WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.200 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:28.239 Sports Talk seven nine day, now Here's Nick Coffee. 3 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:31.760 I think it's fair to say that even if you 4 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:34.280 listen to this show just a little bit, especially in 5 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:37.880 the last week or so, you've heard me probably be 6 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.399 unable to contain my excitement about the Kentucky State Fair 7 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:45.640 Fair to say, no pun intended, John very fair. I 8 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.640 went to the Fair on Saturday, and it was probably 9 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:51.200 the worst fair experience I've ever had, and it was 10 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:53.799 nobody's fault. I just had never been when it was 11 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:56.840 that crowded. I guess typically when I've gone to the Fair, 12 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:00.520 it is usually like a week night, Like we'll usually 13 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:02.399 like I think I'm gonna go Wednesday night. There's a 14 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:03.759 concert there that I'm you. 15 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:05.920 Know, wanting to go to Yang Twins. 16 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:06.640 Is it I missed that? 17 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:07.760 Yeah? 18 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:11.640 It was on Friday, okay, but I don't think i'd 19 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:13.680 ever gone on like the opening weekend, at least not 20 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.680 on a Saturday during the day. And man, I think 21 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:20.840 everybody in the state was there on Saturday during the day. 22 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:23.840 I mean traffic was bad, but like it wasn't because 23 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:27.280 of an unorganized group leading traffic. There was a lot 24 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:29.079 of people, like it wasn't you know, traffic because they 25 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.079 decided to set something up in a foolish way. There 26 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.799 was just a lot of people. So it took a 27 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:34.319 little while to get in. Although we'll give a little 28 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:36.519 bit of a tip here. If you are on sixty 29 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:39.760 five North, go to the airport and then you know, 30 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:41.599 leave the airport, if you know what I'm saying, right, 31 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:44.280 go there, just drive through and it'll spit you out 32 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.560 right at the fairgrounds and you essentially you'll you'll still 33 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:49.480 other people like it's not like it's not like, you know, 34 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:51.640 I'm the only person that knows to do that. So 35 00:01:51.799 --> 00:01:54.000 you'll still end up sitting in the traffic that is there, 36 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:56.599 you know, to get through the gate and whatnot. But 37 00:01:56.680 --> 00:01:59.400 you'll bypass sitting on that on that ramp for as 38 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:01.840 long as you know, a lot. I mean, we ended 39 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:04.359 up leaving to meet some friends there on Saturday afternoon, 40 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:06.159 and we left about the same time, and we took 41 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:09.759 the airport route and they you know, just got in 42 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:12.439 line like you typically would, and we beat them in 43 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:16.719 there by I feel like a long long time, like 44 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:19.120 maybe an hour or so, like maybe some of it 45 00:02:19.159 --> 00:02:22.080 was because they parked in a much different place than 46 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:24.400 we did. But either way, like that'll let you avoid 47 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:26.080 some of the traffic. But yeah, I mean it, I 48 00:02:26.159 --> 00:02:27.840 mean it was what you'd expect at the fair. I 49 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.000 had my Kentucky Proud pulled pork sandwich, which is a 50 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:36.280 very plain, Jain you know, boring food item. It's delicious. 51 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:37.879 I love it. I eat it every day, but it's 52 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:40.319 it's not up there with you know, it doesn't get 53 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:42.319 the same type of love that you know, a doughnut 54 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:45.960 burger or a six foot corn dog or something like that. 55 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:47.520 Did you end up trying a doughnut burger? 56 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:50.159 No, because the lines were crazy. That's what really made it. 57 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.159 You know. First of all, when you're in the booths, 58 00:02:52.199 --> 00:02:54.439 and it could be the people that are selling stuff, 59 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:57.520 it could be the counties that they have exhibits for. 60 00:02:57.919 --> 00:02:59.719 I mean, there's all kinds of stuff within the I mean, heck, 61 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:02.560 my my son, he was in heaven because there's a 62 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:06.639 there's an lmpd's area set up where they've got just 63 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:08.960 a bunch of cool stuff. There's a Kentucky State Police 64 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:11.360 area where they've got like a bunch of old, old 65 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:13.800 vintage cop cars and stuff, like really cool stuff. He 66 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:17.479 got to get on the police helicopter. It's like all 67 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:18.960 that stuff is fun. And that's what the kids love 68 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:22.840 about the fair. They rarely ride rides, but just moving 69 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:25.800 around within like the West Wing and even like in 70 00:03:25.879 --> 00:03:28.680 Freedom Hall, like it was hard to if you if 71 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:32.520 you stopped in most instances, if you stopped anywhere to 72 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:34.879 like look at what's in a booth or talk to 73 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:36.639 somebody that was trying to sell you something like, you 74 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:38.879 ended up being in people's way because it was just 75 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:41.400 that crowded. So I mean, again, it's nobody's fault. We 76 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:43.159 still ended up having a good time, but like it 77 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.639 was just hectic, man. And I did not wait in 78 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:48.960 line for the Uh. I did not wait in line 79 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:51.000 for the donut burger because I don't want one that 80 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:54.520 bad anyway, right, and uh the line was was long, 81 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:56.280 but the lines were along for like everything. And again 82 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:58.560 it's not I'm not somebody's fault. It's just it was 83 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.840 a busy, busy, busy out at the fair. And I'd 84 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:04.240 be shocked if when I go back Wednesday, or or 85 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:06.000 even if I go back at any point this upcoming 86 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:07.919 weekend before it ends, like I bet it won't be 87 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:11.159 as crowded. And I'm not going to take credit for 88 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:13.360 this because it wouldn't. I just can't. I can't. I 89 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:16.759 don't know. But you remember the vibe check at the 90 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:18.319 fair last last year, right, John? 91 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:19.240 I do remember it? 92 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:21.600 No bush light? No, And I had to track down 93 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:23.399 a guy who was there, brought his goats to the fair. 94 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:25.279 He happened to have a cooler bud light or a 95 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:27.639 bush light. He gave me some. Well, now they got 96 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:31.120 their own tent like the ONWN like thing. I mean, 97 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:33.439 it has to be your doing. I mean, I look, 98 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.000 nobody advocates for bush light harder than me. And you 99 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:39.519 know now not I mean, not only can you purchase 100 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.160 it at the Kentucky State Fair between the mill or 101 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:47.040 between the bud light tent and the bud tent, there's 102 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:49.800 now like this big mobile bar that's got bush light 103 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:52.319 all over it. I mean it's it's heavenly. So you know, 104 00:04:52.839 --> 00:04:53.319 I saw. 105 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:56.240 Bush Light's been advertising this bush light peach or something 106 00:04:56.319 --> 00:04:56.519 like that. 107 00:04:56.600 --> 00:04:58.680 Is that I've had one? No, it's not good. I 108 00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:00.759 mean I don't like it, but it's it's out there. 109 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.439 But yeah, you can get bush light at Lovell football games. 110 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.199 You can now get bush Light at the State Fair. 111 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:10.120 Like I mean, it's ever the official beer of Louisville 112 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:11.720 or the U of l whatever it may be. It's 113 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:13.160 I'm giving you the credit no matter what. 114 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.160 Thank you. I would appreciate that because I've been advocating 115 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:17.079 pretty strong for bush Light and they've not given me 116 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:19.560 any money, and I'm not asked for any money. I 117 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:22.879 just you know, here's what I want. I want there 118 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:27.199 to be more bottles available when I go to get 119 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:29.240 bush Light, because it's hard to find the bottles. Now, 120 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:31.720 I'll drink the cans, but I'm not a big can 121 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:34.360 beer guy anyway. I mean, I'll drink it, and really 122 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:36.120 it is. It is all the same for the most part. 123 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:37.519 But like if I'm going to go to the fridge 124 00:05:37.560 --> 00:05:40.920 at my house and grab a cold beer and sit 125 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:43.160 on the couch watch some football or you know, grab 126 00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:46.720 a beer while I eat dinner, I want a glass 127 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:49.000 bottle of bush Light, which I do. There's some spots 128 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:50.639 in my area. I know where to get it. But 129 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:52.519 you know, if I'm just out and about not, you know, 130 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:55.360 in my neck of the woods, if you will, good 131 00:05:55.439 --> 00:05:57.360 chance are going to have the cans. And that's it's 132 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.920 not a deal breaker. And some people have the aluminum 133 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:03.079 bottles and those are fine too, but you know that's 134 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:05.079 that that's the order. Actually, the order is this, you 135 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:07.399 can get a cold draft. That's where it's at. But 136 00:06:07.439 --> 00:06:09.000 that you know, I don't have a tap in my house, 137 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:11.040 but a bush Light wants to give me one. I'm 138 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:12.680 not gonna complain, although I'd have to go through a 139 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:14.000 lot of beer in order for that not to go 140 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.839 flat and get skunk. But anyways, uh, you know, draft's 141 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:21.040 the best, and and there's way more restaurants sports bars 142 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:24.040 around that have bush Light available than a year ago. 143 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:27.120 Like we're we're growing. Maybe we got some momentum here 144 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:33.040 behind bush Light. But bottles is the top choice, aluminum 145 00:06:33.079 --> 00:06:36.120 bottle than the cam that that that's my preference. I'll 146 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.439 drink any and all are delicious. But that's my only 147 00:06:38.439 --> 00:06:40.600 complaining about bush Light. If we can get more like 148 00:06:40.920 --> 00:06:43.920 whenever you're whenever you're purchasing, if you're a gas station, 149 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:47.600 liquor store, wherever you could, if you've got a liquor 150 00:06:47.639 --> 00:06:50.439 license to sell beer to you know not you know 151 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:52.399 not where people come in and order one instead at 152 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:54.079 a bar. But like they buy the beer, they take 153 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:56.920 it home. Let's get, let's get, let's get. Just keep 154 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:59.120 in mind people want bottles too, folks. It's not really 155 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:01.959 bush Light's fault. It's it's though, it's the distributors who 156 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:04.240 you know, it's not even the distributors, it's the people 157 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:07.720 who you know, supply beer in their establishment for people 158 00:07:07.759 --> 00:07:10.360 to buy. Just know there is an appetite of those bottles. 159 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:13.639 I can promise you that. But anyways, the fair was great, 160 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:15.879 and uh, I'll probably be back. I don't know if 161 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:18.800 I'm gonna go that concert Wednesday. It's I kind of feel. 162 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:21.160 Like that, Oh that's your boy, isn't That's Justin. 163 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:23.680 It's Justin Moore. Yeah, And I love Justin Moore. I've 164 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:27.879 seen him. I've seen him many times. Uh. And it's 165 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:33.680 it's it's the it's the most risky and dangerous situation 166 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:40.199 in a long time for Rick Coffee to appear from 167 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:44.439 seemingly the dead. Rick Coffee is my alter ego. It's 168 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:46.000 a different version of me, that is. 169 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:47.240 Uh. 170 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:49.720 It came about from your old neighborhood, right, somebody thought 171 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:50.480 your name was Rick. 172 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:56.720 Yeah, yes, so, and you know it just became I 173 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:58.600 don't really know how it became where it started being 174 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:03.360 mentioned like when I'm drunk, Nick. But and that's really 175 00:08:03.399 --> 00:08:05.000 all it is. It's nothing crazy. It's not like I 176 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:06.759 could do some cool party tricks when I'm ha. I 177 00:08:06.879 --> 00:08:09.240 just you know, here, here's a giveaway for me if 178 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:11.160 I've been, if I've been, you know, putting them back. 179 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:15.000 Usually I'm a little I can you know, I'm a 180 00:08:16.040 --> 00:08:18.120 without sounding like a pervert, Like I can just get 181 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:21.480 touchy right, like, you know, hand on your shoulder while 182 00:08:21.480 --> 00:08:23.439 I'm talking to you, you know, just you know, just 183 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:24.439 I'm that. 184 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:25.800 Guy you don't care about personal space. 185 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:29.319 Yeah, yeah, there really appears there's no radar for personal 186 00:08:29.319 --> 00:08:34.240 space whenever rick Is has taken over for Nick. So 187 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:37.159 you know, like I can't see a scenario. I mean 188 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:38.840 it certainly I would, I would, you know, I would 189 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:40.360 make my wife drive me home where I would we 190 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:41.879 would get it and we'd get an uber. But then, 191 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:43.120 like the thought of getting an uber out of the 192 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:46.080 fair just sounds like a headache. You know. I haven't 193 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:47.879 even had a night where I have to worry about 194 00:08:47.919 --> 00:08:49.600 like a big hangover in a long time. I kind 195 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:51.879 of feel like that would be that night. Because it's outside, 196 00:08:51.879 --> 00:08:56.799 it's hot. You know, I'm with my people justin more fanatics. 197 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:00.480 If that's you, stand up, take a bow. You know, 198 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:03.039 I'm proud to be in the same group with you. 199 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:05.759 But like I just I don't know, Like I it 200 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:07.840 sounds fun. I think i'd have fun. But I do 201 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:10.120 think this is growth in becoming you know, an older, 202 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.559 washed up, thirty six year old man that's like, yeah, 203 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:13.759 you don't need to be going to that. You've seen 204 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:15.960 him enough times. You don't need to be out there, 205 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:19.360 you know, pounding bush lights. And you know, on a Wednesday, 206 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:21.360 maybe if it's a Saturday, maybe it's a Friday. But 207 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:22.919 a Wednesday, I think I'm gonna and I can't be 208 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:25.200 hung over from my first pitch on Thursday, That's true. 209 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:28.159 I gotta be in good And by the way, I'm 210 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:31.279 I'm amazed by how many people are worried for me 211 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:34.799 about this. Like it's the first thing people bring up 212 00:09:34.799 --> 00:09:36.360 to me when I tell them I'm throwing the first 213 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:39.519 pitch at the bats game on set on Thursday. Do 214 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:41.519 you know how far that is from the plate to 215 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:44.840 the to the mound? I mean no, but I mean 216 00:09:45.080 --> 00:09:46.759 it's not like I gotta throw it a mile, do 217 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:50.600 I people are like, how do you like to say 218 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:52.600 that I'm practicing for a first pitch? Like where would 219 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:54.840 I do that in my backyard? Like how do you 220 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:56.559 practice for a first pitch? If you're not somebody that 221 00:09:56.559 --> 00:09:59.200 you know is a part of baseball, I can go 222 00:09:59.240 --> 00:10:01.879 throw a baseball, but like, you know, the best thing you. 223 00:10:01.799 --> 00:10:03.919 Could do is look up the I guess the dimensions 224 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:06.120 of how far the plate is from the mound, and 225 00:10:06.200 --> 00:10:08.639 maybe try to measure that in your yard and do that. 226 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:13.519 Yeah, I mean, I'll say this the best chance for 227 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:15.639 me to just you know, go out there. And I'm 228 00:10:15.639 --> 00:10:17.759 not gonna throw a great pitch. I'm not gonna look 229 00:10:17.799 --> 00:10:19.600 like I've ever pitched a baseball, Like I'm not. I'm 230 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.440 not gonna look like a natural. My goal is to 231 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:25.639 just get it across the plate. And if the if 232 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:27.480 the catcher's got to reach to the left or the 233 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:29.360 right or maybe stand up to get it. You know, 234 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:32.360 I don't consider that to be a failure. Like that's 235 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:35.559 just you know, me getting it to the guy with 236 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.399 him having a little movement. So if I do practice 237 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:42.039 and I start, you know, measuring out the distance, and 238 00:10:42.080 --> 00:10:44.559 I just you know, hey, hey son, my four year old. 239 00:10:44.600 --> 00:10:46.240 Once you go down there and just you know, you 240 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:48.279 play catcher. I'm gonna try to I'm gonna work on 241 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:50.320 pitching it and you you know, you catch it for 242 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:53.559 me like one, that'd be embarrassing to even go through 243 00:10:53.600 --> 00:10:56.559 that process. Also, I'd be overthinking it and I would 244 00:10:56.600 --> 00:10:58.039 go out there and I'd be like, all right, you've 245 00:10:58.080 --> 00:10:59.919 been practicing, you know. Just I'm just gonna go out 246 00:10:59.919 --> 00:11:02.279 there and wing it. And again, is there is there 247 00:11:02.279 --> 00:11:05.720 a chance by doing that I end up embarrassing myself? Yes, absolutely, 248 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:07.679 But I knew going in there was a good chance 249 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:08.679 that was gonna happen anyway. 250 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:11.639 So is there a worst case scenario for how it 251 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:12.200 plays out? 252 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:19.399 That's a good question. I don't I don't want to 253 00:11:19.480 --> 00:11:22.000 go out there and just make a clown of myself 254 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:25.039 to where it looks as if I'm utilizing this great 255 00:11:25.080 --> 00:11:27.720 opportunity that the louisvill BADS organization has given me to 256 00:11:27.840 --> 00:11:31.360 like be a clown. So you know, but also I'm 257 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:33.720 aware that like the worst that it is, the more 258 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:36.879 attention it would eventually get. And that's not you know, 259 00:11:37.840 --> 00:11:40.039 that's not gonna make me look good. But you know, 260 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:42.639 it also wouldn't be the worst thing ever. If you know, 261 00:11:42.879 --> 00:11:44.600 I get a ton of attention from it, you know 262 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:45.279 what I mean, Like. 263 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:46.200 You could lean into it. 264 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:48.720 I'm not, yeah, yeah exactly. I mean, look, self deprecation 265 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.480 is my brand, baby, Like that's that's right in my wheelhouse. 266 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:53.879 So it could be it could be like a perfect 267 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:58.120 scenario in that regard. But yeah, six point twenty on 268 00:11:58.120 --> 00:12:01.120 on Thursday at Slugger Field, I'll be throwing out the 269 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:03.919 first pitch and I'm looking forward to it, and I 270 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:08.159 really appreciate the Bats for extending the invite, and you know, 271 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:10.120 I won't let you down. I mean, I'll be there. 272 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:14.000 Can't guarantee that it's gonna be a you know, a 273 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:16.039 great pitch, but you know, my goal here again, my 274 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:20.000 goal here is to just get it within the vicinity 275 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:23.720 of home plate to where the guy catching it doesn't 276 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:25.799 have to do a whole lot of movement and I 277 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:30.080 don't end up, you know, being listed as somebody who 278 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:31.720 threw out one of the worst pitches of all time. 279 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.759 But again, like there's also part of me that like, 280 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:36.120 how bad would I have to be for it to 281 00:12:36.120 --> 00:12:37.720 get that kind of attention and where people are like, 282 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:39.519 oh my goodness, did you see what this guy did. 283 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:41.440 And then there's also like fear that I had that 284 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:43.840 if it was really bad. And that's why, like the 285 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:45.399 people who are worried for me are people who know 286 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:48.279 me personally that like, no, it's not a joke. He 287 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:51.360 really looks like someone who's never thrown a baseball in 288 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:53.720 his life like that, you know. But because if I 289 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.799 did go out there and embarrass myself, the last thing 290 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:57.279 I would ever want was people to say that I 291 00:12:57.279 --> 00:12:58.879 did that on purpose, you know what I mean, Because 292 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:01.000 I'd be lame, Like that would just be lame. It 293 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:02.399 would be to me. It'd be a slap in the 294 00:13:02.399 --> 00:13:03.919 face to the bats, and I don't want to do that. 295 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:08.320 So we'll see what happens. Six twenty first pitch, looking 296 00:13:08.320 --> 00:13:11.519 forward to it and check this out Thursday, Thursday, So 297 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:13.720 you get two dollars Miller Lite and Coors Light from 298 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:16.759 five thirty to eight thirty, and then you also have 299 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:20.559 three dollars regular nachos and chicken tenders, so taking advantage 300 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:24.600 of that. It's also it's also college night six dollars 301 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:27.559 tickets for those of you that are college students, so 302 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:30.080 it should be fun. Hope to see uh, hope to 303 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:33.320 see you guys there and feel free to make fun 304 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:35.200 of me if you really, you know, think my first 305 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:36.879 pitch is that bad. Trust me, you're not gonna hurt 306 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:41.840 my feelings. I'm well aware of of of how bad 307 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:44.399 I may do here. All right, Coffee and Company, that's 308 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:46.559 us we are feel about Thornton's here on Sports Talk 309 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:50.399 seven ninety. Certainly appreciate you guys hanging out with us. 310 00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:52.200 Make sure you sign up to become a member of 311 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:54.759 the Refreshing Awards program if you haven't already. Five oo 312 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:57.360 two Uh, well that's the text line. 313 00:13:57.399 --> 00:13:57.799 Sorry. 314 00:13:58.159 --> 00:13:59.759 You can sign up to be a Refreshment Awards member 315 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:01.960 for free awards dot com and you can download the 316 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:03.879 app on your phone if you have an iPhone, Android, 317 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:05.759 whatever it is. You'll find that it's easy. Just search 318 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:08.960 for Freshman Awards. 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I don't know if this 328 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:28.960 is legit or not, but I did get a little 329 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:31.840 distracted because this person on the text line who's never 330 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:34.360 texted the before John, they claim to be the neighbor 331 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:36.840 that thought my name was Rick. Oh. Really could be 332 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:39.360 somebody pulling my leg here, But for those who don't 333 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:42.360 know that, and this is just me, Like I again, 334 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:45.679 I don't I feel like I've grown since this part 335 00:14:45.679 --> 00:14:49.600 of my life, but I not only do I fear confrontation, 336 00:14:49.879 --> 00:14:53.919 like don't I don't like awkward, Like I don't know, 337 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:58.399 like I'm trying, I'm word vomiting here. But there was 338 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:02.600 somebody who was a neighbor like four houses down when 339 00:15:02.600 --> 00:15:04.320 I lived at our when we lived at our old house, 340 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:07.919 that like one day they are walking down the street. 341 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:10.559 I'm outside with my daughter, my son hasn't it wasn't 342 00:15:10.600 --> 00:15:14.200 born yet, and I introduced myself and he introduced himself 343 00:15:14.399 --> 00:15:17.559 and he thought I said my name was was Rick. 344 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:21.159 And I didn't correct him. Why, I don't know, Like 345 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:23.240 I just didn't want to make him feel bad that like, 346 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:26.440 cause again, if you don't do it, like, if you 347 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:30.960 don't do it right away and you wait, like then 348 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:33.320 then I think you've made that person feel bad and 349 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:36.960 you've made them feel more awkward when in reality, if 350 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:39.519 they say your name wrong and you don't correct them, 351 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:43.000 they don't know your name. Therefore, only you could correct that, right, Yes, 352 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:44.919 So like if I've let somebody think my name is 353 00:15:45.000 --> 00:15:46.600 Rick for a while and I bring it up, you know, 354 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:50.039 a year later, Hey, it's actually Nick, Like that makes 355 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:51.200 me look bad, doesn't. 356 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:54.200 It looking bad? I mean, I guess it depends on 357 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:55.559 the way you think about it. 358 00:15:55.600 --> 00:15:56.960 I mean, if I was, I guess it depends on 359 00:15:57.080 --> 00:15:59.720 like did did did I just realize he thought my 360 00:15:59.759 --> 00:16:01.919 name was Rick? Or but this was this was somebody 361 00:16:01.960 --> 00:16:03.120 that started to become a little bit more of a 362 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.919 frequent like yeah with neighbor and like, hey Rick, guys 363 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:07.480 it going Rick? 364 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:08.000 Hey Rick? 365 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:12.960 And I just never corrected him. And finally, finally one 366 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:15.120 of my other neighbors told him that my name was 367 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:16.759 not Rick, it was Nick. And you know, I think 368 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:18.480 the guy like thought I was a jerk. So if 369 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:20.320 that's you on the text line and you're legitimately the 370 00:16:20.360 --> 00:16:23.039 person who uh, who lived four houses down that thought 371 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:25.879 my name was Rick. Then you know, I'm sorry I 372 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:27.799 didn't correct you probably should have because again you had 373 00:16:27.799 --> 00:16:29.120 no way of knowing that you were calling me the 374 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:29.600 wrong name. 375 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:32.200 Right, If it truly is him, I wonder how long 376 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:34.840 it took for him to figure out that you, you know, 377 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:36.519 have this platform and that he could text you and 378 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:37.000 let him know. 379 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:40.399 You know, I think that's what Uh, I'm pretty sure 380 00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:43.879 that's that's how it ended up playing out to where 381 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:46.960 one of the neighbors was discussing me, and I think 382 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:51.360 the guy was like, it's it's Rick, not Nick. Rick. 383 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:53.279 Rick and his wife Tiffany, they lived they lived down 384 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:57.840 the Riffany so and then again, Rick's been because Nick 385 00:16:57.840 --> 00:17:02.399 and Rick. You know, it sounds it sounds, it sounds similar. 386 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:05.079 It's just one letter off, right. But it just so 387 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:07.799 happened that not long after that encounter, I ended up 388 00:17:07.839 --> 00:17:11.519 going on I ended up going on a Baltimore radio 389 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:16.279 station to talk about Lamar Jackson, and the host called 390 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:20.640 me Rick Coffee, introduced me as Rick Coffee, and again, like, 391 00:17:20.680 --> 00:17:22.440 if you don't correct him right out of the gate, 392 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.200 then it becomes even more awkward when you then later 393 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:27.880 so like and this is one of those guys. And 394 00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:31.079 there are many hosts that have done this over the years, 395 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:34.400 where like they'll say your name a lot, like every 396 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:36.680 time they ask you a question. It's not just like 397 00:17:36.960 --> 00:17:39.680 resetting like you know, they'll they'll mention your name a 398 00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:41.640 whole lot to give the feel that like you do 399 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:43.200 in fact know each other. When I didn't know this guy, 400 00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:44.559 and clearly he didn't know me to know my name, 401 00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:48.160