for playing good for 517 00:44:05.400 --> 00:44:08.280 half the season. And I get that, but he's looking at I mean 518 00:44:08.320 --> 00:44:14.559 you look at you. Look at Trevor Lawrence. Look what he got. 519 00:44:14.639 --> 00:44:17.280 He just got paid fifty five million dollars a year. He hasn't had that 520 00:44:17.400 --> 00:44:24.559 many good years, No, not at all. So that prior to the 521 00:44:24.639 --> 00:44:28.400 show, if you actually think about it, his one good year was the 522 00:44:28.440 --> 00:44:32.039 same good year that Daniel Jones had. Yes, yeah, and you know 523 00:44:32.119 --> 00:44:37.920 what since one win in the playoffs, and the difference is the Jaguars won 524 00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:45.800 because of Riley Patterson, not because Trevor Lawrence through the game winning touchdown. 525 00:44:46.719 --> 00:44:52.239 There's a big difference in that than having you lead you to a victory. 526 00:44:52.920 --> 00:44:59.360 I've said this many times Candy and Jeremy about how you know they've overpaid a 527 00:44:59.400 --> 00:45:02.280 bunch of quarterbacks who've never even been to a super Bowl. Look at Kirk 528 00:45:02.360 --> 00:45:06.840 Cousins. He's getting one hundred and eight million dollars. Okay, here's a 529 00:45:06.920 --> 00:45:10.400 guy that's never been to a Super Bowl. Daniel Jones, you mentioned Jeremy 530 00:45:10.440 --> 00:45:14.960 and then also don't forget Gino Smith and Seattle. I mean you know he 531 00:45:15.079 --> 00:45:17.440 got he got big money and what he had one great season. Oh boy, 532 00:45:19.119 --> 00:45:22.960 you know right now if you look at it, that Gino Smith deal 533 00:45:22.559 --> 00:45:27.639 is amazing. At thirty three million dollars. Yeah, I know, yes, 534 00:45:28.719 --> 00:45:30.800 Oh no, we'll see what he We'll see what he does second year 535 00:45:30.840 --> 00:45:36.800 without Dave Knelis. So I've said this in Lions Dats, I've said this 536 00:45:36.960 --> 00:45:40.079 on my show, and I'll say it right now. I believe every quarterback 537 00:45:40.199 --> 00:45:47.719 making one dollar more than Patrick Mahomes is overbait. I like that, Yeah, 538 00:45:47.840 --> 00:45:52.159 exactly, you're right. Well, hey, Russell Wilson's getting thirty eight 539 00:45:52.239 --> 00:45:55.760 million or something from Denver and then we only got to pay him one million. 540 00:45:55.840 --> 00:46:00.960 I love it. I love Megan. She's great. Uh she is 541 00:46:00.000 --> 00:46:08.960 a Seahawks fan from Australia. That's why it's there's a good conversation. How 542 00:46:09.039 --> 00:46:13.559 many of these guys win a Super Bowl after their massive extensions, not a 543 00:46:13.639 --> 00:46:19.119 lot, none at all, you know exactly well, you know everybody whose 544 00:46:19.159 --> 00:46:22.639 says Goff will get us there. But if he was getting us there, 545 00:46:22.800 --> 00:46:28.480 guess what, there wouldn't be this really low salary for two years and then 546 00:46:28.559 --> 00:46:34.480 that big balloon payment in year three. And I'm trying to stemy that Golf 547 00:46:34.639 --> 00:46:37.960 is trying to break that mold of something that has happened that no other QB 548 00:46:38.159 --> 00:46:43.480 in their rookie career, a rookie contract has ever done. And that's their 549 00:46:43.519 --> 00:46:46.519 first trip to the super Bowl and lose none of them have ever made. 550 00:46:46.679 --> 00:46:52.559 Yeah, not once. And I'm hoping go breaks that stigma with Detroit, 551 00:46:52.639 --> 00:47:00.840 and he's in the best situation to do so. Oh but I'm still not 552 00:47:00.519 --> 00:47:06.039 saying he will change it. Well, let me say this, Jeremy Dan 553 00:47:06.199 --> 00:47:08.800 Campbell still has his assistance. I mean, Aeron Glenn didn't go nowhere and 554 00:47:08.880 --> 00:47:13.920 Ben Johnson's state he was a coaching candidate, so it's great that he has 555 00:47:13.960 --> 00:47:19.360 his coordinators coming back in that funt look for two of them, so I 556 00:47:19.400 --> 00:47:23.039 would agree with that. Well, with that, guys, it's time to 557 00:47:23.760 --> 00:47:27.559 kind of end the show. So let's tell everybody how they can get a 558 00:47:27.639 --> 00:47:30.760 hold of you, mister Ralph, why don't you start, okay, Ralph 559 00:47:30.760 --> 00:47:35.960 william seven three seven at gmail dot com. 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It talks about how media has changed over the forty plus years that 635 00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:40.639 he's been in the business. It's got a couple of pictures. Got a 636 00:53:40.679 --> 00:53:44.880 picture of Muhammad Ali, I can tell you that, and a young Scott. 637 00:53:45.280 --> 00:53:50.400 Yeah, I have the book. It's great. You do almost think 638 00:53:50.440 --> 00:53:57.880 he was you than me. Yeah, exactly exactly. I hear you. 639 00:53:58.039 --> 00:54:02.840 I hear you smoking. You want to end us? Sure, try every 640 00:54:02.880 --> 00:54:06.400 day to be a better person than you were the day before. That's the 641 00:54:06.480 --> 00:54:07.840 only way to make the world a better place. It starts right here. 642 00:54:07.960 --> 00:54:12.480 Much love to everybody in the chat. We appreciate everyone of you. Make 643 00:54:12.559 --> 00:54:15.639 sure you like the video, make sure you share it with your sports band 644 00:54:15.199 --> 00:54:21.480 and anywhere where. 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