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are live Houston. iHeart nice people are here at Houston. iHeart. A
lot of people in the office, a lot of buzzing around. Yeah,
I'm Kevin Turner with Mike Siroy and Danny Bay. Let's we get JJ Jackson
back at the station. Thank you JJ for handling a lot of stuff with
Don't at you today, including some talkbacks that I emailed to you because a
lot of voice messages from the iHeartRadio app. We'll get to that in just
a second. I think first Danny was telling me in the hallway that he
really wants to pay respect. Yeah, we need to jack the boat a
little bit, don't you think. I don't know if that's a saying,
but well, first year as Rangers manager. Yeah, it's his four three
four fifth World Series appearance. Jeez, his third team to lead to a
World Series. I believe he took San Diego eight Kevin Brown, San Diego
Padres who got smashed arguably the greatest Yankee team of all time. And then
you know what he did in San Francisco. We were victims of that in
twenty ten. Won three World Series with him in every weird and odd numbered
years I believe, right, or was it even numbered years? How did
that go down? It was ten, twelve, ten, twelve to fourteen.
Yeah, and his first year here takes the Rangers to a World Series
in one of the most unlikely years. Maybe not the most unlikely year,
but a team that you know, lost one hundred games two seasons ago,
they lose their Ace within the first month of the season. They you know,
make some moves and get another replacement Ace, and he goes down and
they end up making the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. And I'll
be damned at this bastard doesn't roll, this weirdo group of dudes with just
like Mikey likes to say, a steady hand, Yeah, just a steady
hand. We as fans are freaking out over every little thing. We're freaking
out because Chapman's a wild ass. We're freaking out because our bullpen sucks.
We're freaking out because Simeon can't get on base in the playoffs. We're losing
our minds over every little thing, and Boachi's just in there looking at the
lineups, going, you know what, I think I'm going to be about
Evan Carter third today and we'll see how that works out. Let me bring
in this guy, let me bring in Montgomery here after three. And it's
like he is such a damn baseball scientist that everything he does works most of
the time. So one thing he said is very interesting. He said a
couple weeks ago, he said, just because I look calm, it doesn't
mean the stomach's not churning. Sure and that, but he said, for
me, a lot of the work is done before the game. And because
that work is done, I know what decisions to make, and there's not
a lot of leaning on the gut. It's a lot of I've prepared for
this. I'm a big believer in that, Like just the preparedness leads to
some type of good luck. Even sometimes you know, I wonder how much
luck. It's a lot, dude, because you know what is luck,
and it's what you prepare for. They create your own luck and all this
stuff. And I do agree with all that, but this is baseball.
It's interesting numbers, it's interesting. Interesting things are not sustainable, but this
appears to be. I mean, he can't have the rabbit in the hat
and always know when and where to pull it out, but it seems like
he does. But the reason, I'm like, Okay, there's a component
of luck. It's built on the hard work you put in all this stuff.
But I saw this number. I don't know if you've heard this.
Do you know what Bruce Bochi's from his playing career? He played nine seasons
as a backup catcher. Do you know what his World Series batting averages?
No? And wouldn't eve and know where to begin? One thousand? Was
he one for one? One for one in nineteen eighty four, Like if
you just want somebody with a golden horseshoe in the right spot, one for
one? He batted a thousand in the World Series. Incredible, just incredible.
I mean, I don't whatever it works. Yeah, now's not the
time to say, oh, I don't you know? And there has to
regulate because it's baseball. I mean, the dude Bochie is just when he's
an older manager. But I don't really think of him as an old school
manager. I think that he does factor in all of the resources and data
and information that he has at his access right now, has access to right
now. But there is something to be said about the older manager because in
a world where, especially in the NFL, where unless your coach is I
don't know, thirty one years old, you're considered, you know, a
team like the Cowboys with some dumb old coach that's the game's passed him by
and he needed innovative wild ass offenses. I think in baseball it's different because
there's I think there's so much psychology involved and patients needed in this game to
where and you you you'll notice this one day, Kevin. Maybe you're starting
to notice it now. But the older you get, the less emotion plays
into your decision. Yeah, for sure, that you're able to kind of
manage that stuff, to be able to identify what they are and not react
to emotion. And I think that's one of the great things about Bochie.
He says that, Yeah, it's there's a turmoil inside, but I'm prepared.
And I think when you have that that that that component, those components
working together and not against each other, you kind of you gave pretty pretty
good results. Most of the time. He was sort of ran out of
San Francisco. I mean they brought Gabe Kapler in full analytics driven totally,
which I think analytics is fine. Like I'm all like Aron will tell you
that it doesn't matter, and I'm like, Alex, the analytics really did
support you quite a bit. Alex made a quarter of a billion dollars off
the Texas Rangers thirty years ago. I know, incredible thing for what a
ruse. I don't care about anything. Let's go no intro in the hot
munt brought to you by Advanced Air Restoration. Because we got a bunch of
messages from you all throughout the show today, JJ, I put him in
order for you could just start at number one if you would. You guys
are killing it this morning, laughing the whole way to work. I just
want to let you know, is there any way we could make Kevin's build
a Bear Bombo a regular guest. Okay, if you missed that one from
four hours ago. We were driving down here. There's a long drive,
and there was traffic, and Kevin was stressed out, and I kept either
stopping or threatening to stop in places, and I told him I wanted to
stop at the build of Bear and have us build something really special for the
game tonight. Yeah, the game that we walked into the stadium while the
national anthem was playing, so we did not have a minute to spare,
and he did. He did no, like for one second, No,
we can't go to building joking and I'm laughing at you. Meanwhile, I'm
looking around. Is there I'll get Malcolm make it talk. That's Charlie and
Bob are waiting for us at Ihart Houston. Yeah, I'm like, put
bomb be the bear. I's going to talk Nick number two be our new
friend. So last night was a obviously a long one, staying up watching
as much footage as I could postgame, and then along got got here real
quick. This morning, I rolled over, turned it off, got a
big smile on my face and just said, kellyo, I think I did
the same thing. First things first, JJ, are you in danger?
Because that call is coming from inside the house? Yes? What is that
something we worked with? Yeah? That was How is that the clearest talk
back of all this microphone? That guy, great voice. The guy just
described how I wake up every morning. Let's go to number three. Hi,
guys, this is Dave down in Austin, and I, uh,
I'm calling just because I've had this erection for more than four hours and I
don't know what to do at this point. It really started after the end
of the game last night. But so if you have any advice, I
would appreciate it. But yeah, this thing's just not going away. A
lot of morning after sleepy voices. Huh. I ripped it up last night.
Yes, you you earned it. You earned it, Ranger fan,
good solid boner. Yeah, why not? Just don't sleep on your tummy.
You'll be fine. Make a tent. I have to apologize to the
people at the front desk of iHeart Houston who heard me just say boner in
a conference room head whip, Uh talkback four please JJ Mike Danny. He
asked about missed opportunities. Why didn't either of you take a picture of Cavo
with the Megan Fox mom. We all would have liked to have seen that.
Glad you had a good time anyway. Bye. That's Wilford Brimley Quaker
Oats Factory. AYI old guy, sir. You would have had to have
been there. Uh. Mikey and I did not jump into action because we
were quite paralyzed by what we were witnessing. And our arms just didn't work
to reach for our phones right by the beauty that was one inch away from
Kevio's face. Was it barshaware transfixed? Bob was I was doing the Mario
bit for a kid. It was part of that. She was just wearing
an Astros jersey tucked into jeans like. It wasn't anything nancy about it.
It was just kind of casual wears, a beautiful face and giant bright eyes
that she was staring at you about a foot away, as you had just
made her little baby happy and she wanted to feel that happiness from your warm,
warm, soothing happiness. If Kevin was single, how long would have
had to stay in that park before Mario would walk drug out, locked out
with something shockingly hot people in Houston. I'll just leave it at that.
I was very surprised. And is it any coincidence that the further south you
get from Dallas, the more Latina head towards the Gulf of Mexico. There
Daniel Hispanics. These two guys had some Latina talk. I'm trying to tell
it was not that he was perks and danger. He was warning me of
the travails ahead. They're good and bad if you decide to jump in that
pool. Uh, let's just to sip from that horse hot a machine,
JJ blow through them. Now let's go five here morning down, be great
show today. So what are the plants for the World Series? Bus trip
to Philly, train trip to Arizona. I'm waiting to hear what you're gonna
do. We're not bussing to Philly, which won't do that a bus trained
Arizona if the train goes straight to Arizona, I trained agent. I don't
know, man. I think old management's probably pretty happy with this, especially
the pennies on the dollar, or they don't know about it outside of Zach
like you said, yeah, they might not know that they might kick back
Zachson voices five dollars. It's like, why dudes to go all the way
to the Game seven and they brought home a victory. Yes, this doesn't
happen without us. Wrong, we do not fully understand the butter fly effect.
So, yes, we were here and the Rangers won. So to
say that they would have won without us here is impossible to determine surmise your
own conclusion. I will say I was feeling only because I'm cold. When
I go to live events and want results, I don't tend to fare that
well. And somebody did say yesterday, like just got his ass beat by
the Bills when he went to cheer on the Dolphins, And I do have
and I went to game whatever four there was no fun whatsoever. So I
felt a little personal pressure. It takes a special kind of narcissist to think
you any saying the outcome of that game. It's just the truth, the
simple, special kind of high level of narcissism. I was happy for us.
Yeah, we got that good time, we got we got the dope
because I mean, you know, they had been joking, but texters and
tweeters like they ruined the break up here you suck number six JJ. All
I want to know is which one of you parted and the expedition that prosper
port. So graciously let you borrow have a good day. Not claim any
responsibility. Yesterday, Kat recorded Danny although we are going to stop by Cat's
Deli on the way home, so anything north of the Woodlands, I am
not responsible for the giant corn beef that we're about to eat may change that.
At no point did anyone roll the window down on the whole. Respect
the hell out of that. Absolutely. Can you imagine it's gonna smell like
three goats went to the alcs? Do we do to return it like we're
going to clean all our stuff out? Do I need to have it wrong?
No? Man, that's going to be good. Okay, good,
It's it's gonna going to be good, says jaj seven. She'd make a
great attorney. The game was great and all, but I'll bet the bigger
scene was the iHeartRadio Houston people seeing Dallas observers own Mike Siroy walk into the
building. I can only imagine the fanfare. Love you guys. There's been
a lot of buzz out here today. There really has been. There's they
have a lot of people that go to big to that go to work.
Yeah, yeah, shockingly large amount of people that go to work here on
a Tuesday at that. I mean, it's busy, nice, it's a
vibrant I'm not like complaining. People are smiling. It is odd. They
look like they actually like working in radio. And they they ran out of
rose pedals to throw. Yeah when I walked up there earlier and then they
just reused the same rose pedals. The second time I walked through. So
it's fine. Eight, it's the last one and then we'll make idiot.
I know my son Daniel, he's idiot, wins the Monday Night Raw instead
of watching the baseball game. But he calls me up and says, if
they are shouting astro suck, astro suck crazy, he's crazy. Yeah,
we did hear that the Monday Night Raw was invaded by Ranger Many, which
is awesome. I like my son Daniel, idiot goes wrestlingea watching baseball.
What I do? This so good? Uh? Be okay. I can't
believe it's over. I can't believe we're done. Just like that, dude,
it's not over. It's only just begun. No, no, no,
this is a little little sore to h town man. All right,
day trip. Yeah, we can keep going, keep heading the south destination
Brownsville. I don't want to listen to bun bee and drink some scissor.
I didn't do it on my helme. I didn't even see Paul Wall I
didn't see Ted Cruz. I didn't see anything was there at the game.
I was looking for Ted cru Ted Cruse tweeted a congratulatory message to Rangers fans
today or last night? Yeah, very since here? Yeah is Ryan.
Ted still Ward though, gets to a debate. I think about Ted Cruz
had sex with his wife years ago. Oh God, Devin, I'm losing
my Trump now because of Kevio. Too much of that Trump. Kevo had
the line of the night for me personally. When he got up, he
goes, look at my Africa. You don't got to go to the restroom,
And I go, do you need to make diary? He goes too
much a chicken parm fake belly. Let's go to the host of tonight's Let's
Freaking Chill movie series, The Been and Skin Show, who were showing hot
Rod tonight at the Alma Draft House and didn't Hello, friends, Let's give
them a second. We're gonna give them a second. As they plug in,
Let's get one more note from Danny. I just want to say,
guys that this trip has been more than just a trip. Mm hmm.
It's been an experience that can only be shared. Do we have beit it
Skin to get their headbones on? We'll do our thanks right now, though,
because for real prosper Forward stole the show. Yes, the green light
from our management, friends, was quick, swift, swift and thorough.
They went. They went into action action mode. Mikey, thank you to
our p D Zach and all the management that said, you know what do
it? And this has been this has been incredible, one of the best
sports trips I've ever been on. I was, you know, mostly a
result last night. But you guys are easy and smooth to work with.
Try and stay in a creepy hotel near and uh, let's just get home
safe. And that was This has been one of the all timers. That's
some sincerity. What be skin there? Yeah, hey, guys can vouch
for me it being a good traveling partner. They will, they will you.
Yeah, he just sleeps the whole time. It's awesome. Yeah.
So did he travel with too, They're fun. Did he ride in the
front seat or the back seat? Back? Back right? Okay, so
let's see you guy. He was probably asleep before you guys got past you
know, lead better. Well, we stopped an ennis to get a burger.
Make it far down the road now post burger, Kevy took a nap.
Yeah, he tilted his cap down, but only like two like a
twenty twenty five minute session and then another like ten minutes. He went twenty
minutes, like laying back with the cap tilted over his eyes, and then
he woke up. He said a couple of bad jokes, and then he
then he sort of did the lurch over forward sleep for another ten minutes.
I noticed, and then that was it. I bet those jokes are better
than you give them credit for. I really doubt it. What uh the
garbage? So who knew who was wearing what? Because when I pulled up,
so I was off yesterday and I didn't really catch a lot of the
madness. I saw some of it on social media. And then I looked
down in the first inning and there was Kevoh and there was Dan Paul wearing
a cow suit like he worked at Chick fil A. I was like Cow
his character, and Sir Roy was Ranger fan for life. Yeah, I
was Texas native and Ranger fan. R FFL. Mick ultra man. Now
that he's won awards, he does the guests to commit to anything. I
don't didn't need to do costumes, you know, I don't need cheap laughs,
high end. He couldn't secure the Garland Richardson fireproof speed suit. I
was gonna do it although had I done the speed suit, I would have
torn it off in the fourth inning like Danny did to his cow out I've
been sitting there in a tank top in my box for that's what you don't
want made disclosure disclosure. You asked me why I didn't want to walk around
the concourse with you because I was essentially wearing pajamas. Is that underneath the
cow outfit? I didn't want to walk around Minute May Park wearing pajamas and
sambast with blue socks. I look like a freaking moron. You did not,
Yes, I did. No, I don't think you left your seat.
I didn't leave our seat until we went down to celebrate the big victory.
I sat there the whole time because that was embarrassed. You did great.
I did fine. Kevio stole the show, absolutely nuts. It's a
hero. We had a We had a blast. Thank you, Ben,
also for green lighting the fine work of our friends up the toll way.
Prosper forward unreal. And thank you for Rat who may have been true to
let bar her vehicle had we needed it. But the vehicle seems perfect.
And thanks iHeart here. They were awesome. This place has been great to
broadcast from hopefully it sounded good and just a magical damn night and a magical
trip and go Blanking Rangers, Color of the World, Unreal series. It's
on the show today, guys man, this is just the postgame show for
the best radio show in America. We're just going to recap everything you guys
did and all your glory. So proud of you guys. Have safe travels
back to the Metroplex. And please don't ruin that forward half way. Trust
we're paranoid about it. Don't ruin it. Ruin that hey, seriously,
tune in at eleven thirty. We're going to replace some audio of Kevin when
he just sounded tired. Okay, good, that'll be a fun segment,
all right for everyone. Thank you to JJ back at home keeping us going.
Thank you to Charlie and Bob here at the iHeart Houston Heroes. Houston
iHeart was awesome and very accommodating. Thank you to all of you guys.
Thank you all the fans who all went out to the game said hey to
us last night. Thank you to Zach for greenlighting this trip. Thank you
to Bouchee for managing a win. Danny you're pointing at me. I'm just
pointing, okay. Thank you to Mike and Danny. Thank you, great
approach, Danny, great command of the roads. Mike, well done.
I'm Kevin. We'll be back tomorrow morning, six am. And let's all
say it together. It's to me, Kelly. I quit