WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:03.839 And we continue on Fred rog and Rodney Pete on a Friday on a five 2 00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:06.839 seventy LA Sports. Don't forget if you missed any of the program, get 3 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:10.439 the app, the iHeartRadio App. We put the podcast up the minute we 4 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:14.279 get off the air, so go back check it out here. What we've 5 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:18.079 had to say, Dan Wiki, terrific an hour one about Darvin Ham getting 6 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:22.920 fired. The Salta Adam Austlin on the program as well. Terrific insight, 7 00:00:23.079 --> 00:00:26.320 terrific background. If you missed our one, all you have to do is 8 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:29.519 get the app and listen to the podcast. And if you have the app, 9 00:00:29.519 --> 00:00:33.920 you can stream the show live wherever you go. People listening all over 10 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:37.240 the country. We had a call from Georgia today, Rodney. Yes, 11 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:42.719 of course, people are also listening where all over the world. All over 12 00:00:42.759 --> 00:00:47.119 the world. Get the free iHeartRadio app. All right, let's bring on 13 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:51.439 David Vassis, the Dodgers and Braves get ready for a weekend series. Dave, 14 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:56.600 good afternoon to you. Hey, I missed Rodney at the Galla last 15 00:00:56.679 --> 00:00:59.880 night. I was so hoping to see you guys by the obviously you know 16 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:03.719 I was. I was in the back with guys like Jerry Harriston, Junior, 17 00:01:03.879 --> 00:01:08.280 John Hardtung, Mickey Hatcher. We did not have the Rick Monday Rodney 18 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:15.719 Peak houch seats. We snuck in there, Dave there. Oh yeah, 19 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:19.040 I was thinking about it too. Yeah yeah, if I saw you, 20 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:23.040 it just said you come with us because we are family, and I just 21 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.079 kind of ride in our day's coattails basically is what I did. Yeah, 22 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:30.879 yeah, for sure, you know, honestly, uh we uh we had 23 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:34.319 to get back home. But it was a great night, and I thought 24 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:41.159 the highlight of last night, Rodney was the expectations of a World Series became 25 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:46.200 even more real when Mark Walkers said, yes, the ownership would donate fifty 26 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:51.799 more million dollars to the Foundation if this team can do what the set out 27 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:55.959 to do. So yeah, I wonder what the players were feeling when they 28 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:59.959 heard that. Oh man, I was. I told Fred that story earlier 29 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.159 about that, and the whole crowd is like, you could feel like, 30 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:07.879 okay, okay, because when he first came out and said I'm I'm a 31 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:12.080 chip in fifty million dollars, that was like one thing, and then he 32 00:02:12.159 --> 00:02:15.919 threw out, I'll double it if we win it. It's like whoa whoaoa 33 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:17.800 whoa. Not if they win it, if they just get there. Me 34 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:22.120 personally, if you really wanted to send the message, you should have said 35 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:24.680 if you win it, because that's the goal. It's not just to make 36 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:29.400 it correct. I would have said the same thing. But man, just 37 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:31.439 to throw it out there like that, it was. It was pretty impressive. 38 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:37.439 But yeah, look at his h Hey Rodney, if you go back 39 00:02:37.479 --> 00:02:40.439 and look at the video and look at the face of Mark Walter, he 40 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:45.439 was dead serious. And oh he had eyes for a few of the you 41 00:02:45.479 --> 00:02:49.400 know, top people in the organization when he said it. Oh yeah, 42 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:52.960 oh yeah, he was dead serious. And he goes back to, you 43 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:57.120 know, expectations on the season. But yeah, make no make no mistake. 44 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:01.120 It is World Series or bust. Hey, Dave, you were working 45 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:05.960 the Blue carpet, you had all your stuff on Instagram. Any stories from 46 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.599 their best dressed that kind of thing, Well, I will tell you this. 47 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:15.759 My better half thought that Otani's wife was dressed the classiest of anybody else. 48 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:21.919 So there's that. As far as the Blue Carpet itself, you know, 49 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:27.039 I have to admit I was a little starstruck when I saw Captain comeback. 50 00:03:27.159 --> 00:03:31.759 Jim Harbaugh striding on the blue carpet. I was not expecting Jim Harbaugh 51 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:36.639 to make an appearance at the Blue Diamond Gala, but the Chargers were one 52 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:40.039 of the sponsors that donated to the gala. I saw Dean Spanos and I 53 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.280 said, oh, yeah, Spanos, okay, And then I saw Jim 54 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:51.400 freaking Harbaugh nod in Khaki's Last Night stride down there, and I just lost 55 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:53.599 it. I don't know what came over me, but yeah. The last 56 00:03:53.599 --> 00:04:00.599 time I was nose to nose was with Jim Harbaugh. Was at a Lax 57 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:05.080 Airport hotel for Pac ten Media Day when he was coaching Stanford and before that, 58 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:10.479 Rodney, you can appreciate this. At the two thousand and two Super 59 00:04:10.520 --> 00:04:15.960 Bowl, I was at the Commissioner's party and I had drinks with Captain come 60 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:19.920 Back at the Center Bar when the Raiders were in there against the Bucks. 61 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:24.959 Jim Harbaugh was the quarterback coach. Yeah, no, for the Raiders quarterback 62 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.879 coach. Yeah. Yeah, that was in San Diego, right exactly. 63 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:33.240 Yeah, Well did you talk to him? That was my highlight? Did 64 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:35.759 you talk to him? Did you talk to him last? Yeah? It's 65 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:40.279 on Instagram, It's on that officially vast a Instagram. Oh yeah, we 66 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:44.759 did a whole interview nice, very so. Yeah. I saw the Chargers. 67 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:47.639 They had a big presence there last night. You know, you miss 68 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:51.079 a lot of people because we we of course were running a little bit late. 69 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:54.600 But you miss a lot of people and then you find out who was 70 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:58.480 actually there because you don't get a chance. As they mentioned, people coming 71 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:04.319 from everywhere and all walks of life and uh and uh you you miss people? 72 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:12.680 Did was there? I saw Lottie, but I also saw my girl, 73 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:15.360 Juju Watkins. Got a chance to hang out with her a little bit. 74 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:19.040 Oh here he is, front row couch, Rick Monday right in the 75 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:28.519 booth after being in the front row couch with you, Rodney Hey, Rodney 76 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:39.000 Pete sends his regards. The other the Blue carpet yesterday was Bobby Miller stopping 77 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:43.240 and telling us today was going to be the first day that he throws off 78 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:46.800 the mound. He's been thrown for a little over a week, but today 79 00:05:46.839 --> 00:05:48.800 will be the first day that he throws off the mound. He's going to 80 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:55.040 have a bullpen session, so things are going in the right direction for him, 81 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:58.439 all right. And tonight Dave the Braves are in town. I made 82 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:00.240 the point. Yeah, it's two of the best teams they could meet for 83 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:05.040 the National League Championship Series. But to me, it's a series in early 84 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:11.399 May. How do you look at it. I look at it as both 85 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:15.079 these teams sizing each other up. You don't get this type of series this 86 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:17.720 early in the season, two of the best teams in the National League, 87 00:06:17.759 --> 00:06:24.000 obviously record wise, and you know, everybody has lamented the fact that Otani 88 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:27.720 has not had a chance to play in October or big games. Well, 89 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:32.639 let's see how mister Otani performs on this stage, because this is October atmosphere 90 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:40.519 in May. No, you're absolutely right, absolutely right. But I also 91 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:44.000 steel the same way, Dave. Even though yeah it's early May, it's 92 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:48.240 still the Atlanta Braves. It's still the team of the last five seven years 93 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:53.680 that at the start of every season, teams predict that those two teams will 94 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:59.040 will face off in the NLCS. I've had multiple MVPs all that type of 95 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:01.959 things, and at the end of the day, it is about sizing you 96 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:04.959 guys up and sizing each other up and figuring out, Okay, where are 97 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:08.720 you now? Where you know, what do I need to see that, 98 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:15.399 I'm gonna remember come October, and look, these two teams are going to 99 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:18.199 look considerably different by the time the end of the season rolls around. But 100 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:23.439 it's exciting for all of us involved, the spectators, the people that cover 101 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:30.519 the sport. This is like Lakers Warriors in December. It's like Celtics Sixers 102 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:36.279 in December. It's like any NFL matchup in Week five that you get excited 103 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:42.600 about. So I don't feel like anybody should begrudge us to hype this up 104 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:46.040 because these are the two best teams in the National League and arguably in all 105 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:48.680 a Major league baseball. So it's going to be a treat. It's going 106 00:07:48.759 --> 00:07:53.759 to be fun. Max Freed on Sunday Glass Now, Tomorrow and tonight, 107 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:58.240 we're going to see what young Gavin Stone has as far as what he's got 108 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:01.079 against one of the best lineups in baseball. Yeah, I think that'll be 109 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:03.519 interesting. Give him a shot against one of the best lineups and let's find 110 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:07.000 out about his metal right here, right now. If he does well, 111 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:09.720 I think everybody's got to feel pretty good about it. Dave, same with 112 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:15.000 Otani. I mean, like I just said, this will be October atmosphere 113 00:08:15.040 --> 00:08:20.000 at Dodger Stadium in May. Let's see what he's got. Well, let's 114 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:22.759 see what Andy pa Has has as well. I think he's got something. 115 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:26.920 I'm loving his game, Dave. Oh, Andy Paie has no fear, 116 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:31.279 no fear. I don't have any questions about him. I have no questions 117 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:35.159 about him. I don't believe he's going to be intimidated by this atmosphere at 118 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:39.879 all. Like I said, this is all about how Otani reacts in this 119 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:43.080 environment. Usually the great ones embrace it and rise and put on a show. 120 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:48.720 So let's see if Otani can put on that show. Yeah, you're 121 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:50.519 right. I mean that is a very interesting point, Dave, because he 122 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:56.039 has not been in big game type of situations, and he's certainly going to 123 00:08:56.039 --> 00:09:01.639 be in there in October. But yeah, I can't even think of a 124 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:05.840 series maybe, you know, maybe playing the you know, the Yankees, 125 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:09.759 But I can't think of another team that would have this type of magnitude or 126 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:15.720 hype that is not a playoff game or a playoff series like it is going 127 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:20.879 to be tonight in this in this weekend, Ronnie. Even when the Angels 128 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:24.360 went to New York to play the Yankees. Yeah, there was a lot 129 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:28.360 of pomp and circumstance, but let's be realistic, those games meant absolutely nothing. 130 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:37.399 So I mean, this is arguably higher stakes regular season series that O'tani 131 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:41.120 has ever played in. I mean, think back six years. If you 132 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:45.600 think of a big series the Angels played in, or the competition across the 133 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.919 field, I can't think of one where you know, this is center stage 134 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:54.120 in baseball. This is the biggest series of the weekend in Major League Baseball. 135 00:09:54.679 --> 00:09:56.559 Yeah, because even when he was with the Angels, didn't nobody ever 136 00:09:56.600 --> 00:10:01.480 thought the Angels were going to meet the Yankees in the in the American League 137 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:03.039 Championship Series. It was like, Okay, the Yankees make it there, 138 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:07.240 but the Angels ain't getting there. But now everybody knows that it's a collision 139 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:11.159 course with these two teams at some point. And the only reason why I 140 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:16.120 don't question whether or not O'tani will be an October performer is the way he 141 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:22.159 led Team Japan over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. We all know 142 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:28.679 the story now that it was him giving a rallying cry in the clubhouse before 143 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:33.639 that game to really inspire his teammates, and he went toe to toe in 144 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.960 the ninth inning against the best hitters in the world and delivered, striking out 145 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.279 Mike Trout. So I don't have any doubts that he can't do it. 146 00:10:43.000 --> 00:10:46.600 I just want to see it in a regular season game in Major League Baseball. 147 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:50.360 All right, Well, Dave, thanks for jumping on. Enjoy the 148 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.759 weekend, and we'll talk to again soon. All right, Fred, look 149 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:58.440 forward to it. Rodney, have a great weekend, right all day? 150 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:07.879 Okay, as the weekend approaches, spirituality need it, gotta have it. 151 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:11.480 And he'll have some comments about Darvin Ham as well when we come back. 152 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:16.600 That's right, that's right. We the guys, Rodney p Fred Rogan on 153 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:22.000 a Friday, and it's that time, y'all. It's that time. We 154 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:26.519 desperately need some spirituality. It's gonna get us through the weekend. Come on 155 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:31.639 now, Rodney, don't we have to just take one second and thank you 156 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:37.080 everybody that came out to Hollywood Park yesterday. Absolutely absolutely it was. It 157 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:43.679 was a great, great afternoon at Hollywood Park. The excitement in the room 158 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.000 big time thanks to kikiro and and and no, he was tired, just 159 00:11:48.039 --> 00:11:52.039 got off a late plane ride home from a long road trip. Had the 160 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:56.960 gallery to get ready for that that night last night, but showed up and 161 00:11:56.000 --> 00:12:00.559 gave us, gave us all that energy. Man in the crowd loved it, 162 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:05.200 and thank everybody for showing up and getting there early and being such a 163 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:07.159 lively crowd. Man, it was. It was a great day yesterday. 164 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:11.559 Yeah, that was a big one. That was a big crowd, a 165 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:16.159 lot of people. A lot of people stayed till the end. And when 166 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:18.120 we said get there early, because we always tell you that you might as 167 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:22.840 well get there early, yesterday, you should have got there early. People 168 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:26.240 got there at eight thirty in the morning and we went on. Yeah, 169 00:12:26.240 --> 00:12:28.759 they were ready. They got there at eight thirty in the morning. We 170 00:12:28.799 --> 00:12:33.159 went on at noon. So we do have another one coming up in July. 171 00:12:33.480 --> 00:12:39.200 I don't have the exact date yet, and I do know the Dodger 172 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:41.759 player that's going to be there. We do not say it. No, 173 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:43.000 I'm not, I'm not. I'm not. I'm not gonna say it yet, 174 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.759 but you should think about middle of July, we'll be back and we'll 175 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.039 have another Dodger with us. And so when we tell you to get there 176 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:56.399 early for that one, get there early, you damn right. Cause some 177 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:00.360 people got there little later. I don't think they got an autograph. Hmm. 178 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:05.120 Can't get there late, Fred, He told them, I mean there 179 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:07.879 was no Let me just say this, and I didn't say it on the 180 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:13.440 air. Yesterday, as the crowd got larger, and of course we're at 181 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:18.759 a casino and security moved in. That big guy in front of us. 182 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:24.840 That guy was packing too. Nobody was going where they weren't supposed to go. 183 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:31.080 Yesterday, they had a security this all of a sudden, a giant 184 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:35.480 security person showed up and I looked down and that guy was the real deal. 185 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:39.240 That wasn't like a guy we hired in a yellow coat. That guy 186 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:43.559 was a real deal. And he was right there, and he had his 187 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:46.480 buddy with him. And when the time was up, and KEYK, I 188 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:50.519 think did stay a little later then he was supposed to. But when the 189 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:54.639 time was up and it was time for him to go, those two guys 190 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:56.600 got him out of there. And if you remember Rodney, people tried to 191 00:13:56.679 --> 00:14:01.799 chase him. They tried to chase him in a back room. Yeah, 192 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:05.120 into the parking lot as well. Yeah. So for the next one in 193 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:11.159 July, get there early. Okay. Now we need spirituality to provide that 194 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:15.679 there was only one man on this Friday, only one, probably only one 195 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:20.399 stinging from the news of Darvin Ham. That man is Victor Brick with the 196 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:30.519 Daily Haikup and Vic Good Afternoon. In the wake of the Lakers head coaching 197 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:37.039 flux, he's still sensitive to mother Nature, giddy with the discovery of the 198 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:43.039 rare bird up in Oregon, the blue rock thrush, first ever spotted in 199 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:46.759 the USA. It's Fred Rogan. I don't even know what that meant, 200 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:50.559 Hello, Vick, the blue rock What nobody knows what that means? The 201 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:54.720 blue rock thrush? Fred? What is that? Oh? It's a bird 202 00:14:56.200 --> 00:15:01.759 never seen before in North America. It's a bird, a bird, the 203 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:07.120 blue rock thrush. All right, blue rock thrush? Okay, And why 204 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:09.720 are we bringing the bird up today? Vic? Why give me the bird? 205 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:18.080 It's it's historic for the first ever spotted in North America. All right, 206 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:24.679 the blue rock thrush. All right, let's just see he's a bird 207 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:28.080 lover, he's a birder. Oh wait, you're right, Victor. It 208 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:35.799 was the first time a blue rock thrush has been seen in North America. 209 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:39.559 Where what did they see in Oregon? On a beach in Oregon? Yeah, 210 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:45.759 not a bad looking bird, the beautiful bird. You like birds, 211 00:15:45.840 --> 00:15:50.639 VIC love birds. Bird chased me one time. Oh Lord, here we 212 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:58.639 go. True a bird in Morocco. No, not Morocco, in Calabasas. 213 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:04.879 Oh my god, True. Why did the bird and what kind of 214 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:07.799 bird was it? Fred? I don't know, but it was not a 215 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:12.240 happy bird. And that birds little bird. I told you about the crow. 216 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:17.080 You remember the crow story. Crows loves you. The crows love you. 217 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:22.440 Fred. I go home one day, I look and I'm terrified because 218 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:27.080 I see this giant black crow. It's not moving. It's right in front 219 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:30.559 of my gate. I see it and I think, oh my god. 220 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:34.159 I mean, it was enormous. It was enormous. It was the size 221 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:37.360 of an eagle. That's how big this crow was. And I'm looking at 222 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:41.120 it and I'm thinking, oh God, this crow. Something happened and the 223 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:44.919 crow died right in front of my gate. Not as the crow flies, 224 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:48.519 as the crow dies. So I freak out. I run in the house 225 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:52.440 immediately, and I close the door. I come back out, I peer 226 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:56.360 over the gate. The crow is still there. I go back in the 227 00:16:56.399 --> 00:17:00.480 house and now I don't know why I'm freaked out by this so I start 228 00:17:00.559 --> 00:17:04.519 calling animal control. I mean it was a gigantic rodney. It was like 229 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.599 the size of a llama. No, it was huge. You said, 230 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:12.559 the size of a llama. Yeah, it was giant. It's not ludicrous. 231 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:17.319 It was actually real. So I see it. I go call the 232 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:22.720 animal control. They tell me they'll come out and get it. I go 233 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:26.359 back out there five minutes later to see if it's there. You thought it 234 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:30.160 was dead. I thought it was dead. It was not dead. It 235 00:17:30.200 --> 00:17:33.400 flew away. It was playing dead. It was waiting for you to get 236 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:37.400 close, Freds as you could pick your eyeballs out. That's exactly right, 237 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:42.720 Ronnie, That's exactly right. It was playing dead because if I reached down 238 00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:45.720 and did something, it would have attacked me. And I know that. 239 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:51.839 I don't like the crows, you know, Fred. It's also bad luck, 240 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:56.440 Fred, to find a dead crow on your property. Bad luck. 241 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.599 Well, thank god, thank god for you that he was playing dead, 242 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:06.599 and also that you didn't approach. Otherwise you would have had your eyeballs pecked 243 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:10.200 out. Now, I think you're right, So I'm not. I'm not 244 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:18.759 a fan of birds. Vic, you were counting crows. Hello, we 245 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:22.079 understand that. Yeah, maybe maybe a scarecrow. He's a bird lover. 246 00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:33.000 He's a birder. They call him mister football rodby Pete my Man. Yeah, 247 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:41.279 wait a minute, it's a bird, it's a plane. It's not 248 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:47.279 Kawhi Leonard no claw. Tonight in Dallas clips fatal flaw, no claw, 249 00:18:47.359 --> 00:18:55.680 Adam Auslin jun And he'll play tunes from the Eagles, flock of Seagulls, 250 00:18:56.519 --> 00:19:00.359 the birds. So you want to be a rock and roll star, Roddie 251 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:04.279 Fossio his favorite birds are turkey vulture. It's King flavor, y'all. Yeah, 252 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:15.599 Turkey vulture, Turkey vulture. So d Ham two years as Laker head 253 00:19:15.599 --> 00:19:23.079 coach and audios, how do you feel about Isaac? You feel good or 254 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:27.160 bad about it? Well, A's welve documented. I'm a d ham Man. 255 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:34.039 I love d Ham. Obviously the Lakers squad is this not equipped to 256 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:40.640 beat the Denver Nuggets. It's well documented as well these last two years that 257 00:19:40.839 --> 00:19:48.440 they don't have the team. It's not d Ham's fault, but there was 258 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:55.720 some negative signs obviously the last few weeks. Did he lose control of the 259 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:59.920 flow. Yes, when Ad declared we didn't know what the hell was going 260 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:03.279 going on on both sides of the court during the playoffs, the dye was 261 00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:07.759 cast, perhaps for de Ham Lebron talking with everybody at the bench, but 262 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:14.640 d Ham during timeouts, maybe the die was cast for de Ham the erratic 263 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:19.319 rotations. The bottom line is took them to the Western Finals last year, 264 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:26.400 took them to the first round this year, but the squad not equipped to 265 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:33.200 beat the Denver Nuggets. So now what it's ludicrous, It's simple. It's 266 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:38.960 t Lou. T Lou has won a title with Bron eight years ago in 267 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:45.160 Cleveland. T Lou the strong Laker roots. Remember he played with Kobe. 268 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:53.440 That's invaluable and that's profound. There's a magnificent strategic coach. There's there's only 269 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:57.640 one issue with T Lou. Should I share it with you or no? 270 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:03.480 Of course, the Clippers just came out and said they want to sign him 271 00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:08.359 to a long term deal. The firing of d Ham just made Telu fifty 272 00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:18.519 million dollars. Because you're right, Fred, Steve Balmer loves Lou and the 273 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:21.880 massive extension is on the horizon for t Lou. Do you know he loves 274 00:21:21.920 --> 00:21:26.200 him, Vic loves him. You need Blu in Inglewood, he needs Lou 275 00:21:26.319 --> 00:21:32.720 at you know at the new arena in Inglewood. He needs the switch up 276 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:38.279 by Vic. Here is legendary. This is a legendary flip flop from the 277 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:45.480 Lakers needing to get You can't let Tlu go if you're the Clippers. So 278 00:21:45.599 --> 00:21:48.359 Vic, what's the new solution. Well, obviously, the Lakers blew it 279 00:21:48.440 --> 00:21:52.279 with Lou years ago. Remember from the time you came on and about two 280 00:21:52.319 --> 00:21:57.039 minutes in they went cheap and refusing to give Lou the multi years a few 281 00:21:57.119 --> 00:22:00.920 years ago. You remember, everyone remembers that yes and his choice of assistant 282 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:04.599 coaches, Yes, and t Lou walked away from the table. Yes. 283 00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:11.440 And obviously the Lakers were then forced into hiring Frank Vogel. Vogel did a 284 00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:18.920 nice job, but Lou walked away. But they had Lou if they wanted 285 00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:21.240 Lou. But that was years ago. There was a whole different time in 286 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:26.240 space. They never birthday party for him, brought on a Laker cake in 287 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:30.079 Vegas, didn't they run any remedy had a birthday, That's what everybody said. 288 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:33.359 He was going to be coaching the Lakers, and somebody got him a 289 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:37.000 Laker birthday cake. Then the deal fell apart. Isn't that the one call 290 00:22:37.119 --> 00:22:44.559 me brown dropped? No, ro oh, sorry, there was a botch 291 00:22:44.680 --> 00:22:48.920 negotiation with Telu. The Lakers are just cheap. There wasn't at all. 292 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:55.759 That's called the botch negotiation. Fred. They had t Lou, but they 293 00:22:55.799 --> 00:23:00.119 low balled him. They low balled them exactly. So what jj Ron know? 294 00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:03.720 Coach Bud, who's going to be vic? Not? What do you 295 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:10.880 mean? Everyone's got the usual the usual suspects. But I'm going a different 296 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:15.359 direction. I want to go into the general manager of the Denver Nuggets. 297 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:22.039 No one's mentioned his name. He's put the Denver Nuggets into a dynastics situation 298 00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:26.680 and deserves respect and reserves and deserves some love from the Lakers, you know, 299 00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:37.480 to help out Polinka. Who does I'm talking about Calvin Booth? To 300 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:42.680 help Polenka? Who's Calvin Booth? Calvin Booth is the general manager of the 301 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:48.400 Denver Nuggets and Nugget squad together. So what what is he What is he 302 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:52.319 going to do? Take take Palinka's job? Is that what you're saying? 303 00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:56.160 I'm not. I don't know where they want to go in the front office, 304 00:23:56.319 --> 00:24:02.680 but this team has so so many weaknesses. What do you as I've 305 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:07.720 been saying, Pivot, legendary pivot, Lebron James and Anthony Davis. It's 306 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:12.559 who you surround your stars with. Henna leave Nuggets did Look what Calvin Booth 307 00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:17.960 did. Put that name in you know your membrane. Calvin Booth, a 308 00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:21.799 six to ten journeyman in the NBA for ten years, understands the game. 309 00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:25.920 Calvin Booth, So he's gonna leave Denver to come to work under Rob. 310 00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:30.039 I don't know. I don't know the dynamic of Calvin Booth's contract. I'm 311 00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:33.839 just shooting it out there because you know, everyone knows you got the JJ 312 00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:40.599 Reddicks and the you know in the mix he does the podcast with Lebron talking 313 00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:44.839 about being the coach, you're saying Calvin Booth should be the general manager. 314 00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:48.000 Vi Polenka didn't get fired today, it was Darbnham. I'm putting him into 315 00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:52.440 the front office to help the situation. Well, I'm looking for solutions, 316 00:24:52.480 --> 00:24:57.000 okay, But if you're gonna hire the general manager of the Denver Nuggets, 317 00:24:57.000 --> 00:25:02.960 who we just today learned was John will Booth, grandson Calvin Booth, if 318 00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:04.839 you're gonna do that, that means you have to get run of Rob Polinka. 319 00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:08.799 No, no, I'm saying you add Calvin Booth into the mix. 320 00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:11.680 No, you can't. You need help. That worked well with Plinka and 321 00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:15.559 Magic Johnson sharing duties there, right, Vick. It's gotta be one sheriff 322 00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:22.279 in the town that was a disaster. Calvin Booth gonna work with Rob Polinka 323 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:27.640 and why would he leave Denver? Exactly? My god? Absolutely, these 324 00:25:27.640 --> 00:25:32.680 are all you know Coljing statements. So can we get one from you? 325 00:25:32.799 --> 00:25:37.319 Now? It's not colding at all. Look, I can tell you, 326 00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:42.400 Jj Reddick, it's not gonna happen. Go to Charlotte or Detroit. Detroit 327 00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:48.400 money Williams is a ten year deal to Detroitick, But Mani's coming to the 328 00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:56.440 Lakers, y'all. It desperate times for the Lakers. Desperate. It's the 329 00:25:56.480 --> 00:26:03.400 operative word there. Listen, you put together a team you know of the 330 00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:07.240 Joker, Murray Gordon, Porter KPC, the solid bench. I mean, 331 00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:11.880 this is the basketball blueprint the Lakers have to be after. Is the head 332 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:15.880 coach gonna put that together? No, he's gonna. He's gonna navigate a 333 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:18.799 fabulous squad right now, the Lakes, the Lakers squad, and so many 334 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:23.079 holes they have so much work to do. Yeah, but on the on 335 00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:26.880 the forging of a squad, who has to do the work? Is it 336 00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:32.079 the coach or the general manager? Everybody? I think everyone for it has 337 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:33.680 to do the work. So what are you saying, just clean house, 338 00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:37.680 new GM, new coach. I'm not saying clean house. You'll look at 339 00:26:37.759 --> 00:26:42.000 well obviously looking for a new coach right now? And and the names you 340 00:26:42.000 --> 00:26:48.559 know throw thrown out there. I don't believe he's going to Charlotte apparently. 341 00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:52.400 Hey, Vic, let me tell you a secret here. Denver didn't draft 342 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:56.079 Jokis with the top ten pick. They had no idea, just like everyone 343 00:26:56.119 --> 00:26:57.599 else, that he would turn into this. In fact, he was drafted 344 00:26:57.599 --> 00:27:04.680 in the second round. Talk Bell commercial. 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Now, let's go, 362 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:40.000 Rodney, Pete Fred Rogan. Vic is going to clear up all the confusions 363 00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:42.240 that you may have had over the last five minutes. Yeah, he's got 364 00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:45.400 it now, he's got to figure it out. I got it down now, 365 00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:52.400 Yeah, all right, Vic cleared up Philliston, total clarity, okay, 366 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:56.519 in the midst of this Laker coaching chaos. But who is Carlos Booth? 367 00:28:59.240 --> 00:29:03.240 Calvin? What is do you think Carlos Boozer? Now? Who is 368 00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:12.920 it? Calvin Booth? Alvin Booth six' nine, ten year NBA veteran. 369 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:17.160 What are you talking about his height? Like he's going to be playing 370 00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:26.079 for the Lakers. He's a GM Charlotte, not Carolina. I want to 371 00:29:26.079 --> 00:29:30.240 give fred a visual of someone no one knows and who was instrumental in a 372 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:37.400 world championship squad, the Denver Nuggets because they tripped into Yok the Joker in 373 00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:41.200 the second round. He wanted him if they knew so much about him. 374 00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:44.279 What's the bottom line? They've assembled the best team in the association, that's 375 00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:47.680 the bottom line, and the Lakers of Lakers have a lot of work to 376 00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:51.200 do to beat the Denver Nuggets in the seven game series. This is the 377 00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:56.000 reality. That's why Laker fans are frustrated and exasperated because they realized the journey 378 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:57.920 is long. You got your Braan, you got your a D. Those 379 00:29:57.920 --> 00:30:02.799 are no branders. Although in the Anthony Davis trade. As we all remember, 380 00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:07.599 the Lakers gave up a lot and one guy who I love, a 381 00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:11.839 blue collar hero. I'm a blue collar guy. That's where I played the 382 00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:17.400 game. I played the game underneath glass Fred you you were, you were 383 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:25.119 underneath glass man. Yeah, boxing out fundamentals, fundamentals. I love Josh 384 00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:27.319 Hart of the New York Knickerbockers. Oh yeah, wasn't he a Laker? 385 00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:30.799 They just kind of threw him in his flotsam and jetsam and Anthony Davis deel 386 00:30:32.279 --> 00:30:36.799 uh. I mean, there's so many former Lakers with incredible success around the 387 00:30:36.880 --> 00:30:40.599 league. But the bottom line is, you gotta go. You gotta know 388 00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:45.880 the intangibles. The Lakers don't get the intangibles because you know, they they're 389 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:51.640 obviously led by superstars. And from the the history of the Lakers, they 390 00:30:51.680 --> 00:30:56.319 have superstars on the squad, but you don't know the intangibles till they reveal 391 00:30:56.400 --> 00:31:00.359 themselves. VIC that's why they call intangibles. Yeah, as a league has 392 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:07.160 evolved, though, you need a squad led by stars. You know, 393 00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:12.319 Denver has stars, of course, Joker Murray, but it's it's their complimentary 394 00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:17.640 crew. And that's what the Lakers are seeking right now. I don't know 395 00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:21.960 if de Ham he couldn't have all he couldn't have willed his team to victory. 396 00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:26.920 They just didn't have the squad to compete and fred as you said, 397 00:31:26.920 --> 00:31:33.359 someone had to go. And unfortunately de Ham after two years, has been 398 00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:37.119 exiled. But the next Laker head coach, he's going to have to have 399 00:31:37.160 --> 00:31:45.759 a squad and how to handle a complimentary, a complementary squad. Vic you 400 00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:49.640 know what the best way to get past Denver is you let somebody else beat 401 00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:52.720 them. You don't end up in their bracket in a first round matchup. 402 00:31:53.599 --> 00:31:57.160 If Minnesota takes out Denver, there's gonna be a lot of people saying, 403 00:31:57.240 --> 00:32:00.720 oh, the window was open. We could have taken on Denver in the 404 00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:07.440 Western Converce finals. You have to go through them sometime. Double A, 405 00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:09.400 No, you don't. If Minnesota beats them, you don't have to go 406 00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:14.279 through them to get to the Western Conference finals. You're saying if I'm saying, 407 00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:16.680 you know what's real? What's real was the first round. It was 408 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:22.400 an unfortunate matchup for the Lakers to meet the defending champions, but that was 409 00:32:22.440 --> 00:32:27.759 their first round matchup, And why was that a very erratic regular season, 410 00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:30.519 okay, and put them in, you know, in a bad position in 411 00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:37.799 the first round. But listen, whatever happens with Minnesota and Denver is is 412 00:32:37.839 --> 00:32:42.039 basically irrelevant to the Lakers situation. They need answers, they need solutions. 413 00:32:42.160 --> 00:32:45.960 Yeah, and it's a lot of hard work ahead of them, and you 414 00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:50.079 know, you know what they really need to get that work started to get 415 00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:57.480 where they need to be. You know what they need. They have to 416 00:32:57.480 --> 00:33:00.519 get to the source, yes, big. And before I get there, 417 00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:05.960 I just want to say bless you Mark Walter for the incredible donation last night 418 00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:10.920 at the at the Dodger Gala. And one of the missions last I was 419 00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:16.319 to get Otani Shan on the floor on the dance floor with at Shearan but 420 00:33:16.319 --> 00:33:24.720 they did take selfies together, so that was a great moment. Let's get 421 00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:30.559 to the source. Yes, the haiku for you on this Friday, May 422 00:33:30.599 --> 00:33:34.559 the third, you know that they're running a Kentucky Derby at Churchill Down Sunday. 423 00:33:35.960 --> 00:33:40.039 Yes, who knew? Well the horses do? You're telling me? 424 00:33:40.160 --> 00:33:49.759 This is from issa Oka Koyobashi Isa. Right from the nostril of the Great 425 00:33:49.759 --> 00:33:59.000 Buddha comes a swallow I'm feeling you. 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