WEBVTT 1 00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:26.519 Heather made it. 2 00:00:26.559 --> 00:00:27.519 Everybody. 3 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:31.440 Oh boy, is this gonna be a fuster you know what? 4 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.759 Uh sorry, we're late. We had uh we had a 5 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:41.600 little emergency with the regularly scheduled uh uh engineer today 6 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:44.799 and I was brought off the bench to pinch hit. 7 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:49.000 And it's been like years since I've actually done this, 8 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:57.759 so I forgot the passwords, I forgot everything. Now we're here. 9 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:04.760 It's Saturday. It's a eleven eleven AM, only eleven minutes late, 10 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:11.239 but we are here for Hobby Hotline for Saturday, June 11 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:16.319 the twentieth, two thousand and six, episode number three ninety two. 12 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:21.159 And I'm joined I'm Chris Harris, by the way, for 13 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:24.400 those of you are listening to this a few days 14 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:27.799 from now. I'm joined by Uncle Rich Klein. Always good 15 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:33.560 to have Uncle Rich on the show. And Lauren say hi, Uncle. 16 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:36.680 John Newman should never not schedule me for a month, 17 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:38.760 because now I've been on twice too straight. 18 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:44.159 Well, it's an emergency. Rich, You're last. 19 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:47.519 Laura, we reliable. You're who we turn to when we 20 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:48.599 need hobby opinion. 21 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:52.400 Yeah, and also joined by Lauren. How you doing that? 22 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:55.040 I had internet issues? So I hope it's working I'm 23 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:55.480 sorry if. 24 00:01:55.400 --> 00:01:59.480 It's okay anyway, what should we talk about? Let's talk 25 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:05.959 about the US soccer team. Yeah, who's got World Cup fever? Huh, 26 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:06.719 my wife? 27 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:10.639 I say that I was able to sub was the 28 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:14.159 wax Sports one of their story Monday Cup. Why don't 29 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:17.520 we do that? As Delhi is literally a hunt, we 30 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:19.400 may do world War like. I don't have to dent 31 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:22.280 for another of their grand open store closer. 32 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:27.400 So I guess, as the resident hobby hotline soccer guy, 33 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:32.759 I gotta say I've waited my entire life to see 34 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:35.599 the US play this in a World Cup. I mean. 35 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:42.479 And yeah, you can say it's only Paraguay, it's only Australia, 36 00:02:42.520 --> 00:02:47.159 but still, I mean, if if you're Paraguay, right, if 37 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:50.400 you if you qualify out of South America, you have 38 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:53.439 to run the gauntlet because there's only ten countries in 39 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:57.159 South America. You play all the other nine nations twice 40 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:00.000 and that's eighteen games. And they can't give up only 41 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:04.800 six goals in eighteen games in South American qualifying and 42 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:08.439 we scored four on them. I mean, and they did 43 00:03:08.479 --> 00:03:11.439 it without their best player for the second half of 44 00:03:11.479 --> 00:03:14.680 the first game. And they did it without Polisic for 45 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:19.520 the uh second game against Australia. So I am just 46 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:24.159 excited they won the group with one game left left. 47 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:30.319 Despair and yeah, what do you guys think? Are you 48 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:31.800 on the bandwagon? I have? 49 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:34.840 I mean I was watching that like r. 50 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:36.599 Row. 51 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:38.520 We are struggling today. 52 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:43.159 There he is. I don't know what happened. Rich, you're 53 00:03:43.199 --> 00:03:47.159 on mute. Rich. All right, let's let's take Rich off 54 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:51.120 for a second. Like I said, I'm not the normal 55 00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:52.000 engineer here. 56 00:03:52.039 --> 00:03:53.960 All right, you're doing great, Chris. 57 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:56.719 No, I'm trying. I'm trying to get going. 58 00:03:56.960 --> 00:04:00.560 We're trying on the internet issues. We're fighting the odds here. 59 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:04.840 So let me ask you, Laurena. Have you been watching 60 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:07.400 the World Cup, not not just the US but all 61 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:10.080 the other games? Well, have you been watching. 62 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:13.599 Or I haven't been watching consistently. I have been trying 63 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:18.800 to check in and see the updates and stuff. Will say, Chris, 64 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.879 if you had been this committed to the women's team, 65 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:25.000 you wouldn't have been as disappointed for so long because 66 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:29.959 they Yeah, I know it's not the same, but it's uh, 67 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:32.800 you know, they at least carried period the country for 68 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:35.519 a little bit, so I'm sure it's it's nice for 69 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:39.319 you know, the men's USA teams actually stay in contention, 70 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:41.439 I know for the Olympics and for the World Cup. 71 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:44.199 Usually it's kind of a bummer. So I'm glad they 72 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:47.079 have something for guilt root for. I mean, the Knicks 73 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:48.959 did it, so why not Team USA? 74 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:49.199 Right? 75 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:54.279 Why not? It's been fifty three years, so I think 76 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:57.319 we've waited for the US for a little bit longer 77 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.920 than that. But uh yeah, let's go to the chat. 78 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:05.800 There's been some interesting uh comments. Straight afore Moves is 79 00:05:05.879 --> 00:05:10.199 running smoother than hobby Hotline. You could say that, uh 80 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:15.279 four collectors didn't pay the bill this month. Maybe fanatics 81 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:20.120 hacked into the stream. If they did that, maybe this 82 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:22.480 show is going to be like one million Cubs show 83 00:05:22.600 --> 00:05:27.680 once a month. No, the soccer guy was in charge. 84 00:05:27.800 --> 00:05:32.879 That explains every it does. Hold on a sec. Are 85 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:37.800 we back there, Rich? Have you Rich? I'm here. 86 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:39.240 Here? 87 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:43.839 Is it time for a hydration break? Yet? No? Not yet? 88 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.279 Still have about fifteen more minutes to go before we 89 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:51.160 get to the hydra. Uh have some good mornings from 90 00:05:51.560 --> 00:05:56.199 Pacemaker cards. More good mornings. Shout out to the people 91 00:05:56.240 --> 00:06:00.759 watching live. Rich is a gift to the man. Let's 92 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:08.439 see what's the agenda. We're talking soccer baby. Every four years, 93 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:17.079 America is reminded how insignificant their homegrown sports are insignificant. Okay, 94 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:22.560 Rich didn't think long to fulfill his plug obligations. Not 95 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:27.480 sure if that's a compliment or not. Imagine getting jazzed 96 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:32.439 over the group stage. Well find Joey where you could? 97 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:33.000 You know? 98 00:06:33.399 --> 00:06:38.279 Yeah, see what else I'm calling commercial breaks? Hydration breaks 99 00:06:38.399 --> 00:06:43.920 is revolutionary? Kudos to FIFA. Is the draw of soccer 100 00:06:44.079 --> 00:06:49.240 the game or the party surrounding? Kind of both, kind 101 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:55.120 of both. Team Turkey has sabotaged this Team USA propaganda 102 00:06:55.160 --> 00:06:58.480 ahead of the June twenty fifth match, and that's because 103 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:02.199 Turkey a lost last night, so they're eliminated and the 104 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:06.160 US automatically won the group so that third group stage 105 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:10.800 game means nothing. Go Chris go, you got this. Thank you, Laura. 106 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:14.160 Like I said, it's been a while since I've actually 107 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:18.199 done this. So I'm ready to move to Holland just 108 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:23.000 to follow the bus. And yeah they so, Holland has 109 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:27.480 this orange double decker bus that goes with them everywhere, 110 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:31.519 and they shipped that bus to Galveston just for the 111 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:34.720 World Cup and it almost came in late, by the way, 112 00:07:34.920 --> 00:07:40.879 So let's see the Scottish invasion of Boston. We got 113 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:46.360 to talk about these Scottish kids. They literally drank Boston dry. 114 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:53.920 I mean, the Sam Adams tap house bar ran out 115 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:54.600 of beer. 116 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:55.560 I mean. 117 00:07:56.040 --> 00:07:59.160 But the thing is that this has been the first 118 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:02.920 World Cup Skyland has been since nineteen so you have 119 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:09.120 a lot of pent up demand. But yeah, the Scottish 120 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:15.279 fans chef's gifts to those guys. Let's see any anything 121 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:19.759 else here. Yeah, I'm thinking about doing the landon Donovan 122 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:26.839 whatever he did. Bring up the receding hairline. I'm middle aged. Okay, 123 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:32.120 the reflection pool paint job will last longer than the USMNT. 124 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:36.879 The reflection pool paint job is actually starting to peel up. 125 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:40.720 I was watching something on the news today that chunks 126 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:43.039 of blue paint are already peeling off it. 127 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:45.639 Yeah, they can have dual relics in the top. 128 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:49.639 Yeah, what a what a metaphor for our times. By 129 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:55.320 the way, anyway, soccer, Yeah, it's here. We're good at it. Now, 130 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:59.679 get used to it. Let's move on to another topic. God, 131 00:09:00.600 --> 00:09:05.679 there's a lot of other hobby. A certain basketball team 132 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:09.399 won the NBA Finals. You may have heard for the 133 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:13.960 first time in fifty three years the New York Cannicks. 134 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:15.320 Is that how you pronounced it? 135 00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:21.039 I believe that, or is the k silent Knickerbuckers the Kinnickerbockers. 136 00:09:22.279 --> 00:09:25.240 All right, well, I guess since this is a hobby show, 137 00:09:25.320 --> 00:09:28.600 we have to have a hobby angle here. What what 138 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:33.879 do you think this does to basketball cards in general 139 00:09:34.399 --> 00:09:38.200 and Knicks cards in particular. I'll open the floor up 140 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:40.120 to uh, either one of you. 141 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:41.679 We'll rich back that off earlier. 142 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:44.320 So I think I was shocked because with the score 143 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:47.519 and was five or that we're going six? And I 144 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:51.399 woke up to this nick one? Uh did I wake 145 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:55.799 up in the og? Was really the old on a 146 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:59.679 hobby Lepologies to those not It's always good when it's 147 00:09:59.720 --> 00:10:02.600 so that helps. And this will lead into an upcome 148 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:05.879 topic too. It's really depressed the women because are p 149 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:10.519 after loss. You have probably a generational young player still 150 00:10:10.519 --> 00:10:12.720 going through a learning As I said, we'll talk about 151 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:14.840 it later, but as a Knicks enjoy the moment and 152 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:18.559 also enjoy I wonder how many tops and tops and 153 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:21.159 tops two months are going to have all these celenda 154 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:25.120 background These celebrities turn out to be an important part 155 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:29.519 of quote height of the card mark. We recently had 156 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:34.399 a Yasiel Topskisa so for like sixty k because some 157 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:37.759 guy named Kobe deconvisible on the back of the card 158 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:42.440 sharing the Dodgers. I mean sixty thousand dollars. That's that's 159 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:45.200 a lot of money. But that's He's not the only 160 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:47.360 celebrity in the back of all cards sitting on the 161 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:50.639 select front road. You show up on cards, and so 162 00:10:51.159 --> 00:10:54.080 we have that. But plus, you know, we have the 163 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:57.360 three guys from Villanova who were national Villanova and they 164 00:10:57.399 --> 00:11:00.120 are now and we have the Oge tap which tops 165 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:03.159 now sold some insane in the cards and rightly so, 166 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:05.960 because that's going to be a signal. And it brought 167 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:08.799 back some interest in the old Knicks. You know, I 168 00:11:08.840 --> 00:11:11.879 grew up watching I was young. But may not believe 169 00:11:12.159 --> 00:11:16.039 my wife, but I remember the seventh NBAF. I remember 170 00:11:16.039 --> 00:11:18.200 the seventh NBA. We all thought the Knicks were going 171 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.919 to be competitive for a long time. Fifty three years 172 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:22.679 is almost as long as it took the Ranger for 173 00:11:23.240 --> 00:11:24.919 New York doesn't always get champions. 174 00:11:25.000 --> 00:11:28.480 Other than that's true, I mean, there were there was 175 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:33.080 a lot of especially in the two thousands and twenty tens. 176 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:38.320 I'll be back in confidence incompetent management from the Knicks. 177 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:43.200 So let's take Rich off for the other side. Lauren, 178 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:45.639 what do you uh? What did you think about the 179 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:46.720 NBA Finals? 180 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:49.320 Yeah? It was fun? Yeah? 181 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:52.879 And do you collect? Are you a basketball collector? First 182 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:53.200 of all? 183 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:57.960 Yeah, mainly basketball and some WWE Now, yeah, basketball is 184 00:11:59.120 --> 00:12:01.559 my my goat, though I love the w n B 185 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:06.559 A and the and the m n B A, So yeah, 186 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:09.480 I thought it was a fun series. I didn't have 187 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:13.440 you know, Orlando exited once again in the first round, 188 00:12:13.519 --> 00:12:16.200 so I didn't have a dog in this fight. I 189 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:18.200 just thought it was a fun series and I was 190 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:21.240 happy for it to go to Game seven. But yeah, 191 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:24.559 the Knicks got it done and there he is. Yeah, 192 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:27.720 it was It was really cool to see. I think 193 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:31.360 the story, the storylines, and the timing lined up just 194 00:12:31.480 --> 00:12:35.840 right for the NIXT I I know, hobby wise, I 195 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:39.240 think Wemby's cards took hit, but I don't think that's 196 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:43.240 like a long term thing he's I mean, is this 197 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:45.679 part of his legacy obviously and be part of his story, 198 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:49.080 But I don't think it's like a massive l on 199 00:12:49.240 --> 00:12:52.120 his career. It's it's a moment, you know, it gives 200 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:54.639 him an opportunity for redemption. His furs are used to 201 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:58.039 being a dynasty, the Knicks are not. It's you know, 202 00:12:58.080 --> 00:13:00.240 it's gonna be interesting, and I'm I'm happy for the 203 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:03.000 Knicks because it is a great story. Jayalen Brunson, you know, 204 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:05.720 he put that team on his back and scored like 205 00:13:05.840 --> 00:13:09.080 forty three points in that final game and Og really 206 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:12.879 came in clutched pat and yeah in the Villanova angle 207 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:15.200 and and and yeah. In fIF three years of redemption 208 00:13:15.559 --> 00:13:17.559 in you know, one of the greatest city in the world, 209 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:21.399 and you know, the legends, get Patrick Ewing being able 210 00:13:21.440 --> 00:13:23.919 to you know, be in a parade and hold the 211 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:29.440 trophy like it's really cinematic. It's really beautiful. And uh yeah, 212 00:13:29.600 --> 00:13:33.200 the you know, the Knicks people. There's so many clips 213 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:36.960 of people like Jon Stewart you know, for twenty five 214 00:13:37.039 --> 00:13:39.879 years talking about the Knicks on the Daily Show and 215 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:44.279 his disappointment and staying loyal And to now see everybody 216 00:13:44.320 --> 00:13:46.320 a little bit more gray and a little bit more 217 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:49.840 wrinkled and actually being able to celebrate it's really cool. 218 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:52.759 It's really exciting. It gives me hope as an Orlando 219 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:55.960 Magic fan, because we're only about thirty five years into 220 00:13:55.960 --> 00:13:59.600 our franchime, so hopefully, you know, by the time i'm 221 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:03.679 you know, seventy will have at least one. But yeah, 222 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:05.600 I think it's great. The car I mean to talk 223 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:08.840 about the cards, the tops now, it's really cool. The 224 00:14:08.840 --> 00:14:13.399 relics that they did, the the quintuple autograph that's of 225 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:18.919 the starting five. Yeah, it's beautiful, like it's you know, 226 00:14:19.039 --> 00:14:24.519 the the Jalen Brunson and Walt Fraser relic Auto relic 227 00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:29.120 card of the floors, like it's everything is just really like, uh, 228 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:32.000 it's it's just really lining up like beautifully, Like it 229 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:33.919 just kind of ties up in a nice neat bow 230 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:36.759 with all the good, feel good stories and and you 231 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.720 know the history and you know, fifty three years and 232 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:42.080 it's I think, you know, I'm sure if you're a 233 00:14:42.159 --> 00:14:44.440 first fan, it doesn't feel that good. But if you're 234 00:14:44.440 --> 00:14:47.440 a basketball fan, especially if you're a Knicks fan, I 235 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:50.399 think and a hobby and a collector and the hobby, 236 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:53.159 I think that this is probably one of the best 237 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:55.440 things that could have happened to you. It just feels good. 238 00:14:55.480 --> 00:14:58.720 It's a feel good story and it's exciting. Everybody's excited 239 00:14:58.720 --> 00:14:59.799 for everybody, which. 240 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:05.120 And unlike previous some previous basketball teams, the Knicks are likeable. Yeah, 241 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:08.440 and then something there too. The players are all likable 242 00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:11.200 and that and that also helps forget you know, skipping 243 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:13.919 and skipping the price and they're likable and that does 244 00:15:14.200 --> 00:15:16.039 you know you're you're a baskets And if I remember 245 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:19.759 the basketball sport, yeah, yeah, to hear you say what 246 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:21.919 you said, I think you know, Chris is a soccer 247 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:25.120 Chris just befing down to watch his soccer here in Dallas. 248 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:28.120 We got to hang out, like in late February of 249 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:29.000 twenty twenty. 250 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:32.519 Who was going to happen before the pandemic. Yeah, but 251 00:15:32.919 --> 00:15:34.000 hearing that is great. 252 00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:36.639 You'd be great for you know, Orlandoky. I believe that 253 00:15:36.919 --> 00:15:38.720 was not. So we got swept. You know, they got 254 00:15:38.759 --> 00:15:39.919 to the finals yep. 255 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:41.840 Yeah, and then two thousand and nine. 256 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:45.000 Yeah, and you've been waiting a long time. 257 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:47.480 Yeah, not as long as the Knicks fans though. So 258 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:49.320 that's why it gives me hope. I got, you know, 259 00:15:49.360 --> 00:15:53.679 about twenty ish years of wiggle room before I can 260 00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:54.960 really start the plane again. 261 00:15:55.120 --> 00:16:00.519 Yeah. But the twenty years go to the chat Thank god, 262 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:02.919 we don't need to hear from Knicks fans for another 263 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:08.879 fifty years. Yeah, this is the moment when Europeans realize 264 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:12.559 their vacation of La Houston, New York. Who goes to 265 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:17.519 Who wants to vacation in Houston without a car? David 266 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:22.000 Robinson better than Wemby? Yeah, sure about that. Get back 267 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:25.000 to us in about five or six years. Let's see, 268 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:29.039 hobby is populated by people who collect what they like, 269 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:33.440 not what they're told to. Yes, I agree, you don't 270 00:16:33.440 --> 00:16:37.240 become a generational player until ten to fifteen years in 271 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:41.360 the league. He's a generational prospect. It won't end well 272 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:44.200 for Wemby cards and never would out of the gate 273 00:16:44.279 --> 00:16:49.679 once the nonsense started. Nonsense, I don't know what that's 274 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:53.720 I did a line with Bernard King, Well, that explains 275 00:16:53.759 --> 00:16:57.120 a lot. Don't do drugs? Do cards? 276 00:16:57.159 --> 00:16:57.240 Can? 277 00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:01.600 I agree with Rich's wife? Rich? You just got a 278 00:17:01.679 --> 00:17:06.799 yellow card? So yeah, let's see. Why does every hobby 279 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:10.920 topic happen to mention the price attached to player? Well, 280 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:16.640 it's a hobby show, just saying asking for a small 281 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:20.559 minority of collectors. Look, I could care less how much 282 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:24.039 a card A rare one of one card sell because 283 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:26.839 I'm never gonna collect it. I'm never gonna buy it. 284 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:31.359 But there are some people who genuinely orangeury. I know 285 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.759 a couple of like maybe a month ago, a one 286 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:38.119 of one of Barry Bonds sold for like two hundred 287 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:42.200 and sixty thousand dollars. Well, a couple of years ago, 288 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:46.559 I bought a box at nineteen ninety nine Flear Cards 289 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:49.559 Player Showcase and guess what, I pulled a one on 290 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:54.079 one Barry Bond. So that kind of interests me. And no, 291 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:59.880 I'm not selling it. Everything is better when New York wins. No, 292 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:03.640 I don't agree, especially for those of us that don't 293 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:09.880 ne York after fifty years. I'm happy for the Knicks. Okay, 294 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:13.960 the greatest seven foot four frenchmen of all time remains 295 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:20.160 Andre the Giant. Yeah, I agree. Remember when Tops did 296 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:24.279 Subway token cards in two thousands, that was for They 297 00:18:24.319 --> 00:18:26.920 made a special set for the World Series that year, 298 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:28.240 I believe, and. 299 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:29.920 Those were great, And I'll agree those were. 300 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:34.039 It was a cool set, cool concept. It'll be interesting 301 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:37.799 non Knicks fans will soon load the franchise. The celebrity 302 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:43.559 and fans success breeds anti fans. What does the Knicks 303 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:49.359 Championship do for the bip Roberts market now important question? Well, 304 00:18:49.400 --> 00:18:52.000 I mean we could take a whole episode of Bobby 305 00:18:52.079 --> 00:18:56.200 Hotla to discuss the bip Roberts Market, but we gotta 306 00:18:56.240 --> 00:19:00.519 save that for another day. Wemby was scared on was 307 00:19:00.599 --> 00:19:04.079 never scared. He needs to bulk up like Andre back 308 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:07.160 up on shooting too many threes. He's a hack. He 309 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:10.440 needs to get better advice. Wemby. He needs to hire 310 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:12.680 Bobby the Brain, he'd be his manager. 311 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:15.039 No, he needs classy, Freddy Blassie. 312 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:21.279 Miami is on fire. So many soccer fans here and 313 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:25.440 free events. Yeah, all of these cities that are having 314 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:26.240 World Cup. 315 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:31.000 Man, it's been it's been quite. 316 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:33.400 It's all about the flip. Money is the root of 317 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:40.079 all evil. Flippers are evil, not necessarily flippers serve a purpose. 318 00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:43.119 I believe in the hobby. Nick's bandwagon is the only 319 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:47.519 one I don't want to jump on. Okay, And when 320 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:51.240 will the Rangers or Islanders win Stanley's Cup? I think 321 00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:56.640 it's gonna be a while. Yeah, let's see. I think 322 00:19:56.680 --> 00:19:59.599 it's time for a hydration break. What do you think? Yeah? 323 00:19:59.640 --> 00:20:04.359 The freeze? Yeah, yeah, I'm hearing it from the var 324 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.279 right now. We need a hydration break. We'll be right back. 325 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:10.400 But here are some commercials. 326 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:17.559 So Laura, no, I'm not Yeah, We're we're missing this one. Yep, 327 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:21.319 hydrate up everyone. Yeah. We have been to Dallas, I 328 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:23.759 think since January, which pumps me out. I really like 329 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:26.839 the show, but our schedules you packed right now and 330 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:29.720 with you know, prepping for the National and everything, where 331 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:31.160 we just have to sit this one down. 332 00:20:31.200 --> 00:20:34.119 I'm sure all right, hydration break is done. I hope 333 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:40.079 everybody got all those fluids in them. Next topic, Lauren, 334 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:43.680 you were just talking about the NSC seed and I 335 00:20:43.799 --> 00:20:48.319 feel that I've been to nineteen n scs. I've been 336 00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:52.480 to everyone since twenty ten, and I just feel this year, 337 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:58.000 because it's back in Rosemont again, it's gonna be in 338 00:20:58.200 --> 00:21:03.400 Rosemont next again. Fridays and Saturdays at the National have 339 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:08.000 just become this this mob scene now, and it's just 340 00:21:08.119 --> 00:21:10.759 not fun to go to the National because it's just 341 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:16.279 gotten too big and I'm seriously thinking about skipping it. 342 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:21.960 On the other hand, I am still unemployed. The arm 343 00:21:22.079 --> 00:21:24.799 is getting better, and I feel like I need to 344 00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:27.960 go to the National this year, if only to network. 345 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:33.000 First of all, what do you guys think about the 346 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:38.400 National being in Rosemont again for a second straight year, 347 00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:41.079 does that make you want to go to it more 348 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:42.759 or go to it less? 349 00:21:43.039 --> 00:21:45.720 I'm I mean, I like Rosemont. I don't mind it 350 00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:49.519 now that they have a c I don't mind it 351 00:21:49.559 --> 00:21:51.440 at all. I'm happy to be there now that their 352 00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:55.759 air conditioning is working. Last year, I think they did well. 353 00:21:56.680 --> 00:22:00.599 Is my National? So every year there where you know, 354 00:22:01.000 --> 00:22:03.720 either the internet wasn't working, these he wasn't working. You 355 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:08.119 know of Atlantic City was Atlantic City. I don't know. 356 00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:12.000 People have thoughts about the city. It is what it is, 357 00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:15.920 so I I like prospont The hotels are close. I 358 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:19.000 think it's a nice area. They really let you know, 359 00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:22.079 the hobby community breathe. You know, people are happy to 360 00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:24.680 have us there. And you know, Chicago's a cool city. 361 00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:27.400 There's there's you know a lot of things to do 362 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:30.960 as museums. You know, they have a lot of teaths. 363 00:22:31.599 --> 00:22:34.960 So I like it there. I'm in general happy. I 364 00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:37.240 like that it's in different places. I know a lot 365 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:41.759 of people want them to go to Westernsissippi, but I 366 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:44.960 I like it in Chicago. I don't really care at 367 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:47.119 this point, you know, I don't really care one way 368 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:48.599 or the other that we're doing three years in a 369 00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:51.920 row there. I'm just excited about it. I like it. 370 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:56.680 I also like that I'm familiar with show floor and 371 00:22:56.880 --> 00:23:00.839 you know, getting in and and how where was it 372 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:04.960 was Cleveland where the parking and the getting out was 373 00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:07.319 staying It took like three hours to get out of 374 00:23:07.359 --> 00:23:09.279 the parking lot at the end of the show. So, 375 00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:13.400 you know, like I think Chicago's familiar. I think people 376 00:23:13.440 --> 00:23:17.039 can kind of improve their experience every year because they, Okay, 377 00:23:17.079 --> 00:23:19.519 this hotel's too far. I'd rather stay at one that's 378 00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:22.640 actually connected. You know, do I want to uber do 379 00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:24.200 I want to walk? Do I want to stay in 380 00:23:24.200 --> 00:23:26.160 the city. Do I want to stay in Rosemont? So 381 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:28.880 I think it gives people the opportunity to have a 382 00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:32.640 better experience. But you know, we all like to think. 383 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:35.119 So if I wanted to complain, I'm sure I could 384 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:37.200 find a lot of things that I don't like about it. 385 00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:40.960 So part of me has always said that the Nationals 386 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:43.200 should be in Roseman. It's the center of the country. 387 00:23:43.599 --> 00:23:47.200 The airline is truly excessive, cab ride uber ride with 388 00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:49.720 tons of hotels in the air replaces to eat, and 389 00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:51.599 if you don't want to stay at the hotel, you know, 390 00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:53.759 and if you know how to do the trains, can 391 00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:56.119 stay outside the area and just and it's a short 392 00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:58.519 enough walk to that. And also if you want to 393 00:23:58.559 --> 00:24:00.480 park twelve the area and you don't want to do 394 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:04.279 all the block, that zob too. So on our levels, 395 00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:07.799 the National meeting in Chicago every makes a ton of set. 396 00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:10.920 On the other hand, the whole purpose when the National, 397 00:24:10.920 --> 00:24:14.160 and I'm old enough to know when that, was to 398 00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:17.720 move it around the early years, we started into Detroit, 399 00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:20.759 went to Saint York City, AKA, then we went to 400 00:24:21.039 --> 00:24:24.559 back to Anna Hotel, We went to Arlington, we went 401 00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:27.359