WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.080 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:09.080 Sports Talk seven ninety. 3 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:11.199 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think 4 00:00:11.199 --> 00:00:12.640 we are Get. 5 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:14.359 Off our show, idiot. 6 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:16.000 The kids are crying or turning off. 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.199 The countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Intermurals, Brother, 8 00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:20.839 gold Play Intermurals. 9 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:24.039 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 10 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:27.879 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 11 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:40.240 kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee. So we made an 12 00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:44.000 executive decision here on Coffee and Company earlier in the 13 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:48.240 week on Monday, that we were going to embrace football 14 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:52.119 season actually being here because week zero is here right tomorrow, 15 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:55.079 there will be football games and we will watch, we 16 00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:57.920 will wager, and we will enjoy ourselves. I mean, I 17 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:00.000 can only speak for me, but I know I'm not alone. 18 00:01:00.039 --> 00:01:02.759 I know the Company man himself is with me on this. 19 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:06.760 But I have to say, just to be honest, it 20 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:08.319 doesn't feel like it, you know what I mean, Like 21 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:10.159 I'm kind of I'm not having to like psych myself 22 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:11.519 up because to be honest with you, as much as 23 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:14.000 I am happy that we're gonna have football tomorrow there's 24 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:16.319 no games that I really care about. There's some opponents 25 00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:18.239 that we can watch that Louisville will in fact play 26 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:21.000 three of their opponents, and the twelve games they play 27 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.959 this year are all playing tomorrow, so you gelt somewhat 28 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:26.760 of a look at these opponents. But like, I don't know, 29 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.439 it just wanted. I wanted today to feel like here 30 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:32.439 we go. It is in fact here, but I think 31 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:34.920 I've kind of learned throughout that, you know what, I 32 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:38.439 get it like week zero, it kind of isn't really 33 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:40.599 a thing like it is, but it's not. And I 34 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:43.760 tried to just lean in earlier this week and embrace it. 35 00:01:44.239 --> 00:01:45.840 But I'm not feeling the vibes. 36 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:49.120 John, I gotta say, I am feeling the vibes. But 37 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:51.439 one thing that could really play rub off on me 38 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:56.439 about week zero is if there was a Marquee primetime matchup. 39 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:58.719 And I know you've got the twelve o'clock June game in. 40 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:00.879 Iris, respecting George, it's in Florida State. 41 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:05.079 Come on talking about the Nevada game at eight pm, 42 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:06.959 Like that game's not gonna I mean, if you want 43 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:09.360 to watch football and there's nothing else on, sure you're 44 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:12.240 gonna pop on SMU versus Nevada, but it would be 45 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:14.400 it would add a little juice to Week zero if 46 00:02:14.439 --> 00:02:17.240 they had a top twenty five versus Top twenty five 47 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:18.520 matchup to get things rolling. 48 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:21.199 Yeah, I think the ceiling for Week zero if your 49 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.919 team is not playing when you have these type of matchups, 50 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:25.560 because Week zero last year, and I guess even the 51 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:27.639 year before was kind of the same as far as 52 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:29.800 the type of games that you get the ceiling for. 53 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:31.759 It meaning like the best, like the best thing is 54 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:34.360 just knowing that you can, in fact turn on a 55 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.280 football game tomorrow and it really is a game that counts, 56 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:39.240 you know what I mean, And it's you know, occasionally 57 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:42.919 you'll see you know, for example SMU Nevada. I don't 58 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:45.199 think it gets any any added boost here, but at 59 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:48.159 least it does include a power for team sunt until 60 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:50.159 this year and then yes, as you mentioned, the game 61 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:52.639 in Ireland, of course is a big deal, just because 62 00:02:52.639 --> 00:02:56.280 it's rare to see, you know, teams from from from 63 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:58.439 the States travel across the pond to play a game 64 00:02:58.439 --> 00:03:01.199 of American football. But I mean, I'm ready for it again. 65 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:04.039 I've already had my bets locked in for quite some time, 66 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:07.039 so there's excitement there. But I felt like if I 67 00:03:08.719 --> 00:03:10.360 did what I did on Monday, which is really just 68 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:13.240 lean in, like, you guys are losers if you're not excited, 69 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:16.479 week zero is here and we got real football, and 70 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:18.159 now here I am on Friday, I'm like, yeah, they 71 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:20.280 didn't really work out for me, but hey, John said 72 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:22.439 he's feeling the vibes and I'm hopeful that they will 73 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:23.919 rub off in these next three hours. 74 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:25.680 And here's what'll happen to you, Nick. This is what 75 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:27.800 happened to me last year when Notre Dame and Navy 76 00:03:27.879 --> 00:03:30.479 kicked off in Ireland. Leading up to it, it just 77 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:33.000 felt like a weird, underwhelming type of matchup. 78 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:35.319 It was Navy, writer was an army either most Navy. 79 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.560 It doesn't matter, It doesn't matter. You're right, Yes, when. 80 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:41.719 Georgia Tech and Florida State play tomorrow, I think that's 81 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:44.560 for you and for other people. If you're watching that game, 82 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:47.199 that's when it'll hit that college football is officially back. 83 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:50.080 Yeah, it'll make me in fact what it does. And 84 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:52.840 this is another positive here is I'm trying to find 85 00:03:52.840 --> 00:03:55.719 some potential positives for Week zero because it's just awkward 86 00:03:55.719 --> 00:03:58.199 and kind of weird if for being honest, but it'll 87 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:00.759 make you even more excited to know that next week 88 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:03.400 your team plays, Yes, right, like that's that's I think 89 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:05.479 where I'm because I know Florida State and Georgia Tech. 90 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:06.879 That'll be the first game you get to watch, and 91 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:09.840 Louisville will play both those teams, and you know I'm 92 00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:12.159 gonna be thinka well next week, Louisville's got Austin p 93 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:15.520 and you know that's not a real opponent for being 94 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:18.560 honest here, it's an FCS team and they're not any good. However, 95 00:04:19.160 --> 00:04:23.279 you know, I'm sure we'll overreact to everything, the positives, 96 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:26.319 the potential negatives that they're there, and you know it's 97 00:04:26.319 --> 00:04:28.639 what it's all about. So welcome in everybody. Happy Friday 98 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:30.639 to you. It is coffee and Company. We are fueled 99 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.560 by Thornton's and this is Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate 100 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:35.199 you guys hanging out with us as we always on 101 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:36.959 a Friday. Try to get the weekend started for you. 102 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:39.319 Maybe your weekend has already started, and if that's the case, 103 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:43.360 cheers salute. Hopefully your weekend is off to a good start. 104 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:46.920 If not, maybe your weekend starts while we're on the air. 105 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:50.319 Maybe it starts once we wrap it up, but either way, 106 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:52.399 we're gonna try to carry some good vibes here as 107 00:04:52.399 --> 00:04:54.240 we get the weekend started. That's always our goal. I 108 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:56.480 can't guarantee that we've done it every single Friday, but 109 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:58.920 I tell you this, we're gonna try. That's what we do. 110 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:02.399 Day off for us, well, there are days off the 111 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:05.120 Fridays now when it comes to vibe enhancement, that's what 112 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:06.839 we try to do. So stick with us, take us 113 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:08.480 with you wherever you go. You can listen live at 114 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:11.879 seven ninety Louisville dot com. You can also listen live 115 00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:15.000 on the iHeartRadio app. A couple of guests gonna join 116 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:17.199 us today at four o'clock. We'll bring him in. He's 117 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:19.800 doctor Larry Bench. You know the name, it's the name 118 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:22.199 brand around here. Larry Ben's from pro Rehat Physical Therapy. 119 00:05:22.319 --> 00:05:24.079 He'll join us around four o'clock when to get his 120 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:27.279 thoughts on obviously the big injury we've been talking about 121 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:30.360 all week, which is and you know Larry obviously for 122 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:32.839 you know, patient safety, prophecy, that kind of stuff. I mean, 123 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:35.279 he can't give us probably every little detail, despite he 124 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:38.199 is somebody that would have it, but Colin Lacy like, 125 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:40.160 how realistic is it that he gets out there and 126 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.120 he again, Larry's not going to give us. Hey, here's 127 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:44.600 the exact day he's cleared to practice, here's the first 128 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:46.879 game he can play in. But you know, given Larry's 129 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:49.399 profession and what he does, again, he's the I mean, 130 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:51.839 he's the owner of pro Rehab physical therapy. Guy knows 131 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:54.720 about rehabbing injuries. He's close to U of L. So 132 00:05:55.439 --> 00:05:57.279 I'm just gonna stop doing the word vomit here and 133 00:05:57.319 --> 00:05:59.759 just you know, see what he's willing and able to 134 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:01.240 share with us, because I know he's got a lot 135 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:03.879 of stuff, but again there's things he can't share because 136 00:06:03.879 --> 00:06:05.519 that's how it works. So he'll join us at four 137 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:07.759 o'clock and at five point thirty, the one, the only 138 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:12.439 mister Kent Spencer from Whas eleven, he'll stop by and 139 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:14.800 we'll get his thoughts on a variety of things, including 140 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:17.560 the big high school matchups tonight because high school football 141 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:20.920 is underway. I'm gonna be under the lights tonight, John 142 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:24.839 not playing, but I'll be at North Bullet High School 143 00:06:24.879 --> 00:06:27.600 because yeah, the alma mater. They've got their first home 144 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.560 game and it's youth night, so I guess the local 145 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:36.360 youth football teams here. They're hosting them. And it's the 146 00:06:36.439 --> 00:06:38.800 kids who play for the play for the league in 147 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:41.480 the community that would feed into North Bullet, you know, 148 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:43.000 when they get a lot older. My son is four 149 00:06:43.079 --> 00:06:44.920 years old, so he's got a long ways to go. 150 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:48.680 But they're hosting the youth leagues tonight, and you know, 151 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:51.199 Moose is gonna be out there seeing what it looks 152 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:54.759 like to play the real sport, right tackle football. In fact, 153 00:06:55.279 --> 00:06:57.639 I hadn't thought about it till just now. I don't 154 00:06:57.720 --> 00:06:59.560 know if he's ever been to a real football game. 155 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.120 I don't know when he would have. I've never been 156 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:04.000 able to take him to a Louisville football game, just 157 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:06.399 because you know, it's not easy to do. He's at 158 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:08.560 the AH now though, like this year, like we could 159 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:11.680 take him to a game, and we probably will. But yeah, 160 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:14.120 hopefully he's as excited as I am. It's just gonna 161 00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:17.759 be me and him, the wife and my daughter. They've 162 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:20.000 got some plans with some family that's in town, so 163 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:23.279 little Dad sun night out out under the lights. It 164 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:26.120 Uh gosh, I'm embarrassed. I was I was gonna say 165 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:29.959 the name of the field that where I went to school, 166 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:32.199 North Bullet High School, and you know where I'll be tonight. 167 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:34.319 But I should know it, and I think I do, 168 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:36.000 but I don't want to get it wrong. What's worse 169 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:39.439 just admitting that you're not sure or saying it confidently 170 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:42.399 and not having the name right. That's a good question 171 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:44.800 because both are bad, right, especially as a proud Bullet 172 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:48.399 County guy. You know, I think I'm gonna google it. 173 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:51.639 I mean, I want to say, is that I know 174 00:07:51.680 --> 00:07:54.319 there's a Collins in there. I know that's I know 175 00:07:54.399 --> 00:07:58.839 that's a thing. Yeah, c T. Collins Field. There we go. 176 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:00.519 And I was gonna say that, you know, you'll just 177 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:02.199 have to believe me. You can call me a liar, 178 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:03.759 and I get it, But like that was what was 179 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:05.480 I was gonna say, And I felt like, maybe it's 180 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:07.439 not CT. I knew there was. I knew there was 181 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.720 a Collins in there, so it at least. 182 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:11.639 Was Eganfield, at least when I was there. I don't 183 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:13.519 know if it's changed, but that's a big. 184 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:16.360 Name out there in matt Washington. I know that, so 185 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:19.560 I wouldn't be shocked if, you know. When I asked 186 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:22.920 kent Spencer about the big high school matchups tonight in 187 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:26.120 the Kentuckian area. Wouldn't be a shocker if he doesn't 188 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:28.600 bring up my North Bullet Eagles taking on Holy Cross. 189 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:31.360 But you know, maybe he does. Maybe he decides to 190 00:08:31.439 --> 00:08:33.320 humor me and just you know, gas up the Eagles 191 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:34.759 because I have no clue if they're going to be 192 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:36.399 a good team this year. But I'm always gonna support 193 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:38.879 him because that's my that's my squad. Shout out to 194 00:08:38.919 --> 00:08:41.720 North Bullet. All right, so let's get right to it. 195 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:45.240 I know everybody's waiting. I say that sarcastically. So first 196 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:48.200 of all, thank you to those that did come out 197 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:50.679 to the Bats game yesterday. I am sure you were 198 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:52.080 there just because you wanted to be there, But there 199 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:54.000 were people that said that they came because they wanted 200 00:08:54.000 --> 00:09:00.000 to see if I would embarrass myself. And I was, oh, 201 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:02.720 I just say this. I when I did my practice 202 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:09.639 throws yesterday morning and on Wednesday as well, I overestimated 203 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:13.720 how far it was, Like I did, I guesstimated with 204 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:18.039 a tape measure to get to sixty feet in six inches, 205 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:22.840 and I felt like, Okay, I'm throwing with a t ball, 206 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:25.000 which is not a real baseball, right It's it looks 207 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:27.440 like it, but it's softer and doesn't weigh the same, 208 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:32.200 So I, you know, a little makeshift mound slash plate. 209 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:34.240 You know, I was at one end of the fence 210 00:09:34.279 --> 00:09:36.240 and I measured out and I put something down at 211 00:09:36.279 --> 00:09:38.240 the other end that I felt like was close to 212 00:09:38.360 --> 00:09:40.200 sixty and a half feet. But then I added, I 213 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:42.960 made it a little bit further, thinking okay, well I 214 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:45.240 might be thrown with a different ball. So therefore I 215 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.919 am going to, you know, make some adjustments here to 216 00:09:47.960 --> 00:09:50.399 try to give myself the most realistic look here as 217 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:54.279 far as throwing a baseball from the pitcher's mound to 218 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:57.440 home plate. So in doing that, you know, I was 219 00:09:57.559 --> 00:10:00.320 I was throwing it pretty hard, not like you know, 220 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:02.840 to where I was throwing gas, and it was going 221 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:07.120 to hit the radar but ended up. If I would 222 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:09.919 have just relaxed and kind of loft at it rather 223 00:10:09.960 --> 00:10:12.240 than just trying to make sure I didn't fall short, 224 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:14.279 I think I could have put together a much better 225 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:16.840 pitch than I did. And it wasn't good. It was 226 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:20.320 not good. It was not a strike. Buddy back, God 227 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:22.639 love you brother. You really worked hard to make sure 228 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:25.080 that that just didn't go way outside and hit somebody 229 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:27.200 in the head. He had to work for it. I 230 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:28.879 didn't want to make Buddy bad work that hard, but 231 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:31.399 it just happened. It was high and outside, but he 232 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:33.799 made me not look as bad. So again, this is 233 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:38.080 in no way me saying that my pitch yesterday was impressive. 234 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:40.799 It wasn't. In fact, my goal was to make sure 235 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.279 you could still say you've seen much worse first pitches 236 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:45.879 than that one, and I do feel very confident that 237 00:10:45.879 --> 00:10:50.000 that goal was accomplished. But I did better than I 238 00:10:50.039 --> 00:10:52.279 thought I would, because again, if you listened at all, 239 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:56.480 my expectations were very, very low. So I exceeded my expectations. 240 00:10:56.600 --> 00:10:58.279 I feel like if I ever get an opportunity again, 241 00:10:58.320 --> 00:11:01.639 which I probably won't, I will do better. And you know, 242 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:05.639 it wasn't the worst pitch ever. So thank you to 243 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:09.399 those who came. And I'm a little embarrassed internally, and 244 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:10.960 now I'm gonna share with you because you guys know 245 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:14.000 him an open book. When I left yesterday, left the 246 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:16.759 studio to go down there, I was really really nervous, 247 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:19.960 but I couldn't. I couldn't really, like I kept telling myself, 248 00:11:19.960 --> 00:11:22.600 why are you, like, who cares like you? If you 249 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:25.840 if you walk up there and you throw down, like 250 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:28.799 you fall down while throwing it, and it has to 251 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:31.480 roll like you're no, you're not a You're not. It's 252 00:11:31.480 --> 00:11:33.240 not gonna be a big deal because like, nobody knows 253 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:35.679 who you are. Like, you know, maybe some people in 254 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:38.960 the Louisville Twitter world or whatever would like have fun 255 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:42.120 with it, you know, clown me be mean about it, 256 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:44.080 But like you know, I'm just I'm telling myself, like 257 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:45.519 it's not that big of a deal. There's not a 258 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:48.080 lot of pressure, there's no expectation. I mean, I'm throwing 259 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:50.399 pitches along with the U of L president and Pat 260 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:54.519 Kelsey among others. Like again, they're gonna introduce this basketball 261 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:57.799 coach everybody's excited about because he's injected real enthusiasm in 262 00:11:57.840 --> 00:11:59.960 the basketball fan base. But the first time in forever, 263 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:02.080 you know, and then there's me who people are gonna say, 264 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:04.120 who the hell is this guy? So I kept telling myself, 265 00:12:04.159 --> 00:12:05.759 you have nothing to be nervous about, don't be nervous, 266 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:10.000 just chill. And what did calm? Two things calmed me 267 00:12:09.759 --> 00:12:11.519 to where I went out there and I'm like, oh, 268 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:13.120 I don't care if I you know, when I was 269 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:15.159 up there throwing, I wasn't nervous. But when I was 270 00:12:15.200 --> 00:12:17.240 walking in after I parked and I got to park 271 00:12:17.240 --> 00:12:20.399 next to where the players Parke John feel like kind 272 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:23.120 of a big deal. But anyways, I'm walking in and 273 00:12:23.159 --> 00:12:25.559 there was a gentleman who was getting out of his 274 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:29.519 car U and he was with his wife and two children, 275 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:32.720 and he stopped me and said, hey man, I just 276 00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:38.000 wanted to say, I really appreciate you at you talking 277 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:40.600 about special needs kids. And I kind of looked at 278 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:42.279 him like, oh, well, well, thank you. And then he 279 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:45.320 showed me. He showed me I think it was headphones 280 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:47.960 that he had that had for autistic children and it's 281 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:50.879 got you know, the the the autistic color ski, you know, 282 00:12:50.919 --> 00:12:53.720 the the sign that you see for like autistic awareness, 283 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.720 that kind of stuff, and you know, he just said, 284 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:58.279 my son's autistics. So you know, I really appreciate that. 285 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:02.919 And that made me completely, like just so appreciative that, 286 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:05.639 like somebody said that to me, which has happened before, 287 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:07.519 but when it never gets old and it's not something 288 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:09.240 that happens all that often, and my mind was just 289 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.240 so in a pretzel worried about this stupid first pitch, 290 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:16.120 and then that just made me feel so good. And 291 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:18.240 for those who don't know, you don't listen very often. 292 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:22.080 My daughter's special needs. She's intellectually disabled, has a lot 293 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:24.399 of the traits of an autistic children with sensory issues 294 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:26.000 and whatnot. And I've talked about it here and there 295 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:28.320 over the years, and it's something i'm you know, I'll 296 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:31.039 use this platform to always talk about that and make 297 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:35.639 people aware and advocate for special needs people. And you know, 298 00:13:35.720 --> 00:13:38.600 that just got me thinking, Okay, well, hey, at least 299 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:40.960 whatever I get to do, which is who knows, maybe 300 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:42.320 this will be my last show. Who knows. I mean, 301 00:13:42.360 --> 00:13:44.000 I hope, God willing it won't be. But you just 302 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:45.440 never know how long this kind of stuff is going 303 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:47.240 to last. And I love doing it. It's a lot 304 00:13:47.279 --> 00:13:49.480 of fun. But I also try to use the platform 305 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:53.279 when I can to you know, not inspire or make 306 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:55.000 the world a better place, because that's given myself too 307 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:57.639 much credit. That's just that's a little much. But you know, hey, 308 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:00.759 tell people, hey, there are kids with special needs. You 309 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:03.120 know you should. You should educate your children about their 310 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:06.159 differences and inclusion. That kind of stuff I'm getting emotional 311 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:08.200 thinking about it, but that's something I wanted to do. 312 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:10.559 So I was just so on cloud nine from that. 313 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:13.759 And then my kids get there and they tell me, uh, 314 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:16.039 by the way, big shout out to Brandon Klein, who 315 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:18.399 works for the Bats, who was the guy who you know, 316 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:21.279 when I got there, helped get me situated, took me 317 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:23.240 down in the basement where I got to run, you know, 318 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:24.960 come out of the tunnel and all that kind of stuff, 319 00:14:25.360 --> 00:14:27.600 and he said, yeah you can. You can bring too, 320 00:14:27.799 --> 00:14:29.240 as much as two people out there with you. So 321 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:31.279 I had both my daughter and my son with me, 322 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:34.600 and once we got out to the field, my my 323 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:37.000 daughter could see her mom, my wife up in the 324 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:39.159 you know, right next to the where we were doing 325 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:41.000 it in the stands, and she wanted to go with 326 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:43.559 her mom, which was fine. But you know, Moose was 327 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:45.720 was I mean, he was he was excited as can be. 328 00:14:45.840 --> 00:14:47.759 He's a little little like he was a little nervous, 329 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:50.080 I guess, like he kept, you know, just holding onto 330 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:51.879 my leg, but like he could tell this was this 331 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:53.759 was cool for him. I mean, he thought it was awesome. 332 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:56.480 But he was most enamored by one man, and that 333 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.360 was Pat Kelsey. He just he got to see him 334 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:00.440 for the first time. He just thought, like, I mean, 335 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:02.679 he was like any you know, he's right, he said, 336 00:15:02.720 --> 00:15:04.559 Pat Kelsey's pitch was a lot better than yours, Dad, 337 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:06.639 And it was. It was a lot better, much better. 338 00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:09.399 So I took him out there with me, and you know, 339 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.360 I don't want to give the little fellow too much credit, 340 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:14.320 but like that made me not as nervous. I don't 341 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:16.000 know why, Like I just felt like I was just 342 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.879 you know, so once I was there, it was you know, 343 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:20.759 it was great, and I'm so appreciati that the Bats 344 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:22.200 let me be a part of it, especially on a 345 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:24.879 night when they were including people that you know, should 346 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:27.559 be called upon to throw out a first pitch, you know, 347 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:30.080 the president of the University of Louisville, the head coach 348 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:33.240 of the Louisville men's basketball program, other folks that work 349 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:35.960 at u of L in very prominent positions. So it 350 00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:39.080 was great and the night was awesome. I mean, those 351 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:41.639 two dollars beers were flowing. I'd tell you that right now, John, 352 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.240 they were flowing pretty good, and it was just a 353 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.519 beautiful night. I know, the Bats let one, I mean, 354 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:50.039 they let a lead slip away late ended up losing, 355 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:52.960 but one of the Reds pitchers that was drafted not 356 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:54.919 that long ago was pitching, and it sounds like he 357 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:57.240 continues to show that that was a good investment, a 358 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:59.039 good draft pick by the Reds, who, of course, you know, 359 00:15:59.120 --> 00:16:04.879 that's the parent club of the Bats, so it was great. 360 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:07.759 And I don't just say this to you know, kiss 361 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:09.559 the rear end of the Bats, who you know, let 362 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:11.799 me be a part of something really cool. But if 363 00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:13.799 you ever just like want to get out and do something, 364 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:17.120 like you know, you want something to do, go to 365 00:16:17.159 --> 00:16:19.879 a Bats game. I mean, I'm not a big baseball fan. 366 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:22.080 I mean I don't. I just don't. It's not a sport. 367 00:16:22.080 --> 00:16:23.639 I was totally exposed to a whole lot when I 368 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:26.320 was growing up, But like, there's something about being at 369 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:28.519 a baseball game to where you can enjoy yourself with 370 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:31.720 great ballpark food. They've got cool promotions that they do, 371 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:33.799 and nobody does better promotions than the Bats. And that's 372 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:35.960 just not me being a louivillion that says that if 373 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:38.960 you go look at how they evaluate in rank which 374 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:41.200 baseball clubs out there have the best promotions, the Bats 375 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:42.879 are always up there. I mean they do a great job, 376 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:46.799 everybody from top to bottom, Greg Galliot and his entire team. 377 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:49.120 So you know, we've gone to three or four games 378 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:51.240 this year, and obviously last night I was there for 379 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:53.360 that reason. But I mean it's anytime we go, it's 380 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:56.120 a reminder, you know, you go to Slugger Field, you 381 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:59.000 can take advantage of again. Last night, two dollars beers 382 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:03.200 for like a three window. You know, they had I 383 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:05.519 think it was two or three dollars chicken fingers last night, 384 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:07.319 and they were like a big basket that you'd get 385 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.000 at a restaurant where they'd charge you twenty bucks. So 386 00:17:10.480 --> 00:17:12.000 if you ever just are looking for things to do, 387 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:14.440 things to take, you know, to take the kids, I mean, 388 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:17.240 you won't find a first of all, a better view 389 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:20.920 of the city of Louisville. The atmosphere is great, parking's 390 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:25.319 not a mess. Tickets are very affordable, and if you like, 391 00:17:25.359 --> 00:17:28.440 if you pick some people can't because you know they 392 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:30.400 have other things going on. But if you strategically sort 393 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:32.839 of map out which days you want to go to 394 00:17:32.880 --> 00:17:35.680 a Bats game, you know, once a month, twice a month, 395 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:38.319 I feel like giving them where the economy is, it 396 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:42.519 can actually be one of the more affordable and awesome. 397 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.720 I mean, there's you can actually go and drink and 398 00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:48.000 eat and let your kids play on the playground, let 399 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:50.319 your kids rite the merry, go round, enjoy baseball. If 400 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:52.880 that's your thing, obviously that's why people are there. There's baseball. 401 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:54.720