WEBVTT 1 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.679 Didn't even to get everybody, and welcome to another edition of Fire Up. 2 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:27.320 My name is Scott Morgan, the Motor City man mould type because I have 3 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:30.839 no voice in us to call me the mild mouth, but nevertheless the words. 4 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:33.920 I'm pleased to be joined by a new crew that will be running the 5 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:39.159 Fire Up show. Myself, George Icorn, Welcome back, George, good 6 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.880 to be back. Thank you, Jeremy bull Reich, Yes, sir, 7 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:48.759 and mister Pittsburgh Ralph Williams, Well, thank you, Thank you, Scott, 8 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:51.479 it's great to be back. Thank you. You're very welcome. Let 9 00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:55.000 me just go ahead and let everybody know that Fire Up is being broadcast around 10 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:58.600 the world. 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Okay, a little bit 20 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:38.799 tongue tied there. Our Twitter informations at Tribute South Canadiambling is behind the scenes. 21 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:42.680 Also coming up later this summer, the Motor City Madmouse Show will be 22 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:47.879 debuting on the Eagle Accord Media Studios and voc or tom Florida owned by doctor 23 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:53.120 Edwin Hernandez. Will keep your posted the Eagle Corp. It's a technology based 24 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:59.200 company. And also I am writing a book and that's adjusting the new media 25 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:01.760 where and I'm working diligently and hopefully get it on the next month or so. 26 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:06.159 With that said, okay, we're gonna let Jeremy bull Ray take over 27 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:10.280 the show. Jeremy have in it all right. Our first topic tonight, 28 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:15.639 Mike Tomlin admitted to reporters he's getting a little fit as far as I head 29 00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:20.199 coaches with his time in the league, and it could be a couple of 30 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:23.479 things. But I'm going to defer to Ralph right here and get his opinion 31 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:28.680 on Mike Tomlin. Well, you know what, Jeremy and George and Scott. 32 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:31.159 You know, Mike Tomlin has been a coach for a long time. 33 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:35.879 He's been around since two thousand and seven. You know, he has one 34 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:38.319 of the longest ten years in the NFL as a head coach other than Bill 35 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:44.599 Belichick probably, So what I'm saying is it's time for Mike Tomlin step away. 36 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:49.120 Bill Carr stepped away, went into broadcasting. Tomlin will probably do the 37 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:52.800 same thing. He has friends in high places, Tony Dungee and all that. 38 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:57.319 So you know, if he goes away, that's fine. The Steelers 39 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.520 will come up with a new coach. You know, they need to get 40 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:04.360 I think they need a new a new flavor of a coach, and it's 41 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.039 time for a change, I think. I know Mike Tomlin has done well 42 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.719 in the eyes of most people, but in the eyes of some people in 43 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:15.039 Pittsburgh, he hasn't won enough Super Bowls or championships to justify that. And 44 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:20.680 of course Bill Kauer lost a lot of AFC championship games as well. But 45 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:23.960 Tomlin his record speaks for itself. I mean, I can't complain about that, 46 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:29.319 but right now he doesn't have an assistant coaching staff that I feel is 47 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:34.039 capable of, you know, leading his team to a championship. And some 48 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:37.319 of the guys he has are guys that are, you know, second tier 49 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:40.639 assistant coaches and not top notch like he's had before. And he had a 50 00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:44.360 few of them and he ran them out. You know, he had Mike 51 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:47.120 Munchak, he had Bruce Arians and he ran them out. And he had 52 00:03:47.120 --> 00:03:51.240 Todd Haley. Thought Haley's a good coach, even though he's a miserable jerk, 53 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:53.039 but he's a you know, he's a good he he's a good assistant 54 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:55.639 coach. So I mean, you know, and he ran out a lot 55 00:03:55.639 --> 00:04:00.280 of great coaches and now he's got a bunch of yes men, and we're 56 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:05.560 gonna see where it goes from here. George, Yeah, I was surprised 57 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:09.039 when I found out. I didn't think he was that young. He's only 58 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:13.000 fifty one years old. Still, he's done a terrific job with the Steelers. 59 00:04:13.520 --> 00:04:15.000 But you're right, you brought up a good point, Ralph. You 60 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:19.360 know, they won the one championship super Bowl and then they faced a think 61 00:04:19.399 --> 00:04:24.639 Green Bay two years later, but they lost to the Backers. And other 62 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:28.560 than that, it's losing wildcard game, losing in the first round, losing 63 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:30.279 you know, the divisional round, whatever loss, after a loss, You're 64 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:35.360 right, they he has not produced. He's produced a winning product, but 65 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:42.720 not a winning playoff product. And I certainly can understand the Steeler fans being 66 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:46.040 a little bit concerned. We had a guy in Detroit, Jim Caldwell, 67 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:50.800 who they were never happy with his performance, even though he was a couple 68 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:55.120 of games above five hundred two or three games about five hundred, he had 69 00:04:55.160 --> 00:05:01.199 a much shorter leash. Tomlin has gotten a lot longer leash obviously. Oh 70 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:05.000 okay with Rooneys, of course he has. All this is saying, you're 71 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:09.759 close to the situation, Rolf. I respect your opinion, and I know 72 00:05:09.959 --> 00:05:13.639 that Mike's a great guy, but you're right, I think it is time 73 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.120 for the Steelers to move on. Yes, it is, and it's getting 74 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:19.920 to that point right now. We have certain players that keep fooling around on 75 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:24.240 social media that he doesn't control. He's got a you know, the ab 76 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:30.240 situation, an Tonio Brown, the Juju Smith Schusters situation, and then you 77 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:32.279 know, finally they had to get rid of Chase Claypool, you know, 78 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:36.040 because and admitted they were wrong for drafting him when they did. But it 79 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:40.399 was nice because we the trade we got with Chicago. We ended up with 80 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:44.120 Joey Porter junior like a first round pick, and you know, so that 81 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:46.240 that came out to be okay. I liked the new front office with Omar 82 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.639 Kahn and Andy Wydell from the Philly Eagles. Andy is from this area. 83 00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:55.600 He grew up in Pittsburgh and he's happy to be back. Steelers paid him 84 00:05:55.639 --> 00:05:58.360 a lot of money to bring him here. He was an assistant GEM and 85 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:03.079 recruiting coordinator and whatnot with Philly. And you know, I talked to some 86 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:08.199 people and friends of mine and Philly close to the situation and they said, 87 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:12.519 we got a gem and Andy Whidell. All right, Scott, what do 88 00:06:12.519 --> 00:06:15.519 you what do you think about the situation? Well, he always hates to 89 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:19.399 see a guy like Mike Thomlin go. He's his ninest abilities. He's really 90 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:23.720 never had a losing season and he makes a lot out of nothing, so 91 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:26.639 he hates to see him go. But it's inevitable. A change could be 92 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:31.040 an order. Yeah, yeah, exactly, Scot. I agree with you 93 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:35.000 on that too. I think we all agree that changes in order. Jeremy, 94 00:06:35.040 --> 00:06:38.519 I'm sorry, I don't mean to interrupt you if you were trying to 95 00:06:38.519 --> 00:06:42.360 talk. Yeah, we gotta kind of keep it rolling because we got top 96 00:06:42.560 --> 00:06:46.439 to get through. Yeah, but uh, my opinion is Mike Tomlin has 97 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:48.920 been one of the best coaches in the regular season for you guys, a 98 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:55.199 lot like Caldwell, Garry Moeller and now the way Dan Campbell is turning around 99 00:06:55.199 --> 00:07:00.879 Detroit, You're you're seeing that type of thing with Mike tom and his entire 100 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:05.040 time there. And that's where it eludes me on why some of the fans 101 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:09.120 want them gone, because it's not always greener on the other side, That's 102 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:11.639 all I got to say, because you could end up with like a Matt 103 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:19.720 Patrasha era. Okay, and h let's get into Oh and there is smoking 104 00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:30.319 dad coming in saying hello gentlemen. Yep, that's my dad there and probably 105 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:33.759 where I learned out to smoke. But anyways, well, Sat, Jared's 106 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:38.680 just seeing just everybody know that Jeremy's and jack of all trades. Okay. 107 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:42.079 All I'm doing tonight is posting the comments and you get to read them. 108 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:45.800 How is that so? No problem? Uh? Second topic, I wanted 109 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:48.040 to ask you Raff personally, what news do you hear coming out of camp? 110 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:51.199 What's good, what's bad? Has there been injury concerns any of that 111 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:57.560 at this moment. No injuries today. They have what they call the gassers. 112 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:00.800 Uh. You know, they make them run all over the place for 113 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:03.839 you know, a day or whatever, and you know it's like an obstacle 114 00:08:03.879 --> 00:08:07.480 course. Now, I know today Kenny Pickett started off his first play with 115 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:11.399 a long past down field to George Pickens. So I do know that Patrick 116 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:16.000 Peterson came up with a couple of plays. We're going into camp here with 117 00:08:16.040 --> 00:08:18.399 a lot of battles. We have battles on the offensive line. We have 118 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:24.439 battles at the cornerback position. In the defense. We have battles all over 119 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:28.920 and across every position. This year, the front office has brought in some 120 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:33.639 great free agents and I think they the Steelers had a wonderful draft this year. 121 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:37.879 And you know, they brought in some guys that can compete, and 122 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:41.120 they wanted to get meaner, they wanted to get faster, and they wanted 123 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:43.440 to get better at both lines of scrimmage. And they did that with both 124 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:46.519 the draft and the free agency. Now, let's see if it can be 125 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:50.639 coached to win. So there we are. So what do you think about 126 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:54.200 what you just heard there, George, Well, you know, I the 127 00:08:54.360 --> 00:08:58.919 one thing that stands out, Jeremy, I think in Ralph and Scott competition 128 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.879 that's not all bad, is it. You've got a competition for the positions 129 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:09.279 that you've described, and any training camp, if it's worth its weight in 130 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:13.799 gold, it's always fun to watch and observe the competition going on for starting 131 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:18.960 positions, for backup positions, for kickers, whatever it is. Sometimes even 132 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:22.720 for quarterback, but not very often a backup quarterbacks a lot. But but 133 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:26.639 yeah, Ralph, I mean, I think when your observation was good, 134 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:31.919 because competition is good, and the Steelers have done some work on the off 135 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:35.080 season. Detroit did a lot of work on the off season improving their defense. 136 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:41.159 And now you've got a situation where hey, let's just we we on 137 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:43.879 the outside say, let's have fun. But I know it's all work for 138 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:48.240 those guys, and it's a terrific opportunity for some kid, especially some of 139 00:09:48.279 --> 00:09:52.600 the unknowns, the unheralds, to work their way into the starting rotation or 140 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:56.240 at least in a backup position. So that's what I'm hearing. That sounds 141 00:09:56.279 --> 00:10:00.879 good. I mean if you're if you're a Steelers fan. Right, well, 142 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:03.240 I got one more thing to add here. I think personally in the 143 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:07.720 NFL, we have the best three quarterbacks in the league right now. We 144 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:13.240 have Kenny Pickett, we have Mitch Trubisky, and now we resigned to Mason 145 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:18.279 Rudolph. We have three good, experienced quarterbacks, so if anybody goes down, 146 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:22.759 somebody can play. And then we got this Tanner Morgan that we brought 147 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:26.440 in as an undrafted free agent from Minnesota Golden Gophers, and he's supposed to 148 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:31.639 be a reasonably decent quarterback. Then get drafted. But you know what, 149 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:33.720 you know, we brought him in. He's going to be on a practice 150 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.519 squad. I think that it's going to work perfect for the quarterback situation. 151 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:41.919 All right, Scott, what do you think about what you all you heard? 152 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:43.519 Well, the only thing I'll say is roll hit it on the head. 153 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:46.639 When you have three good quarterbacks like that, they're in a much better 154 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:50.960 position than most teams. We're looking to have two. And everybody at this 155 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:52.960 time of the year is always looking to find that veteran signal color. If 156 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:56.960 you can get. So I'm with you all the way, Ralph, thank 157 00:10:56.000 --> 00:11:01.120 you and smoking Dad just put in a mentor and he says, yea opinion. 158 00:11:01.320 --> 00:11:05.840 I think Pickett is going to be a good one. The only thing 159 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:09.240 that concerns me is the only problem he had a little bit in college was 160 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:13.559 the same thing that Goff had with his smaller hands. And that's why he 161 00:11:13.559 --> 00:11:16.919 wears two gloves. He's the new Teddy two gloves. You know. It's 162 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:20.320 because of that small hand. He needs the extra grip on the football. 163 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:26.080 Say what you want, say what you want. But that does lead to 164 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:30.799 more fumbles, which he did struggle with at times in college. Yes he 165 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:37.000 did, yes, yeah, I pardon me. Yeah. So well, 166 00:11:37.039 --> 00:11:39.639 other than that, I think Kenny Pickett is a smart QB. I think 167 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:43.840 he's a good pocket pad that knows how to move the pocket. Rather than 168 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:48.399 he doesn't read the run, he reads and then runs if he has to. 169 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:54.639 And I think that's a great thing because I think that is where the 170 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:58.840 athletic athletic quarterback needs to go to. Well, he has a lot of 171 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.440 guts, Jeremy. I mean, I mean I watched him when he first 172 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:03.559 played in the Jets game. I mean we would have lost that game by 173 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:07.879 a ton, and he came in and scored points and he was gutsy, 174 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:11.240 ran ran the ball when he had to, like you said, and everything 175 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:13.840 else. That's what I like about him. He's a gutsy kid. He's 176 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:16.120 not afraid to make the play he needs to make, and he'll do it 177 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:18.759 himself if he asked to. And you know, any team would want a 178 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:24.840 quarterback like that is kind of the same level of athleticism as Kenny Picktt. 179 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:30.639 His versus Mitch ter Bisky and Mason Rudolf. Mason Rudolf is tough. Uh, 180 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:33.840 Mitch ter Bisky's tough, as you know, because he played for Chicago 181 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:35.799 forever and you have to be tough to play for that team with their old 182 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:41.600 line. But uh, let's go on to the next one. Well, 183 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:43.320 we'll go ahead, Jeremy, We'll go ahead. What was the good news? 184 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:48.519 I was gonna say. The good news is mister Bisky had an opportunity 185 00:12:48.559 --> 00:12:52.080 to have a year under Brian de Bow up in Buffalo, so you know, 186 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:54.519 he was as a backup quarterback and then he backed up Josh Allen up 187 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:58.000 there, so you know, he got he got to have that experience as 188 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:01.519 well, so that's that's the goodness. Mind to bow is a great offensive 189 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:07.320 mind great okay, and let's roll on to the next topic, which is 190 00:13:07.799 --> 00:13:13.000 the Pittsburgh Pirates started off so hot and it seems like they fell back to 191 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.279 earth almost as fast as they started off. What happened, Well, I'll 192 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:24.600 tell you what happened. The manager Derek Sheldon. Some of his decisions have 193 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:30.120 been horrible. Horrible lineups, horrible taking pictures out in the third inning. 194 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:33.279 Uh, you know after they score one run, getting you know, pulling, 195 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:39.600 pulling the switch too quick on pictures. Horrible bullpen. Uh. It's 196 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:43.799 just been a mega problem. Jeremy injuries. Uh, you know Charlie Keith 197 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:48.559 Brian Hayes almost said Charlie Hayes, that's his son. But Kei Brian Hayes 198 00:13:48.879 --> 00:13:52.679 hurt. H He's now doing his rehab stint. Uh. Jim and Troy 199 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:56.000 was hurt has been hurt since April. He just came back. You know. 200 00:13:56.000 --> 00:14:00.639 We've had some guys down, uh, you know, or Neil Cruise. 201 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:05.919 You are starting shortstops, so injuries is included in that. Vince Velasquez 202 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:07.879 a great starting pitcher we had, he was he was doing real well, 203 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.679 a good veteran presence, and then all of a sudden he got hurt and 204 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:15.240 he had to bring rookies up from the miners. You know, I don't 205 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:16.639 have problem with rookies. I don't have a problem with draft picks. I 206 00:14:16.639 --> 00:14:20.840 have a problem with their experience. And you know, if they don't, 207 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:24.320 it's it's a whole different Uh. You know, It's like cooking macaroni and 208 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:26.639 cheese and making a gourmet dinner. You know what I mean. You know 209 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:30.840 your macaroni and cheese and the minor leagues, but then you come to the 210 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:33.679 majors, you're supposed to be a gourmet dinner. And if that's and that's 211 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:37.600 not the case. And these kids got to learn. But it's sad that 212 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:41.679 the pirates waved the white flag after the All Star Game, and and they're 213 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:43.240 telling everyone they did, and I know they did because you can see they 214 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:46.000 did. And uh, you know, now they're bringing up all these guys, 215 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:48.919 and I don't have a problem with that. These young guys need to 216 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:54.120 learn. But I think that the Carlos Santana trade today, I think it 217 00:14:54.279 --> 00:14:58.519 was awful. I've been making jokes all day that they got this eighteen year 218 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:03.360 old shorts stop and two one and fifteen pitchers in a janitor because they're good 219 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:09.559 at making them kind of trade. I mean, yeah, I like it. 220 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:11.840 Okay, George, what do you think about what happened with the virus 221 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:16.320 there? Boy, I'll tell you what. That's a good one. That's 222 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:20.799 a good lie, Ralph. That that sounds like our friend, the former 223 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:26.000 GM Alavila would make that kind of trade. All all getting aside a lot 224 00:15:26.039 --> 00:15:28.159 of those blunders, as you know, when Detroit gave away so much of 225 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:33.399 its rich talent. But I understand what you're saying. The young players. 226 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:35.200 There's too many of them that are being rushed up to the major leagues too 227 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:39.639 quickly nowadays. We've seen it in Detroit with a fellow named Spencer Charcoal send 228 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:43.840 the first baseman, um, you know, and a lot of injuries. 229 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:46.840 I know these kids are getting injured a lot. A lot of the things 230 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:50.360 that you hit on, Ralph, are exactly what's happening in Detroit. The 231 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:54.759 only thing I would say differently is AJ hints if anything, he leaves those 232 00:15:54.759 --> 00:16:00.799 starters in too long. Example today manning seven runs. Really, I mean 233 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:04.120 we knew the second game of the double header they lost both. By the 234 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.879 way, to our listeners, the Tigers took a dive today. They lost, 235 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:11.919 well, they lost all three games to the Angels at home. All 236 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:15.759 I'm saying is that, yeah, a lot of the things that you mentioned 237 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:18.679 are the same kind of things that are happening here in Detroit. They haven't 238 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:22.559 waived the white flag yet, but off the AAR I was telling you guys, 239 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:26.519 I think it is going to happen now after they lost three in a 240 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:29.720 row. We'll see how they do down in Miami. Scott and Candy. 241 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:32.919 I know we're going to cover that series and that should be fun time. 242 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:37.799 Cabrera is going to be honored as he deserves and that should be. But 243 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:40.799 but I think after that, well, after that, obviously, the trading 244 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:45.120 deadline is too you know, midnight on Monday night. So I you know, 245 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:48.039 I know what you're going through, Ralph, But you're absolutely right. 246 00:16:48.159 --> 00:16:52.840 I mean, your team has struggled for years and years, and there was 247 00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:56.960 that glimmer of hope at the beginning of the season for the Pirate. For 248 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:59.799 the Pirates, I was happy for him. I've always liked your franchise. 249 00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:03.880 It's always been a good, good, good franchise. And yeah, But 250 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:07.599 anyways, to answer your question, Jeremy, yeah, I like the point 251 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.000 that Ralph brought up. Well, one other thing I want to bring up. 252 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:15.359 I'm very disappointed in the front office Ben Charrington. I thought, I 253 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:18.000 mean, I know what he did in Boston, he brought them up from 254 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:22.000 nothing into the World Series, and and and I thought he was going to 255 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:26.240 do and he laid the law down on Bob Nutting. Look, I'm not 256 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:29.200 taking this job if you're going to be a ballbuster. And that's and then 257 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.680 he told Nutting, I'm not taking this job, and Nutting said, I'll 258 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:36.519 stay behind the only time you need to come and see me is for money. 259 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:41.079 And Bob Nutting has paid out to keep Brian Hayes, Brian Reynolds. 260 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:45.759 He signed some guys so to big contracts, so I can't say he hasn't 261 00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:48.640 done anything Nutting. It's Ben Charrington. I don't know where he got this 262 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.720 trade out today. This is another Neil Huntington trade. And Neil Huntington was 263 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:56.359 good at making these bone headed trades, you know, trading guys and get 264 00:17:56.440 --> 00:18:00.440 nothing for it. But I don't know anything about this eighteen year old shortstop 265 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.920 we got and what they're gonna put him in there and play him because O'Neill 266 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:07.880 cruise is still hurt. I don't know. I mean, I just don't 267 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:10.720 know what they're gonna do. But I added the one in fifteen Pictures, 268 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:15.000 I added that was a joke. So Scott, well, how do you 269 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:19.359 feel about how Ralph described the Pittsburgh situation. Well, the bottom line is 270 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:25.359 it's a very n The trade that they made Carlo Santana is a very unpopular 271 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:29.440 trade. It goes back to fire sale territory, Pittsburgh one on one. 272 00:18:29.519 --> 00:18:32.319 I mean, that's a It's like, the only thing I want to know 273 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:36.359 about Ralph is what about Andrew McCutchen. Has he been talked about me and 274 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:41.440 moved or not? Yes, there's rumors going around that he's gonna be moved, 275 00:18:41.480 --> 00:18:45.640 but the rumors are not true. A Cutcheon has to make that decision. 276 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:48.799 He doesn't want to go. His family's here. He likes Pittsburgh. 277 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:52.000 He's not even worried about winning a World Series. He just wants to stay 278 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:56.319 here, finish his career here. He's been he's been content with that. 279 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.440 People have been saying all this stuff about all he wants to be trade Texas 280 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:03.720 wants him. I heard he's not even that they're not even thinking about trading 281 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:14.240 on as we don't go. Ye, she's on the right end of the 282 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:18.519 trade deadline, not the wrong hand. Yeah, let's not forget. Eric 283 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:21.759 Dalton is a good friend of mine. We met at Family fun Fest face 284 00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:25.720 to face last year and he said that there's no Family fun Fest because he 285 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:30.039 doesn't get to see my dad, which is one of his favorite He calls 286 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:37.160 him Dad too. Right that that being said, I feel your pain. 287 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:45.200 But this rebuild was partially before ala Vila got here because of what Dave Dombrowski 288 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:48.599 did to get everybody on the roster to try and shoot for a world series 289 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:56.759 before mister LX died. He emptied our prospectal, just wiped it out. 290 00:19:57.559 --> 00:20:02.599 Yeah, trading away for everybody, and then we had all those bloated contracts 291 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:07.079 and Alavila got stuck trying to make something out of nothing with no money to 292 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:11.519 spend under the luxury tax because Chris Ellix wants mister Illis said, we're not 293 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:15.680 spending that much money. There was that situation. You're absolutely right, So 294 00:20:17.960 --> 00:20:22.799 it's partially Elavila's fault, but I blame it more on Dave Dombrowski emptying out 295 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.319 our prospect pool. Well, Dave Dombrowski, Jeremy, he's been a dut 296 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:30.359 everywhere he's gone. He except for the Marlins, I mean, you know, 297 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:34.240 and I mean team he put together for Jim Leland. I could I 298 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:37.319 could have managed that team, Scott in the whole panel here we gaul could 299 00:20:37.359 --> 00:20:41.319 have managed that team. Well, he wanted Boston too, Ralph. Yeah, 300 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:45.359 now you can make a case that there wasn't his team either because he 301 00:20:45.400 --> 00:20:48.519 was already there. But you got to give him credit for winning at the 302 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:52.160 Red Sox, right, yeah, oh yeah, But a lot of places 303 00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:55.079 he's been, George, he's been a dutt. I mean, he really 304 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:57.319 hasn't done. And the Pirates were gonna hire him when they when they needed 305 00:20:57.319 --> 00:21:02.680 a GM they were yes, yes, yeah, I heard that too. 306 00:21:03.640 --> 00:21:11.960 So rolling on My opinion is we feel your pain. Yeah, I'm glad 307 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:15.519 I'm not the only one or the Jokelin as I call him, the chokelin 308 00:21:15.599 --> 00:21:18.799 Ais. No, the chokland A's have been the chokland A's for a long 309 00:21:18.880 --> 00:21:22.200 time. But there for a minute. There for a minute. From the 310 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:26.960 late eighties through the nineties, they were one of the top franchises when they 311 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:30.920 had the Basch Brothers, when they had all of that going on, it 312 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:38.240 was such agree don't let me interject here, Eric Dalton. Good for you, 313 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:41.880 Jeremy. I love your expanding horizon to a baseball I know you're a 314 00:21:41.920 --> 00:21:45.279 sports fan. Also, let me add to that, Eric that Jeremy Ballreich 315 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.599 will be on next week's edition of one hundred eighty six Baseball Talk. I 316 00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:52.599 believe we're gonna be doing that one on Tuesday night at nine o'clock. To 317 00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:57.680 anyone we're moving next week will be inside the Piskin. I believe that will 318 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:02.759 be to next Thursday night of her Ralph's show. So okay, well, 319 00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:04.039 I'm glad you brought that out. Very thanks for putting it up there. 320 00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:10.960 Thank you. That being said, it's Paul Skens the savior for Pittsburgh. 321 00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:14.240 What do you think, Ralph? Yeah, I think Paul Skeins is the 322 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:18.079 savior if they don't keep him in the minors for ten years, okay, 323 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:22.319 I mean if they bring him up maybe if he's developed enough next year or 324 00:22:22.359 --> 00:22:26.039 in the year after that. I have no problem with Paul Skeins, but 325 00:22:26.079 --> 00:22:27.880 I have a problem when you draft a guy like that, and you keep 326 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:30.680 them in the minors for six or seven or eight or ten years and then 327 00:22:30.720 --> 00:22:34.039 you bring him up and then he's wasted. Okay, they need to bring 328 00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:37.680 him up as fast as possible. They need to get him moving and get 329 00:22:37.759 --> 00:22:41.599 him up here. He is the savior. I think he's another Randy Johnson. 330 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:45.799 He's a tall guy. He can pitch hard, and I like him, 331 00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:48.319 and it was a good pick. We picked a bunch of pictures and 332 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:53.799 with arms in this draft. And you know, I believe that Paul Skens 333 00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:57.119 is for real. Yea, But but it depends on what the pirates do 334 00:22:57.200 --> 00:23:00.640 with them. I mean, if they keep him down there for too long 335 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:03.319 and then bring him up, you know it's not gonna work. They're gonna 336 00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:07.079 have to bring him up. I say they bring him up after three seasons 337 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:11.519 to see if he's got any injury concerns. This, Eric, I appreciate 338 00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:15.799 the kind of words. Please, Eric, subscribe to the Selfwork Tribute and 339 00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:18.079 YouTube channel and you'll get all the updates when Jeremy's on, which seems like 340 00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:22.759 it's all the time anyway, So please get to subscribe button Selfword Tribute. 341 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:26.319 Eric can go from there well you can laugh. Jeremy's gonna heck my job. 342 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:30.799 No, I'm just laughing because it's great to know. You know, 343 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:33.880 Jeremy is a good guy on here. All I got to say is, 344 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:37.319 I've been on the Soul Florida Tribute Channel this summer more than I've been on 345 00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:41.279 my channel. Well, you know what, I don't want to sound like 346 00:23:41.279 --> 00:23:45.519 I'm cocky with what little boys I have. I recruit losers anyway, So 347 00:23:45.519 --> 00:23:48.640 I'll leave it at that. I know that. Hey, I'll take that, 348 00:23:48.720 --> 00:23:56.599 you get it. But what do you think about one picture is not 349 00:23:56.599 --> 00:23:59.680 going to save your franchise, Ralph? Number one and number two, No, 350 00:23:59.680 --> 00:24:02.519 they're not going to keep him in the minors all those years that you 351 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:04.799 said, come on now, Ralph. You know that. But I mean, 352 00:24:04.880 --> 00:24:07.920 I'm don't exaggerate. They're not going to keep them there that long. 353 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:11.640 And I'll give you another thing, Ralph. Do you ever hear of Casey 354 00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:15.039 Miyes, You hear Matt Manning? Yeah, okay, you know what we've 355 00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:19.960 gone through here in Detroit. Yeah, I'm just telling you these pictures are 356 00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:25.960 not always diamonds in the rough. Sometimes they have rubber arms or whatever causes 357 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:29.720 them pain. All I'm saying is and I know you guys got a great 358 00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:32.880 guy there, and the fact that he played in college I think is a 359 00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:36.839 plus because you know a lot of teams go for the high school kids, 360 00:24:37.079 --> 00:24:40.440 and you're right, those take longer to get developed. But no, you 361 00:24:40.519 --> 00:24:41.880 got a good guy. I mean, this kid. They give him over 362 00:24:42.000 --> 00:24:48.119 nine million ralph. Yeah, they get nine million dollars. Yeah, Yeah, 363 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:49.799 that's a lot of money. And I know what you're saying, though, 364 00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:53.720 I just hope that I hope that. Again, I've said it before, 365 00:24:53.880 --> 00:24:57.200 you don't want to rush these kids, but I do agree that you 366 00:24:57.200 --> 00:25:02.240 don't want to take too long either. Pictures. You can never have enough 367 00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:04.640 pitching, and that was one of the things that Tigers obviously, when you 368 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:08.559 talk about picking up the pieces from Dombrowski, that they learned the hardware even 369 00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:11.440 though they took all these pictures, so many of them. I've already had 370 00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:15.359 Tommy John surgery. It's it's a shame, but I wish him the best 371 00:25:15.359 --> 00:25:18.720 of luck, and I wish your franchise too. Yeah. It's a mix 372 00:25:18.759 --> 00:25:22.200 of everything. It's pitching and fielding and everything else. It's it's not all 373 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:26.799 just pitching, you know, So if if we can get him some help, 374 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:30.440 I think it'll be okay, Yo, what what what's the age old 375 00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:36.680 edage hitting his timing and pitching his upsetting timing? Yeah, there you go. 376 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:42.240 Yeah, I know because I played that sport. There you go. 377 00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:47.799 I played literal leagues as far as I went. Oh, I want Jeremy's 378 00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:55.160 face on a pillowcase. Jeez. So Eric says that I think you made 379 00:25:55.200 --> 00:26:00.119 a mistake. Michael Flumer is your perfect example, George. Eric Dalton said, 380 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:03.480 and I apologize. You're right, Eric, I forgot about Michael former 381 00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:08.359 and anyway, but they put him into a situation now, which was nice, 382 00:26:08.599 --> 00:26:11.680 good for him because they moved Former, as you know, into the 383 00:26:11.680 --> 00:26:15.920 relief for all. But then of course the Tigers let him walk, let 384 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:19.480 him go, right, Yeah, we just let a couple of guys go. 385 00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:25.519 Um we let h Crowe go, Will Crow. He was a good 386 00:26:25.519 --> 00:26:29.480 starting pitcher, Derek Sheldon when he took over and put him in the bullpen, 387 00:26:29.960 --> 00:26:36.880 and he stunk, but he was a good starting pitcher. Yeah. 388 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:41.680 The one that was Craig Kemball, your closer. That guy was amazing and 389 00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:47.559 he's still doing good now, this many years after being in Pittsburgh. They 390 00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:52.160 should have resigned him because you got a guy anytime you got a three game 391 00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:55.000 lead and can come in in the eighth inning and close the game out, 392 00:26:55.240 --> 00:26:59.920 you keep those guys. I have a question for you guys for Detroit. 393 00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:03.079 Is Chris Archer still with you? Guys? I heard he was with Detroit 394 00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:07.319 for a little while. Is that true? Not for like a blink of 395 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:12.559 an eye? And he didn't think he made it past spring training or a 396 00:27:12.599 --> 00:27:18.000 month after because he just yeah, I haven't heard, no, yeah, 397 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:23.200 okay, Yeah, he didn't do well here, And that was a trade 398 00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:26.640 Huntington wanted to make to please the fans, because the fans were looking for 399 00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:30.720 a nice trade to get somebody in here. And we got rid of uh 400 00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:34.599 Tyler Glass now, who actually is a nice a really good picture with Tampa 401 00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:38.039 Bay. And then we got rid of um that Austin Meadows, who became 402 00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:41.839 an All Star in an idfield, so you know, and then we decided 403 00:27:41.839 --> 00:27:45.000 to keep the couple guys that didn't work out. Yeah, well you heard 404 00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:48.519 what happened in Meadows, didn't you. Yeah? Yeah, with the Tigers, 405 00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:52.039 Yeah, two years and I row he's been on the um, you 406 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:56.960 know, Yeah, yeah, you know, the mental illness. Yeah, 407 00:27:56.759 --> 00:28:00.359 and then we just got rid of a guy, Travis Swaggerty. He was 408 00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:03.799 one of our number one picks. We just got rid of him. But 409 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:07.200 his wife has cancer. He was gonna get out of baseball anyway. His 410 00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:11.440 wife's got cancer. Chack cool, former part with Washington, just got out 411 00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:15.279 of baseball. His wife's sick. So you know, got some guys who 412 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:19.000 have been doing that. So all right, Canis Devlin says, a great 413 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:22.640 show, Thank you very much, Candy much Candy, and we you know, 414 00:28:22.720 --> 00:28:26.240 we were going to do it as a topic, but Ralph already gave 415 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:33.519 his opinion on that trade. Yeah, so you kind of beat us to 416 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:41.319 the punchline. Yeah. Sometimes his Fitford stuffy. Listen, we're bringing him 417 00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:45.799 in easy. It doesn't get this easy, Ralph. Every week you only 418 00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:51.799 get a partying shot under your pitchfork stuff. But tonight because yours truly his 419 00:28:51.880 --> 00:28:55.359 horse okay, doesn't have much of a voice, although Jeremy doing a dynamite 420 00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:59.440 job he's doing at the Topics, and Jeremy wanted to bring you in easy 421 00:28:59.480 --> 00:29:03.119 with your pis. So you've got five parting shots in one show. Although 422 00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:08.400 we'll still let you have one more next thank you. That being said, 423 00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:12.119 I want to say thank you to Ralph for coming in and being a part 424 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:15.559 of the fire up show because going forward, it isn't going to be easy. 425 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:19.279 We're gonna have much hardball topics instead of these softball ones for you. 426 00:29:19.960 --> 00:29:23.640 These I just I just looked at the headlines that were out there and I 427 00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:27.880 put Pittsburgh sports headlines and I came up with three topics. That's all I 428 00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:33.559 did. It may not be the greatest, but you know what, they're 429 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:37.640 current and it's stuff to talk about. That is you're right, absolutely right, 430 00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:41.160 all right. And I just wanted to add one thing on that Santana 431 00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:45.240 thing. You know my question, No, Ralph, he has bounced around 432 00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:48.000 the last several years. When you look, he's you know, been in 433 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:52.880 very different teams Cleveland, Kansas City and in Pittsburgh and now Milwaukee. I 434 00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:57.519 mean, he doesn't have any bad clubhouse stuff going on, does he. 435 00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:02.759 I don't he does. He's he's a leader. From what I understand. 436 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:07.039 He hustles, he's a good defensive first baseman. I've seen him make some 437 00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:10.240 plays that I haven't seen any of our first basemen making a long time. 438 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:14.119 So I mean you know. I mean, he his bat was a little 439 00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:17.160 I mean he was only bat in two thirty six, so, I mean, 440 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:19.240 but still he had eleven homers. I mean, you know, and 441 00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:22.960 the problem with the parts two they strike out too much. They lead the 442 00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:26.319 league in strikeouts a striking out at bat and they lead the league and leave 443 00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:30.160 him in on base. They've done that for years. Sounds like the only 444 00:30:30.160 --> 00:30:34.160 thing I got to say about that trade is when did Carlos Santana quit playing 445 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:41.799 guitar? He decided to quit playing guitar and prick up a bat. There 446 00:30:41.839 --> 00:30:45.480 you go, because with the guitar he bats a thousand thousand. With the 447 00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:57.240 baseball bat six Yeah, but you're right, and Candy's right. You may 448 00:30:57.319 --> 00:31:03.519 have just I think you guys me had just handed Milwaukee the division title because 449 00:31:03.079 --> 00:31:10.960 obviously he's gonna go there, and I mean, yeah, who different way 450 00:31:10.960 --> 00:31:12.440 of playing. Yeah, he's gonna yeah, he's gonna do well there. 451 00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:18.039 Yeah, and they're playing very well. Kaite kitty, Yeah, yeah, 452 00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:19.960 they have that. I need to give to you a view my drink, 453 00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:26.640 George, because you look thirsty. I still have some large There you go, 454 00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:30.880 he still got his water. Yeah, absolutely, there you go. 455 00:31:32.400 --> 00:31:34.680 Thank you very much. I want to thank everybody for being so active in 456 00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:40.519 the chat. We got kite Kitty, we got excit Eric Dalton, smoking 457 00:31:40.680 --> 00:31:44.599 Dad, and of a slew of others that's popped in and out. Lyons 458 00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:48.440 nineteen sixty I believe was in there too, don't forget guys. Go over 459 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:55.720 to the South Florida Tribune channel subscribe, yes, and have a great night. 460 00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:00.640 This has been Fire Up. That's Scott Morgan Roth. Tell everybody where 461 00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:04.400 they can find you. Scott. All right, Jeremy, I got news 462 00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:07.559 for you. This guy did an unbelievable job being the lead man today. 463 00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:13.359 So as if you needed more responsibilities, be careful what you ask for a 464 00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:16.119 ball rake, Oh, I feel very comfortable, not that I ever did, 465 00:32:16.160 --> 00:32:20.000 but tonight it was a great act with you. So all right, 466 00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:22.759 Jeremy, you know you got the wheels turning. But I better get some 467 00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:24.799 sleep because of what you did tonight. Good stuff. All right, well 468 00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:30.519 with that, and although sleep to me is is a luxury. Anyways, 469 00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:32.799 let me go over some information. Will everybody know they get ahold of themselves 470 00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:37.039 in just a moment. Fire Up is being broadcast around the world. The 471 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:42.359 audio version of the show can be heard. 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We broadcast live on 480 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:15.880 Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, website, www dot selfworda tribute dot 481 00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:19.519 com got it right this time Twitter at Tribute in South Candy Ambling wasn't only 482 00:33:19.599 --> 00:33:22.799 behind the scene, but she was at the check good stuff Candy as always. 483 00:33:22.359 --> 00:33:25.119 Coming up later, the summer of the Most City Madmouth Show will be 484 00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:30.960 debut on Eaglo Courtmbia Studios in Folklore Town, Florida, owned by doctor Edwin 485 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:34.559 Hernandez will keep you post it. He'll be my co host. The Anglo 486 00:33:34.680 --> 00:33:40.000 Corp Is a technology based company and we'll be backing my book Adjusting to new 487 00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:45.279 media. So there you have it all right, Jeremy, and everybody know 488 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:50.759 they can hold you well. As you can see. You can actually find 489 00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:54.039 me right here on the self Worida Tribute channel any night that Scott needs me. 490 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:58.359 On YouTube. You can also find me on my YouTube channel which is 491 00:33:58.400 --> 00:34:01.599 Kneecap Biting with the Detroit Lions, where I cover the NFL on Wednesdays in 492 00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:07.880 the All Lions news from training camp on Fridays, including whatever Clickbake Sports puts 493 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:13.159 out there because I like the news stuff rather than the rumors. Then you 494 00:34:13.239 --> 00:34:19.519 can also find me on Let's Talk Sports or slash Sideline Sports doing my interviews 495 00:34:19.639 --> 00:34:23.519 with podcasters and former players on Fridays and Sundays. On Sunday mornings on the 496 00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:28.559 self Florid Attribute channel, you can find me on the Professor in the Pupil, 497 00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:32.800 which is mine and Scott's show are Good. You can also find my 498 00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:39.440 writings on the Selflorida attribute dot com very good does a great job of the 499 00:34:39.519 --> 00:34:44.079 writing getting better. We've been about a year. I'll tell you what, 500 00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:46.760 Jeremy, you have really improved as an editorial list. I know I read 501 00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:50.639 your stuff firsthand, and you've come a long way. I'm sure you won't 502 00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:52.280 take that for granted, because I knew you'll always try to improve anyways, 503 00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:59.360 all right, Ralph Glan Ralph Williams seventy three seven, achiemail dot com, 504 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:02.199 have a Facebook page, You can reach me on LinkedIn, and you can 505 00:35:02.280 --> 00:35:06.719 also reach me on Twitter. I also have my own YouTube channel where I 506 00:35:06.800 --> 00:35:09.039 have a show called The Way I See It Ralph Williams one on one and 507 00:35:09.239 --> 00:35:15.519 the uploaded radio edition of Sports Corner. I'm on Beaver County Radio ninety nine 508 00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:19.880 point three FM, twelve thirty a M fourteen sixty AM live on their Facebook 509 00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:22.800 page and YouTube channel, and also live on their website and their app, 510 00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:29.960 and also on my website www dot Dowmedia dot org. Oh well, no, 511 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:32.000 forget to learn them about your Saturday show too. Oh that's right. 512 00:35:32.079 --> 00:35:36.719 And Thursday night I do a show on blog Talk Radio at seven thirty called 513 00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:40.320 Russell Talk, Mark Mancini, Bubba Brewer and my co host from Sports Corner 514 00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:45.480 Smoking Jim Frazier. And then on Saturday we do a external bum podcast also 515 00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:50.360 on blog Talk Radio with myself, Mark Vncini, Spot Morgan Roth, Joe 516 00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:54.480 Cooglis or someone from Draft four one two all right, last one, not 517 00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:59.679 least the other author. Do you have time to breathe at all, Ralph? 518 00:36:00.440 --> 00:36:05.719 I try? Oh my god, yeah, author, author, Yeah. 519 00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:07.960 I also write for the South Florida Tribune. There's a link at the 520 00:36:08.079 --> 00:36:13.039 end of my column to my book, Detroit Sports Broadcasters on the Air. 521 00:36:13.960 --> 00:36:16.599 It's a nice little book. They're capturing the history of sports broadcasting in Detroit. 522 00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:20.559 Scott Morgan, author is in the book too. He's doing a couple 523 00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:23.760 of great interviews with two great, great, great guys, Jimmy Connors and 524 00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:29.079 Muhammad Ali. But you also see some other surprise photos in there that you're 525 00:36:29.119 --> 00:36:30.119 gonna love, and I'm not going to tell you who they are, but 526 00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:37.280 there's some great pictures in there of some celebrities and sports broadcasters. You can 527 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:39.119 reach me at Gike corn at yahoo dot com. You can find me on 528 00:36:39.199 --> 00:36:43.960 the South Board, a Tribune channel as well with one hundred eight stitches and 529 00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:49.199 Sports Exchange and fire up shows and wherever Scott needs me. And also don't 530 00:36:49.239 --> 00:36:54.719 forget you can reach me at Twitter at Sandage Sports ninety nine. Great being 531 00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:58.840 on the show with you guys again tonight. Thanks for having me, George. 532 00:36:58.920 --> 00:37:02.079 Been a while, but it's well, you guys just think about it. 533 00:37:02.159 --> 00:37:05.159 May have been a while, Ralph, but now you guys get to 534 00:37:05.199 --> 00:37:10.679 see each other once a week. Yes, we do here on this program 535 00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:15.239 with you. We're happy to have you, Ralph. I'm glad to be 536 00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:19.079 part of man Seni Media with Mark Mancini and of course you as well. 537 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:22.239 And it's great reunion and I'm so glad that we're there, and I just 538 00:37:22.440 --> 00:37:27.519 have you guys are quality people and it's very good. I know. Obviously 539 00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:30.199 my voice came back to life a little bit later because Jeremy did the front 540 00:37:30.239 --> 00:37:35.159 of this show. But it doesn't hurt for me to be on the sideline 541 00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:37.559 a little bit watching some good people talk sports. And that's what we have. 542 00:37:37.679 --> 00:37:42.960 And now another foursome we can call ourselves to fearsome foursome as well. 543 00:37:43.079 --> 00:37:47.880 So I mean half of George I, Corn, Jeremy Ballrech, Ralph Williams. 544 00:37:47.920 --> 00:37:53.519 My name is Scott Morgan Roth the Motor City mild slash madmouth saying at 545 00:37:53.599 --> 00:37:58.239 least for tonight only, okay, saying thank you very much for joining us. 546 00:37:58.280 --> 00:38:01.519 Looking forward to see mcguel Cabrera here hag on the Miami Marlins, the 547 00:38:01.559 --> 00:38:05.840 team over the weekend for whom he helped win a championship for Jeremy, Are 548 00:38:05.840 --> 00:38:08.159 you're getting a sing that you wanted to say something? Yeah? I would 549 00:38:08.199 --> 00:38:12.719 love to end this show the same way I end mine. Try every day 550 00:38:12.760 --> 00:38:15.119 to be a better person than you were the day before, because that's the 551 00:38:15.159 --> 00:38:17.800 only way to leave the world a better place. Well, that's all right, 552 00:38:17.880 --> 00:38:22.000 I have no problem a message. That's a good message, and I'm 553 00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:23.800 glad we're gonna leave on that note. So once again, everybody, thank 554 00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:27.679 you very much for joining us on Fire Up. We will catch you next 555 00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:29.280 week. Good Night, everybody.