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<v Speaker 1>This is I on the Ball with Steve Rivera on

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<v Speaker 1>Fox Sports fourteenth fifth Day, powered by Nova Insurance Services

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to Iye on the Ball

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<v Speaker 2>here on Fox Sports fourteen fifteen. I'm Steve Rivera and

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<v Speaker 2>with meet today is Dave Silver from Tago nine anchor

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<v Speaker 2>Sports anchor and Henry running the board with us today.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Wednesday. Luck to get too. Obviously, playoffs are

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<v Speaker 2>going on. MLB playoffs kind of surprises.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>The Houston Astro is a team that usually goes deep

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<v Speaker 4>into the playoffs, is done after two games quickly, so

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<v Speaker 4>they're out. And Detroit's a team that nobody even was

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<v Speaker 4>thinking about maybe a month ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Moving on. That's how you play that day, Dave, or

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<v Speaker 3>two days.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean the Tigers, Like I think when I

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<v Speaker 4>was in here last week, we're talking about Detroit. They've

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<v Speaker 4>got some really good young players, really nice stadium. I

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<v Speaker 4>think they've got a manager who's had success.

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<v Speaker 3>Many different place A J.

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<v Speaker 4>Hinch Okay, who you know, gotten kind of in trouble

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<v Speaker 4>I guess during that Houston Astros stretch, but you know

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<v Speaker 4>he had success with the Diamondbacks organization. I remember, and

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<v Speaker 4>I think the Angels and things like that, former Stanford player,

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<v Speaker 4>but he had Detroit looking good, good young players. Yeahs

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<v Speaker 4>is a.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't have a maybe the sy Young Award winner, right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I heard a couple of days of the

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen one of their pictures, one of the pictures and

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<v Speaker 2>very young, like you said, not a whole lot of hitting,

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<v Speaker 2>but they had enough today and yesterday. Yeah, big you know,

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<v Speaker 2>big time hitters, bangers. So yeah, there's that. And I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what's going on with Baltimore because they're struggling too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this Baltimore team that should have been better this year

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<v Speaker 2>than last year. Last year they were pretty good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll see, uh and uh, who else is did

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<v Speaker 2>the Alans.

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<v Speaker 4>The Mets winning on the road yesterday? So yeah in

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<v Speaker 4>San Diego, San Diego looking strong. So meantime, they're all

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<v Speaker 4>kind of waiting for the Dodgers and Yankees to enter

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<v Speaker 4>the party.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, yeah, welcome guys. Well yeah, yeah, so we'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>a little about that. Maybe today's I guess we have

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Hoffman, the I think is GM of the Tucson Roadrunners.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still in town.

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<v Speaker 3>Still in town.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they have a show on this channel, on this station,

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<v Speaker 2>so keep an eye out for that. They just started

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<v Speaker 2>their workouts or preseason right now, right just this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think it was just the first so guess

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<v Speaker 3>that would be yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>Yesterday, So there's season's got to be right around the corner,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know it's I'd be interesting to hear his

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<v Speaker 4>take just on how this offseason is gone, obviously losing

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<v Speaker 4>the Coyotes and they I'm still being here, right, there's

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<v Speaker 4>got to be a connection with the Coyotes or whatever

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<v Speaker 4>the team's called, Utah.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, you've been here a long time, a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>longer than me, and I'll ask him this. They're one

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<v Speaker 2>of the longer standing lower pro teams that it's lasted

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<v Speaker 2>in this town.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, you know when you say that, I mean, obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>if you want to call the we had for many,

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<v Speaker 4>many years, a lot longer than that, but there was

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<v Speaker 4>a series of hockey teams that barely even got started.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you could do a long list of pro teams,

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<v Speaker 2>pro or whatever you want to call it, volleyball teams,

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<v Speaker 2>hockey teams, like you said, softball teams. I guess fast

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<v Speaker 2>pitch yeah, we had that for a brief time. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>What else, There's been a lot of basketball basketball. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's lower level basketball pro teams.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, there was always some talk about maybe sticking somebody

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<v Speaker 4>in the Tucson Convention Center, arena, minor league or basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and that is just never.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you believe this would want to

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<v Speaker 2>agree with me, But Tucson is not a basketball town.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a college basketball town. They follow everything Arizona. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to put another team here, unless they

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<v Speaker 2>had other U of A guys, they wouldn't go.

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<v Speaker 4>It doesn't make sense, I think so, I mean, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>to put you know, thirty five games, that might be

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<v Speaker 4>kind of tough. I know when they when the Suns

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<v Speaker 4>had a brief training stint down here, they played a

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<v Speaker 4>game or two.

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<v Speaker 3>Here another day, another day, sitt in production. It was it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, I mean that was during Shack and Steve

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<v Speaker 4>Nash years, Grant Hill. I mean they drew. I remember

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<v Speaker 4>I went to the game as a fan and watched

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<v Speaker 4>it was fun. Yeah, no, I did too. You're talking

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen ninety three, ninety four, something like that. Ninety five

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<v Speaker 4>I think I was going to be married yeah, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>even later. It was it was crazy, but it was

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<v Speaker 4>it was. You know, you're right, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 4>we could. I don't know if there's that much interest

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<v Speaker 4>in in minor league basketball here.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think so. You have a pretty good product.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you'll they go to cheer the cats. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean yeah, they and I don't know if you believe

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<v Speaker 2>me this, They don't go cheer the guys. They cheer

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<v Speaker 2>the team, right, it's the Arizona.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's not going to matter who's playing, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>we've Arizona fans have gotten to that point where it's like,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, and you can predict it's going to be

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<v Speaker 4>a pretty good team. Let's just kind of see how

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<v Speaker 4>it plays out.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, let's go there.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>You kind of just realize is that they're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to have the Red Blue game in Glendale, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have one here. Are you surprised that they're not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have one in Glendale?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I'm surprised that we're gonna do it to begin with.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know really what they were expecting. You were

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<v Speaker 3>surprised for what reason? Just I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>I just didn't think no matter an exhibition game like that, really,

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<v Speaker 4>so fans would go see it like a practice game.

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<v Speaker 4>I know that when Arizona plays ash it's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Because half the half the races by Arizona. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 2>so you're not going to tell me that Arizona Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>is Arizona Country. I haven't seen the billboards lately. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know's it is and it isn't. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of alums, but as one alum told me the day

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<v Speaker 2>that broke on I think on Monday, he said, one,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to go all the way to Glendale.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like going from Tucson for some places, you

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<v Speaker 2>go from Maysa to Glendale. It's not coming down to

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<v Speaker 2>Tucson an hour and ten to twenty minutes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. What day of the week was that schedule? From

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<v Speaker 3>Friday Friday night?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so even then, no one's gonna go Acrosstown during

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<v Speaker 2>rush hour or whatever time a crossdown to Glendale to

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<v Speaker 2>watch a game that's not really a game and just

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of enjoy the provolity of it all. In Tucson,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we do. And still it doesn't sell out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about eight ten thousand and it's a different crowd too.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not your regular season for people.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure, it's the people who can't get into it is

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<v Speaker 4>season close by and get to get those good tickets,

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<v Speaker 4>But they don't do that midnight madness anymore, which was

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<v Speaker 4>kind of another you know, introduction to the team.

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<v Speaker 3>That was kind of a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of a big deal. You've been out for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time. Do they have it when you were did

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<v Speaker 2>you think it was no? People going to call it

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<v Speaker 2>Steve always native, but I'm going to say that, did

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<v Speaker 2>you think it was well worth the wait at midnight?

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<v Speaker 3>Did you think it was fun? Say that louder for

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<v Speaker 3>the people in the back? No, you know, for us professionally.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, so it's usually like on a Friday night or something,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, late I just did a ten o'clock newscast,

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<v Speaker 4>wrapped it up at you know a quarter of eleven

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<v Speaker 4>or so, and then still got to go out to

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<v Speaker 4>McHale Center to get sit out there for you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, And it's it's kind of more made for TV,

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<v Speaker 2>you know how the and you're in the TV business,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm asking you, do you know how TV kind of

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<v Speaker 2>sets it up better to look better on TV and

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<v Speaker 2>when you're there in person, there's a lot of downtime.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of moving parts, and you gotta wait

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<v Speaker 2>for the movie parts to happen and get the chairs

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<v Speaker 2>out of the dunk contest. It's just it's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of waiting, sitting and waiting. Not a lot about basketball.

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<v Speaker 4>No, No, but you know, in terms of but you

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<v Speaker 4>know what, I think that would be better than having

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<v Speaker 4>a red blue another red.

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<v Speaker 2>Blue game, but possibly maybe. Yeah, I mean it's no,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm not poo pooing the whole idea. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>it's just like it's a red blue game. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be fun. And then you get there what I shaved

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<v Speaker 2>my legs for this.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, if they if they considered any other way of

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<v Speaker 4>engaging fans before the season, I'm sure not.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>And and what are they They are making more public appearances.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week or so, they took uh, they went to

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<v Speaker 2>the South Side, introduced themselves for a party or some company.

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<v Speaker 2>But them in they're searching for nil, you know. And

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<v Speaker 2>then that's what Phoenix was.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't think it was more of a sorry to say,

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<v Speaker 2>cash gap maybe and they realized the tickets were not

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>Again, like you said, going to Glendale, it's not even

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<v Speaker 4>from Tucson. That's a good two and a half hour drive, now, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I'm sure if a few people were going

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<v Speaker 2>to go and they had scheduled like this, a party

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<v Speaker 2>or two afterwards. But really, you get your chance here.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna go two and a half hours, like you said.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, it's not like they're not going to

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<v Speaker 4>be on TV in about two weeks anyway, with their first,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, great exhibition game against you know, Point Loma,

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<v Speaker 4>whoever they're playing early in the season, they've got a.

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<v Speaker 3>Couple of that's Dave. Send letters to Dave, not to Steve. No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 3>just I think most fans understand that. Yeah, of course

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<v Speaker 3>we're not like brand new to this. No, no, of

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<v Speaker 3>course not.

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<v Speaker 2>But to the credit of Arizona and the fans and

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<v Speaker 2>all that, it's going to be a fantastic season to

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<v Speaker 2>watch basketball for the first time in a long time.

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<v Speaker 3>Why is that Duke's here? The big twelves, Yere minus Kansas.

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<v Speaker 2>You know this, Historically it hasn't been great outside of

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<v Speaker 2>UCLA and maybe one other team that come in, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe maybe maybe, and there's you know, maybe another

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<v Speaker 2>non conference team. But now you have the Big Twelve

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<v Speaker 2>coming in. Yeah, good teams, and you have Duke coming

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<v Speaker 2>in with a couple of other teams splashed in there.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right. That was good. That's perfect because you're you

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<v Speaker 4>The Big Twelve is going to be a whole different

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and these games, and they'll play UCLA on a

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<v Speaker 2>You know I would go just and I'm suggesting just

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<v Speaker 2>I went to help Mike maybe five six years ago

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<v Speaker 4>I have to talk to Mike about that once it

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<v Speaker 4>gets on the air. Yeah, yeah, but no, it would

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<v Speaker 3>Right. No, it's just a lot of fun to go

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<v Speaker 3>Else.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to put a clip up. I guess Babers

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that seemed to be the story that was circulating

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<v Speaker 4>kind of told beforehand that he was going to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of be grooming some of the younger coaches to move

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<v Speaker 4>into coordinator type positions, which, right, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I think his check still cash. I think he's okay

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<v Speaker 3>with it. Right, what else are you gonna do? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>And if he was calling the plays in the first

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<v Speaker 3>And it happened over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>He Well, it seems like you'd like on a motorcycle.

424
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<v Speaker 3>Go give me two laps on a motorcycle because you're

425
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<v Speaker 3>your schemes. But after you do it a couple of

426
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<v Speaker 3>times I could make two laps in two hours, dude,

427
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<v Speaker 3>because I don't know how to skate. I used to, well,

428
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<v Speaker 3>how much time we're gonna hit? I mean I used to.

429
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<v Speaker 4>I grew up in Buffalo, New York, or lived there

430
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<v Speaker 4>for a few years, and it was so cold in

431
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<v Speaker 4>the winter that you could literally skate on the street.

432
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<v Speaker 4>Just check check you could skate, you know, get that frozen.

433
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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I don't know. For some reason, I was

434
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<v Speaker 4>always a hockey fan. Yeah, okay, no, we're good. He's

435
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<v Speaker 4>fro He's okay, okay, I think this might be him. Yeah, Hello,

436
00:19:57.240 --> 00:19:58.000
<v Speaker 4>you're on the air and I.

437
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<v Speaker 1>On the ball?

438
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<v Speaker 3>Is this pop?

439
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

440
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<v Speaker 2>Hi?

441
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<v Speaker 3>Good afternoons? Bob, how are you? We were just Dave

442
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<v Speaker 3>Silver and I.

443
00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:06.880
<v Speaker 2>We were saying, we're gonna put Bob on skates and

444
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<v Speaker 2>make him run laps or skate laps.

445
00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:11.400
<v Speaker 10>I know, I know it.

446
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<v Speaker 8>Run laps on the field normal. You gotta do the

447
00:20:14.240 --> 00:20:16.279
<v Speaker 8>sprints on the basketball court. You don't want to see

448
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<v Speaker 8>me on skates.

449
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<v Speaker 3>So that's two of us. That's twos. How you doing that?

450
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<v Speaker 3>How are you? I'm doing great, I'm doing great.

451
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<v Speaker 13>It's an exciting time.

452
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<v Speaker 8>Of year, certainly, when October hits and the season's right

453
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<v Speaker 8>here on us always exciting, got a preseason games and

454
00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:32.000
<v Speaker 8>then our regular season getting ready to go. And you know,

455
00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:36.440
<v Speaker 8>the fall is fantastic, get baseball, going basketball. It's just

456
00:20:36.519 --> 00:20:38.359
<v Speaker 8>a great sports time of year. We're excited to be.

457
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<v Speaker 13>A part of it.

458
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<v Speaker 4>And nothing like one hundred and seven degrees in your

459
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<v Speaker 4>home city too for the hockey season. But I know

460
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<v Speaker 4>we are looking forward to your year, and it's been

461
00:20:48.200 --> 00:20:50.000
<v Speaker 4>quite a year when you think about what's going on,

462
00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:51.920
<v Speaker 4>you know, in the last three dor in sixty five

463
00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:56.000
<v Speaker 4>days with your franchise and the parent club. How are

464
00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:58.839
<v Speaker 4>things settled down as everybody ready to go full full

465
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<v Speaker 4>speed ahead.

466
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<v Speaker 8>Now, Yeah, it has been a you know, an up

467
00:21:02.880 --> 00:21:05.640
<v Speaker 8>and down interesting off season for sure, and it has

468
00:21:05.839 --> 00:21:09.880
<v Speaker 8>the dust has settled, and certainly, you know, having an

469
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<v Speaker 8>uncertain future and uncertainty for even as what we were

470
00:21:12.759 --> 00:21:14.839
<v Speaker 8>looking at at last spring to see what we're we

471
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<v Speaker 8>going to be doing in October was always a concern.

472
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<v Speaker 8>And to have that kind of squared away in the

473
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<v Speaker 8>future in front of us of you know, filling out

474
00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:25.559
<v Speaker 8>our lease here in Tucson and then adding a year

475
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<v Speaker 8>to it at least, so a minimum of three years

476
00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:30.359
<v Speaker 8>here in Tucson is something that we're happy about. And

477
00:21:31.359 --> 00:21:33.519
<v Speaker 8>where the future goes from there, we'll see, and it's

478
00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:35.079
<v Speaker 8>something that we're just excited to be a part of.

479
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<v Speaker 8>For what's going to be our ninth season this year,

480
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<v Speaker 8>Plans already underway for a tenth anniversary season next year,

481
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<v Speaker 8>and we want to continue on our quest to bring

482
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<v Speaker 8>a championship here to Tucson, and we're hoping that our roster,

483
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<v Speaker 8>our coaching staff, everyone's prepped and ready to be able.

484
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<v Speaker 5>To do that.

485
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<v Speaker 2>So, Bob, I'm not even asking you this question, but

486
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<v Speaker 2>you're talking about nine years. Have you been here for

487
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<v Speaker 2>all nine I don't think so.

488
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<v Speaker 13>No, I have I had looks. Yep.

489
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<v Speaker 8>I moved down to Tucson and joined the team back

490
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<v Speaker 8>in August of twenty sixteen. We played our first ever game.

491
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<v Speaker 8>It was October the twenty eighth of twenty sixteen. So yeah,

492
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<v Speaker 8>I've been here for the run.

493
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<v Speaker 13>It's been.

494
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<v Speaker 8>It's been a lot of fun. It's been great to

495
00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:16.599
<v Speaker 8>find fans that were already die hards at the sport

496
00:22:16.680 --> 00:22:18.920
<v Speaker 8>of hockey. But then I'm proud of a lot of

497
00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:21.759
<v Speaker 8>the new fans that we've made. You know, die hard

498
00:22:21.799 --> 00:22:24.559
<v Speaker 8>hockey fans and that fan base to the Roadrunners have

499
00:22:24.599 --> 00:22:25.559
<v Speaker 8>been able to put together.

500
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<v Speaker 13>In our eight seasons. Playing here is certainly.

501
00:22:28.119 --> 00:22:30.799
<v Speaker 8>Something we're happy about and and you know, something that

502
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<v Speaker 8>really was instrumental in ownership.

503
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<v Speaker 13>You know, not necessarily switching course for at least taking

504
00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:38.039
<v Speaker 13>a long hard.

505
00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:39.960
<v Speaker 8>Look at what that impact would be for the team

506
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<v Speaker 8>to leave Tucson. So we're excited about that piece of

507
00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:45.519
<v Speaker 8>it and happy with all of the roots that we've

508
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<v Speaker 8>planned here in the Old Pueblo.

509
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<v Speaker 13>Yeah.

510
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<v Speaker 4>Again, why do you think it's worked here? Because we

511
00:22:50.240 --> 00:22:52.920
<v Speaker 4>had so many little hockey franchises over through the years

512
00:22:53.119 --> 00:22:55.359
<v Speaker 4>we were talking about it didn't didn't last, did something,

513
00:22:55.519 --> 00:22:58.000
<v Speaker 4>didn't even get onto the ice. But I guess maybe

514
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<v Speaker 4>because maybe this is obvious because you're, you know, affiliated

515
00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:03.559
<v Speaker 4>with an NHL team and there's that support too, But

516
00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:06.960
<v Speaker 4>you also had to find the fans, and you know,

517
00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:09.240
<v Speaker 4>maybe that was part of the reason why the team

518
00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:11.160
<v Speaker 4>is still here, is because there's a bit of a

519
00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:12.640
<v Speaker 4>fan base that can support the team.

520
00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:13.920
<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

521
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<v Speaker 13>I think there's a lot of different pieces to.

522
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<v Speaker 1>It, you know.

523
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<v Speaker 8>I mean, some of the struggles that had happened with

524
00:23:19.160 --> 00:23:21.440
<v Speaker 8>hockey here in Tucson, prior to us coming. I don't

525
00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:23.200
<v Speaker 8>know all the ins and outs of it, but certainly

526
00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:25.400
<v Speaker 8>have heard the history, and we heard about it when

527
00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:28.640
<v Speaker 8>we first came to town. You know, of of you know,

528
00:23:28.720 --> 00:23:30.759
<v Speaker 8>well one year and you'll be gone in one year.

529
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<v Speaker 8>You know, we heard a lot of that, and you know,

530
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<v Speaker 8>once I heard.

531
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<v Speaker 13>Some of the stories.

532
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<v Speaker 8>You know, certainly don't want to belittle anyone that was

533
00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:40.960
<v Speaker 8>here prior to us, but it really feels like maybe

534
00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:43.640
<v Speaker 8>they weren't set up to succeed, or maybe the structure

535
00:23:43.640 --> 00:23:46.799
<v Speaker 8>from an ownership standpoint, didn't have the resources that were there.

536
00:23:46.839 --> 00:23:49.359
<v Speaker 8>Like you mentioned the team, there was a team. I

537
00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:51.559
<v Speaker 8>guess it didn't even play right. They think they quit

538
00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:53.880
<v Speaker 8>before they never got a game under their belt. And

539
00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:57.119
<v Speaker 8>I mean that that all stems from, you know, whatever

540
00:23:57.200 --> 00:23:59.640
<v Speaker 8>that depth in the ownership department is or how they

541
00:23:59.680 --> 00:24:02.279
<v Speaker 8>were saying up. I knew when I took the opportunity to.

542
00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:04.519
<v Speaker 13>Come here to Tucson, from the support we were going

543
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<v Speaker 13>to have.

544
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<v Speaker 8>From the National Hockey League level and from the Arizona

545
00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:11.519
<v Speaker 8>Coyotes and what they had, I knew that there was

546
00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:14.640
<v Speaker 8>resources here. They had a commitment from the city, a

547
00:24:14.680 --> 00:24:17.680
<v Speaker 8>commitment from Rio Nuevo and renovations done to a building

548
00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:20.880
<v Speaker 8>to bring it up to American Hockey League standards. It

549
00:24:21.000 --> 00:24:23.480
<v Speaker 8>was something that I felt very strongly we could make

550
00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:26.480
<v Speaker 8>it work. And then, you know, take that aside of it.

551
00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:28.559
<v Speaker 8>You have to obviously have people that want to come

552
00:24:28.599 --> 00:24:30.559
<v Speaker 8>and sit in the seats and be a part of

553
00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:32.039
<v Speaker 8>that fan base, and you have to put on an

554
00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:34.039
<v Speaker 8>entertaining product. You got to have something I think that's

555
00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:37.839
<v Speaker 8>affordable for families, that's a great opportunity for guys night

556
00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:40.319
<v Speaker 8>out and girls' night out, and really need to appeal

557
00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:43.480
<v Speaker 8>to a large broad audience. And you know, we tried

558
00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:45.440
<v Speaker 8>to put every promotion in place we could to see

559
00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:47.880
<v Speaker 8>what worked, and I think we found some niches that

560
00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:51.279
<v Speaker 8>were pretty successful. But I don't think we knew and

561
00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:54.119
<v Speaker 8>I think, you know, maybe underestimated a little what that

562
00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:57.839
<v Speaker 8>core fan base was. Whether it was transplants that had

563
00:24:57.920 --> 00:25:01.759
<v Speaker 8>moved to Tucson from the Midwest, from retired from Canada,

564
00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:05.640
<v Speaker 8>that snowbird population that grew up Blackhawks fans or Minnesota

565
00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:08.480
<v Speaker 8>wild fans. They were here and they were dying for

566
00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:11.000
<v Speaker 8>the sport that they loved, to be right here in

567
00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:13.640
<v Speaker 8>their backyard and not having to drive two hours up

568
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<v Speaker 8>the road.

569
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<v Speaker 3>To see the Coyotes.

570
00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:17.279
<v Speaker 8>And then you also had that little chunk of fan

571
00:25:17.359 --> 00:25:20.319
<v Speaker 8>that did make that trip up there several times a

572
00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:22.160
<v Speaker 8>year when they were in Glendale and then moved over

573
00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:24.279
<v Speaker 8>to Tempe. They weren't opposed to that, just like they

574
00:25:24.319 --> 00:25:26.240
<v Speaker 8>go up to the Diamondbacks games and Cardinals games and

575
00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:28.519
<v Speaker 8>Suns games. They were hockey fans and they went up there,

576
00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:29.720
<v Speaker 8>and now all of a sudden, right here in their

577
00:25:29.720 --> 00:25:33.599
<v Speaker 8>backyard in downtown was this American Hockey League team with

578
00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:36.559
<v Speaker 8>first round draft picks and you know, a lot of

579
00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:39.240
<v Speaker 8>great players and a lot of depth with young guys,

580
00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:41.160
<v Speaker 8>and I think they just sort of fell in love

581
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<v Speaker 8>with it. And then, you know, a lot of credit

582
00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:44.960
<v Speaker 8>to my staff and really doing some good things in

583
00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:47.440
<v Speaker 8>the community and trying to make sure that we were

584
00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:50.680
<v Speaker 8>a community asset that this town and that really the

585
00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:52.880
<v Speaker 8>entire region of southern Arizona could be proud of. And

586
00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:55.160
<v Speaker 8>that's what we've tried to do and tried to make

587
00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:57.880
<v Speaker 8>sure we can hold that mantle, you know, each and

588
00:25:57.960 --> 00:26:00.720
<v Speaker 8>every year, and we'll continue to do that here this year.

589
00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:03.519
<v Speaker 2>So it's a general manager day today because we have

590
00:26:03.599 --> 00:26:06.079
<v Speaker 2>Fader on the other side of this hour with you.

591
00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:10.680
<v Speaker 2>So what's your role in your in your title, you

592
00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:12.680
<v Speaker 2>probably don't make decisions day to day in terms of

593
00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:15.480
<v Speaker 2>players up and down, So what is it or do

594
00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:17.920
<v Speaker 2>you No, I do not know.

595
00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:22.559
<v Speaker 13>There is a pretty good divide of the business side

596
00:26:22.599 --> 00:26:25.720
<v Speaker 13>and the hockey side. So my role deals with the

597
00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:26.519
<v Speaker 13>business side of the.

598
00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:30.160
<v Speaker 8>Operations, from the staffing, from the the day to day

599
00:26:30.240 --> 00:26:33.119
<v Speaker 8>on the on, all of the financial decisions, everything that

600
00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:34.799
<v Speaker 8>goes with getting the team where they need to be,

601
00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:37.039
<v Speaker 8>you know, taking care of getting them from A to

602
00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:39.079
<v Speaker 8>B and giving them all the tools that they need

603
00:26:39.160 --> 00:26:40.480
<v Speaker 8>to be able to play when.

604
00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:42.640
<v Speaker 13>It comes to making any assessments about.

605
00:26:42.440 --> 00:26:45.119
<v Speaker 8>A hockey team or you know, I'm I'm probably no

606
00:26:45.200 --> 00:26:47.440
<v Speaker 8>more of of of an expert on that as just

607
00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:50.680
<v Speaker 8>a fan in the stands. I would never pretend to

608
00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:52.599
<v Speaker 8>go and tell our coach how to run a power player,

609
00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:54.200
<v Speaker 8>how to take care take.

610
00:26:54.079 --> 00:26:55.000
<v Speaker 13>Part of a penalty kill.

611
00:26:55.359 --> 00:26:57.920
<v Speaker 8>That's where the hockey guys come in and developing the team.

612
00:26:58.000 --> 00:27:00.839
<v Speaker 8>We work very closely with our NHL affiliate, which for

613
00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:03.400
<v Speaker 8>the first eight seasons was the Arizona Coyotes and now

614
00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:05.400
<v Speaker 8>this year for the first year of a three year

615
00:27:05.480 --> 00:27:08.319
<v Speaker 8>agreement with the Utah Hockey Club. So they put the

616
00:27:08.359 --> 00:27:11.839
<v Speaker 8>team together, they put the roster together, and they have

617
00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:15.039
<v Speaker 8>a mission of putting together a successful culture for their

618
00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:16.960
<v Speaker 8>players so that when they get up to the National

619
00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:19.119
<v Speaker 8>Hockey League, they know what winning is, they know what

620
00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:23.880
<v Speaker 8>being a good, true professional is. And you know, I've

621
00:27:23.920 --> 00:27:26.000
<v Speaker 8>got the obligation to make sure that they have all

622
00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:27.440
<v Speaker 8>the tools that they're able to do that and that

623
00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:29.400
<v Speaker 8>we can, you know, be a big part of the

624
00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:31.960
<v Speaker 8>community and entertain an awful lot of people here in Tucson.

625
00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:35.119
<v Speaker 4>You know, one of the beauties of minor league sports

626
00:27:35.240 --> 00:27:38.279
<v Speaker 4>is watching these guys advance, you know, and move up.

627
00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:40.880
<v Speaker 4>And we've had so many players come through here that

628
00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:43.119
<v Speaker 4>have gone on to the NHL. Can you talk about

629
00:27:43.119 --> 00:27:45.240
<v Speaker 4>maybe this year's roster and who we should be looking for,

630
00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:47.880
<v Speaker 4>who's going to be a player who you know, could

631
00:27:47.880 --> 00:27:49.319
<v Speaker 4>be playing in the NHL in a year or so.

632
00:27:50.440 --> 00:27:52.680
<v Speaker 8>Absolutely, And I'm always so hesitant at the beginning of

633
00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:55.119
<v Speaker 8>a year because on paper never wins championships, right, But

634
00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:57.640
<v Speaker 8>I'm looking at this now, I can't wait to get started,

635
00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:00.400
<v Speaker 8>because on paper, this might be the strongest group that

636
00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:03.640
<v Speaker 8>we've ever had. The Coyotes when they were drafting and

637
00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:05.759
<v Speaker 8>really in their rebuild plan that they had over the

638
00:28:05.839 --> 00:28:09.720
<v Speaker 8>last four seasons under their general manager Bill Armstrong, they

639
00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:14.039
<v Speaker 8>had a very intentional plan of drafting. They would trade personnel,

640
00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:17.319
<v Speaker 8>they would trade assets. They had to really garner a

641
00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:19.799
<v Speaker 8>lot of picks, and they would get ten, eleven, twelve

642
00:28:19.839 --> 00:28:22.160
<v Speaker 8>guys each draft that they would draft, which usually was

643
00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:24.680
<v Speaker 8>the most in the National Hockey League as far as

644
00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:28.000
<v Speaker 8>just pure numbers of players drafted, well, those guys typically

645
00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:30.640
<v Speaker 8>in the NHL, guys get drafted around eighteen years old,

646
00:28:31.559 --> 00:28:33.960
<v Speaker 8>so those guys don't play in our league until they're twenty.

647
00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:37.039
<v Speaker 8>So this is really kind of that culmination of when

648
00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:41.000
<v Speaker 8>those years started of drafting those players that we're getting

649
00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:42.720
<v Speaker 8>these guys now of age to get to the American

650
00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:44.920
<v Speaker 8>Hockey League. So a lot of first round picks, a

651
00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:48.079
<v Speaker 8>lot of great talent. There's a guy named Maverick Lamaru

652
00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:51.359
<v Speaker 8>who's a six to seven defenseman. He's a giant, he

653
00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:53.920
<v Speaker 8>was a first round pick two seasons ago, and he's

654
00:28:53.960 --> 00:28:56.200
<v Speaker 8>somebody that the American Hockey League is kind of already

655
00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:58.359
<v Speaker 8>looked out in front of. This is probably a guy

656
00:28:58.400 --> 00:29:01.279
<v Speaker 8>we want to watch for an All Star, for somebody

657
00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:04.920
<v Speaker 8>that's a great Hockey development prospect, So that's one that

658
00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:07.960
<v Speaker 8>the fans can listen to listen to that name. Shane

659
00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:10.720
<v Speaker 8>Doanes's son whose names Josh Doone, played with US last year,

660
00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:12.720
<v Speaker 8>had an All Star year and then got his call

661
00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:14.920
<v Speaker 8>up to the National Hockey League late in the year

662
00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:17.559
<v Speaker 8>and had some really good success. Still a very young

663
00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:19.240
<v Speaker 8>player with a lot to learn and a lot to

664
00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:21.759
<v Speaker 8>grow with. But he's probably a guy that'll be back

665
00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:24.440
<v Speaker 8>and forth or potentially in between the American League in

666
00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:26.519
<v Speaker 8>the National Hockey League, so the fans will get to

667
00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:29.359
<v Speaker 8>see more and more of him as well. So some

668
00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:31.799
<v Speaker 8>really good young prospects. But then I think one of

669
00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:34.079
<v Speaker 8>the biggest keys to what they're doing with this club

670
00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:37.440
<v Speaker 8>this year from a roster standpoint is signing some of

671
00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:39.680
<v Speaker 8>the veterans and getting guys to kind of mold these

672
00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:42.240
<v Speaker 8>young players and to show them what it's like to

673
00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:44.319
<v Speaker 8>be a professional, what they've learned over their time. So,

674
00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:47.519
<v Speaker 8>you know, Robert Bortuso is a defenseman that won the

675
00:29:47.559 --> 00:29:51.000
<v Speaker 8>Stanley Cup with Saint Louis several seasons ago. He is

676
00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:53.000
<v Speaker 8>going to be spending some time with US. Kevin Connaughton

677
00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:56.039
<v Speaker 8>has played close to five hundred National Hockey League games,

678
00:29:56.480 --> 00:29:58.440
<v Speaker 8>so he'll be here and then an old fan favorite

679
00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:00.200
<v Speaker 8>that our fans will remember from a few seas tis

680
00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:03.319
<v Speaker 8>ago defenseman named Robbie Russo is one of our best

681
00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:06.240
<v Speaker 8>players and always a first, second or third team All

682
00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:09.559
<v Speaker 8>Ahl defenseman is coming back to Tucson. He loved it

683
00:30:09.640 --> 00:30:11.720
<v Speaker 8>here and wanted to rejoin us and be a part

684
00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:14.400
<v Speaker 8>of our future. So it's great to have Robbie back.

685
00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:16.359
<v Speaker 8>So there's a lot of great names and a lot

686
00:30:16.359 --> 00:30:19.240
<v Speaker 8>of great players that on paper, as I said, looks

687
00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:20.960
<v Speaker 8>like it's going to be a fun year, and now

688
00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:23.519
<v Speaker 8>we got to go out there and actually produce.

689
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:25.880
<v Speaker 2>No, it should be funny. We were talking about the

690
00:30:25.920 --> 00:30:29.240
<v Speaker 2>longevity and you kind of did with David. With Dave here,

691
00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:32.319
<v Speaker 2>Trader's here on the other side, and we talked about

692
00:30:32.319 --> 00:30:32.920
<v Speaker 2>the longevity.

693
00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:35.480
<v Speaker 3>You must be pretty proud of that because we talked

694
00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:37.119
<v Speaker 3>about the teams that have come in and come out.

695
00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:41.279
<v Speaker 2>Fader had the totals that we're here forever, even predated Toy.

696
00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:45.279
<v Speaker 2>Mike Sidewinders did a nice little spot here, and you

697
00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:47.960
<v Speaker 2>must love Tuson given that you've spend almost a decade here.

698
00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:49.799
<v Speaker 1>I do, I do.

699
00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:52.279
<v Speaker 8>I love it. Everyone that knows me or the fans

700
00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:54.960
<v Speaker 8>that I have become close with here, with the team

701
00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:57.480
<v Speaker 8>or my staff, they all know that Tucson's home for

702
00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:00.519
<v Speaker 8>us and my family. I've bounced around in in the

703
00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:03.559
<v Speaker 8>hockey world. This is my twenty ninth season, and I've

704
00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:06.279
<v Speaker 8>been in eight different markets over that time, and now

705
00:31:06.359 --> 00:31:09.200
<v Speaker 8>here Tucson for the last eight years. We love it

706
00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:12.519
<v Speaker 8>here and Tucson from a sports town, seeing what the

707
00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:15.640
<v Speaker 8>university means here to this to this community and really

708
00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:18.079
<v Speaker 8>rallying behind that and finding that there is a place

709
00:31:18.160 --> 00:31:20.400
<v Speaker 8>for hockey and a place for the sport that I

710
00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:21.960
<v Speaker 8>love and have been a part of for so long.

711
00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:24.440
<v Speaker 8>And you know, Tucson I think has really shown it's

712
00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:27.119
<v Speaker 8>a hockey town, and I think it's just a tremendous

713
00:31:27.119 --> 00:31:29.440
<v Speaker 8>sports town. In the sky is the limit in the

714
00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:31.119
<v Speaker 8>future is so bright for all that's going to happen

715
00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:34.759
<v Speaker 8>in Tucson with hockey as well as many other opportunities

716
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:36.599
<v Speaker 8>in sports that potentially could be coming down the road.

717
00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:40.279
<v Speaker 3>What's the what's the health of the of the AHL.

718
00:31:40.319 --> 00:31:42.319
<v Speaker 4>I know it's been around forever, what I mean And

719
00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.880
<v Speaker 4>when I when I watch kind of from a distance

720
00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:48.640
<v Speaker 4>and I'm seeing you're playing in cities that maybe in

721
00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:51.920
<v Speaker 4>some cases have had NHL teams or still have NHL teams.

722
00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:55.519
<v Speaker 4>What what's the thinking behind that, Like like San Jose,

723
00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:57.359
<v Speaker 4>for example, is there still a team there?

724
00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:01.160
<v Speaker 8>Yep, there is there there. You know from the health

725
00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:03.119
<v Speaker 8>of the American Hockey League is a minor league. It's

726
00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:05.319
<v Speaker 8>the It's as as strong as it's ever been. It's

727
00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:07.680
<v Speaker 8>the number two league in the world. So you have

728
00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:09.799
<v Speaker 8>the National Hockey League and the next best group of

729
00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:12.279
<v Speaker 8>players are playing in the American Hockey League with markets

730
00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:14.680
<v Speaker 8>that range all the way from from a Tucson to

731
00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:18.160
<v Speaker 8>larger markets like you mentioned with Charlotte and Cleveland. Some

732
00:32:18.359 --> 00:32:20.599
<v Speaker 8>teams double in Calvary, they have two teams, they have

733
00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:23.440
<v Speaker 8>the Calvary Flames and then they have their affiliate who plays.

734
00:32:23.200 --> 00:32:24.559
<v Speaker 13>In our league. And you mentioned San Jose.

735
00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:27.119
<v Speaker 8>So the health of the league has never been better.

736
00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:30.079
<v Speaker 8>Developing players is the number one goal of the league

737
00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:31.799
<v Speaker 8>as far as trying to get these guys ready to

738
00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:34.160
<v Speaker 8>get up in the National Hockey League, much like you'd

739
00:32:34.240 --> 00:32:36.319
<v Speaker 8>see in the in Major League Baseball at the Triple

740
00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:39.240
<v Speaker 8>A level. But all these communities have their own little

741
00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:41.519
<v Speaker 8>pockets of trying to do great things in their markets

742
00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:44.720
<v Speaker 8>and and really making a difference in an impact. And

743
00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:47.119
<v Speaker 8>you know, I'm a fan of it obviously, and I

744
00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:49.240
<v Speaker 8>love what this league does. I think one of the

745
00:32:49.319 --> 00:32:52.720
<v Speaker 8>things that goes maybe you know, unspoken or overlooked a

746
00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:55.480
<v Speaker 8>little is it's a development league for players, absolutely, but

747
00:32:55.519 --> 00:32:58.400
<v Speaker 8>it's a development league for coaches, for trainers, for front

748
00:32:58.440 --> 00:33:00.759
<v Speaker 8>office staff members. I mean, we're in eight years here

749
00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:02.519
<v Speaker 8>with the road Runners. We're proud to say that we've

750
00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:06.559
<v Speaker 8>put forty different front office workers, more than forty into

751
00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:09.240
<v Speaker 8>higher ranks, whether that's working for the Suns, which we

752
00:33:09.319 --> 00:33:12.160
<v Speaker 8>have several, whether that's working in the National Football League

753
00:33:12.440 --> 00:33:14.240
<v Speaker 8>or going up and staying in the hockey world to

754
00:33:14.279 --> 00:33:16.319
<v Speaker 8>the National Hockey League. So when you come to the

755
00:33:16.400 --> 00:33:18.920
<v Speaker 8>road Runners, our average age of our staff is a

756
00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:22.119
<v Speaker 8>little younger, maybe obviously than what the NFL or ANHL is,

757
00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:24.079
<v Speaker 8>but that's because we have the opportunity to allow them

758
00:33:24.119 --> 00:33:26.640
<v Speaker 8>to learn, to grow, to make mistakes, and to get

759
00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:29.079
<v Speaker 8>better from them, and then we want them to move on.

760
00:33:29.279 --> 00:33:32.119
<v Speaker 8>We want them to find success at whatever it is

761
00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:34.039
<v Speaker 8>that their dreams are, and we love being a part

762
00:33:34.119 --> 00:33:37.160
<v Speaker 8>of that. So when we see all those players that

763
00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:39.599
<v Speaker 8>are up there, which it's up to seventy players that

764
00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:41.359
<v Speaker 8>have played in Tucson that are now in the National

765
00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:43.319
<v Speaker 8>Hockey League. And then we see what we've done as

766
00:33:43.359 --> 00:33:45.880
<v Speaker 8>well with the front office staff and two different coaches

767
00:33:45.920 --> 00:33:48.359
<v Speaker 8>as well, and Mike Van Ryan and Jay Verity that

768
00:33:48.400 --> 00:33:50.720
<v Speaker 8>were coaches of the Roadrunners that are now on coaching

769
00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:53.160
<v Speaker 8>staffs in the National Hockey League. That's one of the

770
00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:54.720
<v Speaker 8>things I'm most proud of, and to show that we're

771
00:33:54.720 --> 00:33:56.480
<v Speaker 8>really doing what we're supposed to be down here at

772
00:33:56.519 --> 00:33:56.960
<v Speaker 8>this level.

773
00:33:58.079 --> 00:33:59.839
<v Speaker 4>One last thing I was going to say, a couple

774
00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:01.160
<v Speaker 4>of years ago, I had a chance to go to

775
00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:04.640
<v Speaker 4>the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and there was

776
00:34:04.720 --> 00:34:05.279
<v Speaker 4>your jersey.

777
00:34:05.880 --> 00:34:07.279
<v Speaker 13>It's on display with.

778
00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:10.199
<v Speaker 4>The maybe like in the Coyotes section or something, but

779
00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:13.519
<v Speaker 4>the Tucson jersey is on display. In fact, if you

780
00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:15.239
<v Speaker 4>want to go to a great Hall of Fame, that

781
00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:17.239
<v Speaker 4>is right near the top of the list.

782
00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:18.719
<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

783
00:34:18.719 --> 00:34:19.239
<v Speaker 13>I agree, we did.

784
00:34:19.280 --> 00:34:21.840
<v Speaker 8>The history there is unbelievable and we're honored to have

785
00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:25.519
<v Speaker 8>our jersey up there. They really like They usually put

786
00:34:25.559 --> 00:34:27.480
<v Speaker 8>up teams that are in their first year and so

787
00:34:27.559 --> 00:34:30.440
<v Speaker 8>they would have those there for the owners. But they've

788
00:34:30.519 --> 00:34:33.039
<v Speaker 8>kept us up all these time. Because I think of

789
00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:36.119
<v Speaker 8>our location. I think it's unique to see, you know,

790
00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:39.320
<v Speaker 8>the ice hockey sport we talked about earlier one hundred

791
00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:40.840
<v Speaker 8>and seven degrees outside, but.

792
00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:43.000
<v Speaker 13>So far down in the Southwest and so close to.

793
00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:45.440
<v Speaker 8>The Mexican border. I think they really view us as

794
00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:47.239
<v Speaker 8>maybe even a little bit of what the future of

795
00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:50.840
<v Speaker 8>hockey may be. Is we're seeing our fan base grow

796
00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:55.760
<v Speaker 8>exponentially to the Hispanic market using an alternate identity called Alazo,

797
00:34:55.800 --> 00:34:58.840
<v Speaker 8>to the Tucson separate uniform we use. We just want

798
00:34:58.880 --> 00:35:00.880
<v Speaker 8>to make sure that everyone understands. Hockeys for everyone, and

799
00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:03.039
<v Speaker 8>it's a great sport. And I think that the National

800
00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:05.519
<v Speaker 8>Hockey League has recognized some of those efforts and us

801
00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:08.559
<v Speaker 8>trying to help grow the sport in a non traditional market.

802
00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:11.039
<v Speaker 8>So we're happy that they've kept the Roadrunner marks and

803
00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:13.360
<v Speaker 8>logos up there in the Hall of Fame, and anybody

804
00:35:13.400 --> 00:35:15.679
<v Speaker 8>that jumps in there can see them and read a

805
00:35:15.719 --> 00:35:17.880
<v Speaker 8>little bit about the history of hockey and Tucson.

806
00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:21.760
<v Speaker 2>So already you start Friday Saturday, right, it's right around

807
00:35:21.760 --> 00:35:22.119
<v Speaker 2>the corner.

808
00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:25.320
<v Speaker 13>Preseason games this weekend on the road in Henderson.

809
00:35:25.360 --> 00:35:26.920
<v Speaker 8>I wish we could add a home one, but it

810
00:35:27.000 --> 00:35:28.840
<v Speaker 8>didn't work out that way, and then our regular season

811
00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:31.119
<v Speaker 8>starts next Friday. But the big day for us and

812
00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:34.199
<v Speaker 8>for people down here in Tucson October the nineteenth. That's

813
00:35:34.239 --> 00:35:38.280
<v Speaker 8>the home opener we open this year against the Texas Stars.

814
00:35:38.760 --> 00:35:40.760
<v Speaker 8>So it's a great opportunity to come to the game.

815
00:35:40.760 --> 00:35:42.880
<v Speaker 8>We have a red carpet and before the game to

816
00:35:43.239 --> 00:35:44.960
<v Speaker 8>meet all of our players, watch them walk the red

817
00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:47.679
<v Speaker 8>carpet as they come in, a tailgate party before the game,

818
00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:50.679
<v Speaker 8>and then let's fill the Tucson Arena and get this

819
00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:51.880
<v Speaker 8>team off to a great start.

820
00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:55.840
<v Speaker 3>Bob, maybe my last one. Jay was here, Mike was here.

821
00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:58.360
<v Speaker 2>They were connected to the Sidewinders for a few years,

822
00:35:58.920 --> 00:36:01.480
<v Speaker 2>and they always said, then you show up for a game,

823
00:36:01.559 --> 00:36:03.599
<v Speaker 2>even if it's your first one, you're hooked.

824
00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:05.079
<v Speaker 3>I'm not a hockey guy.

825
00:36:05.800 --> 00:36:08.159
<v Speaker 2>I don't know many, in fact, but if I went

826
00:36:08.280 --> 00:36:11.480
<v Speaker 2>to the Roadrunners, would I be hooked?

827
00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:13.159
<v Speaker 13>I think so.

828
00:36:13.320 --> 00:36:16.159
<v Speaker 8>I'm obviously biased, but I always tell people give it

829
00:36:16.199 --> 00:36:18.360
<v Speaker 8>one shot, and as a live sport, I don't think

830
00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:21.800
<v Speaker 8>there's anything better. I went to a Cardinals game recently

831
00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:24.880
<v Speaker 8>and watch it was fun the atmosphere, but I'd much

832
00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:26.800
<v Speaker 8>rather sit on my couch and watch a football game.

833
00:36:27.199 --> 00:36:30.320
<v Speaker 8>Baseball is a little slower to watch. You a basketball's

834
00:36:30.320 --> 00:36:32.239
<v Speaker 8>fun on television as well. I think they do a

835
00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:34.880
<v Speaker 8>great job of making that a TV production. Hockey is

836
00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:36.719
<v Speaker 8>a sport you've got to see in person. I don't

837
00:36:36.719 --> 00:36:38.760
<v Speaker 8>think you can appreciate how fast and how big these

838
00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:41.760
<v Speaker 8>players are doing what they do on ice skates. It's physical.

839
00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:45.639
<v Speaker 8>There's so much talent out there that I personally think

840
00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:47.480
<v Speaker 8>you come and watch it one time, you're going to

841
00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:49.719
<v Speaker 8>enjoy it, and then if you're not a huge hockey fan,

842
00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:52.679
<v Speaker 8>you don't understand the rules, maybe it's not your favorite sport,

843
00:36:53.159 --> 00:36:54.800
<v Speaker 8>then that's on us. We want to make sure then

844
00:36:54.840 --> 00:36:57.400
<v Speaker 8>that we entertain you so that even if you come

845
00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:59.280
<v Speaker 8>and didn't really catch on to the sport and it's

846
00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:01.159
<v Speaker 8>not going to be your number one choice of the

847
00:37:01.199 --> 00:37:03.639
<v Speaker 8>four major sports, that you had a great time because

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<v Speaker 8>we entertained you with our music, with our video clips,

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<v Speaker 8>our movie clips, and the atmosphere that we provide. So

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<v Speaker 8>we want to make sure we're great for a three

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<v Speaker 8>year old that's jumping around in the aisles with their family,

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<v Speaker 8>or for that diehard hockey fan that grew up watching

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<v Speaker 8>Gordy outplay. We want to make sure we can entertain

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<v Speaker 8>everybody and have a place for everyone to call home

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<v Speaker 8>for their hockey team.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thanks Bob forget to cancel those two laps that

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<v Speaker 2>we made you do before.

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<v Speaker 13>Altho, I got to take them. I earned them. I'm

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<v Speaker 13>gonna know if you worry, guys, I appreciate you having

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<v Speaker 13>me on.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Bob, take take care a good season, Bob.

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<v Speaker 4>Bob Huffman totally true what he just said about spectator sports.

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<v Speaker 4>It is fantastic to watch. I mean, as a little kid,

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<v Speaker 4>I would go to games, you know, and I was

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<v Speaker 4>just first of all, like just what they're doing is

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<v Speaker 4>amazing to watch. But just the sound of the skating

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<v Speaker 4>and hitting on the boards, it's a great. It is

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<v Speaker 4>a great sport to watch in person.

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<v Speaker 3>Go see a hockey game, get a fight, go see

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<v Speaker 3>a fight or what.

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<v Speaker 4>They don't They don't even do that as much as

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<v Speaker 4>they used to do. But that, I mean, that was

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<v Speaker 4>kind of part of the attraction back in the way.

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<v Speaker 4>But in terms of just and in person event, it's

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<v Speaker 4>right up there with anything else. Yeah, fast, Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 2>today is Dave Silver. Henry's running the board. Henry's important important.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I got to do some things for Casino

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<v Speaker 2>Del Soul. Will be there October tenth for our first

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<v Speaker 2>showing Jay and I on a Thursday talking all things

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<v Speaker 2>sports and the NFL Day games that day. So from

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<v Speaker 2>the moment you walk into the Casino Del Soul. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>be greeted by a diverse and robust selection of restaurants

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<v Speaker 2>award winning Py Steakhouse to the laid back dinner or

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<v Speaker 2>diner of Mobi's Movie's Places, which is great place to

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<v Speaker 2>Discover the taste of Casino del Soul during your next visit.

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<v Speaker 2>Discover with Soul. They've got a lot of places in

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<v Speaker 2>there to eat. Alita's, the Mobi's, the Pizza place in

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<v Speaker 2>the corner there of course, the p Y, and then the.

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<v Speaker 3>Asian place there.

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<v Speaker 10>Be.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't forget. I know what it is, I just

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<v Speaker 3>can't see. I can to so a lot of different

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<v Speaker 3>different places.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously great atmosphere, the prettiest casino around with the sky

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you remember again, going way back when they

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<v Speaker 4>first opened, they did a big promotion here in Tucson

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<v Speaker 4>for the Super Bowl, which I think was the one

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<v Speaker 4>in Tempee and that can give him away tickets the

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<v Speaker 4>ninety six game.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh wow, when did the casino open? About that time?

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<v Speaker 3>Around the almost three years. God got pretty sure that's

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<v Speaker 3>what it was for.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember the r TV station had something to do

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<v Speaker 4>with it where I had to go out there, and

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<v Speaker 4>that might have been the first time I ever went

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<v Speaker 4>to the casino years.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe maybe it's that's a long time ago because the packs,

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, the casino packs of best starting then.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was ninety six when the super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I remember that date, but I'm trying to remember

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<v Speaker 4>if that was the actual game. It might have been

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<v Speaker 4>a different super Bowl, but they could have been. They

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<v Speaker 4>had something to do with us, Yeah, a lot of promotions.

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<v Speaker 4>They're looking forward to having to come and visit us

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<v Speaker 4>on October tenth, and then we'll probably be the twenty fourth,

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<v Speaker 4>and then who knows after that. We'll set the dates

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<v Speaker 4>after that and you'll get to see Jay and give

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<v Speaker 4>him hell. You know, he's actually doing very well and

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<v Speaker 4>his picks. We both went five for five five last week.

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<v Speaker 4>So you do your picks on Fridays.

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<v Speaker 3>Fridays.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we're gonna move them to Thursdays when we're at

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<v Speaker 2>at the casino.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, what are you thinking about Saturday's game?

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<v Speaker 8>Here?

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<v Speaker 3>Ye?

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<v Speaker 15>Here?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, I don't even know what the what's the spread's

990
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<v Speaker 3>gotta be favorite, right, what's the spread? The Henry? Uh,

991
00:43:19.119 --> 00:43:21.760
<v Speaker 3>probably a pretty good favorite all week. Oh have they

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<v Speaker 3>a pretty good meeting Steven right, Yeah, yeah, then that's

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<v Speaker 3>what it's going to be. The first one.

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<v Speaker 2>The third East fans got of at six six I'd

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<v Speaker 2>probably give I'd probably give the points. I take Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>minus six. It's not that I'm sold. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that Texas text is that good. Yeah, and and

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<v Speaker 2>and if if Arizona has found itself, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>this is the team. But I don't know. You probably

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<v Speaker 2>don't read me day, but I said this week in

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<v Speaker 2>my story on Sunday, is that, uh, we saw three games.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't look that good. Rights, they had one good game.

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<v Speaker 3>So which team? Which one? Which team are you gonna believe? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's the funny thing about football too.

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<v Speaker 4>And he really does seem to change from week to week,

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<v Speaker 4>sometimes very dramatically, and the other team matters.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it depends on who you play. But people say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>they look great, especially week one of the NFL. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>those Cowboys look great. They're gonna be and then in

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<v Speaker 2>the next two three weeks they look horrible. Right, it's

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<v Speaker 2>how you play that day and the opponent you've played.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there was something I read today, and I.

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<v Speaker 4>There's something I thought I saw today where a handful

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<v Speaker 4>of starters on Texas Tech's defense are injured. So again

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<v Speaker 4>that could figure into the line or the strategy, but

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<v Speaker 4>there were a number of players that are going to

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<v Speaker 4>be out for Texas.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, hey, you're on the air and on the wall.

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<v Speaker 3>This is Steve.

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<v Speaker 13>I see it's Jim.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim. What's the word? Well wait, wait, wait, wait wait.

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<v Speaker 13>Go on to talk about football game last week?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, before you go there, did you how was that

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<v Speaker 3>crow tasting?

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<v Speaker 2>I was what?

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<v Speaker 3>How was that crow tasting?

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<v Speaker 13>I don't have any crow to eat?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, then what do you have to eat? Tell me

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<v Speaker 3>what you're gonna talk about? Then?

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm sure Jay has been walking around somewhere in too

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<v Speaker 13>Soon all week bringing like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Jess Shire Cat he did call us Monday and say

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<v Speaker 2>that he wanted the people to started and shut up

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about the coach's jobs.

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<v Speaker 13>I didn't say anything like that.

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<v Speaker 3>No, that wasn't directed at you. That was just the

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<v Speaker 3>normal things on Twitter.

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<v Speaker 13>Here's what happened to me, Stee. For me, that was

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<v Speaker 13>a different team that showed up Saturday night, and the

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<v Speaker 13>difference in my opinion as a former competitor on two

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<v Speaker 13>or three different levels, is they were for the first

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<v Speaker 13>game that they were prepared to play, they were focused,

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<v Speaker 13>and they were intense about their focus. And by the

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<v Speaker 13>time Spooks put his helmet into the center of that

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<v Speaker 13>running backs on the left edge and knock him down

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<v Speaker 13>for fourth and out, everybody's confidence was surging, right right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think in fact, you texted me about that time.

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<v Speaker 2>It says they're confident, they're building their confidence. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think you texted me somewhere in the third maybe early fourth,

1051
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<v Speaker 2>is they're going to win this game.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, I did.

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<v Speaker 4>You only see some intensity and on the defense, I

1054
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<v Speaker 4>mean there there were there were just times where the

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<v Speaker 4>poor quarterback was a true freshman. You could tell he

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<v Speaker 4>looked like he was scared to death sometimes because Arizona

1057
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<v Speaker 4>was coming at him pretty fast.

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<v Speaker 13>What's the entire game they were? Well, as a team,

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<v Speaker 13>you you you plan to win, you prepare to win,

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<v Speaker 13>and only then can you play to win. And I

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<v Speaker 13>do think that this week, this past week, they were

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<v Speaker 13>prepared to win and that's what they did.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think, so, go ahead, go ahead. Well, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that there was a lot of factors involved.

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<v Speaker 3>One Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>They had beaten them last year. They knew that they

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<v Speaker 2>were capable. They had to play out of their mind,

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<v Speaker 2>and they did. The change of the offensive scheme helped

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<v Speaker 2>probably get them prepared for that.

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<v Speaker 13>And one thing, huh what change? What change in the

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<v Speaker 13>offensive scheme?

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<v Speaker 2>They moved from offensive coordinators. Okay, so there's that there

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<v Speaker 2>was a different plate calling from a different person. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of factors that that played a part,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, not just one.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, and I want to add something about Flacida. He

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<v Speaker 13>made some good decisions and he made a couple of

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<v Speaker 13>really fantastic throws, both of them.

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<v Speaker 3>To Burnett, and those were great throws.

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<v Speaker 13>Great catches, and and he's got to come off of

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<v Speaker 13>T mac as a full time pursuit. He's kind of

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<v Speaker 13>spread the ball around and once that happens in a

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<v Speaker 13>number of games, these teams won't be able to key

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<v Speaker 13>on T. Matt full time with two or three.

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<v Speaker 4>Players, right, Yeah, right, I'm sure the defense does know that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah sure, who the number one target is?

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<v Speaker 3>So sure? Which makes teams.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm sorry. They still have one deficiency that I checked on,

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<v Speaker 13>and that is that they they can't control the ball

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<v Speaker 13>for the clock in spite of losing, Utah had had

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<v Speaker 13>the ball for about ten more minutes than they did

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<v Speaker 13>and ran twelve or fifteen more plays. And that's happened

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<v Speaker 13>in every game so far.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we'll see what happens the spread of six. What

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<v Speaker 3>do you like about that? Or don't?

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<v Speaker 15>Uh?

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<v Speaker 13>Who's getting the six? Texas?

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<v Speaker 3>Texas getting the six?

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, that's probably a good bet.

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<v Speaker 3>I think so too.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's they're talking high scoring too. I mean the

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<v Speaker 4>Runders like sixty two that.

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<v Speaker 13>Tex scores forty points a game, just expected.

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<v Speaker 3>And they have a quarterback too who's good.

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<v Speaker 4>Fourteen touchdown passes already this year in just a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of games, three games, four games?

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<v Speaker 3>Does he run a lot?

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<v Speaker 13>Davis?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 13>He's I haven't. I haven't seen them play yet. I've

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<v Speaker 13>seen some highlies with them involved, but not a game.

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<v Speaker 3>I need to look a little deeper into this, into

1113
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<v Speaker 3>their statistics.

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<v Speaker 4>He's got fourteen touchdown passes, two interceptions thrown Fronder over

1115
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<v Speaker 4>fourteen hundred yards in their four games. So yeah, bigger kids,

1116
00:49:42.360 --> 00:49:43.920
<v Speaker 4>sixty two and twenty pounds.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, that's a big quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, all of my statements about wins and losses and

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<v Speaker 13>performance are all conditional, and so if those conditions are met,

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00:49:57.760 --> 00:50:02.239
<v Speaker 13>they usually take place. So I'd also like to say

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<v Speaker 13>how refreshing it is to see the Tigers step up

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<v Speaker 13>and winning win a series against the Astros.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, we'll see what happens next. Next step who

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<v Speaker 2>they played out? Yep, all right, thanks, thanks Jim, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for calling. Appreciate it. You just got a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>minute stuff do on this segment, so if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to call, you got to be real quick with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Otherwise we're gonna get to the commercials and then we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have Henry with the break the news and then

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<v Speaker 2>have Fader on the other side as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, anything else, Dave.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Detroit, I mean it was that's an impressive win.

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<v Speaker 4>Like he was saying, I don't think anybody expected Houston

1135
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<v Speaker 4>to lose in the first the first round like that.

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<v Speaker 4>They've been to World Series and the AL Championship Series

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<v Speaker 4>consistently in the last decade.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just going to ask you they're probably living

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<v Speaker 2>off a reputation now well and good play because they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't play well at the beginning of the year. I

1141
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<v Speaker 2>don't think they rallied in the middle and then they

1142
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<v Speaker 2>finished pretty pretty what they finished.

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<v Speaker 3>They make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I've been communicating with Francisco Romero here in

1145
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<v Speaker 2>the last through thirty minutes. He said, what are you

1146
00:51:01.079 --> 00:51:02.760
<v Speaker 2>gonna do? Are you gonna come back home? And he says, well,

1147
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<v Speaker 2>I can't because I sold my house or someone's living

1148
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<v Speaker 2>in his house. He lives in Houston now full time.

1149
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<v Speaker 2>And he says, uh, he wants to be the sidekick

1150
00:51:10.679 --> 00:51:12.760
<v Speaker 2>every now and again. Well, he has to be infict

1151
00:51:12.840 --> 00:51:14.719
<v Speaker 2>in town. I don't want to do it on the road.

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<v Speaker 3>Does he have any U of A connections anymore?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's still doing the Hispanic website all you know,

1154
00:51:21.039 --> 00:51:23.920
<v Speaker 2>the information they put on, but not the broadcast. No,

1155
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<v Speaker 2>his buddies are his buddies, the ones that used to

1156
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<v Speaker 2>work with him there. I think they just kind of

1157
00:51:29.360 --> 00:51:32.599
<v Speaker 2>slipped into the chairs and that used to have So Yeah, no, No,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a big time now, he's you know, he is.

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<v Speaker 3>A big time majors for a long time. Yeah, he has.

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<v Speaker 3>I've laspianol good good U of a grad what Pueblo

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<v Speaker 3>High School? Been all over the place? Yep, got a

1162
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<v Speaker 3>few World Series rings more than we do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, right, I had to buy. I had to

1164
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<v Speaker 2>buy his mind from the bubblegum machine. That's worth about

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<v Speaker 2>a buck now, yeah, okay, are we ready to go?

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<v Speaker 2>Henry please say yes. I guess we're okay. Thanks and
