WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.599 Welcome back to EVE Sports Radio. June the third, twenty 2 00:00:04.759 --> 00:00:08.240 twenty five. It's a beautiful day and it is Tuesday, 3 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:10.199 another god given day. 4 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:12.640 Make sure you use it to the best of your ability. 5 00:00:12.679 --> 00:00:13.800 That's all that I can say. 6 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:17.000 Welcome back to the show. Of course, this is EVE 7 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:20.600 Sports Radio. Phone numbers five zero, two, five seven, one, 8 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:25.559 seventy nine hundred Sports Talk seven ninety KRD. We've got Shannon, 9 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:28.679 best producer in the country behind the glass. We've got 10 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:31.640 my younger son, Anthony. E's on the other line. Anthony, 11 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:35.880 how are you. 12 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:35.119 No, I'm uping at it this morning. 13 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:36.240 How are you hey? 14 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:40.920 I'm up and downtown and added Anthony. It is next 15 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:43.600 week will be US Open Golf Week at oak Mind. 16 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:48.600 This week is Simmons College of Kentucky's week. Before Anthony, 17 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:51.320 I got people coming in to play practice rounds on 18 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:53.920 Thursday and Friday. People are trying to get ready to 19 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:58.320 win the Simmons College eleventh Annual Golf Outing at Bicksbury 20 00:00:58.399 --> 00:00:59.000 Country Club. 21 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:02.520 I'm just preparing. I'm with the greens keeper. 22 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:05.120 I'm making sure that the grounds are taken care of, 23 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:08.120 the golf pro making sure the shop's ready for all 24 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.519 the people that are going to be coming in so Anthony, 25 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:14.439 it is, without a doubt a busy week. I'm dropping 26 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:17.599 off bags. I've got to take David Stanley his bag. 27 00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:23.400 Teammate of mine at Ballard Martin dunbar his bag well, 28 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:26.319 and I can't say that I lived off his dresser. 29 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:29.959 He used to work parties. He would bar tend parties 30 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:32.799 when we were in college, and he would drink as 31 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:35.480 much of the alcohol as he served, so he'd come 32 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:38.200 back a little tipsy, Anthony, and he'd put that money 33 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:39.840 on that he had gotten from all the tips on 34 00:01:39.879 --> 00:01:40.359 the dresser. 35 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:41.879 And then I used to tip. 36 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:45.200 Him as I took it and went to master since 37 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:48.280 an eight anthy and that's a true rob, that boy 38 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:52.000 every weekend. But anyway, I've got his bag to drop off. 39 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:54.719 So we're just getting things done. Banners made for Norton 40 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.599 health Care. We're just doing things. Just the last little 41 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:00.159 touches we're putting. 42 00:01:59.879 --> 00:02:02.079 On the golf outing. So we're just getting ready, that's all. 43 00:02:02.319 --> 00:02:02.879 So it's good. 44 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:05.640 And I've been here early yesterday and today, and it'll 45 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:07.760 be an early week. It's like Derby week for us. 46 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:10.479 All week. We've got people coming in to pick up 47 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:13.400 their bags. And it's just exciting time, guys. I mean, 48 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:16.759 we have teams that pay two thousand dollars to play 49 00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:20.240 my golf outing. Eleven years ago, we were at four 50 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:23.919 hundred dollars a team, one hundred dollars a player. We're 51 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:26.680 at two thousand dollars a team, five hundred dollars a player. 52 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:29.680 And the same people that helped me eleven years ago 53 00:02:29.719 --> 00:02:32.000 are the same companies that are helping me today. 54 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:34.639 I do think tomorrow I will give you. 55 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:37.639 All the rundown of all the companies that have sponsored 56 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:42.840 me for forever. Of course, you know Junior Bridgeman, Billy Harmon, Farmer, Cardinals, 57 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:46.319 Harmon's construction. Most people don't know Billy Harmon like they 58 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:49.560 do Junior Bridgeman. But I'll speak about Billy Moore tomorrow. 59 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:52.759 So anything, that's all that I'm doing here. I'm downtown 60 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:55.240 and just getting ready. 61 00:02:55.319 --> 00:02:55.759 That's it. 62 00:02:56.080 --> 00:02:58.879 So what we have on the dock at Anthony, I mean, well, 63 00:02:58.919 --> 00:03:03.919 hold up, hold up, Anthony, wait a minute, I gotta 64 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:06.840 slow down. Yesterday I went to go and see my 65 00:03:06.919 --> 00:03:10.400 one and only, the one and only. He is a tank, 66 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:14.919 mister Kybby Harrison. I wouldn't sell Cobby yesterday and spent 67 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:19.599 some time with Kybby and we had great conversation. Kyby 68 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:26.599 is struggling, you all. He's got a few issues hard around, 69 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.159 he's got fluid around the lungs. He's got issues with 70 00:03:29.199 --> 00:03:30.120 his kidneys. 71 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:30.719 You know. 72 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:33.919 Cobby's got some issues. He's a tough man, though. I'm 73 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:35.439 gonna tell you that, and I want you all to 74 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:42.599 pray for it without a doubt, always uplifting. I called 75 00:03:42.639 --> 00:03:44.319 Coach Beard when I was in the room and we 76 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:46.919 all just chuckled and had a ball. I mean, we 77 00:03:46.960 --> 00:03:50.199 had a legitimate ball, talked about the old days, all 78 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:53.080 the things we had done wrong. If you all can 79 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:57.479 only hear the real stories, Anthony, people would pay if 80 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:01.719 I could get Butcher and Cobby and myself to tell 81 00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:04.479 you all the stories we tell each other that we did. 82 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:06.280 Y' all know about when I used to take the 83 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:08.520 sodas out of the soda machine at Ballad. That is 84 00:04:08.520 --> 00:04:12.000 one hundred percent the truth, Anthony. I told Pat Crawford 85 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:13.719 to just paddle me as hard and as long as 86 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:17.439 he wanted to. Just don't call Frank Eaves, period point blank. 87 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:19.800 I mean, we were all bad, Anthony. I've told you 88 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:21.759 that I mean, but if you all could have heard 89 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:24.560 some of the stories that copy and butch oh, gosh, 90 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:28.079 you all you would die. But I saw him so 91 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:30.920 spending a lot of quality time, had a good time, 92 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:33.160 and he will not be able to make my golf out. 93 00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:36.560 Not that he's so sick that he's about to do. 94 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:37.399 I don't believe that. No. 95 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:40.279 Copy's fine, but he's just struggling with a few things 96 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:41.399 that they've got to get straight. 97 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:43.399 So he's just. 98 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.199 Going through that everybody knows about. And he lost his leg. 99 00:04:46.279 --> 00:04:48.759 They could not get it to heel, So we understand 100 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:51.360 that piece. But he's fine with that. He's way over 101 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:53.399 that that he's not even worried about that anymore. 102 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:55.879 So he just got to work through a few issues. 103 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.879 And I wanted to make sure that everybody knew that 104 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:02.519 I took peck should a covey and we had a 105 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:05.639 great time. So you know, anyway, we're both looking for 106 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:07.639 Lee Wagner. We're gonna take him out. If you see 107 00:05:07.680 --> 00:05:10.399 Lee Wagner telling him that kyby Harerison that Jerry's are 108 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:15.399 looking for you, Lee knows Leno's lisays, we're always looking. 109 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:18.000 For him, and we are the owner of Wagner's restaurant. 110 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:22.160 So anyway, that's what I had to get off my 111 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:25.319 chest before we got started. So what do you got 112 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:28.839 news wise, Anthony? What do you have going on? Sports wise? 113 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:31.720 Yeah, we got a couple of things going on obviously, 114 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:34.519 I know, getting big and deep into the baseball setment 115 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.199 obviously even for the NCAA Men's Basket in NCAA Men's Baseball, 116 00:05:38.879 --> 00:05:41.560 and then also our high school obviously you know, our 117 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:44.480 UK Healthcare is presented the twenty twenty five Clark's Popping 118 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:48.000 Shop Baseball State Tournament. Obviously, we do got a couple 119 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:50.319 of local teams in there. We got Trinity. They'll be 120 00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:52.759 facing off on their first round June fifth, that'll be 121 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.480 playing Mead County. Trindy did finish off a season the 122 00:05:55.519 --> 00:05:58.199 number two seeds, that a thirty four and three record. 123 00:05:58.560 --> 00:05:59.519 Phenomenal season. 124 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:03.399 That Trinity. They're pretty good. They're the dark side. Everyone 125 00:06:03.439 --> 00:06:04.360 knows they're the dark side. 126 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:07.160 I'm not changing, but Rick Arnold has done a great 127 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:09.839 job with that team. He's the head coach at Trinity, 128 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:13.079 and I mean, congratulations to the young people. They put 129 00:06:13.079 --> 00:06:15.079 in a lot of time, just like you did it 130 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:16.600 Ballard and I did it Ballard. 131 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.160 I mean, it means a lot high school sports, Anthony. 132 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:25.240 I tell people, if you ask me to remember a game, 133 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:28.439 I remember the championship game of UCLA, of course, But 134 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:31.720 if you ask me the games, I remember Ballard High School, 135 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:38.560 Male High School, Bobby Turner, Daryl Griffith, Anderson we call 136 00:06:38.639 --> 00:06:42.839 him Red, but Michael Anderson, I mean Mac. I was 137 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:46.199 scared of Mac. I just I know the team, Tyrone, 138 00:06:46.360 --> 00:06:49.839 I know them. I'll never forget them, Anthony. I'll never 139 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:53.120 forget that game at Fern Creek High School. We upset 140 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:55.959 them my sophomore season to go to the state I mean, 141 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:58.360 they were the best team in the country ever. 142 00:06:58.680 --> 00:07:01.680 I'll never forget the game and l T and Daryl Griffith. 143 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:04.920 Jeff lampshot an eighteen foot bank shot, Anthony, not jump shot. 144 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:07.240 He was trying to use the backboard. Daryl Griffith caught 145 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:09.600 the ball and floated out of bounds with it. I'm 146 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:11.839 not exaggerating, it's this fact ant. 147 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:15.839 I'll never forget those things, like who are we playing against? 148 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:16.120 Is that? 149 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:20.279 Jesus my goodness, Anthony. I'll just never forget the high 150 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:24.639 school days. Those are the best days. Being frightened to 151 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:27.600 go to practice, Anthony because I knew Richard Schmidt and 152 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:29.720 Donna Sara were going to run the dog stout out 153 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:30.120 of us. 154 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:30.680 Anthony. 155 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:34.360 I used to be frightened as a young seventh, eighth, 156 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:37.319 and ninth grader to get in shape, to be in 157 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:41.480 real condition by the tenth and eleventh and Rodney McCrae 158 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:43.319 will be back on with us right now. I'll tell 159 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:46.040 you I never lost the sprint at Louisville. Let me 160 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:48.879 say that again. I wasn't the best player, not even close, 161 00:07:49.519 --> 00:07:51.959 but I never lost the sprint. And Wiley Brown was 162 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:55.399 second every time. No one ever beat him. That's Tony Branch, 163 00:07:55.480 --> 00:08:00.199 It's all Roger Bergman, that's Griff Anthony. The thing I 164 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:03.120 learned at Ballad when I went to Louisville, it just 165 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:06.519 wasn't gonna happen. I wasn't gonna lose, not a sprint, 166 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:10.199 and didn't even though Wiley Brown used to run while 167 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:12.439 he'd be right behind me. You know, I'm on I 168 00:08:12.480 --> 00:08:15.199 can't tell you all what Wiley would say, few choice words, 169 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:19.399 but I'm on your you know what he is. I said, 170 00:08:19.399 --> 00:08:22.319 I got you, and that used to back pedal at 171 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:24.240 Ballad High School when we were run our eights and 172 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:26.959 the people don't know. And eight is eight linths of 173 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:30.279 the basketball floor. Down is one back is two down 174 00:08:30.279 --> 00:08:34.000 his three. It's four trips total, Anthony. Now is how 175 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:35.840 I used to try to lower the time I'd. 176 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:37.000 Back pedal half the way. 177 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:40.240 Just being honest with you, That's how far I had 178 00:08:40.279 --> 00:08:43.000 gone mentally from the seventh and eighth grade when I 179 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:47.039 was frightened of the end of practice, to my tenth, eleventh, 180 00:08:47.080 --> 00:08:49.559 and twelfth grade to where conditioning was nothing but a 181 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:54.679 frame of mind. That's why high school sports is the best. 182 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:58.720 I'm just telling you all, that's when the growth truly happened. 183 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:03.759 So wait, Trinity, congratulations for Cardinal. What about PRP. 184 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:06.759 We can't leave out PRP, Pleasure Rich Park, Anthony. They 185 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:09.639 got a heritage in high school baseball. I'm telling you 186 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:10.759 what's going on with PRP. 187 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:13.879 Yeah, Yeah, they're down there. They're gonna be in our 188 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.600 bottom half of that bracket down there. It'll be the 189 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:19.240 very bottom sitting at the number thirteen. Team finished off 190 00:09:19.240 --> 00:09:21.440 in the stable to twenty six and six record. They'll 191 00:09:21.480 --> 00:09:23.519 be playing their first game on June sixth at five 192 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:26.039 pm and they'll be playing Corgan, who finished off twenty 193 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.960 and seventeen on the season, so I'd say a fairly 194 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:32.559 easy matchup. I think they have. Honestly, they have one 195 00:09:32.600 --> 00:09:35.000 of the easiest matchups in the first round when it 196 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:36.440 comes to rankings and standings. 197 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:38.639 So's if that means anything. 198 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:42.559 And after college baseball, we know rankings and stanteeds don't matter. 199 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:47.600 Rankings doesn't mean anything good on paper unless you go 200 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:49.360 out there and lose, and it doesn't matter at all. 201 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:51.039 It doesn't matter at all. 202 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:54.600 I mean, Anthony, we've got University of Texas San Antonio 203 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:56.000 won the Austin Region. 204 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:58.480 Let me say this to you all again. 205 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:02.679 People have probably never heard of University of Texas, San Antonio. 206 00:10:02.919 --> 00:10:06.080 I know they've never been I just know that I have, Anthony. 207 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:09.480 But I've been in the college business all my life, Anthony, 208 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:10.759 they won the Austin Region. 209 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:15.240 They just let you know that Texas went home your school. Crazy. 210 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:18.759 What happened this year in college athletics? Crazy? 211 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:24.639 But yes, congratulations Brad Burns, great coach at PRP. I 212 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:26.519 love what they do at Pleasure Ridge Park. We had 213 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:31.080 a Simmons College High school game day there. They support Anthony. 214 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:33.519 I'm telling you, what day did you say that was? 215 00:10:33.559 --> 00:10:36.720 Again? That's going to be five pm on June sixth, Friday. 216 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:41.600 I guarantee the place was PRP follows Anthony. The place 217 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:45.320 will be packed. They will pack it out. That's the 218 00:10:45.399 --> 00:10:48.080 thing I love about Pleasure Ridge Park. They support their kids. 219 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:51.720 PRP will pack it out. So we've got a lot 220 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:55.279 going on. I'll be watching it could be a Trinity 221 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:59.039 Pleasure Ridge Park final. Let's I'm pulling for that. I 222 00:10:59.159 --> 00:11:01.440 just like to see the city Louisville dominate. I know 223 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:06.639 I'm prejudiced, so what call my lawyer, But I'd love 224 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:09.120 to see that matchup Anthey of those two teams, but 225 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:14.799 Johnson Central Spencer County, good matchup Anthony or Kraken County 226 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:18.799 against Lyon decent South Warren against Highlands. 227 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:19.519 I don't know. 228 00:11:19.480 --> 00:11:23.840 Anything about their baseball programs, but congratulations to those teams. 229 00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:29.840 And Taylor County Sars. They're Harrison County Wolford. So congratulations 230 00:11:29.879 --> 00:11:32.240 to all the teams that have gotten into the twenty 231 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:36.080 twenty five Kentucky High School Baseball Sweet sixteen Anthony. 232 00:11:36.840 --> 00:11:38.159 Same way for basketball, Anthony. 233 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:41.399 Those kids and the parents and their friends are excited 234 00:11:41.399 --> 00:11:46.559 about these games. So we've got seven to seventeen but 235 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:50.600 can you believe we're gonna get to break that? We've 236 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:55.879 got the Super Regional here in Louisville. Everybody knows that 237 00:11:56.200 --> 00:11:59.679 I'm a straight shooter. I am Anthony. When I think 238 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:02.399 there's an issue, I call it out. I spoke about 239 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:06.120 coach McDonald two weeks ago talking about name its and 240 00:12:06.200 --> 00:12:09.639 likeness not having enough. But I have to give his 241 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:11.919 team credit. They went to Vanderbilt and beat Vanderbilt, No. 242 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:16.000 One team in the country. They did it. I can't 243 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:18.639 believe again. 244 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:21.480 You know, sometimes it's the luck of the gods. Things 245 00:12:21.519 --> 00:12:24.720 fall proper. I thought, I said, okay, they got Bandy, 246 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:26.879 Louisville knew that they were gonna have to beat Bandy 247 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:29.639 twice to get out of there. And then here comes 248 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:32.799 Right State, Anthony and pops Vanderbilt. 249 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:35.679 I mean anything is going. 250 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:39.519 Everything that can happen in college athletics baseball wise, has 251 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:40.159 been happening. 252 00:12:40.279 --> 00:12:42.600 So I mean a perfect storm for Louisville. 253 00:12:42.919 --> 00:12:46.039 Louisville plays Right State again, takes care of business, and 254 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.559 now they're hosting the Super Regional. 255 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:49.879 Anthony. 256 00:12:51.279 --> 00:12:56.320 Southern Mississippi is another perennial great baseball team play in Miami. 257 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:01.120 Everyone knows at Southern Miss. So the miss is coming out. Nope, 258 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.080 Miami defeats of Anthony five to four, which means Louisville 259 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:09.120 host Miami now in the Super Regional, which three game 260 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:15.639 series Anthony June sixth through ninth. Guys, this weekend, there'll 261 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.600 be a lot going on at Jim Patterson Stadium, a 262 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:22.840 lot going on. So congratulations to McDonald and the players 263 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:25.000 who worked very hard this year. 264 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:26.320 They were really strung. 265 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:30.240 Anthony Bellaman defeated Louisville at the end of the year Bellaman, 266 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:33.440 so the players have turned it around. You got to 267 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:36.240 give the coaching sta have credit. Congratulations to Louisville and 268 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:40.120 they'll be hosting a Super Regional. So we'll talk a 269 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:42.759 little bit more about baseball when we come back out 270 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:45.559 of the breakout. We're already at seven nineteen almost seven 271 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:48.240 to twenty. This is eve Sports Radio phone numbers five 272 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:50.879 zero two, five seventy nine hundred. 273 00:13:51.080 --> 00:13:53.600 We'll talk to you in a minute. Welcome back to 274 00:13:53.639 --> 00:13:56.919 Eves Sports Radio seven twenty three Anthony. 275 00:13:56.960 --> 00:13:58.720 Before I throw it to you and we get back 276 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:03.519 to college baseball, I want to I wanted to make 277 00:14:03.559 --> 00:14:06.480 sure I confirmed this. I got this yesterday, but I 278 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:09.240 was waiting for one of my producers. Yes, I got 279 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:13.000 producers guys to confirm this for me. But I've got 280 00:14:13.039 --> 00:14:15.639 really sad news. A gentleman I've known for a long time, 281 00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:19.639 but Travis Ford's dad, Eddie Ford, passed away over the weekend. 282 00:14:19.679 --> 00:14:23.519 Guys at eighty one, Anthony, you don't even know it, 283 00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:28.080 but when you played here your senior year in Louisville 284 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:32.080 during the summer, it was the eighty Ford Event. He 285 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:36.759 had a sanctioned NCAA basketball summer event that he held 286 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:40.960 for years, Anthony. All my years at Louisville and North 287 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:43.440 Carolina A and T, I would come and watch the 288 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:46.000 players come to his tournament like you did to play. 289 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:48.600 And honestly, when I was at A and T, he 290 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:51.159 knew I was on a small budget. Eddie used to 291 00:14:51.159 --> 00:14:53.360 give us the package, which was like two hundred and 292 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:56.559 fifty dollars at the time, guys, a's seven hundred bucks. 293 00:14:56.559 --> 00:15:00.480 Any like I told you, AE was about money up. 294 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:03.039 I would call Eddie before I got there. Eddie would 295 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:06.039 wave me in and hand me a packet. I never 296 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.279 had to purchase one. He was a really, really good guy. 297 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:12.600 Butch Beard the same way, he knew our budgets, but 298 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:14.879 he wanted us to do well. He never made us 299 00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:18.919 purchase the packet to get into his event. And the 300 00:15:18.960 --> 00:15:21.480 packet would have all the names, the addresses of all 301 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:25.279 the players, Anthony, all the contact information, all the things 302 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:27.480 that you need. Ed would give it to us every 303 00:15:27.559 --> 00:15:31.440 year for free. So huge loss, guys, I mean, really 304 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:34.000 good for young people. And of course you all know 305 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:36.759 about Travis and what Travis has done in the basketball business. 306 00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:39.360 It's turned out to be a tremendous coach and a 307 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:41.720 really good friend of mine. So I just wanted to 308 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:44.159 make sure that we put that out you. Big loss 309 00:15:44.159 --> 00:15:48.120 for Big Blue wild Cat Nation, no question again. Let's 310 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:51.080 send a prayer to the family and just no life 311 00:15:51.080 --> 00:15:55.320 well lived. You talk about touch thousands of lives, I 312 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:59.279 mean that I've touched hundreds of lives, Anthony. Eddie's touched 313 00:15:59.320 --> 00:16:04.960 thousands of lives through his tournament. People knowing who he is, parents, 314 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:08.480 everyone talking to him, wanting them to help him, help 315 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:11.600 them get contacts with college coaches, which he could do. 316 00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:15.600 Caught me numerous times on players Eddie Ford called me 317 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:17.840 on a young man, Anthony. You remember he named Demetrius 318 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:21.399 Guams went to school here in Louisville while he signed 319 00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:24.240 and ant was a really good player, ended up transferring 320 00:16:24.279 --> 00:16:28.399 to Georgetown and had a tremendous career. But Eddie caught 321 00:16:28.440 --> 00:16:32.399 me on him, so big loss. Big loss. Just wanted 322 00:16:32.440 --> 00:16:35.919 to make sure we got that out. Now, what's going on, Anthony, 323 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.960 Let's go through the super regional. Let everybody know what's 324 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:42.480 transpiring in college baseball before we get into some basketball 325 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:44.279 and some other familiar things. 326 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:44.919 Golf. 327 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:47.399 I can't wait to talk about golf. What's going on 328 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:49.679 in the superregionals? Give us who advanced? 329 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:53.559 Yeah, so obviously we do have all the teams that 330 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:56.279 advanced one out of their regions. We had a lot 331 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:00.279 of upsets. First year in a long time were I 332 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:03.960 think six of the twelve favorite teams that were SUPERB 333 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:08.079 favorites lost. Obviously, you know, Vanderbrooks one, Texas is another. 334 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:09.519 Ole. 335 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:12.599 Miss got bounced out last night. Southern Miss lost in 336 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:16.119 Miami last night. There's numerous teams out there. So baseball 337 00:17:16.160 --> 00:17:18.519 this year has been way more of a toss up 338 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:22.240 than anything, even even on the women's softball side. You 339 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:24.440 know they're they're in their championship. Texas Tech is taken 340 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:27.119 on Oklahoma, which I did. Remember I talked about there's 341 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:30.119 a there's a young lady, and I wish I would 342 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:31.960 have pulled her name up. But she is the starting 343 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:35.440 pitcher for Texas Tech. She transferred from Stanford. Best woman 344 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:39.279 softball pitcher probably in softball history. I'm gonna be completely honest. 345 00:17:40.079 --> 00:17:43.319 She's got right now. She's at Texas Tech right now, 346 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:45.640 currently on a like a one point two million dollar 347 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:52.400 n ILD for softball, which is absurd by far. Oh, Jeff. 348 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:56.480 She's an African American lady too. She's phenomenal. She's an 349 00:17:56.680 --> 00:17:59.400 excellent student too. Getting into Stanford is not an easy 350 00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:01.880 task for those you don't know about college sports. Getting 351 00:18:01.920 --> 00:18:04.000 into Stanford is almost like getting in the IVY League 352 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:08.440 at this point. But they did beat Oklahoma. Obviously, everyone knows. 353 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:12.200 Oklahoma has won the entire softball championships six years in a. 354 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:15.440 Row in a row. They're the real deal. Golly, they're 355 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:19.039 the real deal. Golly. Oklahoma's girls are really good. 356 00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:21.720 They knocked them off last night on a walk off 357 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:25.279 last night to take that first game against Oklahoma. So 358 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:28.839 hopefully we might see an upset. I'm hoping we see 359 00:18:28.839 --> 00:18:29.880 an upset because. 360 00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:33.400 College softball Malahoma's ruled the roost, that's for sure. They 361 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:34.440 have ruled the roost. 362 00:18:35.279 --> 00:18:38.079 I got cha, But lot, what do you think about 363 00:18:38.119 --> 00:18:41.720 Louisville super Regional? No one would have thought, Anthony, I 364 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:45.559 was critical of coach mcgonald and honestly about the pay, 365 00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:48.440 and they had not advanced the last three years. 366 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:51.599 They have not, And no one would have thought that 367 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:55.160 they would be hosting a super Regional. And we too, 368 00:18:55.319 --> 00:18:57.400 no one. No one would have thought this. 369 00:18:57.759 --> 00:19:02.319 First, he thought they'd beat Vanderbilt, and they got them 370 00:19:02.319 --> 00:19:03.920 once and it was like, Okay, they're gonna have to 371 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:04.480 get them again. 372 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:07.839 No one would have expected that. But the Wright State 373 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:09.119 takes care of that issue. 374 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:12.599 And then Southern Mississippi goes out and loses it home 375 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:16.160 to Miami and Florida. So it guys, Louisville has a 376 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:18.200 chance to advance to the College World Series. 377 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:19.519 They really do. 378 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:22.480 I would have just lets you know what I know 379 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:25.480 about baseball. I would have never picked it. But again, 380 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:28.160 just like when I threw out criticism, I got it 381 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:31.880 throw out praise. So we'll see, Anthony, We'll have to 382 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:35.359 wait and see college. It has been crazy, I got said. 383 00:19:36.079 --> 00:19:38.279 And now the sixteen teams that we do have in it. 384 00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:40.079 Five of them are from the ACC. 385 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:46.039 Yes, well, let's we'll give everybody number three, Arkansas, number four, 386 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:48.839 all give it to them, give them, give them the 387 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:50.079 teams that advanced. 388 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:52.119 Yeah, of course, obviously we have those two as well. 389 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:53.880 And then we have number five Arkansas as well, who 390 00:19:53.880 --> 00:19:56.960 won the Chapel Hill Region. You have number sixty to LSU. 391 00:19:57.000 --> 00:19:59.880 They won their Baton Rouge Regional. Number eight Oregon State 392 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:03.720 on the Corbalis Regional. Number nine, Florida State won their 393 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:07.720 tayle Hafsee Regional. In the thirteen position. Coastal Carolina won 394 00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:10.720 the Conway Regional, which is always a good team. Number 395 00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:14.119 fourteen Tennessee won the Knoxville Region, and then number fifteen 396 00:20:14.200 --> 00:20:16.720 UCLA won the Los Angeles Regions. The teams that are 397 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:19.559 outside of this are all the unranked teams that won 398 00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:23.319 in their upsets further regions. So Arizona won the Eugene 399 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:28.200 Regional organ Eugene Regional, Duke won the Athens Regional, and 400 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:31.279 obviously we know Louisville won the Nashville Regional because Vanderbilt 401 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:34.599